Chapter Five: Realisation
All the shouting, screaming and shooting had stopped now. Everything was silent. Only
thing to be heard was Tessa's angered breathes and Radnor's blood dripping to the floor.
John looked down at her.
"Listen Sergeant, this man has been infected. He'll turn into one of those things soon."
She looked up at him and then back down at the now dead Radnor before shaking her
head.
"You need to put him out of his misery."
Tessa stood up and walked over to a pillar on the opposite side of the corridor.
"I'm sorry."
Once she reached the wall she threw her entire body into a punch, and then leaned her
head on the wall. How could I let this happen? She took a deep breath to clear her
thoughts and then turned and pulled her desert eagle out of its holster and put a bullet in
Radnor's head.
"Those things, they… choose who to infect. If you have a history of violence or
psychotic behaviour, it'll infect you, if not it'll just kill you."
She holstered her gun and leaned back on the pillar, propping her foot up on it.
"Great. So either way we're screwed."
Her voice was heavy with anger and frustration. She took in a deep breath and lifted her
head to look at John.
"If you get infected and you're not a psycho, you become superhuman."
Tessa pushed her propped foot against the wall so she wasn't leaning on it anymore and
put her hand to her ear piece.
"Is there anyone left? Get back to the elevator. You hear me? Get back to the elevator!"
"There won't be anyone left."
She growled and grabbed him by the scruff and slammed him against the nearest wall.
John looked at her face, she was only half angry. He put his hand on her shoulder. All the
anger bubbled down to despair and she half flopped to the ground, her head hanging.
"They were all good men."
She flopped down to sitting on a step holding her head in her hands. John sat down next
to her, he knew there was nothing he could say that could comfort her so he just put his
arm around her shoulders. She leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What the hell does UAC want from down here anyway?"
"They probably want C24."
She sat up and looked at him curiously. He took his arm from round her and leaned them
on his knees and looked forward into a dark corridor.
"Chromosome 24, it's what you get infected with. I should know, I was injected with a
vile of it."
She stood up and turned to face him.
"I'm guessing you're not a nut job then."
"Guess not."
John stood and looked at her. She realised he was at least a good head taller then her.
Tessa took her rifle into hand.
"Let's get outta here."
They ran threw the corridors, guns aiming at any possible point of attack. The elevator
came into view ahead of them.
"Shit."
They stopped at the elevator doors.
"I sent the forensics team up, they should be at the surface by now."
"Where the hell's my team?"
She looked in every direction but there was no one to be seen. He glanced at her and then
looked round himself. Nothing. She stopped turning to look at John.
"I can't leave my team down here."