I woke to the slight shaking of my shoulder; the Evangelist was leaning over me, his eyes barely visible. "It's time." He whispered faintly. I blinked the sleep out of my eyes and sat up. Russel was outside the Winniebago, he appeared to be loading a shotgun.
The car-park was cold and a light buzz of excitement and anxiety was blanketing our small team. The Evangelist looked at me with his expressionless eyes. "Are you ready?" he said quietly.
Russel turned his head and handed me a shotgun. I nodded, "How are we going to do it?"
"Jus' follow us baby-girl, follow our lead. In the event there is a problem, you need ta run back to the portal, don' worry 'bout us. Jus' run." He said very seriously. I took the gun with shaky hands and turned to the Evangelist but saw he was already walking towards the lift doors.
"Should I follow him?" I asked, Russ nodded and I began walking, feeling stiff. I felt a knot in my stomach that made me feel like I was going to throw up, it made my heart ache.
I entered the lift and scooted over so Russel could fit in with us, terror was now rising. I closed my eyes and leaned my head up against the wall, listening to the elevator rumble down a floor to the basement. My breath was coming in short gasps, the Evangelist laid a gloved hand on my shoulder comfortingly.
"You'll be back with Murdoc soon." He promised. This thought did little to soothe my fear as the doors to the lift opened slowly, revealing the red gateway radiating heat. My throat closed up, my eyes threatened to close on me. Everything against human nature was down there, I looked at Russel, but his eyes were focused on the portal.
"I'll go first." The Evangelist said, gripping his gun and stepping into the gateway as if he was stepping into a pool of water. Russel motioned for me to go next. I squeezed my eyes shut and then I was falling.
Strong arms reached out to grab me and I found myself draped awkwardly in the Evangelists robed arms. He set me down gingerly and a loud thud suggested Russel had not been caught; I turned my head and saw him picking himself up from the ground slowly.
The Evangelist picked up his gun and began walking towards a magnificent building in the distance. "Murdoc's in there with 2D." he said, moving awfully quick, forcing Russ and I to attempt to keep up. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach, something bad was going to happen but I didn't know what.
"Nothing's attacking us." I stated as I trudged along.
"That's what we feared, we're being set up." Russel said flatly. "Satan knows we're here an' he's leading us on to them. This wasn't discussed in the plan," he added sharply to the Evangelist. "What if we have to confront the Devil?"
"I have it all figured out, do not worry." He called from over his shoulder. I swung my shotgun over my shoulder and lowered my head.
"I'm scared." I said quietly. No one seemed to hear.