"This situation is not fresh, this is not fresh at all." thought Jolene as she ran, clutching an overstuffed medkit that she had taken from the med-bay moments before. Occasionally, a medical supply or two fell from the kit, leaving a trail of scalpels and various other tools. Currently trampling its way over that trail was one of those monsters, its right arm appearing to have a large tumorous mass in its shoulder, forcing itself to charge on all fours like a powerful gorilla. It was quickly gaining on Jolene, so much so that she could feel its hot breath, and hear its rapid, guttural grunts behind her.

At the end of the corridor, Jolene spotted an elevator sitting quietly some distance away. Suddenly, she heard a scream coming from one of the rooms on the right of the corridor, and felt a rush of air behind her as the monster dashed towards the sound. Realising she had been given some time at the cost of someone else's life, she sprinted towards the elevator door, adrenaline pumping through her system. While she pressed her thumb hard against the elevator button, Jolene grabbed her civilian model laser pistol from the deep pockets of her father's lab coat and waited for either the monster to return, or for the elevator to open. It was obvious which outcome she would prefer. 

Finally the elevator opened, and Jolene spun around into the elevator without thinking, only to see a horrific sight corpses...corpses everywhere. The smell truly hit her right then, and Jolene gagged, feeling the disgusting taste of bile rising in her throat. The door was slowly closing, and Jolene tried to calm down her erratic breathing. As the elevator whirled upwards, Jolene finally began to relax, until suddenly a clamorous noise rang out from the underbelly of the elevator, making her jump in fright. She moved to one of the less blood soaked corners of the room and waited anxiously, staring at the middle of floor. Without warning, a twisted claw sprang up from the spot where the sound came from, prompting Jolene to back away instantly. The claw pulled out from the hole, leaving a narrow opening in the metal, in which the monster poked its head through. Panicking, Jolene fired her laser pistol thrice into its aberrant face, stunning in long enough for her to stomp down into the hole. The monster reacted instantaneously, grabbing her right foot with both its mouth and its two hands. Thinking quickly, Jolene loosened her shoe in a flash, causing the shoe to slip from her foot. With the mutant only gripping the discarded footwear, Jolene muffled a shriek, slamming the pad of her now sneakerless foot against it's forehead. It budged slightly, but only responded by swallowing the shoe and snapping, once more, at her leg, beginning to pull its horribly mutated body through the narrow opening. "I'm going to die..." She began to breathe quickly, only for the elevator to ding. Jolene turned, adrenaline sending an extra burst of power in her legs. She practically flew through the tight squeeze of the slowly opening elevator doors, frantically slamming the 'Down' button on the elevator's command pad. As the doors began to close, Jolene saw the monster attempting to slice the hole bigger. It failed, and fell down the elevator shaft, just in time for the elevator itself to close it's doors. The sound of it's high-pitched snarling, and then the impact point...that would stay with her for a while. Jolene shivered, and slowly turned around, just in time to see the vault door completely open, revealing the Wasteland beyond. "Woah..."