Miraculous: New Beginnings

Graveyard of the Dead

Talonarrow was the last to arrive out of the group. They had created a temporary base on the Eiffel Tower, a place where the zombies wouldn't be able to reach. However, this also meant that they had a perfect view of the destruction below.

"The army is doing a good job," Minette mumbled, gesturing towards a blockade to the south. "They're holding them back... but it's only a matter of time before they're overwhelmed. Especially if the zombies keep on coming."

"Which is why we should investigate that beacon over there!" Monarch retorted, pointing to the north. "It's too far away to see where it's coming from... what's over there, anyway?"

"The Arc de Triomphe, I suppose," Coyote shrugged. "But it can't be that. It would've been all over the news already. Ugh, I hate this... we should just head over there, now."

"Then we need to stick to the rooftops," Cottontail warned the group, "The zombies are mostly on the streets. We can't let ourselves get overwhelmed... got it?"

"Got it," Loupe replied, "Hey, I'll race you there... loser has to figure out how we'll stop this thing."

"Th-That's not very... I think we should take this more seriously-!" Talonarrow called out as Loupe began to head for the beacon of light. The others chased after him, not wanting to be the last one. Including Talonarrow.

He was still getting used to the way his wings worked. They could only help him jump over long distances - if he tried to fly for an extended period of time, he would collapse. He wasn't strong enough yet. That was what Claww told him, anyway.

Getting closer to the beacon, they could see that it was originating from a graveyard called Nacht der Untoten. Of course this entire thing originated from a graveyard. Where else would you find zombies?

"I have to say, it's interesting that zombies are rising from every grave," Minette noted, "Like... aren't most of them skeletons? In coffins? Buried under a pile of dirt?"

"Perhaps the magic used did something about that," Coyote suggested, "I mean... look at what the miraculous can make us do. It wouldn't be entirely out of the question for magic to do something like this, right?"

Monarch held her arm up in the air, signalling for the others to stop. "There's tons of them. We can easily become overwhelmed. Look - they're still coming out of the ground, now," she said.

"The beacon of light... is it coming from that coffin?" Loupe chuckled, "That's so weird. Hey, maybe if we close it, we'll be able to stop the magic!"

"It's the best plan we have so far," Cottontail agreed, "Even if it's the most terrifying... like Monarch said, we can easily become overwhelmed. Having guns would make this, like, ten times easier."

"We're not getting a gun," Monarch snapped, "We can do just fine with what we have. I believe in us, okay? We can do it."

Minette excitedly jumped down to the ground and leapt on top of the graveyard's fencing. She held up her ribbon before hesitating. A simple ribbon wasn't exactly the kind of weapon that would be useful against a bunch of zombies.

"Why did she do that...?" Coyote grumbled as he joined her on the fence, using his claws to stab at nearby zombies. "Just stick by me, Minette. Tie the zombies up, or something."

Cottontail was next. Instead of landing on the fence, she slammed her hammer hard onto the ground, crippling a few zombies. However, they were still going after her. She hadn't destroyed the brain.

As they crawled towards her, Talonarrow was next to act. From his vantage point, he shot arrows towards the zombies, hitting them square in the head. For a weapon of his type, it would be better to stay out of harm's way and cover his teammates.