The lights flickered above our heads and illuminated the room. I looked around and what I saw made me feel sick to my stomach. We were in some kind of torcher chamber. Metal chains hanging from the low ceiling, pools of blood beneath them. It was clear this room had been used many times before. Abby was hanging unconscious a few feet away from me, blood from her head wound dripping onto the floor below.
The screeching of the clicker filled the room and pulled my head to attention, I looked toward the large metal cage where it was trapped inside. It's hand thrashing out through the small holes available.
An older man with white wispy hair barely covering his balding head skulked across the room heading to what looked to be a workbench. He was dressed in black. There were tools hanging from the wall behind the workbench and more littered across the surface, blood covered nearly every inch of this place. He picked up a long black apron and placed it over his head, carefully tying it into a knot behind before placing long black gloves over his hands.
What the fuck
I looked up towards my hands that were tightly secured in the metal restraints, I started to pull, trying to get myself free. If I could just squeeze my hand through I'd could take this motherfucker out. My eyes drifted back to the man ahead of us. He was now standing and looking directly at me with a sinister look on his face. He was holding a hammer in his hand that was covered in dry blood.
"Fuck off" I barked "Don't you fucking come over here you crazy motherfucker" My heart felt like it was beating out of my chest and I could feel the beads of sweat on the back of my kneck as the man stepped closer to me "no fuck"
He lunged at me grabbing my hair and pulling my head back, his face inches away from mine. He took a deep breath in, smelling me, sending a shudder down my spine.
"Ahhhhhhh" he breathed out looking me up and down "You'll do nicely"
"Get the fuck away from me" I tried to struggle and get free from his grip but he pulled my hair harder and I winced in pain "get off!"
He let me go and let out a gut wrenching laugh making his way back over to the work bench. He looked over his tools, flexing his fingers over each one as if he was looking for the perfect fit.
I looked over to Abby who was starting to wake up, her eyes scanning the room, I could see the shock appear on her face when she realised where we were.
The balding man picked up a pair of pliers and made his way back over to me. He held them out toward my face opening and closing them quickly while giggling at me
What the fuck
He moved quickly, grabbing my jaw with one hand, forcing my mouth open and bringing the pliers up to my face. "You can't have these'" he squealed, running his thumb over my teeth.
"Get the fuck off" I mumbled
I looked over his shoulder toward Abby who had positioned herself towards us, she gave me a nod.
I moved my hands above me reaching for the metal chain to try to get some leverage, my shoulder was burning but if I didn't do something quick this motherfucker was going to pull my teeth out. I grasped the chain above me and flung my feet into his stomach sending him flying backwards towards Abby. She caught him in a hold around his neck using her legs. Her face tightened as she squeezed her legs tighter and tighter. The man was flailing his arms and gasping for air until his body fell limp and she kicked him to the side
"Who the fuck?" she breathed a sigh of relief
"I don't know!" I answered back "we need to get out of here now!"
Abby looked above me and nodded her head "your hand, can't you squeeze it though?"
I looked up at my hand with only three digits, I could probably force them through the restraints. I squeezed my fingers together and pulled as hard as I could. I winced at the pain as I forced my hand free, catching it on the rough metal.
"What now?" I hissed "I left my fucking blade"
"The pliers" Abby shuffled her feet over that were barely touching the ground reaching for the pliers next to the man "nearly there" she grabbed them with the tips of her boots and kicked them over to me "The metal looks rusty try break it"
"Okay" I pushed the pliers into the metal restraint around my other wrist, forcing it apart until it snapped and freed my hand. I dropped to my knees with a thud
"You good?" Abby asked
"Yeah, just give me a sec" my breathing became uneven and my vision was starting to go fuzzy, my hands were trembling in front of me.
Calm down
"Okay…Let take these monther fuckers down" I said with a deep breath
"What's the plan?" I asked abby as she looked over the arrangement of tools laid out on the workbench
"You said there were trucks outside?"
"Yeah"
"Lets try get one of those and get the hell out of here" She picked up a large zombie knife looking over it in her giant hands
"Those stairs lead to a long corridor, it's dark in there but it goes straight to where they brought us in" I picked up the blood covered hammer along with a small knife that I stuffed in my belt "We could do with some guns"
"I have an idea" Abby moved toward the cage where the clicker was still thrashing around inside. She looked the cage over inspecting the creature inside it "Okay" she breathed and rummaged through a close by crate taking out a long metal rod and some chains "I'm going to need your help here"
"With what?"
She looked at the clicker then back at the items in her hand
"Fuck that" I laughed
"Come on, you can do this" Abby handed me the small length of chain "when i let it out, you put this round its neck"
"And what if I get bit?" I asked thinking how this plan could possibly go right
"It's not like you'll get infected" Abby shot back
Fucking stupid plan if you ask me
"You ready?" Abby asked, positioning herself next to the door, crowbar in hand.
"Uhhh fuck it, yeah" I dropped into a defensive squat and held the chain out at arms distance ready for it to charge at me
Clunk, Abby bust the door open and the clicker rushed out. I let out a short whistle and it headed straight for me. I braced myself for the impact and when it got close I wrapped the chain around its neck. The force of it sent me backward hitting the ground with it landing on top of me. It's arms flailing and it teeth inches away.
"Fuck! Get it" I shouted
"And got it" Abby answered back
She pulled the Clicker backward releasing the weight on top of me and held it at a safe distance.
"You go first, open the door and I'll follow, then we will head toward the main door and set this thing loose on them. Once they are distracted we will make a run for the trucks"
"Okay sure" I agreed
With the hammer firmly in my grip I made my way up the darkened staircase, listening at the door for any sign of movement. I pushed the door open and peaked my head out scanning the area for anyone "Clear '' I whispered and moved out into the hallway.
We moved along the long hall keeping to the sides, Abby was wrestling with the trapped clicker trying to keep it on course for the main entrance in case anyone appeared. It all seemed to be going too smoothly when we near the end of the hall and a door to the side opened, four men came into view and saw us. Before they could react Abby pushed the clicker into their path, it ran towards them tearing the first man apart then jumping onto the next. The other two reached for there guns and started firing firing bullets into it and eventually killing it. Before they had time to turn on us we were on them. I swung my hammer into the skull of the first man and Abby sliced the other man's stomach open, his guts falling out before she drove it into the base of his jaw and threw his body to the side.
Abby picked up a rifle and a pistol from two of the dead bodies "here" she threw me the rifle "they will have heard that"
The doors ahead burst open and two more men cmae through "What the.." one of them tried to speak but I shot him straight through the head and Abby shot the other one. The rays of light lit the darkened hall and we moved forward keeping low with our guns ready to fire at anyone else who came out way
"Over there!" Another man shouted as we came to the main doors
Bullets started to fly our way. I dove behind a large crate while Abby stayed in the doorway. I peared round and saw men positioned around the carpark firing at us. I started to fire back hoping one of my bullets would hit one of them.
"Hold!" the horse's voice from earlier shouted.
The gunfire stopped and I repositioned myself to get a better look.
"There is no point in wasting anymore ammo, you're outnumbered. Come out now and we will only take one of your hands!"
"No fucking way!" I shouted back
The voice seemed to get closer "Come on, don't be stupid!"
Abby, who was still positioned in the doorway pointed at me with a nod. I looked at the crate I was pressed up against. 'EXPLOSIVES' was written on the side in spray paint.
Fuck yeah
I took my hammer and prised open the side of the crate, 2 grenades rolled out. "Jackpot" I smiled.
"Hey fuck face, last chance to let us go!" I shouted again
"You won't make it out of here alive! Light em up boys!" He commanded
I picked up the two grenades and pulled the first clip, throwing it behind me. BOOM! Screames rang out in the distance. I took the other grenade and threw it in the direction of where the man had been shouting. BOOM! Then a second later BOOM! One of the trucks had flipped and rolled, sending a cloud of dark smoke across the carpark. I stood up and raised my rifle shooting at a small group of men trying to gather themselves after just being hit by the grenade.
"I'll get a truck, cover me!" Abby called and made a run through the smoke
I continued to fire at everyone in sight trying to keep an eye on Abby but the smoke was getting thick and the truck that had flipped was on fire. I felt a blow to my side as I was tackled to the floor, I pulled out my hammer and hit the man on top of me in the head so hard his eye popped out and fell to the ground beside me. I swung the hammer again and crushed his stull
Fuck!
"Ellie!" Abby shouted through the cloud of smoke
I took off running towards the sound of her voice, ducking stray bullets and taking cover behind vehicles.
"Here!" she shouted, I could see her in the driver's seat of a 4 by 4 revving the engine "Come on, Infected!" she pointed towards the fence.
The loud explosion must have drawn them, there was a wave of runners piling against the fence. It wouldn't hold out much longer. I ran towards the car but was tackled to the ground. My head hit the floor and I went dizzy. I felt another blow to my side.
"You fucking little bitch!" The horsey voice shouted
I tried to kick him off but punched me in the face and placed his large hands around my neck squeezing tighter and tighter. I failed my arms, trying to reach him as I gasped for air but my arms were getting weaker and I couldn't breath.
His teeth clenched, smiling above me "fucking die" He hissed
I thought I was going to pass out when all of a sudden I could breath again and the man was on his side, his arms and legs twitching. I caught my breath and a hand appeared in front of my face, Abby.
"Come on!" she ordered pulling me up and pushing me towards the car "Get in!"
As soon as I was in Abby put her foot down and drove towards the gates
"hold on!"
I braced myself on the dash just before we smashed through the metal gates and up the track back onto the main road.
I breathed in relief and slumped back into the passenger's seat "Close one"
"That's two to one now" Abby laughed