Day 1- 9:25 AM

Twilight shivered fiercely in the bitter cold. Next to her, her best friends lay badly injured, completely exposed to the elements. A blizzard is obscuring their vision, giving them no way to know where they are.

"Twi! We can't stay here!" Applejack shouts. Looking over to her, Twilight sees her holding Rainbow, who is gritting her teeth as her body vibrates violently. Twilight pants heavily as she tries to generate heat, but finds herself unable to. She knows that if Rainbow doesn't get somewhere at least somewhat isolated from the cold, she will freeze to death within minutes. Looking up, Twilight tries to use her horn to teleport away, but stops herself. Having no idea of where they are, teleporting could send them off of another cliff, or worse, into the paws of a dangerous predator known to these mountains. She slumps down and brings her forelegs around her, trying to keep herself as warm as she possibly can. She knows she has a difficult decision ahead. Staying here will result in almost certain death, but trekking out into the unknown can be just as hazardous. Not to mention her broken foreleg. If she puts any pressure on it whatsoever, she risks permanent damage, as well as a mountain of pain. Looking back over, she sees Applejack and Rainbow huddled close together, attempting to share what little warmth they have between them. With a great deal of effort, she gets over to them and joins their huddle. Despite her knowledge on this subject, Twilight knows that the safest way for them to survive is to wait until the storm passes, then search for shelter.

Day 1- 10:02 AM

When the storm finally passes, Twilight realizes how much more serious their situation is then she gave credit for. The canyon is lined with large ridges, each miles high. There is no way she can teleport all the way up without serious injury. Looking back over to the wreckage, she sees a jacket that she had prepared, along with food, water, and a lighter. She nudges Applejack, who is the least hurt of the group. Miraculously, all she has suffered was a sprained back hoof and a large gash on her face, but Rainbow is faring much worse. One of the bones in her hind legs has completely popped out of place, and is literally only a few centimeters from penetrating her skin. In addition, she has a massive puncture wound in her mid section. Which, while not hitting any crucial organs, has weakened her greatly, due to massive amounts of blood loss when the balloon crashed. On top of that, both of her wings are broken. Inspecting her own wounds, she sees her flanks bleeding slightly, as well as blood flowing from her lip. If anypony needs medical assistance now, it's Rainbow.

"AJ..." She says as her voice trembles. Applejack looks over to her, with one eye completely eclipsed by blood. She points out to the wreckage, asking her to gather any supplies she can. Applejack nods and gives Rainbow a pat on the shoulder as she gently sets her down in Twilight's forelegs. Twilight looks down to Rainbow, who is trembling badly, while blood pours from her mouth. She rubs her mane and tells her everything is going to be okay as Applejack salvages anything she can find. When she returns, Applejack has one medical kit, three jackets, a few cans of food, a lighter, two pieces of broken support beams from the balloon, and a jug of water.

"That's it?" Twilight asks, desperation and fear abundant in her voice. Applejack throws the supplies to the ground and breathes into her hooves, rubbing them together to get warmth.

"All I could get! Everythin' else was either destroyed or soaked to the point it wasn't any good no more!" She shouts as she flips open the medical kit. Twilight looks around, and sees a large opening. A cave. Twilight smiles, but then frowns. Despite being a possible lifeline, it could also be the home to one of many bears known to the mountain top. In their condition, the beast would have no difficulty in killing them. Looking back over, she sees Applejack wrapping bandages around Rainbow, trying to stop the bleeding from her midsection. Twilight looks back over to the cave, and groans. She has to give it the benefit of the doubt. Without shelter, they will freeze to death within hours.

"There's a cave over there! Let's try and get over to it!" She shouts to her friends as she attempts to stand. Applejack looks up to her and nods, just as she finishes placing the bandages. Twilight summons all the strength that she can muster, and helps raise Rainbow to her hooves, placing one foreleg around her shoulder. She groans in pain as her back hoof scrapes against the ground, rubbing against the bone. With great effort the friends reach the cave, despite a burning pain from both Twilight and Rainbow that cause them to collapse once they reach it.

"Let me make sure it's safe..." Twilight says as she tries to regain her breath. She closes her eyes and focuses, causing a sphere of light to form at the tip of her horn. It grows steadily larger as she focuses harder, and harder, until she shouts and fires it off into the cave. The friends wait... And see nothing. With a sigh of relief, Twilight gets Rainbow back onto her hooves, and walk into the cave.