Chapter Four: What Lies After This
Tange opened the door and ran up the staircase to the lounge. Dusty ran ahead of him as Tange stopped and pulled another grenade out. The tyrant came closer in heavy foot steps. He pulled the pin and threw it. To his surprise the tyrant caught it in mid-air. It looked at it in its hands.
Boom! The blast sent the tyrant flying backwards. Tange laughed then went up the stairs and through the door.
Caitlyn was crouched next to the man treating his wound. Dusty was reloading the benelli. The wounded man got up and Caitlyn jumped back. He groaned and started towards them dragging his wounded leg.
Rrooaar! The tyrant was still alive.
"Holy shit that thing doesn't give up!" Dusty said.
Caitlyn fired her weapon at the walking dead man and he fell to the ground, "Please tell me that's just a zombie on a megaphone."
"Long story short," Tange said, "if we don't get out, we're not getting out- "
"Three minutes until system lockdown commences."
Tange ran out the door along with everyone else hearing the tyrant crash through the door. They ran through the blockade ignoring the zombies now wandering around and went up the stairs.
"What's the exit that would put us closer to the hospital?!" he said to Caitlyn.
"The East exit! That's the upcoming right!"
"One and one-half minute until system lockdown commences."
The tyrant's foot steps were loud and clear as they continued running. To Tange surprise no zombies were blocking their way. The east exit sign came into view directing them to go down the stairs. Dusty and Caitlyn ran down the stairs and Tange stopped in his tracks facing the monster.
From the looks of it, the grenade blast had blown the leather material off its right arm exposing abnormal muscles and protruding tentacles. The tyrant slowed down into a walk and came towards him.
Tange looked over his shoulder towards Caitlyn and Dusty who were now waiting outside the exit.
"Thirty seconds until system lockdown and counting. All personal head for the nearest exit."
Tange looked at the tyrant and pulled out his last grenade.
"Catch this," he said pulling the pin and throwing it. He ran and leaped off the staircase in mid-air twisting his body into a one-eighty degree and aimed his weapon at the grenade. The tyrant caught it and to Tange surprise threw it back towards him. Suddenly an adrenaline rush got Tange reflexes going and caught the grenade and threw it once again, aimed his gun and shot it before the tyrant could catch it again. 'Fucking bastard!'
Boom! The explosion sent Tange soaring through the air a second more before he hit the ground. Before hitting he rotated himself so he could see what's in front of him and cart wheeled on impact.
Chk, chk, chk, chk, The shutters began going down, Tange ran to the exit. The shutters were now at his height and closing the distance between the floor. He leaped forward sliding under the shutter and crashed through the glass door and stood up.
"That was one kick-ass stunt you just did man!" Dusty said shaking his hand.
"Ya, thanks," he said pulling his hand from Dusty's grip, "so how much closer are we to the hospital?"
Caitlyn turned towards him, "Two blocks closer. There's a faster way through the subway which is two blocks down."
"I could really use a smoke." Dusty said interrupting.
"Okay, lets review," Tange said ignoring him, "ammo check."
"I'm fully loaded plus a couple of shells in my pocket and this gun that says Eagle 6.0." Dusty said. "I found it in the maintenance room."
"I got ten in the hold, plus sixty more split in magazines, and six more for my revolver." Tange said looking at Caitlyn.
Caitlyn checked her pockets and weapons, "Seventeen in the hold, two holding fifty, and a clip of eight in the magnum including three in the hold."
"Sounds like we're on top of things." Tange said, "Lets go."
They all turned and walked toward an empty basketball which had a gate leading into another alley. Tange opened the door and stepped in training his gun and walked in. The alley was long and narrow and seemed to go on forever. It was Frinkido, hunched over a tipped trash can. In his hand a glistening key with a tag was there. He picked it up and read the tag, it said 'Madison subway.'
Caitlyn walked up to the corpse and picked up a sheet of paper and handed it to Tange. The paper said:
Supervisors of Umbrella Since no vital information ever came to H.Q. from the incident in Raccoon 12 years ago we have no idea how the bio-genetic toxins effect a human or thing.
All supervisors must collect information on the city by bringing the genie pigs (UBCS mercenaries) to the city and see what kind of fire power these creatures can withstand. If there are any problems dispose of it at any cost.
Tange tore the paper in half with fury. "This is a fucking game to them."
Michael Jones searched around the Madison subway system for the keys to power the two trains. Lousy keys, I'm never going to get out of here. Michael was really getting pissed, he had been hiding there ever since his restaurant was taken over by zombies. The only weapon he had left was knife and a metal pole. So far the subway system might lead out of the city.
A broken candy machine was in the back and he had been eating out of it. He checked his watch and boarded one of the trains to look for the keys once again. The five car train was completely deserted except the driver were Michael slit his throat after turning into a zombie. He had to find that key or whatever it was to get this train moving.
He got out of the train and headed toward the security office and went in. He had searched the room for about the tenth time. 'Where is it God damn it .'
"-listen I'm positive this key goes to the train." It was somebody's voice followed by two more, Michael ran out of the room to meet them.
"Whew! Am I glad to see you-" Michael stopped looking at three or four guns in front of his face. Two men and a woman were in front of him and lowered their weapons.
"Sorry about that," the man said, "taught you were one of them."
"Pleasure, names Michael."
"Tange."
"I'm Caitlyn." the lady said.
"And I'm Dusty," the last one said, "no gun, take mine."
Michael took the pistol, "Listen I'm trying to get out of the city and I can't find some key-"
Tange held his hand up, "This key? We found them in the alley, we're heading to the hospital. There's an escape vehicle that leads out of here."
"Oh well, it's better than what I was thinking of." Michael took them and signaled them to follow into the security office. In the back a switch board lay on a desk and a key hole was next to it. Michael put it in and turned it.
The trains from outside the window lit up and the hum of their engines grew louder.
"All aboard." Dusty said getting out of the room.
They all came out of the room and boarded the train while Michael went up to the cockpit with Dusty. The controls were simple, just a lever and a headlight switch. He shifted the lever up and the hum of the engines grew louder. The top speed was about forty-five on the speedometer.
The train sped down the tunnel and then entered a massive chamber containing about three or four more tracks lined next to each other. The chamber than narrowed and they were back in a single lane tunnel.
"Hey, does this train go directly to the hospital, like in a straight line." Dusty said.
"No, I've ridden here quite a few times, Michael replied, "but it has a few turns, we ought to get there in about ten minutes."
The track then rose up and the train was now riding along the tracks between humongous buildings while turning and passing other stations.
Tange came in and Michael and Dusty put there backs to the window, "How long before we reach destination?"
"A few minutes," Michael said, "Say why do we have to go to the hospital?" I mean that's in the middle of the city."
"Well, to you it's just a hospital," Tange started, and to Dusty. But to the Umbrella Corporation it's more. Inside is an elevator which leads down to a Laboratory a.k.a. 'Blue Umbrella'. It houses the tons and tons of virus' and man made creatures in habitats. Deep in the lab is train station on the other side of the city in the mountains. That's our destination after the hospital."
"Wait a minute," Michael said, "You're telling me that the Umbrella has turned this city into a shit-hole?"
"I'm afraid so, -holy shit- hit the brakes!!," Tange shouted.
Michael faced the window and saw the train approaching a massacre of totaled trains blocking the way. He quickly slammed the lever down seeing the train not slowing down, "the fuckin' brakes are cut, everyone to the back!" he shouted as they ran to the back cars behind.
Crash!! The train hit with impact and flew into the air twisting. Michael made it to the last car and saw Tange was trying to the pull the emergency door open but it was too late.
"Hang onto something!" Caitlyn shouted. Michael and everyone else grabbed the bolted seats and held on as the front crumbled and causing the other cars to run off the track and turn in different directions.
Boom! Michael then flew out the window and landed on the cold gravel followed by Dusty. The car Tange and Caitlyn were in crashed through a metal fence and slide into a road in a ball of fire and stopped after slamming through a building and bursting into a fireball.
Michael got up and helped Dusty up and said, "Come on we have to go get them!"
Then he heard an explosion come from the train again, taking out a building. Maybe that's not such a good idea.
"No, they couldn't have survived that crash," Dusty said, "I mean look at the train."
He was right, they couldn't of survived it, the flaming car going through the building after flying in the air, it was nearly impossible. "You're right, lets go."
Corin walked down the steps and into the subway after hearing a train depart. For the last three days he had just finished off all the cleaners. He walked onto the platform and saw another train. Perfect now I can make it to the destination point.
Thump, thump, thump. He turned toward the noise and saw a tall figure walk onto the platform. "Ah, the tyrant. I was wondering when I was going to see you when the 'Red Umbrella' said they were going to deploy you."
The tyrant said nothing standing about thirty feet away from Corin. He noticed that its left sleeve had been completely burned off exposing its muscular arm and tentacles protruding in and out. The tyrant just stood there looking at Corin.
"Shy are we?" Corin said waving his hand. Suddenly a fireball shot out of his palm in the direction of the tyrant. The tyrant jumped to the side, away from the fire and stood its ground. Corin put his hand down and cracked his knuckles. He then pulled his Sigpro pistol out and started running toward the Tyrant shooting. At the same moment the tyrant did the same pulling a nine-millimeter out and firing in the direction of him and missing.
Corin was shooting the tyrant squarely in the chest watching it not even flinching to the bullets. He jumped forward firing and so did the tyrant as they both fired towards each other. They flew past each other and Corin's pistol went dry. He landed and jumped to his feet and faced the tyrant who checked and threw its gun aside. Corin did the same. The tyrant ran to Corin and swung its two fists rapidly missing as he blocked the heavy impacts. He then ducked then uppercut it slamming his fist into its chin. The tyrant then grabbed Corin's arms and repeatedly head butted him. He then stuck his knee on its chest stopping the attack.
The tyrant grabbed his leg and threw him into the concrete wall making the wall crack. Corin fell to his knees and felt blood drip from his mouth. He wiped his lip and ran toward the tyrant and pouched it three times in the chest then jumping out of the way as it slammed its giant fist hard on the floor making a crumbling hole.
Corin jumped in the air and kicked the Tyrant's head two times. The tyrant fell on its back and he landed on the ground and threw his hands out releasing another ball of fire on the face of the tyrant.
The tyrant then slammed its fist into Corin causing him to fly back a few feet. The tyrant got to its feet and walked to Corin and picked him up by his leg and started slamming him repeatedly into the wall.
Corin started feeling pain in his head. The tyrant then threw him into the subway lane. It then roared in triumph. Corin jumped up and fired three fireballs at the tyrants head and the tyrant stumbled back. He ran toward it and jumped up and kicked it in the face. He swung his knee under the tyrant's feet making it fall to its left and Corin slammed his fist into its chest sending it flying through three pillars. The tyrant now lay on its back motionless as stone and concrete fell onto its body.
It was defeated, for the time being. Corin turned and went towards the train and ran into the cockpit and pulled the lever up speeding the train up. The tunnel then entered a massive room with four tracks then went back to a single tunnel. The tracked turned and went deeper down then came to a connector and joined another track. The train then went up and went passed another station and came out of a tunnel into the open of the city.
"What the fuck?" he said slowing the train down in front of a series of demolished trains. The train stopped and he got out.
The lane was blocked so he had to walk on foot towards the hospital. He walked into the trashed street and noticed some zombies all re- killed and sprawled lifelessly on the ground. He ran down the street hoping he could get to the hospital quicker without wasting his time. He looked at the street name, it said Harbor Land Street. He then checked his laptop. He was only fifteen blocks away, 'Damn it, if it wasn't for that train barrier I would have been there.' He looked at the tall buildings and continued on his way. He looked towards a burning building and saw two people walking toward him waving there hands. More company.
Note: Okay, I'm gonna add one more chapter here, then calling it quits until next week or so. Going on vacation, and I so excited! Ahem sorry. Please R&R