The Galloping Dead

Thwack! I awaken with a smack in the face, as I have been doing so for the past few days. I guess it was time for farm work and scavenging for resources. I guess after a while you just get used to working here.

“Time to wake up!” Pinkie said gladly, as usual.

“Ugh. What now. Farm work? Scavenging?” I asked.

“No, silly! I have a new job for you! I need you to go and get rid of a little problem we have.” She answered.

“Problem? What kind of problem?” I asked, realizing I hadn’t got out of bed.

“I’ll explain downstairs! I still need to wake Dashie up!” She said, still being happy.

I get up as she leaves the room. Great. Now I have to go and do some kind of special mission or something. What weapons to bring? Maybe I should figure that out when I learn what I have to do. I hope it doesn’t involve shoveling Remnants. That job is the worst. I put on my ammunition vest Rarity made me before she died. I open my door and begin to walk down the stairs. What could possibly be so important?

“There you are Mr. Fire. Ready for your job today?” Pinkies mother asked.

“Sure. What is it?” I responded.

“Well, there’s a group of people in the nearby town that I need you to get rid of.” She sounded very serious.

“Why? From what I know they haven’t done a thing to us.” I said.

“Remember when you came across that gang?” She said, deviously.

“Um, How did you know about that?” I questioned her. Was she stalking me?

“Oh, come on. You think the first day I’m not going to watch over you?” She looked mad.

“Oh… Yeah… Ok…” I didn’t know what to say. That means she knows about the guy that turned!

“So go and kill the rest of ‘em. We can’t have them coming towards us.” She  demanded.

So I grabbed my gun and walked to town. I don’t want to stay there. They knew too much about that trip I took the first day. Luckily, I knew my way now. So I shouldn’t get lost like I did then.

“Hey! I hear something!” A female Pony nearby shouted.

“What is it?” Another voice said.

“I don’t know… Creeps?” The female voice spoke again.

“Really? We just killed a bunch!” Another different voice said.

“Why did we stray so far from the group!?” It was a voice that sounded familiar… But I just couldn’t place it…

Time to show myself. For two reasons. One: They thought I may be a Remnant, and two: I need to know who that voice was. I walk out of the woods and into the town. I made sure to use my Unicorn powers to hold a gun so they know I’m not infected. Like I said earlier, Remnants couldn’t use their horns or wings.

“Don’t shoot!” I shouted.

A female Pony with a light red coat, dark red mane, and a broken heart for a cutie mark turned and looked. She looked at me in disgust. It all came back to me… It has been so long… Shining Heart.

“Oh great it’s you. Well guys, we may as well shoot him. He’s worth nothing.” Shining Heart said, angered.

“No wait! Don’t! I mean no harm!” I pleaded.

“Who’s he?” Said a blue pony said with a knife for a cutie mark. He couldn’t be older than the age of twelve.

“That’s Fire Burst.” She said storming off.

Another Pony walked up. She had a purple mane and a purple coat. She also had some random stars for her cutie mark. She spoke to me in a kind voice.

“Sorry about her. How did you upset Heart so bad? Do you know her?” That Pony was pounding me with questions!

“Oh I’m sorry, My name is Twilight Sparkle. I’m on a science expedition and we sort of strayed off from the main group…” She said.

“My names Fire Burst. Shining Heart and I go way back, it’s a long story.” I said. I didn’t really want to explain.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.” Twilight said.

“So, Twilight, can you help me? I was sent to kill you guys, but I really don’t want to, now that I know that Shining Heart is in your group” I said.

“Kill us? Why would you want to do that?” She asked.

“Well, I myself don’t, but Pinkie does.” I said.

“Pinkie? As in Pinkanema Diane Pie!?” She said, practically yelling.

“Uh… I guess? I just know her as Pinkie Pie.” I said, totally confused.

“Well guys! Pack up your things. We’re heading to Pinkie’s place!” Said Twilight.

“But why!? I don’t want to go anywhere else today!” Said the knife boy.

As those two were bickering about going to Pinkie’s, Shining Heart walked out of the random building she was in. She was still ticked.

“I’ll go. But only because the rest of the group is going. Don’t expect me to take any apologies from you Fire.” Heart said.

“But Heart…” I said, getting interrupted.

“I don’t want to hear a word from you!” She yelled.

“It’s settled then… I guess.. Off to Pinkies!” Twilight announced, walking the wrong way…

“It’s that way…” I said.