• May. 15, 2009 - Project Omega / Episdode Three / Quenching of a Soul
A nasty smell awoke Matt. He opened his eyes and jumped back. A centimeter away from his nose was Juliet, breathing her foul breath.
As Matt opened his eyes, Juliet exclaimed, “Great, it worked.”
Matt choked out the words, “What happened?”
“You’ve been out for a couple of minutes. Get up, we need to get that lighter.” Julie stood.
Matt groaned, wishing he never woke up. “What was that thing?” He asked, rolling up his jeans.
As his ankle was revealed, Juliet answered, “We don’t know. All we know is they are out for blood.”
Matt saw his ankle. A large, oozing incision decorated the bone. Unrolling his jeans, Matt stood and pain instantaneously shot up his leg. It felt worse than broken. “I don’t know if I can walk.” He said.
“You will.” Juliet said nonchalantly, turning her back.
“Matt limped over to his gun, checked the magazine (which only had two shots remaining), and cocked it once. He shuffled to Juliet’s side. The door was ahead of them and something was still behind it. Juliet whispered, “I will open the door and, if it’s an enemy, kill it.”
Suddenly, Juliet hunched back and slowly reached for the knob. Gradually, her fingers closed on the knob. Then, with a burst of light, the door flew open. Matt shot his remaining two bullets blindly and they hit their target, a small man. The man fell, one of the bullets lodged in his chest.
Matt suddenly realized what he did and dropped the gun, cringing back into the shadow.
Juliet rushed forward, catching the man before he fell.
As Juliet set him onto the carpeted corridor’s floor, the man said with a raspy voice, “They’re coming—,” But before the man could continue, he gagged and started coughing intensely. First, only clear liquid spewed. Then, as Matt and Julie watched in horror, hundreds tiny little dark insects began surging out of his throat! Juliet jumped back, joining Matt in the doorway. The man screamed, lifting his arm for help! Nonetheless, the insects continued coming. Then, he suddenly convulsed. The things continued surging! Finally, as the last of the insects came, the man died, oozing blood from the mouth. Many of the bugs climbed the walls, fleeting into rooms and dark ventilation shafts. In seconds, the hallway was cleared, the only thing standing as evidence of the horrific deed was the carcass of the small man.
Matt gagged but there was nothing to vomit. Juliet shivered while she checked her magazine, only three bullets remained. With puffy eyes, she turned to Matt, handing him her gun. She turned her back to him, screaming, “Kill me!”
Matt shook, realizing what this woman wanted. He kept quiet.
“Kill me. I don’t want to die like him! Just kill me!”
“I can’t kill you—,” Matt stuttered.
Then, Julie turned her back and rushed at him. He reached for the gun but Matt held it back. She pulled; he pulled. Juliet hissed, “Give me the gun you !”
Matt pulled harder than ever. Julie hissed, baring her teeth. She suddenly bit him in the neck, producing blood! Matt yelled, letting the gun go. Seeing her chance, Juliet grabbed the gun and put it to her head. Suddenly, she became still. Her final words were: “If you survive, tell my son… I loved him.” Her fingers closed on the trigger and the gun fired, spraying brains across the room.
Matt gasped as her body fell and he screamed, grinding his teeth together. Through gnashed teeth, he screamed, “Why! Why?!”
To Be Continued... |
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