Williams shook violently as the Green Flu virus moved through his hand and the hole below his stomach. Diana smirked, pushing her sunglasses up her nose before turning to the Director on the giant screen. "Watch closely so that you can take all the notes you want sir."
"Clever until the end Diana," the Director murmured.
The skin on Williams' hand started to shift and bubble. The scientist screamed as the muscles and tendons started to bulge out, writhing around beneath his skin. His threw his left, infected arm forward while using his right hand to clutch his head in agony. Williams continued to thrash his arm around wildly, causing it to slowly grow longer and longer with each swing. His muscles and tendons lengthened immensely. The pain became intense enough that Williams dragged his nails down across his face, peeling the skin off. Blood started to run down his face, but quickly solidified into strange looking boils. His arm flopped around like a limp noodle. His fingers fused together, forming a sharpened tip at the end of his arm. Williams snapped his head up, his eyes blood red and blinded by uncontrollable fury.
"Holy shit," Coach shouted, aiming his shotgun at Williams. "What the hell is that thing?"
"Some new fucked up monster," Alan replied, taking a cautious step back.
Williams took a step towards the survivors while Diana and the Director watched with smirks on their faces. The infected Williams turned his head to a nearby soldier and lashed his arm out at him. The sharpened point stabbed it in the back. The soldier screamed in agony, arms trying to claw at the ground to fight the pain. The flesh of Williams' arm started to meld around the soldier, swallowing up his entire body.
Rochelle felt as though she may vomit. Ellis stared in disbelief in slack jawed awe. Nicole scowled in anger that someone would create a virus that would transform someone into such a monstrous being.
Williams' arm consumed the soldier entirely, groaning as his body began to writhe around again. His skin crawled across his chest to his other arm. The muscles began to bulge out, making his arm grow larger, almost to the size of a Tank's. The infected Williams screamed as he slammed his newly formed fist into the ground, growling in relief that his transformation stopped.
"Very impressive virus Director," the infected Williams murmured. Diana's jaw dropped and her brow rose in shock. Williams turned his head around to the assassin and the Director. "A virus that gives me a consciousness and control…you expanded on Elliot's general idea didn't you?"
"Not exactly. Elliot expanded on my general idea. Research showed that the Green Flu not only changed a person's body, but it also destroyed their minds. Their central consciousness. Some more than others as you've seen. Elliot took that idea and decided to control them, but my idea was to test different strains of the virus to test the different outcomes. I wanted to know if it was the virus itself that destroyed a person's mind, or the physical changes that the virus caused. I see that this virus is a little easier for a person to control though…"
"Alright, all I'm hearing is: 'I'm fucking crazy! Please shoot me Alan! God this screen makes my head look fat!'" Williams turned to the survivors, his one visible eye piercing through Alan. "You think that made him made?" Williams let out a bestial roar before lashing his arm forward. Alan and Zoey dove away from each other as the flexible appendage shot between them.
"Yeah, I'd say you did it alright Alan," Zoey replied, rolling across the ground to get a steady aim at Williams.
The infected scientist roared as he lashed his arm out again. Zoey rolled across the ground as Williams' sharpened arm tore through the solid stone wall behind her. The brunette started firing rounds from her assault rifle at Williams. The bullets started punching through the infected, but seemed to do very little. Blood oozed out of his wounds and hardened into boils, just as they had on his face. Zoey continued firing at Williams, praying that she might kill him. The blood solidified, and was surprisingly bullet proof. The bullets failed to pierce Williams' skin, much to Zoey's shock and the infected scientist's intrigue.
"Okay, so we can't touch him, and shooting him only makes him stronger," Doc said, turning to Nicole. "What the hell?"
"You've had more experience with this stuff than I have." Doc opened his mouth to shoot back a reply, but quickly turned to the sound of Williams screaming in rage.
The infected scientist spun around, throwing his long arm back at Diana. The assassin ducked and rolled under the strike, whipping out her pistol at Williams steadily. "I wouldn't try that Williams," the Director murmured.
"I have the power now," Williams replied, a wicked smile crossing his paling face. "Your mistake was infecting me with a virus that gives me control!"
"The virus was specifically designed to be less traumatizing to whomever it infects so the chance of a person's mind staying intact would increase," the Director reminded.
"That's still more than I expected from Williams here," Diana smugly replied. The infected beast screamed before rushing forward. Diana pulled out a knife with her free hand and fired a couple of rounds into Williams' body.
The infected scientist threw his bulky arm forward. Diana rolled under the strike, firing three rounds into the side of Williams' body. The bullets punched through the skin, but released his blood which solidified. Diana shot up to her feet, facing Williams as he started to turn around. The infected beast swung his long arm out, which Diana easily ducked under. The enlarged limb flung outward, nearly taking Zoey and Alan's heads off before smashing into a wall. Diana moved forward as Williams pulled back his other arm. With an enraged cry, he threw his fist down upon Diana. The assassin hopped to the side as Williams' fist smashed through the tile flooring. Diana twirled her knife in her hand for a second before stabbing it right into Williams' forehead.
The infected threw his head back and screamed in pain, stepping back as he tried to get his enlarged arm to reach the blade. He pulled his long arm back, trying to strike Diana from behind. The assassin simply sprung into the air, twisting her body back to aim her pistol at his head. She fired two shots, one piercing his throat and the second one hitting the handle of her knife. The blade flew out of Williams' forehead, causing him to cry out as blood trailed behind the spinning knife. Diana landed on her feet, unloading the clip from her pistol as her knife clattered on the ground between her and Williams.
"We are gonna need bigger guns," Jamie muttered to himself.
"Fire in the hole!" All eyes turned to the southern mechanic who aimed his grenade launcher up in the air a bit before pulling the trigger. A grenade flew out of the barrel, sailing up into the air before falling down towards Williams. As soon as contact was made, a large explosion went off. Ellis popped his grenade launcher open, removed the empty shell and slid his last grenade inside. "Yeah! He's not gettin up any time soon!"
"I wouldn't bet on it Ellis," Coach murmured. The smoke started to clear, revealing a massive chunk of Williams' shoulder and neck taken out.
"WOO-HOO! I did it!" The massive opening in the beast's body started closing up quickly with his hardened blood. "Oh shit, I didn't do it!"
"Yeah, you got about forty more of those things buddy," Alan asked. The survivor knelt down next to Zoey as they both started firing at Williams. The bullets hit, but did nothing to the infected scientist.
Williams turned his head and swung his lengthy arm at the duo. Zoey ducked while Alan rolled behind her. He stopped, now crouched on Zoey's other side before the two continued firing again. Williams started rushing towards them, his now massive feet creating a thunderous noise from below.
Williams screamed in pain as a giant chunk of his shoulder was blown out. He turned his head, seeing Jamie holding an automatic shotgun. "Get Nick now," Jamie shouted to Coach and the others. The brunette fired a few more rounds at Williams to make sure he followed him out of the room.
"We'll go back up Jamie," Nicole shouted as Doc ran into the next room. "You guys help the others!" The female doctor followed her ex fiancé quickly.
"Oh I'm gonna enjoy this," Alan stated with a grin as he lowered his gaze to Diana. "You're all mine now baby!"
"Director," Diana questioned, wanting full permission.
"Kill them."
Diana shot forward, eyes ridden with killing intent behind her sunglasses. She dove forward, narrowly avoiding Alan's swing with his arm. She rolled past Alan and went for Zoey. The brunette blocked a high kick, but was slightly staggered by it. Diana spun around, striking the other side of Zoey's head with the back of her fist. The brunette cried out, stumbling to the side before turning to face the assassin. Diana snapped her head forward to see Alan coming for her. She swung her fist across, but Alan stopped just in front of it. Diana gasped while Alan sneered wickedly. The survivor quickly wrapped his massive arms around Diana's shoulders, pressing the arm she used to attack against her body.
"You ready for this baby?" Alan lifted Diana off the ground, bending backwards before slamming the assassin on the ground in a solid suplex. Diana cried out, groaning in pain before Alan released her. The survivor rolled onto his front, quickly standing up while Diana lingered on the floor a bit. "Didn't know I could do that did ya? Former cage wrestling champ baby!"
"That…was actually impressive," Zoey stated in awe.
"Holy shit that was cool," Ellis exclaimed.
Diana's eyes widened in anger, her fuse finally reaching its end. She spun across the ground, kicking Alan's feet out with enough force to throw his body in the air for a few seconds. As she spun, Diana rose up on one foot, throwing her other into Alan's chest before he could even fall to the ground. The bulky survivor went flying, hitting his back against a pillar with a pained cry.
Zoey turned her head to Diana in shock, only to find that the assassin was already in front of her. Somehow, Zoey managed to jerk her head away from an open palmed strike, grab Diana's wrist, and wrap her arm around the other woman's elbow. Diana scowled, trying to break free from Zoey's grip while the brunette was trying to find out how she pulled that off.
Diana finally screamed in rage, throwing the side of her head against Zoey's face. The brunette cried out in pain, releasing Diana and stumbling back in the process. Diana charged forward, throwing her fist at Zoey. The brunette's eyes shot open in shock as she barely dodged Diana's open handed jab. Zoey threw her elbow at Diana's head. The assassin ducked then slid her foot across the ground, kicking Zoey's feet out from under her. The brunette hit with a pained cry as Diana spun to look down at her.
"YEE-," Diana turned around, catching a jumping Ellis by the throat, "haw—GACK!" The assassin started squeezing down on the mechanic's air pipe with all her might, wanting nothing more than to finally kill something.
Zoey swung her foot around, kicking Diana's feet out from under her. The assassin released Ellis to catch herself on her hands. Zoey rolled backwards onto her feet while Diana flipped forward. The two women turned to each other, Diana beyond her tolerance level with these survivors while Zoey was still wondering how she was keeping up with the assassin.
Diana gasped in shock as her arms were suddenly pulled up. She turned her head, seeing Coach holding her in a full nelson. "Look here lady, I really don't wanna hit you, but you're pushin your luck!"
Diana scoffed before flicking her head towards Coach. Her sunglasses flew off, the corner of one of the lenses hitting the heavy man in the eye. Coach cried out, releasing Diana to put a hand over his eyes. Diana turned and caught her sunglasses just before they hit the ground. She put them back on her face and slowly started walking towards Coach.
"Hold it!" Diana stopped, turning to Rochelle holding a gun to the assassin. "Don't take another step towards him."
"Roe, be careful," Ellis exclaimed.
Diana smirked in glee as she saw the hesitation written all over the woman's face. This fact was only worsened for Rochelle as Diana noted the short distance between them. In the blink of an eye, the assassin shot forward, throwing an upward kick that lifted Rochelle off her feet. The newswoman cried out, her gun flying out of her hands. Diana put her foot back on the ground, the smirk still plastered on her face as she stood patiently for Rochelle to fall back to the ground. Diana whirled around, throwing her knee into the newswoman's back. Rochelle shrieked in pain before flying forward, smacking hard on her front before rolling to a stop.
Ellis and Coach looked at the unconscious Rochelle in shock. The two natives of Savannah looked at the assassin, who was actually smiling. Anger welled up in both of them before they charged forward in a screaming fury.
"Shit," Alan groaned as he moved after them. Zoey shared the same thought before following.
Jamie started reloading his shotgun, ducking behind one of the exhibits for cover. The brunette flinched as Williams' arm smashed through the glass over his head without any trouble. Tiny pieces of glass rained down around him before he took a deep breath and popped out of cover. Williams leapt into the air, landing on the exhibit in front of Jamie. The survivor's eyes widened in shock, but he aimed the gun steadily before taking a shot. Williams screamed as he was thrown off the exhibit and slammed hard onto his back. Jamie continued to run, panting heavily before stopping to catch his breath. Williams sat up, eye wide with rage.
Before the infected scientist could attack, bullets rained down on him from opposite sides. Jamie looked up, seeing Nicole and Doc on opposite walkways in the room firing down on Williams. The infected looked up at Doc, throwing his arm at him first before swinging it back across at Nicole. Doc screamed in fright as the arm almost smashed into him before it whipped back across the room. Nicole dove to the side, crouching behind the railings to reload her rifle.
"Hey jumbo!" Jamie blasted Williams with shotgun to capture the beast's attention. "I'm over here!"
"I'm starting to see why Diana gets so annoyed with you," Williams growled.
"I could say the same thing about you," Jamie replied.
The infected scientist flung his arm forward. Jamie rolled backwards as the limb flew over him. He pulled out a pistol and started firing while stepping backwards. Williams growled before rushing forward like an angry bull. Jamie holstered his pistol and took baby steps backwards. He cocked his shotgun and watched carefully as Williams raised his bulky arm high above his head. Jamie aimed his shotgun at Williams' face and pulled the trigger. Bullets sprayed the infected scientists' face as he cried out in pain. Jamie dove and rolled to the side as Williams' body crashed and slid across the ground. The brunette stood up and stepped away from Williams, clutching his shotgun tightly. Williams' body started moving, grumbling lowly as he pushed himself off the ground.
"What do we have to do to get rid of this guy," Jamie asked, glancing up at Doc.
"Well, seeing as how his blood solidifies once it contacts the air and hardens enough to protect him from most bullets…I'd suggest something explosive."
Nicole zeroed in on her scope and fired a bullet through Williams' head. Despite the hole in his cranium, the infected continued to move. Nicole scowled, quickly reloading her sniper rifle. Williams turned his head, focusing in on Jamie. Doc aimed his assault rifle at the infected beast before a thought occurred to him. He looked up, seeing a few sprinklers on the ceiling. Moving his gun up, he fired a few short bursts. He destroyed the nozzles, letting water rain down from above.
Jamie looked up in confusion as soon as the water started coming down, "Doc…what the hell?" Williams stepped into the streaming water, standing across from Jamie who was glaring fearlessly back at him.
Doc lowered his rifle to Williams and started spraying him with his assault rifle. Williams screamed as the bullets ripped through him, blood flying out of each puncture wound. Jamie blinked in shock as Williams staggered back, blood flowing freely out of his body. Suddenly, the infected scientist's blood started hardening again.
"That blood armor bullshit gets soft in water," Doc shouted. "That's how we get him!"
"So all I have to do is stand in here and-," Williams roared before lashing his sharpened arm forward. Jamie ducked under the limb as if flew over his head. The brunette quickly aimed his shotgun up and fired. The blast tore Williams' arm off, causing him to stagger back, screaming in agony. "And I should be fine."
The scientist looked at his bleeding arm, before the blood hardened to close the wound. His enraged eye focused on Jamie who stood in the center of a shower of water with a smug smirk on his face. Williams turned to a nearby pillar before grabbing it with his arm. Jamie's eyes widened in shock, bringing a sinister sneer to Williams' infected features. He tore a chunk of the pillar out and hurled it at Jamie. The survivor ducked as the pillar crashed in the wall behind him. He looked up, seeing the casing of a museum exhibit flying towards him. Jamie dove out of the safety of the water before looking up. Williams charged forward, screaming as he lifted his arm in the air. Jamie blasted Williams in the stomach, causing him to groan and clutch his wound. The brunette quickly ran to the side as Williams crashed onto the ground.
Jamie looked up, stopping underneath a sprinkler. He looked over towards Doc who was already zeroed in and shook his head. Williams stood up, turning to Jamie who was reloading his shotgun. The infected beast rushed forward, roaring angrily as he pulled his arm back to strike.
"Now," Jamie shouted. Before Doc could fire, Nicole shot the nozzle off, letting water rain down on Jamie and Williams.
The infected stopped for a moment to register what had happened. Jamie fired a shotgun blast into Williams' chest. The scientist roared in pain, falling to his knees to clutch his bleeding stomach. Doc started pouring led into Williams' back. The beast roared, trying to reach its back. Jamie fired another blasted into Williams' chest, causing him to lurch forward again. The brunette fired another round into Williams' face. The blast had enough force to get Williams back on his feet and stagger out of the water.
The infected fell to its knees, panting heavily as blood poured out of his wounds. Jamie started to steady his breathing while keeping his eyes focused on Williams. A faint sigh escaped from the scientists' mouth before he fell forward, slamming hard onto the floor. Jamie let out a sigh of relief before falling back onto his rear. Doc also sighed while Nicole simply smiled in triumph. Jamie looked up at the two doctors with a smile on his face, giving them a thankful wave.
"Had you thought you'd won…?" The survivors looked over in shock as Williams started moving. The infected beast growled as he pushed himself up, tearing a chunk of the solid ground off that was attached to his chest. His arm that Jamie blew off also tore a piece of the ground out that his blood had hardened to. "Fools such as yourselves shouldn't play with what they can't comprehend…"
"Well we don't have much of a choice now do we," Jamie murmured.
The flooring tightened around Williams' body, forming a makeshift suit of armor. The beast ran forward as Jamie quickly rose to his feet. He fired a shot from his shotgun that took out a chunk of the flooring around Williams' chest. The infected grabbed Jamie and slammed him against the back wall, causing dirt and rock to fly out. Jamie cried out in pain before Williams turned and hurled him across the room. Jamie hit the ground hard enough to knock him unconscious as he rolled into the next room.
"Jamie," Doc shouted. Williams looked up at the blonde and sneered. "Alright you son of a bitch! You're going down!"
Ellis threw a wild punch at Diana which she nimbly ducked under while tripping the mechanic. She turned her attention to Coach who threw one of his massive fists at her. Diana knocked the blow to the side before kneeing Coach in the stomach. The heavyset man groaned before falling to his hands and knees. Diana looked down at him for a moment before snapping her eyes to the side. She arched backwards as Alan's machete threatened to behead her. Diana flew back on her hands, flipped once onto her feet before springing high into the air and landing on her feet.
The assassin kept her eyes on Alan while getting her knife out and spinning backwards to try and stab Zoey. The brunette, surprised that Diana turned to her, jerked her head back and stopped the assassin's arm by her wrist. Zoey reached down and grabbed Diana's other arm and pulled it across her body. The assassin gasped lightly, looking down at both of her arms going different directions over her chest. Zoey thrashed her head against Diana's, but held onto the assassin. The black haired woman cried out, shaking her head clear before glaring at Zoey. The brunette slammed her knee into Diana's stomach, causing the assassin to cry out and lurch forward. Zoey then spun around and hurled Diana to the floor, panting heavily as she wiped the corner of her mouth. Diana groaned, slowly getting up off the floor.
"I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass," Zoey began cockily. "And I'm all out of bubble gum."
"Win," Alan called out. Diana coughed a bit, growling bitterly as she looked in Zoey's direction.
"This is rather…concerning Diana," the Director stated. "I thought you could've handled this. They're just ordinary survivors. No special training or anything." The assassin screamed in frustration, slamming her fist into the ground, busting her knuckles open. She grabbed her sunglasses and hurled them across the room before shooting Zoey a menacing glare. The brunette took a cautious step back. If looks could kill, Zoey had no doubt that she'd be on the floor. "I know you're better than this. Get up and kill these survivors or find yourself expendable like Elliot." Diana rose to her feet, looking more fearsome than a thousand Witches as she focused on Zoey.
"Why me," the brunette whispered to herself. "Why me?"
The Director turned his head to the side and started pressing a few buttons off screen, "Curious…" Diana's eyes widened as she shot forward. She didn't notice Alan rushing to cut her off.
The bulky survivor threw his fist across Diana's face, throwing the assassin to the ground. Without missing a beat, Diana spun around on her back and kicked Alan's feet out from under him. Alan hit the ground as Diana spun up to her feet. She glared at Alan, snarling like a beast before she sat on his stomach. Alan looked up in shock before Diana socked him across the face. The former cage fighter groaned in pain before Diana punched him again, and again, and again. The assassin panted heavily, wailing relentlessly on Alan's face. The survivor finally lifted his bulky arms over his face to shield himself. This only seemed to frustrate Diana even further as her punches became faster and harder.
"Get off him!" Diana stopped and turned her head, seeing Zoey rushing towards her.
Alan quickly grabbed Diana's jacket and yanked her forward, head butting the assassin. Zoey dove forward as Diana screamed in pain, tackling the black haired woman off of Alan. As the two women rolled, Diana quickly spun Zoey around and slammed her on the ground and started to punch the brunette in the face like she did Alan only a moment ago. Diana's grin was wide and wicked, getting much more satisfaction as she relentlessly assaulted Zoey.
"Hey bitch!" Diana snapped her head up, her evil grin vanishing. Alan screamed in fury as he threw a powerful uppercut that landed. Diana grunted as she was lifted off the ground, and off of Zoey, by Alan's blow.
The assassin snarled as she threw her legs up and planted her hands on the ground. She wrapped her legs around Alan's massive arm and roared as she pulled him forward. Alan was lifted off his feet and cried out in fear as he was thrown face first into the ground. Diana released her legs from Alan's arm and rose to her feet. She turned around and socked Zoey in the face before she could get back up and quickly snapped her head back to Alan to ensure he was down. She turned back to Zoey, a malicious grin on her face. The brunette groaned, holding the side of her blood stained face in pain. The blood was from Diana's busted knuckles. The assassin chuckled as she walked forward, an animalistic intent in her eyes.
"Yo crazy bitch!" Diana snarled, snapping her head to the side. Immediately, she was met with a massive gloved fist that knocked her to the ground. Coach groaned, shaking his hand a bit in pain. "I'm getting sick and tired of your crazy ass! I don't care if you are a woman: I'm done! I'm gonna kick the shit out of you!"
Diana screamed at the top of her lungs in fury, slamming both of her fists onto the ground. She couldn't be left alone for one second while she was winning against the survivors. The assassin sprung to her feet and rushed Coach in a screaming fury. She threw a high kick aimed at Coach's chest. Somehow, the heavyset man sidestepped to avoid the blow. Diana looked to the side in shock before Coach swung his arm, slamming his forearm into the woman's mouth. The assassin cried out and hit the floor hard while Coach strode backwards.
"I forget to mention I was a boxing champ back in my younger days?" Diana's breathing started to become heavier and more feral as she turned her head to Coach. "I probably won't do much against your crazy ass, but I'm not going to sit back anymore!"
"Oh this would explain it," the Director murmured. Coach and Diana turned their heads to the large screen. The Director looked at Diana, "The brunette, Zoey, she's a special case after all." Diana gasped questioningly before turning to the young woman. "Elliot's experiments concerning control and enhancements to a normal person through that second virus, he had one successful test subject: Zoey." Diana's eyes widened, in a more controlled rage.
"Shifty little…"
"We got that crazy device off my back," Zoey exclaimed. "I'm no super powered ninja anymore!"
"That device was for control," the Director stated. "You still have the virus that gave you those abilities within you, but without that device you can't use it as effectively. That would explain how you can stand on equal footing with Diana when it comes to reflexes. You have the power, it's just not as refined in your body. The virus we manufactured was designed to improve human capabilities. We used the Green Flu, and another rare enzyme in order to create it. The virus had…mixed results. The Green Flu, believe it or not, is a natural virus that we found. Through experimentation and alterations, we made it as a cheap, quick healing, and an all purpose medicine. It could heal and disinfect any and all wounds, best seen in Lashers. It could also increase the physical limitations of humans, as seen with Hunters, Jockeys, Tanks, and Witches. But there was more to it than we imagined."
Diana straightened her back, seemingly having calmed down as the Director continued, "The Green Flu mutated uncontrollably, and we added a special enzyme, the D-enzyme as we labeled it, to try and control it. It worked for awhile, and we created something amazing. We had the capabilities to recreate mankind, to make everyone stronger, faster, sharper, smarter, and overall better. However, the success rate was next to nothing. It was a dead end. We spent billions of dollars on this vaccine, and studying the Green Flu and all it did was turn people into mindless zombies. We were almost bankrupt, but that's when something amazing happened with the Green Flu: the first mutation. The normal zombies you see, even in their mass of hordes could easily be extinguished with enough firepower. But one of the creatures mutated into something else. And then another mutated, and another, and another, until we had a small variety of monsters and mutants. I saw a way to regain our funds: sell this virus and recreate the playing field for biological warfare! A virus that can turn thousands into mindless beasts overnight! The larger countries, Russia, France, the U.K. won't touch the virus for obvious reasons. But if enough wild card countries or individuals, North Korea, the Russian Mafia, the Taliban, got a hold of this virus, then the virus is their only hope. Either infect their enemies like they were, or buy a cure. Both of which will come from me of course."
"Then why the hell were you and Elliot trying to control the virus," Zoey asked, her back tingling a bit from where said scientist's device was planted on her back.
"As I told you: the Green Flu combined with the D-enzyme had the capabilities of making humankind into something more. The problem was the virus ripped through a person's body worse than the normal Green Flu, killing them in a more painful manner than if they were just transformed into a zombie. Some people died, others were immune to the D-enzyme and became zombies. The enzyme is what makes the mutations, Tanks, Hunters, Lashers, and all the others. The Green Flu alone kills most people, not transforming them into zombies. The D-enzyme mutated the Green Flu further than it naturally did on its own, making it the deadly virus what it truly is. But, being low on funding, I couldn't continue my work.
"That's why I had Elliot, and others like him, out in the middle of the infection, so he could use all the equipment he needed without worrying about cost. He and his colleagues turned out to be very reliable with all their data, saving me billions of dollars. They all eventually reached their own levels of usefulness, which is where Diana comes in. She went to each outpost and killed the scientists to tie up all my loose ends. That's also why I had Williams. He and Diana would hit military outposts, and with the military's computers, Williams could hack his way through countless data files and discover thousands of secrets that the States would rather keep a secret. I could sell these secrets back to the United States, or to any country of my choosing."
"So basically you're screwing over the whole world," Coach shouted.
"Yeah," Alan added. "Plus how are you going to keep everyone from coming down and kicking your ass once you make them super powered?"
"I get to make mankind better, and put them all under my rule. As I said: the device Elliot made was for control. Not only to refine the virus and keep it from destroying a person's mind and body, but to control the human and the virus within. The way I see it: mankind would just blow itself up with nuclear war in a few decades anyway. If anything I'm preventing humanity's inevitable self destruction by putting the whole world under one absolute rule."
"Seriously," Zoey snapped, "This is plagiarism! I hope Capcom sues your ass!"
The Director slowly turned his head away from the survivors, a faint look of curiosity in his eyes. "I think that's enough talking. Have you calmed down Diana?" The assassin looked up, her eyes icy and calm again.
"Yes Director…" She spun her head around and threw a kick at Coach who didn't distance himself far enough. The heavyset man cried out and flew back, sliding across the ground. Diana turned to Alan and Zoey. Her glare wasn't nearly as insane, but was still just as intimidating all the same.
"Zoey…"
"Yeah Alan?"
"That Director guy just stalled us so Diana could put her head back on straight didn't he?" The Director's lips pulled into an amused, smug smirk.
"Yes Alan…"
"We're going to die now aren't we?"
"Yes Alan…" Diana slowly walked forward, the murderous intent still in her eyes as her light blue orbs reflected Zoey and Alan's fear stricken faces.
Doc unloading into Williams as the beast rushed towards him. Not too long ago, Williams jumped onto Doc's walkway and attempted to attack him. With some help from Nicole, he was able to keep the beast at a distance. Doc's bullets started chipping away at Williams' armor made of tile. Nicole fired her sniper rounds carefully at Williams' exposed body to get his attention. Williams stopped, shielding his face as he growled in anger. He slammed his hand through a wall, tearing a massive chunk out. Williams screamed as he swung it forward, almost hitting Doc, before hurling it across the room. Nicole dove and rolled to the side as the chunk of rock smashed into the wall beside her. Williams turned to Doc who was firing at him nonstop. Finally, the gun clicked empty, causing Doc to look down in shock. Williams sneered before grabbed the man's torso and lifting him high into the air. Doc cried out in pain at the enormous amount of pressure on his ribs. Williams swung his arm to the side, smacking Doc into the wall before throwing him down to the ground.
Doc was half unconscious as he fell to the ground. He smashed through some glass which helped slowly down his momentum. The blonde hit the ground and rolled forward, stopping next to Jamie's unconscious body.
"Damn it," Doc murmured.
Nicole got up to her feet, looking down to see Doc lying next to Jamie. She gasped before looking back at Williams who was sneering at her. "Shit…" Nicole quickly looked around to see if anything could've been of use to her. She looked further down the walkway and breathed a quick sigh of relief.
Williams launched himself across the room, landing behind Nicole. The survivor turned around and fired two sniper rounds at point blank. This hardly affected Williams more than stalling him for a second. The beast rushed after the survivor, but was nowhere near as fast as Nicole. Williams tore a chunk of the wall out and hurled it at Nicole with a loud cry. The survivor turned around and quickly ducked under the chunk of rock that nearly squashed her. The boulder hit the wall up ahead and smashed through the railing. Nicole smirked before rushing forward again. She threw her sniper rifle forward, causing it to hit the ground below and slid up to Doc. Nicole reached down and pulled out her pistol, looking back over her shoulder. Williams screamed as he ran faster, but still not nearly as fast as Nicole. The survivor stopped and started firing her pistol. The bullets bounced off the tile attached to Williams' body, and did little to his actual flesh.
"Foolish woman," Williams murmured as he started walking now instead of rushing.
Nicole shifted her eyes over to the side and smiled. Williams stopped, wondering what the smile was for. Nicole fired two more bullets before unloading the empty clip. Williams huffed before throwing his stone arm forward, releasing a chunk of rock at Nicole. The black haired doctor moved towards the wall, ran two steps up it before launching herself backwards. Williams' eye widened in shock as he watched Nicole. The woman aimed her pistol with a smirk and fired one bullet.
The shot hit an electrical fuse box behind Williams, erupting in a massive explosion. The blast consumed Williams' back causing him to scream out in pain. The explosion also threw Williams through the railing and sent him falling to the floor. Nicole watched Williams, smiling that her plan worked. Now she waited for the inevitable thud that would greet her. Instead of hitting with a bone breaking smack, Nicole was surprised when she heard a stifled grunt. Someone had caught her, and whoever it was began to stumble back before falling down on his back. Nicole turned her head, seeing Doc groaning to sit up and smile at her.
"How's it going?" Nicole smiled, laughing in disbelief before giving Doc a quick kiss on the lips. The blonde blushed at the sudden action before Nicole turned her head back to Williams.
The infected screamed in pain and agony as he thrashed around. He had a giant hole in his back, but the blood started healing it regardless. Williams rolled onto his side, his eye bulging in fury.
"Well I thought that would've blown him in half," Nicole murmured bitterly. "How do you guys usually kill these new infected?"
"The last one that was this big of a pain Jamie and I killed it with a flame thrower and two grenades…we have none of that…" Williams rose to his feet, glaring at the two former doctors.
Suddenly, a gunshot went off, punching a hole in Williams' forehead. The infected and two survivors turned their head to Jamie, who was struggling to stand up. "Over here ugly! Come get me!"
"In a hurry to die eh? FINE!" Williams ran forward on all fours, rushing like a feral animal. Jamie stepped back, firing a few more bullets at Williams while stepping back. Nicole ran forward and shoved Jamie out of the way, knowing there was no way he was going to stand up against the infected and live.
"NICOLE!" The black haired woman turned around and was smashed full force by Williams.
"Shit!" Jamie got up and ran into the room with Doc. The two started firing at Williams, getting his attention. The infected threw the woman across the room before rushing the other two survivors. "Get Nicole and both of you get out of the room! I have an idea!"
"You don't think of telling us this BEFORE Nicole shoved you out of the way?"
"Doc," Nicole shouted, "Close the gate!" The blonde didn't think twice before reaching up and sliding their only exit shut.
"No," Jamie screamed. The gate slammed into the ground. "Damn it!"
"I take it this plan is life threatening," Doc questioned, guessing that Nicole some how caught onto Jamie's idea.
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Next time we fight one of these mutated scientists, get Alan to go with you! Not me!"
"Stall him for a few minutes," Nicole shouted, tossing her gun to the ground. Doc whipped his head to Jamie, who nodded and dropped his weapon as well.
"Great," Doc murmured before dropping his firearm too. "What does this plan involve exactly?"
"Life threatening," Jamie replied quickly before running to the side as Williams approached. Doc growled in frustration before running the opposite way.
Jamie pulled out his knife, stopping as he realized Williams was coming for him. The brunette stared at the beast for a moment before choosing the last second to jump to the side. Williams barreled through an exhibit, breaking glass before tripping over himself and hitting the ground hard. Jamie twirled his knife a bit before turning around and running for dear life. Williams got up, snarling as he got up and chased after Jamie.
Nicole grabbed a small jar and crouched behind one of the displays. Jamie rounded the corner in a manner mirroring a drunken pirate. Nicole sprung up and slammed the jar into Williams' head. The infected cried out and placed his hand over his face as Nicole followed after Jamie. Williams screamed in fury before smashing the display that Nicole hid behind and chased the two survivors.
Doc stopped at the other side of the room, wondering why the hell Jamie and Nicole were just pissing off Williams. The blonde panted heavily before he smelt something strange. He turned his head, seeing a gas pipe had been opened up and gas was filling the air.
"You have GOT to be fucking kidding me!"
"Shut up and help Doc," Jamie called back. The blonde felt like beating Jamie into a pulp for this idiotic, reckless plan. Regardless, Doc turned and ran to join his ex fiancé and Jamie.
Diana stepped back as Alan attempted to punch her. She threw her leg up, landing a solid blow across Alan's body. The bulky survivor grunted and stepped back, clutching his chest. Diana watched Alan for a moment before whirling around, stopping Zoey's strike while also socking her across the face. The brunette cried out and hit the floor as Diana spun back around and kicked Alan in the chest. The survivor grunted and staggered back, falling down on his rear as he groaned. Diana smirked before turning around, sweeping her leg across the air to hit an attacking Ellis in the side of the head. The mechanic cried out as he slammed hard into the ground. The assassin smiled before looking up at a hesitant Coach. Diana started walking casually towards the large man who tensed up. Coach finally threw his fist forward once Diana got closer. The assassin huffed in amusement, grabbing Coach's wrist, and pulled him into her knee. A whoosh of air flew out of Coach's lungs, which was soon followed by a few pained coughs. Diana chuckled coldly before lifting her leg up high and pulling down on Coach's arm. The large man was flipped over Diana's knee and landed hard on his back. The assassin let out a light, relieved sigh as she looked around the room. Alan, Coach, Ellis, and Zoey were all lying on the floor, groaning in pain and hardly moving.
"That's more like it Diana," the Director murmured.
"Forgive me for taking my sweet time. These survivors have been quite the nuisance." Diana pulled out her knife, letting the light gleam off it. "I'd like to watch them suffer if you don't mind…"
"Hey bitch!" Diana groaned, rolling her eyes before turning her head around. Nick stood in the doorway with a baseball bat in hand and an enraged look on his face. The conman threw the bat up, caught it and threw it back around so he was gripping the handle. "Let's dance!"
Diana chuckled before walking towards Nick. The conman strode forward, eyes on fire as he met the assassin's ice cold gaze. Nick roared as he swung the bat down on Diana. The assassin side stepped, flipping a loose strand of hair out of her face before chuckling. Diana thrusted her knife forward. Nick managed to jerk out of the way and spin around, facing Diana with a fierce scowl. The assassin laughed mockingly at Nick before spinning around. Nick quickly raised the bat vertically to block Diana's kick. The assassin caught the weapon between her heel and spun around with all her might. The bat was wrenched free from Nick's grip. Diana landed on her hands, spinning her body around to throw the bat across the room before springing up onto her feet. A wicked sneer crossed the assassin's face as she stabbed upward. Nick jerked his head to the side, avoiding the blade before stepping back. Diana moved forward, slashing down at Nick, only to miss again. She then spun around, attempting kick Nick in the face. The conman pulled his head back as far as he could, narrowly avoiding the strike. Nick then grabbed Diana's foot and her leg up. The assassin cried out before she was forcibly slammed onto her side. Nick pressed his knee down on Diana's hip and twisted her leg around as best as he could. The assassin shrieked as there was a crunching noise. Diana turned her upper body and threw her knife at Nick, imbedding the blade into his shoulder. The conman cried out, releasing the assassin before rolling forward. Diana breathed heavily in relief before rolling away from Nick.
"Fuck," the conman seethed as he yanked the knife out of his shoulder. He looked back over at Diana, who groaned as she twisted her leg back into its joint.
"That was impressive," Diana murmured before turning to Nick.
"You pick up a few things when you're a criminal." Nick stood up, flipping the knife around in a reversed grip before raising it above his face. "Like how to fight with a knife. If you didn't learn you died."
"How cute," Diana chuckled as she stood up. "You're trying to act tough."
"Fucked you up didn't I?" Diana smirked at Nick's confidence. She looked down, seeing Nick's baseball bat lying next to her. Diana put her foot underneath the wooden weapon before kicking it up into the air. She grabbed the handle and swung the blunt object with surprising speed, using only one hand.
"Don't get cocky. I was having a good day until you did that."
Diana rushed forward, the tip of the bat dragging lightly across the ground. She swung upward. Nick stepped back, narrowly missing the blow as he threw his arms out for extra momentum. Diana grabbed Nick's right wrist, holding him still before she pulled forward and spun around. She slammed the bottom of the bat into Nick's gut, knocking the wind out of him and causing the knife to fall out of his hands. Diana screamed as she pulled forward, throwing Nick over her shoulders and onto the ground.
The assassin looked at the conman for a moment before turning her head, seeing Alan coming at her with a machete. Diana swung the bat upward as Alan swung down. The machete imbedded itself into the bat, almost chopping it in half. Diana pulled her arm back, causing Alan to stumble forward. She threw her palm upward, slamming it hard into Alan's chin. She scowled, wanting to jam Alan's nose into his tiny brain. Diana gripped the survivor's goatee and then pulled him forward as she slammed her knee into his gut. Alan coughed in pain, but quickly wrapped his arms around Diana's waist to hold her in place. The assassin slammed the end of the bat into Alan's back, causing him to cry out in pain. The survivor fumed, his face turning red as he lifted Diana off the ground. The assassin gasped, looking down in shock. Alan screamed as he hurled Diana's body across the room, smashing her through a glass display.
Diana groaned, slowly rising to her knees. Ellis grabbed the assassin's jacket and pulled her forcefully up to her feet. This caused shock and alarm to course through Diana's head as she slipped out of her coat. Ellis gasped in shock as Diana grabbed the nearest shard of glass and spun around the mechanic. Ducking down, Diana stabbed the piece of glass into the back of Ellis' thigh. The mechanic cried out, falling to his knees before clutching his leg in pain. Diana grabbed her jacket before it hit the floor, sliding one arm in effortlessly. She huffed in annoyance as she started to put the other arm in. She barely missed the artery in the mechanic's leg.
Diana's head snapped forward as she heard a loud screaming. Coach put his massive hands on either side of Diana's head. In one motion, the large man threw his head forward while pulling Diana's towards him. The blow nearly cracked both of their skulls. Diana groaned as her head started spinning. Coach quickly recovered, spinning the assassin around before grabbing her and lifting her high above his head. Diana's eyes were wide with shock as the disorientation faded away quickly in place of shock. Coach roared with fury before throwing Diana across the room.
The assassin hit with a hard thud, sliding across the floor before coming to a stop. Diana groaned, slowly pushing herself up off the floor. Suddenly, the assassin was pulled up to her feet and was staring into the face of one angry black woman. Rochelle punched Diana across the face, causing her to spin around and stumble towards Zoey. The brunette lightly blew across her knuckles before throwing a punch with a smirk on her face. The blow hit Diana in the face, causing her to turn and stumble back around. Rochelle punched Diana across the face again, grabbing her before she could spin back around. The news reporter punched Diana two more times across the face before landing a third with all her might, releasing the assassin. Diana spun around towards Zoey who grabbed her jacket to hold her straight. The brunette slammed her knee into Diana's gut, causing her to double over with a cry of pain. Zoey kneed her once more for good measure before grabbing the back of Diana's jacket. The brunette walked quickly, dragging Diana with her. With all her strength, Zoey screamed as she lifted Diana off her feet to throw her though another glass display.
The shattering echoed through the room as Diana hit the floor on the other side of the display with a thud. Zoey panted heavily, stepping back before brushing a strand of her hair out of her face. Alan, Coach, Ellis, Nick, and Rochelle all walked up, standing behind Zoey as they all stared at Diana lying on the floor. The Director stared at his motionless assassin and hummed lowly with intrigue. Alan grinned before turning to the screen and pointing at the Director.
"See that? We're gonna come kick your ass next big man!" The Director turned his attention to Alan before huffing with an indifferent look.
Diana suddenly sprung up from behind the display and hurled a shard of glass forward. The survivors gasped in shock before the shard sliced its way deep into Zoey's shoulder. The brunette fell on her back, screaming in pain as she clutched her bleeding wound. The black haired assassin landed on the display, perched like a statue with the animalistic fury in her eyes again. The Director slowly moved his eyes towards Diana who was panting heavily, her chest and shoulders rising and falling with each breath.
"Diana…calm yourself…"
"They…I'll kill…" Alan quickly put himself between Zoey and Diana, with Nick and Coach backing him up. Rochelle and Ellis tried to tend to Zoey, who was whimpering in pain. "You…will all…DIE!"
"Diana!" The assassin flinched, blinking as the animal look in her eyes went away. Alan gasped in shock as he saw a new look in her eyes. Diana's eyes were wide with shock…and fear. She looked like a frightened child rather than a woman who was capable of kicking the living crap out of six people single handedly. "It's over. Round up your men and leave."
"But…"
"NOW!" Diana flinched as the Director barked at her, cowering further in her corner. Alan looked between the two in confusion. "They won't hurt you. If they do, I'll just have to hurt the little girl." Alan gasped as Zoey lifted her head up to look at the Director. "I'm afraid that this Maria is a special case too. She wasn't immune to the Green Flu virus, yet this 'Doc,' or rather Richard, managed to make her immune through a vaccination. Whether or not any of you realize it, Doc mutated Maria's genes. We could use her as a genetic base to further my research and development by decades."
"You son of a bitch," Zoey shouted, groaning as she attempted to get up.
"Be good little boys and girls, and stay out of our way," the Director snapped. "And I might allow you all to live. Diana, leave now." The assassin nodded before jumping off the display. She rolled across the ground, grabbing her knife before running out of the room as fast as she could. The Director pressed a few buttons and the screen went black.
"They have Maria," Zoey groaned, lifting herself up.
"I'm on it!" Alan immediately chased after Diana with a confused Nick behind him. Coach, knowing that he couldn't keep up with either of them after that fight, turned around and knelt down next to Zoey.
"Maria…"
"Hey, don't try and move now," Ellis murmured. "You're hurt badly."
"You're one to talk," Rochelle replied, looking at Ellis' bleeding leg.
"I'll take care of the boy," Coach said as he unzipped a medkit. "Who's this Maria girl that you and that Director guy talked about?"
"Sh-she's a twelve year old girl. She's been with us longer than I have." Zoey's eyes hardened as she looked up at the doorway, "So help me if they hurt her-,"
"Let's worry about gettin you patched up first," Coach whispered softly. "That thing is pretty deep in your shoulder." Zoey lied back down, closing her eyes in grief for Maria.
Jamie ducked as Williams swung his massive arm at him. The limb tore through stone like a shovel through dirt. Jamie dove between the infected monster's legs and scrambled away. Williams turned around, just as Nicole stabbed a medieval lance through his nose. Williams cried out in pain, spinning around as he clutched the weapon that jutted through his head. Doc had a small hand axe which he hurled at Williams. The blade struck his back, causing a pained howl to escape his mouth. The infected fell to his knees, pulling the lance out of his face before tearing the axe out of his back. Williams turned his head to the other three survivors who bunched together, eyes cautious.
"You three…are rather annoying. You're just trying to piss me off! Refusing to use your guns just so you can fuck with me!" Williams rose to his feet, letting out an inhuman scream before running forward.
"Plan," Jamie screamed as he started to run. Doc and Nicole followed behind the brunette who quickly pointed to the side. The two doctors followed where Jamie's finger was pointed, seeing a large oak chest. "HIDE!" Jamie pulled out his knife and ran faster.
"Is he kidding," Nicole asked.
"Do it!" Doc pulled Nicole to the side while Williams chased after Jamie.
The brunette rushed towards the gas line. He looked back over his shoulder and was immediately scooped up by Williams' massive hand. The brunette cried out in shock before he was slammed into the wall, causing him to groan. The gas line busted open, allowing more of it to flow into the room. Williams, having got a lance through the nose, couldn't smell the gas spraying all around him.
Doc looked back as Nicole climbed into the chest. He scowled at the sight of Jamie being crushed under Williams' hand. "Fuck this…" Doc quickly ran towards Jamie and Williams. Nicole scowled as she climbed back out of the chest and followed Doc.
Williams squeezed his hand around Jamie's body, causing him to cry out in pain. "You're quite the annoying little man you know? They should put on your tombstone: playing the hero will only get you killed." Williams squeezed Jamie's body to emphasize his point.
Doc grabbed another hand axe and continued towards Williams.
Jamie let out a pained chuckle, before breaking out in laughter. Williams scowled and clenched his fist tighter, replacing Jamie's laughter with a yelp of pain. "What's so funny?"
"The tombstone remark…how about yippee ki-yay…" Jamie placed his knife on the metal pipe, dangerously close to the opening. "MOTHER FUCKER!" The brunette dragged his knife across the pipe, creating sparks that erupted into an inferno. Jamie swung his arm forward, which could create the illusion that he was guiding the fire. The flames shot out, engulfing Williams completely.
He released Jamie, who hit the ground and quickly started running away. Williams screamed in agony, smacking his body all over to try and put the flames out. Doc and Nicole slid to a stop and quickly ducked behind the nearest display for cover. Williams staggered forward, blinded by the fire as he swung in a desperate attempt to hit Jamie. His flaming arm instead hit the gas line, creating a massive explosion. Jamie cried out as the blast threw him forward. Doc and Nicole both hunkered down more, screaming as the explosion went off. Doc opened his eyes before peaking over the display, looking at where the explosion came from. To his shock, the flames were kindling and not spreading like one would expect them to in a room filled with gas.
"What the…?" Nicole got up and ran towards Jamie. A confused Doc did a double take before following after Nicole. "Shouldn't we all be roasted right about now?"
"There were air vents that I opened up on the opposite half of the room before we locked Williams in here," Nicole explained as she got to Jamie. "We had to get him close and then set him on fire. That was my plan at least." The two doctors knelt down next to Jamie who groaned. "I'm not sure if he had the same plan though…" Doc looked at Jamie's shirt which was burnt black from the explosion.
"Did we get em…?" Nicole looked up at Doc who grinned at the sound of Jamie's muffled voice.
"Yeah, you got him alright. Do me a favor though: next time you decide to take on a mutated zombie-,"
"Don't bring you, yeah, yeah, yeah…" Jamie groaned as he pushed himself up, his face covered in smeared ashes. "How come we're not all roasted?" Doc rolled his eyes while Nicole smacked her forehead in disbelief.
"You know, I think you'd have a lot less scars if you planned your life threatening, selfless actions before you just did them," Doc stated. "Nicole opened up some air vents so most of the gas was only on one half of the room."
"Oh…that's much less suicidal than my plan." Nicole smacked Jamie upside the head, "Ow!"
"Idiot," Nicole murmured with a smirk.
"Come on, let's get back to the others." Doc helped Jamie to his feet, followed by Nicole. The three survivors looked back at the flaming remains of Williams before turning around and heading towards the exit.
"You all okay in there," a voice called out. The door slid upward, revealing Coach and Ellis. "We heard an explosion."
"Is everyone alrig—SHIT boy! What happened in here?" The survivors looked back, getting a full view of the room. Chunks of rock, dirt, shards of glass, all manner of old an ancient melee weapons lied on the ground, and in the back corner of the room was a small fire. Jamie, Doc, and Nicole turned back around.
"Nothing much," Jamie replied. "Just taking care of business. What's up?"
"Um…well we kinda beat that ninja assassin girl," Ellis said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. Jamie and the others looked at each other, sensing a 'but' shortly after. "But Zoey's kinda hurt and…and that Diana woman took Maria…"
"WHAT?" Jamie quickly rushed forward, pushing past Coach and Ellis.
"Damn it Jamie!" Doc ran after the brash brunette. Nicole moved to follow the two, but was stopped by Coach.
"We do need a doctor," Coach muttered softly. "Alan and Nick are going after that ninja woman right now. But Zoey needs you alright?" Nicole looked past Coach, staring at Doc and Jamie as they rounded a corner. She looked back at Coach and nodded. The three survivors quickly ran towards the other room to help Zoey.
"Hurry up," Diana softly ordered. "Let's get out of here…" The last of her soldiers piled into the vans which were in the museum's parking garage. She got in the back and slammed the door behind her. The vehicles roared to life and started to roll out.
Nick aimed his magnum and fired a few rounds at the vans. Unfortunately, the vehicles were bullet proof and Nick's shots did nothing. Alan shot past Nick, screaming as he pushed himself to catch up to the vehicles. The bulky survivor jumped forward and grabbed the back of one of the vans. He held on tightly before moving one of his hands down to open the door. He jiggled the handle, but it wouldn't open. Alan screamed before punching the door. He grabbed his shotgun and started using the butt end to bash the handle.
"Fucking OPEN!" Alan raised his arm to bash the handle again, but he was suddenly thrown back. The survivor screamed as he flew back, landing hard on his back. He slid across the pavement a bit before rolling back onto his stomach. He looked up, seeing Diana standing in the doorway, glaring daggers at him. Alan gasped in shock as he caught a glimpse of Maria in the van as well with a frightened look on her face. "DAMN IT!" Alan got up to his feet, pausing for a moment as pain surged through his body. The survivor started limping forward as the vans rolled into the distance.
"Alan!" Jamie ran up and moved in front of his friend. "Alan, she's gone!"
"No she's not," Alan screamed, shoving Jamie out of the way.
"You can't help her now damn it," Doc snapped.
"Get me a fucking van and I'll run every last one of those fuckers off the road!"
"Alan," Jamie shouted, physically holding Alan back. The bulky survivor cringed, closing his eyes tightly shut. Jamie let out a shaking sigh before whispering, "She's gone…" Alan screamed in fury, hurling his shotgun forward as it Diana was still there. The survivor fell to his knees, gripping his head in anger.
"FUCK!"
"She's not gone," Doc said sharply. Jamie and Alan turned around, giving their blonde friend a confused look. Nick walked up, also giving Doc a curious look. "I'm pretty sure I know who Diana is now, and where we can find the Director."
"What," Alan asked.
"Why didn't you mention this before?"
Doc shot Jamie a look, "You mean when we were fighting armed soldiers, running for our lives and coming up with suicidal plans against Williams, or while everyone else was fighting Diana?"
"Good point," Jamie murmured.
"How do we find these bastards?" Alan rose to his feet, turning towards Doc. The blonde jerked his head back, turning around before moving towards the museum doors.
Finishing one story leaves the door open to another. So yeah, Maria…kidnapped. How bout that? And yeah, Doc does have a plan worked out. He's so smart isn't he? Aren't you guys glad he's around now? So, the next chapter will probably be like a break chapter, sort of like the college chapter, just more drama heavy. Plus there will be some bonding with the other survivors from L4D2. And aren't you all surprised by how BA Coach was? As well as Rochelle and Nick? So, I hope you guys enjoyed this chappie and leave a review or eight on your way out lol =) Have a splendid day.
P.S. is it weird I posted a chapter full of betrayal, action, blood, swearing and violence on Valentine's Day? Poetic irony much? Hope it livened up your V-day people!