Luna of the Dead

She was exhausted, and her back hurt terribly. They had barely escaped the boutique alive, let alone un-bitten. Everything had happened, and Luna couldn't remember anything. All she was sure of was that she flew everyone out, and now she couldn't even feel her right wing. She was amazed it had healed as much as it had, feathers had even started to grow back, but now she feared for what kind of damage she could have done to it. You never, ever fly on a broken wing, let alone while carrying a filly, baby dragon, and full grown mare. Her back was burning from the pain, yet her wing itself was numb, lying limply at her side. She kept walking, carrying the unconscious ponies and dragon on her back. Her leg kept screaming in pain with every step she took, but Luna had to keep walking. There was no doubt that the zombies had heard their escape, and while they were a few miles behind them, zombies were relentless. They would follow the direction of a noise to the edge of the world. Her head was pounding and her vision was beginning to fade, but she had to keep moving... "We must keep going. There is no time to rest." Her head sunk and she began to loose balance. "We must...keep going. Can't rest, on-only walk...... m-must keep mo-ovin..g....." She couldn't raise her hoof high enough to avoid the rock, and Luna tumbled to the ground, unconscious.

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"Ce-Celestia? Wha-what art thou doing here?"

"I am here to see you."

But...But you aren't real, thou can'st be real. We laid your body to rest after you... after..." Tears began to fill the princesses eyes. Everything around her was out of focus, and it was very bright. Not uncomfortably bright, but enough to illuminate her sister.

"You are correct Luna."

"Then how art thou here? And where are we? We do not understand."

"Isn't it obvious Luna?" The Princess of the Night's heart began to drop. She feared what her sister was about to say. "You failed..."

"Wha-what?"

"You failed me Luna, and you have failed all of Equestria. You messed up Luna, and now everypony is dead."

Luna staggered backward, trying to not fall over. Her pupils shrunk as fear filled her soul. All she could do was whisper no as she tried to disbelieve it.

"You did not do as I asked..."

"..no.."

"...And you were unable to find Twilight..."

"..no, no..."

"You let the Apple Family DIE..."

"..no, please no...we tried.."

"...And you were unable to stop the plague..."

"...please sister, please. We tried..."

"...And now Equestria is DEAD..."

"..we did our best. we..."

"...AND SO ARE YOU!"

"...NO Sister, Please no. We did all we could..."

The warm light around her had turned into a dark red hell. She was being suffocated by the hate and death pouring out through her sisters eyes. Luna's body was melting under her own fear and failure.

"Luna, you tried?!"

"Luna, you did your best?!"

"Luna, you FAILED!"

"Luna, you FAILED!"

"Luna, you..."

"Luna, y..."

"Luna..."

"Luna..?"

"Luna?"

"LUNA?!"

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A cold bucket of water was thrown on the princess's head, and she lunged up. Her heart was about ready to explode through her chest, and she was frantically kicking her hooves. It took a few seconds before she was able to calm down and observe her surroundings. The dark, smoky environment with her sister had been replaced by the gentle and serene woodland of the Everfree Forest. The sunlight gently shown through the canopy, illuminating the young dragon standing over her. He set the bucket down and through his arms around the princess's long neck.

"I was so worried. You were screaming and flailing around. You looked like you were going to die!"

Luna was still terrified from what she had just experienced, but she was able to give Spike a reassuring smile.

"Princess!" Rarity trotted over, wearing her survival suit without the helmet. "Oh, Princess, we were so worried. You were having such a Nightmare..."

Luna quickly jumped to her feet, despite the pain in her leg. She felt like she was going to vomit, and briskly ran out to the woods. She found a small, clear stream, and sat beside it. Luna was able to quell her stomach, but her real pain lived in her heart. She starred at the stream, observing her reflection. Rarity had called it a nightmare. Luna knew what a nightmare was better than anypony, and this was different. "What happened?" she asked aloud. The sun's reflection shone brighter, but it did not burn Luna's eyes. She looked at the reflection, tears filling her eyes. She knew what had happened. She wished it wasn't true, but she knew there was no other answer. She was losing her mind. The stress of her sister, finding a cure, and saving Equestria was all to much for her to handle. Her psyche was beginning to snap, and she was afraid. There was nothing she could do, so she just sat there and cried silently. She was thankful no one wandered over to check on her because she didn't want anypony to see her like this. The Brave and Noble Princess of the Night, the hope for all of Equestria, sitting by a stream crying. She sat there until the light began to fade, drowning in her own fear and misery...