A Plan Revealed
'Gavin? What are you doing back? Surely an hour can't be over already?'
Amber stood as Gavin approached her. He had obviously been running because he was panting and proceeded to bend over with his hands on his knees. 'Amber' he gasped '…Katy, she…she said to get out.'
'What?' Amber said, surprised.
'Katy' Gavin repeated, 'Katy… we were walking, I showed her my kids and…she said everyone needs to get out…she knows something we don't! She said we won't get out alive if we don't leave now!'
Amber said nothing and simply stared at him with wide eyes.
'Hey,' Gavin continued finally catching his breath, 'Kevin, what happened?'
'Huh?' Amber mumbled before realizing she was asked a question. 'Oh! Well, after you and the others left…' she paused still confused, 'well we talked, probably for five minutes. Then he said he was hurting again and he groaned a lot and then he…fainted, I think. He slumped down and no matter how much I tried he didn't wake up. He isn't dead, I checked his pulse. But I don't know how much longer he'll cope. I gave up trying ten minutes ago.'
Gavin stared at Kevin who was lying on the stairs. 'This must be what she meant…' he turned sharply to Amber, 'listen, Katy says the owner of this house is here, don't ask how, I don't know, but she says he won't hurt her. I think she's safe. The rest of us aren't. We need to find everyone else and-'
'and what?'
Amber and Gavin turned to see Becky and Tiffany coming though their door.
'You're here!'
'Not for long!' Tiffany cried, 'I'm out of here. There's something not right in this house and I'm pretty sure it's in the form of a dead man.'
'A what?' Amber felt her head, suddenly feeling sick at all this news.
Becky explained what happened to them and let Gavin tell what happened to him.
'That settles it!' Tiffany said, panicked. 'If she says were gonna die them who am I to question her!' she began walking quickly towards the door but was stopped by Gavin.
'Remember, there's still two others on this mission who have no idea what's going on.' He stated.
'Oh, and we do?' Tiffany replied sarcastically.
'We know more than them.'
Harry whistled pleasantly whilst dragging the knocked out man along the corridor. It was dark but it made no difference to him, after all he knew these halls inside out. He wondered if the others had ran into his little creations yet. Surely some would have.
Suddenly a groan was heard further up the corridor. A painful and hungry groan. The sound of sloppy footsteps approached him, no more than two feet away.
Slowly and calmly, he pulled out a silver whistle that had been tied around his neck. He blew gently so a soft tune played. The monster near him stumbled backwards, there was a thump. As he passed it, Harry smiled at the figure. It was shrivelled up in a heap as if hiding.
'See you later, Wilfred.' Harry said, continuing on his way. Turning a few corners he came to a set of crooked, wooden steps. Taking no care whatsoever, he kicked Dominic down, watching him tumble to the bottom. He followed. He took hold on Dominic's legs again, but before he could go on, a door from the floor above opened. By the footsteps Harry could tell the person wasn't a monster. It had not come the same way he did. It was alone. It was crying.
Harry recognised the noise all to well, and to be quite frank, he was getting tired of hearing it.
'Heather?' he called upstairs. The person stopped crying abruptly.
'Dick?' a quivering voice replied.
'Come down here,' Harry, better known as Dick, ordered.
The girl came down the stairs very slowly, timidly. She wore the S.T.A.R.S. badge with 'Katy' underneath. She stopped nearly at the bottom, as if afraid to go further. Dick smiled comfortingly at her and climbed the few steps till he was in front of her. He took his sisters hand, stoking it with his thumb.
'Did you deliver that boy?' he asked.
Heather shook her head, not saying a word.
Dick's eyes hardened and his grip tightened, yet he continued sweetly, 'and why not?'
Wincing at the pain, Heather stuttered, 'he was…I couldn't…his kids were…'
'His kids are not my problem.' Dick snapped. His hold tightened more and Heather cried out. Dick lowered his voice into the warm, sickly tone as before, 'Heather…Thomas is hungry. He is going to die. Our brother. We need these people to feed him. He needs them. Are you telling me you let his food go?'
'Dick stop! It hurts! I'm sorry!' Heather cried, bending to free her hand.
'Sorry doesn't feed him Heather!' Dick growled. 'if those officers get away, you know what I'll do? I'll give him you!'
'No! Dick, please! I'm sorry!'
Dick released her and watched her cry on the steps. 'You'd better prey I don't have to do that…'
He turned and went back to dragging the unconscious officer towards the lab.
Heather stayed.
AN. that was hard to write, I don't like being violent! But please tell me what you think!
To reviewers:
Kirei Baka Kasumi: sorry I'm taking so long, I have no excuse (ok, I have moved house, give me that). Yes you are right! Katy is involved! This chapter makes that clear eh? The zombies are hiding…find out!
Dawley: Thanks, no I really want to continue with this but yet again it depends if people want it, but I appreciate your BOOYAKAA! Review, I'm so happy!