Skip's POV
"Guys, we got only 1h and 50mins left," I said, despite my numbness. "The only 2 places that we can use to cool that Vaccine is at the Cryolab or Underground lab," I said, realizing now I can still move but I cannot feel any sensation anymore. We are running out of time...
"Dad..." I went over to my dad to hoist over my shoulder. "I'm here."
"I know it's you but god I can't see you, god damn fucking VIRUS!" he shouted.
"Fuck the virus, we'll cure you, dad, I promise!" I said. "But I can't feel your touch, old man. That worries me, but it won't matter once we get that anti-virus.".
As soon as we got near the door and I heard a lot of screaming coming through the door. Me and Jenny tried to keep that door close but…
We welcome you to our whole. We are aware that you are transforming into one of us, soon, you enter our whole.
"Fuck that! You'll turn us into your slaves!" I shout at the voices. "You are the cause of the entire outbreak."
We are not here to create slaves, Skip Fozen. We are not the cause, but the result of our creation. We sympathize with you, all of you...
Sakura, Jennifer, Joseph, Mark, Victor, and You, you all don't deserve this fate. We had not lied to you, we have stayed true to what we said.
"Yeah?! And how is working out for ya?! You big piece of Biomass shitface!" my father shouted. "You made me fucking blind!"
We are the Biomass... Not shitface. And no... we didn't want to inflict suffering. We still offer all the chance to join us. We urge you to take it.
"We aren't taking your offer!" Jenny shouts at it "Take the hint and give up! We ain't joining your hivemind."
The offer stands but we will force your hand if we shall. Our sisters and brothers will be your door... You are all alone... Lonely... Powerless... Your PSI powers are failing you...
Jenny, if you wish to be called... Why do you fight us? You touch alternate worlds and realities, you wield magic beyond this world. We understand human history and its tragedies. We weep for them... War... Suffering... Death.
"Oh, you think you are the better choice?! Decide that you monsters want to play god?! Huh!" she shouted.
WE ARE NOT SEEKING TO PLAY GOD! WE ARE NOT! We have no wish to become gods, it is for the tyranny of man. We want the discord to end to see the stars again.
We will leave you to our brothers and sisters to usher you into our Biomass to become one of us. Think about it.
"Ah! The discord! Welcome to our whole." one of the infected. "Open the -" Mark shoots one of them despite being blind.
"We ain't opening anything. You infected-piece shit!!" he said while holding his gun.
We wasted no time fighting our way out of the lab; we shot as many of them as we could. I noticed that even Victor couldn't speak or shout, but he warned of enemies jumping on top of us. Jenny is the only one whose PSI powers and abilities are still strong while the rest of us are weakening.
As we made our way to Cryolab, we saw a vine-like organism that is blocking the room; I screamed with rage when I saw the frozen biomass is blocking the way; I tried to supercharge with electricity, but nothing. Joe tried to set things on fire, but nothing came out.
"Dammit!" I shouted as I punched the wall."Now we'll have to go into the B2 laboratory."
"I don't think we'll have a choice, man..." Joe said before vomiting. "I ain't feeling great, how much time do we have left?"
"1 hr and 15min left," I said while looking at the watch. "God... We need to hurry..."
I vomited some blood on the floor, realizing that the virus is now attacking our organs, we will not ... *vomit* have much time left...
Mark's POV
Shit, I can't see anything, the virus saw to that. But I can still use my PSI to sense the surrounding area, I heard Skip vomiting some blood just now; we are running out of the time. I flailed my arms around to grab someone, hoping I can grab on someone for support.
"Gotcha, Boss!" Jenny's voice said to me.
"I know it's you, we need to head underground... That cure is almost done," I said. "EVERYONE LISTEN UP!" every perked up.
"We need to head down to Underground Lab B2. I am fucking blind, my son vomiting blood, Joe having diarrhea, Sakura coughing up blood, Victor's going fucking mute on me and I got miss healthy to carry me around, a blind man." I chuckle at the thought. "But we cannot give up, Ladies! If we do, you might as well put an fucking bullet in me than to watch me turn into one of those things. Our motto, team! We stare death in the face. We face it together!" I said.
"Boss..." Jenny said.
"Yeah?" I said, curiously.
"There is no need for fucking for speeches. Besides, we need to get going," she said.
"Right," I said weakly.
I couldn't see anything or have a sense of direction, but I know and sense danger and I can smell it. My spirit is tellin' me that there is a flood of infected in the area and I know the team is in no position to be fighting right now except for Jenny who carrying my ass. I know this crazy, but I have a feeling I would not get another chance to say this.
"Son..." I said weakly to call out to my son. "Son, please?"
"I am here," he said to me
"You sure you ain't vomiting or pissing up blood right now? Because I need to tell you." I said. "I love you as my son, Gay or not. I am proud of you, I wish you had the fucking courage to tell me sooner. You said you are marrying, no ... Married Bass Welton, I hope he ain't no pansy." I said.
"No, Dad. He's tough! And a good husband." my son said.
"Good." I nodded my head. "You going to have kids, someday?"
"Yeah, I ain't let the Fozen family tree go around dying," he said to me. "We'll make this dad just hang in there."
I shrugged off Jenny and spoke up to my team.
"No, son. I am a goner." I raised my hand. "By the time we get there, I ain't going to make the trip." I've injected Neuro-booster, PSI- Booster, Nero-Mat, and Be-Sight! I can see once again but it is only going to work for a bit but it will give me enough time to make a distraction.
"I'm going to distract these infected cunts." I said. "Jenny..."
"Sir, please. Reconsider this, if you go down there and fight them. There is no coming back from this." Jenny pleaded.
Sakura knocks on the rail: Please... Guys... Let me go there, I am ... feeling...
"I got you, Sakura." Joe grabbed her as she fell, "She ain't feeling great. We need to go now."
Jenny nods her head. I understood they had a mission to complete.
"Anything happens to me... You take fucking command of this crew. I'll come back from my grave if you mess this up." I said to her as I turned to the infected horde.
"I'll miss you, Dad..." he said.
"I know." I jumped down from the balcony. "COME GET MY ASS, YOU INFECTED FREAKS! YOU FUCKING PIECES OF SHIT."
As I shouted into the air, I summoned out of my Psycho-kinesis that I got to fight the tide of infection. I fire my gun against the swarm of the infected, punch several of them, and blast them with PSI powers. As I roar and I charge up my PSI, blasting like I was wielding a Tommy gun and used my telekinesis to throw them around like they are pinball. Didn't care if my nose fucking bleeds, I gotta get me some blood on this day.
Fallen...
Oh, god... I can't see again but I gave my team enough time to move on. Damn, I'm tired...
What..?
We commend your warrior spirit. Rest... It is over now.
"No, it ain't until I say it is..." I said defiantly. "I'll rest when I am fucking dead..."
In the end, you continue to resist us. To resist our attempts to offer you peace.
"I rather would rather fucking die than to be a part of your happy cult!" I said... "You might as well kill me because I ain't joining..."
No... We have a better idea. Death will separate you from us, you are lonely, your team deserted you. Not out of cruelty or selfishness... But to buy them time...
"How... did you know?" I said.
We know... We knew you were there. You have led your team well. We respect that sacrifice... However...
I braced for what happens next as one of those Sorcerers lifts me in the air. This is it... My end...
We will not kill you. That would be selfish of us to do so.
"Damn straight!" I said with a smile.
Damn Straight, indeed... We can unite you with your family. Skip, Alice, Elizabeth, they will be all together.
A sorcerer pulled a worm behind its back and jammed it down on my neck. I screamed as the parasite went through my body and I couldn't... can't move...
Welcome Home, Mark.