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>>162894>Hello!As a regular lurker I expect everypony to come back soon.
>>162895>>162895The doctor moves forward one pace and stops, as if hesitating, or awaiting confirmation that it is indeed he who is called over. But he quickly enough crosses the street towards Silver
"Let me see" He starts to crouch down towards the downed home guard pony
>>162896Huzzah!
They should be here Soon(TM)
>>162897As he does so, Silver takes guard and looks around, keeping his rifle at the ready in case there are other Changeling Infiltrators around.
>>162898On the southside, two earth ponies look on at the scene while a bat pony crosses the street. Spec moves in towards the eastside along the street to what seems to be another downed officer. Two ponies approach the vehicle that was hit and then shot at, where blood and shattered glass is all that can be made out from Silver's position with the police car between them. Silver can see that the shotgun wielding police officer from the first vehicle has scurried past the downed the home guard, turned the corner, and is rapidly converging on the location of the machine carbine-wielding officer, who stands in the entry threshold of the grocery store. His carbine, though not raised, is held at the ready, and he looks directly at Silver's position. Silver likely locks his blue eyes to the officer's green as he looks around.
On the northside, cars have moved or even crashed into each other after the shooting started. But only one off-white colored mare is interested in assessing the damage of a fender bender. Everypony else has backed up, gotten back along the road, and started northward. More or less the same story is true of the road east, which has started to clear. A pair of ponies on the sidewalk north by the diner walk slowly, looking on at the scene, while another two lope northward.
>>162899In a firm voice, Silver tells the two approaching ponies, "Move along, civilians, this is issue for Police and Homeguard. Unless you are here to help wounded ponies, continue to make your way along designated evacuation route."
To the officer looking out at the scene, Silver locks eyes with him, and gives him a nod as if the situation is returning to normal.
>>162900The civilians linger, and then move along. The one officer continues eye contact, looking rather afraid, if anything, and does not cease this expression with the nod. Facing Silver, he backs into the entryway of the grocery store as his partner approaches him. The partner looks over to the officer, then turns around and looks at Spec, and then at Silver, and then moves inside of the grocery store.
>>162901Silver turns to the doctor.
"How is he?"
>>162894Whether it being a dream means the sensation is muted, or if it feels just as it should, it's enough to give Amber a fear of doctors. The end can't come soon enough, and after the veterinarian finishes she shakily sits up.
>>162903Amber is sewn up. She feels sore, and not in that pleasant way when she went to sleep. Nevertheless, it is done.
>>162902"He is... he needs more attention" He says. "He's losing blood"
Spec walks over
"We need to clear the streets. Now."
>>162904Amber thanks the doctor, though her eyes betray misgivings. She asks the others, "Glad that's over…how are we going to proceed now?"
>>162905Helder:
"It's... some miles down the road to the river through wilderness and farms."
>>162906She grumbles. "Do you want to take the car there before we have to go the rest of the way on hoof–er, paw?"
>>162907“It’s a long ways, so I think we should. Even though… it’s not as safe as driving in the city. Not by any means.”
>>162909"What do you mean? Are there bandits on the road?"
>>162904Silver nods to Spec.
"We also need to get this pony to hospital where they can help him better. Think we can get somepony to take him there?"
>>162910"Well... Yes. And rebels against the government, sometimes, which can be the same thing."
>>162911The doctor replies:
"They evacuated the hospitals last night. Those are closed."
>>162912"Hmmm..."
The changelings were wearing clothes, right?
>>162914Silver goes to the fallen changelings, ripping off clean strips of cloth to use to at least halt the bleeding. He then brings them over to the doctor.
"It is not exactly hospital-grade, but this should keep him from bleeding to death for now. He needs proper medical attention, probably from evacuation facilities outside of city. Assuming they have set those up."
There might be a Spark tomorrow.
>>162928>Nigger dream fillyI can't argue against that.
>>162933Back to the Everfree Forest, zigger.
>>162912"But
we're against the government, won't they leave us alone then?" Amber asks, sounding dismayed.
>>162944"We represent the old government, the one they hate. If they don't know who we are, they may be friendly, or they may try to rob us regardless."
>>162915He takes the pieces and immediately applies them to the wound.
"I don't know. I'm sure the clinics are already overflowing."
He presses down on the wound to apply more pressure
"And here I thought the pause on elective surgeries meant I had a day off."
Spec comes over
"We need to reopen this road."
>>162948Silver looks over at his son and nods. He goes over to the changelings' vehicle, moving the body in the drivers seat over and putting the other body in the backseat. Once that's done, Silver tries to drive the car out of the way of the evacuating civilians.
>>162949Moving the body is inconvenient to say the least, and the door on the car does not fully close. Nevertheless, the car, needing to be moved from its position locked into the other car, moves a little to the left and across the street. There is not much room to dump off a vehicle, but fortunately parking spaces on the side of the road still exist, and it may be dumped off next to a corner drug store.
>>162948"You're right. I hadn't thought of that. Are you sure it's too late to sneak onto the next train?"
>>162950Silver just needs to move it out of the way, but maybe it would be better to be just a bit farther away from prying eyes. Silver parks the car at the drug store, and returns to see if anything else needs to be done to restore the flow of traffic.
>>162951Federklied answers instead of Helder
"It worked out
so well the last time."
Helder:
"We'd have to hide and wait them out... but if the inquisition is involved, they may be checking in Griffenhiem."
>>162952Yes. The other car is in the road.
>>162953"I thought as much. We'll have to take our chance along the road and in the swamp."
>>162953Whelp, time to move that one to the side of the road.
>>162954Helder:
“But it may be possible to wait and sneak around.”
Erich:
“I don’t intend to give the inquisition a second chance to get us. They’ll come in greater numbers next time, and won’t let us get the jump.”
>>162956"I doubt they would take one of their kind dying well…we need to head north whatever the hazards. Anything we should consider before we set out?"
>>162955Silver goes to the vehicle to see that the hood is penetrated several times, the windshield is shattered, and slumped forward over the steering wheel is a middle aged unicorn stallion. Laying back in the passenger seat is a unicorn mare, who has multiple bloody wounds. Her neck is twisted back, and to the side, with her mouth partly open and muzzle slightly off to the right of the edge of the seat.
>>162957Helder:
"Nightfall."
>>162958Oh...oh no...Silver checks for a pulse for both of the ponies.
>>162959The mare is definitely dead. The stallion seems to have a weak pulse.
>>162958"Do you mean we should go then, or that nightfall has a certain risk?"
>>162960Poor mare...he locates the wounds on the stallion and puts pressure on them to try to keep him from bleeding out completely. Silver yells out to anypony who can hear and help him.
"WE HAVE WOUNDED HERE!"
>>162961"Night gives cover" Helder says. "Both for us, and for bandits"
>>162962Spec comes over, as does the doctor. There is more than one bullet wound.
>>162963"At least we don't have much to lose to thieves. If we were weighed down with gold coins I would be more worried. And where would we hide until nightfall?"
>>162964"A barn, a farm house... here."
>>162963"He is hurt bad, help me stop bleeding." He looks over at the mare slumped over dead in the backseat. "His friend did not make it..."
>>162966The doctor leans over, and checks the stallion
[1d20 = 13] >>162967>>162966Doctor:
"Maybe... He needs emergency care to say the least."
Spec:
"We need to move this car and get traffic started."
>>162967>>162968"Then help me with this stallion."
>>162965She looks at the others. "Are you in favor of hiding there and leaving in the evening?"
>>162970[1d2 = 1][1d2 = 1][1d2 = 2]>>162969Spec and the doctor drag the stallion out of the seat. In doing so, they take along quite a bit of shattered glass. He's clearly lost a lot of blood as well, with it covering the seat.
>>162971>>162970Helder and Erich would rather hide and wait, while Federklied wants to move immediately.
>>162972"I would rather leave before they can get anywhere close, but I'll go with the judgement of you two so let's find a place to lay low."
>>162971Silver quickly moves the car out of the way after they remove the stallion, then quickly returns to help stop the stallion's bleeding.
>>162973And now the first question:
Where would Amber want to hide?
>>162974The doctor tries to stop the bleeding, doing all he can
[1d20+5 = (18+5) = 23] >>162975>>162974"He's... I wouldn't say stable, but he hasn't gone into shock" The doctor stands over the stallion.
Spec, with Silver's help, puts the car into neutral, and rolls the car out of the road.
The flow of cars is able to resume.
>>162975How big is the farmhouse? It's a more obvious place to search, whereas the barn might offer more places to hide.
>>162976Once they've pushed the car out of the way, Silver engages the car's parking brake. He turns to Spec.
"These radios, are they on closed frequency, or can we call someone for help with wounded and deceased?"
>>162977What they are in is a bit larger, although that does mean it has extra rooms.
>>162979Oh, it's the veterinarian's? Amber asks him if he would be so kind as to hide them, and if he has any hidden sheltering spots like a cubbyhole or loose floorboards.
>>162978"There's a couple channels open for the Homeguard" he answers
>>162980The griffin raises an eyebrow
"What kind of trouble did you get yourselves into? I... suppose you could stay, if for a bit to compensate the trouble. I have a few cabinets, and a loft on the north part of the building."
>>162981Silver pulls out his radio.
"We need to radio for medic. I would suggest letting them know about active Infiltrators in city, but we do not know who is listening."
>>162981>griffons have eyebrows"Is that all?" Amber sounds disappointed by the lack of secret spaces, but unwilling to appear ungrateful, she continues, "Thank you very much. We're bureaucrats of the old government, and although we haven't done anything to warrant it, we're being hounded by the police. We won't be here long at all, just a few hours."
>>162983For good measure, roll diplomacy
"Within the house, yes. This is not a smuggler's den."
>>162982And the radio is already full of chatter
"Meadowbrook bridge, almost secure. We have casualties, but the bridge is intact. Not available for through traffic right now, continue to move around."
"How long until clear?"
"Uh, a few minutes, I think."
"More shots, central plaza. Not sure if they're guarding anything. Requesting support."
"Just leave'em there."
"Has anyone heard anything out of the Regional Transport Ministry?"
"They should be evacuated like everyone else."
"Not if you want the trains to run. I'm getting silence."
"They probably left already."
"Last of the buggers on the bridge killed. They overturned a car, this may take a while. Keep traffic diverted."
It goes on like this.
>>162984Where is the group currently at?
>>162985North Cowtown. A little bit inside the city from the peninsula.
>>162984[1d20+4 = (19+4) = 23]"It wouldn't be worst thing if we split up. No offense, but I would rather shelter in the barn."
>>162986Silver calls over the radio.
"Two Infiltrators dead in North Cowtown. Traffic flow restored. Need medical for two severely wounded civilians and transport for one dead."
>>162987Now who could say no to those puppy dog eyes?
"Okay... you can stay in the barn." The veterinarian says
>>162988In answer,
"Copy that. we'll see who's around. All evacuees from there proceed towards Northpoint."
>>162989"Thank you." Presumably, the others will rather stay in the comfort of the house. Amber picks up her instruments and carries them with her to the barn, where she looks for a place out of view.
>>162989Silver motions to the traffic as he yells out.
"ALL CIVILIANS, PLEASE CONTINUE PROCEEDING TOWARDS NORTHPOINT!"
After this, he turns to the doctor.
"I am sorry to ask this of you, but do you think you can keep these two alive until medics arrive? We need to regroup with other Homeguard and help defend city."
>>162991Pedestrians simply walk across the street, turning their heads to look by with great concern at the damaged cars and at the scene. They quickly trot through the intersection. Cars need a moment to adjust to the situation, but start to speed through, and horns blare as cars try to move past pedestrians, and go north. The streets are backed up as far as Silver can see.
"I, I don't know. We need to get out o here." He says with some fear
Above, a fighter plane roars by at low altitude, going west and into the city.
>>162992Silver puts a hoof on the doctor's shoulder to calm him.
"It will be alright. There are police and Homeguard nearby to keep everypony safe, and medics will be arriving soon to help these two. You can leave if you want, but these two need help if they are to survive until medics arrive, and you are only one here who can do that."
>>162993"Uh, okay. But they need to be taken north." He says
>>162994Silver nods.
"Medics will take them north. I imagine they could also give you ride north out of city as well, if you ask."
>>162995He nods. Slowly
"Alright."
He looks down at the worse of the two ponies, and tries to apply pressure.
>>162996"I wish you luck, doc."
Silver turns to Spec.
"Alright, you are leader. Where to?"
>>162997He picks up the radio, and turns it on.
"Couple bugs cleared on Falabella. Civilian and Homeguard casualties, but traffic is moving now. Need help in north Cowtown?"
A voice replies. The accent is strong
"Buggers are comin' out like a light shined on cockroaches. We got 'em spooked. Anyone need any help?"
Reply, strange accent:
"We have attempted sabotage at the Six Sister's Oil refinery, uh, the Celestial Oil plant. Trying to cause a backup."
In a Mareland accent,
"Couple got by at WMARE Television station, eastside. Trying to sabotage communications."
>>162998"Hmm, if that oil refinery backs up, effects could be devestating. What do you think?"
Looking forward to playing again!