Beautiful clouds fill the sky of Ponyville it is a beautiful day and a small crowed is gathered around, excited to see Rainbow Dash's "new trick" that is sure to be her best one yet. Everyone is chatting with each other while Pinky Pie and Fluttershy set up streamers and balloons excited for the party they will throw for Rainbow to celebrate her latest trick. A rainbow colored blur shoots through the middle of the crowed and is suddenly shot up into the sky. Before she got to high Rainbow Dash looped around and flew just an inch above the crowd's heads Rainbow Dash turned to the crowd and gave them a cocky smile. She turned her head back to face the direction she was heading preparing to let the real show begin when she saw that she was bout to run straight into a building she tried to stop but she was going to fast and crashed into the side, hard enough that the crowd though it was about to topple over. The crowed screamed and Pinky Pie and Fluttershy came to check on their friend, screaming her name and shaking her asking if she was ok. But all Rainbow Dash heard was ringing coming from her ears before immediately blacking out.
Rainbow slowly opened her eyes to view her surroundings she was lying in a medical bed with moniters next to her with a medical band on her right front leg. She rubbed her head and looked at her wings, witch here in bandages apparently broken in the crash, as she tried to remember the recent events that led up to her ending up here. She remembered her stunt and how badly she failed she slapped her face but immediately regretted it. She looked around and noticed the power was out and it was a little too quiet in the building. She herself out of the bad to see what was going on, her body aching all over. She stumbled out the door, wondering if she should stay in bed and wait for someone to help her. She looked down the halls to see blood smeared on the walls and on the floor, medical tables turned over, hospital tools thrown about, some with blood on the sharp edges, and papers scattered all over the floor. She could only assume the worst of what could have happened here. She slowly progressed through the dimly lit halls of the hospital. She heard some groans up ahead and seen a pony in a white lab coat shambling towered some unknown destination.
"Hey there! Can you please tell me what happened here?" Yelled Rainbow, desperately trying 5o get the doctors attention with all that she could do.
The doctor turned to face Rainbow Dash and let out a low groan. Rainbow Dash's hopeful expression in her eyes turned into one of fear as she seen that the doctor's eyes where foggy with a dead expression on them, his skin rotting and revealing muscle in a few places, and his teeth cracked and crooked. The doctor shambled towards Rainbow Dash moaning and growling as he came closer. Dash ran as fast as she could in her current state and quickly burst through the entrance of the hospital. She stumbled a few feed before stopping to look around. There were more of those creatures out here and they heard her loud exit from the hospital. Rainbow Dash desperately wished she could fly right then but she didn’t have time to wish. She quickly ran as fast as she could right then past the creatures towards Fluttershy's house to see if she was safe and to find shelter before the things caught up to her. The sun was beginning to dip down and Rainbow was panting hard, her body screaming at her to rest, finally collapsing on the ground. She thought it was the end and she closed her eyes, prepared for whatever was chasing her to go ahead and kill her. She had given up her hope until she felt her left front hoof being pulled forward. She slowly opened her eyes to see a yellow hoof pulling hers toward a cottage. Rainbow smiled softly, her body too tired to get up. And fell asleep out of pure exhaustion.
Rainbow Dash woke up in a bed with lit candles in the room so she could see. Rainbow then heard the door creaking open and a familiar figure stepping inside. She was then greeted with a big hug and felt wet droplets of water on her shoulders. The pony then let go of Dash remembering her injuries.
"I'm so sorry Dashie. I should have been there for you, I can't imagine what you've seen in the hospital or how much pain you had to go through in order to get here," Apologized Fluttershy through tears streaming down her face.
"Its ok Fluttershy I'm fine, besides I'm safe here and I'm glad you're ok," responded Rainbow Dash
Rainbow reach over to her friend and wiped her tears away.
"By the way what happened out there?" Asked Rainbow Dash.
It was a question that had been on her mind ever since she escaped the hospital.
"I don't know I went to town to pick up some food and the next thing I know ponies started brutally attacking each other and those that looked like they should be dead started waking up and some of them chased after me and I stayed here ever since until yesterday when I seen you struggle to get here, again I'm so very sorry for leaving you behind," explained Fluttershy.
Rainbow Dash was a little frustrated that her friend didn't know anything more about what had happened but felt bad for feeling that way seeing Fluttershy was on the verge of tears again. Rainbow Dash patted her friend on the back as best as she could and reassured Fluttershy that she wasn't mad at her. She then closed her eyes and rested hoping that the rest of her friends were was lucky as Fluttershy was. As soon as Rainbow Dash fell asleep Fluttershy quietly walked out of her room and grabbed a shovel and walked outside. She cried the whole time she was digging. Her animals meant a lot to her....but sadly some of them weren't as lucky as she and Rainbow dash had been. And putting them out of their misery and burying them was something that made her contemplate on not staying in this new, dying world. But she brushed the thoughts away and headed inside to make her friend something to eat.
To Be Continued