IC- Zombie Apocalypse Chapter 2- The Quick and the Undead

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OOC: The closed door down the hall from the labs is on the right, not the left.

Ramirez hit the zombie captain in the chest, not the abdomen (the numbers were to the left of the results on the little table). The result is the same either way. Lereux is wearing body armor worth 8 points of protection, so only 2 of those 10 points of damage got through and it's not enough to finish him off.

Zombies in the warehouse: 22
Crawling zombies to the east: 11 (6 with 9 damage to head, 5 with 8 damage to head)

IC:
In the comm room-
Malanowski fired once more at Lereux before he could attempt to bite him again. He drilled the captain in the chest powerfully enough to punch through his body armor. The zombie fell, this time for good.

"Good work, Malanowski!" said Lt. Blanco. She turned to help Alexandria Mikhalin now that the immediate threat was dealt with. "Anyone who can, go help out on the balcony!" She took out her medical kit and patched up the communications specialist, binding her wound and awakening her.

"Wh-what happened?" moaned Mikhalin.

Wallace and David stepped out of the room and back onto the balcony.

On the motel balcony-
Duran put one more bullet into Lewis, shooting him through the heart and this time putting him down. Then Thayer stopped munching on Mitchell, and both of them got up and lurched closer. Ortega shot him in the chest, but his armor barely stopped the round.

Wallace and David emerged from the comm room just as the two zombies were getting up. Thayer stumbled into Wallace, only barely failing to grab him, Mitchell charged Duran and missed him badly.

On the east side of the motel-
Zorie Spooner climbed the taller ladder leading to the roof. "This is Zorie Spooner," she called. "I'm coming up!" Phillips climbed the shorter ladder and reached the balcony.

On the motel's roof-
"Thanks, Sarge," said Bobby Sheen. "No damage to the truck other than two popped tires. Anyone can change those. The garage is right across the road, so they'll have spares, a jack, and lug wrenches. Still, whoever goes out there to do it will be vulnerable. We'd have to cover them from up here. The driver's getting out now."

On the dirt road-
Baldwin opened the truck's door and stumbled out. He hurried north along the road, clutching his wounded stomach.

On the roof of the garage-
Luke saw Baldwin get out of the truck and keep going north.

(If you want, you can fire at another crawling zombie in the field to the east this round. Any hit to the head will finish one, so you only need to roll to hit.)

In the helicopter-
"Can you guarantee we'll get the fuel?" asked Erica Spears. "Also, there's another airfield about ten miles east of your position, not far from Kearney. Do you know if that one's still operational, just in case it isn't safe to land by the time we get to yours?"

"That one's been overrun," answered the woman. "We got a distress call from them a couple hours ago telling us that they were about to fall, and they haven't responded to us since then. Hold on, the National Guard commander is here. You can talk to him now."

A gruff man's voice came in over the radio: "Well, howdy, darling. I'm Anthony Gardner from the National Guard. I'm the one in charge here. I can give you my personal assurance that there will be fuel for your bird. We'd be glad to help out our friends in the Nebraska State Police."

In the warehouse-
Sally shot and killed the zombie that Joe had wounded. Randall took a shot at Azadeh's head, hitting and splattering it wide open. She fell, but the remaining 22 zombies continued their march across the warehouse, getting halfway to the stairs.

Michael picked himself up and drew his pistol again. "Here, bring this down to the others," he said, handing Hockey the battery. The airman took it and carried Willie downstairs.

(Joe Barring, you may shoot twice more at one of the zombies now.)

In the reception area-
Hockey entered just as Rosie reached the gate. "Stay back, ma'am," he said. "There's over twenty of them left, and they're coming this way."

"What happened to him?" she asked, glancing at Willie.

"We had a blue on blue incident." She gave him a blank stare. "Friendly fire, ma'am. He'll live, though. Can you do anything for him?"

"I'm not real good at that, but I'll try. Sally would be the best one to ask, but she's probably up there fighting." She looked Willie over, but there was nothing she could do.

"Then just get ready to lock the gate once the others are on this side of it."

In the prisoners' common area-
Kerry helped Kimberly into the common room. "It's just through that door on the far end," she said.

In the meeting room-
"If we get trapped down here by those creatures, we won't have any choice," said Ellen. "We'll have to go deeper into this place in order to reach the tunnels and escape."

In the project manager's office-
Jenny jumped up from her chair. "Hang on," she said, "I'll go with you." She opened the door for Alice and helped her out into the hallway.

In the upper lab hallway-
Moving was hard and painful for Alice considering her recent injuries, but she could manage it as long as she proceeded slowly. The cramp seemed to have passed, and she couldn't be sure if it was due to whatever might be inside her or if it was because of the massive trauma she had sustained earlier.

In the biology lab-
"Hey, we're not licked yet," said Duke. "The answers we need might be in here somewhere, and we can use this lab to help finish what the scientists started. Life science has made quite a few advances in the last half century. Even with old tech, we've got a chance. Let's check out that closed door down the hall, then. We can look over the other lab later. That's where Max went." He led the way back into the hall, reloading his rifle as he went.

In the lower lab hallway-
Mr. Foo followed Jim Kerr and Duke down the hallway to the far end. On the right side of the hall was the door they were interested in. The heavy metal door looked like the one they had encountered outside the hatch chamber on the prison level. It stood closed. Now that the three of them were closer, they could also get a better look at the open door at the very end of the hall. A sign on it read: "Decontamination Chamber."
 
In the lower lab hallway:
Jim looked at the door and sighed. "I think," he said, "that two of us should prepare for anything that might be behind this door while the other one of us goes in and searches the place." Pulling his pistol out he said, " I will go in if you two watch my back." He waited for them to get ready.

In the Upper lab hallway:
Alice suddenly stopped dead and screamed, "They are all around us! They are going to kill us all!" She grabbed onto Jenny and held her tightly refusing to let go for now.
 
On the Roof of the Motel-

"Once we get things sorted out we can fix it for now keep an
eye out for any infected."

In the comm room-

Rameriz picks up Lereux's rifle and replies over the radio
"Everybody is fine at the moment Malone and Lereux reanimated and attacked us but we were able to kill them without any casualties.
We are now trying to secure the balcony."

In the warehouse-

Joe fires twice more the first shot misses but the second hits the nearest zed in the center of the forehead dropping it.
 
OOC: Zombies in the warehouse: 19
Crawling zombies to the east: 10 (6 with 9 damage to head, 4 with 8 damage to head)

IC:
In the comm room-
Ramirez grabbed the captain's rifle and magazines.

"You've got infected people in the motel?!" replied Carmichael from the speaker. "I'll notify the helicopter of the situation. With Lereux and Malone both gone, that leaves Lt. Blanco in charge. Wait, did you say 'reanimated'?"

"I'll field this call," said Lt. Blanco to Ramirez. "You and Malanowski should get out onto the balcony and help secure it." She helped Mikhalin up and took over the microphone as Malanowski hurried outside. "Yes, sir. They were dead and they got back up and attacked. The people who were shot on the balcony must have done the same. It happened just like Stephanie Bridges said."

"Lieutenant, I think she must have been hysterical, and now that hysteria seems to be contagious. Major Andrews may have bought into her crazy theories, but that's part of why he was reassigned. Dead people do not come back to life."

"I was skeptical at first too, sir, but I saw it with my own eyes. Elizabeth had zero physical contact with the infected. The captain shot her three times. I examined her myself and confirmed that she was dead."

On the motel balcony-
Duran fired on Mitchell, landing a powerful hit that blew a large hole in his center of mass. Ortega also shot him in the upper body. Neither bullet even slowed him down.

Wallace blew Thayer away, separating his arm at the shoulder and dropping him. David turned and shot Mitchell in the head, slowing but not stopping him.

Mitchell attacked Duran again, biting him on the left leg, crippling it and causing him to fall, though he stayed conscious. David fired his second shot as Malanowski emerged from the comm room, hitting Mitchell in the lower back, but still not quite bringing him down.

McCain and Jimmy were gnawing on Gary's remains, which stayed motionless. He didn't have much of a head left at this point, so there was no risk of him getting up.

Phillips limped around the southeast corner towards the sounds of gunfire, but he couldn't see the enemy from his current position.

On the motel's roof-
"Yes, Sergeant," said Bobby Sheen. "There are now ten left crawling through the grass east of the diner, but I don't expect any of them to reach it if that civilian keeps shooting like he has been." He looked around some more. "That truck driver abandoned his vehicle and is now running along the road to the north." He blinked as he noticed something in the air to the northwest. "Hey, there's something flying this way!" He focused on it with his scope. "It's a Huey! Looks like the cavalry's coming!"

Zorie Spooner reached the top of the ladder. She climbed up onto the roof and set the toolbox down.

On the dirt road-
Baldwin kept going to the north, heedless of the danger he was in.

On the roof of the garage-
The zombie's skull split open with a satisfactory crack. Now the northern wall of the diner was starting to go, though the garage was still stable.

(Luke may fire at another one.)

In the helicopter-
"Thanks," said Erica Spears. "We appreciate that."

"You said 'we'," answered Anthony Gardner. "How many people are with you and where are you headed?"

"There are five of us: myself, a co-pilot, another NSP trooper, and two passengers. We're bound for Omaha."

"Omaha? Lady, I don't know if you've been paying attention on the radio, but the cities are in turmoil. You'd be flying right into hell."

"I realize that, but it's very important that we get there."

"Well, it's your ass on the line, I guess. You said you're about an hour out?"

"A little less now. I'll call you back when we get closer to find out if it's still safe to land. Thanks again. Spears out." She disconnected the call. "I'm going to try to contact the other airfield, see if anyone's there." She changed the frequency and spoke into the microphone again. "This is NSP Seven-Eight-Romeo to tower. Do you copy? Over."

There was no response.

In the warehouse-
Sally fired again and missed by mere inches. Michael fired three shots, hitting with all of them and destroying his target's head. Randall shot another one, killing it.

There were still nearly twenty left, however, and they were now getting very close. "Fall back to the gate!" shouted Michael.

(Joe Barring, if you do not go downstairs the zombies will reach you and get to attack. Roll Dex x 5 if you head down the stairs, and roll Jump if that fails (the base skill is 25%, and there's a -5% penalty due to your vest).

In the reception area-
Rosie grabbed the padlock and stood near the gate, holding her .38 in her other hand. "Go on and get him below, then," she said. "Just follow the hall all the way back until you get to an open hatch and the lift going down. Send it back up for the rest of us once you're down there."

"Yes, ma'am,"said Hockey. He carried Willie into the hallway at the back of the room.

In the upper hatch chamber-
Kerry helped Kimberly through the door and into the hatch chamber. The lift awaited at the top of the shaft.

In the meeting room-
"Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place," muttered Lynne.

In the upper lab hallway-
Jenny hugged Alice tightly. "Hang in there," she said. "We're going to be all right."

(Alice, roll Spot Hidden.)

In the lower lab hallway-
Duke and Mr .Foo covered the door with their guns while Jim Kerr tried it. It did not come as much of a surprise that the door was locked.

"Allow me," said Mr. Foo. He broke out his lockpicks and set to work, but this lock was proving stubborn.
 
On the roof of the garage -

Luke effortlessly takes out another crawler.

"If anyone is still in the diner, get the fuck out, NOW!" he yells inbetween shots "The roof is coming down..."
 
In the comm room-

"Yes sir!" Rameriz heads out on to the balcony ready to shoot anything that may try to attack him.

On the motel's roof-

Over the radio Black informes the other's "Hold on everbody the cavalry is coming."

In the warehouse-

Joe falls back.
 
On the motel balcony-
Duran fired a flawless shot into Mitchell's heart and felled him permanently. Duran slumped over, exhausted.

Ortega took the time to aim at McCain's head, since there was no imminent danger. "Sorry, Sarge," he said, shooting him between the eyes and putting him down.

Malanowski fired at Jimmy's head, barely hitting and slaying him. "That's the last of them," he said into his radio. "Balcony is secure."

Wallace and David looked around at the carnage and lowered their weapons.

Phillips stopped in mid-stride, leaning against the wall and catching his breath.

In the comm room-
"Sir, the balcony is now secure," reported Lt. Angela Blanco. "With the help of the new arrivals, we should be able to hold this position for now, but we're going to need more relief fast."

"I don't know if we have it to spare," he said. "I'll have to talk to the CO about that. While I don't relish the prospect, I don't envy you your new command either. We only have a handful of helicopters, and they're all being kept quite busy. Maybe once the one that's heading your way gets back here it'll be able to ferry some more troops your way - but they're in short supply too."

"Thank you, sir. Our men on the roof have already seen the helicopter coming in. It should be here any minute now."

"Look, I don't know what's going on out there, Lieutenant, but I don't want to hear any more nonsense about the dead coming back to life. Obviously you've been exposed to something out there that is affecting your perception of reality. Frankly this concerns me, and makes all of your findings suspect, but you and your assistant should continue to collect data when you can and our own scientists will review and verify it."

On the motel's roof-
The helicopter continued its approach, and now Black could clearly see it too. It was flying low, and the thumping of the blades was audible and increased in volume as the aircraft got closer.
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"Oh, thank God," sighed Zorie Spooner. She spoke into the radio. "This is Spooner. I'm heading back down to the balcony now. I'm sure there are wounded who need my help." She collected the toolbox and climbed back down the ladder.

On the dirt road-
Baldwin continued his desperate run.

On the roof of the garage-
The crawling zombie was stopped cold, leaving nine more slowly making their way through the grass. The north wall of the diner caved in. Then the interior walls gave way and the entire structure came crashing down. A cloud of dust rose up as the diner crumbled, obscuring Luke's view to the east. When it cleared, he could see that aside from the garage, very little was left standing. The walk-in fridge and freezer remained, as did the small section of roof above the liquor closet and the stairs leading down. The latter only remained relatively intact because Gary had shored it up, but there was no guarantee it would stay that way for long.

In the helicopter-
"I say again," repeated Erica. "This is NSP Seven-Eight-Romeo to tower. Do you copy? Over." There was still no reply. "Well, looks like there's no choice. We've got to head for the first airfield. We can keep trying to reach the other one during the flight, but I wouldn't hold my breath on anyone answering. We're about 55 minutes out from our destination, so let's just sit back and enjoy the ride while it lasts. Once we're on the ground, anything can happen."

In the warehouse-
Joe Barring easily raced down the stairs safely. Sally made it down too, as did Michael and Randall.

The nineteen zombies reached the top of the stairs and began to stumble down them. Another one emerged from the stairs that led back up. It was Samantha, and she was crawling along and dragging her broken legs behind her.

In the reception area-
As soon as Joe, Sally, Michael, and Randall made it through the barred gate, Rosie slammed it shut and latched the padlock in place to lock it. "That'll hold a little while," she said, "but not for long." As she spoke, the lead zombies' legs became visible on the stairway above.

In the upper hatch chamber-
"I really don't want to go back down there," said Kerry, "but I guess we don't have any choice." She helped Kimberly on the lift and pushed the button to send it down. It began its descent.

In the meeting room-
"Don't give up," said Ellen. "We're going to get out of this."

Lynne frowned and shook her head. "No, we're royally screwed. We've got ghouls above us waiting to eat us and worse monsters below. Even if we can get past them and through the tunnels, that'll just take us to the PMS compound. Those guys are heavily armed and bad to the bone. If we're lucky, they'll kill us. If we're not, they'll capture us alive, and you know what they'll do to us then..."

In the upper lab hallway-
"We're in the hall outside Kirby's office," said Jenny. "The guys are looking around downstairs. Hang in there, Alice. That thing is dead." As she glanced at it, she noticed that its remains seemed to be slowly melting into that black sludge. "Eww, it's starting to dissolve. Well, at least that'll make it easier for people to get past it without touching that horrible stuff."

In the lower lab hallway-
"Patience, grasshopper," said Mr. Foo. "I could kick the door too, but it looks too sturdy for that. Besides, it would be best not to break it in case we need to lock it again. I'll get this lock open soon, anyway - it's exactly like the one upstairs." But it still refused to budge, and he broke one of his picks. "I'll have to be more careful. If that happens again, the lock could get jammed." He took a deep breath, pulled out another pick, and focused on his task.
 
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