As they rode through the woods to Ponyville, the group remained quiet, preparing themselves for the herd of undead that would undoubtedly flock upon them when they reached what remained of civilization. The metal of Sure Shot's long device glistened in the sunlight that came through the carriage's side windows.
Lumi's curiosity caught the better of her as she watched the colt examine it carefully and check its inner workings. "What is that thing...," she asked.
The brown unicorn's firey, amber eyes shifted to her as he settled the device in his hooves," It's a gun, a shotgun, actually: a little device I invented for times such as these. It's what has kept us alive so long..." His words held a weight of seriousness the blue unicorn didn't quite understand.
Fluttershy lowered her head in her seat, looking down, sadly as she leaned forward, pulling her ears down and curling her tail around her," Oh! I just hate the awful sound it makes!"
AppleJack threw a brief gaze behind her and through the front window to the trio inside,"Well, as gruesome as it is, none of us can deny its effectiveness..." The orange mare's voice made it sound as if she was ashamed of that device.
Just as Lumina Starlight prepared to ask what Sureshot's gun did, the colt turned his head, sticking its barreled end out the window. The yellow pegasus pulled her front hooves tightly over hear ears, but her squeak was muffled by the sound of a loud explosion! This made the blue unicorn leap out of her seat in fright. The sickening sound of a splatter and the bellowing of ravenous groans and screams soon followed. The group was not alone...
The horde of Ponyville gathered upon arrival of the carriage, each pony pushing and shoving at the chance for their next meal: one they wanted to sate their never-ending hunger. The group in the carriage looked around them at the herd as they prepared to fight. Shot prepared his gun for the next round and climbed through the skylight, onto the roof of the carriage," Keep going Jack! The rest of you, get yer butts on the roof!"
Fluttershy was the first to join the brown colt, using her wings to fly up and through.
Just then, several zombies made their way to the windows, roaring in united hunger with their eyes set on the blue unicorn. Lumi was nearly on the roof when one pony caught hold of her leg, beginning to pull her back in (much to her dismay). The yellow pegasus recognized the zombie as the late Mayor Mare.
"Get off me," the blue mare screeched, her magic flaring up along with the moment of fright. Luckily, her outburst of magic was enough to free her leg and knock the zombies out of the carriage before they could pull her down and tear into her. She slipped through the skylight just as the hungry pegasi approached, only to be taken down as a bullet pieced through the flying zombie's head causing it to drop to the ground with a sickening thud.
Lumina Starlight panted, unsure exactly of what to do. Sure Shot fired away at the hoard, using his magic where his gun failed to reach," Get a hold of yourself! We haven't bitten the barrel yet!"
As the herd tried attaching themselves to the carriage and climbing up, FlutterShy squeaked and brought her hooves up, kicking them off one by one as the carriage continued along the path to Sweet Apple Acres," I'M SO SORRY! Oh! Please don't get mad at me!"
Shot brought his gun down, batting off another of the zombies as the armored pegasi pulling the carriage sped up at a snap of AppleJack's rope, spreading their opposing, bladed wings to cut their way through the masses. The orange mare brought the reigns up in her hooves, seeing they had made some progress and were leaving the herd behind," NOW!"
With Applejack's signal threw his gun on his back. Gathering what magic he could from within, the colt set loose a rain of magic fire on the group's pursuers: fire that consumed and cut off the remaining horde, burning slowing them down as the carriage reached the orchard and approached the barn.