//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Rescue // Story: The Trotting Dead // by ZombieBrony22 //------------------------------// TWILIGHT'S P.O.V We were a few miles away from Canterlot. Can he really be alive? I'll have to see for myself. "We're here." Rainbow said. "Let's get a closer look." Rarity said. I noticed a bag on her back. She didn't say she was bringing supplies. "What's the bag for?" I asked. "Oh? Just in case we run into unfriendly survivors. You know, to fool them." Odd, she isn't like that... We were at Canterlot. Lucky for us, I know that town like the back of my hoof. "Okay, there's the prison where the others could be. There's the castle where Blueblood could be, and there's-" I turned around to see Rarity gone. "I'll go get her." Rainbow said. She gave me the pad for the map. I decided to mark the prison along with the barracks for the guards. I was there for quite some time, maybe an hour or two. As I readied up to leave, I heard a scream from the distance. I ran towards it to find Rarity in fear, holding a silenced pistol with the safety off. "What? What is it?" I asked. "It's... It's..." Then, a cyan coated, rainbow maned Trotter came out of the woods. It was Rainbow Dash. I grabbed my gun, ready to shoot. But I hesitated. The Trotter of my friend got closer and closer, it was near reach, but then a blade went through her eye. It fell and I saw Rarity covered in tears. "Come on, help me carry her." I said as I used my magic to wrap her an a bag. I was struggling to carry her, almost falling down, but then I felt support, Rarity's horn was glowing as we walked back together, hooves free for weapons. We were nearly on our knees as we arrived back in Ponyville. We walked in carrying Rainbow Dash in the bag. Rick walked towards us, carrying the bag to the graveyard. Daryl walked towards us. "Where's Dash?" I simply looked down in sadness. "No... NO!" He's ran towards the bag, removed the top, and saw Rainbow Dash. He just stood there in solid shock, he then backed off, covered the head, and walked away. "I never thought they knew each other that well." I said. "When Rainbow found me, Daryl was with her. They did have time to bond, not a lot, but some." Fluttershy said. We gathered with Rick and the others to plan on a rescue. "Well, our best bowman's out for grieving, Fluttershy's wing is still torn, and Rarity's been acting strange. Who's left?" I asked. "There's me and the others, maybe we can bring a few Centuars for assault, and if thangs go wrong, we keep firing at the walls, let the Walkers flood in, and attempt to rescue the others." Rick said. I can't help but giggle every time he says things in his accent, Applejack can't pull that off. "So, the rest of us can stay and guard the camp. The earth ponies can help with the food situation, the unicorns can duplicate our bullets, and the pegasi can help with if a herd pulls through. We are not loosing this camp, not in this lifetime." Hershel said. "Alright, we can duplicate your ammo, we're already duplicating ours." A unicorn said. We got ready for the rescue. Let's hope we're not too late... MORGAN'S P.O.V I can't believe that this was happening... "Prisoner 10, approach." The guard said. My time has come... But then, I heard an explosion from the other side of the building. "What's going on?" A guard asked. "Security breach! Twilight and her little gang!" Another guard said. Blueblood came out. "The boss wants her alive! Kill the prisoners." I quickly reacted. I placed my arm around his neck and kept strangling a guard until he fell dead. I grabbed his AK-47 and freed Flash and Sunset. "Come on! Twilight's looking for us!" Flash said. We kept walking and grabbing guns and ammo as we ran towards the explosion. I saw a few ponies along with a few... Centuars? "Are you Twilight Sparkle?" I asked. "Yes. Who are you?" "My name is Morgan Jones, ma'am. I found your two friends." I said. Sunset and Flash were right behind me. "Twilight, is that you?" Flash asked. "Yeah, I look different in my home world, huh?" She asked. Our reunion was cut off by guards showing up and shooting Flash in the shoulder and collapsing to the ground. "He's alive! Grab him and let's go!" Twilight said as she was shooting guards left and right. We arrived in Ponyville with no casualties. Flash was brought to the hospital. "How is he?" I asked. "He'll live. The bullet's stuck and separated in his upper shoulder, but he'll live." The nurse said. I then saw Rick here. "Hey, Rick. Good to see you again." I said. "Good to see you. We have a lot to talk about..." Rick said. TWILIGHT'S P.O.V We held Rainbow Dash's funeral near her grave, casket closed. It was a nice grave, a bold print saying 'RAINBOW DASH. Kind sister and beloved hero' "We look not at what can be seen. But we look at what can not be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what can not be seen, is eternal." Father Gaberal said from their worlds Bible. We placed Rainbow's body in the ground, Daryl showed up just, crying. As if it was another number, but it mattered to him. "See you on the other side, Dash." Daryl said as he placed an arrow near the grave. "You could need it." I said. "I don't care." Daryl said. We stayed for as long as we could, but we all had things to do. As we left, Scootaloo and Daryl stayed there longer. They were just too consumed by loss to leave so soon. But, after an hour, I saw them in the houses. I decided to ask Rarity about what she saw. "Who killed Rainbow Dash?" I asked. "All I saw was her corpse... Then it came back to life"