Author's Note: Hi everybody, Briianz here. Here's another Left 4 Dead fanfiction for all you readers out there.
This story is a collaboration between me and a fellow fanfiction member that goes by the name of Tabuu99 (Not a bad author, by the way, look him up).
He'll have three of his own characters starring in this story while I will feature Ryan from my other Left 4 Dead stories. They will be going through Death Toll, one of my favorite campaigns of the game.
Tabuu will be starting off this chapter. Enjoy.
Tabuu's POV
"Safe-house up ahead!" I yelled over what sounded like millions of zambies. I know what your thinking, but I am trying to lighten the mood, so I call them zambies.
Anyway, Nebula was already inside and right before I could go in, I was tackled by a Hunter. It slammed me in the back and I cried out in pain. Just then, a katana went through its head and its body went limp.
Twilight, the only girl in this three person group, helped me up and I said, "Thanks."
We both ran inside and closed the big red door.
"We should stay here for the night, so your wounds can heal." Twilight said.
I was about to disagree with her when she gave me a look. "Fine, we will stay here for the night."
Meanwhile, Several Miles away...
Nobody's POV
The night sky was filled with many stars tonight. On a road that was close to Riverside was a car driving at about 45 miles per an hour. When suddenly, the car stopped; it was out of gas. The man that was driving got out of the car and loaded the revolver at was in his hands. The man was none other than Ryan.
Ryan's POV
"I guess I'll have to walk the rest of the way to riverside..." I thought to myself. I opened the back truck of the car I drove here to load up on supplies. In the back truck was two first-aid kits and a pile of ammo. I took all the ammunition that I can carry and moved on. I'm going to have to leave the car behind... I turned on the light that was attached to my revolver, The Silver Bull, and continued on.
There weren't that much zombies/infected around; It was like as if somebody has been through here already. There were a few strays here and there, but other than that, there was next to no infected around. There were a few zombie corpses around.
The bridge that I had to cross was out. I had to go up and down a few ladders just to get to the other side. After passing the bridge, I found that I had to go through a tunnel. In the tunnel were many abandoned cars.
Anyways, I was heading to Riverside because I heard (from a radio transmission) that there was an evacuation going on there. Before the infection, I had never been to Riverside; So, this is all new territory for me. Riverside was about an hour away from here by foot. I should be there before the sun rises.
After going though the tunnel (Nothing special happened in the tunnel except for more zombie corpses), I saw a saferoom door in the distance. As I approached the door, I heard talking coming from the inside. There was some survivors already inside the saferoom.
I started hugging the wall next to the door and called out "Hello? Is anyone in there?"
Tabuu's POV
Twilight was tending to my wound when we heard someone outside say, "Hello? Is anyone in there?"
I was about to see who it was when Twilight put her hand on my bare shoulder. To get to the claw marks the Hunter made, I had to take off my black T-shirt.
"Nebula, go see who it is." I ordered him.
With a grunt, he sat up and went towards the door. When he opened it, Twilight had just patched up the last cut and said, "You're good to go."
I put my shirt back on and looked at her. I have known her since we were kids. About a month ago, I started to like her. I had just met Nebula a few hours after the infection.
Anyway, a guy came in and Nebula quickly shut and barred the door.
"Who the hell are you?" I asked the man.
The man replied, "The name's Ryan. Are you guys headed for the evac in Riverside? I gonna head there too."
"Are you infected?" I asked him.
"No, I'm immune from what I could tell."
"Perfect. Now we have a group of four who are immune." Nebula said.
"First of all, we're staying here for the night and second, it's my call as leader."
"Tabuu, we have a better chance of...", Twilight began, I interrupted her by saying. "He is coming with us."
Ryan and Nebula slept on the other side of the room leaving me and Twilight alone.
"Tabuu, can I sleep with you?" she asked as she began to cuddle next to me.
"Sure, but why?"
"I can't sleep alone knowing what's outside."
"I can understand that. Some of the infected still have...", I started.
"Emotions." Twilight finished and I nodded. "Like the Witch?" she asked.
"Yup. That's why when we came across that one before we met Nebula, I couldn't stand to kill it."
"Even though it almost killed you?"
"Yup. Now let's get to sleep." I said and we both drifted to sleep.
Ryan's POV
As the rest of my party slept, I got up quietly and went up to the exit door. I decided to scout ahead to get a general idea of where we were headed. I attached a suppressor to my revolver and headed out, trying my best not wake up anybody. I'll return to the saferoom before anyone notices that I'm gone. It seems like the safehouse exit leads straight to the sewers.
I fired at a few of the infected that were just wondering around, so that they won't be a problem later. I would use my shotgun that I had stored away in my satchel, but it's a bit too loud; I'm aiming for stealth here. Though it was night, the infected never seems to sleep. I, personally, couldn't sleep soundly at night because they could start eating you while you slept, you would be dead before you would wake up.
The three people I just met in that safehouse seems alright. Although, I might have to keep an eye on Tabuu. It doesn't seem like he trusts me; but then again...we just met. I could see why he wouldn't trust me.
It seems that if we keep following the sewers, we would eventually find our way out of them. Knowing that, I quietly went back to the safe-house. When I got back, Tabuu, Twilight, and Nebula were all still asleep. I still didn't feel sleepy; So, I guess I might as well keep watch for the night.
I decided to keep the suppressor on my revolver, so that just in case if I have to fire it, I won't accidentally wake up anyone. I checked my waist-watch and saw that it was around midnight. The rest of the group will probably wake up in a couple of hours. I should use that packet of instant coffee that I have in my satchel; So that I could stay awake as I'm keeping watch...
Author's Note: And that was chapter one. Hope you all enjoyed it.
The next chapter will take place when all the characters wake up in the next morning.
See ya in the next chapter.
