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Canterlot Stasis Chamber
Princess Luna, Princess Celestia, Rainbow Dash
Monday, 1:00 PM

"They're still asleep, are you sure they'll even wake up?" Rainbow's worry had been increasing since their coma. It was the Monday of next week, and the team was still asleep.

"There's something going on in their subconscious, we need to find out what's happening in there." Princess Celestia said, Luna hasn't been talking the whole time, she was deep in thought.

"Sister? Is something wrong?" Luna's train of thought? Derailed. She then snapped out of her transe.

"I may have a way to get them out of their sleep." She said, Celestia's eyes widened.

"That's right! You can go into another one's dreams!" Rainbow's mood brightened, but Luna didn't seem so fond of the idea. Rainbow's mood then returned to original state, and Luna sighed.

"The thing is, I don't know what could be going through their mind. It could get both me and the host killed, like brain dead." She said, Celestia put her hoof on Luna's shoulder, and Luna closed her eyes.

"It's up to you sister, you don't have to do this." Luna then stood up, and walked over to Drew.

"If I get Drew out first, he can help me with the others. He's more capable of bringing his friends back than me, since he knows them better." Luna touched her horn to Drew's forehead, and her body fell to the ground.

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Drew's Mind

"Hello? Anypony here?" Luna looked around the dark room, it was really dark so she couldn't see anything. She then saw shadows move across the wall, and moaning from the corridor. Luna was then grabbed from behind, and a hand covered her mouth.

"Shh, it's okay. It's me." Drew's voice comforted her, and she calmed down a little bit. Luna then bitch slapped Drew, which main him wince in pain for a little bit.

"What's wrong with you?" She whispered, Drew's eyed widened.

"What's wong with me? I'm living in my own nightmare! And I just saved your life!" He whisper yelled. Drew then grabbed Luna and picked her up. She was getting a piggyback ride from Drew, and she didn't like it one bit.

"Can you tell me what's going on?"

"We're in the town of Tall Oaks, a zombie outbreak has occurred and there's a nuke about to blow up the place in about an hour." Drew then made his way to the next building, shutting the blinds and locking the door.

"Look, I don't know how to get out. I've just been dying and dying over again, either getting blown up by that nuke or getting eaten by zombies. That's what I've been doing this whole week, and I know this isn't real, because you're here." Drew looked out the window, the streets were empty for now.

"I think you're gonna have to find the main characters and follow them until the chapter is completed. That's what happened in Resident Ponyville 6." Drew facepalmed.

"Why didn't I think of that? Well, the gun store Leon and Helena are holding up is about five minutes away."

"Look! Another survivor! Let him in!" I could hear Helena's voice through the gun shack, I quickly made it in, with Luna in like a ghost form since this isn't really her dream. Nopony but me could see her, I don't want them to think I'm crazy or something talking to an Alicorn.

"Thanks, I don't know how much longer I would've made it out there."

"You don't look like a civilian, just who are you?" Leon questioned. Drew had to think of something, he couldn't address his rank, but he could use his old one.

"Lieutenant Andrew Goulding, I got separated from my squad in this mess. I've been surviving alone ever since." He replied, Leon acknowledged and continued defending against the zombies trying to get through the barred windows. Drew helped him out until he got to the bus, where the chapter was completed. Drew woke up from his week long coma, and was glad to be that way.

"Okay, I'll take Helena and Jhon, Luna, you take Kaptn and Nick." Drew had to sit down for a second. Why did this happen in the first place? He guessed that Celestia had found out while they were asleep.

"Okay, can you tell me why this happened?"

"The Imperialists must've done something to your mind. You may have chronic headaches for a couple of days. I think they attempted to brainwash you, and then make you do something. Perhaps kill a V.I.P.?" Drew then got down to business, Luna had already taken a head start with Nick and Kaptn. Drew was only beginning, and he just learned the spell Luna taught him just now.

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Jhon's Mind

"What the fuck?" I seemed to be on Titan Station, and I saw Jhon in his Advanced Suit, killing Necromorphs. Along with him was Isaac Clarke, one of the most badass characters known to mankind, he is one of my role models. I went over to try and talk to Jhon, and he seemed surprised to see me.

"Drew! Good to see you're okay, but how the hell did you get here?" He asked, Isaac was in the background, waiting for us to finish. I looked over to him a couple of times, and he waved at me awkwardly.

"Look, you need to finish the chapter and go to the nearest save station. That's how you get out of here, and it's the only way I can get out of here." Jhon nodded, I turned into apparition form and gave Jhon morale support. Isaac on the other hand was handling his own, occasionally having to save Jhon's ass. These Necromorphs are brutal, they won't stop until they turn everyone into one of them, and the only ones who stand in their way once Jhon is gone is Isaac, and his companions.

Jhon finished the chapter, he managed to survive, but only barely, his RIG was at a red and we both woke up. Jhon woke up in his Advanced Suit, his RIG health was still at red and he was fading out quickly. The doctors took him to the Operating room and I went on to Helena, who was still asleep, I wonder what her nightmare would be. I took a rest for a little bit because the spell that I have to perform is very hard to pull off, but my magic ability is just a bit lower than the princesses themselves. Only because I don't use magic enough that I should on a normal Alicorn basis, practice makes perfect I guess.

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Helena's Mind

I landed in what seems to be London, England. I looked around, but this seemes to be more of a past memory than a worst nightmare. I looked around for Helena, but I couldn't find her, until a little girl pulled on my pant leg.

"Excuse me Mister? Have you seen my daddy?" My god, it was Helena, and she looks like she was about six years old. Since this wasn't based on a video game nightmare I don't know how to solve this problem on my own, I was never informed of how to deal with a past event to wake up the host. I walked the streets of London until I heard fighting in the alley, a man holding his own against about five or six thugs were in the back alley. Helena pointed towards the one holding his own, and I identified him as her father.

"Alright Helena, I need you to go into that restaurant and go buy yourself a muffin and some juice. I'll go help your daddy." I gave her a gold bit, which was pretty much a gold coin. The thing is that gold doesn't come easy in the 22nd Century, and that gold bit is probably worth a fortune. By the time I turned around, it was too late, the guy was bleeding out on the floor, I guess this is what happened to her at the age of six. I walked over towards the thugs who were looting Helena's Dad's body.

"I don't appreciate looting, especially from the innocent and harmless." They all puffed out their chests, I bet could take them all.

"And who might you be?" The gang leader asked, I chuckled and crossed my arms.

"The one who is about to wipe your sorry ass gang off of the street corner." The second I finished they charged head on at me, they slammed me to the ground, but I got back up giving an uppercut to one of the thugs. A headache started kicking in the second I delivered a right hook towards the leader.

"They all must die... all of them..." What did the Griffons do to me? Who must die? I was on the ground, getting myself kicked to death.

"Not so tough now are ya?" I then grabbed him by the neck, I guess this I was in my stage 2 mode because my eye and hair color were different. I threw the guy I had in hand against the wall, and he coughed up blood. The others were a bunch of wusses, once their leader was either dead or knocked out, they fled. My hair color changed back and I went over to the wounded man, his temperature was cold, he's dead. I saw Helena over at the alleyway entrance, her eyes were watery, and she dropped her juice box on the ground, she made her way over to her now deceased Dad.

"Daddy? Please wake up, dad?" I used a nearby payphone that is so early 21st Century and phoned the police. I didn't talk to them, but I left the phone hanging by its cord. Helena and I then woke up with a hard gasp, my head was still hurting from earlier.

"I-I'm alright, I just... need to lie down for a second." I made my way to the couch, I think the stasis chambers fucked me over. Rainbow nudged me and gave me a Tic-Tac, I took one and gave it back to her, my head still hurt. I didn't understand what my brain was telling me. Who has to die? Why do they have to die? I think this may be a problem in the future, but we'll have to find out for ourselves.

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