One week after first infection As he looked at the ruins of Savanneigh, Frank West saw strange-looking ponies, flipping over chariots, and attacking terrified ponies. It was like a riot or something He looked at his frightened Pegasus chariot pilot. "I can't tell what's going on from up here try finding a place to land.", Frank said with a curious tone of voice. "Are you nuts!?", The pilot shouted. "It looks like a freaking battlefield." Frank sighed and rested his face on his right front hoof. "First of all, don't shout, the royal guard CAN'T know a reporter got in here. Second, fly lower, if that is as brave as you'll be, I came here to uncover the scoop of the century. And that's what I'm gonna do." As they flew lower, they saw a unicorn mare in a green vest running from what looked like... 4 of the undead? "What the hell?", Frank questioned as he grasped just what he was seeing. He quickly ran out of the chariot, which was barely low enough to jump out of without major injury, and landed on top of a small building. "Later!", he yelled to his pilot. He then looked at the mare, "I've got to get an interview" "Hey, up here, I'll unlock the door!" Frank said to the mare before scanning the area for a weapon and seeing a crowbar.
Steel was running through the back allies of Savanneigh. He just watched most of his squad get destroyed by what HQ told them were drugged up rioters. Though he saw the looks and smells of them and while they could smell like druggies they certainly weren't. He Approached the door to a building smashing it open with the m16 butt and stepping inside, Gun poised and ready.
Tris ran as the dead groaned behind her. "Come on, Lila, we have to go!" she cried as the small filly's hooves dragged. A pale hoof reached for Lila's shoulders, but Tris pulled her away with a cry. "OK, Lila? Sweetie? Listen to me. Get on my back." The tired filly nodded, and dragged herself on. "Hang on tightly." she said, and bolted off, weighed down slightly by the heavier load. As she was a good distance away, she heard a shout, and looked up. Where was it coming from?
Metus was meandering around the streets, mumbling incoherently to himself as he looked for the rest of his company. He looked about to see a flying chariot pass over and a pony jump out and land on a near by rooftop. He quickly slung his M1 over his back galloped over to building and seeing a group of infected chasing a couple of mares. He dived behind a dumpster, trying to load his rifle before it gave off a loud *PAING* as it ejected an empty clip.
Shutter was hiding! The sounds, the cries, all of it made her itch, she wanted to go out there and help. Or to just find out what was going on! But no! She was hiding in her small home, doors and windows barred and blockaded, not that it was going to help her in the long term as she heard a thud at the front door! Stifling a yelp she started moving upstairs slowly!
As Frank watched Lila and Tris go out of Earshot , he muffled a curse under his breath. He then heard a gunshot and a thud at the front door. As a pegasus came onto the roof. He raised an eyebrow. "Looks like I might get an interview after all."
Steel climbed the last set of stairs of the building and bucked the door open. This lead him to the roof which Frank was currently residing on. "Civilian, please report to the designated extraction points as requested by the EAF. Aka the equestrian armed forces."
Shutter kept climbing, hearing the crack of a door breaking from it's hinges and movement downstairs as she moved more, climbing out to an outdoor ledge/platform and climbing up the wall using a tomato vine cultivator, eventually getting to the roof, using her wings when necessary, a broomstick in her mouth, ready to whack anything that even thought of following her! She didn't like her chances, she was panting and lightly heaving, climbing and sitting in fear and shock took a lot out of her! She of course called out, "Help!? Anypony out there!? Help!" She may have attracted the undead, but she did not care, she was already stranded!
A hoof reached for Tris' back, and she fell with a cry. Lila skidded a few inches. "Run, Lila!" screamed Tris. "I'll be there in a second!" Lila's small blue eyes filled with tears.
Frank looked at the armed guard. He knew how stupid the choice he was making was, but nothing would stop him from getting a story this big. So he took a deep breathe and started talking Spoiler: cursing "Listen, buddy, I don't know what the governments motive for covering all this up is, but if they find a journalist hellbent on uncovering the truth, chances are, they are going to confiscate my camera and then put me in the damn looney bin for saying I saw the living dead. So whether or not I cooperate, judging by the m-16 pointed at me. My life is over. So I dare ya, pull the trigger, I bet that'll get you a Medal of Honor."
"I am not here to kill only protect. Also, theres hundreds of civilians who just saw the who zombie thing. Putting an entire city in a mental asylum would be bad for them. Now if you wan't an interview you can have one." He walks closer to Frank gun by his side. "I lost all my men these past couple of days. All I know is that I am the only soldier who hasn't been turned or feasted upon by those things. Now unless you fancy dancing with the devil to get your story. Head off back to your editor. Otherwise be willing to kill, even if that means killing someone who has been bitten but have yet to turn."
Frank looked up. He just mouthed off to an officer of the military, and then said soldier gave him an interview. Whatever was going on here, it had a huge effect on everyone involved. "Well it looks like my pilot ditched me. So it looks like the devil and me are gonna do the tango. Anyway, I saw a mare and filly running from a horde. I'm gonna try and catch up with them. Maybe you should come with me. " Frank headed for the stairs before looking back at the guard "Names Frank by the way."
Shutter heard voices! Even though there was the moaning and shambling of the undead in her house! She still heard voices, they were far away, but still! "Is anypony out there!? ANYPONY!?"
After fumbling with the clip of his rifle, Metus aimed down range and fired off a shot, hitting the zombie on Tris. He let out a few more shots that were less accurate but some finding their way to a zombie. "GET DOWN!"
Frank then heard a voice coming from next door and a gunfire in the opposite direction. "Okay, new plan, you go for wherever that gunfire came from and I'll go for the voice, we meet up back here and I get interviews with both civilian and military ponies., after that, you take them to the evac and I go off to unravel this mystery and become famous.", Frank smirked. (@RobinHood I know your online, reply!)
Lila's small horn glowed as she attempted to bat away the undead. However, she was weak, and it only pushed them back slightly. Tris got to her feet, and her horn glowed. With no small effort, the magic exploded, sending out rays of light that slashed the dead. She gasped for breath, grabbed Lila, and ran into a building. With a huge heave, she replaced the sofa back over the door, and turned to look at the room where they had been staying. She looked up as she heard a faint cry. "Lila.... someone's in the house.." she heard herself say.
Shutter was worried, no responses, at all! Nothing! Yet she heard gunshots! She feared that somepony had tried to end their own suffering as she made her way back down cautiously, broomstick still in her mouth, ready to start whacking things if need be. She made her way back downstairs, she heard something! She was not sure what it was, but she heard it!
Steel simply nodded and rushed down. pulling out his combat knife to save bullets. He galloped through the horde slicing with the fastest speed his magic was capable of. He sliced through the horde still before approaching the house of Tris and Lila. He then started trying to open the door before giving up. "This is Steel Heart of the Riot control division. Open up for your safety."
Tris looked back and forthbetween the door and the noises upstairs. With a sigh, she pushed away the sofa once more, and let the pony in. "Be quiet. Someone... or... something is upstairs." said Tris as soon as the stallion entered.
