McCaffery adjusted his eyes and gazed through the empty Walgreen's store.
Rain pelted against the store windows and lightning illuminated the dark
vista of clouds. The Walgreen's had an eerie presence about it and it sent
chills down Stephen's spine. The pharmacy appeared to be abandoned but he
had a strange feeling that they weren't alone.
Stephen slowly began to investigate the empty store. The sound of thunder crackled and echoed through the store aisles. He jumped from the sound but quickly retained his composer. Meanwhile, the four S.T.A.R.S barricaded the store doors so that no uninvited guests tried to enter (a.k.a Zombies). Sarah Harkin looked over her shoulder as she helped her officers with the door.
"McCaffery, don't go too far. You don't need to search the store alone." she said, helping Pulitzer push a shelf against the glass sliding doors.
"I'm alright. I'm just getting a grasp of our surroundings." replied Stephen, still searching the aisles.
Sarah quickly turned on her heels and went after Stephen. She wasn't going to allow him to wander the store by himself. It was too dangerous for anyone to be alone. Thunder exploded from outside as Sarah approached Stephen.
"I said you don't need to search the store alone! I wasn't making a suggestion. I was giving an order." she growled.
"Well you're with me now so I guess I'm safe." replied Stephen with a mocking grin.
Jim, Mick, and Dan double checked their barricade and then followed after Sarah. They all un-holstered their weapons and peered through the dark store. They couldn't see very far within the pharmacy. Jim Deville nodded to the other two officers and motioned for them to follow him. He led the way through the aisles and tried make the area out.
"Harkin, where are you?" asked Jim as he eased his way down an aisle.
"We're in aisle four I think. I might have found some matches." replied Sarah.
Jim growled to himself and motioned for the other two S.T.A.R.S to follow him. Mick Sheehan and Dan Pulitzer tossed each other an angry glance and sighed. They searched for aisle four but without much luck. It wasn't as if they could see any signs within the dark. Suddenly, Sheehan heard a strike of a match and could see a glow of light in the distance. The small flame from the match gave off enough light for him to see Harkin and McCaffery's faces.
"There they are." informed Mick, pointing toward the light.
Jim and Dan turned toward the light and followed Mick down the aisle. Meanwhile, Harkin held the match and focused on the surrounding area. She was searching for a flashlight and batteries, as her fellow officers approached her. There was no hope for turning the electricity back on because all power within Raccoon City had been shut down. Their only hope was to find a flashlight.
The match that Sarah had struck burned down to her fingertips and she cursed. She shook her hand in pain and then relit another match.
"Let's find the flashlights shall we?" asked Sarah as she moved down the main aisle with her match as a guide.
After a few minutes Sarah found the flashlights and batteries. Each person was then given a light and was forced to keep watch for zombies. Their only option was to wait out the storm and then rendezvous with the Eagle One.
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Stephen stood next to the barricaded door and flashed his light through the glass. It was still raining and the outside was pitch black. He tried to use his flashlight so he could get a better look through the glass, but had little luck. Stephen could hear the sound of moaning and was just thankful it was coming from outside. The moans rattled in his ear which caused the thought of his brother David to flash through his mind. Stephen stifled a cry. He still couldn't believe that his brother was dead.
"You ok?" asked Harkin as she stepped up to Stephen.
"I'm fine. I'm just trying to get a grasp on my current situation." sniffed McCaffery.
"Look I'm real sorry about your brother. I wish there was more we could have done but we got to him too late."
"It's not your fault. It's mine. Our parents' died recently and I didn't have the will to take care of my brother, so I was talking him to our aunt's house to live. David didn't want to live with her so he ran away before I could get him there."
"Is that how you two got into Raccoon City?"
"Yeah, said Stephen with a nod, I was driving through the back-roads; taking him to our aunt's. We argued the whole time. I stopped the car for just a moment and he jumped out. I chased after him but he was too fast. I saw him enter Raccoon forest but lost him after that. It's my fault he's dead."
Suddenly Stephen broke out into tears again. The thought of his brother's death was too much for him to bare. First Stephen lost his parents and now his little brother. Sarah really felt sorry for McCaffery. She sighed and put her hand on his shoulder as he wept.
"It's gonna be ok Stephen. I promise." comforted Sarah.
Suddenly they heard a loud thump from outside. It was coming from one of the store's glass windows. Stephen and Sarah looked up at the window and fear took over them both. They both tensed up and listened for the noise. Again there was another thump at the window and the rest of the S.T.A.R.S quickly lifted their weapons.
"What the hell was that?" asked Pulitzer tensely.
"I'm not sure but I'm sure as hell gonna find out." replied Deville, moving toward the window with his gun raised.
Sarah Harkin moved quickly and turned her flashlight toward the window. Sheehan did the same as Jim Deville approached the glass window. The thump came again but then stopped. There was a long and eerie silence. Stephen and Sarah looked at each other hoping the other would have answers. Meanwhile, Jim stared at the window in confusion. Whatever hit the glass decided it wasn't worth the trouble, thought Jim as he lowered his gun. Suddenly, the window shattered and three zombies came through. Glass shot everywhere and several shards hit Jim in the face. He was taken by surprise and fell backwards.
The three zombies moaned loudly as they fell through the broken window, and closed in on Deville. Meanwhile, Jim scooted back and searched for his gun. It had slipped from his hand when the zombies broke through. However there wasn't enough light for him to see properly. To make matters worse, blood was dripping into his eyes. Jim could hear the zombie's approaching him and he started to panic. Suddenly, Harkin gave the order and sounds of gunfire echoed through the store.
"Jim, get away from the window!" order Harkin, firing her pistol.
"I'm trying!" replied the scared officer.
Suddenly, powerful hands clamped on Jim Deville's shoulders. He turned to face his attacker and saw only rotting teeth. Jim's scream bellowed through the store.
To Be Continued..
Stephen slowly began to investigate the empty store. The sound of thunder crackled and echoed through the store aisles. He jumped from the sound but quickly retained his composer. Meanwhile, the four S.T.A.R.S barricaded the store doors so that no uninvited guests tried to enter (a.k.a Zombies). Sarah Harkin looked over her shoulder as she helped her officers with the door.
"McCaffery, don't go too far. You don't need to search the store alone." she said, helping Pulitzer push a shelf against the glass sliding doors.
"I'm alright. I'm just getting a grasp of our surroundings." replied Stephen, still searching the aisles.
Sarah quickly turned on her heels and went after Stephen. She wasn't going to allow him to wander the store by himself. It was too dangerous for anyone to be alone. Thunder exploded from outside as Sarah approached Stephen.
"I said you don't need to search the store alone! I wasn't making a suggestion. I was giving an order." she growled.
"Well you're with me now so I guess I'm safe." replied Stephen with a mocking grin.
Jim, Mick, and Dan double checked their barricade and then followed after Sarah. They all un-holstered their weapons and peered through the dark store. They couldn't see very far within the pharmacy. Jim Deville nodded to the other two officers and motioned for them to follow him. He led the way through the aisles and tried make the area out.
"Harkin, where are you?" asked Jim as he eased his way down an aisle.
"We're in aisle four I think. I might have found some matches." replied Sarah.
Jim growled to himself and motioned for the other two S.T.A.R.S to follow him. Mick Sheehan and Dan Pulitzer tossed each other an angry glance and sighed. They searched for aisle four but without much luck. It wasn't as if they could see any signs within the dark. Suddenly, Sheehan heard a strike of a match and could see a glow of light in the distance. The small flame from the match gave off enough light for him to see Harkin and McCaffery's faces.
"There they are." informed Mick, pointing toward the light.
Jim and Dan turned toward the light and followed Mick down the aisle. Meanwhile, Harkin held the match and focused on the surrounding area. She was searching for a flashlight and batteries, as her fellow officers approached her. There was no hope for turning the electricity back on because all power within Raccoon City had been shut down. Their only hope was to find a flashlight.
The match that Sarah had struck burned down to her fingertips and she cursed. She shook her hand in pain and then relit another match.
"Let's find the flashlights shall we?" asked Sarah as she moved down the main aisle with her match as a guide.
After a few minutes Sarah found the flashlights and batteries. Each person was then given a light and was forced to keep watch for zombies. Their only option was to wait out the storm and then rendezvous with the Eagle One.
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Stephen stood next to the barricaded door and flashed his light through the glass. It was still raining and the outside was pitch black. He tried to use his flashlight so he could get a better look through the glass, but had little luck. Stephen could hear the sound of moaning and was just thankful it was coming from outside. The moans rattled in his ear which caused the thought of his brother David to flash through his mind. Stephen stifled a cry. He still couldn't believe that his brother was dead.
"You ok?" asked Harkin as she stepped up to Stephen.
"I'm fine. I'm just trying to get a grasp on my current situation." sniffed McCaffery.
"Look I'm real sorry about your brother. I wish there was more we could have done but we got to him too late."
"It's not your fault. It's mine. Our parents' died recently and I didn't have the will to take care of my brother, so I was talking him to our aunt's house to live. David didn't want to live with her so he ran away before I could get him there."
"Is that how you two got into Raccoon City?"
"Yeah, said Stephen with a nod, I was driving through the back-roads; taking him to our aunt's. We argued the whole time. I stopped the car for just a moment and he jumped out. I chased after him but he was too fast. I saw him enter Raccoon forest but lost him after that. It's my fault he's dead."
Suddenly Stephen broke out into tears again. The thought of his brother's death was too much for him to bare. First Stephen lost his parents and now his little brother. Sarah really felt sorry for McCaffery. She sighed and put her hand on his shoulder as he wept.
"It's gonna be ok Stephen. I promise." comforted Sarah.
Suddenly they heard a loud thump from outside. It was coming from one of the store's glass windows. Stephen and Sarah looked up at the window and fear took over them both. They both tensed up and listened for the noise. Again there was another thump at the window and the rest of the S.T.A.R.S quickly lifted their weapons.
"What the hell was that?" asked Pulitzer tensely.
"I'm not sure but I'm sure as hell gonna find out." replied Deville, moving toward the window with his gun raised.
Sarah Harkin moved quickly and turned her flashlight toward the window. Sheehan did the same as Jim Deville approached the glass window. The thump came again but then stopped. There was a long and eerie silence. Stephen and Sarah looked at each other hoping the other would have answers. Meanwhile, Jim stared at the window in confusion. Whatever hit the glass decided it wasn't worth the trouble, thought Jim as he lowered his gun. Suddenly, the window shattered and three zombies came through. Glass shot everywhere and several shards hit Jim in the face. He was taken by surprise and fell backwards.
The three zombies moaned loudly as they fell through the broken window, and closed in on Deville. Meanwhile, Jim scooted back and searched for his gun. It had slipped from his hand when the zombies broke through. However there wasn't enough light for him to see properly. To make matters worse, blood was dripping into his eyes. Jim could hear the zombie's approaching him and he started to panic. Suddenly, Harkin gave the order and sounds of gunfire echoed through the store.
"Jim, get away from the window!" order Harkin, firing her pistol.
"I'm trying!" replied the scared officer.
Suddenly, powerful hands clamped on Jim Deville's shoulders. He turned to face his attacker and saw only rotting teeth. Jim's scream bellowed through the store.
To Be Continued..