Chapter 20: In The Eye Of The Storm

"I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you."

-- Roy Croft

Authors Note: This one is kind of gory, just so you're aware. Yes, it's lame but I tried lol. And the song "Losing You" by Dead By April goes with this one. Sorry for the bad description skills in this one!

The sound of wind whistled past my ear as I ran for everything I had left in this broken world. I ran to make sure my father was still living and that Gibbs was dead, and even if it cost my dead life in return, I would still do it. As I ran I could hear more shouting somewhere in the distance as I passed other steel containers full of prisoners. A tinge of sorrow touched my heart but I couldn't let that get in my way now, I needed to do what I could to save my father. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me in hopes that I wasn't too late. Far off in the distance, I could hear the gunshots and screaming getting louder but what terrified me the most was the fact that the ground began to quiver. It sent a quacking shiver down the middle of my back as to what I would face when I would get there. It terrified me.

Suddenly I stopped when I saw what was going on, as far as I could see that is. I recognized the tattooed arms of my father, the female, the old man and the dark skinned one all shooting at Adam. It was like an instant replay of the first time that I had saw them, but this time it was raining and I was seeking out revenge. I took in a deep breath and scanned the area for Gibbs the best I could and saw no sign of him. Then the anger burned at my heart when I saw him trying to escape by helicopter. I growled viciously and ran straight towards him. I had a score to settle with him before I could save my father.

Quite frankly, it was easier to get to him than I thought it would. His little guard posse were too busy shooting zombies and trying to kill Adam to pay any attention to me. Even my growling didn't serve as an attention grabber as I neared and I was thankful for that. But to my surprise, someone actually saw me and began to fire in my direction screaming orders to protect Gibbs. If I were to die, I could safely say that I had at least attempted to kill Gibbs rather than to do nothing. I looked straight at the soldier trying to kill me but once again to my surprise, he screamed out in terror as something snaked around him seizing his entire upper body. I watched as other men tried to release their friend who was being crushed but all I could think of was thank you. Cornelius and Dustin had followed me into one of my craziest stunts yet and it made me feel stronger to have their aid. I could hear Dustin using his regurgitating power to summon lesser infected and use their strength in numbers. It didn't take long for other infected to rush in and overpower most of the soldiers. Once again, it made me stronger knowing the fact that I wasn't alone. They had taken care of the obstacles; it was now my turn to get the prize.

As soon as I saw him, I wanted to rip every little bit of him to shreds. Then he saw me too. He stopped his firing and his already nasty features got even scarier when his lips curled into a stomach churning smirk. Within seconds, he spoke

"So you're back, eh? I've got a score to settle with you and you're infected ass."

It didn't take someone to tell me twice to attack first. There was no way in hell that he was going to have the upper hand. Then from my stomach up, I felt my ear crushing scream leave my lips and pierce his ears. But he didn't move, nor did he flinch. What was wrong? Did I suddenly lose my powers, or what? He still had that gruesome smirk upon my face and it only got me angrier. Then he said

"I came prepared Doll, I knew you would be coming back."

He tapped his ears and I instantly realized he had put in ear plugs. I growled and the rain fell all around us. The more he stood there smirking, the more I wanted to slice every bit of him. As he aimed the gun up to shoot me, I lunged. I didn't care if he'd shoot me, atleast I was able to injure him. With my long scissor-like fingers, I began with his chest. He wailed out his pain and started to reach for his gun but I kicked it out of his reach. He screamed more as I slowly ran my claws down his soft flesh and the crimson seeped out. How long had I waited for this moment? It seemed far too long for my taste but I had finally quenched my thirst to see his blood fall to the muddy ground by my very hands. For some reason, the adrenaline had caused me to finally see normally again for the first time since I had become who I was now. I looked to my victim and finally got to see his features. He was old and I could see the detail of his wrinkles and his slicked back salt-and-pepper colored hair. His ugly features curled in pain as I continued to turn him into a bloody pile of nothing and it made me smile. It made my heart race in anticipation for more. Between gasping for air and choking on blood, he spat out

"Y-you d-demon! …y-you will…p-pay! I s-swear i-it!"

I was so tired of his pointless words that I had simply smiled at him and took my fingers to his ears. I felt for the ears plugs and pulled them. He winced in pain but then his expression changed from pain to defeat. He looked up to me, angry and bitter and whispered with blood seeping from his lips

"D-do it…k-kill me."

Then I bellowed my deafening screams feeling no remorse, pity or sorrow. I noticed his mouth open and his forehead wrinkle more. His human screams were drowned out by my demonic ones and it felt so good to do so. His eyes were losing the cruel light they once had and to finish off my victory, I took my right hand and plunged it deep into his chest. My moved my fingers around in his chest and felt the blood and bones of him. I noticed the tears mixing in with the blood as he began to fade and all I could think of was how he took my Alex away and what he did to everyone else. I made him feel the pain he made me feel and it felt so good to release it this way. I found my way to his heart and noticed how the beating slowed until it was no more. Slowly, I took my murder weapon from his chest and examined the blood upon it. The rain made it drip slowly and I looked to Gibbs. My curled lips turned into a hard line until I bent down to whisper quietly

"That's for Alex…I hope you burn in Hell…"

I hopped up from my bloody wreckage and noticed Dustin and Cornelius had watched my performance. Dustin looked proud and Cornelius looked sad. I just pushed it off as nothing and walked right by them. The adrenaline rush had wared off leaving me blind and wanting more. The rain was fading to a light drizzle but I knew there was more to come. It was only the eye of the storm. I had stopped to look up to the rain and watched the clouds swirl in the wind as the cried their sorrow onto this broken world. Without looking back to them, I spoke to Dustin and Cornelius

"I settled that score, but now I need to settle another. Just one more for him, to make it right."

They both had stayed quiet but I knew they understood. I needed to find my father as quickly as possible, so he wouldn't get killed. If he died, I don't know what I would do. But something deep inside of me told me that I couldn't save him, even if I tried. But trying could make a difference, right? I'd find out the answer sooner than I thought.