Applebloom was sitting on her bed when she heard something happening outside. She quickly ran to the window, seeing Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle coming up the the house, a familiar looking stallion behind them, he almost looked like...

"Big Mac?!" Applebloom shouted as she ran to the door, throwing it open and running to hug her brother. When she saw his glowing green eyes she knew what had happened. Her biting him must have caused him to die, but he ended up running into Zecora, who brought him back like she had done with Scootaloo.

"Hey sis" Big Mac said as he hugged her back with one leg, a big smile on his face. He continued to hug Applebloom until Scootaloo coughed. The siblings quickly let go of each other, both of them smiling happily.

"So, you died?" Sweetie Belle asked as she looked at Mac's glowing eyes, notcing that they were different from Scootaloo's. Unlike Scootaloo's his eyes seemed to flow smoothly, calming Sweetie Belle.

"Eeyup" Big Mac said, smiling as he looked at Sweetie Belle, his eyes making her smile too. The two of them smiled happily at each other before Scootaloo coughed again, breaking their stare.

"Why did you come here?" Scootaloo asked flatly. After she had to jump in front of Applebloom to try and save him she wasn't too pleased to see him here looking like she did. What was the point of her trying if he was going to die anyways, only difference is he's now a zombie as well.

"Well, I know you three are all alone out here, and I thought that as Applebloom's big brother it was my duty to come watch over hew" Big Mac said, still smiling. As Scootaloo looked at him she felt her anger going away, but only slightly, she was still angry at him for dying, even though it didn't make any sense.

"So you're okay that I got you killed?" Applebloom asked, looking at the ground sadly.

"Eeyup" Big Mac said, smiling at her. It was as if he was cursed to smile forever, which confused Scootaloo. Was his revival not perfect, did it make him eternally happy, or was he really that happy that he could be dead with his sister? Scootaloo walked away slowly, watching him intently. He was eventually going to slip up and show how upset he was, and she was going to confront he when he did. Heck, with his growing green eyes he could even be a changling who just happened to get the image right so he could feed of Applebloom's love.

As Scootaloo walked away Applebloom and Sweetie Belle grabbed onto Big Mac's forelegs and started to drag him around the camp, showing and telling him about everything they had done. Everytime the told him about something they had done he smiled happily, making the two of them smile as well. By the end of the tour Scootaloo was gagging. It was just too happy and sweet, they were dead, and they weren't supposed to be happy. They. Were. Dead.

"Scootaloo, can you come over here for a second?" Applebloom shouted from the other side of the camp as Sweetie Belle pulled Big Mac away. Scootaloo walked over slowly, still eyeing Big Mac as Sweetie Belle pulled him out of the camp.

"What is it Applebloom?" Scootaloo said, not even looking at Applebloom.

"Why are you staring at my brother like that?" Applebloom asked, a hint of anger in her voice. She dind't like the fact that Scootaloo was eyeing Big Mac, watching his every move. All she wanted to do was be happy that she could be with her brother, and then there was Scootaloo, gagging when she looked at him.

"I had to jump in front of you so you wouldn't kill him! I tried to save his life!" Scootaloo shouted, causing Applebloom to shrink away, "But he still died!". Scootaloo turned away from Applebloom quickly, tears coming down her face. Even in death she couldn't do anything for anypony. She hated herself for failing to save Big Mac, and now she has to see him everyday for the rest of time. Could it get any worse?

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Scootaloo and Applebloom quickly looked in the direction the scream came from, seeing Sweetie Belle jumping through the bushes, her face covered in some weird liquid.

"GUYS, COME QUICKLY, MAC IS UNDER ATTACK!" Sweetie Belle screamed, turning on the spot to jump back into the bush, making Scootaloo and Applebloom take off after her. Scootaloo wasn't going to fail Big Mac this time!

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When Scootaloo and Applebloom caught up to Sweetie Belle they found Big Mac standing in a circle of Timberwolves, their bodies shattered.

"Big Mac...?" Applebloom said as she looked at the bodies, looking to see if any of them were still alive. She gave them all a kick in the head, and when none of them moved she looked at her brother. His calming green eyes were gone, looking bleaker than they had before. Applebloom quickly walked over to him and looked to see if he was okay, notcing a small scratch along his ribs.

"Did you kill them all?" Scootaloo asked as she stepped over one of their bodies, being careful not to touch it. Mac just nodded instead of speaking. After a few minutes he started to walk back towards the camp, very slowly, with his head hanging low. The three fillies looked at each other before following after him. On the way back they watched Mac carefully, watching to make sure he wasn't going to do anything crazy. When they got back to the camp he made his way to the deck, sitting down on one of the chairs they had made.

Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Applebloom all looked at each other one more time before heading off to do their chores. Sweetie Belle was going to go look for water, Applebloom was going to go look for food, and Scootaloo was going to look around for something to make clothes out of. As they went about their business Big Mac was watching them intently, as if something was going to jump out at them. He continued to look until they headed inside to sleep.

"Are you going to stay out here Mac?" Applebloom asked as she passed by, hoping that he would come inside.

"Eenope" Big Mac said coldly, not bothering to look at her. Applebloom lowered her head and headed inside, looking at him once again before closing the door. Big Mac sat there quietly, as if he was expecting something to come and attack the camp...

*Rustle*

His head shot up as he heard something in the bushes. He stared at the spot for a few seconds, looking for something to pop out, but nothing did, so he looked away. When he did a pair of glowing red eyes appeared in the bush, staring straight at him. Before Mac could react the beast jumped out of the bush, throwing itself at him, causing them to roll off the deck. Mac tried to though it off, but it grabbed onto him tightly, holding him to the ground.

"Who are you?" the beast growled, drool dripping out of it's mouth onto his face.

"What are you?" Big Mac snarled back, spitting in the beast's face.

"I am Grey Hoof, leader of the Blanks" the beast whispered into Big Mac's ear, "and you had better fear me"

"I'm dead already, I have nothing to fear" Big Mac laughed back, causing Grey Hoof to growl as he climbed off.

"You're like that orange one aren't you?" Grey Hoof asked as he looked over Mac's body.

"Eeyup, which means you can't do anything to me" Big Mac said as he looked over Grey Hoof. The two of them stared at each other for a few more minutes, looking to see which one of them would win if they fought. Grey Hoof slowly backed away, staring Mac down as he did.

"I can't do anything to you, but that doesn't mean I can't do anything to the little one" Grey Hoof said as he walked in the trees, laughing like a maniac. Mac watched him as he left, but when he heard something coming from inside the house. He quickly ran to the door, finding Applebloom and Sweetie Belle climbing out of bed and walking towards Scootaloo. Big Mac quickly ran towards her and pushed the other two away before throwing Scootaloo onto his back. He quickly ran out of the house, running towards Zecora's house, hoping to hide Scootaloo there.

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"Zecora!" Big Mac said as he opened the door to Zecora's house. He looked around for her, finding her sleeping in her bed, deep asleep. After putting Scootaloo down next to Zecora's bed he wrote a note for Zecora to find in the morning.

Zecora, I'm sorry for leaving Scootaloo for you to find in the morning, along with this note. Grey Hoof came to me tonight and tried to get Applebloom and Sweetie Belle to kill her. I was hoping you could watch her for a little while until everything was okay with the others,

Love, Big Mac

Mac quickly folded the note so it could stand on it's own and put it on Zecora's nightstand. After making sure everything was okay with Scootaloo he made his way out of the house, making sure to shut the door behind him. He turned around to head back to the camp, but as he got into the trees he was ambushed by three Blanks, who had been waiting for him. They managed to pull him to the ground, biting his hind leg before he was able to buck them off. When he got to his hooves he bucked each of them in the face, throwing them back into the trees.

"STOP HIM!" Grey Hoof shouted as three more Blanks jumped out of the trees. Big Mac quickly bucked each of them and ran off towards the camp. As he reached the camp he saw a group of Blanks inside the house and he immediately ran inside, hoping that Applebloom and Sweetie Belle were okay. When he opened the door he saw Applebloom and Sweetie Belle sitting in front of Grey Hoof.

"Welcome home" Gery Hoof said quietly, "We missed you"

"What are you doing to them?" Mac growled, lowering his body so he could attack Grey Hoof. Grey Hoof laughed quietly as Blanks came up behind him, but Mac didn't care. He brougt his hind legs up and bucked the Blanks behind him in the faces, using them to launch himself at Grey Hoof. As he hit Grey Hoof the Blanks disappeared, and Mac ended up hitting the wall on the other side of the room.

"Big Mac?" Applebloom asked groggily. Big Mac quickly ran over to her side, checking for any cuts or wounds. He breathed a sigh of relief when he couldn't find any, and he turned around to look at Sweetie Belle, but she had already gotten up and was walking around.

"Where's Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle asked, looking out the window to see if she was outside.

"She's at Zecora's right now" Big Mac said calmly. He managed to keep all three of them safe, as long as none of the Blanks had gone into Zecora's house...

"I'll be back in a bit, I'm going to go get Scootaloo" Big Mac said as he got up and made his way towards the door.

"We're coming with you" Applebloom said cheerfully, with Sweetie Belle standing at her side.

"Eenope, you guys are staying here, just get some sleep ok" Mac said as he opened the door, "I'll be back in a bit.

"Ok..." Applebloom and Sweetie Belle said sadly. Big Mac closed the door, smiling at them as he made his way towards Zecora's again. Now that things had calmed down, or so he hoped, he could go bring Scootaloo home. Next Chapter: Safety Estimated time remaining: 32 Minutes