About ten seconds later, the buzz and click sound came from the door. Instead of pressing the re-lock button, you put your hand on the dial. The door swings open and two guards rush in with Joy behind them. You turn the lights all of the way up.
The lights cause everyone to wince, and you dive to the side as the guards open fire without any further orders being shouted. Luckily, they can't see you as they are blinded by the sudden unexpected lights. Joy trips over Danielle's unconscious body as you shove her aside while you run for the door. A shot imbeds itself into the doorframe three inches from your head as you run by. A fragment, whether of the door or the bullet you're not sure, bounces away and scratches your temple. It hurts, but you exit the room.
Directly in front of you, you see Anna stepping into the moonlight. "Hello, lover." She instantly begins to grow. "So many times in one night. I'm famished!"
Her enlarging grin suddenly turns to a look of confusion as you grab her and try to fling her into the other room as bullets fly by. The plan was to shut her in there with the door closed, then have her lose control and devour the others.
Unfortunately the flinging motion stops partway. You pull her behind you, but she's able to plant one growing foot directly in front of her, halting her motion. She turns back and smiles at you. With a quick motion, the arm you were grabbing her by rotates, and she grabs your arm.
Behind her, you see Joy staring at the scene. "Cease fire. Hold back!" One of the guards, wide-eyed, moves forward to close the door. "No!" Joy says. "Wait."
In a heartbeat, Anna grabs your other arm as well. Her sharpening teeth grow out along with her snout, and she now towers over you and she looks hungry and wrathful.