The Trotting Dead

RICK'S P.O.V

We took Twilight back to Resistance H.Q, where we discussed Equestria.

"It could be everything we've ever wanted." Michonne said.

"It could be something to love." Glenn said.

"Yeah, something to trust." Dewy said.

"Or... something to fear..." I suggested.

We were silent as I saw people start to pack.

Time for a larger world.

DARYL'S P.O.V

Rick doesn't know what he's getting into. Adagio... she's dangerous. Hell, I'd say she's worse than the Gov'nor.

"Daryl?" Glenn called.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"You said you knew Adagio and her sisters before, right?"

"Yeah, Merle did... Why?" I asked.

Glenn swallowed, and I knew this was serious.

"Does the name Aria Blaze mean anything in this?" Glenn asked.

"Yeah, she's one of the three who took Rick, why?" I asked.

I saw Glenn put one hand on his holster.

"Whoa, whoa... calm down, a'right? Just chill before you do somethin' ya' can't undo." I said, putting my hand on his holster-arm.

"You don't know..." Glenn whisperer as he went to Maggie.

What the hell was that all about?

TWILIGHT'S P.O.V

I was talking with Noah, who was telling me about Beth.

"I'm sorry. We lost people, too. Trust me, we all lost someone by now." I said.

"Can't be more true." Abraham said.

"You must be Ford." I said.

"Yeah." Abraham said, following an awkward silence.

Luckily, the silence was short as Dewy came and told everyone to pack.

"Let's see this... 'Equestria'." Rick said as he loaded his Colt Python.

We were at Wiltshire Estates. The car broke down, and we knew that we wouldn't be able to make it back.

"I guess this is a one-way trip, then..." Rick said.

"Yeah, I guess it is." I said as I went back to Equestria.

I plopped on the ground, and I quickly moved back.

"Twilight?" Spike asked.

"Everypony, I would like to welcome newcomers. Quite a few of them, actually." I said.

Rick came through first. I helped him on his hooves. I saw some startled faces as he came from the same mirror I did.

"This is Rick Grimes. He's the leader of the group. I saved his people, and offered them a place here." I said.

"Wh..." Rick started.

"Might wanna move back." I said.

It took Rick a second, but he moved over, just in time for Daryl to come through.

"This is Daryl. I feel like he and Rainbow Dash have a lot in common..."

SPIKE'S P.O.V

It's been an hour since we welcomed Rick's group. I was talking to Carl, who was talking about Earth in more detail.

"Wait, so Twilight wasn't a scaleless dragon?" Spike asked.

"No." Carl said, laughing slightly.

I saw Rick talk to Twilight. Twilight nodded, her horn glowed, and Rick turned back to... whatever he was.

"I'll be right back..." Carl said.

I nodded, and decided to visit Rarity.

"Who are those ponies?" Rarity asked.

"Twilight brought them here from the Crystal Mirror. She said she saved them." I told her.

"Yes, I did speak with her, and she said there's a meeting by Town Hall in a few minutes. Want to come with?" Rarity offered.

"Of course." I said, hopping on her back.

We made it to Town Hall, where Twilight was talking about a new enemy. I noticed some ponies giving Rick's people odd looks for them no longer being ponies, but I'm sure Twilight will fill the gaps.

"...Her name is Adagio Dazzle. She is one of the three sirens from Starswirl's Oddesy. She somehow made it to the zombie apocalypse, and she has raised a massive army of... people she calls Saviors. We need to unite with Rick's group to counter this threat before it reaches us." Twilight said.

"We could leave them alone. I mean... they haven't found us yet." One pony said.

"We saw a group of them by your portal, they took down the safe-zone that was there, and it looked like they had interest in staying." Rick said.

"Rick is right. If we don't fight this now, they'll find us later. We have to come for them before they come for us!" Twilight said in leadership.

Some ponies cheered, while Rick's group looked on with faces of worry.

RICK'S P.O.V

We were settling in one of the few houses the Ponyville folk provided for us. The first thing Carl noticed about the place...

Running, warm water.

I decided to take a shower, but as soon as I walked in, I noticed that the showers were a little... different.

It was a tub with a shower head on top.

I decided I had some work to do, so I removed the tub, put up some curtains, and stepped in to my makeshift shower. I'll have to work on it another day.

I took off my fur coat and set it aside. I worked down to the boots and stepped into the shower. I turned the nozzle to hot, and nearly jumped like a cat.

"Hmm... I guess it's been so long." I said as I turned the cold nozzle slightly.

As I cleaned myself off, I found myself asking a question that I couldn''t quite shake off.

What are zombies?

GLENN'S P.O.V

I saw her set up in a house with Dewy, Norman, and Sonata. I knew that that was a bad arrangement, but what can I do?

What didn't I do?

I need to find a time to tell Rick and the others about her.

About what Aria Blaze did to me before the outbreak...