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Ellie and Tess decided they would cut through the hotel. They made their way through the coffee shop across the way. "Ew this place stinks." Ellie commented. Tess nodded. "That classic smell of rotten wood." Ellie smiled, imagining the coffee shop filled with busy people. "You ever come here a lot?" Tess shook her head. "Nah, I wasn't that kind of girl. You could either find me at bars or milkshake joints. I can't stand coffee."
They walked into the hotel and Ellie looked around in marvel. "Whoa, this is fancy. Ever stay in a place like this? Before it all went to shit I mean." Tess laughed. "Oh I wish. I've only stayed in a place like this once. I mostly motel hopped. And believe me those are not nearly as fancy." The duo climbed to the second floor before crouching out of the sight of hunters. Tess aimed her gun and quickly shot the two hunters in the room. "Come one, move fast." Tess said nudging Ellie through the window. Unfortunately, they weren't the only two and more hunters ran their way. Ellie shot at them, picking off a few in the fire fight.
"There's a ladder in the elevator!" Ellie pointed. They shimmied through the shaft and lowered themselves onto a elevator car. Tess boosted Ellie up quickly and jumped for Ellie's hand right as the car started to fall apart. "Holy- Did you see that coming?" Ellie yelled. "No." Tess tried to grip the walls but failed. "Ellie let go! There's water down here. I'll find my way back to you, I swear." Ellie looked at Tess like she was insane. "What? Fuck no!"
Tess sighed. "Trust me, Ellie. Let go." Ellie looked at Tess then slowly let her hand go. Tess braced herself for impact with the cold water. "Tess!" Tess breached the surface. "I'm fine! Be careful!" Tess yelled before diving under the water. There were so many dead bodies here. She waded into shallow water. She pulled on her gas mask, noticing spores.
She came to a locked door. "Damn keycards." She muttered before searching the area. Finally she found it on a desk. She heard running behind her and turned just in time to block the blow of a stalker. "Shit." She ran for the door before others came.
There were more hunters in what looked like a kitchen. "Got it!" One of them said after killing a clicker. "Are you bit?" The other asked worriedly."
"Not today."
Tess snuck up behind one of the hunters and stabbed him in the neck. Suddenly she felt the burning shock of a bullet ripping into her left shoulder. She winced and shot at the source and ran through the hotel. Suddenly she was tackled into a pool of water and held down. She struggled weakly, the pain in her shoulder a handicap.
Tess tried to reach for her knife until a gunshot rang out and the hunter fell into the water next to her. She looked up at Ellie who was still holding the gun. "This is what- the second time you've saved my life, huh?" Tess struggled out of the water. "Your shoulder." Ellie reached into her backpack and pulled out a roll of gauze. "Besides, don't act like you haven't been carrying me for the past few days, Tess." Ellie said and handed Tess some alcohol.
Tess winced as she poured alcohol on the gunshot wound. Ellie sat down next to her. "So what now?"
"Give me a second to fix this. Then we keep moving."
"Did you think you were going to die?" Ellie asked. Tess chuckled lightly. "I always think I'm gonna die, I guess. I'm not sure how to describe it."
Ellie nodded.
The two walked through the halls trying to find a way out. They occasionally came across a large window but it was too high to climb up to, especially with Tess's shoulder. They walked into a large ballroom with tall windows and gold chandeliers. "Okay Ellie, look for a way up." Tess readjusted her bandages, trying to make it more convenient to move around with. She walked towards a piano and pressed a few keys into a melody. "You play?" Ellie asked walking over.
"Nah I know one song and that's it. I can't even read sheet music. Here help me pushed this." They pushed the piano over to a walkway. Tess climbed up and onto the scaffolding outside the building. Ellie followed.
They breathed deeply until they heard voices below. "Shit, get down." Tess looked over the edge. There were way too many hunters to sneak past. "Okay, Ellie. I'm gonna go down and take some out. I need you to cover me with the rifle, okay?" Ellie nodded. "Do you know how to use this?"
"Kinda."
"Same concept as a videogame. Put your shoulder right into the stock cause it's gonna kick back, okay? As soon as you fire, get another round in there quick cause this shit is loud. If I get in trouble, make every shot count."
"I got this."
Ellie watched Tess carefully go down and took deep breaths. She could handle this. It was no different from a BB gun. Ellie concentrated hard and watched Tess's movements way below. Tess threw a molotov into a group of hunters and Ellie got ready as Tess sprinted behind a wall. Ellie aimed at one of the hunters running after Tess and fired, hitting him in the lower back. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly reloaded. She fired at another hunter in the way of Tess's path. Tess went into another building and Ellie made sure no other hunters went after her. She heard struggling and gunfire below and hoped that Tess was alright.
Tess walked through an abandoned diner, revolver in hand. Ellie was handling things nicely outside. She crouched behind a counter when she heard a shotgun blast near her. She turned the corner and shot the offender. Then she ventured back in the opened, her shoulder aching for rest. "Almost done." Tess whispered to herself, crouching behind a car. She heard a rifle shot and a thud behind her and turned to see a dead hunter rolling to the ground.
Tess exhaled deeply. "Okay. Come on down, Ellie."
Tess checked the bodies for gear as Ellie walked towards her. "How'd I do?" Ellie asked nervously. Tess smiled. "Great. You're almost a better shot than I am."
"How's your shoulder?"
"I've been worse. Maybe we'll stumble on some painkillers." Tess said hopefully. Ellie handed the rifle back to Tess. "No keep it. If you can carry it." Ellie grinned and slung it through a loop on her backpack.
"Let's get out of here."
Ughhhhh I'm trying. I think I faltered in this chapter a tiny bit lol. But there might be two chapters coming today.