Between Life and Death

“Monochrome?”

“Yes?”

“Do you think anyone survived any of this?”

“Yes.”

“Besides us?”

“Yup…wait, no.” Twilight sided with depression. “What’s wrong?”

“You know what’s wrong.”

“Twilight listen, it’s going to be fine. I already told you that I’ll cure every one, remember?”

“I know, but, I’m just upset that I lost my friends-“

“Twilight, you lost the stuck up Rarity, the maniac Pinkie, and the egocentric Rainbow Dash.”

“Rainbow Dash got infected to?”

“yeah, didn’t I tell you, I decapitated her-“

“Monochrome!” She yelled at him and he started laughing.

“I’m kidding, sheesh! Learn to take a joke.” Twilight growled at him then kept walking. “To be honest-“ He paused as he stepped over a log. “I haven’t seen her at all during all this. Someone could have killed her already-“

“Monochrome!” Twilight yelled at him louder.

“I’m just saying! Honestly Twilight, calm down.” Twilight glared at him angrily, it took him a few minutes to notice and when he did he glared back. They stood there staring at each other for a minute until Twilight looked away from him. She breathed in deeply and exhaled. Monochrome slowly walked past her and into the train tunnel leading through the mountain up to Canterlot.

“Dark,” Monochrome whispered to himself.

“Did you say something?”

“No, just admiring the scenery.”

“Monochrome?” Twilight stopped.

“What?” Monochrome stopped as well.

“…Never mind.” Twilight sighed then continued walking, Monochrome followed her shortly after. “Monochrome, think you can use a spell so we can actually See where we’re going?”

“Well I would but I kind of like wandering around in the dark-“

“Monochrome.” Twilight interrupted with irritation.

“Ok fine, one light spell coming up.” A moment later the tunnel was lit up by a light coming from Monochrome’s horn.

“Thank you.” Twilight told him, she continued walking and so did Monochrome. “So, how’s your family?”

“Oh, you know what, I almost forgot about them. Gilda’s fine, Amber doing alright, and Corruption…I don’t know really I haven’t heard from him for a while.” Monochrome started dazing off. It took Twilight a few minutes to notice, when she did she walked over to him.

“Monochrome?” she waved her hand in front of his face but he stood their completely motionless. She started snapping her finger in front of his face, he didn’t even flinch. Hello? You still there?” she sarcastically attempted to get him back to his concuss state. She looked behind him a noticed some sort of figure, it was wearing completely black and had glowing eyes. “Monochrome…” She whispered to him. She placed her hands on his shoulders and started shaking him violently. “Monochrome wake up!” she looked behind him again and the figure was gone, she looked back at Monochrome and he had an annoyed expression on his face.

“…Would you kindly get off of me?” he told her with a lack of emotion. She quickly let go of him and they continued walking. Hours later they made it out of the final tunnel, they sun light had just raised over the horizon.

“It’s about time we got out of those tunnels, I was feeling kind of…I don’t know a good word but still.” Monochrome started laughing and Twilight side.

“Get of her you dirty varmints!” a familiar voice yelled, Twilight and Monochrome started running up the path, and as they reached the top of the hill they saw Apple Jack and Flutter Shy, trying to fight off two infected royal guards. Monochrome rushed up to them and jumped straight into the air and landed right on the two guards, on one of their backs and on the other’s head crushing it beneath his hoof. He then turned his left hand into a sword and stabbed the other guard in the back of his head. He pulled it out and whipped it off on the dirt road then changed it back to normal.

“So ladies, need help?” Monochrome chuckled.”

“Monochrome? Ha, that really is you! We thought you got turned into one of those things.” She chuckled back as she shook his non blood covered hand. “Where have yawl been?”

“Well, me and Twilight-“

“Wait! Twilight’s alive to!”

“Thanks for noticing-“

“Twilight!” Apple Jack ran up and hugged her tightly. “It’s nice to see your still alive sugar cube!”

“It’s nice…to see your…still alive…to!” Twilight replied while at the same time attempting to breath and not get crushed to death. Apple Jack let go of her and she started panting uncontrollably.

“So, what are yawl doing up here?”

“What are You doing up here?” Monochrome asked sarcastically.

“We heard that the princess was evacuating everyone so we high tailed it over here.”

“Yeah, it was going so well-“

“Until you figured out that the gates were closed due to quarantine and that there were infected individuals roaming around up here.” Monochrome interrupted. Flutter Shy and Apple Jack looked at him confused. “What? I can read thoughts remember?”

“What, oh, no I know about that, it’s just, uh…I didn’t really understand half of what you just said.” Apple Jack chuckled nervously then eventually stopped.

“So, Monochrome.” Flutter Shy started, Monochrome looked at her. “If it’s not too much trouble can you, um, help us?”

“Sure, why not.” Monochrome walked past them and to the front gates of Canterlot, he kicked it and it flew open. “Well ladies, shall we continue our voyage to sanctuary?”