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Baseballfan…. Thank you so much for your review. I named her Infinity because that's my nickname. I wasn't even trying. I can have everyone call her Marie if you want… 'cause if you'll remember, that's her real name. I don't believe in trying hard to be different. If you're different you're different. You shouldn't TRY to be different. So I wasn't trying to be different, it's just a nickname I have…. I'm not called "Infinity" often but I am called it. Mainly by my dad.

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He wanted nothing more than to be with this girl in more ways than one, and now she was dead, gone… all because… but no. Ellis wasn't going to quit. He went to repeat the process when suddenly she let out a shuddering breath and then inhaled sharply.

Ellis pulled her up to cradle her as she breathed in much needed air. She wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his shoulder. He held on to her tightly, as if they were to release each other she would disappear. Once her breathing was steady again they released each other and Ellis looked her up and down, looking for apparent injuries. The only one he could find, of course, was the black and blue bruising around her neck.

"I'm okay." She whispered.

With his help she stood up and looked at the others. Rochelle came over and gave her a hug, Coach gave her a good slap on the back, "Glad you alright kid."

"Thanks Coach."

She looked to Nick who nodded at her and smiled. "Good to know you aren't gonna go out that eashy."

Infinity smirked.

After a moment of silence Infinity spoke up. 'Okay there are other matters to attend to but before then I have one question…. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT WHOLE THING ABOUT? Why was the Smoker HANGING me?"

"Two things pop in my mind…. One: The bastard was injured or something so it couldn't do everything it wanted to after it somehow got you over the railing, so it couldn't get you back up… or let you go… okay forget that one. Two: They are getting smarter." Rochelle reasoned, shifting uncomfortably with the idea.

"I'm gonna go with that one, despite that it's not good." Infinity agreed.

"Damn. Sho the Shpecial infected are… evolving?"

"Seems to be…" Coach said.

"Sorry about your nose Nick…" Infinity observed Nick still holding the cloth to his bloody nose.

He shrugged. "It'sh okay. I probably desherved it…"

"Alright. Now that things seem a little bit clearer…. Shall we get a move on?" Coach indicated to the staircase.

They all nodded and moved back to the stairs to continue their descent.

A couple flights down Infinity spoke up again.

"Aw man. I don't have my shotgun. Crap! No fair. Damn Smoker owes me."

"What happened to it?" Ellis asked.

"I dropped it."

"Maybe it didn't break…." He offered.

"I think 14 flights of stairs would be enough to shatter it."

"Eh, you might get lucky…"

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They made it to the bottom floor of the stairs but it was all on fire. Smoke was thick and filed the air. It was near impossible to breathe or see. She could hardly even see where her friends were let alone shoot to kill.

"I can't freaking see!" She admitted.

Suddenly something grabbed her arm, instinctively she whipped around to face her assailant. She saw Ellis and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry we're almost out." He pointed to something but she couldn't tell what it was. "There's a safe room not far from here. Come on." He grabbed her hand and led her through the flames. She could feel the smoke in her lungs, she was already having problems with breathing from her near death but the smoke was adding to her problems.

The five of them fought through hordes of infected and through smoke and fire. All the while Ellis held her right hand and she fired at zombies with her left pistol.

They finally broke through the smoke and fire when they came across the lobby, Infinity rubbed her eyes.

Infinity and the pulled her hand out of Ellis' and pulled out her right pistol. She reloaded them both and got ready for the attack. As they entered the room she saw the safe room.

"There's the safe room!" She yelled as she shoved one zombie back and then shot it as it stumbled backwards.

"Charger!" Coach yelled.

She turned around just in time to receive an oversized fist in her gut. She flew backward as the Charger charged through her until her back made contact with the wall. She felt herself fall to the floor, breath completely gone. She braced herself on both sides of herself and tried to get air back into her lungs.

She focused on breathing when she remembered she was being attacked. She looked up and right as the Charger was about to pummel her it jerked back and forth as it was riddled with bullets from behind. The Charger turned around to face its assailant and charged. She didn't really see anything else as two arms wrapped around her, she expected Ellis and was surprised to see Nick help her to stand and then half dragged her into the room.

Nick lowered her to the ground, and entered the doorway to keep the Charger out of the room. She refocused on making sure she could breath properly checked to make sure her body was working right.

Infinity closed her eyes. She reopened them when she felt someone in front of her.

"You okay?" Ellis was kneeling in front of her.

"Yah I'm fine. I just got the wind knocked outta me is all." She gave him a small smile.

Once everyone was patched up they all settled around the room. Nick and Rochelle had settled once again next to each other and Coach had taken to a corner in the back.

Ellis came over from the small bar looking table and sat next to Infinity but was turned so he was looking at her.

"You okay?"

"I… I don't know. I really did leave those kids…. And oh… Ellis I want you to know… earlier in the stairwell when I kept saying that you guys weren't safe… and stuff… I didn't mean to make it sound like you guys couldn't do this without me I just meant that…"

"Sshh, sshh. Ah know. And about the kids… they're safe. That's what matters most. They'll be okay."

Infinity looked at him, she knew he was right but she still thought she had made a bad choice. Those kids were all alone again, with nobody to trust. Marie was probably worse off, her dad just died… and she had been given away to a bunch of strangers. She couldn't imagine how Marie was feeling, any of the children for that matter.

She hadn't noticed she had been crying until Ellis stroked the side of her face with his thumb, wiping away her single tear.

"I left them… and what about Marie… her father just died and I left her with those strangers… she doesn't have anybody now."

"She's got Matt, Monica, and Alex. She'll be okay."

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Ellis looked at Infinity. "Infinity…" she wasn't paying attention, "Infinity…." Still nothing, he cupped the side of her face guided it so that she was looking at him. "Marie." Her eyes snapped to his face. "Don't beat yourself up over it. Please. You know what? I know for a fact, that if any of us…" He pointed at them all as he named them. "Nick, Rochelle, Coach, or Ah, had been in that position… we would have done the exact same thing."

Infinity looked down, when Ellis heard her sniffle he brought her into a hug and stroked her hair.

"Sshh, it's okay." Once she had calmed back down he released her but they stayed next to each other. Infinity was nestled so that he had his arm around her shoulders and she had her head resting on his shoulder.

"You know something?" She asked quietly, the others had either fallen asleep or were very close to sleep.

"Hm?"

"I'm worried." She paused, waiting to see if he responded, when he didn't she continued. "About the Special Infected, what's gonna happen? If they are evolving and getting smarter… just how smart will they get?"

"Ah don't know…. Hopefully we are OUT of here by then." He sighed. He really hoped they would get out of here soon. He was so tired of this life, running around and shooting all the time. Always wondering what was around the next corner and if they'd all survive another day.

"Well the mall is the next evac station… or so the pilot had said. It's not far from here…." She yawned.

"You are so predictable." He laughed silently.

"Huh? How am I predictable?"

"You always start yawning about 5 minutes before you're out." He told her.

"You would know?"

"Ah would. We've been sleeping tagether for the past two weeks or so."

Infinity didn't respond instead she bit the inside of her lip and blushed.

"Not TAgether tagether… just… in the same room." He laughed again.

"Oh right." She laughed nervously, before she yawned again.

He laughed. "Alright, go ta bed. We're off again tamorrow mornin'."

"Okay…"

"Oh and Marie?" he used her name, wondering if that was okay he looked at her face. She was smiling like a child at Christmas. He wondered how often she heard her name. He knew she hadn't ever been called that while he had known her.

"Yah?" She asked bringing him out of his wonderings.

"Ah'm really glad you're okay."

"Thanks. For saying that… and for saving me… literally."

"Ya scared the hell outta me."

"I'll try not to."

"Good!" They laughed quietly together before they were both silent again and fell asleep.

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Infinity had a shotgun again. Her other one had been destroyed from the fall. "Killed in action. He will be missed." Ellis had taken off his hat and placed it on top is heart. "A moment of silence?" Ellis had bowed his head, Nick had come up behind him and gave him the "Gibbs slap".

She laughed and checked her gun and then secured it on her back.

Nick was at the door with Coach behind him, Rochelle was standing over the counter bar thing with her gun out on it, she was checking a map. "Yah alright…" She ran her fingers over it, memorizing the roads and turns.

Rochelle grabbed her gun off the table and cocked it, she was ready. "Let's go."

They all crowded around the exit as Nick took a deep breath. "Ready?"

"Ready." They confirmed.

Nick opened the door and they all opened fire at the roaming infected.

After walking and following Rochelle's directions, while killing zombies on the way they came within sight of the mall.

"Well there it is." Infinity pointed to their destination. Again they were back in formation she and Ellis were walking together, when Ellis looked at her. "How's your neck?"

"Oh, it's alright. Just some bruising is all. It's still unsettling to think that they are getting smarter."

"We're still better than 'em. We'll still kick their asses and get the hell outta here."

"I know. It just makes me nervous…."

Infinity looked at Ellis, he smirked. "Don't worry, Ah'll protect you Marie." He winked at her and she smiled but then looked down at her feet, her shoes were FASINATING!

"I like it when you call me by my name…"

"Well, Ah'll just have ta keep doing it then." He did his special genuine smile. She really loved that smile. "We're gonna get outta this Marie, smart zombies or not."

She smiled, and suddenly felt flirtatious. She looked around to make sure there weren't any apparent zombie hordes around and then leaped at Ellis grabbing his hat and putting it on her own head. She kinda winced slash laughed at the dampness of the hat, but none the less kept it on and wouldn't let him grab it.

"Girl, you are gonna get it! Gimme ma hat!" She ran around in circles, dodged and weaved all to keep his hands away from her head where his precious hat sat.

"You gotta get it first." She laughed. Ellis grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his chest. So to prevent his win she took the hat off and tossed it to a waiting Rochelle, who was wide open. Rochelle grabbed it and waved it teasingly at Ellis.

"No fair. You can't team up!"

"Just did!" Rochelle and Infinity laughed in union.

"Nick Coach! Help me out here!"

Surprisingly they did. Nick came up behind Rochelle and held onto her, wrapping his arms around her waist. Coach came up next to them both and tried to snatch the hat but Rochelle threw it to Infinity again. She immediately put it back on her head.

"Come and get it." She prompted. She clasped her hands behind her back and swayed side to side.

"Girl gimme ma hat."

"Mmmm, no thanks. It's more fun to see you try and get it."

"Fine then Ah just won't be fun." He said smirking.

She shot him a confused look.

"The hat looks great on you. Keep it." He smiled.

"You suck. You aren't any fun."

"Can Ah have ma hat back now?"

This time it was her turn to smirk. "Why? She drawled in his accent. "You said it looks good on me."

"Ah… but… uh… wait… that…. That didn't work like it was supposed ta."

She shrugged and sashayed past him, pulling her hair out of her ponytail and flicking it in his face on the way. He was too flustered to think to grab the hat.

"You really should think things through better Overalls." Nick laughed, and turned to follow the leading Infinity; who was halfway to the mall.

Rochelle laughed and followed. Ellis hung his head and followed, as he passed Coach, said man slapped him on the back.

"Better luck next time."

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They were in the elevator talking about their plan to get the car to escape the city.

While the plan was being discussed they were all checking their weapons and getting ready for what was to come. Infinity really looked hot in a trucker hat. She had pulled her hair through the hole in the back and had it in a high ponytail now. Some of her bangs had fallen to the front and hung from the hat in her face.

"Yo, Ellis. Keep your focus on the zombies for just a little longer, alright?" Rochelle snapped her fingers in his face when she caught him staring at Infinity.

"Right, sorry." Rochelle just laughed and rolled her eyes. The elevator "dinged" and the door opened a moment later.

"Get the gas cans!"

They split up, all of them running for the gas cans, shooting the infected on the way.

"Charger!"

"Spitter!"

"Holy SHIT!"

"Damn it!"

"What the hell?"

"He's got me!" Infinity yelled out. The Charger had gotten to her and was proceeding to pummel her to a pulp.

Ellis punched the zombie in front of him and then shot him in the face, splatting blood on his face. He ran up the stairs where Infinity was being beaten.

"Hey you, sonofabitch! C'mere!"

As expected the Charger didn't do anything.

He fired a couple rounds at the Infected.

"Aye! Ah'm talkin' ta ya!"

Once the Charger started charging him he opened fire onto the Infected and it dropped mere inches from his feet.

Infinity was already up and shoving infected back and shooting them.

Ellis ran up to her and fought beside her.

Once the small horde was dead they both ran to the pile of gas cans and grabbed them.

"We got 1! Four more!" Nick shouted.

"We got two!" Ellis yelled. Infinity and he were running down the stairs as fast as they could. Both desperate to leave this place behind.

"Alright two more!" Nick said once the two were at the car and filling the tank.

"Ellis get the car ready to go, Infinity cover him and I'll go get the last one. Ro' and Coach are getting another. " Nick shouted over his shoulder, and took the stairs two at a time.

"Where are they?" Infinity asked, looking around the mall area.

"There." Ellis pointed to the running pair, Rochelle running forward with the can and Coach covering the back, keeping any infected away from her.

Once Rochelle came up to the car she poured the gas into the car.

"That's one more!" Rochelle breathed heavily.

"How many more do we need?"

"Nick is getting the last one." Infinity informed, "Ellis is cuing up the car." She indicated to the working Ellis, who was making sure all was in order; looking under the car for missing or loose parts. He chose that moment to pop up and clap his hands together.

"We're all good." He smiled broadly.

"Okay good, now we just need to wait for-"

"Help! They got me cornered!"

"That's Nick!" Infinity shouted. She ran up the stairs without a second thought.

"Come on guys! I can't do this alone!" Nick yelled.

"Shit. Coach git this car ready ta go. Ah'm gonna go help."

Ellis ran up the stairs after Infinity.

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Infinity grabbed an axe from the floor on her way to Nick. Nick was grunting and yelling out. Finally she found the large group of attacking zombies, all beating and snapping at the unfortunate victim.

He had fallen to the ground and was fighting for his life with an assault rifle.

"I have not…. Made it this….far…. to die…NOW!" Nick yelled out in determination.

Infinity ran straight into the horde and starting swinging the axe, dismembered body part and limbs flying and falling to the ground.

Nick was still shooting but even with their combined efforts it didn't help. She screamed in frustration as even more infected came pouring out of the door across the hall.

"Damn it! Why does the mall have to be such a big social place!"

Rather quickly despite both of their efforts she fell as well. She fell near right next to him, both drenched in blood, both their own and that of their own victims. She pulled out her duel pistols and shot at the attacking zombies.

"Help!" She screamed.

Infinity was starting to panic, she couldn't fight like this forever. She was about to yell out for help again when suddenly all of the zombies turned direction and ran the other way; leaving their would be victims alone. The smell of puke was in the air.

"Hey guys! Sorry Ah'm late." Ellis offered her a hand up which she gratefully took and stood up. Nick was beat up to a near pulp.

"Damn Nick." She cursed under her breath. While they had been fighting she hadn't noticed that Nick had stopped shooting. He was jacked up, one of his eyes swollen shut, and the other barely able to stay open. His arm looked a little funny and he was breathing heavily.

She looked to where the zombies were all standing around, drawn to the boomers bile.

She and Ellis pulled Nick up, they both froze when Nick screamed in pain.

"Ah! Watch the arm!"

"Sorry." She apologized and eased his arm over her shoulder as carefully as she could.

The two of them combined half dragged the injured man down the hall and down the stairs.

"Shit!" Ellis yelled when they both heard another wave of infected coming.

"Don't they ever stop?" Infinity complained. This was getting so old, she couldn't' wait to get the hell out of here.

They ran as fast as they could, with the man between them, down the stairs and to the car.

"C'mon c'mon c'mon!" Rochelle waved them to the car. Looking, not at them but, behind them. They were cutting it close. And close it was, when a Hunter jumped from the balcony and right next to Infinity.

"Rochelle help! Hunter!" She screamed. They couldn't afford more delays, they needed to get out of here.

Rochelle pulled out her shotgun and fired. Infinity didn't even bother to look behind her, instead she focused on the car.

The three of them stepped up onto the podium. Infinity got in first and Ellis helped get Nick in next to her. Despite what she thought, Rochelle came in after Nick. Ellis put the seat back into place and got into the driver's seat and Coach went into the passenger seat. They closed the doors and Ellis roared the race car to life, he gassed it and drove out the front, smashing the front doors and any zombies out front as well. They were on their way to freedom.

Finally…

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