Hi! Hyena King here! This chapter shows how sides are soon taken among the mane six and Thunder and Lightning. So, without further ado, here's chapter 4!

As the train pulled into Appaloosa, Lightning thought about what happened earlier. He was extremely worried when Bloomburg was taken, he had become frantic when he heard that Rainbow was AWOL as well. As he was on the verge of a panic attack, Thunder had come up with the idea. "I'll go look for Rainbow, Spike," he sighed before continuing. "And Bloomburg. you stay here with the mares and watch after them."

"Why can't I go look and you stay here?" Lightning had asked incensed. "Because I have an idea where they went." Thunder didn't mention the fact that Lightning was prone to attack first, ask questions later. He wasn't going to risk a fight if he could help it. Lightning had agreed after a while and Thunder went out into the desert. Even now, Lightning was questioning the idea.

The ponies all frantically rushed out as the train stopped. Any progress to be made, however, was stopped dead by a smiling yellow stallion. "Hey there, welcome to Appaloosa!" he said, quite enthusiastic about it. "Braburn listen-" Applejack began, but was interrupted by the stallion.

"Now cousin Applejack, mind your manners," Braburn chided,"you havn't even introduced me to your com padres! Shame on you." "Braburn listen, somethings terrible's happened-" "Terrible s right," Braburn once again interrupted. "Your train's seven minutes late! That's seven minutes less for you to delight in the plesures and wonders of Appaloosa!"

For the next few minutes, Braburn, took all the ponies on a pointless tour of the town, including it's horse-drawn carriages, it's watering hole, which served salt for some reason, it's sheriff Silver Star, and it's wild west dances. (And it's mild west dances.)

"And here's the most beautiful sight in all of Appaloosa!" Braburn said, ending the tour on the cliff over-looking an apple orchard. "Our apple orchard." "He must really like the word Appaloosa." Lightning said, starting to lose his patience, which was hardly anything new. He wasn't the only one however.

"Braburn." Applejack said.

"First harvest should be any day now."

"Braburn."

"Good thing too."

"Braburn."

"Cause we need that grub to live on."

"Braburn!"

"Yes cous'?."

Applejack sighed. "Look you have a very nice town and all, but we have a huge problem. Some of our friends are missing!"

"A stampede of buffalo!" Fluttershy said.

"They took Spike!" Rarity added.

"Rainbow Dash went after them!" Twilight chimed in.

"And we can't find Pinkie anywhere." Fluttershy finished.

"And Thunder went to get them back." Lightning said. "Wait, where is Pinkie?" he asked afterward, having completely forgotten the party pony.

"And we had an apple tree we were going to give you, but they took that too."

"Did you say "buffalo" " Braburn asked after this was all said. He sighed and went over to look over the orchard. "Them buffalo, they want us settler ponies to take all these trees of this land. They sure as hay don't want any new ones added in."

"But why?" Fluttershy asked. "Beats me," Braburn responded,"We put a lot of work into this orchard, to feed our town, our families, our foals! And now they say all these trees have to go? it ain't fair." The mares looked at him with questioning looks, while Lightning held a look of absolute anger.

Meanwhile, Thunder was starting to regret not bringing any water with him. The hot sun beat down on him. The exhausted pegasus had stopped flying a long time ago. He was panting heavily and sweating profusely. But he wasn't about to turn tail now. "Where are you guys?" He asked, looking over the horizon. He then turned at the sound of a help, seeing Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. He quickly flew over there to meet them.

"Hey Thunder!" Pinkie said rather loudly, "What'cha do-" "Pinkie, Thunder! you have to get out of here now!" "We do?" Pinkie asked, clearly not getting it. "You're going to blow my cover!" "we are?"

"Hey, I came all this way to find you, there's no way I,m leaving now!" Thunder said a little peeved.

"I,m trying to save Spike!" Rainbow protested angrily. "Oh my gosh, so am I!" Pinkie cried. "And so am I." Thunder said a little quieter. "But you don't get it!" Rainbow whispered, starting to lose her patience. "The more of us there are, the more chances there are of us being-"

The trio looked around to see that they were surrounded by buffalo.

"Caught." Rainbow finished.

And there you go. Sorry to cut this short, but I hope you enjoyed this story nevertheless. R&R please!