As Brian began to reach the main room of the lab, he heard gunfire and a struggle up above. He knew that he would soon be infected by Avinās monster form. His heart began racing as he ran up the steps and saw himself fighting off the beast on the ground. The monster heard him coming and looked up at him.
Brian looked at himself on the ground, aimed the rifle at Avin, and then pulled the trigger. The beast didnāt go down so easily though. She jumped to her feet and ran at him at the stairs. She punched the weapon out of his hands and watched it slide across the room. He watched her grin in his direction as she pounced on him and knocked him down the stairs with her.
Brian, who had just seen a sickly version of himself get tackled down the stairs, jumped up and grabbed his assault rifle and ran over to the stairs. At the bottom, he saw Avin clawing into him. The Brian at the bottom of the steps was screaming for help, and he obliged. He opened up a volley of rounds at Avin, who then screamed in pain as she turned her attention back to him. The creature rushed into a ventilation shaft as Brian tried to gun it down.
At the bottom of the steps, Brian sat up and looked at the mass of blood he was losing. He knew he had to tell himself of the dangers of the device and that Time Machine had killed his mother. He needed to tell his past self of the disservice that had been done to him in his life. So, he stood up and climbed painfully up each step towards himself.
At the top of the staircase, and still in shock, Brian watched as the now bloodied version of him, climbed the steps. He couldnāt believe that the flow of time had been distorted so drastically. He saw a blue glowing object in his hands too. He wondered if he wouldāve suffered the same fate had his future not come to save him.
At the top of the staircase, and then into the center of the room, both of the Brianās looked into each otherās eyes. Wincing in pain, the future Brian told his past self everything he needed to in order for him to survive with the device and get out of the future alive. He also told himself about Time Machine killing his mother. He looked through the hazmat suites protective helmet into Brianās expressions as he was flooded with sudden betrayal at finally knowing what had happened to his mother.
So, grabbing an extra hazmat suit for Avin, Brian climbed out of the lab with the device, while leaving the past version of himself behind in order to destroy the lab for good. He reached the top of the ladder, with the device hidden in a pouch in his suit, and made sure he sealed the exit as tight as he could so nothing else could escape later. He heard nothing but the wind now as he exited the small building and began running back toward the broken down little town where Avin was being held. His heart sank as he began hearing loud explosive gunfire coming off from the distance.
Back in the lab, Brian was dying, and he knew it. He could feel each waking second become harder and harder to keep awake. He slowly made his way back down into the facility, knowing that the monstrous Avin was stalking his progression. He made his way back to the scientist, who jumped up and screamed for him to leave immediately.
Brian aimed his assault rifle at the scientist and shot him in the chest three times. The scientistās eyes grew wide as he slumped to the ground almost instantly. Brian coughed up blood as he sat into the computer chair and rifled through the files on the computer, trying to find out how to destroy the facility. He felt a chill run down his spine as a soft feminine voice touched his ears.
āBrianā¦ā The voice said, drawing his attention to the dark Avin standing in the doorway, āYou always thought you were so smart. Well, she will probably kill you. She is unpredictable. Your whole life was just a lie. I know this. Why didnāt you? Now, you gave the device to the meat that injured me; whom you let injure me. If you want to erase this laboratory from the timeline, all you have to do is destroy a part of the timeline itself. Since you and her already crippled the world thus far, there probably isnāt any going back. Too bad you will never truly know this.ā
After speaking, she narrowed her eyes and displayed her sharp teeth to him. She walked over to him as his breath began to slow down. Suddenly, she opened her mouth as wide as she could and went to bite down on Brianās neck. He quickly clicked the mouse before she reached her destination.
Taking a notice to the sudden click, Avin stopped and looked at the screen. Her eyes grew to anger as she saw that he had set the lab to self-destruct. With one swift slash of her slaws, Avin cut deep into Brianās throat. She grabbed him and tossed his body through the glass that had kept the room separate from the device control room.
The monster saw the countdown reach ten seconds and run towards the exit as quick as she could. The monsters great speed wasnāt enough to beat the clock as the base began erupting in flames. She reached the exit and tried to leave, only to realize that it had been sealed up almost permanently from the outside somehow. She screamed one last monstrous growl as the flames reached her and disintegrated her body along with everything else in the laboratory.
Off in the distance, now racing through the woods, Brian could hear the terrible explosion that was taking place under the ground. He knew that his future self had taken care of the base for now. He was hoping to find Avin safe, but he was still worried terribly about the gunfire that was still ringing out through the air. He thought he could see something in the distance running towards him and he stopped and raised his rifle in anticipation of anything.