Johnny laughed insanely as he flipped the switch and ran, the image of his glowing red eyes disturbing Isabella as she tried to come up with a plan of action. 

"You little bitch!" Dempsey shouted above the moans of the undead that were beginning to swarm their windows as he raised his Galil and started firing as Samantha's laughter faded into the distance.

"Come on!" Isabella yelled, moving towards the door to the junkyard lander. "We can still catch him!" 

The two soldiers followed behind her as she raced up to the control panel and pressed the button to call the lander. Instantly she felt a jolt of electricity pass through her arm as she was thrown back a few feet while hearing Samantha's demented laughter once again. 

"What the hell?!" Isabella choked, quite startled as she ran a hand through her hair, noticing that it was a bit frizzy.

She heard Dempsey shout her name but he sounded far away for some reason as every sound around her was muted. Her eyes widened in fear as a demonic voice filled her head. 

"LOOK WHO DECIDED TO JOIN THE PARTY!" 

Samantha laughed as an image of Brianna and Zack flashed before her eyes. 

No... Isabella thought, horrified as she continued to watch the scene before her unfold. She could see them stepping off a lander and onto clean white flooring, Takeo and Nikolai right behind them. The starting room! She thought quickly, feeling someone shaking her as she blinked her eyes a couple times, coming back to reality and immediately seeing Dempsey's concerned face right in front of her. 

"Hey, you alright?!" He asked, noticing the look of horror still gracing her features. "What was that-"

Tank was interrupted by the sound of gun fire from Richtofen's Afterburner as the zombies began to swarm in. 

Isabella panicked, for the first time she didn't know what to do. I can't use the fucking lander thanks to you, BITCH... The dark haired woman thought angrily, imagining herself roundhouse kicking the demon girl in the face, Chuck Norris style. 

That would be awesome. How am I going to-

A large golden icon of a price tag with a giant dollar sign on it appeared, hovering in the air for a moment before Richtofen moved forward to grab it. 

"FIRE SALE!" A sinister voice screamed as Isabella jumped up and ran to the box near the metal gate. 

Perfect! She thought before throwing the lid open, eyeing the weapons cycling before her as they began to slow down. Give me something good please... She prayed as it stopped on a small circular device colored yellow with black caution stripes on it. 

"YESSSSS!" Isabella screamed, making Dempsey jump in surprise as she began laughing. Pulling a chord on the side of the device, she activated it and flipped a switch before tossing it a few feet away. 

"What the-"

A second later a bright purple light erupted from the machine and began sucking the undead into it, killing them instantly. 

"Awesome!" Tank shouted before looking Isabella's way. "Kinda takes some of the fun out of it when we can't shoot em' up though..." He added, grinning and earning himself a small smile in return. He felt himself being shoved aside suddenly as Richtofen rushed past him towards the box. 

"Out of zhe way Dempshey!" The doctor yelled, flipping the lid of the box open just in time to gamble. "Zhere are bargains!" He giggled as he pulled a crossbow out of the box, equipped with explosive tipped arrows. 

"Zhis vill do nicely..." He said, smiling while loading it just as the Gersch device Isabella had thrown disappeared. 

The zombies rushed towards the living again as Richtofen shot one in the chest with his crossbow, making it stop dead in it's tracks, a confused look on it's rotting face as it exploded a few seconds later while taking out a number of undead around it. The doctor laughed insanely as he readied another arrow, knowing that they had to escape this confined space they were trapped in soon...

Isabella, seemingly reading his mind, knew the same thing. They had to get out of there. 

I need to get to the center room before they meet up with Johnny... She thought suddenly, remembering that he was possibly under Samantha's control. There's no telling what he might do...

Trying desperately to think of a plan, she suddenly remembered she had two Gersch devices left as she pulled another one out of her bag. 

Video game magic... She thought with a smile. I love it...

Activating the device and throwing it onto the ground a few feet in front of her, she turned to Richtofen and Dempsey who were holding off the zombies coming through the main door.

"Hey!" She shouted, getting their attention as she motioned for them to follow her. "Come on!"

Isabella smiled at them both, turning and dolphin diving head first into the purple light of the black hole before disappearing in a flash. Dempsey watched with wide eyes as he turned and jumped towards the same purple light, zombies right behind him. 

"Come on Doc!" He shouted before disappearing as Richtofen emptied his current clip and turned to evacuate as well, diving in just before the black hole closed and disappeared.

...

In the Center Room...

...

"Is this it?" Brianna questioned, more to herself as she looked around, noticing the giant swinging arm in the center of the room they were in. 

Oh yeah, this is definitely it... She thought, frowning and remembering all those times she had been downed while playing because of that thing. Stupid Centrifuge... 

The sound of boards being ripped down next to her quickly got her attention. 

"Guys!" She shouted, pointing to the windows and reading her Wunderwaffe. She fired into the crowded window as Takeo ran forward, armed with his Browning, as they began taking out the undead. 

Zack sprinted over to the wall near the lander they had randomly appeared on and grabbed the M14 from it's chalk outline as he too began blasting away, trying to lessen the horde coming through the doorway to Juggernog. 

Nikolai ran up the stairs and grabbed the Olympia, covering the zombies coming from the top entrance as they all worked together to hold it down, managing to push the zombies back a bit. 

"Brianna!" Zack yelled as she turned and saw a large crowd coming through the door. The blonde turned and pulled the trigger, taking them all out in one shot with a bolt of electricity.

"FUCK!" Nikolai shouted from upstairs as he wasted his last zombie with a shotgun blast to the face. "Out of ammo!" He jumped down, landing next to Takeo as Zack noticed he was out of shells as well. 

"I'm out too!" He said, running towards the door to Jug. "Let's go!" 

Brianna turned, and motioned for Takeo and Nikolai to go first. "I'll cover us from behind!" She shouted, turning and electrocuting another line of zombies before reloading. 

Zack rushed forward and grabbed the MPL under the stairs, loading it as they all ran towards the beloved perk machine known as Juggernog. Nikolai snatched the PM63 off the wall quickly as Takeo and Zack headed for the Juggernog machine and grabbed a bottle, each of them downing it as they tossed the empty containers to the side with a crash. 

"Juggernog is fuel for honor!" Takeo cried as he moved forward, guarding the stairs as Zack unloaded his MPL on the zombies in the window with Nikolai guarding the window on the opposite side of the room. 

"Die already!" Zack shouted as he noticed the undead were getting harder to kill. Or maybe it's this shitty gun... He thought in irritation as he watched Brianna fry zombies that tried to head up the stairs.

Suddenly a purple light appeared in the center of the room, getting everyone's attention as a certain German doctor came tumbling out of it before landing on the floor roughly. 

"A personal teleporter..." He mumbled, laughing to himself while still sprawled on the ground. "Genius!"

"Doctor!" Takeo said, getting the man's attention as he looked up and noticed his comrades.

"Vhy hello zhere!" Richtofen said cheerfully, allowing the Japanese soldier to help him to his feet. "And Nikolai too!" He added, looking the Russian's way and giving him a small wave. "Wunderbar!" 

He looked around the room briefly, frowning when he noticed that the girl and the American were not here. Vell, I don't care vhere zhat thing took Dempshey anyway... He thought irritatedly, remembering that Johnny was still roaming around acting all possessed and shit. 

A bright bolt of electricity caught the doctor's eye as Brianna fired off another round from the Wunderwaffe, zapping a horde of zombies and sending them back to their graves. 

"OOOOHHH! Zhe Wunderwaffe DG-2!" The doctor squealed while sniffling a bit, completely overjoyed. "I missed you!" 

Brianna looked over at him for a moment and grinned, getting an idea. The zombies were beginning to lessen, as she took this chance to approach him while everyone else was busy holding down the windows and the stairs. 

"I'll trade you," She said, noticing how he eyed her suspiciously while she was speaking. "Take me to my sister and this gun is yours." 

Her schwester? How am I supposed to know vhere- 

Then it hit him. The resemblance, their mannerisms, and those haunting green eyes. Izabella, of course... He thought, worrying slightly.

"Ja, it's a deal." Richtofen said quickly, reaching for the weapon as she yanked it back, making him frown in confusion.

"Also," The blonde woman added, grinning and eyeing the gun strapped to his back. "You have to give me one of your guns too..."

"Zhat vas not vhat ve agreed on!"

"I need a gun to defend myself!" Brianna interjected, explaining herself quickly while knowing what she proposed was a pretty fair deal. "I'm giving you the only gun I have!"

"Fine!" Richtofen said, exhausted already with this argument as he pulled the crossbow out to hand to her.

"And not the shitty crossbow! Give me that Afterburner!"

Richtofen frowned intensely but sighed, knowing the girl was right. He couldn't expect her to survive with just a crossbow. Handing her the Afterburner killed him a little inside, as it was one of his favorite guns, but receiving the Wunderwaffe made up for it tenfold. 

"Lead the way." Brianna said as she reloaded her upgraded MP40 and prepared to move out. "Zack!" She yelled to her boyfriend as she followed the doctor and their other comrades up the stairs. "Let's move!" 

Turning and firing at the last few zombies in his window, he ran up the steps after them and out into the courtyard. A few zombies showed up here and there but for the most part, they weren't swarming in like before as their group worked on rebuilding windows while they moved forward throughout the areas. 

Richtofen stopped to build a window, Brianna taking the lead when she spied a figure running in the shadows, coming their way. Raising her gun, she prepared for it to be just another sprinting zombie but stopped when she realized it was still one of the living. 

"Hey!" She called out, waving in a friendly gesture and causing the unknown person to stop dead in their tracks. Before she had a chance to do anything, the dark haired man pulled out his pistol and fired before turning and running the other way. Less than a second later, Zack was at her side asking what happened. 

"Motherfucker shot me..." Brianna choked out, pointing in the direction he ran and gritting her teeth from the pain in her arm. "Get that asshole!" She hissed as Zack nodded, giving her hand a squeeze before taking off sprinting after the mysterious attacker, followed by Nikolai. 

"Let's get that little piz'da!" The Russian shouted from behind as Zack grinned and nodded, gripping his M14 tightly. 

"I'm gonna bust his fucking face open!" He shouted, sprinting at full speed.

Richtofen pulled out the case of healing syringes from his doctor bag and ripped Brianna's shirt at the shoulder slightly, exposing the bullet wound. 

"Stay still," He said in a bored tone while injecting the contents of the syringe into her arm. Magically, the wound began to close and the bleeding stopped, as well as the pain. In a few minutes it was as if nothing had ever happened as Takeo, ever the honorable gentleman, helped her to her feet as they all readied themselves and followed after Nikolai and Zack.

...

Somewhere else...

...

A bright purple flash appeared in another part of the map as a certain crazy lady came sailing out of it...

"Fuuuuuuu- OOF!" 

Isabella gasped slightly, the wind momentarily knocked out of her as she reappeared mid-dive and connected with the floor. Noticing the flooring underneath her and looking around while still a bit dizzy, she deduced that she must be upstairs at the lander next to the sickle. 

In the hallway leading to the sickle, to be more precise... She thought as another flash of purple appeared in front of her as she rolled out of the way quickly. The Marine appeared seconds later, tumbling to the floor with a sickened look on his face. 

I am never doing that again... Dempsey thought, feeling his stomach lurch forward in an uncomfortable way. He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder, his other hand immediately going to the knife at his waistband, ready to attack out of reflex when a familiar voice put him at ease. 

"You okay?" Isabella asked, genuinely concerned as she helped him to his feet, both of them checking the surrounding areas for any undead. 

"Yeah..." He replied, scratching the back of his head awkwardly while looking away. "Just a bit queasy from all that teleportin'..."

Isabella frowned when she noticed that he wouldn't even look at her. "Oh, okay." She stated in a monotone voice, removing her hand instantly. "Let's go then-" 

She turned to leave when she felt his hand on her arm and heard him sigh as she turned around once more to face him. 

"Yes?" She said while looking him in the eyes, slightly curious about his strange antics and wishing he would just kiss her already so she didn't have to just stand there and stare at his sexy face...

"Don't trust him." Dempsey said, interrupting her thoughts about his sexiness. 

"What?" Isabella said, slightly confused at what he meant, or really who he was talking about. "Don't trust who?" She questioned, earning herself a WTF look from the Marine. 

"Richtofen!" He said very annoyed, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I saw you earlier-"

"Oh." Isabella interrupted, crossing her arms. "You mean when he saved me from almost getting mauled to death by a zombie monkey?" She raised her eyebrows, waiting for a response from the dumbstruck blonde. 

"Uhh, well..." Tank muttered, searching for something he could say to defend himself, but coming up with nothing. "I didn't know that-"

"Then you shouldn't just assume things if you don't know the whole story." Isabella added, uncrossing her arms and placing them on her hips, knowing she had won.

Dempsey sighed, knowing deep down that she was right. Looking at her with a defeated expression, he took a deep breath before closing his eyes for a moment and doing something he rarely did. 

"I'm sor-"

He didn't actually get to finish the apology, as he felt her soft lips pressing against his as his eyes shot open, seeing her angelic face inches from his own. He shut his eyes while grinning, all of his doubts fading away as he felt her arms around his shoulders as his moved to snake around her waist, pulling her closer and deepening the kiss. Her hands moved to caress the back of his neck as she heard him groan in approval while pulling her tighter against him, loving the feeling of her small body in his arms. 

Isabella could feel her face getting redder by the second from their make out session and knew right now, it couldn't go any further as she removed her hands and began to pull away, licking her lips and teasing the Marine.

"You could have just told me you were jealous." She said, smiling and trying to control her fast beating heart as she heard someone running up the metal steps. Before either of them had a chance to reach for their guns, which were still on the floor, they were both met with the last person they wanted to run into. 

Glowing red eyes peaked out from under dark bangs as Johnny raised his gun, laughing maniacally.

"Oh, look at the happy couple..." He said in a demonic voice that wasn't his own. "We'll have to change that." He gripped the gun tighter as his finger moved to the trigger, his inner self panicking at the horrified looks on their faces. 

I'm sorry... Johnny thought desperately, his vision clouding once more as Samantha laughed, forcing him to pull the trigger...