POTD Ch. 7
They all tried desperately to keep each other safe. One after another they fought, determined to avoid becoming one of the enemies. It seemed like the trouble and drama would never end with these ponies.
Nightmare Moon.
Psychopathic Fluttershy.
Crazy Twilight.
Discord.
Pinkamena.
Chrysalis.
The problems kept on piling up over these girls, stress coming hellish amounts. Now, a new ally was trapped. There's no way they could save her.
"You guys, we won't be able to save her!" Trixie announced as she used her magical aura to toss a few corpses aside. "Why would you say that?" Pinkie Pie shouted back. Tears were brimming in her bright blue eyes. "Because I'm stressed and she's nothing but dead weight!" Her voice morphed into a scream, one loud enough to give any poor soul a headache.
"I'll sacrifice myself for any of you guys in the blink of an eye, but not for some large-breasted whore in distress! She's pitifully annoying and deserves to die!"
Rei shuddered, beginning to cry. Trixie was right.
"W- why not kill Octavia? She's weakened, she'll be easier to dispose of. Besides, who'd be scared of a zombified horse?" Rei managed.
Offended, Vinyl Scratch picked up the zombies surrounding herself and her one true love and broke them apart, severing their heads.
"I'd watch your tongue before it got you hurt, Miyamoto." The words roared out of her like fire.
In the dark of the night, there were screams. In the dark of the night, there were nightmares.
In the dark of the night, there were horrors laced within an acid that was the truth.
It's truly amazing how Rei, the seemingly agile one, could hold off four undead beings that long. Angered, Fluttershy swiftly saved the life of the useless girl and set her free, swinging a pipe at them she flew by.
"Go, you! Get out of there!"
"Thanks, Fluttershy." "Don't mention it." She beamed, gently setting the pipe down.
"Appreciate'cha saving my girl, Flutters." The ringleader, Takashi, smiled at her. "Don't get frisky, boy. She's got feelings, you know? Treat her well, buddy." Fluttershy said, giving him The Stare. "Eh- okay."
"I think it'd be best for us to just forget about fighting and find some shelter." Shizuka demurely stated, cowering in a corner.
Yet another scream.
"They've got me!"
Great. ANOTHER rescue mission.
"Who was-" Takashi began. Vinyl cut him off. "Hang on, we're coming!" She heroically called out. Her body moved on its own, rushing for the teen merely minutes from her death.
"Hello, other friends about to be eaten over here!" Rainbow Dash impatiently remarked. Her hooves were pressed against the back of a zombie's head, trying to crush it. "Come on, darn you! Why. Won't. You. DIE!" She reared up and smashed the skull with all of the force her legs could apply. Blood oozed out, bubbling across the pavement.
Congealed crimson clung onto Rainbow's body. "I can't, anymore. I... I need a break."
An exasperated Applejack turned around nodded in agreement. "Ah recon we all do, sugarcube." She swiftly wiped sweat from her brow, glancing to her right.
"Oh lordy, Takagi!" She leapt to participate in the aid of the teen. "Oh God, HELP ME!" Saya shouted, thrashing against the hungry corpses. "Hold on there, darlin', we'll get'cha free, Ah swear it." AJ smiled at her, green eyes glimmering. A mirrored expression came onto Saya's face. "Okay..." A small tear rolled down her cheek. She was nearly ready to give up.
Vinyl beat the two creatures clinging to her comrade's leg with a swift movement of her hooves. Khota shot down the one holding onto Saya's arms, Saeko swinging away at one of them.
Freedom.
Applejack held true to her words and did the unthinkable, sacrificing herself for the safety of the other. "Come here, ya varmint!" Nervousness washed over the whole of her body. A being bent out of shape, crouched low to the ground and ready to pounce advanced towards her.
She swallowed the growing lump in her throat, sitting firmly on the ground.
Time went slower than it should've.
Pale grey lunging for orange.
Cyan aiming to fly toward mandarin.
White holding back the blue.
Silver taking down grey.
Collision.
It was all over for the grey demon as it came crashing to the ground.
Saya's gun was pointed in its direction, a few inches from Applejack. Her small police-grade pistol was smoking at the barrel, the heated piece making her palms sweat.
"You okay there?"
Applejack stared in amazement. "Fine, sugarcube. Thank ya kindly."
Rarity released Rainbow's tail from her jaws, letting her speed for the southern mare.
Her joyous figure tackled Applejack to the ground, kissing her on the nose. "I thought you were a goner!" "Ah did, too. Ah'm mighty glad to still be here, love." "I'm glad you're here, too."
For now, Saya was safe. For now, the eight ponies, five teens, and a guardian of sorts were able to stagger on.
For now, they were just aiming to get somewhere safe.
A/N: And that concludes arc one!
Since I, too, have things to do, arc two will be out some time during the summer! Sorry for the long wait, but I promise that arc two will be spectacular. Just as HOTD had an OVA with a summer theme, the next arc will, too. Be prepared for bikinis and bonfires!
- Ikaros
