Last chapter! Sorry that this had to end so soon, I ran out of ideas!
The three continued walking for most of the day, trusting Richtofen that he knew where he was going. Netta and Dempsey didn't talk about Richtofen or his past for the rest of the day.
They camped out in a clearing in the jungle, exhausted. They hadn't encountered any zombies the entire day.
Richtofen was right… Dempsey thought to himself wearily.
Well, thank God for that.
Netta didn't know what to think about Richtofen now. She just wanted to forget what she had seen, not having to live with the fact that the man whom she was in love with had killed a child and her father.
She scowled to herself, shaking off the thought. She never liked to admit to herself that she was in love with the former Nazi. When she really thought about it, it made almost no sense at all.
He was a sadist, loved nothing more than to see others in pain.
For God's sake, he worked for Hitler…
Netta gritted her teeth, sitting down on the ground opposite Dempsey.
Wonder what the American must think. He hates Richtofen.
On top of being a sadist, Richtofen didn't have much in the ways of looks either. Very tall, and deathly thin, Richtofen reminded most of a skeleton. His short hair was always a greasy mess.
When Netta was a teenager, her friends would always tease her about the kind of guys she would crush over. It was always the nerdy, unpopular, awkward boys she be chasing.
Yet despite all that, Netta was in love. And she hated every minute of it. Sometimes she thought Richtofen loved her too. He never made a comment when she hugged him, or called him 'love'.
Just shut up and stop brooding over him. You're fighting for your survival out here. Love isn't going to get you anywhere.
Netta sighed and sat down next to Richtofen as he attempted to stab a large spider with a rock.
She grimaced, but laughed a little. "What the hell are you doing love?" she muttered.
Richtofen narrowed his eyes. "I vant to see his reaction to pain."
Netta raised an eyebrow. "Oh…Er, that's-that's nice…"
Richtofen nodded, concentrating on stabbing the spider.
I should talk to him about what I saw in that memory.
"Richtofen…who's Samantha?" she finally asked.
Richtofen didn't look at her, concentrating on the poor spider that was now missing four legs. "I have no idea vhat you're talking about." He said calmly.
Netta frowned. "Richtofen, before I passed out, the teleporter took me back in time. I saw two memories of you experimenting and killing a little girl named Samantha and her father. Does she have anything to do with the zombies?"
Richtofen shook his head calmly, the spider now missing all of his legs. "I do not know who zis girl is."
Netta sighed. "Oh, okay…never mind…"
The two sat together for a while, as the night grew darker.
"Oh wow…" Netta breathed. "I've never seen so many stars…"
Richtofen nodded, and grinned. "Wouldn't it be wundervoll if a star fell down and hit Dempshey? It would break his spine, and-and his neck…! And-"
"Richtofen!" Netta interrupted. "That's-that's gross!" Despite herself, she stared to laugh. Richtofen joined her, both of them laughing hysterically until their stomachs hurt,
"Hey, lovebirds, do you mind shutting the hell up?" Dempsey grumbled, annoyed that he had been woken up. That just made Netta and Richtofen laugh even harder.
Dempsey just rolled his eyes, and fell back asleep.
When they had finally stopped laughing, Netta sighed, crossing her legs. "You gonna tell me where we're heading to?" Netta asked, not really expecting an answer.
Richtofen yawned, stretching. "You vill see when we get zhere love."
Netta's heart gave a lurch.
Oh, big deal! He called you 'love'. Stop acting like a freaking cat in heat!
Netta sighed and nodded. "Okay…" She soon fell asleep beside Richtofen, as the legless spider finally died.
Her dreams were scary and confusing. She was walking beside Takeo in the jungle, as a little girl's voice rang in her head.
Come find me to find your husband! Come find me to find your husband!
Netta didn't know who this girl was, or even where she was. But the voice repeated the same thing over and over again…
COME FIND ME! COME FIND ME! COME FIND ME! COME FIND ME!
Netta didn't get very much sleep that night.
When the three woke up the next morning, Richtofen had them walking again right away.
"Ugh. Are we almost there Richtofen?" Dempsey groaned, twenty minutes in.
Richtofen laughed, and pointed straight ahead. "Ve are here."
A large, wooden house stood in the middle of a large clearing. It looked like a very old, large cabin.
"Zhis is ze house of my old associate…" he told them. Then, he added something under his breath that Dempsey and Netta couldn't hear:
"Es ist fast Zeit…sie warden mir bald…"
He led them inside. A large staircase stood in front of them as they stepped into a bare room.
Richtofen turned to Dempsey and Netta. "Both of you. Go upstairs and into the room that looks like it belongs to a little girl. You vill find a supply of weapons there. Take what you need. I vill be up in ten minutes."
They both nodded, running upstairs. Richtofen closed his eyes and smiled to himself.
"Now zhey are distracted…"
He ran down into the basement, or rather, the laboratory. Test tubes and vales filled the room, desks lined the walls. There were papers scattered everywhere.
"Alright Dr. Maxis…vhere did you put zat device…?"
Richtofen walked to the other side of the room, to a large metal safe. The lock was rusted away, and Richtofen could open it easily. Sitting in the safe, was a long thin gun-looking device.
"You didn't finish this, did you Maxis?" Richtofen murmured, taking the device out of the safe. "You tried to keep it secret…so that you could maybe control my minions…ahahahahaa…Someone was too late…"
Richtofen walked across the room to a smaller metal safe, the lock broken. Inside, was a tiny bottle named "Element 115".
"Okay…I have no frickin idea where these guns are supposed to be!" Dempsey shouted angrily.
Netta sighed. "I don't know…" She wandered over to the window, and looked outside. She was tired, and not in the mood to worry about anything. Then, she screamed.
Outside the house was the largest swarm of zombies Netta had ever seen. They were running up to the house, and several were breaking into the windows and through the doors.
"OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!" she screamed.
Dempsey's eyes widened with sheer terror. "Oh God no…" he whispered, as he heard the door break down.
Richtofen heard the yells and screams of the undead as the windows broke, and the large crack of the door breaking. He smiled.
Just in time.
He added the Element 115 into the machine, and it glowed to life. Suddenly, a long, drawn out scream rang in Richtofen's ears, and it wasn't Netta's.
"NO! NO NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! NOT FAIR!" Samantha Maxis screamed. Richtofen had to duck to avoid test tubes being hurled at him from the demented little girl who was about to lose everything.
Just as the zombies were entering the basement, Richtofen pulled the trigger. A large, purple blast of energy emitted from the gun, spreading throughout the entire house, and outside. "NO, NO, NO, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T…! YOU CAN'T!"
The zombies suddenly froze in their place, but did not die.
Richtofen smiled.
He lowered his gun, as the zombies who entered the basement stared at him, watching him carefully. He walked past them, and up to the first floor. The immense crowd of zombies watched him as he walked up the stairs to where Dempsey and Netta had been attacked.
No zombies tried to hit him, or hurt him as they cleared a path for him to walk.
He found Netta and Dempsey lying on the ground as blood pooled around them. Netta hitched her breath in and out with uneven gasps. Dempsey did not move.
Richtofen gazed down at Netta, his eyes curious with the zombies behind him. They watched him, and the house was very silent.
"R-richtofen…I-I…" she muttered, losing strength and breath. She had gashes and large wounds covering her arms, stomach and neck.
"Oh my darling little Netta, how are you? I see zeh American has finally died! Ahahaha! About time, no?"
Netta struggled to look up at him. "Help…me…please…"
"Oh Netta, I am sorry, but I can't do zat! You vill only get in zeh way! I have much business to take care of now. Zeh weapon is complete, and Samantha is finally gone. Danke for helping me all zhis time Netta! I could not 'ave done it without you."
Netta began to cry. Although the pain was too immense to even be thinking coherent thoughts, she was aware of betrayal settling over her heart…
"You 'ave served me well my love. Goodbye!" Richtofen laughed. He pointed at Netta, and the zombies surrounded her again, finishing her off. And with that, Richtofen walked down the staircase and out of the house.
He was in control now. He knew what he had to do. Samantha Maxis would bother him no more, and he no longer had to worry about facing the undead. Group 935 was gone, and it was no longer needed.
Richtofen knew what he was capable of now. And he was proud. He would strike fear and pain into the hearts of others. Beware the doctor, and you would survive.
*Prepares self for immense hate* Well…was that…different? Sad? Annoying? . I guess you weren't expecting Richtofen to win in the end, huh? Oh…you were? XD Well, I hope this was…okay. I got the inspiration for some things Richtofen had said behind the locked door in Call of the Dead. He certainly seemed to be on a mission, to me anyway… I know I updated really fast, and the chapters were kinda short, but I'm still getting better at this. I had a lot of fun writing! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! If I get enough requests to do so, I can try to write a story of Richtofen and his new zombie army…maybe he starts a WorldWarIII? Maybe he tries to end WorldWarIII? Maybe he goes back in time…I don't know. It depends on how you guys liked this. Until then, what Richtofen is going to do next is up to you! Thanks again!