Chapter 15
Fallen Heero
3:20am. Philsum Peyne Lemur City Holy Hospital. (East elevator)
(13 minutes)
As Heero and Quatre stood in the elevator, awaiting the 5th floor, our Blonde Frin couldn't help but ask a million questions.
Heero continued to glare upward towards the light up numbers of the world's SLOWEST elevator. Quatre decided to ask:
"I don't mean to sound nosy or anything; but how come you have all this info on Lemur City and the vaccine?"
Heero continued to glare at the numbers of the ridiculous elevator and reply. "I told you I was hired by Parasol as a mercenary. We were sent to test the creatures' ability in battle."
Quatre nodded, "Right..... well—"
Heero turned around and retorted defensively, "Well? What are you implying? That I plotted all this to happen?"
Quatre 'verbally' beefed up and replied, "All I'm saying is that you have an AWFUL lot of info amongst all these mercs I see lying dead around here. You KNEW what was going on, didn't you?"
Heero's face contorted. He was pissed. "I don't have time for this shit, Mr. Winner. Now are we going on this side mission or do you want to call it quits and carried on?"
Quatre got loud, "Perhaps I should ask you the same thing, Supervisor Yuy. You have NO intention on keeping ANY of us around--- DO YOU?!"
Judging from Heero's shocked expression, Quatre was on to something. Heero suddenly took out the flamethrower. At the same time, Quatre took out his Magnums and aimed. Heero knew he was at a disadvantage, the Grenade Launcher was on safety mode. He continued to stand his ground, stonefaced.
"We're nothing but.... Zombie Bait--- Is THAT right?" Quatre shouted. Wufei and I are mere bonuses for this assignment. But with Duo gone, the last remaining mercenary, you get EVERYONE'S pay!"
"..." Heero continued to glare at Quatre. "Stop reading my mind you freak---"
"AM I NOT RIGHT!?" Quatre yelled.
Heero lowered his head and sighed, "You have to----"
Suddenly the elevator doors opened to an unsuspecting Heero and he was ambushed by a herd of zombies. They grabbed Heero from behind and pulled him into the mass. The Perfect Victim dropped his stuff and tried to get away. Quatre, dropped his guns, and grabbed Heero's arms in an effort to save him...
"Heero!!!!" Quatre screamed pulling for all it was worth. "Heeeeero!!!! NOOO!!!" He finally understood Heero's thoughts.... "NO!!!!"
"T-tell....... them------ AAAARGH---"
Quatre reluctantly released Heero's arms as a zombie tried to bite down on his. Heero had suddenly disappeared into the mob of crazed zombies to be eaten. Then massive number of zombies soon set their sights upon Quatre. He jumped back, hitting the elevator wall. The zombies were instantly reaching for him, but they were too squished within the elevator entrance.
Quatre thought fast. He quickly reached for Heero's fallen Grenade Launcher and opened fire!!!! The recoil in the small area caused Quatre to slam into the wall, denting it. Meanwhile the zombies also went flying, in the opposite direction, as large balls of flames.
Quatre fell out of the self made dent and collapsed to the floor. He looked up to find Heero's corpse, but could find any sign of his body. Perhaps he burnt him to a cinder as well. Then his vision started to blur...
"Heero....... everybody....I'm so......soorry.... unh...."
3:40am. Philsem Payne Lemur City Holy Hospital. (East elevator)
(-7 minutes?)
Quatre opened his eyes, and found himself in the elevator---STILL. He rubbed the back of his head and groaned. Holding onto the railing, he staggered to his feet. He looked around the elevator and noticed that stuff was still scattered upon the floor...... and the alarm was on. Someone pushed the emergency button in the elevator!
"OH my gawd!!!! T-The time!!! IT'S TOO LATE!!!" Quatre screamed. He instantly started smashing buttons to shut the alarm in the elevator off. "DAMNIT!!!!" He squeezed his hands between the doors and forced the elevator doors open. Soon he was able to fit his leg through and began to use all his limbs to open the elevator. "AAAAAAYH-OOph!!!" He shrieked, throwing himself out of the elevator and onto the floor.
He looked around. The whole hospital was on alert. The lights were replaced with the red emergency lights that flickered eerily down the halls. He could hear the moans of distant zombies and the squeals of hunters through the hospital beeping alarms.
He scrambled to his feet and reached for his weapons--- he left them on the DAMN elevator!!!! "OH FUCK!!!" He went racing down the corridor and towards the stairwell....
3:44am Philsem Payne Lemur City Holy Hospital. (East Stairwell)
Quatre busted through the stairwell doors. He found himself in front at the Medical Records Office. Just a few feet from the door—the elevator finally opened on its own. The alarm was off and the guns and charred remains were still inside.
Quatre was weary of going inside—he was even MORE weary of entering the Office alone.... with the newly zombified Duo and Wufei. He raced to the elevator, snatched the grenade launcher and magnums up and hurried out.
He approached the door and heard movement from the other side. "Forgive me..." he whispered, before breaking open the door and opening fire---
"Huh?!" Quatre gawked. "Where did they go?" He raced through the offcie room and entered the entrance lobby of the hospital. He looked towards the exit only to catch sight of closing glass doors. He also heard two sets of footsteps—running. Quatre went running as well out of the hospital. "Wait!!!!"
It was raining hard. And apparently for a while. Deep puddles were all over the streets and everything had become drenched. Quatre took advantage of the situation, and slid down the rails along the steps and landed upon the ground. He looked around aiming his guns. "Where are you!!!!?"
"Run!!! Stupid!!! Run!!!" yelled out a familiar voice.
"Huh?!" Quatre blinked. He looked down the street and spotted two forms splashing through the water around the corner. "Heeey!!! FREEZE!!!"
Quatre ran in the same direction. Just then the hospital exploded!!!
"WHAT THE---- AAAACK!!!" Quatre went flying, just from the sheer force of the massive building's explosion. "OOOph!!!" He landed hard upon the wet asphalt with a splash. Ruble and debris from the fallen hospital soon followed, large pieces barely missing him.
Before he could get up, two sets of hand grabbed him and yanked him up. Quatre tried to struggle and fight but he was quickly overpowered and pinned to the ground.
"Quatre, get a hold of yourself!!!!" ordered another familiar voice.
Quatre's visions began to form through the drops of rain in his face and he soon recognized his superior. "Wufei?!"
"Who did you think we were!!!" Wufei snapped, releasing his grip upon Quatre. "Zombies?"
Duo also released The Blonde Preventer to crack up. "Wooh!!!! Zombies!!!! Us?!"
Quatre staggered back, keeping a suspicious eye on the both of them. "Wel... uhm..... yes." He looked around for his twin magnums and continued, "Mr. Yuy said we had like 15 minutes to save Duo and you---"
Duo cleared his throat and asked, "So? Where is he anyway? I know his homicidal-suicidal ass must've set this off..."
Quatre froze. "Uhm.... Heero?"
"Didn't you two go with Mr. Yuy to find the vaccine? Cuz the last thing I remember was him administering the vaccine to me, and leaving." said Wufei.
Quatre stood up and place his guns away. He took a deep breath... This is NOT going to go well.... Especially Duo, you stared at Quatre with such happy eyes. Perhaps Duo really thinks of Heero as his friend---despite Heero's bad intentions...oh but.. he---
Duo spoke out, "Let's go get him! He's probably gone ahead to the Spooky Factory—Come on let's go!!!"
All three went nowhere. Wufei and Duo were both puzzled at Quatre's lack of enthusiasm. Eventually, Wufei caught on, deciphering Quatre's dismal expression. Just as Duo got ready to stay totally oblivious and skip off—Wu-Dawg yanked him back.
"Hold up!" he called out. "What the hell happened to Heero?"
"What?!" Duo snatched his arm away. "Nothing's wrong with him.... right?"
Quatre lowered his head and twiddled his fingers. "I.... sorry to say this, Mr. Maxwell---"
Before Quatre could continue the new turn of events, The Braided Merc had already yanked the smaller guy by his shirt and growled, "Don't 'Mr. Maxwell' ME, asshole!!! He's NOT DEAD!!!"
"Not if he managed to get the vaccine...." Quatre sighed. "Release me, please." he concluded.
Duo obeyed. "Sorry..." He folded his arms and glared. "So, what happened?"
He took a DEEP breath. Finally, Quatre just blurted it out, "Heero's a badguy!!! He had plans on using us as zombie bait and mercenary bonuses."
"IT FIGURES!!!! The PRICK!!!" Wu-T Pie gruffed, crossing his arms and looking off towards the distance.
Duo just stood there, mouth gaped open.
Quatre sensed this was NOT going to well with the Cheery One. "Duo...."
"Next time we see him—we kill him as well..." Wufei continued to rant and rave. "We lost so many lives already--- what's one more—"
"You're a liar!!!" Duo intervened. He aimed his shotgun towards Quatre and argued, "He saved us!!! He's had my back ever since he threw me off of his!!!! W-We're pals!!!! How could you!!!"
Wufei took out his Gatling Gun and aimed at Duo. "AYE!! Quatre's not a liar!!!! Heero can't be trusted!!!!"
Duo backed away, "We're ALL alive because of him!!!"
"No!!! We were working together!!!" Quatre argued. "But now things are different! He has his own agenda now, and it doesn't involve us!!!"
"He needed us as meat shields to get this far!!!" Wufei added.
"But he just saved us, Wufei--- YOU know it!!! Why are you siding with this bastard!!! He's just jealous cuz Heero's a REAL badass!!! And not some LOSER who can't EVEN save his allies during a time of need like Heero just did!!!"
Quatre got pissed. He instantly took out his Magnums and placed his fingers on the triggers. "ENOUGH!!!! Except the facts or get the fuck out!!!!"
"Fuck you!!!!" Duo screamed shotgun still aimed towards the Preventers. "I hope what you say is only half true---that way, he can kill you two BASTARDS!!!! He instantly took off, running down the dark alleyway and disappeared.
Both Preventers dropped their weapons and took deep breaths.
"That worked out...."Wufei puffed.
Quatre felt like shit..... (guilty, perhaps) and uttered, "No, it didn't, Mr. Chang. If Heero finds Duo.... with the way he feels about us now..."
"So?"
Quatre yelled, "Don't you see?! Heero's not going to take us out---- Parasol wants us ALIVE!"
Wufei asked, "That's great. How the hell is he gonna haul both of us-----OH!!!!"
Quatre gestured, "Yeah, Wufei----He's going get Duo to help him capture us and then kill him." He raced past Wufei and called out, "We gotta find Duo before it's too late!!!"
Wufei stomped after him and sighed, "Sure whatever..."