"Yeah, gone"

"Yeah, gone"

"Johnny, I think we should get to operations and radio in to the Valley Forge"

"Right"

We started down the hall, Rico in front, me in back.

"Stay close Diz, I don't wanna lose you too"

"Thanks Rico, but, I can take care of myself"

"Yeah, I know but I-----"

"Look! What's that?!"

'That' was a bug, an arachnid to be exact. It saw us, screamed and charged. We instantly fired and killed it.

"Come on Diz, others will be here soon. We can get to operations by using the airshafts. Come on, I'll help you up."

"The…. airshafts?

Johnny didn't know about my claustrophobia, no one did. Well, Carl might. But, I couldn't go up there. No, I had no choice, Rico was right, more bugs would be there soon. I could hear more coming. Their footsteps were loud, which meant there was a lot of 'em.

"Diz, we don't have time, we gotta move, NOW!"

He cupped his hands together and I stepped up on them, pushed the vent up with my gun, and crawled in.

"Great, now help me up!"

I reached down and pulled him up.

"Rico, which way is it?"

"Uh, its left, follow me"

We crawled about 50 meters before I stopped, I couldn't go on, no way.

"DIZZY?"

"Rico, you keep going, I'll stay here, come get me when your done"

"You might not be here when I'm done. You gotta come with me now!"

"I, I can't"

"Yes you can"

He grabbed my arm and began to pull me down the shaft. Then he stopped.

"Do you here that?"

I did, I heard a bug.

"Yeah"

"Okay, its above us, so, if were really quite, I think we can make it"

"Lets let is pass us"

The clanking and crashing above us got louder and louder until the bug stopped walking, directly above us. We both turned onto our backs, ready to fire if it broke though. There was no sound for a long time, but, we stayed still.

"Okay, lets move, very quietly"

I nodded. Johnny turned over.

Okay Diz, you can do this, its only a few more feet

As I was turning back onto my stomach, the bug crashed though the metal. The force broke the shaft in half, and I fell out. I would have only fallen 9ft down to the floor, but, we were over a stairwell when it happened.

"Johnnnnyyyyy!!!"

I screamed and hit the stairs. I tumbled down them and crashed into the wall. I heard gun shots, then I heard my name.

"DIZZZZZY!!!!"

Rico's voice seemed so far away. Like, I was under water and he was calling me from the shore.

"DIZZZZY?!"

There was a 'thump' and I saw him run down the stairs and knee at my side.

"Dizzy, are you okay?"