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{WIP} The Virus Within: Raptor

They got fleshy wings that can be extended from their backs. Capable of changing its colours to camouflage and wrapping it around themselves (and others) to perfectly blend in. They carry no scent and spend most of their days flying through the skies anyways. They naturally form flocks and are the only zombie type that has no blood thirst directed at humans, instead they have a strong desire for any kind of poultry, leading to many mistaken chicken attacks at surviving strongholds.

- Really strong nails that are retractable

 - wings

 - camouflage

 - sharp eyes sensitive to abrupt changes in lighting (abrupt flashes from a flashlight at night are damaging) but are fine if they can adjust with the natural light from the moon and sun.

- barely any smell, only the strongest scents make it through, can only scent humans and birds as strong as a nightstalker, everything else is incredibly muted

- very fast metabolism but need to eat every few hours

- no sleep required

- have a whistling birb language (including wild ones but they only know the simplest words)

- eyes are as good as a terror & nightstalker

- 1 in 50 million are a Raptor and are always under 18, not unstable like most kids

- make up for hearing by using air currents as a 6th sense

- don't really got a place in the hierarchy, are free to challenge and be challenged by anyone

- slightly below average hearing (compared to a human)

George and girly find a stronghold, but the flock smells chicken and attacks it. One gets caught by a resident terror and placed in a cage inside a high security old military building to study. They devise a plan for the girl to sneak in with some traders while the rest of the flock wait outside. She'll then inspect the defenses and report back at night by sneaking over the fence by George quickly snatching her up and flying over. Then the next night George will sneak in with girly's help (rest of flock waiting outside the fence and instructed if they see the terror they distract it) and rescue.

Uh oh, they get caught by the terror just as they run out the building and he snatches the recently rescued zombie. The rest of flock fly in and they at a standstill. Girl tries to negotiate with the terror but her instincts are too high in the moment to reason. Then the lead scientist of the stronghold comes out and calms down the terror. George snaps back at the rest of the flock and they are only quietly growling under their breath now. Girl explains situation to the scientist whose shocked to see her chilling with ferals. Girl offers they release the restrained flock member and they will explain in the morning, but she stays with them to guarantee the raptors will come back. Scientist agrees, terror is hesitant but releases anyways.

Next day meet up, and explain. George also decides to speak up about his experiences. They're offered a place to stay and steady supply of poultry as long as they don't attack humans which isn't a problem when they find out about their weird bloodlust stuff.

{George POV}

The night stutters to life with the sounds of insects as the sun finally rests behind the peaks of mountains on the horizon. A blanket of stars glistens across the night sky, free of light pollution to shine as much as it wishes to.

Ever since the apocalypse started it seems as if nature has returned full force. Mother nature had overgrown gardens in a matter of weeks, trees established themselves from cracked roads by the end of the first year, animal populations had skyrocketed all across the world as barely any humans are left to chase them away.