Every officer in the building froze at the sound of the click. The smell of bleach filling the room had each officer fighting his own personal battle with panic. Annie began to struggle against the bindings on the chair. Tears streamed down her face. Nothing protected her eyes from the burning fumes. Nothing kept these fumes from entering her lungs. She was gasping for air and terrified at the same time.
The song echoed through the room again. It was impossible to pinpoint the origin of its location, only that it was a male. "Sing with me coppers, little bitty piggies. He's got the frightened little nurse, in his hands. He's got the frightened little nurse, in his hands. Who, Oh, Who is going to try and save her?
How about the big bad monster? He's got the big bad monster, in his hands. He's got the big bad monster, in his hands. Who, oh, Who is man enough to find him?" The song ended with a clicking sound that came from the back wall.
"What do you think you are doing?" Jon demanded as he stood with his arms crossed, glaring at Denise as she was pulling on a hazmat suit outside the factory.
"This is about to get real bad and I am the reason they are nuts."
"They are nuts. You are not the reason." Jon argued. "You haven't recuperated from your injuries. You can't go in there."
"You aren't going to win." Colby muttered, walking up in a similar suit.
"Wha…?" Jon stuttered.
"Well she sure as shit ain't going in alone, is she?" Damien grumbled, tossing Joe a suit. "We don't trust anyone else to cover her ass."
"They are going to blow this place. We all know it. We are the best chance those nurses have of getting out alive." Joe agreed. "We need to move fast. Watch for an attack. Who knows what these guys are capable of? Stay with your partner, teams of 2 or 3; visible contact with other teams. Stay in radio contact with the outside. Once we get the nurses we get out. Agreed?"
In unison the response was, "Agreed." Hazmat suits were quickly checked to ensure they would withstand gas, heat, and fire before the crew broke into teams and approached the building.
From their position outside, the fire fighters could hear the eerie song echoing through the factory. Chills ran up and down their spines. Joe and Damien made entry first, circling to the right. Jack and Jon followed, heading for the center of the building. Colby, Denise, and Cody brought up the rear. Once they entered the building, they started searching to the left. The teams hadn't gotten more than four steps inside the building when they heard a click sound followed by a steady hissing sound. Looking around, they saw punctured drums labeled ammonia. Eyes widened. They didn't have to speak to know what this meant. As the gases swirled and mixed together forming a toxic cloud, each team raced through the maze of barrels and drums searching for the missing nurses.
Jack and Jon found Annie strapped to a chair in the center of the building, still struggling with the little strength that she had left. The men approached, circled quickly to check for booby-traps and seeing none, Jon lifted the chair so Jack could hoist Annie over his shoulder and they re-traced their steps out of the factory. Reaching the outside safely, they were met quickly by ambulance attendants who grabbed the rescued nurse and raced her away from the building, promising to free her from the chair momentarily.
Joe and Damien's search came up with the other missing nurse, Sam. As soon as Damien saw Sam lying on top of a drum, he ran towards her. Joe's gut began to scream that something was wrong with the situation. He was just a few steps behind Damien when Sam suddenly sat up and smiled. "Something wrong, boys? You here to rescue a damsel in distress?" Sam fluttered her eyelashes at them and laughed a maniacal laugh. Joe began to back up, feel something connect with the back of his skull. Damien quickly suffered the same fate.
Colby, Denise, and Cody were searching in tandem when Cody tripped in the toxic fog created by the ammonia and bleach. Going back to see what he tripped over, they discovered a boot. The boot was attached to a body. The body of a very dead Randy Orton.
Colby pointed to Cody and to the body as he took up position behind Denise. Cody hoisted the body over his shoulder. The trio wasted no time getting out of the factory, keeping their eyes peeled for whomever had killed Denise's stalker. Depositing Randy's obviously deceased carcass on a stretcher outside, the trio joined Jack and Jon.
The five looked at the factory as a sickening feeling began to creep into their stomachs. The familiar sound of crackling fire began to fill the air. "You know that those two chemicals are not only toxic, they are explosive?" Cody asked quietly. Everyone nodded as they readjusted their masks. "This is going to be really bad, isn't it?"
"Worse than you've ever seen." Damien agreed.
Jon put his hand on Denise's shoulder. "Stay."
"Family." She shook her head. "I can't. Let's go get our brothers."
"No one leaves the group. For any reason." Jon ordered.
Everyone nodded. "Agreed." They solemnly headed into the building, glancing towards the flame-kissed roof as they walked through the door.