Zambies

It was only ten minutes later and we were officially in Canterlot. I had teleported the lot of us here and we just managed to make it. Oh, but Vanity was missing her tail.

"YOU LITTLE-" she began, realising what happened. The convincing potion only makes people agree to do whatever you want them to, not necessarily be very nice about it.

"Calm down, please, Vanity. I didn't mean to maim anypony." I said reassuringly. Although normally Vanity would have smashed a brick if this had happened in any other situation, she calmly quietened and was silent after that.

"So, uh, what do we do now?" Rainbow Basher said, raising an eyebrow. " You said we're going to take down the princesses, but just how?"

"Leave that part up to me. I just need you guys to help me sneak in." I explained.

"Why don't you just teleport in?" Spig asked.

"Plot convenience." I explained, this time more exasperatedly.

"Hehe, Plot." Rainbow said, smirking. I gave her a withering look and gestured for them to follow me. It was late at night, but not quite midnight, and the only sort of security was a couple of guards here and there. I teleported us all past the guards, and remembered Spig's comment on teleporting straight into the princesses' room. At first I didn't really register what he said, but now I realised how incredibly easy it would be just to teleport in instead of risking capture by sneaking around like a filthy Earth Pony.

"Twilit, I feel funny." Vanity said, holding a hoof to her head.

"S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-so do I!" Stutterfly mumbled annoyingly.

"Same here, y'all. Maybe it's all the luggage I'm carrying. Gosh Darn it Rainbow, why'd you have to bring this massive suitcase with ya? Was there really any need?" Apple Hack groaned.

"I'm going to a gay pride rally tonight, that's all the stuff I'll need." Rainbow explained.

"I thought you were mega homophobic?" I asked.

"Yeah, it's mostly torches and shotguns in there. I planned to burn them sinners out."

"I still feel weird." Apple Hack said, ignoring Rainbow. "And I took her dumb suitcase off."

"Ooh, maybe it's the cider." Vanity moaned. Evil McNasty clutched her stomach and nodded in agreement.

"It's alright." I said quickly. "Let's get this over and done with, then I'll teleport you to the clinic."

***

Kelestia and Luny slept on either side of the huge bedroom. Kelestia in a small, dirty camper bed and Luny on a elegant, elaborate four poster bed with large posters detailing something about a "New Loony Republic". I silently ordered Vanity, Evil and Apple Hack to tie Kelestia up and told Rainbow, Spig and Stutterfly to tie up Luny. Soon, we had two captured princesses and absolutely no creepy turtle dragons were included. Except for Spig, I suppose. They woke up abruptly and soon they were struggling, but it was too late. I had memorised the spell. I was ready. Kelestia and Luny were too surprised to react. I began pulling the magic and from their horns, transferring it into mine. They had no chance. Soon, their horns were totally burnt out. but I wasn't done. I performed the next spell, this time one that I made myself. Their wings shrunk and shrunk as my new ones grew and morphed. Soon they were wingless and magicless, and I was a God. I laughed maniacally and turned to go back out and astound the others with my epic wings, but when I left the room I saw them all swaying, seemingly very sick.

"Are...are you guys okay?" I said stupidly, although it was obvious that they weren't.

"I don't feel so..." Vanity began, but suddenly she twitched violently and then she was growling like a rabid dog. Her mouth frothed and she started breathing heavily, bearing her teeth. Apple Jack flinched as well and the same thing happened to her, and then Stutterfly, and then Evil McNasty.

"Uuum, guys?" I started, but then they all lunged towards Rainbow, who hadn't been affected yet. I ran away quickly, not daring to look back. I remember seeing this sort of thing in a magic spells book once. Zambies. I heard a cry of mirth from them and I knew that Rainbow Basher had been bitten by one.

Zambies are bloodthirsty, brainless, brain-hungry creatures that are made from normal ponies. When another pony is bitten by a Zambie, they become one too. Zambies are dead, because as soon as they turn into their moaning selves, their systems shut down but the drug or bite that turned them keeps them moving with the one thing on their minds; Braiiiiins.