Equestria: Outbreak (Revised)

A few days had past. A scavenging and Recon team consisting of Lyra, Rarity, Caramel, and myself ventured out to the remains of Filydelphia today. Most of the buildings had either been destroyed by the magical burst or fell into disrepair. "Twilight, should we look over there?" Caramel said, pointing a hoof at Patch Up's Pharmacy. "Excellent find 'Mel" Lyra said, as we walked into the pharmacy.

The worn down store was filled with dust. Shelves had been overturned, bottles and the like strewn about the floor. "Hello? Anypony in here? We're here to help!" I called out, hoping to find somepony that wasn't a zombie or a raider. "Yeah, o-er-over here!" A voice, stallion, called out, by the counter. Waling in and around it, we found him. He was a middle-aged stallion. He had a redish-brown body, a greying black mane, amber eyes, and a cadecus cutie mark. "Can you walk?" I asked, as i used my magic to check him for injuries, thankfully finding only a few broken bones, no bites or scratches. "Yeah, i think so." The stallion, a unicorn named Patch Up Jr, said, getting up. Lyra suported him as we looted the store for what medicine remained. We found some painkillers, laxatives, antibotics, etc. We took all of these, the fort might them. Handing Patch Up a spare lead pipe Rarity had, we left the store.

A few minutes after we left the store, heading down Mane Street, Lyra stopped us, saying "Wait. Do you hear that?" We listened. That's when we heard it. The sound of atleast 50 Zeds, all closing into our position. "Hostiles! Move!" I yelled, as multiple Zeds burst into the street. I fired both magic and bullets at the incoming horde, bringing down some. A few charged at Lyra, who threw one, an Earth Pony, at several Unicorns, sending them into a concrete wall, and delivered a swift WHACK to the heads of two Zeds, Pegasi, whose heads exploded into a pulpy mess, sending them to their knees, before they fell.

After a few minutes, we had downed them all. I had wasted only half a clip of my M-16 Carbine, and had two and a half more in my saddlebag. Before we could celebrate, we heard the groans of several more zombies, possibly scouts. "Inside, quickly!" Patch Up whispered, as we ran into the closest house, a two story, wide.

As we hastily entered, Rarity locked the door, then proceeded to barricade it with a few chairs. "Good, we should be safe in here. Where is here anyway?" Caramel asked. Looking around, i noticed a family crest hanging over the mantle of the fireplace, a family mantle I knew. It showed a golden Unicorn pony, rearing up, the background were 4 squares, rose, cyan, emerald, and charcoal gray. "This house belonged to the Aurum family! Their son and daughter, Night Aurum and Silverite Aurum wnet to school with me at Celestia's school for the gifted unicrons!" I said, looking around with the others for supplies. Checking in Night, their daughter's room, judging by the nameplate, i found a dusty tome, a journal perhaps, on a nightstand by her bed. Picking it up, i began to read from the last few entries..

Solaria 4th, 542, 7:55 PM. Dear Journal,, we've done it. Silverite and I have deciphered grandfather's Ponynomicon. We've found a spell that will allow us to raise an army of the undead, to topple Celestia and Luna, and to bring true peace to the world. We shall bring back Nightmare Moon, and the Eternal Night shall begin again. The Lunar Order will ascend to power. Silverite and I have decided to commence the spell in the center of Canterlot, tonight, midnight. Long Live The Eternal Night!

Solaria 5th, 542, 12:01 PM. It worked! The spell has been worked! The fallen arise and take flesh once more. Even as i write, i can hear the tortured screams of the awaken ponies. Ah, music to my ears. We shall soon contact Lady Nightmare once Celestia and Luna have fallen, then we shall become her personal advisors. As I am about to send you home, i can hear the horde storming the castle. They are obident paets, zombies. Long Live the New Empire!

I set down the book carefully. I can't believe this. Not only had two of my classmates ad study buddies been Necromancers, but they were trying to ressurect Nightmare Moon, had started these zombies, and i had been part of the Lunar Order. I told everypony to gather what suplies they could. After that, we sped off towards the fort, to tell the others of our discovery. Soon.