“No! No!” Gunshots rang throughout the cold, narrow halls of the Queen Zenobia. “Stay back!” Rachael fired another shot an Ooze to clear a path to the elevator. She shot the Ooze again, yet it still didn’t drop dead to the floor. “Why won’t this thing die!?” She pulled the trigger, yet no shots were fired. The gun was jammed.

Rachel tossed her gun at the Ooze, successfully stunning it, and made a straight shot for the elevator. “C’mon, c’mon…” The elevator doors closed. “Finally, a brief respite…why did I have to take this mission?” A low groan sounded from behind her. She whirled around, only to stumble across another Ooze. She and Raymond should’ve never split up. Pain shot through Rachel’s arm, blood spraying across the room. She spared a quick glance at her shoulder, then at the monster, blood dripping from its arm. “No…”

The elevator dinged, and the doors slid open. She stumbled out of the elevator and ran throughout the halls, barely taking in her surroundings, only focused on getting to safety. Pain shot through her ankle as she fell to the ground. An Ooze slowly approached her. She slowly crawled back. “Please…no…not like this…” She closed her eyes and braced herself for imminent death. Three gunshots rang out, and the thump of something heavy hitting the floor. “H-huh?” She opened her eyes. “I-I’m not dead?” She looked up and spotted you.