Chapter 3: Into the Factory
Tim heard the chains strain and clang against the doors. Wolvos growls could be heard at various volumes as the gap in the door swung open and shut. They turned a corner and caught their breath for a moment. Tim looked around the metal railings they were leaning up against to get a look at the front doors. They were holding, for now at least. "Do you have a weapon?" Ellsy whispered. "I only have two bullets left". Tim swung his head around. "Where's the rest of the ammo?" Ellsy nodded toward the entrance. "I had to get my bag off to get in and the clips are in the bag". Tim's eyes widened for a moment. He looked around quickly, grabbing a small wrench. "Not going to have much distance with this, but it will do".
Tim turned again to look around the corner. The banging seemed to have stopped, yet to his horror he watched as Wolvo forced his way through the gap, almost through. Tim didn't stick around to watch him enter. They moved quickly but silently though the metal maze. Low hanging girder s and dead machines seemed to want to engulf them. The labyrinthine walk ways were lit only though the dust filled rays of the sun, peeking through some windows on the ceiling. Bangs echoed through the wide space, reverberating off the metallic surfaces. It felt like the noise was coming from all around them. A bone chilling shriek would explode through the factory at random points, causing them both to jump out of their skin.
The two held each other's hands so tight their fingers threatened to pop out of their sockets. The noise around them seemed to swell, like it was closer, almost on top of them. Tears streamed down Ellsy's cheeks. Tim however weaved and slid through the walkways, keeping their heads down. Tim had led them back on themselves via a different route. He thought he was lost a few times but could see the entrance once again. "We have to make a run for the door. We get out and get as far away from here as we can". Another scream came from close by, an animalistic cry. They prepared themselves for the dart to the door. "GO". They sprinted with every fibre of their being for the doors. They made it and Tim held the gap open for Ellsy to squeeze through. She made it out in a few seconds.
Tim made the mistake of looking back into the gloom of the factory. He heard Wolvo before he saw him, instinctively jumping from his position. Wolvos bloody visage crashed into the door instead of Tim. He yelled in hatred and agony, his head whipping to face Tim. He was sprawled out on the ground, but still brandishing the wrench. His friend snarled and leaped towards him. Tim wasn't quick enough as he swung the wrench but only glanced the monsters shoulder. It wasn't the killing blow he needed. It bought him only a few seconds before Wolvo made a grab for him again.
Tim managed to kick himself away. Ellsy was trying to squeeze through the gap. "Fucking run Ellsy" Tim screamed. Wolvo screamed as if trying to mimic him. He leapt again at Tim, making it on top of him this time. Tim kept him at bay by holding onto his neck, directing his head away from him. This seemed to cause Wolvo to vomit an unholy amount of blood just a few inches from Tim's face, he felt hot spatters of it on his cheeks. He knew it was only a matter of time before some of it made into his system. With one last burst of energy he flung Wolvo off of him, but his infected grasp pulled Tim with him by his shirt. There were two deafening blasts, a shot of pure agony in Tim's gut, Wolvo lay lifeless, a dark pool of blood spreading from his skull and Ellsy sobbing in the dark.
More pounding was heard in amongst the pain and then, a blinding light. Like heaven's gate had been thrown open. Yet it was only the factory doors that unfastened and there stood several shapes. People thought Tim before he swiftly blacked out.
