Once again…
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Change your life today,
Don't gamble on the future,
Act now,
Without delay
Simone de Beauvoir
XXX
Carter held out his hands steadying Claire as he held his breath. The outside was littered with shipping crates more being dropped to fill the empty spaces. He had only seen this once, he knew what was coming and a quick glance towards Alice showed him that she knew what was coming next.
Claire backed away grabbing the teenager the moment she was within reach. She felt the sudden deadly silence that had enveloped everyone. Everyone's attention on the crates that hadn't been there before, she felt Alice's hand push back on her shoulder pushing her further and further back into the complex.
Alice had her left hand pushing back against the redhead forcing her further and further back, her right hand gripping the shotgun her knuckles turning white. She watched the doors slowly swing shut as if tormenting them; the doors were almost shut when she caught the glimpse of the shipping crate lid falling open and the first signs of undead filing out of the crates with incredible speed.
Carter was the first to re-act slamming the complex doors shut and dragging the closest bench over to bar the door; he threw a few pot plants and other objects towards the door. "Move!" he yelled watching Alice push Claire and Kmart off into a run. The bench and objects wouldn't stop the undead for long but hopefully it would slow them down. "Faster!" he yelled once more as he rounded a corner in a sprint as he heard the bench squeak against the linoleum floors.
Alice pulled to a stop, putting her shotgun away for a more close quarters fight before pulling out her pistols and firing at the undead now rounding the corner. She emptied both clips into the fast approaching horde before falling back noticing Carter had pulled a Desert Eagle out of nowhere and was firing away at the horde. One gun was a lot easier to reload than two but it also meant less fire power.
Claire pushed Kmart along until the Casino signs came into view, "Kmart head towards the Casino were right behind you." She watched the teen hesitate before nodding and taking off towards the Casino. Claire waited a few moments to make sure Kmart would follow what she asked before turning and rounding the corner back to Carter and Alice. She fired her pistol at the undead as Carter fell back reloading his pistol.
Alice fired along with Claire, emptying yet another round of her clips into the undead before falling back behind Claire, "Where's Kmart?" she asked quickly reloading and continuing firing.
"There's a Casino that adds onto this complex I sent her there, I suggest we do the same." She nodded towards Alice before reloading herself.
"No argument's here," Carter spun and took a few steps back to fall in beside Alice and Claire, "Go!" he yelled taking off into a small run behind Alice and Claire.
All three had continued to stop and fire at the horde, hoping they could at least cripple most of the horde before they reached the Casino. The Casino came into view, Claire pushing the double doors open and holding them open as Alice entered spinning and providing cover fire for Carter who ducked out the way of the shots before entering the Casino.
Carter waited for Claire to slam the double doors shut and attach the locks. He grabbed one of the metal stools next to the slot machines placing it up against the door, "That ain't gonna hold'em." Carter spoke up as he backed away from the now shaking doors from the banging on the other end. He spun around in time to see zombie right up in his face, he flinched the moment he heard the sickening sounds of metal squishing and shattering bone. He breathed a sigh of relief as he noticed Kmart standing in front of him bar stool in hand. "Nice swing, ever thought of playing baseball?" He questioned.
"Fire," Alice spoke up looking around the Casino, "Find alcohol."
Claire moved quickly to the bar centered in the middle of the Casino, grabbing bottles of vodka, whiskey and anything else she could get her hands on. She spun back around, Carter leaping the bar bench and grabbing his own supply of alcohol. She threw a bottle towards Alice, who caught it with ease before she threw the bottle to the ground just in front of the double doors.
"More I need more!" She yelled catching the alcohol bottles that were being launched towards her before throwing them to the ground. Once she was sure she had an adamant supply of alcohol lacing the floor in front of her, she took a step back pulling a small box of matches out of her pocket, lighting one and throwing it towards the alcohol ridden floor.
The floor lit into a blaze almost immediately and Carter had started to back up looking for an exit, "We gotta get out of here." He offered up turning to Kmart who looked ready to scream, he grabbed the teen's shoulders giving them a small shake, "I swear to god if you scream I will go deaf." He smiled earning a small one in return from the teen, satisfied the teenager wasn't going to start going into a fit of terror he looked around the room surveying it for any signs that there was a way out.
"The vents," Kmart offered.
Carter nodded, the Casino was added onto the complex and it seemed the only way out was the way they had come through which was not an option. He leapt up onto the bar bench, grabbing the vent seal giving it a small shake before yanking it off. He pulled himself up checking the vents before waving a hand towards Kmart, "You first." He pulled her up and helped her get into the vents before ushering Claire over and helping her up and into the vent.
Alice jumped up next to Carter as the doors gave way to the undead, the mindless bodies that were once filled with emotion and purpose piling through the doors.
"Go! Go!" Carter ushered pushing Alice up into the vent before lifting himself inside with ease and if Alice had noticed how quickly and simple it was for him to get inside the vents and start crawling she didn't say anything. "Keep heading straight we'll end up outside but be quick that fire is gonna start the fire sprinklers and that means no more fire."
Claire crawled along behind Kmart, the heat between the metal of the vents reaching unbearable levels. "Kmart try pushing open that vent," She pointed towards the vent that had light shining through it. She looked back at Carter and Alice who were busy lying on their backs firing at the undead that were now crawling through the vents. She turned back towards Kmart who was struggling with getting it open, "Move." She maneuvered around Kmart with difficulty before grabbing the edges of the vent and giving it a few firm kicks before a hole was punched through. Claire kicked out the sharp edges before climbing out and looking down at the undead in jumpsuits trying to grab for them, "Only way is up!" She called back to Alice and Carter before looking up and grabbing hold of the flat roof edge pulling herself up and onto it. She turned back grabbing hold of Kmart's hands and pulling her up onto the roof before reaching for the blondes hands pulling her up.
Carter gave a kick in the face towards the closest zombies face before placing up bullet between its eye's. He reached up and out grateful for Alice grabbing his wrists and pulling him up. He fell to his hands and knees panting slightly before pushing himself to his feet. He had barely managed to catch his breath as the rooftop door burst open zombies spreading like wildfire across the rooftop. "Oh come on even Frank West got a break, hell Chief got lost in space can't I just have one minute." He grumbled as he watched Alice empty the last clip she had for her pistols into the undead. "Jump!" he pushed Claire and Kmart forward before leaping from the Casino roof to a Burger King roof below landing with precision not even the slightest stumble.
Claire jumped landing with a sideways roll before turning back to face Kmart and holding out her arms, the teenager jumping towards Claire. She caught her and pushed her behind her before turning back to face Alice who leaped her footing catching on the gutter causing her to slip. Claire snapped her hands towards Alice catching the blonde's hand in her own. She watched the undead below claw at the air above them as they tried reaching for Alice just barely missing her. Claire tugged pulling Alice up and onto the roof. "Not exactly the most impressive jump," she watched blonde smile at her.
"Uh I'd hate to be the one to break up the nice display of romance but I'd like to point out that were being chased by fucking zombies." He spoke in a calm tone before turning and running up and down the other side of the Burger King roof.
Claire rolled her eyes; no matter the situation the man had a sarcastic comment for everything. "The tanker is going to be a no go so is the truck."
"Then we improvise," Alice nodded towards Carter before jumping of the Burger King roof landing in a roll. She dropped her pistols pulling out the pump action shotgun and firing at the closest undead to her. She ran towards the bank van firing at any undead that got to close for comfort.
"I think you need to have a talk to your girlfriend about her suicidal actions, there not good for survival chances." He flinched dramatically the moment Claire shot him another glare.
"She isn't my girlfriend and would you just shut up," she could feel her temper rising from the shock of what the young man had said as well as the embarrassment.
Once Alice reached the driver side door she tugged on the handle, the driver door not budging. She spun the gun around slamming the butt of it into the window before reaching in and unlocking it. She pulled herself up and into the van, giving a kick to the undead that had grabbed her leg before blowing a hole in its undead's head. She fumbled around the inside of the vehicle hoping the security personnel who had left the van behind had also left a spare set of key's.
"Uh Alice, now would be like I dunno a good time to pick us up!" Carter yelled from the Burger King roof to Alice in the van across the street.
Claire emptied the rest of her clip into the Undead using the large skip bins to lift themselves up onto the roof, "I thought these things were supposedly stupid and slow." She reloaded the last clip into her pistol.
"Well it seems they've had an identity crisis," Carter called back holstering his weapon as he turned to face the bank van pulling up below them, "Come on move!" He pushed Kmart forward watching the teen jump onto the roof of the van before sliding in through the window; he followed closely behind squeezing in next to Kmart.
Alice waited till Claire slipped in through the window before slamming her foot onto the accelerator the back doors to the bank van flying open, money flying out the back littering the sanded streets, the roof above her clambered, dents being imbedded in the roof.
"What is that?" Kmart asked slowly slumping further and further into the street as the panel behind her started denting.
"Shit there on the vehicle," Claire said as her and the rest of the occupants in the bank van glanced up at the clambering roof above them. Claire was the first to jump as the skin peeled fist came flying through the metallic roof, "The shotgun grab the fucking shotgun!" Claire yelled reaching over Carter to grab the Spas 12 perched between the two seats.
Alice swerved through the sanded streets watching the undead on top of the roof hanging on for dear life. She turned watching Claire trying to pull the Spas 12 out of its holster, Carter doing his best to help, she glanced back up the hand now coming through the roof. "Shit, shoot it!" She yelled yanking the steering wheel to the right as both Claire and Carter fought for the shotgun.
Claire yanked the shotgun free from Carter's hands and the holster pulling down on the trigger the moment the undead's face popped up in the hole. She let out a deep breath, relaxing slightly when the undead's body rolled down the windshield of the van, the small bump indicating they had run it over. Claire once again jumped the moment the undead broke through the metal panel behind. Claire snapped into action almost immediately, shoving the butt of the shotgun into the undead's face before sliding the barrel down and underneath the undead's chin pulling the trigger as brain matter splattered against the roof.
"Hold on!" Alice screamed out as the van drove over a sand dune and through a building window continuing its acceleration through the building and out the other side before tipping onto its side and sliding along the ground.
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