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The explosion had knocked Mila down to the ground, and a thin trickle of blood ran down her face. Tally was also on the floor; however, she was conscious and unhurt. She got up, wincing slightly as her weight hit her left foot. Where there was once wall was now smoke blocking a hole in the ground.
Tally looked around her, but there was no-one there apart from Mila. 'Where is everyone?'
However, something suddenly grabbed her round the neck and she choked, seeing a large black hand, flickering with what looked like fire, except it was black. The smoke cleared, and a group of black demon's leered in, their eyes red and gleaming.
Tally squirmed in pain, not only because of the harsh grip around her neck, but also because the minds of them were completely blank, but filled with what she could only describe as pain.
"Got ya." The demon holding her said as the others poured into the corridor.
"No you don't."
The demon looked up, before a knife suddenly hit straight in the middle of his eyes. He stumbled back, releasing Tally, before another knife flew through the air and stabbed straight into his eyes, causing him to disperse, the flames disappearing along with him.
Tally looked behind her to see Conner, throwing a knife in the air. "That was fun."
"Conner? I didn't expect..."
"...me to come and rescue you? Nor did I, to be honest. However I saw these demons, and figured I could get into these armies good graces. Just to make myself look good, y'know." Conner shrugged, before suddenly spinning around and slicing through and approaching demon, before continuing spinning and threw a knife straight towards Tally. However, it sped just past her ear and hit another demon.
Conner narrowed his eyes as more of the demons converged towards him. "Where's this army then? I would have thought they'd be helping us." He ducked a swipe from a demon, before stepping backwards to stand to the side of Tally.
"I-I don't know..." Tally shook her head. "I can't hear anything, I mean, in my mind."
"Well, that sucks. Considering I'm running out of knifes fast." Conner said, throwing knifes into the mass of demon's; dropping them, however it seemed for everyone to be defeated, two more took its place. Conner threw one more, before shrugging. "Well that's that then. We're fucking done for."
Conner closed his eyes a moment. "I can't believe I'm about to do this." He opened his eyes. "All right you sons of bitches!" He charged forward, using his ability to break the demon's necks, dodging each swipe and blow. However, he was caught every now and again, before one swiped him hard across the face, cutting his cheek wide open. Conner spun slightly, before a demon kicked him in the stomach with such force he hit the floor, sliding and hitting the wall motionless.
Tally tried to back away, before tripping over Mila's body. She scrambled back, her eyes wide open; the demons were coming right at her, their eyes filled with malicious intent. Tally closed her eyes as the demon's grabbed her, her mind filled with pain.
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"Shit! We're too late." Rose Milano panted; a rifle in her hands. She looked to Conner and Mila, before turning to three young men beside her. "Take them to the Hospital, get them checked up." The men nodded, and two grabbed Conner, while the other grabbed Mila before rushing away. Rose sighed in distress. "Damn it. An attack at this time?" She shook her head. "It's getting worse. We have no time."
Rose pulled a radio from her pocket and clicked it. "Conner Shepard and Mila Abernathy are protected. Anella Brazier is nowhere to be found. Over." Rose put the radio away, before a high-pitched noise filled the air, and a voice started talking from unseen speakers.
"The attacks are over. Send immediate help to Corridor 66, Corridor 25, Corrider 12, and Corridor 50. Will Generals Custado, Drew, Banks, Milligan and Weisller, Jailers Walker and Walker, and Head Scientists Milano, Jones, and Halperin come to my office immediately. In exactly ten minutes, Conner Shepard, Mila Abernathy, Leslie Carlson, Paige Callaway, Zeke Kurosagi, Lorraine Matthews, and Christine Jenkins come to my office as well. That is all."
Rose nodded, before turning to the twenty so people with her. "Go help with what needs to be done. You're dismissed."
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Riley heard the announcement, and felt slightly worried. She had been exploring the corridors with her crutches when one of the walls exploded. Thankfully, there had been soldiers close by and dealt with the demons easily. She was told to go to the guest rooms, and wait there after the announcement had been announced.
Riley was the only one there, sitting on a bunk bed, her crutches next to her.
"Riley!"
Riley looked up to see Paige and Leslie walking towards her. "Oh, hi guys. Why did all those demon's attack?"
"No idea." Paige said. "Although Leardel sounded pretty tense."
Leslie nodded. "I think it's time I report what I saw when I touched Mila."
"Well at least I think I recognise some of those names." Paige said.
"Do you?"
"Aye. Most of them, in fact. But I will wait until I see them in flesh."
"Good plan." Riley said, leaning back. "Where are the others."
Paige looked to the doorway and raised her eyebrow. "Well, there's Zeke."
Zeke's face was downcast, and he was supported by a pair of crutches exactly the same as Riley's. If he was in any pain from moving, he didn't show it.
"Hey Zeke." Leslie said. "What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing... nothing..." Zeke murmured, before sitting on a bunk a bit further away and remaining silent.
Before Paige or Leslie could press, the doors opened and Conner strode in, followed by Mila, who was walking slightly disorientated, a fresh plaster on her head. Behind her, a nervous Lorraine and Christine walked in, looking around in their strange environment.
Paige nodded to Mila, asking no questions, before standing up to Lorrain and Christine. "I don't believe we've met. I'm Paige, and these are Leslie, Riley, Zeke, and Mila."
"H-hi." Lorraine said sheepishly, while Christine smiled awkwardly.
"Pardon me for asking..." Leslie said. "But where did you come from? You were just put into the medical bay on the transport copter."
"W-we were captured by Papa Hades and his mutants." Lorraine said, gulping. "I won't say what we've been through, but it isn't nice. We almost died of dehydration."
"That must be hard..." Leslie said sadly.
"Yes." Lorraine nodded, before looking at Mila. "You look suspiciously like him."
Mila looked up. "Who?"
"I'm not sure, a young man. I... I faked being unresponsive, as I didn't trust him, especially as he was really really fast."
"Max..." Mila breathed. "Is he..."
"Unfortunately... I witnessed his death."
Mila gulped and looked down. "H-how... how did it happen?"
"One of the mutants... they kept on hitting him in the head. I won't describe it. It was horrible."
Mila nodded her thanks. "In a way... it's good not to cling to the hope that Max is alive. I feel really bad, but I think... I think I'll be able to move on and concentrate on our situation."
Paige narrowed her eyes. "Where is Tally? Come to think of it Leardel didn't mention her name."
"Taken." Conner said, stepping forward, spitting on the ground. "Goddamn taken by those fuckin' demons. You would have thought that this army would be everywhere, but they were late, Mila was knocked unconscious, I got my cheek split open, and Tally was taken by them."
Before anyone could reply, the intercom hissed again.
"Would Conner, Mila, Paige, Leslie, Christine, Lorraine and Riley come to my office now. Thank you."
(*Gasp* Tally's been taken! Why? Who for?
Anyone recognise any of those names I wonder? I will officialy confirm the last names next chapter.
See you next time!