> Not a prank
>  by Serenity Darkmoon Raven
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> Chapter 1
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Rainbow Dash sits on a white and puffy cloud sofa that is located in her cloud mansion, she remembers when she traded the regular cookies and made the Cutie Mark Crusaders deliver the joke cookies that were regular cookies but with rainbow filling. Rainbow Dash chuckled to herself. Rainbow Dash then says, "This will be the best prank yet.. even better than the other pranks I did earlier.." After a short pause, tension started to build up, she then looked down on the ground, sweat leak from her head. She slowly glances at the clock and said, "7:59pm" Rainbow Dash spoke, "It's been two hours since I swapped the regular cookies for the joke cookies.. I wanna check up and see how is Ponyville doing.. maybe they will find this funny as I do!"

Rainbow Dash then got up from her sofa, and excited her house, she then released her wings and started flying to Ponyville, in her mind she imagines the Ponyville citizens eating the joke cookies, laughing when Rainbow Dash told them it's a prank and starts laughing. She really liked pranking, she even pranked her parents sometimes, much to her parents dismay. One time, on April Fools Day... she put a cake for her parents, it was like any other cake, it also had vanilla frosting, but it had toothpaste filling, her parents laugh about the prank to this day. After flying for a while, she then landed in Town Hall in the center of Ponyville. She looked around, she had a scared look on her face. 

She saw some houses with broken doors and windows, there were many purple pots of cookies laying on the green, grassy ground. She was confused, she didn't expect this to happen just some confused ponies and maybe some ponies being scared. The sky glew a dark purple hue and the moon sits in the middle of the sky. There were many stars in the sky shining brightly. 

Rainbow Dash looked at Town Hall, the door was broken and was detached to the building, there was a broken window on the left side of the door. Rainbow Dash even spotted a trail, a trail of something they either were cookies with a bite taken out of them or they were cookie crumbs, there was even some rainbow filling in the ground. Rainbow Dash out of the spite of curiosity followed the crumbs. She then saw an empty room, Rainbow Dash turned onto the lights, but there was only one lightbulb in the middle of the room, it was flickering. Rainbow Dash saw a green jar, it was laying on the ground and it was filled with cookies, Rainbow Dash then saw a note, written in red marker. She walked over and read the note. She wants to know what the note says.

She read, "HELP! cookie zombies.. everywhere.." she looked around, there was no pony other than her. She then said, "What happened?" She then saw many cookies that had one bite mark laying on the ground.  She was still confused on what happend at townhall. She then exited Townhalll and walked around, she either saw jars of cookies or cookies laying around. Rainbow filling was also on the ground, it felt like slime and it smelt like cotton candy. Rainbow Dash asked, "What were in those cookies that made this happen?"

She then saw a pony, with a pink coat, a violet mane, a trail of floral lavender streaks and Amethyst eyes. She lays on the ground, a bite mark was on her left hoof, she looks like she had a long work day. Left of her was a jar but there were no cookies in it and there was a lot of crumbs left behind. She also had two shopping bags on the ground on her right and one on her left, one bag had crackers, carrots, cherry soda, and even peanut butter, the second bag had a green toothbrush. 

Rainbow Dash flew to her and asked, "What's wrong?"

The pink mare looked up and said, "I-" she then coughed and continue, "I was walking home after going shopping, then a bunch of ponies start surrounding me while moaning, "Cookies!" I had cookies. I then said, "I have cookies but these are for me!" then they walked up to me faster and even attacked me.. they also sadly... ate my chocolate chip cookies, I WAS GOING TO EAT THOSE! and not to mention, those cookies were like 4 bits.. and I wasted all my paycheck on these  groceries.." She had a sad grin on her face, she really wanted those cookies but it was stolen."

Rainbow Dash sighed, it hurts her to see ponies in rough times like this, she hands the pony 20 bits, she wanted to be nice and give her bits so she can enjoy those cookies that the pink pony longed for. Rainbow Dash looked at the pony and said, "You can buy another box of cookies with these bits.. don't worry. You don't have to.. pay... ....... me... back.."

The pony nodded her head and said, "Thank you.." She then got up and walked away, she is going to the store and buying more cookies. However, all of a sudden, she dropped the bits Rainbow gave her. Rainbow was confused of what is going on. Then, the mare mouth was covered in rainbow. Rainbow Dash forgot that when a zombie bites a non-zombie the non-zombie will become a zombie. The pony's eyes seem empty and lifeless. She then moan, "Cookies..." Rainbow Dash was confused.

She then turn around and slowly walked up to Rainbow and asked, "Give cookies.. cookies good!"

Rainbow Dash then said, "I don't have any cookies... go buy some!" the cookie zombie pony didn't like that at all, she then quickly walked up to Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash didn't know what to do. She then just roundhouse kicked the cookie zombies pony in the neck. The pony fell on the ground and softly moaned, "Cookies.. now!" Rainbow Dash felt a bit regretful for what she did but she knew she was trying to defend herself from the zombie and not hurt the pony. She looks to see if the pony is okay, the pony is laying on the ground, it's eyes were closed, their mouth was closed, and the body smelt like cotton candy just like the rainbow filling in the cookies.

She then had a thought in her head, she wanted to know if her friends are okay, she hopes they don't turn into cookie zombies too, she would hate to lose her friends to the cookie zombies. She walked to Sugar cube Corner were her best friend, Pinkie Pie lives in. She saw many trees, without leaves and there was paper hanging from them that contained things like, "Give them cookies!" or "Run!" Rainbow Dash felt fear in her heart, she hasn't felt this amount of fear, she is usually brave and unwilling to go down. Rainbow Dash finally reached Sugar Cube Corner, were her friend, Pinkie lives. She saw the sign that read, "Sugar Cube Corner" is not there but instead laying on the green grass. She goes in and finds the place in ruins. Tables and chairs were flipped, a window was cracked and there was a pool of rainbow filled cookies.

She took a deep breath, she looked around, it was silence. She is worried that her friends in Ponyville became cookie zombies. She then thought that she actually killed everypony with the joke cookies, she felt a sting of guilt, she usually doesn't have that feeling, she stays in that spot, reflecting on what happens. After a moment of silence, she something. She followed the sound all the way to Pinkie Pie's room that was upstairs. 

Rainbow Dash then saw Pinkie Pie laying in bed. She was moaning in pain. Rainbow Dash ran over and asked in a concerned tone, "P- Pinkie Pie.. are you okay?"

Pinkie Pie then turned to Rainbow, her hooves were placed on her stomach. She said, "N- No.. I feel.. sick.. I shouldn't have ate those boxes of rainbow filled cookies!" She looked like if she was about to vomit but she didn't vomit like Rainbow thought she would.

Pinkie then said, "Dashie, this is not funny.. your joke cookies.. was.. a horrible idea!" She then moaned in pain.

Rainbow Dash then felt more stress and more guilt in her heart. She then reflected on what she did.. she then realized she took the joke too far, she seeing her friend in pain cause of the joke cookies, the cookies causing ponies to become zombies. She said, "Pinkie Pie.. you are right," She secretly hates herself for what she did, she didn't mean to cause this. Then, after a moment of silence, her eyes started to flood with water.

Rainbow Dash then looked at Pinkie Pie and continued saying, "I went... too far, I will put things right! I will put a stop to this.." 

Pinkie Pie's mouth then started leaking a rainbow color, Rainbow Dash then thought that this was a sign that Pinkie was becoming a cookie zombies, Rainbow Dash ran because she knows if she stays, Pinkie will demand cookies and chase her. She saw the cookie zombies going very fast. Pinkie Pie saw Rainbow Dash leaving, she yelled, "RAINBOW. RAINBOW,"

She then jumped out of bed and yelled, "RAINNNBOW.... Come back.." She then rose up and moaned, "Cooookies.." 

She then moaned in an aloof tone, "Tasty coooooookiiies"
Her pupils were narrow, her mouth was filled with rainbow color. Pinkie Pie slowly walked from the bed, leaving behind the rainbow color in the bed and floor. 

Rainbow Dash then ran outside, she didn't want to get bitten and turned into a cookie zombie too. She then took many deep breaths. Rainbow Dash then was about to walk forward and then she saw Twilight, Apple Jack, Spike, they sound like they were eating something, she saw the crumbs of cookies on the floor. They also could be heard moaning, "Cooookiiees... yum!" They don't sound like themselves.


Rainbow Dash then asked, "Are you okay?" After she asked that the three of them stop making munching sounds, but they didn't reveal their face, their backs still faced Rainbow Dash. There was a short silence, then Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow, she then said, "Guys?"
Then, the three mares turned around, they all had rainbow filling in their mouth, their pupils were small, they also had red stains on their underbelly.

They corner Rainbow Dash to one of the walls of Sugar cube Corner, the three ponies were moaning, "Coookiiess... give... coooookiiiess...." Rainbow Dash face became a racing ground for sweatdrops. Then, after a few seconds, a smash window could be heard., Pinkie Pie was in Sugar cube Corner but her hooves and head were out. 

Rainbow Dash spoke, "Sorry, I have no cookies... and eating too many cookies isn't good for you!" The cookie zombies didn't like that, their growled angrily, they then charge Rainbow Dash even faster, Pinkie Pie grabbed Rainbow Dash. Twilight locked eyes with Rainbow. She then pounced on Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash fighting for her life and not wanting to become a zombie cookies, said, "Sorry Twilight!" she then punch Twilight in the face and grabbed Pinkie and threw it at the other ponies that were cornering Rainbow Dash. Then many cookie zombies dash at Rainbow Dash, some of these cookie zombies were once friends or ponies Rainbow Dash sees everyday. She saw Soarin, Big Mac, and even Princess Celestia herself were walking towards Rainbow Dash, they all were moaning in an raspy tone, "Cooookiiies..."

Rainbow Dash set out her wings and flew up into the sky, then a pony with yellow hair, gray coat, and bubbles for a cuitemark jumped at Rainbow Dash trying to tackle her and steal the cookies from her or maybe turn her into a cookie zombie. But, Rainbow Dash took off right on time, and the cookie zombies fell on the ground. 


Meanwhile, as Rainbow Dash flies in the stunning night sky, she sees many broken houses, many cookies with rainbow filling laying on the ground, some had bit marks, other didn't, there were even a few cookie zombies roaming around the town. She then looked down, she was looking for a safe space to hide and wait this horrible nightmare out. In Rainbow Dash's heart, she felt guilty for what she did, if RD never swapped the original cookies for those Joke cookies, none of this would happen and her friends would be fine! many tears race down her face, her grin dissolved and was now replaced with a upside-down grin.

All of a sudden, at the dead of night, She heard something, like a swooshing sound, she looked up where the noise originated and saw a green pegasus, that has yellow and orange mane, and gold yellow eyes. She had rainbow frosting on her mouth.
> Chapter 2
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Then, the green pegasus in the sky had rainbow filling in her mouth, her eyes were crossed, she was also moaning, "Cookies...." Then, the Green Pegasi thought that Rainbow Dash had cookies, she then charged at Rainbow Dash at an alarming rate. Rainbow Dash dodged the Pegasi and started trying to fly away, the green Pegasi then followed Rainbow Dash. Then, Rainbow Dash saw an  electric fence in a pony's cottage, she flew above the fence. The green Pegasi didn't fly above it and can be heard screaming, "COOKIEEEEESS!" the pony was on the ground, the Pegasi didn't move, it was just laying there. Rainbow Dash couldn't but felt a bit bad for the cookie zombies. She then saw some pony in the cottage, Rainbow Dash then said, "Is that Fluttershy? I hope she is okay," she ha a worried look on her face, she is worried that FLutetrshy has become a cookie zombies just like her friends.

Rainbow Dash then asked, "And where did she get an electrical fence?" She then flew to the cottage front door, and knocked on the door of  the cottage. Fluttershy then yelled, "WHO's THERE?"

Rainbow Dash then said, "It's me, Rainbow Dash..." there was a short silence. 

Fluttershy then yelled, "If you are really Rainbow Dash.. or are you a cookie zombie in disguise?"

Rainbow Dash then yelled, "It's me, Fluttershy!"

Fluttershy then yelled, "If it is really you... when did we first met?"

Rainbow Dash sighed, after a short silence she then said, "At preschool, you were at flight school and I felt bad for you being picked on so I beat up the bullies, you said your name was Fluttershy, I said my name was Rainbow Dash... and I flew a race to defend your honor at flight camp... remember?"

After a short silence, Fluttershy then opened the door, she whispered, "Get in!" Rainbow Dash then quickly get in. She saw what was inside of the cottage, everything was on her place, there were many jars filled with the joke cookies with rainbow filling. Her animal friends looked angry and looked ready to fight cookie zombies. Anon was drinking soda on the floor, he was watching the news. He stopped drinking and looked at Rainbow Dash, he said, "Oh hey Rainbow.."

Rainbow Dash said, "Hey Anon!"

Anon then said, "Our friends became cookie zombies... I don't really like cookies.. except oatmeal raisin."

Rainbow Dash then said, "I know, they tried to corner me outside of Sugar cube Corner but I fought them off... it's sad my second best friend, Pinkie Pie became a cookie zombie!"

Anon took a sip of his soda and asked, "Was Twilight... a cookie zombie?" he had a sad grin on his face.

Rainbow Dash then nodded her head and said, "Yes, Twilight is a cookie zombie!"

Anon gasp,  he dropped his soda, leaving a huge stain on the floor. Angel was stomping his feet and looked like he wanted to attack Anon for messing up his owner's home.

Rainbow Dash then heard some ponies moaning, she then looked out of the window, she grimace when she saw a horde of cookie zombies, some were padding by, some were coming closer and closer to Fluttery's cottage. They all had rainbow frosting on their faces, their pupil's were small. They were all moaning, "Coookieeeess.."

Then Rainbow Dash then yelled, "The Cookie zombies are coming!"

Fluttershy then replied, "Don't worry, I put up an electrical fence, I bought them the moment the pandemic started.."

Rainbow Dash then said, "Okay.."

Then, there was some cookie zombies who touch the electrical fence, a boom can be heard. There was a splash of blood on the ground and on some of the other cookie zombies' faces. The heads and body of the cookie zombies who touch the electrical fence were separate. 

One of the heads was pink and had pink fluffy hair, one of the eyes were hanging from the eye socket, the pupil of the eye was blue. One of the ponies saw an open door on the electrical fence. One of the cookie zombie pointed to the open door and walk over. One of the cookie zombies, who was a Pegasi flew over on the top of Fluttershy's cottage. One of the cookie zombies moaned, "Cooookiiiiieeeeessssssss... inssiiideee!"


Then, the cookie zombies were coming closer to the front door of Fluttershy's cottage. They can be heard moaning, "Cooookiieeeess."

There was something odd poking out of the couch, Rainbow Dash walked over. Anon asked, "What is it?"
Rainbow Dash picked up the strange object and it was a shot gun. It was long, had a tan, and it felt soft.

Fluttershy said, "What?"


Rainbow Dash was confused. she didn't know why she has a gun. She raised an eyebrow, she knows it's hard to get a gun in Ponyville. Then, she heard a thump from somewhere. She asked, "What was that?"

Then, she heard a doorbell rang. Anon then walked over and asked, "Who is it?" he then slowly opened the door. Then, a cookie zombie jumped on him and moaned, "Cooooookiiieeeess." 

Anon yelled, "I don't like cookies and I don't have any cookies!"

The cookie Zombie then pinned Anon and bite him in the neck, Anon can be heard screaming in pain,  Fluttershy then pulled the trigger, the cookie zombie fell on the ground, there was blood on their body, there was a puddle of Red substance. Fluttershy then walked over to non, who was laying on the floor. She then asked, "Are you okay?"

Anon opened his eyes, rainbow frosting was leaking out of his mouth. He then stood up and moaned, "COOOOOOKIIIEEEES!!" Fluttershy then twitch, a shot can be heard. Anon is now on the floor, there was a larger puddle of Red, thick, liquid than before. Then more cookie zombies rush in, they all were moaning, "Coooookieeeess!"

Rainbow Dash then looked at the pantry and saw that there was a jar of cookies, there was only one cookie, it was oatmeal raisin!"

Rainbow Dash then grabbed the jar. Fluttershy was firing at the cookie zombies. Then, she realize there were no more bullets left, she forgot to buy more since she thought she would never have to use it. She then was tackled, by one no, two, no three and more cookie zombies, she punched one of the cookie zombies, they bit her and attacked her. She was kicking and pleading. Her animals friends came to the rescue, they try to fight the cookie zombies but there was so much cookie zombies and they overtake the animals and Fluttershy. 


Rainbow Dash then threw the jar of cookies at the cookie zombies, one of them fell but the cookie got out of the jar and roll to Rainbow Dash, the cookie zombies saw the cookie and dashed towards the cookie. Rainbow Dash, not wanting to get attacked and turned into a cookie zombies by the cookie zombies. She then spread her wings and took off. She saw a window and the chimney. She was yelling, "Do I escape through the chimney.. or the window?"

Then, she heard something going down the chimney. She asked, "Santa Claus?" she waited for the pony in the chimney to get down. She saw a pony at the bottom of the chimney, she hoped it wasn't a cookie zombies. Rainbow Dash then spoke, "....hello?"

Then, she saw a cookie zombie, it was a mare with orange mane and tail, her mane is also yellow, she had rainbow frosting on her face, Rainbow Dash recognize it as Spitfire, the leader and commander of the Wonderbolts. She then moaned, "Cooookieees!" She then tried to lunge at Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash then smash through the window and took off to the sky. There was moaning that can be heard outside and in Fluttershy's cottage, Fluttershy rose up, she opened her eyes, her mouth is covered in rainbow frosting. She then whispered, "Coookieeeess." There was a huge puddle of Red liquid, some cookie zombies were on the ground, their eyes were closed, there were bullet holes on their bodies. One of the dead cookie zombies opened their eyes.. and roared.


Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash was flying in the night sky, it was glowing a black hue, the stars and moon was glowing brightly. She then looked down trying to find shelter and a safe place to hide till all of this is over.. she saw a lot of cookie zombies on the ground, they were doing a lot of this.. some were eating cookies, some were fighting other cookie zombies over cookies.  She then said, "Is.. th- this a nightmare.... I've had scary dreams lately.. but this one was the scariest.. I mean my best friend, Anon, my Wonderbolt boss is now a cookie zombies!"