𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 ★ 𝙏𝙈𝙍

[47] Teresa

"Wait, where's Katie??" Brenda said in a panic. Elsie looked up, her eyes scanning around the aircraft. Katie had disappeared. she knew where Katie had gone. everyone began looking around for Katie, calling her name. Elsie got up, ignoring the stinging pain in her thigh she lurched forward and snatched a shotgun from Frypan's holster before taking off running down the platform of the aircraft and onto the ground, ignoring the yells of her name.

Elsie walked briskly through the city streets, gun clenched in her fist. she walked past all the fires, all the explosions with a straight face. she didn't care about what was going on around her. she needed to find Katie. she walked through the chaos as if she were taking a stroll in the park, shooting down a WICKED Guard that began shouting at her. she wasn't going to let anything get in her way. 

She walked right into the WICKED Building, right past the dead bodies and the shattered glass. she stepped into the elevator and pressed the buttons, going up to the right floor. She stepped out and walked calmly into the lab, her eyes scanning the area. she hid behind a wall, spotting Teresa, Janson and Thomas in one room down the hall. she frowned. Thomas was tied down, struggling. 

she slowly, quietly made her way over, stopping in her tracks when she heard a loud muffled scream. she turned on her heels. the noise was coming from a cell a few feet away. Katie. she hurried over, unlocking the door and swinging it open to reveal a terrified Katie cowering in the corner, all tied up with a piece of tape covering her mouth, tears running down her cheeks. Elsie felt filled with rage. she quickly hurried over, ripping the tape off of Katie's mouth. "Elsie!" Katie breathed. Elsie brought her finger to her lips, signaling to Katie to be quiet. Katie nodded obediently, staying quiet as Elsie untied her. 

Elsie turned the corner, gun aimed at Janson. Katie hid behind her, poking her head out. Elsie pulled the trigger. the bullet flew through the glass, shattering it and just missing Janson's head. Elsie cursed, lowering her gun. but she didn't need to fire another shot, as Teresa ran forward and smashed a glass beaker over Janson's head, causing him to fall to the ground unconscious. 

Teresa ran forward and began unwrapping one of Thomas's straps that were restraining him to the chair. Elsie's eyes widened in Horror as Janson arose from the ground, grabbing Teresa and sending her flying over the work table, the glass vials tumbling to the ground. "No!!" Thomas yelled. Elsie motioned to Katie to stay where she was before running towards the room, leaping through the broken window and tackling Janson to the ground. 

Katie ran in, hurriedly trying to remove the straps and buckles restraining Thomas, going unnoticed by Janson. Elsie struggled against Janson, who threw her off, sending her flying into a trolley. Elsie screamed in pain as the glass vials tumbled over her, a glass shard cutting through her skin. Janson ran for Teresa who crawled across the ground to get away from her. Teresa Struggled against Janson, trying to fight back as he tried to snatch the vial of the cure away from her. 

Elsie screamed in agony, ripping the large shard of glass out of her arm as she got to her feet. Janson grabbed Teresa, slamming her head into the table and knocking her unconscious. "Tess!" Elsie yelled, clutching her arm and covering the deep gash caused by the glass. Thomas leapt from the chair, Katie taking a step back as he went running to Janson, tackling him. the pair flew through the only window left, shattering it as they went right through it.

Elsie and Katie ran over to Teresa, trying to shake her awake as Thomas and Janson fought viciously outside in the hallway, throwing punches at each other and rolling around in the glass as they fought for the vial of the cure. Teresa lifted her head off the ground, looking disorientated at the two girls at her side. "Thomas!" she breathed. 

Elsie got to her feet, running into the hall and holding her shotgun aimed at Janson, who stood with his back to her as he stared down at Thomas who lay helpless on the floor. but before she could pull the trigger, she was knocked off her feet as a missile hit the building. she flew across the floor, wincing. she got up immediately at the sounds of Katie's screams, limping over to the girl and pulling her up to her feet.