The Last Of Us: Past And Present

Chapter 15

Chapter 15:

"Fuck!" Joel yelled. He drew his 9mm and opened fire, shooting the Hunter three times before he fell, dead. Joel dropped down next to Devin, and pulled him onto his back. Immediately he regretted doing so. He grimaced and looked away. The bullet hadn't gone through the eye, but had somehow gotten lodged inside of the eye. From where Joel was, he could see part of the bullet sticking out of his eye. Ellie dropped down next to him, and Joel could feel the fear and emotional pain coming off of her in waves.

Joel looked over at her, and saw the tears brimming at her eyes. He looked back at Devin. "What do we do?" She asked. What could they do? Joel knew the kid was a goner, but the look on Ellie's face brought a physical pain. Joel looked around them, they were almost exactly in between the Hilltop and the Dam. Joel knew the Doc was still at the dam. He wasn't sure if-

That's it Joel. That's it, the Doc.

Joel looked over at Tommy, who was staring at Devin's eye with a look of disgust. "Tommy, help me carry him." Tommy didn't move right away, just stared down at Devin.

"Tommy!" Tommy gave his head a small shake, and ran forward. He put his arms under Devin's armpits and Houser helped Joel lift Devin's feet. "We need to get him to the Doc." Without another word, Joel got them onto the street, and the small group began jogging as fast as they could in the direction of the dam.

They ran, and they ran. Joel felt the muscles in his arm burn as he moved as fast as he could while jogging backwards. Blood spilled out of Devin's eye and onto Tommy's shirt, staining it a crimson red. Sweat poured down Joel's back as they walked, his heart beat heavily in his chest, he took deep ragged breaths. God damn it, this kid is heavier than he looks! He thought as they moved. He looked behind himself, they had to be getting close, they had to be. Joe prayed not to run into anything, or anyone, that would stall them.

They kept moving, and Joel felt like they would never make it. He looked up. It was close to midnight, the moon hung high in the sky, the air was heavy and humid. The smell of blood was heavy around them as they hurried.

After what felt like forever, Joel glanced behind him, and saw the walls of the dam. He thanked god, and prayed for Devin. Prayed for him to be okay, even though he was almost one hundred percent sure that the kid wasn't going to make it. "Open the gates!" Tommy yelled. Joel looked back once again, and saw guards moving to open the gate. Joel panted heavily, groaning at the pain shooting through his arm.

The gates opened, just before Joel and Tommy went barreling into them. "Where's the Doc?" Tommy asked one of the guys on the wall. He looked at Devin for just a second before saying; "He's down by the bunks, but-" The two brothers didn't wait. They just kept running. When they reached the bunks, Joel steered them over to the Doc. When he caught sight of Devin, his eyes widened. "What's this?"

"Can you fix him?" The Doc shook his head, seeming exasperated. "I-I don't know...I-"

"Can you try?" The Doc nodded. "Then try!" He motioned for Joel and Tommy to follow, and they did. They went to the Doc's makeshift infirmary and laid Devin down on the cot. "I'm going to need to be alone." Joel hesitated, but eventually nodded his head and followed Tommy out of the room. On the other side of the door, they found Ellie, Maria, Houser and Jesus. Ellie looked at Joel with hopeful eyes. Joel said; "We're not sure. The Doc's gonna' work on him...we'll just have to pray for the best." Ellie nodded her head, and Joel could see the tears in her eyes. Joel knew exactly how Ellie felt and he wished he could find something to say to comfort her.

Instead, he settled on just giving her a hug and holding her tight.

AN: Sorry for the extreme shortness of this chapter. It's once again the first half of a full chapter. What do you guys think? Is Devin going to pull through? What will Ellie think if he doesn't? Will Joel be able to forgive himself if the kid dies? Find out next time on The Last Of Us: Past and Present!

~Exangellion