The Magic Of Friendship Will Never Die

Chapters

Chapter 1 The Dark Doom Gang
Chapter 2 Ponytopia, The Pony Paradise
Chapter 3 The Remains
Chapter 4 Ponytown, The Machine Town
Chapter 5 The Firework Battle
Chapter 6 The Survivors
Chapter 7 The Battle For Ponytopia
Chapter 8 The Aftermath

Chapter 1 The Dark Doom Gang

The afternoon was cloudy and stormy. A group of ponies wearing black cloaks walked through the derelict and forsaken Stones of The Wicked. They were there for a reason. It was summer and had been raining every so often, more than normal. The wet foliage soaked the bottom of their cloaks, but did not prevent them from doing what they were getting paid to do.

The Stones of The Wicked, the gravesite was full of malevolent ponies, containing the corpses of the dead ponies from the next door insane asylum and from the nearby prison on the opposite side of it. The insane ponies from the insane asylum and the criminal ponies from the prison were the ones buried there. The places were said to be haunted. Nopony dared venture into this area of Equestria. It was full of evil and dark energy.

Their gang was called “Dark Doom.” The two main pony villains were dressed in black leather that have metal spikes on the black leather. They had leather spiked collars and bands around their body on the neck, upper legs, and forelegs. They also had black leather spiked harnesses and saddles, most noticeably were the spikes around the rim of the seat and the spike for the horn of the saddle. Poison Heart was a female unicorn with a purple and pink body. Her mane and tail also were purple and pink. Her left eye was pink, but her right eye was purple. Her cutie mark was a heart with green inside it. She was married to Storm Cloud. Poison Heart was the dominate one in their relationship and the leader of their evil gang. Storm Cloud was a male pegasus who had a teal body with blue mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark is a gray cloud with rain and a lightning bolt coming from the bottom of the cloud. They also had a lesbian couple as a part of their gang. Onyx was black earth pony with red mane, tail and eyes. She dressed in gothic clothes consisting of thigh high black and red stripped socks, black shoes with red accents, and a black and red saddle. Decorative lace accompanied the attire. Her cutie mark was an onyx rock that was similar to a yin and yang symbol with black and red sides and dots within the onyx rock design. Onyx was the dominate one in their relationship. Her mate was an earth pony named Black Widow. Black Widow had the same body colors as Onyx and was dressed similar but the colors of her clothing were vice versa of her mate’s, Onyx. Her cutie mark was a spider web with a black widow spider on it. The other couple was equally as evil as the rest of the gang, but they were also the main subordinates, called to do most of the manual labor. Skull and Crossbones was a black unicorn with a white mane, tail, eyes, and hooves. His cutie mark was a white skull with crossbones underneath it. He had white tattoos resembling a pony skeleton, containing all of the bones in a pony’s body, throughout his whole body. His lover was Storm Watch. She was a black pegasus with blue mane, tail, and eyes. Her cutie mark was a storm cloud with a pony eye in the center of the cloud, there was also rain and a lightning bolt underneath the cloud.

They reached the center monument in the graveyard. It was a white stone obelisk. It was covered with vines and rustic dirt, not having been kept up in years. They gathered in a circle around it holding each other’s hooves, Poison Heart at the northern side of it. It was her magic that would activate the spell on the pillar and reflect that energy to the tombstones below it. The charged tombstones would infuse the magical energy into the coffins below them for the purpose they intended.

Poison Heart’s horn glowed with green magical energy, emanating an aura of evil intent. A bright flash rocked the sky and a loud thunderous boom shattered the rhythmic music of the rain. Poison Hear discharged her green energy at the obelisk casting the spell. The obelisk glowed green and shot rays of green light out of the tip of the pyramid top that struck all the tombstones. The tombstones glowed green as the magical energy was transferred to the coffins below them.

The dead began to rise from the tombs in two forms. Zombies began to force their way out of the dirt ground. To those who didn’t have usable bodies, the spell also summoned the spirits to become free of the afterlife and became free roaming ghosts. These zombies were not the same kind of ponies from the Stones of Tears. These ponies were insane and/or criminal. These zombies intended to fulfill all their appetites on the living ponies, while the ghost ponies intended to scare the other ponies to death.

The Dark Doom Gang broke their circle. They were in charge of the zombies and ghosts. Poison Heart could control them, and they would obey her will. This pleased her. Poison Heart felt like she was the queen on Equestria.

“Assault the ponies of Ponytopia!” Poison Heart ordered.

The ghosts and zombies departed to fulfill their task. The zombie ponies were ponies of all types, earth, pegasus, and unicorns some badly decomposed, skin and flesh torn or removed, others organs hanging out or missing, some with muscles, ligaments and tendons exposed, bones clearly visible on some, and few were more skeleton than anything else with little or no flesh at all.

Poison Heart said, “This is turning me on,” rubbing her snout against her mate’s Storm Cloud.

Storm Cloud and Poison Heart kiss for a while. Storm Cloud walked behind and began licking her private parts arousing her. Storm Cloud got up and laid on her back, rubbing her sides with his front hooves. He then guided his front hooves sensually below her front hooves and picked her up. Using his wings, he lifted her off the ground a few feet, letting gravity thrust his cock into her hole much to her delight. They were in the air, Storm Cloud beating his wings to keep them airborne and floating, Poison Heart being held up by Storm Cloud, and both of them in a standing position. Poison Heart began using her right front hoof to rub her clitoris as Storm Cloud began banging her, letting gravity get him deep within her. Storm Cloud chomped down on her neck, biting to arousing his lover and himself. It wasn’t long before they achieved almost simultaneously with a strobe of lightning streaks and roars of thunder booms.

Storm Cloud kissed and licked her neck as he floated her back to the ground, releasing her, before he landed in front of her. They kissed.

Storm Cloud said, “We need to get going, hun. Watching the atrocities those zombies and ghosts will be inflicting on the ponies of Ponytopia will be equally arousing.”

The Dark Doom Gang left following the hordes of zombies and the packs of ghosts.

Chapter 2 Ponytopia, The Pony Paradise

Ponytopia. It was a new town built on the other side of Canterlot opposite to Ponyville. Ponies from all over were moving there with the promise to be able to start up new businesses and a new way of life. The pony creators of the town were attempting to create a perfect pony society. This was the lure to get ponies to move to the neo town along with the chance to be a part of something new. Built on wonderful landscape with a breathtaking view, not all ponies who moved there, however, were interested in making life better for everypony. But many ponies were making new friends. Things were going smoothly well in the new town. Rainbow Heart and Night Wing moved to the town called Ponytopia. Some of the new residents to the town were Rainbow Heart and his significant other, Night Wing, Night Wish, a good friend of Rainbow Heart and having completed her assignment near Ponyville moved there as well, Victor The Pony who was also a good friend of Rainbow Heart’s, Timber Fall, and Fruit Fields, his lover.

Rainbow Heart was a black unicorn with white snout and hoofs with rainbow colored mane and tail. His cutie mark was a rainbow colored heart and he had orange eyes. The cutie mark on his right side was cut off by himself in the past. There was a thin layer of fur over the area, but it was mostly scar tissue, which prevented it from growing full hair in the area, also the cutie mark was gone as a result of the excision. Rainbow Heart has the Element of Tragedy, based on sadness and depression, because of the loss of his former lover who was a good pony in life, but in death turned to evil. Night Wing was a pegasus. He had a black body. He had blue mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a dark cloud with a white outline around the cloud. Inside the cloud was a blue feather. Night Wing was Rainbow Heart’s new mate, the new love blossoming well, but Night Wing also acted like his sidekick. Night Wish was an apprentice of the Night Princess. Night Wish was a black and blue pegasus. Her body was black, her mane and tail were black and blue, she had blue tribal tattoo-like accents on her forehead, cheeks, neck, and on her legs. Her cutie mark was a blue shooting star with the tail steak shaped like a crescent moon and lighter blue in color. She had blue eyes. Victor Pony was a pony who had been friends with Rainbow Heart since kindergarten. Victor Pony was a black unicorn with white underbelly and blue eyes. His cutie mark was a ghost. Victor basically looked like a Siberian Husky. Victor and Rainbow Heart were friends since they were foals. Rainbow Heart had given him a job as a security officer at his spa in Bucktown when it existed. Timber Fall was a male earth pony. His body was red with black mane and tail. He also had a black beard and facial hair. His eyes were blue. His cutie mark was an axe chopping down a tree. He was masculine, but not very smart. He was also tall for a pony. He was a lumberjack. He was known for once chopping down four trees with a single swing of an axe, however, that is debated. Fruit Fields was a female earth pony. Her body was brown with green mane and tail. Her eyes were blue. Her cutie mark was a cornucopia with an assortment of fruit. She was the dainty trophy wife of Timber Fall with an argumentive personality. She grew fruits for a living.

I, Rainbow Heart, came home from work dressed as a spa pony, wearing a white spa headband around my forehead with my horn protruding through a hole in the center of it to keep my mane in place and to collect sweat, in addition to wearing a white neckband with an orange dot in the center of it also to collect sweat and look professional. Night Wing was not home yet. It was not uncommon for him. He was always late.

I went and showered to get the filth of the day off and tossed my spa attire into the laundry basket. I sat on the couch and used my vaporizer having the nicotine relax my mind. Rainbow Heart vapes, uses a vaporizer. I used magic to pour a glass of Ponnay and took a sip from the glass. He used to smoke Roadkill cigarettes and drink Ponisky (Whisky), but now drinks Ponnay (Chardonnay) wine and used a vaporizer to get his nicotine fix.

I couldn’t wait for Night Wing to get home. His work took him to different places everyday, so he could be back at anytime really. The room had relics from my past. The rug that I had given my former mate, Double Rainbow, for a gift was hung on the wall on display. The special rug had a yin and yang symbol in the center of it with other magical ornamental designs on it, a gift I had given Double Rainbow my former significant other. It was bloody with tears and a few holes due it its past uses. I still had Double Rainbow’s Knife. Double Rainbow’s knife was highly ornamental and also came with a yin and yang symbol on it. It had a sheath as well which was attached to my fabulous rainbow saddle resting on a saddle rack. On a saddle display stand next to my rainbow saddle was Double Rainbow’s decorative saddle complete with a yin and yang symbol and other ornamental details. The only other item on display of my former true love was his Book of Shadows entitled, “Rainbow Storm.” My rainbow color lined cloak was hanging on a clothes stand. I waited and waited for my love to come home. It was in the evening hours now and I was tired from a long day at the spa. My eyes began to close by themselves.

A stallion pony was home in his bedroom alone, or so he thought. The stallion went into his trunk along the wall and pulled out a dirty magazine. The stallion returned to bed laying on it on his back. He squirted some lube on his front hooves. The stallion began slowly pleasuring himself, masturbating to the naughty magazine that contained nude mares, his favorite type.

Unknowingly, a mare zombie pony came out from hiding under the bed. The mare zombie slowly crawled and crept up the bed being hidden by the magazine he was holding on his chest with one front hoof while stroking himself with the other. The stallion began stroking faster and panting. Once he climaxed with a moan of pleasure, the mare zombie bit off his genitals. The stallion screamed, tossing the magazine into the air, seeing a zombie on his bed. The rest of the attack was fast and merciless. The stallion was eaten alive.

I awoke suddenly to a noise from the kitchen, my head jerking behind me.

I got off the couch and headed that way saying, “Night Wing, you saucy thing. Are you making us dinner, darling?”

The noise stopped. I entered the kitchen to find no one there. The back door was open and the insects singing their joyous noises filled the room.

“Night Wing? You there?” I asked closing the back door. “You shouldn’t leave the door open you know, bugs could get in.”

There was silence.

“Night Wing? If you’re trying to scare me it’s not gonna work.” I stated. “Come on, quit playing around.” I barked entering the den where I had taken the cat nap.

Before me, almost face-to-face, was a sight I had not seen in a long time.

“Zombie pony!” I said started.

It was looking back at me. It charged at me. I fired my anti zombie spell, expecting it to fall to the ground defeated, but it just kept coming at me. The spell didn’t work. It rammed me and knocked me to the ground. Getting on top of me, it tried to bite me. Its stench was overpowering. I used my hind legs to kick it in the stomach and used my front hooves to grab the zombie pony and flip it over my head. The zombie rolled a few times. I got up and it recovered quickly. I grabbed the rug from the wall and put it over the zombies’ head covering it to blind it temporarily by using magic. I charged at the zombie ramming it with my horn piercing its body and I fired a magical blast directly into its body. The zombie flew backwards striking the wall hard. I knew that the attack wouldn’t kill it, but with my anti zombie spell being ineffective against it I needed a new strategy. I pulled Double Rainbow’s Knife from its sheath using magic. Once the zombie was free of the rug I used the large knife to cut off the zombie’s head, disabling it. Its blood squirted across the room. I sheathed the knife. The zombie was dead. I could hear screams of terror from the outside. I needed to find out what was going on. I certainly could not stay here.

I used magic to levitate the rainbow saddle of mine over my back and manually secured the belt around my body. I charged out the door. To my amazement ghost and zombie ponies were everywhere. Ponies were being attacked in the streets, other ghosts and zombies were entering buildings and massacring the ponies within, only a few ponies escaping through windows, the back door, or daringly through the front door. Many ponies were saving and help of each other, other’s cowardly fled or tramped other ponies to save their own lives.

“What in the world is going on?” I asked myself. “This is impossible.”

I witness a mare getting beaten by a zombie pony. She fell to the abuse. The mare had her bosoms bitten off and eaten before the male zombie ate her. There were more violent and gruesome scenes I witnessed.

I noticed that the zombie hordes were working together with the ghost packs who were funnelling the frightened ponies towards the zombie ponies. The ponies were getting cornered and devoured. Most of the ghosts couldn’t strike ponies, but some who had a lot of energy were able to hit the ponies of the living.

I shook my head to snap out of the disbelief and focused. I had to save as many ponies as I could and find out what was causing this. I looked to my left and saw it. I only saw a glimpse of it. It was the hindquarters of a pony with a flank that had two arc rainbows, one over the other. I could have sworn it was Double Rainbow’s ghost. I charged forward following the apparition.

Double Rainbow was a white unicorn with rainbow mane and tail. He had blue eyes and a rainbow horn. His cutie mark was two semi-circular rainbows on his flank, one on top of the other divided by a small space.

I shouted, “Double Rainbow! Wait!”

I rounded the corner of the street going full speed. I saw the apparition on the other side of the block heading down an alley. I bolted forward in hot pursuit.

The ghost led me to two ponies who needed my help.

It was a stallion named Timber Fall and his mare Fruit Fields. Timber Fall was using an axe to chop the zombies down, while his wife Fruit Fields was using a cane with a pony head on the end of it to whack them. I used magic to unholster Double Rainbow’s Knife and attacked. With a whip of my head in a direction the knife followed my intent slashing and severing zombies. Once the hoard was defeated, I asked if they were alright.

Fruit Fields stated, “Ghost ponies scared us down this alley and we were cut off by zombie ponies!”

“That appears to be the tactic they are using.” I stated.

“What is going on?” Timber Fall asked.

I replied, “I don’t know. But we need to stick together, help all the ponies we can, and get out of the town.”

“Sounds good to me.” Timber Fall stated puffing out his chest manly.

“Did you see where the ghost that came down this alley went?” I asked.

“We didn’t see any ghosts come down the alley.” Fruit Fields stated.

I looked down at the end of the alley and saw the ghost of Double Rainbow, or who I suspected to be Double Rainbow, pass though an unopened door at its end.

“Follow me.” I exclaimed, trotting down the alley.

I came to the door and discovered it was locked. I tried to kick it in with my back hooves, bucking repeatedly.

“Allow me.” Timber Fall said and he kicked it in with one front hoof.

“Thanks.” I said. “Let’s move!”

We entered what was the back of a weapon store. We went though it with ease and no zombies. In the front were display cases of weapons and other weapons mounted on the wall for display.

“If you need to change your weapon, now is the moment and here is the place to do it.” I said.

They all seemed happy with their weapons of choice. We heard a scuffle going on upstairs. We went to investigate. Upstairs was Victor Pony using a sword to slice zombies to pieces. We aided his attack using our weapons.

Once they were defeated, Victor said, “Rainbow Heart! How are you doing?”

“Fine, all things considering.” I answered. “What are you doing here?”

Victor informed, “I am the night watchman here. I am back in the security guard business.” After a moment of silence Victor asked, “Any idea why ghosts and zombies are running amuck?”

“I don’t know. None of us do. But we must help the ponies get out of the town before they’re all killed.” I stated.

“Let’s do it.” Victor Pony exclaimed.

We left the upstairs going back downstairs and onto the street, which was looking more like an untamed riot scene.

“Rainbow Heart!” a voice came from above.

It was Night Wish. She swooped down floating in front of me her wings idling like an engine.

“Did you do this?” Night Wish barked.

“No. I had nothing to do with it. I don’t know what’s going on. But we have to help the others and get out of here before it’s too late.” I answered.

“Yes, we must hurry.” Night Wish said.

A zombie pony approached and Night Wish sliced its head off with a machete. I saw Double Rainbow’s ghost again at the end of the street, rounding a corner.

“This way!” I shouted.

We came to the corner and a pack of ghosts tried to spook us. I tried to run though one of the ghost but was punched by a front hoof and knocked back. We scattered into individuals and went around the ghosts regrouping on the other side of them.

I followed the ghost, never getting a clear look to confirm it was Double Rainbow. We went area to area finding more ponies to save and join us. We rounded up all the remaining ponies we could and were trying to get them to safety. The mayor of Ponytopia was also saved. The mayor Double Talk was a yellow earth pony with gray mane and tail and blue eyes. Her cutie mark was two faces speaking to each other.

We were now on the edge of town, which was all downhill. The perimeter of the town was surrounded by zombies.

“We’re surrounded!” Double Talk exclaimed.

I knocked the brace securing a horse drawn carriage, freeing it to gravity. With a gentle push, the carriage rolled downhill, clearing a path through the zombies by running over them as it went down the street hill. We followed it running faster downhill. I stumbled, with painful rolls I got separated from the group. Zombies and ghosts surrounded me. Others from the group tried to get to me, but the ocean of zombies and ghosts were too thick.

I tried my anti zombie spell one last time but with no effect. The spell just wasn’t working for some reason. I used Double Rainbow’s Knife to slice, cut, and sever, jerking my head to make the knife go in the direction I wanted it to violently flow, but there were just too many.

I stated, “These zombie ponies just won’t die….again.”

I was surrounded. There was nothing I could do. Night Wing swooped down and saved me from the encirclement of zombie and ghost ponies by grabbing me around my abdomen and airlifting me away.

“There you are? Where have you been?” I asked.

Night Wing replied, “When you get my age, you’ll understand, being late saves your life.”

I stated, “I’m 12 years older than you.”

Night Wing said, “Touche”

I exclaimed, “We need to help the other ponies.”

Night Wing inquired, “What is going on?”

I admitted, “I don’t know. But they need our help! And fast!”

Night Wing said, “Say no more.”

Night Wing dropped me off with the group, their forward progress having been stalled by a wall of zombies. Night Wing flew over and grabbed a nearby chainsaw starting it up. Night Wing dive bombed the wall of zombies, flying through them spiraling like a drill bit spearing a path through the rest of the zombies to the edge of the forest. The group rushed to safety. Night Wing continued to use the chainsaw to butcher zombies. Once all the ponies were in the Everfree Forest, our pace slowed down. After a while, the group stopped to take a small break.

My right flank was scarred over with only a little fur growing on it being thinly haired and the cutie mark was missing.

One of the members of the group saw my right flank and exclaimed, “He’s been bitten! He’s gonna turn into a zombie pony!”

I was quickly surrounded by the ponies I saved. The others grabbed their weapons and moved to attack me.

I informed, “Zombification does not occur from being bitten by a zombie pony. It’s the result of dark magic allowing a spirit of the deceased pony to reanimate its body. If a spirit doesn’t have a usable body to animate anymore it becomes a ghost. And for the record, that is not a zombie bite.”

Another pony asked, “How do you know this?”

Night Wish intervened, “He’s had some previous experience on the subject. But the previous zombies and spirits didn’t attack ponies.”

I exclaimed, “There must be something else to this. We have to find out what it is.”

Night Wish asked, “What about your anti zombie spell?”

I disgracefully admitted, “It didn’t work. Ever since Rainbow Moon was defeated, I’ve lost all ties to Double Rainbow’s ultimate magic power. My magic is no better than any other unicorn’s. I don’t know if it’s because of my lack of magical power or if the spell cast is different than the one used at the Stones of Tears. I’m sorry to say, I think only an Alicorn will be able to counter this spell. I mean, I can barely summon two tentacles these days.”

I used my magic and two orange tentacles appeared out of the ground.

“And they are easily beaten since I can’t empower them with strong magical energy,” I said smacking them and they cowered back into the holes they came from.

“What about the Element of Tragedy?” Night Wish asked.

“The Element of Tragedy, one of the Elements of Disharmony, is useless without the other five. Unless the other three get here to help me, the element is useless. Besides, there are still two Elements of Disharmony that don’t have bearers. It’ll be ineffective. Don’t worry about my element. It’s hidden in my house, so they won’t be able to find it, but….” I sighed, “All we can do is hope the alicorns send help soon.”

Night Wish asked, “How do we stop them?”

I informed, “Cremation seems to work pretty good.”

Night Wish stated, “That’s good and all, but it’s not like we can carry a cremator around with us.”

I said, “Good point. Well, then... We will have to find the pony or ponies that did this and get them to reverse the resurrection spell or copy their anti-resurrection spell and use it. Bottom line, we can’t kill them, so we will have to disable them, all four limbs and head too if possible. That’s the best I can come up with.”

Victor interjected, “We need to find safety somewhere and regroup with the other surviving ponies.”

I looked at Night Wish and stated, “I know a place.”

Chapter 3 The Remains

Things were bad in Ponytopia, the ghosts and zombies weren’t the only thing to fear now. Indeed twisted ponies were beginning to fulfill their needs and imaginations without the fear of being caught.

Flower Garden had been notified by her neighbor about the zombie and ghost outbreak moments before they had taken her neighbor and friend captive. She was creeping along the amusement park located near near the downtown where she lived. Progress was slow going as she moved from hiding spot to hiding spot.

Flower Garden was a green earth pony with red mane and tail, which were in ponytails. She had brown eyes and a flower cutie mark. She moved to Ponytopia to start life anew after the Nightmare Night incident last year.

Flower Garden had snuck into one of the amusement park’s mares’ restrooms. The building was just for the bathrooms, one side for stallions and the other for mares. She entered the door and followed the “L” shape corridor to enter the dimly lit bathroom. It didn’t smell too bad, obviously because it was a popular public attraction, so the necessity to keep it clean. She decided to hang tight for a little while. The zombie and ghost ponies were mostly in downtown at the city hall protecting it. She had only seen a few normal ponies, but had avoided them at all costs, unsure of what their motive may be.

After a while, Flower Garden heard an unusual noise from the other side of the wall in the stallions’ restroom. She couldn’t identify what it was and was difficult to even describe it. After hesitating for a moment, she decided that she needed to investigate it if she were gonna stay there. It was not a decision she wanted to make or an act she wanted to do.

Flower Garden snuck out of the female restroom and slowly crept into the stallions’ bathroom, making sure the door opened and closed with barely a sound. The lights were flickering a bit, but she didn’t see anything unusual. There were no ponies at the sinks or the urinals. Lowering her head, she peeked underneath the toilet stalls to see if there were any hooves, but didn’t see any.

Against Flower Garden’s will she walked to the nearest stall door and slowly put pressure on it for it to sway open a little bit. It was enough for her to peek inside and see if anypony was hiding on the seat. She performed a similar operation on the next three doors.

The next door, Flower Garden did the same process, but her eye was met with another pony’s eye who kicked the door open with his front hooves, knocking her back. She banged her head on the floor. The stallion pony used a spear he had and jammed it into her right hip, striking her pelvis with the blade. The stallion riped it out and blood squirted out of the wound. As Flower Garden screamed in pain, the pony got on top of her and repeatedly smashed his front right hoof into her face, beating her into submission. The stallion stopped when she ceased screaming. Flower Garden had a bloody face with many teeth knocked out.

The male pony gave an evil chuckle and claimed, “I’m gonna fuck you in every hole you have.”

All Flower Garden could do was cry though her blurry, teary vision.

Her attacker’s face came close to her face, licking it. It was then a few zombies had heard the ruckus and entered the building. They attacked the stallion who was clearly visible grabbing and biting him. During the scuffle, Flower Garden was inadvertantly saved by the zombies. She cautiously and slowly crawled underneath one of the unopened stalls and hid. She could hearing the screams of the attacker pony through the thin metal barrier. Then silence. It sounded like the door to the bathroom was opened and the zombies left, unaware that Flower Garden was still in the restroom. Through her agony, she used toilet paper to cover her wounds temporarily.

There was a crazed, deranged pony, named Pawter Pony. He was a male pony. Pawter was a red stallion unicorn with a white underbelly looking similar to a fox. He had black tipped ears and blue eyes. His mane was red and his tail was red with a white tip. His cutie mark was a fox. Foxyball was similar in color to Pawter Pony.

Pawter’s lover, Foxyball, was eviscerated by zombie ponies. He had found her along the road. Oddly, they had not devoured her flesh, only her internal organs. The mad pony turned his dead pony lover into a plushy by filling the pony with cotton stuffing and sewing her back up in the front of her abdomen where the organs had been removed.

In retaliation, Pawter had decapitated a zombie pony. Then the zombie’s face was carved up like a pumpkin getting transformed into a jack-o-lantern. Pawter put a candle in the zombies’ head and lit it, placing it on the bedroom dresser overlooking the bed. Pawter snuggled with Foxyball, his newly “fixed” wife. After a while of him snuggling her, Pawter drank heavy alcohol and smoked cigarettes.

During the initial attack by ghosts and zombies, Peace Herb, had come out of an adult pony store full of toys, clothes, magazines, movies, and other adult paraphernalia. When he saw the zombies and ghosts, he jumped and hid in a dumpster around the corner of the adult business. He had been hiding there smoking marijuana.

Peace Herb was a dark green male earth pony with light green mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a marijuana plant leaf.

Peace herb had got hungry his stomach grumbling and thirsty his mouth dry. After silently searching the dumpster, he had no choice but to drink from an almost empty milk carton and to eat a partially eaten burger. Peace Herb planned on waiting it out until the dead ponies moved on.

Secret Love was a white female pegasus with blonde mane and tail and blue eyes. Her cutie mark was a red heart with a lock in the center of it with a key off to the side looking like it was going into the keyhole.

Secret Love was also in hiding. She hid in a portable bathroom, it was like a full restroom containing a urinal, toilet, and sink. The stench was from days, possibly weeks or longer, without it being cleaned out and cleaned up. Honestly, an outhouse would have smelled better. The pony had locked the plastic door and was in hiding. Secret Love had no idea what to do. All she wanted to do was sit tight and wait for somepony to help her.

Silent Heart took a different path than the other ponies, but she was not alone in her act. Many ponies had taken similar actions. She had drawn a warm bath and was soaking in it.

Silent Heart is a blue mare earth pony with lighter blue mane, tail, and eyes. Her cutie mark is a red heart with a black center in the shape of a heart as well.

After a while, Silent Heart was ready. She took the razor blade and cut along the wrists of her front forelegs going deep without the intention of returning. Silent Heart committed suicide, bleeding to death.

Platinum Will was creeping around the town looking for a place to hide. She had been looking from house to house to find one that looked like it be perfect to stay put.

Platinum Will was a mare earth pony that was orange with a lighter color orange mane, tail, and eyes. Her cutie mark was a heart with platinum shield in the center of it.

After finding what Platinum Will thought was a suitable house, she carefully and quietly broke one of the windows and snuck into the house. She went into the kitchen and quietly got a glass of water and some food to munch on. She kept an eye out and once finished, she began searching the house to make sure no pony was home. The first floor and second floor was checked with no problem.

Platinum Will returned to the kitchen and was rammed from the side by an unknown pony. Startled and knocked to the floor, she scurried to get away. It was useless. The stallion used a sledgehammer and broke her four knees. The pony dragged her into his secure basement, the door hidden under an attached rug, where he was hiding. He tossed her down the stairs and she fell bouncing off the stairs many times before striking the floor.

The stallion barked, “Make yourself at home. You’re our new girlfriend.”

Platinum Will was taken as a sex slave by the stallion. The stallion was Big Hoof. He was a unicorn with a blue body. He had yellow mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a large hoofprint. Big Hoof was giant in size. His brother, Little Hoof, was down there as well. Little Hoof was a unicorn with a yellow body with a blue mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a small hoofprint. Little Hoof suffered from dwarfism and was smaller in size.

Cake Batter was fleeing from ghosts when he ran into a dead end. He was cornered.

Cake Batter was a yellow earth pony with white mane and tail with red eyes. His cutie mark was a cake.

Zombies came up from behind him, where the ghosts had just been a moment prior. They grabbed him and ripped him asunder by four zombies pulling on all four of his limbs. After his legs had been torn off, a fifth zombie ripped his head off. The feast on him.

Clay Potter was a potter by trade, making various pots, pans, glasses, and other items with clay.

Clay Potter was a brown earth pony with light brown mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a mound of clay.

Clay Potter was sneaking around buildings looking for a store to hide in. It was then another stallion attacked him.

Double Blade attacked Clay Potter. Double Blade was a pony stricken by madness and he used a portable handheld circular saw to kill Clay Potter.

Double Blade was a gray earth pony stallion with lighter gray mane, tail, and eyes. His cutie mark was a circular saw blade.

Clay Potter got cut and was eviscerated alive before his flesh was eaten and his blood was drank by Double Blade in an act of cannibalism.

Not all the ponies of Ponytopia who remained were hunted and killed by the ghosts and zombies. Other survivors were enslaved with evil intentions to be inflicted upon them. The zombies and ghosts also attacked and enslaved the animals and pets of the town.

Skull and Crossbones was sitting in the Town Hall on a chair. His other gang members were in other rooms relishing in their victory in their own way.

Skull and Crossbones exclaimed to two ponies, one mare and one stallion, “You two are my sex slaves.”

Skull and Crossbones used his special magic. Skull and Crossbones shrunk the mare to a few inches tall becoming micro in size who he ordered to stroke his penis. To the male, Skull and Crossbones made him grow in physical body size to the roof of the big auditorium making him macro in size and ordered him to masturbate into a 55 gallon drum to serve as a beverage dispenser for Skull and Crossbones. To the third pony, a female he whispered into her ear.

The mare stated, “What?”

Skull and Crossbones answered the question with another question, “Would you rather I let them have you,” pointing to the zombies and ghosts.

The mare gulped and said, “Whatever you command.”

Poison Heart was overlooking the street in front of the Town Hall, looking at all the zombies and ghosts, the undead. Her husband, Storm Cloud approached from behind.

Storm Cloud said, “Reports from the zombies and ghosts have informed me that much of the town was saved by a group of ponies who took them deep into the Everfree Forest heading towards a lost town.”

Poison Heart ordered, “We will find them. Bring them to me alive or kill them if they resist as you please.”

Flower Garden raised her courage and exited the stall carefully. She exchanged the toilet paper bandages for paper towel bandages she acquired near the sink. Afterward, she looked into the mirror and washed her face in the sink.

Zombie and ghost ponies weren’t the only thing to worry about in Ponytopia right now. She knew that all too well and let her guard down. She had paid the price for it getting beaten up and almost taken by force.

After the restroom incident, Flower Garden left the restrooms and tried to make her way out of the amusement park. Flower Garden knew she had to get to the Everfree Forest and out of the town if she was going to have any chance of survival. In order to do that she had to cross a small bridge. It was a small bridge covering a sewage river carrying the waste down to the sewage plant. It was a long time to cross the bridge, she was injured and couldn’t go fast. She could only limp. When she was halfway across the bridge, zombies chased her from both sides of the walkway. She was trapped.

Flower Garden had no choice but to jump into the sewer river of sewage and effluent, infection was the least of her worries, considering being devoured alive by zombies to fulfill all of their appetites seemed the most painful way to die in the world. She jumped into the river of waste water and dog paddled upstream to get away from her pursuers who growled and roared at the defeat.

Chapter 4 Ponytown, The Machine Town

Ponytown was created by Rainbow Moon, my former self. It had its own castle, The Machine Castle. Rainbow Moon’s Lair as it was called by the alicorns was my former castle. It was a highly mechanized town with traps set all over. Some of it looked like rusty metal with gears and was highly mechanical. Some of the parts were old and rusty, some of the pieces were brand new, and all of the components were working together as a whole. There was barbed wire all over. It was created by magic by Rainbow Moon. In my machine castle there were deadly traps. Large piston, cylindrical like traps smashing up to the ceiling and others crushing down into the ground on a rhythmic flow, specifically synchronized. Besides the pistons were, large circular saw blades, chainsaw like blades, razor blades, axe like blades designed to chop, rectangular crushing metal blocks in a machine like design to squash ponies besides the cylinders, and large knife blades designed to slaughter anypony unwelcome into my castle, The Machine Castle. The traps would be off though since the machine was not charged by any current magical power, making it safe. The town was fueled by Rainbow Moon’s dark energy. There were many other traps, technically, the palace was one large trap with all sorts of blade traps. I designed the castle with my own spa and fashion design rooms. There were also ponnequins (mannequins), various dress forms, different models of pony anatomy, massage tables, massage chairs, sewing machines, and all the other equipment and items needed for my personal pleasures and passions. Rainbow Moon had planned to turn this machine city into a location on the map of Equestria, named Ponytown. The town was built with the intent of becoming fully populated with the Elements of Disharmony bearers living here. They would draw all the dark ponies here to study and use their gifts, their talents for good, relatively-speaking.

I took the group of friends and strangers from Ponytopia to my former Machine Castle in Ponytown to retreat and for protection. We had managed to save a lot of ponies, way more than I thought we would have. Oddly, there were no royal guards defending it from being entered. Perhaps they were recalled to Canterlot to deal with the zombie outbreak in Ponytopia. Or did the Day Princess purposefully remove them for other secretive reasons. It was hard to determine what she was conniving.

We entered the town and entered into the Machine Castle. The ponies from Ponytopia followed me like a herd down the dark hallways, cautious about what hid in the shadows. The unicorns used their horns like flashlights. We arrived in the throne room. Candles were found, distributed, and lit. The injured were cared for by a nurse we had saved. There wasn’t a lot of medical supplies. The rest rested or explored, especially the colts and fillies who saw the castle as an adventure to live their wildest imaginations.

Timber Fall and Fruit Fields argued.

Fruit Fields chided, “You should have saved those two ponies at the restaurant when we were attacked. What kind of stallion are you?”

Timber Fall barked back, “I am a stallion. I once chopped down four large trees with a single axe swing. Besides, there was nothing I could do. They were already a quarter of the way ripped apart and eaten.”

Fruit Fields responded, “Please, they were more like medium sized trees and two of them probably had termite infestations. You still should have tried to save them. You didn’t even attempt to lend a hoof for them.”

Timber Fall said, “Would you get off my back?”

Fruit Fields argued, “You’d love for me to be on your back.”

A few ponies listening to the argument snickered.

Timber Fall barked, “You’re nothing but a venus fly trap like an iron maiden closing to kill me, you know that.”

Fruit Fields shot back, “You’re an animal and a monster picking on everyone else but yourself and not helping anypony else.”

Timber Fall stated, “You’re a slut and a bitch.”

Fruit Fields shouted, “You’re a jerk and an idiot.”

Night Wish intervened, “Calm your engines you two. We got bigger things to worry about.”

Victor was taking charge of staffing and giving ponies responsibilities. A few pegasi were charted to patrol the skies to look for any signs that they were being followed. Unicorns were responsible for moving furniture for beds and other such labor requiring lifting, since it was easier to lift things using magic than manual labor. Earth ponies had other responsibilities like making food and foalsitting.

Meanwhile, Night Wing and I went our own way into Rainbow Moon’s Bedroom. I was showing him around Rainbow Moon’s Castle. I took off my saddle and laid it on the saddle rack near the door.

Night Wing seductively, gently stroked my genitals with his wings from behind. It tingled and aroused me. He then began to lick them. It wasn’t long before I was laying on my back on the bed getting oral from him and his talented mouth. After I was good and hard, I rolled him on his back getting on top of him. I wet my horn with saliva using my hoof and gently penetrated Night Wing with it, slowly moving it in and out. Once he was nice and loose, I wet my cock in the same manner and I began to pleasure him with it. After a few moments of cyclical back and forth revolutions of my pelvis going faster and faster, I orgasmed filling him with my love nectar. We moved around. Night Wing licked my tail hole lubricating it and arousing me. Night Wing wet himself and began pounding me doggy style. It was a while before Night Wing was exhausted from the lovemaking and ceased. Night Wing didn’t achieve, but he could hold a boner for an hour if he so wanted to.

In the end we hugged each other and said, “I love you” to each other. We cuddled and snuggled for a little while in bed.

Night Wing and I reappeared to the crowd of ponies in the main hall. Out of nowhere a scout came flying into the room at full speed. A pegasus patrol came back to Ponytown alarmed.

The pegasus exclaimed, ‘The zombie and ghost ponies are coming!”

Victor Pony looked at me and asked, “What are we going to do?”

I said, “Let’s see what we have in storage.”

I took them down a staircase and behind a metal door. It was the storage room.

There were thousands of boxes labeled as “Warning,” “Explosive,” “Danger,” or “No Horseplay.”

“What are these?” Night Wish asked.

“Fireworks. Rainbow Moon planned to use them at the inaugural opening of the town.” I informed.

“Can we use these to defend the town?” Victor asked.

I stated, “We can try. It should work. If not, I can try to activate the castle’s dormant traps. I’m just not sure it will work. When I created this place, I was Rainbow Moon. I am not sure it will turn on by my magical energy signature alone. I’m not sure I can turn it on without Double Rainbow’s magical energy within me. But I can try, if all else fails.”

Victor Pony stated, “You could try to start it now, instead of doing it at the last minute.”

I replied, “I have no idea how long my magic may be able to power this machine if at all. I will have no choice but to wait until the last moment to try and start it up. When I was Rainbow Moon, my energy signature was different, because Double Rainbow and I had become one. I’m not even sure I can start it up. And if I can start it up, I don’t know for how long.”

Night Wish said, “It sounds like a plan.”

Chapter 5 The Firework Battle

The ponies had gone through the boxes and found the more powerful fireworks consisting of repeaters otherwise known as cakes, reloadable mortars, sky rockets, and missiles. There were plenty of mortars, motor shells and rockets to go around. They established themselves on the balconies and windows around the front of the castle, which overlooked the entrance below. One pony was slated to aim the launcher or projectile, while another pony would lite the fuses. They would work in two pony teams. The ponies were scared, but set. The Ponytopia ponies were ready and waiting for the undead to arrive.

At the edge of the forest the hordes of zombies and packs of ghosts arrived. In front of them was Poison Heart riding her mate Storm Cloud on his saddle.

Poison Heart shouted, “Get them!”

The zombies and ghosts burst forward.

Victor Pony was the one chosen to lead the ponies during the battle, while Rainbow Heart was in Rainbow Moon’s Throne Room remembering the past, but also waiting for the signal to try and activate the dormant trap devices. The ponies aimed their rockets and mortar canons directly at the zombies and ghosts.

Victor Pony said, “Ready, aim, fire!”

The ponies lit the fuses. The barrage of fireworks launched and detonated, causing injury and damage to the zombies. Zombies were getting knocked back, some getting burned, some losing body parts, others getting blown apart being disabled. The fireworks detonated in a rainbow and then more of colors and with loud bangs like ramparts.

Victor Pony ordered, “Reload!”

After reloading and lighting more fuses, another wave of fireworks streaked through the air and burst into the enemy forces. It was then that a mare on one of the teams noticed something running in front of the zombies towards the castle.

The mare exclaimed, “There’s a filly outside!”

Victor exclaimed, “What?”

The mare exclaimed, “It’s Squeaker! He must have wondered outside before the fight.”

Another stallion asked, “Do we stop and get him?

Victor Pony said, “Keep firing! If we stop, we all die.”

The foal was playing outside having fun when the attack occurred. The filly was terrified being accidentally left outside. Squeaker was running as fast as she could to the entrance to the castle.

Timber Fall knew what the right thing to do was. He ran out through the front entrance into the chaos with fireworks flying past him and exploding all around him like missiles and bombs. He got the filly, put her on his back, and ran back, hearing the moans of the zombies getting struck by the explosives. A firework detonated on the left side of his face. Singed and burned on the left half of his face, he got knocked down, the filly tumbling off his back and rolling on the ground. After a moment, he opened his eyes, his ear ringing. He had blurry vision from his right eye, blinded in the other and deaf in the ear on the same side. Timber Fall picked himself up, mounted the foal on his back again, and marched forward unfazed just in intense pain. Timber Fall made it back with the filly through the entrance and into the main castle. Timber Fall picked up the foal from his back and set her down.

“Thank you.” The young pony said scampering away.

Her mother rushed up and grabbed her, hugging her.

Timber Fall was embraced by Fruit Fields who hugged him, kissed him on the burnt side of his face and said, “You’re the best stallion there is.”

Timber Fall returned the embrace.

Meanwhile, a misfire injured a mare, the firework rocket exploding in her hooves severely burned and injured her. Another mortar shattered when its tube integrity failed, resulting in the shell exploding in the tube, injuring both stallion ponies on the team. Other ponies carried them to a room set up for injuries and a nurse pony tended to their injuries using what little medical supplies she had. A few other ponies were injured as well, some severely. The wounds mainly were all over the front of their faces, front legs, and front hooves from the fireworks that detonated in front of them. They were burnt, bloody, screaming, and crying.

The fireworks were not causing enough damage and they were running low on fireworks.

Victor said, “Ok. One last barrage. Give it everything you have. Fire!”

The blasts of colorful fireworks launched and exploded in mass, looking like the finale at a fireworks show. When the attack was done there were no more usable fireworks left. The zombies and ghosts made it to the entrance door and entered the castle.

Victor Pony informed Night Wish, “They’ve breeched the castle door! Notify Rainbow Heart.”

Night Wish flew to Rainbow Heart in Rainbow Moon’s Throne Room.

Night Wish informed, “The zombies and ghosts have entered the castle. All ponies are safe from the corridors that are dangerous.”

“I hope this works.” I said, putting my horn into an empty cone shaped hole device designed for a unicorn horn in the center of the control station in the machine, “Come on, work for me.”

I used energy from my horn like turning the key in a car. The engine struggled to start.

A little break, before I stated, “Recognize your creator. I was half of the pony who made you. Engine engage!”

I used all the magical power I could muster. The engine struggled, but then fired up full throttle. The engine bursts into action full bore, powering up the machine castle.

“Yes!” I exclaimed.

I used my hooves to pull two levers on the control station, activating the defensive traps. This activated a deafening emergency alarm throughout the town. Zombies were getting slaughtered. Many circular blades came up from the floor and down from the ceiling, working in conjunction with multiple chainsaw blades from the side walls mowing down zombies in a grid like pattern as it moved back and forth down the halls, cutting zombies into many cube like blocks. Additionally, large spikes, massive piston like smashers, and tall rectangle shaped blocks began to crush down from the ceiling and up from the floor squashing the zombies. After the zombie massacre, they fled with the ghosts following behind them.

Storm Cloud admitted, “We won’t be able to get them.”

Poison Heart was mad.

Poison Heart declared, “Retreat back to Ponytopia.”

The gang called the ghosts and zombies back.

Victor Pony exclaimed joyfully, “We did it! We won!”

There was cheering and celebration from the ponies from Ponytopia.

I returned to the ponies and said, “They will retreat to Ponytopia. We will be safe for now.”

Double Talk, the mayor, came up to me and said, “There could be other ponies in Ponytopia who need our help. They won’t last long once they return.”

I rolled my eyes and admitted, “We can’t go back there. It’d be suicide. These are average ponies not soldiers. Even if the royal guard arrived it be a massacre.”

The mayor added, “Then we’re gonna have to come up with a different strategy. How about a small stealthy group? They could penetrate Ponytopia and try to find and rescue any remaining survivors.”

I said, “I don’t know. It’s too risky.”

The mayor said, “We have to do something. We can’t just let those ponies die or worse. We have to go.”

I barked, “No! We can’t.”

Double Talk unloaded, “What if you were the one trapped in Ponytopia, wouldn’t you want somepony to help you? Or, what if it was Night Wing, your lover, left behind, wouldn’t you want somepony to at least try.”

I reluctantly agreed, after looking at Night Wing and having a few moments of thought to myself, and nodded in approval.

Now the question was who.

“I’ll go.” The injured Timber Fall stated with authority.

“If I die, I want to be with my stallion.” His wife Fruit Fields said.

Victor Pony said, “I’m always up for helping a pony in need.”

Night Wish said, “It’s my duty as the Lunar Princess apprentice to try and help anypony in need.”

I uttered, “I suppose I have to go to.”

“Me too. I’ll go.” Night Wing said.

“No! Absolutely not!” I ordered. “You are staying here. I am not going to lose you.”

Night Wing said, “I will go if I want to.”

I barked, “Don’t make me chain you up in the dungeon.”

Night Wing sly stated, “Oh, kinky.”

I said, “This is serious. I don’t want you to come with us. Promise me you’ll stay here.”

Night Wing looked down at the ground and said, “All right. I won’t go with you.”

I put my hoof on his face, his cheek, and said, “Thank you.”

We kissed.

The five of us departed from the safety of Ponytown to try and save any survivors. There were five of them, well, technically six, Night Wing snuck along in the air going from cloud to cloud with stealth.

Chapter 6 The Survivors

The five, technically six, ponies arrived at the town shortly later. They were going to go throughout the town as much as possible to search and save survivors. There were a few other ponies that found their courage and came along with us.

We arrived on the outskirts of the town. The zombies and ghosts were still there but more spaced out and not as many after the massacre at Ponytown. It was then I saw Double Rainbow’s spirit again. I knew what he wanted me to do. I waved a hoof to the ponies following me and we crept forward going from cover to cover.

We were gonna use a specific tactic, the earth ponies were going to do most of the searching, while the unicorns used their magic to create distractions as needed, and then the pegasi were going to airlift the survivors out. It was unknown how many ponies we would find. Double Rainbow’s spirit guided me through the twisted, dangerous, winding paths of the town.

Double Rainbow led me to a dumpster that had a pony in it. Peace Herb was his name and he had a sick stomach. A pegasus airlifted him to the Everfree Forest edge to wait for the others to return. Following the ghostly apparition, I was led to a portable restroom, where we found Secret Love. She was also airlifted to safety. Other earth ponies and unicorns were having similar luck, finding ponies and having the pegasi fly them to the town’s boundaries.

I followed my former lover’s soul to a wooden house, where his ethereal form passed through the front door. I tried to open the door but it was locked. Timber Fall took care of that problem. We went upstairs and found two ponies lying in bed. One was sleeping and obviously had been smoking and drinking, whose name was Pawter Pony, the other pony in the bed was dead, named Foxyball. It was also clear that the pony may have been crazed and lost his mind, however, we weren’t going to leave the deranged pony behind. Pawter had drank so much, he was knocked out cold. A pegasus airlifted the sleeping pony out of harms’ way.

We exited the back door and I followed the ghost, seeing only glimpses of him. He took us to the back door of a house, it was unlocked. We entered and walked around the first floor. I saw Double Rainbow’s ghost scratch a rug in the living room with his hoof. I walked over and when I tried to move it it wouldn’t budge. With force, I pulled it up to expose a secret staircase. The door to the staircase had a rug secured to the top of it to hide the door but also used to open it, clever.

We walked down the stairs. It was dark and we couldn’t see anything. I used my horn as a flashlight. The attack was quick and from the shadows. Two ponies attacked us. I was struck with a hoof in the chest and knocked back. A larger pony, named Big Hoof fought with Timber Fall. The smaller pony was the one who attacked me and his name was Little Hoof. The smaller pony then kicked me in my manliness. I fell over temporarily stunned. Big Timber, even with his injuries was able to take on the other giant pony and beat him. Little Hoof went to the aid of his brother, but met the same fate. The two brothers scurried out of the basement and fled. Timber Fall pursed them upstairs and out the back.

I was alone in the basement of the house. When I recuperated, I saw her. There was a pony on the floor across from me with legs bent in unnatural positions, obviously broken knees, and her muzzle taped shut with duck tape. She was alive, looking at me and crying with tears in her eyes. Her name was Platinum Will. I used my magic to pick her up and carry her upstairs. I could see the “Thank you,” in her eyes. I exited the house and gave her to a pegasus pony who carefully floated her to safety.

Things were going well. Only a few unicorns had to make distractions to save the searching earth ponies. I followed the ghost around a corner. After rounding it, I was struck from behind, everything going dark. I was knocked out cold.

Onyx was laying on the couch with her sweetie Black Widow. They were kissing and snuggling. Onyx moved into a 69 position. They were licking, kissing, and arousing each other. After a while Onyx pulled out a double sided dildo and repositioned herself. Onyx inserted one of the ends into Black Widow and the other into herself. Onyx began pounding Black Widow, making the dildo slam against herself and her mate. After a few moments, Onyx orgasmed. She then proceed to lick and suck all four of Black Widow’s hooves, while Black Widow pleasured herself into ecstasy.

They were interrupted by the other gang members.

“We have a problem.” Storm Watch said.

I was captured. I awoke being carried by zombies to the Town Hall. They took me to the front steps where the gang members exited from the front of the building.

Poison Heart walked forward, “You’re the pony leader who helped the others get out of town, aren’t’ you.”

I stated, “Yes, that was me.”

Poison Heart said, “So you’re the one who’s been causing us all this trouble. What is your name?”

I replied, “Rainbow Heart.”

“We are the Dark Doom Gang. We don’t take kindly to anypony standing in our way. Any last words, Rainbow Heart?” She asked.

“You won’t succeed.” After a brief pause, I stated, “The magic of friendship will never die.”

“Drown him!” Poison Heart ordered, her horn glowing green. “Then hang his body in public for everypony to witness in order to discourage any more heroism.”

The zombies responded by carrying me to the river across the street and I was taken underwater by the zombies who couldn’t die.

I held my breath, but it wouldn’t be long. I almost drowned. Night Wing dove into the water from the air, bubbles of air streaming along the outline of his body. Night Wing punched and kicked the zombies holding me. He grabbed me when I was free and launched out of the water. Night Wing had saved me. I was coughing and gasping for breath and was airlifted to the street. I fell on the ground, feeling like I wanted to vomit. Night Wing shook the water off of himself like a dog. There were more zombies and the gang stared at us. I wanted Night Wing to stay at the Machine Castle for his protection. Obviously he didn’t listen and lied to me.

“You said you’d stay at Rainbow Moon’s Castle.” I stated.

“I said I wouldn’t go with you, love. I never said I wouldn’t follow you. And it’s a good thing I did. You forget that I don’t want to lose you either.” Night Wing shot back.

Chapter 7 The Battle For Ponytopia

With the sound of a horn, the royal guards marched into town, ready to do battle with the zombies, ghosts, and all else that threatened peace. Finally, help had arrived. The ponies who were searching for survivors came to Night Wing and my aid as well, standing behind us.

Storm Cloud said, “We need reinforcements. Ride the pony.”

Poison Heart jumped on Storm Cloud and they flew into the sky.

“Hop on.” Night Wing stated.

I jumped on his back and Night Wing was pursuit.

I stated, “Enroute.”

The royal guard engaged the zombies and ghosts. Timber Fall, Fruit Fields, Night Wish, and Victor Pony who had come to our rescue engaged the other gang members, fighting. The other ponies who were working with us engaged the zombies and ghosts as well with a spur of confidence.

Meanwhile, Night Wing and I were on their tail, Poison Heart and Storm Cloud. They were circling around the town trying to get the zombies and ghosts to regroup at the Town Hall.

The Battle for Ponytopia had begun. Night Wish and Victor combatted Onyx and Black Widow. Timber Fall and Fruit Fields fought Skull & Crossbones and Storm Watch. Night Wing and I were gonna engage Storm Cloud and Poison Heart. The royal guard fought the zombies and ghosts. I rode Night Wing bareback, while Storm Cloud was ridden by Poison Heart using the saddle.

I would use magic while Night Wing would fly. I discharged an orange beam from my horn striking Storm Cloud in the butt.

“Argh!” Storm Cloud winced in pain, but still flew forward.

Poison Heart looked behind her and saw us in pursuit.

Strom Cloud began shifting back and forth to make himself a harder target to hit. I fired another blast that missed. And other that struck Storm Cloud’s saddle. Poison Heart turned around and fired green magical blasts from her horn at us. All four missed due to some last minute evasion from Night Wing. Storm Cloud dove down before doing a loopy loop trying to circle behind us, while Poison Heart shot more magical beams. Night Wing performed a zig zag and barrel rolled to the side to avoid the shots. However, the tactic worked and they were behind us, showing Storm Cloud’s experience. Poison Heart shot a green beam into the dark cloud above us, causing a green lightning strike and thunderous boom to emit from the cloud. I activated an orange magical barrier to shield us that took the blast and disappeared. I discharged a few beams at them, which Storm Cloud evaded. Another green blast whizzed at us and struck me in the chest. I fell off. Night Wing feeling the loss in weight new that I had fallen off. He dove down, spearing through the dark sky. I stretched my hooves out. Night Wing interlocked his front hooves with mine and picked me up. Night Wing was flying with me dangling in front and beneath him as he flew forward, our front hooves locked together.

Night Wing used the cloud cover to slow down and get back behind them. When the moment was right, he floated back above the clouds and I fired a shot that struck Poison Heart in the hip and another one that singed Storm Cloud’s mane. Poison Heart discharged a long lasting, almost like a laser beam from her horn at us. Night Wing tossed me in the air, flipping me, while he separated us to avoid the blast. Night Wing flashed over and interlocked our front hooves again almost perfectly performing this aerial feat. Another bullet like green blast struck Night Wing’s wing. He grimaced in pain, but didn’t stop, knowing more attacks were coming. I got one last shot off that missed before a green blast struck our hooves and are hold gave out. I fell. As I was dropped, I used magic to warp a short distance and reappeared on Night Wing’s back.

I wrapped my front hooves around Night Wing’s neck and exclaimed, “We gotta get closer!”

Night Wing cranked up the speed. We dodged a few more attacked before we flew above hiding in a cloud above them. With a dive bomb we were within range. Night Wing was able to get close and I used my forelegs to to pick myself up, standing on his back. I leaped forward. I tackled Poison Heart off of Storm Cloud and we fell. Both Storm Cloud and Night Wing followed us. I discharged a blast from my horn at point blank range that struck her in the forehead as we tumbled out of control falling.

“AAAHHH!” Poison Heart shouted.

I kicked her with my hind legs, separating us. Night Wing came to my rescue. He flew underneath me and gently raised into the sky dampening the impact of my landing on him. Storm Cloud was was almost near Poison Heart when I fired an orange burst at him, striking his exposed underbelly. Storm Cloud also free fell as a result of the impact. Poison Heart discharged a massive green light that transported Storm Cloud and herself safely back to the ground in Ponytopia near the Town Hall where their zombie and ghost reinforcements had arrived to do battle. Night Wing zoomed us over to the spot. We had successfully grounded them.

The royal guard weren’t doing so well. There were just too many zombies.

Night Wing surveying the carnage stated, “We’re losing. There must be something we can do.”

“I might be able to even the score and tilt the odds in our favor.” I said.

“How?” Night Wing asked.

“I could try to do Double Rainbow’s secret spell. Rainbow Storm. I’ve never attempted to try the spell. I’m not sure it will work.” I informed.

“You have to give it a try, love.” Night Wing said.

“Okay, darling.” I said. “Here goes nothing.”

I cleared my mind focusing on what I wanted to do. My horn glowed orange as my magic energy rose building intensity. A few moments later, I reached critical potential and released, climaxing like an orgasm. The orange blast struck the storm cloud above. The blast struck the cloud with a rainbow glow. The attack came from the massive dark cloud, rainbow projectiles firing down from it like missiles striking the zombies and disabling many of them. The attack worked, but I was exhausted. The royal guard and Ponytopia ponies had the upper hoof now, outnumbering the zombies.

A green blast came out of nowhere and struck Night Wing. He flew backwards in pain. My attention snapped to Poison Heart, the pony who had fired the blast.

“Nice try, Rainbow Heart. But you can’t beat the Dark Doom Gang.” Poison Heart chided.

“Are you all right, Night Wing?” I asked, not taking my attention off of Poison Heart.

“Yeah, I’ll live.” Night Wing muttered.

“Go to our house and get my Element of Tragedy. It’s time to end this nonsense.” I ordered.

Night Wing painfully got up and flew as fast as he could in an injured stated to our house. Poison Heart and I stepped forward.

“I’m gonna take great pride in mounting your head on my wall.” Poison Heart taunted.

I used my horn and transported behind her, firing an orange blast at the back of her head in an attempt to knock her out. I didn’t work. Poison Heart was too fast. She dodged and rushed at me striking me with her front hoof in the face. I lost my balance and tripped backwards. She capitalized on the fall and tried to spear me with her horn. As I fell backwards, I teleported before I hit the ground, and reappeared behind her, dodging the horn strike.

We continued to fight as Night Wing sought, located and returned with The Element of Disharmony, my Element of Tragedy.

I summoned and used an orange tentacle to wrap Poison Heart, it powered through the ground. Night Wing flew the Element of Tragedy to me and flying overhead dropped it to me. As a result he got uppercutted by a green horn discharge from Poison Heart. Night Wing fell to the ground disabled. I grabbed the element and put it on, hoping it would assist me in defeating Poison Heart. Poison Heart broke free of the binding tentacle by biting it. The tentacle curled back underground. A green blast from her horn struck me and stunned me.

Poison Heart transported in front of me and stabbed me with her horn. Poison Heart pierced my body with her horn and injected her green poison magic. I was in pain. She pulled her horn out. I began to quiver and tremble and fell onto the ground. I was beaten and in tremendous pain.

Poison Heart laughed, “You’re dead now. That’s my poison magic. There is nothing you can do to counteract that spell.”

Poison Heart walked away heading towards the fallen Night Wing. Night Wish swooped down to block Poison Heart from reaching Night Wing, standing in front of him.

My Element of Tragedy began to glow and magically Double Rainbow’s Knife appeared, levitating and glowing in the same color of my Element of Disharmony aura in front of me. I was in awe. I had left it back with my rainbow saddle at the Machine Castle.

Double Rainbow spoke through the blade, “Awaken me. Bring me to life. I will save you and will destroy the evil ponies.”

I knew the only way to survive this and beat the bad ponies was to summon Double Rainbow’s ghost into my body. Becoming possessed was the only way I was going to save the ponies. I took Double Rainbow’s Knife by mustering all the strength I could. I cut the top of my right hoof, drawing blood. Blood began to flow and with my left hoof I used the blood to make a circle of it around me saying a magic spell. I was then attacked and was bitten on the shoulder by a zombie pony from behind.

I shouted out in pain.

Flower Garden came to my rescue and shoved the zombie pony away. I continued my spell. The zombie pony enraged charged at Flower Garden who tried to fight off my attacker. The zombie pony bit her in the neck and tore out her throat, severing her arteries and veins, causing her death. I finished my spell as a result of her sacrifice.

All the lights went out in the town and a cold wind blew through Ponytown. With a burst of fire in a ring all around me, I stood up on my hind legs. Double Rainbow used his powerful magic to rid my body of the poison spell cast by Poison Heart and healed my shallow zombie bite. My eyes glowed bright orange with ghost energy.

Night Wish, witnessing the scene, exclaimed, “No! He didn’t.”

Night Wing muttered in pain, “What did he do?”

Night Wish, “There’s only one unicorn I know who would stand up like that…Double Rainbow.”

My body, now fully possessed by Double Rainbow’s spirit, summoned barbed wire to ensnare, entangle, and subdue the zombie ponies. A white spherical blast from my body knocked the ghost ponies back to the border of the town. The zombies burst into flames by powerful magic and were turned to ash in moments. It’s only the six villains now.

“It’s Double Rainbow, all right. Rainbow Heart is possessed by the spirit of Double Rainbow.” Night Wish stated.

I got on all four legs and rushed forward, but stopped before the Dark Doom Gang and stood on my rear legs again.

I said, “I know the past, the present, and the future. Your deaths await you, Dark Doom Gang.”

Poison Heart shot another blast directly at me. It reflected off my horn, bouncing off. I summoned bared wire to wrap around them and then rip off of their bodies swiftly. They screamed in pain and were bloody. The Dark Moon members hightailed it out of their, fearing my wrath. As a result. Any remaining zombie ponies fell to the ground dead again. I collapsed, Double Rainbow’s spirit leaving my body. Night Wing and Night Wish flew over to me. We had won the battle.

Chapter 8 The Aftermath

The corpses of the living ponies of Ponytopia, or what was left of them were buried in the Stones of Tears graveyard. Some bodies would never be found and they had empty graves with tombstones. The remains or ashes of the insane and criminal ponies were reburied where they belonged in their coffins. The ghosts were returned to their coffins as well using magic. Flower Garden was buried next to Solar Salute, her deceased husband.

The Solar Princess had summoned myself, Rainbow Heart, and the other five main characters to tell her what happened. She ended up interviewing everypony from Ponytopia, but the main six characters were the first to be interviewed. I was the last to be interviewed. I left the throne room and was walking down the long hallway going over bits and pieces of the conversation in my mind.

The Princess said, “You took the survivors to Ponytown against my order that you never set hoof in that place.”

I informed, “It was the only place I knew that was close and could protect the Ponytopia ponies.”

The Princess barked, “You also summoned Double Rainbow back from the dead against my will to never have contact with him again in anyway, shape, or form.”

I pleaded, “I am sorry, Princess, for letting Double Rainbow possess me. I had no choice. We were losing. Besides, it was the Dark Doom Gang that awakened the ghosts, including Double Rainbow. Double Rainbow wanted to help me and the pones. We needed his aid. It was the Element of Tragedy that allowed the possession to occur, meaning it was meant to be.”

The Princess stated, “That may be the case. But by doing so you could have endangered all of Equestria, if Rainbow Moon would have returned.”

I said, “I realize that Princess, but I had no other options. It won’t happen again.”

It was just the voices going through my mind of the interview. But it brought chills down my spine. The Princess could have locked me into a prison somewhere and threw away the key.

I continued walking down the hallway to exit the building.

Night Wish was waiting for me. She saw me walk by her unfazed by her presence.

Night Wish asked, “Are you gonna be alright?”

I didn’t stop as my hooves clopped on the floor.

I said, not looking behind me, “I’ll be fine.”

Night Wish couldn’t see my eyes, only my backside. My eyes glowed neon orange with spirit energy. I knew that Night Wish did not believe me. She was smarter than that. But she was powerless to do anything. Night Wish was concerned, no doubt, that I may still may have been possessed by Double Rainbow. I wasn’t, but Double Rainbow was no doubt looking to get back into the game.