Part Seventeen
Eden: Paradise Lost
Part Seventeen
Miles looks down from the escape ladder and sees a few shufflers using their basic instinct to climb as Lyndsey was crying in fright as Amber held her, Lily pacing about in panic.
Amber: What do we do!
Miles: The banks not too far from here, we just have to keep moving…
Lily: How?
Miles checks everything and comes to the adjacent building near his left as he checks the distances.
Miles: we're going to have to jump.
The three women look at him as if he were crazy, none of them wanting to speak against him as he suddenly runs and leaps the four feet to the next building.
Amber: Are you fucking crazy!
Lyndsey: Miles...miles I can't!
Miles: Don't think about it just do it babe, come on!
Lyndsey shakes her head as Miles notices the zombies coming up quicker.
Miles: You don't have time, they're almost there, you need to jump! Now!
Lyndsey: I can't... Miles I can't…
Miles: Lyndsey! Jump!
Lyndsey screams and runs and jumps as she sails through the air and lands on the roof right on Miles who's there to grab her as he quickly yells for Amber and Lily to do the same.
Miles: Come on!
Amber: Shit…
Amber runs and jumps, barely making it as Miles is able to grab her arm and yank her onto the rooftop as Lily freezes as she looks at the drop and distance.
Miles: Lily...please you don't have time…
Lily: It's too far I can't…
Miles: Lily!
Lily: Lyndsey…
Lyndsey: Lily! Run now!
Amber: Behind you!
Lily turns as she sees a few runners have finally reached the top and sprint straight towards her as Lily screams and leaps just as a Runner reaches her and grabs her.
Miles reaches out but it's too late as the weight of the Runner attached to her forces her to fall straight down as she is propelled off of the roof and falls as the three watch helplessly as she lands on top of a walker with enough force that the corpse explodes under her. Lily was not moving as she had just fallen twenty foot.
Lyndsey: Lily!
Amber: Get up, Lily!
Miles: Be quiet!
Lyndsey: Lily!!
Miles: Lyndsey!
Miles covers her mouth
Miles: I need you to be quiet…
Miles shows her the zombies that were still trying to climb up the other side of the building which was what was keeping Lily safe.
Lyndsey nods as Miles let's go of her mouth as Amber pat's Miles frantically
Amber: look!
Miles looks over to see Lily stirring as Lyndsey forces a relieved smile as Miles keeps an eye on the zombies climbing as the other zombies hadn't noticed Lily yet.
Miles: Lily... Lily get inside…
Lily: Where…
Miles: Lily, get inside the building we're on…
Lily: Amber! Lyndsey!
Lyndsey: Ssshhh! Be quiet...be quiet Lily!
Lily: help me….help me…!
Amber: Lily baby, be quiet come on look up…
Miles notices the crowd starting to catch on to Lily and her frantic screaming.
Miles: Lily, Lily up here!
Lily looks looks up sluggishly
Lily: Help me!
Miles: Get inside the building! They're coming!
Lily: I can't…
Lyndsey: Lily, baby please!
Lily: Why did you make me do that! Why!?
Miles: Goddamnit, Lily move!
Amber: Miles!
The crowd of zombies that were waiting to get to the roof suddenly all begin heading towards the sound of Lily as Amber and Lyndsey are screaming for her to move as Miles looks on.
Miles: Lily get inside!
Lily: I…
The crowd appears and swarms around Lily as she was to her feet slowly and began to limp as fast as she could as some Runners appeared and were gaining on her as the girls try and follow but Miles quickly grabs them
Miles: She'll come inside, we gotta go down!
Miles and the women head to the access and run down as fast as they can.
The girls can hear Lily screaming as Miles runs to the door and sees Lily tdyjnfnti keep it closed as some Runners were reaching and snapping at her as they banged against the door and forced it nearly open as Miles draws his 9mm he took from Amber and opens fire. Shooting five rounds that kills five runners as Miles and Amber slam into the door and help Lily close it as Lyndsey moves Lily aside and pushes herself against the door as they all hold onto each other as they get the door to finally close as Miles locks it and quickly holsters his gun as he looks around.
Miles: I think we're safe for…
Lily comes up and smacks Miles across the face as hard as she could as Amber and Lyndsey look unsure as Lily looks at Miles with harsh angered eyes. Miles says nothing as Lily just begins to sob as Amber goes to comfort her as Lyndsey takes Miles's hand and squeezed it as Miles looks unsure of himself.
Elsewhere
Lance, Shane and crew scope out the bank as a few scared civilians were already inside, the doors locked as some people were trying to get in who were being chased down by runner's, Collin sniping the runners to save them as the people let them in begrudgingly.
Collin: this is bad.
Lance: Only gets worse unless we can get inside.
Shane: Any suggestions?
Lance: We take it.
Dustin: By force?
Lance: Only if necessary.
Shane: We can find another way.
Collin Snipes another runner.
Lance watched as the civilians took notice of Collin's sniper shots.
Lance: Cover us, we're going down.
Collin: Yes, sir.
Lance heads downstairs as the others follow as they give Collin props.
Lance and Shane come up to the bank's front door window as a man holds up a shotgun at them.
Man: This is taken, friend!
Lance: let us in, we aren't going to be staying out and we don't plan to cause trouble.
Man: Not a fucking chance!
A runner is dropped by Collin as it rounded a corner near them, the man flinching as does the few people inside as Lance smiles.
Lance: We're here to help you. But if you refuse, well, my sniper doesn't miss, clearly.
Man: Son of a bitch…
Lance: Open the door.
The man lowers his shotgun and unlocks the doors. Lance signals to Collin and Dustin, the latter pulling the Jeep up as everyone grabs their gear and heads inside as Lance and Shane look about as they see six other survivors watching shocked as Lance about at the layout.
Lance: Shatterproof glass windows?
Shane: Yeah, all banks and federal buildings in EDEN are.
Man: You son of a bitch you tricked me…
Lance: Was either that or blow the building up.
Shane: He's joking…
Lance gives him a look as the Man storms towards the front.
Man: Come on everyone, let's go…
Shane: You're better off here, please sir stay.
Man: Fuck you, I'd rather get my family on the cruise ships then stay with you people.
Lance: Don't be a fool. If you stay with us we can protect you.
Man: You can't save us. Not when you're the type to manipulate your way in.
The man's family and other survivors leave while the streets are mostly clear, Shane cutting him off.
Shane: You're going to get you and them killed!
Man: You don't know that!
Shane: Your chances of getting to the Prime's in time, and to get on before the boats set sail are slim at best, and even then the odds of getting there…
Lance: Let them go.
Shane looks at Lance who loads his Ak
Shane: I can't…
Man: Get out of my way!
The man pushes past Shane as they head off, Lance grabbing Shane as some walkers appear.
Lance: Can't save those not wanting to be saved, or who can't listen to reason. Come on…
Collin runs inside as Dustin and Kayla grab the last few gear bags as Lance closes the doors, locking it as Shane watches the survivor's disappear around the corner.
Elsewhere
Nick and Rebecca shuffle quickly down a street as they stop, take a deep breath as Krista comes up close behind as Nick looks around and finally sees a street sign.
Nick: Great, only sixteen more blocks.
Rebecca: Nick, I can't…
Nick: Stop complaining, I'll get us there.
Krista: We better get moving, I hear them…
The three hurry off as the sound of approaching moans and shuffling feet can be heard close by.
Elsewhere, Prime 1
Terry and Max tread carefully through the hallway as Terry has both .357s leveled as Max holds the spiked bat up as they comb through a few rooms before stopping at the room where two dead bodies of secret service agents lay.
Terry: What the hell…?
Max: Should we check?
Terry nods and the two continue on as they enter the room as the two lower their weapons and Max goes to the desk where President Geer's body was slumped over as Terry kneels down next to General Marcus.
Terry: Ah, shit.
General Marcus suddenly takes in a deep breath. Terry jumps back as General Weaver coughs up some blood as Max comes over as Terry checks his sounds.
Terry: Shit he's shot up bad…
General: Lucky shots...how'd you get here?
Terry: Don't speak, sir. We'll find a way to get you out…
General: No, you won't…
General Weaver twitched his hand and tried to move it towards his pocket as Terry took the hint and grabbed what was inside as he pulled up a distress beacon.
General: Trip it, it'll be the only way TY and my company can find your exact location...save Eden...don't let...paradise be..lost..
General Weaver drops his head as his body goes limp. The hero of the outbreak, the man who saved America, another fallen human in the never ending war against the dead.
End of Part Seventeen