Both groups arrived at their destination the next day.
It was practically hell there.
The city was practically starting to turn into a wasteland.
It terrified Addie.
It terrified everyone.
They were everywhere.
They adopted the name Overtakers for these creatures. It was like they overtook the minds of these people.
The group of eight gathered between the two vehicles parked beside each other.
It was quiet.
"So." Lilia's voice broke the silence. "Doc Dyan. What're we supposed to do to get this thing?"
There was silence for a moment before the doctor responded.
"We need to go uptown. That's where the building is. That's where the formula is." Dyan explained. "We need to make an actual plan though. We can't run in there with no plan."
"I don't know. Running in blind could be counted as a plan."
Lilia earned a slight glare from the doctor.
"No. We need to make a real plan. You all said that you have weapons, correct?"
Addie nodded. "Shotguns, rifles, and handguns. Two, three, and six."
"Then we first get everyone a gun, and then get this plan down."
The group did exactly that.
The plan was simple, but complicated at the same time. They would be split into teams. Dyan, Ezra, Elliott, and Addie would go into the building to gather everything they would need while the rest, Lilia, Sophie, Ate, and Gally would stay outside and stand guard.
The group quickly equipped themselves with what they needed. Before they left, Dyan stopped them.
"I need to tell you all something, and don't I dare hear a no."
Ezra's eyebrows turned down in confusion.
"If I'm infected, don't use the formula on me."
Ezra immediately protested.
"Dyan! No, we have to! You're the only person who-"
"I said no. You know everything I know, Ezra. And I said no. You will not use this formula on me if I'm infected. I started this. If I'm infected, you know what to do."
There was silence as they moved towards the laboratory. No one dared to speak as the group split off. The closest thing to dialogue were lingering touches between parting relationships.
It was quiet uptown until there was a single gunshot only fifteen minutes into retrieving group being inside.
It was quiet uptown until there was a terrified and devastating cry that broke the hearts of everyone still conscious.
It was quiet uptown until the group exited the building crying with heavy bags and heavy hearts.
The group exited with a missing doctor who died as he wished to.
It's quiet uptown.
* It's Quiet Uptown from Hamilton: An American Musical
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