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The thing
seemed to be clawing its way into the small elevator. The four in the elevator
did the only thing they could do: try to kill it. Joshua hit the emergency stop
button, just as they reached the 1st floor (not the lobby).
"What the
hell are you doing?!" yelled Eric.
Joshua was
trying to pry the elevator doors open. "Getting us the hell out of
here!" he yelled as he finally got it open.
The four made a
mad dash out of the elevator, just as the fish-headed-thing came crashing
through the elevators roof. The hallway was seemingly endless to the four. Little
by little the thing was gaining ground on them.
"There's a
window at the end of the hallway!" yelled Joshua.
"Aren't we
too high up for that?!" yelled back Eric.
"We don't
have a choice!" Joshua yelled back.
"Fine! But
if I break a single bone, I'll kill you both!" yelled Scott.
Realization
dawned on Tom and his eyes went wide. "You can't seriously consider
jumping!" he yelled.
Fuck ...the
kid.
thought Joshua. "Eric, grab Tom and start praying!" yelled Joshua.
Eric snarled
and grabbed Tom and lifted him up. The creature was taking an occasional swipe
at them, as it got closer.
Finally they
made it to the window. Joshua closed his eyes and put an arm in front of his
face. He went crashing through the window, followed by Eric holding Tom, and Scott.
They hit the ground feet first. Immediately Joshua sprang up and jumped into
the back of a pickup truck, landing on his back. The other three quickly got
the idea and hopped into the truck.
The creature
appeared at the edge of the floor when it just barely stopped itself from
falling. It was met unkindly by gunfire from two of his four prey. It backed up
a couple of paces and then charged.
Scott had just
started the truck and began to pull away. The truck just pulled out in time to
avoid being crushed by the creature.
Thank God
the keys were in the truck Joshua thought. He had just barely avoiding being squashed
beneath the creatures' talon-ed feet.
He picked his
head up, just in time to see the thing start to chase them. This time it wasn't
hindered by gunfire while it chased, making it much faster. Joshua's eyes
widened in fear.
"Step on
it dammit!" he yelled.
"I'm going
as fast as I can!" yelled back Scott.
"This
trucks a piece of shit!" yelled Joshua for no apparent reason.
"Hey, I
didn't pick it!" said Scott.
Joshua looked
back at the thing. They had to be doing at least 50mph. How fast can that
damn thing run anyway? Joshua mentally grumbled. He finally got an idea and
reached into one of his pockets and produced a small little toy for the creature
to play with. He pulled the pin and dropped it out the back.
"FLASHBANG!"
he yelled.
Instinctively
everyone shielded their eyes and Scott prayed he wouldn't crash. A blinding
light enveloped the area with an ear piercing noise. They could hear the
thing's shriek as they rounded a corner. Hopefully they had lost the thing.
"I think
we lost him," Joshua laughed. "Yes!"
"That's
great!" Scott didn't mention that the shiny new Chevrolet Silverado they
were in had been a stick shift, and that was why they weren't going very
fast...due to Scott's hand.
Damn...oh...my
hand...
Scott thought to himself. It seemed to be getting worse. It hurt less now, but
there was a disgusting green crust on the edges of his wound. His entire hand
was becoming discolored, and he had nearly cried out in pain when he shifted
from third to fourth gear.
"Ooh,
man...guys, can anybody here drive a stick?" Scott slowed to 50 miles per
hour on the empty city streets.
"I
can," Eric said. "Hand bothering you?"
Take a
fucking guess, Scott thought angrily. Instead, he said, "Yeah, a lot. Can
you come drive?"
"Sure,"
came the reply.
Scott pulled
over to the shoulder. He was too much in pain to notice the truck sagging
severely from the tremendous weight they didn't know about. After all, Scott
drove a Miata, and he simply figured the truck was just plain big and heavy.
Scott stopped
the car and got out. Eric hopped out the back of the truck. Scott cradled his
hand gently, and Eric noticed the massive yellow and purple hand. "Damn,
we need to get you to a hospital. Seriously, that is not good."
Scott swallowed
hard. "Yeah, and I feel like shit too. I got a migraine, I'm sore all
over, my throat burns, and I'm tired, hot, hungry for steak for some
reason..."
"Okay,
settle down. I think I saw a hospital from the helicopter. I'll get you there
fast, all right?" Eric seemed genuinely concerned.
"Oh,
okay...holyshitIdon'tfeelsogood..." Scott turned and threw up on the
asphalt. Eric took a step backwards in disgust.
"Damn, man,
you really...uh oh." He noticed that in Scott's fluids there were dark red
chunks and light red chunks making up the majority of the excretions.
Oh, this is
NOT good...
"Okay,
Scott? Get in the back of the truck right now. We need to get you there."
He noticed that Scott was pale. Deathly pale, in fact.
Scott nodded.
"Okay...it hurts..."
Eric knew what
Scott had contracted, and he did not want to waste any time at all. He jumped
in the car and shifted.
Bmmp. He was puzzled that the
car shifted very noisily, but he didn't care. All that mattered was getting to
the hospital.
Why is this
damn thing so SLOW?! He had driven a car like this before, and this one was oddly
very, very slow. He didn't know why...didn't know about HAYLAR two inches under
his feet, clinging to the underside of the truck, waiting for the next time the
truck stopped.
Eric floored
the accelerator. He saw the speedometer climb up to seventy miles per hour and
hang there, despite a top speed of one hundred twenty miles per hour.
"What the
fuck is wrong with this car!?" He screamed loudly enough to startle the
three in back.
He then looked
further down the street. He could see a figure further down. Eric had left his
M16 in the back of the truck, so he couldn't just shoot it as he drove by. He
stared at it, and then slowed to a crawl.
"What the
hell?" He murmured to himself. Then suddenly, he understood. He knew what
was going to happen.
He slammed on
the brakes and threw the door open. "Everybody get away from this car
NOW!"
"What's
the problem?" Joshua was confused.
"I don't
have time to explain, but get out right now!" He spoke rapidly, already
running off into the night.
Tom picked up
all the weapons and jumped off the truck, following Eric. Scott summoned up the
strength to sprint away from the truck. Joshua ran after them.
The truck
sprang up on its shocks, and then they saw it.
HAYLAR, the
Fish-Head-Thing, had been latched onto the underside of the car. It let go and
rolled out from underneath it.
"SHIT!
RUN!" Scott managed to say, despite the fire raging in his throat.
They ran...
...and were
thrown off their feet as a massive blast rolled over them.
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Nemesis did not
smile as he lowered his rocket launcher. He'd fired at the truck only to get at
the HAYLAR Specimen that he had been told to kill.
He did not
smile, for he was only doing his job. "Stars..." He grumbled as he
walked towards the burning wreckage to finish the job.
Eric slowly
tried to get to his feet. The blast had sent them all flying at least five
extra feet. Scott wasn't getting up, nor was he trying.
The
pain...Oh god the pain... he silently cursed to himself.
Once again he
was caught by a coughing attack and once again, more blood came flowing out of his
mouth.
Joshua had just
opened his eyes and looked around.
What the
fucki just happened? he mentally questioned.
Looking around
he saw Scott lying on his side, coughing again. Eric was leaning on a building
for support and Tom was lying face down on the pavement, their weapons
scattered all around. Beyond Tom was the truck, or lack there of. Joshua
immediately got to his feet when he saw the HAYLER standing there.
What is it
looking at? he thought. The giant fire emitted from the truck blocked the
view.
Whatever it
was, Joshua decided this wasn't the best time to hang around. He quickly jumped
to his feet and walked over to Tom. The kid was out cold.
"Shit,"
Joshua said.
Eric was now
walking over to Tom and picking up all their weaponry. Scott was still on the
ground coughing. Joshua slowly walked over toward him and knelt down.
"Hey man,
you look like shit," he said.
"I *cough*
*cough* feel the part too," Scott replied.
"Come on,
get up," said Joshua as he picked up Scott.
They walked
over to Eric who was now holding all their weapons. They stared at each other
for a moment.
"What do
we do with the kid?" asked Eric.
Joshua frowned
for a moment before Scott spoke up. "Take him. I'll stay *cough* *cough*
behind."
"Are you
nuts?! We're getting out of here together! Got it?!" yelled Joshua.
"Josh.
Look at me man. I'm done for and you know it. Take the kid with you and leave
me," Scott told them.
"And leave
you to die?" asked Eric.
Scott coughed
again, "Anybody got any frags left?" he asked.
"Just
one," said Eric.
Both Joshua and
Eric knew what Scott was planning. It was a kamikaze mission. Eric frowned and
handed Scott the frag grenade. Joshua set Scott down and picked up Tom.
"Good-bye
old buddy," said Joshua.
"Bye man.
It's really been fun; now get the hell out of this town. Job or not. This shit
isn't worth it anymore," said Scott.
Joshua said
nothing and picked up Eric. Without a word the three took off into the alleys.
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Nemesis stalked toward the HAYLAR. Beyond the new creation's present location,
were four more possible targets, but then three ran out of range. Oh well, he'd
end up killing them all anyway.
The HAYLAR
emerged from the wreckage, all piss and vinegar, ready to kick some Nemesis
ass. Nemesis brought up its rocket launcher and fired off a shot. The rocket
went speeding by as the HAYLAR dodged it. The rocket connected with a building,
making it collapse on itself. HAYLAR charged up quickly and slashed Nemesis in
the right side. Nemesis backhanded him for it.
The HAYLAR was
sent skidding on the pavement and regained its' footing. Once again it charged
and this time, sent Nemesis' rocket launcher to the ground, in two pieces. No
explosion came though; Nemesis has all ready used his last rocket. The HAYLAR
came up quick again and left a deep gash on Nemmy's leg. The big man swatted
the HAYLAR, which was sent flying into a building. It smashed off the wall and
left a nice little indentation.
It didn't seem
fazed at all and once again, began its assault on the big man.
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The man in the white lab coat studied the screen very carefully, watching the
battle take place. The HAYLAR was very advanced, to make matters worse, it
wasn't an Umbrella creation, which was why they wanted it dead. That way they
could study it.
He frowned at
the screen, "Yes, you are an advanced one aren't you? No matter, you will
die one way or another."
He picked up a
walkie-talkie and opened up the channels. *Bzzt* "Send in variable
C."
This time his
features took on a more pleased expression. There was no way the HAYLAR could
be as advanced as to take on two of Umbrella's best B.O.W's at the same time.
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"I don't get pain enough," said the pilot to himself. He had been
assigned to drop the Tyrant right in the middle of that brawl between the
Nemesis and the new creation. If they had to send in this guy along with the
Nemesis, this thing was far advanced beyond Umbrella's creations.
"All right
big guy, end of the line. Don't blame me if you pull a hamstring on the
landing," he said as he dropped the canister.
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The canister burst open and Umbrella's other powerhouse emerged from it. He hit
the ground with a hard thud, but it didn't bother him. Standing up, his trench
coat hung down to his knees, along with his giant boots. His gray face remained
expressionless as he stalked toward the battle. Unlike the Nemesis, this guy
had no specific programming, so he could not be limited to attack only one
thing. Whatever got in his way was as good as dead as far as his thoughts went.
He did recognize the larger one in the black trench coat. In the labs when he
first awoke, he had seen one in a tube. Now, he would get a crack at it. It was
the other thing he didn't recognize. No matter though, he'd take them both out.
The world had
gone to hell. It simply, flat out, was sheer chaos.
Nemesis swung
the rocket launcher in a wide arc, smacking HAYLAR in the side of the head.
HAYLAR didn't seem to feel it as it swung a massive bladed claw, nearly cutting
off Nemesis's left arm. Nemesis actually kicked it, sending it
sprawling. It sprang back to its feet in a blur.
Mr. X walked up
to the creature he raised a giant fist, ready to smash down on top of HAYLAR...
..and HAYLAR
dove out of the way as the massive arms came down on the car HALYAR stood next
to.
HAYLAR shrieked
a massive, unhuman, indescribable feral scream as the car alarm of the smashed
Nissan went off. As the three looked on, the thing went into a sudden frenzy,
kicking, slashing, clawing at anything it saw, even light poles.
Scott had
arrived over at the fighting three. He was about to pull the pin when Mr. X
turned around. It looked him dead in the eye, then punched him in the head.
Scott flew back a good ten feet, then hit the ground, and from the way his neck
flopped around, the three survivors knew he was dead.
Mr. X reared up
to smash HAYLAR's head in again...
...and met his
foot. HAYLAR kicked Mr. X. However, he kicked him very hard... So hard, in
fact, that Mr. X flew backwards fifty yards, reminding Tom bleakly of The
Matrix. Unfortunately, Mr. X flew in their direction. It hit a steel light
pole that was not twenty feet from the car they were hiding behind.
Mr. X got up,
facing the three startled people. It looked at Tom very, very closely. Then,
Eric, and finally Joshua. Then, it looked back at Tom.
Yes... His infected brain told
him. That's the one you want. Kill him before it gestates...
Mr. X let out a
demonic howl, then slowly...deliberately...advanced towards the frightened
child.
The trio
began to back up slowly into an alleyway. Mr. X slowly followed them. Joshua
raised the MP-5N Tom had given him and let loose a hail of bullets.
"Get the
hell out of here while I distract it!" yelled Joshua.
The other two
took off running into the alleys. Joshua didn't have the chance to look back to
see which way they went. Mr. X though, watched their movements carefully as
they took off. Joshua finally looked behind him and saw no one.
"Fuck.
Where'd they go?" he asked.
That's when he
heard a noise that would scare the hell out of the most courageous of men.
Click,
click, click, click.
Joshua looked
down at the gun. It was only a matter of time until the clip went dry, but why
did it have to be now while this giant was stalking him.
"Heh, heh.
I've really enjoyed our time spent together, but I've got to go. I hope you
understand," he said as he took off down the series of alleys behind him.
Mr. X took his time walking
down. Finally he came to an intersection of alleys. He looked straight ahead in
the direction Joshua went, but then turned and walked down the alley on the
right, following the boy and the other target.
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The HAYLAR and Nemesis were still going at it. HAYLAR had the definite
advantage in this battle. Nemesis had been cut in several parts and had a deep
gash running down his legs and chest. The big man wasn't happy with this fight.
The HAYLAR had been more of a challenge than the calculations had mentioned.
This was a problem.
Well, there is part whatever. Hope you're enjoying
the story.
