Disclaimer: I don't own L4D or Valve
Chapter 1
When the infection first appeared it was considered to be nothing more than a couple of crazed people attacking randomly, but then it got serious, soon news reports of large mobs of people rampaging down streets and attacking anyone in the way. Within three weeks it had spread several counties, by the end of the fourth week more than three quarters of the UK population had been infected. But let's start at the beginning.
2 1/2 Weeks since first infection in USA
1st day since first infection in UK
Edward Grissom sighed as he looked around the hotel room, on the 7th floor, double checking to see if he missed anything while packing 'this trip was a waste of time' he thought as he slammed the lid down on his suitcase. Edward Grissom was 19, he was 6'0 and thin he was wearing glasses and had short black hair, and he was with his family visiting a relative in Edinburgh.
A knock at the door revealed his sister, "Edward hurry up or we'll leave without you" she said before quickly disappearing back down stairs. Edward quickly picked up his suitcase and walked towards down the corridor to the lift, unfortunately the lift door started to close and his sister smiled and waved before it shut completely and started going down. Edward muttered "great she couldn't of bothered holding the lift" as he started the trek towards and down the stairs.
Alexi Brize snorted as he looked through the details of the meeting he was to attend 'why did they send me, I have more important things to do than listen to a man ramble on about their current economic situation'. Alexi was a manager for a large business that manufacture and supplies other businesses around the world. He was 26, he was 6'2 he had a beard and wore an expensive suite.
Putting all his files back into his briefcase he checked his watch he started towards the lift. 'When I get back home I am going to kill Nikolia for sending me out here' he saw the lift starting it's descending from the 7th floor. Quickly rushing towards the lift he pressed the call button too late as the lift passed the floor seconds beforehand "damn" he cursed and started for the stairs.
Meanwhile down on the ground floor in the reception area a man staggered in bleeding from a bite to the arm and screaming, the staff quickly rushed to his aid and took him into staffroom as his cries continued.
Edward was still carrying his suitcase down the stairs when he bumped into another person "missed the lift" he asked Edward could easily pick up the Russian accent "yeah, my sister was supposed to hold it for me" he replied. The man looked at his watch and cursed in Russian before rushing past Edward and running down the stairs.
Back in the reception area a group of twenty people staggered in looked at various people and let out cries of anger before charging at them, what happened next was chaos as the infected started scratching, biting, punching and kicking people while they all tried running for safety.
"What's going on down there?" asked Edward looking over the banister the sounds of screaming could be heard from the 2rd floor. Suddenly a group of people came running up the stairs from the from the ground floor barged past him and knocked him over the side sending him falling. His last thought before he blacked out was that he hoped he didn't die.
This is my first attempted at this so no flamers, constructive critism would be nice.