//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: The Discovery *SPOLIERS ON TWD* // Story: The Trotting Dead // by ZombieBrony22 //------------------------------// SPIKE'S P.O.V We were almost at the base. Who would've thought that Blueblood was behind New Canterlot? But, it makes sense doesn't it? As we were walking, I saw a bandit we saw in New Canterlot's guard towers. "Maybe he saw us..." I said. I grabbed my baseball bat ready to attack. "Hey, who are you? 'You part of New Canterlot?" He asked. We stood frozen. Thinking about what to say, then from behind, I saw a figure ready to attack. It seemed to be... different than what I saw. Half of it looked like it was from... Before I could think more, the bandit was sabatoged and killed by the figure. "... Thank you stranger." Zecora said. "Who are you?" I asked. Now that I was up close, his bottom half was a like a pony's, while his upper half was like what the people we saw through the portal... He was wearing a blue jacket, a white T-shirt underneath, and he was holding a cleaver. He looked me in the eye and said. "My name's Lee." He said. TWILIGHT'S P.O.V I was at the base with the others waiting for Spike and Zecora. After comforting Red after what happened to Matt, I figured that we need a place to bury our own. I found a nice small field on the other side of the Train Station and decided to build a graveyard. "Alright, it's done." I said. "Thank you Twilight." Red replied. As we were searching for supplies, I saw something that looked like a half pony - half... "Hey! Are you ok?" I asked. The figure was now walking towards me. As it walked, it looked more clear. It had grey jacket covered in blood. It also had dark brown hair. "Yes, who are you?" It asked. "My name's Twilight Sparkle. What's yours?" I asked back. "My name is Sarita." She said SPIKE'S P.O.V So Lee brought us to his group near Cloudsdale. "So, this is where you live?" I asked. "Yeah, we came here when we died. So we made a group here." Lee said to us. I was impressed about what they said about their past lives. "Who's that?" I asked. "Oh, I'm Hershel." He said to me. "He was a veterinarian at a farm. Me and Clementine headed there, we met Kenny, moved to Macon." Lee said As he said more about his adventure, I thought about ours. That first day in Ponyville, the Royal Wedding, the Gala, all our journeys before the Trotters. "Wow, you had quite a fight." I told him. "But it always ends if you don't know to survive right." He said to me. He taught me to wear armor, how to dodge Trotters, and how to counter attack. "Thanks Lee." I said now wearing magazines taped to my arms and legs, a chest plate, and a helmet. "Remember, you stand on two legs. Try to stay that way, counter by shoving your magazine into the mouth. Then use your baseball bat to finish the job." He said. As I was training, another one of them was walking towards up. "Ah, Sarita's here." Lee said. TWILIGHT'S P.O.V Sarita brought us to her camp where I saw Spike and Zecora. "Oh, I thought New Canterlot got you for sure." I said. "What's that?" Another man asked me. "A camp of murderers who we once knew." I told him. "So, another man took control of desperate monsters?" Sarita asked. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Back on Earth, a man named Carver gathered a group and turned them into heartless murderers who tortured Kenny." She said with her voice cracking. "Wait, Kenny's hurt?" Lee asked. "He lost an eye... then Kenny killed him with a crowbar." Sarita said. "Wow, Kenny's tough." Lee said. "Yes, indeed." Sarita said to him. As we talked, I explained these creatures to the others. "A long time ago, long before Princess Celestia, their God sent the deceased here to this land, as Centuars. Now it's happening again with the infection." I said. "Wildfire." A Centuar said to me. "What?" I asked. "We called the pandemic 'Wildfire'. I worked at the CDC." He said. "Who are you?" I asked. "I'm Dr. Jenner." He said. CHARLES'S P.O.V As we were researching on the virus, I realized that it's genetic structure resembled the samples of the changelings we found. Maybe now that Spike's immune, maybe we found a cure for both viruses. However, we found a flaw in our plan. If the viruses combine, the virus will be incurable. For good. *******'S P.O.V As we were testing the remains, a canister spilled, heading to the portal we stole from the Crystal Empire. "I'll get it." I said. As I walked on through, I saw a human Trotter head into it. What I saw was a seizure as it violently shook and smashed everything it saw. Then it grew black and had red glowing eyes staring at me. Then it charged at me and bit me, I screamed. My squad heard and helped me back over. The last thing I saw was General Trixie shooting my stomach. She didn't shoot my head...