Pink Squirrel Orgies
As always, thanks for the reviews and supports, all. Especially you, Clarie (aka Xx Made In Heaven xX) - we haven't been talking much for a while now, but I'm glad you're still reading and reviewing. I know you're a solid writer, so that makes it mean even more. This chapter is dedicated to you! Oh, and I guess Chevy (Sweetboxer) is among the biggest forces that has kept this story from going into my scrap pile, so thanks for that. But you've been slacking on the reviews, so no dedicatey for you! -glares sternly-
Note: The scenario requirements will be changed for convenience's sake (plus I forgot some of the what and why).
Chapter Twenty One - Totally Dysfunctional
Once he reached the limit of his tolerance for Kevin's hugging, David shoved the cop away and went to the red valve on a thick pipe close by. Getting a good grip, he started to turn it. The water quickly drained from the room through slits in the floor. With the water gone, the gaping hole in one of the larger pipes was quite visible.
"So, there's at least one zombie waiting for us out there. We could probably take one, but it sounds like more," David judged by the heavy pounding on the door. "I still think our best chance would be to take the train, if it even works. Then we might get out of this hell."
"That's a great idea!" Kevin said brightly.
"Shut up, Kevin. I don't need your damn approval," David said.
"You're right, you don't," Kevin sniffed.
"Hey, you aren't fulfilling your part of our deal...," Cindy said in a warning tone.
"It's one of those love-hate relationships. Dysfunctional, but it's there," David replied curtly.
Cindy considered for a moment. "Yeah, that could be hot. Carry on."
David cleared his throat, silently praying that they would get out of this and go their separate ways, before Cindy started demanding a more physical relationship. If it got to that...he wasn't sure if he'd rather choose death and hell than comply with her orders.
"Well, while I was running around by myself, I went down to the trains and checked the station out. There's only one train in, and it ain't working. Something's up with the power. Other than that, it looked fine, so we should be able to get it working, if we find the control room," he said.
"Okay, so what's the plan?" Alyssa asked impatiently.
"All I've got is, we look around wherever we haven't explored, and try to find a control room. We should probably split up again."
Kevin looked ready to shout out who he wanted to be grouped with, but he'd been told to shut up rather harshly, and his eyes wavered with tears and uncertainty. Cindy saw this and her expression changed to something not unlike sympathy. If devil-women are capable of that.
"Obviously, I'm with George. We'll take Yoko along with us, so Kevin, David, and Alyssa, you three are the other group," the waitress said. She felt a pang of regret that she'd miss seeing anything that happened between the two younger men, but she wasn't going to choose that over George.
"What, I'm stuck with this asshole?" Alyssa asked, jabbing a thumb towards Kevin.
"Just playing, huh?" David asked dryly.
"Of course," she replied with a nasty grin.
"Whatever, let's just get this over with. Cindy, can you take care of the zombies?"
"Yeah. Just stay back, in case there are too many for me to take out at once," the blonde said, approaching the door. Just as David thought this was strangely kind for someone in her...condition, she turned and flashed a grin similar to Alyssa's. "...I wouldn't want you to die before I see some action."
With that, she jerked the door open. Everyone else fell back as three zombies stumbled into the room. One's head imploded almost immediately. Cindy was concentrating on the next zombie when it grabbed her arms, trying to bite her neck. George cried out in concern, but was kept from rushing to her aide.
"She can handle this herself," David said, though he secretly hoped that she would just die.
"I didn't like that neck-biting thing much the first time. George's nibbling, I enjoy, but you... No," Cindy commented, as the attacking zombie's head blew apart into tiny pieces.
She turned her attention to the last walking corpse, which was heading for the stairs, making its way towards the other humans. Suddenly, it stopped, seeming to sense its impending "death". Cindy laughed a little as she mentally blew its head off, resulting in a big spray of blood before its body fell. Breathing a sigh of relief, the rest of her group edged around the still-twitching corpses, and left the room.
They left, splitting off in opposite directions, deciding that three people would check the rest of the rooms down here, while the other three would finish checking the upstairs.
.o.
Yoko heaved a heavy sigh as she looked back at David's form, disappearing around the corner. She had never felt this way about a man in her life, and now she was going to let him go? So he could hook up with that fruit tart of a cop? She didn't think she could let that happen.
"You're depressed about David ending up with Kevin, right?" Cindy asked, putting a hand on Yoko's shoulder. George seemed detached from this situation, as he looked around sharply and muttered under his breath.
"Yeah... I mean, he's got the looks, he's got the mystery, the charisma... And I know he cares about us, deep down," Yoko said.
Cindy nodded, not voicing her doubts about that last part. "But, could you picture yourself growing old with him? Is he really someone you would want to spend the rest of your life with?"
With no hesitation, Yoko replied, "I'm happy with just sleeping with him at this point. After that, I'm fine with whatever."
The waitress laughed. "That's my girl. But you know, I wasn't lying when I said you'd find someone for yourself. Someone right for you, and only you. We each have one, and David may not be yours, but you'll find whoever it is. Just be patient."
"If it isn't Alyssa, maybe I could accept that. That lady is a freak."
.o.
"So, you gonna do it or what?" Alyssa asked as they continued down the hallway.
"No," David replied, not bothering to ask what "it" was.
"Aw, c'mon. You already agreed to--"
David stopped her right there with a hand over her mouth. He didn't like the look on Kevin's face. Not one bit.
"If you wiggle your eyebrows at me, I will rip them off your face," he quickly warned.
"Fine. Sorry," Kevin grumbled, looking disappointed.
"Jesus, it's like some kind of disease on its own...," David said under his breath, releasing Alyssa.
"I was about stomp on your foot and kick you in the balls," she informed him.
"Good for you," David said in an irritated tone.
As they reached the next door, he pulled it open and looked inside. Catching the scent of garbage, and seeing that the room had nothing that looked like a control panel, he quickly shut the door. Then they continued on their way.
The only other door that they hadn't check was further down the hall, around a bend. They went inside. Looking around, David found a magnum on a shelf to his right. Grabbing it, he continued his search. He soon came to a lever, which was next to a red light. Above the lever was posted a piece of paper which read "DA POWAH".
"Jim," David and Alyssa said simultaneously. Kevin looked over and simply felt left out.
Reaching out, David pushed the lever up, causing the little light to go from red to green.
"You think that's it?" Alyssa asked.
"Hope so," David replied.
After a quick search through the rest of the room, which turned up only a locked door, some more pipes, and a first aid spray, they left. They went down the hall and to the stairs which led back upstairs. As they went through the door, they nearly collided with George and Cindy.
"Oh, hello. We didn't turn anything up," the doctor said pleasantly.
"We might have turned the power back on, so let's go give it a try," David said.
With the group reformed once again, they made their way out of the employee area, and down the stairs to where the train awaited. As they descended, they could hear a recorded voice stating that the train ws about to leave, among other things. They hurried along.
"Thank God," Alyssa cried as they reached the train. Cindy snickered.
They were heading towards the train when they heard some scratching and squeaking sounds from above. Looking up, they saw a giant flea-like monster on top of the train. It hopped down and blocked their path.
"Of course, there's gotta be something," Alyssa growled. "Get out of our way, you fucker. We're ready to leave. Now."
The flea-thing didn't seem to care, as it started to scuttle towards them.
.o End of Chapter o.
I'm not sure how to go about this battle. It might come to me in time for the next chapter, but it might not, so any input/suggestions would be very helpful. Oh, and tell me about any mistakes you see: plotholes, typos, etc. 'Cuz it's late and I'm submitting this without much reading over.