Against The Dark Page #3

- Bloodsuckers.

Dylan, you're freaking out

because of all the running around.

I might have their blood

on my hands.

Wait a second, okay?

- Are you infected?

- What?

Are you infected?

No.

- Are you?

- I hid here when I heard you coming.

- Are you alone?

- There is just three of us.

Three is a good number.

There is safety in numbers.

Can I join you?

Where the hell did he go?

Dylan?

We gotta get out of here.

Yeah.

Hear that?

- Hear what?

- Listen.

It's coming from over there.

Stay here.

Like I always say,

if you hear anything, run like hell.

Check him for bites.

It's okay.

It's fine, it's okay.

I'm one of the lucky ones.

The thing about luck is, you never

know when it's gonna run out.

What happened?

Well, we were running from

whatever it was that got Morgan.

He told us to run

if anything happened, right?

We've got nothing in the way

of movement. Area is clear.

Copy that.

Keep looking.

I need a visual on the hunters.

We'll continue sweep of area.

We'll advise if we spot anything.

I was at school once.

And this kid told this story

that always scared me.

I'll never forget it.

It's like when you see it happen.

So there was this plane

with a bunch of passengers aboard.

The plane crashes.

I don't really remember why.

But a few of the passengers

somehow survived the crash.

The cannibal story, right?

Eventually, all of the survivors

start disappearing one by one.

- You've heard the story?

- Something like it.

Charlie?

Charlie.

Come on,

there's about seven of them.

- Let's go, let's go.

- Give us a report, soldier.

In prior operations, we've had run-ins

with the infected in these sectors.

How many?

Our hunter teams have spotted

dozens at least in each location.

You can bet there

are hundreds more in hiding.

Colonel, what if the hunters are alive

and they've located survivors?

If we don't sterilize this area and

the infected break the containment...

...we're jeopardising everything.

There is no vaccine.

Well...

You said the last you heard,

the hunters will be out by dawn?

Yeah.

We will sterilize at that time.

Charlie?

Charlie.

Have you been bitten?

Are you infected?

Who are you?

My name is Tao.

The sun's coming up soon.

Let's hope the power

will last till then.

Are you okay?

What do you think

happened to Dylan?

It's not important anymore.

Come on.

Okay.

Look, I'm sure we'll find

the others soon.

Maybe Dylan as well.

I'm gonna try to find the others.

Just stay here and don't move.

Easy now.

It'll stop in a few moments.

Of course,

there is a certain young guest to meet.

My darling daughter Sophie.

Sophie's quite amazing.

You see, after the virus outbreak...

...everyone here either ran or stayed

and became one of them.

Or was killed, of course.

It didn't take long...

...to spread at all, did it?

Soon there were only a few of us...

...normal ones left out there,

and finally, in here.

Some people thought to work together,

help each other fight to survive.

But I had something else

to ensure my survival.

And here she is.

My little darling Sophie.

Now that princess is awake...

...we can move right along

from small talk to dinner.

This way.

She keeps me from the risk

of ingesting blood...

...that would make me

one of her kind.

Much as I love her.

It's nothing personal, you know.

She's the next step in the evolution.

She's infected

but able to rationalise.

Ricky?

Ricky.

- Where's Amelia?

- Where's Charlotte?

I thought she was with you.

Let's go.

Come on.

She was all alone when I found her.

She got roughed up pretty good.

Oh, thank God.

- Are you okay?

- How many survivors you got?

Six in all.

It's true, Amelia.

These are hunters.

There's a settlement.

It's true, we can get you there.

We'll look for the rest on the way.

We were heading

for the main security doors.

But the generator's gonna fail.

If we don't get down there

before it does...

...we're not gonna be able

to get out.

That's why we've

gotta get moving now.

- Morgan?

- Hey.

- You okay?

- Guys, gotta go.

I'll send my people with you.

What are you gonna do?

I'm going hunting.

Hey.

- Ricky, you okay?

- Yeah.

How many of those pills

did you take?

I don't know.

Come on. I know a shortcut.

Just keep following me, okay?

No! Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Simple question.

Are we following these people?

And do they really know the way

to the security door?

I don't know, man.

But at least they're giving us

a fighting chance.

Yeah.

Code Black. Evacuation mandatory.

Emergency backup activated.

Code Black. Evacuation mandatory.

Emergency backup activated.

I'm sorry for the delay, sir.

I was just trying to...

I was just trying to make sure

the area was clean, sir.

I'll make sure they're ready.

Goddamn it.

Nobody wants these survivors

pulled out more than me.

But we have our orders.

- Is that clear?

- Yes, sir.

Goddamn it.

Who the f*** are you?

And what do you want?

I'm the motherf***er

that's gonna do to you...

...what you've been doing

to everybody else.

- Thanks, man.

- Get out of here, buddy.

What's the point

of running anymore?

Open the door.

This nightmare can stop.

Right here.

Right now.

One of us is going to get you.

Think. You've already given in.

Us? We think. We talk. We plan.

Come closer.

I'll tell you a secret.

Come closer.

We've evolved.

You people are just cattle to us.

Dylan.

Thank God.

I never thought

I'd see you guys again.

I was given a second chance.

By him.

It's a lot worse than we thought.

The change

has already taken place.

We really are the monsters now.

- But there's still hope.

- What happened?

I don't know.

There was just this freak.

He was like one of us,

but he wasn't.

Yeah, I've seen that.

People do what they had to do

to survive.

Go, run.

Are you okay?

Listen to me.

We can't just bomb buildings

we know contain uninfected civilians.

What do you want me to do?

You heard him. An order's an order.

Without the hunters, we wouldn't

have cleared half the areas.

We can't just abandon them.

Not to mention the fact that there are

civilians down there that are still alive.

Air unit, you're cleared

for an inbound run on Sector 7.

Let us know when you're airborne.

Precision-guided munitions only.

- Copy?

- We copy.

Scramble all fighters.

Repeat, scramble all fighters.

This is not a drill.

Repeat, this is not a drill.

Get those blocks out of the way.

Let's load.

We got a mission to do.

Let's do it and roll.

- Come on, let's go.

- Come on, keep going, keep going.

- Turn around.

- Pull it up, right now.

Let's go. Come on, move it.

Let's go.

Red Team,

you are cleared for tak eoff.

Repeat, cleared for tak eoff.

They got Ricky.

If we don't get moving,

we're all gonna end up the same way.

- What?

- Where have you been?

Hey. Hey.

I got lucky.

Okay? I got lucky.

Keep sharp.

There's probably more ahead.

I'm going in. Gonna clear this area.

We got no more time.

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