They got outside only to find themselves coming face to face with about two mutants. Now they were scared.
Now with Ross gone and dead, all they wanna do is get home and be safe rather than be eaten alive or killed. They didn't know if the mutants would eat them because they hadn't found Maia or her body since she went missing and got killed. Or eaten.
Oh well.
This time it was 4 against 2 though, so it shouldn't be that bad. "Put that gun to use Riker and shoot them.." Ratliff said. Riker nodded and got the gun out of his pocket and was about to pull the trigger when more came out from nowhere. He just lowered his arm down "What the.." Riker said dropping the gun.
With luck Ratliff caught it before it hit the ground.
Everyone was literally shaking they didn't know what to do.
Ratliff turned his head in different directions to find an escape route. He then saw a wooden hut, that had a door that was wide open. With luck they could run straight for it and stay in there. Hopefully it would lead some place else or they could stay in the hut until the mutants disappeared.
"Guys, there's a hut!" Ratliff pointed to. Everyone looked and let out a sigh of relief as they were about to make a run for it.
Riker took one last look in the warehouse where Ross's body was laying he frowned when he saw it. "RUN!" Ratliff shouted.
The four then made a run for the hut as fast as they could. Even though the mutants were slow at running, they were only like 5 meters away from them.
Once they were in the hut, Riker and Ratliff slammed the doors shut. Lucky for them there was stuff in the hut they could barricade the door with. Old pieces of wood, old small freezer's, chair's etc. "Quick! Pass some of them over! Starting with the heavy things!" Riker said.
Rydel and Laura then grabbed hold of the freezer and began to push it to them. Eventually they got it to the door and pushed it against it. They then barricaded the door with everything else. Ratliff lent against the freezer "That was too close!" Ratliff said catching his breath.
All of a sudden arms smashed through the wood in the door and grabbed Ratliff "SHIT!" Ratliff shouted trying to pull away "HELP ME!" Laura looked around where she saw a plank of wood on the floor. She picked it up before smacking the arms of the mutants off of Ratliff. It worked. "Oh my god.." Ratliff panicked getting away from the door "that was so scary!" "Guys! If they can smash through wood then they are gonna be in here in the matter of a couple of minutes!" Rydel shouted.
They looked around the room in hope for an escape. Riker then saw a curtain in the far corner of the room. Why would there be a curtain hanging in a room with no windows? He walked over to it and pulled it down. The relief that came over Riker was amazing "Guys there's a door!" Riker shouted. Ratliff, Laura and Rydel then walked over "What are you waiting for?! Open that thing!" Ratliff said. Riker then swung the door open.
What the.. It was a tunnel. A tunnel that obviously led to somewhere. Right now they could pray that it led to safety or out of Chernobyl. But that's what they hoped. They didn't know what was at the end of the tunnel.
The end. The end of the line for the four was at the end of this tunnel. So if they go down it then they might aswell just let the mutants kill them.
"I.. I don't like the look of this tunnel.." Rydel said "maybe we should just do our best and hide." "Yeah we should," Riker said "if you wanna die." "I'm not taking any chances, I'm going down it." Laura said before making her way down the tunnel. There was then a smash on the side of the hut. "Me too," Ratliff said following Laura "come on if you wanna live!" Riker looked at Rydel "C'mon, I'm not leaving you behind for you to die on your own." Riker said. Rydel sighed "Fine, lets go!" Rydel said. "Good." Riker said. Rydel and Riker then followed Ratliff and Laura down the tunnel.
They got half way down the tunnel when they heard the hut being smashed into pieces, which made them all pick up their pace running. Until they came to another door. This was the biggest problem of all. It was metal and heavy. "Oh my god!" Laura shouted beginning to punch and kick the door "OW!" She screamed out in pain. "Don't punch a metal door then dim wit!" Ratliff said pushing her to the side. Laura grabbed hold of Riker as Ratliff went to the door to try find a way to open it.
Then, they heard the door smash open from the hut. The mutants got in. "Ratliff hurry the fuck up.." Riker said. Ratliff then found a big door handle "Got it!" Ratliff shouted. He then began to pull it open with great struggle "Riker help!" Riker then helped pull it open. But they only got it open like a meter, only big enough for one to get through at a time.
The mutants were closing in "Get in quick!" Rydel screamed pushing Laura. Ratliff then squeezed through the door, Riker was next and then Laura.
Once Laura was through Rydel began to make her way through until she was grabbed and she screamed "THEY'VE GOT ME!" Rydel screamed. "RYDEL!" Riker shouted grabbing her arms to try pull her through. Rydel grabbed hold of Riker aswell. But it was no use, the mutants were pulling her to hard and there was more of them. "Ratliff, Laura help me!" Riker shouted. Ratliff and Laura then grabbed hold trying to pull her through. "Just go! Leave me! Get out of here!" Rydel shouted as tears left her eyes. "W-we are not leaving you Ry!" Riker said "I've already lost Ross, now I am NOT loosing you!" "Please! Just get to safety it's what I - ow - want!" She begged as she was getting pulled. Riker shook his head. Rydel then let go of Riker, causing Riker's grip to slip and accidently let go of her. Where she was pulled from him and out the door. "RYDEL!" Riker shouted.
It was too late, all you heard was her let out a couple of screams and it stopped. Ratliff then slammed the metal door shut. Ratliff lent against it as he turned around and faced Laura and Riker. Only the 3 remaining. First Maia, then Ross and now Rydel. Riker just let out a scream of frustration. That's 3 siblings dead now thanks to him. "Riker.. Calm down.. It's gonna be okay.." Laura said rubbing his back "we'll get out of here." "I don't wanna get out of here knowing Ross and Rydel are now dead thanks to me.." Riker said "i'd rather die now." "Oh, so you wanna die and let Rocky live on his own?" Ratliff asked "seems fair." "Riker, please come on," Laura said "if you stay here to die then I stay here to die." "Same here." Ratliff said.
Riker looked up at them both. He didn't want to be responsible for Ratliff and Laura's death if Riker stayed.. So he got up off the floor "Fine.. We'll get out of here." Riker said. "Good." Laura said before turning around. There was another door in this room which was fortunate. "There's a way out, c'mon." Laura said opening the door. "You go first Laura incase anything happens them things, whatever they are, get through the door.." Riker said. Laura walked through then Riker and then lastly Ratliff.
The passage way was tight and closed in, so they speed walked down it seen as though they couldn't run or stand in a line next to eachother.
As they continued down the echoed passage, they heard growling and roar's coming from behind them. The mutants broke the door. "Go faster!" Ratliff said pushing Riker so he pushed Laura. Soon they picked up the pace as fast as they could where they reached the end of the passage into a large open room. It looked like a room where they took patients when they got ill. Or from when the Nuclear Power Plant malfunctioned and exploded.
It looked like they'd hit a dead end. There was no way they could turn back because of the mutants probably breaking through the door. "S-so this is it.. A dead end..?" Ratliff asked getting upset as his voice cracked. Laura looked at the guys worryingly "I can't believe this.." Laura said "all this for nothing." Riker frowned. He then put both of his arms around Laura and Ratliff and pulled them into a hug "It's okay," Riker said "we'll get out of here some how." Ratliff and Laura hugged back.
Riker looked over to the far corner of the room where he saw an arch way "Guys.. It think I just found a way out.." Riker said. Ratliff and Laura then pulled away before looking where Riker and Laura were looking. Ratliff smiled "C'mon what are we waiting for?! Lets go!" Ratliff said as he made his way to the arch. Laura looked at Riker and smiled "You know," Laura said "I know that this hasn't been exactly the greatest trip of my life or your life.. But I couldn't thank you enough for this." "Thank you for what? Getting your two bestfriends killed and my sister?" Riker asked. "Apart from that," Laura said "if Maia, Ross and Rydel would of lived this would of been one cool adventure we were on. But unfortunately it had to end like this.." Riker smiled a little "I guess so.." Riker said. Laura smiled before kissing him on the lips.
"You two coming?" Ratliff asked poking his head round the corner of the arch. They pulled away "Yeah." Riker said. Riker then grabbed Laura's hand before taking her over to the arch with Ratliff. Riker then took out the Radiation Monitor from his pocket "Will one of you two hold onto this because it keeps almost falling out of my pocket." Riker said. "Sure thing." Ratliff said taking it. "Where are we supposed to get out?" Laura asked. Ratliff shone the torch "Ladders!" Ratliff called out. They then got to the ladders.
As Ratliff went to go put his foot up on the ladders there was a big massive roar. Riker looked out the arch "OH SHIT THEY GOT IN!" Riker shouted "GO GO GO GO!" Ratliff then pounced up the ladders till he was at the top. "Go on Laura, quick." Riker said after he kissed her again. Laura nodded before going up the ladders. Ratliff held out his hands for Laura to take hold of so he could get her up quicker. Laura took his hand and he pulled her up as she was half way up "Argh!" She let out a little scream as he pulled her up with surprise.
Ratliff then looked back down to Riker "Riker c'mon, I'll help you up!" Ratliff said looking down the ladder. Riker looked through the arch and up at Ratliff as if he was sorry. The suttle smile rubbed off Ratliff's face "No, no.. Riker don't you dare do what I think you are gonna do!" Ratliff said. "I'll distract them! You guys go!" Riker said edging closer to the ladders as the mutants got closer to the arch. "No fucking way dude, we've been through too much to just let you die right here right now!" Ratliff said holding down one of his arms "get your fucking ass up these ladders now Riker Lynch!" "Ratliff trust me!" Riker said. "Riker, please.." Laura begged "listen to Ratliff. "Just go!" Riker shouted. "Dude, if your not coming up I'm coming down for you!" Ratliff said getting ready to go down the ladders. "Alright! I'm coming!" Riker said grabbing hold of the ladders.
He then got on the ladders and began to make his way up until he felt his leg being pulled "SHIT!" Riker shouted. Ratliff then grabbed hold of Riker's arm "Laura help me!" Ratliff called out struggling to pull Riker up. Laura then scooted over and grabbed Riker's arm. Both of them began to pull Riker up, but he kept slipping getting pulled down "Laura try harder!" Ratliff shouted. "I am trying!" Laura snapped "I am a girl! I don't have as much strength as a guy!" Both of them began to pull even more than they were. "Laura, on the count of three pull!" Ratliff said. Laura nodded. "Guys! Just leave it and let go!" Riker said trying not to cry out in pain. "NO!" Ratliff shouted.
"1... 2... 3!" Ratliff shouted. Both of them pulled back as hard as they could, but as they pulled they ended up letting go by accident cause of how hard they pulled. "ARGH!" Riker shouted as he got pulled down. "RIKER!" Laura screamed.
That was it. That was the last time they saw Riker Lynch. "Oh my god.." Ratliff said as tears came out of his eyes. "Riker!" Laura called out going to the ladder "I'm going down for him!" "NO!" Ratliff shouted pulling Laura back "it's only us two now! I can't afford to loose you aswell!" Laura sighed before bursting into tears "I wanna get out of here Ratliff! NOW!" Laura begged falling into Ratliff. "We will.. C'mon." Ratliff said getting up off the floor. Laura got up also where they looked down a darkened corridor. Ratliff took Laura's hand "We're gonna run," Ratliff said "I don't care if we run into mutants. We run through them and just run until we are out of here." Laura nodded.
Both of them began to run down the corridor hand-in-hand until they reached the end where they came up to some metal steps. Odd metal steps.. None like they've seen before. Almost like the steps you see in a Power Plant. Any type of Power Plants, Electric, Nuclear.. etc.
So they went up them and released eachother's hand once they were at the top. Ratliff shone the torch around to see where they were. They didn't understand. There was a load of controls that looked complicated. But why would there be controls in a room that's metal? They shook their heads. Then the Radiation Monitor went off. Ratliff took it out of his pocket and looked at it. Laura was confused aswell.
Why would there be Radiation in a room.. That's entirely made up of metal with controls. "Uh-oh.." Ratliff said as he realized where they were. Laura cocked her head. But then she saw writing on the wall "Ratliff.. Look.." Laura said pointing to the wall. Ratliff looked. Just as Ratliff thought. He was right about there they were.
The writing on the wall was CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; REACTOR 4. Their hearts dropped to their stomach. This was the reactor that blew up and caused this whole Nuclear Disaster in the first place.
They were in Reactor 4...