Kristie looked back at Markus with a solemn look on her face. The worry of him getting hurt and it being her fault was beginning to surface, much later than she figured these types of doubts would arise. It was just nerves, but nervous people usually survived a lot longer than stupid people. Then again, smart people survived the longest out of all of them, or at least conventional wisdom would hold. Then again, smart people organized the California evacuation and that flopped like none other, so Kristie no longer trusted anything but her instincts. Instinct had led her to this town, and thus had led her to this position. Be it fate or just luck, Kristie wasn't sure which she could attribute her suvival too other than a purpose for something.<br/><br/>A quick and final look around, Kristie tugged on Markus' shirt and waved him forward with her. Kristie slowly rose to a low walk and make a quick but quiet sprint towards the other side of the street from the Home Depot. The bodies were still among the cars, blood had washed all along the road, though Kristie couldn't see it, she knew it was there. There was a strong smell coming from the dead, but Kristie paid little attention as she weaved through several bushes and climbed over a small fence on the other side of the building facing the Home Depot. Only a few minutes of moving had already laid them within eye sight of the hospital. The darkness wasn't something Kristie was focusing on, but for the sake of Markus' lack of equipment like herself, Kristie took it very slowly and constantly made sure he was okay. On the way, the body of the woman Kristie had stabbed earlier in the day was still in the middle of the road. Kristie's heart sank again, but she forced herself to tear her gaze from the body and to the front door of the hospital.<br/><br/>A quick dash across another street and a vault over a short concrete wall later, Kristie found herself staring at the main doors of the hospital. Which were wide open. Her heart jumped into her throat, and her pulse quickened substantially. She had closed the doors after her own visit to the hospital earlier in the day. She cursed and looked at Markus, fishing something out of her pocket and handing it to him. It was a high powered LED Flashlight she carried, it had a velcro strap on it which formed back in a circle. "<strong>Strap that to your shotgun as tight as you can and fasten it down, its extremely bright so don't shine it in my face or in yours. The doors are open, that means someone is home. Watch the hospital door for my light, when you see my light, then come. If you don't see it, or you hear me shoot but not come out, get back to the Home Depot. There is a spare set of explosive detonators on my table, its the car starter with white tape on the back. Alright?</strong>" Kristie nodded, switching her M16A4 to safe and quickly pushing it around to her back, yanking her shotgun out of its sheath on her back.<br/><br/>Kristie fiddled with the night vision on her head for a second and flipped it up, turning the goggles off with a quick flip of the switch. She blinked stupidly a few times trying to get her eyes used to the darkness. It was pitch black for her for a few moments, she looked at Markus and winked, pumping her shotgun once and looking down at the light and deciding to leave it off for now. "<strong>Oh, and don't turn that thing on outside. If you shine it back at the Home Depot, Dinah and Jake might thing were being invaded by aliens, it is VERY bright...</strong>" Kristie couldn't stress it enough, these lights were meant to cover entire fields, basically the portable version of a high powered spotlight, only smaller for closer quarters operations. Literally blinding directly on the eyes, it was useful in hostage situations. "<strong>Be careful, and if I don't signal you, then get back to the Home Depot. Good luck.</strong>" Kristie nodded finally, looking back at the hospital and down the steep hill leading down towards the front door.<br/><br/>Slowly, Kristie began to move down the hill. She didn't go far, before she dropped to a knee and began pushing herself. The rain slicked, muddy hill simply let her slide down with great speed. She decended the hill in under a couple of seconds, transitioning to a sprint as the hill leveled out. Without stopping, Kristie dashed to the hospital doors and stopped just outside, pushing the small glass door aside, Kristie stepped in and quickly flipped the LED on the barrel of her gun on with a quiet click, sweeping from side to side in the lobby. She had never really looked at the hospital hard, but the entire lobby was covered in papers and various other hospital items. Kristie lowered her shotgun and switched off the light. The lobby went black, and Kristie fished around in her various pouched and webgear until she pulled out a small glow stick. Referred as chem-lights, Kristie quickly cracked one and the entire room filled with a bright green glow, she chucked it into the center of the room, turning around and walking back to the door, sticking her head out and proping her shotgun up and away from where she knew Markus was, or at least pointed her weapon towards where she knew he wasn't. She flicked the LED on and off several times, and then retreated back inside.<br/><br/>The view was, to say the least, discomforting. Hospitals, bastions of hope and safety, this hospital was reduced to chaos. The floors were mud covered, the walls were covered in papers and photographs of people, but one stood out to her most obviously. Kristie walked over to a large white board in front of the nurses station. Kristie pegged this as the ER entrance, several examination rooms were on both sides and two heavy doors were between them at the inside. Kristie pulled a small piece of paper off the white board, and turned around, letting the chem-light light the page.<br/><br/><em>ATTENTION CITIZENS<br/><br/>Mercy General Hospital is officially now under police lock down. Sherrif Book has ordered the hospital closed due to extreme unrest and violence on the upper floors. If you see this message, Doctor Michael's clinic is now the main location to go if you are in need of medical attention, the address is-</em>, Kristie squinted to see the rest of the note, but couldn't. It was smeared with blood.<br/><br/>Kristie sighed and let the page fall to the ground, she looked around and glanced into one of the examination rooms by chance. She saw something that caught her immediate attention, it looked like a suitcase. With her shotgun at the ready position, Kristie walked slowly towards the door and pushed it open with her free hand. Her blood curled and she felt a rush of goosebumps run along her arms. The entire examination room was filled with suitcases, bags and other traveling gear. Some were open, clothes and toiletries. Kristie bit her lip and shook her head, turning back around and walking over the nurses station.