The Stand
"Shit!" Chris yelled. He had to do something right now; otherwise someone else is going to die. But we shot the goddamned thing, how can it still be alive! Chris thought. It doesn't matter; I have to alert Jill and Claire! Chris ran for his radio and called for Jill.
Jill and Claire were inside the room watching Ian. He had slept for a good four hours without any problems. Ian moved gently and had awakened, "Uhhh." Ian moaned. "Don't worry, your safe now." Jill said. Ian took a moment to see where he was. "Jill?"
"Ian, how are you feeling?"
"I am okay. Jill?"
"Yeah?"
"Is it dead?"
"Yes. We shot it when it attacked you. Chris is already taking photos of the monster for our case file." Ian nodded and rested his head on the pillow. Jill and Claire walked out of the room to let Ian sleep. "I am going to get some coffee," Jill said. "Want to tag along?"
"Sure." Claire said.
Jill and Claire walked down the hall to the machines. A receptionist was typing away at the computer. Jill picked up two paper cups and gave one to Claire. Jill turned around to give one to Claire when she saw the receptionist was gone. "Claire," Jill said. "Where did that woman go?"
"I don't know, I thought she was there." Jill walked over to see where the woman went. Jill didn't see where she could've possibly gone, but something had caught the corner of her eye. Jill saw a puddle of blood. Jill put her hand on the butt of her Beretta, "Ma'am, are you okay?" Jill said. The sound of dripping water came from behind another counter. Jill stealthily walked over to see the source of the sound. The dripping continued, but it wasn't water. It was blood. Jill touched the blood on the ground, it was still warm. Jill drew her gun and aimed at the ceiling, only to see liver fall down, and then a body.
It was the body of the receptionist. Her chest was ripped open down to the groin. The liver, instestines, heart, kidneys, and lungs were gone. The X- 17 was still alive. "Fuck."
"What?"
Jill pointed to the body; Claire was about to get sick to her stomach. Jill was checking the area for the monster. Jill's radio beeped in, "Jill! Claire! Are you there! Over!" Chris yelled over the radio. Jill couldn't pick up the radio to call back as she was sweeping the area. "Where are you girls? Listen, the X-17 creature is still alive. I repeat. X-17 is still alive. I am sending a S.W.A.T. team over to clear the area. It's going to take them awhile to get out there, so in the meantime, protect Ian at all costs. Over and out." Chris called.
"Great." Claire said. "What are we going to do, Jill?"
"We've got to get to Ian." Jill said. They both ran down the hallway to Ian's room. Ian was still resting, "Ian, get wake up." Jill said.
"What's going on?"
"No time to explain, come on." Jill helped Ian out of the bed. He had a little bit of strength to walk, but he needed assistance. They moved out of the room to the hallway. "Listen, we've go to get you out of here, Ian. So we have to hurry-" Jill paused and they stopped. X-17 was standing in front of them, wanting vengeance on its attackers.
Jill saw a door leading to a stairway. We can take it up to the roof, call for help. Maybe even call for a chopper, Jill thought. Jill indicated the door to Claire, and she nodded. X-17 sensed their heat, and gave a low growl. They began to run up the stairs to the roof. It was about eight flights up. They were up on the third flight when the monster broke through the door on the first. Jill began to fire a few rounds into X-17's marks, nothing happened. They continued up the stairs.
X-17 was slowly gaining upon them. They made it to the door leading to the roof. Ian grabbed the doorknob and found out it was locked. "It won't open." He said, taking a deep breath. "Stand back," Jill said. She aimed at the doorknob and shot it off. They rushed through the door and ran to the roof. Jill and Claire were ready for the X-17 to come through the door.
A loud explosion came from the center of the roof; X-17 had broken through the roof and landed directly in front of them. "Run!" Jill yelled at Ian. Ian did so as he heard gunfire behind him. Ian ran and hid behind a shed, Ian didn't know what to do. He was in panic and tried as hard as he could not to loose his breath.
Jill and Claire fired at the creature simultaneously while reloading. X-17 charged and knocked both of them down on. It paid no attention to them as it went for Ian. Jill got up, slapped in a fresh clip, ran at the monster, and jumped on it's back firing rapidly into it's head. It screeched in pain and flung Jill to a side of the roof. It tried to search for the three of them by it's infrared vision, and found nothing. Jill and Claire continued firing at it while it ran everywhere with teeth and claws wide open for an attack.
Ian saw this from his hiding place and saw that X-17 was unable to see them. Why won't you die? Ian thought. The sun was rising over the horizon. A significant ray of light came down on X-17, and Ian saw as it burnt away its hide. The light hurts it, Ian thought. The light can kill it. Ian came up with a plan, and yelled at Jill and Claire. "Jill, Claire! The sunlight hurts it!"
Jill tried to make out what Ian was saying, and saw what Ian had seen. She nodded back at Ian. "Claire, try to keep it out here long enough for the sun to come up!"
"Gotcha!" They continued to fire. The sun was rising higher into the sky, exposing the early morning. Enough sunlight came down upon the X-17, it was screeching in pain as it feels its flesh being burned away. One of X-17's claws swiped at Jill and Claire and knocked them far aside. Ian came to them and saw that X-17 was getting away.
Ian picked up Jill's gun and shot three rounds into X-17. It stopped and charged at Ian. Ian fired the remaining bullets and jumped out of the way. X-17 broke through the concrete wall and gave a shrieking nose as it fell to the city's street. X-17's body splattered upon the open road, with the flesh still smoking. It was finally dead.
Ian looked over the railing and saw what was left of the creature, and saw it was nothing more than road kill. Jill and Claire got up and witnessed this too, "Are you two okay?" Ian said. "We're fine." Jill said. Ian gave Jill's gun back and watched as X-17's flesh evaporated into nothing.
"Shit!" Chris yelled. He had to do something right now; otherwise someone else is going to die. But we shot the goddamned thing, how can it still be alive! Chris thought. It doesn't matter; I have to alert Jill and Claire! Chris ran for his radio and called for Jill.
Jill and Claire were inside the room watching Ian. He had slept for a good four hours without any problems. Ian moved gently and had awakened, "Uhhh." Ian moaned. "Don't worry, your safe now." Jill said. Ian took a moment to see where he was. "Jill?"
"Ian, how are you feeling?"
"I am okay. Jill?"
"Yeah?"
"Is it dead?"
"Yes. We shot it when it attacked you. Chris is already taking photos of the monster for our case file." Ian nodded and rested his head on the pillow. Jill and Claire walked out of the room to let Ian sleep. "I am going to get some coffee," Jill said. "Want to tag along?"
"Sure." Claire said.
Jill and Claire walked down the hall to the machines. A receptionist was typing away at the computer. Jill picked up two paper cups and gave one to Claire. Jill turned around to give one to Claire when she saw the receptionist was gone. "Claire," Jill said. "Where did that woman go?"
"I don't know, I thought she was there." Jill walked over to see where the woman went. Jill didn't see where she could've possibly gone, but something had caught the corner of her eye. Jill saw a puddle of blood. Jill put her hand on the butt of her Beretta, "Ma'am, are you okay?" Jill said. The sound of dripping water came from behind another counter. Jill stealthily walked over to see the source of the sound. The dripping continued, but it wasn't water. It was blood. Jill touched the blood on the ground, it was still warm. Jill drew her gun and aimed at the ceiling, only to see liver fall down, and then a body.
It was the body of the receptionist. Her chest was ripped open down to the groin. The liver, instestines, heart, kidneys, and lungs were gone. The X- 17 was still alive. "Fuck."
"What?"
Jill pointed to the body; Claire was about to get sick to her stomach. Jill was checking the area for the monster. Jill's radio beeped in, "Jill! Claire! Are you there! Over!" Chris yelled over the radio. Jill couldn't pick up the radio to call back as she was sweeping the area. "Where are you girls? Listen, the X-17 creature is still alive. I repeat. X-17 is still alive. I am sending a S.W.A.T. team over to clear the area. It's going to take them awhile to get out there, so in the meantime, protect Ian at all costs. Over and out." Chris called.
"Great." Claire said. "What are we going to do, Jill?"
"We've got to get to Ian." Jill said. They both ran down the hallway to Ian's room. Ian was still resting, "Ian, get wake up." Jill said.
"What's going on?"
"No time to explain, come on." Jill helped Ian out of the bed. He had a little bit of strength to walk, but he needed assistance. They moved out of the room to the hallway. "Listen, we've go to get you out of here, Ian. So we have to hurry-" Jill paused and they stopped. X-17 was standing in front of them, wanting vengeance on its attackers.
Jill saw a door leading to a stairway. We can take it up to the roof, call for help. Maybe even call for a chopper, Jill thought. Jill indicated the door to Claire, and she nodded. X-17 sensed their heat, and gave a low growl. They began to run up the stairs to the roof. It was about eight flights up. They were up on the third flight when the monster broke through the door on the first. Jill began to fire a few rounds into X-17's marks, nothing happened. They continued up the stairs.
X-17 was slowly gaining upon them. They made it to the door leading to the roof. Ian grabbed the doorknob and found out it was locked. "It won't open." He said, taking a deep breath. "Stand back," Jill said. She aimed at the doorknob and shot it off. They rushed through the door and ran to the roof. Jill and Claire were ready for the X-17 to come through the door.
A loud explosion came from the center of the roof; X-17 had broken through the roof and landed directly in front of them. "Run!" Jill yelled at Ian. Ian did so as he heard gunfire behind him. Ian ran and hid behind a shed, Ian didn't know what to do. He was in panic and tried as hard as he could not to loose his breath.
Jill and Claire fired at the creature simultaneously while reloading. X-17 charged and knocked both of them down on. It paid no attention to them as it went for Ian. Jill got up, slapped in a fresh clip, ran at the monster, and jumped on it's back firing rapidly into it's head. It screeched in pain and flung Jill to a side of the roof. It tried to search for the three of them by it's infrared vision, and found nothing. Jill and Claire continued firing at it while it ran everywhere with teeth and claws wide open for an attack.
Ian saw this from his hiding place and saw that X-17 was unable to see them. Why won't you die? Ian thought. The sun was rising over the horizon. A significant ray of light came down on X-17, and Ian saw as it burnt away its hide. The light hurts it, Ian thought. The light can kill it. Ian came up with a plan, and yelled at Jill and Claire. "Jill, Claire! The sunlight hurts it!"
Jill tried to make out what Ian was saying, and saw what Ian had seen. She nodded back at Ian. "Claire, try to keep it out here long enough for the sun to come up!"
"Gotcha!" They continued to fire. The sun was rising higher into the sky, exposing the early morning. Enough sunlight came down upon the X-17, it was screeching in pain as it feels its flesh being burned away. One of X-17's claws swiped at Jill and Claire and knocked them far aside. Ian came to them and saw that X-17 was getting away.
Ian picked up Jill's gun and shot three rounds into X-17. It stopped and charged at Ian. Ian fired the remaining bullets and jumped out of the way. X-17 broke through the concrete wall and gave a shrieking nose as it fell to the city's street. X-17's body splattered upon the open road, with the flesh still smoking. It was finally dead.
Ian looked over the railing and saw what was left of the creature, and saw it was nothing more than road kill. Jill and Claire got up and witnessed this too, "Are you two okay?" Ian said. "We're fine." Jill said. Ian gave Jill's gun back and watched as X-17's flesh evaporated into nothing.