Part Twenty Two

Eden: Paradise Lost

Part Twenty Two

Kris and the others come up a few meters south from their destination as they can scope the Prime's as Nick hops out and helps Rebecca out as Kris grabs the radio. 

Kris: Lance, Lance we're right outside heading in hard and fast. 

Lance quickly grabs his radio as Dustin helps wrap Jared's wound. 

Lance: We read you. 

Lance switches the channel. 

Lance: Terry, have Max unlock the doors to prime 3 now!

Terry looks at Max who types away. 

Lance comes up to Jared and Dustin as they aim at the doors.

Lance: Here we go…

Max types in "Yes" then presses enter. 

Max: Unlocked!

Lance switches over the radio. 

Lance: unlocked! Hurry your asses!

Kris faces the group.

Kris: Stay close, stay alive!

The group sprint towards the Prime as Nick, Kayla and Millie open fire dropping walkers directly in their path as Kris, Brianna and Miles take out oncoming runners as the door suddenly gives way inside, Lance dropping four quickly as he duel wields his Red9 pistols as Jared fires away with his shotgun, tearing whole heads apart and knees off as Dustin double taps the fallen ones and takes out the rest with controlled three round bursts. Miles covers the girls as Mary takes up points as Brianna and Kayla cover their sides as Nick helps Rebecca along as he takes down walkers with ease as they can see a few dozen around the front doors.

Lance drops three as Jared slams his shotgun across its face as Nick appears at the front of the doors and mows down a row of zombies from behind, direct headshots dropping them quickly, Nick helping Rebecca inside as one runs up to Nick but Jared covers him and blasts it away with a headshot. Nick takes point next to Dustin as the two open fire and cover the others as as Lyndsey, Miles, Amber and Lily, Mary and Kris covering the back as Brianna and Kayla get inside, Millie next as Lance comes and covers Kris and Mary as Mary runs in and Kris and Lance stand side by aidez firing at the oncoming runners before the two head inside and slam the doors shut, holding their weight against the doors. 

Lance: Max lock it!

Max types away and enters the sequences.

Max: Got it!

Terry: Locked up boss!

The group back away as they see that their hail of gunfire had attracted a large horde that were now banging against the Prime's doors. 

Lance lowers the walkie as Nick and Kris keep their guns aimed as before they turned their back to the doors once they were sure the doors would hold. 

Kris: Y'all okay? Everyone okay?

Rebecca: All accounted for sir. 

Kris: Who the fuck are they?!

Kris points at the hooded cultist.

Jared: Cult wackos

Lance: How they got in, we don't know. Maybe they were already here. But I've got to go and get Terry and Max. 

Brianna: I'll go with.

Nick: Me too. 

Lance: Dustin, help secure the area, I do however suggest we don't stay in sight of the deaders. They're very riled up. 

Kris: There's a lobby near the back. 

Lance: You two with me, 12th floor. 

Lance, Brianna and Nick head into the elevator as Kris helps Rebecca and leads them towards the back where the lobby was. 

Terry aims at the door as it begins to give way even with his and Max's legs pressing against the soda machine, Terry nodding for him to get up as Max grabs his spiked batas Terry gets up and cocks the hammers back on the .357s

Terry: Come on boss…

The door bushes even further as Lance, Brianna and Nick sprint as fast as they could. 

Elsewhere, the Bank

Collin drops another zombie as Shane reloads as a large pile of bodies are stacking up towards the front of the Bank as Shane takes up a different position and fires every round he had just loaded, each a headshot. 

Collin: I'm running low!

Shane: I'll grab the ammo bag just keep shooting!

Shane reloads and runs down the stairs and into the fire escape hallway before he runs into the lobby and looks around for the ammo bags as he can see the windows and doors being flexed and pushed to their brink as he grabs a rifle from inside the bag and uses it to bar the main doors, Shane running back to his point upstairs as he opens the back and tosses Collin a box of his ammo. 

Shane: We've got six grenades, make them count!

Shane opens fire at the horde as Collin reloads. Don watches as the door and windows slowly give way to the pressure of the never-ending weight of the dead. 

Don: More brains for me…

The doors creak and strain as Don smirks

Elsewhere

Lance comes into the doorway for Prime 1 halting as he sees a walker shuffle past, but didn't notice them.

Lance motions the two and they quietly get by the zombie as they head to the staircase that leads up.

Brianna: What floor?

Lance: The very top. 

Brianna: Damn. 

Nick stops them and points out the floors were covered with shuffling corpses 

Lance: Perhaps the elevator is a better choice. 

The three nod and head back out quietly as they began toward the end of the Hallway and into the elevator

Jared winces as he sits down, Lily and Lyndsey tending to him as Miles and Millie keep watch at the two entrances into the lobby as Mary loads her crossbow, keeping to herself as Kris, Kayla and Amber look about. 

Kris: Should be safe.

Kayla: We're stuck in the middle of this god forsaken city. I doubt we're safe. 

Amber: So, what now?

Kris: We wait. 

Amber sighs as she goes towards Lily and Lyndsey as Kris comes over to Jared. 

Kris: How ya feeling?

Jared: Like I got stabbed. But I'll manage. Always do. 

Kris: You're tough SOB. 

Jared: Fuck yeah. 

Kris: hang tough. 

Jared: I know. Nights just getting started. 

Kris nods as he looks to see that it was 6:37pm. 

The elevator in Prime 1 hums as it begins to the top floor as the three ready their guns. 

Lance; Floors going to be crawling, so be ready to shoot and haul ass. 

Brianna: Ain't talking to rookies here. 

Lance smirks as she cocks her shotgun as Nick grips his AR as Lance puts his Red9 away and swings his AK into his hands. 

The elevator stops and the doors don't as they open, the three watching as walkers and runners lug about, as some were holding onto bones and eating the leftovers of Cody's corpse as blood and fits were all over the hallway. Lance stops Brianna from firing as Lance pulls the detonator out he had from the other day, turning the dial to a number as Brianna watched as a large portion were still huddled together fighting for scraps of flesh. 

Lance: Before we left today…

We see the group and Lance all swallowing thermal capsules as Shane watched them all with a confused look. 

Lance: ...We each swallowed a thermal explosive capsule.

Lance looks over and solemnly pushes the button on the detonator. The zombies disappeared as a decent amount were blown to bits as the explosive shakes the building as Lance charges down the hall, Nick and Brianna were close by, trying to keep balance as the floor was soaked with blood and blown apart limbs.

Terry and Max listen to the explosion as the runners outside begin to ballistic and run off towards the sound.

Terry: Max, help me move this!

Lance fires from his AK, dropping some runners as Brianna blows two away, as Nick covers the rear and takes out crawlers and the walkers who escaped the blast, Lance taking point as he can see the large group of Runners bolting after them. 

Lance: The front, the front!

Brianna takes the rear as Nick switches to the front and and comes up next to Lance as the two opened fire but Lance watches as Terry appeared behind the runners, cocking his lever action repeater as he opens fire and takes the runners out with each shot to their back of their heads, Lance mowing The closest ones down as Terry cocks, fires, drops a runner and repeats. Lance knocks a runner aside and  Brianna turns and blows its head off before she does the same to a walker that got closer, Max running out as Terry takes careful aim as Max slams the spiked bat into a runners head as it had run up and was charging Terry. 

Lance and Nick drop the last three before they run up to the other two as Brianna still covers their rear taking out any Walker that appeared or moved. 

Lance: You guys alright?

Terry: Better now, but can we please leave!

Max: There's an escape hatch four floors down, that's where Hockmeyer took Mandy!

Lance: We'll handle that later once we've regrouped. 

Brianna: No, I need to get her now!

Lance: Don't be stupid!

Brianna: You came to get yours, and I'm going to get mine!

Lance: No!

Brianna drops another walker as she reloads and heads towards the elevator. 

Lance: Stop her!

Nick: I'll go with her,  just cover your men. 

Terry; No, I'm going. 

Lance: You're what!?

Terry: It's my fault she got kidnapped, I owe her. 

Lance: Goddamnit I just…

Terry taps his boss and nods at him as he sprints after Brianna and gets into the elevator with her as the two don't say anything as the doors closed and headed down. 

Lance curses in Russian as Nick watches Max grab a bag and the laptop and secure them as Max comes back out and heads up next to Lance.

Max: he'll be fine, let's go. 

Lance sneers as the three head on towards the elevator as the hallway is riddled with the dead bodies of the zombies that had once roamed it, as viscera and gore were everywhere the eye could see.

Brianna and Terry come to the floor as the head towards the area and look along the back as Brianna eyes Terry. 

Brianna: Why'd you come with?

Terry: Couldn't let you come alone…

Brianna: Ah, she got a hold of you, huh?

Terry: I guess you can say that. 

The two aim forward as they see Finch appears from the hideaway space, his arms up as Brianna scowls as she sees Adam. 

Terry: You two…!

Adam: Don't shoot, please, we already surrendered!

Terry: What!?

The two watch as Mandy appears behind them with her gun aimed at the two Men's backs. 

Mandy: Why if it isn't my two favorite people.

She smiles as Terry lowers his rifle as Brianna looks relieved as Finch and Adam look frightened. 

End of Part Twenty Two.

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