Dead in civilization

Dead hurried outside with Twilight in hot pursuit. "Dead tell me!" Twilight called out as she attempted to tackle the nimble necromancer, Dead hopped out the way and Twilight face planted the ground. "Murf!" Twilight muttered as she spat a mouthful of dirt out. She quickly stumbled back up and resumed chasing Dead. Dead laughed as she started to gain distance.

"You know Twilight, I spent a good few years outrunning the royal Canterlot guard! You can't catch me on the ground!" Dead mocked as Twilight started to tire, however when Twilight saw a familiar cyan pegasus in the clouds a grin overtook her weary face.

"Rainbow!" Twilight called out. The cyan pegasus poked her head out the cloud to see who was calling her. "Rainbow! Tackle Dead for me!" Rainbow nodded and took of, within moments she was flying above Dead, just as she went to drop Dead make a sharp right turn throwing her off, Dead then turned around and jumped over Twilight confusing both of them.

Dead laughed. "Come on you two, you're being outdone by somepony almost a thousands times older for you! Well maybe not that old, but still it still stands." Rainbow did a sharp U-turn and was back hoovering over Dead however this time she didn't not drop down. Dead slowed her pace down and allowed Twilight to catch up momentarily. "The elements of harmony are really unfit!" Dead mocked, however her mocking allowed the two who were chasing her to jump on her and pin her to the ground.

"Ha! For a necromancer who is used to running away from royal guards, you sure make some sloppy mistakes!" Rainbow mocked as she sat on Dead. "So Twilight, why are we sitting on Dead?" Rainbow asked. "While I am perfectly fine with sitting on Dead, I would rather know why we are doing this."

"She said she would tell me something about her, but she ran off for some reason and we left Rarity in her house... I don't know if she followed us or not." Twilight sighed. "So Dead, are you going tell me what you did to leave for such a long time?"

"Uh nope." Dead said bluntly. "I will tell you, but not today, or now. I have over things to deal with currently." Dead vanished in a flash and appeared next to the two now dazed ponies sat on the mud. "Now I have a bunch of skeletons to lay to rest."

The Apple's farm had been hit pretty bad, to make matters worse they had refused the help of the skeletons, at the entrance of the farm a griffon was making claw gestures to the family as it tried to gain entrance. The skeleton gave Applejack a stern look and made a few more gesture in the ground below it, it had written the words help in capitals, the griffon pointed and the small group behind it and then pointed at the farm.

"We appreciate y'all offering a uh... Claw, but we would rather the help be a bit more... Lively!" Applejack half stuttered, the griffon gave a sad look and then turned around, it made a few claw gestures and flew away, the rest of the group following it. Just as the skeletons flew away Rarity showed up at the entrance of farm. Applejack greeted Rarity as she walked over to her. "Howdy Rarity, what brings you down?"

"Oh nothing, I just have a proposition to make." Rarity said with a slight hint of mischief in her voice. "I see you rejected the help Dead offered, I have no doubt that she will come over and try to offer her hoof in the way of help."

"Uh-huh, what are you getting at Rarity?" Applejack ask sounding rather confused. "And who says I am gonna let her help?"

"Well Applejack, you clearly don't know Dead that well. Trust me, once she arrives she will not leave until either your farm will be removed from the face of Equestria, or you let her help you." Rarity said smugly. "Listen Applejack..."

"Hey you two!" Dead shouted as she came over to the farm. "Now Applejack I expected, but Rarity? Guess I see something new everyday." Dead chuckled as she placed her hoof on Rarity. "Just kidding Rarity, still what brings you down here?"

"Oh, I'm just asking Applejack for a huuuuuuuge favor. But what brings you here Dead? Didn't your skeletons clear up the town?"

"Oh nothing much, I heard from my skeletons that Applejack was refusing help. So I figured that I could give a helping hoof seeing as my skeletons couldn't." Dead happily said as she moved next to Rarity. "So, how can I be of assistance Applejack?"

"Now now, I will tell you what I told the skeletons. We don't need any help here, me and Big Mac can cope with it. It ain't nothing that we haven't dealt with before." Applejack said, barring both Rarity and Dead from entering the farm. Dead expression turned sour.

"It wasn't an option. I will help out, one way or another." Dead said in an almost threatening tone.

"Now, now Dead. If you just give me and Applejack a moment alone I am sure I will be able to sort something else." Rarity said calmly.

"Alright Rarity, come pick me up where you are done. I will be in the town center. I got a few stragglers that are still cleaning to send back." Dead said as she happily walked away.

"Who does she think she is!" Applejack half shouted.

"Calm down Applejack, she just wants to do good... Even if we don't want it... Now back to my favor." Rarity said with a slight smirk forming on her face.

"Alright Rarity I will hear ya out... But were're even if I say yes." Applejack said calmly.

"Alright Applejack, my request is simple. When Dead comes back, let her help." Rarity asked blankly.

"That it?"

"And get her to help Big Mac..." Rarity said as she shifted her gaze around. "That is all I ask of..."

"What are you up to Rarity? I ain't never seen somepony as shaky as that when asking that somepony help me..." Applejack said with a pang of suspicion in her voice.

"Its okay Applejack, its nothing that will effect you that much. I just need you to make sure that she spends the time here with Big Mac."