Left 4 Dead Fanfiction
Campaign 1: No Safe Haven
Chapter Five (Finale) – Price of Safety
*Survivors' Equipment for Finale*
Dino – M16 Assault Rifle, 9mm Handgun
Luc – IMBEL Bolt Action Sniper Rifle, 9mm Handgun Fran – UMP45 Sub-Machine gun, 9mm Handgun Giovanni – Itacha 37 Pump Action Shotgun, 9mm Handgun Bov – Akimbo 9mm Handguns
Benfold Industries, once the largest companies in the industry of oil and gas is now enveloped in dead. The flesh eating monstrosities, former shadows of the workers and locals swarmed the perimeter like birds lurking around their niche. The growling sounds of the zombies echo'd the inside of the facilities; only the dripping of oil dropped the ground made noise from inside, there was just darkness. A humming sound was heard, getting louder as the dead turned their cold mal-formed heads to its source. The humming developed into an engine rev, its sound waves bounced off the trees, alerting the dead around the building. The dead sluggishly raced to the source, their nature pushed them to react like a child without inhibition. A Jeep emerged from the top of a steep hill; the dead looked on in astonishment and waited for a moment anticipating more events to unfold. Figures emerged from the vehicle, each armed from top to bottom. But the dead did not hesitate, as it was not their nature to pass up the whiff of human flesh. The horde raced toward their pray, intent on harvesting the flesh off their pray.
The five figures loaded their guns, shooting with great precision all the dead racing for dinner. The corpses accumulated from the centre of the hill to the bottom, the wounds pop'd their heads and ended their undead lives immediately. Only steam was coming out of the weapons of the five by the end.
Evening 6:12
"Phew...that went better then I imagined" Fran commented, setting aside her sub-machine gun.
"Yeah, they never stood a chance!" Dino added
"Keep your eyes open, people. We're not out of the woods yet..." Bov alerted, scouting the area thoroughly
"Let's move..." said Luc, motioning the group forward
The group jogged down the hill, each pointing their main weapons in multiple directions. They cautiously made sure no more dead lurked the outside. Giovanni aimed his shotgun to the right, he noticed a handful of zombies remaining, lunging towards him and the group.
"To the right!" Giovanni shouted out
The group turned to the right within seconds, loading their weapons for a second and took aim, they all fired shots towards the rushing zombies, dropping around two or three each.
"C'mon, let's get in before more come at us! Drop any on the way!" Bov ordered
The group followed Bov as he ran to the main gate, they reached a metal gate of around almost 3 feet tall. Bov tried to open it by force but to no avail. The gate clearly was automatic and could not be opened from the outside.
"Gimme a boost! We got to climb this thing!" Bov shouted out, grabbing Dino's attention
Dino slung his rifle on his back and positioned himself back against the gate, he put his hands together and lowered them. Bov placed his foot on Dino's hands as the group helped lift Bov up to reach over the gate. Bov stretched out and grabbed hold of the top. Dino let go of Bov's foot as he lifted his legs over the fence and turned his body around still clinging onto the gate.
"One of you, come up, I'll grab ya!" said Bov
"Fran, go..." said Luc, motioning to Dino who was ready to help another person over
"Right..." Fran complied
Like Bov did before, Fran placed her foot on Dino's hands as he lifted her up for her to reach the top. Bov held his hand out to help her over, she grabbed his hand firmly and allowed herself to be brought upwards. She lifted her legs over the gate and mimicked Bov's position on the opposite side of the gate.
"Thank you..." said Fran as she gripped firmly the metal bars.
"Right, next one!" Bov shouted out
"Gio, you're up" said Dino, as he put his hands back into position
"Okay!" said Giovanni, slinging back his shotgun
Giovanni placed his foot on Dino's hands and within seconds caught Bov's hand. Because Giovanni was the tallest and thinnest of the group, he was brought up with little effort. He lifted his legs over the gate and positioned himself next to Fran.
"Right lads, one of you next!" Bov ordered out
"You go" said Dino to Luc
"Yeah..." said Luc, preparing himself to be lifted up
He placed his foot on Dino's hands as he reached out for Bov's hand. Bov lifted and helped position him to his right where there was space. As he lifted his legs over the gate, he rotated his body around and looked down at Dino.
"Right, make a big jump and grab my hand, mate!" Bov shouted out to Dino
"Okay!" Dino responded back as he gained some distance, readying himself for a jump
Suddenly, the silence that enveloped around the building was broken. An ear shattering car alarm beeped out and echo'd across the perimeter. He screams of the dead ensued and lit up the eyes of the four survivors clinging to the other side of the gate. Dino turned around and noticed a large horde of dead, racing down at an extremely fast pace. Dino's eyes lit up in fear as he quickly turned back to the group and shouted out.
"Fuck! Help me up!" said Dino as he sprinted
Bov leaned out and stretched his hand out further then he did with the others. The rest of the group too reached out their hands to try and help their companion. As he sprinted towards the gate and jumped up, Bov grabbed onto his arm and grunted out as he tried to lift him up. The dead had now reached the gate and waved their undead arms in the air, attempting to catch their fleeing pray.
As Dino dangled, being held up by Bov, Dino kicked the zombie's hands away as they constantly attempted to grab him. Luc and Giovanni reached out for Dino to help Bov to bring him up.
"graahhh! Come on!" Bov grunted out
Luc grabbed hold of Dino's other hand and helped him up, until Dino was clinging onto the gate with his hands gripped onto the side, he climbed over to the same side as the others as they jumped down off the gate.
"You ok?" Fran asked Dino as he put his hand on his shoulder
"Yeah, I'm fine...thanks.." Dino panted
"Doesn't look like there are any zombies here" Giovanni stated as he surveyed the area
"Good, let's get inside and clear out, we're gonna wanna be on roof as soon as possible" Bov added
The group jogged towards the main doors, Bov put his hand on the handles and pulled them down but it wasn't opening, it soon became clear that the doors were locked and needed keys.
"Fuck me! We need keys to get in ere" said Bov as he turned to the others behind him
"Oh my god...You'd think they'd leave it open since an evac is going on..." Luc angrily stated
"Maybe they only open it when the helicopter's here?" Fran suggested
"Yes, that makes sense..." Giovanni added on
"So what now? Do we have to find the keys? Maybe there is another way in?" Dino asked
"Nah, we gotta find the keys...surely there are some lyin' around" Bov answered
"There's a booth over by the parking entrance over there" said Giovanni as he pointed diagonally left
"Let's try there" said Dino
The group jogged towards the parking entrance booth, aiming their weapons around the area as they constantly moved. Luc ran ahead and positioned himself, crouched near the booth door.
"I'll cover you guys" said Luc, readying his sniper
"All right, cool. Let's see..." said Bov as he looked into the booth door window
"We got a dead guy...a key might be on him or in there somewhere" Bov added
"One of you go in, search the place" he ordered as he turned to the others
"Why can't you go..?" said Luc in a suspicious tone
"Ahh well, I got a good shot in case anything happens!" Bov answered in a hesitant tone
Luc looked at Bov coldly as he turned around towards the booth door, Luc was as sure as ever at this point that Bov was up to something.
"I'll search it" Giovanni announced
"Ok, wait Gio...shoot the guy, never know if he's a zombie..." Bov said sternly
"All right" Giovanni complied
Giovanni entered the booth and shut the door behind him, he slung his shotgun on his back and drew out his handgun. He aimed the gun to the head of the zombie. After a brief second, a muffled gunshot was heard from inside the booth. Luc, Dino, Fran and Bov looked at each other for a moment and then waited in anticipation for hopes of a key.
Inside the booth, Giovanni holstered his handgun away and searched the place. He frisked the dead guard and found no key. He proceeded to look around the booth's draws until suddenly, he found a set of keys stowed away behind the inside of the draw. Clearly they were hidden away from emergencies. Giovanni's face beamed with a steady grin as he grabbed them and opened the booth door
"I found them...yeeeah!" Giovanni excitedly remarked
"Niiiceee" Luc happily uttered out
"Nice one, Gio! Let's get in there!" Bov ordered
The group made their way back quickly to the doors of the building, Giovanni giggled the keys and selected a key out of the possible seven on the chain. The first key got gammed into the lock, with some force, Giovanni pulled it out and tried another. The second key would not even twist, meaning that it wasn't the right key.
"Oh come on!" Giovanni angrily shouted
"Shh! just keep trying!" Dino hushed him down
Giovanni giggled the keys again and selected a third key, he twisted it but the doors still would not open
"Gio, come on!" said Dino as he paced nervously
"I'm moving at my optimum capacity!" Giovanni once again angrily groaned out
Luc and Fran rolled their eyes as they looked left and right for any zombies that may be around. After selecting the forth key, the group heard a noise coming from the gate, they turned around to see the groaning zombies climbing up the gates in a fairly swift manner. Luc, Fran and Bov's eyes all went wide as they turned to Giovanni.
"GIO HURRY UP!" Luc shouted out
"HONESTLY, WILL YOU SHUT-" Giovanni finally snapped as he turned around
"OH SHIT!" Giovanni shouted
"OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR!" Dino shouted
Giovanni quickly turned but dropped the keys on the ground, he picked them up but lost which one was the forth key.
"Oh for the love of Zeus!" Giovanni screamed
"Gio! Any time tonight, man!" Bov shouted as he equipped his duel handguns
"We will hold them off, Gio! Just get us in please!" Fran pleaded as she equipped her SMG
Giovanni turned to the door and swiftly tried each key until he could find the right one. The others shot the zombies from a distance, hitting and missing left and right. Luc, Fran and Dino were still not used to the gun's loud noises but without letting up, continued to shoot as it was their only means of survival.
"Gio!" Luc shouted out
Giovanni quickly switched the key and inserted another one, he twisted quickly and the handles finally lowered, the doors opened as Giovanni pushed them
"It's open, get in!" Giovanni screamed as he entered
The group paced backwards into the building, continuing to shoot the zombies as they got in. Bov quickly stowed away his gun and slammed the doors shut. The others moved a nearby desk to the doors to block it shut. The doors were now blocked shut but the slamming on the doors continued. The zombies were not relenting to let their pray get away but the group eased themselves as they were momentarily safe.
"All right...we're in" Dino stated
"Right, this is where things go down...How y'all on ammo?" Bov asked
"I need some for my rifle..." Dino answered
Bov dropped down his bag that was on his shoulder, he placed it on the group and unzipped it. Inside there were five handguns and many different coloured small boxes of ammo. Bov scattered the boxes and selected a purple one, he looked at it briefly and gave it to Dino
"Thanks..." said Dino as he promptly opened the box and placed the bullets in his clip
"I need some too please" said Fran
Once again, Bov searched his bag and selected a small box and handed it to Fran.
"Thank you" said Fran giving him a nice smile as she reloaded
"You two all right on ammo?" Asked Bov as he turned to Luc and Giovanni
"Good for now" Luc answered as he looked around
"I'm ok" Giovanni answered
"This place looks like it's been abandoned for a long time" Fran commented
"This place used to be top in the field, this facility was to be closed down soon" Bov explained
"What time is it?" Dino asked Giovanni who was the only one with a watch aside from Bov.
"It is...five past seven.." Giovanni replied as he checked his watch
"We got bout two hours then till chopper gets here, best we make our way to top" Bov announced
"Right!" everyone else said in unison
The group climbed up the stairs, continuing to survey their surroundings as they climbed each step. A Zombie ran down the stairs towards their direction, Dino shot it in the head as it got closer, the gun's loud sound echoed and alerted others towards their direction; the group all readied their weapons and shot any zombies they saw. They reached the first floor, Luc and Dino ran up and took point. They pointed their guns to the left and right respectively and gave thumbs up to the others who were a few steps behind. The others promptly got off the stairs and joined them as they circled round to discuss their next plan of action.
"Ok, it's now fact: they are attracted to sound" Giovanni stated out to the group as they reconvened
"Told you" Luc added
"Yeah, ain't good that our guns make so much noise..." Bov sternly affirmed
"Must be some kind of blunt weapon or something around here..." said Luc as he looked around the office rooms nearby
"Let's take a look" said Giovanni
"Let's split up and search the rooms!" Fran demanded
Everyone entered a room; they all slowly opened the doors and pointed their weapons inside, being cautious of what could be on the other side.
"Got one!" Bov shouted out as he fired his gun
"Here too!" Fran also shouted out as she fired her SMG
"Nothing here, searching now!" said Luc
"Searched in here, there is nothing!" Giovanni shouted
"Nothing!" said Dino
Everyone except Luc regrouped outside the offices, disappointed that they didn't find anything to use.
"Luc? You okay?" Fran shouted out
"Yeah! Fine! Hang on!" he replied quickly
Luc continued to search the room; he emptied the draws one by one until suddenly, a switchblade knife dropped down along with some papers. Luc picked it up and examined it; it was clearly left behind by whoever's office it was. He stowed it away in his pocket and headed towards the door.
"Find anything then?" Bov asked Luc
"No...No...Nothing..." Luc coldly replied
"Right, okay let's keep moving, people! We need to get to the roof" Bov stated
"Let's go!" said Fran optimistically
The group jogged down the corridors, they turned the corner and saw a group of zombies infesting the zone, they fired their guns towards the heads as they continued jogging.
"Reloading!" Luc shouted out
"Me too!" said Dino
The group continued, pointing their guns towards all directions, firing their guns at any zombie getting in their path. As they continued, Giovanni looked behind them and noticed a tall, lanky creature emitting gas.
"What is tha-AAAAHHHH!" Giovanni shouted out as he was constricted by a long tongue"
"It's that thing! SHOOT!" Dino shouted out to Fran
Dino and Fran shot the creature that was constricting Giovanni, it took almost a whole clip of both their main weapons to kill it. It finally fell and puffed up into smoke.
"You all right, Gio?" Fran worryingly asked
"Yes...help me out of this—ughh" Giovanni grunted out
"What the fuck is this?" Luc questioned as he examined the bit of tongue
"Looks like some weird tongue thing..." Fran replied as she helped Giovanni out of it
"Ughh..." Dino moaned as he also helped
"Thank you" said Giovanni as he picked up his dropped Shotgun
"Glad you're okay, man...Let's keep goin" said Bov, motioning the group his direction
Dino walked towards Luc and quietly got his attention, he made sure nobody else could see or hear him talk by pulling Luc back gradually
"Notice he didn't do anything to help?" Dino said quietly as he turned his head towards Bov
"Yeah...he even wanted to leave..." said Luc quietly nodding his head over to Fran's direction
"What should we do?" Dino whispered
"I have a plan, kind of risky...Just have my back when it counts, ok?" Luc replied in a hushed tone
"Come on guys! Pick up the pace!" Bov shouted out to Luc and Dino
"Right!" they replied
"I have your back" Dino quietly responded as they caught up to Giovanni and Fran
The group turned and entered another corridor, this one had stairs at the end of it which was only good news to the survivors. The zombies however, were swarming in both directions as they were getting closer to the end of the corridor
"Take the back!" Giovanni shouted out to Fran and Luc
Luc drew his handgun and opened fire on the zombies, hitting almost all of them in the head. Fran drew her own handgun and joined Luc as they both fired away, knocking off any zombies that were in their line of sight. To the front, Bov and Giovanni fired away while Dino was alternating between both sides.
"Let's go, front's clear!" Bov shouted out
The group sprinted to the end of the corridor, shooting any zombies that attempted to get close. On the way up the stairs, zombies were coming left and right. Suddenly, Luc got grabbed by one of the zombies that caught up.
"Ahhh fuck! Help!" Luc shouted out to the group ahead of him
"Hang on!" Dino shouted back as he took aim towards the zombie
A gun shot is fired, everyone believed Dino fired the shot from his rifle but instead, he looked at his rifle in confusion as Luc was liberated. They turned to Fran and see her pointing her handgun towards Luc's direction, with a small amount of steam coming out from the end.
"Awesome Fran!" Giovanni complimented quickly
Fran did not respond to him, instead she quickly reconvened with Luc
"Now we're even" she smiled
Luc smiled back at her as they both turned and shot the remaining zombies flawlessly in the head, dropping them face-first into the edge of the stairway.
"Let's go!" Dino shouted out
The group continued going up until they finally reached the second floor, they regrouped briefly to discuss their next move.
"All right, there's one more floor to go then we're on the roof!" Bov optimistically announced
"Fran! Duck!" Dino shouted out as he aimed towards her
Fran quickly ducked and put her hands above her head as she entered a squatting position. Dino shot a zombie that was drawing closer towards Fran's direction. After it was dropped, Fran got up again and turned to Dino
"Thanks, little more advance warning wouldn't hurt..." said Fran in a slightly annoyed tone
"Where's the fun in that?" Dino snidely responded
She looked at him in an annoyed way but immediately dismissed him as she paid attention to the others as they were about to commence their next discussion.
"So where are the stairs to the next floor?" Giovanni asked Bov
"Round this way...How we doin' for time, mate?" Bov responded and asked
"We have an hour!" said Giovanni in a surprised tone as he checked his watch
"Let's move, people!" Bov shouted out as he ran down a corridor to the left of them
The group jogged down the corridor, again shooting any zombies that were caught in their line of sight. All of the sudden, a strange noise is heard. It sounded like faint whimpering. It was not clear but it sounded almost human.
"What was that...?" Fran asked in a frightened tone
"Is that..." Dino suddenly uttered out
The faint whimpering soon became louder as the group paced around the corridor, attempting to find its source.
"Think it's coming from here..."said Luc as he got everyone's attention.
Luc quietly opened the door and pointed his handgun in the room. At this point, the whimpering became a womanly cry coming from behind a door. Luc went up to the door inside the room and pressed his ear up against it. He listened intently and heard crying coming from the other side.
"Somebody might be trapped in there!" Giovanni excitingly shouted
"Shhh!" Dino and Fran hushed him down as they also tried to listen in to the crying.
"Guys, we have no time to waste!" said Bov as he came in and groaned to the group
"Someone may be in there!" said Fran in a slightly angered tone to Bov
Luc knocked on the door and awaited a response. However, the same cry was the only thing that could be heard.
"Hello? Is anyone in there?" Luc raised his voice slightly
Dino gently shoved Luc aside and banged on the door with a clenched fist
"Hey! Come out! We're not gonna hurt you!" Dino shouted
"Calm down!" said Fran as she pulled him back
"Guys! incoming!" Giovanni suddenly shouted out to the group as he opened fire
Zombies were running towards the door, Giovanni pulverised them with his shotgun at close range. Bov aided him using his dual handguns. Fran didn't draw her weapon despite seeing the zombies, she turned towards the door and knocked on it.
"Please! We want to help you, I'm opening the door!" said Fran as she grabbed the handle
Fran opened the door and looked inside. It was a small, dark room and the crying at this point was echoing in the room. Nothing could be seen however, Fran attempted to turn the light switch to the right on but the power was out
"Of course..." Fran sighed
"Could you shine your light?" said Fran as she turned to Dino
Dino complied and pointed his rifle towards the door, he hit a button at the end of his gun which was the button to his flashlight that Bov had the group attach to their main weapons earlier. He shined his bright light into the room and it revealed a woman with her back turned to the door. She was crying in the left corner of the small room. Fran turned to the group as they motioned her to go towards the woman.
"Excuse me...Miss..? don't worry, we can help you..." said Fran as she slowly approached her
The cry suddenly became a groan as the woman swiftly turned her head towards Fran and the group, her eyes were beaming brightly. The group looked into the woman's eyes, feeling fear as her glare stiffened them. She slowly got up, only her feet were exposed to the light in that brief second, Fran stopped in her tracks and looked straight towards her. Dino shined his light higher which exposed the woman's face directly to the light.
"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the woman screamed out loudly
"OH MY GOD!" Fran also screamed out
The woman was groaning and screaming, she revealed her razor sharp claws and slashed Fran's arm. She fell down to the ground as she let off an agonising cry. Luc and Dino angrily looked on to the screaming woman, it was clear to them at that point she wasn't human.
"SHOOT THIS FUCKING BITCH!" Luc angrily ordered
Dino aimed his rifle alongside Luc's handgun, they opened fire on the woman without hesitation and let fire a whole clip each into her head and body. The woman screamed out at the pain of the bullets tagging her.
"Gio! FIRE!" Dino shouted out as he stepped aside
Giovanni emerged from behind Dino and pointed his shotgun directly to the woman's head
"BYE!" Giovanni shouted out to her as he fired a gruesome, close range shot, splattering her head.
Luc, Dino and Giovanni circled around Fran who was grabbing hold of her left arm, she had tears in her eyes as her hands were covered in blood.
"Shit, is she okay?" Dino asked in a concerned tone
Luc quickly examined her arm, she had a fairly big, bleeding scratch on her. The woman's claws managed to make a fairly nasty wound.
"We need to get something to stop her bleeding" Luc quickly deduced
"The hell's going on guys?!" said Bov as he rejoined the group
"Where the hell did you go?!" Giovanni angrily questioned
"Was looking in offices for supplies; What the hell happened?"Bov asked inquisitively
"Fran's wounded..." said Dino in a slightly cold tone to him
"I got something you could use to stop that bleeding" said Bov as he unzipped his bag and got out a small cloth.
Luc grabbed the cloth from Bov's hand before he could even hand it over, he pressed it on Fran's wound firmly as she groaned at the pain.
"Don't suppose you have any anti-biotic in there?" Luc asked Bov
"Nah, man sorry..." Bov replied
"Let's just get her to the roof..." Dino suddenly interjected
"Right..." Giovanni complied
"We're going to need to help her get around" Luc stated
"Dino, grab her on this side and help her, I will be on the other keeping the cloth firm" he added
"Got it!" Dino replied as he went over to Fran's side
"Ughhh thank...you" Fran said faintly
"You two: Cover us" Luc ordered out to Giovanni and Bov
"Okay!" they both said together
The group moved along down the corridor, moving slower than before as they were carrying their injured friend. Giovanni and Bov ran ahead and pointed their guns left and right, killing any zombies in their way. Luc and Dino continued to help Fran move along, she was very faint. It was clear that she was losing a lot of blood despite Luc keeping the cloth firmly on the wound. Bov and Gio turned around as the last zombie in the way was cleared; Bov stared at her for a second and walked over to them.
"Listen to me: I know she's your friend but..." said Bov as he put his hand on Luc's shoulder
"No! We're NOT leaving her" Luc angrily interrupted
"Bov, why the hell are you suggesting leaving her?" Giovanni asked in a slightly aggravated tone
"A wounded person will do us no good! She can't shoot, she's gonna slow us down!" Bov argued back
"You promised you'd get us all out of here! That means her too!" said Dino
"uughhhhhhh" Fran groaned out
The group looked at her, resting on Dino as her arm was around his neck. She passed out and was starting to collapse. Dino and Luc quickly caught her and readjusted her to balance her on the two of them.
"She needs First Aid...now!" said Luc
Dino looked at her for a second, her eyes were closed and her arm was covered in blood. He looked on at her sadly and then snapped. He turned to Giovanni and called out to him, startling everyone
"Gio! Take over!" Dino suddenly called out
Giovanni quickly grabbed onto her, taking Dino's position without question
"What're you doing?!" Luc asked in panic
"I'll find her First Aid!" yelled Dino as reloaded his rifle
"Don't be stupid, mate! We'd have found some by now!" Bov angrily stated, halting Dino
"There must be something!" Dino angrily responded as he ran back the way they came
"DINO!" Luc called out as he watched Dino run, he called his name out loudly that it echoed in the hallway.
Dino ignored the cries of his companions and raced down the corridor turning at the first he saw. Within a few moments, he vanished from the group's sight. Giovanni and Luc looked at each other with concerned expressions as two of their friends were more or less gone in some ways. It was only Luc, Giovanni and Bov with an unconscious Fran.
"Someone should stop him!" Giovanni pointed out
"No...We're on our own now..." Luc quickly dismissed as he moved repositioned the cloth on Fran's wound
"Let's get goin'" Bov ordered out
Luc and Giovanni carried Fran forward, with Giovanni now filling in Dino's position on Fran's side. Luc continued to press down on the wound with the cloth which was a distinct bloody red colour at this point. Fran remained unconscious with the group continuously concerned for her.
"She is starting to completely pass out!" Luc yelled out
"Luc..." Fran moaned out
"Yeah?" Luc answered
"Tha—for not...leaving" Fran groaned, she tried to compile a sentence but the wound was taking a toll
"Let's move people!" Giovanni yelled out to the group
Bov continued to lead the others forward, a few zombies got in the way as they tried to reach the next stairway to the roof. Bov fired his handguns rapidly and reloaded with great speed every few moments. All of a sudden, a horde approached the group from the front; it was clear at that point that the last stretch to the room was completely blocked by this horde.
"Oh fuck! There's so many!" Luc panicked
"Bov, let's clear them!" Giovanni yelled out to him, drawing his handgun from his side holster
"Right!" Bov responded
Luc took one of his hands off the cloth, keeping one hand firmly pressed down on it. He drew his handgun too and pointed it forward to the zombies.
"Fire!" Giovanni screamed out
The group fired numerous gun shots to the zombies; they all aimed for the heads' of the dead. Countless zombies fell to the ground with headshot wounds. The group restlessly fired as best they could until no more zombies were in their way.
"GRAAAAAAAHHHH" a growl is heard coming from behind Giovanni
"WOAH!" Giovanni reacted as he saw the zombie
Giovanni aimed his gun directly at the face of the zombie as it closed in; he fired a lethal close range gunshot directly into the zombie's skull, terminating it immediately.
"*pant * *pant* nice one...Gio..." Luc breathed heavily
Giovanni didn't say a word; he nodded slightly to Luc and lowered his gun to his side
"Right, let's go before more come round here!" Bov called out
The group continued down the corridor, being cautious of all their surroundings. Luc continuously and restlessly surveyed Fran's condition; he checked her pulse a couple of times as they navigated through the maze of the building floor. After walking for a few more minutes after their encounter with the big horde, they reached the stairway leading to the roof of the building.
"Great! There's the stairs! How we doing' for time?" Bov excitingly turned to Giovanni
Giovanni struggled but managed to get a glimpse of his watch to find out the time.
"It's now 8:40! We got 20 minutes!" Giovanni responded
"Excellent! We're going to make it guys!" Bov enthusiastically stated
Luc ignored the joy of both Bov and Giovanni and continued to tend to Fran. She suddenly shook her head as they carefully and slowly walked up the stairs.
"Are...we...there...is that what...he said?" Fran faintly asked
"Yeah...We're almost out of here..." Luc smiled
"Hang in there, Fran" said Giovanni softly
"Where...D-iin...?" Fran asked as she looked to her side and saw Giovanni
Luc and Giovanni looked at each other in concerned facial expressions; they both turned their heads forward and helped Fran up the stairs as best they could.
"Think he's dead...?" Giovanni asked Luc as they climbed the steps
"I don't know...Let's just get the hell out of here..." Luc stuttered as he dismissed the question
The group reached a door, there was an "Exit" symbol painted to it. Bov stopped for a second, prompting Luc and Giovanni to stop behind him.
"Bov..?" said Giovanni in a confused tone
Bov turned to the group and smiled at them; he looked at both Luc and Giovanni and put his guns away. He placed his hands on each of their shoulders subsequently.
"Coulda never done it without you lads..." said Bov in a content voice
"We should be thanking you" Giovanni happily responded
"Let's go! We got a chopper to catch! Last stretch people! To SAFE HAVEN!" Bov shouted out excitingly
Bov turned around and opened the door; he let the others past first as they carried Fran over to a pipeline nearby. The roof was very spacious. It was more or less empty with a small helipad just opposite the door. Near the helipad, there was some writing in sprayed paint. Luc and Giovanni set Fran down and rested her on the pipeline and went over to examine it. The writing read:
"EVAC CHOPPER – WAIT HERE FOR US"
Giovanni looked at the writing and smiled. He turned to Luc and grinned as he was convinced that their struggles were finally reaching an end.
"We're finally going to be saved; All thanks to me obviously..." said Giovanni arrogantly
Luc looked at him with a slightly annoyed look but then started to smile.
"Just wish Dino made it too..." Luc suddenly expressed
"Yeah..." Giovanni sadly agreed
"CLICK" a sound of a gun cocking was heard, it was very loud causing Luc and Giovanni to jump. They turned around and looked behind them to see Bov, aiming his duel handguns at both their heads. Luc looked at him in a slightly surprised but more disgusted way as Giovanni was stunned at this sudden nasty surprise.
"Thanks lads...but unfortunately you've done all there was" said Bov in a calm tone
"Drop your guns..." He calmly added
Luc and Giovanni looked at each other for a second; Giovanni was completely freaking out at the situation whereas Luc was panicked but less then Giovanni. The two complied with Bov's demands and dropped their weapons on the ground and took out their handguns from their side holsters. They dropped the handguns along with the main weapons and raised their hands in the air promptly.
"I'm real sorry bout this lads but this chopper's goin' somewhere else" said Bov as he used his feet to kick away the weapons on the ground
"I know what you're doing" Luc coldly blurted out
Bov looked at him in a slightly concerned tone as he relentlessly aimed one gun at both Luc and Giovanni
"You're planning to go to your parents up north" Luc explained
Giovanni looked at him a confused way, he was starting to ask how Luc knew about this until Bov promptly hushed him down by shaking the gun pointed at him.
"How do you know, man?!" Bov angrily asked
"I found the note...at your house..." Luc responded
Giovanni looked angry at Luc now, it was clear to him that Luc knew this for quite some time. Bov looked at Luc for a second, the two glared at each other for a few moments until Bov finally started smirking.
"Well...I got to say...You're a smart guy, Luc. Seems like now, I gotta kill you both" Bov calmly laughed off
"Any last words, lads?" Bov added as he tried to put on a serious tone
"Please...Bov...Don't do it..." Giovanni pleaded
Bov grinned at Giovanni and immediately looked over to Luc, never letting go of his handguns.
"You?" He asked nonchalantly
"Yeah...Go fuck yourself" Luc calmly grinned
Bov was now angered at Luc and lowered the gun aiming at Giovanni and solely aimed at Luc immediately
"You're first...!" Bov angrily shouted
Suddenly, a cocking noise came out of nowhere. Its loud noise alerted Bov to the point of great surprise.
"Drop them, you son of a bitch..." the voice said angrily
Bov was stunned; he complied and dropped his duel handguns to the ground without looking back. He was dreading the fact that he had a good idea of who it was.
Bov raised his hands in the air and turned around slowly and looked at the source of the voice.
"Missed me? Mate?" the voice revealed to be Dino
Giovanni was at this moment smiling at the sight of Dino being alive and well. Both Luc and Giovanni went over to Dino's side and looked at Bov in the eyes.
"Nice work patching her up" Luc complimented Dino
"What...?" Giovanni asked in a confused tone
Giovanni looked over to Fran and saw that she now had a first aid bandage on her wound and a red bag positioned just close to her. Giovanni smiled as he figured out what had happened.
"That's why you were...?" Giovanni smiled and asked Luc
"Yeah" Luc grinned
"So what do we do about this piece of shit?" Luc asked
"I have a few ideas..." Dino responded
"Ahh c'mon guys...sure we can work somethin' out" Bov smiled as he tried to reason
"All those times...you told us to leave someone in need...It was to make your job easier! Wasn't it?!" Luc shouted
"I made a mistake clearly, mate!" Bov continued
A loud noise was heard, it was becoming increasingly louder every moment. The group was startled briefly by it. Using the noise as a cover, Bov tackled Dino to the ground, causing everyone to jump.
"UUGHH" Bov grunted out as he began to punch Dino in the face
"FUCK!" Luc shouted out as he tried to help
Bov knocked Luc away violently and continued to pummel on Dino
Giovanni looked over at one of Bov's dropped guns and raced to it. Bov quickly stopped punching Dino violently and drew out a small handgun concealed near his ankle. He aimed it at Giovanni and screamed out
"DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!" Bov screamed out as he aimed at Giovanni stopping him in his tracks.
Bov got up, aiming his gun at Giovanni without hesitation. He suddenly aimed at Luc, who was knocked down
"You! Get up now, both of you over there!" Bov waved his gun to the position Luc and Giovanni originally were
Luc and Giovanni did as they were told with hesitation. They put their hands up once again as they realised this time, nobody could help them
"Thought you fucking turned the tables, you little pricks?" Bov laughed snidely
Luc and Giovanni looked at Dino on the ground, he was groaning out in an agonising pain as his face was completely covered in blood.
The loud noise from before was now all the noise that was heard. It was the rescue chopper arriving to pick up survivors on the roof.
"Well, right on time!" Bov happily expressed
"They will be askin' too many questions bout you lot so...Let's end this..." said Bov as he locked and loaded his gun
"GOOD BYE, LADS!" Bov screamed out
Luc and Giovanni both closed their eyes in fear, knowing full well that nothing was stopping them dying now.
"BANG!"
A sound of a gunshot echoed all across the roof. Luc and Giovanni slowly opened their eyes and checked their stomachs to see nothing was there, not a single drop of blood on them.
They looked over at Bov whose eyes were extremely wide open and faint, he slowly walked forward and dropped his little gun and collapsed to the floor. He hit the ground fairly quickly revealing a gunshot wound had pierced his back.
Luc and Giovanni looked in shock to see that Bov was shot in the back by someone. They both looked over at Dino who was still groaning in pain. It became clear that it wasn't him who fired a shot at Bov. Giovanni suddenly smiled and subsequently got Luc's attention away from Dino. He pointed forward as Luc's attention was caught.
Luc's eyes grew wide to the point of excitement as the identity of Bov's shooter was revealed
Barely standing and aiming her handgun toward the position Bov was in, Fran struggled as holstered her gun away and tried to regroup with the others. Luc and Giovanni ran up to her and both hugged her in excitement
"Oh my god, Fran!" Luc excitingly cheered
"You saved us!" said an overjoyed Giovanni
"Easy...I'm still a bit sore!" Fran laughed as she knocked both their arms away
"Dino!" Luc and Giovanni said in unison
Giovanni and Luc both ran over to Dino who was laying a few feet away bleeding all across his face.
"It's over, we're going home" said Luc calmly
"Hee...hehe..." Dino tried to laugh
"Let's get him up!" Giovanni ordered
Giovanni started to help Dino on his feet with Luc suddenly looking over at Fran. She started trying to walk towards the group but was struggling. Luc smiled as he jogged over to her and allowed her to lean on him.
"You saved us..." Luc calmly said to her as he positioned her on his shoulder
Fran smiled briefly and started to feel faint again, she was starting to pass out.
The chopper was now landing on the helipad, it was almost done landing until it stopped in its tracks. Luc and Giovanni looked in confusion as they held on to Fran and Dino respectively.
Suddenly a megaphone screech echoed out of the helicopter:
"OH MY GOD! GET OUT OF THERE YOU TWO!"
The group was startled by the words of the megaphone; They turned around slowly to see a horrific sight.
Bov's body was completely gone and in his place was a giant monster. It had muscles bigger than words could describe, its clothes were almost completely ripped off and roared out to the group in a monstrous way.
"WRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUU UUGHHH!" the creature roared out as he saw the group
The group looked on in genuine fear; the roar of the creature woke both Fran and Dino up. The four were now shocked to see the creature Bov became.
"OH FUCKING HELL!" Luc screamed out
"NOOO!" Giovanni yelled and panicked
The monster lashed out at the group, it raced towards them at an unbelievable speed. Suddenly multiple machine gun shots were coming from the helicopter. On board was a man shooting a M4 Rifle directly at the monster, stopping it in its tracks. The Helicopter started to descend as the shooter relentlessly continued firing until the chopper was at ground level but not touching the helipad.
"Hand us your wounded!" the man yelled out as he fully opened the doors
Luc and Giovanni both used all their force and helped Fran and Dino aboard. They both crawled in the chopper using the limited forces they had left.
"Here! Kill that mother fucker!" another man emerged, handing both of them a M16 Rifle
Luc and Giovanni grabbed the rifles and locked and loaded within seconds, joining the other man in the shooting.
The monster eventually was getting unfazed by the bullets and began lashing out towards the survivors at a much faster rate than before.
"Oh shit! Let us on!" Luc yelled out
"Get i-"the man uttered out as the chopper suddenly flew up
"HEEEEEYYY!" Giovanni and Luc screamed for a second
The two immediately turned their attention to the now-mutated Bov and continued to open fire. They ran around the monster as best they could to avoid damage, continuing to shoot as they did so.
The monster suddenly stopped and dug his hands into the ground as he sustained fire. He picked up a massive chunk of concrete from the roof floor and briefly took aim. It threw the piece of concrete towards Luc, missing him by a couple of inches. Luc wondered in that brief second if the monster chose him due to it being Bov's will.
From the helicopter, that was now circulating the building, machine gun fire from three lines were seen. Luc and Giovanni looked up briefly to see Dino, Fran and the two men firing machine guns at the monster. It was now taking too much heavy fire with the helicopter adding to the fray. It picked up once again a heap of concrete and tried to throw it at the helicopter. The piece of concrete smashed the side of the chopper; it shook from the impact but almost immediately managed to recover.
Giovanni and Luc continued to fire their rifles, to the point where they both ran out of ammo almost at exactly the same time.
"Oh fuck..." Luc panicked
"I ran out!" Giovanni screamed out
The monster turned its attention to them and stared. He let out another fearsome roar as he began to rush towards the two, ending their lives once and for all.
"WRRRRRRRRRAAAHHH" the monster roared out once again as it rushed
The helicopter rushed towards it and lowered close to its side. Fran and Dino were now wielding grenade launchers. They took aim and fired a grenade shot directly at the monster.
Upon impact, the monster fell down and was momentarily stunned. His hand plunged into the ground as it tried to recover from that heavy and surprising blow from the grenade launchers.
"GET IN NOW!"
the megaphone screeched out
The helicopter once again descended at a much more efficient rate. Giovanni quickly dropped his empty rifle and ran towards it. Having almost reached it, the doors opened as Dino and Fran waved their hands towards them, motioning Giovanni and Luc to come in quickly.
Giovanni reached the chopper and was about the climb on until he realised Luc was not following suit. Giovanni worryingly turned back and saw Luc reaching for something in his pocket.
"What the hell..? LUUUUUUC!" Giovanni screamed out
"LUC! GET YOUR ASS HERE NOW!" Dino yelled out
"LUC PLEASE COME ON!" Fran screamed as best she could
Luc ignored the cries of his friends and finally drew a knife. The same knife he had found while he and the others scavenged the offices of the building. Luc angrily ran at the stunned monster and violently stabbed its head repeatedly with the knife. He stabbed and slashed, prompting the monster to cry out in agony as it eventually fell to the ground and ceased to move.
"Good riddance...*pant...*pant*...Good bye and...*pant...* Fuck you...Bov..." Luc breathed heavily
"He killed it..." Dino said in a shocked tone
"Luc..." Fran uttered out as she smiled
"YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Giovanni yelled out and cheered
Luc turned and smiled at his companions, he ran over to them as they greeted him happily.
"That was fucking bad-ass!" Dino complimented
"Thanks...*pant*..." Luc smiled as he tried to recuperate
"Time we got out of here, Roger!" the man yelled to the pilot
"Yes sir!" said Roger, saluting to the back
The helicopter rapidly turned around and raced away from the building. The four young survivors looked back at the roof, looking especially towards the corpse of the now dead mutation Bov became.
"That thing was...intense..." said Giovanni breaking the silence
"It was so strong, took so much to kill it..." Fran added
"Was like a...Tank..." Luc stated
"Yeah...I sure wouldn't want to fight that thing again..." said Dino
"Let's get you all patched up and fixed!" said one of the men on the chopper
"Thanks..." Dino uttered out
"We're going to be safe now, right?" Fran asked the man inquisitively
"Yep, we're going to be juuuust fine" the man smiled back at her
The chopper pilot turned to the back of the helicopter and got their attention.
"Hang on people! Gonna speed up!" he happily warned
The group fastened their seat belts quickly and looked at each other. They all smiled at each other briefly as they were certain their misadventures were coming to a happy conclusion.
"So...Where are we going?" Giovanni suddenly asked
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