Hell is only the Beginning
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the Resident Evil series
Author's Note: So I finally got a spell checker XD Hopefully that will help with my spelling issues. I'm having major writer's block and with a full-time job I don't have much free time to write. Sorry it takes about two weeks to get an update together, that's just horrible planning on my part. Once again I apologize. Either way, hope you like it.
Chapter 10: Cries in Vain
Jess saw a body lying face down on Leanna's front lawn, and quickly jumped out of the truck and ran towards the corpse, ignoring Alyssa's cry of protest. As he ran up the lawn, his mind tried to prepare him for the worst. As he got closer he realized it was a man, and Jess breathed a small sigh of relief. He knelt down in front of the body, hesitating before turning the man over to get a look at his face.
Holy Shit!
Jess jumped back in shock as he flipped the deceased man over, recognizing him immediately. It was Larry William's, Leanna's father. His face still had the look of pure shock on it. His skin was bleak pale, a sign that he could become one of them any minute. Jess looked over his body in horror, seeing the cause of the poor father's death. All over his body were cuts and tears, his skin ripped open by what seemed like a jagged knife. The man's entire body was covered in slashes, and the presence of a slash across the throat signified what had finally put the man out of his misery.
"Jess!" Alyssa shouted, running up next to him. "What the-Ahh!" Alyssa gave a cry of fear at the sight of the body, covering her mouth in shock.
"What the hell happened!?" she cried, looking at Jess. Jess shook his head in response.
"I have no idea, but it doesn't look he was eaten." Jess responded.
Dear God...What happened here? Rest in peace Larry...
Jess gripped his pistol tightly and continued up the lawn to the front door. He found it was just slightly open, a bloody hand print staining the glass window on the door. He pushed open the door and found it completely dark. He quickly fumbled in his bag for the flashlight and pulled it out of the bag. His pulse quickening, Jess entered the house.
Jess and Alyssa entered the rather large living room, Jess scanning the darkness for any sign of life. Alyssa realized that Leanna's father must have been richer then most average people due to the size of the house. The living room alone held a couch, two Lazy-Boy chair, a big screen TV, an expensive coffee table in the middle of the room, and a fireplace on the far end wall, a shelf above it containing pictures held in expensive picture frames. Alyssa would have thought it to be a great place to live, if the coffee table wasn't smashed to pieces, a chair ripped to shred, the shelf above the fire place completely destroyed, covering most of the fireplace with broken glass and picture frames.
Jess stopped in the middle of the room, observing the carnage. He contemplating calling Leanna's name but something stopped him. His throat squeezed shut every time he tried to mutter her name, his fears slowly taking over his body. At the far end of the living room was the kitchen. The dinning table was missing a leg, causing it to collapse on one side, the chairs knocked over on their backs. As Jess entered the kitchen, he flipped the light switch on the wall, illuminating the whole kitchen. Dishes sat in the sink, trance amounts of food still covering them. The kitchen window above the sink had no blinds covering it, revealing a pale reflection of Jess as he observed the carnage before him. Shelves hung open with various kitchen appliances falling out. What caught Jess's eye was the various claw marks adonting the cabinets and part of the counter/island in the middle of the kitchen.
Jess turned off the flashlight and sighed in despair. Alyssa spoke quietly. "Jesus, what could have done this? Maybe one of those skinless freaks?" The thought sent shivers down Jess's spine. Alyssa watched as Jess licked his lips and continued his search, walking around the counter. He stopped with a gasp, his eyes widening to the size of small saucers. Alyssa quickly looked around for the source of shock, and she too gasped in quiet shock.
Laying on the kitchen floor in a pool of her own blood was Leanna.
"Leanna!" Jess screamed, rushing to her side. She was face down in a fresh blood of her own blood, her long, wavy hair spread around wildly. Jess dropped his gun and the flashlight, picking her up and turning her onto her back, laying her head on his knees. She too was covered in cuts, a large gash across her stomach spilling blood across Jess's hands. Her eyes were closed, her body appearing lifeless.
"Leanna! Leanna! Oh god, please no!" he screamed, tears forming in his eyes.
RRAAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
An alien scream pierced the silent atmosphere, causing Alyssa to jump in fright. She looked past Jess, seeing a dark figure in the doorway leading to a laundry room. She gasped in horror, pointing and back away from Jess and Leanna. Jess too saw the figure in the doorway, his jaw dropping in shock.
Kill it! Kill it!
Jess's mind screamed for him to move. Without a second thought, he dropped Leanna's head onto the kitchen floor grabed his pistol and stood up, squeezing the trigger of the gun. Two gunshots filled the air before Jess saw the shape launch itself at Jess. With a quick reaction, Jess side-stepped the flying figure and fell to the ground, but he wasn't fast enough. His left bicep was slashed wide open, spilling more blood onto his arm. Jess ignored the pain however and he sat on the ground, his whole body frozen with fear at the sight of the mysterious attacker.
It was about as tall as Jess, though slightly hunched over. It's dark green skin was covered in scales, making it look similar to a cross between a gorilla and a lizard. Each hand held four fingers, each finger fitted with a razor sharp claw, the middle finger standing out with it's claw longer then any other. It was stained with fresh blood, causing the mutant to brring the claw up to it's mouth and lick the blood, revealing a set of razor sharp teeth, rivaling the mouth of a great white shark. The face of the beast was what scared Jess the most. The face looked like a piranha, small spikes on the back of it's head. Jess locked eyes with the beast, and Jess felt as though he was looking at the devil himself. The eyes held small black pupils, no other color present. The look they gave was of pure hatred, pure anger. It's eyes alone paralyzed Jess in fear.
BAM-BAM-BAM!
Gunshots pierced the creatures back, startling it and causing it to turn around and face Alyssa. She gasped in horror when the monster only seemed annoyed with the bullets, extending it's claws and rushing towards Alyssa. She pulled the trigger even more but the bullets did nothing to stop it's charge. Alyssa barely stepped out of the way to avoid a slash at her torso, taking a few steps back away from the beast. Jess regained his basic senses and aim his pistol again at the beast and fired. It turned towards him in annoyance. It gave another alien scream when Jess scored a lucky shot and hit it in the face, causing it to fall to the ground momentarily. Alyssa took her opening, running up to the downed beast and aiming straight at it's face, pulling the trigger until her gun clicked empty.
Another alien scream pierced the air as another creature emerged from the laundry room. Jess, still on the ground turned to fire at the beast. It too however shrugged off the pistol rounds and with a swift leap tackled Jess, pinning him to the ground.
"NO!" Alyssa screamed, trying to fire her pistol, but to no avail. It was out of ammo.
Jess's weapon was swept from his hands, the only thing between him and the creature was his bloody arms. He looked into the face of the creature once again, and it seemed to grin at him before raising it's claw for the deathblow. Jess shielded his face and closed his eyes, his last thoughts on Leanna. He was too caught up in his final thoughts to hear the crash of glass from the kitchen window above the sink.
I'm sorry Leanna, I failed you... Maybe I'll see you on the other side...
Alyssa screamed in horror, throwing her hands up to her head, unable to stop what she knew was coming.
TATATATATATATATATATATATA!
The creature screamed in pain and toppled off of Jess as machine gun fire racked it's body with pain. Alyssa turned in shock to the source of gunfire, a lone rifle barrel sticking through the kitchen window and rapidly firing bullets into the beast. The creature screamed as bullets ripped it's skin into pieces, unable to move or react because of the pain. It wallowed a harsh scream as it slumped over dead, crimson red blood spilling onto the kitchen floor.
Jess and Alyssa both sat in shock, Jess particularly unable to comprehend what happened. A swift kick to a door was heard coming from the laundry room, and heavy footsteps were heard moments later. Jess and Alyssa waited both in fear and shock to see who their mysterious savior was. Jess looked into the laundry room doorway and found himself looking down the barrel of a machine gun.
"Freeze! Both of you!" a man's voice yelled. A police officer stepped into the kitchen, sweeping the space for anymore threats. He was a tall, well built man. He wore riot gear consisting of a tactical helmet and balaclava, a bulletproof vest with the words ''R.P.D'' stitched on the front. He wore standard issue boots and fingerless gloves, and had a pistol holstered on his leg. He was carrying an M4A1 carbine rifle, a ITL MARS reflex scope mounted on the top of the weapon. He looked exactly like the riot officers that were down on Main St., and Jess was curious for a moment if this man was a survivor of the massacre he witnessed.
"Hey! Are you still human!" the man yelled again, shifting his aim between Jess and Alyssa. Alyssa quickly nodded and Jess stuttered to say something, anything. For a few seconds, the officer seemed like he wasn't going to lower his weapon, but he finally did, albeit slowly. He nodded towards Alyssa.
"Alright...Are you ok?" the man asked. Alyssa nodded, walking towards Jess.
"I am." She answered. "He's not though." Alyssa knelt down next to Jess and grabbed his bag, rummaging through it for the first-aid kit. "Would you mind helping me out officer...?"
"Garner. Tony Garner." the officer answered her, shoulder his rifle and kneeling down to help Alyssa.
"Wait, wait!" Jess shouted. He quickly crawled over to Leanna's body, ignoring the adults.
"Leanna! Oh my god Leanna!" he shouted, once again picking up her head and resting it in his arms. Jess's heart nearly stopped when she opened her eyes and looked at him.
For a moment, her dull eyes widened in shock, and her lips quivered for a moment, trying to find words. Jess cradled her, tears erupting from his eyes, silently falling down onto her pale face. Her normally tan skin was extremely pale, her eyes losing signs of life. Jess found the source of her pain, a large hole in the middle of her stomach, about the size of a large fist. Too many emotions ran through him when he saw her in pain, unable to speak. Anger, guilt, fear, all those emotions were fighting for control of Jess's mind.
"J-Jess..." Leanna whispered. She raised a shaky hand and touched his cheek.
"Shh...I'm here now..." Jess answered back. He quickly turned towards Alyssa.
"S-She needs help!" he yelled, examining her body once more. Alyssa quickly kneeled next to Jess, examining her wounds. Her face paled when she saw the hole in her stomach.
"Jesus Christ..." she muttered, opening the small first aid kit and taking out first aid spray, and bandages. Alyssa shook the first-aid spray can and prepared to spray her wounds.
"This is gonna hurt ok?" Jess whispered in Leanna's ear. She nodded, still looking up and Jess.
"Y...You came...I-I didn't think...Ahh!" Leanna cried out in pain as Alyssa sprayed the various cuts around her body, sealing them closed. When it came to the hole in her stomach however, Alyssa gulped. She looked around at Officer Garner.
"Don't just stand their, help us!" Alyssa shouted at him. The Officers stood silent for a moment.
"We need to get moving before more of those things find us." he sternly replied.
Alyssa look at him in bewilderment. "Just fucking help! You took first-aid classes right?" Alyssa shouted back. Garner bent down to take a look at her wounds. Jess looked up, tears still flowing freely from his eyes.
"Help her!" he pleaded. Leanna was still bleeding from her stomach, and it was slowly oozing out onto the kitchen floor. Garner took a deep breath.
"She needs to get to a hospital, there's nothing this little kit can do for her stomach." he said grimly. Jess glared up at him, unable to control his emotions.
"We have to help her-" Garner cut Jess off swiftly.
"I know kid! But fuck, look at her stomach! The best we can do is wrap that shit up and get out of here!" he answered back rather harshly. Jess didn't care about leaving, he jus wanted to help Leanna. She was dying in his arms and Jess couldn't lose her, not after coming so far.
"Why do you want to leave so badly?" Alyssa asked hotly. Garner pointed towards the broken window.
"Those things were chasing me here, and I heard your gunshots so I thought I could find help. Those monsters might still be around! They're like goddamn hunters or something with the way they're been chasing me!" he replied. He ripped the bandages from Alyssa's hand and examined Leanna's wound again. He carefully wrapped Leanna's body around her waist, and gave a loud sigh. "That's the most we can do for her. She'll need to see a doctor with a wound like that."
Jess and Leanna were lost in each others eyes. Jess's heart wanted to burst through his chest as he saw the pain and suffering in her beautiful eyes. "Jess...I don't wanna die.." she cried, tears falling down her face. Jess wiped the tears from her cold cheek.
"You're not gonna die...I-I won't let you!' he whispered back, cradling her even closer. Alyssa placed a hand on Jess's shoulder.
"It's gonna be ok...She's gonna be ok..." Alyssa said hesitantly. She didn't know if that was the truth, and Alyssa and Garner both gave each other questioning looks when it came to the girl's odds of survival. Jess didn't care what her odds were. Jess had his mind focused on solely being there for Leanna, and he wasn't going to give her up so easily. His thoughts were once again interrupted by Officer Garner.
"How the hell did you guys end up here with all those goddamn Hunters around?" he questioned.
"We have a truck outside, we came from-"
Garner quickly interrupted her. "A truck? A working truck?" he eager asked. Alyssa nodded. "Then let's fucking move! We can't stay here!" he cried, standing up quickly.
"We have to get her help!" Jess cried back. He was looking at Leanna's stomach, the fresh bandages turning a sickly crimson color in minutes. Officer Garner let out an audible sigh and nodded.
"Ok, we'll get her help, don't worry kid." Garner said hesitantly. Alyssa looked into his eyes, seeing the shade of brown pupils racked with fear and anxiety. Deep down, Alyssa wasn't so confident that this officer had his sanity under control. Her first impression of him was that he cared for himself, unlike Officer Kevin Ryman who helped everyone as much as he could. Alyssa quickly thought of the brash but caring cop and breifly wondered why Fate decided he couldn't be with her, rather then this coward.
Leanna muttered something inaudible as Jess wrapped her arms around his neck and picked her up, carrying her. Just as soon as he stood up though, he stumbled and kneeled down again, holding his head.
"Oooh..." Jess muttered as he felt a wave of dizziness overcome him.
"What's wrong?" Alyssa asked with concern.
"I just feel kinda dizzy, but I'm ok." Jess replied, about to pick Leanna up again. Alyssa stopped him.
"Jesus Jess, look at your arm! You've lost a lot of blood!" Alyssa pointed at his left bicep, his wound still fresh and bleeding. Jess however, felt nothing at the moment.
"I'm fine, we need to move her-" Jess was interrupted again, this time by Garner.
"She's right kid, you've lost too much blood. You're probably in shock and can't feel a thing." he said. Jess gritted his teeth. "I don't about myself! We need to get Leanna to a doctor!" he snapped back.
"Just chill out!' Alyssa exclaimed, pulling out the first-aid spray can and shaking it. "This will take just a minute." she said, and sprayed the healing substance on Jess's arm. Jess gritted his teeth in pain as he felt the wound try and close itself. The cut was too big however, and it only managed to stop the bleeding momentarily. Meanwhile, Garner walked back into the living room, waiting for the pair to finish their business.
Alyssa wrapped the last of the bandage around Jess's arm. Satisfied, she placed the first-aid kit back in the bag and swung it over her shoulder. "I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure you'll need stitches for that." she said to him. Jess grunted in response.
"Leanna..." he said softly to the dying girl in his arms. She opened her eyes and looked back at Jess, a small smile forming on her face.
"Leanna, we're gonna move now ok? We're gonna go find a doctor." Jess whispered in her ear.
"W...Wait..." she replied. "My dad...I-Is he ok?" she questioned. The question caught Jess off guard, who opened his mouth in response but quickly closed it. After a few moments he looked her in the eye and nodded.
" Yeah, I'm sure's he fine. We gotta go..." he lied, unable to tell her the truth. Wrapping her arms around his neck tightly, Jess picked her up, causing her to cry out in pain. Jess cringed at her cry, sighing deeply at his own feeling of helplessness.
"I know it hurts but you just bare with me, I'm here for you." Jess said to her. Her eyes squeezed shut, she nodded and shifted her body in Jess's arms. Jess gave Alyssa a concerned look and she returned it, feeling just as helpless as Jess. Alyssa swung the messenger back over her shoulder, and grabbed both her's and Jess's handguns. The pair walked into the living room to join their new comrade.
"We ready?" Garner asked. Jess and Alyssa both nodded, and the small group exited the cryptic house. Jess felt like he was hit with a wave of death and suffering, and wanted nothing more then to wash away all of the filth and grime from his body. He was concerned about finding help for Leanna, knowing that it would be difficult to get around town through the streets. Thankfully, the area outside was still clear of any trouble, and Garner quickly ran over to the driver's side of the truck. Alyssa opened the back doors for Jess and he gently set Leanna down on the back seat. He climbed in and laid Leanna down, her head resting on his lap.
"You're gonna be ok, I'm taking you to see a doctor." Jess muttered to Leanna. She grabbed his hand wrapped an arm around his neck, pulling his closer to her face. When he was fully bent over, Leanna started to cry into Jess's shoulder, sqeezing Jess's hand tightly. Jess returned the gesture and started to stroke Leanna's hair.
"Shh...Everything's gonna be ok..." Jess whispered into her ear.
She sobbed even harder, taking deep breaths before muttering incoherant phrases into Jess's ear.
"Y-You weren't there...Those...things came through the front door...My mom ran upstairs and they chased her..." More sobs were heard as Jess held her tightly.
"I-I heard her Jess...I heard her scream and die..." Leanna sobbed even harder, unable to speak for a few seconds.
"Those eyes...Oh god those eyes..." She muttered.
"Shh...They're gone Leanna...You're ok now...I'm here for you." Jess replied quietly. He wiped her tears from her face but more quickly replaced them.
"I know Jess...Y-You're always there...I love you so much..." Leanna whispered between sobs. Jess felt a stab of guilt when she said that and was going to reply when an scream cut him off.
Alyssa closed the truck doors and sighed with relief. Jess and her and done what they came to do, and now Alyssa was ready to head back to the hotel downtown, praying it wasn't overrun with the undead. She was about to climb into the passenger seat when an harsh alien scream filled the air, and three more screams of the same kind answered the call. Alyssa turned around in horror as she saw four Hunters emerge from the shadows of the side of the house, eager for fresh blood.
"Lady get your ass in here!'' Garner called out, shifting the gear stick into drive. Alyssa hopped in the truck and slammed the door shut, locking it just as the Hunters charged the vehicle.
"Shit, there's more of them!" the officer called out as he slammed on the gas pedal. The trucks screeched in protest, but the vehicle didn't move.
"The parking brake you dumb ass!" Alyssa yelled as she pushed the emergency brake down. Suddenly, the passenger seat window broke, shattering glass upon Alyssa as she screamed in terror. Another Hunter rammed the truck, causing the vehicle to rock violently. Gripping the wheel for dear life, Garner slammed his foot on the gas pedal and quickly drove off. His fears weren't calmed however, as he felt a thud coming from the back of the truck, and another from the roof of the cab.
"There's one in the back!' Jess screamed and he shielded Leanna's face. A Hunter had jumped into the bed of the truck, and wasting no time, rammed the back window causing it to crack and shake the truck violently.
"Kill it! Get it off us!" Garner screamed as he took a sharp left out of the culdesac in hopes to shake the Hunters off. Alyssa fumbled with the handgun, reloading it with her second to last clip. She was shaking however, and Garner's driving didn't help her much. A large thud from the roof scared her and caused her to scream in shock as a large dent formed from the second Hunter. The first Hunter once again rammed the glass window, this time breaking it and sending shards of glass all over Jess and Leanna. Jess was hunched over her face in hopes of protecting her, which made it wide open for Alyssa to shoot the beast. She turned around in her seat and wildly pulled the trigger, striking the beast several times, causing it to back away from the back window. Unfortunately, just as in Leanna's house, the beasts were resilient to the 9mm rounds, and it pressed forward, hoping to kill the teenagers in the back. Alyssa emptied the handgun and quickly dropped it, searching for Garner's rifle. She found it lying on the floor and she quickly picked it up.
"Go back to hell!" Alyssa screamed as she pulled the trigger on the assault rifle. Jess had his eyes closed, his body shielding Leanna. The thunderous roar from the machine nearly deafened his hearing, and the high pitched alien scream that came from the bed of the truck signified that Alyssa had killed the creature. The small victory was short lived however as the other Hunter managed to punch through the roof of the trucks, it's claw swiping Garner's shoulder, causing him to cry out in pain which made him swerve the truck wildly across the destroyed streets.
Alyssa aimed the rifle at the roof and pulled the trigger, the bullets ripping through the cab's roof as chunks of blood poured down into the cab, another harsh scream filling the air as the Hunter's body slid off of the roof and toppled into the streets. The rifle clicked empty, but Alyssa still held it tight in her hands, breathing heavily in terror. Jess looked up and looked at her, nodding to signify to her that he and Leanna were ok. Alyssa breathed another sigh of relief and turned around to sit properly in the seat. Just as soon as she looked out the dashboard horror, she screamed in terror.
"Ahhh fuck!" Garner cried in pain as he held in right shoulder with his left hand. He wasn't paying attention to the road and he didn't realize the truck was speeding straight at a destroyed city bus, overturned and blocking the whole street. The officer cried in terror as he slammed on the brake, but it was of no use. The truck was speeding at 45 mph, and there was no time to turn. Jess too saw the roadblock and quickly realized they were going to crash. He didn't have his seat belt on, and there was nothing he could do to protect himself. He did the first thing his instincts told him to do. He shielded Leanna's head held her tightly as she sobbed in his chest.
"Leanna, I love you!"
"I love you too!"
CRAAAASH!!
Author's Note: Just wanna say thanks to all the readers still reading this. Even though most of you guys don't leave reviews, at least I know I'm getting a consistant hit rate for each chapter :) In the end, I was ask all of you to review and please tell me something you didn't like or think can be improved upon. While I of course love the praise, I really think that I can certainly improve on my writing, and you guys as readers can be the first step to helping me improve. Seriously, don't be afriad to rip me new one if you can point out what I can do better. Many thanks and as always spelling/grammer help and constructed criticism are welcome.