Fpe - Apocalypse AU

08 - unfortunate circumstances.

Abbie would head downstairs, seeming nervous. "Guys, we may need to go." Abbie said, looking at the group. "Why? What's happening..?" Edward said. "There are hundreds of Puppets out there..!" Abbie said, a little panicked, but still quiet. "Why would they be marching on the street..?" Miss Thavel said. Before anyone could respond, the marching would suddenly stop. "Uhm," Miss Circle would decide to peak out the window's blinds. The puppets were standing in nearly perfect, military formation. But there was someone approaching the house. It was oliver, carrying a serrated '!' Sign (Its not Connor/the sentient sign!) He seemed to be smiling, almost maniacally. Although he looked normal otherwise. "We got a problem.." Miss Circle said, grabbing her Double barrel pistol from its holster, pointing it at the door. Miss thavel would do the same, along with Zip. "Shit.." Abbie said, under his breath. He would grab his sword from his belt, nervous.

A hard hit on the door would cause Zip and Miss Thavel to fire their weapons. Unfortunately, no thud was heard.  "Did you guys hear something hit the floor..?" Miss Thavel asked. Before anyone could answer, the window would smash and Oliver would jump inside "Hello!" He said, smiling. The group would quickly draw their melee weapons. "Oliver..? Why are you fighting on the side of that.. Tyrant?!" Edward said, seeming disgusted. "She's my girlfriend, sorry bro. Nothin' personal!" Oliver said, smirking. "Now, Alice said the highest priority target is Abbie, soo.." oliver would laugh, snapping his fingers. Suddenly, a small portion of the formation outside would begin to close in. Oliver would then seemingly teleport in front of Abbie, grabbing his shirt and throwing him up into the ceiling, "good luck, losers!" Oliver said, before again, seemingly teleporting away to confront Abbie.
"Shit..! We have to get out of this house!" Zip said, looking at the other four. Suddenly the door would break open. It was Miss Bloomie. "It's Bloomie!" Bubble said, Grabbing her weapon and holding it defensively. Miss Circle would decide to use one of her gun's rounds to blow a hole in Bloomie's chest. "We dont have time for that, come on!" She said, lifting up Edward and running out the back. Miss Thavel would grab Bubble's hand, running out with Zip. "Okay, where to?" Miss thavel asked Miss Circle, "through the alleys? I Dont know!" Miss Circle said. A few Puppets would walk into the backyard, looks of murderous intent on their faces. A few of them looked like former students. "Fuck! Come on!" Miss Cirle said, leading the three others into the Alleys behind the houses.

Meanwhile, with Abbie,

Abbie would land on the Roof of the house next to the first house. This roof was mostly intact, exept for a hole on the slanted part. Abbie would get up, body trembling as he held his head. He was bleeding, because getting launched through the ceiling fucking hurts. "Ugh.. fuck, asshole.." he said, before Oliver would appear in front of him. "Could you repeat that, Abbie?" Oliver said, before kicking Abbie in the leg and hitting Abbie in the face with the blunt end of his ! Sign. Alice was watching, contently. Abbie would fall backward, dropping his sword. "Ow..! You Bastard!" Abbie said, still holding his head, then looking at Oliver. Oliver would kick Abbie's sword towards him. "Let's make this fun, Let's see how bad you will lose, pathetic nerd.." Oliver said, smirking.

Abbie would get up, grabbing his sword and holding it defensively. He was still in alot of pain, but Adreneline being dumped into his body makes the pain numbed significantly. Oliver would spin his sign for a moment, before suddenly swinging toward Abbie's Ankles. Abbie would jump over the strike, thrusting his weapon forward to strike Oliver. Oliver would move out of the way, due to his lack of other options with how he swung the sign.  Oliver would temporarily go on the Defensive, waiting for Abbie to strike again. Abbie saw through this, even if he was bleeding from his head. Abbie would purposely not attack, waiting for Oliver to instead attack. Oliver, after Abbie not attacking, Oliver would decide to attempt a downward strike, only for Abbie to narrowly dodge and jump up, kicking Oliver in the face.

Back with the five...

Miss Thavel, Bubble, Miss Circle, Zip, and Edward(who was being carried) were now Running through the Alleys behind the houses. They were being chased by Alice's Puppets, alot of them. Alot of whom were affiliated with Paper School. Anyway, while they were running, Miss Thavel would look back, to see the puppets had stopped chasing. "Guys, we can stop, they arent chasing..!" Miss Thavel said. The five would stop, catching their breath. "We need to keep moving.. they could be planning on surrounding.." Bubble said, looking at Miss Thavel and Miss Bloomie. "Please, like they'd be smart enough to do that.." Miss Circle said. The problem was that these Puppets were reanimated bodies that contained the soul of the person, just under Alice's influence. They were just as smart. Over at the exit to the Alleys, where they were headed, a few Puppets would walk into the Alley. Zip would look over and notice. "Uhm, guys..!" Zip said, pointing over towards the group walking over. The puppets over from where they came from were approaching now, too. "We gotta think of something!" Edward said, forcing his way out of Miss Circle's hands. "The houses! We can use them to escape!" Edward said. "Great idea," Zip said. The five would pick a house, and run into its backyard, breaking open the backdoor and heading to the front door. Suddenly they would be stopped by the front door breaking open to reveal Engel, and a few other Puppets. "Shit..!" Edward said. Miss Circle would grab Edward's hand, along with Bubble's hand,  heading to one of the windows as quickly as possible. Miss Circle would break the window, "get out, now!" She said, using the last shot she had loaded to shoot one of the Puppets before getting out of the window. "Fuck.. Miss Thavel and Zip are still in there!" Miss Circle said. "What?! No way! We have to help them!" Edward said. "That's simply not possible, im Sorry Edward.." Miss Circle said, narrowing her eyes. "You.. You Jerk! Im not gonna sit back and let two of our friends die!" Edward said, tears beginning to form in his eyes. "Edward, i'm sure they'll make it out!" Miss Circle said, seeming Annoyed. "Fuck you, im making sure!" Edward said, "give me your dang pistol!" Miss Circle would shake her head. "If Zip and Miss Thavel do die, im not letting you go as well." Bullshit!" Edward said.

During this time, Abbie and Oliver had been fighting. Eventually coming down to this end.

Oliver would swing towards Abbie, only to have it blocked, causing a clash with their weapons. The fight had worn both of them out, with Oliver being more-so as Abbie had plenty of Adreneline to draw from. "Just.. fucking.. die already!" Oliver said, genuinely Angry. "I wont yeild to a tyrant's Assisant!" Abbie said. Suddenly, he would use significantly more strength as he pushed Oliver's sign away, moving to do a downward strike. Oliver would move to block it, but his sign would get split in half when the blade made contact. "What?!" He said, angered. While Oliver was distracted, Abbie would kick Oliver in the stomach, before reaching for his Blunderbus, aiming it and shooting Oliver. The steel balls would embedd into Oliver's flesh, with one puncturing his heart. "Y-you..! Agh..!" Oliver wouldn't get many words out before collapsing, and dying. Alice, who was watching, would be devastated. "Nooo!!!" She yelled, loud enough for Abbie to hear, making him turn to look at her. "You.. I will torture you for the rest of your pathetic existance! You Bitch! Ill make you pay for that.." Alice said, visibly angry as she morphed into her true form. "But.. i have a better idea.. ill make sure you and whatever is left of your little 'movement' is tortured in their own way.." she said, "ill be waiting, you scum.." Alice would Teleport away, leaving Abbie shocked.

Meanwhile, with Miss Thavel and Zip,

Miss Thavel retreated upstairs, holding the many knives she had, ready to defend herself as the Puppets Followed. Zip had ran outside, back in the backuard, where puppets were already waiting.

Miss thavel would throw some knives at the approaching infected, managing to take down two before getting down to one. She had made the wrong choice in choosing a weapon.. "I'm not going down like this!" Miss Thavel said, putting her fists up, her knife in one hand. She put up quite the fight, before she got killed through one of the Puppets ripping a chunk of flesh out of her side, killing her as a result.

Zip would raise her weapon, nervous. She wasnt too confident in her abilities. It would take less time than Thavel, as Zip took down one before getting surrounded and her head split by a hatchet, killing her more instantly.

Back with the three,

"We need to find Abbie.." Bubble said, "if Miss Thavel and Zip are dead.. we need to avenge them." Bubble was crying, feeling grief at the likely reality of their friends dead. "I agree.." Miss Circle said.

"I agree.." Edward said, looking at the floor.