Chapter 6
"He...help me..."
Elza lowered her gun. A scientist stood there, holding his side that was completely bloody. A trail of blood ran from his lips as he gasped for air. His eyes were tired and scared.
Elza approached him. "Don't worry. Everything's gonna be all ri-"
"AGH!!!!!!" The man coughed up lots of blood. He looked at Elza in horror. "Oh no...she...she-"
"She who?" asked Elza.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the man threw back his head. Suddenly, the man's skin slid off and he was no longer a man. He was a lizard thing with blood red scales.
"What the hell?!" cried Elza as the thing swung its tail at her. She was barely able to dodge it. She fired her gun into its head, but nothing worked as it opened its jaws, baring rows of sharp teeth.
Then she remembered she had two other guns. She put aside her handgun and pulled them out. They were magnums.
"Kick ass!!!" she declared. She stood up and pointed her guns at the thing. The hallway was narrow and hard to maneuver in, but she could manage. The thing came at her again, and she fired, emptying rounds into its head. It faltered, but it didn't stop it.
"Shit!!!!" she snap-kicked it in the face before firing into it again. This time, it went down.
Elza collapsed to the floor, gasping for air. "Okay...no more thrills..."
It was then she remembered that the thing she just killed was a human. Hell, she saw it transform.
"Oh God, man," she muttered. "I just killed someone..."
Do you think he would want to be THAT from there on out? She asked herself. It's better this way...
"There's one thing for sure," she said aloud as she picked herself up. "That Terra girl is gonna regret she ever did this."
Erika shot down the zombie and continued on, searching the hallways for a possible safe route. Suddenly, she heard one of the doors creak open. Readying her weapon, she pointed it at the opening door...
"Agh!!! Dammit, don't scare me like that!!!"
Elza. The blond girl was sighing in relief and glaring at her. She was better equipped, as well.
"I see you've found your way down here," said Erika.
"I took an elevator. Mind lowering that?"
Erika realized she was still pointing her gun at Elza. She lowered it. "Sorry."
"Have you found a clear path yet?"
"Not yet. I'm still searching and clearing one out."
"Oh shit. That infirmary won't be safe much longer."
"That's why we need to hurry. This floor is cleared, so I'll check B03. You check B02."
"Gotcha. Good luck."
"Same for you."
They went their separate ways. Erika tried not to think of what might happen if they delay.
"...So you're saying we should move out now?" asked Tyler.
Hiro nodded. "Exactly. We can't stay here too long. God forbid those monsters know where we are."
"Alright. I'll wake up everyone."
Ten minutes later, the survivors were standing before them, looking tired and terrified.
"We're gonna leave right now," announced Hiro. "But whatever you do, don't wander off. I'll take the front and Tyler will take the rear. Stay between us, got it?"
Everyone agreed. Hiro let out an exhausted breath before opening the door. All clear.
"Let's go!"
Terra measured out the S-Virus liquid equally into two separate test tubes. One was for her greatest creation. The other...as for an experiment. The survivors would arrive soon. They didn't know where she was. But if she was going to stay hidden, she would have to leave the living complex. Better safe than sorry.
"Just you all wait and see," she whispered. "None of you will escape alive."
"Dammit!!!" Elza cursed as she came face-to-face with a door, which required a card key. A level C03 card.
Now she regretted skipping the other floors. The card might be on them. She was on the bottom floor of the containment floors. There were fewer zombies than she thought, and she even found magnum rounds. But ever door she had come across had been locked. That didn't say much for her current situation.
"Dammit!!!" she cursed again. "Why is it that everything has to be so complicated?!"
Erika checked the entrance to C01. A few zombies lay dead, but not many. Elza had skipped this floor too.
"Jeez!!!" she said aloud. "Just when you think someone could be responsible..." She looked at her hand, which was a C03 card. She should probably go there.
"Stay together!" said Hiro. The survivors clung to each other in complete terror as they walked down the B01 halls. The only monsters were zombies, and they lay dead. That was a good sign.
"I found the stairs!" Tyler called from the rear.
"Okay! We'll go there!"
They entered the stairwell hallway to find several flights of stairs going downward.
"Shit!" said Tyler. "Just how far underground IS this facility?!?!"
"I don't know," said Hiro. "But we've got to keep going."
"Right. Let's go."
They went down the stairs until they reached C03, the bottom level. Hiro cautiously entered through the double doors. A few zombies lay dead, and two were lurking about.
"Stand back!" commanded Hiro. The survivors complied, trying to run back up the stairs in panic. Hiro easily killed them and tried to calm down the survivors.
Tyler herded them all back into the hallway. "Let's keep moving."
They all continued on their path, keeping their eyes open. All of the doors were locked on that level.
"Piece of shit door!!!! Why the hell do you need a card key?!?!"
That was heard from the end of the hall. Hiro went to take a look. Elza was kicking the door with the soles of her feet.
"Elza!!" cried Alex. He ran over to her and hugged her knees.
Elza turned around, surprised. She scooped him up. "Alex! Wha-"
"I see you're alive," said Hiro.
Elza looked up. "And you have the survivors with you. Is that smart?"
"Well, thanks to you and Erika, the hallways aren't so dangerous. And we were sitting ducks in that infirmary. Believe me, I know what I'm doing."
"Okay, okay. You're the professional, and I'm not. But we have a problem. All of the doors are locked and this one looks interesting."
"How so?"
"Well, I checked the computer map on that computer over there." She pointed to a massive computer. "And according to that, this room is the largest in the entire complex. They labeled it 'living complex'."
"That is interesting. But how do we get in?"
"That's why you need a card key," said someone. Everyone turned to see Erika holding up a card key. "And ironically enough, this card only works for that door."
"Were you listening in?" asked Elza.
"No, I could hear you guys from the stairs. Anyway, we should try it out."
"Right," said Hiro. "Since we're all together again, this should be easier. Hopefully, this 'living complex' will prove to be a safe haven."
"Okay." Erika inserted the card into the reader. The reader flashed green. "It's open. Let's go."
Elza put down Alex, who held onto her hand. She opened the door. There weren't any abnormal sounds. She cautiously walked inside, keeping Alex behind her.
Lights shined from the walls beside her. There was a cabinet containing bags on the wall to her left. To her right was a narrow hallway, one that she started walking down. The hallway didn't last long, as she came into the huge room on a large balcony. It extended to her right, where there was a huge lift that apparently went down into the darkness.
Hiro came beside her, squinting into the darkness below. "THIS is the living complex?!"
Tyler examined the plaque that was on the balcony next to the lift. "'This leads to the living complex. Be sure to not jump without a parachute. Height from here to the living complex...5000 feet?!"
"5000?!?!" said Hiro.
"Oh my God," said Erika, putting a hand to her head. "Just how far underground ARE we?!"
Elza paid no attention to their conversation. She walked back to the cabinet, and opened it. A note was posted on the cabinet glass door. It said:
We are trying this experiment out, but no one takes a parachute without permission. Scientists have complained that the lift takes too long to get down. Though the actual time frame is between ten and fifteen minutes, the lift is safe. However, were are willing to try out these parachutes, since the living complex is 5000 feet below here. But if anyone gets hurt, we're scrapping this and sticking to the lift.
Ivan Bennings, Chief Engineer
Elza grinned and took a parachute.
"We should go down in different groups," said Tyler. "That way, if anything attacks, at least one of us will be with them."
"Well, we should down someone to explore the complex," said Hiro.
Erika sighed. "What do you think, Elza...Elza?"
Then she noticed the survivors were moving out of the narrow hallway. And she heard fast footsteps.
"Out of the way!!!!" Elza screamed. Erika cried out in surprise and complied. Elza jumped onto the rail and jumped again into the open.
"ELZA!!!!!" everyone seemed to scream. Elza ignored them and let herself fall for about a few hundred feet. It had been awhile since she had skydived and she had forgotten how free she felt. Just by falling she could briefly forgot all that was happening...
Then she remembered. She pulled the string and the parachute shot out of the bag. She slowly floated to the ground.
"WHOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!" she yelled, and laughed. She knew they were gonna yell at her for this. But right then, she didn't care.
She landed with ease, grinning evilly. That did take less time.
"ELZA!!!!!!!!!!!" That was from above.
"I MADE IIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!" she yelled back.
"YOU DAMN IDIOT!!!!!!!!"
"SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT I MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL GO EXPLORING WHIE YOU GUYS HERD DOWN THE SURVIVORS!!!!!!!!"
Elza pulled off her parachute and turned to look around. She was amazed at what she saw.
There was a street going down the center. On both sides, houses lined it. And streetlights were on and also lined the streets.
"What the hell?" she said aloud. She walked to a house and put her hand in it. She wasn't hallucinating. This was all real. "They weren't kidding when they said 'living complex'...they made their own damn town!!!!"
"That idiot!!" cursed Erika. "Jumping like that!!!"
Hiro herded survivors onto the lift. "Well, she is a professional daredevil..."
Alex tugged on Erika's arm. "Can I do that?"
"No! Please get on the lift, sweetie."
Alex stood his ground. "I want to be with Elza."
Hiro scooped him up. "And once we get down there, you will." He turned to Erika. "I'll go first."
"Right. Be careful."
I will." Hiro got onto the lift, with Alex still in his arms. He pressed the down button and the gate door closed. They started descending down.
Terra stood in front of the huge test tube. In her hand was the S-Virus.
"Be patient, my little doll," she crooned. "You will have time to play."
The creature in the tube gave no response, but anyone could see that it wasn't in a good mood.
Terra walked away from the tube, still holding the S-Virus. "Oh, I do hope those fools come soon. I'm starting to get bored, and I can't wait to see their deaths."
Damn, this one took awhile too. I hope I'm not boring anyone. I just write only this much so this lasts long and so everyone has a feel of suspense. Please R&R if you want, and I hope you all like what I've written! ^_^
"He...help me..."
Elza lowered her gun. A scientist stood there, holding his side that was completely bloody. A trail of blood ran from his lips as he gasped for air. His eyes were tired and scared.
Elza approached him. "Don't worry. Everything's gonna be all ri-"
"AGH!!!!!!" The man coughed up lots of blood. He looked at Elza in horror. "Oh no...she...she-"
"She who?" asked Elza.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the man threw back his head. Suddenly, the man's skin slid off and he was no longer a man. He was a lizard thing with blood red scales.
"What the hell?!" cried Elza as the thing swung its tail at her. She was barely able to dodge it. She fired her gun into its head, but nothing worked as it opened its jaws, baring rows of sharp teeth.
Then she remembered she had two other guns. She put aside her handgun and pulled them out. They were magnums.
"Kick ass!!!" she declared. She stood up and pointed her guns at the thing. The hallway was narrow and hard to maneuver in, but she could manage. The thing came at her again, and she fired, emptying rounds into its head. It faltered, but it didn't stop it.
"Shit!!!!" she snap-kicked it in the face before firing into it again. This time, it went down.
Elza collapsed to the floor, gasping for air. "Okay...no more thrills..."
It was then she remembered that the thing she just killed was a human. Hell, she saw it transform.
"Oh God, man," she muttered. "I just killed someone..."
Do you think he would want to be THAT from there on out? She asked herself. It's better this way...
"There's one thing for sure," she said aloud as she picked herself up. "That Terra girl is gonna regret she ever did this."
Erika shot down the zombie and continued on, searching the hallways for a possible safe route. Suddenly, she heard one of the doors creak open. Readying her weapon, she pointed it at the opening door...
"Agh!!! Dammit, don't scare me like that!!!"
Elza. The blond girl was sighing in relief and glaring at her. She was better equipped, as well.
"I see you've found your way down here," said Erika.
"I took an elevator. Mind lowering that?"
Erika realized she was still pointing her gun at Elza. She lowered it. "Sorry."
"Have you found a clear path yet?"
"Not yet. I'm still searching and clearing one out."
"Oh shit. That infirmary won't be safe much longer."
"That's why we need to hurry. This floor is cleared, so I'll check B03. You check B02."
"Gotcha. Good luck."
"Same for you."
They went their separate ways. Erika tried not to think of what might happen if they delay.
"...So you're saying we should move out now?" asked Tyler.
Hiro nodded. "Exactly. We can't stay here too long. God forbid those monsters know where we are."
"Alright. I'll wake up everyone."
Ten minutes later, the survivors were standing before them, looking tired and terrified.
"We're gonna leave right now," announced Hiro. "But whatever you do, don't wander off. I'll take the front and Tyler will take the rear. Stay between us, got it?"
Everyone agreed. Hiro let out an exhausted breath before opening the door. All clear.
"Let's go!"
Terra measured out the S-Virus liquid equally into two separate test tubes. One was for her greatest creation. The other...as for an experiment. The survivors would arrive soon. They didn't know where she was. But if she was going to stay hidden, she would have to leave the living complex. Better safe than sorry.
"Just you all wait and see," she whispered. "None of you will escape alive."
"Dammit!!!" Elza cursed as she came face-to-face with a door, which required a card key. A level C03 card.
Now she regretted skipping the other floors. The card might be on them. She was on the bottom floor of the containment floors. There were fewer zombies than she thought, and she even found magnum rounds. But ever door she had come across had been locked. That didn't say much for her current situation.
"Dammit!!!" she cursed again. "Why is it that everything has to be so complicated?!"
Erika checked the entrance to C01. A few zombies lay dead, but not many. Elza had skipped this floor too.
"Jeez!!!" she said aloud. "Just when you think someone could be responsible..." She looked at her hand, which was a C03 card. She should probably go there.
"Stay together!" said Hiro. The survivors clung to each other in complete terror as they walked down the B01 halls. The only monsters were zombies, and they lay dead. That was a good sign.
"I found the stairs!" Tyler called from the rear.
"Okay! We'll go there!"
They entered the stairwell hallway to find several flights of stairs going downward.
"Shit!" said Tyler. "Just how far underground IS this facility?!?!"
"I don't know," said Hiro. "But we've got to keep going."
"Right. Let's go."
They went down the stairs until they reached C03, the bottom level. Hiro cautiously entered through the double doors. A few zombies lay dead, and two were lurking about.
"Stand back!" commanded Hiro. The survivors complied, trying to run back up the stairs in panic. Hiro easily killed them and tried to calm down the survivors.
Tyler herded them all back into the hallway. "Let's keep moving."
They all continued on their path, keeping their eyes open. All of the doors were locked on that level.
"Piece of shit door!!!! Why the hell do you need a card key?!?!"
That was heard from the end of the hall. Hiro went to take a look. Elza was kicking the door with the soles of her feet.
"Elza!!" cried Alex. He ran over to her and hugged her knees.
Elza turned around, surprised. She scooped him up. "Alex! Wha-"
"I see you're alive," said Hiro.
Elza looked up. "And you have the survivors with you. Is that smart?"
"Well, thanks to you and Erika, the hallways aren't so dangerous. And we were sitting ducks in that infirmary. Believe me, I know what I'm doing."
"Okay, okay. You're the professional, and I'm not. But we have a problem. All of the doors are locked and this one looks interesting."
"How so?"
"Well, I checked the computer map on that computer over there." She pointed to a massive computer. "And according to that, this room is the largest in the entire complex. They labeled it 'living complex'."
"That is interesting. But how do we get in?"
"That's why you need a card key," said someone. Everyone turned to see Erika holding up a card key. "And ironically enough, this card only works for that door."
"Were you listening in?" asked Elza.
"No, I could hear you guys from the stairs. Anyway, we should try it out."
"Right," said Hiro. "Since we're all together again, this should be easier. Hopefully, this 'living complex' will prove to be a safe haven."
"Okay." Erika inserted the card into the reader. The reader flashed green. "It's open. Let's go."
Elza put down Alex, who held onto her hand. She opened the door. There weren't any abnormal sounds. She cautiously walked inside, keeping Alex behind her.
Lights shined from the walls beside her. There was a cabinet containing bags on the wall to her left. To her right was a narrow hallway, one that she started walking down. The hallway didn't last long, as she came into the huge room on a large balcony. It extended to her right, where there was a huge lift that apparently went down into the darkness.
Hiro came beside her, squinting into the darkness below. "THIS is the living complex?!"
Tyler examined the plaque that was on the balcony next to the lift. "'This leads to the living complex. Be sure to not jump without a parachute. Height from here to the living complex...5000 feet?!"
"5000?!?!" said Hiro.
"Oh my God," said Erika, putting a hand to her head. "Just how far underground ARE we?!"
Elza paid no attention to their conversation. She walked back to the cabinet, and opened it. A note was posted on the cabinet glass door. It said:
We are trying this experiment out, but no one takes a parachute without permission. Scientists have complained that the lift takes too long to get down. Though the actual time frame is between ten and fifteen minutes, the lift is safe. However, were are willing to try out these parachutes, since the living complex is 5000 feet below here. But if anyone gets hurt, we're scrapping this and sticking to the lift.
Ivan Bennings, Chief Engineer
Elza grinned and took a parachute.
"We should go down in different groups," said Tyler. "That way, if anything attacks, at least one of us will be with them."
"Well, we should down someone to explore the complex," said Hiro.
Erika sighed. "What do you think, Elza...Elza?"
Then she noticed the survivors were moving out of the narrow hallway. And she heard fast footsteps.
"Out of the way!!!!" Elza screamed. Erika cried out in surprise and complied. Elza jumped onto the rail and jumped again into the open.
"ELZA!!!!!" everyone seemed to scream. Elza ignored them and let herself fall for about a few hundred feet. It had been awhile since she had skydived and she had forgotten how free she felt. Just by falling she could briefly forgot all that was happening...
Then she remembered. She pulled the string and the parachute shot out of the bag. She slowly floated to the ground.
"WHOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!" she yelled, and laughed. She knew they were gonna yell at her for this. But right then, she didn't care.
She landed with ease, grinning evilly. That did take less time.
"ELZA!!!!!!!!!!!" That was from above.
"I MADE IIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!!!" she yelled back.
"YOU DAMN IDIOT!!!!!!!!"
"SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT I MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL GO EXPLORING WHIE YOU GUYS HERD DOWN THE SURVIVORS!!!!!!!!"
Elza pulled off her parachute and turned to look around. She was amazed at what she saw.
There was a street going down the center. On both sides, houses lined it. And streetlights were on and also lined the streets.
"What the hell?" she said aloud. She walked to a house and put her hand in it. She wasn't hallucinating. This was all real. "They weren't kidding when they said 'living complex'...they made their own damn town!!!!"
"That idiot!!" cursed Erika. "Jumping like that!!!"
Hiro herded survivors onto the lift. "Well, she is a professional daredevil..."
Alex tugged on Erika's arm. "Can I do that?"
"No! Please get on the lift, sweetie."
Alex stood his ground. "I want to be with Elza."
Hiro scooped him up. "And once we get down there, you will." He turned to Erika. "I'll go first."
"Right. Be careful."
I will." Hiro got onto the lift, with Alex still in his arms. He pressed the down button and the gate door closed. They started descending down.
Terra stood in front of the huge test tube. In her hand was the S-Virus.
"Be patient, my little doll," she crooned. "You will have time to play."
The creature in the tube gave no response, but anyone could see that it wasn't in a good mood.
Terra walked away from the tube, still holding the S-Virus. "Oh, I do hope those fools come soon. I'm starting to get bored, and I can't wait to see their deaths."
Damn, this one took awhile too. I hope I'm not boring anyone. I just write only this much so this lasts long and so everyone has a feel of suspense. Please R&R if you want, and I hope you all like what I've written! ^_^