Chapter 22: Walk Away

Sweetie Belle went searching around the old hideout or bunker, whatever it was she wasn't sure. She had stormed off angry with her sister and went in search of a weapon of some kind. Surely there would be something somewhere. Lucky for her, Rainbow Dash had gone around and lit every tunnel in the place. This had been the third one she had gone down. "There has to be something." Sweetie looked back and forth for a door or another tunnel. As she walked, she didn't see the rock on the ground and tripped. As she fell which wasn't very far, her hoof searched wildly for something to grab onto and found a torch. The problem was that it lowered with her and she continued her short descent. She landed on the ground with a thud. "Ow"

Sweetie looked up at the bowing torch and then heard grinding like rock against rock coming from her right. Sweetie looked inside the secret room once the door opened fully. Her eyes widened and a smile crossed her lips.

"Has anypony seen my poor sister?" Every pony in the room shook there heads. "Ugh" Rarity had been searching frantically for Sweetie Belle but she had disappeared completely. "Where could she be, Sweeeetie Bellle?" Rarity screamed hoping to hear a response from her sister. She got a response but it wasn't from who she wanted and wasn't the one she wanted.

"It's your fault you know. You pushed her away; you should have just given her a weapon." Carl said as he fed his little sister.

"How dare you blame me for my sisters' disappearance?" Rarity yelled angrily and then calmed down and tears began to seep out. "I already know that it's my fault, I don't need the reminder. Just leave me alone and stop torturing me, I have to find my sister." As Rarity turned to leave, she bumped into Sweetie Belle. "Sweetie, what are you wearing?"

Sweetie Belle felt proud of herself and now her sister was speechless, sort of. Rarity kept making noises but no real words came out. "I found old armor and a sword from a long time ago. I'm shocked it's still golden or maybe it is gold, it's kind of heavy. Anyway, I shrunk it down to my size."

"When did you learn magic like that?" Rarity asked and noticed Carl walking away.

"It was when Rainbow Dash was destroying stuff. Twilight taught me how to fix things with my magic so that I could fix anything small that Rainbow was bound to break." Rarity commented on the sweet gesture but it didn't answer her question. Instead of saying anything though, she continued to listen. "After that I asked Twilight to teach me how to shrink things so that I could make big things small. I could fix them if the objects were smaller. Twilight said no at first but I told her that you said it was ok even though I never asked. I don't care anymore about what you think though, I'm leaving now." With that said Sweetie walked off ignoring her sister. Once Rarity started running, Sweetie took off in a full sprint. Unfortunately Rarity was faster, fortunately, Sweetie had also been taught how to teleport. It was amazing just how much she learned during that time. Sweetie teleported away when Rarity got to close to her and finally made it out the door and disappeared.

"This is the WORST POSSIBLE THING and it's my fault. Sweetie, I'm sooooorrrrrryyyyyy!" Rarity screamed into the distance just outside the door.

Applejack had refused to live with Rarity or any of her friends after the fallout between them. She didn't let it distract her though. She kept her eyes and ears open. She had arrived unnoticeably in Ponyville. The entire small town destroyed and in ruins. "Nothin is the same includin mah friendship." Applejack thought back to when her home town was normal.

"Applejack, is that you?" Applejack turned around and glared at the two running up to her. "What are you doing here all alone; Michonne and I have been looking all over for you."

"What fer, just go away both of ya. It's your fault that everythin has fallen apart. If yer stupid group had just stayed in ya demon world none of this would have happened." Applejack said angrily stomping closer to the two.

"That wasn't our fault, your just upset and with good reason. That was someone from your world that made the portal." Andrea said.

"Yeah and yer stupid group would do anythin to get out of ya world wouldn't ya'll?" Applejack asked but got no response. "As ah thought, just get out of here. Ah don't want nothin to do with ya'll or anypony. Ah just want to be left alone, if those things kill me then so be it. I don't have anythin to live for. Its ya'lls fault too, if ya hadn't come here, those demons from hell wouldn't have followed ya'll. Mah families dead because of ya'll. Just get out of here." Applejack being within range turned and bucked Andrea in the chest. "Leave me alone." Applejack turned and walked away.

"Fine, have it your way but let me ask you something." Andrea asked as she tried to stand. "Did you ever once think about what would have happened had we not come because the walkers would have come through regardless and you knew nothing about them? Not only that, but how do you think Rarity felt when she got her sister back after a near death experience, do you really think it would be that easy?" With that said, Andrea and Michonne walked off.

Applejack turned and walked away angrily and sadly. She really began thinking about that night or day, whenever it was. It hadn't stopped raining since it started some days ago. Applejack hadn't really thought about it. Had she really been the unreasonable one? Had she been selfish and wrong? Had Rarity been so scared for her sister that she just couldn't leave her? Most importantly, would she have done the same thing in that position? "Rarity, Ahmmmm sorrrry!" Applejack in a burst of speed ran to the hideout when she tripped over something. Unfortunately that something groaned. Applejack went to stomp on the walkers head but then she backed up. "Pinkie Pie?" Applejack backed away slowly when she bumped into something that chuckled which was both a relief and it frightened her.

"Hello Applejack, get her!" Nightmare Moon said as walkers swarmed the area as she walked off.

"You know that they are hiding right?" Nightmare Moon asked the book as the walked away from a blood curdling scream.

'Of course I know you fool; I have already sent an army after them. I don't use you for everything."

After seeing her sister leave, Rarity sat on the ground in sad silence. Nopony could talk to her, she ignored them. All she could think of was if Sweetie was ok and does Sweetie hate her now? The minutes came and went, the only noise in the room came from Judith whether it was crying or simply making noises. A few of the adults talked but it was ignored by Rarity. Even when everypony that was invited there was there in the hideout, hearing the door to the entrance open didn't faze her. "Rarity, where is Rarity?" This however caught Rarity's attention.

"Applejack?" Rarity stood up off the ground surprised and ran over to her friend but then saw it. Applejack is covered in scraps and bites. "What happened?"

"Ah don't have much time, Ah have the worst fever ya ever felt. Ahm sorry Rarity, ya'll are my best friends. Ah don't blame ya fer mah sisters death, can ya forgive me?" Applejack asked tiredly. Rarity nodded and hugged her friend despite having her friends' blood get all over her. Applejack pushed Rarity away. "Thank you kindly Rarity but I must go, I don't want to come back and kill ya." Applejack turned and walked away leaving a bloody trail behind her and as she exited the area, she collapsed. Her brain stopped as well as everything else and walkers came flooding into the room. Everypony freaked out and ran around screaming trying to find some way out.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed and please review, thank you.