>An empty soda can.
>”You two ready to run?” Paradise asks.
>”Yeah” you answer.
>”Y-yeah” Wallflower answers as well.
>”Here we go” Paradise says just before lobbing the can towards the creatures.
>Tunk!
>It bops one of them on the head.
>The creature turns towards you.
>Two others take notice of you as well
>Oh Celestia…
>Their gaze is unnerving…
>You aren’t given enough time to think on it as they give chase.
>”Here we go!” Paradise says as she gallops away.
>You run too.
>You look back to see Wallflower hesitate briefly before running.
>You run back to the trip wire you had set up earlier.
>”Wait just a bit” Paradise says.
>The creatures begin to catch up.
>PLAP
>One of them trips on the string.
>The other two stare at it.
>You brace yourself for the sound that is to come.
>The fallen creature looks to one of the others before letting out a pitiful gasp and turning to the other.
>”Alright lets go!” Paradise commands as she starts running again.
>Wallflower runs but you linger a bit this time.
>The crying begins.
>The other two creatures keep staring as their fallen companion screams as they shrivel away.
>”C-come on Floor!” Wallflower says as she pulls on your hoodie.
>You snap out of whatever it is that was keeping you there and run off.
>The three of you elude the creatures by hiding behind a dumpster.
>”You guys think you can manage another?” Paradise asks.
>”N-no…” You reply.
>”I d-don’t think I can handle seeing the p-process that makes that sound…” you shakily confess.
>”I understand…” Paradise says.
>”I kinda need some rest anyways.”
>The three of you dart across the street towards camp.
>You slow down a bit as you climb up some stairs.
>When you reach the top you look back towards where the creature died.
>”Oh shit”
>One of them is following not to far behind you.
>It moves towards the stairs.
>It trips on the first step.
>Oh Celestia here it comes.
>It The creature lifts it’s head, looks around.
>Nothing.
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