Equestria catastrophe

I held my tool box in my mouth all the tools inside it clean, I'm clean, freshness. I'm kinda a clean freak but I don't mind getting a bit dirty, when it's required. Like today, my first day working for Toolset INC, the highest ranking construction company in Equestria. The only reason that I got in was because my current marefriend, Salsa Dip, used to date Toolset. I was supposed to help with the groundbreaking for the newest clothing store for Photo Finish, but something was holding us up.

I managed to squeeze passed all the other  ponies and out into the yard, of what was soon the be Sharp Image; a Shaper image.There was a homeless pony causing quite a problem. He was thrashing about rapidly and most everypony smiled, I was terrified. He screamed at us, "Kill me! Kill me!Kill me!" He sounded pained and nopony was up to granting his request.

"Hey new girl, get that guy out of there." My boss looked at me from his chair, with a look that said 'If you don't your fired.' I went up to him and tried to calm him down he thrashed and his chest thrusted upward. His eyes fell on me and became a deep shade of red, he was crying blood. I backed up and heard my boss whistle, "Get on with it."

I looked back at the homeless pony."Excuse me, Sir, can you please go be crazy somewhere else? This is my first day and I really need this job." He spat out blood onto his chest, then stopped moving, he feel.I put my hoof on his neck, he had no pulse. I looked at my boss and shook my head, he motioned for me to come back and I did. "He just stopped moving I don't-"

"Now he decides to move, about time." I turned back and saw that the pony was back on his hooves."Go help him out of there Sky."

"But, Sir, he had no pulse." The pony started to move slowly at first then broke into a full gallop, he sprinted and tackled my boss off of his chair. He tore into his neck with one swift bite. Looking at me he got to his hooves again, I backed up, then ran. I didn't see it but I knew, he was right behind me. I felt him, heard his hooves pounding the ground behind me. The other workers did nothing to help, just stood laughing. They must've  thought thus was some hilarious side show.

I looked over my shoulder at the pony following me. It's eyes, void of all sanity as if it wanted to rip my wings off. I jumped into a moving cart, he seemed to lose interest in me and jumped on an unsuspecting mare. I slumped down and decided to go back and check on my boss, as I walked back I saw some similar looking ponies chasing others, but none seemed to have interest in me. I arrived back at the empty lot and found my red toolbox. It was special to me because my dad bought it for me when I got my cutiemark, also a red toolbox.

After making sure no one stole any of my tools, I noticed the yard was, empty. When I left there had to be at least fifty plus ponies, now only a bloodstained pavement. I heard a low screeching sound and walked around to the other side of some support beams. I saw My boss, pinned under a fallen beam, he had the same look in his eyes that the other pony did.Even though he had blood flowing out his mouth. I grabbed a hammer out my toolbox and hit him in the face, he did nothing, gave no visible reaction, lucky for me he was pinned under that beam.

I wanted to test his pulse but Screaming, caught my attention, Ponies where dying all around me. I decided it was time for me to leave. I needed to find Salsa Dip, my marefriend, we need to get they hay out of here. I turned and ran for the Salsa bowl, her business place. While I ran ponies tried to chase me but lost interest when a slower pony would run by. I stopped, tired, I was never used to running long distances, or running at all. I never ran for anything before.

I reached the Salsa bowl by mid day and found the door locked. I looked inside but only saw a lone figure laying on the ground, it wasn't moving. I shoved my hoof through the window beside the door then unlocked it. I locked the door back as I came in, I checked the pony on the floor, it wasn't Salsa. I sighed, relieved. "Salsa, are you in here?!" Dishes crashed to the floor in the back and I prepared to defend myself, holding my hammer tightly in my mouth.

"Sky!" I was tackled to the ground and felt a pair of lips press against mine. My good wing flapped open and I stared into Salsa's, eyes. the hammer was in the way, but I doubted, she cared She was a purple mare with red hair. She broke the kiss and grabbed onto my hoof, "we need to get out of here, Sky."

"I know, that's why I'm here, to get you so we can leave." She pulled me into the back of her shop and pressed my leg onto a counter. She took out a fat kitchen knife and tapped it to my hoof. "What the hay is this for Salsa?"

"Protection. Didn't you see those crazy ponies out there?" She pointed out the door,"That pony out there tried to bite me, he pushed himself onto this knife." She held up her hoof showing me the poorly taped knife on her hoof.

I tilted my head, "So you want me to wear a knife to?"

"Precisely, If you wear one we could watch each other's flanks." she taped the knife to my hoof tighter than it needed to be, but it was necessary.

"Come on Salsa, lets get the buck out of here." I peaked back out into the restaurant, empty, good. I grabbed Salsa's hoof and made my way outside, I didn't see anypony but I heard screams and shouts, that told me that the danger was still out here. With Salsa carrying my toolbox, all I had to do was make sure that nothing got the jump on us. We started o head down a street that was littered with papers and abandoned carts.

As we came to the end a little colt came running by two ponies chased after it screaming with blood pouring from their mouths, there was nothing we could do. another pony came galloping toward us and Salsa , accidentally, dropped my toolbox. I stopped to pick it up while she jammed her hoof into the ponies eye.

"Care more about that toolbox then your marefriend, Sky?"

"No! It's just, very special to me. My dad got it for me when I got my cutie mark." A pony came running at, then another, one more. A whole lot of them came charging for us they came from nowhere. I pushed Salsa into a nearby alley and jumped in th air waving my hooves.They came at me and I ran, I was hopping to distract them but some went down the alley. There was a scream, only thing I could do was hope it wasn't her.

Tears started to fall off my face as I continued running. I turned and stared at the ponies running at me."Go away!" The toolbox fell from my mouth and I went to pick it up. When I looked back up I came face to face with the fist of ponies. It's eyes bled out and so did his mouth, the insane look in his eyes scared me the most; like he didn't care about me at all. I quickly brought my hoof up and slashed it's throat but it kept coming I jammed my knife in it's eye, pulled it out, then ran. I had to get out of Manehatten.

I ran into the nearest building and barricaded myself inside. Opening my toolbox, I took out a bandage and used it to clean off my hoof, I hated being bloody now. A sound came from the back and I went to  investigate, "Hello?" I peaked into the next room and something pushed my snout into the ground. I tried to stand up but couldn't , I heard a muffled whisper come from behind me.

"Let her up!" a red mare came toward me and the pony behind me lifted me up,"are you trying to get out of Manehatten?"

I nodded,"Yea, I was on my way out of town when I was separated from my marefriend."

"I see. Then how about we let you tag along with us until we clear the outskirts of town." She smiled slyly and placed her hoof in my face," Assuming you need help that is."

I felt my face flush."I guess I could use help some help. Would you mind if we stopped to see if my marefriend made it out ok?"

"She didn't." her hoof left my face and other ponies came into the now dimly lit room. The sun was going down it was around late afternoon I knew nopony would be able to survive the night and by morning, she would be right.

"She ain't dead. Shes smart enough to know how to survive." I smiled and bucked, knowing the pony who held me down was behind me still.

"Oh, what's her name then?" She smiled and her eyes darted over to the stallion I bucked.

"She owns the Salsa bowl, her names Salsa Dip."

"Oh yea, I know her.The only decent place to eat anything."

"I know right it's like everywhere else doesn't even, wait. we're supposed to be leaving."

"Yea, sorry, we should see if Salsa Dip, made it." She smiled and kicked the pony I bucked,"Lets get moving."

She led the way out the back door I followed along close behind her, behind me an unknown number of colts. Several ponies were still running in the streets but I never saw one the even remotely resembled Salsa, we looked down several streets, even the one I lost her on, but never saw her. Dead or Alive.

"Okay I'm not seeing her and it's getting a little to scary to stay so lets go ahead and leave," I said with much regret.

                                                                        Salsa's POV                                                              

Dead bodies were everywhere, I was trying frantically to escape. The bodies were like a massive carpet, it made the me feel sick, bile rose up throat, but I held it in. What the hell did I get pushed into? I hear the dead crawling around in the darkness, I can't tell if they're leaving, or headed my way. I started to wonder if I was climbing out or deeper into the bodies, where did they even come from?

Nothing, my hoof connected with nothing, I'm free. I pulled myself out the mass of dead bodies as I did I heard a scream, it sounded nearby, but I wasn't for sure. where did sky go? I hope shes okay. Out the corner of my eye I saw one of those ponies charging at me, I tried to run, but my hooves hurt. It came closer and closer, finally it was at my tail. I  Mustered all my strength and bucked it, he didn't care. I was fipped upside down. I feel dizzy, am I dead?

"Come on we need to get out of here." that voice, I've heard it before, sky, is that you? I felt myself get lifted onto her back and she ran away, she came back for me.

I managed,"Thank you.".........Darkness.

Ok this was Salsa she's going to play a major role later on, keep an eye on her.

Dead or Alive...XD, good game. PLAY IT.