Chapter 4
Elza wasn't surprised at what she saw. The bodies of zombies littered the hall in front of her. No excitement for her.
I wonder if there's a really big thing around here, she wondered. I remember those Raccoon City STARS saying they ran into a giant snake, a giant plant, and something else...what was it?
Terra looked at the monitor, which portrayed Elza looking around a hallway in the eastern wing.
"How about some excitement?" she asked. She pushed a button.
"EEEERRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Elza jerked her head. What was THAT?!?!
The wall to her left exploded.
"Shit!!!" she jumped aside, shocked at what she saw.
A giant thing that looked like a fried gorilla stood there.
Elza fired her weapon. The bullet pierced the gorilla's shoulder, but it didn't even flinch.
"Shit!!!" she fired more bullets, but there was still no effect.
"EERRAAGGHH!!!!!!!!" the gorilla screamed, then swung at her. Elza felt a horrible pain as its fist struck her arm. It wasn't broken, but she couldn't move it. Elza knew she had to find a bigger gun.
"Shit...I hate to run, but...I don't have enough to take you down now..." she started sprinting towards the nearest door, favoring her hurt arm. The gorilla chased her, but it wasn't fast enough. Elza ran through the door and slammed it closed. She leaned against it and slid to the floor. "Shit..." she was more than happy to see no undead in the room. But she saw a small shadow dancing across the opposite wall.
Elza immediately pointed her gun. "Who's there?!?! Come out!!"
The shadow hesitated, and then stepped into the small light. Elza couldn't believe her eyes.
Erika scanned the files in the file folder. Nothing useful...
She was getting frustrated. She had seen several locked doors on the way to this office room, but she didn't know what was behind those closed doors.
"How am I gonna do anything if I don't know what the hell is going on?!" she sighed.
BEEP!!!
Erika checked her watch. "Already?! Oh damn!"
BEEP!!!
Hiro looked at his watch. "Oh c'mon..."
He had found a decent file and was saving it onto a disc. But it was time to get back to the infirmary.
"Hurry...hurry...done!" he pulled out the disc and slipped it into his pocket. Now he could go.
Elza immediately lowered her gun. She couldn't believe it. She didn't want to believe it.
A boy, no older than seven, stood in front of her. He looked scared, and confused.
"Where's Mom?" he asked softly.
Elza stood, grimacing as her injured arm fell uselessly to her side. "Do your mom work here?"
The boy shook his head. "Mom and Dad work at a look-out place far away from here. But it's more snowy there. These mean guys came and took us here. Mom told me to hide here; said she'd be right back. But I'm hungry..."
Elza fished into her pocket and pulled out a half filled bag of Skittles. "Here, have these. It's all I have."
The boy took it and dug into the bag. He was really hungry.
BEEP!!!
Elza looked at her watch on her useless arm. "Oh great...listen, I've got to take you somewhere, okay?"
The boy shook his head. "I've gotta wait for Mom."
"...Your mom thinks it'd be much safer for you in the infirmary. I'll take you there."
"...I can't go anywhere with strangers."
"Well, I'm Elza. And you?"
"...Alex. I'm Alex."
"Hi Alex. You see, we're not strangers anymore. So can you come with me?"
"...Okay. I'll go. Will Mom find me?"
"Yep. Let's go." Elza turned towards the door.
"...What's wrong with your arm?"
"Oh...just a bruise." She opened the door, and then remembered how she got her arm injured.
The gorilla ran at her, growling. Elza slammed the door shut and put her back to it. The gorilla's fists pounded on it.
Elza looked around to see if she could find anything to hold the door. She spotted a rolling cart.
"Alex, try to wheel that cart over here!" she said calmly, putting more pressure against the door.
Alex went to the heavy cart and slowly pushed it to her. Elza knew she couldn't scream at the kid; he'd be thrown into panic, like she was about to be.
He got the cart over. Elza quickly removed herself from the door and pushed the cart into the door. The gorilla banged on it more, the door slowly opening...
Shit!!! She thought, frantically looking around. She spotted a vent entrance in the ceiling.
Elza jumped onto the counter below it. Alex climbed onto it. Elza reached up and took off the vent covering. She cautiously stepped onto a small metal filing cabinet on the counter.
She lifted up Alex towards the vent. "Climb in!"
Alex complied. Considering how he easily moved in there, there would be enough space for Elza. She took one final glance at the more than slightly ajar door, then jumped. She grabbed the opening with her good hand. As she tried to lift herself in, she realized she needed both arms for the strength. Painfully, she lifted her hurt arm, and grabbed the side, then pulled herself up. Alex helped her into the vent.
"God, this is small!" Elza complained.
"No it isn't! It's big," said Alex. "Let's go."
"Hold on." Elza looked down to see the vent cover. She needed to cover up the vent. "Hold my feet as tight as you can."
Alex did so, and Elza leaned out of the hole, sighing as her almost useless arm drooped beside her. She slowly reached for the cover. Her fingers brushed it as the door burst open. She grabbed it panicking. "Pull me up!!"
Alex was slowly pulling her up. Elza held the vent in her teeth and shot the gorilla in the eye. It doubled over, screaming. It was a slow process, but Alex was pulling her up. When she got in hands reach, she grabbed one of the sides, and flexed her way into the vent.
"That was cool!" said Alex.
Elza put the cover back on. "Thank you. Now go that way. The infirmary is that way." She pointed to the vent path behind him. He started crawling down that way, Elza not far behind.
God, I hope that thing doesn't know how to crawl into vents!! She thought hopefully.
"She's late."
"I know she is. Fifteen minutes late."
"...You know what that means..."
Hiro sighed, not wanting to think about it. Erika was seated on one of the cots. Several of the survivors were asleep. Others were wide-awake.
Tyler patted Erika on the shoulder. "Don't worry. If she's as tough as you guys said she was, then she's alive."
"...But she's not a soldier, or anything," said Erika. "She's a civilian. And we're suppose to watch civilians in crisis's like these."
Hiro was about to speak when he heard noises from the ceiling. Some of the survivors backed away from the vent in the ceiling. The cover was kicked off.
"Just hold still!!"
"Okay, okay."
This turned heads. That was a child's voice. Five of the men ran to the open vent and caught a young boy who fell from it.
Hiro walked over to the vent and looked into it. He wasn't prepared for another body falling out, this time into his arms. The force of the fall got him and he fell to the floor.
Elza stared down at him. "God, didn't you see me coming? Well, nice catch!"
"Get off me," Hiro grunted.
"My, someone's rude." Elza got off him and stood. Several people noticed her arm.
"She's infected!!"
"Get her away!!"
"Kill her!! Kill her!!"
Elza rolled her eyes. "I'm not infected! A gorilla thing punched me!"
Erika pulled her aside. "Okay, I'll examine it."
"You're not a doctor."
"Yeah, but I can tell the difference between a broken arm and a bruised one. Sit down."
Alex climbed onto one of the cots. "Where's Mom?"
"Your mom's here?" asked Tyler.
"Yep. She told me to wait. But she was gone a long time. I want to see her..."
Hiro ruffled Alex's hair. "She said she had to take care of something, and told Elza to watch you."
Elza looked up. She saw the look on his face. "Oh. I'll take very good care of you, Alex."
Erika stood. "No broken bones. Can you move it?"
Elza slightly lifted it, then dropped it back down. "A little. I think the bone's bruised."
"...Someone get me a sling."
"Huh? No way my arm's gonna be in a sling!!"
"Just shut up and cooperate!!"
Minutes later, Elza was seated on a cot, a pissed off look on her face. Her arm was in a sling.
Hiro stood. "Well I checked up. Now I'll get going. This place is gigantic."
Erika picked up her gun. "Yeah, I should go too."
Elza ruffled Alex's hair. "Can you stay here while I'm gone?"
Hiro walked over and pulled her aside. "No. You're staying here. With that injury-"
"I've dealt with worse," said Elza. "One time I got into a motorcycle accident and broke my leg. And I had to crawl for about two hours to the nearest sign of human life."
"This is a different situation. You're injured, and you're staying here."
Elza jabbed him with his finger. "Who died and made you boss?!?! I can do whatever the hell I want!! No one tells me what to do!!!!"
"Yeah, you tell him!" said Alex. "And I'll be with you!!"
Hiro and Elza turned to Alex. He looked determined.
Elza laughed nervously. "I guess I can stay..."
"Thank you Elza."
Erika headed for the door. Tyler went up to her. "I feel like a fifth wheel. Anything I can do to help?"
"Hmm...know anything about computers?"
"Not a thing."
"Guns?"
"Rifles, yes."
"Then take this." She handed him a shotgun. "Monitor the eastern wing for any signs of monsters."
"...Alright. Thank you, Erika."
"No prob. Just don't get yourself killed. See you all later." She departed. Tyler hesitated, then walked out.
"Stay here," Hiro reminded Elza.
"I know! Get going!" Elza shoved him with her good arm.
"Keep safe, all of you." He readied his weapon, then departed.
Alex turned to Elza. "Can I have a gun?"
"...Later." She glared at her sling. Damn, my arm is fine!! Why are they treating me like a child?
BANG!! BANG!!
Elza stood. "What's that?"
"We've been hearing it for a long while," said a woman. "But we're too afraid to open that door." She pointed to a door near the back of the room. It was shaking slightly. One of the men went to it.
Elza reached out an arm. "NO!!!!!! Don't open-"
The man opened the door. Six rotted arms reached out and grabbed him.
"AH!!!! HELP ME!!!!!!" He looked terrified as the rotted arms pulled him from the room.
Elza ran to the door. She took a glance out and it was enough. There was nothing she could do. She slammed her body into the door, pushing it shut.
"C'mon!" she said to the others. They complied and some help her with the door. Other pushed a desk into the door. The zombies couldn't get through.
"NO!!!!!!! Don't block it!!!!!!" a woman wailed. "My brother--! My brother's out there!!!! Let him in!!!!!" She fell to her knees and sobbed.
Several of the women went to her to comfort her. Elza went to check on Alex. He was oblivious to the situation, as some directed him away.
She looked back at the sobbing woman. No words could sooth her. No actions would help her. Her brother was dead. And no matter how many zombies would be killed, it wouldn't bring him back.
Goddamn Umbrella!!!! She thought angrily. How many?!?! How many lives are you gonna ruin before you're satisfied?!?! I'm not a soldier, or anything like that, but I refuse to sit back and allow you to do such horrible things!! I'm pissed off, and Umbrella, you'll be the one to feel my wrath.
Well, that wasn't as long, but I'm getting there. I hope everyone is enjoying my fanfic so far, as there will be more to come :). Well, until the next chapter, see ya!!
Elza wasn't surprised at what she saw. The bodies of zombies littered the hall in front of her. No excitement for her.
I wonder if there's a really big thing around here, she wondered. I remember those Raccoon City STARS saying they ran into a giant snake, a giant plant, and something else...what was it?
Terra looked at the monitor, which portrayed Elza looking around a hallway in the eastern wing.
"How about some excitement?" she asked. She pushed a button.
"EEEERRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Elza jerked her head. What was THAT?!?!
The wall to her left exploded.
"Shit!!!" she jumped aside, shocked at what she saw.
A giant thing that looked like a fried gorilla stood there.
Elza fired her weapon. The bullet pierced the gorilla's shoulder, but it didn't even flinch.
"Shit!!!" she fired more bullets, but there was still no effect.
"EERRAAGGHH!!!!!!!!" the gorilla screamed, then swung at her. Elza felt a horrible pain as its fist struck her arm. It wasn't broken, but she couldn't move it. Elza knew she had to find a bigger gun.
"Shit...I hate to run, but...I don't have enough to take you down now..." she started sprinting towards the nearest door, favoring her hurt arm. The gorilla chased her, but it wasn't fast enough. Elza ran through the door and slammed it closed. She leaned against it and slid to the floor. "Shit..." she was more than happy to see no undead in the room. But she saw a small shadow dancing across the opposite wall.
Elza immediately pointed her gun. "Who's there?!?! Come out!!"
The shadow hesitated, and then stepped into the small light. Elza couldn't believe her eyes.
Erika scanned the files in the file folder. Nothing useful...
She was getting frustrated. She had seen several locked doors on the way to this office room, but she didn't know what was behind those closed doors.
"How am I gonna do anything if I don't know what the hell is going on?!" she sighed.
BEEP!!!
Erika checked her watch. "Already?! Oh damn!"
BEEP!!!
Hiro looked at his watch. "Oh c'mon..."
He had found a decent file and was saving it onto a disc. But it was time to get back to the infirmary.
"Hurry...hurry...done!" he pulled out the disc and slipped it into his pocket. Now he could go.
Elza immediately lowered her gun. She couldn't believe it. She didn't want to believe it.
A boy, no older than seven, stood in front of her. He looked scared, and confused.
"Where's Mom?" he asked softly.
Elza stood, grimacing as her injured arm fell uselessly to her side. "Do your mom work here?"
The boy shook his head. "Mom and Dad work at a look-out place far away from here. But it's more snowy there. These mean guys came and took us here. Mom told me to hide here; said she'd be right back. But I'm hungry..."
Elza fished into her pocket and pulled out a half filled bag of Skittles. "Here, have these. It's all I have."
The boy took it and dug into the bag. He was really hungry.
BEEP!!!
Elza looked at her watch on her useless arm. "Oh great...listen, I've got to take you somewhere, okay?"
The boy shook his head. "I've gotta wait for Mom."
"...Your mom thinks it'd be much safer for you in the infirmary. I'll take you there."
"...I can't go anywhere with strangers."
"Well, I'm Elza. And you?"
"...Alex. I'm Alex."
"Hi Alex. You see, we're not strangers anymore. So can you come with me?"
"...Okay. I'll go. Will Mom find me?"
"Yep. Let's go." Elza turned towards the door.
"...What's wrong with your arm?"
"Oh...just a bruise." She opened the door, and then remembered how she got her arm injured.
The gorilla ran at her, growling. Elza slammed the door shut and put her back to it. The gorilla's fists pounded on it.
Elza looked around to see if she could find anything to hold the door. She spotted a rolling cart.
"Alex, try to wheel that cart over here!" she said calmly, putting more pressure against the door.
Alex went to the heavy cart and slowly pushed it to her. Elza knew she couldn't scream at the kid; he'd be thrown into panic, like she was about to be.
He got the cart over. Elza quickly removed herself from the door and pushed the cart into the door. The gorilla banged on it more, the door slowly opening...
Shit!!! She thought, frantically looking around. She spotted a vent entrance in the ceiling.
Elza jumped onto the counter below it. Alex climbed onto it. Elza reached up and took off the vent covering. She cautiously stepped onto a small metal filing cabinet on the counter.
She lifted up Alex towards the vent. "Climb in!"
Alex complied. Considering how he easily moved in there, there would be enough space for Elza. She took one final glance at the more than slightly ajar door, then jumped. She grabbed the opening with her good hand. As she tried to lift herself in, she realized she needed both arms for the strength. Painfully, she lifted her hurt arm, and grabbed the side, then pulled herself up. Alex helped her into the vent.
"God, this is small!" Elza complained.
"No it isn't! It's big," said Alex. "Let's go."
"Hold on." Elza looked down to see the vent cover. She needed to cover up the vent. "Hold my feet as tight as you can."
Alex did so, and Elza leaned out of the hole, sighing as her almost useless arm drooped beside her. She slowly reached for the cover. Her fingers brushed it as the door burst open. She grabbed it panicking. "Pull me up!!"
Alex was slowly pulling her up. Elza held the vent in her teeth and shot the gorilla in the eye. It doubled over, screaming. It was a slow process, but Alex was pulling her up. When she got in hands reach, she grabbed one of the sides, and flexed her way into the vent.
"That was cool!" said Alex.
Elza put the cover back on. "Thank you. Now go that way. The infirmary is that way." She pointed to the vent path behind him. He started crawling down that way, Elza not far behind.
God, I hope that thing doesn't know how to crawl into vents!! She thought hopefully.
"She's late."
"I know she is. Fifteen minutes late."
"...You know what that means..."
Hiro sighed, not wanting to think about it. Erika was seated on one of the cots. Several of the survivors were asleep. Others were wide-awake.
Tyler patted Erika on the shoulder. "Don't worry. If she's as tough as you guys said she was, then she's alive."
"...But she's not a soldier, or anything," said Erika. "She's a civilian. And we're suppose to watch civilians in crisis's like these."
Hiro was about to speak when he heard noises from the ceiling. Some of the survivors backed away from the vent in the ceiling. The cover was kicked off.
"Just hold still!!"
"Okay, okay."
This turned heads. That was a child's voice. Five of the men ran to the open vent and caught a young boy who fell from it.
Hiro walked over to the vent and looked into it. He wasn't prepared for another body falling out, this time into his arms. The force of the fall got him and he fell to the floor.
Elza stared down at him. "God, didn't you see me coming? Well, nice catch!"
"Get off me," Hiro grunted.
"My, someone's rude." Elza got off him and stood. Several people noticed her arm.
"She's infected!!"
"Get her away!!"
"Kill her!! Kill her!!"
Elza rolled her eyes. "I'm not infected! A gorilla thing punched me!"
Erika pulled her aside. "Okay, I'll examine it."
"You're not a doctor."
"Yeah, but I can tell the difference between a broken arm and a bruised one. Sit down."
Alex climbed onto one of the cots. "Where's Mom?"
"Your mom's here?" asked Tyler.
"Yep. She told me to wait. But she was gone a long time. I want to see her..."
Hiro ruffled Alex's hair. "She said she had to take care of something, and told Elza to watch you."
Elza looked up. She saw the look on his face. "Oh. I'll take very good care of you, Alex."
Erika stood. "No broken bones. Can you move it?"
Elza slightly lifted it, then dropped it back down. "A little. I think the bone's bruised."
"...Someone get me a sling."
"Huh? No way my arm's gonna be in a sling!!"
"Just shut up and cooperate!!"
Minutes later, Elza was seated on a cot, a pissed off look on her face. Her arm was in a sling.
Hiro stood. "Well I checked up. Now I'll get going. This place is gigantic."
Erika picked up her gun. "Yeah, I should go too."
Elza ruffled Alex's hair. "Can you stay here while I'm gone?"
Hiro walked over and pulled her aside. "No. You're staying here. With that injury-"
"I've dealt with worse," said Elza. "One time I got into a motorcycle accident and broke my leg. And I had to crawl for about two hours to the nearest sign of human life."
"This is a different situation. You're injured, and you're staying here."
Elza jabbed him with his finger. "Who died and made you boss?!?! I can do whatever the hell I want!! No one tells me what to do!!!!"
"Yeah, you tell him!" said Alex. "And I'll be with you!!"
Hiro and Elza turned to Alex. He looked determined.
Elza laughed nervously. "I guess I can stay..."
"Thank you Elza."
Erika headed for the door. Tyler went up to her. "I feel like a fifth wheel. Anything I can do to help?"
"Hmm...know anything about computers?"
"Not a thing."
"Guns?"
"Rifles, yes."
"Then take this." She handed him a shotgun. "Monitor the eastern wing for any signs of monsters."
"...Alright. Thank you, Erika."
"No prob. Just don't get yourself killed. See you all later." She departed. Tyler hesitated, then walked out.
"Stay here," Hiro reminded Elza.
"I know! Get going!" Elza shoved him with her good arm.
"Keep safe, all of you." He readied his weapon, then departed.
Alex turned to Elza. "Can I have a gun?"
"...Later." She glared at her sling. Damn, my arm is fine!! Why are they treating me like a child?
BANG!! BANG!!
Elza stood. "What's that?"
"We've been hearing it for a long while," said a woman. "But we're too afraid to open that door." She pointed to a door near the back of the room. It was shaking slightly. One of the men went to it.
Elza reached out an arm. "NO!!!!!! Don't open-"
The man opened the door. Six rotted arms reached out and grabbed him.
"AH!!!! HELP ME!!!!!!" He looked terrified as the rotted arms pulled him from the room.
Elza ran to the door. She took a glance out and it was enough. There was nothing she could do. She slammed her body into the door, pushing it shut.
"C'mon!" she said to the others. They complied and some help her with the door. Other pushed a desk into the door. The zombies couldn't get through.
"NO!!!!!!! Don't block it!!!!!!" a woman wailed. "My brother--! My brother's out there!!!! Let him in!!!!!" She fell to her knees and sobbed.
Several of the women went to her to comfort her. Elza went to check on Alex. He was oblivious to the situation, as some directed him away.
She looked back at the sobbing woman. No words could sooth her. No actions would help her. Her brother was dead. And no matter how many zombies would be killed, it wouldn't bring him back.
Goddamn Umbrella!!!! She thought angrily. How many?!?! How many lives are you gonna ruin before you're satisfied?!?! I'm not a soldier, or anything like that, but I refuse to sit back and allow you to do such horrible things!! I'm pissed off, and Umbrella, you'll be the one to feel my wrath.
Well, that wasn't as long, but I'm getting there. I hope everyone is enjoying my fanfic so far, as there will be more to come :). Well, until the next chapter, see ya!!