The Apocalypse [Dreamnotfound AU]

We're Good

Tw: zombies, weapons, swearing, fighting

The zombies lurch closer and Tommy whirls around to point an accusing finger at Dream. "You planned this!"

Dream snorts, his feelings mixed between disbelief and amusement. "Of course I didn't, you idiot. Our school got invaded by zombies a while ago but we managed to clear most of them. These are just just strays."

Tommy's eyes go wide as he takes in the dozen zombies coming at them. "Just the strays?"

"Come on, Tommy, we can take them," Ranboo says, flipping out a knife. "We got rid of the zombies at the community center, didn't we?"

"Right, wasn't your place like, completely overrun?" Karl asks, and Dream knows he's remembering what Techno had told all of them. "How'd you get rid of them then?"

"That was different," Tommy starts, but he cuts himself off as a zombie rounds the van and swipes dangerously close to Wilbur, who ducks out of the way just in time.

"Fight now, talk later, Tommy," Wilbur manages, dodging the zombie's clumsy attacks. "That goes for all you, numbskulls."

"Who you calling a numbskull, asshole?" Quackity mutters, but he hefts his broomstick and faces the nearest zombies, a determined look in his eyes.

"Okay, guys," Karl calls out, clapping his hands. "Chop, chop. Let's kill these things and get it done with."

Tommy spares him an incredulous look, and Dream, George, and Sapnap exchange amused looks.

"Why don't you go first, Karl?" George suggests, then giggles as Karl quickly shakes his head and hides behind Sapnap, who grudgingly becomes his shield.

"Okay, split up, guys," Sapnap says, talking to all of them. "Form groups and take on each side."

Dream and George exchange a look and wordlessly step closer to each other, guarding each other's backs. Bad, Skeppy, and Techno join them while the others form two groups: their friends and the kidnappers.

"We got this," Bad says to them, and Dream and George nod as they heft up their weapons.

"I've got your back," George murmurs to Dream, so Dream launches himself at the zombies, trusting that George will use his crossbow to take down any zombies he misses.

He cuts down as many as he can of the ones that get into his way, stabbing and whirling. Near him, Sapnap is doing the same. Him and Quackity protect Karl and Montero from the oncoming flood of zombies. The oncoming flood that, Dream realizes, is a lot bigger than he'd thought.

"George!" he calls, but George is already there, shooting arrows that take down the closest zombies.

Techno joins him, fighting at his side. "Just stick together," he calls over the din of growls. "We'll be fine."

As Techno takes down another group of zombies with his daggers, Dream glances around quickly, wondering how the others are holding up. Bad is protecting Skeppy, like Sapnap is protecting his group. And the kidnappers...

Techno sighs beside him. "I'll go help them. They're hopeless on their own."

"Yeah, that might be smart," Dream agrees. If it wasn't for the current situation, he'd be laughing at their attemps to ward off the monsters. As it is though, he's more confused than anything. "I thought they were good at fighting. How'd they manage to get rid of all those zombies at the community center fighting like that?"

Techno just shrugs, trying to keep in a laugh. "Beats me," he manages, and moves to their group to help them, fighting his way through stray zombies.

"Focus, idiot!" George calls from behind him, and an arrow goes flying over Dream's shoulder, hitting a zombie in the eye. "They'll survive as long as Techno helps them!"