Chapter 13: Fight For Survival
Yuri, Flynn, Raven and Fedrok rush out of the cabin after arming themselves with rifles. They see several infected dashing through the camp while making blood curling screams. Some of them stop and turn to see the four men standing in front of the cabin.
The infected screeched as they run towards them. Yuri, Flynn, Raven and Fedrok immediately hold up their guns and fire. They slowly walk and enter the field as they shoot down every infected running directly towards them.
Suddenly, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the infected and they scream in agony as they burn right in front of the four men.
They turn to their left to see Judith waving her hand at them while Rita, who is standing beside her, fires a huge blast at a couple of infected with her shotgun. Judith quickly turns her head away from the men and shoots down some infected with her rifle.
"There's Judith and Rita! Let's help them out!" Fedrok ordered. As the four men run over to Judith and Rita, some more infected chase after them from behind. Yuri and Flynn turn around and fire at the pursuing infected as they follow Raven and Fedrok from behind.
When Yuri and Flynn turn back to the front, an infected dashes over to Raven and tries to grab him but a bullet shot through the side of his head, killing him.
The four men turn their heads to the right and see Hisca and Chastel kneeling behind the wooden fence of their cabin, both armed with sniper rifles. Hisca gave a quick salute to them before looking back through the scope of her rifle and continues firing at the infected to provide cover for the men.
As the infected who are chasing the men from behind fall down one by one, Yuri and the others reached Judith and Rita. Raven and Fedrok knock down the two infected who are in front of the women from behind and fire their rifles at them while they are on the ground.
"Judith, Rita, you two okay?" Fedrok asked as he turned to him.
"We're good si-AAAAHH!" Judith suddenly shrieked in pain as a bullet shot through her shoulder, causing her to drop her rifle.
"Judith!" Rita yelled in horror as she quickly wraps an arm around her as she lost her balance. Flynn turns around and widens his eyes in terror as he sees a sniper hiding behind the enemy military truck which is parked behind the metal gates.
"DOWN!" He shouted. Everybody duck down just in time before the sniper fires another bullet, which barely misses Flynn's head.
"CHASTEL! TEN O'CLOCK!" Hisca yelled at her twin sister. Chastel quickly turns her sniper rifle slightly to the left and spots the sniper. She fires a shot at him. The enemy sniper yells in agony as the bullet shot through his chest and he falls to the ground. An enemy soldier who was hiding behind the truck comes out of his hiding spot and removes the safety pin of his grenade.
Yuri holds up his rifle and shoots down the soldier but he had already tossed the grenade into the air.
"Fall back!" Fedrok yelled. He, Yuri, Flynn, Raven, Judith and Rita quickly turn around and got away. The grenade landed inside the crop field. The explosion destroyed the entire field and all of the fruits and vegetables. But thankfully, no one was within the perimeter and hurt by the explosion.
When the smoke is clear, everyone turns back to the front and see a second military truck approaching the camp.
"Are you shitting me? A second one?" Rita muttered under her breath while continuing to support Judith.
"Then we'll just keep fighting till our last breath." Yuri said to everyone.
Flynn, Fedrok and Raven solemnly nod their heads before they hold up their rifles.
Yuri turns to Rita and extends out his hand. "Rita, pass me your shotgun. You stay back and take care of Judith."
"Let's see what you got, soldier." Rita passes her shotgun to Yuri. Yuri grabs it from her before turning away.
"Let's go!" Fedrok yelled. The four men then dash over to the front of the camp while Rita carries Judith over to the stairway leading to Yuri's cabin and set her down.
"We'll continue to provide you all cover!" Chastel yelled at them as they ran past her and Hisca. The two twin sisters place their sniper rifles onto the fence and look through their scopes. Flynn sees Judith's rifle lying on the ground and picks it up.
As they ran, the second military truck parked in front of the gates. The backdoor of the truck opens itself and a horde of infected ran out.
The soldier which tossed the grenade earlier groans as he slowly lifts himself up. But his eyes widened and his jaw plummeted in horror as he sees the infected charging towards him. The soldier lets out a scream before an infected tackled him back to the ground. Four more infected ran over and they viciously gnaw all over the soldier's limbs.
The other infected make their way to the gates and began climbing over it. When Yuri, Flynn, Raven and Fedrok see this, they stop and fire their rifles at the infected, preventing a single one of them from climbing over the gates. Hisca and Chastel also help out in shooting down any infected Yuri and the others miss.
As Yuri and the others are focused on firing at the infected, a soldier with long blonde hair and wears glasses came out of the military truck with a grenade launcher in his hand. The soldier aims his weapon at the gates.
Raven sees the soldier and gasped. "NO!" He shouted as the soldier fires a grenade at the gates. The gate exploded, killing the surrounding infected. The infected who survive the blast or weren't near the perimeters see Yuri and the others in front of them and they screech loudly as they dash madly at them and enter the camp.
Yuri puts away his rifle and draws out Rita's shotgun. Flynn on the other hand lifts up both his and Judith's rifles in his hands. They continued firing mercilessly at the charging infected.
Raven swings his rifle at an infected who was near him. The infected gets knocked back and Yuri quickly fires his shotgun at him.
Fedrok kept firing his rifle until it ran out of bullets. He turns to Yuri and shouted, "Yuri! Your rifle!"
Yuri fires another blast with his shotgun at a group of infected before he takes out his rifle and tosses it to Fedrok. Fedrok catches it and continues firing at the infected.
Raven and Flynn continued firing at the infected until their rifles eventually ran out of bullets. Yuri continuously fires several blasts at the infected who are nearing towards him with his shotgun until it also ran out of shells.
Fedrok sees this and said to the three men, "We should fall back."
They nod their heads at the Colonel in agreement. Yuri, Flynn and Raven put away their weapons before they and Fedrok turn around and run away. A huge group of infected chased after them from behind. Some of them fell to the ground after getting shot by Hisca and Chastel but eventually, they ran out of bullets as well.
Hisca and Chastel briefly turn to each other before they got up and jump over the fence. They ran over to Yuri and the other men and they all ran together to the back of the camp with a still sizeable group of infected dashing behind them.
When they arrive at Yuri's cabin, Judith and Rita step out of it while carrying several Molotov cocktails in their hands.
"Come on guys! We can still fight back!" Rita yelled furiously at them as she and Judith quickly pass them a Molotov each.
Yuri and the others then turn back to the infected who are advancing towards them. Everyone step forward and throw their Molotov cocktails at the infected. When the cocktails hit the ground, it created a huge fire, burning all the infected at once. The infected let out loud agonizing screams as they burn to a cinder.
They successfully kill all of the infected, but the fire wildly spread through the grassy field. It head towards Hisca and Chastel's cabin and began burning it.
"I guess we overdid it, didn't we?" Judith asked.
"But at least we're not staying here anymore! Let's grab the children and get the hell out of here!" Fedrok yelled.
Everybody ran through the field as the fire spread to the other cabins. They head over to the children's cabin but when they arrive in front of it, the door burst open and the long-haired soldier steps out of it while pointing his pistol at Karol, Nan and Patty. Everybody immediately froze in horror.
"Don't move." The long-haired soldier said icily to them. "Take another step, and I'll blow their heads off."
"Guys! Help us!" Nan cried as her eyes are flooded with tears.
"Please!" Karol added in horror.
"SHUT UP!" The soldier bellowed at them.
"You bastard!" Rita shouted angrily. The soldier turns his head to Rita and shot an icy glare at her. Rita kept her eyes narrows and her teeth gritted as she isn't intimidated by his cold expression.
"Garista." Fedrok said flatly as he glared at the soldier. "How does it feel being a cold-blooded psychopath like Alexei?"
"Alexei and I aren't psychopaths!" Garista snapped at them. "We are the world's saviors! We are finally going to eradicate all the problems happening around the world by unleashing this virus. As they say, if you want to get rid of your problems, you got to find the roots. And the roots of the problems the world is facing now are the people living in countries that refused to listen to reason from America. It's because of them, terrorism never cease to exist. But with Alexei as our leader, we shall-"
Suddenly, Garista was interrupted by a loud ferocious growl. He turns around in time to see Repede leaping over the children's heads and sinks his teeth into Garista's left arm. Garista lets out a scream of extreme pain as he falls to the ground and Repede finds himself standing above him.
He growls as he furiously shakes its head, sinking his sharp teeth into Garista's arm even deeper and causing blood to ooze out from his wound.
Garista fights back by swinging his fist across Repede's face. This causes Repede to back away and removes his teeth from his arm in the process. Garista then delivers a hard kick to Repede's stomach, causing the dog to squeal in pain. The children gasp in horror as they watch Repede landed in front of them.
Garista then aims his gun at Repede. "Die, you filthy-ACK!" He cried in pain and drops his weapon as he felt something just stabbed into his back. Flynn yelled angrily as he quickly runs over to Garista and grabs the hilt of his combat knife that is stuck on the soldier's back. He removes it and brings the knife down onto Garista's abdomen, pinning him to the wooden floor in the process.
Garista trembled as he looks up at Flynn with his eyes wide. Flynn got up and stares back at him with an ugly scowl.
"Leave…the dog…alone…" Flynn growled with his voice quivering with rage. He turns his head to the children who stare blankly at him. Flynn calms himself down and gave them a weak smile.
"You're safe now." He said softly to the three children. Karol and Nan smiled back at him while Patty helps Repede up.
"Come on, let's go!" Fedrok yelled, gesturing Flynn, Repede and the children to follow him. Everybody made their way to their own military truck, leaving Garista lying on his own pool of blood.
The soldier turns his head when he heard footsteps. Garista's eyes widened and his jaw plummeted in horror as he sees an infected staggering towards him.
"N-n-no! STAY BACK!" Garista shouted. The infected growls at him before she proceeds to gnaw at the soldier mercilessly. Garista flails his arms and legs around as he screams in agony.
Meanwhile, Fedrok opens the back of the truck and enters. He turned around and help Karol, Nan and Patty get inside the truck. Afterwards, he sees Judith and Rita slowly approaching and he extends out his hand. Judith slowly removes her arm around Rita before grabbing Fedrok's arm. Fedrok pulls her up and sets her down beside the children. Rita, Repede, Raven, Hisca and Chastel then enter the back of the truck by themselves.
Yuri gets onto the driver's seat and places his hands on the steering wheel. Flynn removes the safety pin of a grenade which Fedrok gave him and tosses it at the metal gates in front of them. Because the main exit had been blocked by the enemy trucks, they would have to create a new one.
The grenade explodes, forming an opening for them to drive out of the camp. Flynn then gets into the front of the truck and sat on the passenger seat.
Fedrok slides open the window behind Yuri and Flynn and said to the two, "Floor it!"
However, as soon as Yuri steps on the gas pedal, a new enemy truck suddenly appeared and drives over to the opening that Flynn had just made. This causes Yuri to quickly tap the brakes after moving the truck by only a few inches.
"Are you fucking kidding me?!" Flynn shouted, completely flabbergasted.
"What do we do now?" Yuri said. Fedrok stared at the current situation that they're in. The enemy truck has completely blocked their opening and they have another horde of infected ready to release upon them. There's no way they can fight back the infected as his rifle has very little bullets and the others have no ammunition left at all. They could try driving over the-
Fedrok angrily shakes his head. No, that's not a wise idea as constantly ramming the infected with their truck would damage their only form of transportation left in escaping their burning hideout. Not to mention, the soldiers in the enemy truck may have weapons that they can use to shoot down their vehicle anyway.
Fedrok backs away from the window. He glances at the passengers who are sitting behind him as he inserts his hands into his pockets. He removes his hands and looks down at the two grenades he is holding.
He sadly closes his eyes and lets out a heavy sigh. It looks like there is no other option. Fedrok turns around the passengers and gave them all a solemn nod. Everybody look back at him in bewilderment.
"It's been an honor fighting alongside all of you." Fedrok said grimly. Yuri and Flynn gasped and turn around upon hearing what he said.
"Colonel?" Flynn said in horror.
"Fedrok, what the fuck are you talking about?" Rita said incredulously as her eyes widened in horror.
"No Fedrok! There has to be another way!" Hisca cried.
Their cries fell into deaf ears as Fedrok drops his rifle onto the floor and casually walks past the passengers.
"Colonel!" Flynn shouted.
"FEDROK! NO! DON'T DO THIS!" Chastel screamed as tears form in her eyes. She tries to get up but Raven wraps his arms around her to restrain her.
"I'm sorry Chastel. He has made his decision." Raven said solemnly as everyone watch Fedrok step out of the truck.
"NO!" Chastel snapped as her tears are now pouring out from her eyes. "I won't accept this! FEDROK!"
Fedrok walks over to the front of the truck and opens the door. Yuri and Flynn turn their heads to him. Fedrok flashes a wan smile at them.
"Colonel…" Flynn murmured sadly as his eyes softened.
"Flynn, you're in charge of the survivors now. Keep them safe and get them out of this island." Fedrok said before giving Flynn a pat on his shoulder. He then turns to Yuri. "And Yuri, promise me you will rescue Estelle."
Yuri narrows his eyes and nods his head solemnly. "You have my word." He vowed. Fedrok's lips form into a smirk.
"Yuri, Flynn…Thank you." He said before closing the door. Fedrok turns to the front just as the enemy truck began opening the back doors, releasing the infected.
Fedrok's face distorts into a scowl. He holds up his two remaining grenades and bites onto the safety pins. He pulls them out and spits the pins onto the ground. Fedrok then dashes towards the truck as the infected began entering the camp.
"Come on…COME ON!" Fedrok shouted with fire burning in his eyes. The drivers in the enemy truck see Fedrok advancing towards them and they widen their eyes in horror.
"REVERSE!" One of the drivers yelled. The enemy truck moved away from the opening while the infected charge towards Fedrok.
The infected try to grab Fedrok, but the colonel pushed and tackled through them with the strength and agility of an American Football player. When he is near the enemy truck, he holds up the grenades into the air. The enemy drivers briefly scream in horror before the grenades exploded, killing both the horde of infected and destroying the enemy truck in the process.
Yuri and Flynn watched the entire display wordlessly. They are both completely awestruck by the heroic sacrifice that Fedrok had pulled off.
Flynn momentarily hangs his head and bites down on his lower lip, mourning over the death of his superior. He then turns his head to Yuri.
"Move." Flynn said flatly. Yuri nods his head before he steps on the gas pedal. When the smoke cleared, Yuri sees that there is now an opening for their truck to fit through thanks to Fedrok for making the enemy truck reversing away from their exit.
Yuri drives through the opening and everybody departs the camp. The passengers sitting at the back turn their heads to their former camp as the truck drove off. They see their cabins and the enemy truck parked outside of the opening all engulfed in flames.
Chastel buries her face into Hisca's chest and sobbed over the death of Fedrok. Hisca wraps her arms around her sister and pats her back to comfort her.
Rita turns her head away from the camp and lets out a heavy sigh while Repede rests on Judith's lap. Judith's eyes softened as she gently strokes Repede's back.
Flynn stares blankly at the side view mirror of the truck and watch the burning camp which had been his home for the last seven years disappearing from his sight as they continue driving away.
As Yuri drove on, he told everyone present in the truck that he had decided to face Alexei alone and it will be Flynn's duty to get them to safety. With Judith injured and with very little ammunition left, everyone obliged. When Flynn asked Yuri if he knows where Alexei's hideout is, he replied no. But he remembered that when he was being thrown off, he sees that the building is built in front and above the sea. This made Judith remembered that the only building in all of Cocoon Island that is built above the sea is the hotel. She knows this because she used to be waitress over there before the virus broke out.
Yuri thanked Judith for the information and heads towards the hotel. When they arrived at an open field, Yuri stops the truck and gets out. Flynn also gets out and the two soldiers close the doors.
"Are you really sure you can do this alone?" Flynn said as he and Yuri walk over to each other. "I told you before that I got your back, right?"
Yuri smiled at him and places his hand on his shoulder. "I appreciate the help but…" He paused momentarily to shake his head. "I really have to. Fedrok said that you are in charge of the survivors now. So it's your job to take them to safety. If you get the others involved in this, Fedrok's sacrifice will be for nothing."
Flynn sighed sadly before nodding his head. "I understand." He said softly.
Yuri takes out his transceiver from one of the pouches of his vest and hands it to Flynn. "Use this to contact my friend. His name is Captain Nolan Mathias. Request him to send a helicopter over to the island. The coordinates of the pickup point is N45, E22. After you and the others get to safety, call Nolan to send a second helicopter to the hotel." He explained.
Flynn nods his head again as he takes the transceiver off of Yuri's hand.
"Good luck out there." Raven said as he and the others walk over to Yuri and Flynn. Yuri turns his head to them and sees everyone giving him smiles and solemn stares at him.
"If you fail to save Estelle and die out there, I won't forgive you." Rita said with her eyes narrowed.
"I won't." Yuri said. "I swear I'll save Estelle and make Alexei pay for what he did and all the people he had killed. Including Fedrok."
"Kick his ass." Chastel managed to choke out as she stares at Yuri with tearstained eyes. Hisca stood to her and nods her head. Judith walks over to Yuri and hands him the rifle which Fedrok dropped. Yuri grins at her before he takes it from her and places the weapon on the back of his vest. Judith smiled back at him and gave him a pat on his shoulder before turning around and walking away.
Patty, Karol, Nan and Repede then walk over to Yuri.
"Stay safe, Mr. Lowell." Patty said to him.
"You won't die, right?" Nan asked him with a worried frown. Yuri kneels down to her level and gave her a reassuring smile.
"I'm a strong person, Nan. I can look out for myself." He said softly to her as he affectionately strokes her head. Tears began pooling up in Nan's eyes. She and the other children proceed to give Yuri a warm hug. Yuri chuckled as he wraps his arms around all of them.
After a few moments, Yuri and the children pull away from their hug. "Be good, kids." Yuri said to all of them. Nan, Karol and Patty nod their heads before turning around and leave.
Repede goes over to Yuri and licks his cheek. Yuri chuckled again and he rubs his hand on the dog's head.
"Help Flynn look after the survivors, okay?" He said to Repede. Repede responded with a woof before walking away. Rita, Raven, Hisca and Chastel gave Yuri solemn nods and everyone head back into the truck.
Yuri stood up and turns back to Flynn. He sees him extending a hand to him. Yuri grabs his hand and they both shake.
"I really hope to see you again." Flynn said.
Yuri remained silent as Flynn turns around and gets into the driver's seat. He stares at Yuri one last time before closing the door and starts the ignition. He turned around and looked through the back window. After making sure the other survivors have seated, Flynn turns back to his front and drive away, leaving Yuri behind standing in the open field.
Yuri draws out his shotgun and rifle and examines both weapons. After making sure they are fine, he puts them away onto the back of his vest.
He turns around and stared solemnly at the sunset. He walks up the hill in front of him. When he reached the top, he sees the hotel located below and in the distance. Yuri takes a deep breath. He is about to enter the building where it all happened. It is where the infamous terrorist Yaag Rosch unleashed his virus upon the island.
And now, after seven years, he is going to end it.
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