Saving Lexine

Just so you guys know I made this WAAAAAY before DS2 had a lot of information announced so this is only coincidence if anything is similar to the actual game. All I knew at the time was that the main character was Isaac and it was on the colony, the Sprawl. Now that little piece of game play footage with Isaac on the tram was released.

Lexine was just taken away from Isaac and Nicole, now they're pissed and they've been trying to find her. As they continue to venture deeper into the Sprawl, they come across an abandoned train station. Isaac went up into the tower to turn the power back on so they could get around the colony a lot easier. Just before they got on the tram, Isaac's message screen popped up.

"Lexine? Is that you?" Isaac asked into the message. The screen was blank for a moment, and then Mercer appeared in the background. Isaac and Mercer glared at each other for a moment then he spoke. "Hello Mr. Clarke. Can you hear me?" "Loud and clear jackass." "How have you been? You look pretty good for being stuck in a cell for three years." "No thanks to you." "Ah but I did bring your beloved Nicole back when I was finished with her, didn't I?" Isaac looked at him with a confused expression on his face. "Wait what did you do to her?" "You'll find out soon enough. For now you can experience the glory of god's newest creation. Embrace the power, of destiny." The screen went dark and Isaac was trying to figure out what Mercer was talking about when he was interrupted by Nicole. "Isaac! Come on, the tram is working again!" "Ok." They both boarded the tram and started moving.

After riding for several minutes Nicole went ahead to go check and see where they were. Isaac sat there for awhile waiting for her to come back but she never did. "What the hell is taking her so long?" He waited for a little bit longer then decided to go check on her. As he moved from car to car he kept having the feeling that something terrible had happened to Nicole. Not long after the entire tram started to shake and the car Isaac was walking towards detached from the rest of the train. He had to think fast because soon the back of the train would stop moving and he would end up stuck in the middle of the tracks. He took the risk and jumped out of the car and activated his jet boots. He tried to fly over to the other car but as he got halfway there the one behind him started to fall off the tracks and explode. It threw Isaac off course and he hit the side of the tracks and almost fell, but he was able to regain his balance and get into the next car.

Isaac stopped for a moment to regain his bearings then kept on going. "I swear if I have to do some shit like that again…" but he never finished his sentence because as soon as he opened the door to the next car an exploder necromorph was waiting for him. It swung its giant sac at Isaac. He tried to jump out of the way, but it was too late. The pus exploded as it hit the ground and the blast knocked Isaac off the car and he fell into the pit below.

Things weren't going much better for Nicole. She had gotten to the front car and was pinned down by a swarm of lurkers. She had locked the door and was trying to find something to defend herself with. Soon she found a hatch that led to the roof of the tram. She went through and ended up trying to resist the wind so she could make it back to Isaac and warn him. The farther she went the harder it became to stay stable. She had to get back inside fast. Soon she found another hatch and went inside. When she looked up again, she saw a giant Necromorph looming over her. The scariest part about it wasn't the actual creature, it was what was on it. Half inside and half outside of the monster, was Lexine, still alive.

Isaac finally woke up from the near deadly fall. He picked himself up and looked around. He had ended up in the sewers of the Sprawl. "God it stinks." he said as he put on his mask hoping to get some relief. He started wandering through the pipes trying to stay out of the water as much as possible. As he walked through the pipes he noticed an increasing amount of dead bodies lying on the water. Soon he came to a caged off area of the pipes and pulled out his plasma cutter so he could cut through the bars. As he started cutting, he heard something behind him. The bodies floating in the water were starting to move.

Nicole was still in shock by the monster apparently coming out of Lexine. She started to back away and Lexine reached out her hand. "Nicole. Help…me." Nicole stopped and walked towards her but then the creature swung at her and she backed away again. She was pinned against a wall as the necromorph slowly walked closer. She felt around for something, anything to use as a weapon and her hand came across the emergency brake. Not knowing what else to do she pulled the lever and the train lurched to a stop. The creature was thrown against the wall of the car and made the rest of the train shake. The clamps holding the car to the track were broken and the entire thing was going to fall into the abyss. Nicole started to run to the next car but then she remembered Lexine was still in the beast and she had to get her out. She looked around for a moment and found a Plasma saw behind an emergency panel. She pulled out the saw and charged at the monster. She chopped off its legs and then decapitated it but it kept coming at her. Then Lexine spoke again "As long as I'm in this thing, it won't die." "Then I'm going to get you out!" She started to cut at the tentacles holding Lexine inside of its chest but as she started to break free, the train car became completely detached and fell off the track. Nicole was able to jump to the other car but Lexine was still stuck inside the monster. It was able to grab the edge of the car and hang on. Nicole came back and started to cut into the necromorph again and finally freed Lexine but in the process she was grabbed by it and she lost her saw. The monster was satisfied and was preparing to let go when Lexine grabbed the saw and cleaved it completely in half. She dropped the saw and grabbed Nicole's hand before both of them fell. "Thanks Lexine." "I should be the one thanking you. You saved me from that thing." "You're welcome but, what happened to your clothes?" "What?" Lexine said, until she looked down. "Oh um…I guess that thing did that to me." "Figures. Here, take my coat." "Thanks. Good thing Isaac wasn't here to see this." "Oh god! Isaac!" Nicole immediately shot up and ran to the edge of the car, but there was nothing behind it except the dark tunnel. Isaac was gone.

Yes Lexine was naked, again. Anyways! Will Nicole and Lexine be reunited with Isaac? What will he have to face in the sewers of the Sprawl? If you played extraction, you should already know. Find out in the next chapter, Dead Underground