Chapter 28 The hotel
Authors notes: 28
Francis grunted as he looked outside at the path ahead seeing countless infected stumbling bout waiting for them, "something tells me they ain't gonna make it easy to get to the airport" he said turning to the others who looked up at him. "It doesn't matter how hard it's gonna get as long as we stick together and watch our backs we will make it" bill said in a gruff voice, "come on Francis stay positive" Louis said swinging his arm as he attempted to cheer the grumpy biker up, causing a small giggle from Zoey. "Yeah whatever you say mr fancy pants" Francis said causing Bill to facepalm, "alright people it's time to move out, no body wander off, and Francis your on point" he said clearly annoyed at the man in question for being so negative. Francis simply grunted swinging open the safe room door and stomping outside ready to take his anger out on anything infected.
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Francis opened fire as infected began to charge at them blasting fragments and bone off of victims that were hit by his powerful spread, quickly clearing out the commons that were littered about in front of them. He then walked outside the hotel kitchen looking around at the area, he could see a chain link fence and on the other side was a truck giving access to a ladder that lead to the upper stories of the hotel. "We should get back up to the rooftops will be easier then taking the streets to the airport" he said as he jumped the fence and climbed up the ladder motioning for the others to follow as he ensured there was no infected waiting for them. The others soon joined him as he lead the way into a bedroom suite, and out into the corridor of the hotel, the path ahead was pitch black and thus flashlights were switched on.
Francis blasting back anything that came running out of the darkness as he pushed on, hearing the heavy breathing and moaning of the infected all around him as he pushed down the corridor seeing a stair well up ahead. He mumbled to himself as he climbed the stairs the rest of the team following closely behind as he cleared the way forward for them. Thankfully the next floor up was more lit and thus they didn't have to rely solely on their flashlights, Francis spotted a open window in a bedroom which lead out onto the rooftop ahead of them. Louis pointing out what looked to be a crane ahead of them, they smashed through the window and came out onto the rooftop looking around them, there was a higher rooftop ahead of them which they could use the crane to gain access to as it had a dumpster attached to it. Unfortunately they would first need to lower the crane so that the dumpster would be in the right place, "we can use the crane to lower the dumpster and get across" he said looking around seeing infected in various rooftops ahead of them, wondering how such stupid creatures could get up here was beyond him but he cursed none the less knowing a firefight was coming when they waited for the crane to lower.
"Look around for anything we can use to hold them off with to make a perimeter before we start this" Bill said, as Louis immodestly pointed out two gas cans they could crate a ring of fire around the crane with. "Good find kid" Bill nodded impressed as Louis laid the cans out in a circle around the crane as he, Bill and Francis took up positions around the crane. Zoey would be the one to enter the crane and start it while staying up there to snipe long range targets she could see. She flipped the switch and the crane groaned as it began to lower a horrid metal sound emanating as it descended to the level they wanted it at and lol and behold the horde began to charge towards the direction, agitated by the noise of the crane. Zoey opened fire as infected came into view clambering over rooftops and climbing up the side of the building they were on top of in an attempt to snuff out their lights. Gunfire broke out as the survivors defended themselves from the onslaught of the infected menace, Bill igniting the gas can furthest to the left creating a defensive perimeter as the group focused on approaching infected from the right side.
The fire soon ran out and infected closed in again, but the combined gunfire from all survivors kept the horde at bay as the crane lowered more and more towards their rooftop. Louis unloading a full mag as he ejected the clip and slammed another in continuing to fire at all the dark figures closing in around them. The sun hanging low in the sky now as the day was getting on, thankfully the dumpster finally arrived and the group finished off the last of the horde, "alright kids our dumpster has arrived let's go" Francis said teasingly as Zoey climbed the ladder first followed by Louis and then Bill. Francis went to climb before a tongue wrapped itself around him and began to drag him away as a boomer also puked all over him, he cried out as infected began to swarm him punching and clawing away as the smoker restricted him. The others turned back in shock shooting the infected and the boomer off of Francis and finally Zoey landing a neat headshot on the smoker causing it to explode.
Francis stumbled to his feet his arms covered in scratches and bite marks, "god damn vampires!" He cursed as Zoey got to work using the first aid kit to disinfect and patch up his battered arms. "Thanks I owe ya" he said as he returned to the dumpster and climbed up hissing in pain as his arms hurt like hell. He then overlooked the view of the Main Street below as well as the landscape of the whole city, "the whole god damn cities burning" he said, "last time I was hear the city wasn't soo much on fire" said Zoey as Bill climbed across to another rooftop looking down at the street below. "There's a safe room in that storage building, let's get down there" he said as he lead the way across the rooftops and into a building, that would hopefully lead them down to the street below.
End chapter
Authors notes: hopefully will have the dead air segment done and dusted before Christmas but if not very soon after, thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one.