Authors note: Same disclaimers as always! This is during the Cold Stream campaign. Got this idea while playing said map, during which there was a spot where you had to cross a sad looking log "bridge" to get to the other side. Enjoy!
Theme 6: Break Away
"Run! Go!" A man yelled, as four others responded with various phrases, as the ground shook, a tank making the feeble log bridge they were trying to cross, hanging over a semi-large hole, vibrate. A golden haired young woman looked back, being the last in the line of people trying to cross before the logs collapsed, seeing the angry, massive zombie fast approaching, charging again after throwing a rock their way, and failing to hit any of them. She and Nick were too close to the incoming tank, and she knew there was only one thing to do. She took both and pushed them into and against Nick's shoulders, as hard as she could. He went forward the last several steps, shouting with the shock of the sudden shove. While the other three were distracting with helping him up after he tripped in the end, Crystal drew her sword. She was now standing exactly in the middle of the rickety log bridge, directly over boulder. If she did this right, the tank would fall into the large hole, and she would land on the boulder. That was only if what she had in mind worked like she hoped.
On the other side Nick had snapped out of his shock at being shoved, and began to rant. "What the fuck are you doing?! Get over here!" The others had to keep a hold of him, as he tried to go back onto the logs. Crystal didn't turn around, instead reaching up to grab the hilt of her sword. The tank came closer and closer, the common infected around it killed by her team mates gunfire, whenever they weren't holding onto Nick of course. Crystal narrowed her eyes and counted down as the massive infected got even closer.
"10...9...8..." She counted, and Nick pulled against Ellis' and Coach's arms even more. Rochelle continued firing at the common infected. "7...6...5...4...3...2...1...!" At the last possible second Crystal pulled her sword and swung it down, cutting at something. She then put it back in it's holster, turned, and began half-run along the second log towards her team mates. Behind her, pieces of the other log began to break away from it, weakening the already weak wood. The tank reached the log and began to run along it, when halfway across the log broke completely in two, collapsing under the massive zombie. It roared it's rage as it fell, but it's big hand just barely tapped the side of the second logs end as it fell, throwing the wood off balance. Crystal waved her arms about in an effort to regain her balance, deciding to jump instead while she still could. The log she was on slipped from it's weak perch as she did, falling soon after.
She missed her jump, but Nick, who the others finally let go, had run forward and grabbed her arm with both hands. While he and Ellis helped Crystal up, Rochelle and Coach shot at the tanks head as it fell, killing it before it hit the bottom with a loud sickly sounding thud. Ellis let go of Crystals other arm as Nick pulled her the rest of the way up. As soon as she was at the top, he latched onto her in a massive air expelling hug. She choked slightly, but wiggled her arms free so she could hug him back. 'Another close call..' she though as she hugged Nick. 'I won't always get so lucky...'
End of theme!