A Bloody Good Time. (A Left4Dead Fan-Fic)
The sun was setting over a large and dilapidated city, the building nothing more than giants in a forest of concrete and steel. This metropolis had once been a bustling center for thousands of people, but now it was...nothing. A young man stood on a rooftop and watched the sun set over the horizon. The sky was a beautiful mix of oranges,reds, and yellows. It would have been a wondrous sight if not for the smoke and stench rising from the dead city.
The man was 21 at the oldest with brown hair cropped close to his skull. A large scar ran down his forehead over his left eye, which were brown also and had the look of a fighter. He had a muscular build that was large without being bulky. He sighed and knocked on a makeshift wooden door over a window of the neighboring building.
"It's clear! Let's get moving!" His voice was deep and commanding but still gentle.
"Ok! We'll be out in a second Garrett!" A kind voice replied.
The door opened to reveal three more people, who moved cautiously from their haven. A young woman about the same age as Garrett with long auburn hair and brown eyes, another boy one year older than Garrett who wore his hair in a greasy mohawk and lastly an older man, aged at least 50 years. Their names were Anastasia, or Anni for short, Kyle, and Vance.
Garrett had a map spread out on a table near the stairwell and several positions were marked in red ink. He stood over the map and ran a gloved finger over different routes and muttered to himself. Anni walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder while Kyle and Vance watched the buildings flanks for any sign of the infected.
"What's our target today G?" Anni asked.
"Well, we need to reach the grocery store to get more supplies and ammo...but..."
"But what!? It seems pretty easy to get there, I can see it from here!" Kyle said.
Vance and Garrett simply sighed and resumed their tasks. It was getting dark so they had to move fast.
"We have to take the long way since the main road is blocked." He rolled the map up and placed it back in his pocket. "Check your ammo and lets get moving."
The group opened the stairwell door and started to move through the building. The stench was acrid - a mix of dead bodies, voided bowels and rotten food. Moaning could be heard from the streets as the infected began to move en masse. Garrett made a fist in the air and motioned for everyone to stop. He rounded the corner and sighted an infected man feeding on a dead body. The victim was a bloody mess, nothing remained of his face and several areas were devoid of flesh.
Garrett aimed his pistol at the back of the zombie's head and pulled the trigger. The creatures head jerked forward as the round forced its way through the skull of the zombie and decayed brains splattered the floor. Garrett cringed as the loud bang of the gun and the sound of the limp body hit the ground. No sooner had the body hit the floor the building was full of the moaning and sounds of feet running.
"Group up! Watch your flanks!" Vance shouted.
Everyone gathered in the middle of the room and watched the two doors and windows. A form shambled through the door but only managed in letting loose a horrible screech before a well placed shot from Anni's pistol silenced it. The infected were soon swarming into the room, their bodies forming walls and piles as the survivors killed them. Ammo was being used rapidly and there were no signs of the assault softening. The room was starting to smell so bad it made Anni gag and Kyle had pulled his shirt over his mouth.
The four of them moved out of the room, Vance watching their backs and slipped into the hallway in a lull between attacks. The smell was a bit better but had a strange tinge of tobacco.
"Smoke...?" Vance gasped. "Smoker!"
A tall and lanky infected ran into the hallway and screamed loudly before lashing its impossibly long tongue and wrapping it around Garrett's neck. It ran back around the corner and started to pull, dragging Garrett to his knees. He fought back with all his strength but failed against the creatures power and was pulled to his back and was drug along the hallway.
"Garrett!" Anni yelled as she watched him being drug away.
She tried to help but was occupied helping Vance keep the horde off of their backs. Kyle ran forward and grabbed a jagged chair leg from the trash in the hallway and forced it through the beast's tongue, pinning it in place. A screech issued from around the corner and Kyle unsheathed his shotgun, aiming toward the door. The Smoker ran through and swung at him, nearly missing his face as he pulled the trigger and a shell blew the zombie's head to pieces.
Garrett stood up, coughing. "N-nice shot."
"Yeah, yeah. Just be more careful." Kyle re-sheathed his shotgun and looked around.
The attack was over...for now. This had lasted for a lot longer than it seemed however, because it was pitch black outside other than the few working streetlights. Working their way through the building, they examined markings and graffiti on the walls pointing them toward safety.
"Here's the exit. Let's go." Vance pointed toward a large metal door.