A Sick World

The questions

Twilight awoke slowly opening her eyes then putting a hoof in front of them,  shielding from the light “what..what happened?” She asked with a groan.  

Upon hearing this everyone in the room save for nick looked at her happy that she was ok. Fluttershy though did more than smile she hugged her.  

“Where are we?” Twilight asked just now taking in where she was.  She was in a room that had two red doors, had been blocked off the other had a metal pole holding it in place, nick stood behind a counter on the other side of the room,  coach stood by the room to her right, Rochelle Sat on a table next to the door coach was by, fluttershy still was hugging her as she sat on a different table and Ellis stood next to twilight

“We're.. Ah..” Ellis started but quickly realized he didn't even know

“We're out of that burning hotel that's all that matters” Nick said as he fiddled with is gun

“That's true” Twilight said, she turned to Ellis “thanks”

“For what?” Ellis questioned

“For getting me out of the building.”

“Uh that wasn't me”

“Oh” she blushed slightly embarrassed that she assumed him “then who did?”

“Nick” Ellis,  Rochelle and coach said at the same time

“Nicks the one who carried you out and patched you up” Coach said chuckling

Twilight touched her forehead and felt bandages wrapped around it

“And here I thought you were a complete ass” Twilight said chuckling as so did everyone else besides nick.

“your you rather have become one of ‘them’?  I think not” Nick said, standing up and walking to the door

“‘Them’?  Who's ‘them’” Twilight ask, getting down from the table along with fluttershy

“You'll find out cupcake” Nick joked “now any idea of where to go?”

Coach stroked his gin thoughtfully “there's a gun store on the way to the mall,  maybe we should pay it a visit” he when to open the door but a purple aura keeper it place “what the?

“ I'm really sorry but could you answer some questions first?” She ask with a nervous smile

“Woah you've got magic?! That's cool!” Ellis said excitedly. Twilight just smiled

“We don't have the time for this” Nick protested, ignoring Ellis

“Nick” Rochelle began “let the girl ask her questions”

“Thanks Rochelle” Twilight nodded to Rochelle and then continued “why are we going to the gun store?  Where are we? And where is everyone else in this world?” Twilight took a deep breath considering she had asked in one breath

“Everyone's sick” coach answered

“That's the understatement of the century” Nick commented

“We're in Savannah” Ellis side cheerfully “I can show y'all all the sights on the was to the mall!”

“That'd be nice” Fluttershy squeaked,  causing Ellis to smile

“We're going to the gun store because the ‘sick’ are out there and they want to infect us” Nick said “and right now mine and Rochelle's pistol, coaches bat and Ellis crow bar isn't going to protect us for long”

“Have you tried talking to them?” Fluttershy asked quietly “maybe they'll understand”

“Sorry darlin’” Ellis began, considering he was the only one that heard her “they don't respond to speech anymore” fluttershy frowned

“What about the animals?  Are they ok?” fluttershy ask with great concern that if one of the cute critters got sick

“We hadn't heard of animals getting sick” Coach said,  stroking his chin thoughtfully “there could still be some around”

Fluttershy smiled at that “I hope so”

“Ok,  time for my questions” Nick began “how are you talking, where are you from? And what's your purpose here?”

Twilight though for a moment “one: we were born with the ability to speak.  Two men and fluttershy live in a town called ponyville and I found a portal that led here,  so I brought fluttershy with Me to study other world”

“Uh-huh? And you can't just ‘poof’ yourself home?”

Twilight sighed “it's not that easy nick.  I need to find a general link from this world to my own”

“And how would you do that?”

“It will just pop up like on the road.  Like if it was a baseball in a field, you'll find it if you just keep walking”

“Alright that's all I need twinkle light”

“It's twilight” She corrected

“Whatever” Nick snorted “can we go now?”

They gave nick the ‘just shut up’ look

Nick

Asshole, mean, jerk

Pretty much hates everyone

Coach

Nice,  responsible, caring

Kinda like the leader of the group

Rochelle

Nice, defensive, thoughtfully

She try to lighten the mood for everyone

Ellis

Nice, joyful, handy

A southern man that loves to tell stories

Twilight finished written on 4 different scrolls she had in front of her. She quickly rolled them up and put them in fluttershy's settle bags

“I think we're ready” coach said,  walking over to the door pulling the metal bar off and open the door “alright people, let's get your that mall!”