Left 4 Dead 2: The Movie
Written by Charlie "Gaston" Cucinotta
Scene 11: A Rude Awakening
The sun was almost up, but Dan wanted to let Jason and Emma, who had turned inward to snuggle with Jason during the night, a few more minutes of sweet slumber. Dan simply turned his gaze towards the street as the sun continued to rise. He looked down the scope as a smoker appeared from a side street, and it was heading right for the school. He took aim, fired and watched as the tell-tale smoke cloud appeared which confirmed his kill. At was at that point that he heard the sound of metal hitting metal as the bullet hit a street sign. Dan watched as the bullet ricocheted off the street sign as it struck a cable holding one of the street lights up. He could see as the half ripped cable started to give way under the weight of the light. The strange jockey from the night before was right under it, and was smart enough to get away before it fell. The light breaks and falls right as the jockey escapes. The light made a loud crash, but the first thing that he heard after it fell was not the sound of a horde, it was the death scream of a witch. Jason and Emma snapped up, pistols in hand as they run over to Dan.
Emma: What was that?
Dan: I hit a street light and it fell.
Jason turns to Dan, his eyes squinting, displaying the message "Are you serious?"
Dan: I shit you not, the bullet ricocheted.
Emma: Well, grab your guns, cause here they come.
Zombies by the dozens began pouring from the side streets, all converging on the school building. The group fires of a few shots, catching two or three common at a time. The infected reach the base of the school and are about to start climbing up the drain pipes. Suddenly, a large explosion to the east grabs the infected's attention. They were about to start back up the pipes when the sound of multiple car alarms go off, completely enraging the zombies, who go off in the direction of the sound.
Dan: Wow, that was lucky.
Emma starts to pack up her gear and reload her guns.
Jason: And where are you going?
Emma: Someone set that stuff off, and I'm not content with letting them die.
Dan: You saw all those common, who could possible kill all of them?
Emma: A survivor.
Jason: Might as well pack your gear now, there's no changing her mind now, besides, I think that explosion came from the school we are going to.
The group grabs the gear, and heads out down the road, stopping at the Walgreens across the street from the school they stayed at. They travel up the road till they reach the open gate of the school. They put their earplugs in, push the gate open, and continue towards the car alarms. As the group approaches the parking garage where the alarms were coming from, they see a stairwell that goes to the top of the complex. The staircase has a roof over the top of it, and top of that, is a man, a SPAS 12 at his side and a crowbar in his belt.
Dan: HEY! YOU UP THERE! DOWN HERE!
Jason: GODDAMN THAT'S LOUD! HE CAN'T HEAR US!
Emma: WHAT?
Jason: I SAID HE CAN'T HEAR US!
Emma: WHAT WAS THAT? THE CARS ARE TOO LOUD!
Jason: FUCK IT LETS GET UP THERE!
A small smile and a chuckle came from Emma as the group continued to the garage. Just as the group reached the base of the steps, Dan said the one word that all the car alarms in the world couldn't muffle.
Dan: TAAAAAAANK!
On the other side of the garage, and tank was running up to the side, with one leap, it grabbed the second level. With yet another flex of its tree trunk thick muscles, it was one the third level, one left till the top. The group started racing up the stairs to warn the man, but before they could accent one flight, the tank was roaring at the top. The tank started over to the man with surprising speed, even for a tank. The man continued to sunbathe there as if the alarms were merely radio static, and seems completely unaware of the 2 tons of rage heading towards him. The group was about halfway up the second flight when the tank grabbed the small metal roof, collapsing it under his massive weight. In a single fluid motion, the man snapped his eyes open, pulled his SPAS from his side, turned around, and stepped right over the tanks ingrown head. The man turned around upon hitting to ground and unloaded his shotgun on the tank's back. The now even more enraged tank proceeded to rip a piece of concrete from the wall and launched it at its prey, which was running and reloading at the same time. The group was almost to the top when the roof collapsed, blocking the path.
Jason: Damn it, come on, we can still run around this side. The man took cover behind a car, which nearly tipped over after being slugged by the missile. The man came out from his cover, unloaded a few more shells in the tank before going back to reloading. He popped out again to find the tank right in his face. The massive infected slapped the boundary between it and its prey like a toddler having a temper tantrum at dinner. The flying car nearly hit the group, who was running up from the third to the forth level. The man tries to maneuver around the tank, but was slapped back at the small metal roof. By this time the group could see the tank and started shooting it. The behemoth ignored the minor annoyance of the other survivors. The man gets up takes some pills, and grabs for his shotgun, only to realize that he dropped it when the tank hit him. The massive, double armed charger rushed at the disarmed survivor. The man pulls his crowbar out of his belt, wielding it two-handed, and prepares for the oncoming attack. The tank raises both of his massive arms, ready to mash his opponent.
Mitch: COME GET SOME!
The man raises his crowbar and steps right at the tank as he brings it down.
The group runs around the far end of the garage and starts up on the forth level, and what they saw was nothing short of amazing. The man, who didn't even have a gun anymore, was standing over the dead tank with a blood-soaked crowbar in his hand.
Mitch: What took you?