Luke sat in his trench, alone. The snow fell slowly, and it was freezing as all hell. All his colleagues were asleep that night. Surrounded by fellow troops, yet he felt so alone. He felt homesick. His feet itched, his hands were cracked and dry, and hunger was constant. The only comfort he could receive was from a tiny fire pit in front of him. Things have been tense for a while. Especially with no-man's land right behind him. The enemy could show up at any moment.

Just as he was thinking that, he heard movement from above. He clamped his hand over his mouth to silence his gasp. He quietly peeked up from the trench, and into no-man's land. He saw a short, dark figure stumbling toward the trench. Luke pulled up his Springfield M1903 rifle, and pointed it at the figure. He took a shot at it. The crack of his rifle echoed through the sky, and the figure fell. One of Luke's fellow soldiers, Hanson, woke up.

"Ugh...what's going on?" Hanson asked.

"Eh, just a Kraut. Wonder what he was doing out there in no-man's land?" Luke asked back.

They then heard more movement from behind them. They heard the sound of something falling into the trench from behind them. They whipped their heads around, and looked at the creature at their feet. It was lacking a helmet, or uniform...or even features of a human. It appeared Equine in nature, but it's face was mangled and torn up.

"What the?!" Luke said.

He peeked over the trench, and saw rows upon rows of the undead equines.

"Shit! Hanson, I'm gonna need help!" Luke yelled.

No response.

"Hanson?" Luke asked, looking to his side.

Hanson was gone, as well as the rest of his fellow troops. Luke stood there, feeling powerless with that dinky little rifle. He then saw a bright flash of light above him. He looked up to see a large blue equine flying above him. She landed by his side, and faced him.

"Princess Luna?!" Luke asked, finally snapping out of it, "What the hell?!"

"No time for talk! Use this!" Luna responded, making something materialize in a magical aura in front of him.

Luke watched in amazement as she made an old WW1 machine gun materialize before his very eyes. However, his amazement was quickly erased by the sounds of hundreds of zomponies. He quickly placed his hands on the firing mechanism and pulled the trigger. Princess Luna joined in on the fighting, firing blasts of magic into the crowd of zomponies. Zombie after zombie dropped like flies from the onslaught of lead and magic. When the deed was done, the machine gun's barrel was red. Luke released his grip on the gun, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Crikey...thought I was a goner. Thanks for your help. Uh...where am I, princess?" Luke asked.

"You are asleep. I found your dream, only to realize it was becoming a nightmare." Luna said.

"So...this is a dream, huh?"

"It is."

The snow fell harder on the trenches.

"Tell me, why are you dreaming of a historical event that happened over a century ago in your world?" Luna asked, confused.

"My great, great uncle served in the first World War. I spent a month learning about him. He was like some kind of superhero to me." Luke said.

The area around the two suddenly began to transform. Luke watched in awe as the terrain went from trenches, to a large field. However, the snow continued to fall.

"Ugh...if this is my dream, can I make the snow go away? It's cold." Luke said, rubbing his arms.

"I'm afraid I am unable to control that. You're about to wake up...and it is snowing in real life right now." Luna said.

"Ah shit! And I'm sleeping in the open! I gotta wake up right now!"

The area started to get brighter, and it was getting hard to see.

"Good luck, Luke! Come to Ponyville as soon as possible!" Luna said.

Soon, the light consumed the area, and then Luke opened his eyes.

"Ugh...what a dream," Luke said.

He felt weight on his lap. He looked down to see Venus sleeping next to him, with her head resting upon his left leg. The snow that was falling was getting in her hair, and her gentle breaths were visible in the frosty air. Luke smiled, and poked her.

"Hey. Wake up, sleepyhead." Luke said.

Venus stirred, "S-so cold...I-I wanna g-go home,"

"Venus. Wakey wakey..."

Venus woke up, and shivered. "It's s-so c-cold."

"I know, I know. We're gonna get moving right now. We just gotta get over these mountains."

Venus got on her four hooves, and shook the snow off of her body.

"We'd better go now. I think a blizzard's coming. If we get moving now, we may be able to make decent progress before the snow hits us full blast." Luke said.

"W-well...let's get m-moving." Venus replied.

Luke looked at the cluster of mountains before him. Some paths were steep, others were flat. It was hard to pick one, but the incoming blizzard made Luke choose a steep path. Taking it slowly, the duo started climbing the mountain.

Luke, being a hunter, knew a bit about hiking. He hiked in various terrains, but snow wasn't one of them. The wind picked up, and slowed down sometimes. Every step he took, the snow got a little higher. After painful climbing, the duo reached the top of a mountain. From there, they could see into the distance.

"Would you look at the view? That's beautiful." Luke said.

And it was, in a sense. There was a forest with many tall green trees, and in the distance...a town could be seen.

"Ponyville." Luke said, a smile forming on his lips, "There it is. We're almost there, Venus. Soon, we'll be safe."

"T-that's g-great." Venus said, shivering.

"You okay, Venus? You're stuttering more than normal."

"I-I'm just s-so cold..." Venus said. "A-and my hooves h-hurt."

"Here, lemme look at them."

Luke knelt down and examined one of her hooves. Snow stuck to it, and it was cold to the touch.

"Jeez. Hope you aren't getting frostbite. Here." Luke said, putting his hands on her hips.

"What are you do-" Venus started.

Luke held her up, and placed her on his back. She placed her forelegs over his shoulders, and wrapped her hind legs around his waist. He held on to her hind legs for support.

"I'll carry you the rest of the way." Luke said. He then pulled off his hunting jacket, and placed it on her, "You're gonna need this."

"A-are you sure?" Venus asked.

"No problem, I can manage. We're almost there, anyways."

Luke was wrong. They still had quite a bit of distance to cover, he just didn't want to worry Venus. He sighed, and continued to make his way through the mountains. By now, the snow was tall enough to engulf his feet with every step he took. The low temperature was starting to take it's toll on Luke. He could hardly feel his feet, as his boots weren't the kind made for snow. He was wearing tough, thick pants that provided decent protection from the cold. As for his top, he wore a long-sleeved shirt, that didn't do much to protect him from the dropping temperature. His hands were covered by tough gloves that kept them somewhat warm. All in all, though, he was cold. He shivered, and his teeth chattered. After twenty minutes of this, he reached the bottom of the mountains.

"W-we made it," Luke said, "N-now we just gotta make our way...t-through the woods on the path. We'll get to P-P-Ponyville in no time."

"O-Okay." Venus said, shivering herself.

Venus was worried. Luke was pushing himself too hard. He was shivering, and he was carrying her, but he persisted. Luke however, was determined to get Venus to Ponyville. Every step he took was another step closer to sanctuary. Stopping at any moment, would make the next move difficult.

Thirty minutes passed, and by then...the snow was tall enough to climb halfway above his shin. Luke's vision was clouding up. He could hardly feel either of his legs. He couldn't take it anymore. His legs game in, and he fell face-down. Venus fell along with him, and ran up to him.

"Luke, Luke! P-please get u-up!" Venus yelled frantically.

"I....I can't move....s-so cold..." Luke said, his speech slowing down.

"N-no...L-Luke...please..."

"V-Venus...take my gun...t-take my backpack...you're gonna need it...God knows I won't..."

"No, L-Luke! S-stay awake! Please don't l-leave me."

Venus teared up, her tears felt absolutely freezing upon her cheeks.

"Just because...I'm dying...doesn't mean you have to...now...go..." Luke said, his eyes beginning to close.

"N-no! Stop!"

Luke's eyes closed, and his breathing slowed. Venus knelt down closer in the snow.

"N-no...no no no...p-please, no!"

A figure appeared in the mist. It was approaching slowly. It was wall, and it had long wavy hair. Venus closed her eyes, and waited for impending doom. However, she was surprised to hear a familiar voice...

"Guys! I found them!" Miranda's voice said, muffled by the wind and snow.

Nick made an appearance behind her.

"Good God! What happened to Luke?! We gotta get him indoors! We can't have him die!" Nick yelled.

"If he does, all is lost," Miranda said, grabbing him from his underarms and dragging him down the path.

Venus, with no other choice, follows closely behind...her heart dropping to the pits of her stomach.

Author's Note

Sorry it took so long. Been super busy. Thank you guys so much for watching! If you liked it, leave a like and comment. As always, have a nice day