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>>162894
>Hello!
As a regular lurker I expect everypony to come back soon.

>>162895
>>162895
The 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

>>162896
Huzzah!

They should be here Soon(TM)

>>162897
As he does so, Silver takes guard and looks around, keeping his rifle at the ready in case there are other Changeling Infiltrators around.

>>162898
On 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.

>>162899
In 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.

>>162900
The 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.

>>162901
Silver turns to the doctor.

"How is he?"

>>162894
Whether 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.

>>162903
Amber 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."

>>162904
Amber thanks the doctor, though her eyes betray misgivings. She asks the others, "Glad that's over…how are we going to proceed now?"

>>162905
Helder:
"It's... some miles down the road to the river through wilderness and farms."

>>162906
She 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?"

>>162904
Silver 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."

>>162911
The doctor replies:
"They evacuated the hospitals last night. Those are closed."

>>162912
"Hmmm..."

The changelings were wearing clothes, right?

>>162913
Yes.

>>162914
Silver 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 filly
I can't argue against that.

>>162933
Back to the Everfree Forest, zigger.

>>162928
Adorable!

>>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."

>>162915
He 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."

>>162948
Silver 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.

>>162949
Moving 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?"

>>162950
Silver 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.

>>162951
Federklied 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."

>>162952
Yes. 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."

>>162953
Whelp, time to move that one to the side of the road.

>>162954
Helder:
“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?"

>>162955
Silver 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.

>>162957
Helder:
"Nightfall."

>>162958
Oh...oh no...Silver checks for a pulse for both of the ponies.

>>162959
The 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?"

>>162960
Poor 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"

>>162962
Spec 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..."

>>162966
The doctor leans over, and checks the stallion
[1d20 = 13]

>>162967
>>162966
Doctor:
"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."

>>162965
She looks at the others. "Are you in favor of hiding there and leaving in the evening?"