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// Help Arrives 
// Story: Dracushy 
// by W9001PILLSHERE 
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The small group of survivor ponies had managed to make it to the morning. Vinyl Scratch was the first one awake. She stretched and opened the window from where she was. she went over to the sink and poured herself a glass of water. She looked over and saw her friends sleeping peacefully on the floor. She proceeded to look out the window to view the remains of Ponyville. Trashed homes, graffiti, warnings, the massive purple beam of energy beginning to form in the sky-
Vinyl:Massive beam of light? But that means... *gasp* GUYS! GET UP! THEY'RE HERE! WE'RE SAVED!!! COME ON PEOPLE, UP AND AT 'EM!!
Octavia: Vinyl, what are you talking about? *yawn*
Vinyl: Those mercs are here! Come on, we have to tell them what's happening and that we're here! It's the morning so we have plenty of time to prepare ourselves. Oh man, this is a dream come true!
Derpy: Soldier's here! Yay!
A gray Pegasus with a white mane and mustache and an atom for a Cutie Mark entered from the back room.
Albert Einsteed: Very well, then. We'd be wise to move out and meet them. Come on, Lyra, get up sweetie.
Lyra: Huh? Oh. Hey Albert, what's going on?
Albert: Those mercenaries have appeared in their transportation device.
Lyra: NO WAY! LET'S GET A MOVE ON, PEOPLE!!!!
The five galloped and flew as fast as they could. Derpy and Albert made it there first.
Soldier: Derpy! How are you, you priceless destruction machine?
Albert: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Albert Einsteed. I'm a scientist.
Engineer: Nice to meet you. What happened to everypony?
Albert: I'm not sure myself. After they changed, they appeared different, got very long teeth, they all have wings, and they've resorted to some sort of half-cannibalistic state.
Scout: In English, Please?
Engineer: It means they're Vampires just like you said. And if your Vampires are like our Vampires, then they can't be exposed to the sun. The only known cure is to kill the head Vampire, which will restore all the "infected" to normal... Who was the first one to become like this?
Albert: Fluttershy.
Medic was taken aback by this. After everything they had been through, how could Fluttershy have become the beginning of an impending apocalypse?
Medic: We need to capture one to what the cause was. I assume that we need to capture Fluttershy in order to  discover the origin.
Engineer: Using all advanced technologies, I managed to give our weapons a Vampire neutralizing effect. One successful shot should "clip" their wings and knock them out. So tonight we have to attract their attention and hit and capture Fluttershy.
Medic: Then I can run some experiments to see what happened.
The other three ponies proceeded to arrive on the scene.
Scout: Vinyl! Thank god at least you're alright.
Vinyl: Good. You're all here.
Engineer: We need a plan. It'll be easier for us all to take most of them out in on fell swoop. And I have an idea. Only thing: Anyone mind being live bait?
Everyone shuffled feet and hooves nervously, on the point of puking at the mere mention of live bait. Then, Lyra stepped forward.
Lyra: If it means getting my best friend and town back, then I'll gladly volunteer.
Engineer: Good. Now, you're going to be surrounded and there may be a slight chance that you become one of them, but it's very slight.
Lyra: Very well.
Engineer: We'll set up in the main square. I've got a plan...