Carlos Oliveira

~Shady character~

He sat back carefully watching the monitors as the students wondered thought the school like cows to the slaughter.

(They are already dead and don't even know it.) he thought mildly.

Turning slowly, his eyes surveying the monitors from left to right he stopped, transfixed by what he saw before him. It was David Law's kid walking through the tunnels.

"What the...?" the man said out loud.

"Nathan Law....how good of you to join us down here. Your daddy would be proud of you, but you can tell him that when you see him in hell." the man laughed as he pulled a small phone from it's cradle and placed a call.

"Yes this is Piers. Send the second unit into the tunnels. For one Nathan Law. Bring him to me....alive." he hung the phone back and stared at Nathan as he put down another Hunter. This one could cause trouble if he wasn't taken care of properly....unlike his father. The mistake with David had infected the town and David as well, but this time things will go smoothly. Looking at the other monitors Piers found Nemesis stalking the halls, searching for the survivors. He had made a mistake with Law, but these children would not escape. Nemesis was the most efficient killer he had and was closing in fast. Soon he thought, everything will be back to normal. With that thought he stood and walked to the large container with David's retrieved corpse laying inside.

"You will be the greatest accomplishment for Blair and Isis. After you kill your son." said Piers as he laughed to himself. David's corpse started to twitch. Piers hit the button on the side and the tank filled with a purple liquid.

"Soon you will be complete, but for now you'll sleep. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

~Tunnels~

Nathan crouched down low as he heard a door open somewhere ahead. Slowly lifting the rifle he sighted the corridor ahead and waited.

When the first man appeared he hesitated.

"Look there he is!" came a shout

With that Nathan opened fire taking out 2 of the men. Rolling back around the offshoot Nathan flicked on the laser lighter and aimed high. Firing one shot into a mans shoulder knocking him back and into another. The men returned fire until a shout was heard over top.

"Stop firing you idiots we need him alive!!"

With that Nathan knew he needed help. He flicked on the flame and unleashed a funnel of flame into the corridor before running back towards the boiler room. Something struck his leg but he kept running. Turning he fired another burst of flame down the tunnel keeping them back. He pulled out the key card and slid it down. The door opened and a hunter lunged at him. Nathan ducked and rolled to his back letting loose a bust of flame the encased the Hunters back as it flew overhead and into the approaching men. There were screams all around as the Hunter tore into the men who fired in all directions in an attempt to kill the beast. Nathan stood and took a bullet in the shoulder as he stumbled out of the room and closed the door behind him. He laid back against the door in pain and clenched his teeth hard. He looked down and saw the wound. 1 bullet in the left shoulder,...right through. Ripping a piece of his shirt off he tied it tightly around his shoulder and using his teeth and good arm made a knot. He stumbled on and ejected the empty mag, slapping in a fresh one. As he climbed the stairs he started feeling woozy. Something was wrong. Looking down he saw a dart sticking from his leg. He quickly slapped it away and made his way to the nurse's office fumbling with the door handle as he opened the door. He saw faces staring at him but he couldn't make them out.

"Help...men...coming.....for....me...need....help...drugged....and shot.....please." was all he could manage as he fell into someone's arms passing out.

City of the Dead

"What the hell?" Jarred confusingly asked, holding the unconscious stranger.

"Holy Shit that's Nathan" Ryan said out of surprise

"The guy who made that announcement?" Jarred asked.

"He's in there" A voice called from outside of the hall, accompanied by the sounds of boots hitting the tiled floor.

"Oh Fuck" Vanessa whispered with a panicked breath.

"Quick Jarred, over here" Ryan whispered running over to the wall beside the door. "We'll get them when they come in" He said.

Alex stood up from the nurses' examining table to Jarred could lay down Nathan's unconscious body. Afterwards, Jarred ran over to the wall.

"What about us?" Yelled Alex.

"Just stay put, your the distraction" Ryan said quietly.

Vanessa threw them a disgusted look. Ryan was extremely nervous, he had no idea if this would work, Jarred was taking in huge gulps of air, trying to be quiet about it when the doorknob began to turn. The door opened and in came five men, all wearing what looked like swat team battle armor and navy seal masks.

"Get down on the floor now" The man yelled towards Vanessa and Alex.

Jarred and Ryan gave each other a nod.

"GET DOWN!!!" Jarred yelled.

Alex and Vanessa fell to the floor as shots rang out through the small room. About as soon as it started, the battle was over, the soldiers lie dead on the floor. For a moment, no one said a word.

"Whoa" Jarred said, amazed as to what they have done.

Ryan and Jarred searched the bodies of the soldiers, taking their MP5-K assault rifles and some ammo.

"Vanessa, call Paul and the others, get them the hell down here now, we're leaving" Jarred said with his usual determined tone.

Vanessa called the others on her phone. The others ignored her conversation, Alex was staring off into space, Jarred and Ryan talked in the corner.

"Okay, they said they are going to meet us in the Principal's office" Vanessa said hanging up the phone.

{Half an hour later, in the Principal's office}

The principal's office was fairly large, the floor was comprised of black and white tiles. It was extravagant, much like the rest of the school. Large bookshelves and file cabinets lined the walls behind the Principal's desk. All in all, the room was fairly tidy.

"There's eight of us, should be enough to take on anything that comes our way" Paul said smiling.

Jarred, Paul, Winsor, and Ryan managed to push one of the shelves over, revealing an old wooden door that lead to the passages.

"Alright, guys, lets go over our plan" Jarred gathered everyone around. "Nathan, will you do the honors?"

"Okay, by what John has told us, these tunnels empty out into a small part of the sewer systems. Now, we have to trudge through some sewer water, but after all that, we will find a manhole, it leads up to a sewer treatment plant, we leave there and we will be approximately two miles away from the downtown area, we head into downtown, if our ammo is low, we can swing by the police station and pick some up, the Medical Center Hospital is also close by, just in case we get injured. The streets won't be safe, so I say we stick to back alleys and buildings whenever possible, we make our way to the old terminal/train station, and once we cross the tracks we will be in the industrial section of town, nothing but a bunch of old warehouses and factories, I'm pretty sure we can find a way out of the city through there," Nathan explained. "You guys in?" Nathan asked.

Everyone nodded and stood up.

"Alright gang, lets stay alive, we have about two miles of tunnel and sewer to go through" Nathan said prepping his assault rifle.

Nathan lead the way, being the first to enter the dark, wet, and dimly lit tunnels...

"Goddamn" Piers thought to himself.

He had underestimated the other kids, they had slain the second squad. Piers fumbled with the keyboards for the security monitors.

"Where is that thing?" He said, angrily searching for the Nemesis.

He scanned the hallway monitors until he found the leather clad beast wondering around the halls of the third floor.

"What a moronic creation" Piers cursed.

He got up from the monitors, picking up a H&K USP handgun, and loading in a clip.

"The first unit is probably well into downtown by now, I guess its up to me now" Piers said to himself. He shot a glance towards the dormant David Law, the purple fluid basking Piers in a violet glow.

"I'll be right back, don't you go anywhere" Piers chuckled lightly.

He exited the room and made his way towards the tunnels...

Joker

The tunnel was nearly pitch black. The dim lighting decorating the ceiling of the tunnel did almost nothing to penetrate the dank atmosphere. As Nathan moved into the ominously shadowed passageway, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Jarred, being somewhat of a self-appointed leader of the rag-tag group, followed right after Nathan.

Ryan, realizing that it would make good tactical sense to have a larger weapon in the rear (lest the group be jumped from behind), waited patiently, ushering the others through until he was the last one remaining.

"See you on the other side, civilization", Ryan said as he closed the door and moved off to catch up with the others.

The gentle sloshing of the knee-high water could be heard as the group slowly made its way along the labyrinthine tunnels to their destination.

Ryan was soon lost in conscious thought. He wondered whether Alex would turn before they found treatment for her wound...

"That's if there is a cure...", Ryan thought awkwardly.

His train of thought was soon interrupted by Vanessa.

"You know, I don't really approve of being used as bait against heavily armed men..."

"Hey, you're alive, aren't you?", Ryan replied.

"I still say that was reckless...", persisted Vanessa.

"Maybe I should have let them drop you where you stood? At least that way, I wouldn't have had to listen to you bitching about it...", Ryan quipped, without skipping a beat.

At least one laugh was heard amongst the group. Clearly someone enjoyed his own special brand of humor.

"Jerk...", Vanessa snapped before focusing her attention on what was in front.

Ryan thought about what to say next. While it was fun, perhaps it was not best to make enemies in the group, lest at some point his life should rest in their hands.

"I'm sorry", Ryan began. "I didn't know what else to do and I had to make a decision. I didn't mean to put you in any danger. And, yes, I know that was a pretty mean-spirited joke. It's just the way I deal with things. I don't know about you but, right now, I need the laughter."

Vanessa didn't respond, but seemed to accept the apology.

"Quiet...", Nathan whispered harshly from the front.

Everyone immediately stopped moving. The quiet sound of sloshing water could still be heard. However, it was more distant.

"Someone else is here..."