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Top floor, door at the end of the hall. Top floor, door at the end of the hall. Top floor, door at the end of the-
"Come here, you motherf***er!" Joel threw a Molotov in the guards direction, and ran for cover. There were ten guards, guarding the second floor. Shit.
Joel rounded the corner, and crouched down on the floor, behind a window. He crafted a nail bomb, and threw it at the five guards that were by the metal doors. He saw them blow up, body parts littering the floor. Joel had grabbed Ellie's backpack before leaving the floor, and took his flamethrower and shorty back. He traded his hunting rifle for the flamethrower rand lit those motherf***ers on fire.
Once he had cleared the level, he ran up the stairs, not bothering to close the door. Once he made his way up to the top floor, an entire quarter worth of guards were standing there. God dammit. He didn't have anything to use to craft anything, except a sh*tty health pack.
He traded the shorty for his crossbow, deciding to use the weapon of stealth; only with eleven arrows. Better be like f***ing Daryl. He remembered how Sarah would always like that show called The Dead Walking, or something like that. He almost smiled at how much she loved Daryl, and his a** of a brother, Merle. She would always refer to him being Daryl, and Tommy being Merle.
Joel took ten guards out, only missing one time. He knew that he needed to be patient, and not be too forceful in this situation. He crept up on the guard that was posted in one of the connecting rooms, strangled him, and then shivved him in the throat.
He took out the other guards that were in the remaining rooms, which only left four others. Joel collected some alcohol and a rag, so he was able to create two Molotov's. The four remaining guards were separated, covering each corner. Joel snuck up in the first of his four victims, and strangled. He used the flamethrower for the last two, and decided to use the Molotov for the last guard; wanting him to die a long and painful death.
When Joel entered the door to the supposed spot of the surgery, he saw Ellie on the surgical table, the same doctor he had seen earlier, and two nurses. He held El Diablo up, and said, "You move one f***in' inch, and I swear to God, I'll blow your f***in' head off." He saw the two nurses cower, and put their hands behind their head. He didn't care about the nurses; he just wanted Ellie, and get the f*** out of there.
"You have to let us perform the surgery. By reversing the virus, we'll be able to create a cure; a cure." Joel shook his head.
"Not today." He shot the doctor in the head, and unplugged Ellie from the machines. He glanced at the two nurses and said, "If you call the guards, don't bother. They're dead."
He gently took Ellie from the table, and rushed out of the room. He walked into the elevator, and pressed the 'GARAGE' button.
He should have known Marlene would be there.
"Listen, Joel. Ellie won't feel a thing." Joel shook his head.
"Hell no, Marlene! You're talking about killing a fourteen year old girl! I won't let that happen!" Marlene sighed, knowing he was right.
"Joel, think about what Ellie would want. She told you herself that she wanted the surgery. She will not feel a thing. It's the right thing to do. When it is documented that she was the reason that the cure was found, she'll be an American hero. Joel, by taking her, you'll only have more people looking for her. You know that." Joel shook his head, and pulled out his pistol.
"No." He shot her in the stomach. She fell on the cement floor with a thump, but not dead.
"Joel, please don't kill me. Please, Joel." He closed his eyes, and took two deep breaths.
"You'll only come looking for her." He shot her in the head.
"Do you any idea of what that vaccine could have meant to the world? God dammit, Joel! Sometimes, you don't even think. You were being selfish! A vaccine would have meant..." Tommy paced around the room, cursing silently to himself. Maria leaned on the desk, not saying anything. Ellie stood next to Joel, eyeing the two brothers.
Tommy faced Joel, and pointed his index finger to Ellie, "What if people come looking for her? You said it yourself; you didn't kill of them guards!" Joel growled, and pulled Ellie behind him, protectively.
"First thing you can do; put your f***ing finger down. You lay a f***ing finger on her, I'll..." Ellie grabbed Joel's arm, and pulled him to face her.
"No, you won't. You're not going to threaten your own f***ing brother." Maria nodded in agreement, and faced Tommy.
"They have had a long journey. We can talk more about this tomorrow." Tommy nodded stiffly, and ushered them out of the room.
"Come on, I'll show you to our house." Ellie and Joel followed the couple, taking in their surroundings. There were about twenty house, with people hanging up clothing on lines, cleaning the porch, and playing with their toys.
Joel told the truth. He had told Ellie about everything; from arriving at the hospital, all the way down to coming back to Jackson. She had remained quiet the entire time; letting tears fall when he told her what happened to Marlene. Ellie had only nodded, and staying silent until Joel had threatened Tommy.
He also had to tell Maria and Tommy what happened after they had left. Joel told them everything; not missing that Ellie winced when he told them about David, and the whole ordeal.
When the group entered the house, Maria took them on the grand tour of the house. Ellie had never seen something so beautiful in her life. She had lived with the Fireflies her entire time; not necessarily known for their house keeping skills.
Maria faced Ellie and Joel, and said, "All that time with each other, I figured you would want to have your own rooms." Ellie's eyes widened; she hadn't slept without Joel by her side since the 'encounter' with David.
Joel must have noticed Ellie's expression. He stepped in and said, "No. We'll be fine with one room." Ellie nodded quickly in agreement, and bit her lip.
Maria smiled and nodded, "Okay!" she turned to Ellie, "Come with me; you can help me with dinner." Ellie looked at Joel pleadingly. When he nodded his head and gestured for her to go with Maria, Maria said, "Don't worry, honey; they have to talk about some things, privately."
Joel and Tommy had gone to guard the gates, while Ellie and Maria fixed dinner.
Maria had Ellie peel the squash, making a casserole, and green beans on the side. Ellie had begged Maria to let her go out into the woods, and hunt for venison, but Maria said it was too dangerous. Ellie, of course, had rolled her eyes, and kept on peeling the squash. There's no way I'm going to become a housewife.
When the men came home, dinner was sitting on the table, while Ellie and Maria were laughing about something.
"What's so funny?" Maria regained her composure, and faced Tommy.
"Ellie was just telling me about her time in the QZ. She was quite the prankster." The four of them sat down at the table, and passed the food around.
"Thank you, Maria. I can't believe that you made a cook out of Ellie." Ellie glared at Joel, while Maria and Tommy didn't know what the private joke was.
"In the summer, we had found a couple of cans of beans. We were camped out in a small shed for the night, and Ellie decided it was a good time to light a fire, and heat the beans. I woke up to the entire shed on fire." Ellie rolled her eyes. She remembered that day; it had been her favorite memory with Joel.
Maria cleared her throat and said, "Since y'all are staying a while, I thought it would be nice if you could find a couple of jobs; you need money, and we need workers." Joel nodded and wiped his mouth.
"Of course; I could guard the gates, and go out hunting for the town." Ellie nodded in agreement.
"I can do the same thing." Maria adverted her gaze to Tommy, having a silent conversation with him.
Maria then faced Ellie, and said, "Only adults are allowed to guard the gate and hunt; maybe you could-." Ellie interjected.
"You're the mayor; can't you make a small exception? I'm good with any gun and crossbow. I can take care of myself." Maria shook her head.
"It's too dangerous for a girl of your age-."
"Then I'll stay with Joel. Maria, I can take care of myself." Tommy nodded.
"Honey, she had lasted this far; I think it would be fair to give her a chance." Maria looked appalled with the idea.
"What if we a attacked, Tommy? Then what? What if...?" Tommy shook his head.
"I'll make sure she's taken care of." Maria sighed in defeat.
"Alright. I just want to make sure you know what you're doing." Ellie nodded proudly.
Joel knew for sure Ellie could take care of herself; he was just wondering that Ellie wouldn't be as open to the idea of settling down as he was.
Maria had told Ellie about having hot water, and she instantly lit up. Joel couldn't remember the last time he had a shower with hot water. After cleaning up dinner, Ellie and Joel retired to their room, arguing about who would take their shower first.
"Joel, I said you could. You deserve it more than I do."
"No, Ellie, lady's first." Ellie shook her head.
"No way, dude. You take a shower first; I'm not going to until you do."
Joel reluctantly agreed, and walked into the bathroom. Ellie laid down on the bed, taking her shoes off. She relished in the feeling of clean sheets. Thank God, Joel remembered to get my backpack. She pulled the seventh Savage Starlight out, and started to read it.
She hadn't even noticed the water stop. The bathroom door opened to reveal a soaking wet Joel, with a towel tied around his torso. Ellie blushed at the sight, and hurried off to the bathroom.
When Ellie had finished her shower, she put on one of Joel's over sized shirt, and crawled into bed.
A/N: Props to whoever caught the 'Zombieland' reference in the last chapter. I couldn't help myself from adding the Walking Dead reference in the beginning of this chapter.
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