☣Chapter One☣
"Hellooooooo?" Derpy Hooves called, as she knocked on the library door. The wooden door creaked open, and Derpy peered inside. "Twilight? I have mail for you!" The grey mare called, as she wandered inside. Derpy, noticing Twilight wasn't home, went to set the mail on a desk. The mail pony was born cross-eyed, making her sight and depth perception below average. She bumped into a shelf with bottles and vials and the sort. One of the vials tipped over, and a single drop fell out from it. Derpy put the vial back in place, than quickly set down the mail and ran out the door before she caused any more trouble. But the mare didn't see the single, translucent drop fall. And that drop landed in a concoction Twilight was making. The purple liquid in the bottle sizzled and turned light blue, but quickly turned back to the purple hue.
Twilight pushed open her door, and carried a plastic bag into her mouth. Twilight set the bag on a empty table, and took a pair of goggles out. "I can't believe I broke my old goggles!" She said, looking at the cracked goggles in her trash can. "I'm so glad they sell high quality goggles here in ponyville". She put the googles on her head, and trotted over to her experiment table. The purple mare noticed the mail on her table, and carefully opened it. "Spike! Sophie moved to ponyville! Oh- I forgot, Spike is at Rarity's house, helping her out. Ah well, I'll tell him when he gets home." Twilight set the letter down, and put her gloves on. Twilight set the purple solution to the side, planning on using it later. She took another bottle, this one green, and laced it with her finest magic. She turned on her burner, and carefully put the green solution over it. She set a timer, for 5 minutes. In that time Spike had returned, and was admiring a jewel Rarity had given him for helping. The timer dinged, and Twilight took it off the burner. Twilight used her magic to lift the now blue solution, and hovered it over the purple bottle. Just as she began tilting the bottle, Spike asked; "Whatcha making?". Twilight turned the bottle horizontal again, and replied, "It's a potion for little Jane. It allows her to talk to animals for a little while. I thought it would be a nice birthday present for her."
"That's definitely her, she loves animals." Spike said, smiling slightly.
Twilight began tilting the blue solution again, and poured the contents into the purple bottle. Twilight quickly put a cork on the swirling potion, and shook it up with her magic. She waited five seconds before removing the cork. A puff of smoke came up from the bottle, and floated out the window. The smoke floated over Roseluck, and she began coughing. Suddenly, Roseluck collapsed, and Twilight ran to the window. Mayor Mare ran over and tried to help her up, but she wasn't moving. Twilight was stunned! What went wrong! She had made this potion before, and it was perfectly safe! As Twilight was about to run out the door, Roseluck opened her eyes, revealing two milky green pupil-less eyes. Roseluck jumped at Mayor Mare, and bit her. Mayor Mare staggered back, and started gagging. Her blue eyes turned milky green, and her mouth gaped open.
And thus begun the zombie apocalypse.
☣Chapter Two☣
One year later....
"Rainbow, how much food do we have left?" A stallion called. His name is Toxic Riff, but most call him Toxic.
"Uh, 2 loafs of bread and a small basket of fruit." Rainbow Dash said with a sigh. Her once tidy rainbow mane was now mangled and un-cared for.
"Crap. We will have to go for a raid soon. Nova? What's the zombie count?" Toxic said, as he grabbed his baseball bat.
"Pretty low." Nova said.
Most ponies have been turned into zombies, but those who survived stayed in groups. Toxic is in charge of a group containing five ponies. Toxic Riff, Rainbow Dash, Nova, Sally, and Jane. Toxic, Rainbow, Sally, and Jane fled from Ponyville to Canterlot, but the disease had already gotten there. Nova had saved them, and the five stay in her observatory. Toxic had barricaded the doors, but they took no chances and stay on the second floor and roof.
Nova looked through the telescope she had set up on her roof, and looked out into the city. "They seem to be thinning out. If you go across the bridge to the fashion store, then climb down the ladder into the alley, then you can probably get over to the grocery store. Then come back the same way. Don't fly unless you really need to, the dead will notice you easily. Stealth is the best way to go." She finished, staring at Toxic.
"Chances of survival?" Toxic asked casually, putting on his backpack.
"Umm, 75% chance in your favor." Rainbow Dash said, looking through the telescope.
"Good enough for me. Sally, go get Jane, and have her stay up here. She shouldn't be alone while we are doing a raid. Rainbow, would you like to come with me?" Toxic Riff said, as he looked around.
"Sure." Rainbow Dash said, slipping on her backpack and grabbing a wood board. Sharp objects would kill the zombies, but they would get stuck.
Toxic went over to what the group called, "The bridge". It was a few pieces of wood tied together connecting the observatory roof to the fashion store roof. The two ponies carefully walked across, staying low to not attract attention. Toxic climbed down a rusty old ladder, then looked around. A zombie unicorn stumbled over to Toxic, but as quick as a flash the stallion hit the zombie's head with his bat. The unicorn fell over, and Toxic signaled for Rainbow Dash to come down. The blue mare slid down the ladder, and peeked around the corner. She signalled that two zombies in their path, looking the wrong way. The two pegasi bunched up their muscles, and took off, racing past the zombies and to the grocery story. The zombies started chasing after the two, but they had already unlocked the door to the store and raced inside. Rainbow Dash locked the door, and Toxic pushed a table in front of the door. The two pegasi carefully wandered around the store, looking out for zombies as they filled their packs.
Rainbow was picking out a cereal that would be the most filling, as she heard a moan. The blue mare looked over, and a zombie lunged at her. She skidded away, the zombie's teeth missing her neck by a hair. Rainbow flew up off the ground of the grocery store, and hit the zombie in the head with all her might. Only after it had slumped to the ground she recognized the pony as Granny Smith. A tear rolled down The mare's blue face, as she felt a arm around her shoulder.
"Come on, we have to go. " Toxic said in a choked voice. He wasn't looking at Rainbow, and his face was hidden behind his wild pink hair. Toxic had been very close to the apple family, and Granny Smith had helped him learn to fly.
Rainbow Dash quietly moved the table blocking the door, and Toxic looked through the key hole. The green stallion signaled that the coast was clear, and to sprint to the right as fast as possible. Toxic took out the key, and slowly unlocked the door. Toxic whispered into Rainbow Dash's ear, "I have to lock the door. If you see any zombies, leave me right away." As quiet as a mouse, Toxic opened the door, and the two snuck out. Toxic closed the door, making sure nothing could pry it open.
A moan came from behind Toxic, but rainbow didn't move.
"Go!" Toxic whispered angrily, trying to lock the door. The key fell out of his hoof, and he took a glance back. Zombies were approaching quickly, and rainbow was holding her wood board high. Toxic scrambled to pick up the key, and managed to lock the door. As he turned around, he found that they were surrounded.
"Up!" Rainbowdash yelled, and the two took off, into the air. Of course it drew attention to the two, and a mob started following them.
"We can't go back!" Toxic yelled to Rainbow Dash.
"Why not?"
"Because the zombies will surround the observatory! The group will be overrun, and no one else in the group can fly!"
Rainbow Dash scanned the area, then pointed at a movie theater. "Let's hide there until the mob clears out! Than we can go back to the group!" The blue mare said.
Toxic nodded, and the two flew inside, and found it surprising empty. Rainbowdash ran to barricade the back door, but a game machine was blocking it.
"Odd." Rainbowdash muttered, as she trotted back to Toxic Riff. "Is somebody here!?" Rainbow called.
Toxic whispered angrily; "Have you ever seen a horror movie! Never ask if someone is there! Rule number one!".
☣Chapter Three☣
A reddish brown. head peeked up from behind the counter. "I thought I was the only one left!" The pony jumped over the counter, and over to the pegasi. Toxic took a step back, surprised. "Who are you?" Toxic said, looking around.
"Oh, I'm Rock-o. Who are you?" The stallion said, smiling.
"Uh, I'm Rainbow Dash, and this is Toxic Riff." Rainbow Dash said.
"I thought I was the only one still alive! Is there anyone else alive?" Rock-o said, excitedly.
"Well, we are a group of 6, and we have bumped into a group every once and a while on raids." Rainbow said.
"Oh, where are my manners. Here!" Rock-o said, as his horn lit up. Two bags of popcorn, buttered and all, flew over to the pegasi. They both haven't seen popcorn in over a year, and their mouths watered. Toxic quickly snatched a bag, and stuffed a hoof-ful of kernels.
"This is delicious! How, do you still make this?" Toxic said with joy.
"There is still tons of corn here, and the generators are still working. And tons of food as well. I don't have to leave here, so I stay safe."
"Ah. well, we have to go on raids and take food from stores. We were trying to find somewhere to hide out until the mobs cleared out." Toxic said, looking around.
"We should be going. The zombies will have given up by now, and we shouldn't keep the group waitting". Rainbow Dash said, standing at the door.
"True. Would you like to come with us?" Toxic said, trotting over to the door.
"Hmmm, I would like to, but I'm not a very fast runner. I'll stay here incase you need cover some time." Rock-o said, as he stood behind the door to close it.
"Alright, thanks." Toxic said, as he and Rainbow put their popcorn in their bags. Toxic Riff looked out of the keyhole, and didn't see and zombies. Giving the signal to be ready to run. Toxic dashed outside, followed my Rainbow Dash, and Rock-o shut the door. The two managed to get back to the ladder, and climbed up it quickly.
As Toxic and Rainbow crossed the bridge, Sally was scowling.
"You scared us to death! What took you so long!?!" Sally said angrily.
As Toxic jumped back onto the roof, Jane ran over and hugged him. "Sorry, we had to hide out until the zombie hoards died down before we came back so they wouldn't take over the observatory."
"We also found a unicorn in the theater, who gave us this;" Rainbow Dash said, as she pulled the bag of popcorn out of her backpack, handing it to Jane.
Her eyes lit up, as she ate a handful, and sighed with glee.
"Wow!" Sally said, as she took a few kernels.
Nova smiled, and took a piece herself, before saying, "Alright, It's getting late, we should start the sleeping cycles."
"I'll start, I'm not very tired." Toxic said.
As the rest of the group settled down, Toxic looked over the edge of the building, watching the hoards move like ragged seas.
