Code: Z.E.R.O. - The Outbreak

Act 4 Ch. 3

The Search Pt. 2

[Switching Divisions] [Entering Division 2] [20 minutes earlier]

"We're finally here." I say as we make touch down on the roof. Jordon opens the chopper door. "Alright, let's get moving. We gotta find those scientists." He jumps out. I grab my gun and follow after him. "Any idea which floor they're on Cap?" I ask, following him to the door that leads to the fourth floor below us. "I have no idea, Iguana." Jordon opens the door, "We'll have to search each floor."

We make our way down the flight of stairs. I'm a little worried. It's only us two. If we get surrounded, we're done for. "Hold it." Jordon whispers and holds his arm in front of me, "Walkers. 28 of them." I hold my position, and my breath for that matter. It's always amazed me how he can do a head count that fast. "I have a plan."

"What is it?" I ask. "Go open the door to the roof and wait by it." He responds. "What are you planning Cap?" "I'm going to take a few out to grab their attention. Once they notice me, they're gonna chase me. That's when I run up the stairs to the roof, where we will wait for them and waste them all." "Sounds crazy. It just might work." "Meet me upstairs." He orders, I give him a nod "You got it."

I make my way back to the door and let him know "I'm ready." He nods, aims his weapon, and opens fire. I see him quickly stand up and hall all ass up the stairs, "Move!" I follow him a few feet from the door and aim at it. "Here they come!" We open fire at the undead that are running like its Black Friday.

One. Two. Five. Eight. They all drop like flies. Their moans are drowned out by our gunfire. Then silence. "That was easy!" I exclaim. "Haha yeah." Jordon says with a laugh. "Alright let's search the rest of the floor." Jordon tells me. Ok let's do this.

We start searching each room, nothing so far. Just dust and echoes. We search the other end of the building. Nothing. "Didn't HQ say this place was crawling with walkers?" I ask Jordon. "They did," Jordon responds, "I don't understand. Where are all the walkers?" "I don't know," I reply back, "Wait what's that?!"

I point to some sort of spider looking walker with a large ass tail on the wall. "Whatever it is, kill it!" Jordon orders. I say nothing and fire immediately, Jordon joins in. It tries to escape or fire, but it's no use, we kill it. And with a shriek of pain, it falls off the wall and curls up. "What the fuck is that thing?!" I question. "Looks like a mutation experiment." Jordon replies. What kind of sickos would do this kind of thing? "There's nothing left here," Jordon points out, "Let's get moving."

We make our way down the stairs to the third floor. "Ok watch each other's backs. Don't want another one of those things sneaking up on us." Jordon tells me. "Ok, will do." Searching a few rooms, I find something a little out of the ordinary. "598/1732-R" I read aloud, "Written in... blood?" Suddenly, my eye catches something white on the floor. Is that a researcher? "Hey Cap? You might want to see this!" I call out to Jordon and I investigate the body. "Harold..." I mumble under my breath. "What is it?" Jordon pops into the room. "I found a scientist." "Fuck... Well, let's hope that the other three are fine."

We exit the room and head to the stairs to the second floor when we come across a gang of walkers. "Oh shit!" Jordon shouts as they start running towards our direction. We open fire and start taking them out. This isn't how I wanted to die! We fire and fire but they get closer and closer. I see my life flash before my eyes. I remember my parents... My brother... Jezebel... Sky... I'm about to be with them...

Bang bang bang. Huh? I jump back to reality, watching the walkers starting to fall to gunfire coming from behind them. Who the hell is that? Once the walkers finally drop, we see them. Three Hazmats and... Garcia? "Wait a second... you're not Division 3!" One of the Hazmats point out. It's the Hazmat that I gave ammo to when we saved the president... "You two were the President's Evac!" The black Hazmat exclaims. "You're correct," Jordon walks forward and extends his hand, "Jordon Ocampo, leader of Division 2."