Those Who Slay Together, Stay Together

Women Are Nothin' But Trouble

"Shiyla, are you sure hun?" Hanna asked while staring at the concrete door her dog currently had its paws against. 

The chowchow sniffed the barricades again in response to her question before yipping excitedly and trotting to her master's side. Hanna sighed, looking back at the group before stating the obvious. 

"We have to get through that door." 

Isabella's trail had led them back into the Cosmodrome, down into the Centrifuge Room, all the way back to the stairs leading up to Juggernog until they were met with their first obstacle, a large barricaded concrete door.

Dempsey grunted in frustration while pacing back and forth. "Shit! How the hell are we gonna-"

"Stand back," Richtofen ordered while pulling out his crossbow and grinning wickedly. "Perhaps zhis vill do ze trick..." 

Aiming at the door the doctor fired his weapon, shooting a blinking arrow right in the middle of the barricades as they all waited for what was going to happen next. The arrow attached to the door exploded, sending bits of debris flying and clouding the room with smoke... But the door still wouldn't budge. 

The Marine growled, kicking the door angrily before turning around to face the rest of the group. 

"Now what?" He asked, thoroughly pissed off while gripping his Galil tightly and waiting for someone else to come up with some kind of bright idea...

"We could look for vodka..." Nikolai muttered to himself before he noticed Tank and Brianna both giving him death glares. "Or we could find Isabella first." He added quickly, not wanting to be murdered by those two before he had a chance to consume more delicious alcohol. 

Takeo frowned, shaking his head at the Soviet's lack of honor while Brianna stepped forward to examine the door.

"There has to be another way..." She said, approaching the barricade and placing her hand on the smooth concrete surface. I wish you were here Izzy... She thought, feeling herself getting emotional again. You always have a plan... 

Frowning, Brianna realized that things had always been this way between them, even while they were growing up. Even though I'm the older sister, she's always been the one looking out for me... And I'm always the one who is relying on her...

"Not this time..." Brianna said out loud, snapping out of her thoughts and holding up the Zeus Cannon while attracting the attention of her comrades.

"Vhat?" Richtofen questioned, totally confused as the blonde backed away from the door and motioned for everyone else to do the same. 

"Everyone get back!" She ordered, a strange look of determination in her eyes as she snatched three grenades from her belt, pulling the pins out before shoving them inside the Thundergun. Eyes widening in disbelief, the doctor opened his mouth to stop her but could only watch as she raised the gun and pointed it towards the door. 

"Vhat are you doing?! Zhat is not ze proper vay to-"

KABOOM!

Smoke filled the small room once again as chunks of concrete could be heard crumbling to the ground. Coughing and swatting at the air in front of her, Hanna squinted, brushing strands of chestnut hair away from her eyes as she raised her gun cautiously, preparing for the worst. Brianna however, seemingly taking a page out of Isabella's book, charged in guns a blazing with the Marine right behind her. 

"Izzy! Where are yo-"

Suddenly, the blonde was yanked down to the ground by Dempsey as the sound of gunfire could be heard in front of them. A stream of bullets hit the wall right behind her as a shadowy figure emerged from the smoke, laughing manically.