Thief
Chapter 5
The beginning of a beginning
“Sister, why didn't thou summon us earlier? We could have helped defend.”
“We didn’t know how, aggressive he would be Luna. And besides, we didn’t want anyone else to be in danger.”
“I’m sorry Princess. I didn’t know either.”
I continue to listen to their conversation secretly as I had just woken up, but kept my eyes closed. Concentrating back on feeling, I immediately realize that I was back on the same table, strapped down. I suddenly feel the presence of one of the ponies move closer to my face.
“Hmm… He’s awake, he has been for a little while now.” I hear a stronger, female voice say as she then moved away. I let out a short and quiet sigh and scrunch my eyes a little bit, then slowly open them. I see Twilight, that taller, white pony, and a different, dark navy blue pony. We all just stare at each other for a little while, until I turn my head with a sigh away from them.
“TELL US THOU NAME AND REASON FOR ATTACK.” I scrunch my face and try to cover my ears with my shoulders, but it is no use as they are already ringing. I turn to her and the other ponies are recovering the same as me.
“He said his name is John, though I don’t know why he attacked…” Twilight turned to me, as in asking for my reply. I let out a sigh through my nose.
“Self defence.” I grunt flatly.
“We’re not here to hurt you. We’re here to help you.” Twilight answered quickly.
“It’s not that easy.” I quiet the room with, though Twilight announces the easiest ice breaker.
“Why?” She needed, desperately. I shake my head in annoyance.
“You just don’t understand. You didn’t go through what I went through, so stop asking.”
“What did you go through?”
I clench my fists in anger and annoyment, and I don’t answer.
“TELL US.”
“Let me go and I’ll tell you.”
“NO. THOU WILL TELL US THIS INSTANT!”
“Wait.” I turn to the taller white pony as she speaks. “Luna, you watch his weapons, make sure he can’t get to them. Twilight, undo his straps.”
“Sister, are you sure?”
“Yes Luna.”
Luna did as she was told and guarded my weapons, as Twilight undid the straps around my ankles and wrists. Before I could even get up, they asked again.
“What happened, what did you go through?” I look up at the white pony, then let out a sigh.
“The apocalypse.”
“The, apocalypse? What kind of apocalypse?” Twilight encouraged me for more information.
“You only asked for what I went through. And I told you.” I say intelligently. Twilight grunts in defeat and frowns at me. The white alicorn let out a quiet and relaxing sigh as she stepped forward.
“John, I need you to listen to us. I know you don’t know us, and we don’t know you. So its best that we all get to know each other better. So we have to start somewhere, and this is a good place to start. What, happened to you?”
I sigh as anger rushes through my body, wanting to just leave or have these ponies shut up already, but something made them. It was scream that came from outside. The three alicorns turn to the noise, but I don’t. Not until I hear a familiar sound…
A moan.
“Princess, wait here.” Twilight worried as she went towards the door, though I quickly stop her.
“Don’t, you don’t know what you’re dealing with!” My sudden outburst startled everyone in the room. The darker blue princess walked up to me again.
“What is going on?!” She stopped her hoof.
“Let me go and I’ll show you.”
“NAY!” She stopped even harder. “THOU WILL TELL US AT ONCE!”
“Do you want anyone else to die today?!” I yelled back to her as more screaming began outside. “Let me go and I’ll save your friends!”
The brighter white princess examined me closely, then slowly stood upright again. “Let him go.”
Twilight didn’t object, and immediately stepped aside. Within a blink of an eye, I was up and ready. I quickly grabbed my bow and an arrow and ran upstairs towards the nearest window. Without stopping, I see a red-maned pony with a yellow coat, suddenly fall to the ground as a tall, half-eaten away walker stands over her, about to attack.
I quickly leap out the window, and not being stretched or practised before this, the arrow goes straight into its neck instead of head. The walker falls over from the surprise attack, though just gets back up to continue catching its meal. I land in a roll then quickly run over to the walker and slide onto my back behind it, and put my bow in its mouth and the back of my foot against its head.
The walker falls back, unable to escape the death grab as I slowly tighten the bow against my foot. Blood begins to splatter out from the sides of his head as his skull and brain begins to give in from the pressure. A few cracks are heard then the zombies head explodes, blood going everywhere, making my close my eyes from the splatter.
Panting slightly, I get back up and continue to stare down at the walker, knowing everyone was looking at me. I slowly turn my look up to the pony who was being attacked. I was about to ask if she’d gotten bit, but she immediately disappeared, along with everyone else.
The three alicorns run out of the library and see the scene before them, blood everywhere and on me. “What happened?!” Twilight yelled in horror. I don’t turn to them, but I tighten my fist and close my eyes.
“The apocalypse.”