Carlos Oliveira
Ryan awoke a short time later with a pounding headache. He gently felt his head and found it bandaged up, the bleeding had stopped but the pain was still there. He tried to sit up only to see everything go blurry and realize that maybe lying down was a good idea.
A short time later a figure was standing over him. He couldn't make out who it was but something told him that this was he mysterious savior.
"Who...are you?" he asked
The figure looked down and answered him in a soft quiet tone, "Shhhh. Quiet my friend. There is something outside the door looking for us so be still please."
Ryan stilled and waited, after all what could he do after a concussion like his.
"I'll be right back. Wait for me here and rest." the stranger said.
Ryan heard the door open and close and then silence.
Nathan left Ryan alone and entered the hallway. It was pure coincidence that he found Ryan near his locker. Nathan had gone there to get another pack of cigarettes that was in there and saw Ryan laying next to it with blood oozing from his head. He didn't know Ryan well but he knew that he was a good student and on his way to the honor role if he kept it up. Quickly lifting Ryan he carried him to the nurses lounge and fixed him up. After that the footsteps started. Loud, deliberate, and searching. He peeked out the window when he had a chance, but only caught a glimpse of a larger than life male weightlifter stalking the halls. He new that the odds were not in his favor that he was looking to help people, so he stayed where he was. Soon after Ryan woke up and Nathan heard another sound, quiet, fast, and definitely hiding not searching. He left thinking that it might be another survivor, and wanted to make sure that if it was, that they didn't run into the weightlifter that he saw.
Nathan lit a smoke and drew the 9 slowly. He flicked the safety and chambered a round. Slowly he started towards the stairs and back to the Amp theater. He had left some thing there and needed to get it back. It didn't take long to get back there and retrieve his "item". After that he walked back down to the first floor, and back towards the nurses room when he heard what sounded like a woman's voice whispering from the other direction. Cautiously he took the other hall and started towards the basement steps.
"Please God if it is a survivor, don't let them be in the basement. I've watched enough movies to know you never go into the basement so please let her be up here or let it be my imagination." he whispered to himself.
He heard it again. That soft feminine voice, and like it or not, it was coming from downstairs.
"Fuck. Just what I need another trip into oblivion." he thought
Slowly he descended the steps listening for anything. He approached the door and turned the knob,.....unlocked. He opened the door and started inside. It was to dark to see so Nathan flicked on the tac light. The light spilling across the thing he heard. It definitely wasn't female, and definitely not human either. It looked like an abomination from hell to him. It was a black arachnid looking thing that also resembled a monkey. It turned and skittered up the wall and into the darkness. Nathan suddenly drew a breath, it seemed that his encounter had made him forget. He walked around the corner and continued till he reached the boiler room. Slowly he opened it. ~swoosh!~ Something tore through the air in front of him and he stumbled back the tac light bouncing wildly around the hall lighting up the black creature. Nathan didn't hesitate this time and took aim and opened fire, 5 rounds piercing it's flesh and taking it down. Suddenly the hall was filled with screams and he spun looking for the source only to see 5 more scrambling after him. He had no choice so he spun and ran into the boiler room shutting and locking the door behind him. He could hear the creatures hitting and clawing at the door trying to get in. Nathan walked over and tried the switch (knowing it wouldn't work). To his amazement it illuminated the room in a blinding light. Nathan flicked off the tac light and walked around the room looking for something useful. Around the first boiler he found something alright but it wasn't what he expected. There lying in pieces on the floor were the remains of a man,....a soldier. Nathan quickly spotted the assault rifle and grabbed it. It was a full clip and the soldier was carrying 2 more. Nathan knew each held 30 rounds. He tucked them into a pocket and searched the body more, finding a letter. By the looks of it, it was official.
~To all operatives,
Operation "Sliver" is a go. Repeat it is a go. You are to report to your superiors immediately! The outbreak has not been contained, repeat not been contained. You are to use extreme measures to "Remedy" this situation. All radio contact will be terminated as of 01:00 hours. Survivors are to be considered infected and are to be taken out on site, repeat extreme prejudice to be used on any and all survivors.
Michael Piers Blair C.E.O. In charge of B.B.C.S.~
Nathan stood there a moment and reread the letter thinking maybe he missed something. After the 3rd time he knew he wasn't reading it wrong. He needed to get back to Ryan and fast. The zombies weren't the only things to worry about. Nathan turned and grabbed the handle but stopped remembering the monkeys outside.
"Forget it." He thought to himself.
He wasn't getting out that way. Then it hit him,.......The old laundry shoot. he could scale it up to the second floor and force the hatch open and go back down to Ryan. It would take a little longer but would probably save his life and right now that was more important. Now all he had to do was find the shoot.
"That soldier had to have came in using it so it has to be close by." he thought.
Later a brief search,....he found it.
Infinity-X
Ok, the school is being over run by zombies, more than likely everyone is dead, and I'm still sitting here in detention! What a waste of time! Thought Alexandra Temple, she removed her headphones, she was listening to O-Town, she was kind of a punk, but loved O-Town's music. She slammed her History book on the desk. Now, lets see here, there must be some sort of weapon in this stupid school.
"I got it!"
she said, she knew that Mr. Desmond always kept a knife in his desk. She walked over and found the knife in the top drawer. Mr. Desmond's body lied motionless on the floor, his guts were hanging out of his stomach.
"Well, I actually feel sorry for him....But, what now Alex, what now..."
She said quietly herself. Alex started to walk away from the desk,
"Huh?!?! What the....!?"
Mr. Desmond's dead corpse was gripping her leg, she couldn't move.
"SHIT!"
Alex took the knife and stabbed the now zombie teacher, about twenty times, then the knife broke. I think I get lucky, then I just get disappointed, AGAIN, she thought as she kicked the zombie's head off.
"I've got to get out of here."
Alexandra then walked limply out of the room, she was surprised she could walk at all, and found another teachers dead corpse, it had a gun, in hand. She slowly bent down and took the handgun, it had about 10 bullets left in it, and next to it there were about 4 clips. She slipped her head phones back on and cranked the volume up, she didn't want to here to moaning of distant zombies, she started moving her lips to the song by O-Town "Sensitive","your not playing with the flame, girl you won't get burned",that reminded her she had a lighter in her pocket. Alex looked down the hall to see something pacing back and forth in the hall a little ways down, she could just barley see it, it was so dark. It looked like a dog.
"What someone left their dog here too."
It heard her and came running at her,
"That dog is not ok!"
Alex started to run. She began to shoot at it's head, about six shots took it out.
"Why does my life have to suck so much?"
she said quietly. While shooting a couple zombies, Alex continued down the hall, she saw someone's blood on the ground, it was pretty fresh blood. She kept walking down the hall, dead bodies scattered all around her. They probably deserved it, of coarse if they deserved it then why am I not dead? she thought.
Alexandra continued, she came to the nurses lounge and thought she saw someone inside, they looked human. She removed her headphones again. She had to see, so she walked inside to see a person laying on a bed, in the room.
"Stop! Who or what is there!?"said Ryan.
"Relax! I'm human!.....who are you?"
"My name is Ryan Barlett,and you are...?"
"My name is Alex, well...Alexandra Temple, you can call me Alex if you want though, I really don't care. But....ummm...Ryan, are you alright? Cause you don't look so good, maybe you should try and rest."
Alex walked to the other side of the room. There has to be something I can bandage my leg up with, she thought, I mean what good is a nurses lounge with nothing to heal with. She found a piece of cloth, which was good enough for her. She pulled her baggy pant leg up to look at the wound, it was bleeding badly, she wrapped the cloth around the wound. Alex sat down, it seemed pretty safe in the room. She sat watching things out the window, and all around her.
"I wonder if anyone else survived? And what are the chances of me making it out, alive?" she whispered softly to herself. Alexandra had a fear of going to sleep because of what might happen to her but, she figured she might as well try, so she thought of the two people she loved, her brother and his friend, hoping they made it out of the city alive, seeing they have been out of school for a year now. With good thoughts of them, and with her head phones playing again, this time it was "All or Nothing", she soon fell asleep, hoping while she was sleeping, nothing would happen to her.
City of the Dead
Jarred, Vanessa, and Paul looked around the Amp theater. Just like the lobby, the auditorium was extravagant, with classic architecture and dim lighting. The room seemed untouched, no blood stains, no bodies, no zombies, everything was quiet. The room actually took up two floors, all the entrances from the first floor had been sealed off.
"Nothing,...Just like the rest of the school, nothing" Paul said searching the room.
Jarred gazed at all the rows of red seats in the Amp theater, not even a hint of life or death. Vanessa read the messages on the bulletin board that was posted right next to the double door entrance. She flashed back to a couple of weeks ago, when everything was normal, when talking and laughter filled the school's halls, not the foul stench of decay, not the moans of zombies that used to be her classmates and friends, and certainly not the inhuman stalking creature that had injured Jarred. She was deep in her thoughts when something caught her eye, it was a letter, she tore it from the wall and began to read...
"To the students and faculty of Warren High School:
As you may know, the historic Warren High School building is in desperate need of renovation and repair, We at Isis Pharmaceuticals strive to do our part in aiding education and the future of the country, therefore, we are extremely happy to donate a five-hundred thousand dollar grant dedicated to restoring the splendor of Warren High School, as well as aiding in the education process.
Along with the restoration, this grant will also insure current educational tools as well as the latest in technological and computer software. We at Isis wish the students and faculty of Warren High School, a terrific new school year and the best of luck to the football team on the upcoming season. well as the latest in technological and computer software. We at Isis wish the students and faculty of Warren High School, a terrific new school year and the best of luck to the football team on the upcoming season.
"Hey guys!" Vanessa yelled.
Paul and Jarred ran over to see what she found
"Isis pharmaceuticals, remember them? They came here and held a huge assembly talking about all the renovations and stuff?" Vanessa asked showing them the letter that was sent out to the students and teachers.
"Yeah, but what about them?" Paul asked.
"You guys said that you found a Blair pharmaceuticals emblem on the back of that monster's jacket, well, here we have another Pharmaceutical company, it can't just be a coincidence" Vanessa explained.
"Yeah, your right, who knows?" Jarred said.
After everyone read the note and rested for a while, the auditorium doors swung open and in stepped John.
"Hey John, any luck?" Vanessa asked.
"No, I ran into that monster again, but I got away, it had killed all my friends" John said sadly.
"I'm really sorry, but John, we have to get out of here, you mentioned earlier that you might know a way out of the school" Jarred said.
"Yeah, I've been thinking about that, and I've come up with a plan that will get us out of here" John said.
"That's the most exciting news I've heard all day, explain" Paul said.
"Well, one day while sneaking around the office, I found a door that lead to the basement, you know how this place used to be city hall, well, when it was built, a series of underground passages were created for evacuation just in case of an emergency. I explored them for a while, nothing but a couple of locked doors and some janitorial supplies, but I stumbled upon an entrance to the sewers, my stint in the sewers didn't last long, because eventually I got to a dead end, but I located a manhole and went through it, and turns out, it dumps out right behind one of Gaines's main roads, after that, we could head through downtown, and maybe we can find a way out the city that way, but at least we would be out of the school" John explained his plan.
"Sounds good to me" Vanessa said smiling.
At about that time, Sam came walking into the auditorium.
"Sam, we're getting out of here, we've got a plan" John said.
"Oh really? What might that be?" She asked.
"We'll explain on the way, come on guys, lets go" Paul said running out of the auditorium.
Sam and John followed, Vanessa began to run when she noticed Jarred still holding his side.
"Jarred, your hurt, are you sure your okay?" Vanessa asked.
"Well, it is kind of hard to walk" Jarred confessed.
"Lets stop by the nurses' lounge while we're in the office, we'll fix you right up" Vanessa said smiling.
"Heh, okay, thanks" Jarred said.
"Your welcome" Vanessa said.
The two shared an awkward moment of silence, both not knowing what to say to the other.
"Hey, lets catch up to the others" Jarred finally said.
"Yeah, that would be best, we're finally going to get out of here" Vanessa said, laughing lightly.
The two left the auditorium and headed towards the office, planning on making a short stop in the nurses' lounge to heal Jared's wounds...
Jill Valentine
A strange silence filled the Amp theater, creating a deadly, eerie atmosphere amongst the five youths. The word "exit" engraved a vivid image into their minds, and set their goal of survival.
"I want to go home..I miss my dog..." sighed Vanessa, releasing tension from her shoulders in a large heave of breath.
"Well if you miss your dog so much, use Sam as a substitute, eh?" Paul joked, finding his own remarks rather humorous.
"Shut up Paul, you dick!" Sam replied, giving Paul an evil glare.
"Guys please...I just lost my friends...I don't want to hear anyone fight." John pleaded, as a sad look filled his tired, droopy eyes.
The five became depressingly silent.
"Sorry John,..I meant no disrespect..." Paul apologized. "I want out of here too..."
A thought began to brew in Vanessa's mind.
"This strange company who call themselves
"Isis" must have some strong link with Blair somehow. I don't understand who would want to create such a monster to destroy innocent civilians...it just doesn't make any sense..."
"Vanessa?" came Jarred's rugged tone. "Are you alright?"
Vanessa shook the empty thoughts from her head, and smiled, assuring him she was fine.
"Yeah..Just tired that's all..are you?"
Jarred paused momentarily, revealing a sign severe of pain throbbing in his bruised chest.
"Very sore." he replied.
"Hey...what's that over there?" cried Sam, looking fearfully at a tall dark figure staggering in the darkness. "Oh my god..it's not that thing...is it?"
Hearing a triumphant roar escape the creature's powerful body, their immediate human reflex was to run.
"RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIVES!!" Paul yelled, happening to be the first to run in response to the monster's deadly presence.
"Where...are...we going?" Jarred gasped between breathless mummers as he sprinted down the long hall.
"To the basement!" John replied, as he began to take an immediate lead. "Where we will hopefully be safe!"
10 minutes later
The five had safely escaped the monstrous mutation, and found themselves down in the gloomy darkness of the basement. In the basement, there was several boxes filled with documents that contained information about "Isis." Paul pulled a small diary from one of the boxes, which contained several experimental observations and read out aloud;
"Experiment five commenced; 17.00hours, October 21st, 2001."
Below the bold heading, there was fine, neat handwriting, which read;
"The injection of ME3456 on specimen No. 5ME3456 has resulted in a series of side affects give by the selected human specimen. The following changes have occurred in the last 24 hours of the injection:
*severe rise in temperature, weight, and height.
*Skin has mutated into a purple/pink tint.
*bones appear to have strengthened, as well as a 50% double muscle capacity.
*intelligence, speech and intellectual capabilities have been completely eliminated..."
After Paul had read the recorded diary entry, the others stood, mortified, in complete and utter disbelief, that their own town supporting leaders, known as "Isis" were using their own people as guinea pigs for their own scientific purposes.
"I can not believe this!" Vanessa cried, instantly recognizing the situation, as answers fell perfectly into place.
"What the fuck? What's going on here? I don't understand! What the fuck is 5ME3456?" John demanded.
Paul read the fine print at the bottom on the diary entry, and replied with sense of fear in his deep tone.
"The Nemesis." he said."That thing that killed your friends..."