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Nanakiyoda: And here is where you find out about the cliffhanger!
Tealraptor: Hurry! I gotta go!
Nanakiyoda: Go where?
Tealraptor: To the bathroom so hurry!
Nanakiyoda: Drip. Drip. Drip.
Tealraptor: Stop that! I'm going pee myself!
MISAO
I was on the verge of breaking down and crying when Megumi ran in and injected Soujiro with a syringe. She stood back and slumped against a wall. Soujiro jerked around a bit, then fell back and didn't move or make a sound. Oh no...she's too late...
"Has he passed on?" Aoshi asked and Megumi looked up at him, amazed. I am too...it's not everyday Aoshi speaks, much less asks about other peoples' health.
"I don't know...we are going to have to wait." Megumi said and a loud knock hammered on the door. What is that? Megumi stood up shakily and walked to the door.
"I'm sorry but this is a private room that is currently occupied so you'll just have to leave now and find another room. I'm sorry for the incovienience." Megumi said and turned back towards us. She's about to cry...how hard this must be on her...
"Like Hell its private! Let me in now Fox!" Yelled out a voice we all reconized instantly. It's Rooster head! He's alive! Is he okay though? Megumi ran over and unlocked the door, letting him in. Sanosuke walked in and slammed the door shut, locking it then turned around at us smiling. Has he lost it! That's when I saw the duffel bag strapped to his back and the shotgun in his hand. He also didn't have a single scratch on him. So he's fighting back.
"Hey rooster, have you seen Koaru or Himura?" I asked him and he shook his head no. Damn...but at least he is okay. What is he doing here anyway?
"Well, lets get ready to go Fox! I'm taking you and the rest of you all out of this hellhole! I met Katsu and he said that he's getting us a way outta here so let go now!" Rooster shouted and turned towards the door but then turned back. He then looked at Soujiro.
"He was bitten. We gave him the only antidote left but we don't know if it'll work or not." Megumi said and sighed. Rooster's face suddenly turned to disappointment.
"The only antidote? Ahh man...well, in anycase, lets grab him and go. We leave as soon as possible. We need to get out of here because the city is getting worse." Rooster said.
KENSHIN
It was an impossible creature. Between seven to eight feet tall, humanoid, its shoulders impossible broad, its arm longer than they should have been. Only its hands and head were visable, the rest of its strangely proportioned body clothed in black, except for what appeared to be tentacles, slightly pulseing ropes of flesh that wereonly half tucked under its collar, their pointsof origin unseen. Its hairless skin was the color and texture of badly healed scar tissue, and its face looked as though whoever had designed the creature had decided not to bother, instead pulling a too-tight sack of torn leather over its rudimentary skull. Misshappen white slits for eyes were set too low and seperated by an illregular line of thick surgical staples. Its nose was barely formed, but the dominant feature by far was its mouth, of lack thereof; the lower half of its face was teeth, giant and square, lipless, set against dark red gums. I stared in both horror and amazement as the creature took a step towards me. Okay, this is not right, that it is not. What am I thinking? Of course there has to be a creature like this...its the only thing that makes sense now...no wonder why people have lost it and are now attacking each other. With something like this running around, why not? In any case, I have to move!
"STARRRRSSSS!" The creature bellowed, foul breath blowing past me. I raised the .22 and took aim. Pulling the trigger, I fired right into the creatures chest, where a heart should be. Instead of falling back and dying, it grabbed the .22 and crushed it with its massive hand. I'm not in my happy place, and the situation does not look good. Wait. Perhaps I should cut its head off. I have the katana to do it with. Here goes... I pulled out the katana and jumped up on the creature, stabbing it in the chest. Kicking off, I fell to the ground and ran to it, ramming my shoulder into its body pushing it back towards the giant hole it had created to enter the trolley. If I can just get it off balance then I can decapitate it and rid the trolley of its body all in one swift move. It looks like a heavy fellow...It swung its massive fist at me as it charged past, I managed to duck it just in time. The fist was lodged into the wall seperating the cars. Pulling its fist out, the creature roared in frustration and charged forth at me again. Now is your chance! I slid between its legs as it came after me and jumped up to slice it with the katana. Unfortunately, it was faster and taller than I had calculated and I had managed to knick its back with the blade. It screamed in pain and turned to hit me again but I jumped up and kicked it square in the chest, knocking it off balance and out of the trolley. I hit the trolley floor hard but sighed out in relief. It was no longer in the trolley. As I got up, I noticed the trolley was moving faster than it should. What's wrong now!
MISAO
I paced around the room even more frantically as Soujiro began to moan. Was he one yet? Finally, Megumi got up from where she had been crying in Roosters arms and walked over to Soujiro. This is really hard on her. She's a really good doctor and realizes that she can't save everyone but now that Soujiro is sick and she can't help him...I feel bad for her.
"Soujiro? Mr. Soujiro? Are you okay enough to walk now?" She asked Soujiro. What? Soujiro isn't...wait! Is he okay? Is that what we have really been waiting for?
"Uhhh...nnnnn...yes..." He managed to moan out and I squeeled as I ran over to him to hug him. He's okay! He's okay! Now we can leave this city together! All of us!
"Alright. Sagara, you lead since you have the gun. I'll carry him and you two can follow behind. We need to keep look out to make sure we all make it out okay." Aoshi annouce and we all nodded. I helped Megumi untie Soujiro while Aoshi unlocked the door. Finally, we begin our journey to leave. I just hope Koaru and Himura are okay...if they are alive that is...
KOARU
Shit! The controls are no good! Dammit! How in the hell do we stop this crazy thing! And what in the hell was that thing in the back car! Its hand clearly went through the wall...and it kept calling out S.T.A.R.S...was it looking for me?
"Miss Koaru! What is going wrong?" I heard Kenshin yell out as I frantically pushed all the buttons I could to stop the trolley but all it did was make it go even faster.
"I don't know! Something must have damaged the controls!" I yelled out as I turned back to see if he was okay. He had a katana in his hand and no trace of his .22.
"Miss Koaru!" Kenshin called out and ran up to me. He placed the katana back in its sheathe on his back and wrapped his arms around me, tackleing and holding me to the floor as the trolley continued to rush towards the inevitable crash. I squeezed my eyes shut. Please don't kill me...I wanna live and get out of here! I don't wanna die in some firey crash! I felt the impact and rumble of the trolley hitting something hard and solid. As soon as it began, it ended. Kenshin and I both sat up and coughed out from the dust and debrie that the crash had made. I looked over at him and hugged him tight. We're alive!
"Kenshin, I thought I told you to just call me Kaoru." I mumbled into his ear and backed away from the hug, pretending to be angry with him. He smiled meekly then stood up.
"I think we might want to keep moveing. That creature in the other car probably didn't die on his fall. I wonder why he kept saying stars and was after us anyways." Kenshin said and helped me up. Wait a second...this stuff, the Ethels and that creature...its sound like that story that Jill told me. About six weeks ago, the day I became a S.T.A.R.S. member, she and other S.T.A.R.S. members went out to investigate the Spencer mansion and only five people returned. They said that there were creature and birds and spiders that attack them. That and there were zombie-like people roaming the estate. Could that be connected to this outbreak? Why would that creature in the trolley want me then? Is it because it was sent to destroy all the S.T.A.R.S. for spreading riddiculus storys about homicidal animals and cannibals? I know they got suspended for it, which is why I asked to be transfered to another branch but...I think I'm in some deep shit...
"Yeah. Lets go." I said and jumped out of the trolley door. We had made it to the clock tower. As we walked towards the tower, I noticed some birds sitting around the yard. Alfred Hitchcock anyone? Shouldn't animals run from danger? Suddenly, The flew up and at us.
"Miss Koaru?" Kenshin said as he looked back at me, ad if to ask what was going on. Birds...cannibals...S.T.A.R.S...Creatures...its connected! Shit!
"Kenshin! Run! These birds aren't just here to greet us so run!" I yelled as I bolted towards the Clocktower. The birds flew right at me as I busted the door open.
OWARI!
Nanakiyoda: How did you like the description for Nemesis? It's the exact wording from the book written by S.D. Perry.
Tealraptor: Holy shit...this just keeps getting better and better but is Koaru a S.T.A.R.S. member or what and what about Soujiro and how's Katsu...
Nanakiyoda: You'll have to wait for the next chapter.
Tealraptor: Ahh...man...oh well... Banzai chibbi chan churroo...
BTW: How is it?
BTW: More to come!
BTW: On the last statement...duh..