Chapter 41 The Train Bridge
Authors notes: gonna try and use the creepy atmosphere of blood harvest, e.g. the dark shrouded forest full of infected to my advantage as best as I can so I hope you enjoy.
Francis kicked the door open stepping out into the corridor and looked both ways, "the corridor splits up, let's check both sides for a way out" he said as he went left with Zoey, Louis and Bill going right. The corridor turned right, Francis shooting away two nearby commons, Bill and Louis meeting up with them again just beyond a dark room. "This side passage better lead somewhere" Bill said, "stay positive guys I've got a good feeling about this" Louis said, Francis leading the way down a corridor to the left before the path ahead became blocked by a caved in ceiling. The tunnel opening out to the left again to the outside forest they had become accustomed to seeing, "let's see if we can find the tracks" Bill said as he began firing at all the commons in the outside area. He frowned as a less then friendly sound entered his ears, "careful people we've got a witch in the area, watch you fire and no lights" he said sharply, lowering his rifle in case she was hidden amongst the trees.
The group proceeded down the path carefully and slowly the witches sobbing becoming louder by the second, the group being unnerved by the woman's tell tale sobbing, "shit, I think I see the hitch" Louis suddenly hissed as the group froze. Much to their shock she wasn't sitting like witches were none for, she was standing, her dagger like fingers over her face as she quietly sobbed, "what the hell is that witch doing?" Francis said as the witch slowly trotted forward along the forest path. Bill looked up to the sky, the sun was now shinning bright right over where the witch was, "perhaps the sunlight is agitating her and she's moving out the way" he whispered as the group continued to watch the feral creature move slowly down the path ahead of them. "We can sneak past her through the trees, follow me and don't make a sound" he said very quietly as he began to crouch walk forward closer to the witches position, the group on edge as they got very close, the witch however didn't seem to notice as she continued to sob.
The group advanced up a hill and thankfully managed to get past without disturbing the wraith like infected woman, "come on quickly this way" Louis said quietly as he lead the way up the hill away from the witch. Thankfully there was no other infected around her, and they continued up the path in a quick walk eager to get away from the deadly woman. They walked down the tree riddled path, coming across a camp sight where sleeping bags had been left, the fire long since gone, "this is a good a sign as any there are other survivors coming along this path" Bill said quietly. The 3 men continued to bicker for a moment before Zoey froze completely horrified, turning around and looking back down the path they had come from on the bottom of the hill. The witch was no where to be seen in the spot she was idiot walking around in, "guys... guys, she's not there anymore..." she said shaking with fear. Bill immediately stopped looking in the same direction as her, "we need to get out of this area now" he said sharply spotting a building to the right of the camp, "in there quick!" He hissed.
They got to the door which Francis pushed open as a horrific sound of something scrapping against metal occurred from behind them, the other 3 turning around and looking back. "Shit...!" Louis hissed, a look of pure terror on his face as the noise occurred again and again, Zoey shivering uncontrollably as she backed slowly into the room Francis had opened. Bill frowned not so easily intimidated but knowing that a witch was not something one could just go toe to toe with. "Keep moving, but watch behind us..." he said quietly quickly ushering the group down the staircase, the group quickly barrelled down the multiple staircases. Breathing heavily at the bottom as they listened for any sounds of the witch coming after them, after being completely still for a full minute the group saw or heard nothing. "Alright let's move the tracks are dead ahead" Bill said, the group exiting the room and out into the open again as they were once again on the train tracks. Francis spotting a bridge up ahead that went across the tracks, "this way" he said quietly also spooked by the witch, the group advanced forward quickly shooting nay commons that were in there way as the moved down the tracks.
They checked a storage house on the left side the tracks finding a pills cabinet and some pipe bombs but otherwise the area was barren and bare, Francis immediately spotting a problem. "The tracks ahead are blocked we need to find another way around" he said, Bill immediately spotted something that had the potential to allow them access to a upper hill area on the left side of the tracks. "If we take the brakes off of this decoupled train car it might knocked the bridge down" he said looking back down the tracks, "sounds good let's do it" Louis said, the group of 4 looked around to ensure there wouldn't be any commons blocking their path once they went back for the bridge. "Alright hit it Louis, let's get this done" he said, Louis undone the brakes as a horrid screeching sound occurred as the train car backed down the tracks towards the bridge. The train car hit another derailed car, which knocked the. Ridge above the tracks done smashing it, a ramp leading up to the left side had been created for them to access.
"Alright even go now!" Bill shouted as the hail of a horde occurred followed by angry screaming and shouting, infected came charging into the area as the survivors climbed up the ramp opening fire on the infected chasing after them. Bill leading the way as he bursted down any infected rushing towards him passing through a gate with razor fences on either side, he spotted a safe room up ahead, "make for that safe house go!" He yelled tossing a pipe bomb behind them. He spotted a dead cow with its skull showing outside the safe room as he charged forward,he then recoiled in shock and horror however as a loud shriek sounded as a wraith like woman jumped down from a tree right in front of him screaming in fury. "WITCH!" He yelled as the woman slashed the air in front of him knocking him down to the floor, Francis put on a burst of speed, he saw the witch raising her arms as she prepared to skewer the old man to pieces. She never got the chance... Francis fired, her head exploding violently, as her headless body crumpled to the ground, "Merry Christmas" he said pulling the shaken old man up as a pool of blood formed under the witch.
The other two joining them and firing at approaching infected, "everyone inside" Francis said as the group barrelled in to the safe room, securing the door behind them as they all took a moment to breathe. "Francis... thanks, I owe you one" bill said still shaken as he was almost ripped to shreds, "no problemo pal" he said patting the grizzled war veteran on the back. "We are getting close people, we wait for a few minutes and then we get the hell out of this forest and too the military" he said breathing heavily.
End chapter
Authors notes: nothing much else to say for the time being but we should be done with blood harvest sooner rather then later, thanks for reading and I will see you all in the next one.
Goodbye