Chapter 8: The Night

"What?" Derpy asked.

Dinky still had a grin on her face but after a few seconds Dinky's grin turned into a smile. Derpy chuckled and rubbed Dinky's mane.

"You silly filly."

Dinky laughed and then began to yawn. Her eyes were getting heavier and heavier. Derpy slowly stood up while putting Dinky on her back.

"Somepony is getting tired." Derpy smiled.

Dinky just yawned and leaned her head into Derpy's left wing. Derpy looked at Rainbow Dash.

"I didn't bring a tent so can I sleep in yours?" Derpy asked.

Rainbow smiled. "Of course."

Derpy walked towards the blue tent and zipped it open. She poked her head inside to see where Dinky slept. There was a purple sleeping bag lying on the floor and a blue one rolled up next to the entrance. Derpy stepped inside the tent and gently put Dinky in the sleeping bag while using her left wing to lift her head up. Derpy carefully put Dinky in the sleeping bag. Once Dinky was in the sleeping bag, Derpy gave Dinky a kiss on the forehead and slowly walked out of the tent.

Derpy zipped up the tent and turned around to walk back to the circle. A lot of the ponies were inside their tents except for Night Striker, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy. She sat down right next to Rainbow Dash and looked up at the RV. Film Maker was on top of the RV. Derpy looked at Night Striker.

"Why is Film up there?" Derpy asked.

"I dunno. He usually does this. But I never knew why he did it." Night replied.

"Shouldn't somepony go check on him?" Derpy looked around the circle.

"I'll do it." Fluttershy stood up and flew up to the top of the RV.

...........

Film had a bottle of vodka in his left hoof and he was looking up at the moon. He heard wings flapping but he ignored them. There was a gentle thud and he looked to his right to see Fluttershy. Fluttershy and Film made eye contact for a moment until Film looked up at the moon and took a sip out of his vodka. Fluttershy walked up to him and sad herself right next go Film. Fluttershy looked at Film and she could tell that he was holding back tears.

"I-Is something wrong?" Fluttershy asked.

Film put the vodka up to his lips and took a big sip of the vodka. Once he was done sipping the alcohol, he looked at Fluttershy. "N-No.....Everything's fine."

Fluttershy put a hoof on the pegasus's shoulder. "Film?"

Film looked away from Fluttershy's eyes and shut his tight. Fluttershy wrapped her left wing around Film. Film saw Fluttershy's wing wrapped around him. He looked at the wing and then looked at her eyes.

"Film....you can tell me..if that's okay?"

A tear streamed down Film's right cheek. Fluttershy put her right hoof around his chest and laid her head on Film's shoulder. Film wiped the tear and looked down at Fluttershy.

"I....I...I miss him." Film said.

Fluttershy turned her head towards the moon and she was gazing into his eyes. "Who?"

"My brother......I know he treated me like shit but....I loved him....I forgave him...I had to put him down.....Oh god." Film couldn't hold in his tears anymore. Tears were streaming down both his left and right cheeks. Fluttershy lifted her head so she could wipe the tears away. She used her right hoof and wiped the tears away. Film looked at Fluttershy.

"I'm fucking pathetic aren't I?" Film asked.

Fluttershy gasped and pulled him into a huge hug with both of her hooves. She unwrapped him with her left wing so she could hug him tightly. "You're not...Your Just hurt."

Film put the bottle of vodka on the surface of the RV so he could wrap his hooves around Fluttershy.

"Thank you." Film said.

"For what?" Fluttershy asked.

"For listening." Film replied.

"I'll listen if you talk." Fluttershy slowly pulled her head back. Making eye contact with Film.

Film slowly moved his head towards Fluttershy's. He was about to kiss her until he stopped himself and pulled his head away. He stopped hugging Fluttershy and he faced the moon.

"Is something bothering you?" Fluttershy asked.

"I was going to kiss you....but I don't know if you feel the same way." Film said while refusing to look at Fluttershy.

Fluttershy turned his head to make eye contact with her. She started to lean her head in towards Film's. Film saw what Fluttershy was doing and he reacted by moving in towards hers. Their lips locked together. Fluttershy closed her eyes and tilted her head. Film slowly closed his eyes and then pulled Fluttershy into a hug. Fluttershy opened her mouth and started to explore Film's. Film allowed her to do what she wanted. He was satisfied either way. Fluttershy pulled her tongue back in and Film started to explore hers. Film explored sooner than Fluttershy because he didn't want her to feel like as if she was rushed. They slowly broke the kiss and looked at each other. Fluttershy blushed and Film pulled her head underneath his chin so he could hold her.

..........

Derpy smiled at the sight of Film and Fluttershy kissing. Rainbow Dash leaned her head against Derpy's shoulder. Derpy leaned her head on top of Rainbow's and closed her eyes.

Night started to sing quietly. "Don't you know little boy they're laying you on a wasteland. Little do they know every song is a lifespan. I've never tooken one but I'm taking my last chance to hold all we know and let go with both hands." His singing grew louder. "Oh, don't you know the clouds are made from concrete. Right through the stone can you hear my heartbeat. It beats through my bones like the memory left me. Not for a second nor a minute when I dream. I wanna go home like the home that I keep. You can dig six or sixty six feet. Or we can live forever steal your misery with me. Hold a song together with a bottle of whiskey. Look into the mirror, the lines that time drew. See'em paint it white and the eyes that shine through. My heart beats heavy in an open chest and I wanna say goodbye but there's nobody left." Night Striker looked up at the sky and smiled.

All of a sudden there was a loud noise that sounded like windows being shattered. Night stood up and grabbed his crossbow. Saints jumped out of the RV. Fluttershy jumped off of the roof of the RV and went inside her tent. Film stood up and picked up his sniper rifle. Derpy stood up and Rainbow Dash started digging through Derpy's duffle bag. Rainbow pulled out a M1911 and a .44 magnum. Rainbow handed Derpy the .44 and Derpy quickly took it out of Rainbow's hoof. Both pegasi were aiming their small arms at the noise that the glass shatter came from. Saints was holding an AK-47. One of the guns that Night Striker likes to call "the classics". There were hoofsteps coming towards their direction.

Night immediately took action by setting down his crossbow and pulling out his hidden blade. Night started running towards the direction where the glass shatter came from. Night kept on running and came up to an abandon car with a broken window. Night walked up to the window and saw a reflection of himself on the shattered glass inside the car. Then another reflection of a pegasus with its wings extended approaching Night. Night quickly turned around and put his blade up against the pegasus's throat. The pegasus jumped back once the knife was touching its throat. The figure of the pegasus was a stallion.

The pegasus moved Night's blade away from his throat. "Night you scared the shit out of me. Don't do that again."

Night realized who the pegasus was and quickly drew back his hidden blade. "Shadowblaze. Holy shit I haven't seen you in forever. Is Sugar Rush with you?"

"Yes. He broke a window to get your attention."

All of a sudden an earth pony jumped on top of Night's back. "Hello."

"Sugar Rush get the fuck off me before I stab you." Night threatened.

Sugar Rush jumped off of Night's back and was standing right next to Shadowblaze. Night moaned and stood up properly.

"I fucking hate it when you do that Sugar." Night grunted.

"Oh come Nighty." Sugar teased.

"Don't call me that." Night muttered.

"Where's Saints? Where's Film?" Shadowblaze asked.

"Huh, oh follow me." Night replied.

They started walking back towards the campsite slowly. Night was in front just in case if anypony back at the campsite would try and kill one of them. Once they arrived at the campsite, Night had his front two hooves in the air to show that everything was okay. Once everypony saw Night, they all lowered their guns. Rarity walked out of her boutique looking tent and walked out next to Rainbow Dash and Derpy. Night looked at Saint.

"So what the fucks going on?" Saints said.

"These two are the ponies responsible for making the noise." Night pointed at Sugar Rush and Shadowblaze.

Sugar Rush and Shadowblaze smiled at the everypony. Saints ran towards Sugar Rush and gave him a hug.

"Saints buddy where have you been?" Sugar asked.

"Sugar....we were here this whole entire time." Saints replied.

Applejack walked out of her tent and walked out to find out what the commotion was. She saw Sugar Rush and Shadowblaze.

"Who the hay are these two ponies?" Applejack asked.

"Applejack this is Sugar Rush." Saints pointed at Sugar Rush. Sugar Rush smiled and waved with his right hoof. "And this is Shadowblaze." Saints pointed at Shadowblaze. Shadowblaze waved with his left hoof.

"Howdy." Applejack greeted.

Film hopped off of the RV and walked up towards Sugar Rush and Shadowblaze. "Hey guys, long time no see." Film greeted.

"Hey Film......How you holding up?" Shadowblaze asked.

"Fine....I guess." Film looked at the ground after Shadowblaze asked the question.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to-" Shadowblaze was interrupted.

"No no. It's okay." Film gave Shadowblaze a reassuring smile.

Fluttershy stepped out of her tent and walked up next to Film. Film saw Fluttershy walking towards him. Film walked out towards Fluttershy and met her halfway.

"This is Fluttershy." Film said.

"Hi." Fluttershy said in almost a whisper.

"Hi." The brothers said at once.

Fluttershy leaned her head against Film's shoulder and shoulder started to brush her mane.

"Um it's kinda.....cold in my...tent could you...I mean if it's okay with you...um...sleep with me?" Fluttershy's cheeks started blushing pink.

Film saw her blushing and decided not to tease her about it. "Of course....It is kinda late. I mean one am is pretty late." Film looked down at his watch. (It's super dark where I live when it's that time so just a heads up for some of those who aren't in the Northeastern part of America.)

Fluttershy started walking towards her tent and Film looked at the group. "Goodnight everypony. I'll see you guys in the morning." Film started walking towards Fluttershy's tent.

Fluttershy laid down in her sleeping bag and Film zipped up the tent and laid down right next to her.

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"I think it's time for everypony else to go to bed as well." Applejack said.

"I agree. It is pretty late and we have to be careful. We're lucky that no walkers showed up." Rainbow said.

"Where do we sleep?" Shadowblaze asked.

"You guys can sleep in the RV with us since Film isn't sleeping in here." Saints said.

"Thank you." Sugar said.

"You're welcome." Saints

"Alright let's go to bed." Night said while walking into the RV.

"Yeah." Sugar yawned. "I am getting tired."

Sugar went inside the RV. Shadowblaze and Saints followed their lead.

"Well goodnight you two. I'm going to go get my beauty sleep." Rarity said.

"Goodnight Rarity." Derpy said.

"Goodnight." Rarity said before entering her boutique looking tent.

Rainbow looked at Derpy with concern. Derpy noticed the expression on her face.

"What is it?" Derpy asked.

"Where's Scootaloo?"

"Have you checked your tent?"

Rainbow walked towards the blue tent and zipped it open quietly. She poked her head inside and saw Scootaloo and Dinky in separate sleeping bags on one side of the tent. Rainbow pulled her head out of the tent to face Derpy.

"She's in here." Rainbow said.

Rainbow zipped open the tent and stepped inside. Derpy walked up towards the tent but before she entered. She looked around the campsite in case if there were any walkers. Derpy put her head inside the tent to look at Rainbow Dash.

"Shouldn't somepony keep watch?" Derpy asked.

"Give Night Striker about five minutes and he'll be out on top of the RV." Rainbow replied.

"But wasn't he tired just a second ago?"

"All he has to do is drink a couple energy drinks and he'll be up there for hours." Rainbow laid herself inside a sleeping bag. "Come on in. You're letting in the cold air."

Derpy looked back at the RV and Night walked out with an energy drink in his left hoof. He climbed on top of the RV and sat on his haunches. Derpy stepped inside the tent and zipped up the entrance. She walked up next to Rainbow Dash and laid herself inside the sleeping bag. Once Derpy was laying next to Rainbow Dash, Rainbow looked at Derpy and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Rainbow smiled and laid her head on Derpy's chest and Derpy leaned her head against the ground and slowly closed her eyes. And soon the pegasus was asleep.

Author's Note

Had a pretty fucked up Thursday. I finally told my girlfriend about my attempt at suicide. We're still together that's not the problem why my Thursday is fucked up. I was reminded about my biological father who left me and my mom at a very young age. I made a joke saying "I got that idiot's brain" and my mom gives me a look of pure hatred. She said "I don't ever want to hear that." She still respects the asshole who left us. I don't fucking care about him. There were a whole bunch of letters that came in the mail with my dead grandfather's name on them and it broke me down because of the stories my mom told me about him. She told me "Everyday you were in his arms and he kept you so close. You were the best thing he ever had in his life." All this shit all at once was so hard. I took my anger and sorrow out by destroying my parents vodka. I went into the basement and started throwing bottles against the wall. Not a healthy way but it's better than drinking, right? I really need to know if that was the best decision for me. Please leave me a comment for that. Anyway, here's Chapter 8. Sorry it took so long to get this Chapter out. Make sure to leave a comment about what you thought. Have a good day or night.