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He was getting worse.
I lost track of how much time passed since we took shelter in a bakery, but after we left the bar, we had made a beeline to the college where that... Daylight was supposed to be at, and with the more time that passed, the worse Dee was getting. His skin was pale, his eyes were bloodshot and he was having trouble breathing, he was struggling to move around as it was.
He complained about hunger in his sleep, being so hungry that it hurt his stomach.
There was some food in the bakery he managed to scarf down with water, but he said it didn't help at all.
I was worried.
I sat behind the counter where Dee was resting. He was resting against the wall, covered in a cold sweat and shivering. It wasn't even cold this morning. What he told me about the T-Virus in his system just made me fidget; it was starting to get worse and I had no idea where the college was in this stupid city! He just said it was east on the river!
If we didn't get that vaccine in time, Dee would...
He'd become one of them.
What would I do if it came down to that? Should I run and escape? That would be the only thing I could do if it happened.
I shook my head.
No, stop it! He's not going to turn into one of those things! I couldn't think like that! Just hang in there a bit longer, Dee, please.
During the time we spent hiding and moving east, I kept hearing gunfire from around the city; explosions, screams, there was so much fighting going on. In the skies I saw weird chariots flying around, dropping giant hunks of metal that crashed into the streets nearby. I don't know why they did that though, or what they did it for, some kind of weapon?
It wasn't really anything for me to worry about. The only thing I tried to focus on was getting Dee the help he needed, the vaccine at the college; Daylight.
"Shit," Dee muttered from beside me. "I'm not gonna be able to fight well in this state." He started to cough, and it was so weak sounding, as if his energy was draining little by little. "I'm so... tired."
"Just a little longer, we gotta be getting closer to the college." I didn't like our odds... I could carry him if it came down to it, but fighting by myself would be hard.
"Ju-just a few more blocks, I think." He told me.
I looked over and I saw him struggling to get onto his feet, so I rushed over and helped him the best I could.
"We gotta move faster." I grumbled once he was on his feet; but only barely. "If we wait any longer..."
He knew exactly what I meant, his face said it all.
"I k-know." He hefted up that shotgun of his and limped around the counter, every step he took there was a wheeze, or he stifled a groan of pain.
He had a lot of difficulty moving around, but forced himself to stand and move.
Dee had so much strength, more than I would have thought something like him would have. He was injured badly, but he willed himself to keep moving for both our sake, to find that vaccine at the college.
I just hope it was there.
"Dee." He grunted something of an affirmation, and I asked, "so what is Daylight, will it completely cure you?"
"I-it should, yeah." We made it outside into the sunrise lit streets of Raccoon, which bathed the chaotic city in this bloodied orange color. "Daylight was d-developed in the underground laboratory of the university when the T-Virus broke out into the city, as a means to combat the virus." As we moved through the streets; slow a pace we were going, we paused by a corner. He peered out, and I followed his gaze. "Daylight should work how I need it to work, and completely eradicate the virus in my system, saving me."
We didn't see anything out in the street except more bodies, more of those crashed vehicles, nothing that drew our attention or looked like it was worth going after. "It's at the college?" I had to make sure, I needed to know it was there.
"Yeah, b-but there's a hitch in our plan." I quickly looked up at him and his pale face, the bloodshot eyes of his. "The vaccine needs th-three base components to fully work, and they're all a bitch to get your hands on. I'm kind of banking on the hope that it's al-already made, but my luck as of late h-hasn't been all that great." He stumbled forward and ended up against the side of a big boxy vehicle. "Shit... it's not much further now, but hunting down those components, let alone mixing them? if it comes down to that, I may not have the strength in me."
He was right.
Dee was weak enough as it was.
There were so many monsters in this city, big and small, things that used to be normal everyday critters, now turned into vicious monsters. Dee could barely move, the virus was moving through him, slowing him down, dulling his senses, he wouldn't be able to fight anything if we got into trouble. Maybe those slower moving ones, but anything faster?
But... if I knew what the things we needed looked like, I could...
"Are we getting any closer?"
I heard the voices in a nearby alleyway first, and Dee was next to hear them. Despite the pain he was in, he was able to move into cover next to a taxi. He slumped against it with heavy wheezing breaths, and I took a spot next to him and kept my ears perked up to listen. I didn't know there were other survivors nearby.
"This is either good or bad." Dee whispered.
"It's just a block or so down the street, we're getting closer, Jim." A voice replied, "don't worry."
"Easy for you to say." Spoke up another voice, a female. "I'm tired of this shit, I just want this nightmare over with."
Dee moved up towards the front a bit and peeked out. I followed him to look and see who was there, and I saw a couple of other humans making their way from the nearby alleyway; they were armed with a bunch of different things, nothing quite like what Dee had though. "Are they friendly?"
Glancing down at him for a second, his head bobbed up and down slowly. A shine appeared in his eyes and he relaxed. "I k-know them," He started to stand up, albeit slowly and glared in the general direction of the other humans, "survivors, they're headed to the college to find a cure to the virus, and an escape route out of the city."
He was struggling with standing, but he managed to get onto his feet with a growl. He was so weak, pale, and losing more energy as time passed us by. But he kept going, willing himself to move forward.
It gave me shivers. So much pain, but he kept going.
The group of humans spotted us right away, and two of them aimed their guns at us before Dee held up his hands, and shouted, “we’re not one of them, don’t shoot.”
One of them turned to regard me, and grumbled out, “what in the hell is that thing?”
“Long story, b-but I don’t really give two damns to explain. She’s with m-me, so don’t fu-fucking touch her, got it?” Dee waved his hand in vague motions towards them before leaning on the car hood, he spasmed through a coughing fit, but managed to keep himself standing. “I n-need your help, if you’ll g-give it.”
There were several humans, one wore a full brown suit, the other wore a blue shirt and matching hat, and the last one was a woman in a red outfit. Two of them carried handguns and the third an iron pipe. They looked tired, weary, ready to escape from this nightmare we were all trapped in.
They had to have been like us; sick and tired of the constant fighting, running, and wondering if the next corner we turned would be our last.
“Were you bitten?” The older man looked over to Dee, and the bloodied bandages.
“U-unfortunately.” Dee nodded and gripped his shoulder. I noticed the woman in red gripping her gun tighter, so I wandered closer to Dee. “I heard that t-there was a vaccine at the college, so I’m heading there to get it, before I turn into one of those damned things.”
The college should be up ahead, if Dee’s directions were right. We were so close, I didn’t want us to lose this now!
The older man pulled out a small bag I didn’t see from behind him, it was a small brown messenger bag. “I don’t have anything to stop the infection completely, but from what we’ve encountered in the city leading up to this point, I’ve acquired some medicinal items to help slow the infection rate.” The bag opened and he fished around inside of it.
We watched him pull out a small container; he ripped it open and pushed out a small pill before walking over and handing it to Dee. "It's an Anti-Virus pill, it helps slow the infection rate for an hour or so."
"George, you sure about just handing those out?" The woman asked.
Dee stared at the pill as George spoke up, "if I can help save even one life, it'll be worth it." The man smiled at the two of us, and I saw a kindness in his eyes I didn't expect to see.
"T-thank you." Dee offered a little smile before throwing back the pill dry. He gagged a bit on it and I almost worried, but he gave us a thumbs up. "Blegh, tastes like ass."
"They really do, but they help!" The other - who I figured was named Jim spoke up. "Saved my ass plenty of times..."
"Wait, are you infected too?" Why else would he take them? Was there another cure Dee didn't tell me about, or...
"We all are, been bitten quite a few times before we figured out exactly how this virus worked." George started to explain. We turned back onto the main road and headed due-north, following the path to the college. "Thankfully we've managed to gather a few supplies to help us combat the virus, and develop our own medicines to fight against it."
"Those herbs we find are incredibly helpful," The woman let out a huge sigh and kept her firearm up, aiming past George and into the darkened skies of Raccoon City. "They're everywhere in the city, it's weird... guess everyone liked growing them or something."
"It's awfully convenient, but I'm not going to question it." George kept his gaze forward, leading us to the college.
In the back of my mind, I thanked Celestia that we ran across them. That anti-virus or whatever would hopefully help Dee out a lot. It wouldn't stop it, but it would slow it down, buying us more time to find that vaccine.
The path ahead kept going until a line of walls appeared past several trees, and behind them, a large building standing several stories tall. I had to guess it was the college where we needed to go. A lot of wrecked cars stood in our way, but we moved past them and kept a watchful eye out for any of the monsters, those zombies that flooded the city.
Dee and George led us through the wreckage, with the woman - who I learned was named Alyssa, at the back with Jim. I was flying above, deciding to keep my eyes up high and catch anything up ahead to tell the guys down below. I didn't see much ahead except for bodies... lots of bodies. Only a few shadows moved through the lingering shadows near alleyways and behind the cars, stumbling undead waiting for their next meal.
"I see a few of them up ahead, those zombies." I spotted the entrance to the college nearby, blocked off by a really big... truck thing, that looked like it had a cannon on top of it.
"I swear, no place in the city is safe." Alyssa's comment reached my ears and I frowned; at the negativity and the fact she may be right. "This whole damn area is crawling with those fucking things, if not the zombies then those fucking mutants." Her body quivered. I could only wonder what she meant.
"The city is full of a lot of things, Dash and I have seen them, not all but... a fair amount." Dee looked up at me and I him. He was starting to look a bit better after taking that medicine, which I was glad to see.
I hoped it would hold until we found the vaccine.
We made it to the entrance with no issues; the group managed to take out any stray undead and were able to climb over with some assistance from yours truly. We all landed in the parking lot of the college, and it looked abandoned; there were no undead, no survivors, nothing. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing, hopefully a good thing.
I just wanted this all to be over with, I wanted to go home.
"My colleague should be somewhere inside, he can help us with the cure." George explained as we explored the parking lot; looking for any sort of items that could help us.
"Your colleague?" George was headed for the main building, Dee and I were straying from the main path.
"He is a close friend of mine, he left me a note and said I needed to come here," The doctor would pause and eye me for a moment. "He has important information to give me."
"You said it's something for the cure, what did you call it- Daylight or something?" Alyssa questioned, as she pulled out a small book and pen. She scribbled something down in it, notes? "It's a cure to this virus going around, but how do you know if it'll work?"
"The guy he works with was working alongside a man who was one of Umbrella's top researchers," Dee's voice wheezed out. "Greg Mueller rebelled against Umbrella because of his Thanatos project, he held the T-Virus project hostage and would destroy it if they didn't leave him alone. Being one of their chief researchers, he'd be able to do some hefty damage to all of their plans."
"Wait, what? How on earth do you know that?" Alyssa questioned, pausing from her writing and looking up at us. "Thanatos? T-Virus?"
"The virus is what caused this whole outbreak, it was developed by Umbrella Corporation as a bio weapon to sell to the United States, a weapons project gone wrong." Dee told us.
People could make these things as weapons? The thought alone was scary to think about, that some eggheads could create something this dangerous and set it free. "People... make these?"
Dee was quiet for a little bit, avoiding me when I looked to him. "Humans are capable of a lot of things, creating and using bio weapons is just one of our twisted accomplishments." He looked back at the city and I followed his gaze.
I couldn't help but wonder what the fact of the city would be after we leave. So many people died here because of this virus, some turned into monsters and others eaten alive like wild animals. It was so crazy to think my journey in this place is almost over, that I'll finally be able to get away from the horrors and rest, if only for a short while before I would try and find a way back home to my world.
Home; Equestria, my family, my friends. I wondered how long it had been, it felt like it had been so long but a week probably hasn't even passed in this city. So many things happened in such a short time, and none of them were good, not a single damned thing. Lives were lost and there was blood on my hooves, literally.
I looked down at them, caked in dried blood from those monsters I had fought. I felt dirty all over, so much dirt and grime, my own blood and others. We were so close to getting out of this city now, we just needed to hang in there and keep going.
I needed to keep going if I was going to make it back to my family alive.
"My friend is inside of the main building, let's head inside." George announced and led the group inside.
Dee hobbled behind the group, and I with him.
A thought came to mind, and I looked over to the human. "Hey Dee?"
"Yeah?" He returned my gaze.
"What do you plan on doing after we finally escape Raccoon?"
With us being so close, I had to ask. I was wondering what he wanted to do, if anything.
"Shower with a bottle of Smirnoff." He told me and I tilted my head. Smirnoff? "Then cry myself to sleep for a week straight."
I blinked and continued to follow him.
That honestly sounded like a good idea.
Nice work, was worth the wait. And reminded of the Remake of the third game
its been awhile since last update, so going into this latest chapter with vague memories of what's going on. last I recall was mc forgot the name of got bite and they need a cure asap.
After reading this chapter, I know the mc's name's Dee and rainbow dash being loyal as per usual.
+1 party member in george
Why oh why can I see Wolfpack showing up or they run into Leon and Claire rn lol
Watch out for tyrants. Fat basterd don’t want to die
Zombies are nothing after you meet lickers, dogs, frogs, spiders and other nasty things
Carlos never showed up so I think he might later
Damn Outbreak was such a good idea. :c Wish they'd bring it back. Good to see Dee and Dash finally catching a break.
"Daylight was d-developed in the underground laboratory of the university, but a couple of people when the T-Virus broke out into the city."
Is this sentence missing a word? Cause it feels like something is missing.
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wtf how did I miss that.
Thanks for catching that
If I may Dee could be gaining Tyrant abilities from his infection he has a small chance to have this happen one in ten million admittedly but if he uses Daylight and gets cured he might have a higher chance if bit again also I suggest they encounter Nemesis but due to his programming he walks right by them. You can even have Dee say hi and Nem just nod since Dee isn't STARS and he's already infected. Then have Dash ask why the hell he greeted Nem. Dee could respond with this line "Nemesis is programmed to go after the STARS unit and I was already infected. As long as we remain non hostile he'll ignore us. Besides he was my main in a fighting game I played so I kinda like his look."
Nice one dude keep it up.
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A neat idea, though becoming a Tyrant is like you mentioned, one in however many million, it's so rare for someone to have that right gene that allows the virus to transform them into hulking super-soldiers. The abilities would be pretty sweet, enhanced strength, intelligence, etc, whatever comes with them.
However I doubt Nemesis will be anywhere near the collage or Dee and Dash, the next chapter and one or two more after that and the story's finished I believe. I don't have the drive or inspiration to keep it going and thrown in a thing with Nemesis.
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The one in ten million is a Direct quote not a estimate
I heard this George is a handsome leading surgeon in Raccoon city hospital. I wonder how everything will turn out?
Oh yeah, I'm so great I've got to read the new chapter of this story. Besides, I've been waiting both this story and Vacation to be updated.
You are the best zombie crossover fanfic author I have ever known, Dutschu!
Interesting story. Adding to read list.
Interesting story I must say. It is in my opinion, one of the best resident evil crossovers I have seen. I wonder though, what are your future plans for this story? Because if I remember correctly, In one of your more recent comments, you mentioned that there might be only a few chapters left for this story. But there still are plenty of unanswered questions that are going to take more than a few chapters to fully answer. So I was wondering if you were planning a sequel or something of the like and make it into a series?
See you in the next chapter,
SonicDJM
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lol, thanks man.
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Questions, eh? What would those be exactly, if I may ask? Also thanks!
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Some examples include, What is the mysterious entity that brought them both there? How are they going to get back to their respective worlds? (Perfect idea for a sequel, in my opinion ) How would those two being at Raccoon City affect the timeline? (Knowing Umbrella, they probably already know that Dustin and Rainbow survived the helicopter crash and knowing them, are looking to capture them again because of Rainbow. And that is not even considering the knowledge Dustin has of this world, or of Umbrella specifically. I honestly shudder at how far Umbrella would go to capture the both of them if they knew how much info he has on them. And I highly doubt that something like different universes would stop them from getting their hands on them, which would fit in very well with the hypothetical sequel) How would Equestria change with Rainbow missing? (No doubt her friends have noticed her disappearance and are looking for her) How would Rainbow’s experiences affect her personality? (You can’t be fighting for your life with a city full of zombies and bounce back like it did not happen) How would said personality changes affect Equestria as a whole? (Considering that changing the timeline in this universe is possible, it probably is the same in MLP universe as well, leaving me to conclude that her experiences will make her act differently and ultimately make changes to her universes timeline, not to mention that her friends are going to ask where she was, and telling them would undoubtedly have massive effects on Equestria as well. After all, how would you react to being told that everything you have done and everything about you is controlled and dictated as a cartoon for another universe’s entertainment? That all your deepest darkest secrets are common knowledge over there, to know every action in your life is seen by many and judged for it? That is not something I can see anyone just shrugging off and saying, oh well) And last but not least, how are you going to incorporate the feelings between the two and a satisfying ending? (According to the posted content, Rainbow and Dustin have some feelings for each other. So how would a relationship, of any type, work if they both are able to return to there respective worlds and get on with life? In all likelihood, they would be unable to see each other and be missed terribly. Both could go to one of the universes, but either way would leave family and loved ones behind. So how could there only be a few more chapters left and is able to create and satisfying ending where everything is resolved? You could have something with one of Umbrella’s experiments malfunctioning which somehow screws up the three universes into connecting with each other, that would solve this conundrum, but again, the amount of chapters needed to set up such an event without it seeming rushed would, once again, require a sequel.
Now what I believe you are planing on doing with this story is ending it when Dustin and Rainbow escape Raccoon City, and then start a sequel around the events after it, with the goal of finding a way home. At least, that is how I would do it. My only evidence that this is the case is looking at the “Snowverse” (or formally the Kickassverse) group’s description and existing folders. After all, if you planed for this to be one story, why would you have created a group around it, with a folder saying “Chains of fate: Main stories” ?
I rest my case,
SonicDJM
PS: If you happen to like any of my ideas that I implied in this post, feel free to use them.
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Wheeeew, you ask some good questions, just the wall of text is jarring.
But yes, you do raise some good questions, and there is going to be a sequel at some point. Been planning one for a while now actually, and some alongside it. Most of what you brought up will more or less be resolved or answered in the sequel, I'd hope, depending on how it goes.
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Thanks man, if you think that comment is big you should see the comment I left on a story called “Mirror Equestria” by FujiwaraJunko . It was on chapter 17 and it was basically me explaining why I believe that while the multiverse covers every single possibility, harmony is a constant force through them all. So if Sunset became an element in one universe and then goes to another one, I concluded she would still be an element because harmony changed to make her into an element, so that change would remain consistent throughout all worlds. I just checked and it is still the top post. XD
Anyway, it’s nice to know that most of those questions will be resolved within the next story, though I have a question that has been bugging me for a while, At what time is your MLP universe set at? (just trying to figure out when Rainbow left, but was unable to find the MLP dream sequence you wrote to see if Twilight was a princess or not, but a more accurate episode timeframe would be much appreciated)
That is all, and I hope to see you in the next chapter,
SonicDJM
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Rainbow left a bit before the events of Season 1 happened, so when she gets back, things will end up changing on a drastic scale.
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Interesting, according to the story I was assuming somewhere between session 1 and 2. So the answer is pleasantly surprising, and considering everything, I assume Dustin will be going along for the ride as well? (I can imagine him getting the drop on Pinkie XD)
SonicDJM
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More or less, he will, lol. Alongside Rainbow's changed personality and the effects this whole situation will have on her, both her and Dee's influence will change the world of Equestria on a global scale.
it's been over ten months man. this is starting to smell abandoned
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3k words on the next chapter my guy, but like I've mentioned previously, IRL has taken priority over fanfiction for various reasons; namely I need money and sadly this doesn't pay enough for me to really focus on it.
It's not abandoned, so much as its on hiatus until I can find the time and energy to get back into it.
I'm loving this story, it's a great read so far!