Luna and Dominic had talked for many hours about various things, from how humans had advanced without magic to the internet memes that had come with the rise of the internet. Eventually he had gotten tired and fallen asleep, Luna watched him for a few minutes. He had no magical aura so she would be able to sense if he was having a nightmare much faster than anypony else, she sighed finally and turned to leave the room. A soft noise caught her attention, she looked at Dominic and slowly crept over to his sleeping form.

“.....Luna is best pony.......” She smiled at that and then turned and left again, her hooves clip clopped on the marble floors. As she walked she heard a rather loud BANG eminate from the door she had just passed. The door to Twilight Sparkle’s room had been sealed by the young alicorn as she wanted no interruptions while studying Dominic’s weaponry and other possessions. Luna placed her ear on the door to listen to what happened next.

“grrrrrr pony feathers! Motherbucking Celestia condemn it to Tartarus!” She heard the small Alicorn cursing, Luna giggled slightly. “At least that time I didn't burn off my eyebrows. *sigh* How does he manage to use this thing!?” Luna, interest piqued, knocked on the door.

“Twilight, we wish to speak with thee.” Luna said calmly, the door flew open with a pulse of lavender energy. A very disheveled looking Twilight Sparkle sat in front of a large table with the many odd possessions of the human, currently Twilight was fiddling with a small device that had a blank screen and several buttons. “We see thou art taking care of our guest’s belongings.”

“Yes Princess Luna.” Twilight replied as if on autopilot “Maybe this is some sort of charm? No too advanced. A weapon? No too small.” Twilight muttered to herself.

“May we inquire into what caused the noise several seconds ago?” Luna asked, she trotted over to the table. She noticed that Twilight had separated multiple objects by color and size, a large amount of Red cylinder’s with brass bases were sitting in a pile alongside a large pile of brass casings that held a copper tip.

“I’m currently trying to figure out the purpose of this.” Twilight said holding the strange device in her hooves. “And more importantly I’m trying to figure out how to pick up these objects! My magic is useless on them.” Twilight sighed. “The noise was me trying to activate it with an electricity spell.”

“From what Dominic has told us of his technology, that device is referred to as an ‘MP3 Player’.” Luna stated, Twilight’s eyes widened. “Odd, he didn’t mention having one.”

“You spoke with him?” She asked, Luna nodded. “Without me?”

“What we spoke of would have been....traumatizing to thee. Tia is also still upset with thou, though less now.” Luna retorted, her current attention was on the large wood and metal club-like weapon. The bloodied kitchen knife had been removed and destroyed because of its Bio-hazardous properties, Twilight sighed as she attempted to get the MP3 player to work once again. “Have thee made any progress on determining what these....” Luna paused, a shudder ran down her spine. Her ethereal mane changed direction and began pointing in the direction of Dominic’s room. “We must leave, he requires our help.”

“Please Princess, may I come?” Twilight asked with a glimmer of hope in her eye’s, Luna sighed and nodded.

“Yes Twilight, but after this thou must sleep. I sense many answers will be given tomorrow.” Luna replied, she began walking towards the door and opened it with her magic. Twilight was close behind, they began to trot swiftly towards the room of the visitor.

{♠}

Dominic slipped into the cab of his father’s truck, he was looking at his once peaceful town as they drove past. Dozens of infected were pouring all over the small community, sheriffs officer’s were being over run. The highway was packed on both sides and the only way that Dominic and his father were making progress was by driving on the side of the road dangerously close to the edge of a steep hill.

“We’re almost there, once we get Mom and Joanna we can get out of here.” His father stated as they drove, fires were raging in the dry woods where the pine beetles had killed the trees and left them as dry wooden trunks. In the dry heat and chaos they began to ignite like matchsticks, not a single firefighter was present however. They were all too busy trying to escape just like everyone else. Finally a break in the traffic on the road allowed for them to get across to the exit that would take them to the Lifecare where Dominic’s mother and sister were located.

“What do you want me to do dad?” Dominic asked, his father pulled out his revolver. Not just any revolver, HIS revolver. The revolver that he never let Dominic fire more than once a year. He quickly checked the cylinder to see it was loaded, he then handed it to Dominic as well as handing him the other cylinder that would allow him to fire 9mm rounds.

“Kill anything that gets in our way, and if one of us gets bit, do what you have to do....” His father said coldly, Dominic was still realing over killing the girl he had tried to save and now his father was trying to get him to kill his own family!?

“Dad, I can-”

“I know it’s gonna be hard but you’ll be granting mercy, Dominic. No one should have to live like one of those....things.” His father said in the same cold voice as before, Dominic gulped. He had been preparing for the end of the world since he was thirteen, he always knew that if something like this happened it may be up to him. No amount of preparing can make one not feel guilt, not feel sorrow at taking the life of another sentient being let alone one of his own family members. “Promise me son.” Dominic looked at his father, gaping. “PROMISE ME!” Dominic gulped and nodded. “Good boy, get ready. We’re here.”

The truck pulled up to the lifecare center, one of the last places where the sheriffs department was fending off the hordes. Dominic and his father got out of the truck and pushed through the dozens of people taking refuge in the retirement home.

“Jennifer!” Dominic’s father called out his mother’s name. “Jenny! Where are you!”

“Over here Tom!” A strained voice called out over the bedlam that had ensued, Dominic and his father pushed through the crowd until they happened upon his mother and his sister. They were both administering medicine in the parking lot of the building, people old and young, rich and poor. All of them were being treated by his mother and the many other nurses and volunteers.

“Jenny we have to go NOW!” Dominic’s father shouted over the noise, his mother shouted something at him and Dominic’s father shouted back at her. She wasn’t leaving and neither was his sister, Dominic felt all his hope of escape begin to fade. The roar of jets overhead signalled that the military had arrived. The gunfire from the Sheriff’s officers began to pick up, Dominic’s father looked at him. “Dom go and see if you can help the police, I’ll try and get mom to come with.” He ordered, Dominic nodded without hesitation and took off towards the Police cars. His father’s revolver in his grip, he finally reached the officers.

“Do you need any help officer?” He asked the sheriff, he nodded to him.

“Get the shotgun out of my car and grab as much ammunition as you can carry. Once you do that start unloading into those ugly fuckers! Evacuation choppers get here in half an hour.” The sheriff shouted over the noise of gunfire and the moans of the Infected. Dominic rushed over to the car and pulled the benelli from the gun rack, next he took off his helmet and used it to carry ammunition. He quickly ran over to the police line, dozens of uniformed officers and civilians with firearms were creating a wall of lead. The legions of Infected monsters continued to march unwavering towards their own demise, what they lacked in tactics, firepower or speed they made up for in overwhelming numbers and tenacity. Dominic took aim at their advancing line and began to unload with the shotgun.

One of the rabid creatures once called people jumped onto the hood of the car and then prepared to leap towards Dominic, he took aim and prepared to squeeze the trigger when a blast of lavender energy vaporised the creature mid flight. Dominic whirled around but saw no one, perhaps it had been divine intervention? He went back to firing and reloading and fireing and reloading. In the mean time he didn’t know he was being watch by not one but two alicorn Princesses, Luna looked at Twilight with a stern but not angry gaze.

“We must first watch how the dream troubles him before we intervene, he obviously could have handled that....beast on his own.” Luna explained, they were currently invisible and watching the entire scene unfold. “Though it does shed light on his weapons, not simple clubs. Ranged weapons, those red and brass cylinder’s must be what creates the power of them.”

“Perhaps we should keep them for ourselves?” Twilight asked, she nearly lost her stomach contents shortly afterwards as she saw Dominic blow the head of one of the Infected apart.

“DOMINIC!” A female voice screamed, Dominic turned on a dime and sprinted towards the voice with his weapon in his hands. Twilight and Luna watched as he dumped whatever remaining ammunition out of his helmet before putting back on his head, he finally made it to the location of his sister, father and mother. His sister was holding her arm and rocking back and forth, Dominic’s heart began to beat faster than any time in his short life. His father looked at him with a somber expression, a tear forming in his eye.

“Son....” His father began, Dominic did something he would regret to the day he died. He hesitated. For as his father began to explain what he had to do his sister’s eyes glossed over and her teeth snapped together. She leaped forwards and landed on his father, tearing at his neck with her teeth. His mother instinctively charged forwards, Dominic stuck out his hand and his eyes widened as he saw her leap straight towards her death. By this point anarchy had ensued, the defensive line had broken. Dominic saw his entire family turn against him in under ten minutes. A tear rolled down his cheek but was absorbed by his bandanna, he leveled his shotgun at his once loving sister.

“I’m.....I’m sorry!” He cried as he squeezed the trigger, Luna and Twilight stood stock still as they watched him shoot his own sister. His mother was the next to charge at him, her face bitten by her once loving husband. Another blast of buckshot flew from the barrel of his shotgun, and when his father stood up and shrieked with a beastial cry the third blast of buckshot tore his head clean open. Dominic stood there, time was frozen. Blood stopped in mid air, people being tackled frozen in place. The only thing moving was Dominic and two Alicorns. He looked around and finally he saw Princess Luna and his favorite pony Twilight Sparkle, had they just seen what had happened?

Twilight certainly looked like she was ready to lose her stomach contents, Luna had a more concerned look on her face.

“Dominic.” She started, he held up his hand.

“How much....” He asked her, looking into her eyes. She didn’t answer quick enough. “HOW MUCH!”

“Enough.” Luna finally replied, Dominic looked at Twilight.

“And her? How did she get here?” He asked suspiciously.

“A joined mind spell, its very complicated to explain.” Dominic walked over to the Princess of the night and looked her in the eyes, he was only inches away from her face.

“I’m okay with you asking me questions, I’m okay with having every inch of me scrutinised by you and your sister, But! DO NOT FUCK WITH MY HEAD! This isn’t the first time I’ve had this dream and it won’t be the last! SO GET THE FUCK OUT! Let me face my demons alone!” Luna felt genuinely hurt by his words, she nodded slowly with a frown on her muzzle and in a flash of light both Princess Luna and Twilight Sparkle were gone from his dream. Time sped back up and Dominic felt the immense boulder of guilt come slamming down on his shoulders as he looked at his dead family. At this point everyone had abandoned the evacuation, he said a quick prayer and turned away from his loved ones. The world began to fade to black.

Author's Notes:

If it seems a little to fast paced, thats because it's meant to be. Again, sorry if it isn't good. I have a lot of self doubt about my writing so yeah....sorry about appologizing and stuff. As always Comment, Rate, Favorite....

Love and Tolerence...

Noctis out.