Author note: First thing I want to noted that English isn't my first language, so I ask you for understanding..

Los Angeles, 2029

My name is Ellen. Ellen 'Birdie' Reese. I'm resistance soldier under John Connor's command. There is a 2029 year. World after Judgement Day. We fight with machines, with Skynet. I'm Gold Team's Command Sergeant Major at LA Resistance. I am 23 years old. And I'm dying..

My unit has found some lab. It was full of human remains and something else.. something that was not seen, but which quickly revealed its presence. Virus. Soldiers began to vomit and lose consciousness. Now all my men fall down one by one. I don't know how I will hold myself.

I took my radio and I said with difficulty.

"It's Birdie here. Anyone hear me? I need help. Repeat. I need help. We are in section B, Square 8th. Over".

Nothing. I repeated again and after while I heard a familiar voice "Hold on Birdie, I'm coming for ya!".

It was Martin Bedell. My cousin and commander. Now I knew he will find us. He would never give up.

I took radio again and I said "I'm glad to hear you Cousin. The risk of epidemy, I repeat 'epidemy'. Take uniforms and masks.. You have to.. "

I cut, because I started to cough. I heard only answer from radio "Copy that. Just hold on."

I looked at my hand, and with astonishment I saw the blood on it "I am coughing blood.. not good.." I thought. I answered weakly by radio "Hurry up guys.."

I turned off the radio and I switch on my locator. I had to sit down.

I heard terrible scream behind me. I turned around and I have seen Alonso, my sniper shooter. He was hitting his head by wall and screamed scary. His face was all in blood. I couldn't watched it on this.

Suddenly someone threw himself on me and crushed me to the ground. I tried to get away, but he put a knife to my neck and whispered. "Do not move, monster. I'll kill you devil!".

I looked at his face. I recognized him.

"Collin.." I whispered. "Collin, it's me. Ellen."

He didn't listen. He picked up the knife and was ready to stick it in me, when suddenly a shot was fired. Collin fell on me. He was dead. I dropped him from myself with difficulty.

"You should run, Ellen." I heard voice close to me. "It's not safe here."

It was Nick, my deputy.

"What the hell's going on here, Nick?" I said with angry.

"People are killing each other. Run, I stop them"

I took his hand "No, we have to find the way out. They are looking us already. Come with me."

He looked at me and I have seen in his eyes the same madness like in Collin's eyes. He smiled to me wild and scary smile, turn around and walked away. I looked after him like hypnotized.

Suddenly I heard another scary scream and I started to run.

I ran blindly, I'm lost in this maze of corridors and I could not find the exit to the outside. I fell helpless. I couldn't run anymore. I only crawled. In the distance I could heard the cries of my people. The virus, which we found, caused hallucinations and madness, rage bloody murder.

I had no strength anymore. I felt like my internal organs are on fire, I could not breathe. As a medical officer I knew that I had no chance to escape. I knew that I was infected too. It was only a matter of time.. I lay down in the corner by the wall, clutching a radio in my hands.

"Martin, where are you?"

My cousin Martin.. Well, really we were not related. I had only two brothers. Derek and Kyle were soldiers of the Resistance as well. They worked in different units, but they taught me everything that I know. One day they got some important and secret missions from John Connor. I never saw them again.. When my brothers left, Martin really support me. He was like a brother to me. I trusted him implicitly, and I knew I could always count on him no matter what. We were like family, damn we were family! Bloodlines is not everything.. I was sure that Martin will never surrender. , If anyone could find me, it was him. I was only afraid that I will be already dead then..

Minutes passed, but to me it seemed that it was an eternity.. Suddenly I heard a noise. I was scared that I also start to have hallucinations. But the noise was repeated, this time closer. This could be one of my soldiers. I squeezed harder my gun to defend myself, but no one attacked me. It was only a rat. I breathed a sigh of relief.

I took the radio to the hand and said with an effort "Can anyone hear me?"

After a while I heard the voice of Martin. "Hold that signal, I'm coming for you Birdie. I'm almost there."

"I'm here .." I said, but my words had no sound.

Radio fell out of my hand and fell to the floor.

"Hicks! I think I got her, I'm sending coordinates now." I heard and I lost consciousness.