ML54: Hey guys, this is me bringing you another new fic labelled the Equestrian dead, not sure if I accidently stole that title or not, so do review if you know so I can change it.

Applebloom: This is starrin' me?

ML54: Yup, thought it'd be interesting to do a POV fic since I've never done one before, so if you guys can give me feedback into that then please let me know, thank you. I don't own MLP.

The Beginning

"Ponies didn't know it was comin', even though all tha signs were there...We weren't warned...We weren't truely prepared...Soon we just had ta run an' hide an' hope ta Celestia they don' find us..."

One Week before the fall of Ponyville

Applebloom

Ponyville

"Thanks for tha paper Ditzy!" Applejack called ta tha mailmare, who waved back happily.

"No problemo AJ!" She called back, flyin' ta what we assumed ta be Rainbow Dash's cloud mansion.

Applejack smiled, walkin' inta our farmhouse where our brother, grandmother an' myself all sat. "Gosh darn, more sick ponies poppin' up." Ma sister mumbled ta herself, lookin' over tha fron' page o' tha paper. "Looks like tha sickness spread ta Manehatten today..."

Ma brother looked at it, blinked slowly, an' nodded. "Eeyup." His traditional phrase escaped. Ah giggled a bit, bu' Ah had ta eat up quick, or Ah'd have been late for school.

Ah met ma two best friends up at tha entrance o' ma home, Sweet Apple Acres, smilin'. "Howdy girls."

"Hi Applebloom!" My two friends smiled back. Their names were Sweetie Belle an' Scootaloo.

We made our way towards tha schoolhouse, noticin' a little more hustle an' bustle amon' tha towns ponies. Some were workin' on, wha' seemed ta be, a wall, others boardin' up windows, even more gatherin' wha' looked ta be pipes, pans, knives, forks an' everythin' metal they could find.

"What the heck is going on here?" Ah heard Scootaloo ask from beside me. Ah jus' shrugged an' walked up ta one o' tha workin' ponies, Ah think his name was Caramel, ta ask.

"Um...Mr. Caramel? Wha's goin' on?" He paused ta look back at me, causin' me ta flinch back. Tha fear on his face was somethin' tha' jus' wasn' natural...

"We're building up our defences. Princess Twilight said it was important to do so. You didn't know?" Ah shook ma head, causin' him ta drop wha' he was doin'. "Then I guess Ditzy forgot to give the memo..." He mumbled ta himself, cryptically, before rushin' towards ma homestead.

"Wow, I've never seen Caramel run like that before. So what did he say?" Sweetie Belle asked me, walkin' up to ma righ'. Ah turned an' shared wha' Ah learned.

"Uh...This isn't the whole, she got visited by herself from the future to stop herself from being so organised is it?" Tha' got a chuckle from me, Spike told us 'bout tha' particular incident.

"I don't think so...This looks a little more...I don't know, advanced." Sweetie argued, before Ah realised tha' we were already gonna be runnin' late as it is.

"C'mon girls, we'll worry 'bout it later. Maybe we could get our cutie marks in town defence buildin'." Celestia knows they need tha help...Tha' wall was much too uneven, tha cement was mixed wit' too much water, tha wood had a lot o' water damage, it wouldn' hold back Winona, much less anythin' bad tha' Twilight thinks will attack.

Many though's like these were runnin' through ma head as we made our way ta tha school house.

We saw two o' our schoolmates hanging out jus' outside tha gates, lookin' pretty happy despite wha' was goin' on at tha town. Featherweight an' Rumble, two Pegasi colts.

"Hey guys, what are you doing out here?" Asked ma orange furred companion. They turned to see us.

"There's no school today!" Rumble cheered, pointin' ta tha sign sayin' tha' Miss Cheerilee is off wit' a pretty heavy flu today. "It sucks that Miss Cheerilee is sick, but no school!"

"Sweet!" Scootaloo agreed, grabbin' her scoota off tha fence. Ah don' know why it was there, bu' she seemed ta keep tha' thin' where ever seemed convenient. "C'mon, let's ditch this place and go have some fun!"

Before any of us could say anythin' she took off down tha road, so we shrugged an' followed. It seemed tha' tha boys had nothin' betta ta do cause they came too.

Ah noticed tha' Sweetie seemed ta flush a little while she was next ta Rumble, which made me giggle a bit. She seemed ta have a bit o' a crush on him, but then again she does have a bit o' a short attention span. Last week it was Pipsqueak an' tha week before tha' was Snips.

Featherweight was flying alongside Scootaloo, who were a little ahead o' us three. They seemed ta be talkin' bout somethin', but Ah couldn't be too sure. Ah think Ah may o' heard Featherweight givin' a few pointers bout flyin' ta Scoots, but Ah couldn't be too sure...

But Ah guess Ah should skip forward a bit...

...cause Ah was righ' bout tha walls.

One Week Later

We weren' sure when they got in, bu they did...An' it was horrifyin'.

Ponies in tha hospitals...tha sick were dyin'...Miss Cheerilee was one o' them...an' soon more joined her...

But tha trouble was, they got right back up.

Now Ah ain' usually tha' superstitious. Oh sure, a ghost story every now an' then would scare me, but wit' reassurances from ma sis an' bro, Ah'd soon realise tha' they ain' real.

Zombies were a more common an' popular superstition an' Rainbow loved a good zombie story. She'd tell us bout a group o' survivors in a world o' tha livin' dead, those who had ta resort ta do tha unthinkable ta survive. Betrayal, lyin', cruelty, hatred an' greed. Tha opposite o' tha Elements o' Harmony in many ways.

She'd always see us get scared, laugh and tell us not ta worry since they don' exist...

...well tha ones breakin' through tha defences seem very real ta me.

Tha first thin' tha' got our attention was Rainbow Dash herself flyin' over Ponyville and screamin' out orders to arm ourselves...even us...even tha foals...

Ah was herded in wit' Pipsqueak at ma side, lookin' around anxiously. "Y'all okay Pip?"

"No..." He whimpered, lookin' aroun'. "I can't see my parents. Or Dinky." He squeaked out further, before we were at tha fron' o' tha line.

Ah guess Ah knew wha' he was goin' through. Ah got separated from ma family and friends too. Not tha' he wasn' ma friend as well, but Ah think he'd have preferred ta be wit' his fillyfriend.

Ah gave him a reassurin' smile an' led him towards tha crowd. "C'mon, we'll fin'..." A sudden scream broke ma train a though' an' before Ah knew wha' Ah was doin', Ah snatched tha knife tha' Clover was handin' me an' rushed off ta tha source o' tha noise.

Ah barely registered tha clumsy hoof steps of the smaller colt followin' me through tha alley until Ah saw it.

Ah recognised tha victim, it was tha mare tha' Caramel was datin'...Ah think her name was Sassaflash...

But Ah guess tha wasn' real important...Well, not as important as who was bitin' inta her neck.

"Cheerilee?" Pipsqueak called in confusion, tryin' ta step forward. Ah quickly stopped him, but it was too late. She spotted us.

Cheerilee had tha blood o' her firs' victim aroun' her muzzle, her shoulder had a bite mark tha' looked ta have tried ta heal over...

...but it was tha eyes tha' haunted me tha most...they were blank, lifeless, no colour, no pupil, jus' pure white.

A sudden hiss from Sassaflash got ma attention...She crawled up ta her hooves an' limped, wit' Cheerilee, towards us.

"Run Pip! We gotta warn tha others!" Ah shouted as me an' him raced back towards tha town centre.

"THEY'RE IN! THEY'RE IN!" Ah screamed as me an' him ran outta tha alley way, followed by tha walking dead.

Tha town wen' inta a frenzy...Ah never saw them this panicked before...But then again, this ain' a normal occurrence.

Everypony started runnin' in different directions, some lookin' for shelter, others bringin' tha figh' ta them.

Ah saw a few o' the water damaged planks start ta give way an' more o' them came in, hissin', groanin', there was jus' no stoppin' them.

There were ponies tryin' ta brin' a strategy an' town ponies together, but it was futile. Tha enemy was at our doorstep, an' there's no stoppin' them now.

Ah looked back at Pipsqueak, who pressed himself inta me in fear, seein' me as tha 'adult' between tha two o' us, despite tha fact Ah'm only three years older...

...But his fear struck somethin' in me...an instinct Ah suppose...tha need ta make sure tha' if Ah don' make it, he does. "Hop on!" Ah said, crouchin' down so he could hop onta ma back, which he did so readily.

Wit' tha' Ah ran.

Knife held in ma mouth, determination in ma eyes, Ah charged though tha panickin' town ponies, who were now gettin' picked off.

Ah glanced around maself, careful where Ah tread. Ah spotted ponies Ah recognise getting bit inta...Even those Ah don' like fell victim an' Ah felt sympathy...

Ta be honest, an' honesty is a big thin' in ma family, we stood no chance. Bigger cities like Canterlot, Manehatten, Fillydelphia, they had all fallen too...Ah hate ta be tha downer, but if Canterlot fell, what chance did Ponyville have?

Ah ducked under tha stampedin' hooves o' Snowflake ta steppin' round tha much more limber Carrot Top till Ah tripped.

Now Ah don' quite know wha' Ah tripped on, but the undead blue mare in front o' me seemed ta not care in tha slightest...So lon' as it meant a meal.

Ah got back ta ma hooves an' went ta pick up Pipsqueak, but it was very difficult wit' tha panic an' tha undead pony tha' came closer...

Luck seemed ta have smiled on us though, when a rainbow coloured streak rushed up behind it an' sliced tha top o' it's head clean off.

Thanking Celestia for tha' mare, Ah got ma bearin's an' continued runnin', ta where? Ah didn' know. Jus' anywhere but here.

"Applebloom!" Ah heard a familiar filly's voice call and suddenly, Scootaloo buzzed along side me, wagon in tow holding Sweetie, Rumble and Featherweight. "C'mon!"

"Jump Pip!" He nodded, timidly, an' leaped from ma back onta tha wagon, Rumble catchin' him when it didn' look like he'd make it.

"Applebloom! Your turn!" Ah was about ta do just tha', before Ah looked straigh' ahead.

"TURN!" Scootaloo's attention snapped forward an' saw wha' Ah saw, three o' them stumblin' towards us.

She careened off, but noticed that Ah didn'. Tha' was mainly cause if Ah tried ta turn now, Ah'd just trip.

Ah clenched ma teeth roun' tha hilt o' tha blade, before Ah noticed somethin' on tha ground.

Decidin' to take tha advantage, Ah threw ma head back an' launched the knife at them...

...But Ah tripped.

Ah fell ta tha ground tha knife jammin' itself righ' inta ma left eye...

Ah skidded ta a halt next ta ma target, tha hammer Ah saw lyin' on tha groun'. Ah don' know wha' it was tha' stopped me from feelin' tha pain in ma eye...Adrenaline? Probably one o' tha big words tha' Twilight uses.

One o' tha thin's came at me, but Ah rolled outta tha way an' picked up tha hammer. It's a good thin' Rainbow taugh' me karate, cause Ah'm gonna need it.

Ah clenched ma teeth round tha handle an' slammed it inta tha head o' tha zombie behind me, cavin' it's skull in. Ah sure hope wha' Rainbow said 'bout zombies was righ'...

Tha zombie Ah hit fell down and stayed down.

Ah turned ta tha righ' an' threw tha hammer at tha one still standin', managing ta cave tha' one's skull in too...

Tha one on tha ground stood back up, so Ah decided ta do somethin' Ah would probably regret.

Ah grabbed tha knife plugged inta ma eye an' yanked it out wit' all ma might, which as a farm filly, was a lot.

Ah felt ma blood burst free from tha now open wound, drippin' down ma face as ah pointed tha knife forward an charged inta tha zombie, slidin' it inta it's forehead.

Ah fell ta tha ground, tha pain finally becomin'. Ah screamed...Ah screamed bloody murder...But Ah was determined not ta die...Not here...Not now...

Ah looked an' noticed Scootaloo tryin' ta git closer, but a bunch o' runnin' ponies blocked their way ta me... "RUN! SAVE YERSELVES!" Ah cried at them, stumblin' ta ma hooves.

Now if'n Ah'd had gotten inta tha' cart, Ah may've had a chance ta escape tha oncomin' horde, unfortunately Ah couldn' git past tha runnin' ponies an' besides, those ponies may've had foals ta put on tha cart too.

So Ah decided Ah'd take tha fight ta them...They took ma eye...It's payback time...

Ah ran in there, pickin' up tha hammer on tha way, ta join tha ponies who remained ta fight...which were very few.

Ah saw Thunderlane and Caramel fightin' back ta back against tha horde. Best friends till tha end. Ah turned an' saw Lyra and Twilight usin' their magic ta turn tha knives inta projectiles. Rainbow kept swoopin' down ta pick off tha horde before flyin' back up.

Ah couldn' fathom where ma folks coulda been...Big Macintosh and Applejack woulda never abandoned their friends ta this fate.

One o' tha horde, Ah noticed, were goin' after a speck o' purple an' green in tha corner o' ma eye. Ah instantly knew tha' Spike was under attack.

He scrambled back, tryin' desperately ta find tha weapon he dropped, tha fryin' pan if'n Ah'm not mistaken.

With an adrenaline surge, Ah pushed ma little legs towards tha dragon an' his pursuer, before crashing tha hammer down on tha zombie's head.

"Ya bit?" Ah asked, knowin' tha's how it spreads...or a' least tha's wha' Rainbow says. He shook his head an' Ah gave him a hoof up...

...Then Ah started ta feel a little ligh' headed, tha pain in ma eye, or wha' use ta be ma eye, started ta wear me down...

Spike gasped at ma appearance, before Ah passed out...

"Ah though' tha'd be tha end o' me...After all, wha' zombie could resist a meal that wouldn' struggle...Bu' maybe Ah shoulda trusted tha' ma friends would git me out...Cause they did..."

Two Weeks Later

Ah felt maself comin' back ta tha world o' tha livin'...Or whatever world it is now. A huge part o' me hoped it had just been a dream, but only bein' able ta see outta ma righ' eye made tha truth shine out. It weren' a dream.

Ah tried ta sit up, but Ah felt ma legs tied ta somethin'. Ah turned ma head an' saw tha' ma front legs were tied ta two bed posts an' presumed tha' ma back legs were in a similar state.

Ah tried ta call out for someone, but ma dry throat refused ta let me speak ma mind. So Ah tried, with what little energy Ah had, ta struggle against ma bindin's...

"Spike...She's been out two weeks, I don't think she's waking up..." Ah heard a familiar voice from jus' beyond tha door, so Ah decided ta listen in.

"She's a tough filly! She'll hold on to the end!" Ah heard Spike argue, causin' me ta blush a bit, though Ah'd never admit tha' ta them...

"However 'tough' she may be, she can't survive three days without water and we had no way of getting it into her system..." Well tha'd explain tha dry throat. "...If it makes you feel better we can take her body back to the apple farm."

Ah felt like poundin' tha' voice's owner. Ah'd have expected ta be taken back ta ma homestead regardless if'n it made Spike feel better.

"I'm sure Applebloom would've wanted that anyway Lyra." Ah heard tha first voice, who Ah now recognised as Rainbow Dash, reply. Ah nodded in satisfaction before a loud cough came from ma gullet, causin' tha voices ta stop and rush inta tha room.

Ah just couldn' help but start ta giggle at Rainbow an' Lyra's wide eyed looks, as if they'd seen a ghost. Though Spike's smug look was quite funny too. "Told you she'd pull through." He gloated, rushin' ta ma side, snatchin' a glass on tha way.

He pressed tha rim o' the glass up ta ma mouth an', obediently, Ah parted ma lips an' started ta glug tha liquid down...Ah tell ya it was probably tha best water Ah had since Ah was born. At once ma throat started ta soothe itself an' Ah started ta feel ma energy comin' back ta me.

All too soon, tha glass was empty an' Spike took tha glass away. He was just bout ta leave, probably ta tell whoever else is here tha' Ah'm alive, before Ah coughed ta git his attention. He turned in confusion. "Think ya can untie me firs', Spike?"

"Oh right, sorry..." He replied, using his fingers and opposable thumb ta his advantage ta take tha rope an' loosen tha knot. Ah noticed Lyra lookin' at his claws in somethin' tha' might resemble jealousy. Always obsessed wit' hands, tha strange Unicorn.

Rainbow nudged Lyra outta tha room, presumably ta give me ma space, which Ah was grateful for.

Soon both ma front hooves were free, so Ah took tha advantage ta fold them under ma barrel. It was uncomfortable, since tha joints hadn' been exercised in so lon', but it felt good ta relax a bit.

It was a bit uncomfortable havin' Spike near ma flank since both ma legs felt stretched out ta opposite bed posts, so Ah pressed ma tail between them ta cover anythin' tha' he might see. Ah heard him sigh in relief, so Ah guess he was tryin' his best not ta look.

Soon ma back legs were free, so Ah tucked them down as well, before standin' an' stretchin' ma sore muscles, tha' felt really under-worked and under-fed at this point.

As if ta prove ma point, ma stomach decided ta do it's best bear impression an' roared. Ah blushed a bit, but Spike didn't notice. He just smiled at me, gently. "I bet your hungry. C'mon, let's see what we can get for you."

ML54: And there we go, I'm sorry for starting another new story, I will try to update more often but I have my hands tied with school work right now and I really do need to actually finish the plot line for Trouble in Canterlot. So please review, but no flames.