//------------------------------// // Chapter 26: Violence // Story: The Trotting Dead // by ZombieBrony22 //------------------------------// DEWY'S P.O.V I was walking down the house when I heard crying coming from the room I gave to Aria. I walked up and knocked. "Aria? Are you alright?" I asked. Aria opened the door with her eyes red. "You okay?" I asked. "Yeah. Yeah, just... it's just Dwight..." Aria said. "I bet." I said. Aria was about to close the door when I opened it. "I know what you're going through. I've seen a lot of good people die." I said as I let go. RICK'S P.O.V I was cleaning my gun when Celestia came up. "Hello." I said. "Hi... I'm sorry about Home. If anything else could've been done--" "I wanted to save him. I missed on purpose. But Scootaloo just dragged him away before I could say a word." I said to her. "There was nothing you could've done. You wanted to help, you couldn't. No-pony could've. It just happened." Celestia said. Before I could talk more, Paul came in. "What is it?" I asked. "It's Dewy. I think they got him." He said. "What?" I asked. "He just let Aria in like it was no-body's buisness. I think she has him." Paul said. "No. He let her in because he wants to help people, that's who Dewy is." I said. "No, that's not. He just let her in without hesitation." Paul said. "... I think you should mind your on buisness." Celestia said to him. TWILIGHT'S P.O.V I was with Spike, still recovering from what I saw Scootaloo do. "You couldn't have stopped her, Twi." Spike said. "I know, it's just..." I started saying. "I know." Spike said. I took a seat on the castle and looked out the balcony. I saw Scootaloo's house with the lights on. "I wanna talk to her." I said to him. "Are you sure?" Spike asked. "I'm sure." I said as I got up. DEWY'S P.O.V I was walking to see Rick about Aria when I realized something: Sonata and Norman were gone. "Where are they?" Clem asked Rick. "I don't know. They asked me to see the portal, I let them." Rick said. "GodDAMNIT!" I said as I got my silenced .22 rifle and ran through. I saw the city of Canterlot and Walkers near a certain area. I knew someone had to be there. I ran over and threw a molotov at them. I quickly shot several Walkers as more came at me. I kept shooting until several were dead. I then threw another molotov at the rest. Some fell while the rest kept coming. I kept shooting until 3 people popped out of nowhere and shot the rest. I went closer and saw Sonata, Norman, and Aria. "Where were you?" I asked. "Out." Sonata said carefree. "Rick is worried you were betraying us." I said to her. "We're not. Not with Dwight gone." Aria said. "I know you wouldn't, but how about YOU, Norman?" I asked. "E-excuse me?" Norman asked. "Yeah, I said it. What HE went out to snitch us to his girl?" I asked. Norman stepped closer. "You don't... you have NO. IDEA, DEWY!" Norman said walking away. "Norman!" Sonata said running after him. "Why would you say that?!" Aria asked glaring at me. "Because it's the truth. We don't know they can do..." I said walking away. NORMAN'S P.O.V I wanted to kill him. He has NO IDEA what I've been through, what I live with. I was looking at a rotten Walker when I heard Sonata. "Norman!" She said. "What?" I asked. "I know that you don't like talking about it, but that..." Sonata said. "You heard him! He thinks that I-- That I want to go back to THAT!" I yelled. "Look, I get it. But you went too far." Sonata said. "You sound like my mom." I said. "I know." Sonata said stepping closer to me. I saw lights come from a warehouse nearby. I knew what I had to do... "Go. Go back with Dewy. There's something I gotta do." I said grabbing my rifle and loading it. "Norman... she'll kill you first." Sonata said. "She won't, Negan will." I said as I smashed the Walker with my gun. "NO! I won't let you do this!" Sonata pleaded. "You know what'll happen if I don't. You KNOW who'll die." I said. DEWY'S P.O.V I was sitting on a stump with Aria when Sonata came running. "Where's Norman?" I asked. "He's hunting Adagio down. We gotta stop him." Sonata said. "Come on, let's go!" I said loading my gun. We made it to the warehouse and heard a massive firefight unfold. I ran in and aimed at a soldier and killed him. I loaded and shot again. I saw Norman bring out an AK-47 and open fire inside. I ran and shot with him. Sonata and Aria weren't far behind. We took the soldiers out, but Adagio and Negan were nowhere to be found. "Where are they?" I asked. "You shouldn't have came..." Norman said. "Not everything's about you." I said gravely. Before anything could happen, Norman was knocked out. I shot whoever was behind him. I then saw Adagio with a shot in her shoulder. She raised a gun and grabbed Norman. Sonata and I raised our guns. "LET HIM GO!" Sonata said with her gun pointed at Adagio. There was silence for several seconds, but Adagio dropped her gun and shoved Norman towards us. I kept my gun raised. "I'm only gonna say this once: Where. Is. My sister?" I asked. "Enid! Come down here!" Adagio called out. Then, from the bushes, Enid came out with her gun drew on me. "Enid... it's me." I said innocently. "Dewy, don't make me kill you. Join us." Enid offered. "No. I will not." I said. "Then you give me no other choice." Enid said. "NO!" Aria screamed as she tackled Enid and pointed her gun at Adagio. BANG! Adagio was gasping for breath as her heart was shot. She collapsed on the ground and Norman spat on her corpse and walked away. Aria did the same, Sonata looked in disgust and shook her head. I was last, with the one person who cause all of my family to die. I took my gun and bashed her head. I looked at Enid, who was unconscious. I picked her up and went with the others back home. RICK'S P.O.V We were preparing to attack New Canterlot and take them out. Before I could, Dewy came in carrying a stranger with Sonata and Aria. "It's over, Rick. She's dead." Dewy said to me. I stood there, relived that Carl was finally safe. Aria came up to me and handed me her gun. "Keep your boy safe." Aria said. Sonata and Norman came up last. "She's dead?" I asked. "Yes. I'm finally free, Rick. I'm free." Norman said holding Sonata's hand and walking away. Celestia came behind me and placed her hand on my shoulder. "Good job, Rick. We won." Celestia said. "No. We didn't yet. More can come after us. Negan's still out there. This is just the beginning..." I said looking out the balcony and seeing a great, new future for me, my family, and my son.