Part Thirty

Eden: Paradise Lost

Part Thirty

Elsewhere

Nick listens as people were cheering and  carrying on in a loud ruckus as Nick stands with his shirt off, his arms wrapped together as a bag was still over his head 

A man eventually comes over and cuts Nick's bindings before pulling the sack off of his head as Nick blinks and scans about as he sees he's standing in a graveled out pit that was inside and under a nearby vacant building, that was at the rim of the Zero Company's confined area. Nick watches as a gate stretched around the pit as at least 40 men were smoking and drinking and being rowdy as they were clearly all placing bets with a man as Nick eventually spots Anthony as he climbs the gate and is helped up to a little platform. 

Anthony: Boys, welcome to the best game show in town!

Nick: I knew you guys were fucking insane. 

Anthony: Good intuition, hell, that may save you!

Nick: Whatever. Get on with it. 

Anthony: Three rounds. Survive, you go free and earn some cash. But we will have to take your tongue. 

Nick: That it?

Anthony: You shouldn't act so cocky boy. 

Nick turns as a door opens that leads into the pit as 5 walkers are corralled and herded inside as the crowd cheers at the sight as Nick looks around and grabs at a nearby pipe as Anthony smiles and says

Anthony: Round one!

Nick bashes the pipe across the skull of the first walker and it drops as another quickly lunges towards him, Nick hitting it across the temple so hard that the top part of its rotting head goes flying off of the head in gory chunks as the zombie falls over as Nick kicks another back and pushed the fourth and fifth as he steps away to get a better angle. 

The crowd cheers as Anthony watches intently as Nick jumps and slams the pipe down over the fourth zombies skull, killing it as he then takes out the third zombie by slamming the pipe through its head from behind as it was starting to get up. The fifth and last zombie had a clear opening and goes in for a bite but Nick's reflexes are too sharp and he sidesteps it and bashes the zombie three times across its face as Nick turns and faces Anthony as the zombies brains come seeping out of it's cracked open skull as it falls onto its face.

The crowd was in a frenzy as Nick drops the pipe and flips everyone off. 

Nick: That's the best you got?!

Anthony: Wouldn't have dropped that pipe if I were you…

Nick turns as he watches the doors open again as 3 runners are let in as they beeline straight towards him. 

Nick runs in a circle and turns and kicks the closest one away as he scoops the pipe up and slams it into one's side as another Runner comes to Nick's side as Nick aims the pipe forward as the Runner impales itself into the bite as it snaps and claws at Nick as the crowd was losing it as the Runner had the pipe through its head but was still attacking Nick for a few seconds before it's brain finally kicked off. 

Nick turns as the 3rs zombies tackles him and bites at his ear but Nick barely is able to move his head from its teeth. Nick pushes the zombie up with his knees and watched as the 1st Runner he knocked Way slides at him and crawls quickly as it snaps its jaws as it crawls closer to his torso, Nick quickly pushing the 3rd away with his legs Nick stands and backs away from the crawling Runner as Nick rears his leg up and timely slams his leg down and crushes the Runners head into pulp. Nick pants as he realizes how close that was but the 3rd Runner was recovered and grabs him again but Nick judo flips the zombies and kicks the zombie across its teeth as the Crowd cheers and watched anxiously as Nick grabs a piece of a loose gravel that was in the ground and bashes it into the Runners head repeatedly until the twitching zombies face is nothing but mush. 

Nick drops the rock and grabs the pipe out of the zombies skull as he turns to Anthony. 

Nick: I'm done playing your games. 

Anthony: So am I. 

Terry: Me too…

Anthony turns as Terry clubs his .357 across Two Soldiers faces before he turns and shoots one in the face that rushed him as he aims one at Anthony and the other he keeps moving as dozens of machine guns were now aiming at him.

Anthony: You're going to die here…

Terry: Yeah, but so will you...I'm a real can't miss at this range. 

Terry's pulls the hammers back as the  barrel was nowboressed against Anthony's skull. 

Terry: Let him out of there!

Anthony sneers but nods as he signals to some of the men who go and kick a ladder down as Nick quickly climbs up and drops down as half of the guns aim at him, Nick disarming a scared civilian who throws his hands up and backs away as Nick aims the M16 about as the Soldiers looked worried as Nick comes and grabs his gear and shirt as Terry and Anthony lock eyes. 

Anthony: How long do you give yourselves?

Terry: Long enough to regroup and get out of her scott free. 

Anthony: Yeah, we'll see about that. 

Nick comes over with his gear back in as he stands back to back with Terry.

Terry: You alright?

Nick: Yeah. 

Terry: Start heading to the door…

Nick does as Terry aims and keeps his gun aimed at Anthony as he follows, as the Soldiers move in and surround Anthony. 

Anthony: I'd start running…

Terry: You too

Terry fires but one of the Soldiers moves into the way and takes the bullet to the cranium as Anthony screams as the men run after the two getaways. 

Elsewhere

Shane sneaks by a few soldier's in guard as he checks about the area, Shane looking to see he was at a far south end area of the base, Shane checking the area as the tower post had a sniper. Shane makes note and turns to leave but stops as he notices a gated area a few meters away. 

Shane heads towards as he notices a guard walking by, Shane hiding as he scans about and sees five soldiers walking around a hangar where he can see a Jet plane. 

Shane: A G-5….I can fly that…

Shane raises an eyebrow and then backtracks the way he came as he sneaks off. 

Elsewhere

Mary awakens as she looks to see the jail cell doors, Mary grabbing her throat as she looks confused as she sees Makayla was sitting with her as Brianna leaned against the wall as Dustin was sitting in the corner. 

Mary: Where's…?

Brianna: Our prisoners? released more likely. 

Mary: Goddamnit…

Brianna: Oh yeah, it gets better. 

Mary looks to see Brianna staring a hole through the guard, who happened to be Adam. 

Elsewhere

Lance comes up to a building as he hides from a soldier who heads inside, Lance coming up to a window as he looks in to see a soldier pass a condom to another as Lance scans to see a few of the women are tied down to cots as a few were already being violated as Lance seed Amber at the far end as some of the men were deciding who were going to take who. One of the soldiers comes and strikes Amber twice before ripping at her shirt as Lance's face twists with rage.

The door to the room kicks in as Lance grabs the closest Soldier from behind and snaps his neck. Amber watches as her man looks up as two of the soldiers aim at Lance but Lance used the dead soldiers body as a shield as he raises his Red9 up and shoots twice, scoring a headshot to each one before he shoots the one by Amber multiple times, Lance turning as he executes the ones raping the other women before heading to Amber as she wipes the radial spray of blood from her attacker off of her. A soldier runs in and goes to Lance from behind but Amber shouted at him and stops him just enough for Lance to disarm the young soldier before the soldier hits Lance across his face and the flips him to the ground, Amber reaching over as she grabs the handgun from her attackers gun belt and enters the entire clip into the soldiers chest, neck and face. Lance gets to his feet as he quickly goes and undoes Amber leg bindings as she drops the gun. 

Lance: Where's the other girl? Lily, where is she?

Amber: Two of them grabbed her and took her into the back...heard her scream for a bit but it stopped…

Lance: Untie the rest of the girls and I'll

Amber: Look out!

Lance turns and fires from his Red9 twice hitting another soldier in the head twice as he drops dead as his gun was leveled and ready to blow Lance's head kff

Lance hurried and ran into the back area as Amber covers herself up and goes to help the other women.

Lance heads down the back of the building as he looks into the room at the end of the hallway and opens it, aiming around as he finds Lily in a chair, clothes by breathing shakkow as her face was covered in lacerations. 

Lance: Lily, look at me, are you okay?

Lily looks at him weakly as Lance looks at her with concern as he nods and forces a reassuring smile as he begins to untie her bindings. 

Lance: It's alright, I'm going to get you…

Lily: They...there were…

Lance hears a boot scuff the floor and he quickly turns and punches a soldier who was trying to get him from behind with a knife as as Lance pushes him against the wall as he slams his head into the wall before he tossed him over a table that had a tray full of torture tools. 

Lance grabs a scalpel and slams the soldiers head down again onto the floor before he stabs the scalpel into his temple. 

Lance stands, breathing heavy as he undoes the rest of Lily's bindings and helps her up to her feet as he leads her out of the room and into the main area where Amber was with the other girls who were now all armed with the dead soldiers machine guns and pistols. 

Lance: Let's go ladies, and stay close to me. 

Amber takes Lily and wraps her up with a hug as she and the other women follow Lance as he reloads both of his pistols and takes point. 

Elsewhere

DJ faces a soldier as he came inside hurriedly. 

Soldier: Sir, there seems to be a problem…

Kris stands in the middle of the base, surrounded by Rebecca, Miles, Lyndsey, Terry and a pissed off Nick. 

Surrounding them is Anthony and dozens of Zero Company soldiers with their guns on them as bystander's and civilians were watching confused as DJ comes out of the building lobby doors as Cayce was behind him flanked by Finch and Hockmeyer.

DJ: What's the meaning of this?!

Kris: Doings by your own accord.

DJ: Do you see my numbers?

Kris: Do you see mine?

DJ notices as civilian's were now aiming at them as the women who had been taken and attacked, Amber, Lily and Lance walked up as word had already fast about what was happening. DJ balls his fist as his soldiers looked around horrified at their predicament. 

Kris: When your forces are mostly civilian's, it tends to lower your reach and even the numbers out. 

DJ: How did you…

Lance: Wouldn't think men wouldn't notice their wives, sisters, girlfriends going missing, or are your men just that damn stupid. 

DJ sneers at him as he nods. 

DJ: I see…

Finch comes over to him as DJ comes and pays Anthony on the shoulder. 

DJ: So...what happens now?

Kris: We could have a shoot out, see how many of us survive. Or. We could settle this another way, because regardless, in the end, we need each other. 

DJ: You really think that?

Kris: we need the numbers, no reason we can't resolve this without more bloodshed. There's a massive horde out there and they don't care whether we're fighting or not. 

DJ: Zero Company doesn't need you. 

Kris: I beg the djffer. 

DJ not iced the company's number are being turned on their head as soldiers who had come from civilian life were breaking rank and turning on the loyalist. 

DJ: You bastard…

Terry: You brought this upon yourself. Most a civilian company now, you let us know we had the advantage without even knowing you did it. 

Kris: That threat out there is still coming, we won't make it to the morning unless we put this bed, right here and now. 

DJ: What are you suggesting?

Kris: These people, these soldiers need to know whose in charge. 

DJ: You or Me, correct?

Kris: precisely. 

DJ: Then lets settle it, mercenary rules. Your best against my best one on one fight to the death. Winning man's commander is in charge. And when I win, I'm going to kill all of you who have stood here and opposed me!

Kris: Fair enough. When I win, you'll fall in line and when and if you do step out of that line, I'll execute you happily. 

DJ: Fine by me. No guns. Knives and blades are allowed.

DJ turns and and talks to his group as Kris does the same. 

Kris: (looking at Lance) you up for it?

Lance: But of course, this is how we settle everything back home. 

Nick: Sir, I can do this. 

Miles: Me too.

Lyndsey: Miles…

Miles: I'll be fine. 

Kris: No, Miles I know he'll pick Hockmeyer. 

Nick: Why? Anthony is his right hand and. 

Kris: Exactly, he won't want to lose his nest man.

Terry: Then you shouldn't lose yours either. Let me. 

Lance: You sure, cowboy?

Kris: You have to have win. 

Terry: Killing that asshole will be my absolute honor. 

DJ points at Hockmeyer

DJ: You can make up for all of your failings right here and now. Do not fail Zero Company again. 

Hockmeyer: I won't…

Anthony: Sir, I can whip any of their asses…

DJ: I need you by my side. I can't risk it. 

Hockmeyer: Sir, I've got this. 

Terry takes off his gun belt and hands it to Lance as Hockmeyer hands Finch his machine gun as Rebecca nods at Terry who smiles back as everyone began to ebckose around the two as Terry and Hockmeyer and face off. 

Hockmeyer: How fun, I get to kill the podunk cowboy. How lucky.

Terry: Let's see how long your luck lasts, cuz I think it's run out. 

Hockmeyer charges him as Terry punches at him, but Hockmeyer moved aside and knees up, hitting Terry in the stomach as he then slams his elbow into the back of Terry's neck as Terry bent over and reeled as Kris shakes his head as Anthony cheers for Hockmeyer as he kicks down and hits Terry in the chest but as he kicked again Terry rolls away and quickly stands as Hockmeyer throws a punch that Terry dodges and is able to deliver a straight blow to Hockmeyers face.

Finch: Get him, Hock!

Amber: Kill that piece of shit, Terry 

Terry uppercuts Hockmeyer across his chin as he staggers back but rebounds as he blocks Terry's next punch and uses his training to take Terry down again, Terry hitting hard as he groans as Hockmeyer puts Terry in an arm bar. Terry quickly grabs a handful of dirt with his free hand and throws it into Hockmeyer's eyes, Hockmeyer letting the arm go as he wipes at his eyes and yelps in pain as Terry stands and kicks Hockmeyer across the head. 

Terry pulls a blade out from his hip and stabs it down at Hockmeyer but he rolled out of the way and kicks up with his left leg as he hits Terry's hand hard which make him drop the knife. 

Hockmeyer grabs it and is able to get Terry down as he begins to press the knife down towards Terry's chest as Terry grabs his wrist and fights it off as Hockmeyer uses his weight to bring the knife slowly down.

Lance: Come on Terry!

Anthony: Kill him! Hurry up!

Terry struggles as he can't keep Hockmeyer's hand from going down as the tip touches at his shirt. 

Hockmeyer: Any last words, cowboy!?

Terry: Yeah…

The flush faced Terry let's go with his right arm and holds it near Hockmeyer's throat as from out of his sleeve, the spring loaded hidden blade that Rebecca uses comes out and jams into Hockmeyer's throat.

Terry: See you in hell, asshole…

Terry swipes his arm to the right and lacerated Hockmeyer's throat open as Hockmeyer grabs at his throat and falls over as he begins gagging as blood pours out between his fingers as he struggles for breath and reaches out towards DJ who looks disgusted as everyone was hushed as Terry stands and retracts the blade as Hockmeyer takes his last gasp and breath as a gurgle escalest his mouth and he goes lifeless. 

End of Part Thirty.