Mare Hunters

The walk to the train station was quiet as the three mares walked in the red stained sand from the bricks. Pixie was busy looking at a map, Thunderfly was looking towards Lulu her face full of concern, and Lulu was just staring at the ground as if it was infinity. They were almost twenty feet away from the train station when the silence broke. All of the sudden Lulu stopped. She was looking a little tipsy.

"Hey Lu, you OK?" Thunderfly stopped and asked the cyan unicorn. Pixie rolled her eyes and growled.

"Shes fine, now lets finish this up," Lulu then sounded like she was choking but before any pony could respond she coughed up a pitch black ooze. The other two mares looked at Lulu shock and fear in there face, with a loud thud Lulu fell to the the sandy ground.

"Oh Buck! What do we do?" Panicked Pixie fear across her face."This normally only happens with Alpha type monsters not that thing," it was true the black disease normally was only found in alpha type monsters or higher ranked monster. While Pixie was panicking Thunderfly as gently as possible got the mare on the ground onto her back.

"We get her to Canterlot as quickly as possible, besides what your doing isn't helping," Thunderfly said as if it was suppose to be obvious. She darts off making sure to also be careful of not dropping Lulu

"Wonder what version of the version of the virus you have?" Thunderfly paused then started again. "But I am sure the doctors can take care of you," Lulu gave a small nod almost not visible. Thunderfly was going as fast and as carefully as her wings can carry her, while Pixie was trailing far behind her. They approached the train station, witch looks just oddly like Ponyville train station. Except there's no train, they forgot to sent the notice saying for the trains to come. All of them were silent till another heart wrenching choking cough was heard more of the choking black slime came out, its one of the worst pains a pony can face coughing up pure darkness.

"Man this is sickly, I am so sorry," Lulu said in a soft voice almost as if it pained her to say it. Pixie scratched her head and started to think, meanwhile Thunderfly is gently setting the weak mare down on the wood of the station.

"OK I will write a letter to the princess telling them to send a train ASAP, Thunder you see what you can do to get Lulu comfortable." Pixie formulated, Thunderfly nodded, Pixie went to write the letter, while Thunderfly went to try to help Lulu get as comfortable as a mare in large amounts of pain can get.  As Thunderfly gets her sleeping bag and pillow out of her saddle bag she asks.

"Whats it like, I mean I heard it feeds of negative emotions in different was so whats yours like?"Lulu looked away distance in her gaze. She was deep in thought but finally she spoke.

"Nah I wouldn't want to be a like Pixie besides you cant f-horse this," a chocked cough came from the unicorn more blackened muck came from the in pained mare. Before Thunderfly could react Pixie barged over and announced.

"I informed the princess about are situation, and help is on the way, your welcome," Lulu gave a playful head shake, while Thunderfly cringed and gave a large eye role, her patience being tried to many times today.

Time passed, more black muck, more sand , and more time passed. Finally a train pulled up full of pony's wanting to go home. Pony's start to quickly file out of the train. After the groups of pony's got out the faded candy colored carts. Pixie levitates as carefully as magic can muster, Lulu into the very front train cart.

"How far is she in?" The mares look up to where the stallions voice was coming from.

"Commander?" Lulu asked in a sickly voice.

"How far is the virus?" The voice asks again. Pixie went over and looked over at the sick mares cutie mark, its a blue shield and a small teal heart.

"Not to step three, we have time," There are four stages to the virus, the first is dependent on the pony, second is the body trying to expel the virus, third is the virus trying to take over your life and/or magic, fourth stage is where the pony's body most likely cant take the pressure of the virus and its awful. The train starts to head at a mild speed towards Canterlot.

"How did she get it, this isn't a Alpha type monster mission," Yup that was the commander. The commander is Lulus older parental figure growing up but he was more of a older brother figure trying to be a parent. A soft voice came for the sick mare.

"I was on the monster heading towards the head, it seemed like a snake type monster, but we got through the clouds and everything went black, then it started," Lulu gave a small yet noticeable shiver. Pixie saw this but it seemed Thunderfly didn't, again Thunderfly is the newest edition to the team. Pixie also caught on to something else she saw fear in Lulu, unusual for a upbeat and fearless mare. Pixie sat down next to the sickly mare, thankfully its only contagious from monster to pony/pony's around said monster. The train was going fairly fast towards Canterlot. Pixie was trying so hard to comfort and help her teammate. After heading through a oak forest, the rural town of Ponyville, and finally at the rim of Canterlot is a big white building about three stories tall, its the Hunters if Equestria base or HE. Pixie helped Lulu up, Lulu was so weak at this pony, but again by now a regular pony would probably be far into the third stage, shes a tough little pony.The two slowly get off the train.

"We got a Alpha case!" There was a nurse just waiting for them. Lulu was quickly rushed away to the third floor where the injured pony's were taken. After Lulu was in the building the other two mare gathered in the center of the paved courtyard.

"What should we do?" Thunderfly looked over at Pixie. Pixie shrugged and looked at the building.

"Lulu will be fine, she is a sturdy pony, come on lets rest in are rooms." the two mares head off for the double doors of headquarters. After a what was thought was twenty minutes or so of quickly reading about the Alpha virus recovery process recovery minute nap Pixie wanted to go check on Lulu, By now they at least stabilized Alpha virus victims. She trotted out of her room and went out to the hall. The halls in this place are just like hospital halls, bleach white. They are long and a eyesore to look at. Pixie starts to think as she walks down the halls.