In the shadows

     Shay wondered where they would sleep tonight. It was getting late, and the zombies were crowding under the tree they had been sitting in for hours. Would they sleep there? ''Ok, well, time to go home. Do you guys know how to fly? I didn't even know how to flap my wings when I left the stable. I have a house about a mile from here, and I don't want to have a problem with zombies eating our faces off.'' Storm said, like she was reading Shay's mind.

  ''I'm a little wobbly, but I should be fine now- but my friend Shay here.... she has never flown in her life. '' Pastel streched her wings and turned to Shay. '' The trick is, to jump off a high place, such as this tree, and out of fear and instinct you will fly.'' she told her. You better be right Pastel, Shay thought to herself, I am trusting you!

   Storm was already in the air, and Pastel wasn't far behind her. They turned around. ''You can do it!!!'' they yelled.

Shay looked down on the crowd of zombies beneath her. This 'friendship' is strange. she thought. I barely even know them. Maybe they are just trying to get rid of me. Looking at their confident faces, she hoped she as wrong. She finally gathered all of her will and.........

     She expected to fall. But if she was falling, she would have hit the ground by now. She opened her eyes.

Holy Crap! I'm flying!!! she thought, looking at all of the scenery around her. She actually couldn't see much, for it was barely light outside, but for her, this was amazing. She turned back to go to Pastel and Storm. Coming into earshot, she heard their loud cheering. She smiled as she came to a halt.

     ''Did you like it?!'' Pastel asked her. '' It's nice to stretch your wings, isn't it?''

Shay was trying to process what she just did, so she just simply nodded. It was amazing! She was flying!

     ''Well, now that we all know how to take our hooves off the ground, lets go. Everyone got a gun?'' Storm said. Shay felt embarrassed. She could have taken a gun, but she took a dagger instead. ''No,'' she sighed. Pastel looked at her. ''Here, I've got an extra. I don't need it, I have these.'' She looked through her wing bags. She pulled out a small gun, with a mouth hold and a tooth trigger. She gave it to Shay. ''Thanks.'' Shay said.

     ''Alright then. Lets go.'' Storm told them, and they flew off to Storm's house.