Dead Rising MLP Edition

Dusk's Point of View

My head aches as I awake from the sleep. Darkness is everywhere, except for a small green path leading to a small glimpse of light in the distance. I manage to get up, but the strange thing is my legs feel no pain. I don't know why I am struggling if there is no pain. The light shines in the distance, brighter than anything I have ever seen. The green path begins to spread and becomes a meadow. All I see are my parents. As I continue walking my younger self appears, playing with what seems to be a dog. It was a nice peaceful scene. My parents then begin to turn around to my younger self.

"Don't listen to the voices," they say, "The voices are lying to you." The scene begins to get devoured by darkness. Next thing I know, I am back in the safe house, laying in the bed.

"What the hell happened?" I ask myself in a soft voice, "I guess I should go see the others." I jump out of the bed, grab my bag, and ventured to the living room.

"Dusk!" Dash yells over to me, "Are you okay?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"You were screaming and crying in your sleep last night."

"Oh, bad dreams, that's all." She nods and heads back into the kitchen and grabs a mop.

"Well, you can go clean up the floor while your awake." I groan, but obey the command.

The Technician's Point of View

I continuously pace the room.

"My god, will you ever stop and check on last night's security footage?" my A.I. asks.

"Yeah," I reply. The screen is flashing, with the words "Footage take successful."

"Enter access code," a computerized voice orders.

"12, 5, 17, 9, 11, 22," I tell her.

"Access Granted." The footage appears on the screen.

"Alright Dusk, let's see if you survived the night." I flip some switches and the video begins to play. The whole footage was him sleeping, until the dreams.

"Ah, so Twilight got you with the dream spell." His two companions burst into the room, and try to calm him. Dusk then passes out.

"Dammit, that bucking spell!" I yell out, "And she had to make a run for it before the zombies mauled her."

"What do you mean Tech?"

"Star," I reply, "It means Sweetheart got away before the creatures mauled her to death."

"Any vital signs or signals from her?"

"No, it seems like she managed to put a block on her bucking exsistance." I slam my hoof against the desk, making utilities fly in the air.

"Tech, we can't let her continue, she is critically insane."

"No kidding star," I reply, "We need to find her, activate any security cameras in all of Ponyville."

"What if she has already made it out?"

"That is why we are activating Protocol 8281." Her hologram nods, and the protocol goes into effect.

"Bingo, her heart location tracker and heart beat monitor are back up."

"Where is she Tech?"

"Almost approaching the barrier, activate Protocol 171, we're gonna lead her back into the town."

"Already on it." I nod. The computer flashes and all security cameras in the area go into effect. I smile, and begin to activate the defense turrets.

"Sweetheart isn't going anywhere."

Dusk's Point of View

The floor is now perfectly clean, and by what Dash said, Orion should be back in any second. I sit up in the guard tower, with the rifle that has been left by Orion in case of attack. In the distance I see Orion rushing back, with something of the unknown.

"Dusk, get your flank down here now!" he yells up. I climb down the ladder to see what is so important.

"Look up Dusk, look up." My head raises to the sky to see a huge magic barrier.

"Military lock down?" I ask him.

"No, someone is trapping us in here."

"I guess you're pretty smart Orion," a mysterious voice replies.

"Who the hell are you?" Orion asks.

"I'm the mare who is going to save your lives."

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm the Technician, but you can call me Tech."

"Can you tell us why the hell a barrier is around the city."

"I put it here so Sweetheart couldn't get out."

"Sweetheart?" I ask, "Orion, go tell Dash about the barrier, but don't come back out, I need to talk with Tech." He nods before running inside the building.

"Now Dusk, what do you need to know?"

"How long have you known about us?"

"Ever since the outbreak, I've been able to put a non existing tracker on you, your friends, and Sweetheart."

"How did you get the trackers on us?"

"Simple really, you would be surprised about what I could do with computers."

"How did you get control of the cameras?"

"Listen Dusk, it's very hard to explain, and I need to get back to tracking Sweetheart, I'll talk to you later." And with that sentence, the speaker went quiet. Though while talking a horde decides to come stop for a visit.

"Damn, Orion, prepare for battle!" I yell as I grab the rifle, "we got some undead scumbags to take care of."