Okay, before we start things, I would just like to say that the infected people are NOT zombies (yes, I was confused about it at first too). They are NOT the walking dead, for they are alive. They've just been infected with a rabies-like pandemic that causes them to act like zombies and whatnot. Just so you guys aren't confused. And I think you can play this online or buy it for XBox 360. And yes, this story is Takumi. It might just take a few chapters before anything really interesting happens between them.
Also a special thanks to kalulu 1080! He not only gave me the idea to write this in the first place, but also answers all of the stupid questions I ask him when I dont know something. So I can't take all the credit of this fic and would like to say 'Thanks, dude! You're the best! And patient with my stupid questions too, lol.'
Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon or Left 4 Dead
Takuya: Isn't this based on the game with that creepy short guy wearing a Captain Crunch costume? Is he in it? Can I shoot him?
me: No, that would be Salazar from the Resident Evil 4 game. Good game I must say....and I like to laugh at that guy when he shows up ^_^
Takuya: Is this the game with Pyramid Head?
me: Uh, no. That would be Silent Hill 2. Now onto the story!
Takuya: What about-
me: Shut up!
Dark Sanctuary
Chapter 2: The Horde
Takuya, Zoe, Kouji, and Tommy ran as fast as they could through the house, hearing the unsteady footsteps slowly following them.
"Just fucking run!" Takuya told them.
The others agreed, and continued to sprint down the hallway. To their relief, they ran into a kitchen, where a back door was hanging slightly off its hinges. They approached it, and Takuya cautiously peered out the door, looking to see if any of the infected were nearby. So far, it the back of it seemed empty.
"It's clear," Takuya told them, jerking his head.
The group exited the house, coming out to an alley. There were a few buildings nearby, all of which were beginning to crumble.
"Damn, I didn't know there were buildings back here," Tommy mused.
"You can't really tell from the front of the house because of the angling," Kouji explained. "Besides, I'm sure you weren't checking out the scenery as you were running for your life."
Takuya glanced back into the house they had just ran out of, and saw none of the infected approaching.
"Okay, here's what we're gonna do," he began. "There are a few buildings so we'll check them out while we still have time. If we're lucky, we'll find some ammo. If not, then we'll just have to pray that luck is on our side. If you see any helicoptors, try your best to flag them down. They're our only hope of getting out of here. Understand?"
The other three nodded, their faces grim.
"Well, this is going to be fucking fun," Kouji muttered sarcastically.
"And it's only going to get funner," Takuya replied with a smirk.
They walked down the alley a bit, coming up to one of the buildings. There was door, but it was locked.
Takuya looked at the raven-haired man with the bandana. "Kouji, right?"
"Yeah," he replied monotonely.
"Since you're the only one with any ammo left, would you mind going in there first?" Takuya asked. "I'll shine a light in there before you go in though."
Kouji shrugged. "Would be stupid if I didn't go first."
"That's the spirit," Takuya replied with a half-smile.
He took out a flashlight, then gave the door a few hard kicks. On the third kick, it cracked and gave in, hanging off two of its hinges, rather than three. Takuya nudged it open with his foot, carefulling shining his light inside.
Tommy and Zoe nervously glanced around, trying to see if any of the infected had shown up. So far, there were none that they could see. They then followed Takuya and Kouji in the through the doorway. Inside was a room with a simple bed, a dresser, and a desk. Luck was on their side, for there was an array of items scattered over the desk.
"Jackpot," Kouji muttered, slowly aiming his Uzi around the room while Takuya shone the light.
The room was clear and safe for them to enter completely. They hurried over to find three first-aid kits, two handguns, another pump-action shotgun, shotgun shells, Uzi rounds, and bullets for the handguns. There were also a few grenades on the desk, including Molotov cocktails to create walls of fire, and special pipe bombs to attract the infected before they exploded. The four of them gathered the items as quickly as possible, stuffing them into their coat pockets or belts if they were wearing one. Their weapons were reloaded seconds later.
"Okay, let's move on," Takuya said when they were finished. "To the next building."
As they exited the building, they looked around yet again. There was still no sign of the infected, though their anxiety did not ease. They continued on to the next building, as the one they were just in only had that one door. However, in the middle of the alley, they saw a soggy heap just laying there.
"What's that?" Zoe asked, pointing her two pistols at the heap.
Takuya's eyes narrowed and he led them over. Upon further expection, he let out a sigh. It was one of the infected, its carcass nothing more but a pile of organs, bones, and bloated fat.
"It's a Boomer," Takuya told them. "Those big fat fucking things that you might've seen wandering around. Horrible motherfuckers...."
"What's that stuff around its body?" Tommy asked, noticing a green liquid amongst the blood.
Takuya knelt down and put his finger in it, inspecting it.
"Gross, man." Kouji shuddered with disgust.
"It's Boomer bile," Takuya said, rising to his feet. "They spit it out, and it attacts other infected people."
Kouj rolled his eyes. "And you put your finger in it."
"Yeah, they'll be showing up soon enough," he replied, absently wiping his hand on the front of Kouji's jacket.
"Hey, what the fuck are you doing?!" Kouji jumped back. "Dammit, that shit reeks!"
"Let's check this room right here," Takuya said, ignoring the outburst.
Kouji sulked, following along with the others. "Bastard....."
"Maybe two of us should keep a lookout," Tommy suggested before they entered. "I mean, if that bile attacts them, then we should really be checking out the area."
"Yeah, that's a good idea," Zoe mused. "We wouldn't want to be surprised and then trapped in that room...."
Tommy warily looked around. "I'll stay out here."
"Yeah, me too I guess," Kouji added.
Takuya glanced at Zoe. "Looks like you're with me."
Zoe shrugged, taking a flashlight from him. "Doesn't matter."
The two of them entered the pitch black building. They could hear a quiet whimpering sound from the corner of the room, and Takuya held his Uzi tight.
"Someone's in here," Zoe said quietly, shining her flashlight.
They walked into the room, gradually moving closer to the sound.
"I think they're over there," Takuya whispered. "Shine it that way."
The blond did so, and the light ran across a figured in huddled in a corner. She shone it directly at the figure a moment later, revealing it to be one of the infected. However, it was a female with pasty skin and long stringy platinum hair. She was wearing what looked like a dirty cropped white cotton shirt with no sleeves, and white panties.
"Shit! It's a Witch!" Takuya grabbed Zoe and pulled her out of the room just as the Witch jumped up and screeched.
They immediately slammed the door shut, alarming Kouji and Tommy.
"What's going on-"
Before Tommy could finish, an elongated arm burst through the door. The arm swiped at them, the clawlike nails on the hand trying to slash across their flesh.
"Shit!" Tommy fired at it, just as more of the infected began to swarm the area.
"Oh, fuck!" Kouji shot at the approaching group. "This isn't good!"
The Witch continued to attack Tommy through the hole in the door, but Tommy finally managed to shoot her right in the head.
"More are coming!" Takuya said, furiously shooting at the growing group, along with Kouji and Zoe.
Just then, he felt something wrap around his waist and begin to drag him up. He looked up to see a Smoker standing on a ledge above him, its tongue pulling him up towards it.
"Shit!" He exclaimed, trying to get a clear shot at it.
However, Kouji fired and destroyed the Smoker's head, who dropped Takuya a moment later. A puff of smoke blew from its body, and Takuya quickly rose to his feet.
"Thanks," he said to Kouji, taking aim at the infected again.
Kouji nodded in response, his sapphire eyes narrowed. Zoe took a pipe bomb from her coat pocket and hurled it at the group.
"Watch out!" She called to the others.
The grenade bounced towards the infected, setting off an alarm. The infected wandered over to the device, fascinated. Seconds later, it exploded, blowing several of them into pieces.
Tommy glanced over his shoulder and saw bright lights overhead. Upon further speculation, he realized that it was a helicoptor flying over the city.
"Hey!" He called out to it, running out into the main road, into the the open. "We're not infected! Come back!"
However, he was not heard, and the helicoptor flew away.
"Fuck!" Tommy exclaimed, not noticing a figure climbing up the side of a nearby building.
The figure jumped down and screeched, hurtling itself at him. Tommy screamed and fell back, the infected being try to slash at him.
Zoe ran up to the struggling pair and shot at the infected, revealed to be a Hunter by its hooded sweatshirt. The Hunter jumped off Tommy and hissed, while Zoe continued to shoot at it. Tommy joined in, and the bullets sent the Hunter falling back into a parked car. Its corpse fell against the already dented hood, which then set off the car alarm.
"Dammit!" Takuya exclaimed, hurrying over to them with Kouji. "We gotta get out of here! The infected are attracted by alarms and shit."
"Head this way!" Kouji told them, gesturing to another nearby alley.
The four of them sprinted off in that direction, hearing another group of approaching infected people. Just as they arrived at the opening, the zombie-like group ran out of the shadows. Amongst the infected was a big, hulking figure with its muscles bulging out. It was at least ten feet in height, and its eyes were wide with rage. As it ran, it grabbed hold of a car and sent the vehicle flying towards Takuya and the others.
"Shit! It's a Tank!" He exclaimed, referring to the large behemoth.
They ran down the alley, where the car crashed twenty feet away. The infected continued to rush at them, the Tank knocking several of them out of its way as it ran. Tommy then noticed a long metal ladder leading up to a fire escape that was two stories up. There was no building attached to the fire escape, but a wreckage that used to be one. However, there was another building within jumping distance from the escape.
"Quick! There's a ladder!" He called out. "We should get to that rooftop!"
"Okay, Kouji and I will hold them off!" Takuya said. "You and Zoe go first!"
He fired his Uzi at the group, taking special aim at the Tank. The Tank angrily howled, slamming even more of the zombie-like humans out of its way. Zoe quickly climbed the tall ladder, reaching a fire escape. Instead of jumping to the roof right away, she stayed there to get a better aim of the infected group.
"Tommy! Go!" She called out, helping Takuya and Kouji take down the Tank.
The boy climbed up, reaching the fire escape. He then leapt upward, landing on the nearby rooftop.
"Go, Kouji!" Takuya yelled.
Kouji shot the Tank again, then rushed up the ladder, past Zoe. The blond was still standing there helping Takuya shoot the Tank down. He safely reached the rooftop, then shot at the group with Tommy.
The Tank tried to swipe its heavy arm at Takuya, who ducked away.
"Takuya!" Zoe called out. "Go! I'll cover you!"
The brunette jumped away from the Tank and quickly climbed up the ladder and up to the fire escape. He jumped up and looked down at Zoe, who was shooting the Tank in its head.
"Zoe! Come on!" He shouted.
Zoe turned to face the rooftop, just as the Tank jumped onto the ladder. Its heavy weight shook the ladder and fire escape as it tried to climb up. The metal bent and threatened to collapse and seconds. Zoe was close to losing her balance and almost fell off, dropping her pistols. Luckily, she caught herself and jumped up just as the fire escape began to fall.
"Takuya!" She cried out.
Takuya grabbed onto her wrist, and the blond hung from the side of the building for a minute. He then dragged her up, helping her get onto the roof.
"You okay?" He asked, putting his hand against her back as she regained her breath.
Zoe nodded, her heart pounding. She sat back against an old chimney, exhausted. Takuya sat down beside her, peering over the edge. The Tank was not moving, but he doubted that it was dead. The infected were gathered around at the bottom of the building, clawing at the structure.
He sighed. "We're safe here...for now..."
"I can't believe we made it!" Tommy exclaimed, shocked. "I just can't believe it!"
"Don't get too excited, kid." Kouji lit up a cigarette, blowing the smoke out. "We only made it across the street. Don't throw a party until after we get out of this godforsaken city..."
"Yeah, I guess...." Tommy sank down, his face tired-looking. "How long are we going to stay up here?"
Takuya took his camoflauge jacket off, where it was beginning to stick to his sweaty body. "Until we think of a plan. And I'm in the process of coming up with one. And Kouji, can I have one of those?"
Kouji tossed him a cigarette and a lighter, then looked at Tommy. "Want one?"
Tommy simply shook his head, loosening his red tie.
"What about you?" Kouji asked Zoe.
"No, after that Smoker or whatever exploded in my face, I think I've had enough smoke in my system," she replied.
The raven-haired young man shrugged and put his pack away. Takuya inhaled and gazed over at the ruined city.
"We might as well rest for a little bit. But no more than a half hour if we think of a plan," he said. "Are any of you injured?"
The others shook their heads, and they looked at the destroyed city as well.
"Good," he replied vacantly. "Because at this rate, we'll be needing a bunch of those first-aid kits..."
"That thing that tackled me....what was it?" Tommy asked.
Takuya blew out a puff of smoke. "It was wearing a hoodie, right?"
The younger boy nodded. "Yeah, and it jumped off a building right onto me. I didn't even see it when I was out there."
"That was a Hunter," Takuya explained. "They're agile, sneaky, and can rip you to shreds given the chance. And they all like to wear hoodies for some reason, so right off the bat you know that they're different than the regular infected people."
"Why do they wear them though?" Tommy asked.
"There was probably a sale of hoodies at Wal-Mart and the Hunters were first in line," Kouji quipped, though his face was dour.
"And that bitch inside the building was a Witch," Takuya added. "She's not literally a spell-casting witch or anything, but that's the term for ones like her. Witches are strong and as you found out, have really long, sharp claws that can bust out through doors. They'll kill you in one swipe if they get the chance."
"And that big thing was a Tank, huh?" Zoe asked. "Please tell me that there aren't any more infected people like that."
Takuya sighed. "Sorry, but there are more Tanks, and other ones you haven't seen yet. You'll find out what they are soon enough...."
Okay that is the end of the chapter. Did you like? I hope so. So now you know what Smokers, Hunters, Witches, Boomers, and Tanks are. You'll be seeing more of those, along with some others.
Also, I just published a one-shot parody. So if you need something stupid to laugh about, hopefully this will serve some purpose :)