Half life: the tale of an unknown guard.

Chapter 1
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    Writer Fran [Priotrezan Empire]
    Chapter 1

    000-000


    I am a security guard in a
    science facility called
    Black Mesa. I am trying to
    escape and survive.
    Horrifying aliens are
    appearing everywhere, the
    government has arrived, but
    both are trying to kill the
    staff of the facility. I'm
    waking up next to a
    scientist. He's dead. The
    other is badly injured. I
    don't know how he got
    here." "What happened?" you
    ask. "How did you get here?
    What do we do now?"

    You look around at the
    corpses of your fellow
    guardsmen and see that they
    have all been killed by
    some sort of alien
    creature.


    "We need to find our way
    out of this place," you
    say.

    The man looks at you with
    concern. "Where are we
    supposed to go?" he asks.
    "There isn't any door or
    window on the outside of
    the building."

    "Do you want to die down here?" I said.


    "No! We can walk out!" the
    man says.

    "Then let us go!" you
    reply. "It'll be safer than
    walking through those
    windows."

    "But where will we go?" the
    man continues to argue.

    "There's a lot of ways to get out of the facility and… there's only the two of us, will you help me?" I said.


    "Okay, okay, I'll help you
    out. But what about the
    rest of my team?"

    "They're dead too," you
    say. "That scientist was
    killed as well."

    The man nods. "So...what
    happens now?"

    "We need to survive, the government won't be coming for us and these creatures are killing everybody."


    "Yeah, yeah, I get it,"
    the man replies. "Let's
    just get the hell out of
    here."

    You nod and follow him out
    of the room. As you make
    your way through corridors,
    you hear loud noises from
    above.

    I say quietly "I hope it's nothing."

    As you reach an elevator,
    the doors open and the man
    steps inside. You follow
    him into the elevator which
    quickly ascends upwards.
    You enter the elevator and
    the man press the button for floor
    9.

    I say to him "Floor 9?"


    "Yes, Floor 9," the man
    replies.

    You turn around and exit
    the elevator. You stand in
    front of a large metal door
    with a number '9' stamped
    onto it. You look at the
    man who stands behind you
    holding his hand up.


    You look over at the door
    and see a figure standing
    there. It's not human, it's
    inhuman. Its face is
    twisted, its eyes are
    bloodshot and it has two
    large fangs protruding from
    its mouth.

    "Oh shit!"


    You grab your pistol and fire at the thing. It doesn't even slow down, it simply moves faster than bullets could possibly travel. The bullet hits the thing in the head causing it to fall backwards off of the wall and hitting its back against it.

    "What is that thing?"

    The creature gets off the deceased corpse.

    "I don't know!" the man
    replies. "It looked like
    some sort of monster or
    something."

    You look at the creature
    and then back at the man.
    You realize that if you
    kill this thing, you might
    actually have to kill him
    as well.

    "When I shot this…thing on the head, it fell down, I think thats the weakness."


    "Well, alright then," the
    man replies.

    You pull your pistol and
    aim at the creature's head.
    You fire several times but
    it seems to move so fast
    that you never seem to hit
    anything in particular. You
    continue firing until you
    run out of bullets.


    You find a crowbar and pick
    up one end of it. You swing
    the crowbar at the
    creature's head and manage
    to break a few bones in its
    neck. The thing falls
    backwards off of the wall
    and lands heavily on its
    back.

    "Let's get out of here Doc.."


    The man nods and says "Yeah
    let's get out of here
    doc.." He walks away from
    the room while you sit down
    on a nearby chair.

    You feel sick…

    You stand up an began walking towards the man who is still sitting down.
    You put your hand on his
    shoulder and shake
    it.

    "Hey, hey! What the hell
    were you doing? We're
    supposed to be safe here!"
    he yells at you.

    "What do you think? This place is on lockdown!"


    He looks at you with
    disbelief in his
    eyes.

    "What!? That's not
    possible! This place was
    just locked down because
    there was an intruder in
    the house!" he exclaims.

    "what do you mean a house?!? We're in black Mesa facility get a hold of yourself!"


    He starts laughing
    nervously.

    "Oh come on! You can see
    that I'm joking right?" he
    asks.
    "No, no, I'm serious! Black
    Mesa has been having
    problems lately and they
    need our help to fix them."


    He shakes his head and
    sighs.

    "I guess we should go now
    huh? I mean what are you
    going to do?" he
    asks.
    "We'll figure something
    out, I promise." you reply.


    You nod and walk towards
    the door. As soon as you
    open it, the man grabs your
    arm and pulls you
    outside.

    As you look around, you
    notice that there isn't
    much to see except for a
    large metal gate with a big
    sign above it.

    "Hey Doc, what's behind that big door?"

    Doc looks at you
    confused.

    "It's a long story, but I
    know that if you try to go
    through it, you won't make
    it out alive." he
    replies.

    You nod and turn around to
    leave. The man follows
    after you.

    "Then why did you bring us to floor 9?"


    Doc looks at you again and
    then turns around to face
    the other way.

    "Because it's where all the
    important stuff is." he
    answers.

    You shrug and continue
    walking. The man stops
    following you when he sees
    another group of people
    coming down a hallway.

    I say to the Doc quietly "let's hide Doc, I do not know who they are, but if they are employees of this dump place then we are safe, if not.. and those are the soldiers that keeps killing everybody then we are dead."


    The man nods and begins to
    follow you. You hear
    shouting from inside the
    room and realize that they
    must be the guards. They
    don't seem like friendly
    ones either.

    You quickly run into one of
    the rooms and hide behind a
    corner, while the man hides
    in another one.


    A few moments later, you
    hear the sounds of yelling
    and gunfire. It seems like
    they are fighting over
    control of the
    facility.

    "Whoa! Whoah! Hold on! Hold
    on! Let's calm down a bit!"
    you call out to them.

    I say to them "do you know guys that this facility is going to shit! If you guys don't find a way out of here!"

    They both stop talking and
    stare at you.

    "What?!" one of them shouts
    back.

    "That's what!" the other
    responds. "If we don't find
    a way out of here, then
    we're going to die!"

    "yeah! There are creatures and soldiers trying to kill everybody in this facility!" I said.

    Both of them start to laugh
    nervously.

    "Well, I think we both know
    that's not true!" And they keep continuing "There are no monsters or soldiers trying to kill anybody in this facility! We just need to escape together!"

    I said to them angrily this time "you ignorant fuckers! Do you not know that on the top floor everyone got bullet holes in their bodies and the down floor got everybody bitten of by those creatures!"

    "Oh my god! What the hell
    do you want?! Are you
    trying to get us killed
    too?!" one of them yells.

    I say to them "NO! I AM TRYING TO SAVE LIVES! DAMN IT! Doc, let's get out of here. I have no other choice."


    You grab your gun
    and shoot him in the head
    before running out of the
    room.

    You run along some
    corridors until you reach a
    metal door which has an
    arrow pointing to it. You
    press down on it and it
    opens up revealing a small
    elevator.

    I say out loud "doc where are you?"

    He appears to be busy with
    something in his temporarily lab
    area.

    "I'm right here doc!" you
    reply.

    You enter the elevator and
    ride it down, as soon as
    you open your eyes, you
    feel like everything is
    spinning and falling apart.


    You suddenly feel dizzy and
    fall back against the
    wall.

    "W-what happened? Why am I
    falling?" you
    ask.

    Suddenly, you see a bright
    light in front of you. You
    look around and notice that
    you are lying on a bed
    covered with white sheets.

    I say weakly "why am I here? Where's Doc?"


    You slowly turn your head
    and see a man standing over
    you. He looks very old, but
    still very fit
    looking.

    "How did you get here?" you
    ask.

    "Doc was kidnapped by the
    military and taken to a
    secret base in the
    mountains." he replies.

    I say to him "what? no! I need to save him!"

    "The military took Doc away
    from the city. They were
    planning to use him for
    experiments."

    "But why me.. is there somebody else?"

    "No, because you're the
    only person who can perform
    the experiment that will
    help us."

    I say to him "if it means saving Doc, then I do it!"


    "Very well, if you
    insist."

    You stand up and walk
    towards him. As you
    approach, he puts his hand
    on your shoulder and says
    "Don't worry about me. Just
    focus on getting through
    this ordeal."

    You nod and begin walking
    towards him. The two of you
    make eye contact and he
    smiles at you.

    I muttered "Doc please be safe until I get there.."


    You quickly turn around and
    grab his arm. He grabs
    yours and pulls you
    close.

    "Now don't move or anything
    bad might happen...okay?"
    he says with a smile.

    "As you wish."

    You continue to hold onto
    each other as you walk
    through the halls.
    Eventually, you come across
    a large metal door with an
    arrow pointing to it. You
    push the button and it
    slides open revealing a
    long hallway.

    "What is this place?"

    You and the man both look at each other and he nodded.

    "This is where we'll be
    going when we reach our
    destination."

    "Where is that
    destination?" you
    ask.

    "It's not important right
    now, just know that it's
    somewhere out in the
    wilderness."

    "Alright."


    You both start walking down
    the hallways. Suddenly, you
    hear a loud noise coming
    from behind one of the
    buildings. It sounds like
    something exploded inside
    it.

    You both look back and
    forth between each other
    before asking "What's going
    on?"

    He answers "There are
    several tanks full of gas.
    We don't have much time
    left."

    Suddenly, you feel a sharp
    pain go through your chest.

    000-000

    You both fall down and you
    scream in agony. You see
    Doc lying next to you, but
    he doesn't seem to notice
    what happened. He starts
    laughing and continues
    talking to you.

    "DOC?!?"

    You both try to speak, but
    you can't find any words.
    Your body feels numb and
    cold. You feel like you're
    dying.

    You look over at Doc who
    hasn't noticed anything
    wrong.

    "No! No! Please, help me!"
    you cry out.

    Doc looks over at you and
    laughs again. He then goes
    back to talking to you.

    "What's happening?"

    You both stare at each
    other and sigh.

    "I'm sorry for being so
    selfish..."

    You both shake your head
    and sigh. Then, you begin
    to laugh again.

    You both look at each other
    and shrug.

    "The man said you were
    abducted by the military.
    How are you here?"

    You look over at Doc
    who nods his head in
    agreement. You both smile
    and continue laughing.

    "At least you're safe doc…"


    You both turn around and
    walk away. You keep walking
    until you get far enough
    away that you can't even
    hear the wind blowing in
    the trees anymore. You stop
    and sit down on a nearby
    rock. A few minutes pass as
    you think about all that
    has happened today.

    I say to myself "wait.. is this a dream?"

    You slowly open your eyes
    and look around. You see
    nothing amiss, though you
    still feel very sleepy. You
    stand up and walk over to
    the rocks where you sat
    down earlier. As soon as
    you do, you suddenly
    realize that there is
    someone standing right
    beside you with a rifle in
    hand.

    You quickly turn around and
    run off into the forest.
    You quickly make it out of
    the woods and start running
    when you hear a voice
    behind you.

    "Who are you? Who are YOU?"

    I say to him "YOU'RE NOT REAL! THIS HAS TO BE A DREAM! I NEED TO FIND DOC!"


    You turn around and run
    faster than you've ever ran
    before. You don't know why,
    but something inside of you
    just tells you to go after
    Doc.

    You run through the woods
    and eventually come across
    a large group of soldiers.
    They have guns pointed at
    you from every direction.


    You raise your hands up and
    hold them out in front of
    you. One soldier walks
    towards you and puts his
    gun against your
    chest.

    "What the hell are you
    doing?! We don't need to
    shoot you, we'll take care
    of this ourselves."

    You point your finger at
    the soldier and yell
    "Where's Doc?!"

    The soldier starts to sweat
    nervously. He turns around
    and points his gun at you
    while he speaks to
    you.

    "We don't know where Doc
    is, what you're doing is
    illegal.


    You point your finger back
    at the soldier and shout
    "Black Mesa Facility!"

    The soldier looks at you in
    confusion and then backs
    away slowly. He doesn't
    seem to understand anything
    you're saying. You try to
    explain again, but he just
    keeps repeating himself.


    You point your finger at
    the sky and ask "What year
    is it and where the hell am
    I?"

    The soldier seems to be
    getting more confused by
    the second. He turns around
    and runs back towards his
    group.

    "Now it's not the time, I need to find Doc."


    You continue to follow the
    soldier, who continues to
    ignore you. Eventually you
    reach a small clearing with
    several buildings in it.
    The man approaches one of
    the buildings and opens the
    door. Inside is a long
    metal table covered with
    computers, which are
    connected together in
    various ways.


    You walk closer to the
    computer room and look
    around. There are many
    different types of machines
    here, some working, others
    not working at all. Some of
    these devices seem to be
    controlling other
    things...things that aren't
    even alive.

    Some of these devices seem
    to be controlling other
    things…

    I say to the soldier "I am sorry about that earlier man.. but can you tell me please where we are right now?"


    You stop walking and stand
    there looking around. You
    see no signs of life
    anywhere else in the
    area.

    A few minutes pass and you
    begin to get hungry so you
    head over to a nearby food
    dispenser.

    You eat some food and start
    thinking about how you got
    here. You remember seeing a
    bright light when you were
    falling from the sky. It
    was like a flash of
    lightning, but much
    brighter. Then suddenly
    everything went black…

    A/N: hope you guys enjoy this, please review so I can continue this story, thank you very much.
     
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