Grounds For The Dead: Chapter Three
With the CMC in the lead, the eight infected were looking at the ponies that were passing by.
They saw surprise.
They saw fear.
They saw hatred.
They didn't mind though, it was the same back on Earth. Fear, hatred surprise, the only thing missing out of the bunch was one thing, regret.
Back on Earth where the infection was in full bloom, anyone still alive regretted killing their loved ones and friends. Mothers killed their children, children killed their parents and friends. It was a horrible thing to watch, and they didn't want to go back anytime soon. As the infected saw the different reaction from each pony that passed, they all heard a way too familiar sound...
....WOOSH!
The eight infected broke out in a full sprint to get under something as fast as possible, knocking over tables, stands, and other ponies in the process. While the CMC were confused why they suddenly ran away the answer came to them.
Literally.
"Hey guys! What's up?" A cyan pegasus said with a rainbow mane and tail to match. Her cutie mark had a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt coming from the bottom. Scootaloo jumped and hugged her as tightly as the filly could.
"Rainbow Dash! Oh, how awesome is this!" She shouted while Rainbow patted her head to let go. When the filly did comply she looked around as if she was missing something.
"Who were those ponies following you? They looked ready to beat the living hay outta ya!" She said in a (slightly) concerned voice.
"We found them in Whitetail Woods," Sweetie said as innocently as possible. Rainbow snorted at this. No way in tartarus could ponies who look like that live in-
She stopped her her thought when she heard nearby crying. She looked and adjusted her ears in the right angle to know where the crying was coming from. She barely caught it a glimpse of a sliver tail moving from her sight. She followed the sobs as they became louder and louder.
What she saw terrified and shocked her to disbelieve. A small sliver and grey pegasus was crying her hooves covering her eyes. She was skinny, almost skin and bone, but what really shocked Dash was her wings. Her wings had looked to have been stripped from any know feather, skin, and muscle leaving only a six appendages that looked as though they could tear through anything that got in their way.
As she slowly made her way to her, Rainbow Dash looked around to see if those others ponies were around. When the cost was clear she cautiously walked towards her.
"Hey... are you alright? I-I'm gonna get you to a hospi-" She was cut off at the sound of her gasping and her crying turning more into groans, then growls Rainbow slowly backed up the growls turning to groans, and then crying. When she backed up enough she bumped into something... or so she thought.
The first rumble came like thousands of fire crackers were set off at once. She trembled under the sound, and his snorts and grunts froze her still. She slowly looked back and... what she saw she couldn't describe. A giant muscle bound pony twice the size of Big Macintosh loomed over her. His coat was a tannish brown, and his main was short and dark.
"Move," The giant mass of pony said to her. She stiffened and stayed in the same spot. She could see his eye twitch, he slowly raised his right forearm and she shut her eyes waiting to be crushed under it. She saw her life flash, her parents were there, she could hardly remember them. Tears in her eyes soon began falling to the ground and then she felt it.
"PLEASE! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!!!" She screamed as the hoof made contact. She suddenly felt... soft. She opened her eyes to see that she was on the ground laying in the grass, perfectly fine. She looked up and down her form to see if anything out of the ordinary only to find nothing more than a grass stain on her coat. She looked over to the giant, see him walking over to where the pegasus was crying. She saw as he turned with her on his back, as she still continued to cry.
"Good job Tank! You found Witch!" Smoker said as Tank lowered himself just enough for Witch to climb off his back. Witch muttered a silent thanks before she walked to the other five and went to the middle of the group. Tank followed and as he went back to the group he past Rainbow Dash still on the ground. They stared for what seemed like eternity, before Tank put his hoof out to help her up.
She looked at the hoof hesitantly before taking it and pulling herself up. Tank grunted and followed the rest of the infected through town.
"I've gotta warn Twilight and the others..." She said before she flew off towards Twilight Sparkles house.
Twilight Sparkle was home sitting happily, reading a book. She was just getting to the good part of the book before a loud crash shot through her window. She only sighed, placed a book mark, and turned around to the fallen pegasus.
"What is it you want Rainbow Dash?" She said not surprised nor startled by the fact Dash broke through her windows. Rainbow Dash was huffing like Winona after she and AJ wrangled the cattle that got spooked.
"Fr-fre..." Rainbow breathed still catching her breath. Twilight had never seen Rainbow like this before, the most athletic pegasus she knew was catching her breath like she had a brush with death.
"Rainbow tell me, what is wrong?" Twilight asked again her voice sounding very concerned for her friend. Rainbow looked up the the book smart unicorn before she said one thing that would making even the princess herself blush.
"Fuckin' freaks in Ponyville..." She said before collapsing as exhaustion took a firm grip on her body.