The Final Two

Chapter 7

"Becca, calm down. There is nothing we can do." Keira grabbed her hand and tried to pull her back to sit.

"Bullshit!" Becca yelled, shoving Keira away as she went to unblock the door. This action wasn't taken lightly by anyone else. They scrambled to pull her back.

"Becca no!" Bella screamed.

"We can't just waste away in here! We have to do something!" Becca whipped around to yelled at them, tears began to glisten as she faced her friends with the darkest glare she had.

"Okay, yes, but please, keep your reasoning. We need to think this through. You can't get all reckless now." Keira reasoned with her, grabbing her forearm.

"We need to make a plan. Keira's right." Brad nodded in agreement.

"Let's go back and sit down. Have a discussion." Keira coaxed Becca away and they sat in a circle together.

"So?!" Becca grunted, already seeming impatient.

"This is what I was thinking." Keira started to explain the plan she had thought up.

She told them she knew that the costume room was open. They could definitely find something to use as a weapon in there. They decided to go as a group because it would be safest.

"This plan will work," Keira paused, swallowing the lump in her throat, "It has to." She tried her best to sound positive and confident of a surely hopeful outcome, but she knew the plan was far-fetched they didn't know where the other zombies could be or how to kill them. But it was worth a shot.

With the plan figured out, they unblocked the door. Becca pushed her way to the front. Quietly unlocking the door, she poked her head through just to look around. Thankfully, the hall was clear and no groans could be heard from the door. She waved everyone out. The moved quickly in a group to the costume room. To their luck, Keira was right. They were able to burst through the door and slam it shut behind them quickly and without attracting any unwelcome visitors. It was pitch black without windows in the costume room, so they fumbled around the unorganized costume racks to find the light switch.

"Well. Everyone start looking for something, anything, that can be used as a weapon." Becca declared, triumph evident in her tone.

They tore through the room, their search was semi-successful. Keira found a tall staff that she could swing fairly well, Becca found a fake dagger and a metal pole that could still leave an evident mark, and Bella found a broken table leg. After pooling what they had found they got ready to cramp back into the boys' dressing room.

"Wait! Before we leave we should take some spare clothes. Just in case, look for a bag." Brad thought ahead.

Everyone threw in some clothes that seemed like they would fit and some makeup supplies that could prove quite useful.

"Alright. Looks good, let's go." Keira directed.

Keira led the group back to the boys' changing room. She opened the door and helped everyone in. Lastly was Bella.

"Come On hurry up!" Keira instructed.

Bella was almost in when a creature caught her arm. She spun around and jabbed the zombie in the chest with her table leg, successfully pushing it back. As it reached for her again, she grabbed the leg with both hands and brought it down on its head *hard*. Immediately, it lost balance and fell back into the ground with a heavy thud.

"Bloody hell," Keira muttered, impressed.

"Did I really just do that? I'm freaking awesome!" Bella screeched excitedly, beginning to jump up and down in joy.

Keira laughed and tried to usher Bella back inside, but she couldn't be fast enough. The zombie grabbed her leg, causing her to trip. Her scream would have been heard from the lobby. "NO! PLEASE! NOO!" The zombie dragged her and began to tear at her flesh, pulling through her clothing.

"Oh shit!"Keira bolted into the changing room and blocked the door behind her.

"Help me block it! Quick! It's right outside!" She demanded, almost yelling. The sound of Bella's screams still echoing in her ears.

Everyone barricaded the door again. There were light thuds on the door and heavy groaning, but it didn't last long.

"What happened?!" Talia urged.

"They got her," Keira said shakily.

The room fell into stunned silence until Becca began to laugh. It was quiet at first, but she grew louder and louder until she sounded completely psychotic.

"What's so funny?" Keira asked, appalled by Rebecca's outburst.

Trying to contain herself Becca yelled back, "Because. This is exactly what I thought would happen! And you all wanted to hold back and make a plan! Ha! See how well that turned out?! And besides! There is no way she's not coming back. She's always been a drama queen. This is no different. I'm sure she'll be back...someone will be back." Her smile slowly disappeared, "One way or another, at least now, we're ready."