Ponies Of The Dead.

There's absolutely no way I would have known. How could anypony have known?

"Time to wake up." Caramel snored softly, nuzzled into his right side also sleeping was the quiet yellow mare he loved dearly. Fluttershy woke up to Redheart unusually cheery voice, she looked outside to find the bright day shining in her eyes.

"We are almost near the outskirts, maybe 4 hours." Redheart said. Fluttershy stood on on all four hooves and stretched her wings in the small space available to her inside the vehicle. She looked back at Caramel who was lying on his back, Rainbow Dash tucked in closely between Caramels hind legs lying across his stomach. A small flicker of jealousy filled Fluttershys face.

"Twilight? Are we clear?"

"Redheart? There's nopony around." Twilight adjusted the Binoculars she had held with her magic.

"Maybe it's for the best Twilight." Spike said

"Yeah, do you really want to get involved with those monsters?" Scootaloo chimed in.

"Redheart wa-Oof!" The vehicle rocked and Twilight fell backward from the hatch. "Ow!" Caramel yelled as Twilight's horn poked him harshly on the left side.

"Sorry. Redheart will drive over anything." Twilight sat up and rubbed her cheek with a hoof.

"Are you enjoying yourself Caramel?" Fluttershy asked.

"What do you mean?" He sat up and looked down, "Wah!" he jumped in his seat. Woken by the noise he made, Rainbow lifted her head and stared at him.

"Good morning Rainbow Dash, you're drooling." Fluttershy said as hugged Caramels arm. Rainbow panicked and quickly got up, "Sorry, totally not cool." she wiped her muzzle with a hoof.

"Maybe we should stretch our legs. Redheart stop." Caramel said.

***

"So who's that filly?"

"That's Scootaloo, she used to be a trouble maker." Spike replied. "It turns out that the scooter Twilight enchanted for you was hers, She was on a short vacation with her family when the breakout happened. I have no Idea why they were in Appleloosa."

"Yeah, I think I saw her on the farm, she's one of Appleblooms friends right?" Caramel asked. Scootaloo approached them. "Where are we going?" she chimed.

"Canterlot, Twilight needs to be there, she said it's the only safe city left." Spike said.

"Scootaloo? Why are you and your family so far from Ponyvi-wh-oh" Caramel was interrupted by Winona at his hooves. "And what are you doing so far away from the farm Winona? Heh." he joked and patted the dogs head with his hoof. "Woof!" Winona ran off chasing Scootaloo by her side.

"Caramel? You should take this. It's a shotgun, all you have to do is aim near their heads and you'll hit them." Spike handed Caramel the large gun. "But I don't know how to use one?" he replied. "I'm better off with my Bat."

"Relax, it's easy. All you have to do is load the shells into the gate and shoot. To shoot again pull back the grip and a bullet will load into the cartridge chamber." Spike said.

"Wow, you really know a lot about these." Caramel turned the weapon around in his hooves.

"Caramel, I take Zombies very seriously. But I'll warn you, it's got a powerful buck when you pull the trigger. So be careful."

"I'll just use it to hit them." He raised the weapon in his hooves feeling the weight of it. "That's pointless, it's a gun!" Spike shouted

"Yeah, I know." he walked off with the gun wrapped around his shoulder by the sling and Spike followed. Fluttershy quickly descended from the sky and landed in front of Caramel. "D-D-Do I get one?" She asked innocently.

"Well, do you know how to use one?" He asked.

"No, but Spike can teach me."

"I'd be delighted to teach you Fluttershy." Spike said cheerfully as he raised his claw. "Perhaps you've noticed the blade on the end, Bayonets like this are only made in Trottingham." he grinned.

"Spike! Quit messing around, we're heading for Canterlot now." Twilight shouted as she dropped back down into the hatch.

***

While lying on the roof of the insanely huge green car easily capable of flattening any dead attacker in its path, Caramel turned to Fluttershy. "We are at the Canterlot outer ring. Twilight said the zombies can't get through the magic field of fog surrounding the castle." he laid his head back down again and saw all the abandoned houses and shops. Even in the outskirts of the largest city in Equestria, dead ponies still lurk around looking for their next meal.

"Hey, Spike look at all the boats!" Scootaloo had never seen so many boats as she did right now, some had huge fans others had small motors, some even had wheels. "Yep that's Canterlot for ya, technology, so that ponies who aren't unicorns can use them." he replied.

"Technology, what a load of hay." Twilight spoke up, "Scootaloo dear. Some ponies," she bashed the roof of the vehicle with a hoof "are just too lazy!" her voice rose a few octaves.

"What?!" Caramel shouted from the top of the vehicle. "Do you see anything?" Twilight shouted through the opened hatch, "No. There's no Pegasi or guards in sight, there were heaps yesterday. Where'd you suppose they all went?"

"I really don't care. We are almost at the castle." Twilight retorted.

"Well, at least it's a nice day." Fluttershys voice was sweet in Caramels ears. "We are going to safe right?"

"I hope so."

I really do.

"Look on the bright side." she smiled, "What bright side?" he replied. "We haven't seen a single one since the sun came up." Caramel stared into her eyes.

"Yeah, you're right." His frown turned into a smile. Caramel slowly closed his eyes.

Finally a break.

"It's them!" Spike voice echoed in his mind, his shot open instantly.

Dammit!

"About 300 meters." Spike continued. "Wait, Redheart go down there, to the right!" a twilight pointed a hoof to an alleyway large enough for the vehicle to pass. "Ok." she complied.

"Oh no. They're here too!" Redheart panicked, the vehicle still speeding towards a horde of brainless ponies. "Fine. Turn left!" Twilight commanded. More ponies lurked in their pathway. "Just keep going Redheart, don't stop!" She said.

As dead corpses flew over their heads Caramel turned over and laid on his stomach, Fluttershy did the same. "Wait." her voice was soft. "What?" Rainbow asked.

"Stop!" She said loudly. "What?" Rainbow look in front of them and saw Fluttershys concern. "Luna's Mane! Stop it quick!" As the tires made a horrible screeching noise Redheart quickly brought the huge green car to a halt, sending Fluttershy catapulting from the top of the vehicle. She landed with a harsh thud on the dirt, thick fog lurked behind her.

The barrier!

"Fluttershy!" Seven growling ponies approached the weak yellow mare.

Chk! "Pull the slide. Aim for the heads..."

"Caramel?" her voice was weak, Caramel leaped from the top of the vehicle and landed with several meters between her and the hungry attackers.

"Shoot to kill!" Caramel lifted the shotgun to his shoulder and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

What the...

The force caused Caramel to lose his balance and step backwards. "What the hell? I aimed for the head. I only killed one?"

"You're doing it wrong Caramel! Because of the recoil, the muzzle moves off the target and your pattern shoots high. Lean into it and aim at the chest!" Spike popped out of the hatch and pointed a rifle at the attackers.

Lean into it. Aim around the chest... And...

Bang!

"Awesome!" Caramel fired again.

But... There are far too many.

"After you shoot, keep your aim on the target and pull the slide. Then shift the muzzle just a tiny bit." Spike instructed as he too started shooting the fast approaching horde. Caramel fired his weapon three more times.

"This is awesome!" He boasted and pulled the slide in again to shoot. "Crap, out of bullets." he put his hoof into his satchel to retrieve more shells but clumsily lost grip and they scattered around his hooves in to dirt. "Shit! Dammit!" he tried to gather them as quickly as possible.

"Caramel!" Rainbow's voice shouted. "Get Fluttershy, I'll handle these. But you better move like you have a bucking purpose!"

"You can't! There are too many of them to fight with a wooden sword!"

"I know. But I'm awesome." Rainbow left a multi colored blur behind her as she began attacking all the walking dead in her path. More dead ponies approached Caramel, more than anypony could fend off. Even the self proclaimed awesome Rainbow Dash was having trouble. Caramel ran to Fluttershy.

Great, just my luck. My life sucks right now.

"Well, I guess this is it. At least we can die together." he smiled at Fluttershy and wrapped his hooves around her tightly, he lowered a hoof a knocked into the rifle attacked to her strap.

Wait! I'm such a feather brain.

He grabbed the rifle and rolled over her coming face to face with the dead, balancing the large rifle on her wings. Fluttershy moaned in pleasure as the strap pulled on her wings.

"Spike! What about this one?" He shouted.

"Push the lever in front of the trigger guard! Pull the slide on the right! You're ready to shoot!" Caramel followed Spikes instructions with succession. "Wait... Caramel." Fluttershy cried with pleasure.

Bang!

"Ahhh." Fluttershy continued to moan in pleasure with every shot Caramel fired. A single bullet went straight passed Rainbow, right between her hind legs only just missing her. Rainbow rolled backwards and sliced another attacker, a second bullet came speeding towards her passing through her wings almost close enough to graze them. She flipped forward again slicing another dead unicorn.

"Carful Mel!"

Bang!

"I bucking missed. Dammit it missed!" Caramel continued to shoot uncontrollably not hitting any of his targets. "Shit! The magazine is..." The magazine from spikes gun dropped and fell into his claw he lowered his arm inside the vehicle, "Somepony hand me a Neighed MEG magazine! Like this one." he dropped the magazine, Winona barked standing at Spike's bag of ammo.

"Spike is it this one?" Scootaloo handed the correct magazine to him. "I'll kill them." he took the magazine from Scootaloo and loaded into the breech of his gun. "I'll kill them all!" he started firing wildly hitting his target every time, an embarrassing blow to Caramels shooting skills.

"The engine still won't start." Redheart worried. "Twilight? Where are you going?"

"I'm going to pick up Caramels gun and use it."

"It's to dangerous." Redheart pleaded her to stay inside the vehicle.

"I'm about to find out." She slyly said as she opened the door and leapt out, the fading sunlight blinded her for a split second before she could focus her magic. "Shells are by your hooves, do you know how to use it?" Spike spoke. "Not to worry, I'm a genius."

"Twilight!" Fluttershy and Caramel shouted in unison, Twilight turned to them. "Relax, I know what I'm doing." she turned back to find a drooling zombie inches from her face. A sword came slicing thought it's face as a rainbow blur flashed behind it, the dead pony fell to the ground. "Thanks Rainbow Dash. I was almost gone for."

"Anytime, you better get that gun!" Twilight's horn glowed as an aura coated Caramels unloaded weapon. "I'm not a coward!" The shells at her hooves came floating through the air with the help of her magic and slid right into the cartridge chamber, the weapon fired, missing her target completely. "No, Twilight you have to hold it, magic can't solve your aim!"

"Er... Right! I meant to do that!" she lowered the weapon into her hooves and released her magical grip. She fired the weapon again successfully hitting her target. "Take that! If you weren't dead already I would kill you!" Twilight shouted her nonsense.

We just couldn't do it, they never stopped coming. Redheart and Scootaloo? Hell, they can't even face the dead, never mind shooting them. We kept firing every bullet we had but they just kept coming, and now we're out of bullets.This is the wor- What?

"Woof!"

"Wait Winona!" Scootaloo shouted from the inside of the vehicle, Winona escaped the confined space and ran up to the nearest attacker, biting it's foreleg harshly. The dead pony just kept walking, ignoring the dogs attempt to help.

"Stay back!" Twilight ran out of ammunition and resorted to using the shotgun as a club. She swung her arm backwards to strike again, Caramel stooped her with his hoof. "Hey let go."

"I'll take over from here on out." he said calmly and walked towards the growling horde.

"What are you doing?" she whined as he stopped walking. "Winona can't do it alone." he smiled and then galloped forward. "AHHHHHH!" Caramel screamed with anger knocking out attackers in every direction. Rainbow Dash followed behind him aiding him where she could.

"Keep going Caramel, I'll be right behind you." she struck another attacker.

"Don't stop! This way! This way!" he shouted and bashed his gun on various objects as he ran, making loud echoing noises.

"Come this way!" Rainbow shouted and belted her sword on a metal barrel, the sound echoed for several seconds. "Dash! This way! It leads to the gardens but we'll have to split from the group, it could take all night." he said and pointed to a staircase that looked like it had been carved out of marble, found throughout Canterlot.

"Ok! I trust you!" Following Caramel, Rainbow looked back to the group standing outside the thick fog. The noise they made was not enough distraction for the horde, "Dammit!" Caramel cursed under his breath.

"They keep coming."

"Dammit!" Caramel lifted his gun and bashed it harshly on the metal railing. "This way mare buckers!" the metal sound echoed again an again as he continued to bash his gun harshly, echoing every time.

"Hold on? Who are those ponies coming out of the fog?" he said.

"It's the royal guard, they're going to be safe! Awesome!" Rainbow bumped a hoof to Caramels.

***

"Spike?" Scootaloos voice filled with fear.

"You and Winona have to cross through the fog." Spike said.

"What about everypony else?" She asked.

"We'll be right in after you." he faked a smile. "That's a lie!" she sniffed and a tear ran down her cheek. "What?"

"My father said the same thing you just did before he died. He said it was okay but then he died, I wanna stay with you, Rainbow and all the girls. I want to stay with you guys forever!" she cried. "Don't let me be alone." she cried again breathing heavily. "Please!"

"Don't let me be alone!" she sniffed as tears poured down her face. "Get those ponies to safety! Now!" a familiar voice boomed. Spike looked over and saw several Canterlot guards emerge from the fog.

"Come this way." Princess Celestia stood over Twilight. "Princess!" Twilight had never been so excited to meet her loving teacher.

"Go Twilight Sparkle, we have little time." following her orders, Twilight gripped onto Fluttershys weak body with her magic and lifted the yellow mare onto her back. After what seemed like a long trek everypony reached the other side of the fog.

"Thank you so much for saving out flanks your majesty." Redheart bowed before her.

"I am glad to help, everypony needs to be safe in these dire situations." Celestias voice was sweet yet empowering at the same time. "Oh princess, I'm so glad we made it." Twilight galloped up her teacher and nuzzled her gently.

"Caramel?" Fluttershy whispered to herself, opening her eyes for the first time in many minuets.

"Spike? What's going to happen to the others?" Scootaloo asked. "Don't worry they'll be fine, Rainbow Dash is faster than a speeding bullet and Caramel is... Well... Caramel is Caramel." He smiled.

***

Now, I know this may sound strange. But even in the middle of all this ongoing hell, I felt great, empowered somehow, the both of us seemed invincible. Plus I was with the incredibly attractive Rainbow Dash, what could possibly go wrong?