-Aj-

"I want Guard Ports at all Cross Sector Bridges out of this country," I ordered, "Blow every last-!"

"Commander! Commander!" a woman came barging in. She had yellow hair and one eye was cocked to the right. She tripped over her own foot and tumbled forward, "Ow! Oof!" she slowly stood back up as she rubbed her head.

"Ugh!" I rubbed my temples, "If she doesn't get herself killed, I'll kill her to myself," I groaned to myself.

Derpy limped a little as she walked up to the Thermal Octagon, "Commander?"

"Yes Derpy?" I sighed.

"All the zombies seemed to have all began coming this way to Apple Command. I leaned over and brushed my fingertips against the engraved lettering on the outer granite of the Thermal Octagon, "'To My Sweetie Apple. This Is My Gift To You.' -Thunder "Blu" Bluing."

"They are not going to get through and infest my town."

"Then what should we do?"

"Lock down the town," I growled, "Close up all the gates. No one goes in or out of Ponyville."

"What about the scouting group?" Shining Armour asked me.

"The group should've been back by now. Their either dead, incompetent on being on time, or their incompetence got them killed," I turned a dial and the Thermal Octagon switched from thermal viewing to live viewing. I saw that the scouts had already been converted to being zombies. I could point out apple stitching markers on their shoulders. Their blank expressions and walking limp caused much pain in my heart.

"Commander?" I heard but I just kept staring at the holograms, "Commander!"

"WHAT?" I shouted as I slammed my fists onto the granite.

"It is Master Rainbow Dash. She needs you."

"I whipped around to see my Captain standing there, "What is wrong with her?" I asked.

"She's been infected. Bitten," the Captain was very scared at telling me this, "I'm sorry."

"Where is she?" I asked her.

"She's in containment right now. I didn't want anyone to pull the trigger since I knew you two were... whatever you are."

"Take me to her," I straightened out my black suit before following the Captain. We walked in silence for a few minutes until we went into an all white lab. It was really in contrast with me because of my all black outfit. We walked by a few glass cells until we came to one that had a ravenous rainbow haired woman.

Her eyes were grey and bloodshot. Her skin was pale and bleeding. Looking at her made me wanna puke and it also made me want to just destroy every last zombie on the face of the earth. She was chained back to the back white wall by chrome chains connected to a collar around her neck, "We are sorry that it had to come to this," Captain Shen bowed, "We figured that you would want to make the last call on her," she patted my shoulder a couple times, "I'll leave you be for a few," she left without another word.

"I am so sorry," I said to her, "But what were you doing out there by yourself? What happened?"

"...spriiiiiiiings..." Dashal groaned. Her eyes then turned all dark and she began growling and trying to break free from her chains. I called for one of the Apple Lab Techs.

"Open it," I commanded.

"But Commander!" she fought.

"I said open the damn thing!" I shouted at her. She immediately used her badge card to scan it. The glass door slowly slid open. I walked in as the door immediately closed behind me. I pressed myzelf against it to keep out of reach of Dashal, "I did try to save you Rainbow Dash," I said before jutting her heart through her ribs. Her head gushed open blood and brains and she immediately fell to the floor dead.

I pressed myself against the door again and I just felt empty inside. Everyone is dead. Everyone I care about is dead now. All is dead except for my sister and I had to protect what I had left. I slid down into a seat position as I looked at Dashal's dead body. What hurts more than anything is the fact that I couldn't hold her for one last time, "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!" I wailed, "Wwwwwhhhhhhhhhyyyyyy?!"

That's when I felt an overwhelming sensation of fire and destruction. On a level to where I couldn't ignore my instincts. So I let out one big breath and everything was layered with fire.

-Celestia-

I watched the monitors in horror as we all saw the hell that was burning everything in sight. An expanding fire started within my Medical Tech Head Base. All of our cameras were taken out for all except one. Our Hover Cam was flying above the now fading fire.

When the fire faded, we all saw a naked blonde drunkenly walking the streets. Her hair was matted and strewn; her body was covered in dust and dirt and grime, "Zoom in on that girl," I ordered aloud. The camera zoomed in and that's when I realized, "Applejack," I gasped to myself, "Send a rescue crew to her location. Be easy with her though!"

-Twilight-

There was Luna, Celestia, Cadence, and myself looking out at Aj. She sat in a room separated from us between a pane of glass. We could see her, but she couldn't see us. She just sat in the big empty room in a corner. She held herself as a blanket covered her, "Six foot Seven inches; two hundred and thirty-nine pounds," I looked at Aj's report, "Yet also she's this unstable. Holy hell," I heaved.

"So how long has she been like this?" Luna asked.

"Only for a couple days now. She won't eat, she won't sleep. I think the death of Dashal is really what keeled her over emotionally and mentally," I answered.

We heard the door opening, "...and that's why Grim is slow," we heard explained. We all turned around to see Applebloom holding the hand of Apple Brae. Her flowing red hair bounced as she walked. Applebloom looked to me and her smile grew, "Twilight!" she ran up to me and hugged my waist.

"How's it going?" I picked her up, "My, my, you got big."

"Yeah, I turned six yesterday," she looke me behind me and saw Applejack, "What's wrong with Aj?" she asked, "I wanna talk to her," Applebloom struggled out of my arms and pressed her hands against the glass that Applejack was leaning against.

Applejack looked up at her sister and placed a hand on the window, "Applebloom? Is that you?" could she really sense the presence of her sister. Applebloom looked over her shoulder at me with pleading eyes.

I pushed a button on panel control and a five foot gap opened up within the glass. Applebloom walked around and into the room with Applejack.

-Aj-

"Hey AB," I smiled. AB had a finger in her mouth as she slowly and shyly walkwd up to me, "How's my favorite little girl?"

I opened my arms as she came up to me and sat in my lap. I wrapped the blanket around both of us, "Are you okay?" she asked me.

"No," I admitted, "Dashal is gone, baby," I kissed the back of her head.

"Is that why you so angry?" AB asked.

"Yeah," I spoke softly as Twilight and the rest of the former Princesses came into the room. I hugged AB close to my chest as I scowled at them.

"All of Ponyville has been locked down. But we need to do a cleansing of the town. We have to make sure that everyone here isn't infected," Twilight explained.

I dipped my chin, "So are you feeling better?" Celestia asked me.

"Commander!" a woman came rushing in and panted heavily, "The zombies still somehow found a way in. They're moving like a pack of wolves. It's an onslaught outside. We need your help."

I stood up and handed AB to Luna. Because of AB being larger than normal, she was almost Luna's height. Of which I didn't realize until I handed AB to her, "Oops!" Luna fell back and was flattened by AB, "Sorry," I helped them both to their feet.

"Commander?" the woman finally caught her breath, "We must go."

"Then get me my helmet and my Sabertooth Blades. I want you to lead the zombies south down Mane Street. I'll handle them," I smirked evilly.

-Aj-

...later that day...

I stood at the end of Mane Street with my all-silver hooked blades. Their sharpened edges were on both sides. They were strapped to my outer thighs as I stood there and waited. I waited for those zombies running rampant down the street. I looked through my helmet that covered the entirety of my head.

I scanned the pack of Zomz and counted over one hundred and fifty. I had my hands hovering close to my blades, "So let me get this straight, Slick " I heard Celestia talk in my ear, "You want us to believe that you are mentally stable; but, you are facing over one hundred and sixty zombies with only two blades as your only weapon of choice. So explain this to me will you, Hondo? Because I'm so lost on your thinking right now. You don't even have back-up, Coecheese."

"First of all, my name isn't Slick, it isn't Hondo, and it for damn sure ain't no Coecheese. My name is Applejack Bluing. Last of the Apple Family. I'm killing every single blasted one of these spawns of hell."

"What if you don't make it though?"

"Hey, Celestia?"

"Yeah?"

"Bye," I said and the call ended.

The zombies halted to a stop and I was lost to as why. They split down the middle as a larger giant-sized zombie walked through. He had a spiked-ball and chain being dragged behind him. I rolled my eyes, "Dash?" I called.

'Yes Aj?' the voice of Dashal spoke up in my headset.

"Tell me what I'm dealing with here?"

I saw scanners lock on as differing graphs popped in my face, 'Aj, some of the DNA has been spiced with the Z-Virus and some other form of DNA. I would need a sample to conduct any further study.'

"Gotcha," she bleeped out, "Arite big boy. Let's do this."

The zombie charged me slowly as it swung its weapon. I immediately went running and slid down to my knees and almost slung my back far enough to feel the ground brush against the back of my head. The spikes missed me only by a couple inches and my heart stopped as I continued sliding underneath and between the legs of this behemoth.

When I was right behind him, I jumped up and swung my leg out and around. The back of my heel hit the side of his head. He stumbled sideways and dropped his weapon. I picked up the handle and lifted the spiked ball off the ground. I swung and aimed for his head. He ducked and caught me in the gut with a fist. I dropped the Flail as I was lunged a few feet off the ground before I fell back onto my side. I tried gasping for air, but I couldn't breath.

I rolled to my back to try and breath. I saw the Flail barreling down on me and I couldn't move. I'm fucked. The beast was knocked off by a black whish. The flail landed right next to me head. When he missed, it was like I could breath again. I rolled to my side to see who my saviour was and it was Grum. His normal dumb face wasn't present anymore. Poison seepee from his eyes as death bore through the Mega-Zom's soul.

He scowled and roared, "Gruuuuuuum!" he roared as he cut loose a seismic uppercut. The sound barrier broke and my ears snapped into deafness. The fatal blow blew the hear into bits and the body just dropped to its knees and fell forward flat.

Caring hands flipped me over and I came face to face with Grum's zombie sister. Her blood red eyes looked into mine. I saw her mouth move but I couldn't hear her, "I can't hear you," I shook my head as zombies began crawling the surrounding corners of my eyes. Kate looked up and lunged forward. My eyes followed her and I saw her standing back to back with her brother. They fought and killed other zombies as my hearing started coming back. The sound of roaring and punches landing. I stood up and Twilight helped me to my feet.

"Are you okay?" she asked me.

I scrunched my face and pulled away from her.

-Twilight-

Aj pushed away from me as she pulled her dew drop blades from her thighs. Every time she slashed the air, a blade of fire cut down zombies. The combination of Grum, Kate, and Aj was just simply amazing. They fought together as though they have been fighting together for years. Their punches and kicks seemed flawless and seamless.

"Twilight?. I heard in my ear, "Command Base to Twilight Sparkle. Do you read?"

"I copy you Command Base."

"We have some science stuff that needs reading. It regards Applejack."

-Luna-

I stood over the kitchen counter trying to calm my nerves. There was a secret that I wanted to keep, but it must come into full light. I heard the sound of only one person coming in. Twilight came into the kitchen with her arms crossed. Rage bore through her glasses, "What the hell did you do to her?" she asked.

"I only did what I thought was right."

"She's not supposed to be like this. She should be like every other person."

"She isn't like everybody else!" I shouted.

"So you do this to her?" Twilight shouted back, "Making it harder and harder for her to try and live a normal life? What kind of a person genetically modifies another human's DNA like that. Aj could have easily been such a normal girl for a change!"

"It is because she is the one. Wait," I stopped the conversation, "We are talking about the same Aj, right?"

"Seven foot tall; about three hundred pounds; perfect yellow hair," she began describing to me.

"As for that Aj, it stems back long ago at the dawn of the Apple-Royal Family history."

"Hold up, this thing about Aj goes before her."

"It was like this for many many years."

"I want you to explain to me this story," Twilight sat down on the bar stool.

I sat down across from her and began talking, "Many years ago when the a mysterious man settled here, he made a deal with Cosmia. He wanted to have an army that was all powerful. Cosmia granted him his wish and in return, a chosen heir must bare the burden he must face. His burden was to make balance with the entire universe. Over the course of his life, his dominion expaned across the realms to keep a balance; but his dominion was causing more destruction than creation. His powerful army committed acts of mutiny against him because he was giving orders that were not up to parr for what they were created for. With all of the power he had gained for himself, his last stand was to change his army into prisoners. They became divided and scarred. On his grave stone, it said, 'Fire Burns; Earth Shakes; Wind Blows; Water Flows'. When all four elements are activated, the new Saviour shall be born to bring the balance back to a breaking universe. After his death, the Elemental Titans were created. They are and were his army. It takes The One to bring them back together. That is when Cosmia chose Applejack. So that's when Cosmia began bringing titans here to Equestria to bring them back to their roots.

After some years, the Titans began have feelings for one another and began breeding. Years later Celestia and I gained control as the Titans lived in secret. When Luna and I gained control of the country, the Titans had already grown into the Apple Family. That is when I met Hiri Apple. She was an all powerful being. Her body seemed human, but like all Apples she had ungodly powers. She wasn't The One, but she helped restabilize the universe somewhat.

When The One would come, that one would be gifted of boundless rage and its power will know no end. Her super strength resembles her inner strength. She must carry the weight of the universe on her shoulders.

That is where Applejack comes into play. She is The One to defeat the one that threatens to take command of the universe against the wills of all of the inhabitants."

"I never knew all of that. I haven't read any of this story anywhere."

"It is because this was before the time of books. The Titans have never left because they thrive and live within Applejack's body. She has all four elements within her; making her the deadliest being alive. Combine that with her strength and unholy rage, she could be virtually unstoppable."