"Four alleys, four of us!" Axel said.

"Grab a tunnel! Pull the cobwebs outta your ass and get in position!" Nick said, getting in a defensive position.

Everyone stood their ground and took in the sight of the whole thing. The ponies were clearly fresh dead. They were almost indistinguishable from other ponies. The only difference is, these had loss of eye color...and the growling. Some had bite marks, a sign of what ended them.

"Fire!" Axel yelled.

Without any objections, the four humans opened fire at the incoming undead. Milky had nowhere to hide...so she just stood behind everyone as the carnage started. One by one, the zombies dropped like flies. Heads exploded, brains flew, and blood rained. The sound of the brass bullet casings clinking on the ground were blocked out by the loud BANG, BANG, BANG of the powerful guns. The sounds were so loud, Milky had to cover her ears.

Ten minutes passed, and eventually...the zombies were dead. The ground was coated in thick, syrupy blood. The walls were painted with brain mush. The air smelled of gunpowder and rotten flesh. The stench was awful. Miranda had to cover her mouth to avoid throwing up....and Luke didn't have the time to cover his mouth. So his vomit only added to the dreadful odor.

"Okay, I gotta admit," Nick said, "That was pretty awesome. "

Luke wiped his mouth, "I guess so. It was alright."

"I think I found my new favorite hobby," Axel said, blowing the smoke at the end of his gun.

Milky poked Nick, who turned to her.

"Yeah, boob pony?" Nick asked.

"What are you going to do now?" Milky asked.

"Oh uh....guys, what ARE we gonna do?"

"Weren't we heading to the castle in order to look for Celestia?" Axel asked.

"Oh yeah! Let's get out of this place. It smells like shit."

The four humans and Milky stepped over the corpses, and exited the alleyway. Just as they did, they felt water drops fall on them.

"Is it raining?" Luke asked, "Oh, nevermind. It is."

Soon enough, the rain started falling. Hard. Soon enough, the five were soaking wet.

"Why is it raining? The pegasi aren't even around to change the weather!" Axel yelled through the hard rain.

The rain wasn't pleasant. Water droplets the size of oranges fell from the sky! It was brutal.

"Stick together!" Miranda yelled through the rain, "Where's Milky?!"

They looked around...but they could only see about ten feet ahead of them. Finally, Luke spotted Milky Way cornered by two zombies. Luke killed them, and picked Milky up.

"Come on, stick with us. I'll carry you." Luke said.

She held on to him, and Luke ignored the feeling of her teats on him. No time to think about that right now. He thought. They got back with the group, and they continued to search for the big castle. After aimless walking...they finally found the Canterlot castle. The drawbridge was down, but the gate was closed.

"There it is!" Axel yelled.

They ran across the slippery drawbridge and reached the metal gate.

"What do we do now?!" Miranda asked.

"Help me lift this! Everyone!" Nick yelled as he attempted to pull up the gate.

Having no choice, the four humans pulled at the gate with all their might. As they were doing that, Milky Way noticed something in the mist.

"Guys! Hurry! Please!" She yelled.

They looked back...and several zombies were stumbling at them. Axel attempted to shoot them, but his gun wouldn't work.

"Nick! Your crappy guns are too wet!" Axel complained.

"PULL!" Nick yelled.

The four humans used all their might...and the zombies were getting closer. With a burst of energy, they managed to pull the gate up a little.

"Okay! Let me!" Luke yelled.

He then climbed under the gate and opened the wooden doors. His friends dropped the gate and tried to hold off until Luke found a way to open the gate. They attempted to use their guns, but the water rendered them useless for the time being.

"Crap! I knew I should've cleaned the rust off!" Nick yelled.

They resorted to using their knives. Miranda slashed at the neck of an incoming zombie...and managed to decapitate it. The head rolled off and splashed into the moat beneath them. Axel attempted to stab the head of a zombie, but the skull was just too tough. He resorted to shoving them away for now.

"Luke!" Miranda yelled, "Hurry up!"

Inside, Luke found a big lever. He pulled it, and he metal gate went up.

"Come on! Get in, get in!" He yelled.

Nobody, or pony, argued with that. They jumped in, and Luke released the lever. The metal gate slammed down, actually managing to crack open the skull of a zombie who managed to almost get in. They made it. Luke collapsed on the ground, and panted.

"This is turning into some morning..." Luke grumbled as he tried to calm his racing heart.

"Speak for yourself! You weren't holding off zombies at a drawbridge, you bitch lord!" Nick yelled, angered, "What took you so long?"

"I was panicking, okay? I don't work well under stress!"

"Look, the important thing is we're safe." Miranda said, "Everyone's gonna be fine."

"Let's get back to the goal. We should look for Princess Celestia." Axel said.

"Right, right." Luke said, "Let's go."

"Anyone know where the throne room is?"

"Nope," Miranda said, "I guess we'll have to look around."

So, they decided to search the area for the throne room. Aside from the rain, it got pretty quiet. It was pretty awkward, just walking through the royal halls. Luke decided to start a conversation.

"So...Milky! What's your story?" Luke asked.

"H-huh?" she got startled due to the sudden noise.

"How did you end up where we found you? You didn't just appear in that cage, right?"

Milky sighs. She seemed to not like that question too much.

"Oh, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. You don't have to say anything if you don't want to." Luke said.

"No, I can tell you." Milky said, looking down at the ground.

A bit of silence followed. The rain continued to fall outside. The sound of the rain, footsteps, and hoofsteps were the only noises that were heard. Finally, Milky spoke up.

"I lived in Trottingham ever since I was a filly. I owned a small dairy in the town to make a living, and I got by well." she said.

"You owned cows?" Axel asked.

"Um...no. Cows are independent, mostly. Nopony 'owns' them."

"Well, then how did you get milk?"

"Well...um...maybe you can figure that out..."

The four humans thought about it for a moment.

"Oh god!" Nick finally spoke up, "She bottles and sells her OWN titty milk!"

Milky tilted her head, "Is that so weird?"

"To us humans, yes. A little." Miranda said.

"Humans only drink milk from other humans when they're infants. When they're grown up, they drink milk from other animals." Axel added.

"Go ahead and continue, if you wish," Luke said.

"One day, about two weeks ago...somepony came into town. They didn't look too good. When someone tried to help them," Milky started to shake, "He...bit the pony's throat out!"

"Yummy," Nick said, not particularly interested in the conversation.

"I hid in my house for the next three days. During those days, I could only hear...screaming. From what I heard...the royal guards got involved, the Princesses said that they were going to evacuate everypony...but no one came."

"This is sounding like Left 4 Dead, a little." Axel said.

"On the fourth day, two stallions broke into my house. I tried to hide...but they found me. They...." Milky wipes her eye, "Beat me, forcefully had their way with me, and tied me up. They carried me all the way from my home, to Canterlot. They threw me in a cage, and would only want to take me out when they wanted to rape me..."

"Damn." Luke said, "I'm sorry I asked."

"But then you four came, and saved me. Thank you, again. All four of you."

Luke and the others smiled.

"The pleasure's all ours." Luke said.

"It was the right thing to do." Miranda said.

"No problem." Axel said.

"Whatever." Nick said.

After a bit of walking, they managed to find a set of big double doors.

"This must be it," Axel said.

He pushed open the doors, and everyone gasped when they found nothing there. No Celestia, no Luna, not even any guards. It was just...empty.

"Well, this sucks." Nick said.

"Son of a BITCH!" Axel said as he stomped on the ground.

"What a waste of fucking time! I walked through rain, killed zombies, for what? To waltz into an empty fucking castle?!"

"Take it easy, Nick," Luke said, "We'll think of something."

"Luke," Axel said, "I have to ask: What ARE we going to do next? We really have no plans, and we're stuck in here now."

Luke put his hand on his chin. Axel was right. There was really nothing they could do.

"Well, it's too dangerous to go outside right now. I say we just settle in the castle somewhere for the day. Tomorrow, the rain should be cleared up...and then we can get moving elsewhere." Luke concluded.

"Sounds good to me. I'm gonna go wring out my jacket somewhere," Nick said, going into another room.

"Let's split up, we can cover more ground that way." Miranda said.

"We should meet up in this exact spot in the morning."

"Sounds good. Divide and conquer." Luke said.

"Wait! Milky can't go alone. She has no weapon." Axel said.

"I'll take her. You comfy with that, Milky?"

She nods in response. Luke smiles at that.

"Alright. Come with me." Luke said, motioning for Milky to follow.

Milky follows Luke as he climbs up the stairs of the castle. By now, his gun was dry and able to be used again. Luke's muddy boots leave tracks on the royal comfort...but being a slob was the least of his concerns. Especially in a zombie apocalypse. They eventually reach a door, and Luke opens it. Inside, there was a big bedroom. A HUGE bed, some nightstands, a closet, a mirror, and a door to a balcony. On the bedframe, there was a picture of the sun painted on it.

"Woah, Celestia's room," Luke said, walking in.

"It's so...big." Milky said as she trotted in with him.

Luke approached the big bed, "BANZAI!" he yelled as he launched himself onto it.

He bounced once or twice until settling onto the cloudlike mattress. Luke almost completely forgot that there was somepony else in the room with him.

"So...why did you decide to take me with you?" Milky asked.

"Me? Well, I figured you might me comfortable around me." Luke asked.

"Well...I'm just glad Nick didn't take me."

"Nick? Well, he may seem bad...but he kinda grows on you after a little while. He can be rude, and obnoxious...but he's a good guy. We were friends since kindergarten."

Silence followed.

"So...where do I sleep tonight?" Milky asked.

"Well," Luke thought about what he would say next. His idea was a bit strange...but it was worth a shot, "Well, this bed is pretty big. There's enough room for both of us. Would you be willing to share?"

"Well...sure."

"Cool!"

Luke was unsure why he responded that way. He was just sharing a bed with a mare so she doesn't freeze up. Nothing weird about that, right?

"I know it's only morning...but I'm actually pretty tired." Luke said.

"Me too..." Milky responded.

Luke closed his eyes, and then Milky jumped next to him. Luke didn't object to her snuggling up to him. Her coat was so soft and warm. The warmth was overwhelming, and they eventually fell asleep.

Author's Note

Short chapter, I know. I figured that I should get this one out of the way before the day's out. If you like dit, leave a comment down below. As always: have a nice day