CH.8: Sisters and lovers
Elsa was running out of bullets as she took aim at the zombies below. Each headshot was about as costly as a shot to the arm. Since she and her sister had pretty much made out and accepted the other's love…well…they had been so caught up in each other they forgot about the zombies for a bit. Elsa was fighting off the fluster she had got after the two had been caught in a rather compromising position. The zombies were already inside the building and they had found the ladder down below.
"I told you we should have waited on making out," Anna told her as she took aim with the sniper rifle taking down zombies from a distance. The fear from before was almost all gone and she didn't need her body to stabilize or line up the shot, which was good; still, they were running out of ammo.
"You can't control these things Anna…it just happens," Elsa shouted back as she kicked a zombie down the ladder then loaded her gun as she felt her leg grabbed.
"Oh really…and what about unclipping my bra huh?" Anna was by her side and she grabbed the gun from Elsa and fired down once the gun was reloaded.
"Well…uh that…shut up," Elsa laughed as she took the gun and aimed between the eyes of a zombie and fired down sending it crashing into the others.
"Wow…real mature Elsa," Anna giggled as she walked over to the ledge to see that the zombies were still coming towards them…a few happened to be moving in the direction where Kristoff and Olaff had gone off. Elsa knew there was only so much the two of them could do by themselves. Arendelle was all but lost…she was quite certain most of the zombies made up a huge point of the populace.
"We need to get off this building…maybe head to the police station. I know there is plenty of ammo there and the building should hold till we come up with a new plan." Elsa raced to her sister when she heard a maniacal laugh in the wind. It caused a shiver to run down her spine and as she turned she saw someone she hadn't seen since…well…the night it all began.
"Elsa and Anna…huh…never thought incest ran in your family…guess you learn something new everyday. Is…oh that is fresh…is that the reason you didn't want me with Anna?" Hans stood on the opposite building, his face appeared pale and he held in his hand a rocket launcher!
"No…I didn't want you with Anna because of your track record Hans. I'm surprised you managed to escape…then again you did leave me to the mess you made. Tell me…was it worth it?" Elsa gestured around them at the moaning chorus of zombies surrounding the building.
"While it is clear the experiment wasn't truly ready for the town…we were making strides in the right direction. Everyone was moving so slowly…something had to be done to speed up the process. Tony…stupid Tony had to get in the way and call to my father, can you believe the loyalty of him…he had to be stopped…"
Elsa felt anger and sadness well up in her as he pretty much confessed to murder. She remembered Tony…a decent man with a kind heart who never committed a crime in his entire life. Tears welled up in her eyes and she pointed her gun out at him. "You killed him?"
"Well of course I did…strangled him from behind…though little good it did me as you were sent out to investigate. I can't have you living and telling state authorities though…my work will continue…if not in Arendelle then somewhere else." Hans wore a smirk and Elsa could tell that was never good.
"Hans…you already have one death, no, countless death on your hands…don't go killing an officer now just to cover your tracks. Let us go to the station…maybe we can talk this out-."
"Do you think talk will heal my conscious or set me on the path of enlightenment? Don't forget Elsa you have sinned most of all for being with your sister and the fact that you two are of the same gender…so I'd waste the whole persuasion act on me. Tell you what though…maybe if Anna joins me I'll let you live…hmm?"
"Hans listen to my sister…there is still hope. I'm glad my sister stepped in with you…I mean not only were you a bit older but you also had a reputation of hurting people. I was naïve at the time believing you not to be like what others said…however a part of me still believes all is not lost-."
"Anna…you I will miss the most of all. If you are wondering about my aim it is quite true…I intend on leaving nothing left of you two…a reminder of what could have been…farewell." Hans lifted the rocket launcher up and Elsa looked at Anna and the two met in an embrace.
"I love you Anna…no matter what happens." Elsa could not believe that it would end here…surrounded by zombies on a rooftop blown to bits by a weasel like Hans.
"Elsa…I love you too…hey wait a sec…" Anna pulled out of the embrace and Elsa questioned her as she took the gun from Elsa's hand.
"Anna what do you think you are doing? He has a rocket launcher…what good is a gun in this fight?" Elsa tried to pull her sister back but Anna stood defiantly at the edge staring across at Hans who had the higher ground with the rocket launcher pushed against his shoulder.
"Really Anna…what good is that little gun going to do against me? I have the high ground and once I shoot this one rocket into your building it is all over." Hans was right…plus even if they weren't killed in the blast the zombies would have them for lunch.
"I just found the love of my life after losing my other love…I'm not going to lose that now!" Anna took aim just as Hans did and as both fired Anna's shot went through Hans's leg while the rocket veered off course hitting the bottom of the building instead of the top.
"Damn…augh…you little-." Hans dropped the launcher as it smoked and he fell down. The rocket meanwhile had hit the bottom of the building striking at the structural supports along with a few zombies inside.
"Anna…that was incredibly risky…you could have been killed!" Elsa could not believe what had just happened…her sister had shot not a zombie but a living and breathing human.
"I couldn't let him kill you Elsa…even at the cost of my own life I could never see him hurt you. You mean the world to me Elsa…you are my soulmate and forgive the language but I'd be damned if he shot at this roof." Anna kissed her softly on the lips, her big eyes staring intently into hers.
"Yeah…well…don't do it again," Elsa kissed her back then felt the building shift. It would seem they would have to save the intimacy for later. "We need to get off the roof…now…"
Anna nodded her head in agreement and the sisters began to race as the entire building started to come down. The two of them held each other's hands…the moan of the zombies were filling their ears and Elsa spotted a ladder just up ahead. Leaping for the ladder she reaches out for it with her one hand and smiles as she holds on.
"There…that wasn't so hard…was it?" Elsa attempted a weak laugh but then looked down in horror as her sister's hand was slipping in hers. Straining for support she could see the desperation of the situation beginning to slip from her grasp.
"Elsa you have to let go…if you don't we'll both fall…" Anna was dangling there and Elsa refused to let go…no…she had just found her sister on this rooftop…had shared something she could never let go of.
"I'd rather fall together then be apart from you, ok that sounded selfish, look Anna don't make me choose…" Elsa felt her chest push out as her heart hammered away in her chest. The explosion of the building was still fresh and the acrid like smoke made it impossible to see below. How many of the zombies had been taken out…were there still more left?
"I love you Elsa…and I will find you…I promise. If you love me…let me go…please." Anna was tearing up and Elsa looked at her hand for a moment seeing her grip slipping. Looking back at Anna she finds herself choked up.
In those seconds neither spoke and then Anna's hand slipped from hers and she began to fall. Elsa screamed for her name but it was hard hearing…all she could do was stare as her sister disappeared into the smoke. It took all of her strength to turn away to grip the ladder rung before she too fell into the darkness. Pulling herself up to the roof she lies there crying…the weight of what just happened lingering on her body and soul.
Authors note: Wow what a grim way to return to things after a brief break. Anyway to those still following I am back with a new chapter. And to those familiar with my work I do cliffhangers, sorry. Next chapter we catch up with Kristoff and Jenny as they lead the group on an escape from the city, what will await them, see ya then.
