And please inform us about the others when you find something out.” he said. I agreed and we went on down the road.
We pulled up to the destroyed fencing and main gate to the army base and drove on into the base perimeter. We stopped about in the middle of the land I thought on where the others were in the bunker. “It’s over there.
” I said pointing to a large concreter structure that was the entrance to the bunker. I parked the truck just outside of it and we got out of the truck with the guns at the ready. AJ took his sunglasses of so he could see better in the dark and we proceeded inside the door into the blackness.
The elevators were not working due to the base not having power so we had to climb down a ladder for what seemed like hundreds of feet under ground. When we got to the bottom there was a large steel door there that looked like it had been ripped or blown open by something. We raised our guns and turned on the flashlights then continued into the bunker.
“What the hell is that smell?” AJ said pinching his nose. “I think it’s the smell of those monsters.
Me and Chris smelled the same thing one day in the grocery store when we had to get rid of one of the monsters body.” I said cocking my gun in anticipation. “We’re getting close now.
” I said quietly. We turned a corner in the corridor then and were stopped dead by a pile of debris and rubble blocking our path. “Guys we gotta get through there.
” I said looking at Josiah. He got the hint and said, “Ok, ok I can take a hint. You mean I need to move all this stuff don’t you.
” He said handing me his gun and grabbing hold of a large piece of concrete. He was lugging and moving pieces of debris that would usually need a crane or fork lift to move with his bare hands. In no time he had a small tunnel dug through the debris so we could get through the obstruction.
I shined a flash light through the hole to see what was on the other side. All I could see was darkness on the other side. “I don’t see anything.
We’re going to have to go through to find them.” I said. I took my gun and went through the hole head first crawling with Joe and AJ right behind me.
We got on the other side and dusted ourselves off and looked around. All we could see was destruction and chaos. “Damn it looks like they tore this place a new ass” AJ said.
We continued on checking the place out room by room and we found the place where Adrien was kept. “Wow guys check it out. You think this is where they kept Casper?
” Josiah said referring to Adrien. It a small room, more like a prison cell than anything. Looking at it now amazed me that Adrein was still sane after being in there most of his life.
We continued on into the complex and I began to call out their names quietly. The third time I said it I heard something. “Shhh.
…
Guys stop.” I said. We stopped and listened then.
We all heard it then. “It’s coming from down there.” I said pointing down the hall.
We ran in the direction the sound came from and came upon another large pile of debris. “Gavin! Phillip!
Alicia! Can you guys hear me?!
” I shouted through the rubble. I out my ear to it then and listened. “Help us please!
” I heard Phillip yell. “Let’s get them out of there!” I said and began to move the debris.
AJ and I were moving rather small rocks because it was all we could lift and Joey was moving the huge ones. It took us longer this time but we eventually got through and I could see Phillip through a small opening in the rubble. “Is every one ok?
” AJ asked him. “No. Please just get us out.
” Phil begged. He looked like he was covered in dirt and it also looked like blood. Josiah dug some more while I sent a message back to Adrien.
“We found them. Phillip seems to be pretty much ok but I’m not sure about the other yet.” I know you think that spelling is wrong but, no its not I did say other not others.
Josiah let out one last loud grunt as his little body picked up a monstrous chunk of concrete and pushed it aside. We now had access to the others. Phillip was there only wearing shorts and he was covered form head to toe in dirt and it was blood he also had on him.
“Where’s the others?” Josiah asked. Phillip started to cry and waved us to follow him.
AJ and Joe looked at me in concern then and we followed Phil. He led us to the dimly candle lit infirmary where we saw Gavin laying on a bed with a large bandage on his stomach and side area. “Oh god!
” AJ said when he saw all the blood. “I did the best I could to stop the bleeding.” Phillip said through tears.
“What the fuck happened here?” Adam asked as I checked on Gavin. Phillip told us of how the monsters attacked and they tried their best to defend themselves but then the aliens set off some kind of explosives and tried to burry them alive.
I pulled the bandage back from Gavin’s wounds and they looked bad. “Oh fuck guys this doesn’t look good at all. AJ take a look and see what you can see.
” I asked. AJ stood over Gavin and used his x-ray sight to see past his outer wounds to the deeper ones. He turned and looked at me and shook his head as to say it’s bad.
“Derrik…
” Gavin tried to say as he raised his hand to me. I took hold of his bloody hand and knelt next to him. “I’m here dude.
Just try to relax.” I said comforting him. “Thank you for being my friends all of you.
” He said. He then closed his eyes and released the grip on me and his hand fell onto his stomach. The room was now silent and Gavin was gone.
His injuries had become more than his body could handle and it just gave up. Josiah’s eyes got as big as silver dollars and Phillip just collapsed to the floor crying. “Is he.
..Dead?
” Joe asked looking as pale as a ghost. “Yeah..
.yeah he is.” I said trying to fight back tears unsuccessfully.
“Go be with her now.” I said to Gavin as I placed my hand on his one last time. “With who?
” AJ said. “Alicia. They killed her I the attack.
” I said. “Oh my fucking god!” Adam said not believing all that has just happened in the last few minutes.
“Why didn’t you just tell us she was dead already?” AJ asked starting to cry now to. “Adam I.
..I.
…
” I tried to explain but couldn’t find the words. The passing of one of my friends who just died in front of me was starting to affect me. I wanted to cry and let out the pain like Phillip, but he needed us more than I needed to act like a little kid by crying.
“Adrien I’m sure you know by now. Gavin is gone now to. We are going to bring them back with us for a proper burial.
They don’t deserve to just be left here like this.” I told Adrien mentally. I then sat down next to Phillip then on the ground.
“Phil we’re here for you now. Let’s find Alicia’s body and get out of here. We’re taking Gavin with us to they deserve to be buried.
” I said as he let the tears flow. I could tell he was drained mentally and physically and this whole ordeal was very straining to him. “They took her.
” He said looking straight ahead at the wall. “They took her and after they killer her and I didn’t do anything to stop it.” He repeated.
“Don’t blame yourself there’s not much you could have done. Fuck man you’re just a kid for god sakes. If you had tried to do more you may have ended up like our friend.