Okay, I have re-written this chapter because I have a better idea now! :D So just read ;) Yeah.. The beginning will be the same, up to a certain point :3
Oh yeah, and YESTERDAY was 27 years since the Chernobyl Disaster happened :O
"Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!" Ratliff chorused as he looked at the writing on the wall.
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: REACTOR 4.
Ratliff turned to Laura, he could see the tears forming in her eyes with fear. Honestly. Ratliff wasn't gonna lie to Laura, he was petrified too.
Congratulations. Laura Marano and Ellington Ratliff, you just tried to run to freedom only to end up in a Nuclear Reactor. One that is destroyed and well.. Contaminated with Radiation. Congratulations!
Ratliff just face palmed. He couldn't believe it. They ran thinking they were gonna live.. Now look.. They've just ran into the worst place they could in Chernobyl. The Reactor. That blew up. Sound.
"M-maybe we're not exposed yet.." Laura said "maybe there's a chance we can still get out of here and live." Ratliff looked at her "I'm not gonna lie Laura," Ratliff said "I don't think there is a chance we're gonna live anymore now that we're in here.." "Then lets get out of here then!" Laura begged with fear in her voice "please!" Ratliff nodded "Take my hand, we'll run together." Ratliff said. Laura took his hand.
Lucky for them the door was open to the reactor so they could run straight out. Which they did.
Laura held the torch whilst Ratliff had hold of the monitor.
The ground, which was metal, rattled as they ran down all the corridors trying to find a way out. But it was like the corridors were endless.
It was starting to get hot, Laura started to sweat aswell as Ratliff. "Oh my god.. Why is it so hot?!" Laura asked as they were running. "I don't know, maybe because we're in a Nuclear Power station?" Ratliff said.
They then came to a cross-road corridor. "This way!" Ratliff said as he saw an exit. They then began to run down it, but Laura stopped and winced in pain "Oww.. Ratliff stop.. It hurts.." Laura said as she stopped running. "What are you talking about?" Ratliff asked "I didn't do anything to you." "Then why am I in pain..?" Laura asked. Ratliff shrugged.
Laura shone the torch on her "Oh my god!" Ratliff shouted putting his hands over his mouth as he saw Laura's face. He didn't shout it to make her feel uncomfortable.. Her face.. It was starting to burn.. Getting holes in. Burnt holes. So was her hands. "What is it..?" Laura asked. "Your face.. It's burning from the radiation!" Ratliff said. "Oh my god.." Laura said touching her face "OW!" She cried out as she touched her face.
Ratliff then felt pain aswell "Oh no.." Ratliff worried "Laura.. Shine the torch on me am I burning?" Laura shone the torch on Ratliff "Am I?" Ratliff asked. "I don't know..." Laura said "I can't see.." "What do you mean you can't see?" Ratliff asked "you've got a torch for heavens sake!" "No. My eyes.. I can't see out of them Ratliff..." Laura said beginning to cry. Ratliff took the torch from Laura and wrapped his arms around her "It's okay, I'll get you out of here." Ratliff said.
He then shone the torch on his hands which where starting to burn from the radiation aswell. He then touch his face which stung "Ow." Ratliff hissed in pain. Laura then just began to cry hysterically "I.. I-i d-don't w-wanna die!" Laura said choking on her tears. "You won't.." Ratliff said. The Radiation will kill you if we don't get out of here. Ratliff thought to himself.
Ratliff pulled away from the hug and took Laura's hand "Take tight hold of my hand Laura," Ratliff said "do not let go of it either and just run with me." Laura nodded as tears continued out of her eyes. Ratliff then began to run with Laura until he burst through the exit door.
They were outside now. God did it feel good to have some fresh air. Laura then fell to her knee's grasping for breath. "A-are you okay Laura?" Ratliff asked panicking. "I can't... breathe.." Laura said grabbing her neck. "Fuck it." Ratliff said throwing the Radiation Monitor away on the floor. Right now all he needed was a torch and that's it. He didn't care if they ran into any Radiation anymore, both of them were already exposed to it.
He then picked Laura up off the floor, bridal style, cause it was the only way he was gonna be able to get Laura to move before running with her in his arms. He saw someone in the distance, it looked like a mutant so he just ran into the ware house that was opened up.
It was the one where Ross got killed. So no doubt Ross's body was gonna be laying there dead. Great. Just what Ratliff wanted to see. His bestfriend on the floor.. Dead.
He then began to pass the spot where Ross was layed.
Ross wasn't there.
That confused him. There's no way the mutants could of took him from where he was either. Why? Because there was no blood on the floor from where he would of been dragged off. All that was there was a torn bit of Ross's shirt and that's it.
"Something's not right Laura.." Ratliff said. "What.. do you.. mean?" Laura asked breathing heavily. "This is warehouse where Ross got killed and he's not there.." Ratliff said. "M-maybe we're.. in the wrong.. Ware house.." Laura said. "NO I don't think so, this is the ONLY ware house.." Ratliff said. "Well I.. Can't.. see.. so.. I.. can't.. tell.. you.." Laura said.
There was growl. Ratliff looked behind him. A mutant. Great. He then put Laura on the floor before getting a plank of wood and giving it to Laura "You hear a growl, you just swing that around you hear me?" Ratliff said. "Yeah," Laura said taking it in her hands "I got it." Ratliff then picked up a piece of wood himself before taking a small step towards the mutant.
Laura just sat there looking before her, her vision was so blurry she could only just make out Ratliff. "Your going down.." Ratliff said swinging the wood across the head of the mutant, but it ducked. The mutant then launched it's self onto Ratliff "GET OFF ME!" Ratliff shouted kicking and punching it. Laura was petrified.. If Ratliff gets killed by this mutant then she's screwed. She can't see anymore! So she's more or less dead herself if Ratliff dies now. She could only just make out Ratliff and the mutant fighting.
Ratliff then kicked the mutant off him where it went flying on it's back "C'mon on Laura!" Ratliff said running to her helping her up taking her by her hands. Still having hold of the piece of wood. "We need to run! No matter how much it hurts Laura, we gotta run!" Ratliff said. Laura nodded "Just get us out of here Ratliff.." Laura said. "I will, don't worry Laura!" Ratliff said.
Ratliff could feel himself becoming weaker. A lot more weaker than he was, more or less because of the radiation he and Laura were both contaminated with. Laura was growing weaker aswell. But they ran anyway no matter how much it hurts. All of a sudden Ratliff's vision started going blurry aswell. "Oh god no..." Ratliff said stopping running hold his eyes "eye vision don't fail me now.." "What's wrong?" Laura asked. "My vision.." Ratliff said "no.. C'mon lets run before it completely goes like yours!" Ratliff grabbed Laura's hand again and started to run.
That's when they came to an exit. "Laura feel around for a door handle..." Ratliff said feeling the big door. "Okay." Laura said beginning to feel around the door aswell for the handle.
Another growl behind them. Laura then moved towards Ratliff and grabbed his arm in fear. Unfortunately Ratliff dropped the piece of wood somewhere and because his vision is going blurry he doesn't know where it is. The mutant was getting closer. Both of them shouted in fear before Ratliff began to swing his arms around trying to hit it. Ratliff hit it in the face. The mutant shouted growled again. "Argh!" Ratliff and Laura shouted/screamed in fear.
"Ratliff do something I don't wanna be killed by it!" Laura screamed as best as she could considering she was running out of breath. "I don't even know where the fuck it is?! I can't see!" Ratliff shouted. Ratliff then began to swing his arms and legs out in front of him. The mutant growled as Ratliff hit it once more. "ARGH!" Ratliff and Laura screamed.
As the mutant continued to growl, Ratliff and Laura kept on screaming everytime it got closer or growled. "AHH!" Both of them screamed. The mutant flung its arm so it hit Ratliff. "AHHHHHHHHHHH!" They both screamed once more. Ratliff then flung both of his legs so he ended up kicking the mutant in the crotch with all his strength his legs have. "OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" The mutant shouted before falling to the floor holding his crotch. "Arghh?" Ratliff and Laura questioned the scream with pity.
Ratliff cocked his head and took a step forward "Did he just shout.. Ow..?" Ratliff asked. "No..." The "mutant" said "shit.." "Laura.. Do you know any mutants that can shout ow or talk?" Ratliff asked. "No.. No I do... not." Laura said still grasping for breath. "I can explain?" The "Mutant" questioned. "Wait... a minute..." Laura said "I... recognize that voice... ROCKY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" Laura shouted.
"Rocky..?!" Ratliff said confused. "Surprise?" Rocky said. Ratliff pulled the mask off Rocky, as Rocky stood up. "Dude.. What are you doing here?" Ratliff asked. "Er..." Rocky trailed off about to put his arm around Ratliff. "Don't touch me!" Ratliff said. "What... Sorry.." Rocky said. "NO, it's just.. me and Laura ran into the Nuclear Reactor we're contaminated with Radiation.." Ratliff said "Laura's gone blind and weak.." Rocky's face at that point just dropped.
All of a sudden there was laughter coming from the door. It was Maia, Ross, Riker and Rydel. AND Uri. They walked over to Rocky and stood by him "Oh my gosh! You guys should of seen your faces!" Riker laughed. At this point Ratliff and Laura were confused. "This vas all a joke," Uri said "ve play it on people every year ven zay come to Chernobyl. I'm not zee only von involved in ziss." "We didn't actually know it was a joke either," Ross said "that was until when we got took by a mutant each and they told us to be quiet or scream as if your dying." "But you got stabbed!" Ratliff said. "Yeah, I know," Ross said lifting up his shirt and showing the gauze "that wasn't meant to happen apparently.."
"Was Rocky... Involved?" Laura asked. "At last minute," Rocky said "I got a phone call telling me to come over yesterday. So I did. The plan was put into place. And then.. It happened up to now. Oh by the way Ratliff, thank you for giving me the possibility for not having children in the future!" "Sorry.." Ratliff said holding up his hands.
Riker then noticed something. Laura and Ratliff weren't smiling.. Or showing any side of humor to this. Normally Ratliff would all the time.. He always does. So would Laura. That's what Ross and Maia told him when they were in the cabin watching them all run around. But when Riker got "killed" they all left the cabin and didn't know about Ratliff and Laura running into the reactor.
"Why aren't you guys laughing?" Riker asked. Laura and Ratliff looked at eachother before at everyone else. "After.. Riker got... took... Me and... Ratliff ran... down a corri...door.." Laura said struggling to breath. "Why are you talking like that?" Rydel asked. "Cause after Riker got taken me and Laura ran thinking you were all dead," Ratliff said "we ended up running into Reactor 4. Now Laura's gone blind and she's struggling to stay alive! I'm going blind too! Soon I'm gonna be the one struggling to.. Breath." Ratliff explained, before having to take a deep breath. "Your joking.." Ross said. "No.. We're not." Ratliff said before coughing.
"Ve need to get zem out of here now!" Uri said "but.. ve can't touch zem..."
All of a sudden Ratliff felt his neck become tighter, like he was gonna choke. He brought his hands to his neck. "Ratliff, what's wrong?" Ross asked getting panicked as his heart become to beat quicker. "My.. neck.. it hurts.." Ratliff said struggling to talk and breathe. He then fell to his knees. "No, no," Ross said taking a step towards him "don't you dare die Ratliff.. Not right here..Not right now."
Ratliff then just fully collapsed onto his back.
That's when they all realized.
This joke had gone way too far.