章 3: Ch.3 sweet sweet salvation
We watched as a dwarf black man dressed in a suit and a weird eye glass covering his right eye walked between the two squads. He seemed to be searching for something as he continuously glanced at the various buildings which lined the street. We didn't know what they wanted until a drunk man came crawling out of a bar screaming in pain as he must have gotten a good wake up call from these guys. Upon seeing him the drunk man the dwarf man took off his eye glass and aimed it towards the building that the drunk man came from. His glass eye released purple rays of light which completely blanketed the building in a transparent coat seemingly scanning it.
Shortly after one of the soldiers wearing a black trench coat came before the dwarf man and knelt with his head facing the floor. He spoke to the dwarf man in what sounded like russian which prompted the dwarf man to do something I had never seen before. He created a 3d model of the building including the outlines of all living organisms inside. It showed a woman hiding in the attic, the man then got up and raised his hand high into the air whilst shouting orders at the white frames which revealed a strange armor which laid just below his trench coat. The white frames stormed the building with their energy guns however one white frame appeared to be of a higher rank than the others as it wore a trench coat similar to the leader of the human soldiers. It also seemed to have some privileges over the others as It went into the building last. maybe it served as sort of a second in command for the combat frames but that didn't stop it from standing before the drunken man who had passed out and just shooting him before continuing its walk inside.
After about 5 minutes from when the frames stormed the building, we heard 4 gunshots ring out and about 2 minutes later the frames dragged out an unconscious young woman by the arms with 4 holes on each of her limbs that was definitely bigger than a eraser/rubber. Her wounds shocked us both not because of the similar entry and exit wounds but because it looked like they cooked her from the inside out in such a short time. she seemed to mumble about something while unconscious as blood dripped out of her mouth and onto the floor as they dragged her past a charred car that looked like it had been stepped on. Just as they were taking the woman away the frames brought out a man that wore the armor of a soldier but his face looked like he was too high to be on duty not to mention the drool that he occasionally flung onto his attire. The curiosity of what the captain and his men were going to do with this guy got the better of me even as Manuel suggested moving away while they were distracted.
The second in command frame brought the stoned soldier before both the captain and the dwarf man. The dwarf man moved back as a transmitter hidden under his sleeve made some loud beeping noises while the captain spoke to his units. The captain then stood before the soldier and grabbed him by the neck before slowly twisting it which made the poor man spit out blood from his mouth and onto the captains trench coat which only served to piss him off as he slammed the stoner into the floor making the man's head burst like a watermelon covering everyone in blood except the dwarf which had moved back prior to the execution. They then resumed their march whilst completely ignoring the corpse of one of their own.
I looked at Manuel and found both of us had a hint of a smile on our face.
"Let's get that armor, check if the coast is clear."
"Looks like they're gone, let's get that armor." he said excitingly
"they really did a number on the helmet, how much do you reckon that guy could lift?" I ask curiously whilst looking at the poor water melon.
"I don't know maybe 360kg" he guesses
Unfortunately it didn't have any new pieces of armor which was a shame but at least now Manuel has some armor to protect himself with if we get caught. Unfortunately most of the shops near the trail sold shitty hiking equipment but In the end we managed to find a bigger backpack. We proceeded to stuff whatever clothes we could get our hands on in there and put on the second best quality thing they had, hiking boots. We grabbed a couple of shoelaces and tied 2 pairs of hiking boots to the straps just in case we needed either one later.
We then ran over to the bar which the lady was dragged out of and searched the building with a couple good finds like tissue boxes, a dagger, a half used toilet paper roll, and a bottle of hand sanitizer. Manuel then told me that we should clean up the armor set now that we have . I agreed and proceeded to drag the body into the bar whilst leaving a massive trail of blood. We found a hidden pistol and some ammo which looked strangely similar to regular bullets but It had a weird texture on it that sort of felt like It could have been a braille version but for monsters. We then got to work cleaning the armor pieces even the cracked helmet as it could probably be used to make other pieces of armor later on. After a long time scrubbing it clean we finally finish and proceed to help Manuel put it on whilst grabbing a knife holster for myself as I feel that Manuel seems a bit lost emotionally and mentally. We left the bar as soon as we finished putting away our new stuff.
As we moved closer to the entrance of the hiking trail I noticed a strange door that seemed to be open on the side of the wall but covered by a wall of fake pay phones. ~why have a wall of fake objects covering a 'hidden door' if the entrance is bigger than the prop you're using to hide it~ I tap Manuel's back to tell him about it but he notices as soon as I tap his back. "Should we go inside?"
"No, I got a bad feeling in my gut about it." he answers dryly
"Since when have you ever used your gut for anything other than food?" I jokingly question.
"Fine then let's go inside, We'll die your way." he responds with hardly any emotions present in his voice.
As we walked on the floor lit up and the way out closed. Manuel looked at me and gave me a mocking expression whilst mouthing we should go inside. I just rolled my eyes at him much to his annoyance. Taking one last look at the door I sigh " let's go" . We then proceed to walk along a path that looks like a road tunnel's maintenance room.
We then stopped at a metal gate that had a camera and an intercom. "What is your business here?" A man says plainly "we need shelter sir and would be very thankful if you could provide it to us" Manuel quickly says. "Refugees huh, very well your request will be sent to an administrator for review, please wait there until we have an answer for you." the man says as if bored
"Yes yes thank you sir" while that whole conversation was going on I was deep in thought wondering why there was a secret base of the government or some organization hidden within the city walls. Before I could come up with any theories Manuel grabbed my shoulders and shook me in excitement. "we're safe, we're finally safe." He says excitingly with his fish eyes finally gone and his emotions finally back in his own voice.
After waiting what felt like an eternity I decided to take a nap and Manuel soon followed after. The man on the intercom played some music to wake us up which made a smile appear on Manuel's face as he realized what this meant. "Your request has been processed and you have been approved for refuge In our bunker please follow the path that's behind the gate." We then followed the path which lit up a nice blue color which led to a security checkpoint with a man in a tsa outfit which we found strange as this wasn't exactly an airport. "Hello gentlemen I would like you to place your bag in that box and remove anything metal including ear rings, jewelry, belts, coins, or weapons that you might have on you." We nodded and proceeded to follow his directions. We then stepped through a metal detector which luckily didn't set off an alarm when either of us passed through It. After a quick look through our backpacks. He gave everything back before leading us to another desk with a computer and a camera mounted on it.
He proceeded to roll over an office chair from another desk before asking for our names. "Adam Holteres." I say whilst trying to make sure he doesn't get my name wrong. "please step in front of the camera please" as he motions to a sticker that had footprints that were aimed towards his camera."next please" he says seemingly excited. "Manuel Pasques" and proceeds to copy the exact steps that I had to do. Another guard then led us to a room with two beds and a big cabinet and told us the bathroom was at the end of the hallway. "Wow this place looks sick man, that's an ancient lava lamp that would be worth millions if we could sell it. Try not to sound like a thief unless you want to get shot by security. But this place is so fucken awesome man, how often do you see a grandfather clock or a Clovis Bray mini fridge that's mobile and has its own AI." He says talking as fast as a child that's hyper on candy.~I gotta shut him up, he's driving me crazy~. "We should rest, it's been a long day. Yeah it really has been. Alright good night. Good night." We took off our armor and both of us slept comfortably that night. The next morning I got up before Manuel. So I got off my bed and walked towards the bathroom. I was then approached by a person wearing a lab coat and asked me to follow him. I asked him if it can wait as I needed to use the bathroom. He said "no, we must do a proper medical check on u." We went along a path that had a yellow line on the right hand side wall. We then reach a lab with loads of people moving around. One scientist took what looked like a bunch of caged spiders such as a tarantula into a separate room. I somehow manage to lose sight of the man and twirl around confused until someone taps on my shoulder. The man was somehow to my left "do not get lost again Mr. Adam." We then leave the lab and arrive in a place with a neon sign that says medical bay in English. On the wall there was a holographic sign that displayed no smoking with a cigarette in a circle that was crossed out.
The man then goes to a desk that has a bunch of old cabinets and a few different colored computers with a holographic keyboard matching the computer. He grabbed the yellow computer keyboard which was the one in the center. He typed something In which I assumed was opening an entry for the check up, he then told me to go into the room to his right which had a pure white sliding for some reason.
Once I slide open the door I see a table that looked long enough for someone to lay down on as well as a massive tube that extended down from the roof of the room and had a piece of glass covering the front, sort of like an observatory telescope but if it was aimed at you instead of a planet. The doctor then comes In and tells me to sit on the bed/table which I promptly do. He then comes up next to me with a clipboard.
"I'm doctor miso and I'll be in charge of your check up, alright now that introductions are out of the way let's begin." He says quickly seemingly trying to speedrun this shit
"I'm sorry to interrupt doc but will this check up take long?" I ask shamelessly. he proceeds to completely ignore my previous question and instead asks "first question, how old are you?" I decide not to be a dick to this guy and mess around just so that we're both out of each other's sights. "I'm 26"
"alright, are you sexually active." he asks impatiently.
"no" I say solemnly as I look down as his stoic face for a moment turns into a disappointing frown before quickly changing back. "Any allergies?" he asks whilst trying to hold back all the disappointment.
"none" he nods his head approvingly as he scribles it down. "Are you up to date with your vaccines?" He asks whilst still looking at his clipboard as if it was a more important patient. "Yes, would you like me to say which one?" "that would speed this along," he says with a smile. "The most recent vaccine that I got was the dmlc vaccine and its two boosters." I state and immediately after that the doctor tells me to lay down and that he needs to scan my body for any abnormalities and to remain on the bed no matter what happens. He then grabs what looked like a welding mask and tells me to shut my eyes. As I do so the machine powers up and It reminded me of the gunshots from when the frames shot that woman. ~I should make up a nickname for them but what? nightmares? nah too basic. walkers? It doesn't fit them. hmm maybe the watermelon mercs~ I didn't know how much time had passed from when the scan began but it was starting to hurt my chest. I tried to signal to the doctor but I felt my whole body get lifted off the table before I could even move my arm. I heard the doctor say something in a panic but didn't understand as he spoke in a foreign language, maybe Russian. It felt as if I was being embraced by something but I couldn't feel anything touching me physically, almost as if I was floating in the air. It felt strange but at the same time comforting as I floated there peacefully. Unfortunately, it didn't last long as I soon felt myself falling and proceeded to land with a thud back onto the table. ~I wonder what he was yelling about earlier?~ I hear the doctor calling for help desperately in English this time as he shouts desperately "SEND HELP TO LAB 46.CODE HUE, I REPEAT CODE HUE '' . "I'm good" I jokingly said to the doctor whilst raising a thumbs up before blacking out.
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