Left 4 Dead II

Chapter 1: Ellis's Journey

Before The Infection.

"I ever tell you about the time my buddy Keith said he was picked up by some little green men and then.."

"You got to stop drinking so much Ellis. I swear it's going to be the death of you".

Ellis sits at the front of the bar, after just getting done from work wearing a yellow shirt, baggy jeans & a mechanics hat, taking one last drink,"I welcome it" he kisses his glass.

Henry just chuckles itching his bald head cleaning the counter off,"you outta get get yourself a girlfriend".

"You know I'm not a one woman man"

"Tell that to her, she's been staring at you ever since you came in" the tall black guy nods towards a young brunette laughing with her friends, quickly turning away.

Ellis looks over to her, then back to Henry, putting his now empty glass down,"she hated me during high school".

"Then get your red neck ass up & go talk to her".

Ellis looks up at the television adjusting his cap,"make my redneck ass" he smirks.

Henry come back over to Ellis, sitting down next to him,"there's something I've been needing to tell you. It's about your friend Keith.."

"Being reports of people around the Savannah area acting out in rage...some kind of infection....evacuation..." the tv kept getting cut off.

"New episode of Lost?" Ellis asks, then a huge air raid siren is heard, he looks around the bar.

"What the hells going on here?" Henry says.

"Maybe it's an alien invasion ?" He gets to his feet, looking as almost everyone starts looking out the window, a huge explosion is seen just 3 blocks away.

"EVERYONE.." Henry calls out, trying to keep everyone calm but they all scramble around.

"I don't think they heard you properly" Ellis stares at his black friend.

Henry looks out the window of the bar, turning to Ellis taking out a handgun from behind the counter,"know how to use one of these things?"

Ellis just stares at the gun in horror,"well, I've had some experience in Call of Duty".

"This is real, son".

Ellis takes it, weighing the weapon in his hand as people race out,"you are one crazy sum bitch".

"I'm going after my wife & son" Henry tells Ellis,"I don't know what the hell is happening, but it isn't good" Henry races towards the front door, as people crowd the streets. Another explosion, this time closer.

"Henry" Ellis turns back to him,"good luck".

"You too kid" he disappears into the crowd of people.

Ellis points the gun at the window trying it out, looking out at the people running in one direction,"they must be running from something.."

The tv pops back on for a few seconds,"Evacuation....Savannah 5 Star Hotel....couldn't contain the infection...godspeed".

Ellis races out the door and into the crowd of people, racing towards the hotel.

"IT'S HERE" an old man runs into Ellis,"the end of the world is upon us" the old man having white eyes, as if he were blind, then runs off.

He runs down the street following the crowd, then reaches into his pocket as his cell starts ringing,"Keith?"

"What the hells going on?"

"Where your ass at?"

"Heading to a chopper by the General Hospital, what's going on? Heard something about...." his cell phone cuts off.

"Keith?" He looks at his cell,"damn it, dead battery"

Ellis looks up, a chopper heads towards the hotel just a block away, more people push past him,"I got to lay off the beer".