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// Cinema of the Night 
// Story: Call of Cutie: Zombie Ponies 
// by Argumedies 
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Cinema of the Night



They each let out a burst of water that flooded the doorway but soon the zombies started breaking through the walls. Rarity launched a volley of water balloons with her magic inside one of the holes splashing everything inside."Oh you're going out in style!" she said giggling.

"Time to bring out the Big Guns!" shouted Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Bell passed up the garden hose that had been hooked up to the bathtub faucet. Like a juggernaut, Apple Bloom launched a massive spray of water out the door driving many of the zombie ponies away.

Scootaloo charged at another hole and sent two zombies packing with a roundhouse kick with her hind hoofs. "WOO, HA! Double Points," she shouted grinning from ear to ear with glee as if this was but a game to her.

Sweetie Bell continued to give out balloons when a hole broke open in the floor just behind her, and a zombie reached up and grabbed a hold of her rear hoof and started dragging her down. "AHHH! Help!" she cried! Apple Bloom quickly turned around and started dousing the hole with water. "Thanks Apple Bloom." Sweetie Bell said as she climbed up out of the hole.

After a few minutes of fighting the Zombies stopped as quickly as they started. Spike looked out the window and saw that the sun was starting to come up "Quickly everyone, reload."

"Ah!" Rarity pouted "An endless horde of Zombie Ponies. I don't think we're going to make it Spike. This is their last chance to get us, and they'll send everything at once."

"Your right Rarity, They'll over run us before the sun comes up. We have to do something, but what?" he said as he spied the water tower. "I've got it. If I can get to that emergence release valve, I can flood all of Ponyville and wash away all the ash causing everyone to become zombies."

"All Right, Sounds like a plan," shouted Scootaloo "Let's get going."

"No Scootaloo," Spike said calmly. "This is something I need to do."

"But; I have a duty to protect Ponyville," she cried.

He walked over to her and placed a paw on her shoulder. "You've done your duty for Ponyville. Now your duty is to protect your friends. Take them back to the tree house. I'm counting on you to keep them safe."

She lowered her head and hesitantly agreed. "I will."

Spike hugged each of them then pumped up his tanks and strapped on some balloons. "Dawn is breaking and Princess Celestia will be here soon. Rarity, you should go with them."

"No Spike." she said calmly. "You'll need help. You cannot do it alone.

Spike looked at her but nodded in agreement.

"Please stay with me sister!" cried Sweetie Bell looking up at Rarity with tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry Sweetie Bell, but I have too. I will be okay. I promise."

Sweetie Bell gave her a final hug and joined her friends as they walked down the stairs.	"Well," said Rarity cheerfully "Let's get going."

Spike and Rarity made their way across the street. The water tower wasn't far, but they had to go through some of the burned-out buildings to get there. Thankfully, most of the fires had gone out on their own. They made up to the front of a building as the screams of the zombies filled the air. "Oh no, they’re after the girls!" shouted Rarity.

"We need a distraction! Spike shouted as started clanging on anything to make noise. "Hey, over here!" Moments later the screams got louder and Spike knew that it worked as zombie ponies started climbing over everything heading right for them and leading the way was Twilight, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie. "We did it Rarity. Once we get to the top of the tower well dump all the water on them."

As the stampede of zombies raced through the town, Pinkie Pie stood up and pointed right at them "Fetch me their... ooh cupcakes!" she paused to swallow the ruined confections whole.

Spike and Rarity started to run through one of the buildings when another scream came at them from above. Rarity looked up with terror in her eyes "Oh no! Rainbow Dash!"

Rainbow Dash crashed her zombie body into the building, and it started to crumble down around them and Rarity quickly used the last of her magic to push Spike through the only opening just in time, but for her, it was too late, and she screamed as the building collapsed around her.

Spike quickly got to his feet and looked back at the pile of rubble. "Rarity,” he shouted, “Hold on I'm coming for you!" he shouted again as he jumped on the pile and started digging his way to her, but the debris was just too strong.

"Spike," she said coughing up some dust, "I'm ok, but I'm trapped on the other side."

Spike managed to dig a small hole that he could see her through "Rarity can you teleport?"

"No," she said crying "I've used up so much magic; I don't have the strength left in me."

"Hold on then, I'll keep digging," he cried but the sounds of the zombies was almost on them.

"No Spike," she said, "You need to keep going."

"I can't leave you. Not like this," he sniffed holding back the tears.

She looked at him through the hole. "Spike, listen to me; you need to keep going, you're our only hope." He didn't say anything, he knew she was right. "Here take this." she said as she forced her last water balloon through the hole.

He took the balloon from her and held her hoof up to his face. "Oh Rarity," he said tearfully "If we don't make it. I just wanted to tell you that..."

"Shhh," she interrupted. "I already know. I feel the same. I always have... Now go, please, I beg of you."

Spike slowly let go of her and started to run. He made to the base of the tower when he heard her scream and cursed himself for what he had done. But he wasn't about to let her sacrifice go to waste, and he started to climb the tower.

The sun was almost up when he reached the top, and he looked down upon the crowd of zombies below. He could see them, an unrelenting army of zombie ponies and even though his best friends were among them, he knew what he had to do. Scootaloo spoke of duty, and this was his calling.

Spike started to open the hatch when a zombie's cry streaked past him when he turned and saw that it was Fluttershy. He took a hold of his blaster and fired as she flew on by but missed. "Darn it, it's empty." He said tossing the water gun aside.

Spike quickly went back to the emergency release door and turned the handle but the door itself was stuck when Fluttershy whizzed by him again almost knocking him off the tower but Spike held firm. "If only I had something to smack it with," he said. "I've got an idea but I only have one shot." Spike climbed in front of the door. "Hay Fluttershy; Bet you can't get me!"

Fluttershy looped around, let out a scream and charged right at him. Spike pulled out the last water balloon, the one she gave him. "This is for you Rarity," and he waited for the last possible moment, jumping out of the way and letting the water balloon fly in the face of Fluttershy.

Fluttershy, blinded by the water, missed her target and smacked into the door. As she fell to the ground, the door flew open as a rush of water emptied its tank, flooding every zombie pony all at once with the roar of a thousand dragons. Spike held onto the ledge and looked down at the events below. "Kaboom," he said with a smile.

As the light of the sun rose, he heard a voice from above, and he looked up into the sky as the blinding white light descended upon him "Princess Celestia?" he said.

"You have done well Spike," it said."You have saved not just Ponyville, but all of Equestria. But now it is time for you to get up."

Spike started to pull himself up onto the rail, but his paws were wet and slippery and he lost his grip on the rail, and started to fall.

"Get Up Spike!" the voice said as he screamed towards the ground.



….

"Get up Spike!" Rarity shouted as she dropped him off her back.

Spike screamed and awoke with a thump.

"Honestly Spike, I came up here to watch the meteor shower with you tonight because you asked so nicely and all you did was fall asleep on me."

Spike looked up at her from the ground "Rarity!" he shouted and jumped up and gave her a hug.

"Spike, please," she said, "Mind your manners!"

"Are you okay Spike?" Twilight said, and Spike opened his eyes at the realization that they were not alone.

Spike looked around and saw that it was still dark. All his friends were there, even the three little fillies, all giggling and laughing together as if nothing had ever happened to them.

"Come along Spike; Walk me home," said Rarity smiling.

"But what about the meteor?" Spike said confused.

"Oh the meteor shower ended a long time ago,' said Rarity "We were just waiting for you." They all started to walk down the path when Rarity picked up Spike with her magic and dropped him in the pond. Spike surfaced and spat out the water in his mouth "What was that for?" he shouted to deafened ears.

"Oh, I don't know," she finally said, smiling and started to walk away. Rarity turned to Twilight as they walked into Ponyville. "Does he always talk that much in his sleep?"

Twilight giggled "Oh yeah!" she said and busted out laughing.

A shooting star shot by, and Rarity smirked and started to sing as they all walked away "I can see them everywhere..."

The end.