When the Bomb Drops

by digitalmk06

Chapter 9: Illness

20 Minutes Later

"I'm glad we got our own castle since we defeated Tirek." said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yes. Much more awesome." explained Rainbow Dash

"If we'd still been in Canterlot, we'd probably have been bombed out by now." said Rarity

"Yes. Unless we'd been evacuated." said Applejack

"Oh, that was only children. And women too, of course." said Fluttershy.

"I'd have been requisitioned for essential war work." said Rainbow Dash

"But you're far too young. You'll need to become a leader of the Wonderbolt." said Applejack

"Yes, but all age groups are pressed into emergency service during times of national emergency, AJ. They have been an air-raid warden. Or a stretcher bearer for the Red Cross, and St Luna's Ambulance Brigade, or a fireman in the docks. Jerry up above, fire bombs raining down. Up the turntable ladder. Carrying a little filly to safety."

"Trust you to think of that, Rainbow Dash." said Twilight Sparkle who is not amused to Rainbow's tell tale.

"I wish we had neighbours. I'd like to ask someone what's going on." said Fluttershy calmly

"Well, I warned you, girls. This town is now a bit isolated," I said. You're not going to like it," I said. I wish we didn't have to stay put." said Twilight Sparkle

"I quite fancy a pint of cider." said Rainbow Dash

"I said I'd see old George down the Half Moon today for a game of darts. I expect he'll be busy with his cows after the bomb. It might have put them off laying milking, I mean." said Applejack

"Yes, it may have curdled the milk, or something." said Pinkie Pie

"These bombs have a terrific effect on things. He may have switched over to yoghurt." said Twilight Sparkle

"I think so." said Fluttershy

"Yes. Lots of people's lives are going to be considerably affected by the bomb." said Rainbow Dash

"Canterlot International Airport will have been knocked out, I expect." said Rarity

"Eeyup. Bang goes on a lot of ponies that were going on holidays this year." said Applejack

"The Yanks won't come dropping in." said Pinkie Pie

"Oh, no. Not unless to help us against the Russkies. Remember in the war? "Got any gum, chum?" We used to stand on the railway embankment, and the Yanks used to shower us with gum and chocolate and K Rations." said Rainbow Dash

"Terrific, it was." said Rarity

"I wonder if the Russkies chew gum. "Got any gumski, comrade?" said Rainbow Dash

"You won't be able to say that, Rainbow. They're the enemy." said Twilight Sparkle

"Oh, yes. I keep forgetting." said Rainbow Dash

Then, she begin to notice something odd.

"Oh god! We won't have to try and kill them, will we? Rainbow Dash was worried

Oh, I... I suppose so.That's what you're supposed to do to the enemy, isn't it?

This is makes Rainbow Dash panicking

"Ohmygoshohmyoshohmygosh! I hadn't really thought of that. You mean to say if one of them comes through that door this afternoon, I'm supposed to try and kill him!? she said

"Well, not you, Rainbow. After all, you're too young." said Twilight Sparkle

"Well, what would I kill him with?" asked Rainbow Dash

"A bit of old iron, I suppose." Twilight replied

"I must mend those socks for you, Fluttershy." said Rarity

"They'd have Tommy guns. They always do." said Applejack

"He'd mow us down, Applejack! If a German sees you in these socks, he'll think you're just a peasant. "Die, you Englishe pig dogs!" he'd say. "Enemies of der Fatherland! Heil Hitler!" shouted Rainbow Dash

Rainbow pretends to do the machine guns sound effects and realised that she mess it up.

"Oh. Oh, no, sorry. No, no, that's the last time. I keep forgetting, it's the Russians now. Just suppose that one did come." she said

Just then, came an imagination a Russian soldiers opens up Twilight's Castle and came closer ready to kill the six ponies

"A great big Russian. Big overcoat, great big boots with snow on them. Great furry hat, all covered in belts of ammo and grenades. Bloomin' great Tommy gun pointing straight at us! What am I supposed to do!!!" screamed Rainbow Dash

"Oh! You could offer him a cup of tea, I suppose". said Fluttershy calmly

"Argh!" screamed the Russian soldier as he is fading away

"We mustn't be collaborators, Fluttershy". said Rainbow Dash

"They'd shave our heads". exclaimed Pinkie Pie

"Well, Russians like tea. A cup of tea wouldn't hurt, surely?" said Fluttershy

"I suppose it's better than being mown down in a hail of bullets." said Twilight Sparkle

"Oh my God! They might round us up and take us off to the concentration camps." worried Rainbow Dash

"Why? We've not done anything. We're not Jews, or anything." said the five ponies

"Well, Twilight's great great great grandfather was a Jew." said Rainbow Dash

"HE WAS NOT!" shouted Twilight Sparkle

"Well, only partly." laughed Applejack

"They'd send us to Liberia. Down the salt mines." said Rainbow Dash

"Whatever for?" asked Rarity

"I don't know." said Rainbow Dash

"They always do. Perhaps Russians eat a lot of salt. I expect they're quite nice, really. I saw the Russians dancing on telly once." said Pinkie Pie

"All in boots. They seemed nice." said Fluttershy

"Oh, yes. I bet some of them are nice. There were supposed to be some nice Germans last time." said Rarity

1 Hour Later:

Rarity then checks the fridge and there was no water.

"I think we're running out of water again, darlings. The rainwater's all gone." she said

She then notices a bottle of milk.

"Oh, we've still got a pint of milk. " said Rarity

"Better save that for teatime. I can't bear tea without milk." said Applejack

"Posh people have lemon in it." said Fluttershy

"I know! Horrible!" said Applejack

"Oh! I wonder if it was an American missile falling a bit short. That happened in the war blokes getting shelled by their own guns. Be funny if it was an American missile that had landed on us. Wouldn't it, Twilight?" asked Rainbow Dash

"I can't see it's very funny, Rainbow Dash." said Twilight Sparkle

"No, well...Funny peculiar, I mean." said Pinkie Pie

"Are they worse than the Russian ones?" asked Rainbow Dash

"Oh, I shouldn't think so, Fluttershy. I expect they're all much of a muchness. They all work on the same principle. It's called... megadeath, I think. So many millions of people dead per bang." said Applejack

"Any ketchup, Pinkie? asked Rainbow Dash

"Here you go." said Pinkie Pie handing over the tomato ketchup to Rainbow Dash

"I expect the quantity is similar either way." said Rainbow Dash

"Are all the bangs about the same size, then?" asked Applejack

"Oh, no! There's one megaton, and 10 megaton, an' that. It's... just a question of how big a bang you want to make and how many...people you want to kill." said Rainbow Dash

"More baked beans, Rarity?" asked Fluttershy

"No, thanks. I'm a bit off food." said Rarity as she's wasn't very good at all

"Neither do I." said Twilight Sparkle also feeling a bit off aswell

"Then there's the... overkill, see? That's where they kill more people than they really need to." said Fluttershy

"Say you want a bang big enough to kill one million people, and you go and use a three-million-people bang. It's terrifically wasteful of energy, in the present economic climate." said Rainbow Dash

"I see, Dash." said Twilight Sparkle

"Yes, but there's one thing about the present economic situation. I mean. in order to conserve world energy resources, the powers that be will only use the smallest possible bang." said Rainbow Dash

"Such a shame we can't wash up." said Rarity

Then, Twilight eventually collapsed a plate and then the plate smashes into pieces.

"Oh, I can't bear it!" cried Twilight Sparkle

"I expect that's why we're still here." said Applejack

"We're running out of crockery." cried Rarity

"We could say we owe our lives to the world economic procession." said Rainbow Dash.

Over the next few hours, Rainbow Dash and the others has caught the radiation sickness.

"Put the kettle on, will you, girls?" said Rainbow Dash

"There's no water, Rainbow." said Applejack

"Oh, no, no. Of course. Just... Just have to have milk, then." said Rainbow Dash

"That pint's gone bad, sugarcube. The fridge has been off." said Applejack

"Oh, heck! Well...a black coffee, then." said Rainbow Dash

"There's still no water, darling." said Rarity

This makes Rainbow Dash loses it.

"Well, what... What are we going to drink, eh? Eh? What... What... What are we going to drink, for Celestia's sake!?" panicked Rainbow as she grabbed her friends tighted.

"Don't cried, darling. said Rarity as her condiction started to get worse."

"I'm sorry, Rarity. I'm just... terribly thirsty." cried Rainbow Dash

"How about a nice sweet, girls? It's a blackcurrant fruit pastille. said Pinkie Pie and when she open the cupboard, there is only one fruit pastille left.

"Oh, there's only one left." said Pinkie Pie

"You have it." said Rarity

"No, you have it." said Twilight Sparkle

"We'll... We'll cut it each." said Rainbow Dash

"That's... That's fair." said Applejack and they ate the last fruit pastille.

As time wents on, Rarity was at the toilet and then, she saw something, you guess it. A RAT!!!!

"Help!" screamed Rarity

"I'm coming! I-I-I'm coming! I'm coming!" said Rainbow Dash as she flew to the toilets

"A rat! A rat! A rat in the lavatory! Eeww! I saw it! Its tail waving in the pan!" said Rainbow Dash trying to calm Rarity down

"Never mind, Rarity. Never mind. No, no, no. It won't hurt you, Rarity."

"The pan's all dry and its head was round the bend, just its bottom end sticking out. A tail! Oh! A tail! Horrible! Horrible!" cried Rarity

"There, there, Rarity. Don't worry, I... I'll pop down to Willis's in the morning and I'll get some warfarin. At least it shows that the drains aren't blocked." said Rainbow Dash as she and Rarity went back to the middle of the castle

"What going on?" asked Twilight Sparkle

"Rarity has spotted a rat in the toilet, now she's terrified." explained Rainbow Dash

"Oh, dear!" said Twilight Sparkle

"I do feel queer!" said Rarity

"All shaky aswell." said Applejack

"Well, it's bound to upset you a bit. The... The bomb, I mean." said Fluttershy

Then, Rainbow Dash notices something on Twilight's mouth.

"Have you got... lipstick on, Twilight? asked Rainbow Dash

"Lipstick? What do you mean, Rainbow Dash? You know I haven't worn lipstick for months." asked Twilight Sparkle

"Well... your lips are all red!" screamed Rainbow Dash

Twilight then trots to the mirror and she open her mouth and guess what she just saw, her gums are bleeding!

"Aaah!" she screamed

"Oh, my!" shocked Fluttershy

"My gums are bleeding! I thought there was a...a funny taste. Well Shrinking of gums, causing ill-fitting dentures. That's... That's what that is." cried Twilight Sparkle

"Yeah... Better get to the dentist when the emergency has rescinded. There was blood when I went to the toilet this morning." said Rarity

"Yes, yes. Me, too." said Pinkie Pie

"P-piles, that is. H-hovaloids. A common complaint in...in middle-aged people like ourselves. I'll... I'll pop down to... to the chemist when the crisis pales into insignificance, and I'll... I'll get some of those suppositories." said Rainbow Dash

Suddenly Twilight and the others begins to collapsed.

"Oh!" Twilight Sparkle shriekes in pain

"Oh, dear. I think I'm going to be sick." said Rarity

"No Rarity, WE ARE ALL SICK!" screamed Twilight Sparkle

And then, the impossible has happened, Rarity, Applejack, Twilight, Pinkie and Fluttershy started to puke everywhere at the middle of the castle. Rainbow Dash cautionly flys backwards and turn to Twilight terrified.

"Now, there, there, Twilight. There, there. There, there. Now, now. All better now. Now, please. Don't upset yourself, everpony.

And then they're beginning to cry.

"Please, please. Now, don't dry. Don't cry. Don't cry. I expect it's due to the vibration, you know. Like that day in the car. Remember that time we went to Las Pegasus, And you Pinkie, you were sick on the train remember!" cried Rainbow Dash

"We don't feel so good, Rainbow Dash!" cried the 5 ponies

"Don't worry, girls. Don't worry. There can't be anything wrong with you. Besides, I expect it's... it's just the...the after-effects of the bomb." Rainbow Dash then looks out of the window, realising that everything was not okay.