Celestia, Luna and Rainbow Dash run through the halls, past the guards and into Cadence's bedroom.
"CHOCOLATE BABY BED!" Cadence shouts as she falls out of her bed. Rainbow Dash muffles a laugh, before remembering the task at hoof.
"Cadence," the half asleep princess looks at the three ponies, squints, before asking, not to anyone in particular,
"Why are there baby bottles in my room?"
"Princess Cadence, we need your help!" Rainbow flies over to the princess. "Ponyville, Cloudsdale and Canterlot, everypony has turned into zombies!"
"Oh, hey there, Twilight!" Rainbow looks at Cadence like she's from another land. "Why are you dressed up as a rainbow?"
"Mi Amore Cadenza, please focus!" Luna shouts. Cadence quickly stands  up, puts a hoof to her head and shouts,
"Yes, sir!"

Suddenly Shining Armour appears in front of the three ponies. He slaps Cadence on the head, waking her up properly. He turns to the three waiting ponies.
"What is it that you need?" Shining asks.
"All of the ponies from Ponyville, Cloudsdale and Canterlot have turned into zombies!" Rainbow explains quickly. "We figured the crystal empire is far enough away from those towns, as zombies aren't that smart."
If you can form your protection spell," Luna starts. "Then the zombies wouldn't be able to get to the empire."
"A protection spell wouldn't be enough." Cadence was now wide awake and alert. "We'd need a health spell as well. Luckily I know one."
"We just need the spells to last for a few hours, maybe the sunlight will draw the zombieness out of everypony." Rainbow decided.
"However much we need it," Celestia said. "I can not raise the sun any earlier than I usually would." Suddenly they heard a noise that made Rainbow's mane stand on end. She flew up to the roof, keeping her eyes fixed firmly on the door.
"Flurry!" Shining shouted, before running out the door.

He returned moments later holding his baby, before shutting and locking the bedroom door.
"I don't understand," Cadence whispered, as they saw the shadows of hooves outside the door. "How is everypony a zombie?"
"Your majesty?" A voice outside made the adults jump. "May I please enter?"
"Uh... w-why?" Cadence replied, reluctant to open the door.
"Please, your majesty, let me in!" The guard sounded terrified. "Everypony has turned into zombie ponies!" Cadence teleported the guard in her room, and he looked as terrified as Rainbow, still flying near the roof. "Princess Cadence, what do we do? If everypony here has turned into zombies, is there no place to go?"
"No." Rainbow Dash flew down from the roof, however not allowing her hooves to touch the ground. "All of Canterlot, Cloudsdale and Ponyville are zombies. Even Zecora from the Everfree forest has become one." The guard's eyes went as wide as saucers, and he started shivering.
"What about Manehattan?" Celestia asked. "That's across water, and as far as I know zombies can't swim."

Without warning, Princess Luna teleports the seven ponies.