The group didn't waste any time making it up to the fifteenth floor as they stood in the stairwell all eyes were there at the door. Dom still holding his rifle in hand. Signs of the dead were very clear. From the tenth floor and up it was nothing but a blood fest they had to stop once or twice for candy to finish vomiting as Alex was standing behind Dominic. Kim would be seen holding Candy's hair up gently patting her face as Candy seem to go a ghost pale skin tone. Nothing came from the radio since the first transmission, it's been nothing but silence.
"Alright guys here's the plan. We go in together Alex will stay behind everyone watching our back you girls stay in the middle okay. Alex do you know how a gun works?"
Dom would ask taking off his pistol holster in it was obviously a pistol but as Alex held the holster with the firearm in it he seemed to have such a grin of pleasure as he didn't hesitate to attach the holster to his right leg. Making sure it was comfortable as he placed his hand on the grip of the gun he felt the handle making sure it felt good in his hands as he quickly pulled it out taking aim to the wall he was closest to avoiding to aim the barrel to any of his friends.
"Oh buddy. A M17 like this, what isn't this the new standardized pistol for you soldier boys? Went down to the shooting range with my cousin rocky huge gun nerd but he doesn't understand weapons. Get him talking about weed and a disposable that's his knowledge."
He soon pulled the barrel back hearing the click as a round was placed inside the chamber he smirked over to Dom with a smile that was a bit unsettling.
"Things that can hurt people now that's my knowledge. Ready whenever you are."
Dom looked over to the two girls already regretting on handing the pistol to Alex but he did want to make sure this group was at least defended in the slightest way and he can't be covering both ends.
Nothing was left in the air no more words. Dom slowly peeking the door through the small window. Already walls covered in blood. As his hand was placed upon the handle he began to open it slowly as his barrel peered through the gap, soon the door was half way as he placed his shoulder to the door using his body to open the door. Making the girls come out to the hall. He made sure they stood low, and close to each other soon he gave off a head nod for Alex to come through as Alex stood in front of the girls keeping his pistol aimed down the hall but his finger was off the trigger. Using the knowledge he had whenever he gone to shooting ranges and movies. A bit loose but hey at least it was safe. Soon Dom would pat the shoulder of Alex telling him to watch the back. Down the left hall was the elevators, not many rooms down that path. Towards the right side was at least ten rooms on each side of the hall afterwards it would cut off into a elbow pointing left a row of fifteen rooms down on each side of the hall.
"Alex keep watching the back. Any movement call it out and count your shots. I'm trusting you. We will keep going down and listen carefully there must be a sign of the survivors."
The group nodded as they proceed to make their way down the hall. Candy would bring her camera out of the pocket that her sweater had. She would soon begin to record the events as the group began to round the corner the stench grew stronger soon as Candy would peek the corner with Dom she zoomed into the dead bodies that stood at the door frames missing an entire arm. She turned away as her face turned pale she started to lose her balance a little as she looked up at Kim with tears in her eyes starting to throw up as she held her self up with her hands. Kim instantly would grab the back of her hair holding it up letting her finish vomiting.
Dom would give off a small chuckle as Alex looked back seeing Candy throwing up. Once she finished she looked up wiping her mouth giving a thumbs up letting the group know she was ready to go.
Passing the first door he would only stop for a moment the door right next door was fully open as a trail of blood was displayed on the floor. As a sweat was presented against his forehead and his hand started to shake a little, he had to muster up the strength to turn and face whatever might be inside the room.
With a bit of hesitation he began to do a quick side step seeing the room was nearly pitch black as the curtains were fully closed giving off no sunlight. He turned the light on his rifle seeing a dead half naked woman on the floor with a towel just above her covering her bottom half. Most likely she opened the door at the wrong time and met her end doing so. Most likely just out of the shower.
He would reach for the door handle closing the door not bothering to peek further inside the room. If there was anything else inside they will stay inside until someone finds the key card to open the door. One door down nineteen more to go. Not many rooms were opened in total only seven rooms were open as the rest were closed the best thing they could do was knock but to avoid drawing any attention they began to check the rest of the rooms. The next two rooms again blood all over Dom making sure to close them before Candy could see. The forth room they checked had a zombie still devouring his victim this time the blinds were fully opened and there it was just hunched over crunching away the sounds of its hands digging around and chewing away. He soon closed the door and with the small click you could tell it caught it's attention. But not enough of it to rush to the door. Three more rooms then they can start knocking to see which room was safe to go through. However when they checked the next room it was clean and the key card was there on the counter however the window was broken and there was signs of a struggle it was a bit of a mess but no blood no bodies.
"Alright you girls get inside. Alex you cover the door and I'll check out the last two rooms. Alex watch my back Candy wash up clean your face okay. Kim take care of her."
With that Dom went off to check out the other two rooms, as Candy rushes over to the bathroom once more beginning to vomit as Kim was there to aid her.
But the window was what gathered Alex's attention but he had to keep a look out for Dom. As he looked down at Kim and Candy he would laugh a little and smile. Turning back to face the hall way he no longer seen Dom. Getting a bit worried but he maintained to keep his cool.
"Hey Alex? Can you hand me that towel please? Candy needs something to clean herself up."
Kim would ask still holding the poor girl throwing her guts up in the toilet bowl. He laughed a bit placing the pistol into its holster as he grabbed the towel handing it over to Kim seeing the camera that was on the counter facing Candy. He felt bad as he turned it off not wanting her to get film of herself throwing up. Again he went back to the hall and noticed one of the doors was closed as he looked over to the last door he seen Dom come outside with a baseball bat in hand.
"Here kid. You seem to know how a gun works but do you have a good swing?"
Dom said tossing the baseball bat through the air as Alex caught it by the barrel of the bat. He would grip it fairly tightly looking at it up and down. He gave a curios look over to Dom.
"Baseball team. Looked like college students.. no bodies just backpack and gear. I guess they managed to dip before things went down or something happened pretty clean inside."
He would respond as he looked inside the room the girls were still in. You could still be able to hear candy vomiting.
"I like the color. Plus the grip is new. Still has some old grip this must have been someone's number one bat. I played baseball since I was a kid but it wasn't my passion. I got a good swing and zombies heads are bigger than a ball so I doubt I'll miss with this, but the bat is a bit longer than what I'm used to but hey. It'll be fine."
Alex smiled seeing the aluminum baseball bat was white and black color. White being the primary color as what would be considered the back side of the bat or front which ever one may see it as, had a black coloring with a scoop of white then black closing it off. The grip was like the paint job. The original grip being all white and whoever this bat once belonged to added a black colored grip.
Dom would then pat Alex on his arm gently pushing him inside the room as the door was closed behind Dom.
Dom kept walking however placing his rifle beside the chair he sat in, pulling over a desk to prop his feet up holding the hand held radio in his hand just above his legs.
As Alex kept silent about things he could hear Kim and Candy laughing most likely after all that throwing up they had to laugh it off afterwards but it didn't last long as the sound of vomiting could be heard once again. He then turned facing the broken window feeling the wind flowing through it, the draft that came through felt nice as he was a bit sweaty from all the stairs and how fast his heart was beating he then felt his wrist starting to vibrate. He looked down seeing a huge spam of text messages most being from a contact named.
"Venus. Hey Dom I'm going to make a phone call real quick."
Dom only nodded his head as he seemed to be closing his eyes. Alex quickly pulled his phone out starting to video call this Venus person. After a few rings a female voice came from his phone as he took notice the time now being one thirty two in the afternoon. He had a huge smile on his face as frantic voices could be heard.
"Hey baby. Calm down okay. I'm fine look at me hey don't cry. I had no signal in this hotel. But I'm here now okay."
Alex seemed to have the biggest smile on his face as he looked down at his phone the warm feeling he had to see his lover across the screen seemed to put his mind at a great deal of ease.
Soon Candy and Kim came from the restroom Candy looking like hell with her arm around Kim. They looked over Alex seeing him sitting by the broken window admiring the beautiful woman on his phone. Who was already in tears.
"Alex oh my god everyone is so worried about you. The church is praying for your safety and for Rocky's safety too! Right when we seen on the news what was happening your mom, dad everyone. Was trying to get in touch with you but nothing was coming through I just couldn't imagine something happening to you I never... I just couldn't imagine."
Before she could finish speaking Alex began to show Venus the view of the room he was in.
"Baby. Nothing bad will ever happen to me. But look at this view. It's beautiful. That ocean.. that's the only thing between me and you okay. These zombies and crap is nothing. Do not panic and don't doubt me. You think some slow ass... sorry sorry I didn't mean to say ass. These slow punks are going to stop me. Look I got a gun and a baseball bat so trust I'm going to be fine."
He was doing his best to put his girl at ease seeing what he saw on TV would put anyone's mind and heart on a uneasy feeling. Especially if you have a loved one in a situation that he is in.
They talked for a bit longer mostly Alex being nonchalant about things showing off the pistol he had and the outfit he was wearing. He did show off the bat a bit he was really trying to have a normal conversation in a not at all normal situation.
"Alex. I just.. I am really really happy to just hear and see you. I was so worried I know it's only been a few hours but it's not like you to not be text me back I was giving the benefit of the doubt you were asleep but my mind just kept thinking the worst thing possible."
He began to laugh a little as he was asleep for a short bit when they returned to Kim's room. He then could see the two girls smiling over his way as Candy had the camera set up in a small secretive spot making sure Alex didn't see.
But he still sat there by the broken window as he glanced outside looking down he was brought back to reality seeing three dead bodies all the way at the bottom. A man and what seemed to be a child and a zombie. Death on impact it was truly sad to see as Alex put his head down it clearly got the attention of Venus the girl on the phone.
"Alex? Babe what's wrong?"
He looked up with a bit of a sad face as he looked down at his phone seeing the little picture feature which allows you to take a photo of the person at the other side of the call.
"My phone is on fifteen percent. And I left my charge in my room.. we are not in my room. Candy, Kim and army boy Dom are on the fifteenth floor trying to rescue somebody. After that we are going to try and make it all the way to the perimeter of the city where they have a evacuation set up. Then we should be on our way home. I don't know how long I'm going to be here, I don't know anything. My love. Sweetheart I need you to have the highest amount of faith you can have in me and never ever let your self think I am dead or in danger. If anything pray for those who dare to cross my path because nothing will hold me back to getting home to you okay. But there are also people who may be in need out here so we are going to do our best to help those if possible until we get to that evacuation. I love you."
With that Venus would frown tears streaming down her face as she groaned with the fact of him taking a picture. He would always do things like that take picture of her. Most the time without her noticing or her being completely caught off guard. He did his best to not cry as he gripped the necklace he was wearing, a plain simple beaded chain with a ring at the end of it. It was a ring she gave to him and he held it very tightly. Kissing the ring.
"Forever and always."
He said only admiring the girl over the phone. He couldn't do anything but admire her. His eyes was doing the best of tracing every feature, every angle. The color of her hair, her eyes, smile and even her tears. He knew it would be a long while he would be able to see her again. So he emptied his mind only to have her face engraved into his memories.
The connection of the call started to become weak as he didn't say anything more but he kept his smile soon a white flash from his screen would go off as a small message would pop up. Venus has taken a screenshot.
"I love you Jordin. Forever and always."
The connection began to get weaker and weaker as all he could see was only her lips moving but no sound. Soon the call ended as he looked up at his phone seeing there was no longer any signal. No bars.
That's when he placed his phone down starting to let the tears roll down his face. He gripped the ring as tight as he could. Only being able to let the tears fall staring out of the broken window letting the breeze wipe the tears off his face. Candy was also in tears she really did like Jordin and Alex. When they were back in the states she would often hang out more with Alex and Jordin. She was fond of the two so seeing him say those words knowing those might just be his last words made her truly sad. Especially the fact we couldn't hear what she spoke but knowing them both. She had a feeling what she said.
Kim however was sad about what she saw. Yet also a bit surprised as no one has ever seen Alex cry before. It was almost like an illusion, the way he sat there with the sun peeking through the room the silhouette of Alex and the tears that streamed down his face was almost perfect. Like art.
"Hello? Can anyone hear me! Please my family we need help. We are on the fifteenth floor room one thousand five hundred and twenty four. Please the dead are all over and we need help."
There was no time for tears as Alex quickly stood up placing the phone back into his pocket Dom quickly standing up as he held the radio starting to talk through it.
"Sit tight friend. We are on the fifteenth floor we will be there very shortly. Be sure to have the door ready for us to come in. Is anyone bitten?"
Dom asked as he looked at the group. All seemed ready. They seemed energized especially Alex. Nothing else was on his mind besides getting home to his lover. Nothing else seemed to matter to him.
"No one is bitten.. I'm standing at the door waiting for you. Please hurry we want to get out of here."
Dom placed the radio back onto the clip he had on his vest walking to the door as he had the girls behind him with Alex standing the furthest again being the cover for the back of the group. Dom starting to open the door looking both ways as he took point with the group. The girls followed closely behind as they noticed the room the man spoke was in the center of the hall way. However as they began to get closer to the door they seen a door at the end of the hall begin to open up. Two dead began to walk out the door as Dom placed his hand behind him telling the girls to get down low.
"Dom. Hey company."
Alex spoke as another door opened up three dead shambles out of the door at the end of the hall way as the doors down the hall all began to open up. One, two, three, more and more started to come out. Dom looked over to Alex nodding his head signaling him to begin shooting. With every controller shot Dom would aim for the heads of the zombies making sure to not miss a shot.
Alex however was more quick with his shooting but he didn't miss a single round. One, two, three, four. The amount of shots Alex had the sound echoing through the hall as Dom would start firing more rapidly. Yet there seemed to be no end to the dead as more began to come from the other halls.
Kim then stood up quickly running to the door the man said he would be in.
"Hey! Open the door! You said you would be ready! Open the damn door! Please hurry!"
Soon the door had swung open as Kim let off a small sigh of relief signaling the others to hurry over to the door but they looked over in horror as Kim would look down seeing a knife duct taped to the end of a broom right there stabbed between her stomach. As she looked up only to see a man with an evil look on his face and an entire family dead behind him. She soon coughed up blood as the knife was quickly pulled away and the door slammed shut.
"Kim!"
Alex yelled out quickly running over to her catching her in his arms as he started to drag her body back to the first room they stood in. Dom doing his best to clear the way of the dead as he switched his magazine tossing it on the floor in sheer anger starting to completely unload his rounds into the dead as they soon began to drop like flies. The look on Candy's face was ghost white as her eyes seemed to be wide and void of reality as if she was not in the presence of the situation seeing her friend being stabbed right in front of her eyes put her in shock as Alex grabbed her by her collar pulling her inside.
Soon Dom rushed in slamming the door tossing over a desk and chairs.
"Kim hey hey! Can you hear me. Come on girl don't die on me come on."
She was losing an insane amount of blood as every time she coughed blood would splatter out of her mouth. As she could only whimper in pain looking down clenching her sides. Tears poured from her eyes as she couldn't speak properly only looking up to Alex in the most scared look. She was afraid she didn't want to die. She clenched onto his arm as Alex pulled off the bed sheets trying to apply as much pressure as he could upon her stab wound as she groaned in pain.
Dom soon came over trying to help the best he could as Kim reaches up. Alex deep down she wasn't going to make it as he held her hand. All covered in blood he would scream and shout tears streamed down his face.
As Candy seemed to snap back into reality starting to cry. As she was pressed up again the wall clenching onto her legs. Sobbing as she looked over to Alex then down at Kim.
"A-alex I.. I'm scared alex please I'm scared."
Kim would speak as she clenched as tightly as she could to Alex's hand looking at Candy with tears in her eyes.
She then looked back up to Alex doing her best to speak.
"Make it home.. b-both of you. Make it home."
With that Kim's grip began to become loose as her hand started to slip out of his grip. Soon there was nothing more from Kim.
"Hey. Hey no come on girl no! Come on!"
Alex called out but no matter how tightly he held onto her hand she couldn't hold his hand back in return. Until he pulled away her hand fell to the floor. Her eyes still open. Alex only could lean back pressing his back against the bed he was close by shocked to see his friend dead right there in front of him. As they were literally having breakfast together in the morning. Candy could only cry she would only glance every so often and quickly look away she couldn't believe it she didn't want to her cries became louder and louder. Soon it was only the sound of Candy crying that they could hear. Other than the zombies pounding at the door.
Dom would reach over pressing his hand against Kim's forehead dragging downwards as he would close her eyes. The group was speechless no one could speak. No one was able to truly say anything.
Ten minutes have passed as Dom was found sitting in the chair he was in earlier this time hunched over with his hands clasped together as he was stuck thinking on what they could do. Alex was there sitting on the bed closest to Kim's dead body as Candy was in the bathroom cleaning herself the best she could. Kim's body now with a blanket covering her body. You'd see a blood stain where the stab wound was at. Still no one has spoken or said a single thing to each other.
"Fuck! Fuck this we haven't heard anything we could just go out there and kill that son of a bitch!"
Alex would exclaim as Dom glanced over not having the energy to explain why that couldn't work. As Candy would peek her head into the area the two were at.
"Alex. I get it man but we can't just storm out of her and kill the guy. We need a plan first."
Dom said starting to stand up to his feet as he would notice Candy at the door frame of the bathroom looking down clearly sad. She stood there as she was doing her best to avoid seeing Kim's dead body.
"If a plan is what we need... I think I have one."
Candy spoke up as the two looked over her way a bit confused as Candy lead them to the bathroom pointing at the vent just above the shower. It was fairly large, at least big enough for the three of them to fit through. Of course Dom would need to take his gear off and possibly leave it behind or push it through the vent. Alex didn't hesitate. He went to grab a chair putting it in the shower starting to pull and tug at the vent, the bolts holding it in place were rusted as he would punch, elbow and pulling on the vent he was clearly very very angry as he used the bat to try and break or at least crack the nails. He soon stuck the handle of the bat through the metal bars using that as a form of a crowbar he began to push down as the vent broke off the bottom two bolts.
"Let get this son of a bitch already."
Just before Alex started to climb through the vent Dom had stopped him.
"Alex. Killing a man is a very big deal. We can't just go in and kill him. If anything else I do have equipment to restrain the man after we can give him over to proper authority."
Alex scoffed at that response as he shook off Dom's arm starting to climb through the vent as Candy and Dom were left in the bathroom only hearing Alex crawling through the vent. As Alex would reach out his hand.
"Candy. Let's go. Now."
Candy flinched at the way he sounded she never heard Alex sound so angry and aggressive before. But she looked over at Dom as he nodded his head letting Candy go. Climb up the chair grabbing onto Alex's hand as she was pulled up. Dom began to take his gear off as he could hear the two climbing through the vents.
It of course was dark in the vents as Alex would use the flashlight on his phone to light the way however his phone was only at five percent of battery life so they had to make it quick. Knowing the room the man was in. Was only across the hall two doors down to the left was a bit easy.
"A-Alex? Are you really going to... you know."
Candy spoke up using the night vision setting on her camera to see where she was going as Alex would turn around he did his best not to look so mean, or angry but the emotions were overwhelming.
"You are trying to say the world kill. Yes I'm going to kill that man. No candy don't try and talk me out of it. I have three bullets left and I'm going to make sure these shots count. So Candy either you look away when I do it or make sure you catch it on camera."
Candy was scared. The idea of Alex killing a man was something she never thought she would think of but was it justifiable? Was it the right thing to do? Was it even a good thing to do? She didn't know her hand was shaking as Alex kept crawling through the vents. Soon she started to hear kicking and banging. Her heart dropped at least ten flights of stairs as she heard Alex screaming and a man grunting. Soon the sound of glass breaking was heard as she tried her best to crawl faster.
Only to hear the sound of a man screaming and Alex grunting out in pain.
"You bitch! You killed my friend!"
Alex could be heard as Candy peeked out of the vent seeing Alex stand up to his feet grabbing his pistol as Candy could see the entire restroom was a mess. The glass shower door was broken, as the mirror was shattered. She didn't catch how Alex looked but there was already blood on the floor. Soon the sound of a door breaking down could be heard as Candy would do her best to get down. But ultimately falling landing in the glass but lucky not being cut or hurt majorly.
"Alex! Alex! Wait for me."
Candy called out as she left the bathroom with a small limp as she stepped into the living room she seen a girl, mother, and a little boy lying dead on the floor. Stab wounds however the three laying dead on the floor looked very familiar as Candy could see doors broken down. In every hotel room they had doors that lead to other rooms. One was open and the others completely broken down. Candy would move slowly and quietly as these were the rooms the dead had came out of. But she could hear Alex fighting as she ran over to the next room a zombie had come out of the shadows towering over Candy as a ping could be heard.
"Come on girl. He ran for the stairs. I think he's going to the roof."
Alex has used his baseball bat smacking the dead downward with an attack smashing its skull in as he made sure to smack its head a few more times making sure it wouldn't stand back up. As Dom could be seen at the door huffing and puffing as he had to push and pull all his gear through the vent.
Alex only nodded his head starting to take off for the stairs Candy once again with ghost pale skin followed Alex the best should could. However by the time they ran out the room seeing all the dead at the door they were hiding in almost made her freeze in place as Alex had already passed through the door starting to run up the stairs.
"Hey. Don't look at them. Next time you freeze like that it could be to late to snap out of it. Don't hesitate or else you'll end up dead. Let's hurry up and catch up with the kid. How does he have this much energy?"
Dom would gently push Candy towards the stairs as he held the door for her. Hearing the shouts of Alex echoing through the stairway and a man calling out to Alex almost in a taunting manner they could tell they were running all the way to the roof top.
Candy shock off her nerves a bit as she started to do her best to run up the stairs and avoid stopping. As Dom was following closely behind.
"You killed my friend! We tried to help you and you killed her!"
Alex would yell as the man could be heard slamming through the door that lead to the roof top. Alex only a decent amount of steps behind would keep on running at full speed this time holding his pistol in hand as the stairs lead to a very short hall way with the door to the roof at the end, he could feel his heart beating out of his chest as his body was running on nothing but adrenaline.
Soon pushing through the door he took aim scanning the roof top left and right seeing no man in sight. Until scream was heard as Alex looked up seeing the man had climbed up the door way jumping down at Alex.
Landing on top, as Alex was pushed down to the ground with his gun being knocked out of his hands. The air in his lungs being completely pushed out with a cough spit would come from his mouth as the man held a knife in hand going for a downward strike.
Alex would dodge the first attack as he got a hand full of gravel that was on the roof tossing it to the mans face. The man being overweight he had an advantage to holding Alex down. Alex being more of a kid of speed and agility. Sure he had some strength to him but not the amount of strength to take on an overweight six foot tall man.
It was such a battle of David and the Goliath.
However with the gravel to the mans face Alex would do his best to kick the man straight to his crotch. The man stumbled back. Alex smirked he was not planning on fighting fair. As Alex rolled back using the momentum of the roll to stand up to his feet he grabbed his bat charging the man. A knife had little range, compared to Alex's baseball bat. As he ran to the overweight man he would quickly go for the mans left leg smacking him as hard as he could. Of course the man reached for a stab missing terribly as Alex took a side step swinging the bat upwards striking the man across his jaw. Seeing the man stumble Alex didn't hesitate to keep striking the man. However he wasn't going for an attack which would kill the man. No he went for his arms, legs, and body.
As Alex went to swing at the mans arm again, this time the man grabbed the bat. Taking the force into his palm he would pull Alex's bat away, as Alex took a small step back rushing over to the man using his force to knock the man over. As the man rolled over he would glance up laughing as he pointed the knife over to Alex thinking now that he no longer has a weapon to attack, the man is at an advantage however there stood Alex with a gun already in hand and just behind Alex was Dom and Candy.
"Go ahead! Do it! Kill me!"
The man had already lost his sanity the moment he killed that family. But he looked very familiar.
"Wait a minute. I know you. You're that fucking brat from the lobby."
The man exclaimed as Alex gave a puzzled look. Unsure what the man was talking about. Soon Dom began to walk over to Alex gently placing his hand over his shoulder.
"Hey.. Alex. I. Are you sure this is what you want to do. We can take him in and put this guy behind bars."
Alex kept his gun aimed to the man. Not speaking a word.
Until the man started to stand up to his feet dropping the knife and bat to the floor.
"You said you know me? But you fucking ugly fat bitch I don't know you."
Alex was not being very kind with his words as the man was clearly offended with what he said.
"Are you serious? You don't remember me! You had such balls to yell at me in the lobby this morning now you have the balls to aim your gun at me."
Again Alex would look at the man still confused. He truly didn't remember the man. But he kept his aim on him. As Alex had cuts on his left forearm and his right shoulder. As well as a stab wound to his left leg. Most likely from the fight they had in the bathroom.
"Alex. Revenge never satisfied anyone. What would killing this man truly accomplish."
Dom would slowly take his hand off of Alex. As Alex didn't bother to say anything. Both eyes open as his finger was on the trigger. Yet a smile was played on his lips.
"You don't scare me kid. With that gun who are you fooling. You never killed a living person before so you don't have the guts."
Dom looked back at Candy mouthing for some help. However she only kept the camera recording. She remembers what Alex said and was filming the entire thing.
"Alex. What you decide now will be with you for the rest of your life. Your decision will have an impact. If you are going to kill the man just kill him already."
With that Alex turned around looking up at Dom with a smile still on his lips as he turned back to the man. Keeping his trigger on the finger.
"Come on kid. Do it. Are you a man or not?"
Alex adjusted his aim, once aimed at the mans head now aimed toward the center of his chest.
"Wait.. you for real? You.. alright bet."
With that two gun shots could be heard on striking the man dead center of his chest and the second round hitting the man in the stomach area. Alex still having a smile on his face as he holstered the pistol, walking over picking the knife up.
"Y-you shot me! You fucking shot me!"
The man would cry out as Dom looked down at Alex completely shocked he truly believed Alex wouldn't have shot the man. Let alone twice. He wasn't sure what to say or what to do he only watches Alex walk towards the man grabbing the knife on the floor and then seeing him walk over to the baseball bat. Picking that one up as well.
"What? You didn't think I was going to shoot you. You see most people don't bleed out that fast, you will die but. I didn't want to kill you instantly I wanted you to know I decided to kill you. I could have shot you in the head and been done with but like Dom said. Revenge never satisfied anyone because it's often done to quickly. So best thing I could do was at least have you know I decided to kill you. And now you are afraid... good. Be Afraid because the light at the end of the tunnel."
As Alex paused for a moment he gripped the knife into the palm of his hand stabbing the mans thigh wiggling the blade around a bit.
As he then gripped his bat. The man starting to lose consciousness as Alex would begin to smack the mans face.
"Woah hey now. Am I losing you? We can't have that. I only just begun!"
Alex would yell out as he lifted the bat above his head and with all his might striking the mans knees as screaming could be heard. One, two, three times Alex would hit the man until the sound of bones breaking was heard. Dom stood motionless he had no clue what he should do as Candy flinched with every scream and every hit. But she tried her best to not look away.
After wards as the man was there in and out. Surprising he was still breathing. As Alex wiped the blood off the bat onto the mans chest. He would start to walk away. As the man sat there sobbing. Slowly bleeding out.
"Hey wait. Where are you going? You can't leave me like this! Please kill me! Don't let me suffer!"
Alex only smirked as he pointed to the door. Telling the other to leave and to pay no attention to the man.
"I'm going home man. Leave him Dom. Candy we are leaving. I see you stood on my side of the line. As you are dying there remember it was my choice to kill you. So be very afraid of the slow pain you feel. That's all you will ever feel. Oh and I just remembered who you are... actually no I don't. Guess you'll die as a nobody."
With that being said Alex held his bat over his shoulder as he had the door open letting Candy go in first as Dom was horrified at what he had just witnessed he wasn't sure if he should have just let this slide or if he should have stopped what he just witnessed. No matter he began to walk away almost losing the color to his skin walking past Alex as they exchanged a quick look. Dom being shocked seeing what Alex done. But Alex no.. he had a smile on his face. And his eyes were still facing the man.
Dom had stepped in walking down a few steps as Candy was seen with the camera still in hand as one would hear screaming crying out in pain asking to be killed and the sound of a door slamming shut. Soon in the eyes of the camera Candy held. Alex would appear at the top of the steps smiling.
With every step he took. The camera would focus on his face as blood was there on his face, and his smile. That's when it truly hit. This world is no longer the same. In such a short amount of time the harsh reality has hit that no one would have a pure healthy sanity and here they were presented with a man who killed an entire family, god only knows how many more he killed before they got there and now there was Alex. With his smile still on his face as the rest were there with an uneasy feeling.
"Alright guys. Time to leave. Dom. How come we haven't heard anything from your other soldier boys."
Dom was zoning out as he was only a private he didn't know what to do. Until Alex came over asking him the same question as he looked over a bit horrified seeing Alex with blood on his face, hands and on his clothes he looked like a maniac.
"I don't know why I haven't heard from them.. maybe it's time we."
He stopped talking for a moment as the sound of a plan could be heard soon the group ran back to the roof trying to see what was going on as Alex, Dom and Candy stormed through the door they noticed the fat man was no longer there but a blood trail lead to the edge of the building.
"Alex! Guys! Look!"
Candy yelled out as she had her camera zoomed in to an airplane that was coming a little to close to the building. However it barely missed the building Alex and the crew were in as it crashed into a building just a few blocks away. From where they stood they seen the impact however from the loud explosion they could only hear it crashing into another building. From the looks of it. Things had only just gotten worse as the plan was fairly large one of those jumbo planes just crashed into a zombie infested city and here they were at the back of the city having to make it all the way across. From where the plan hit. It's right down the route they have to take.
Candy soon fell to her knees as the situation only seemed to have gotten worse as Alex sighed dragging his bat behind himself. With Dom looking at the fire in huge disbelief. The only thing on his mind was just getting to the damn evacuation.
"Well fuck. We don't have time to waste so let's get moving."
Alex spoke making his way to Candy helping her up to her feet as he went to the door holding it open for Dom. As he walked over, stopping just before entering to see the plan crash. Stepping through the door as Alex had followed behind. Only to hear the door slamming behind them.
The sunlight vanished as Candy was already at the bottom step looking up to Dom, then to Alex. Dom only half way to the bottom step as Alex stood there on top.
"Alright. Well time to go down all the stairs."
As Dom looked down at his watch, he noticed that an hour had passed since the first time they made it to the fifteenth floor. That left them with a twenty hours and less than thirty minute time window to make it to the extraction. Not a lot of time but they had to make do with it. It should be plenty of time but with all the dead roaming and after that plan crash, it might just cut their time and they have no clue how long they will have.
The last truck should leave at eleven o'clock in the morning if they can't make it today they need to hustle in the morning.