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No one can see me, and
I've lost all feeling, and
I know I won't die alone,
I'll stop you from breathing, and
all your deceiving, and

this house is not my home

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"Rainbow, I don't know how long I can hold them back for!" Twilight's breath seemed shallow.

"We just need to fly out of here, come on Twilight!" Rainbow hunched down waiting for the purple mare to hop on her back.

"We have to save our friends!" With one last blast of her magic, the horde in front of the two ponies fell.

"Twilight, I am not losing you again! Let's go..."

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Six Hours Earlier

Three knocks on the door to the library was all it took to get Twilight to forget her studies. "Who wants in at this time of day?" She looked to the clock, which intern showed 6:00 AM.

Three more knocks came from the door before Twilight could answer it. "Coming!" She opened the door to be met by a small green dragon. "Spike, you know you don't have to knock when you live here."

"Well, that's the news. I have finally decided to move in with Shelly." Shelly was a young dragon like Spike whom had recently moved to Ponyville. "I know, you're going to say that I am just a baby dragon, and shouldn't do something like this. This, Twilight, is what I want to do, as I am no longer a baby dragon."

"Spike, I understand what your saying, and want you to live with her."

"I knew you would say that! Twilight I will do what I....wait, what?" Spike had one of the biggest confused looks ever.

"You are old enough to live on your own now, and I believe you should move towards your own life." Twilight had a small tear that fell from her eye to the floor. "I have known you a long time and this won't be easy...but you know I have faith in your decision."

"Twilight." The dragon ran and hugged onto the mares front leg. "Wont you be lonely when I am gone?"

The unicorn had moved her head around the dragon, as if to give him a hug. "You know I wont be lonely, I still have Rainbow Dash."

At this point Rainbow was standing behind the two hugging friends, not sure if they knew she was there. Did...did you need something Twilight?" The cyan mare choked on her words, finding them hard to say. The years that they have all lived in the library drew them closer together, so even the most awesome of ponies was having a hard time.

"Rainbow, I was wondering if you could help with packing Spikes stuff." Of all ponies, Twilight was unable to think of a word better than "stuff". Maybe she should of said personal belongings, but in the moment it was too hard.

Rainbow watched as the two friends parted from their hug, and walked towards the only object Spike had really left in the library, and that was his old bead.

"I don't know if you need that, Spike. You know you have grown in size since you started dating that other dragon." Twilight was barely able to speak, but forced herself to talk.

Spike walked over to the table Twilight used to study and read from. "What is pheromone 115?"

• NO
  More forgiveness
  NO
  and the reason is
  I know I wont die alone
  

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"I read up on a pheromone used back in the older days. This pheromone was used...to bring the dead back to life." Twilight tried not to look at her friends as she spoke. "There is an island, in the west. On this island there is said to be many ponies that where brought back to life with the pheromone. I wanted to learn about it, and see why no pony has used it since."

Rainbow cut in, "And that reason is?"

"The ponies it was used on never came back the way the creators of the pheromone intended. Instead of being natural to the world and use their brains, they just went insane. A carnivorous side came out as they went insane, too. Many of the creators lost their lives to the ponies they had once loved. Further studies showed that there is only one way to stop the zom...insane." Twilight was avoiding the word as much as possible, thinking of it made her shudder.

"So why are you studying this scary stuff?" Rainbow pushed her muzzle into Twilight mane, followed by laying her head against the other mare.

"Yea, and what is the only way to stop these...zombies?"

At the mentioning of the word Twilight shuddered again. "The thing is, is that the island that the pheromone was used on, is the one Rarity and Fluttershy are taking their first honeymoon on."

Both Rainbow and Spike jumped to what Twilight said. "The other thing is how you stop the zombies. The only way to do so is to destroy the brain."

"We need to save them!" Rainbow jumped into the air about to fly out the door, only to be stopped by Twilight biting onto her tail.

"We can't go onto that island without wearing these." Twilight went into a closet and pulled out two bio hazard uniforms. "We can't just walk onto the island without these uniforms, as the pheromone could have been spilled. I wouldn't want to be in a funeral when the pony that has died comes back to life."

"What about Rarity and Flutter? Won't the pheromone affect them if it has spilled?" Spike spoke up, to make sure he was heard.

"There is some good news, though. If the pony has not passed away before, or after being in contact with 115, than they can be cured."

"And what do you reckon can save them, what is the cure?" Rainbow was once again on the ground,

"The pheromone that is used to cure 115, is numbered as 120. This other pheromone will attack any signs of 115, and is, better yet, easy to come by."

"Well if your going to save our friends, then I am coming wi..." Spike was cut off by Twilight's hoof on his mouth.

"No your not. You are staying with Shelly."

"Now that we have that, can we get moving?" Rainbow was holding a bio hazard uniform.

"You are staying here to Rainbow." Twilight used her magic to place the uniform back into the closet. "I don't want to risk any other ponies lives."

• I have returned!
  

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