The tick black tyres skidded to a stop, moving sand and dust free to escape into the air. Those of the other vehicles that pulled up alongside soon joined the shadow of the truck.

A few men jumped out first and set up a small perimeter to stop the undead from walking too far. Once he was aware of the relative safety, Dr Isaacs appeared at the front of the camp.

"Find them," he ordered. The lower ranks moved seamlessly through the shadow, all with their eyes searching and their guns ready. One of the men moved to open the door to the undead's makeshift cage. His hand stopped however when Dr Isaacs practically barked, "I want them found first and brought to where I can see them."

"Lets move," came a magnified but distorted voice, "You three move left, you four take the middle and you two with me."

XXX

"Who's bright idea was this? Just so I know," came K-Mart's voice in the relative darkness. The group had found the entrance to the tunnel like basement. It had been decided that it was worth a look around, however, the fact that they had been unable to find any form of light switch meant there was not much to see.

"Come on K-Mart where's your sense of adventure?" Eddie asked while sliding his hand along the cold cement wall.

Betty laughed as she heard the others behind her. She had taken the lead for she knew everyone was still a bit shaken by what they had just seen. She was just about to stop when something seemed to catch her eye.

As she moved closer she began to make out the shape of a door, the metal handle and the small glass window coming more in to focus with every step.

"Hey guys, there's a door down here," she called pulling lose her gun. The rest of the group's footsteps echoed through the damp, dark tunnel.

Betty nodded her head in a silent question; 'everyone ready?' She took the silence as a yes and kicked the door open before six guns entered. Claire stuck her head in and searched the room only to discover it empty.

Claire walked in and the automatic lights instantly turned on. " What is this place?" she asked as they all filtered into the abandoned space.

The room was a large square with bare metal walls and was lit by long florescent tubes hanging from the ceiling. Desks with computers, files and chairs took up the middle of the room. Twenty or so large television screens took up the far wall. The ceiling was low, with reflective glass panels and there was another door half covered in shadow beside the screen filled wall.

Mikey walked over to a desk and flipped through a hand written file. "Looks like this was were people monitored the casino's security, " he pointed to one of the screens, "They were probably linked to the CCTV."

"Then why don't we see what happened to everyone?" LJ asked, taking a seat in front of the screens and turning them on. He scrolled down to the last date on the records. Everyone moved to watch as the screens turn from black to a colourful loud casino. They watched people laughing, gambling, drinking and generally having a good time for a long time. The large white numbers in the right corner read '5:45pm' just before the screen went black."

"What did you do?" Claire asked tearing her eyes off the screen.

"Nothing," replied LJ hitting a few keys and looking underneath in case his feet hit something.

"Convenient," muttered Betty as she sat in a chair beside a desk.

"We're going to have to go back up soon," Claire stated picking up a file.

"What's that??" K-Mart asked looking at the other door.

"It's probably just a cupboard," Mikey replied but K-Mart continued towards the door. She was about three feet away when the door burst open.


Sorry it took me so long to update. Thanks to everyone who read or reviewed, hope you like this chapter (even if it is a little short). I will try to update again really soon. Let me know what you think, until next time.