Left 4 Dead: Gemini Strain

Chapter XXXVI: Seems Like That Smoker Is Jumping Around, Throwing Up Everywhere – Robert

Theo and Russ headed towards the stairs, "Why is it shit always happens to me" Russ moaned as he held his Assault Rifle tightly, aiming it at the top of the staircase.
"Karma" Theo replied, "And unpaid tickets" Robert swiftly added on, he held his assault rifle, looking towards the windows as Lucy hid behind a counter, "I'll keep watch down here" he said as his eyes scanned the windows, the rain was pouring down like he had never seen before, it wouldn't matter if he saw anything or not, it would have to be against the window for it to be visible.
Russ came to the top of the stairs, he quickly scanned the opened room with his eyes, he waved his hand for Theo to follow, "Doesn't seem to be anything up here" Russ and Theo looked around the room, Theo pointed towards a broken window, "I haven't heard any glass being broken since we got here....I'll take that old table and try to board it up" Theo said, as he laid down his shotgun on a nearby chair, "I'm just glad nothing is up here..." Russ turned around and walked down the stairs, "I'm getting a drink...".

Theo sighed and picked up the table, he carried it over to the window, it stuck the legs out of the window, it held.

Theo turned around, "I'm always doing this shit....no help, no not-" Theo stopped talking to himself when he started hearing loud, quite close coughing, Theo quickly spun around and didn't see anything, he heard it again and then he looked up.

A zombie was standing on the rafters, it's was leaning over, it's hands had claws that were dug into the wood, it coughed up puffs of smoke as it long tongue shot towards Theo, wrapping around his neck and upper body, "Hel-" Theo tried to yell but the zombie started to lift him off the ground, it's tongue closing around his neck.
Theo kicked his feet around, pulling at the thing's tongue, he looked around and saw that the chair his shotgun was in!
Theo quickly tried to swing his body towards the chair, he reached out with his hand but came up short as the zombie pulled Theo higher up, he swung his leg and knocked the chair over, 'Fuck!!!' Theo thought but as the shotgun landed, it shot.
Theo suddenly heard the sounds of footsteps as someone rushed up the stairs.
Russ stood at the top of the stairs, his eyes were filled with shock as he aimed his assault rifle at the zombie, "what the fuck is that thing" Theo looked at the puzzled Russ, he lifted his head and gave Russ the bird.
Russ opened fire on the zombie, it let go of Theo and jumped between the rafters, dodging the gun fire, "You okay Theo?" Russ continued to fire, "We got something Up-" Russ was quickly cut off as the sound of the large windows down stair breaking, "Shit!" Russ heard Robert yell, "Get up stairs Lucy!" gun fire filled the air.
Theo grabbed his shotgun and aimed at the zombie, "Die you fucking zombie" Theo pulled the trigger three times, the thing fell to the ground, Russ quickly walked over to it and pulled the trigger of his weapon, blood poured from it's head, Russ slowly stood up as he heard footsteps coming up the stairs, he grabbed someone off of the dead zombie and spun around, it was Lucy, "It's a horde!".
Theo and Russ rushed to the edge of the stairs, they could see Robert, midway up the staircase, firing into the horde of zombies.
Russ fired into a group that was near the windows as Theo pulled out a pistol and fired passed Robert.
"Fuck" Robert yelled as he dropped the empty clip and replaced it, "I'm starting to run low".

The minutes that passed seemed like hours as the last of the horde had been killed from a well placed shot on Theo's part.
"Nice shot" Russ said with a weak smile, "That right bitch!" Theo replied, "Your only good because your black" Russ said with a laugh, "Shutup fool".
Robert let out a small laugh as he looked over towards Russ, "Whats in your pocket?".
Russ looked confused then reached into his pocket, it was a pack of black and mild, "guess that thing was a smoker" Russ said as he reached for his lighter, "fuck...i left it downstairs" Russ turned to walk down the stairs but Lucy quickly jumped up and went down the stairs, "I got it!".
Russ smiled, "Thanks Lus!" Russ looked towards Theo then Robert, "We need to get moving and quickly, we have to find some type of car or something"

Lucy found Russ' lighter laying next to a overturned table, she smiled weakly and turned towards the stairs, as she placed her foot on the first step, she heard a noise from behind her, she slowly turned around and saw a very fat zombie, slowly walking towards her, she was shocked.
It stopped a few feet away from her, it had boils all over it's body, Lucy let out a scream.
Russ, Theo and Robert were midway down the stairs when they saw the lard fed-looking zombie, "Hadnot?" Russ half jokingly said.
Suddenly the zombie's eyes rolled up and it let out a weird noise as it threw up all over Lucy!.
Theo opened fire on the zombie as Robert grabbed Lucy, after a few hits, the zombie blew up and let out nasty smell.
Robert tried to clam Lucy as she clawed at her eyes, "i can't see, it hurts!" Lucy jerked around as loud moans could be heard, "Russ....please tell me that doesn't sound like a-" Russ and Theo pushed passed Robert and Lucy and opened fire as a horde of zombies rushed in.
Robert grabbed Lucy and ran up the stairs, "Hold them off, i'll place her in that cloest"
Russ and Theo continued to fire into the horde, "They just don't end!"

Robert set Lucy down as he opened the closest door, "No!" Lucy jerked about as she continued to clawed at her now bleeding eyes, she ran towards the boarded up window.
"Lucy get back here!" Robert started to rush over towards her as the whole building started to shake, "What the fuck is going on" suddenly their question was answered.
A deadly roar could be heard over all the gunfire, it shook them all to their core.
Lucy placed her back against the wood, ".....i love you guys" suddenly a massive gray head busted through the wood and grabbed Lucy.
"NOOOOOO" Robert yelled out, he aimed his gun but the thing pulled it's arm out as Lucy let out a scream.
Robert rushed towards the window, his body became stiff, the thing they had been hearing, the beast that let out those roars that could only bring death was standing at the base of the building, it was massive, it stood almost a story tall, it's gray skin was marked with rashes.
Robert aimed his assault rifle but didn't fire for fear of hitting Lucy.
The gun fire ended as Theo and Russ rushed towards Robert, all three of them stood in shock as the demonic looking zombie ran off, with Lucy in toll.
"That fucking thing is built like a god damn Tank" Russ said as his body started to shake, "We need to leave and get as far away from that thing as possi-" Russ was cut off as Robert swung around and knocked him out with a swift punch to the jaw.
Theo and Robert's eyes locked, ".....if it stays going that way, it's heading towards an Army Outpost" Theo said with a nod, "I'll grab our stuff, you wake him up".