Chapter 3

A grave loss

It wasn't long until Applebloom had become one and the family was all together, a small acquaint birthday party on the small silent farm was very nice and appealing to most of the family including Applebloom. All they ever did before that was farm and work, to Applebloom family time was the best thing and the most interesting. "Well bloom," Elstar said deeply "ah believe ya need to make a wish now." He carefully brought over a white cake with candles and said "Well darling its getting dark and I believe wishes come before twelve o'clock in the morning." He said setting down the cake. Applebloom closed her eyes and blew out the candles with a weak blow but it didn't rekindle. Elstar split the cake. "Say Applebloom what did you wish for?" Applejack queried. Just then Honey Crisp smacked applejacks forehead "The wish doesn't come true if she tells silly head." She said jokingly, the whole family chuckled at the pun and ate the cake. After they were done they sat around and chatted for a little while some jokes were pulled such as grandpas famous flight joke, he took anything orange and waved it like he was instructing a plane where to go which really wasn't funny to Big Macintosh and Applejack but they laughed to make him happy. They then threw away the garbage into a small wooden trashcan and went to bed, seeing as the grandparents had to go back to Ponyville tomorrow and work. Applejack and Applebloom went to their room while Mac slept on the couch and let his grandparents take his bed. Mac never went to sleep that night though he smelt smoke from somewhere he couldn't tell where though he looked around and heard footsteps coming down the stairs "M-Mac whats that smell?" grandpa said " I'm not quite sure grandpa it may be a fi" Just then loud shouts of horror came from upstairs "FIRE FIRE!" Mac jumped up and rushed to his parents room to see they had been burned badly but were still alive "MAC!" Elstar was leaning over the badly wounded body of his wife honey crisp " GET EVERYONE OF HERE NOW." Mac rushed to his sisters rooms but the door was consumed with fire he heard them scream but never like they were now, Macintosh took all the strength he had and knocked down the door "APPLEJACK GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" He demanded. Applejack nodded and pulled Applebloom out of the house where they met the rest of there family except for Mac and grandpa….

"GRANDPA GRANDPA, WHERE ARE YOU?" Mac coughed "over over here…" Mac looked over to his grandfather lying under a pillar "Aren't they pretty?" he said gazing into the roof "w-what is?" Mac asked. His grandfather sat there as tear rolled down his face "Mac take care of your family, okay?" Grandpa said weakly "no grandpa…" Mac whimpered "You can't leave us now we need you we all do." There was no response, Mac began crying for the first time ever. " MAC GET OUT OF THERE." Mac turned around to see his injured dad yelling at him." Mac rushed out of the house and into the yard "GRANDPAS DEAD," he choked " HE- HES GONE NOW." Mac looked over at his mom to see everybody laying around her crying "momma?" he said, she only looked at him " My boy has grown up…" she slowly closed her eyes and went into an eternal sleep.

The next day they buried the two in the family cemetery they were all silent and quiet as they stood over the graves. After the funeral Elstar was nowhere to be seen, he had abandoned them there was no note, no sign, just nothing. Mac shook his head "Uhh granny we can't find dad." He said shaking his head slowly "Is it alright if we live with you for awhile?" "Well sonny, I thought ya would never ask!" she said said excitingly. They all went on a long hike home to Ponyville.