SPIKE'S P.O.V
We are heading back to Canterlot to try to help. We can't kill, but we can't just sit back and do nothing either. Now we need guns, not just crowbars or baseball bats. We need to see the royal guard for help, maybe the Crystal Empire... That's where Shining Armor was held up, right? Maybe he's still there if we're lucky.
CELESTIA'S P.O.V
I see Ponyville locked up with barricades. I called out
"Where is everypony?"
Then, I saw a stranger walk towards me and asked
"Why are you here your highness?"
"Where is Twilight?" I asked back.
Then, Twilight walked forward and stared.
"You look horrible. Your hoof is gone..." She said shocked.
I told her how I was infected and had no choice, I also told how the Fire of Friendship burns low and how Equestria's culture is being destroyed by hatred, fear, and revenge.
"Will Equestria freeze again?" Twilight asked.
"It seems like even the Windigos were infected and became extinct."
I also told her how I saw Spike with Zecora and three more ponies. All she did was stand and stare.
"Where is he heading?" Twilight asked me.
"I overheard that they were heading to Canterlot." I responded.
"Then we need to go." Twilight said.
"NO, you can't." I said
I told her about New Canterlot and how a family member has overthrown us ALL. She still gathered her friends and packed enough weapons to manage the walk. As they headed out, I warned her to kill the dead... and fear the living...
TWILIGHT'S P.O.V
We are heading to Canterlot NOW! I can't believe he's alive after all this time... I can't wait to see him again. Wait, I saw something in the field.
"We don't mean any harm!" I said so they could hear me.
As they walked towards me, I saw Red, Matt, and Zecora.
"Twilight? What the hay are you doing out here?" Matt asked.
"Wait, you know these ponies?" Charles asked.
"Helped me and the others get out of Canterlot when this began." I said.
As we talked, I saw a familiar unicorn.
"SHINING?!" I said as I saw my brother.
"Twily!" He said as he walked towards me.
"Twilight?" I heard a voice matching Spike said.
"S- Spike?" I said.
SPIKE'S P.O.V
"Twilight?" I said
I couldn't beileve it, after all these 10 months, I can FINALLY see her again.
After we were all caught up, we decided to head to New Canterlot together. As we walked, me and Twilight had a LOT to catch up on.
"So you found a TRAIN?" Twilight asked.
"Yeah, then, as we headed to the Crystal Empire, we saw a couple of bandits who tried to kill us! Then, when we thought it was all over, Shining Armor, Princess Celestia, and a few crystal guards scared them off." I said.
"Wow, that must've been scary..." Fluttershy replied.
"More like AWESOME!" Rainbow Dash said.
Then we headed to the train to see a horde of Trotters surrounding it.
"What do we do now?" Rarity asked.
As we were all thinking, Rarity finally blurred
"I GOT IT!"
Then a few Trotters looked dead at us... Then turned back.
"What?" I asked.
"Back in Ponyville, we had a pile of them on each side of the boundaries. It made the Trotters ignore us... Maybe if we pour the guts on US -"
Before she could finish, Charles used magic to levitate 11 Trotters and gutted them open.
"Oh Celestia..." I said
The Rarity I know wouldn't even THINK of doing this... Maybe she's changed over the months.
TWILIGHT'S P.O.V
As we were covering ourselves, Rarity started to disagree.
"Try to think of this as... a new outfit or something." Rainbow Dash said.
As we walked quietly through the horde, I noticed a bullet on the ground and Matt bleeding out.
He's been shot.
He fell which attracted the horde towards his corpse. Running out of options, we ran to the train due to Red crying out loud.
We finally made it to the train to see Red holding a picture with him and Matt near Manehattan.
"Red, about Matt..." I said
"He was my brother..." He replied.
"What?" I asked
"Matt Cinder was my older brother." Red said holding back tears.
"Well, I'm sure he's in a MUCH better place now." I said trying to comfort him.
"When he died I saw a group of ponies in ski masks, they were the same ponies from the camp, the Crystal Empire. Maybe New Canterlot sent them!" He lead on.
"Hey look, I know what you're going through. The same thing happened to me when I lost Spike. It almost lead me to insanity, then Charles helped me see who I was." I said to him.
"Gee, thanks." Red told me.
"Anytime." I said.
As we were on the train, I talked to the others.
"Once we head to New Canterlot then what?" asked Charles.
"If they want war, they have one..." I said.
"We can't just kill them in cold blood!" Carly said.
"And we won't. If it's this family member who caused this, then if we kill him..." I lead on.
"Maybe it'll work, but we need to THINK how we're going in and we need to KNOW who what we're up against." Shining said.
"I agree. We need to scout the place before we barge in head on." I said.
"I'll go. Zecora will too, if we see him, we'll tell you on a comlink." Rainbow Dash said.
"You'll need binoculars and a silent weapon for Trotters." I said.
Zecora grabbed her small spear and Rainbow Dash grabbed the Railroad Scythe and headed out. (Blueprints: Baseball bat or wooden branch, Railroad Spike, Cement saw, Plastic ties, and Duct tape . (Step 1: Use Cement saw to slice a small hole size of the Railroad Spike.
Step 2: Hammer Railroad Spike into the Cement saw hole and wrap it with Plastic ties.
Step 3: Duct tape it for security.
Step 4: Have fun jabbin' the undead horde!)
RAINBOW DASH'S P.O.V
As we went on scouting, we found supplies for the group.
"We'll grab it on the way back, if we stay, Trotters might attack." Zecora said
I nodded and moved on to see a trail of a coach nearby.
"Somepony's been out scouting..." I said.
By the time we reached New Canterlot, we saw guards on post.
"Doesn't look like we're goin' in that way." I said.
Then, we saw the waterfall and decided to climb up. When we made it up, there were a few Trotters nearby. They were easy targets, as always.
"I got the binoculars." I said to Zecora.
We scoped the soldiers to see ponies I know, Donut Joe, DJ Pon-3, and even Trixie!
"What happened here?" I asked.
"I do not know..." Zecora said.
As we scoped more, we saw Prince Blueblood in a ski mask! What is he doing here?! As I looked more, we saw a flag with Blueblood's shadow on it!
"So he's the family member!" I said.
"... Now let us go." Zecora said.
We packed and headed out to tell our foundings. I can't believe this...