Okay, chapter two of my zombie apocalypse story!
enjoy!
also sorry about not actually putting this up on monday
got lazy and school ._.
"No! G-Gilda, why you, oh god why you!?" sobbed Rainbowdash as she hugged the lifeless body of her friend. "It's okay Dash, it's ok.." counseled Rarity as
Applejack and Twilight tried to drag her away from the body. "N-no! It's not 'okay', just look at her! What the celestial happened to her!?" Dash snapped as they looked down at the mangled
corpse. All across the body were large gapping wounds, like someone was just bitting off chunks of flesh. Deep and long scratches ran her neck and her wings were so torn
and savaged that it looked as though they could fall apart at any moment. The mere smell of the rotting flesh alone made their stomaches do summersaults. The morning pony that
had found Gilda had woken everypony up and went home gawking and trying to keep from throwing up. Soon after being told, Rainbowdash and the rest of the friends
rushed to the scene, more out of curiosity and fear then actually wanting to see the dead griffon. But as soon as they arrived,they all regretted it as Fluttershy disappeared behind
some trees and rocks crying and shaking uncontrollably, with Pinkie Pie trying her hardest to calm the petrified mare. Rarity was trying to keep herself in check; and
Applejack and Twilight were still trying to pull Rainbowdash away.
"I'm sorry I wasn't there for ya' Gilda! I'll get whoever did this to you and I'll freaking kill the lawbreakers!" called
Rainbowdash as she was dragged from the traumatizing scene, closely followed by Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy. Later, after the cleaning ponies removed the
body and cleared all the blood and smell, almost all the ponies went about their merry ways, ignoring today's morning events. Almost all the ponies. Excluding six ponies and a
dragon. "Come on Spike, write faster! We must report this tragic event to Princess Celestia! Maybe she'll know what's been going on!" Twilight concluded as she paced
back and fourth, back and fourth like a mad man. Spike, who had snuck a look at Gilda before her body was taken away was writing as fast as his stubby little hands would allow him.
"Uh Twilight….don't you think it was a little weird how the body looked?" "What do you mean Spike?" asked Twilight, slowing her pace a little. "Like ya' know…." Spike
gulped, "how it looked like something was taking giant bites off her!" Twilight squinted her eyes. "What on earth are you talking about! There is NOTHING that could of done that!
Gilda probably just got caught in a terrible storm or something…." "But it's the middle of the summer!" Spike retorted. "Fine! What do you think happened?"
Twilight asked rolling her eyes. "Zombies!"
"WHAT!" Spike stopped writing and skipped up to her. "Zombies! I mean all the facts are there!
The scratch marks, the bites, even the wing tares!" Spike shouted nervously excited. "Of all the ridiculous none sense….."
Twilight mumbled as she continued her pace. But Spike continued on his ramble, Twilight reluctantly listening. While Spike had Twilight at least listening, Pinkie PIe however wasn't at fortunate
trying to calm Fluttershy. "Come on Fluttershy! Nothing like that will happen to you!" Pinkie reassured as she tried to get Fluttershy out from under from under her bed.
"B-but that's ex-exactly what's wrong! We d-don't know what h-happened!" Fluttershy wailed out. "Oh come on Shy! I pinkie promise that I won't let anything hurt you!" Pinkie said with a smile and a wink.
"O-okay…." Fluttershy sighed as she slowly and carefully crawled out from under her bed, glancing fretfully around as she did so. "That's it, come on! See there's nothing to be afraid!"
Pinkie encouraged as Fluttershy sat up nervously, her eyes darting back and forth. "Now let's go visit Rarity! That's sure to make you feel better!"
Pinkie cheered as she dragged Fluttershy after her.
Back at Applejacks' farm, apples were flying everywhere as a certain pegasus zoomed through the aches.
"Come on sugar! Stop makin' all the damn darn apples go flyin' everywhere!" shouted Applejack as she raced to keep up with the sad and enraged pegasus.
"No! Did you see Gilda's body! What kind of sick freaks would do that!" "So I must keep training until I'm faster then lightning! So I can catch the
culprits and kill them!" screamed Rainbowdash as she quickly sped ahead. "Listen! I know you're in pain hon, but destroying
my apple fields aren't gonna bring bring her back!" She yelled up to the speeding mare. Suddenly Rainbowdash halted in mid-flight.
Her front body and face shadowed by the setting sun. "Dashie?.." Applejack pressed softly as she brushed her hair
out of her eyes to see her friend better. Yet Dashie didn't say anything, she just gently drifted to the ground. Applejack gulped.
"Uhh Rainbowdash, is everything ok?" Applejack asked, cautiously placing a hoof on the mare's shoulder. Instantly Rainbowdash turned, and tackled Applejack against a tree.
"She wasmy BEST FRIEND Applejack! Yeah, she was kinda a jerk, but she didn't deserve that!" Rainbowdash screamed at
her, more in despair then anger. Now the suprized and almost fearful look on Applejack's face slowly softened into a more sincere look. "Listen here Sug', I know it hurts
and I know you want to get the bastards that did it, we all do! but being angry ain't gonna help nothen'." Applejack said in the kindest
way she could. "I know…" Rainbowdash replied sourly, dropping her hoofs to her sides as she slowly backed off Applejack. "Oh don't give me that look!"
Applejack smiled as she suddenly wraps her arms around Rainbowdash, giving her a bear hug. "I swear to ya' we'll catch whoever
did that, even if I have ta' track him down myself!" Applejack inspired. Rainbowdash blinked, then for no reason started to laugh. Not a I've-gone-fucking-insane
laughter, just a regular happy laugh. Nevertheless it disturbed Applejack enough for her to let go of Dashie and stare suspiciously at
her. After calming down from her laugh and wiping a few stray tears away from earlier, she finally giggled out, "sorry, sorry! It's just y-you said you'd hunt down
Gilda's killer your self if you had to, that's just hilarious!" Rainbowdash bursted out laughing again.
At this Applejack's face heated up
ten degrees and she shouted back, "At least I'd have a chance! Why I bet you wouldn't last even ten seconds against it!" "Hah! I bet I could beat it to a pulp
before you even arrived!" Rainbowdash challenged back. Except this time they both fell over laughing. Sometme later after they both
recovered from their laughing fit and started cleaning up the apples on the ground, did Rainbowdash spoke up. "Hey… thanks for cheering me up Applejack."
"No problem Dashie, that's what friends are for!" she chimed back happy that her friend was feeling better. "Yeah I guess, sorry about the
apples by the way." "Oh don't worry about it, I'm faster at picking up apples anyway~", "what was that?" Rainbowdash smiled as she began to gather the apples
quicker. "You heard me! I'm a faster apple gatherer then you~" she mocked playfully as she too started going faster. "Bring it on!" Rainbow-
dash cheered as their race began. Back at Ponyville, two ponies were just arriving at Carousel Boutique.
"A-are you s-sure this is a good idea?" squeaked Fluttershy
as she hid behind Pinkiepie. "Let's go!" Pinkiepie said happily, ignoring Fluttershy's protests. Although when they got in the shop,
the place was in chaos. Dresses and fabrics were flying through the air, needles and thread were sowing vigorously in and out of stuff, and right in the
middle of all this mayhem, was none other then Rarity herself. "Uhh, Rarity, what's with all this stuff?" Pinkie asked in awe. "Why, haven't
you dearies heard?" "H-heard what?" Fluttershy asked, cowering behind Pinkie still. "Princess Celestria is giving a live worldwide hologram speech this
night! And I must find something to wear!" Rarity cried in excitement as more clothing flew around the room. "That's awesome!" Pinkie squealed
in delight as she pounced around the room. "Do you know what the message is about?" Fluttershy asked nervously. "Sadly no, but it must be very if she's
doing it live!" Rarity said as she looked at dress after dress.
"Woohoo! This is gonna be so much fun!" shouted Pinkie while she narrowly escaped
getting a dress to the face. "Now I don't mean to be rude but I am very busy! And ideally don't want a accident to happen", Rarity eyed Pinkie menacingly,
"So please be as kind as to go play somewhere else." Rarity sighed in frustration. "Aww alright party popper~" Pinkie called as she pounced after
Fluttershy who was already half way out the door. "Now wasn't that fun?" Pinkie smiled. "Umm, well..yes?…" Fluttershy lied. It's not that she was trying to be
rude, her mind was just more preoccupied. More particularly, she was dreading about the live speech. 'What could possibly be so important that
Princess Celestria herself would do a live speech? And right after finding Gilda…this can't just be a coincidence!' she thought. But as the sun started setting
and the time of the speech grew closer, Fluttershy wanted to know less and less.
