The Zombie War (Original)

We went through the door of Celestia's home. We came in and we were welcomed by Celestia.

"Hello. Good to see you two he-" Celestia saw my arm.

"I lost it a while ago." I said.

"Alright... welcome." Celestia said, a bit unnerved.

We went inside and found the others. I saw Sonata talking with Adagio in the crowd.

"Good to see those two talking." Scootaloo said.

"Yeah, it is." I said.

I also saw Rin talk to Jane and Johnny about God-knows-what.

"What do you think they're talking about?" I asked.

"I have no idea. It looks good, though." Scootaloo said.

I saw Diamond and Joel sit on the stool, completely unsocial.

"They got the right idea. Not a lot of people will want to speak to Diamond, and Joel, well..." I said.

"Joel what?" She asked.

"Not here. I'll tell you when we get home." I said.

We looked for the others. We saw Rainbow and Firefly take a few shots, Sunset trying to fit in, Twilight talking with Cinch- peacefully this time-, and Applejack talk with Luna.

"They actually seem relaxed for once." Alice said behind me.

"Yeah, they do. Kat didn't want to come?" I asked.

"No. I told Cole to stay with her, just in case."

"Well, the girl's been through a lot. We all have, at this point." I said.

We were silent as we heard Celestia propose a toast to the people.

"...we are here tonight, to welcome our newcomers. What better way to welcome them, then to invite their leader to say a few words? Kyle, may you come up here, please?" Celestia asked.

I came up to the stand. I saw as people stopped talking and stood up. My people were watching, but not completely.

"I... I can't even think of how grateful my people are to be here, and I can't say how grateful I am to be here. I guess not many of you are from the outside." I said.

I saw about 3 hands go up, but not a lot.

"Then you understand how it is out there. It's horrible, it breaks you, or it can, if you're not careful. Me, I was already broken. All the world did was put me back together. I wasn't the same, none of us will be. Ever. But we have this place, that keeps you people going. The things people tried to do to us, the things we had to do... the things I had to do... that's what breaks you. Not the world." I said as I put the mic back and went back down.

"That was Kyle, everyone. I always knew there was a fire in him." Celestia said.

I took a seat back with Scootaloo.

"That was good. A real synopsis for those people..." Scootaloo said.

"Oh, that wasn't even half. If anything, the others kept me going out there. If I was alone out there... I don't wanna think on what I'll be." I said.

We were silent until one of the locals came up.

"Hey. You did a good speech." He said.

"And who are you?" I asked.

I noticed that Scootaloo's look changed to a sneer.

"Blueblood. I'm Luna's son." Blueblood said as he held his hand out.

I shook it and saw that Scootaloo's look hasn't changed until he left.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Nothing." Scootaloo said.

The party was done and were sent home.

"You should use the shower. I guess you didn't use one since Sanctuary." Scootaloo said with a grin on her face.

I chuckled and nodded. We went inside and I found some old clothes of mine.

Let's hope they still fit.

I went inside and locked the door. The first thing I noticed when I looked in the mirror was my hair. I let it grow out, and I think it's time for a trim... I thought Adagio's hairdo was bad, all of that hair. I look like Scootaloo, if she let her hair grow out, just a little bit more.

I cranked the shower and fresh water shot out. At least... I think it's fresh. I'll have to ask Scootaloo once I'm out.

When I was done, I decided to trim the hair. I looked in the mirror, and the first thing I saw...

Was a bite mark on the right side of my neck.

I lept back, thinking it was a zombie bite, then I remembered. The memory hit me like a lightning storm. How could I forget? It was my choice, after all...

"Damn you, Miss Chrysalis... Damn you." I said as I found some of my mom's old makeup to cover the hickey.

To be honest, I never thought I'd regret that choice. After all of that pain, bleeding...

I wanted to feel one good thing.

Now, I can't lose it to Scootaloo, or anyone else.

I let it be taken from me by-

"Kyle? You're taking a while. You alright in there?" Scootaloo asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Yeah, just... give me a minute." I said as I put my old clothes on.

Suprisingly, they fit almost perfectly. It was just the sleeves and pantlegs that were the problem. I opened the door and I saw Scootaloo on the couch, listening to an old MP3 Player that belonged to my mom.

"Like that music?" I asked.

"Yeah. Your mom had good taste." Scootaloo said.

"You two would've gotten along greatly. At first glance, they would've thought you and I were siblings." I joked.

We let out a good chuckle and I saw that it was getting dark.

"How do you people handle the dark?" I asked.

"All of the outside lights get shut, we shut the blinds, and we light candles for light." Scootaloo said as she lit some candles.

"Sounds smart. Keeps attention down. I like it..." I said.

"Wish we did it at Sanctuary." Scootaloo said.

Before we could say anything else, someone knocked on the door.

"What is it?" Scootaloo asked.

"Probably nothing." I said as I went up to the door.

I opened it and I saw Sonata with a basket.

"Got another room?" She asked.

"Um... I probably shouldn't have to ask, but... why?" I asked.

"Because you're my brother, and I never got to live here. What, do you think I'm bringing Adagio?" Sonata asked as she rolled her eyes.

"No, just... There's a room on the left, you can take that." I said as she came inside and I shut the door.

I turned around as saw Scootaloo with one eyebrow lowered.

"Who's Adagio?" Scootaloo asked with a curious tone.