A mysterious plague has swept through Equestria, turning its population into magical zombies. With magic having suddenly vanished as well, it is up to a group of survivors, including Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash, to discover the infection's origin and find a way to put an end to the nightmare.
Nope. Still Rainbow's fault. Mostly because without that episode? This wouldn't exist.
Well this is looking interesting so far.
Well, the zombies don`t seem to be too dangerous, so the lack of magic will be the real problem. Time for some good-ol`fashioned earth pony tech!
Great job word-smith! Cannot wait to see more!
Spike, you idiot. You are just like applebloom. Just do what you were told, and stay safe!
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You're a necromancer. Surely you must have a solution?
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I do not interfere in the business of mortals. I let them suffer and fail on their own. They don`t deserve my help.
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Least resentful Dread League member.
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There could be a a zombiepony down there. It makes sense to neutralize or capture it as soon as possible to prevent any further infection.
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True, but, well, having the only caretaker of the castle go in, alone, reaaaly doesn`t seem like a good idea.
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True, but what if the other ponies came back only to be surprised attacked by the zompony? You raise good points though, leaving the castle unattended is also not a good idea. There's not much Spike could've done.
Sorry for responding so late, I don't get notifications and I was rather busy attending to personal matters.
By do not engage so you mean if they are not coming to the castle or just don’t engage period even if they threaten the safety of the castle?
Because spike engage if they get too close Or they get into the castle
Oh shit...
These things can think. These things can plan.
And already these things are sharing similarities to some zombies in the George Romero movies...
they can think and plan.
so many cliffhangers
Sounds almost like a cordyceps infection to me.
her horn is going to be so messed up if she ever gets cured
Well then, that is half the apple family gone.
A hivemind has begun to form.
Um...
good job. That was creepy. Also hivemind confirmed.
Hmm, getting pretty good at this point, though I must note the pacing was a touch slow up until this point as a lot of time was spent just having the characters go around finding more infected.
Well shit
That's when he realised, he had f*cked up.
*on radio*
Broken arrow! Broken arrow!
Farmhouse has been overrun and breached I repeat Broken Arrow! Broken arrow!
The farmhouse has fallen everyone still alive go to the castle in ponyville. Repeat go to castle in ponyville
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Welp time to start thinking their numbers.
*loads shotgun*
You want in my friend?
Okay so they know what a zombie is at least. But if they do the. why aren’t they reducing the number of undead in the area. Oh wait it’s equestria where everything can be solved by friendship and not you know protecting and killing those off that are beyond saving
Calling it now one of their group is going to die or all of them before they start killing the infected
Well shit
This just turned from bad to worse. Soon it’s going to be a clusterfucked
Can someone please smack some common sense into her before she gets them all killed
Welp now we have reached a clusterfucked defcon 1.
Everyone please load your weapons and shotguns and flamethrowers at the ready and unload at the alicorn with shoot to kill.
Is this a 28 Pranks Later fix fic?
Well f**k.
So scootaloo might be infected anymore possibly.
But now they might have to kill a few to get to the source of this infection. Or all of it is connected somehow. Like the xenomorph’s do. Or at least their structure. And the queen died then the next strongest warrior becomes the new queen or birth it.
And yeah they might want to start rethinking. (Don’t kill them order for at least a few of them) I get it but sometimes you are just going to have to break a few eggs or do bad h to info in order to do some good.
They are so dead or going to get infected or something
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Not really. This takes place at the same time of the episode and the zombies are based after the fake ones, but this story is largely it's own thing.
Was Twilight a discount Alicorn or something? How had she gotten infected so easily?
See folks? This is why you should always properly cook your food before you eat it!
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She's still fresh compared to the others.
Looks like they're not getting cured if applejack has her way
It is time to poison the water supply!
Oh yeah.
Molotov cocktail time.
Agreed
And where in the world would that b-
*bang,bang*
Huh I wonder who that could be
*walks to bunker entrance*
Identify yourself now
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Do you mean them not wanting to kill the other infected and try to save them.
Excuse, for what now?!
Welp now they have a hostage or bargaining chip which even if they did hand or hoof over the hostage, they will most certainly turn on applejack and rainbow dash since now they are unprepared.
Hopefully those two actually grow a spine and do what is necessary to defeat or “cure” the infected ponies. Even if they have to kill some to do so so many more can be spared and saved.
What a interesting fanfic
There is not enough insect smashing. We need a hammer. Or two.
Kill the literal stomach bug!
Oooohhh, this was a good story.
And then burn it with fire. Just in case
Sequel perhaps?
no matter how young twilight is she is still an alacorn and still is overpowered how did she get infected so easily, without her body even remotely rejecting it?