Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose wandered the hallways of the Inn she supposedly owned. She didn't remember any of this... why? It troubled her... but she couldn't just think about this. It would drive her insane. She had to find Strong. Surprisingly, his door opened right in front of her and he stepped out. She smiled wide for reasons she did not understand and said, "Good morning!" Louder than she wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong flinched at the sudden welcome, but relaxed as he saw it was Rose. "Uhh... hey" he muttered. Why was she so happy smiley? Strong shook the question out of his mind as he walked down the hallway. "You remember anything yet?" he asked looking back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose shook her head slowly as she followed him. "Not in the slightest I'm afraid..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 (edited) <shit> thought Strong. He sighed, would he really leave her like this? Her condition could really be her demise, anypony could walk up and tell her whatever, and she wouldn't know what to believe. "Well... that could be a problem." he said as they walked. He kept the sign on the inn saying closed, nopony needed to know about her predicament right now. He shrugged off his battle saddle and began to inspect it, making small repairs as he spoke, "What do you want to know? If you remember nothing, then theres a lot you need to be caught up on." Edited June 8, 2012 by Strong Hooves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose slightly nodded and kept her eyes on him. What exactly was he meaning by that? "Well... there is this safe in my room. I don't know what is inside of it. How do I open it?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 (edited) Strong quietly groaned, then said "Use a key. I suggest you start looking in places that seems like a good hiding place for a safe key. If not, I could try to pick the lock. But I suggest finding the key first" Edited June 8, 2012 by Strong Hooves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose raised her eyebrow and said, "But... there is no keyhole to it. I had it to where the door jammed inward I guess... I don't know how to open it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong sat up straight with a curious look on his face. "That's... odd" he said. He stood up, moving his battle saddle behind the front desk to hide it from prying eyes that might want to peek into the window. "Show me the safe" he said as he walked up to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose nodded and started to walk back to her room. Once they reached it, Rose dragged a wooden safe from behind the door to the center of the room. "I have no idea why I did this.. but I don't know how to open it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong gave one look at the old safe and snorted. "Stand back" he said. He walked tote safe and gripped the small door to the safe. With a hard grunt, he yanked the door off with a splintering snap. "Heh, there you go" he said as he took a step back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose smiled and said her gratitude and looked inside. She put her hoof in the safe and brought out a pistol. She stared at it awkwardly. "Is this... mine?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong shrugged, "Well, it was in your safe. So it must be" he said matter of factly. He stood back up, but his ears twitched at a noise from outside, ponies screaming in terror? Not good. "Grab what ammo you can and whateve supplies you have, stay near me" he said urgently as he trotted back to where he left his battle saddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose fumbled through the safe once more and found a saddlebag. She grabbed it and put it around her neck, putting her pistol inside it. She quickly ran up to Strong, wanting to stay as near as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 The two made their way to the front room of the building, where scared ponies running from a small horde of zombie ponies. Strong put on his battle saddle and stomped his hoof, loading the two shotguns. "Stay behind me" he said as he stared at the door, waiting for the first zombie pony to break through the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose cowered behind the legs of Strong, terrified for her life. "What the fuck is going on, Strong?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 As soon as she said this, a zombie crashed through the door, snarling as it sprinted toward them. Strong pulled the trigger and tuned the zombie into chunks, all the while saying "Shoot now, explain later!". Two more ran in, Strong fired at the first then headbutted the second, sending it sprawling back, it's spine broken. He walked up to it and smashed it's head with a hoof. He looked outside, the other zombies were occupied with the other ponies, they had time to escape. "Stay close and don't look back!!" he yelled as he ventured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose quickly ran after him, her eyes kept wide open in fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong led Rose out into the town, blasting away any zombie that charged them. Eventually they made it out of the town where they weren't pursued. Strong breathed a sigh and sat down to rest once they made good distance from the ruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose stayed standing, but her eyes were still wide open from fright. "What the hell was that!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong sighed, "Ten years ago, an infection broke out that turned ponies into what you just saw. They nearly wiped out Equestria, but we somehow managed to keep them held back. Order was lost, ponies went rogue, and now this is what is left." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose stared at him, her mouth agape. She muttered out, "H-how could I forget something like this...?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong shrugged, "Getting hit upside the head seemed to work" he replied dryly. He took this time to reload his battle saddle as he spoke, "Zombies are a definite danger, but you also need to keep an eye out for bandits. They kill ponies just as much as zombies, trying to get whatever gear or supplies you have. Keep your eyes peeled". He got back up and looked around, "I have a shelter at Sweet apple acres with more supplies, we should go there" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose nodded her head quickly. Before she noticed it, they were walking again. A sudden thought appeared in her mind, and she said it out loud. "Wait... does this mean we're traveling together?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Hooves 289 June 8, 2012 Author Share June 8, 2012 Strong stopped and hung his head. "For now." he straightened up and looked her in the eye with a stern expression. "The condition you're in is like an inexperienced foal, and you'd be dead by this afternoon. Stick with me, you have a lot to learn. Just don't get comfortable sticking around me. I don't plan on this going on for long". And with that, he continued walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finesthour 7,287 June 8, 2012 Share June 8, 2012 Rose slightly smiled when he turned away, then quickly caught up to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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