Sorry for the delay, I was just too lazy to rewrite this chapter again after it got wiped from my computer. Same as before, all comments are welcome aslong as they are typed properly. No text wording. Please point out any typo's if you find any. Also questions are welcome aswell if I haven't explained something properly.
-Triggs
Valve owns Left 4 Dead and all it's franchise. I'm just doing this for fun and not profit so please don't sue.
My charcter Jack and the specialized Witch are mine though
Still smiling at my small victory, I walked over to the edge of the roof. Sitting down, I hung my legs over the side, kicking the air idly. Ignoring the fatal drop below, I tried to concentrate on the nicer things around me, as few as they were. Sighing, I leaned back, resting on my hands, and looked up at the star twinkiling above me. They were one of the few things that had yet to be soiled in this world.
Spotting the flying washing machine again, I noticed that it seemed to be talking. Curious now, I hopped to my feet, balancing easily on th narrow edge. Tracking the flying machine, I made a path to it across the roofs. Looking at the gap between the roof I was on to the next, I judged the distance. Easy for a hunter but I thought I could make it. Simple I thought smugly. God, how I was going to regret that.
Hoppping slightly on the balls of my feet, I tensed my legs and sprinted at the gap. What I didn't spot was the loose power cable hidden by the smog swirling around my feet. Still sprinting forward, my feet were suddenly and violently swept out from under me as my feet snagged the cable. Unfourtunatly for me, I had built up enough momentum that I still sailed clean over the edge, and plummet towards the floor, head first.
With a yelp, I swiped my hands wildly, trying to grab anything that would stop my fatal drop. My saviour came in the form of a large, red and very painful fire-escape. Digging my claws deep into the railing, I came to a bone wrenching stop. Biting down on a stream of curses, in both human and infected tongue, I reached up with my other hand and pulled myself up and over the railing. Falling to my knees, I sat back against the railing, happy to be alive.
"Well that would have been embarr...." I started before the huge stabbing pain in my shoulder registered. The thing is that me and my brethern have very high pain tolerance and most pain takes along time to reach our minds. This can be useful and dangerous at the same time as it lets you keep going until you die.
Grimacing, I checked myself for injuries. I was pretty ok, If you ignored the fact that my arm was twisted off at a disturbing angle. Studying the damage, I grimaced as I felt the bone scrape off the socket. Luckily, if you can call it luck, I had only dislocated the arm and only needed to pop it back in....... .yes ONLY.
Gritting my teeth, I wrapped my arm between the rails and braced my leg against the railing. "Alright........One.........Two...........THREE!!" I barked, holding my breath. Wrenching my arm back at the side, the bone scraped back into place with an audible click. Groaning, I collapsed back against the building cradling my arm, too sore to even swear.
"All this for a fuckingflying human thing" I muttered angerily to myself as the pain faded from my arm as my natural pain barriers raised themselves again. Just then, the fore-mentioned machine flew overhead. "IF ANYONE CAN HEAR ME, HEAD TO MERCY HOSPITAL........" It announced before flying down the street and out of view. "Oh course, it comes to me AFTER I injure myself following it" I said flatly as different levels of anger and hate battled for surface. Standing up, I slammed my elbow into the bricks behind me leaving a big hole. Silently fumming, I made my way down the steps and dropped down to the alley below easily, my arm nearly healed already.
Standing up, I stared around the alley. Just then a unfamilar scent wafted over the usual death, decay and burning diesel fumes. Breathing deeply, I followed it out the alley and down the street, weaving my way through the crowds of Fodder. Coming to the entrance of a alley, I crouched down as shots echoed around the corner. Scanning the alley, I watched the flashes of gunfire came from around the corner of the dark alley.
Suddenly a explosion shook the area followed by a deafing silence. How hadn't the fodder heard that? I thought to myself as I glanced at my kind. Turning back to the alley, I scanned it, the darkness like sunlight to my eyes."Everyone in one piece?" A grizzy old male voice spoke around the corner " If we don't make it to Mercy Hospital in time, the helicopter will leave without us" A young female voice echoed around the corner. Helicopter? So thats what that flying thing was called I thought, even more annoyed now that I had been proved wrong. But that was so unimportant at them moment that I moved closer to the corner. All that was important was the owners of the voice "Humans" I growled in Infected tongue.
The thing about Infected tongue was that it only really consisted of very few words, Food being the most used. Thats why I tended to stay with human tongue, alot more choice of swears. Moving to the corner, I flattened myself against the wall, not wanting to get a facefull of buckshot, no matter how much I wanted to rip those monsters to pieces. Growling slightly, I waited for them to move away so I could move.
Suddenly, a Hunter's scream tore through the night followed by the envitable paniced screams and gunshots. The final gunshot was accompanied by the wail of a car alarm and the roar of the Fodder Horde "Food? Food! FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The fodder screached as they realised their prey were here. Feeling the rumble of my muscled brother, I stepped to side as he smashed his way through the stream of Fodders sprinting around corner towards the wail of the alarm.
Following in the wake of corpses he left behind him, I made my way to the sight of the earlier fight. Many Fodder had been killed and one of my smoking brothers, dubbed by the humans as a Smoker, by the stench in the air. Ignoring the alive Fodder who were feasting on the remains of their unfourtunate brothers and sisters, I made my way across the battlefield.
Calmly booting a male Fodder out of my way, I made my way down the gore covered alley. Passing a bullet ridden door, I glanced at the blood dripping from the holes. As I turned to continue on, a pained sob drifted out through the holes. Turning back, I looked through the hole, curious now. None of my kind ever show pain, at any time, if they didn't want to be ripped to pieces. Staring into the dark room, I tried to make out what was making the noise but the room was too dark for even my eyes.
Stepping back, I lifted one claw and carefully sliced around the door handle, taking it off. Lifting my claws up in front of me, I slowly pushed the door open with my boot, ready to attack if the creature was dangerous. Expecting a monster, I was greeted by a pitiful sight. One of my sobbing sisters, a Witch as the humans call her, lay crying in pain in a pool of her own blood. The poor girl had been shot numerous times and would die a long and painful death if left here.
Crouching down, I studied the Witch. She was a small thing, about my age with the Witch's customary dirty blond hair and pale a whimper, she tried to pull away as my shadow fell across her. Lifting her claws, she gave a feeble attempt at a growl before collapsing back with a cry. Pulling back my arm, I readied myself to give her a quick death, a small mercy in a merciless city. As I picked my target, the witch's eyes focused on mine which gave me pause. Instead of the usual burning red, like mine, her eyes were a bright blue, contrasting with the usual Witch look. As she stared fearfully up at me, she said something I wasn't expecting. "Please help me" She whimpered fearfully. It isn't what she said that froze me.
It was that she had said it in Human tongue.
YAH!!!!! Finally uploaded it without this being wiped. This is the second time I had to rewrite this, damn laptop. Review if you want, all constructive critism is welcomed, as are ideas.
Also, I need some Ideas for my Witchs name. All ideas are welcome, I'm not good with names. XD
-Triggs
