"Oh my God, shouted Sarah, I've got to help them. Get into the storage room!"

Stephen shook his head defiantly. There was no way he was going to be left alone in a dark storage room.

"No way. I'm going with you!" he replied.

"No you're not. You're staying here! Get your ass in there!" shouted Sarah, pushing Stephen forward into the room.

Sarah then shut the door behind him and locked the knob. Meanwhile, she could hear the screams of pain and terror from her men. Stephen banged on the door from the inside.

"Let me out of here! Christ, I can't see!"

"Too bad!" replied Sarah, pulling out her gun and running toward the screams.

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The Licker clawed Jim in the face as the two other officers fired upon it. Its razor sharp fingers slashed Jim's eyes and blinded him instantly. He cried out.

"JIM!!!" shouted Dan, unloading his clip into the beast.

The Licker jumped back to the wall and clamped on with its claws. Suddenly, the Licker opened its mouth and its powerful tongue launched out. It flicked across the hall and knocked Dan's gun from his hand, causing it to skid across the smooth floor.

"That son-of-a-bitch!" shouted Dan, racing for his gun.

Meanwhile, Mick continued to shoot at the beast but the moved to fast. Every bullet missed. Mick cursed as he added a new clip to his gun. The cries of Jim echoed in his mind. He wanted to help him but there was nothing he could do. Mick has to kill the Licker first. Suddenly, the Licker's tongue pierced through Mick's chest and his eyes went wide. Mick stared down at his wound then up to the creature that was still on the wall. Blood trickled from Mick Sheehan's mouth.

Dan quickly scooped up his pistol and turned back to the battle scene, just in time to see Mick fall to the floor dead. Dan cried out and charged back toward the Licker. He added a new clip as he ran. Suddenly, Dan stopped, raised his gun, and fired at the Licker. Bullets whizzed toward it and connected with its chest. The Licker let out a high pitched wail and fell from the wall.

Sarah came around the corner, holding her gun and a flash light. She was too late. The damage had been done. Sarah's eyes fell upon Mick, who was lying on the floor in a puddle of his own blood. She quickly went down beside him.

"Mick, Mick, wake up!" she cried, shaking him.

"He's dead Lieutenant, said Dan as he went to check on Jim.

Jim was silent and unmoving. Dan kneeled down beside him and realized that Jim's eyes had been torn from his face. Dan then checked his pulse and sighed.

"Jim's dead too Sarah. They're both dead." informed Dan, solemnly.

Meanwhile, both S.T.A.R.S officers could hear Stephen banging on the storage room door. Sarah stood up and holstered her gun. Dan could tell she was upset but Sarah didn't' cry.

"We better get back to storage room. There are still zombies in the store." she ordered.

"Agreed." replied Dan, with a nod.

They trudged back to the storage room and unlocked the door. Stephen stepped back and glared at Sarah in anger.

"Why the hell did you lock me in there?! I couldn't breath!" he shouted.

"Shut up, Stephen." she replied, stepping into the small room.

Dan followed her in but didn't lock the door. It could only be locked from the outside. That meant that he would have to watch the door at all times. Dan sighed because he could hear the moans of zombies from the outside.

To Be Continued....