CHAPTER 3:

When they arrived outside, there were many people running for cover, past a police car that was parked perpendicular to the street. Behind it was a police officer, firing upon the zombies, some of which were already attacking other officers.

The officer continued to fire upon the zombies, stopping only when his clip ran out. As he ejected the empty, he looked and saw the group of survivors.

"You startled me!" He said in a nervous tone. "I'm surprised you're still alive, these strange creatures have taken over all of Raccoon City!"

"What are they?" Yoko asked.

"I don't know, miss, but I do know that they are coming in greater numbers. We need to secure the area. Can you help out?"

Yoko nodded, and was vaguely aware that the others acknowledged in agreement somehow.

"OK, there are a couple of police cars that we can use to build a barricade. Move them against the other cruisers and we'll try to hold them off from here. Go now!"

At that, Kevin, Mark, and David ran ahead to the cruiser ahead of the one the officer was standing behind, and began to move it ahead to the next perpendicular cruiser. At the same time, George, Jim, and Alyssa went to the other cruiser to move it. The officer paused for a moment after he loaded his gun and looked at Yoko.

"That knife isn't going to be too helpful. Why don't you take this?" He handed her his handgun.

"But what are you going to do in case those creatures come after you?"

The officer smirked slightly as he produced a shotgun. "Don't worry, my little friend and I will take care of them, and trust me, he's not running out of ammo anytime soon!"

Yoko nodded slightly and ran to help cover her friends, gulping as she saw the zombies crawling underneath the barricade that was already made. Kevin and Mark were trying to take them out, but more were coming quickly. Thinking quickly, the men along with David ran back to the other cruiser, watching as the rest of the survivors finished the barricade. For awhile, everything seemed to calm down.

Then Jim spoke up. "Oh shit! Look!"

Yoko didn't want to believe what she saw. Countless zombies were parading toward the barricade, and some were either climbing over it, while others crawled beneath it. And they were advancing at an extremely fast rate.

"Oh no, we've got to get out of here!" The officer ran back towards a set of double doors, which he unlocked with a key. At that, the survivors followed him into what turned out to be a large alleyway between two apartment buildings.

At the other end was another set of double doors. The officer ran towards it and tried to open it. "Shit! It's stuck!" He pulled out his shotgun and began firing at the doors, causing them to budge a little at a time. Kevin ran up and began kicking the door in between shotgun blasts.

Meanwhile, the rest of the survivors looked around for anything useful. Yoko's eyes grew wide as she saw zombies beginning to crawl through small grates in the wall between the street and the alleyway. She called for help as she began to fire upon the zombies, feeling as though the gun would jump out of her hand as she pulled the trigger each time. The zombies dropped like flies, but Yoko found that she was slowly running out of ammunition.

It was then that she heard the sound of the doors being broken through, and she ran towards the open doors-

-and stopped in horror at the sight of more zombies waiting there. It was like someone was playing a cruel trick on her and the rest of the survivors. She watched in horror as the officer tried in vain to fend off the zombies, and then get pushed to the ground.

In desperation, he tried to fend them off using his gun as a shield. He then yelled to the survivors, "There's a fuel tanker over there! Leak the fuel and then set it on fire! It's the only solution!" The cop then began to yell in agony as a zombie began to feast on him.

Yoko ran towards the tanker, and saw the valve which would spill out the fuel. She quickly opened it and the fuel shot out like a fire hose. It was then that she realized something was missing.

Oh shit, I don't have anything to light it with!

She sighed, backing away towards the canal which ran past the area they were standing in, watching as the rest of the survivors ran towards her. It was then that she heard Kevin yell.

"Everyone, get back, I'm gonna ignite this thing!"

It was then that Yoko saw what he had in his hands. It was a lighter of some kind, and it was already lit. Almost immediately, Kevin dropped the lighter onto the fuel, and a wall of flames literally shot up from nowhere, engulfing the zombies in its wake.

It was then that Cindy shouted something barely audible over the crackling of the flames. Yoko strained to listen, and she just barely made out, "…fuel tanker…explode!"

Yoko realized with horror that the flames were, indeed, getting close to the fuel tanker, and it would only be a matter of moments before that exploded too.

Quickly thinking, Yoko ran to the edge of the canal and jumped into the water. It was fairly deep, yet she was able to keep herself above the surface. She then heard someone yell as they plunged into the water.

It was Jim, and already he was whining about how his sneakers were ruined. Followed by him were David and then Cindy, who was holding her shoes in one hand as she jumped. After that, George and Alyssa took the plunge. Finally, Mark and Kevin jumped into the canal, and not a moment too soon.

An ear splitting explosion was heard from above, followed by the sound of something heavy crashing onto the ground.

Yoko then saw a sewer pipe nearby, and began to crawl through it, hoping it would lead somewhere that was safer than the area they were in now.