Infected
Chapter two:
Injection
Jesse continued running, until his exhausted body could not take it anymore, he made it through one last wall before collapsing onto the cold tile. His breathing was fast as his body absorbed every molecule of oxygen. Then his world went black the last thing he recognized was the voice of his friends over the com-link and foreign hands carrying him.
Lexa continued to shout into the com-link, but nothing happened, until they finally hear breathing loud and fast.
"Jesse? Is that you...Shalimar..."
Shalimar approached Lexa from behind almost being kicked in the face.
"You called."
Soon after Brennan arrived, the only person missing was Jesse.
"Jesse is that you?"
The breathing continued. Fast and labored. Shalimar's face went bleak "Shalimar what's wrong?"
She looked up at her friends.
"That's Jesse, he hasn't slept in days. He said that we would be ok. I should have done so-"
Lexa interjected.
"He's exhausted, and phasing through walls to try to get to you. The only problem is that your not lost and not being chased anymore. Which leaves one conclusion, those creeps found someone else to pick on."
Shalimar looked around, she saw how thick the walls were. And knew Jesse was in big trouble.
"Ok, wait a sec. Jesse still thinks Shalimar is in danger. And is phasing through walls to get to her right? Well just contact him through the com- link and stop him from continuing to do that." Shalimar and Lexa starred at Brennan for a second.
"THAT WAS THE FIRST THING WE DID!"
Brennan quietly backed down, knowing that he had just entered the worst conversation with the most over powering women that he knew. Suddenly they heard some voices and muffled sounds. From the com-link.
"Jess?"
Shalimar did not get any reply.
"Those people, those things have Jesse!"
Shalimar was about to bolt down the hallway when Lexa stopped her. "We have to be careful. If they give Jesse that drug or any one of us. Who knows what may happen."
They started to walk towards the last location of their kidnapped friend.
The group had been walking around for over an hour and still no sign of Jesse. As they were walking down another long dark corridor, they heard something.
"Jesse, is that you?"
Brennan walked a little ahead of Shalimar and Lexa.
"No-no stages three don't come closer. Stage three, heheheh run... no do not. Stage three"
They saw the shadowy figure come out of the darkness and lean against the wall, his eyes were green as if some kind of radiation had hit him, his veins were glowing green as well. He started to crawl along the wall towards them. Suddenly he stumbled and then started running towards them.
"Whoa buddy were not going to hurt you we just want to find our friend"
The man was still running towards them with no intention of stopping.
"Bren, zap him, he's infected by the drug."
As much as Brennan did not want to hurt the man, he had to protect his friends. He twisted his hands and fingers making the electricity flow through his hands. He took one more look at the enraged man, and then fired his electricity straight at the man. The man convulsed and then dropped to the cold stone floor unconscious. Brennan took a long deep breath and then sighed.
"You had to Brennan, something is wrong with him, and all the others we have to find-"
Horrible screaming and loud noises interrupted Lexa.
"THAT'S JESSE! Those bastards are hurting him."
Shalimar darted off in the direction of the noise. Brennan and Lexa running to keep up. As they came to the end of a hallway they saw a glass window in the middle of a door, there was a bright light flickering on and off through the glass window.
"There"
Shalimar grabbed the door handle and tried with all her might to open the door, but the rusty handle broke off sealing their friend inside with his kidnappers.
"Now what?"
Lexa was looking around, when Shalimar started slamming her fists on the metal door.
"Shal,"
Brennan was trying to comfort her, she started to cry thinking there was nothing she could do for her friend. Who was being tortured just a few feet away.
"I can see him Bren, he's in there. And those things those people are trying to hurt him."
Brennan looked through the small window to see an exhausted Jesse fighting off four of the doctors, but Jesse was starting to give up. "We have to get in there. He won't last much longer."
Brennan was looking around trying to find any way into the room.
"I know, but how?"
Brennan and Shalimar were looking once again through the window. Watching as Jesse was slowly not being able to hold his breath to avoid contact with the creatures anymore.
"HERE!"
They turned to where Lexa had opened a ventilation grid.
"No we can get in there, Brennan go first so you can take care of these things as soon as you get to the other side."
They all agreed and climbed into the small crawl space. They were going to save Jesse.
Meanwhile...
Jesse knew he could not take much more of this, his body was screaming in refusal to hit another blow. The doctors were scratching at him cutting him with glass and just downright trying to kill him. He let out his air and became solid again. He heard noise coming from outside.
"Guys?"
A sharp tool was jammed into his side. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
He forced them off him to see what it was.
"A needle?"
He saw the remenence of a blue liquid.
"Ouch, that hurt."
He pulled the needle out and continued his struggle to fight them off. The doctors pushed him against the wall and continued their attack on their victim.
Meanwhile...
A man watched as the live video feed showed his creations attacking the young man.
"Yes, my people, my pets infect him too."
The shadowy figure laughed on while watching Jesse attempt to fight away from the doctors.
"Welcome to the family, Jesse kilmartin."
