Alright, we are on our last part of campaign one of four. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I don't think you'll be too disappointed with what I've written. And if you are...then I'll blame Takuya.

Takuya: Hey!

me: Anyway, here is chapter 9! Enjoy!

Dark Sanctuary

Campaign 1: No Mercy- Part 5

Chapter 9: The Rooftop Finale

Tommy sighed, swallowing three pain pills. "I swear, I'm gonna OD at this rate...."

"You and me both," Takuya muttered, popping two pills into his mouth as well.

"We have to get out of here soon," Zoe speculated as she stared at the door. "They're going to break through before we know it."

"The door's metal," Kouji scoffed.

Zoe rolled her eyes. "Doesn't matter. It's still denting pretty quickly. There are too many of them for it not to be broken through. Especially if there's a Tank amongst them."

"Then we'll just have to book it out of here. And seeing how the way we came through is the only way out, we'll just have to go that way," Takuya said as he stood up. "Everyone reload and make sure you've wrapped all of your wounds if you have any."

"Aye aye, Captain," Kouji mocked as he loaded shells into his shotgun. "Getting to the roof is going to be a bitch..."

"It's going to be a bitch even when we do get to the roof," Takuya added. "There's a chance that we'll have company when we reach the top."

Tommy painfully stood up, waiting for the pills to kick in. "Not looking forward to this...."

"None of us are at this point. Hopefully a helicoptor sees us quickly enough." Takuya pulled a pipe bomb from his belt and stared at it. "Now here's what we'll do; Tommy, you pull the door open for us. Kouji and Zoe can shoot at the horde waiting outside while I quickly throw the bomb. Once it's out of my hand, I'll shoot at them, too, and we'll get out that way. Does that sound okay?"

"Sounds fine to me," Zoe said.

Tommy and Kouji nodded in agreement as well, Tommy taking his place in front of the door.

"Remember to jump back as far as you can so that the infected can't attack you and so that we don't accidentally shoot you," Takuya reminded him.

"Yup." Tommy firmly took a grip on the handle, his other hand ready to disengage the lock. "Ready?"

Kouji and Zoe each pointed their guns at the door, unanimously replying, "Yes."

Takuya pulled the tab out of the bomb and positioned it to hurl it out of the room. "Go!"

The younger brunette heaved the door open, moving away from harm as he did so. Takuya quickly threw the ticking bomb out of the room, while Zoe and Kouji fired frantically at the horde that was now running into the room. Tommy got out from behind the door and began to shoot at the swarm as well, along with Takuya.

Several of the infected exploded into a bloody mess as the bomb went off, their mutilated corpses flung across the room. The ones who had not run after the flashing device were now being ripped to shreds from the Survivors' bullets. They snarled and tried to scamper into the safe room, only to be gunned down. Luckily for Takuya and the others, there had not been as many of the infected waiting outside as they had anticipated. The swarm had been destroyed within seconds.

"Okay, up that staircase!" Takuya commanded them. "Hurry!"

The four of them ascended the steps, then took a left once they had reached the top. They came to yet another floor, this one closed in with walls like the rest of the building, and there were several rooms on both sides of the hallway. The structure seemed to be made of concrete, and Kouji groaned loudly with annoyance."

"Those stairs don't lead us directly to the roof?!" He complained.

"No, but close," Takuya told him as they hurried down the corrider. "Won't be too long."

A few of the infected ambled out of the darkness, their clothes ripped and bloody. They growled at the small group as they attempted to sink their yellowing teeth into their flesh. The Survivors shot them as quickly as they could, trying to run through the hall as they did so. They wanted to get to the roof as fast as possible and shooting while running would speed up the process. Once they had slaughtered their way through that particular group, Takuya and Zoe ran ahead of the other two, going into a room to the left.

The room was virtually bare, with a vent concealed with a flimsy white covering. There was also a large opening in the wall that led to the yet another room. As they scanned their surroundings, they heard Tommy call them from the corrider.

"Guys, we've got a problem!" He shouted above his gunfire.

Takuya and Zoe sprinted out of the room just in time to see Tommy and Kouji firing at two of the infected. To their dismay, one of them was a Witch. The Witch let out and agonized cry, swinging her long claws frantically. She dismembered the other infected human, then sprinted into the room Takuya and Zoe had just been in. She wailed as their bullets missed her, then ran directly through the vent, destroying the white covering.

"Shit!" Kouji exclaimed as he and the others ran to the vent. "Let's kill the fucking bitch!"

"No! Go this way!" Takuya told him, indicating the large opening in the wall instead.

The four of them jumped over the ruined ledge that led into the other room, landing on metal walkway that resembled a long fire escape. They ran down the path, seeing the Witch across the room. By the time they had caught up to her, she was climbing a ladder. They went to shoot her, only for her disappear to the ledge above them.

"Dammit!" Kouji yelled.

"Relax," Takuya hissed. "She's running away, so if we see her, we'll blow her head off. Calm the fuck down."

Tommy and Zoe fired at a few infected people rushing over to them, causing two of them to fall over the edge. While they killed the infected, Takuya and Kouji took this time to climb up the ladder.

"Come on, guys." Takuya nodded to the ladder, signalling for Zoe and Tommy to go up the ladder as well.

The duo nodded, each of them climbing up the rungs until they reached the top of the landing. They noticed the Witch climbing up yet another ladder relatively nearby, so Takuya aimed directly at her head. He got a clean shot, causing her brain to explode out of her destroyed skull.

"Hey, I was gonna kill her, you bastard," Kouji quipped, though did not seem angry.

"I thought you wanted to date her," Takuya replied with a chuckle.

The four of them ran over to the ladder that the Witch had attempted to climb, then looked up at the opening up top.

"That'll lead us to the rooftop," Zoe told them as she went up.

The others followed suit, finally reaching their long-awaited destination. It had begun to rain, and the lower part of the roof was covered in several structures that resembled garages. There was also a platform for where a helicoptor could land, which is where they had come out. Unfortunately, the rooftop had been overrun by the infected.

"Ah, well that's great," Tommy griped.

"Not surprising, though," Takuya said with a sigh. "Figured that it wouldn't be this easy..."

"But you wanted us to come here!" Kouji told him. "It was your idea to come here and wait for a fucking chopper to show up!"

Takuya rolled his eyes, firing at some of the zombie-like humans who had decided to run over to them. "Did you have a better idea? Or even an idea in general?"

"Fuck you," Kouji muttered in response, shooting at the infected as well.

"We better look for a radio to signal the helicoptor," Zoe chimed in. "Maybe there'll be one in one of those little garages."

"It's worth a shot," Takuya commented as he jumped down to the lower level of the roof.

His three teammates descended as well, running towards the miniature buildings as quickly as possible. They shot at the hordes of infected rushing over, splattering their bullet-ridden bodies across the concrete rooftop. Rain and wind whipped into their faces, distorting their vision slightly. Each of them ran into one of the garage-like structures, hoping to find anything useful.

Kouji and Zoe were lucky enough to find ammunition in theirs, all the while they evaded being attacked by the infected. Takuya and Tommy found nothing in the ones they had searched, finding only empty pill bottles and corpses.

Takuya headed into another one, this time followed by the other three. It was larger than the rest and seemed to offer more shelter and safety. They barricaded the door, hearing the horde outside angrily banging at the small garage.

"Fuck, they keep coming," Zoe said as she panted with exhaustion.

"Where the hell is the chopper?" Kouji asked, peering out a window.

"I don't know," Takuya told him. "We may have to find a radio and call one. Try to find one before those fuckers break in."

They searched their surroundings, praying that there was at least one working radio. There was an adjoining room, so they decided to check in there as well.

"Oh, here's one," Tommy said excitedly.

"Does it work?" Zoe asked nervously.

"Only one way to find out." Takuya took the radio from Tommy and pushed a small red button. "Hello? Is anyone there? Do you copy?"

For a few seconds, they could only hear static, their hopes diminishing as they waited for a voice.

"Is anyone there?" Takuya repeated.

They could hear the banging grow louder, and Kouji quickly moved to barricade the second door.

"Fuck, no one's answering," Kouji hissed. "They're gonna break in soon."

"Dammit, is anyone there?!" Takuya exclaimed.

There was a loud noise, the sound of wood breaking, and then banging just outside the door Kouji had just barricaded.

"Shit! They're in!" Tommy said frantically.

Zoe pointed her gun at the door and shot a bullet right through it, striking one of the infected on the other side.

"We can't hold them off forever, so we might as well start now," she said in a low voice.

"Fuck!" Takuya slammed the radio down, preparing to fire his own weapon as well.

Kouji and Tommy had already joined Zoe in gunning down the horde, and just as Takuya was about to fire, there was a static-filled voice coming from the radio.

"Roger. Where are ya'll whereabouts?" The voice asked.

Takuya smiled and grabbed the electronic device once again. "We're on the rooftop of Mercy Hospital. We're about to be slaughtered by the infected, so get your ass here as soon as possible!"

"Roger." The person on the other end hung up.

"Are they coming?" Kouji asked.

"They better," Takuya replied through gritted teeth as he shot the infected through the door.

The four of them continued to shoot at the swarm, until finally the door had been broken down. Nearly two dozen of the infected rushed at them, slashing their bloody hands at them.

Tommy grabbed a molotiv cocktail and tossed at the doorway, where it burst into flames. It caused a wall of fire between them and most of the vicious savages. Many of them caught on fire as they attempted to run through the flaming wall, only to collapse in a charred heap. The few that did manage to get through were immediately shot dead.

"Okay, I think we should get outta here," Kouij speculated.

There was another door for them escape out of, and together, Kouji and Takuya moved the metal bar from it.

"Alright, let's go!" Takuya shouted, signalling for them to run outside.

The four of them did so, feeling the rain whip around them. However, they hadn't noticed the quartet of Smokers lurking in the shadows. They were each grabbed by the special infecteds' tongues, caught off guard. Takuya felt a tongue wrap around his ankle, trying to drag him forward. The rain caused him to skid on the slick rooftop, and he fell to ground while the Smoke reeled him in. Kouji had been grabbed around the waist, Zoe around the neck, and Tommy around his wrist.

"Let go of me, you fucker!" Takuya reached down and pulled a small knife from the side of his boot, slicing the tongue off.

Kouji shot his Smoker in the chest, and Zoe managed to shoot hers right through its head. Tommy had a bit of trouble, seeing how his captive arm was the one he used to fire his weapon. Luckily, he roughly grabbed hold of the slimy tongue and squeezed it as hard as he could. The Smoker squealed, loosening its grip enough to allow Tommy shoot it.

Once they were all freed, they frantically ran over towards the helicoptor platform.

"I hope it gets here soon," Zoe said worriedly.

"Me too," Takuya added.

Another large horde of the infected rushed over to them, the number of them staggering.

"Fuck, this ain't good," Kouji growled.

They evaded the attacking enemies, blowing off as many of their heads as they could. Blood spurted and stained the rooftop, mixing in with the rain to make a watery consistency. Amongst them was a Tank, who attempted to throw a discarded crate at them.

"Shit!" Takuya cursed as they jumped away from the object.

They fired at it furiously, sweat and water running down their faces. The Tank finally collapsed into an unmoving heap, its body filled with bullet holes.

"Okay, reload," Takuya said tiredly, his hands shaking slightly from exhaustion. "This chopper needs to hurry the fuck up..."

Once they had reloaded their guns, they looked into the sky. In the distance, they could see the faint lights of the helicoptor approaching.

"Finally," Tommy gasped.

"But we need to get to platform," Zoe told them. "So we better get there quickly."

The four of them sprinted over towards the platform, about to reach the ladder that would lead them to it. To their surprise, another Tank bursted out of nowhere, swinging its arms at them as hard as it could. Takuya was struck by the behemoth, and flew over the edge of the building.

"Takuya!" Zoe cried out, running over to where he had fallen.

Tommy joined her, for Kouji had nodded in his approval.

"Go help him!" The raven-haired young man said as he shot at the Tank's head. "I'll take care of this bastard."

To their relief, Takuya had not fallen completely off the building, but was dangling from the side of it. His quick reflexes had allowed him to toss his gun to the side before he had tumbled over, therefore saving his weapon. Zoe and Tommy eached grabbed hold of one of his arms, heaving him up. Takuya climbed up over the edge, leaning on them for support momentarily.

"Are you okay?" Zoe asked him, her face filled with concern.

Takuya nodded, rising to his feet. "I'm alright."

He looked over to see that Kouji had managed to kill the Tank, who had a huge grin on his face.

"I got him," Kouji said proudly.

He was about to run over to his teammates, only to be tackled by a figure.

"Fuck!" He exclaimed, somewhat shocked to come face to face with his own brother again. "Kouichi, stop it!"

The others went to help him, but yet another staggering swarm was rushing over to them. None of them had an opening to get to Kouji, desperately shooting their way through the infected crowd.

"Kouji, hold on!" Takuya shouted, retrieving his rifle.

Kouji slammed the butt of his gun into Kouichi's chin, causing his twin to growl. Kouichi glared at him, then dove at him. He easily overpowered Kouji, pinning him to the ground yet again. His face was only inches away, and his teeth threatened to bite down into Kouji's exposed throat.

"Kouichi! Stop!" Kouji cried out, hoping to get some sense into his brother.

However, Kouichi only snarled, then slashed his hand across Kouji's face. Three bloody scratches appeared on Kouji's cheek, a sharp stinging sensation along with them.

"Kouji!" The other three yelled.

It seemed that with every infected person they had killed, another one appeared to take its place.

"Please, Kouichi! Stop it! It's me! Kouji!" The bandana-wearing young man tried to push his brother away, reluctant to shoot him.

Even if he had wanted to shoot, however, he was in a position where he would not be able to get an accurate shot. Kouichi's dark eyes flashed, and he grabbed his younger twin around the throat. He slowly squeezed it, causing Kouji to take gaspy breaths.

"K-Kouichi!" Kouji choked out, feeling his oxygen depleting. "S-stop!"

Kouichi twitched slightly, staring down at Kouji. His brother was turning a deathly pale shade, and he could feel the pulse slowing down under his fingers.

"Kouji!" Takuya tried to run over to him, only to blocked by another group of the infected. "Fuck!"

He frantically shot his way through as fast as he could, dreading that he would come to Kouji's aid too late. Zoe and Tommy were in no better position, just barely evading the attacking humans.

"God, how many are there?!" Zoe cried out, wincing as she was sprayed by a gush of blood.

Kouichi's eyes were now two black slits, watching as his brother slowly died beneath him. Kouji's flailing grew weaker and he stared up at Kouichi pleadingly. Just as he was on the verge of blacking out, the older twin suddenly released him, away a second later. Kouji slowly sat up, surprised. Kouichi stood with his back turned, his hands clenched into tight fists. He then shocked Kouji further by attacking the other infected humans.

"Kouichi?" Kouji shakily stood up, holding his gun tight.

By now the number was steadily decreasing and the chopper grew closer.

"Hurry and get to the platform!" Takuya shouted above the roar of gunfire.

He ran up to the ladder, followed by Zoe and Tommy. However, Kouji remained behind as he watched Kouichi slaughter his way through the horde.

"Kouichi!" He called out.

The short-haired twin glanced back at him and smirked, then then broke the neck of one of the infected.

Kouji grinned, relieved about the abrupt change. "Kouichi, we need to go! Come with me!"

"Kouji, what the fuck are you doing?! Get the fuck over here!" Takuya screamed as he ascended the ladder.

Tommy and Zoe climbed up after him, staring back at Kouji with confusion.

"Kouji, come on!" Zoe said loudly.

After a hesitation, Kouji hurried up after them, then watched as Kouichi followed him.

"Dude, what the fuck is he doing?" Takuya pointed his rifle at the Hunter.

"Don't!" Kouji shoved the gun away. "He's on our side!"

"What the fuck are you talking about?! What do you mean he's on our side?!" Takuya glanced over to the helicoptor and saw as it slowly began to lower down to them. "The chopper is here and we need to get on right now!"

"Not without my brother!" He shot back. "I'm not leaving him again!"

Zoe's eyes widened. "Are you crazy?! He'll kill us!"

"Did he kill me?! No!" Kouji exclaimed.

"What if he does later? And he might kill the three of us, too, while he's at it!" Tommy pointed out.

"Just give him a chance! Please!"

Takuya groaned, hopping into the lowered chopper. "Dammit, we gotta go! He can come, but if he tries anything, I'll blow his fucking head off! I'm not fucking around, Kouji!"

He helped Zoe and Tommy get in, then signalled for Kouji to enter.

"You coming?" Kouji asked his brother.

The short-haired twin remained silent, but hopped inside the chopper nonetheless. The pilot then steered the flying contraption away from the rooftop.

"How ya'll doin' tonight?" The pilot casually asked in a thick accent.

"Fan-fucking-tastic," Takuya hissed, eyeing Kouichi suspiciously.

The Hunter was staring at the hospital, where the rooftop was now completely overrun by the infected.

"Got'cha out jus' in time, didn't I?" The pilot looked at Kouichi and frowned. "Hey, is he one of the infected?! I don't want 'im in my fucking chopper!"

"No, he's okay. He won't do anything," Kouji blurted out. "I swear."

The pilot sighed, adjusting his baseball cap. "If ya say so..."

Kouji settled down beside Kouichi, somewhat nervous. "Kouichi?"

His brother glanced at him, then turned his head away. Kouji decided not to upset him, so he kept silent as well. Takuya remained uneasy about the Hunter, and he held his rifle tightly in case.

"I don't trust many people," he told Kouji. "But I'll take your word for this. I don't trust your bro, but I won't kill him unless he does anything. Sorry, but I won't allow him to kill us."

Kouji nodded in understanding, not wanting to respond vocally. With a sigh, the brunette sat back in his seat beside Zoe, who had stripped off her blood-soaked jacket. Her head was lolling forward slightly, as was Tommy's. Takuya blushed slightly as Zoe leaned against him, completely worn out from the long battle.

"Where are we heading?" Takuya asked the pilot.

"Wherever I decide t'land." He steered them away from the ruined city, to yet another destination.

Hopefully the next would be less perilous....

Yay! I'm done with the first campaign of the story/game! Only three more campaigns to go :p And yeah, Kouichi's going to be tagging along for now, but we'll see how that goes. You'll find out why he stopped killing his brother, as well as few more tidbits of information. Please review and tell me what you think ^_^.

And yeah, Takuya's a bit paranoid, but he really can't be blamed. Again, you'll see what happens with Kouichi in the next chapter.