Applejack tipped her head forward, a little smile playing over her face. "Aww, it wasn't so bad. We got beaten 'round the barn a bit, but we got 'em in the end. The ship's still safe."

That brought up something else she'd thought about, though. "But where were ya, Princess? Couldn't find ya out there---or Rarity or Pinkie either. I started thinking you were goners!"