Thread: Last of Us: A Story of Two Souls (BMD x EldritheWhisperwind)

Mariah was a little taken back at Desmonds counter request. She had expected him to accept her request with some alterations, but not like this. Turning her attention to Andy, James and Damien she searched the mens faces before making her final decision. Ill do it. Im confident in these capable men. She replies while giving the group of men a small nod. She could see a smile spread across Sarahs lips she thinks she has already won. Alright bitch, its on. Screeches Sarah, The three companions I choose are going to be Leonard, Steven and Caitlyn. Please follow me. Says Lydia as she motions for Mariah, Andy, James and Damien to follow her. Where the hell did she come from? asks Damien. I dont know. She must have come down while we were too busy focusing on the pussycat match. Grins James. He turns toward Mariah, Meow. Mariah rolls her eyes and walks over to Lydia. A needle is suddenly plunged into her neck, causing the world around her to blacken and fade away. Hey, Mariah, you ok? Wake up. Says a deep voice arousing her from the darkness. Mariahs eye flutter open, Where are we? She croaks, the taste of cotton on her tongue. I dont know, looks like they drugged us and dropped us off in this building. I guess this will be where we are doing this little game of yours and Desmonds. Grunts Andy as he pushes himself up off the floor and looks out the window. The building they were in was somewhat tilted, causing everything in the room to slide to the right. An abandoned wooden desk is tilted over on its side, the computer chair leaning up against the wall. Old pictures and painting hanging on the walls are all askew due to the angle of the building. The window Andy is looking out of is open, letting in a breeze of fresh air that tickled her nose. It looks like we are maybe four or five floors up. I wonder what floor Damien and James are on. Inquired Andy. I dont know but we need to find them. Replies Mariah as she wobbles her way over to the window next to Andy. She sticks her head out and looks up. Looks like there are two floors above us. We should inspect those two floors before going down. Im guessing that there is a trophy up there and thats where we will go first. Andy looks confused I thought you just said that we should go look for the other two guys first. They can take care of themselves. We need to check the two floors above us first. It will save us time. Mariah starts walking to the closed door. Andy, we need to stick together. I will be our eyes in front and you will be the eyes in back. You follow every step I make and follow every thing I tell you to do. Is that clear? But No buts. Interrupts Mariah. We have to be a team and I trust you to follow what your told. Pretend this isnt a game, but something serious. Andy sighs, Alright, lets go. He looks down at the watch Desmond gave him. We better get our asses in gear, we have already wasted ten minutes. Mariah drops into a crouch and silently opens the door. Come on then. She whispers. We dont have to crouch just yet, they are not allowed to start on the same floor as us or as each other. Smugly grins Andy. Just shut up and follow me. Snaps Mariah. Treat this like its real and not a test. She stalks through the door, taking notice of her surroundings. It looked like they were in an office building from all of the scattered cubicles laid out before them. We need to find the stairs. She whispers. Mariah searches one cubicle after the other, looking for items they could use. She finds a big chunk of rubble that she picks up and hands over to Andy. Here, take this, we might need it. Andy takes the rubble and motions to the sign that points to the stairwell. Nice eye. She says while Andy smirks. Mariah and Andy slowly crawl their way up the broken stairs, taking every precaution to remain quiet. They silently pass the door that opens up to the 6th floor, but their progress is abruptly interrupted when they realize that the stairwell leading to the 7th floor is collapsed. Holy shit. Whistles Andy, Theres no way we are getting up there. This is an old decaying building, there has to be a way up there. We just need to find it. Says Mariah while she stealthy heads back down the stairs and to the 6th floor door with Andy trailing on her heels. The door makes a rusted metal click as Mariah pushes the door open shes relieved that the door wasnt too loud. This floor looked exactly the same as the 5th floor. As Mariah and Andy quickly and quietly navigated the cubicle maze, they kept watch for any Guardian that they could potentially bump into. Scuffling noise of paper being disturbed caused Mariah to stop in her tracks and place her back against one of the outer cubicle walls. She places her right index finger in front of her lips and forms them into soundless shush. She motions for Andy to peer around the left side of the broken cubicle while we peers around the right side. Once the coast is clear she rounds the corner and silently makes her way toward the inner row of gray dividers. Stopping to listen, Mariah tries to find out where the noise is coming from. Heavy boots pace back and forth uncertain. They sound close and the footsteps sounded light, most likely female. Listening closely she realized the footfalls are coming from her right. She crawled her way back over to Andy. Where the hell did you go? he hisses once she crouches next to him on the floor. Theres someone walking down the middle isle to our right, sounds female. And shes close. I dont think its Sarah because the footsteps are pacing back and forth like the person is unsure or herself. Hand me the rock I gave you. Andy hands over the gray rubble. Lets go down two more cubicles. Ill throw this rock down the way we came to distract her. Im expecting her to go quietly running down the hall to see what made the noise. We will sneak past her as fast and quietly as we can. We dont want to catch her attention. Andy gives Mariah an agreeing nod. Ok, lets go. Both teammates crouch and make their way past two cubicles. The footfalls are closer now. Mariah looks at Andy before readying the gray stone and chucking it as hard and as far as she could down toward the part of the hallway they started at. The footfalls stop. Stillness blankets the room in silence. Mariah holds her breath, five seconds pass and she hears the footsteps shuffle past the wall they were hiding behind. Once the person is several feet away she motions for Andy to follow her. They quickly run to the other side while crouching, making sure to stay quiet and keep their heads down. Mariah sees a hole above them that was a result from a cave-in. That was their ticket to the 7th floor. Mariah ushered Andy over, she climbs up on Andys back and stands on his shoulders. Once standing she is able to hoist safely herself up to the 7th floor. Lying on her stomach, Mariah reaches out her hands for Andy to jump and grab onto. After Andy is safely on the same floor as her, they immediately crouch. The 7th floor looked different than the other two. It was a hallway that branched out into big office rooms that as more than likely meant for the important people working at the building. Mariah pointed at Andy and the right wall that he was in charge of, and she took the left. Placing her back against the wall, she slithered down the hallway, quietly peaking into each room as they went. Andy suddenly stops and waves back towards Mariah. He found it. Mariah crawls over to him. Theres a guy in there, it looks like Leonard. The trophy has to be in there with him. What should we do? He whispers into her ear. She nods in agreement. I have an idea, follow me. She replies. Mariah heads over one door down and enters the room thats next to where Leonard is stationed. Once inside she stands up. Im going to crawl through this window and sneak into the other room. I noticed that the window in that room is wide open and as long as hes facing away from me, I can get in and knock him out with no problem. I want you to keep guard. Help me find a mirror. Mariah and Andy scatter the room looking for a mirror or any reflective item they could use. As shes rooting through the desk draws she finds a dusty small broken compact. She walks over to Andy and hands it too him, Here, take this. Use it to keep an eye on Leonard. If he starts to turn around while Im crawling through the window distract him for me. I promise not to lave you behind. Do you trust me? Andy nods his head, I trust you. Dont fall and kill yourself. I promise. She replies smiling while hoisting her legs through the window. Outside, she uses the small ledge to shimmy across till shes just outside the neighboring window whose room is currently occupied. She peeks around the corner to make sure that the big dark skinned man is facing away from her. He is. Carefully sneaking through the window she accidentally kicks over an empty can that was sitting next to the window on the floor. The sound of aluminum skittering across the floor caused Leonard to jump. Oh no! Thought Mariah. As he was turning around to investigate, Andy jumped out and yelled, HEY, OVER HERE DUMBASS! Leonard focuses in on Andy and starts running towards him, but he didnt get far. Mariah locked her arm around his neck from behind, he fought her but she held strong. Before too long he was passed out on the floor. Thanks. She breathed before patting him on the shoulder. Sitting on a table in the corner of the room sat a corroded golf trophy. One trophy down, one to go.