As they stared in horror at the flaming hospital, Duncan realized that Courtney was still inside. He ran towards the front entrance and collided with Trent. "Duncan, what the hell is going on?" Trent asked, pulling Duncan to his feet.
"I don't know." Duncan replied. "We got back from the recon mission and found the hospital like this. It's Dorian's work, it has to be. The meeting with the DuValls must have been a set up, to leave the injured vulnerable. Courtney's still in there." He looked past Trent and saw Gwen, Geoff, Chris and the others who had gone back to the hotel running towards them.
"Duncan!" Gwen cried. "We saw smoke and-" she saw Trent and stopped, figuring he had already told Duncan. Suddenly they heard screams and gunfire from within the hospital. Duncan ran towards the front door.
"Duncan, what the hell are you doing?" Geoff shouted.
"The others are still in there." Duncan shouted back. "I'm not leaving them."
He burst in to find the waiting room ablaze. Bodies littered the floor, mainly security guards, but nurses and patients as well. A couple of Dorian's men lay dead as well. There was no sign of Courtney, Bridgette, Heather, or Sadie. Duncan ran towards their room, hoping they were still alive. He passed terrified and injured people as he ran, all of them trying to escape. After what seemed like an hour he reached the room. He entered to find it had been torn apart. Frantically he began tearing through the rubble, hoping they were still there. He threw aside the bed that had been Heather's to find her pinned under a heap of rubble; she was dead.
As Duncan stared at Heather's body, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to find D.J., Geoff, Owen, Izzy, Gwen, Trent, and Chef. They had followed him in, intent on ensuring his safety. For a moment they just stood there, before Duncan came back to his senses. He looked at D.J. and said, "Get her body out of here." D.J. complied, pulling Heather's body from the rubble and carrying it off towards the entrance. The rest of them went in search of Sadie, Bridgette, and Courtney, not expecting to find them alive. Much to their shock they would find a still living Sadie just down the hall. Chef, Izzy, and Owen helped her out. Seconds later, another scream pierced the silence.
"That sounded like Courtney!" Gwen shouted. The four of them tore off in the direction of the scream. They found six of Dorian's soldiers towering over a terrified Courtney and a seemingly unconscious Bridgette.
"Hey dickweed, why don't you pick on someone your own size." Duncan shouted.
The guards turned and raised their guns, but Duncan was on them before they could fire. He smashed one into the wall, grabbing his gun as he fell. He tossed the gun to Trent, who shot another guard in the head. Geoff and Gwen then attacked, each of them taking a guard out as well. Duncan caught the last two, snapping both their necks. He then moved to Courtney.
"Court, are you alright?" asked, pulling her into a hug.
"I am now." she replied. She then launched into an explanation. "They came just after you all left, we had no warning. They grabbed me, Bridgette, and Sadie and left Heather. I don't know what happened to her."
"She's dead." said Gwen, solemnly. "We found Sadie, she's alive, but barely." Gwen looked at Bridgette. Geoff was kneeling beside her, but she hadn't moved.
"Geoff, is Bridgette alright?" Trent asked. Geoff moved aside, revealing three gunshot wounds in Bridgette's chest. It was obvious from the look on Geoff's face that she was dead. Gwen looked away and Duncan swore.
After several seconds of silence Duncan spoke again. "Look, we gotta go, this place is coming down around our heads." They got to their feet and made their way back towards the exit, Geoff carrying Bridgette's body. On their way out they ran into LeShawna, who had entered in an attempt to save Harold's body.
"LeShawna, what the fuck are you doing in here?" Duncan asked.
"I'm getting Harold. I won't leave him behind." LeShawna responded.
"What?" said Duncan. "LeShawna Harold's already dead and his body's probably burnt to a crisp by now. Don't be stupid, just leave him." LeShawna glared at him and pushed past.
"LeShawna wait!" Gwen cried. She and Trent tore down the hall after her. Duncan, Courtney, and Geoff emerged to find the others waiting. Geoff lay Bridgette's body next to Heather's, his eyes meeting D.J.'s.
"Where the hell are Gwen, Trent, and LeShawna?" Noah shouted.
"Still inside." said Duncan. "LeShawna said something about not leaving Harold." Noah stared at Duncan in disbelief, but did not respond.
Back inside the hospital, which was now almost completely consumed in flames, Gwen, Trent, and LeShawna had arrived at the morgue. Sure enough, the room was on fire. LeShawna tried to enter, but Gwen and Trent grabbed her. "You cant go in there, it's too dangerous." said Gwen.
"I'm not leaving him!" LeShawna shouted, tears in her eyes.
"Look LeShawna, I know you loved him, but you have to let Harold go." said Trent. "He's gone and there's nothing-do you smell that?"
Gwen looked at him, perplexed, until she caught a whiff of the smell too. "Oh, shit." she said. "That's fucking propane."
Thinking quickly, Trent came up with a plan. "Gwen, LeShawna," he said, "you two get out of here. I'll get Harold, Katie, and Justin and meet you out front, okay?"
Gwen nodded, grabbed LeShawna, and ran. They had just reached the outside when the morgue exploded. Gwen turned and screamed, "NO, TRENT!" and LeShawna burst into tears. Gwen fell to her knees shaking, staring horror-struck at the burning hospital. She felt Duncan take hold of her, and then heard the click of a gun being cocked. Looking up they both saw one last Dorian soldier aiming a gun at their heads. The soldier fired, they heard a scream behind them, and suddenly D.J. was in front of them. The bullet caught him in the chest, throwing him backwards. Gwen screamed and Duncan returned fire, hitting the soldier in the head. D.J. hit the ground behind them and was still. They turned to help him, but it was no use, he was dead.
A/N: Okay, so I'm sorry for the wait on this one. I just graduated from college and I haven't had access to the internet. But I found a way to get it so, with any amount of luck, I should be returning to a regular schedual of updates. I noticed a couple of you made guesses as to the outcome of this fic in your reviews of the last chapter, but, as I said then, I will neither confirm nor deny any theories. Still, your guesses are good, and well appreciated. Until next time, read and enjoy, and keep leaving reviews.
