Korrasami 88: Okay...
Antha1: So, how was the rest of the fight?
NexusOscura: Oh, where have you been lately? Kinda been missing your reviews.
Al Drin Hoshizora: They're the good guys.
MrScourch: Well, at this point, Joe is the boss.
I am a burglar: You're not leaving, are you? I mean, practically the whole population is here. You're going be pretty lonely if you skip.
The Batista: What?
Creamy Buttercap: Okay...
Gloyd Orangeboar: Um, who? The Freaks or the Others.
As the fighting intensified at the front of the Freak Hideout between the Others and the gunmen, an even larger mass of Others emerged from the back of the building, and began to advance towards the hideout.
Yellowjacket had given the order for them to remain hidden until the building's defenses had been lured out to fight the Others at the front. Then, while they were distracted by the Others that would meet them at the front, the building would be left defenseless, and the rest of the Others could attack from behind.
At the front of the crowd, Pale Girl dashed out, a gun in her clawed hands. She dashed towards the fire exit at the back of the building, and rammed into it to try and break in. One of the larger Others lumbered over and effortlessly smashed through the exit door, and Pale Girl instantly burst in. Quickly, the crowd of Others followed, shoving their way into the fire exit. They ran up the stairs and into the building, anticipating the shock of the Freaks when they saw how cleverly the Others had gotten in.
Pale Girl, on the other hand, was thinking solely of the Boss. Tonight, she would finally meet the man who had caused her so much pain. Then, their rivalry could finally come to an end.
Within the building, the crowd of Freaks waited in the main area of the hideout, all of them huddled together as they listened to the sound of the battle raging outside.
The sounds of gunfire, screaming, and destruction was heard by the crowd, and a few people trembled in fear. While they couldn't see what was happening outside, what they heard was giving off the impression that things weren't going well for them.
The sounds of windows breaking in the upper sections of the building caused nearly the entire crowd to quake in unison. The sound of Others growling and heavy footsteps upstairs only stimulated their terror.
"They're inside!" One man shouted out in horror. A few men and woman began to shout out in terror as they saw the walls of the building start to get dented as the Others outside began to break in.
Bill held Margaret's hand tightly as he tried to get her as far away from the front of the crowd as possible. There was no doubt now that the Others would soon get into the building, and there was no telling what they might do.
As the two slowly pushed their way to the back of the crowd, Bill heard sounds coming from the former Boss' cell. "Stay here," He ordered Margaret, and he then broke out into a run towards the hallway leading to the Boss' cell.
As soon as he got to the Boss' cell door, he quickly twisted the doorknob and threw it open. He saw the Boss was standing up, and his eyes held an air of confusion in it.
"What's going on?" He asked, concerned.
"The Others are attacking the hideout," Bill quickly explained. The two heard the sound of another window getting smashed threw, and Bill added, "They're winning."
The Boss groaned, and punched the wall. "Dammit!" He shouted in frustration. He suddenly rushed out of the cell, and Bill didn't bother stopping him. The sounds of the Others breaking into the building from all sides echoed throughout the hideout as the two rushed down the hallways.
When they finally reached the crowd of Freaks, Bill and the Boss could hear screaming coming from the front of the crowd. The Boss roughly shoved through the crowd to get to the front, Bill following closely.
When they finally reached the front of the crowd, they saw the doorway, on the brink of collapse from getting rammed into by an unseen force outside the building. The crowd tensed with each ram, watching the door give away with each strike.
Then, suddenly, the doorway was smashed through by an armored bus. The crowd all let out screams of horror as the bus nearly ran several people over, but came to a stop a few inches away from the Freaks.
The front of the bus was covered in rubble, and the Freaks froze, staring at it in wonder. Then, the doors to the bus were kicked open, and the four college-aged Others strode out casually.
"Make way, everybody," George warned the crowd of Freaks as they backed away. "Make way. General Yellowjacket is coming through."
"General What?" Bill asked, as if he'd heard incorrectly.
"Zuul, mother-trucker, Zuul," Rob bellowed out. Instantly, the crowd of Others poured into the building through the utterly demolished entryway. The crowd of Freaks all screamed in horror and were about to turn and run, but were shocked to see another crowd of Others blocking the way. They had been the ones who had sneaked in from the rear.
As the Others surrounded the Freaks from all sides, Bill noticed the familiar figure of his daughter's silhouette, concealed by the dust. Yellowjacket stumbled over the rubble and into the building, coughing slightly from the wreckage. Blackjacket was by her side.
"Riley!" Bill shouted out.
"Hey, dad," Yellowjacket said, acting disinterested. Then, she turned her attention from him and looked up in the direction of the Boss' personal quarters.
"Come out, Boss!" She demanded, narrowing her eyes. There was a tense silence, the Freaks and Others not saying a word.
Then, slowly, Joe awkwardly shambled out from the crowd and to the front, in view of Yellowjacket. His hands were up, and he meekly said, "We surrender."
Yellowjacket stared at him in disbelief. "What?" She sputtered out. "You're not the Boss."
"I am, now," Joe pointed out. "Eh, the former Boss was. . . impeached."
Yellowjacket pouted. "Come out, ex-Boss!" She shouted again.
"Alright," A voice said from in the midst of the crowd. Yellowjacket turned to the voice, and saw the Boss shuffle out of the crowd and past Joe. He looked different, now, Yellowjacket noticed. His jacket was in tatters, he was walking with a hunch, and his glasses were missing, revealing his dead eyes.
The Boss had hardly gotten a few feet when, suddenly, a small, pale girl soared out over the crowd and towards him. Yellowjacket jumped as Pale Girl body-slammed the man with such force that he went crashing to the ground.
The Boss groaned and rubbed his sore head. As he sat up, he was swiftly kicked in the face by Pale Girl. The Patient Zero hissed at him, and swiped her claws at him.
"Okay, I get it, I get it," The Boss said, shielding his face. Pale Girl growled, and got on all fours, circling him as the crowd watched.
"Booosss," She sneered in hatred, narrowing her eyes. Pulling the gun out from behind her back, she aimed the gun at the man's face. The Boss stared at the barrel of the gun, sitting up.
"So, I guess this is it," The Boss whispered, stretching. Pale Girl was misled to see a look of coolness in the Boss' eyes, rather than fear.
"I get it," He said, heaving deeply. "You hate me. Me and my dad hurt you, and you want payback. I understand, child."
Pale Girl stared at him, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Why. . . are you. . . not scared?!" She asked, every word an effort.
The Boss was silent for a moment before answering. "Because I know what being dead feels like," He said, simply. "And if I'm the only one you really want, and if you'll leave the others when I'm gone, then I'm clean of my past mistakes." With that, he closed his eyes.
Pale Girl stared at the Boss in shock, her mouth hanging open. When she had imagined this moment, she'd didn't think it would pan out like this.
It wasn't fair. She wanted him to feel fear, to feel pain, like she had. She'd been waiting for this day for so long, and he wouldn't even grant her the reaction she desired.
"Patient Zero," Yellowjacket whispered, and slowly put a hand on her shoulder. However, Pale Girl swatted her away, and continued to stare at the Boss. She aimed the gun at his forehead, and prepared to pull the trigger.
Suddenly, the sound of a car zooming towards the building filled everyone's ears. Yellowjacket and Pale Girl spun around to see a car driving towards the demolished entrance. Immediately, the two dove out of the way.
The car dove inside the building, stopping next to the bus. Yellowjacket stared at the car, wondering who was inside. Pale Girl stared on in confusion.
The doors to the car were kicked open, and Jill, Ghoul and Noose all rushed out. They turned around for a few moments, and their eyes all rested on Yellowjacket.
"Yellowjacket!" Ghoul shouted joyously, and she rushed towards her. Before Yellowjacket could comprehend what was happening, Ghoul wrapped her arms around her and lifted her into the air, spinning in joy.
"I thought I'd never see you again!" She said, tears of joy streaming down her face. Yellowjacket slowly returned the hug as Ghoul stopped spinning, and set her on the ground.
"You. . . you're not surprised?" She asked. When Ghoul furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, Yellowjacket pointed at her skin, which wasn't pale anymore, and said, "I'm different, now. I'm a Freak."
Ghoul gave a weak smile, and said, "Oh, that doesn't matter. Look at how Freakish I've become." It was then that Yellowjacket realized that Ghoul didn't look as corpse-like as she once had.
"Oh, Ghoul," Yellowjacket whispered, and she wrapped her arms around Ghoul, who returned the hug.
"Aw. . ." The crowd all said, touched by the embrace.
Nearby, Bill ran up to Jill. "Honey!" He shouted out in horror when he saw her. It was then that Jill remembered that she was still wearing zombie makeup.
"No, Bill, it's not like you think-"
"Oh, Jill!" Bill shouted out in horror, collapsing on his knees. "It's my fault this happened to you!"
"No, I'm not-"
"I should've been there!" Bill cried out in grief. "I should've done something!"
"I'm not a zombie!" Jill shouted out to him. Bill slowly looked up, and said, "What?"
"This is makeup," She whispered to him. It took a few moments for this to register into Bill's mind, and then he said, "Oh, thank heavens!" Then, he enveloped his wife in a deep embrace. The two were about to kiss, but they noticed George, Rob, Mary, Shelly, and Blackjacket all staring at them, smirking.
"Oh, rack off, will ya?" Bill said, waving them off. It was then that the two noticed Yellowjacket. She'd stopped hugging Ghoul, and was now staring at them, a conflicted look in her eyes.
Slowly, the two approached Yellowjacket. They were both happy to see their daughter again, but when they noticed the look in their eyes, they were mystified.
"R-Riley?" Jill asked as she extended her hand towards her daughter. "Are you alright?"
As her fingers brushed against Yellowjacket's shoulder, the young girl shuffled backwards. A bitter look was in her eyes, and the two were surprised to see tears streaming down her cheek.
"I know what happened," She whispered, her muscles tensing. "How I got infected. . . How I became lost. . ."
Bill and Jill stared at their daughter in dismay. "Riley, we're so sorry," Bill said, guilty. "We tried to stop that man from biting you-" He stopped when he saw Yellowjacket's expression change.
"Is that what you think this is about?" She asked, her shoulders bunching up. The crowd all stared at her, silent.
"Riley. . ." Jill whispered.
"Mom, dad, I forgive you for not stopping that man," She said, her lips quivering. She shut her eyes tight. "But why. . . Why. . ."
Her eyes opened, and Bill and Jill were shocked to see burning anger in her pupils.
"Why did you abandon me to die?!"
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