Indigestion
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SaiKunaiBlade-At first, I was purposely ignoring the Chainsaw Blaster, mostly because I thought it'd make Jill kind of useless. Now I think it'll show up in the next chapter or so.
"I'm okay, Sheva, it's a just a scratch," Chris said holding up his hand to ward off his health spray wielding partner.
Sheva reluctantly lowered the can muttering, "I just worry is all." The African beauty hooked the health spray onto her belt and touched a finger to her headphone, eyeing the hills she and Chris were about to move into, "Jill, Chris and I-"
"NOT NOW!" Jill's voice shouted, followed by a loud snapping sound that made Sheva's ear ring. She and Chris shared a worried look as a loud roar echoed over the hills.
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Jill and Juliet ran back toward the old town, several tons of angry lizard at their heels. As they ran across the remnants of their earlier battle with the zombies, Juliet glance nervously over her shoulder. At that moment, the cheerleader's foot caught on the body of one of the zombies and Juliet fell to the ground with a surprised yelp.
By the time Juliet had rolled onto her back, the lizard was leering over her, its massive mouth wide open. Juliet was about to bring up her chainsaw defensively when Jill rushed up next to the cheerleader and fired a shotgun round down its mouth. The giant iguana like creature snapped its jaw shut and recoiled, hacking and gagging.
"C'mon, in that building," Jill gestured to a derelict saloon as she helped her partner to her feet. The two rushed inside the old building and ducked behind the bar. The partners tensely watched as massive shadow passed them by, careful not to make a sound.
"What are we gonna do?" Juliet whispered
"That shot I put down its throat seemed to hurt it," Jill replied. The agent eyed some of the bottles left in the bar, noticing some still had liquid in it. "Fifty plus year old rotgut, this might give it some indigestion. Just need something to light it with."
"Gotcha covered," Juliet replied producing a lighter from her waistband. "My sisters and I are trying to get my dad to quit smoking, so we swipe his lighter."
Keeping low to avoid alerting the still patrolling monster, Jill ripped off a piece of curtain and tied it around the bottle neck. She rejoined Juliet and the two girls made their way slowly and quietly up the stairs and in turn onto the roof.
Once on the roof, Jill turned to Juliet and spoke "When I give the signal, you get its attention."
Juliet nodded in understanding and waited as Jill glanced around for the lizard. As the creature advanced toward their building, Jill nodded to her partner. Taking a note from her zombified former teammates, Juliet leapt onto the roof's railing and began to chant, "Two, four, six, eight! You suck and we are great! D-D-Decapitate!" The lizard wasted no time and quickly rushed toward sound. The scaly giant reared up on its hind legs, propped up with its forelegs against the building and roared loudly as Jill rose with her Molotov.
Unfortunately, the building proved to be even less sturdy then it appeared as the outer wall gave way under the massive creature's wait. The sudden shift threw Juliet off balance and the cheerleader barely had time to yell as he tumbled off the roof and into the creature's mouth. Jill frantically reached for her partner, but it was too late the creatures jaws snapped shut.
The building crumbled further and Jill ended up back in the bar. The Molotov had shattered on the way down and fire was now quickly spreading across the building. Jill grabbed up her shotgun and Juliet's chainsaw as she scrambled to her feet. She glanced at the lizard and stopped when she noticed it hacking and groaning. Noticing movement in her peripheral, Jill looked toward the creature's stomach and noticed small bulges appearing. She's still alive!
The lizard seemed to regain enough of its composure to continue chasing Jill, and the agent exited through the back door, a plan quickly forming in her head. I'm coming, Juliet.
#*#*#
"That's all she said?" Chris asked Sheva
"Beside some kind of roar, that's all I heard before Jill's radio cut out," Sheva confirmed. Chris knew that meant Jill was facing something big, "She and her partner could have the situation under control. She has dealt with things like this before."
The logical part of Chris's mind new Sheva was making sense, but he was still overcome with worry, made worse by the smoke rising from Jill's location. "If she was with someone from BSAA, I'd agree," Chris said reaching for his earphone. "I'm calling for backup."
#*#*#
Jill cautiously peaked around the side of an old building, Juliet's chainsaw in her hands. The agent was glad to find that despite its magical properties, the weapon seemed to function just like a normal chainsaw. There were unfamiliar buttons on the side, but Jill decided to ignore them. The lizard scanned the streets as it approached, still gagging and stopping short as Juliet pummeled its insides. Just hold out a little longer, honey.
Chainsaw in hand, Jill confidently walked out into the middle of the street, revving the engine to get the giant Komodo's attention. The lizard roared when it spotted her and charged. That's it, Barney, come and get me. Just as the creature opened its jaws to snap Jill in half, the agent leapt forward into its mouth. The lizard wrenched in surprise as Jill braced herself against the inside of its bottom row of teeth. She revved the chainsaw again and gabbed it into the creature's skull, right up into its brain. For a long moment the lizard froze with a mouthful of hearts and Valentine, then collapsed.
Jill hissed in pain as she felt her left leg cut on the monster's teeth, but pushed it from her mind. She pulled the chainsaw free and set it aside then, with a deep breath, climbed down the the dead monster's throat. It quickly became too dark to see, but she could hear thrashing ahead. "Juliet! Can you hear me?"
"JILL?!"
Jill felt the slippery tube she'd been going down come to an abrupt drop and reached into (she assumed) the creature's stomach. "Grab my hand!"
Jill felt two slime covered hands grab hers tightly and proceeded to pull her ingested partner to freedom. They emerged from the lizard's mouth, Juliet ending up in a slimy heap on the ground and Jill taking a step back to give the cheerleader some air and taking a moment to treat her leg with health spray. "Gross," Juliet said as she shakily rose to her feet, covered from head to toe in fluids, "You pulled me out of its mouth, right?"
The blonde agent allowed herself a chuckle and assured her partner that was the case. "The way I figure it, that BO...BW was guarding something." Jill said when Juliet seemed to have composed herself, "If you think you're up to it, we'll find someplace for you clean up then check it out."
Juliet wiped some of the slime from her face, then turned to her partner, "Totally."