Mel panted heavily as he carried the unconscious body of his friend. He couldn't stop now. Not when the zombies were so close behind them. "I... I have to keep... going." Using the remaining energy inside his legs, Mel climbed the stairs once more. The grunts and groans of the dead soon became more distant, until he could no longer hear them. Mel smiled slightly to himself. "I managed to put so distance." Mel came to a room that's door was ajar. Quietly as possible, Mel peeked into the room, trying to see if the coast was clear. It was. Nudging the door until it was completely open, the skeleton entered. Carefully as he could, Mel laid Ganz onto the bed. "We're... we're safe... for now." Tiredly, the monster plopped himself onto the floor, leaning against the bed. He was so tired... he could feel the sleep starting to wash over him now. But the tired skeleton resisted the temptation. He couldn't rest. Not with Ganz unconscious. "He'll be unarmed... defenseless..." For the sake and safety of his beloved friend, Mel watched over the sleeping monster.
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Ganz was greeted with a ceiling when he came to. Where was he? He rubbed his eye sockets to get rid of the sleep, that lingered. Sitting up, Ganz let out a hiss when touched the back of his skull. "I almost forgot..." The pain wasn't as bad as it had been earlier, "But it still hurts like hell." Suddenly Ganz noticed that Mel was nowhere to be seen. Panic struck the skeleton as he scrambled off of the bed. "Mel?!" Ganz called out to his companion. Before he could travel any further from the bed, he felt something grab his wrist. Ganz nearly screamed at the unexpected contact. He spun around to be greeted to Mel. "Mel! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" Mel nodded slowly, before bringing a finger to his mouth. Getting the message, Ganz lowered his volume. "What happened?" Mel stayed silent for a few moments, before answering, "After... you got knocked out... I... I had to carry you." Ganz frowned at Mel's shaky voice. Something was wrong. Ganz gently touched his friend's shoulder only to pull back when he felt something warm. "Wha...?" Blood coated his hand, dripping onto the carpeted floor. "M-Mel...?" Ganz slowly turned to look at Mel. Dark circles were under Mel's eyes, and the once cocky smile was now replaced with a weak smile. "I... I didn't want you to worry." If it had been any other situation, Ganz would have gone off at Mel. But seeing how weak his friend was worried him to no end. "Mel... where are you hurt?" Mel pulled down the blood coated fabric, wincing slightly as he did. "Got hit by a bullet." He told Ganz. Ganz winced at the sight of Mel's shoulder. The bone was now filled with cracks that resembled a spider web. "We... We have to disinfect it." he whispered in a shaky voice. They couldn't remove the bullet. If they did... Mel could bleed to death. Steeling himself Ganz pulled the first aid kit out of his inventory. Making quick work, he grabbed what he knew he needed. Holding the disinfected he turned to Mel, "So... this is gonna hurt like hell." Mel looked away and nodded, "Just do it." Nodding he poured a good amount of the liquid into a clean cloth and brought it up against the bullet wound. Mel let out a pained hiss as he felt the familiar burn of disinfecting. But this felt way worse than usual. Dark spots filled his vision as his breathing became ragged. Before he passed out, Mel heard the familiar voice of Ganz calling out for him.
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Mel was awakened to movement, and opening his eyes he found himself in an unfamiliar area. He knew he was definitely not in the building anymore. Shifting his position slightly, he let out a low hiss when his injured shoulder throbbed dully. "Mel? Are you awake?" Came a familiar voice, "Y-yeah..." Mel couldn't see from his position, but Ganz smiled at Mel's voice. He was so glad... he thought... he thought Mel had died when he passed out on him. "I-I'm so relieved..." Tears fell from his eyes as he let a small sob slip from him. "G-Ganz?! A-Are your crying?!" Ganz laughed at the panic in his friend's voice. He was so relieved.