It was a nice, bright day in the Dragonlands, Eli was relaxing on a blanket, curled up with Spitfire; for her being the leader of the elite Wonderbolts, it was cute seeing her sleeping on your chest as the little spoon. Thankfully for him, Spitfire rolled over, leaving his chest, Eli sat up and looked down at himself.

He had a bit of a healthy gut, but the rib cage and the surrounding area still looked starved, Eli got up and he put his desert eagle back in it's holster and took out a knife from his bag.

He looked at the blade and thought, "Wow, I've killed a lot of creatures, I just hope it's nearing the end." He looked up and saw Spitfire, "Hey, you're up."

Spitfire replied, "It was a great sleep, feel nice and rested, and no PT today."

Eli chuckled at that, he looked around and saw they slept out in the open near the carriage, the guards were sleeping in the carriage and snoring loud enough to hear.

He slid his gray T shirt on and slipped the jacket over it, he decided against the gloves, "Spitfire, when do you think we can leave? I want to go home and drink a bottle of tequila."

"Don't worry, it won't be too long, I need to relieve myself, don't wanna do it out in the open."

"Gotcha babe." She flew off probably to find a bush or something.

I saw something blue flying towards me, it landed in a superhero landing, oh it was just Ember.

Ember started speaking, "Thank you Eli, for saving me, I don't think I would be alive if you didn't..... Help me, the Dragonlands owe you."

"It was a pleasure, but Garble was a bit of a pain though. The good part is that I knocked him out the first time we meet, so I'm good." They both chuckled a bit at that.

Ember added on, "Ya, he is a major pain, but he's still a dragon so I deal with it."

Out of the distance they saw Tsu running, he had the top part of his armor on, and carrying his pants on his shoulder, luckily he had his white underwear on.

He shouted, "Move! We have to get out of here!" He stopped right in front of Eli, "That dragon's crazy, she won't let me leave, let's get out of here!" He jumped on the cart, making the guards jump out and get right up front with eyes still crusty. Eli said.

"Tell Spitfire that we need to run, meet us in Cloudsdale!"

"Alright, I'll let her know." She shot right into the air and zoomed to find Spitfire.

"I like these dragons, just almost military."

"Here she comes!" Shouted Tsu, the dragon he did was flying at full speed, she looked very... Hungry.

"Oh shit!"

"ELI MOVE!" Shouted Tsu, Eli hopped on the chariot and shouted.

"Come on, let's go!" The guards took right off and zoomed as fast as they could. The dragon stopped and shouted.

"You better come back! I'm not a one night stand, come back and pleasure me back!"

On the chariot sat Eli, and Tsu, and thankfully Tsu got his pants on. "Dude, what happened there? I thought you wanted all the pussy you could get?" Asked Eli.

"I do, but when I wanted to leave, she literally pushed me to the ground, growled and told me that I was her's, then she rode me.... Twice."

"Little too much information dude. But I get it, by the way, mares don't act that way, nor do any other creatures... I think?"

"Good, I was about to run to the nearest portal and see how I'd die." The guards looked at each other with very concerned faces, Charger asked.

"Um you okay man? You sound nervous?"

"I'm fine, but I'll admit, being property to a dragon was scary, and kind of hot."

Eli groaned and replied, "Again, too much info."

Sheath asked, "So, how did you two meet each other?"

Eli replied, "Well, since preschool, we lived next to each other until we went off to college, it was me, Rue, Anna, and Tsu here. Then I lost Rue and Anna during the outbreak, and after some time, I got captured and sent to a bandit camp. And yes, they planned on eating me."

"Not me dude, the moment I saw your face I wouldn't even try to." Said Tsu.

"Thanks, but he was my warden, we chatted on and on, until I managed to break out, broke my leg and had to fight Tsu, I of course lost. But he spared me.

I escaped again and he caught up to me, we fought for what seemed like hours, but in the end, I beat his ass to submission. And I spared him in return. That started five other fights, which I beat him every time."

"You don't need to tell them that Eli." Tsu said pouting.

"Just trying to be accurate, anyway. Then he came with me to the portal and here we are, in the chariot."

Sheath replied, "Wow, now that's a cool yet confusing story."

"So how did you two meet?" Asked Eli.

Charger replied, "Well, we had too much to drink and got into a bar fight with each other, which lead us to be forced into the drunk tank. Once the booze wore off, and a good vomit, we started to chat and well, we became friends."

"Not as cool as his story though." Replied Sheath dipping his head.

Eli commented, "Nonsense, every story like this is interesting in my opinion. Ask me about my Trudy, I dare ya."

Eli went on and on about her, all the way back to Cloudsdale, and it was an hour long flight. Everyone was sick of it by that point.

When the chariot landed in front of Spitfire's house, Tsu asked, "Wait, you managed to get a rich mare? You are the fucking king man!"

"Thanks Tsu. Now you two take him to Ponyville first, he needs a spell to walk on the clouds." They nodded. "And Tsu, I'll ask if you can shack up with us, but if you can't, the barracks at the Wonderbolt academy are nice I hear."

"Awesome man, I'll be back soon hopefully, so will we see Rue and Anna anytime soon?"

"I sure as fuck hope so man, I do, it'll be nice to get the gang back together again, all drinking, joking, killing."

"Hell ya!" Shouted Tsu.

"But for now, I'll see you in a bit." The chariot took off and Eli turned to face the house, he walked up to the door and took a whiff of the city, it smelled like a nice winter day, a little bit of a wet smell, but pleasant smell none the less.

He knocked on the door, and in a jiff the door opened to Spitfire, she was wearing a purple bathrobe and her mane seemed wet, "Hey El." She smacked him with her wing, "That's for leaving me when I needed to take a piss."

Eli quickly replied, "Sorry Fire, it really wasn't in my control."

She took a deep breath, "It's fine, I get it, you get into trouble whenever I'm not watching over you, action and danger is attracted to you more than I am."

Eli considered that, "Does that mean it's a huge love, or do you not feel strongly about me."

She immediately replied, "The latter." Eli felt rough after that, his shoulders slumped, then she started laughing, "I'm kidding you goof, of course I love you. Just wanted a little payback for leaving me while I was relieving myself."

He sighed and chuckled a bit at her, "I'll give you that one, I did kinda abandon you." He walked in and the door closed, "Hey Spitfire, you know how we have that spare room I was using?"

"Why?" She asked in a very dark tone.

"Tsu might need a place to sleep for the night, before he moves to where ever he wants to move."

She thought about it for a moment, "He helped you save Ember?" Eli nodded, but he knew that wasn't exactly true, "I guess he can stay for one night, just one. I only need one human to please me." She said flying up to his face and kissing his cheek.

"Thanks, and maybe we have time to... expand our relationship a bit more? After fighting like I did I'm really in the mood." Eli said seductively.

"I wish we did, but he's at the door, I can see him." Tsu was waving at the small window next to the door.

"I'll greet him." Said Eli, he walked over to the door and opened it, Tsu said.

"Hey man, I was in and out, I just had to act like a dick and she let me out quickly."

"Nice man, ya I've had to use that card before, now here's a hundred bits, get yourself a drink, enjoy yourself. Come back after say an hour? Sound good?"

Tsu thought for a moment and replied, "Well I wanna get some rest, that dragon took a lot out of me, did she say I could stay?"

Eli sighed, while Tsu was a great guy, at times he could really miss the obvious, "She did, but we'd like a bit of alone time, maybe 30 minutes? You got that drake, now I want my little pony." Eli chuckled at that.

Tsu's eyes opened wide, "Oh! Oh I get it now, sure, I'll get a drink, half an hour is all I'll need to get kicked out of a bar."

Eli closed the door and turned to Spitfire.

Spitfire crossed her forearms while hovering, "Not bad, how long do we have?" She kissed him.

"Half an hour, or until the royal guards bring Tsu here when he starts a fight." He said as their lips were a mere inch from each other, but shit happens. Eli heard a poof in the air and saw a scroll drop down into his arms, "Aw fuck, come on!"

"Just read it, maybe it's good news."

He unrolled it, it read, "Sorry to disturb you Eli, but something has come up, there is another portal near the changeling kingdom, and they request your help, and any help your allies might be able to give. I am sending Rue and Anna to aid you.
The chariot is on already there. Sorry to make you do two missions side by side, but they really need your help, the changelings can't fight back.

Sincerely Princess Celestia."

"God fucking damn it." Said Eli.

"It's okay, I can wait, are trying to be slower on this relationship, a day won't hurt."

He thought about it for a moment and replied, "You right, but I don't think I can." As he said that the door flew open, Tsu ran in and shouted.

"Oh my god! A scroll popped out of no where from a princess?! What? That's banana's man! We have to go!"

"Man, I'm sure they can wait, also how did she get your location for the scroll?"

He just shrugged, Tsu grabbed Eli's arm and pulled him to the door, "I'll see you tonight Spitfire!" He shouted as the door shut.

Outside the chariot was there, waiting, Sheath and Charger looked exhausted, Tsu dragged Eli next to the chariot and said, "Come on, we are on a mission from royalty."

"Bitch I was about to bone my gf. I was gonna come after I came."

"Ew." Was Tsu's response. "Well come on, we need to get going."

Eli sighed, "Fine, let's make this quick, I'm not in the mood." Eli hopped on the chariot followed by Tsu, Sheath asked.

"Are you two ladies ready?"

"Depends, does my butt look big in these pants?" Asked Eli jokingly. They rolled their eyes and just started flying.

The flight was actually pretty short, only thirty minutes, Eli decided to sleep, while Tsu looked around at the amazing view. Though once they reached the edge of the changeling kingdom Tsu slapped the back of Eli's head, waking him up, "Huh what the fuck?!"

"Dude, we're here, wake up," said Tsu, "lets get that headgear on mate."

"Sure." Eli said slipping his welders mask on, Tsu slid on his samurai helmet and checked his shotgun, it was a G&P M870 tactical shotgun, it had a skull carved on the barrel with the word, 'kill' under it.

Tsu also unsheathed his sword, it was a beautiful, and authentic Japanese sword, with an inscription on the handle, which Eli has yet to learn, Tsu has never told Eli what that word means, he wants Eli to learn it.

The guards flew around the shattered, yet overgrown beautiful castle of the changelings, looking for a landing spot. They set down right in front of the main entrance, Eli and Tsu looked to the castle and saw Rue and Anna talking with Thorax and Pharynx.

Eli and Tsu hopped out of the chariot and it flew off to land a bit farther away, Eli and Tsu walked up to the small group. But they stopped, Eli's face lit up, he whispered, "Dude, don't say anything."

Tsu asked, "Why?"

"Think about it." Tsu looked straight and tried to think, and think. Until.

"Oh I get it Eli, a surprise for later, you are a cleaver devil."

He chuckled, "Thanks, we'll reveal you're identity after the fight, but let me do the talking, you're a mute." He made a zipping symbol across his mouth, "Good man."

They continued their walk, it was only like a hundred feet at most, but Rue and Anna turned around and their faces lit up, "Hey Eli and.... Um, who's that?" Asked Rue.

"That's just a friend, found him back on Earth, but he doesn't talk, all I know is that he's a friend."

They backed away from him and Anna replied, "Alright, but I'll be watching him." She turned around and followed Rue and Thorax; then Eli and Tsu fist bumped right before following them.

They heard Thorax saying to the group, "We have seen the portal, it's just outside our borders, a group of changelings went to investigate, but they came back as well.... Monsters."

Pharynx replied, "Ya, I had to kill them or risk having the whole hive die, I like to fight and hurt, but I took no pleasure in doing that to my own changelings."

Thorax continued, "I have the power to close the portal, but if what changed those changelings are still there. Then I'll need help."

Eli ran up next to him and said, "Well you're in luck, we're the best zombie killers out there."

"That's because everyone else who can fight is ether dead, turned, or turned into an insane bandit." Said Rue.

"That's true, but we aren't dead, that should be enough." Said Eli trying to keep Thorax's confidence in them up.

Thorax thought for a moment and replied, "Well, as long as you guys keep me alive, I'll take your word for it. Now, do any of you need anything before we go?" Eli raised his hand, "Yes?"

"Ya, where's your shitter?"

Ten minutes later.

They were leaving the castle after Eli took a giant dump, of which the changelings have called a new record due to the backup it caused. The group was Eli, Tsu, Rue, Anna, Thorax, and Pharynx.

Thorax asked, "Um, is there anything I need to know before we get into combat?"

Eli replied, "Whatever you do, don't get bit, you get bit, and you're dead. Let us pave the way." Eli said flipping his welding mask down, the shimmer of a crooked smile shown in the sunlight, making Thorax and Pharynx shiver a bit.

Rue and Anna got their gas masks on, then they heard a loud shriek, "Eraugh!" They all dove behind a small hill, right above where the changelings fought the mole, a giant barren field.

Rue got a spy glass out and extended it, it was blue with faded gold rings, she looked down. She fell back and removed her gas mask, "Um, there's more than I thought when you said 'small hoard'."

They looked over the hill to see over a hundred zombies hanging around, along with a couple of chargers, "Rue, we'll need some grenades."

She pulled four out of her bag and handed each of them to the group, "Thorax, Pharynx, sit back, and watch the pro's." Their eyes widened at Eli's words.

They all pulled the pins and waited five seconds, then they threw them over the hill, they covered their ears until, "BOOM." Rue took out her AK-47 and Anna took out her M107 Barrett. While Tsu pulled out his shotgun, and Eli cracked his knuckles. "CHARGE!" Shouted Eli.

Eli and Tsu slid down the hill, Tsu took aim and fired two shots, blowing holes into two zombies. Eli got to the ground and threw a right hook, hitting a zombie square in the jaw. He jabbed to his side killing another, he kicked with his spiked boot and went right through a crawler.

Rue fired three bursts and took down three zombies, Anna fired four times and killed... Five? Yes, one was a double kill. Tsu cocked his shotgun again and fired at the closest zombie, blowing it's head off.

Eli shouted, "KILL!" He threw a whole bunch of punches, just killing zombie after zombie with each and every punch, the jagged metal fists making each punch lethal to the soft rotting flesh of the zombies. Tsu fired the rest of his shots and slung his shotgun to his back before pulling his sword out. He sliced up a zombie, cutting it in half, blood and guts gushed out with each slash he took.

He sliced to the right, then left, taking heads off all around him, all Thorax and Pharynx could do was watch in awe, Pharynx said, "You know how I say I'm the toughest Changeling here?"

"Ya?"

"I take it back, I take it so back."

Rue fired the rest of her mag, mowing down a row of walkers, she ducked down and grabbed another mag, Anna fired two more shots, cleaning her mag out.

Tsu was so busy killing what was in front, he didn't see a crawler drag itself next to his leg, it grabbed and bit him, he looked down and saw it trying to bite through the thick padding, he raised his sword and brought it straight down. Going right through the zombie's head.

Eli saw the whole thing and shouted, "Get back, there's too many for us. Thorax! Where are you?! The longer the portal is open the more zombies will come out!"

That was true, every zombie they killed, more just ran though the portal, Thorax flew over the battle and right in front of the swirling, purple portal. His horn lit up and fired, he kept a beam right to the center of it, trying to close it.

Eli shouted, "Rue! We're falling back, give us cover!" She fired the mag into the closest zombies to them, allowing Eli and Tsu to climb up the hill, luckily the zombies didn't seem to know how to get up.

Rue said, "They just won't stop, there's too many."

Eli sighed and replied, "There's something I've been keeping, something for this kind of fight, rage juice."

Rage juice, pure radiation and various other things, made near the end of the war to increase the energy of the user, increase in speed and strength, but it comes at a high cost. During it's use the user will go into a rage, killing everything and one around without knowledge of friend from foe.

Mostly used by bandits with nothing to lose in order to kill the most enemies, now back to the present.

"No, you can't, we'll just... um..."

"Rue!" He shook her, "There's no other way to take out a number like this in a group this dense, Just stay up here, and I'll handle it."

She sighed, "Very well, but I'll have Anna here ready to shoot you with a tranq. Okay?"

"Very well, that's the best option, and if I die, tell Spitfire I love her." He got out a syringe filled with blue liquid, he rolled up his sleeve and took a deep breath before shoving it right into his arm, making all of them shiver.

He pumped the juice in himself and pulled the empty syringe out, "Run." Was all Eli said before he jumped down." He landed on a zombie's head and shouted, "I-I-I'm ready to.. RUMBLE!" His eyes glowed green under his mask, he threw out ten punches in under a couple seconds, each one blowing a zombie's head up.

He said, "RAGE!" He threw multiple punches each second, just slaughtering all the zombies as they got close. Even a charger rushed him, but he threw a punch so hard, it went clear through the head, barely affecting Eli.

Thorax was steadily closing the portal, each second it got smaller, until poof, it wasn't there, but there were still over fifty zombies.

"I did i-" Thorax was cut off by the speed, and brutal fighting from Eli, "Oh my."

And in the blink of an eye and a field of blood, all the zombies were in a large pile, with Eli at the top, he shouted, "I, AM, GOD!" He turned around and shouted, "KILL!" Anna took that chance and shot him right in the neck, he fell off the tower of corpses and landed right on his ass.

***

Eli slowly woke up, he seemed to be on a grass bed, a bed with grass under it as a sort of mattress, he was still wearing his armor, but his blood coated gantlets, bag, and mask were on a table next to him. He rose up slowly, groaning each inch he rose.

He was sitting up, wobbling a bit, before he felt the need to vomit, he saw a trash can next to his bed, which he brought up and hurled right into.

He hurled three loads into the bag, which was all a thick green color, "Oh god I just hurled, blegh, anyway." He put the can back on the ground, he looked over and saw a purple changeling land next to him, she said.

"Well, you're free to go, there doesn't seem to be much wrong with you, but then again, I don't know human bodies."

"Alright, well do you know where the other humans went?"

"I'm not sure, but Thorax would know, he's at the throne."

Eli grunted as he stood, "Thanks." He walked away from the bed and followed the corridors to the throne, which wasn't hard to find, every path seemed to lead that way. He passed the final corner and saw Thorax sitting on the throne like the changeling said.

Thorax was chatting with Pharynx, Eli walked up and asked, "Hey guys, where's the other humans?"

Thorax replied, "They went outside, near the battlefield, drinking and making sure all the zombies are dead."

"Thank man, be seeing ya." Eli turned around, but Pharynx flew in front of him and asked.

"How did you fight like that? I used to think we were the toughest, but after seeing you before and after you injected yourself with that stuff. You proved I have a lot to learn, but how did you do all that, what kind of training did you go through?" The changeling seemed very curious.

Eli's smile turned into a frown as he said, "I fight like I have nothing to lose, I honestly don't care if I survive a fight, I just want to kill as many of them as I can."

"What did you lose?" Asked Thorax.

He started to walk away, but before he left the room he said, "Everything." He walked out, leaving the two confused.

He was walking to the exit of the hive, thinking, "Holy crap was that dramatic. Damn I didn't think I was that cool. Now they think I'm dark and mysterious, perfect! I wonder how drunk the guys are? Probably hammered to hell, which would be great."

He exited out of the entrance and looked towards the distance, and there sat three beings he knew very well. He saw all of his old friends, sitting around having fun, he knew that even if he will die soon. He brought them together and made their lives something they can enjoy.

He walked up to them, Tsu looked back and said, "Hey man!" They fist bumped, "Dude, that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, and I've seen some fucking cool ass shit bro." They high five'd.

Rue hugged him and said, "That was beyond stupid, but it was also brave, and what had to be done so. Thanks for risking yourself, but don't so anything that stupid again, alright man?"

"I'll keep stupid to a minimum, but no promises." Said Eli, Anna handed Eli a giant glass of booze, he didn't know what it was, but he gulped it down like it was amazing, it tasted like spring water aged for a hundred years in Lindsay Lohan's pussy. "Whoa, what's that?"

Tsu replied, "It's a special brew the changelings brewed themselves, and I'm starting to think I need to bring a couple barrels of that with us."

"A few?" Asked Eli knowing the answer.

"Alright, most of it." They sat down and just looked out at the beautiful night sky, Eli took a deep breath and savored the moment, surrounded by his friends, with amazing booze. He was perfect. Although he won't have the same tune the next morning when the hangover kicks in.

Author's Note

I am ALIVE! The story is alive, but slow, with finishing college, getting and quitting a horrible, horrible retail job, where I was harmed in multiple ways, and the virus, elgh that took a lot of my time. I finally have time to write, hope ya'll enjoy it. Apologizes for the lateness of this chapter, hope to write more soon, still unsure how I'm going to end this.

As always, comments on my grammar are appreciated and I will try to edit it to the best of my abilities