Chapter 4: Unexpected Friend
Danielle stirred a bit, rubbing her throbbing head. "Agh… What just happened?" she asked, slightly dazed. All she remembered was getting shocked by those wires, then falling backwards. She must have spaced out or something.
Rebecca looked at her, obviously relieved that she was okay. "Those leeches pushed us down here. They must have been waiting for us or something, because they attacked as soon as you connected the wires. They sealed off the roof, and I can't get this door open because something is jammed in the lock. We'll be stuck in here for a while…"
Danielle rubbed her head again, wincing slightly. "Great… Just what we need…" she muttered. She lowered her hand, noticing a stinging pain in her fingers. When she looked at it, she discovered the fingers were red from where she grabbed the wires. "Must've shocked myself…" she said under her breath as she stood up.
She felt a stinging pain in her neck, and she glanced out of the corner of her eye to see Rebecca standing there, spraying the bite with a bottle of First Aid Spray. "I found a partly full can of this stuff on one of the counters. I figured that bite might need a little bit of treatment." When she finished, she tossed the empty can into the sink, where it landed with a clatter.
"Thanks, Rebecca. So, any ideas on how to get out of this place?"
The medic shook her head sadly. "None. Like I said, something is jammed in the lock, and I don't have anything sharp enough to get it out. And I doubt you can bust this door down, either."
Danielle shrugged, glancing at the door. "Well, I hope the others find some way to get us out--"
Rebecca cut her off, putting a finger on her lips. Her eyes widened, and she ran over to a phone that connected to the lower kitchen area and used it. "Billy!" she shouted excitedly. "We're okay, but we are stuck on the second floor. I can't get this door unlocked without a knife or something." She paused for a second, the nodded. "Okay. Send it up. I should be able to use it." She hung up the phone, and the service lift to her right activated. Once it stopped, Rebecca opened up the door and took out some sort of ice pick.
She strode past Danielle and over to the door, examining the lock. Using the ice pick, she got whatever was jammed in it out and opened up the door. "All right. Thank you, Billy…" she whispered. She tossed away the ice pick and walked out of the kitchen, Danielle following close behind. They went through the dining car with the ladder leading to the roof and headed downstairs into the lower kitchen area. Billy and Malkon were standing there, along with another person. The new guy didn't bother saying who he was, but merely watched Malkon try to open a floor hatch with a panel opener he had found somewhere.
Billy sighed in frustration and took the panel opener, easily opening the hatch with one swift move. It was obvious that he had embarrassed Malkon, for the Alpha's face turned slightly red. The hatch that he opened revealed some sort of crawlspace that led into the back of the train. "You go ahead and follow him," Rebecca whispered from behind Danielle. "If you need us, just call." She nodded, following Billy into the next car.
The air reeked of blood and decay. Two kennels were at the other end of the car, near a door that led outside. Suddenly, a pair of dogs burst out of the cages, running at the two of them. They opened fire immediately, peppering the dogs with bullets. Billy hit the one on the left in between the eyes, and it dropped like a dead fly.
The other dog leapt at Billy, preparing to bite into his neck. Danielle quickly intervened, landing a vicious kick on its head. It flew to the side, flanks heaving, before it staggered to its feet. Danielle brought up her pistol in less than a second, firing a round right into its head. She glanced back at Billy, who looked speechless. Finally, he managed to say "thanks" in a small voice.
"Not a problem. I couldn't let is just bite you, now could I?"
Billy shrugged a bit. "Yeah. Guess you're right. I just didn't expect a little cop to save me."
She gave him an annoyed glare, but it quickly turned into a small grin. "Ha ha, very funny," she said sarcastically. Danielle walked towards the other door in the car, her spirits lifted. Bit by bit, she was starting to trust Billy, despite that he was an escaped convict. Of course, in a situation like this, things changed, and all that really mattered was survival. But would he ever betray them to save his own life?
No way to know, but I sure as heck hope not, she thought as she pulled open the door.
(A/N: Yeah, I know I changed the numbers from Roman Numerals to regular numbers. I didn't know anything beyond ten in numerals...)