No Turning Back

Chapter Eight: A Christmas Special Pt.2

It took a couple of hours before Primis and I had recovered from the effects of the centrifuge. Surprisingly, I was the first to do so and took the opportunity to explain to the others what had actually transpired back in Kino der Toten. Well, minus the passionate moment between Richtofen and I...

Takeo and Nikolai quietly listened to everything I told them - unlike Dempsey. Instead, every time I tried to explain what happened; I was constantly interrupted by, profanity laden, indignant outbursts from Dempsey. But I understood his feelings of anger and it was just his way of dealing with it.

Strangely, I wasn't even perturbed or irate when the guys told me what Richtofen had done. The fact he had lied and told them that Primis and I were dead didn't really phase me. I guess it just made sense for him to do so. How else was he going to get the guys to leave the theatre with him?

However, when Dempsey told me that the others had believed Richtofen - I read between the lines. I wasn't angry at Takeo or Nikolai for doing so but I could clearly see that the fact Dempsey hadn't been listened to by them had hurt him deeply.

Everyone knew that Richtofen was deceitful and not to be trusted; but Dempsey had known deep down that Richtofen had lied about what really happened. But, the worst part about the whole matter seemed to be that Dempsey had felt betrayed by his comrades. He even went to great pains to tell me how he had begged and pleaded for them to trust him yet they never fully did so.

I tried my best to reassure him; but, truthfully, the problem was between them. The theatre had been absolutely overrun with undead and it was a miraculous intervention by Samantha which saved Primis' life. Speaking of Samantha, it now came the time to tell the others about my deal with Maxis.

"Primis and I were both contacted by Samantha... and Dr Maxis", I announced to the guys. They all turned to look at one another in confusion.

"That little girl can contact you? And who's this Maxis guy?" Dempsey asked with a frown.

"She had been communicating with me through my dreams until..." I paused as they all waited for me to continue. I let out a sigh before speaking.

"She wanted me to kill Richtofen... but I refused. So she stopped contacting me until the day the theatre was overrun. Well, she didn't really contact me that day. When Primis was knocked unconscious by Richtofen he would've been killed that day without Samantha's intervention", I explained.

"So you mean we coulda just killed the kraut and been done with all this?!" Dempsey asked in shock.

"Oh it's not that simple, Dempsey. Anyways, Samantha contacted both me and Primis to allow her father, Dr Maxis, to speak with us", I said as Dempsey's brow furled further. Takeo and Nikolai were still quietly listening to everything.

"I knew from the story that you guys would come here via the lander. But, we were still stuck in the theatre with no way of getting to Russia on time", I explained.

"So how did you make it to Motherland so fast? Must've been some pretty good vodka", Nikolai asked with a drunken hiccup.

"Maxis is trapped in something called the Aether. It's pretty much the glue that holds this universe together. Samantha is in a realm called Agartha. But, I know that her physical body is trapped within a device on the Moon which Richtofen is trying to get to", I explained slowly to make sure everyone kept up. After answering their questions; I then continued.

"Samantha is in control of the undead and her father is telling her what to do. So when he asked her to bring Primis and I to him; he promised us that he would get us to the cosmodrome on time... in exchange for one thing. He ask me to kill Richtofen just like Samantha did - but this time, he made sure to bargain when all our chips were down", I explained.