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What do vegan zombies eat?

WHO: Leo and YOU
WHERE: all around Temba
WHAT: zombie invasion
WHEN: zombie invasion
WARNINGS: zombie invasion (...likely some gore and violence)

A: Early Invasion

In a way, Leo is almost... relieved. Okay, so that's a weird thing to feel when there are literally undead monsters walking around, but the thing is, zombies are a simple problem. He doesn't have to worry about zombies betraying him, or debating him about innocent until proven guilty, or any other moral quandaries. Zombies want brains. Leo doesn't want his brain to get eaten. This math is simple.

And while it's more than a little disconcerting now to be suddenly cut off from his powers, it doesn't slow down Leo that much. Well, maybe in the literal sense, now that he can no longer teleport, but for actual fighting, Leo has always depended more on his swords and his martial arts than his magic. So cutting zombies down isn't really an issue for him, especially when they're the slow, shambling kind.

It is, however, pretty gross. Leo cringes as he brushes some rotting flesh bits off his arm.

He's here because he heard someone calling for help, or because he saw someone fighting the good fight. Either way, he's here to help!

(And also look for Donnie, because of course they got separated again. But hey, kill two birds with one stone!)

"Need a little help?" he calls out, approaching. "These guys are a little too awake, huh? Never heard that phrase about sleeping when your dead."

B: Late Invasion (cw: tied up zombie brother)

Leo shouldn't be out here. He should be sheltering in the mines, like everyone else.

But here he is, moving with ninja speed and stealth toward one of the abandoned houses. He has a rope slung over his shoulder, and casts furtive glances around to see if he's being followed.

He's pretty good at catching when he is being followed, but with all these zombies around, it's possible to avoid his detection and see what he's up to.

Which is, admittedly, pretty suspicious. What is he doing?

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Well, that doesn't sound encouraging. "Do you know exactly what they're fighting over?"

He looks pleased for some level of understanding and then frowns at this news. He doesn't know how he would handle it if the Masamune ever actually broke. "How did that happen?"

“I dunno. Who gets to be leader, I guess. What to do about us. Stuff like that.”

He had been more interested in getting to know the kids, and had left that kind of stuff to the adults.

As for the question…

“Normal bad guy stuff.”

~~Your bond rank is not high enough.~~

"What do they think should be done about us?" He doesn't like the sound of that at all. Unless perhaps some of them want to send everyone home.

"Hm. Yes, I would have assumed that much," he grunts. "There isn't a way to reforge it?"

He would certainly want to repair the Masamune if such a thing ever happened to it.

“I don’t think they all agreed about how much to help. But you’d have to ask someone else. I wasn’t paying that much attention.”

Shrug!

As for the sword, Leo shakes his head.

“I mean, I guess I could always get a new one, but I’m good with what I have. I was kinda attached back then, but now I don’t really need a specific sword.”

He looks up at Sephiroth. “I guess you’re a one sword guy, though?”

“I’ll have to do that,” Sephiroth says. “Do you know who might have been listening?”

He nods. “Yes, that’s a good way to put it.” He’d had the Masamune for years, ever since his hero’s journey had started as a teen.

“Uhhh… Steve Rogers, I think. Maybe Gladio. Maybe Tony? I’d try one of them first.”

Leo can get having that kind of sentimentality for a sword. Now that he could make them any time he wanted using the love of his family and his cool mystic powers, it wasn’t quite the same.

“Dang. Hope you get it back, then. I hear the Agrii give us presents from home sometimes.”

He knows none of them, but this is the second recommendation for Steve Rogers, so he will make contacting him a priority. "Thank you. I will."

Sentimentality, but also, he'd never found any other blade to be as good.

"Really." He perks up at this. "Even of weapons?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe? Especially if you're security."

Donnie got to keep his weapon from the start, which wasn't fair. But he has no idea what the loophole is there.

He nods thoughtfully. At least he can hope. "How often does this happen?"

"The storms? More, recently, I think. Donnie said they didn't happen as much the first year he was here."

Leo wasn't here for that though.

"If you mean weird stuff like this... Every couple months? During the summer we all turned into mermaids for some reason."

“I wonder if there’s any significance in their increase,” Sephiroth frowns.

And all wings flick in his displeasure to hear of this strangeness. “I hope there will not be a repeat of that.” Back home, his heart is strong enough to keep him human even if he visits worlds that usually require transformations, but he doesn’t trust the same being true in this place.

"Donnie thinks someone is controlling it. I don't know if that's really what it is, though..."

It's not that Leo disbelieves his brother, but controlling the weather is pretty hard, even for a super advanced civilization, right? Then again, maybe there's magic that can do it...

"If there is someone doing all this, maybe it's because they think we're close to figuring something out. Or maybe they just want us to dance like monkeys."

"The enemy aliens, you mean?" Magic can absolutely control the weather. Sephiroth himself can make meteor showers, and he's seen others who can create storms. Science, however ... he isn't sure about that.

He nods. "Either is possible, although it doesn't sound like much has been figured out." They probably just want to mess with everyone's heads to show them who's in charge.

"Ugh..." Leo groans, rubbing at his eyes. "This whole thing is stupid. How do you even beat an enemy when you don't know who they are or where they're at?"

"Exactly what I've wondered," Sephiroth remarks. "We need more information."

"Well, good luck getting it," says Leo dryly.

"Heh. Thank you," Sephiroth responds, just as dryly.

He looks ahead through the fog. Everything has still been quiet, thankfully. Will they actually make it the rest of the way back without any zombie attacks?

Perhaps… but they shouldn’t get too comfortable!

Leo glances around, tensing up. “I hear them shuffling around,” he tells Sephiroth.

"I hear them," Sephiroth says. "Stay close to me." Leo might not want to, but it would be the most practical and safe.

The zombies grunt and growl and groan as they get closer. Sephiroth draws his sword and prepares to strike. Then he frowns, realizing. If Turtles appear, will Leo not want him to kill them? He won't have much choice.

Leo does not want to - he still doesn’t trust Sephiroth, and besides, he can handle himself. But he doesn’t run off, even if he doesn’t come closer, going ahead and unsheathing his swords.

The normal zombies, Leo can handle, at least. He’s not afraid of them.

Well, at least not running is something.

Sephiroth attacks the zombies as they come. It’s almost an automatic reflex now, and he doesn’t want to see what they look like. It doesn’t take long for them to come from all angles.

Of course they're swarming. Leo can't catch a break.

He moves fast and attacks fluidly; it's clear he's had some training, even if his style is a bit unorthodox and doesn't follow any specific fighting style. Leo has clearly done this before, not just against zombies but enemies with more brain capacity.

But there's so many of them, and just two of them. Leo grits his teeth.

"We need to get out of here!" he shouts.

Sephiroth doesn’t have time to be too impressed, but he is relieved Leo is doing so well. It is impressive. He would ask about it later, but he doubts he’d get a straight answer.

He fights off more zombies and makes a path for them. “This way!”

At the shout, Leo follows without fuss. He has to admit, with that big sword of his, Sephiroth is able to clear paths much more easily than he can.

He follows in the man’s wake, killing zombies that get too close.

Sephiroth is definitely relieved he has the sword, even though it's not like his own. He prefers it over the security guns, really.

He also strikes at whatever zombies he has to, until finally they seem to be clear for now. "Are you alright?"

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