The last running zombie fell to the ground as Richtofen sighed, laying down his Wunderwaffe and relaxing for the first time in about an hour. They had been fighting non-stop as wave after wave of the undead poured into the launch facility, assaulting their small group until finally they were able to rest, for a little while at least. 

Takeo and Hanna occupied the crawler, leading it towards the main building as they accompanied each other to get Juggernog, Hanna's dog trotting along after them as they walked up the hill.

Turning towards the Pack-A-Punch machine, the doctor spotted Brianna next to Isabella who was still passed out as he sighed again, getting ready to clean up yet another mess. Everyone turned towards him, remaining silent as he looked at her sleeping form unaware of his audience as he scratched his chin, wondering what the best course of action would be. 

Sedation vill not vork as a permanent solution... He realized while frowning, realizing that he had a limited amount of time to cure whatever Samantha had done to her. Zhere must be some vay-

Richtofen looked up, suddenly aware of the fact that all eyes in the room were on him. "Vhy are you all schtaring at me like zhat?"

"You're the doctor! Fix her!" Dempsey blurted out impatiently, stating the obvious. Brianna turned and nodded, agreeing with him as they all continued to watch him stare back at them, a confused expression on his face.

"Fix me a drink..." Nikolai mumbled, rubbing his temples and ignoring the angry glares from the two blondes in the room.

"Ah, zhat is right. I am zhe only von around here of any use..." Richtofen chuckled, as he knelt down and opened his bag before pulling out some bandages. "All I can do is heal ze superficial vounds..." Eyes widening suddenly, he turned to them all with a sadistic grin. "Unless..."

"Unless what, Doc?"

Richtofen smiled, pulling a scalpel out of his bag while eyeing the shiny blade curiously. "I could perform some qvick brain surgery to see how zhe element is affecting her mind... Perhaps zhat vould-"

"NO." Brianna and Dempsey said simultaneously, making the doctor laugh insanely as he raised his hands in mock surrender. 

"It vas just a joke!" He said, putting the operating tool away and chuckling a bit more before the serious glare they were all accustomed to seeing reappeared.

"No unnecessary operations." Dempsey insisted, giving him an 'I'm watching you' look as he stomped off and slumped against a nearby wall, frown never leaving his face and his stare never leaving the doctor. Richtofen rolled his eyes, laughing inwardly at the American's childish behavior. 

None of zhese people have any sense of humor... He thought, cleaning Isabella's cuts absentmindedly as he continued to let his thoughts wander. Glancing at the girl's closed eyes, images of when they were open not too long ago flooded his memory. Eyes just like ze undead... He thought while feeling his jaw clench. 

If Samantha has ze power to use ze element against us... Zhen ve are in trouble...

Richtofen jumped, preparing for a fight as Isabella twitched, yawning and stretching a bit before blinking her eyes a few times and beginning to wake up. 

Oh shit, Tank thought, standing up and getting ready to restrain her as Brianna grabbed her shoulders, snapping her fingers in front of her sister's face. 

"Isabella?" She said nervously, watching as her eyes closed again, head turning the other way as she tried to return to dreamland. Frowning, Brianna shook her shoulders gently before an idea popped into her head...

"Wakey, wakey, eggs and bacy~"

"Mmmmm," Isabella yawned again as she opened one eye slightly. "...You have breakfast? I'm starving..."

"Izzy! You're back to normal!" Brianna said excitedly, hugging her younger sister and nearly crushing her in the process. "Well, as normal as you can be!"

"Back to normal?" Isabella mumbled, a little confused while rubbing her eyes tiredly. 

Come to think of it... She thought, actually looking around for the first time and realizing she was in the Pack-A-Punch area. How the hell did I get down here? And why am I always waking up in unfamiliar places? 

"And hey! What is that supposed to mean?!" 

Struggling to escape her sisters hug of never ending cuteness, Isabella looked around noticing the absence of two of their teammates. "Where are Takeo and Hanna?" Isabella asked quickly, worry creeping into her voice as she waited to hear a response.

"No need to worry about us sweetheart!" Hanna called from the turret just outside the doors to the launch pad, making everyone look in her direction as she continued to walk forward, carrying what looked to be a few bottles in her arms. 

Isabella relaxed when she saw that Shiyla was trotting beside her and Takeo was walking a few steps behind her, carrying a few bottles as well as they walked up to the rest of the group.

"IS THAT WOOOODKKAAAA?1!11one!11eleven!" Nikolai screamed, practically deafening everyone in the room and nearly killing the crawler.

"NO IT IS NOT GODDAMN VODKA YOU ALCOHOLIC!" Tank shouted, holding one side of his head and trying to fight off the headache Nikolai's voice always seemed to give him.

"VILL YOU BOTH SCHLIEßEN SIE AB!" Richtofen yelled, giving them both glares that would make baby kittens burst into flames.

"WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING?!" Isabella shouted, smiling as if she had just joined some kind of yelling game as Brianna covered her ears while giving her an annoyed look. Takeo deadpanned for the nine billionth time and Hanna just stared at the group, wondering what she had truly gotten herself into. 

Recovering from the previous insanity, the Imperial soldier approached Isabella, nodding to her briefly and allowing a small smirk to grace his features for once as he offered her his hand, helping her up and giving her a bottle of the red soda he was carrying. 

"It is good to have you back Isabella-san." He said, popping the top to his own drink and downing it in a few gulps while Hanna passed out the bottles she was carrying to the rest of the group. "How are you feeling?"

"A little confused, I guess..." Isabella replied while staring at the bottle of Juggernog in her hands. "I just woke up and I can't remember anything... I just remember leaving the camp for some reason... I was looking for-" 

Frowning instantly the moment she remembered exactly why she had left the safety of their camp, she looked around the room, locating the source as wide blue eyes met irritated green ones.

"You!" Isabella yelled, pointing an accusing finger towards the Marine, frown still intact on her face. "You just left! And YOU!" She added, casting an angry glare towards the Russian, who was draining the last few drops from his Juggernog bottle. "You just fell asleep! I thought we were all supposed to be keeping watch! You know, working as a team?" 

Crossing her arms, she stared down the two soldiers while she waited for something. An apology, an excuse, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? I'd take the sandwich... Isabella thought longingly, her mouth beginning to water. I am so frickin' hungry...

Dempsey frowned, walking away towards the Pack-A-Punch machine as Isabella's scowl intensified as she watched him go. Nikolai just ignored her like usual. 

Unbelievable! She thought, actually feeling a bit hurt that he didn't even seem to care. Fine, be that way! Stubborn Marine! Who needs him anyway... 

Turning around she stomped back to Brianna's side, huffing as she leaned against the wall. Her blonde sister sighed, always somewhat amused by her childish pouting as the rest of the group watched her seemingly entertained as well. Isabella spied the doctor looking her way when she thought about the crossbow he still had in his possession.

"Edward." She said, watching as his eyes widened, clearly shocked at the use of his first name. No one ever called him that.

"Jah?" He responded, his voice a little more high pitched sounding than he would have liked it to be. "Vhat is it?"

"You still have that cross bow, right?"

"Correct."

"It needs to be Pack-A-Punched if we're going to complete the Kassimir..."

"Wunderbar! Shall ve zhen?" The doctor exclaimed, extending his elbow like a gentlemen and waiting for her as she looked at him, surprise written all over her face. Shrugging it off, she smiled, walking up to him and grasping his arm lightly as they walked towards the Pack-A-Punch room. 

At least someone here knows how to treat a lady... She thought, turning slightly as she remembered one more thing they would need. 

"Takeo!" She shouted, motioning for him to follow them with her free hand. "We need an upgraded ray gun too. Plus, it's just a good idea..."

Nodding, the Imperial soldier followed them to the machine just as Dempsey was pulling his upgraded Galil, Lamentation, out of the glowing gears. 

Sweet scope... He realized, looking through his sights momentarily before turning around to head back to the main room and spying the small group walking towards him. 

What. The. Fuck. He thought, jaw almost dropping as he saw Isabella clinging to Richtofen's arm while they walked up to use the machine. Isabella noticed the way the two men were looking at each other. What they were both thinking was written all over their faces. 

Ridiculous... She thought, rolling her eyes and stepping away from the doctor, instantly noticing the dissatisfied look he was now giving her.

"...The cross bow...?" Isabella said, smirking slightly when he continued to just stand there and stare at her.

"Ah, right..." He mumbled, shaking his head as he placed the cross bow inside the Pack-A-Punch machine, removing it when it had become the Awful Lawton. The doctor upgraded his Wunderwaffe as well, changing its status to the DG-3 JZ as Takeo walked up to use the machine next. 

He placed his alien weapon on the conveyor belt, watching as the gears turned inside, spitting out the Porter's Ray Gun X2. A darker, sexier version of the original. With all the upgrading taken care of, they made their way back to the other room as Tank continued to stare at Isabella and Richtofen with a 'WTF' look. 

"What's with him?" Brianna questioned, as Isabella just shook her head, massaging her temples. 

Why meeee...

"Vhat is our next course of action?" Richtofen spoke up, snickering as he changed the subject. "Ze Kassimir Mechanism is almost complete, jah?" 

Isabella nodded, thinking to herself as she planned out their next move. "Everyone come over here please..." She said while walking to the middle of the launch pad where a rectangular metal grate was located. 

Everyone crowded around, trying their best to fit on the small platform, despite some pushing, shoving and swearing. Finally, with everyone squeezed on, Isabella looked towards the clock on the wall, noticing that it was already counting down. 

"In about two minutes a nuke is going to go off, killing the crawler. Anyone who needs a gun, come with Brianna and myself. We're going to go find the mystery box-"

Hanna paled a bit, not quite believing what she was hearing. "You want to stay?" She said, truly shocked while looking at the green eyed woman like she was insane. She's had so many close calls... Not to mention, what the hell is so important about this Kassimir thing anyway? Not that it's my place to tell her what to do but still... 

Sighing, she ran a hand through her chestnut locks, shaking her head slightly. "I think we should find someplace safer to-"

"Where else is safer?" Isabella questioned calmly, interrupting her and hitting her with the hard reality of the situation at hand. "The zombies aren't going to stop until we beat Samantha. Wherever we go, they're just going to keep coming... Keep killing..."

"But what does any of this have to do with, well... Anything?!" Hanna asked desperately, completely lost at this point. "I have no idea what is going on!"

"Good luck keeping up with this story line..." Tank chimed in sarcastically, "It's more complicated than Tak's relationship with that bomb monkey!" 

Nikolai burst out laughing as he turned to give the American soldier a high five, both of them ignoring the irritated/annoyed look the Japanese soldier was sending their way. 

"Such dishonor..."

Hanna just blinked, not understanding any of this as she stared at Brianna, hoping she would say something that made sense. 

"It's a very long story and right now we just don't have the time to explain it all." Brianna said, giving Hanna an apologetic look and hoping she would understand. "When we have a moment, I'll fill you in on everything. I promise." 

Hanna sighed, reloading her Commando while stealing a glance at the clock. "I guess I'll just have to accept that for now, huh?" Shiyla turned her head up at her master, a slight whine escaping the chowchow as she looked both completely adorable and a little confused at the same time.

"I knew you'd understand." Isabella said, grinning as she pulled out her upgraded pistol, Calamity, and prepared for the upcoming battle. "How many shots left in the cannon Bri?" Isabella questioned, getting serious and looking down at her sister, forgetting about the female soldier still watching her curiously as she continued her conversation. 

"Seven." Brianna replied as they both thought the same thing. 

Would that be enough...? 

Hanna raised an eyebrow before smiling to herself and chuckling. What a strange girl...

"You're not going alone." Dempsey said, looking at the two women seriously as he held up his Lamentation, ready for some action. 

"It would be foolish to split up." Takeo said, agreeing with the American for once. 

Hanna nodded as well. "He's right. If we're doing this, we move as a team." 

Isabella smiled at her, nodding once before watching the clock hands meet. The second hand clicked into place as the clock sank back into the wall and a nuke went off, making everything flash white for a second before the now familiar voice of Dr. Gersch filled their ears. 

"Yes, YES! Almost there! She is coming! LUNA!"

"Zhis is so fascinating!" Richtofen said excitedly as he readied his Wunderwaffe. "I vonder, could zhis be related to Hendrick's vork?"

"Let's move." Isabella said, ignoring him as she stepped off the launch pad and walked outside, looking into the sky and searching for the familiar blue pillar of light that signified the location of the box. 

"Stamin-Up!" Brianna shouted, leading the way with the Zeus Cannon. "Come on!" The groans of the undead grew louder as they began piling up in the windows, tearing the boards down with ease. 

Shit, they are getting faster... Isabella realized as she ran behind her sister, glancing behind her at her comrades to make sure everyone was still together. The group made their way down the narrow corridor to Stamin-Up just as the zombies began breaching the windows... 

"Eat lead freak bags!" Dempsey shouted, happy to be killing something again, as he blasted three zombies jumping through a window with a shower of laser bullets. "OOH-RAH!"

"For the Emperor!" Takeo yelled, joining in and blasting away at zombies with deadly precision as he noticed Isabella run forward, lifting the lid of the mystery box as eerie music began to play. Another undead soldier jumped through the window, taking him by surprise as it staggered forward incredibly fast. 

"Honorless demon!" He cried, aiming carefully before pulling the trigger, sending a blast of red through its face, effectively decapitating it.

"Yes!" Isabella cheered, squinting from the light coming out of the magical container as she grabbed the Matryoshka Dolls floating in front of her. The lid shut quickly as she gambled again, guns changing in front of her face as it finally slowed down, settling on an AUG. Grabbing the gun, she stepped aside as Nikolai gambled, eyeing two undead corpses that had just jumped through a window. 

"Come get some zombitches!" The dark haired woman shouted, raising her gun and looking through the scope before squeezing her finger and watching their heads explode. Smiling at her improving accuracy, she aimed to fire at more zombies as they began pouring in with increasing force.

"A weapon fit for a Soviet!" Nikolai announced proudly, pulling the HK21 out of the box before stepping aside and loading it. "Ugh, it is so heavy..."

"Quit whining!" Dempsey grumbled as he shoved past the Russian, lifting the lid of the box as Brianna covered them with the cannon. "Come on box..." He said, watching the guns rotate before his eyes. "Don't give me any shit..."

"Five shots left!" Brianna shouted as she pulled the trigger, sending a small horde sailing into the walls with a splat as she heard the music of the mystery box playing again.

"This thing again..." Dempsey said curiously, pulling the strange circular device out of the box before the lid slammed shut. 

"That's good!" Isabella said, reloading her AUG as she backed up into him, moving away from an approaching zombie. "We're going to need that shortly-" 

Switching back to his Lamentation, the Marine turned and fired, sending a stream of laser bullets through the undead soldiers decaying skull.

"Nice shot..." Isabella admitted, staring up at him briefly before turning and firing at a zombie coming up through the ground. Cute and talented... She realized, grinning to herself as she watched him firing his gun, muscles tensed in the sexiest way...

Too bad he's a stubborn jerk... Ahem! Maybe you should be paying attention to the hordes of zombies trying to eat you alive... The more responsible voice in her head said, snapping her out of her fantasies starring a certain blonde Marine. She felt her cheeks go red as she frowned, concentrating once again on the undead as she used the back of her gun to bash a zombie that had gotten too close in the face. The corpse stumbled back a bit before hissing and sprinting forward, only to be silenced by bullets from her machine gun. 

"Sorry, I'm not going to be anyone's dinner..." Isabella promised before moving towards the door to the junkyard. Pulling out a Matryoshka Doll, she tossed it towards the doorway as it bounced a few times before exploding in a mass of colors, sending limbs and other zombie body parts flying. A few crawlers hissed as they inched forward slowly, leaving a trail of blood and their legs behind them.

Hanna approached the mystery box cautiously, lifting the lid as a blinding white light shot out, temporarily blinding her as Shiyla barked, running around at her feet. What the heck? She thought as a blood stained teddy bear appeared suddenly followed by a child's laughter as the box began to shake and rise into the air. 

"BYE-BYE!" A creepy voice hissed before the box disappeared in a flash, demonic laughter fading into the background as the sound of gunfire took over once again. 

"Bullshit!" Hanna yelled, kicking the spot where the box had been as she reloaded her Commando.

"Goodbye!~" Richtofen sang, cackling madly as he fired his DG-3 JZ into a group, creating a chain of electricity that took them all down instantly. "I could not have made a better veapon myself!" He shouted, giggling at his own joke as he reloaded, seeing another large group approaching from the hallway. 

"I see von, two, th- Oh shit."

Nikolai moved to assist the doctor, bracing himself as he raised his gun, his finger brushing the trigger as he watched the horde get closer. 

"Feel the wrath of the motherland!" He shouted before unloading on the undead, the sound of machine gun fire filling the air and making it impossible to hear. As more bullets flew into the crowd, the Russian soldier watched their heads burst one by one. Blood and zombie bits covered the ground as Nikolai fought his way through the battlefield, abusing the never ending supply of bullets his HK seemed to have as he took down numerous amounts of the undead. 

"They were like dominoes, da?" He joked, reloading as he prepared for another wave, noticing that the zombies were still coming in from every window.

"They just won't stop!" Brianna said, backing up into Isabella as she loaded the last two rounds she had into the cannon. "Are you sure we can-"

"We can do this! We just need to hold them off a little longer..." 

Isabella's eyes widened as her AUG clicked, knowing she was out of ammo as she threw her now useless gun to the side. She pulled out Calamity while kicking a crawler that was at her feet, completely unprepared for what happened next. 

Samantha's laughter echoed throughout the Cosmodrome as a bolt of lightening struck the ground in the middle of the room, getting everyone's attention as their eyes fell on the last thing any of them wanted to see. 

A low growl escaped the giant beasts jaws as its glowing red eyes settled on the group in front of it, barring it's teeth as it lurked forward slowly, stalking it's future victims...

"PLAY NICE WITH FLUFFY!"