Left 4 Dead 2: The Movie
Written by Charlie "Gaston" Cucinotta
Scene 9: At A Crossroads
Emma sits down in the back of the truck, taking a bottle of pills out of her pocket. She tosses the bottle to Jason.
Emma: Now you two share those, got it?
They both nod their heads. Jason opens the bottle, taking out a few pills with it, and then hands it to Dan. Dan puts the bottle to his mouth, takes a drink of water, and puts the near empty bottle in his pack.
Dan: So, *gulp* what now?
Emma: I don't know, the engine's shot to hell.
Dan: Can you fix it?
Emma: No, I would need a lot of tools, and I don't feel like hauling this hunk of scrap to a shop.
Dan: Well….this is bullshit…
Jason: The way I see it, we have three choices. We could go strait and try to make our way up to and across the viaduct.
Emma: There is no way in hell I'm going to walk across a bridge filled with zombies, no way.
Dan: What about your plan?
Emma: Well, we're going to need a car.
Jason: Which brings me to our next two options. We walk up Glenway, into the heart of Price Hill, check the stores for supplies, and hope someone was kind enough to leave their keys in their car before they were mauled to death. Or we could take door number 3.
Dan: I'm thinking I like door 3 already.
Emma: I don't know, Dick's Sporting Goods is up that way, we could always use more guns, what's the third option?
Jason: Option 3, we go the opposite way of number 2. I know that there is a high school down that way and they, have school transportation. All we need to do is search for the keys, most likely in the main office, get a transport, and the 7 Hour Plan is back on.
Emma: Eh, I dunno, I'm thinkin' we go up Glenway, more cars equals more chances to get out of here.
Jason: Dan?
Dan: I think we have a better chance if we go to the school.
Jason: Em?
Emma: Ugh, fine, we go to school.
The team stock up on food at the UDF then heads out south. The journey is mostly uneventful, a charger here, a smoker there, no tanks. It's just about 7o'clock when the team reaches a middle school.
Emma: This the place?
Jason: No, the place is about a half mile up the street.
Dan: Its getting late, and I'm not too keen to the idea of fighting smokers and hunters at night.
Jason: Fine, we can look around the school, and campout on the roof.
Then team did just that as they cleared out the school. Only about 30 common, mostly children and a boomer who one could only be assumed by the hairnet as the lunch lady. Dan threw up a few times along the way, not used to fighting children. The group finally reaches the roof as night fell on the fairly new school. Each of them got the blankets out of their packs, making two makeshift beds.
Emma: I'll take first watch.
Jason reaches into his pack and takes out two pairs of earplugs, handing one pair to Dan.
Dan: What are these for?
Emma: You don't want me to blow your ears out every time I have to end some poor bastard, do you?
Dan: Good point, how long will shifts be?
Jason: How about an hour?
Emma and Dan: Ok
Dan puts in his earplugs and begins to lie down as Emma grabs Dan's rifle and heads over to the edge of the roof. She sits down in the gravel, puts her elbows on the edge of the building, and holds her head up as she looks out on the zombies shambling on the road.