"Now where the hell are those footsteps coming from? Iris, sniff them out. I can smell the rotting flesh, but I can't tell from where," Verona ordered her Houndoom. The dog however didn't move. Frustrated, she smacked the hilt of the scythe on her butt in attempt to make her move. "What the hell is wrong with you? You're acting like you're afraid or something..." Then, she heard what she thought was a human's voice. However, it was garbled and very eerie sounding.
"Is that why... why you're afraid Iris?" Verona asked. Iris shook her head violently in response. "Don't be afraid. I'm here with you. You've died once already. It won't happen again." Of any creature on this planet, Iris was the only one who Verona cared deeply for. Iris was the only creature, zombie or human, she didn't have the desire to drive a scythe through the back of their head.
Soon, the source of the eerie voice emerged from the purple mist that encased Saffron. On top of it's head was moldy blond hair. One eye socket was empty and the other eye was bloodshot and full of rage. Her lips were a pale pink and the red dress she wore was torn & tattered. The figure's large, clown-like hands were clenched together and her luscious, rotting figure swayed back and forth.
"A Jynx... I haven't seen one of these before. Iris, man up! If there's one zombie, you know there's more right behind them!" Verona pulled off her scythe and charged the Jynx. The Jynx quickly countered, and fired a powerful Ice Beam at Verona. Verona halted her assault and ducked to the right, dodging the Jynx's Ice Beam. Verona then began to sprint towards the Jynx once more, who had little time to recover from firing the Ice Beam. Verona reached the Jynx and quickly jammed the scythe's blade into the skull of the Jynx. The humanshape Pokemon let out a devastating call before collapsing to the ground.
Verona turned to Iris, who still hadn't moved. Frustrated, Verona barked, "What are you still doing here? I'll be fine. Go! Unless you want to be the cause of death for another group of people!" Iris recoiled at the comment, and turned to run to the group. She turned once more, looking at her master. Verona shot another GO! expression before Iris sprinted off.
"Well, now that she is gone, I just have to worry about myself. I wonder why she froze up when that Jynx appea--URGHHHH!" A fist smashed her in the back of the head, causing her to fall to the ground. "What the hell?" Standing a few feet from her was a fuming, angry, zombie Primeape. Flesh was missing from part of its face and its left leg consisted entirely of exposed bone. Blood was dripping from its mouth, meaning it had fed recently. If these zombies have already had their fill tonight, why are they descending upon the city and attacking. The Primeape then let out a bellowing call and began to charge Verona. With her scythe knocked a few feet away from her, Verona quickly searched the ground for a weapon. Her hand brushed against a sharp piece of glass from a nearby shattered window. Reacting quickly, Verona stabbed the leaping Primeape in the eye, causing it to recoil in pain and fall away from Verona.
"I guess this is my chance," Verona said. She held her hand up and began to whisper an archaic chant. A red aura began to seep from her palm, which slowly wafted towards the flailing Primeape. A red chain of sorts materialized around the ape's wrists and ankles. Then, they tightened, causing the Primeape's entire body to become encased in the red aura. The Pokemon stopped flailing and stood erect. All anger and hunger for flesh seemed to dissipate from it's body. "Now, with Iris gone, you're going to help me." The Primeape nodded accordingly. Verona walked over to her scythe and picked it up. She wiped off the dirt and sighed.
Hisssssssssssssss.... Verona's back arched. Emerging from the shadows was a large Arbok zombie. Both of its eyes were missing and the pattern on it's chest was exposed and raw. Acid dripped from its jowls and its long tongue flicked rapidly.
"Screw this..." Verona turned to the Primeape and said, "Hey you! Take care of this!" The Primeape nodded and suddenly returning to it's primal form, leaped at the Arbok. The two began to tussle, with the Primeape ripping away at the flesh of the Arbok and the snake's acid ripping away at the Primeape's body. Verona cracked a slight smile watching the two zombies tear away at each other. However, her brief moment of happiness was torn away by the stronger scent of rotting flesh and blood growing closer. The two zombies were now motionless. As a precaution, Verona pulled out the shard of glass from the Primeape's head and proceeded to stab the two clearly through the skull, ensuring they wouldn't be waking up again anytime soon.
In the distance, she could see hordes of zombies fast approaching. "I hope these idiots at the center move quickly. I'm in for a long night. On top of it all, that damn Primeape gave me a massive headache. These zombies are in for a long night."
