Aya and Logan stepped out into the sunlight. Jerome wasn't around. Logan
pressed the button on his headset and said "Jerome, where you at?"
"I'm in the building that I parked next to."
"What're you doin' there?"
"Rewiring an elevator that seems to lead into lower levels. Uh, get the rest of the equipment from my truck and join me."
"Why are you rewiring it?"
"It won't work without a password. I don't know the password so I can't get it to work."
"We'll be there," Logan ended the conversation.
Jerome had already gotten most of the equipment. Actually all that was left was a large metal case and a knap sack. Aya got curious and opened the bag. She revealed many bricks of plastic explosives. She closed it before Logan, who was struggling with the large case, got a glance.
"What the hell is in this case Jerome, chain guns?" Logan said over the radio.
"Actually, there are two," Jerome replied.
Logan followed Aya into the building lugging the case with him. The area was totally dark. Both of them put on their infrared goggles. The room was so full of power generators that they were useless. Aya switched to night vision and Logan copied her. The room was huge. Jerome was not to be seen.
Two three-foot spiders appeared from behind a generator. One had an oversized spinet hanging over it and the other was skinny and sleek. The sleek one turned invisible and the other one tensed up and shot a web, pinning Logan to the ground. He reached for the chain guns that he dropped but the case was locked. Aya fired her assault rifle and annialated the visible spider. Logan was still unable to get up but his hands were free. The sleek spider reappeared and pounced on Logan. I raced over and kicked it into the distance. It charged back at Logan. Logan pulled out the sniper rifle he previously used and fired, sending it back to the wall and killing it.
Aya scanned the area as Logan struggled out of the web. Aya located the elevator as Logan caught up to her. The panel to the left of it was torn off the wall. "Jerome, where are you," Aya moaned over the radio.
"Take two floors down and meet me in the armory. I'm setting up camp." Jerome said.
"Did you know we were setting camp?" Logan asked.
"No." Following Jerome's instructions they went down two floors. The area instantly reminded Aya of the shelter from one year ago. They entered in a corridor made of nothing but aluminum. The floor was nothing but a huge pit with narrow paths leading to electronic doors.
The two of them approached the door marked armory. Aya pressed the button and the door opened. Jerome was inside working on a panel to an electronic vault. "Must you break into everything," Logan joked. He set the heavy case next to a pile of other equipment. Logan then got out a lighter he had apparently found and started playing with it. The room had a computer and monitors displaying what surveillance cameras were showing.
"I see," Aya approached Jerome. "This is nothing but a game to you." Aya snatched the lighter away from Logan. Logan appeared depressed and slouched against the wall.
"Everyone has got to keep their mind occupied. If I see this as a game I look at it as a game. Besides, I am yet to see any real danger." As if on cue, a skinny creature with really long arms and red eyes appeared in the vent above Logan. It grabbed Logan and pulled him through the vent as Aya heard silenced gunshots and screams.
Aya pulled herself into the vent but Jerome grabbed her by the ankle. "For once would you use common sense?" He got on the radio and said "Logan, you alright?"
"Yeah. I saw Eve but she left and locked the door behind her."
"Hold on I'll be right there," Aya saw him on the surveillance screen. He was one floor above them. Jerome went to work on the vault again. "Aren't you comin?" Aya asked.
"You can handle it. I'll secure the area." Aya stormed out.
Aya got on the elevator and went up one floor. She found herself in a narrow hallway with only one door leading out. The door opened and in came No. 9. "Just wanted to thank you for your friend. He'll make a good addition to my elite army."
"Jerome, Logan?" Aya called over the radio. Static.
"Foolish girl," No. 9 bellowed. Radios can't be used on this level." He lunged and Aya dodged his sword. She ran to the door Nine entered through and found it to be locked. Aya turned around to see the flash of Nine's sword as it gouged her shoulder. Aya dropped to the floor. "Time to die." No. 9 raised his sword. Aya felt the knap sack she was laying on. She grabbed the lighter and lit the bag on fire. As Nine's sword came down she dived between his legs. She raced into the elevator. The last thing she saw was No. 9 inspecting the bag as the doors closed in front of her.
The explosion sounded as she was going down. The blast disconnected the cable and she started free falling.
"I'm in the building that I parked next to."
"What're you doin' there?"
"Rewiring an elevator that seems to lead into lower levels. Uh, get the rest of the equipment from my truck and join me."
"Why are you rewiring it?"
"It won't work without a password. I don't know the password so I can't get it to work."
"We'll be there," Logan ended the conversation.
Jerome had already gotten most of the equipment. Actually all that was left was a large metal case and a knap sack. Aya got curious and opened the bag. She revealed many bricks of plastic explosives. She closed it before Logan, who was struggling with the large case, got a glance.
"What the hell is in this case Jerome, chain guns?" Logan said over the radio.
"Actually, there are two," Jerome replied.
Logan followed Aya into the building lugging the case with him. The area was totally dark. Both of them put on their infrared goggles. The room was so full of power generators that they were useless. Aya switched to night vision and Logan copied her. The room was huge. Jerome was not to be seen.
Two three-foot spiders appeared from behind a generator. One had an oversized spinet hanging over it and the other was skinny and sleek. The sleek one turned invisible and the other one tensed up and shot a web, pinning Logan to the ground. He reached for the chain guns that he dropped but the case was locked. Aya fired her assault rifle and annialated the visible spider. Logan was still unable to get up but his hands were free. The sleek spider reappeared and pounced on Logan. I raced over and kicked it into the distance. It charged back at Logan. Logan pulled out the sniper rifle he previously used and fired, sending it back to the wall and killing it.
Aya scanned the area as Logan struggled out of the web. Aya located the elevator as Logan caught up to her. The panel to the left of it was torn off the wall. "Jerome, where are you," Aya moaned over the radio.
"Take two floors down and meet me in the armory. I'm setting up camp." Jerome said.
"Did you know we were setting camp?" Logan asked.
"No." Following Jerome's instructions they went down two floors. The area instantly reminded Aya of the shelter from one year ago. They entered in a corridor made of nothing but aluminum. The floor was nothing but a huge pit with narrow paths leading to electronic doors.
The two of them approached the door marked armory. Aya pressed the button and the door opened. Jerome was inside working on a panel to an electronic vault. "Must you break into everything," Logan joked. He set the heavy case next to a pile of other equipment. Logan then got out a lighter he had apparently found and started playing with it. The room had a computer and monitors displaying what surveillance cameras were showing.
"I see," Aya approached Jerome. "This is nothing but a game to you." Aya snatched the lighter away from Logan. Logan appeared depressed and slouched against the wall.
"Everyone has got to keep their mind occupied. If I see this as a game I look at it as a game. Besides, I am yet to see any real danger." As if on cue, a skinny creature with really long arms and red eyes appeared in the vent above Logan. It grabbed Logan and pulled him through the vent as Aya heard silenced gunshots and screams.
Aya pulled herself into the vent but Jerome grabbed her by the ankle. "For once would you use common sense?" He got on the radio and said "Logan, you alright?"
"Yeah. I saw Eve but she left and locked the door behind her."
"Hold on I'll be right there," Aya saw him on the surveillance screen. He was one floor above them. Jerome went to work on the vault again. "Aren't you comin?" Aya asked.
"You can handle it. I'll secure the area." Aya stormed out.
Aya got on the elevator and went up one floor. She found herself in a narrow hallway with only one door leading out. The door opened and in came No. 9. "Just wanted to thank you for your friend. He'll make a good addition to my elite army."
"Jerome, Logan?" Aya called over the radio. Static.
"Foolish girl," No. 9 bellowed. Radios can't be used on this level." He lunged and Aya dodged his sword. She ran to the door Nine entered through and found it to be locked. Aya turned around to see the flash of Nine's sword as it gouged her shoulder. Aya dropped to the floor. "Time to die." No. 9 raised his sword. Aya felt the knap sack she was laying on. She grabbed the lighter and lit the bag on fire. As Nine's sword came down she dived between his legs. She raced into the elevator. The last thing she saw was No. 9 inspecting the bag as the doors closed in front of her.
The explosion sounded as she was going down. The blast disconnected the cable and she started free falling.