Chapter 10: The Medallions

"The door is chained. Let's use the chain cutters." Ivan points out.

They access the door and inside, they find an Electronic Gadget, alongside some more ammo and another Medical Spray.

"What's that?" Ivan asks.

"It's a detonation device. If powered, we set a time and something goes boom." Claire explains.

"Wait... could we use that on the door?!" Ivan says happily.

Claire and Ivan make eye contact and head out the now unlocked door.

"Up the stairs on the third floor, we can get another medallion!" They rush up the stairs into the third floor, running past the hallway into the Storage Room.

"Set it up!" Ivan blurts out.

After minutes of fiddling with it, it wouldn't turn on.

"Why won't it work?" Ivan asks saddened. Suddenly, a thought races through his head.

"Claire, the battery! Attach it to it." Claire attached the battery to it and it turns on.

"We're getting somewhere."

She fiddles it some more and suddenly the numbers flash red, then counts down from 15.

"Oh shit!" They both run back behind he pillar and brace for the explosion.

*BOOM*

The device goes off and the metals flies over the place. A distant screech could be heard.

"Let's grab that medallion quick." Ivan points out.

The rush back to the statue and input the code. The screech approaches and a groan can be heard.

"Hurry!" Claire begs.

"I'm trying! It's covered with smudge." Thoughts race through his head as he tries to put the pictures together. The screech approaches and a zombie comes from around the corner.

"I'll handle it. Just get the medallion." Claire leaves to handle the zombie. Gunshots are fired and Ivan thoughts keep racing as footsteps could be heard in the ceiling.

The medallion finally pops out with the right combination of dumb animals and one of those pink things drop from the ceiling, running to our location.

"Claire watch out!" She snaps her head and jumps out the way. The things runs to her and she lifts her Grenade Launcher, firing a flame round that sets the beast on fire, making it spin in pain as it screeches and tries to put itself out. It drops and sizzling is heard from it.

"Are you okay?" Ivan comes running out the room into where Claire was.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Did you get the medallion?" Ivan helps Claire up and shows her the medallion.

"Yes! Two down!" Claire cheers.

They leave the room into the library. Nearing the door to the main hall, they could hear a distant machine like sound. They rush into the main hall and find someone near the statue. Ivan looks over and notices a familiar figure.

"LEON!" He rushes down the stairs and almost jumps onto Leon.

"Leon! You made it." He hugs him some more before backing up.

"Told you I would. I also solved one of those fancy puzzles with a paper I found. It needs one more." Leon proudly states.

Claire walks down the stairs, drawing attention with the 3rd medallion in her hand.

"Nice guys!" Leon cheers.

Claire inserts the token into the machine, lifting the bars.

"We're out of here!" Ivan cheers on!

He runs down the stairs alongside Claire, Leon following behind. Inside the secret room was a desk, with stuff cluttered in it. Surrounding the room was books.

"Weird place... who made this?" Leon questions.

"I don't know, but according to our map, it's the beginning to our ticket out of here." Claire responds.

Ivan, ignoring the two, keeps snooping. He finds a operational elevator to the right.

"Guys, how do you feel about going down?" Claire and Leon walk towards his voice, wondering what he's on about.

"Oh, so we are going down."

All 3 head down the elevator and stop in a tunnel like area with staircases. Slowly descending them, they reach an area with a locked door and a left turn to more.

"Only one way from here." Leon said. They head through the tunnel and begin walking.

Ivan pauses in his tracks as he looks up.

"Umm guys... somethings above us." He points to footsteps running through the platform above them.

Claire calls out to it hoping for a response, but it sounded as if the thing was in pain. They chase it to a knocked down locker blocking their path. Ivan and Leon both grab a hold of the locker as Claire examines the area. Together, they lift it out the way, revealing an area they can advance in. Ivan takes his first steps when suddenly he's tackeled by a giant figure.

"Ivan!" Claire and Leon yell.

Ivan is slammed into the metal walkway 4 or 5 times before the walkway breaks and collapses with everyone on it. Ivan groans in pain as he slowly gets up. He looks around to see that no one is around him. The figure that slammed Ivan gets up and moves from around the corner. It yells out a ghastly roar as it begins heading towards him with a pipe.

Ivan backs up and heads for around the corner, readying his gun. The figure walks right into him and is rewarded with 4 gunshots to his head. The figure grabs a hold of his head and screams again, this time with his arm undergoing some transformation, revealing a giant eye. The eye stares straight at him and the monster continues his pursuit.

"What the fuck?!" Ivan yells out as he empties bullets into the eye.

"Ivan?!" Leon calls out from around the corner.

"Leon! Help me!" Ivan begins running around the corner, beginning his same move. 3 bullets go into the monsters eye sending it into a rampage.

"SHEEEEEERRRRRRYYY-" the monster screams out. He throws a tantrum as he's swinging at anything around him. Ivan, being too close gets knocked down and hiccups in pain. The monster came in for the finisher with his pipe when he's shot in eye again, knocking him away.

"Grab my hand!" Claire extends her hand out, offering it to Ivan. Both together again now, they point at the monster, ready to start its onslaught again. Together, they pump handgun bullets into its eye, knocking it back more and more. It reaches the edge of the gate where Claire and Ivan give two last bullets into the eye turning it blood shot red and knocking the creature over the railing. The monster screams in a humonoid manor, falling down. Claire looks over the railing and back at Ivan, who's barely standing.

"Are you okay?!" Leon comes running around the corner, putting a hand on Ivan's back.

"Yeah, just hurt that's all..." Ivan whimpers.

"Whatever that thing was looked humanoid but wasn't a zombie..." Claire thinks out loud. Ivan, limping his way up, almost falling over yells out;

"Well whatever it was can stay dead!"

Barely being able to stand, he grabs a hold of the railing. Leon rushes to his side, offering his shoulder. Bruised and sore, Ivan takes it.

"You fought him off though. You did amazing." Claire compliments Ivan.

Ivan giggles at the remark.

"I did, didn't I?" He coughs in pain.

"I'm glad you're okay." Leon said.

"Now, how do we get out of here?" They all stare around.

"The ladder!" Claire points to the latter.

She climbs the machinery to knock it down. She climbs up the ladder and scouts around for any oncoming danger.

"Hey, grab on." Leon points to his back.

"You're gonna carry me up a ladder?" Ivan giggles next to him.

"Gotta get the knight in shining armor up there somehow. I can try throwing you, though it may take a couple tries." Leon says jokingly.

"No, no. Show the muscles off." He latches around Leon's neck grasping his chest. He begins his ascent up and reaches the top with little trouble.

"Alright, onwar-" Ivan tried taking the lead but fell over, crying out in pain. He picks himself up with the railing when he's swooped from his feet by Leon and begins being carried like a bride.

"Leon?!" He yells out

"Calm down hot stuff, I'll carry you."

A hot shade of pink fills Ivan's face as Claire giggles at the romantic comedy taking place.

"Stop flirting and let's get a move on." Claire orders.

Leon let's out a hmph and followed Claire. They are led up the stairs and into a crane like system with a platform facing the wrong way. Claire grabs the lever and pulls, turning the crane around. In this time, Ivan turns his head to face Leon. Leon responds by winking to him and tightening his grip near his end.

"Watch it "hot stuff"" Ivan calls out.

Leon rolls his eyes and follows Claire to the now formed walkway, into a safe room. Leon puts Ivan down on a chair, getting a groan in return.

"Is it bad?" Ivan questions.

"No, just some cuts and bruises." His pant leg is coated with a red liquid. Claire rolls Ivan's pant leg up revealing a giant gash in his calf.

Claire shakes a unknown bottle, readying it.

"Claire what are you-" Claire sprays the bottle onto Ivan's leg. He was still holding onto Leon's arms when it happened and his grasp tightened and even brought Leon down.

Ivan gasps for air as the bottle is used. Claire bandages the leg and instructs Ivan to stand up. Claire looks at Ivan. Ivan puts pressure onto his leg, not feeling as much discomfort as before.

"Feels... better?" Ivan says while testing out his leg.

"It's that healing bottle we found throughout the station, I grabbed each one. I knew it would come in handy." Claire responds to Ivan.

Leon is just staring at Ivan, waiting for his turn.

Ivan looks over, confused. To break the daze Leon has on Ivan, he begins to talk.

"No more carrying me anymore." Ivan teases, sticking his tongue out.

"Just when I was having fun with some features that came with the ride..." Leon responds back.

"Perv." Ivan teases again as he begins to walk towards the end of the room.

"That's our way out of here." Ivan climbs the ladder, touching the metal plating above him. He slides it out the way, revealing a parking garage. The crew soons follow and all 3 stand out looking around.

"So... are we free?" Leon asks.