Ponies Of The Dead.

I stayed up late the night before everything came to an end.

"Hurry!" Caramel shouted.

They were running as fast as they could, the three of them were exhausted. Big Macintosh tripped as he galloped towards the tower.

"Oof..."

"Oh... Big Macintosh! Quickly! They're coming for us." Fluttershy almost yelled.

She rushed to the stallions side to help him up. As they climbed the stairs, a pony chased behind them.

"Hurry! He's infected!" caramel yelled again.

Fluttershy had a weapon to defend herself with but hesitated to use it, the infected pony got closer growling horribly. Big Macintosh moaned in pain again, swiftly Fluttershy pushed the weapon forward with as much force as she could summon. The tip pierced the straight through the pony's chest. The dead pony was still moving.

"Are you insane?" Caramel yelled at her.

"What?!" she replied.

The dead pony knocked the sharp weapon with his left hoof and slammed Fluttershy into the wall of the staircase. She fell to the ground wincing in pain, the dead pony with only a meter between them rushed towards her.

"Get away!" she cried.

"Fluttershy!" Big Macintosh yelled.

Quickly he swung his weapon at the dead pony and smashed it's head in, blood splattering everywhere. The lifeless body fell and rolled down the staircase, Big Macintosh reached for Fluttershy and helped her up.

"Thank you Big Mac!" she smiled.

"Quickly now!" he said.

"We need to smash their heads in to kill them!" Caramel yelled.

Another dead pony climbed up behind them, Big Macintosh turned around and bucked, the dead pony fell to the very bottom. The three of them once again rushed to the top of the staircase.

"Mac! Fluttershy! Quick we need to move!" Caramel said to them.

With Fluttershy helping Big Macintosh maintain balance they walked further forward leaving Caramel at the top of the staircase.

Damn it! What the hell?

"What the hells going on!" Caramel yelled at the top of his lungs.

***

Earlier that day.

Pinkie promise. Cross my heart and hope to fly? Yeah right.

"What was that?" a voice behind Carmel said.

"Oh, Twilight. What do you want?" he said softly.

"Nothing. Whats wrong? Every time something happens you come to this same spot in ponyville."

"Nothing's wrong, really." he assured her.

Twilight was uncomfortably close, she could almost poke an eye out with her horn.

"Back up a bit, would ya?"

"You know it's been 4 months? I miss seeing you around the library." She confessed to him.

I really miss you too.

"I really don't want to talk about that right now." he said angrily

"Fine! Keep it to yourself then!" she retorted and walked away.

"There was a time I felt the way but not anymore. But you didn't seem to notice, so I moved on." Fluttershy's words echoed in Caramels mind.

"So what?" Caramel said to himself.

Clang!

Huh?

Caramel sat up and looked past the rock in front of him, it was the local ponyville bakery. A dark blue colored pegasus was bashing on the window of the sugar cube corner with his hooves.

"Who's that?" he wondered.

The bashing continued for several seconds before a pink pony appeared and the window opened, she stuck her head out.

"What's your name?" the pink pony asked.

"Grrrrr..." the Pegasus responded.

"Well mister Grrrrr, The Cakes haven't opened yet so you have to c-"

"Who's at the window pinkie?" Mr. Cake walked in the room and interrupted her.

"Oh this is- AHH!" Pinkie screamed as her mane was pulled through the window by the other pony's teeth, her whole body fell through the window. With the groaning Pegasus standing over her, he lowered his head and bit into her chest with a mighty crunch. Pinkie screamed in pain as blood sprayed everywhere.

"Pinkie?!" Mr. Cake panicked.

He jumped through the window to defend her from the attacker but did not need to as the pegasus simply fell over with a groan, he placed her head in his hooves.

"Pinkie?! Oh no, I must fetch help."

He got to his feet and turned, just then Pinkie coughed hard and blood splattered everywhere. Mr. Cake returned to her body.

"Pinkie? Are you oka-"

Faster then he could react Pinkie reached for his front hoof and bit down on it hard, blood sprayed everywhere as Mr. Cake shouted in pain and fell to the ground.

What the hell?

"Fluttershy." he spoke.

With thoughts of her in his mind he stood up and galloped as quickly as he could towards Apple Acres, knowing that she was there visiting Big Macintosh.

"I have to get there as quick as I can." he said to himself.

***

When he arrived there was no sign of anypony on the farm, he shouted across all the fields. There was no response, he cantered up to the farm house door and entered.

"Mac? Fluttershy?" he cooed.

Son of a bitch.

He found them, saw them sharing a kiss while lying down together on the rug in the middle of the room. Caramel stared as he cleared his throat.

"eh-hem."

"Oh, Mel? Ah thought ya' weren't workin' until this afternoon." Big Mac said shyly.

"Caramel, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked.

"Ponies just died in the market. No bullshit, I saw them rise and kill each other." Caramel turned to Big Mac

"What? Are ya' serious?" Big Mac Asked

"Yeah, I'd really make stuff like that up."

"Caramel! Stop! There's no wa-"

Fluttershy was interrupted by a harsh slap across her face. Her face filled with fear.

"Why whoul-" she whimpered.

"Shut up, just listen to me." Caramel interrupted. "I saw it at the sugar cube corner near the market, it was a pegasus. He killed the bakers and then the bakers started killing others."

"Thats insa- wait? The bakery? Pinkie Pie was there this morning, oh dear. I do hope she's ok." Fluttershy said.

"I don't think so, I saw her get bitten. Then she started to bite other ponies." Caramel said with all the forgiveness he could summon.

Big Macintosh turned to the cabinet to his left and opened it. Inside were some farm tools, a hoe, shovel and even a bat. He handed them around with a stern look on his face.

"Whats this for?" Caramel asked.

"Well, if y'all tellin' the truth about what ya' saw, then ah think it's best we protect ourselves just in case y'know." Big Mac replied as he snapped the end of the hoe and handed it to Fluttershy.

"No! If ponies are being killed we should find help." Fluttershy panicked.

"It's too late for that, we have to find somewhere safe to g-" Caramel was interrupted.

"Grrrrr" echoed from behind them on the porch.

It was Applejack, Big Macintosh stepped towards her and then stopped. He stared into her eyes, her pupils were rolled back. Her mouth was drooling and the growling grew louder.

"Sis? Y'all feelin' alright?" Big Mac quizzed.

"Grrrrr" Applejack growled louder and stared to trot slowly towards the three of them.

"She's one of them!" Caramel shouted as he dodged to left as Applejack ran straight pass him.

"Quickly, she can stay 'ere." Big Mac said.

The three ponies left the house and closed the door behind them, Applejack bashed on the door with her front hooves several time before stopping and returning to her groaning.

"She's not dead, she jus' look a tad ill is all." Big Mac said

Feather brain!

"Yes of course." Caramel said sarcastically.

"I'll deal with 'er, she's mah' sister." Mac replied.

Suddenly a loud bash at the door started again, it kept going. The door started to creak and splinter, it fell over with one final bash. Applejack galloped towards Big Macintosh with amazing speed, quicker than Applejack could think Big Mac turned around and prepared to buck. With incredible timing he hit Applejack and she fell to the ground, he balanced himself again and walked over to Applejack laying on her back. He pressed a hoof to her chest so she couldn't move, Applejack leaned up and sunk her teeth into Big Macintosh's hoof that was holding her down. Blood sprayed over his hoof as he cried in pain.

"Arrrggg! Horseapples!" he shouted.

With Applejack's teeth still deep into Big Mac's hoof, Fluttershy ran over to him for help but Applejack's grip would simply not let go.

"Caramel! Do something!" she cried.

Crap, I can't do this.

"Er, right!" he replied.

Caramel hesitated for what seemed hours, and then took action he ran towards Applejack with shovel in hoof and with a single mighty swing, beat Applejacks face with the bat. As she lets go Big Mac staggered backwards and fell into Fluttershys hooves.

I'm a monster.

"Noooo!" Big Mac shouted as he returned to Applejacks lifeless body soaked in blood.

"Mac, I'm sor- I was- she jus-" Caramel was lost for words.

"I'm sorry AJ, it shouldn't 'ave been this way." Tears poured from his face.

***

After spending several minuets digging, Big Macintosh placed Applejack's cold blood soaked body in the hole he had just dug. He cried with every shovel full of dirt he added to the hole. As he finished he coughed loudly and spat out a mouthful of blood, he wiped his mouth with a hoof and saw blood.

"Oh no, you're sick Big Macintosh." Fluttershy worried.

"I'll be fine" he lied to her.

"We have to go somewhere safe, somewhere high up." Caramel said.

Fluttershy put a hoof to her chin and tapped.

"I know!" She raised her hoof. "The observertory, Twilight said that's the tallest building in ponyville! But it's on the other side of town, are you sure you can walk Big Macintosh?" she said with a gleeful smile.

"Y'all need not worry about me, ah' think I'll be fine."

***

Almost an hour later dangerously crossing through the town of ponyville they had come across more infected ponies who were looking for lunch, an easy task for Caramel. Finally after some time they had come to the observatory staircase, siren still ringing.

"I hope you can climb, Mac?" Caramel said

"Ah' should be fine." he said as he coughed up blood, again.

"Oh no, look there's more coming after us." Fluttershy panicked.

"Quick! Get up the stairs!" Caramel yelled.

They came to a flat section of the staircase, high enough to see over all of Ponyville, even as far as the Everfree Forest and Canterlot in the far distance. Caramel looked across the town, many buildings on fire and alarms going off at every chance. Almost as fast as lightning three Pegasus flew past them, trials of electricity flowing in their paths.

"Impossible! Everything was fine just this morning!" Fluttershy added.

"Hurry! Let's get higher and block the stairs." Caramel said.

***

Present

"Why wo- why would this happen?" Fluttershy asked with fear in her voice.

"Ah' think if we can figure out what's causin' it we can stop it from spreadin'." Big Macintosh coughed loudly again and spewed up a heap of blood.

He coughed again and again, more blood every time. Breathing heavily he turn to Fluttershy with what he thought was the most convincing 'I'm okay' smile.

"Big Macintosh, no! Are you okay?" Fluttershy was worried.

"That's it. It's happnin' to me, I'll be one of them soon." he coughed again. More blood spewed from mouth. "Caramel? Will y'all help me?" he said.

"Help? With what?" Caramel asked.

Big Macintosh pointed to the rail he was lying his back against. Caramel took a step closer a looked to where he was pointing.

"Over the rail, it's the only way ah' can go peacefully."

"No! What are you saying." Fluttershy put her hooves to his chest.

"Ah' don't want to be one of them!" Big Mac cried in pain.

He coughed again blood flowing from his mouth.

"Big Macintosh?" Fluttershy was worried.

"Come now, Caramel. Ah' want to stay mah' self till th' very end." Big Mac coughed again and fell forward. Crying in pain blood flowing from every cough.

"No! Big Macintosh! No! No! YOU CAN'T DIE!" Fluttershy's cry echoed in every direction. Big Macintosh was dead, seconds passed while Fluttershy cried over his limp corpse.

"Get away from him Fluttershy." Caramel said as he gripped hid shovel harder. And walked closer to his dead body.

"No you can't. He's not turning! He's not one of those monsters!" Fluttershy tried to argue.

Without warning Big Macintosh started moving again, he lifted his chest and sat up straight.

"Big Macintosh? See? He's fine! He's getting up he will b-" she stopped in mid-sentence as a loud groan came from Big Macintosh who was now standing on all fours hooves.

"Get away from him Fluttershy! Now!" Caramel put his foreleg around Fluttershy and pulled her away.

"Grrrrr" Big Mac growled.

"No! This can't be happening." tears rolled down Fluttershys face as Caramel released Fluttershy and took a step forward in front of her, raising his bat.

"I know you can't believe it. Hell. I can't believe it. But it's happening!" he screamed as loud as he could then ran forward to his best friend and split his skull in two with the shovel.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Fluttershy screamed in fear.

I'm such a dick.

"Why? Why did you have to do it?" Fluttershy was crying.

Cause I love you.

"He would have bitten you if I didn't do that" Caramel lied straight to her face. He turned to her.

"I didn't ask you to save me." she cried. "I would have rather been bitten." she confessed.

"Thats not what Mac would have wanted for you!" he quickly said and turned away.

"How do you know that? You can't know that, oh I know. You must have hated him because I chose to love him instead of you. Is that it?" she was mad with rage.

Caramel continued to walk back to the barricade he had made on the staircase. Without even looking back at her.

"Hey? Where are you going?" she asked

"Clearly you don't want me here. I'll go downstairs and smash them." he said plainly

"No! Wait! What are you talking about. You can't take on so many by yourself!" she yelled as she rose to all fours and flapped her wings to re adjust them. Caramel began moving a small stone bench. "Caramel? Wait? No stop it!" she lunged forwards and gripped his midriff with her front hooves.

"I'm sorry, I never meant it. I really didn't." she confessed. "Please stay with me, Don't leave me!" she pleaded, tears flowing down her face.

Caramel turned around and placed his hooves around her and hugged her tight.

On the day everything came to an end, I killed my best friend. Then I held the mare that I loved, for the first time in my life.

To be Continued...