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~Chapter Nine~

TW: Some blood! Be careful!!

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"Northstar," a voice said with all venom in her mouth. "What are you doing?" Northstar's head poked up, seeing all black around her. She felt like she was sinking, like she was in quicksand. The only thing she could hear was that voice. "W-who's there?" She yelled out, struggling to fly out. "Northstar.." Said more voices, overlapping each other. Northstar felt like she couldn't breath, like she would never see the light of day again. "Help!" She called out, trying to keep her head above.

"NORTHSTAR!! NORTHSTAR!!" 

Northstar's eyes jolted awake, her ears pinned down and her hair rising. "N-Nova?" Northstar stammered. "You were yelling, and moving around, and-and yelling 'Help! Help!'" Nova explained, helping Northstar get up. "Oh. I'm sorry, Nova. I'm sorry I made you worried." Northstar apologized, shaking her wings out. 

Nova rubbed her head on Northstar's black snout, their manes combining again. "It's ok, Northstar, really," she said. "I just.." "I know." Northstar finished for her. She gave her an odd smile, but tried to hide it. Her smile faded after she remembered what had happen yesterday, with Shadow, and Ta'kar. She shook her head and spread her feathery wings. "We have to go save Ta'kar." Northstar said. She flew up, blowing air onto Nova's face. Nova followed close behind.

Nova's dark brown spotted wings brushed against Northstar's galaxy wings. Northstar gave her a small smile, her cheeks painted with red. Let's just say, her face wasn't black anymore. 

"I r-" Nova started to say, but stopped when they saw bloody pegasi corpses, all of them lying on the ground, not breathing. Ta'kar was laying there, his fur dipped in blood, but his stomach was rising and falling faintly. "TA'KAR!!" Northstar neighed out, galloping towards Ta'kar. He didn't open his eyes. But he was still breathing. "Ta'kar! No!" Northstar repeated, breathing faster. 

"I.. I-I.. tried t-to fight him o-off.." Ta'kar mumbled, still not opening his eyes. "Who?" Nova said, landing next to her lover and her furry friend. "Z.. Z.." Northstar's eyes went wide. Her heart was racing. She looked around and saw Shadow laying down, his silver coat now tainted with red. "Shadow.." Northstar whispered, carefully walking up to her brother. 

She could barely see his body rising and falling, like he was dying by the minute. "S-Shadow?" She whispered again, covering his body with her wing. She could see a little dry blood, but most of it was fresh. She could see claw marks, teeth marks. "Nova, stay here." Northstar said with more confidence. "Please." Nova looked at Northstar, her eyes wide and her body shaking. She nodded her head slowly, seeing Northstar fly off. 

Northstar flew around, trying to find her herd. Past a few hills, she saw a bunch of zombie-walking horses. Not going to lie, she missed seeing her herd. She flew down. "Dakota!" The pegasus neighed out, cantering to the brown leader. "Northstar, what's going on?" Dakota asked. Northstar sighed, not knowing what to say. She looked down, then at her herd leader. 

"Dakota, have you seen a dark old wolf around here?" She asked, folding in her wings. "Well, Zentha did see an old wolf, he looked as if he has manic, like.. his eyes were going crazy, and by what Zentha saw, his mouth was.. red." Dakota explained, seeing the fear in Northstar's eyes. "R-red?" She echoed, almost falling. Zan'ka was the one who killed all those pegasi and horses. Zan'ka was the one who almost killed Ta'kar and Shadow.

"Now, please tell me what's going on, Northstar." Dakota pleaded. Northstar took a few deep breaths and looked straight at Dakota's eyes. 

"That wolf that Zentha saw?" Northstar said. "That wolf is a maniac."

"That wolf.. is Zan'ka."