Chapter Twenty
They had a problem, the metal shutter that allowed vehicles through the rear entrance of the garage was closed. However that wasn't the problem, all they had to do was pull the chain to open it and they could leave. The problem was that the street outside was now filling with zombies, the locking mechanism on the shutter was broken so it wouldn't stay open and as soon as the shutter was open the zombies would be able to enter the garage. Winston looked around the small room for an idea while the rest of the group was sitting around in the shop.
"Ray I've got an idea." Ray walked over from the parts rack.
"I know how we can get out of here." Ray frowned.
"But the shutter's locking mechanism is broken, it won't stay open on it's own."
"It doesn't matter, if my plan works we'll be able to hold it open without someone staying behind."
"How?"
"It requires a long length of wire, Ecto's roof-rack and some excellent timing.
It had taken Winston only five minutes to find the parts he needed and to finish the plan. He had dismantled part of the shutter's opening mechanism so that he could attack a length of high tension wire onto the end of the chain that would open the gate. Ray then climbed onto the roof of Ecto-1 and helped thread the wire under the rear sirenlight, over and under a series of cross beams that made up the upper equipment box, fed it under the front siren light. He then pulled it over to the driver's door. The wire only had a few centimeters left for which Winston to hold onto it. Ray and Winston walked back into the gas station shop to explain the plan to the rest of the group.
"Dr. Stantz an myself have devised a plan that would allow us to have the shutter open for us to leave and leave no-one behind. It involves me starting the engine, pulling the chain to open the gate, and then accelerating the car fast enough so that we can leave the garage before the shuttler slams back down. There is the possibility that it won't work, but we have no other choice. If you would please follow us and get into the car, we'll try out our plan."
***
Five minutes after the plan had been told the group had finished climbing into Ecto-1. Winston and Ray sat in the front, Egon and Peter behind. And the rest of the survivors in the rear section of the car.
"Alright people, brace yourselves." Winston started the engine. The view in front of them changed to black as Winston raised the shutter. He wound up his window until it was a couple of centimeters from being closed so he could release the shutter. The shutter stopped on it's ceiling track at the other end of the garage. A group of zombies that had been wandering about looked at the car.
"This better work." Winston switched on the lights, the zombies in front of them stumbled back as the onslaught of light flashed on in front of them. Winston slammed his hand down on the horn to further disorientate the zombies. Ray counted down on his watch, a map of Raccoon restes on the dashboard beside him.
"Now Winston!" The car shot forward as Winston released his boot from the break, as the radiator grille passed through the opening the wire slid out of the window. The shutter made a "Chunk" noise as the chain began to move backwards into the machine. The forn driver's door had reached the exit. The wire whipped unbder the rear sirenlight. The shutter started to move slowly back towards the exit. The rear passenger door had passed through the exit. The shutter was getting closer to the exit. The large windows at the rear of the car were passing through the exit. The shutter was now rolling onto the part of the rack that curved down to cover the exit. The rear siren lights were passing through the exit. The shutter started covering the exit. The rear door passed through the exit. The shutter now gathered speed as gravity took control. The edges of the fins and the pointed taillights reached the exit. The tail fins passed through the exit. The shutter slammed down and the crash of glass and mangling of metal was heard seconds before the shutter slammed down onto the grove that it rested in on the garage floor.
"What was that!? Is everybody okay?" Winston asked as he directed Ecto-1 down the zombie filled street.
"We're okay, but the shutter mangled the tail fins and taillights." Winston scowled.
"Damn." A zombie was sent flying after being clipped by Ecto's bonnet.
They had a problem, the metal shutter that allowed vehicles through the rear entrance of the garage was closed. However that wasn't the problem, all they had to do was pull the chain to open it and they could leave. The problem was that the street outside was now filling with zombies, the locking mechanism on the shutter was broken so it wouldn't stay open and as soon as the shutter was open the zombies would be able to enter the garage. Winston looked around the small room for an idea while the rest of the group was sitting around in the shop.
"Ray I've got an idea." Ray walked over from the parts rack.
"I know how we can get out of here." Ray frowned.
"But the shutter's locking mechanism is broken, it won't stay open on it's own."
"It doesn't matter, if my plan works we'll be able to hold it open without someone staying behind."
"How?"
"It requires a long length of wire, Ecto's roof-rack and some excellent timing.
It had taken Winston only five minutes to find the parts he needed and to finish the plan. He had dismantled part of the shutter's opening mechanism so that he could attack a length of high tension wire onto the end of the chain that would open the gate. Ray then climbed onto the roof of Ecto-1 and helped thread the wire under the rear sirenlight, over and under a series of cross beams that made up the upper equipment box, fed it under the front siren light. He then pulled it over to the driver's door. The wire only had a few centimeters left for which Winston to hold onto it. Ray and Winston walked back into the gas station shop to explain the plan to the rest of the group.
"Dr. Stantz an myself have devised a plan that would allow us to have the shutter open for us to leave and leave no-one behind. It involves me starting the engine, pulling the chain to open the gate, and then accelerating the car fast enough so that we can leave the garage before the shuttler slams back down. There is the possibility that it won't work, but we have no other choice. If you would please follow us and get into the car, we'll try out our plan."
***
Five minutes after the plan had been told the group had finished climbing into Ecto-1. Winston and Ray sat in the front, Egon and Peter behind. And the rest of the survivors in the rear section of the car.
"Alright people, brace yourselves." Winston started the engine. The view in front of them changed to black as Winston raised the shutter. He wound up his window until it was a couple of centimeters from being closed so he could release the shutter. The shutter stopped on it's ceiling track at the other end of the garage. A group of zombies that had been wandering about looked at the car.
"This better work." Winston switched on the lights, the zombies in front of them stumbled back as the onslaught of light flashed on in front of them. Winston slammed his hand down on the horn to further disorientate the zombies. Ray counted down on his watch, a map of Raccoon restes on the dashboard beside him.
"Now Winston!" The car shot forward as Winston released his boot from the break, as the radiator grille passed through the opening the wire slid out of the window. The shutter made a "Chunk" noise as the chain began to move backwards into the machine. The forn driver's door had reached the exit. The wire whipped unbder the rear sirenlight. The shutter started to move slowly back towards the exit. The rear passenger door had passed through the exit. The shutter was getting closer to the exit. The large windows at the rear of the car were passing through the exit. The shutter was now rolling onto the part of the rack that curved down to cover the exit. The rear siren lights were passing through the exit. The shutter started covering the exit. The rear door passed through the exit. The shutter now gathered speed as gravity took control. The edges of the fins and the pointed taillights reached the exit. The tail fins passed through the exit. The shutter slammed down and the crash of glass and mangling of metal was heard seconds before the shutter slammed down onto the grove that it rested in on the garage floor.
"What was that!? Is everybody okay?" Winston asked as he directed Ecto-1 down the zombie filled street.
"We're okay, but the shutter mangled the tail fins and taillights." Winston scowled.
"Damn." A zombie was sent flying after being clipped by Ecto's bonnet.