"Who are you exactly Jay? Some kind of soldier?" Rebecca asked as Jay scanned the shelf of the small room they were in.
"I'm just a gardener I woke up a few days ago and this place went to hell" he replied taking off his tactical vest and setting it aside.
"If your just a gardener where'd you get that gear" she asked him as he set the vest on the ground.
Jay turned to face her gazing into her eyes for a sign of suspicion. "All right I'll come clean. I'm not a gardener I'm a member of an underground mercenary organization. I was sent here on a search and rescue mission"
"Rescue who?"
"Sorry, but that's all I'm going to say. Besides I say we should focus on getting out of here alive"
Rebecca slowly turned her eyes to her gun that was lying on the table next to the bed as Jay turned his back to her. Slowly she began reaching for it when a faint ringing sound came from Jay's belt.
"Excuse me," he said stepping out of the room.
Silently getting to her feet Rebecca crept across the floor and put her ear to the door listening to Jay's conversation.
"Negative all I've found on this end are zombies"
"What! What happened did someone shoot it down or something?"
"Roger I'll return to the lobby be there in a few minutes"
"Great the chopper goes down now we're stuck here," Jay whispered to himself as he reached for the door handle.
Turning the handle Rebecca backed away only to her the sound of glass shattering and Jay yelling in pain.
Quickly grabbing her gun Rebecca opened the door to see a dog standing over Jay biting his forearm. Shooting several rounds into the monster it finally died and Jay lied breathing heavily "Thanks" he grunted as he rolled the dead monster off of him.
"Let me see your arm" Rebecca said reaching over to him.
Holding his hand out Jay waved for them to re-enter the room before doing anything else. After closing the door Jay sat on top of a chest holding his injured arm "Hold still" Rebecca told him as she began applying medicine to the wound.
"How's that feel?"
Flexing his arm and waving it around a small smile appeared on Jay's face "Nice work"
"Don't move it too much or the bandaging will come loose"
Jay nodded as he got to his feet "Well I'm going to check this place out some more will you be alright alone?"
"Yea I'll be fine" Rebecca replied as Jay placed his tactical vest back on.
"Here its not much, but it'll come in useful" Jay said as he handed Rebecca two clips for her pistol and some first-aid. "Take care Chambers" he said closing the door behind him.
Running back towards the lobby Jay began to think back to what Stephen said in the briefing room. 'You're going to fall in love tonight kid'
Entering the dinning hall Jay looked up at the balcony to see several zombies stumbling around unaware of his presence below them. Jay smiled as he continued towards the double doors at the end of the room 'Good thing they're not smart' he thought as he opened the doors.
Walking back to the staircase Jay looked at each of his teammates noticing Chase was absent. "Where's Boss?"
"We haven't received word from him since the radios went out" Joe said pulling up a file on his laptop. "According to the police radios S.T.A.R.S Alpha team will be arriving in the area shortly chances are they'll end up here as well"
William cleared his throat as he stepped forward "All right new plan Sam and I will continue to scout this side of the mansion Joe you and Stephen will scout the upper level of the east side. And Kid I want you to go back and look for Chase"
"On it" Jay said as he ran back for the doors. "Kid be careful" Stephen called after him as he and Joe began climbing the stairs.
Re-entering the hall he separated from Chase in Jay began to look around. Checking back where the body of Kenneth was Jay heard the door behind him open. Swiftly turning around he saw a zombie creeping towards him. After firing three rounds into the monster the pistol began clicking signifying it was empty.
"Hell with you" Jay said as he turned around running down the hall behind him. Reloading his gun Jay turned to see if the monster was following him. "He must've found something more interesting than me," Jay said seeing that the zombie wasn't coming after him.
Opening a door Jay heard the caws of several crows in the next room "Hopefully the birds aren't crazy" he said to himself stepping through the doorway. Looking up at the birds perched on a rail above him Jay smiled with relief that they didn't attack him. Looking down Jay saw a corpse sitting against the wall with small holes covering its body.
"Great the birds have gone mad," he said realizing that the holes were peck marks. Slowly getting up Jay quietly made his was up the stairs continuing his search for Chase. Stopping at a door Jay looked back to the crows seeing one of them had turned around watching him. "A shame something so beautiful has to become what you are," he said to the bird before opening the door.
As the door closed behind him Jay looked straight-ahead and then to the corner on his right seeing a zombie's reflection in the mirror. "Forward it is," he said as he stepped quickly hopped over a body that was lying in front of him. Turning his head Jay noticed that the body didn't get up 'One less to deal with' he thought as he opened another door.
Examining his surroundings Jay quickly proceeded through the room until he came across a key imbedded in a pedestal "Bad feeling, but why not" he said taking the key.
Hearing stone scratch and grind around him Jay turned as the statues on his sides and in front of him slid forward blocking his path. Jay shrugged as he turned only to see a fourth statue advancing towards him with a spiked shield. "How lovely" Jay said as he placed the key back in its resting place. "One giant death trap. I don't know if I should praise the architect or kill him"
Watching as the statues slid back to their original placement Jay headed back for the hall. Closing the door behind him Jay stared at the body that still lied there in front of the doorway. Taking another coin from his pocket he threw it at the body and waited.
"Well I guess you're actually dead," Jay said as he stepped over the corpse and rounded the corner. Noticing that the zombie's back was turned Jay silently creeping over to it and snapped its neck dropping it to the floor.
'Come on Boss where are you' Jay thought as he rounded another corner. Checking the drawer of a small table he found a clip that matched his pistol. "Normally I'd ask why this was here, but I'll just go with it" he said setting it on his vest. "Chase" he yelled through the halls as he quickly rounded another corner.
Hearing several gunshots Jay readied his pistol as he swiftly advanced through the hall. Bolting through a door he came face to face with another man both of them holding their guns at each other.