CHAPTER 3

Jack was in a helicopter on his way to the military lab in South Carolina. After what seemed to be 2 hours, they landed. Jack stepped out of the helicopter along with two cops. He stepped into the crime scene with yellow caution tape around it. Jack bent down examining the blood.

"Did he kill all 4 of the men here?" Jack asked.

"No, would you like to see the other crime scenes?" one of the cops asked.

"Yes, please," Jack said. They led him to the other crime scene. He stepped over the caution tape. He saw blood everywhere. There was blood on screens.

"These must've been grisly murders," Jack commented.

"Very grisly," the other cop answered. Jack got up. Suddenly, one of the cop's radios went off.

"WE GOT ASSASSINS. WE GOT ASSASSINS," a voice screamed into the radio. The cops jumped into action. One ran up to Jack handing him a 9 millimeter berretta.

"Do you know how to use one of these?" the cop asked.

"Yeah," Jack answered springing into action. They ran through a doorway. Jack chased after them. They heard a scream. They halted readying their guns. Suddenly, a man dressed up in army cloths ran up attacking with a knife. The cop he attacked flipped him over his back turning around and shooting him. Jack readied his gun cautiously stepping forward. They walked down a hallway. They opened the door at the end of the hallway. A soldier was leaned up against a wall sitting down and a few bullet holes through his chest. A cop ran up.

"What happened?" the cop asked bending down.

"We-were-were-we were-ambushed-by-by-by mercenaries. They're-still-here," the soldier stuttered. All the sudden, his eyes widened. Jack spun his leg around kicking an assassin straight in the face. The mercenary fell back while Jack fired his gun three times. The assassin tried to scream, but when he did, blood spilled out of his mouth. He fell back hitting his head on the wall and probably snapping it. Jack stood there.

"Good job Mr. Frant," the cop commended. Jack seethed his breathing. The cop picked up the down soldier. He swung him over his shoulder. They ran when all the sudden the cop holding the soldier was shot square in the shoulder. The cop nearly fell down. He swung around pointing his gun from where the shot came from. Before he could pull the trigger, he was shot again straight in the chest. The cop fell to the ground with the soldier. The other cop and Jack ran for cover. The firing started spraying the premises madly. Jack spun around out in sight firing at where the shots were coming from. He hit the assassin who was firing at them. Jack stood up. The cop stood up along with him. They walked down the hallway. He saw the assassin he had hit. The assassin had an oozy on him. Jack walked back to the dead cop taking off his gun holders with one in it and put it on himself putting his hand gun in the empty gun holder. He walked back to the cop who was still alive picking the oozy as he passed the assassin body. Jack readied his oozy prepared for anything. Jack slowly and cautiously walked next to the cop. They came into a room full of screens and dead soldiers. Jack saw 4 assassins. He readied his oozy firing. All of them jumped out of the way taking cover behind objects in the room. One jumped out shooting. The shots knocked Jack's oozy out of his hands. Jack dove for cover along with the cop. Jack took his two hand guns out getting up shooting madly. He hit two who had jumped out. The cop ran out tackling the next assassin that ran out. Jack saw the other one jump out, and pull the triggers to see that he was out of ammo. He threw the guns aside. The mercenary had a knife trying to bring it down on Jack. Jack held his arm back with his hand around the assassin's neck while the assassin's other free arm was around Jack's neck. Jack let go of the assassin's neck turning him around, and putting him in a headlock twisting the knife so the tip was pointing at the assassin. Jack slowly started to pull the knife towards the assassin who was resisting as much as he could. Jack had the point touching the assassin's chest. He slowly pushed it in further. The assassin screamed as the blade slowly made its way into his flesh. Once Jack had the knife in him real deep, Jack tossed him aside. He ran to help the cop. The cop was having a hard time. It looked like he had been stabbed already. Jack picked up the assassin throwing him down. Jack took the other assassin's knife out of him and brought it back down into the assassin's shoulder who screamed trying to get up. Jack pushed him back slicing a thin cut up the assassin's neck. The assassin screamed again with blood spilling from his mouth. Jack stood up with the knife still at hand. Jack was a little dizzy. He turned around throwing the knife which landed squarely in an assassin's heart who tried to sneak up on Jack. The cop got up with his hand over his wound.

"Thanks, Mr. Frant. May I ask where you learned to fight?" the cop asked.

"I took 6 years in the military," Jack replied. The cop nodded understanding. "We should put some pressure on that wound. Lean up against the control panels," Jack demanded. The cop obeyed. Jack took his jacket off pressing it up against the cops wound. "Keep it like this," Jack said kindly. He grabbed a radio. "Hello, hello. Does anyone copy?" Jack asked.

Suddenly, a voice came through.

"HELP PLEASE HELP ME," the voice screamed.

"We have more assassins?" Jack asked.

"NO! IT'S SOMETHING WORSE. IT'S A CREATURE. AAGH," the voice screamed as Jack could hear pieces of flesh being torn apart. Then he heard heavy breathing, it didn't sound like it belonged to a man. Jack turned all the screens on. There were monsters. There were flying skulls with monsters throwing fireballs. Jack scanned the outside. There was lava everywhere. He saw monsters and creatures more terrifying than ever jumping out of the lava. A flying skull flew straight through a man looking like it was taking his soul. The man became what looked to be drunk staggering. Jack looked on another screen. There was a monster throwing fireballs at a man. He looked on another screen. He saw the same monster using its claws to tear through a man. Jack realized Dr. Trune wasn't lying. This was Hell on Earth.