A Sick World

the Infected

The group exited the room,  greeting the group was a bright sunshine on the empty streets ahead,  a green tent and a white RV in front of them, the side of the RV stained with red witch twilight and fluttershy could only assume it was.. No. Twilight quickly shock that thought away

‘People can't really turn to violence do to a sickness’ she tried to mentally reassure herself.  But then again the people she was around were armed

Ellis stopped walking, realizing that fluttershy wasn't next to him like she had been.  He turned noticing she was at the RV door trying to open it but failing. He took a quick glance at the others that were pushing forward and then back at the struggling pegasus

“Hey shy? Whatcha doin’?” Ellis asked walking up to her

Upon hearing his voice fluttershy squeaked mainly in surprise and then blushed noticing it was only Ellis “oh hi.. Um I'm trying to get this door open it's kinda stuck” Her gentle voice caused Ellis's heart to explode with cuteness

Ellis smiled “well,  whatever for?”

“Well,  just listen” A low yet deep Growl from inside the RV “hear it?” She asked smelling wide

“That Is not a happy sound”

“It sounds like a dog” Fluttershy exclaimed with a wide smile “can you get him out?”

Ellis couldn't resist that smile “I would love to” First he tried to simply open the door when that failed he tried the only other way to get a door open..

Crack!

..With force by smacking the handle with the crowbar.  Lucky for the two things handle was already damaged so it came off quite easily

The figure that fluttershy thought was a dog different was not.  It was a person no doubt, well at least it used to be, it was now just a hooded figure on all fours,  it's face save for its sharp blood teeth and equally bloody chin was covered by the darkness of by hood.  It's arms covered in cuts and blisters, it's nails looked as sharp as its teeth and it looked ready to pounce

“Hoodie dude!- AAH! AHH!  GET IT OFF ME DAMN IT!” Ellis tried to call for the others but his call quickly turned into screams of agony and cries for help wail that thing started to dig its sharp claws onto Ellis's sides.  Ellis was underneath the infected trying to push it off

Fluttershy watch in horror as Ellis screamed in pain. She couldn't move,  she could only hear Ellis and hear her heart beat, she was panicking again! Just like back at the hotel when twilight was attacked.

Fluttershy frantically looked around trying to find something to help, her eyes snapped to the crow bar that had been laying in front of her, she picked it up holding it close to her body, shanking

"Ahhhh!!.."

The sound of Ellis scream broke through Fluttershys panicking. The hooded figure she thought was a innocent pup was now sinking it's teeth into her friends shoulder...

She screamed, Not a fearful one, a one filled with anger...

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Twilight, nick, Rochelle and coach walked along the empty Streets, coming up with a conversation alone the way

"So coach" Rochelle began "how far away is this gun store you mentioned"

"Not far, just passed the highway"

"I trust ya" nick said, coach smiled at the sight of nick trusting him but frowned when nick finished "you look like a man who knows his donuts"

Rochelle glared diggers at nick "you know nick, being a jerk might have worked before-"

"Yeah whatever sweetie" Nick interrupted Rochelle's little speech

"Come on people" coach began  "we gotta pull together at a team! Let's stop the arguing-"

"-AAH! AHH!  GET IT OFF ME DAMN IT!” screamed Ellis. All their heads snapped to the direction the scream came from

"Ellis!" Coach yelled "come on people-"

"something got me!" Nick yelled, indeed something grabbed him there was a thick rope like thing wrapped around his chest locking his arms at his sides and starting to drag him towards the end highway

Twilight noticed this "coach, Rochelle get Ellis I'll get nick!"

"Be careful girl" coach said before he and Rochelle went after Ellis

They turned the corner of the RV and saw a badly hurt Ellis comforting a crying and very scared Fluttershy and neck to the RV..was the body of a hooded infected with the curved part of the crow bar stuck in its head

"Ellis, sweetie what Happened?!" Rochelle asked Ellis

"Boy your bleeding" coach added

"Well" Ellis began not bothering to take him or his eyes off the crying pegasus "I was gettin' clawed to dead by that hooded dude and Fluttershy saved me.."

"I...i killed it.." Fluttershy choked out though tears "I'm..I'm so sorry..."

"Shy..shy he was going to kill me.. now I don't like killin' either but he was already dead.." Ellis tried to comfort her

"But..she was alive.. he moved.. he talked.. well it was more of a grawl.."

Ellis frowned "shy, agh.. trust me darlin' you didn't hurt him..you just ended his suffering.." Ellis winced in pain as he talked. "Let's go.."

Fluttershy didn't speak she just nodded

Ellis slowly Rose to full high, leaning over a little clenching his sides

Honk!!

"What the f?!" Coach commented at the sound of something exploding in the direction of the highway..

"Oh man don't tell me nick and Twi are still on the highway" Ellis new the answer he just didn't want to hear it

"Let's move guys" Rochelle said witch basically answered Ellis's question 

Coach and Rochelle started heading towards the highway as Ellis despite his injuries picked up Fluttershy knowing she was too scared to move and began carrying her on his back quickly following behind coach and Rochelle..

To be continued______________________