Dead Rising: Case Equestria

TIME BEFORE ROYAL GUARD Arrives: 65:59:34

"Oh man where is she?" Spike muttered to himself. The draconian reporter was currently searching for his good friend Rainbow Dash due to the pair previously agreeing to meet up in the Silver Strip once they had at least 20,000 bits. However, as  the purple dragon looked around he couldn't seem to find any trace of the pegasus. He took a look up in the sky to check if she had taken flight, but the skies were clear. "Did something happen to her? I hope she's ok..." he thought in anxiety as he got more and more frantic at the idea that his friend could be in danger. However, he suddenly noticed a peculiar item lying on the ground, it looked something like two saws duct taped to a metal rod to form a double-bladed staff of some sort. He gasped as he realized something, "that seems like it would be one of Apple Bloom's combo weapons! ...So Rainbow *was** here!*" He went up to the staff to inspect it when a voice startled him.

"Hey!" The source of the voice called out angrily, "You get the hay away from my stuff!" Spike turned around quickly, and sighed in relief at who it was.

"Whoa chill Rainbow! Sorry I didn't know it was yours!" He chuckled as he held his hands up in apology, he then turned back around to admire the weapon, "but it's a nice weapon though." As he faced Rainbow he jumped back in surprise as the cyan pegasus had ended up directly in front of his face. "Uh...you alright?" He asked with a hint of nervousness.

"Who is this dragon, and how does he know my name?" Rainbow thought as she gave a hard stare, furrowing her brows as her mind worked on the problem, "I know I've seen this guy somewhere before, but...I-I just can't...remember..." Deciding that the dragon was friendly enough she stepped back a bit and patted him on the shoulder. "Hey sorry buddy, I thought you might be one of those crazy psychotic type of guys!"  Rainbow said with an apologetic smile.

"Uh yeah I would hope you'd think so..." Spike said confused as he saw the meaning hidden in his ally's words. "Did she hit her head or something? It seems like she doesn't remember me..."

"Yeah, you seem alright, but you'll have to forgive me I've just been dealing with a lot of nutbars all day." She said continuing on.

"Wait...that can't be right." The dragon thought skeptically, narrowing his eyes at her words. "Rainbow?" He said as the mare didn't seem to hear what he'd said. "Don't you remember who I am?"

"All these zomponies, they're annoying, but easy to kill..." she went on as she ignored his question, "the real threat, are the other ponies out there...traumatic situations like these...it does things to you." she gave a sad look as she trailed on, "the violence, the death, seeing loved ones die, and change..."

"Rainbow..." Spike tried to speak, but could could not as he was taken aback by her sudden shift in attitude. He then saw a lone zompony coming right towards the unprotected back of the pegasus, and his eyes widened. "Rainbow!" He cried out in alarm, but to his shock, Rainbow simply grabbed the zompony and held it back without bothering to turn around.

"These things...the horrific tragedies..." she continued as she turned to face the zompony, "they can make ponies SNAP!" Spike cringed as Rainbow effortlessly snapped the neck of the zompony, not even seeming fazed by what she'd just done, "Just like that! Ponies just like you and me..."

"Rainbow that's enough!" Spike tried to protest, but his efforts remained fruitless as she just continued to ignore him.

"But I won't let that happen! I've got a sister to protect, and I won't let anything get in my way!" She declared as she turned to face Spike.

"Your sister?" Spike feigned innocence as he decided to play along to see if he could reason with the amnesiac mare later.

"Yeah, my sister Scootaloo...she's the sweetest little filly you'll ever meet..." Rainbow said giving a soft smile as she pictured the image of her sister in her mind.

"Well um, if you want I can take you both back to the safe room?" Spike said, knowing this would be the only chance he'd get to get her back the safe room and hopefully let Twilight or the others restore her somehow. Rainbow seemed grateful for the offer, but chose to walk up and put both hooves on Spike's shoulders.

"Scootaloo needs her Ponybrex every 24 hours." She explained, Spike nodding to let her continue, but she walked a short distance away and turned with her back to the drake, tears threatening to spill, "do you know what would happen if she didn't get her Ponybrex every single day?" She then paused to shake off her sadness, "but I won't let that happen, I've still got some time, and I'll find some, even if it kills me..." She vowed to herself. Spike himself had had enough of this and knew he had to try to get her to remember before she went off and seriously injured herself.

"Rainbow come on!" He said a with a bit of frustration, "it's me Spike! Don't you remember who I am?!?" He said desperately, searching the mares eyes for a sign that she recognized him.

"Spike?" She repeated, the memories of her dream beginning to flow back to her. The figure in the dream who had been unknown to her in the dream was suddenly made clear. The figure who had caused her so much grief and anguish had been revealed to her in a moment of clarity. "Spike..." she repeated, this time her voice filled with the sound of recognition.

"Yeah that's right! It's me! You know who I am right?" The dragon eagerly asked, relieved that he had gotten the mare's memories restored...or so he thought.

"Oh I know exactly who you are!" She said giving the dragon a sudden harsh glare.

"What? Rainbow what's wro...Oooh crap!" He said realizing what the sudden hostility towards him meant.

"You're that dragon that hurt my friends, and tried to hurt my sister!" Rainbow roared vehemently as she threw a few punches at Spike, who narrowly dodged them in surprise, "You just want to keep her from getting her Ponybrex!" She accused as she faked out Spike with a kick, which set him flat on his back. She then picked up the double-bladed saw staff and she flew back a distance and turned to face Spike, giving him an intense glare. "Nobody messes with my sister!"

[Pegasium Underground Tunnels]

Prince Blueblood couldn't be more delighted with how the current situation was going. The pegasus had just turned against her former partner, and the dragon had no clue as to why it was happening! "Now the real fun begins." He said with a smirk.

[Silver Strip]

(Dead Rising 2: Off the Record: Firewater plays)

Spike leaped out of the way, narrowly avoiding Rainbow as she whizzed passed him, intending to slice him in two with her saw staff. Spike furiously tried to think of a place to hide so he could contact Twilight about what was going on, and saw a decorative rock wall in the shape of a small canyon in the middle of the strip. Spike knew that one hit from the staff meant game over, and sprinted towards the rock wall as fast as he could.

"I'm right on your tail!" Rainbow's voice called out as he heard the sound of whistling wind coming directly behind him. He ducked just as the sound reached its loudest and saw Rainbow fly over his head at a blinding speed, her staff held horizontally so the blades would cut down anything in their path, and it did, much to the misfortune of many a zompony in her way.

"Dang it! She's too fast! She'll just cut me off at every turn!" Spike thought in frustration as he tried to think of a plan. He suddenly remembered that he still had a can of hair spray from when they were at Pony Mart. "Sorry Rainbow," he whispered apologetically in advance as he spotted the pegasus taking another dive at him. "And...NOW!" He thought timing his jump perfectly as he landed on Rainbow's back, who furiously tried to shake him off while cursing his name profusely. Spike hung on though, and managed to get the hair spray to her eyes, and with a bit of guilt sprayed the substance into her eyes.

"Argh! You stupid dragon, when I find you you'll be sorry you ever did that!" Rainbow threatened, obviously in pain from the offending substance in her eyes. She hovered in the air, the staff discarded below her as she rubbed her eyes furiously to clear them. Spike, being a smart dragon, picked up the staff and ran as best he with it while his former partner was distracted. He managed to make to the rock wall canyon's interior, which held a small bathroom and another maintenance room. Having no need for the maintenance room however, Spike simply went into the bathroom immediately, and just in time it turned out, for seconds later he heard the sound of wing beats and wind breaking coming from around the area.

"Freaking dragon...taking all my stuff...I'm gonna rip his..." she muttered bitterly as she plotted on how she would enact her revenge, which seemed to be a gruesome and painful thing judging by the tone of her voice.

"Twilight? Twilight you there?" The dragon whispered nervously, doing his best to keep quiet in order to hide from the furious pegasus who remained outside.

"Spike what is it? Why are you whispering?"  The unicorn responded, much to his relief.

"Well it's Rainbow Dash! She's gone crazy or something!" He said explaining the situation. "She doesn't even seem to remember who I am, and she got angry at me when I tried to get her to remember...what's wrong with her?" He asked, his voice suggesting that he had a hard time coping with his situation.

"I don't know Spike, the best thing I can think of is that you'll just have to incapacitate her somehow, and bring her back here so I can check on her state..." The unicorn suggested a bit hesitantly, not one to usually suggest the prospect of harming one of her friends.

"Alright, I'll see what I can do, thanks Twilight!" He said as he went back to his current problem. Figuring that without her staff she'd be less of a threat, he left the saw-staff in the bathroom and went back outside. He looked around the immediate area for Rainbow, but could find no sign of her. However, his search was ended abruptly as he got promptly tackled from his front side and got slammed against the rock wall.

"Nobody touches Scootaloo!" The cyan mare yelled angrily at Spike. She then began to throw many punches at her cornered prey.

"Look nobody is gonna' hurt your sister!" Spike yelled, trying to calm her down as he blocked all of her swings.

"Liar! I know you would! As long as your precious story is in jeopardy there's nothing you wouldn't do for it!" She said venomously as she continued to attack him.

"What are you talking about?!? I've never said anything like that!" Spike yelled out, having no idea what to make of her accusation.

"Oh yeah?" Rainbow said, challenging his ideas, "then tell me that you didn't come here just get back the fame you'd lost before, tell me that you wouldn't hesitate to choose to save a life if it meant not having your story!"

"Well I..." Spike was rendered speechless as he began to think about what she'd said, "No...of course I'd save a life...I'm not that heartless...right?" He thought confused as he couldn't figure out what he'd do.

"I knew it!" Rainbow said, shaking her head disappointed at his silence, which she mistook for a silent confession, "You really don't care about others, only about yourself..."

"No...you're wrong!" Spike countered as she raised her head in shock, "I do care about others! I'm not doing this for fame or fortune, I'm doing this because the other ponies who's lives were destroyed because of this outbreak deserve to have the truth known. I'll save everyone I can, and I'll certainly save you from yourself right now!" He declared passionately.

"I don't need saving." Rainbow said as she went in for another barrage of punches, but Spike managed to time a well-aimed kick to her stomach, which made her double over in pain at the blow.

"Thank goodness for my boss teaching me this move!" Spike thought gratefully as he rushed up to the pegasus and grabbed her left hoof, twisting it around her neck as he put her in a sleeper hold. The pegasus scrambled furiously as she tried to kick the dragon behind her, but Spike held strong and gritted his teeth as he took the blows. Finally, after a few minutes, Rainbow had stopped struggling and Spike let her go, revealing her to be unconscious, much to his relief. "Twilight! I'm heading back to the safe room with Rainbow in tow!" He said, letting the unicorn be aware of his status.

"Ok Spike, we'll be ready when you get back. ...Be careful..."

"Thanks Twilight, I will!" Spike nodded as he pulled Rainbow into a nearby wheelchair and headed off towards the safe house.

(Music Stops)

[Pegasium Underground Tunnels]

(Dead Rising 2: Off the Record: Pause Menu 8 plays)

"Hmm...that little dragon is smarter than I gave him credit for..." Blueblood said, gaining a little bit of begrudging respect for the dragon's abilities as he watched Spike cart off Rainbow. "This may prove to be a problem...no matter! That little pest will get what's coming too him sooner or later, I'll make sure of it!" The Prince vowed darkly as he began sipping a small shot of Applejack Daniel's...

(Music Stops)

(Kid Icarus Uprising: Magnus's Theme Plays)

"Mommy, are you sure you want to go out there?" The gray, yellow-maned unicorn filly asked her mother skeptically.

"Yes Dinky, I'm sure!" The older mare, whose coloring was the same, replied with confidence, giving her child a soft nuzzle of reassurance. "Don't worry, I'll protect you from those zomponies out there!"

"Okay momma, I believe in you!" The little filly said, confident in her mother's abilities despite the small problem she had.

"Alright then, let's go!" The mare cried out, her wall-eyes staring determinedly at the mall outside as she pulled her filly onto her back. "Don't worry Dinky! I'll protect you to my last dying breath, or my name isn't Derpy Hooves!" The mare vowed, glaring at the zomponies outside. With one final sigh, she galloped into the mall, her filly hanging on tightly to her mane...

TIME BEFORE ROYAL GUARD Arrives: 65:01:23