Chapter Thirty-2: OverKill
All five of them walked down the street, half a block away from the city pass, all tired. Erica's knees ached inventively as they walked, knowing that if they stopped would lead to un-wanting attention.
They stuck to the middle of the street, walking past fires, Erica could already see the pass, a small hump in the horizon growing bigger by the minute as they got closer. And so did the cars.
Up ahead, vehicles of all the sorts were crammed into the street, some flipped over, wrecked, on fire, or perfectly in fine condition. Many of the doors remained open. A desecrated police blockade was broken through with a jack-knifed eighteen wheeler intersecting the whole street, cutting off the path to the pass.
The pass itself was humongous. As tall as a five story building and as wide as eight lanes. Since Arclay and Hybrid City were bordered by walls, City Pass was the only way to one city to the other. The pass was just a gigantic tunnel which was the only way leading to Hybrid. There were four lanes per each direction of traffic. A four lane railway system divided it coming up from the ground, possibly the subway system.
About fifty feet, above all was the beginning of the monorail system going back and forth through the path which sat in the middle, in between the walking and biking lane.
Erica was able to make out the endless tunnel as they approached it, awing in horror. There were massive car pile ups, colliding with the half revealed train coming out from under the ground.
"Well, now that we're here?" Surge asked looking at her Dad, "What do we do next?"
Erica answered, "we find a car and get to Hybrid. Or we can use the monorail system." She then suggested.
"That's not a bad idea..."
"But frankly, the monorail isn't stopped here at the station," she said pointing at the empty track, "now is it? Damn, why don't you-" her voice faded as the monorail tram came into view.
Tange moved pushing everybody away, "Go! Hide! It's Umbrella."
Erica ran with her Dad and hid behind the overturned cars, Surge and Orchid hid inside one of the eighteen wheelers open trailers, were they appeared to be wearing some kind of head gear. Tange was seen nowhere now-
She jumped suddenly as someone grabbed her shoulder, turning her around facing her with Tange. She let out a frustrated sigh and shook her head as he let go of her, placing his finger to his mouth telling her to be quiet.
"Joey, Erica. They're five of them up there guarding the entrance to the inside." He looked at Erica, "can you do something for me?"
A moment later...
Tange crept up the stairs quietly to the monorail tram were the Umbrella soldiers were. Looking across, on the spiral staircase were Surge and Orchid creeping up the stair case also.
Reaching the top of the where the monorail parked, the soldiers were quick to his attention.
"You're Roland!" The soldier said.
Tange looked at him with calm eyes, "That's what some they call me."
The rest of the soldier stepped up with their weapons holstered, "The Osiris wants to give you something," the second one said.
A gun was then pointed at his head by the first soldier, "Drop your weapon and put your hands up."
Tange dropped the .44 hearing it clatter on the ground and put his hands up.
"Good." The second one said.
Tange looked at his right hand and then back at the group of soldiers, "Look at my right hand," everyone but the one pointing the gun at him looked, "watch me close it." Tange closed his hand forming a fist and smiled, "It's a signal."
Ssss....ooom! Splash! The side of the first soldiers head opened up as a sniper's bullet flew into his temple, killing him instantly. Blood shot out the other side of his head and sprayed the second and third soldiers' faces. As they grimaced in disgust and horror, two more shots rang out, both different. Erica must've fired the next shot by the short barking sound of the custom, while the third shot was the sniper that Joey was using. The last two soldiers fell to the ground as one's neck and one's head were torn to shreds.
Tange dropped to a crouch and snatched the .44 and fired at the second soldier's knee. His knee was quickly engulfed in a cloud of blood as everything below his knee cap was gruesomely shattered apart. The soldier screamed in pain as he clutched his useless leg as Tange shot the other in the chest, creating a gaping hole while blood and bone flew out of his exit wound. Surge and Orchid finished running up the stairs and Tange looked over the ledge seeing Joey and Erica going up the staircase he had used.
"Jesus..." Orchid said, walking over the blood drenched bodies, going over to Tange, "thirty seconds into meeting them and already the place is coated in blood."
Surge shook his head and glanced over at Tange, "They started it."
He ignored them, walking over to the monorail and stepped in and approached the controls. Everything was in order, all that was needed was to release the brakes and hang tight. Tange turned around and exited the train to join the others finding Erica and Joey up were everyone was.
"We have zombies." Joey said wiping back his hair and pointing down over the balcony. Tange glanced over the edge looking down the one and only street which led to the City Pass, spotting the slow approaching undead army making their way towards them.
"Everyone in the monorail," Tange commanded, "now."
"Operation failed, deploy Ghost! Deploy-"
Tange quickly turned around finding the legless soldier sprawled on the ground whispering loudly into his radio. He approached him quickly and picked him up by his shirt collar with both hands and held him above the balcony over the overcoming carriers.
The soldier laughed, coughing up blood as he looked Tange in the eyes, "Go ahead...KILL ME!" He spat, slightly wincing in pain, "It wouldn't make a difference. I'll just die by the hands of an Umbrella hater, quick and painless..." He then laughed angering Tange even more. He pulled him back over the ground and pushed him on the ground and armed himself with one of the suppressed handguns and aimed it at the soldiers head.
"What is Ghost?" He demanded, "And what do you mean deploy?"
"Tange, quit dinking around, let's go man," Joey hollered from the monorail.
"In a minute."
The soldier smiled exposing his bloody teeth, "Why should I tell you, kill me."
Tange looked at him coldly and put his gun away and grabbed him by his whole leg and dragged him towards the staircase. Carriers were already halfway up when Tange tossed him down watching him stop halfway, "I'm not going to kill you...but they will!"
He watched as the soon-to-be-dead expression changed to mere shock, "No! Wait! I'll tell you!"
Tange turned around and walked towards the monorail, "You should've talked."
"Wait! Please! I don't want to die!"
He stopped abruptly, feeling the pain those few days ago with Caitlyn saying the exact same words 'I don't want to die!' Boarding the monorail, Tange turned around and looked at the guy, "That's your problem...not mine." With that, the doors closed and the monorail departed. Seconds later everyone could hear the soldier scream out in pain.
"What the hell just happened?!" The Osiris screamed at the man, second in charge of the operation.
"We just lost the team."
"I KNOW!" He screamed looking at the camera feeds through out the City Pass, replaying the takedown and slaughter of the team. "What was the last transmission?"
The man second in charge hit a button and waited a few seconds, "Operation failed, deploy Ghost! Deploy-"
"Sir, if we deploy Ghost. Roland and his team would not survive through the Pass."
"Yes, but its Roland I want dead!" Osiris spat loudly looking over at Dehorn, "Fine, deploy it! Now!"
"Base to Hind D. You are granted permission to deploy package midway of City Pass."
"Affirmative base. Hind D out."
Pilot Trenton Webster was just over the Pass; oh what luck he had today. Since he was practically the only one who was able to pilot the chopper, it decreased his chances by a shitload of not being sent into the city.
"Just at the press of this red button and I'll be done for tonight." He smiled as he placed his hand on the deploy button, "Done for tonight. Paycheck in the morning. Then vacation." Webster laughed and hit the button.
Everyone sat a few feet forward from Tange in the monorail. Surge stood with Joey at the controls, staring down at the desecration below the tracks. There was not much to see. Just the same old, same old. Wrecked cars, buses, trucks, everything. There were a few carriers spotted here and there, proving not to be much of a treat.
"How long is this tunnel?" Surge asked.
"Ten miles." Joey answered accelerating the speed from the simple controls. The controls were made were even an idiot could operate it, only had an up and down switch. Down for slow to stop and up for more speed. Right now it was at the highest it could go.
Surge could already feel the whole car shake comfortably, also hearing the silent engine beginning to hum loudly. "Damn, ten miles. You got to be kidding me."
"It's true."
He turned from the controls and walked into the seating area, joining Erica and Orchid who were having a nice little chat while looking into the green metal crate that was discovered once they boarded. "Whatcha find in their?"
"A shitload of explosives." Orchid said, "Grenades ranging from timed to blow on impact. More C4, some rounds for the grenade launcher." She held up a belt of blue shells, "Ice grenades. Liable to freeze anything that is hit on contact."
Surge gave a smirk, "Anything in there for me?"
"Sure," Erica said, "here's a C4 plus detonator for you. Here's another for my dad." She finished handing him another set of C4.
"Tange? Catch!"
That was the last Surge heard as he entered the control room again handing Joey the C4. "A present from Erica."
"Thanks, man. I really liked the last one." Joey exclaimed laughing a little, like a small child on Christmas.
Surge smiled, hearing another noise. A chopper, flying low above the pass-
KA-Crunch! Surge was thrown back as something violently hit the monorail. Lying on the ground, the tearing of metal and the burst of wind was quickly heard from his ears, and felt on his face.
"TANGE!" He heard Erica shout over the howling of the wind.
Getting up, he found the whole back end of the train was gone, even Tange. All that was left was the passing background of the Pass.
"STOP THE TRAIN!" Erica screamed running towards the edge of the train.
Surge grabbed her arm just before she could even reach it and pulled her back. "What are you doing?!" He shouted, "You could've been knocked out!"
Erica apparently ignored him and repeated the phrase, "Stop the train!"
"No!" Orchid shouted.
"Why not?!" Joey shouted from the controls.
Surge looked up and felt his jaw drop spotting the charred remains of Corin running after them down the tracks.
"I thought he was dead." Orchid shouted.
Surge aimed the shotgun and fired. To his dismay, sparks flew off Corin as the shells ricocheted off him, "Damn!" He must've had his metal vest plating seared into his skin, which affected him greatly.
Corin was much different, everything except those cat eyes of his glowing aimlessly in the Pass. His body was a metallic black color, with parts of the chest plating glowing in the dark. There sprouts of red glowing veins throughout his body and tentacles slithered randomly in and out of his skin.
"Stand back!" Joey shouted as he threw one of the C4 explosives on the track. As Corin ran over it, Joey hit the detonation and a huge explosion blew across the tracks.
Surge then saw Corin fly through the air and crash into the speeding monorail. Oh, not good.
"Stop the train!" Joey shouted and Erica who was now at the wheel pulled down the lever.
The monorail screeched loudly and everyone was thrust forward into the driver controls. Surge was on his back when he got up seeing Corin's head at his feet. Corin gave out a roar and Surge rammed his boot into his face. He gave out a roaring yelp as he got up and set his C4 right on the floor. The whole totaled compartment came to a complete halt and Surge got to his feet.
"Quick! Onto the station platform!" Orchid screamed. Joey pulled the doors opened and ran onto the platform.
Surge pumped another round into Corin's head which by the sound and movements after that seemed that he stunned him momentarily. "Come On!" Surge screamed, exiting the monorail, "IT'S GONNA BLOW!"
Everyone ran down the staircase hooked to the platform while Surge armed himself with the detonator and hit the switch.
BOOOOM! The force of the explosion tossed him down the stairs and into the asphalt. Bits and pieces of what was left of the car rained down onto the ground as he got up and found everyone else who were almost out of the Pass.
He took off after them jumping over debris and dodging carrier as he made it out into the open of the street as everyone else.
"I think he doesn't really care about Tange that much but, us now." Orchid said.
"But what about Tange?" Erica said, "Aren't we going back?"
"Fuck no!" Surge said in frustration.
"But-"
"No!"
"Hey, you kids ready to go? We'll get to the building faster in this!" Joey suddenly shouted.
Everyone looked over at him who was sitting in the driver's seat of a beat up van with minor dents and in running condition. Great! On foot was getting tiring.
Note: Sorry for the longdelay, I was working on another story. It's posted and will have original characters. Please R&R it. It's called Renaissance. More to come, tell me what you liked if you review either of them. Next chapter to come: Slicing Down The Force.