Friendship is Survival

Equestria. A nation of strength and power. Of freedom like America, of rule like Britain, of strength like Russia, of peace like no other. Equestria held no wars, no ill will towards her neighbors. America provided for her, and in times she would refuse. Others though, she would kindly except. She was founded in the heart of America, the president giving the founders the lands for them. The states that once occupied where all moved to make room for this new newborn country. The maps of America no longer show a solid land, but of one with a gap in the center, like water in a ring island. Equestria was like no other country ever established.

Until three years later, the country turned into testing grounds.

New facilities were being erected within Equestria's borders without their knowledge. The workers would abduct random people, men, women, children, and test on them like lab rats. When word got out to where the people were being abducted to, the people of Equestria took action. The two princesses came to the president in person, demanding that he recall his people from within Equestria's borders. He had no knowledge of what they were saying. When confronted of the dilemma, he grew angry and took action along with the Equestrians. He ordered his forces to seize the facilities, and with the help of the Equestrian Guards, they eventually destroyed the buildings and rescued the captured. With that, the Director of the project was sentenced to public death for Equestria and America to watch.

But as he was put on the chopping block, his final words were: "My death wont be the last."

And the worst part? He was right...

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Two weeks after the raid of the experimental camps, everything in America and Equestria seemed normal. In an bakery by the name of Sugarcube Corner, six friends known as the Elements of Harmony, sat in the shoppe eating confections and drinking Milkshakes. "And then afterwards, me and Lightning Dust were cool after a couple of drinks." Rainbow finished. Her story was about how Lightning and Dash set aside their differences and worked as a team.

Rarity rolled her eyes ate Rainbows bad language but thought it better not to correct her. "That's wonderful Rainbow Dash, but do you know what happened to her when you left?" She asked raising a eyebrow.

"I saw her hook up with some guy who said he was from Rhineland, Wisconsin. I don't where that is, but I bet Egghead over here could get a map and point it out." She said with a smirk pointing a Twilight. "After that I heard some screaming, and I figured it was a bar fight so I left." Applejack looked her friend with a curious stare.

"Normally you're all in when it comes to bar fights, what put you off this one?" She asked.

"I don't know... just didn't feel right, you know what I'm saying? That feeling you get when you know should do something but it wont do any different?" Rainbow said looking down the road where the bar was. "But yeah, Me and Lightning got things settled out, so no more fighting, no more yelling, and no more--"

"Help! Somebody help me!"

Six friends stopped their conversation to look out the window just in time to see a man run down the road being chased by three others, two of which was Lightning Dust and the guy she hooked up with. The man running down the road was wearing a grey T-shirt that had a picture of a clover on it, he was also wearing blue joggers shorts suggesting that he was running before this. They recognized him as Lucky.

Lucky was running from the three people who snarled and growled at him. Since it was dark out, he didn't see the hole in the road where his foot stepped and he fell over. "Ah! My ankle! I-I broke my ankle! Someone, please help mehehehe!" He cried as the three people stopped over him, regarding him, before they all leaped at him as one ripping him apart. "No! Stop! Someon--" His voice cut out by Lightning, who tour out his throat. All three were howling and snarling as they ripped his skin off his bones and the six inside the bakery all looked away from the scene and down at the table.

"Did that just... Did that just happen...?" Rainbow said, breathlessly. The rest of them just sat in silence before another scream broke it.

And another...

And soon everyone, except for those six, began to scream. Carriages and wagons began to veer of course, smashing into building and people. Those that didn't scream were already turned and running after those who weren't. Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity watched in a stunned silence as the world around them began to die.

"See! I told you vampires were real!" A man in a vest shouted as he ran by. The woman next to him, only rolled her eyes as they ran.

"These aren't vampires... they're zombies..." Twilight said, weakly correcting what the man had said. The closest ones to them turned and snarled at them, blood covering their face and teeth.

"Yeah, well now they're after us!" Rainbow said quickly closing the door and locking it behind them. "Weapons! We need weapons!" She stated. She rummaged through the kitchen, producing a butchers knife, a cleaver, and several other sharp cooking utensils.

"And what do think you're doing Rainbow Stardust Dash!" Twilight yelled as she witnessed Rainbow passing out the weapons. "Do you really think that this is the right way? They can be reasoned with."

"Did they reason when they killed Lucky? Did they reason with the screams you heard?!" Rainbow protested.

Fluttershy got up from her seat and placed her hands on both Twilight's and Rainbow's mouths. "Shhh... do you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Pinkie asked, tilting her head to the side.

"Exactly..." Fluttershy gulped. She was right, the screams from five minutes ago stopped. There were no sounds, no people screaming for their lives, just the sound of their own breathing. "Everything's quiet, the screams, the crashing buggies, all of it stopped... why?"

"Because Equestria just turned into a Zombie hot-zone, that's why! And Twilight, I bring back my point: Do you think they showed reason to the people they gutted? Believe it or not, but in a matter of minutes, apparently, we are the only six surviving right now. You, me, Flutters, Pinks, Rares, and AJ. Not them, us Twi... Us."

Twilight didn't know what she meant when she repeated the word 'us', but what ever it was meant to do, almost worked.

Almost.

"Alright fine, but let me get Spike-- S-Spike... he's..." She realized what she said, and fell to her knees in grief. "I'm a terrible person... I-I left a poor 10 year old boy all by himself! While this was going on, I... How could I be so cruel!" She yelled with tears in her eyes.

"Applebloom... Big Mac and Granny Smith..." Applejack mumbled, plopping back in her chair. Rarity did the same but with more tears, thinking about how she left the little eight year old all by herself. Pinkie didn't have to worry much since the Cakes and the Twins were still inside hopefully sleeping peacefully. She quickly grabbed a pencil and a piece of paper.

Dear Mr. and Mrs.Cake,

Me and the girls are going out to see what's wrong with the town. Please stay INSIDE at all times and for safe measure don't touch anything.

Love,

Pinkie Pie

P.S. Sorry I ate the last piece of pie last Wednesday, I got really hungry.

Setting the note down on the table top she felt a poke on she shoulder. Turning she saw Rainbow holding a long, metal knife sharpener that ended at a point. With a heavy sigh, she grabbed the tool-turned-weapon and walked outside with the others.

What they all saw practically brought them to their knees. Equestria, their home, burned and they watched as those they called their friends, walked around dead. The six women all gripped their weapons tighter, Fluttershy, Rarity and Twilight letting out tears while Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie had a scowl on their faces. As they slowly walked out, the infected had not noticed them, a few of them walking right by. Fluttershy and Rarity had to stifle a scream, and Rainbow Dash held herself back. It wasn't until Twilight spied a familiar green haired boy.

"Spike..." she whispered and slowly made her way to him. She carefully avoided the infected, making sure not to bump into them. When she finally made it to the boy and turned him around to face him...

"EEEARRGGHH!!"

The sound sent chills down all six of their spines, as a collective of screams and howls came from the distance. All the infected around them stopped moving, and just stood still. It was Spike who made the first move and jumped onto Twilight snapping his jaws at her. That was the spark that caused the fire, and the rest of the infected swarmed the other five. "Spike! Spike, stop! It's me, Twilight!" She pleaded but he didn't listen, he wouldn't and couldn't listen at all. He snarled and snapped at her, while she had trouble holding him back, and finally kicked him off her.

Twilight was shocked. Spike wasn't Spike anymore, he was a... a monster. She could see him getting back up, and she started to crawl away backwards. He started to sprint over to her ready to attack and she brought an arm up to push him away, but what she didn't know is that it was the same hand with the knife she held. She felt him lodge himself onto the knife and flailed at her, still reaching before he let out a weak screech and slumped against her arm. Twilight stared with wide eyes and pinprick pupils as he the closet person she had to a son fell of the knife and onto the ground, permanently dead.

"S--Spike... w-what have I done..." She whispered to herself

"Twilight! C'mon, we have to leave! Applejack, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash can't hold them off forever! Let's go!" Rarity said picking up her friend, ignoring that Spike was at her feet, dead. "No time to mourn the dead, we NEED to leave!" She yelled again pushing Twilight into a nearby building where the others were.