Sapphire's ears perked up at the sound of bells and instantly felt her heart drop.
"No.. no.. no.." she mumbled to herself, shaking her head, backing up as the earth cracked around her. She saw beings emerging from the ground, their appalling features all to familiar to her eyes. Her terrified eyes darted around, seeing the once semi-safe city, crumble into pieces in mere seconds. She swallowed hard, trying to get her bearings about her. She glanced around once more, realizing she wasn't far from where she had been staying. She took off in a hurry, doing her best to avoid any danger, but of course, with her world going to ruins, that was impossible. One of the beings that had not yet emerged from the crack grabbed her hoof as she jumped over the gap.
Sapphire fell on her chin with a hard thud. She fought back the tears brought on by the pain as she wriggled her leg, trying to escape it's grasp. She sent a short sharp burst of energy from her horn, towards it, giving it all she could. The creature screeched as it relinquished her from it's hold.
She scrambled to get back on her feet and running, ignoring the jabbing pain. She burst into her home, which miraculously hadn't been hit. She grabbed anything she could think of that would be of benefit to her, stuffing it into her bag before quickly exiting the home. She glanced left and right down the street, one way leading deeper into the city, and another to the outskirts. She didn't have much time to think before another being emerged beside her, leaving her only route of escape to the outskirts. She took off, ignoring the screams of other pony's, knowing it would haunt her later on.