Luck of The Unlucky (The Last of Us)

A New Enounter

Warning: Dark themes in this chapter, viewer discretion is advised!!!

     The group find themselves inside the High School, a horde behind them, and uncertainty in front. Joel and Y/N finish up locking the door behind them and Bill paces back and forth thinking of a way out, Ellie has her hands on her knee's trying her best to catch her breath.

     "Let's umm.. We'll uhh.. we can sneak out the back." Bill stammers out before scanning the halls. Joel heads to the front of the group. "You two, follow me. Kid, watch our asses.. I'll get us outta here." Joel orders as he raises his shotgun in front of him.

     "You bet." Ellie gets right next to him and Bill brings his shotgun responding with, "Be my guest." Y/N turns his back to the group and slowly follows as they make their way through the halls. A few moments later the group can make out the sounds of infected wandering through the halls.

     Joel gets low, followed by Bill. Ellie takes cover and Y/N sticks by her side. As Bill and Joel take care of the infect up front Ellie looks at Y/N with inquisitive eyes, "Are you afraid?" Y/N turns to her with a puzzled look, "Do I look scared to you?" Ellie responds with a quick whisper, "Not really.." Y/N checks on Joel and Bill, seeing that they are almost done, he turns back to her. "Well I am.." Ellie's face shifts from curiosity to concern as she watches him return back to the others, she takes a second to reorganize herself and joins him.

The pair of adults walk to the halls, silently killing any infected that walk their path. As they exit a lab they come across a group of runners that turn towards them as the door squeaks open. "Goddammit! Run!" Y/N pops a few arrow's towards a few of the runners only managing to take one down. Bill pops a few rounds off from his shotgun as Joel tries to push open a double door.

"Help me open this!" Joel demands as he slams his shoulder into one of the doors. Bill nods at Y/N as he turns to aid Joel. "Okay on three, we'll push it open. You ready?" Joel guides Y/N as the infected gain more ground.
"Yeah, I got you." Y/N responds as he gets ready to bash this door down. "Okay, one.. two.. three!!" The pair slam into the door causing to push whatever is behind the door to move a bit.

"Alright focus! One more time!" Joel reassures Y/N as the runner gets closer and closer. Y/N nods and prepares himself once more. "One.. Two.. THREE!!!" The pair slam into the door opening it enough so the group could squeeze in. "Ellie! Get in!" Joel shouts as he send 3 rounds down the hall clipping 2 runners. As the groups squeeze through the gap Bill and Joel push a giant mat roller against the door, blocking the runners from getting in.

Y/N collapses on the ground trying to catch his breath, "That was too damn close guys..." Joel offers the boy his hand to help him up, as Y/N takes it Joel says, "You did good kid, but we still gotta get out of here." He looks around for a moment before spotting a hole above some closed bleachers. "Up there! If we boost one another up we shou-." Joel gets cut off as a loud guttural noise is heard from a room across the gym.

"Uhh.. guys what the hell was that??" As Ellie asks, the doors swing open, a large lumbering thing is seen stumbling out from the equipment room, it looks like a Clicker but its grotesque, its fungus grows from almost every part of its body. "Oh no.." Bill mutters. "What the fuck is that!?" Ellie shouts in disgust and horror.

"It's a goddamn Bloater!" Bill shouts as he racks his shotgun. "A what??" Ellie says in confusion. "Ellie get down!" Y/N tackles Ellie as a spore sac just barely misses her and explodes releasing a small amount of spores behind them. "Oh shit.. umm.. hey you can get off now.." Y/N realizes he is still on top of her and gets up and he helps her behind some cover.

Joel and Bill start taking turns guiding the Bloater away as they start peppering it with their shotguns. Chunks go flying off the creature with every shot then Y/N spots a few runners entering from a hole at the top of the gym. "Ellie you stay right here!" Y/N orders, "The fuck!? You'll get yourself killed!" Ellie pulls him back but is shrugged off as he sprints over to Joel's side.