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Equestria - Forest east of Foal Mountains, Arkley Mansion/Research Center; west wing first floor, 6:00 pm 21th May 20xx, Evening, Weather: Stormy
Passing through a grand dining room, a gray colored unicorn stallion desperately searched for a specific room within the sprawling mansion as if a pony possessed; for in truth he was. As he ran, the stallion couldn't see his pursuers. He could hear them however, and deep down knew they were around him; gaining ground with each passing moment. The pony’s name was Dr. Cruz, and he knew his time was short but was determined to succeed in his mission, if only to redeem himself for past discretions.
Stumbling into a T-junction on the lower floor, the stallion stopped briefly to get his bearings before sprinting toward and entering a door to his right. Legs pumping, sweet streaming down his face, Cruz thought he was going to die of a heart attack before he reached the heavy wooden door that lead to safety and his goal; if there was such a thing as safety in this retched place. Images of what the monsters that now inhabited the facility did to their victims flooded his mind, inspiring him to move faster. Five meters ahead along the newly-accessed corridor, he spotted the doorway he was looking for on his left. If memory served, in an offshoot to the right of the room he was headed for was a chamber containing a rather creepy manticore statue that required a pair of different colored jewels to be placed in its eye sockets to function correctly.
As his shoulder slammed into a nearby wall, Cruz hurriedly fished out a small key from his saddle bag before inserting it into the door's key hole. After a frantic moment, the door silently swung open allowing him to enter the room beyond. A feeling of cool relief rushed through Cruz 's aching bones as he closed the door behind him. Outside, he heard one of the creatures moan hungrily as it began to slowly pursue him. Moments later, he could hear the creature begin to beat on the door as it attempted to reach him.
Letting his gaze drift around the room, Cruz felt cool relief rush through him again as he didn’t see any immediate threats. It was rather unfortunate that things had turned out in such a disturbing manner. All of his friends and colleagues were now dead he reflected. In their place were the monsters that now roamed the mansion and the hidden lower labs. On reflection, Cruz couldn’t help but feel a sense of sadness at what had happened since his expertise was in ‘Virology’.
Approaching a nearby wall, Cruz uncovered a small computer terminal. He quickly tapped a series of instructions into the computer and was rewarded by a beep of conformation, which was followed by a request for more data. Cruz hurriedly fished out and inserted a small flash drive into the device with a trembling hoof before tapping another series of instructions into the computer, Moments later, he was rewarded by another beep of conformation, which was followed by a flicker on the monitor indicating he could send a message.
“This is Dr. Cruz, ID #3675. Classified research Arkley. We’ve experienced a level 5 breach. You must implement quarantine procedures immediately!”
Outside, the pounding at the door intensified.
“I repeat, this is Dr. Cruz, ID #3675. Classified research Arkley. We’ve experienced a level 5 breach. Implement quarantine procedures NOW!” Cruz continued.
As the screen deactivated and the computer retracted into the wall, Cruz pulled a nearby chair over and collapsed into it with an exhausted sigh. He only hoped somepony would heed his warning in time. Outside, the pounding at the door redoubled as the sounds of more groans and blows could be heard. The sounds were almost methodical in nature at this point.
Gazing at the door, a sudden chill washed over the stallion as he realized his fate. Unfortunately, he became aware, a little too late, that he wasn’t alone as he heard a hungry moan and the sound of shuffling hooves from somewhere behind him. Turning, he was horrified to see one of the monsters was in the room with him and the sudden realization that there was no escape. No sooner had he bolted to his hooves than the creature was upon him.
‘So, this is how it ends.’ he thought grimly as he struggled weakly in the beast’s grip as it bit him repeatedly.
Soon after, the world went dark as he lost consciousness.
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Locked inside an adjacent room, a golden coated alicorn mare with a crimson and azure streaked mane smirked as she relished in the chaos surrounding her. All the events that had transpired over the last two weeks had done so according to the mare’s desire. Despite what most of the ignorant scientists had thought about their work, the mare knew the research would never actually benefit anypony. As a result it was probably for the best that she’d intervened after all.
It seemed that being a pony freak had some unexpected advantages with regard to the situation. After all, it appeared that she was immune to the more charming side effects of whatever virus the science nerds had been working on. That didn’t make things any less dangerous though. Over the shrieks coming from the adjacent room, the mare barked out a laugh as she contemplated her next move.
On one hoof, the mare could use her magic to activate the facility’s self-destruct mechanism which would in turn eliminate the facility, the creatures, the virus, and all evidence of them. On the other hoof, she could simply leave. After all, it’s not like the events that were occurring really mattered to her. Of course, a third option that sprang to mind would involve either hunting down and eliminating or possibly directing whomever was sent to clean up the mess. For reasons she couldn’t explain, the third option greatly intrigued the mare.
After giving the matter considerable thought, the mare decided to follow her instincts and pursue the third option. Although it would require a bit more preparation to accomplish, the mare knew the basic plan, should she leave the cleanup crew alive, was doable and required her unwitting pawns to clear the mansion and subsequent hidden labs of all the pests as they figured out what happened, ultimately destroying the facility in the process, while she supervised their efforts from a distance. In order for this to work, the mare decided to remain close and monitor the situation until the time was right to act.
Her decision made, the mare chuckled to herself before teleporting out of the mansion.