The Spread

by Radioactive Cheese


Chapter 3: Spotted (Octavia)

I was awoken by Rainbow Dash. Apparently, it's my turn to guard. I saw that my partner was the Doctor again. Last time we were together, he was talking about his fight with an army of Cybermen and Daleks. I always find his fantasies very entertaining and mysterious. Though, I do wish he'd quit the whole alien act. There's no way he can be out of this world. Either way, I find him very interesting. He's the only real friend I have here. It's been very lonely since I lost Vinyl. She was my best friend.

"Sleep well?" the Doctor asked me. I gazed upon him with tired eyes.
"Yes. Thank you for asking. So where were we when we last talked? Something about you and Rose pulling two levers?"
"Ah, yes, that. So..."

It was a long night, but the Doctor managed to keep me entertained with his stories. In the morning, I had to gather food along with Pinkie Pie. I hate being paired up with her, she is such a nuisance. She never shuts up and talks about 8 different things at once. Though, I will admit that she's able to keep everypony smiling under these dire circumstances. "So, Pinkie, which house are we going to check?" Pinkie Pie just looked around for a few seconds.
"Ooh, ooh! That one over there!" She pointed to a raggedy old hose that was practically falling apart. I recognized it very well. It was my old home before this infection started.

The door was unlocked. I opened it while Pinkie kept watch for any zombies coming. Inside was empty with nothing but moths flying around. I walked through the hallway and entered the kitchen. Pinkie jumped in front of me and went straight to opening the pantries, the drawers, the fridge, basically anything that might have food. "I'm going to go upstairs. I'm gonna see if I can find any medical supplies." I informed Pinkie.
"Okie-dokie-lokie!" she replied.

As I walked up the stairs, I entered another hallway. I walked forward and passed multiple rooms until I found mine. I opened the door and saw that everything was exactly the way I left it. I went up to my mirror and opened the drawer in front of it. Inside it was my emergency supplies. "Just the way I left it." I muttered to myself. I opened up my saddle bag and put the supplies in it. AS I walked out of my room, I noticed that one of the doors in the hallway was open. "I know that room." I walked closer and saw what I was afraid to see. "This is it. This is where I killed her." I looked down on the floor and saw that Vinyl's body, now decaying, was how it was before I left. When I saw her turn, I had no choice but to stop her. "I'm sorry it had to end like this."

I walked back downstairs and saw Pinkie Pie waiting for me. "Ready to go?" She asked.
"Yes I am."
"Well we can't!"
"What do you mean?" I questioned.
"Because there's a pack of zombies coming from the front door." I looked and saw them coming.
"What lured them here?" I asked her.
"Well, I may have had a bit of fun while you were upstairs..."
"What kind of fun are we talking about here?"
Pinkie was silent for a moment, then finally answered. "I may have rattled some pots and pans to make a song." I looked at the kitchen and saw that it was a mess. I turned back to Pinkie.
"Come on." I said. "This way." I signaled Pinkie Pie to follow me out the back door. As we started, the zombies started running too. It seemed that the farther away we got from them, the faster they ran. As we ran, I knocked over some items to try slowing them down. When we made it out, I immediately closed the back door. I knew that it wouldn't do any good, but it would at least give us a few more seconds to run. As we ran, more and more zombies kept following us. "When we get back, I swear to Luna that I'm going to kill out Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie was silent after I said that. I saw tears coming out of Pinkie's eyes. I couldn't help but feel bad for her. "Look... I'm sorry I yelled at you. I didn't mean it." By Celestia, she acts just like a child.
"It's okay. That's not why I'm crying. It's just that..." she paused for a bit. "I-"
"Tell me later." I interrupted her. "We're here." Pinkie Pie opened the door and I ran in. She closed the door behind us and I made sure it was locked.
"How did it go?" Apple Bloom asked.