I think everyone saw this story coming but it's an interesting take on the whole 'bad' monster theme mostly from the third Resident Evil game, enjoy!

It was just like the nightmares that Jill had experienced a dozen times before, only this time they had come true.

Standing in a dripping semi dark tunnel with Carlos, Jill could hear the monster's approach. Why did it all come down to this? She thought running her left hand across the button for the electricity. We shouldn't have come here.

Glancing up towards Carlos who only nodded back Jill got ready, the heavy footsteps echoing down the cement tunnels, that unmistakable growling and even worse the rattle of weapons against the creature's side.

Carlos had also heard the approach and gripped the thick grey cable harder as though preparing for the attack, he was clearly upset about the events that would soon unfold but he knew it was necessary for them to live.

The thundering footsteps suddenly grounded to a halt and a low growl issued from the top of the tunnel that Jill and Carlos were down.

Jill didn't need to see what the creature standing down the end of the hallway was; she was already too familiar with the monster from her nightmares. Only now it's come back and this time you can't wake up.

Seeing the sudden appearance of the shadow beast caused Carlos to step back while still keeping a hold on the cable, "Do you think he knows what we're going to do?"

Jill wasn't listening instead she stared back at the monster that had haunted her for almost five years, she saw his green eyes were filled with a fury that not even death could quell. Now the giant stood at the end of the tunnel growling in a menacing tone the two large fists clenching in unison preparing for the fight that would follow.

Suddenly the creature shot forward breaking the gaze both human and monster shared, his massive strides propelling him down the tunnel at surprising speed.

Carlos shouted something out to Jill but the roar of the black clad beast cut it off.

Jill could only stand in the centre of the wet cement tunnel watching her foe get closer and closer. Her mind drifted back to the events that led them to this place, how it started off so simple and straightforward.

The roar of the monster snapping Jill from her trance, again she looked up to those eyes filled with bloodlust and hate. What happened to you? She made herself wonder. Why did you change into a monster Nemesis?

Again Carlos shouted to Jill but she still didn't hear, the thundering footsteps were drawing closer by the minute and she knew it would be the last noise she'd ever hear.

The phone ringing woke Alyssa, jumping out of bed she strode across the room, opened her door and went down the hallway.

Just as she was about to reach for it another hand grabbed it instead.

Turning in confusion Alyssa saw it was Jill who had picked the phone up and was now making shooing motions towards her.

Alyssa only shook her head and walked back down the small hallway towards her bedroom, if Jill didn't want her listening in then she wasn't going to argue.

Hearing the bedroom door close Jill turned her attention back to the phone, "It's been a while Trent"

The voice that replied back sounded mechanical giving evidence to suggest that Trent was using a stew phone, a devise that could not only scramble voices but in some cases remain undetected by phone taps, "Have you seen what is on channel seven lately?"

Balancing the cordless phone on her shoulder Jill walked over to the tv and turned it on, pressing the mute button soon after so not to wake the others.

As the screen flickered to life Jill saw the tail end of an advertisement for a clothing sale at the nearby showgrounds. Seeing this only confused Jill and she was about to ask Trent, no doubt still on the other end what the deal was when she saw it.

The advertisement wasn't much just a few brief flashes of Mount Louisa proclaiming it as a mountain climber's paradise with challenges for all levels of fitness. There were a few shots of people climbing and feeding the many wallabies and cockatoos in large fenced off areas, then the ad ended and returned to an early morning weather forecast.

Switching the TV off Jill sat back against the sofa, "You want us to go mountain climbing? I appreciate the gesture Trent but we're not that…"

"You saw the advertisement I'm guessing?" the mechanical voice cut in.

Hearing this made Jill nervous, how did Trent know when the ad would be on TV at that exact time, "The one about Mount Louisa as a tourist attraction? Yeah I saw it but what interest is it to you? It's not like Umbrella is in charge of the place"

A brief blast of static filled the phone before Trent continued, "I'll be quite frank with you Ms.Valentine as we may have others listening to us, the advertisement you saw is your next destination, remember what you saw and know only this, the reality of the situation excludes an element from the televised landmark"

Then the line went dead and Jill lowered the phone and sat back against the battered leather of the sofa whispering part of the conversation. "Excludes an element? What on earth does that mean?"

Of all the things that Trent had ever said to Jill, this one was high on the list of strangeness. The fact that Trent had gone out of his way to contact Jill made her realize it simply wasn't going to be a destroy Umbrella's work scenario, whatever Mount Louisa hid was giving Trent grief something fierce.

As if we aren't troubled by our own problems already Jill thought.

It had only been a few days since they had all driven to an abandoned weapons factory owned by Umbrella.

What Jill had seen and experienced there was something she'd never forget. She had come extremely close to dying on that rooftop. Her death would've easily followed through had she not admitted the past.

Subconsciously Jill rubbed her right hand across her throat, the bruises had now disappeared but the feeling hadn't. She could still feel those cold thick fingers around her throat, squeezing all the life out, not stopping until she turned blue.

Jill still didn't feel right as she had watched the limping monster get back into the van, she had just started to trust Nemesis and Alyssa after all those weeks of carefully building up confidence between the pair and all it took was one night to blow it away.

The sofa suddenly felt very hard and cold and Jill shifted uneasily on it, Still neither could be blamed for what happened. But in the back of her mind Jill silently hoped that it wouldn't present itself every time Alyssa 'discovered' a new ability the infection had gifted her with.

Both Alyssa and Nemesis had been in a weakened state after the battle it would've been so easy to take them out with two shots from the magnum. But even Jill knew that would be suicide, despite the blood loss and open wounds Nemesis would easily kill her before she could make another shot.

Why am I thinking this?!? Alyssa and Nemesis are our friends I'd never be able to hurt them Jill thought angrily I have to stop thinking like this, the two of them are here and that's all there is.

But deciding not to hurt either Alyssa or Nemesis was going to be something that Jill would have to rethink later onwards when that was the only sensible decision to survive.

In the past few days after the incident in the industrial area Nemesis had preferred to stay on the veranda of the cabin instead of going off with Deception.

Easily sensing the change in Nemesis, Deception would slowly slink through the fading darkness across the field and sit with the larger monster, watching the sunrise.

Seeing Nemesis as he was confused Deception, a few days ago both had been mock fighting in the bushland and now all Nemesis wanted to do was stay glued to his chair. Even when Deception approached the giant he normally wouldn't respond to the Hunter's presence, he would only stare across the paddock gripping the handle of the chain gun softly growling at times.

The back door slamming snapped Nemesis out of the trance he was in; someone had left the silent cabin.

Placing the chain gun down onto the veranda the large monster stiffly rose and slowly made his way around the cabin, behind him Deception followed silently snarling while clicking his claws.

What both creatures saw was no enemy but instead the mysterious threat was none other then Alyssa.

She stood staring across the field mirroring what Nemesis did before, her lips moving but not making any noise.

Flicking her hands down by her side Alyssa clenched both in unison; at the same time sparks of blue flame began to surround them giving the illusion that Alyssa had fists of flames.

Then Alyssa shook her head and the blue flames disappeared from her hands as she sank onto the dewy field and started to sob.

As Nemesis approached her Alyssa looked up and smiled while wiping away a tear.

"They're still here, the bad things" Alyssa replied as she slowly stood up. "But I'll never call them out again I only did it because…" she then turned back towards the field watching as the sunlight played across the tree tops. "Well it's never going happen again, the bad things can die in their cages for all I care"

Nemesis growled softly in the back of his throat, he could sense Alyssa's sadness but had no idea what to do. When the 'bad things' had taken over Alyssa they also affected him. Glancing out across the rooftop and seeing only enemies Nemesis was compelled to destroy them, he had heard Alyssa's orders and went to carry them out.

The bad things had taken over Nemesis completely and he could only watch as they commanded his body to hurt those he had called friends. But it wasn't going to stay like that, both Alyssa and Nemesis had joined minds and together they were able to push back the bad things, with a little help from Jill and gain command over their bodies again.

Alyssa then turned back towards Nemesis, "I thought that I could control it and I guess in a way I am" she held up her left hand. "Watch this"

Flicking her hand out Alyssa shut her eyes; small blue flames began to grow from her fingertips and slowly began to creep up her arm. Then Alyssa relaxed her arm and opened her eyes as the flames died down. "It's not much but that's as far as I'll go"

Deception had wanted to leave when seeing the threat was only Alyssa, yet his unnatural curiosity had made him watch on.

The Hunter didn't want to admit to it but when he had seen the van pull up in front of the cabin that smelt strongly of blood he was worried.

Creeping across the rickety old veranda Deception could see quite clearly through the dusty windows that Alyssa and Nemesis had been badly wounded, both were bleeding heavily but seemed to be slowly recovering.

Not since he'd lost the other Hunters had Deception felt worry, it was another torment to the monster a useless emotion that clouded his mind. Nevertheless the Hunter remained on the veranda until early morning when Nemesis limped outside and sat in the large wooden chair.

It was there Nemesis had remained until hearing Alyssa, which had forced him to investigate.

Seeing the blue flames created mixed emotions in Deception, he knew there was something wrong about them hence his hurry to leave. Yet at the same time he wanted to know more, after all the girl was like him, a virus scented creature, it would make sense to learn what this new ability was all about.

Hearing voices from inside the cabin made Deception turn slightly, he still didn't trust the non-virus scented creatures and avoided them when necessary.

Alyssa had heard the voices as well and smiled thinly, "Looks like everyone's awake now, come on we better go around the front"

As both Alyssa and Nemesis began to walk around to the veranda Deception circled them in a wide arc he had no intention of following the pair back to the cabin, he only wanted them to reach the front safely. An unknown emotion that Deception couldn't explain drove the Hunter to watch out for them.

Once Alyssa and Nemesis approached the front of the cabin then the Hunter slowly loped off across the dewy fields, he would return later to see if the group was going to a testing place.

Alyssa watched as Deception slowly disappeared from view; the Hunter had never been one to hang around during emotional tensions. Deception should stay with the rest of group not run away and be alone. But Alyssa knew that forcing Deception into a situation against his own will would not end well.

Turning the doorknob to the rusty screen door Alyssa walked slowly inside, Nemesis followed closely behind, bending his head forward in order to fit through the smaller doorway.

Both Jill and Carlos were at the kitchen table but Alyssa didn't speak to them as she strode past the pair and into the TV room. Switching on the television with the remote Alyssa sank down into the old sofa while Nemesis preferred to sit in an armchair beside the sofa.

When Alyssa and Nemesis entered Jill had glanced up from the laptop, she watched the pair now sitting in the darkened room partly illuminated by the glow of the TV. Ever since the group had gotten back from the industrial area both Alyssa and Nemesis seemed to have separated. Alyssa had spent the past few days in her room only venturing out when she was hungry and Nemesis had sat out on the veranda refusing to budge.

Now it seems the two individual strands had become one again judging by the way the pair were acting the same way and were no longer in separate places.

Carlos clicked his fingers in front of Jill, "Hey Jill take a picture it'll last longer"

"I guess I zoned out for a while" Jill replied blinking her eyes. "I'm just a little worried about those two"

"They don't seem different, I mean Alyssa is mostly in her room anyway and Nemesis sits out on the porch of a night, nothing suspicious about that"

Jill only glanced at the two figures in the TV room again; the last time Nemesis had been inside the cabin was the night after they'd first met, it seemed unnatural having a monster inside a place meant for human beings. She shook her head, "We both can't deny what happened Carlos, the two of them seem drained, like they're slowly getting over a hangover of some sort"

"Well it's not really helping the current situation, I mean the meeting is getting closer and we still haven't figured out what to tell the rest of the group about our.. err.. new recruits"

Turning away from the pair Jill brought up the ad for Mount Louisa, although she had seen it almost a dozen times since this morning Jill hadn't told Carlos about the phone call. "I think we should have a change of scenery, just do something for fun"

Carlos leaned against his chair looking confused, "Fun? I thought that word didn't exist in your vocabulary Jill"

"Alyssa and Nemesis aren't the only ones who can change, I've heard that Mount Louisa is a nice place to go"

But Carlos wasn't buying Jill's sudden urge for travel, "There's another reason why you're dead set on going here isn't it?"

"Why do you ask that? I just thought that we could all go and…"

"I heard the phone ring this morning and saw you run down the hallway as though your life depended on it" Carlos suddenly cut in. "I may've been half asleep when that happened but I'm not stupid, that phone call just wasn't a telemarketer and very few know that we're here so I'm assuming it was a contact"

"You would have been a very good detective Carlos" Jill replied sighing. "I was trying to keep it to myself but I guess it's too hard keeping a secret around here. Yes it was one of our contacts, Trent to be more precise, he wanted me to investigate Mount Louisa something's been bothering him about that place"

"That doesn't make any sense why would Trent want only you to check it out?"

Jill shrugged, "I'm not sure, maybe he thought it would be easier if only one of us went or the fact that we haven't really gotten any good solid evidence since we meet up with Alyssa, Nemesis and Deception"

"You don't think Trent knows about them?" Carlos asked. "He seems to find us whenever we move"

"I don't know and I have no opinion on that" Jill replied as she replayed the advertisement. "It's this stupid media puzzle that has me annoyed"

Carlos watched the montage of images flash onto the screen, "So it's a tourist ad promoting a dead part of town big deal, I've seen worse like those car ads where the truck turns into a robot no wonder it's on so late people would complain it takes up valuable viewing time if it came on during the day"

"That's not what I meant, when Trent called he told me to watch the ad about Mount Louisa and said that something was missing from it"

"Other then the really bright colours and phoniness of it?"

Jill frowned at the image of the happy family feeding the wallabies, "I couldn't get much of an answer from Trent, he always talks cryptic nonsense, the last thing he said was the reality of the situation excludes an element from the televised landmark"

"Trent really needs to stop reading that thesaurus, he speaks a whole different language, makes me glad I didn't grab the phone when it rang" Carlos remarked.

"I think he means that the ad is fake, it's disguising something more sinister" Jill replied as she opened up a folder on the computer. "I did some research into accidents and strange happenings around Mount Louisa in the past few months and the results proved interesting. There's several write ups about the entire area surrounding the mountain to be too dangerous due to mudslides but when declaring the area to be a hazard it drew people away especially the tourists. Ever since that bunker of explosives detonated in 2009 the majority of the town has been dead, but a few months after the explosion that wiped out most of the suburbs the tourism bureau realized that Mount Louisa could be turned into a tourism magnet and attract perhaps wealthy investors"

"Let me guess the dead suburbs were suddenly bought by an overseas investor hence the dodgy ads?" Carlos asked.

Jill only bought up pictures of a very deteriorated power station, "Even better, I was wondering why Trent was so obsessed about the mountain, turns out an investor did step forward and offer to rebuild part of the town for the rich including repairing the power station damaged in the explosion, they made the bureau promises that once the town had been rebuilt then tourists would come flocking in to climb a mountain over looking a town that survived a deadly fireball"

"I don't like the answer that's coming" Carlos said.

"There's very little information regarding the mysterious investor but I did manage to pull a name from a tiny article. A small company named Parasol offered to fund the rebuilding of not only the suburbs but also the roads up Mount Louisa and even the tourism advertisements" Jill replied as she turned towards Carlos. "And what's parasol another name for?"

"Those sneaky sons of bitches" Carlos said as he shook his head in disbelief. "I bet no one even asked where this 'company' came from?"

"That's the thing with desperation, if you can find an easy way out of a complex situation then you take it. I really can't blame the tourism bureau they wanted people to see a landmark in an area that's been deemed a ghost town for three years what choice did they have?"

"To say stick it to Umbrella, that's what" Carlos remarked. "And they call us criminals"

"That's the reason why we have to go, if Umbrella or their alias Parasol is behind it then something must be up, whatever town they touch shrivels up and dies and I don't really want another Racoon City"

"So it's mountain climbing?" Carlos asked.

Jill smiled, "Even better, mountain climbing at night"

"Can't wait" Carlos grumbled.

Even with the absence of his bodyguard the lab techs still feared Griffin. The jittery group snapped to attention when Griffin addressed them, they knew better then to ignore him.

The fear factor was something Griffin had gotten used to; it was now more of an expectation amongst those he worked with. Although it had only been a few days since Alice had been disabled Griffin knew that the chimera was recovering fine. He had just come from the containment room where the sleeping specimen was and had called his research team together for a meeting.

"Regarding the research centre in Townsville, the orders are to shut it down and destroy all evidence of it being there" Griffin said as he closed a black folder.

"What about the specimens there?" asked a young male lab tech with blond hair. "Are we able to move them before the destruction?"

"They are all failed desert class subjects, none are worth saving, besides I am only conveying what the higher ups have told me, we are cleaning up the remnants of Dr Gregory Winterstone's work and the Townsville lab is the first step"

Another lab tech, an older woman with a wrinkled face and red hair raised her hand, "What about the Leviathan? Only one of those still exist and the Townsville lab has it"

Hearing this Griffin sighed, "Honestly Mary I thought I knew you better, the aquatic area has now been shut down and all research subjects DNA samples have already been categorised we have no further need for the creatures"

Mary only nodded and sat back into her chair.

Seizing the opportunity to quieten any more inquiries Griffin continued, "The entire area below the power station is set to be sealed and flooded" he gestured towards a middle age man with short black hair and pale skin "Joseph will accompany me to the labs and is in charge of the magnetic field responsible for maintaining the electricity flow to the residential areas, he will remain there until the facility is submerged, is that too hard for anyone in this room to understand?"

The only response Griffin received were several averted glances when he looked at the group, "Good that means I am working with a group that has some grasp of intelligence the meeting is over you may all return to your work stations"

As the small group began to move out of their chairs Griffin walked up to Joseph causing the man to jump. Seeing the reaction Griffin rolled his eyes, "Give it rest Joseph I'm not that much of a monster am I? You're coming with me to Townsville don't forget so I'd advise you to prepare for that journey now"

Joseph only nodded, "What about the rebels? Should we worry about them? I mean I've heard that they have more allies like the Winterstone girl"

"You read too much into things Joseph and listen to too many rumours, I highly doubt that those petty criminals will be there" Griffin replied as he turned his back on the lab tech. "Don't trouble yourself with unnecessary thoughts I need you focused not panicky"

Yet as Griffin walked out of the large meeting room his thoughts did turn briefly to the group of renegades and their unusual allies. It appears the paranoia is spreading, no matter in a few more weeks everything will be balanced.

Both Alyssa and Nemesis watched on silently as Jill and Carlos prepared for their next destination.

As Jill entered the TV room searching for something Alyssa took the opportunity to break the silence.

"A report on the tv said you were a star Jill, were you famous back in the states or something?" Alyssa asked.

Jill turned suddenly and saw two sets of green eyes watching her, "So you still can speak I thought you'd forgotten" as she went to leave Alyssa lightly grabbed a hold of her black jacket.

"Come on Jill you can tell me, were you a star at one point?"

Jill glanced over towards Nemesis who was only looking in her direction waiting for an answer as well, once again the 's' word having no effect on him. "This really isn't the best time Alyssa, we have to go soon"

"Why can't you tell me? I told you what I am and where I came from" Alyssa replied in a pleading tone. "It's not like as though both Carlos and you are actually real criminals"

Seeing Alyssa's upset face and hearing her talk after a three-day silence made Jill sigh. Well Alyssa see it's a bit complicated if I mention that I'm from a group called Stars then that could trigger a response in Nemesis I really don't want happening especially since I've just barely lived through the other two times something that big attacked me. Jill really wanted to say her thoughts out loud but she knew a time like this would come, ever since mentioning the name Alyssa had been curious.

Sighing and sitting down on the sofa next to Alyssa, Jill turned towards her, she knew very well that her back was facing Nemesis and if she did mention the word he could shove her aside so easily and deliver a killing blow. But at the same time she knew that Alyssa was right, the girl had told Jill and Carlos things that she had probably never revealed to anyone else, it wasn't right evading a question when it was asked.

"Ok listen because I'm only saying this once ok?" Jill said.

Alyssa nodded, "I have good hearing"

"Do you remember when we first met up in that cave a month and a half ago and I said that Carlos and I worked for different organisations?"

Alyssa seemed confused, "What about them?"

"Before we started to fight against Umbrella both of us were with security and law enforcement hence our weapons and knowledge of combat. Carlos was with a group of people that worked for Umbrella they were mercenaries called in to keep people from talking about all the terrible things Umbrella did. I on the other hand was with a police force called…" Jill hesitated she was unsure whether to mention the name so close to Nemesis, there was a chance he may recognise the word. It's now or never Jilly take a risk and put your fears to rest! "We were called S.T.A.R.S. special tactics and rescue squad, I saw first hand the evil that Umbrella had created, that's how they identify us by the places we used to work at, so to answer your question Alyssa I'm not a star like the ones in movies and tv it was the name of the police unit I was with in Racoon"

Alyssa sat back against the sofa frowning, "Thank you for telling me Jill but just one thing, you said that when you were with that police force it's the reason why your so good in combat situations but anyone can do that, you don't have to be a mercenary or a cop to be good at fighting, I'm neither"

Jill only shakily moved off the chair and smiled thinly, "Well that's without Umbrella's tampering I'm good but I guess you're right anyone can be a fighter if they want to be. But that aside have you ever been mountain climbing Alyssa?"

Alyssa shook her head, "No but I always wanted to, it looked kind of fun"

"Well you're in for a treat then" Jill said as she walked out of the room.

A dozen images flickered through the sleeping Alice's mind, as she lay suspended underwater by cables in a containment tank.

The majority of them were people that she had fought and despised but some of the faces confused her sleep-induced mind. A few of the faces perhaps a long time ago may have been called friends and allies, now however they were all enemies.

After the incident at Racoon city a part of the 'old' Alice still lived on, even after the countless injections and procedures done to her. It was that small speck of good that had prevented the newer evil Alice from going after Alyssa at the Innisfail labs or even pursuing Jill from the petrol station.

It had been a continuing battle between the old and new, the evil nature had been given a helping hand with the introduction of the neural implant that tapped directly into the central nervous system. For five long years the fragments of the innocent and good Alice had fought tirelessly on, pushing the darkness away but losing ground fast.

Ever since she had been ordered to protect Griffin he had allowed Alice to quell the raging anger and violence that was in her nature. So many innocents had already been hurt because of the encouragement Griffin had given her, he seemed proud whenever Alice would preform a horrific deed never shielding his eyes always smiling cruelly.

When Alice had returned from the 'rescue' still wrapped in a lab coat breathing heavily and bleeding from her shoulder and arm Griffin had been there. She was still unsure what had just happened, oblivious to the fact that two people whom she had once called friends now lay dead in the dry desert sands. Griffin had taken Alice back inside the facility talking to her quietly, whispering promises of revenge and power, she could be stronger and hunt down those that wanted to kill her.

Perhaps if Alice was more alert she may've thought it over, considered what the others had tried to do for her but when trying to remember the faces of her rescuers all Alice saw were blank faceless enemies. The programming had done its work, even better then expected.

Whenever a neck was broken or a skull was shattered the 'good' would cry out in pain as though it too was affected by the injury. They would sometimes ask the stronger side to stop, there was a still a chance to turn back but as always the weaker side was shoved away.

After five long years however the tiny shred of goodness had finally weakened, it had tried to crawl back up from the hole the evil side had pushed it down but the hole was very wide and very deep.

The faces flashed again some familiar others unknown but they were all enemies and they all had to suffer. They were inferior to Alice, nothing more then tiny speed bumps on the road.

At first Alice had resented Griffin for making her go to the industrial area, it seemed that he had prior knowledge about Alyssa's abilities but she had heard him speaking outside the thick glass, Alice was one of the best and the battle hadn't weakened her it only made her stronger.

Alice could feel her body slowly healing itself, the burns from the electric blue flames had gone through several layers of skin and once they disappeared then she was free from her prison. She wouldn't let Griffin down, never would she show him her weaker side again.

Alyssa's face flashed forward, her youthful features with bright green eyes and short white hair angered Alice. It was because of Alyssa that she was encased in glass with tubes drilled into her spinal cord and an even larger tube shoved down her throat. Alyssa was her rival and an enemy; the girl would either come willingly back to Griffin or in pieces.

Now that the good side had finally perished Alice knew there would be no holding back she was finally free to do what she wanted and Alyssa would be the first to see the new and improved Alice.

The white news van with the three pieces of riveted steel on one side slowly made its way along the highway.

Seeing the dry dark plains of Bohle, Alyssa sat back against the foam seating, "I think I heard a story about Mount Louisa, it said something about how planes were hidden inside the mountain during the war and a cave in trapped them inside pilots and all"

"You saying its haunted?" Carlos asked smiling as he turned the wheel.

Alyssa shrugged, "I don't believe in ghosts"

"Then what about monsters Alyssa? If you don't believe in ghosts who's to say that monsters aren't real?" Jill commented. "Nemesis and Deception are monsters aren't they?"

"That's different, they're real and besides my father made them but I've never seen a ghost before, I'd have to touch it to believe it's authentic"

"You can't touch a ghost, your hand would pass through it" Carlos said as he dimmed the lights.

Alyssa frowned and folded her arms, "Well if I ever see one then I'll take a picture of it"

"Can't do that either, ghosts don't show up on film" Jill replied smiling. "You'd just have to trust your eyes"

Hearing Alyssa sigh made both Jill and Carlos smile, a lot had been on their minds during the past few days, the meeting growing closer, it was no longer a few months, in a matter of weeks the others would arrive.

After a few moments of silence Alyssa spoke up, "Ok how about this, if I built a cage and caught one then I'd believe"

Jill only shook her head and listened to the labouring engine of the van as it slowly began to climb up the mountain road.

"We can only take the van so far before it looks suspicious," Carlos said.

"Just take us as far as possible" Jill replied.

Alyssa peered out of the window completely forgetting about ghosts, "I thought we were climbing up the mountain?"

"In a way we are but not on the usual climbing routes, I have a feeling that whatever Trent wants us to find isn't on a well used track" Jill explained.

Carlos then swung the van in on a corner, parking it beside a derelict toolshed that was resting against an even larger run down house. He then pointed to a light on the far horizon, "Looks like company"

Jill nodded and opened the door beside Alyssa, "Shouldn't be too much security during the night"

As Alyssa got out of the van and walked around to the side she noticed the large house.

The windows had been boarded up; three thick planks were over the door while the walls were an ugly brown colour that had patches of black through it suggesting that the house had been partly burned at some point.

The entire structure stood like a silent dead giant on the side of the hill, never would anyone live inside it or run across the brown shrivelled lawn, it was a place of deathly stillness.

Snapping out of her trance Alyssa opened the door to the van, Deception was first out and took to the surrounding shadows not too far away from the group. When Nemesis got out Alyssa could sense his confusion at her sudden hesitation in opening the van. Alyssa only smiled and patted the monster on his right shoulder, "It's ok I was looking at the house"

Alyssa then turned to Jill and Carlos who were adjusting the straps to their backpacks, "Why are there so many of these houses on the mountain?"

"This place used to be a prime real estate location, from what I've read there were a lot of rich investors that built mansions here so they could rent them out. That all changed when Mount Louisa was labelled as a dangerous place due to rock and mudslides so the houses had to be abandoned" Jill explained. "Such a waste, especially since the mountain is now a tourist attraction"

Alyssa only nodded and pointed to the climbing equipment that both had, "So we're really going to climb down the mountain?"

"Not that far only around a side you should do fine Alyssa the way you climbed the wall at Bluewater this should be a breeze" Carlos replied. He then turned to Jill, "Ready to go?"

Jill adjusted her pack and made sure that the magnum was well hidden, "Let's go, as long as we all stick to the shadows there shouldn't be any trouble"

Watching the pair walk off confused Alyssa, once again her body had done something her mind had not registered. "But I don't remember climbing up a wall when I escaped" she said softly as she hurried to catch up to a rapidly disappearing Jill and Carlos.

Behind Alyssa both Nemesis and Deception walked on silent feet keeping a look out for any enemies.

The group all moved silently in the darkness keeping close to the edges of the abandoned streets.

Jill suddenly motioned for the others to stop, "There's someone out there"

As they crouched in the shadows the arc of light from a torch swept over them, it did this a few more times before turning away. A faint whistle to the tune of Singin in the Rain sounded off as the torch bounced across the large bulk of the houses.

Glancing at the ragged rocky edge of the mountain Jill sighed, "Looks like we'll have to go up to the tourist part, there's no safe place for us to climb down here"

Behind the group Deception had started to growl quietly, his growl was different to the one that Nemesis made, it wasn't a wavering type but more of an enraged beast seeking revenge on its tormentors.

Alyssa turned back towards Deception, she could just see the Hunter standing away from the group barely visible in the darkness, "The guard is coming back and we better hurry"

"Hurry? What for? We're not going to give ourselves up" Carlos replied. "Though it is kind of disturbing that there might be more then one lone security guard"

Alyssa shook her head, "No not that, Deception is giving us a warning, he'll attack and kill that guard if we don't move"

"We're not running on his time" Jill whispered harshly as she quickly glanced over at Deception. "We'll go when we're good and…"

Jill never finished her sentence as Deception leapt forward snarling and growling like the monster he was.

The Hunter easily scaled the group and landed perfectly on his two strong-clawed feet, he then zig zagged back and fourth through the surrounding shadows. Deception knew that the man with the light stick was not an enemy but he was preventing the group from progressing any further to the testing place, he needed the non-virus creatures to get into the testing place they were the only ones who could open parts of the walls that moved.

Deception moved so fast that Nemesis had trouble keeping up; he uttered a low toned growl under his breath and began to move away from the others copying Deception's actions by keeping to the darkness.

"I guess we better follow them" Carlos remarked. "Before Deception kills that guard"

Both Alyssa and Jill could only nod as they strode up the ascending street, their breath clearly seen against the black starless night sky.

All three continued to walk until they were forced to quickly scuttle into the shadows, the uniformed security officer walked past them moments later.

The man strode past the group so close that Alyssa could hear his heart beating, something had scared him and she knew exactly what it was.

Across the other side of the street two forms stirred in the darkness, one larger then the other.

Alyssa tugged on Jill's coat and pointed, "There they are"

Jill and Carlos peered across the pot holed street to see Nemesis and Deception standing in the shadows, the moonlight only partly lighting up their forms, a scaled taloned hand, lipless mouth with yellowed teeth. Deception's yellow reptile eyes growing to slits as the security guard walked past again, his tune had changed from a happy joyous one to a more nervous pitch, his head moving from side to side while the torch light was shaking.

Deception went to move forward, his intentions were clear but as he took a step forward Nemesis barred the way with a large arm.

For once Deception did not object, although he seemed to snarl at the larger monster he knew very well it was unwise to pick a fight with an ally that was stronger.

While holding the Hunter back Nemesis glanced across to Jill his green eyes locking with hers, the gesture was simple: Your turn.

Jill undid the pack she was carrying and carefully lowered it to the ground.

"Jill you're not serious are you?" Carlos whispered quite aware of what was going to happen. "What if the guard sees you? All they need is one good eyewitness and this whole area will be swarming with the army and police"

"She has to" Alyssa whispered. "Nemesis held off Deception so that we can get rid of the guard without killing him"

"That's pretty obvious" Jill replied. "I'll take him from the back"

Carlos picked up a small pebble, "Kind of reminds me when we broke into that small facility in Canberra, remember I threw that stone and instead of hitting the guard I hit a window?"

The guard came around again breathing heavily muttering unintelligibly.

Jill quietly followed the guard staying hidden in the shadows; Carlos slowly drew his arm back and prepared to throw the pebble.

The pebble flew from the darkness in a wide arc and bounced onto the bitumen road.

The moment the pebble landed with a clatter the guard spun around, his torch illuminating the black road, "S-someone there?"

Watching the guard from her position Jill waited until his back was turned then all it would take was a light blow to the side of the head, just enough for him to go to sleep for a few hours.

Before Jill could move however Alyssa leapt forward silently and circled the shaking guard. She then tapped him on the shoulder and as he turned to face her, Alyssa delivered a hard blow to his face.

The guard fell down onto the bitumen road hard, his torch skittering across the bitumen.

Alyssa bent forward and picked up the torch switching it off as Jill and Carlos walked up to her. She looked up into both their startled faces and smiled, "You took too long Jill"

The remark partly shocked Jill, up until now whenever Alyssa preformed some kind of lethal combat manoeuvre she wouldn't remember ever doing it.

Just like before with the van and Nemesis Jill thought. Alyssa had done a similar action when Jill was about to become zombie food; she had released Nemesis from the back of the van and followed up the rescue with a smart alec remark.

Seeing Alyssa do this didn't so much annoy Jill it made her suspect that Alyssa wasn't the innocent wide eyed girl she made herself out to be. She had the same killer instincts as Alice did only Alyssa hadn't accepted her viral heritage as Alice had.

Carlos, Nemesis and Deception had already begun to move towards the semi lit climbing area, once Jill had retrieved her pack both her and Alyssa followed.

"Next time you do something like that just warn me ok?" Jill said. "Otherwise both of us would've jumped out and most likely have been seen"

Alyssa shrugged, "I just thought I could help, besides the guard was closer to me"

The climbing platform was split up into different brightly coloured sections for the various fitness levels of the climbers.

As the group entered the platform entrance they passed between two large cement slabs that had the history of Mount Louisa printed on them.

Carlos set his pack down on the crisscrossed cement flooring, "Now what? I don't see any signs indicating anything suspicious"

Jill walked forward to the purple semicircle warning visitors not to stray beyond it. Carefully walking along it she noticed a worn path that was not part of the attraction, moonlight lit up the tiny well-walked pathway giving it an eerie appearance. Stepping back Jill smiled, "I think I found Trent's clue"

Carlos walked up to Jill and peered over her shoulder, "A path that leads down the mountain? As if there aren't enough all over it already"

Feeling Carlos's hot breath on her cheek Jill pushed him aside, "I think it's worth checking out"

Alyssa had been standing away from the pair with Nemesis and Deception, she too had seen the path and it didn't feel right. She watched as Jill and Carlos took out their climbing gear and clipped the hooks onto the nearest safety pin.

"What am I supposed to do while you two climb down?" Alyssa asked.

"You have an important job too Alyssa, your job is to make sure no one sees us, if you do spot someone tug on our ropes ok?" Jill replied.

"I'm not a baby you know, looks like I won't be able to climb with you"

Jill shot a glance at Carlos who only shrugged his shoulders and then pulled on his rope testing its tightness. "We won't be that long I promise"

Alyssa only sighed; she knew the real reason why she was being left behind it was because whenever she wandered off trouble would soon follow, "Alright I'll stay here, just don't have too much fun without me"

Hearing this Jill smiled, she then reached into her jacket and handed Alyssa a pair of night vision binoculars, "Have a look at the view while you wait"

Alyssa took the binoculars from Jill, they were heavy and cold but she didn't mind, "Just don't be too long" She then watched as Jill and Carlos slowly pushed off from the starting point and make their way down towards the path, their heads nodding and going from side to side, both were having a conversation as they descended.

Sighing and turning back to Nemesis, Alyssa then peered through the binoculars, "I guess we wait for them then"

Nemesis only growled back, he was watching Jill and Carlos climb downwards trying not to think about the thin ropes that held them. Once he had tried to climb up a rope but it had broken and the fall had stunned him temporarily, for a few weeks after the fall the side that Nemesis had fallen on was still sore, serving as a constant reminder to never climb up a rope again. Nemesis had no idea what he would do if both of the ropes suddenly broke; grabbing them wasn't an option nor was running down the side of the mountain. Ignoring the thought Nemesis focused his attention towards the night sky and the dozens of stars twinkling above him.

Alyssa had some night vision by herself, but the binoculars were clearer and sharper plus she had just discovered the joy of the zoom button. Suddenly objects that were too far away to see could be viewed much clearer.

There wasn't much left of the city of Townsville after the bunkers containing old explosives from the wars had detonated. Here and there were small patches of suburbs that had escaped the blast but the five large craters made the whole place look as though it had been hit by asteroids then anything else.

On the outskirts away from the destruction Alyssa could see the beginnings of a tourist resort, when zooming in on the building site however it was dark and silent.

Turning away from the construction site Alyssa saw the old power station; it had a few lights on but other then that it too was boring and still.

Just as she was about to lower the binoculars there was movement near the gates of the station. Alyssa used the zoom button to its fullest potential and saw a black jeep drive in through the gates.

As the jeep drove in the gates swung shut, the vehicle continued until it stopped at the foot of a large staircase that led up into one of the buildings.

Seeing the jeep pull up confused Alyssa, she knew for a fact that all the power stations in the surrounding area were monitored by a computer system, there was no need for human workers.

Maybe they're technicians come to fix the computer? It would explain why it's so dark down there Alyssa thought. But she knew that it was wrong, there was a thin ray of hope that the black jeep was being driven by some computer tech that had been rung in the middle of the night to fix a computer malfunction.

As though both monsters could sense Alyssa's thoughts Nemesis growled softly while Deception shifted uneasily from foot to foot snarling silently.

As Alyssa shifted the binoculars to view the occupants she let out a gasp, her predictions had been wrong it wasn't a computer tech that got out it was Griffin and a rather nervous middle-aged man wearing a lab coat.

Seeing Griffin walk so calmly towards the staircase made Alyssa's blood run cold, the monster that had tortured her for years was so close, he had entered her secret hideaway and wasn't going to stop until she was found.

Alyssa stepped back from the edge dropping the binoculars, "Griffin's here, he's going to find us"

Nemesis growled louder and at one point sounded as though he was trying to say 'Griffin' but couldn't seem to pronounce it properly.

Deception needed no prompting he was already testing the edge of the plastic rim with his taloned feet, he was going to climb down the mountain and no one could stop him.

Seeing Deception's actions Alyssa glanced towards the ropes that had Jill and Carlos, "They're not going to like this but what choice do we have?" she then strode towards the end on the platform and began to lower herself downwards.

Behind Alyssa, Nemesis first made sure both his weapons were tightly secured before climbing down, never taking his eyes off the nimble Alyssa who was now skipping across the larger boulders as she followed the black ropes.

The power station wasn't much even after the renovations the majority of the complex had become full of the large computer system that maintained the electrical output.

Just thinking about the electricity surging through the thick cables above the jeep made Griffin smile. After Alice had been removed from the roof he had carefully inspected the 'battle field' and found evidence of not only burning by fire but also by a strong electrical force.

When seeing the burns Griffin knew that Alyssa had done them, the singular T-virus strain was incapable of creating such a combination of both elements but the T/G strain…

The Winterstone girl is more valuable then ever, such a shame that she escaped, no matter soon Alyssa will return Griffin thought to himself. Imagine what could be capable with so much power at my fingertips.

Joseph suddenly tripped up the stairs of the staircase breaking Griffin's trance. He gave a small cry of pain as his left kneecap hit one of the cement stairs.

Seeing this Griffin muttered unintelligibly and shook his head, "Just go up the stairs Joseph I don't want an epic saga made from it"

The large white tower was the only place in the power station that wasn't taken up by wires or computer parts. It was also the entrance to the labs below the station; the entrance was in plain sight in fact the renovations had included a small lift that went down into the lower depths.

Any curious inspector was simply told it was only a place for storing old records and that they were more then welcome to investigate. Sometimes the inspectors did but they would always return mildly disappointed there wasn't any 'hot material' down there.

The 'hot material' being the tissue samples and a few specimens had been carefully moved months before the labs destruction. Now all that needed to be done was to switch on the large magnetic field that would inturn close the floodgates below and release the water from the pipes.

Joseph reached the top with no other incidents and taking a key card from his pocket swiped it through the reader.

As the door slid open Joseph stepped back instinctively as though he was expecting an attack from an unknown assailant.

Ignoring the antics of Joseph, Griffin walked past him into a darkened room, switching the lights on he then made his way towards the small elevator on the left side of the room.

Stepping onto the small metal platform Griffin turned towards Joseph, "When we get down there you will be solely in charge of the magnets"

Joseph stared back at Griffin his eyes widening to look more like a frightened puppy then a human being, "I thought we were both going down there?" he spluttered.

Griffin pressed the button for the lift to lower, it's metal clang making Joseph jump, "Unless you have lost your hearing Joseph I made it perfectly clear during the meeting that you will be monitoring the shut down, I have a few hours that I need to address other matters while in Townsville and therefore cannot waste them sitting down below a power station watching a facility flood"

Joseph only cringed away from the harsh words and slowly nodded, his lips moving but not making a sound.

The 'business' Griffin had in Townsville was all a lie but he really couldn't stand being with such an annoying individual like Joseph. From day one the scientist had been slowly pissing Griffin off, he was a family man but that meant nothing to Griffin.

Despite Joseph's unquestionable loyalty Griffin had sometimes wished that one of test subjects he was operating on would awaken and bite into his arm thus infecting the man with the virus. Perhaps once the Nemesis unit was back with him Griffin would force the creature into one of its fits of rage and then throw Joseph inside.

Griffin could almost visualise Joseph being torn limb from limb by the angry monster it would be a sight that would bring him great joy seeming as all Joseph really did was complain his hours were too long and he still had a young family. He didn't really have a proper position within Griffin's group preferring to flit from station to station in charge on the various surgical procedures done to some of the lower test subjects.

There had been one time when Joseph had attempted to interfere with a procedure on Project Alice but Griffin would more over trust a child then Joseph to meddle in the delicate operation that was taking place. Although Griffin couldn't outwardly fire Joseph there were other ways to make the man crack and assigning him to meaningless duties was one such thing.

As the lift went slowly down the cement tunnel both men remained silent, it wasn't until the lift had stopped completely and they had gotten out did Griffin speak again.

"I trust you bought the operators key?" he asked.

Joseph only nodded and dug into his slacks pockets, after a few seconds he produced a small silver key with a red tag.

"Very good Joseph hold onto it until we get to the station" Griffin replied as he quickened his pace.

Their footsteps echoed across the facility's concrete walls, it had been one of the smaller labs much like the one in Cardwell, no offices just containment rooms and a few operating theatres.

When in operation the labs had specialised in desert type B.O.W.S such as the Stinger and Huntsmen variation on the Web Spinner, both were suitable for upfront combat but they could never be properly tested due to Dr Gregory Winterstone's interference.

The magnetic field room was dominated by a large structure on stilts; the glass box-viewing platform contained the controls for the magnets and also several screens for the various security cameras that were around the facility.

Back in the labs heyday such cameras proved beneficial in detecting unwanted intruders and also to monitor the actions in both the hallways and rooms.

Griffin stopped at the edge of the steel plated staircase that led up to the platform, "Here I must leave you Joseph hopefully when I return in a few hours the facility will be underwater and we can seal off this entrance"

"J-just one question Dr Griffin" Joseph stuttered. "What about this room? Won't it be flooded too?"

Griffin glanced around the room and frowned, his eyes searching for something, "Why yes it will be but you needn't worry, there's an escape hatch somewhere in this room being that this is the last one to flood, if you find it then just pull down the safety ladder and climb up, couldn't be any simpler"

Turning on his heel Griffin then left Joseph to climb up the stairs and turn the magnets on. He had already spent too much time as it was with the annoying Joseph it was time for a bit of peace and quiet and perhaps some brandy and scotch at the nearby bar.

As Jill and Carlos slowly lowered themselves down on the ropes they kept a close eye out for anything suspicious, which was hard to do in the dark.

They only had the moonlight to guide them over the treacherous rocks on the mountain's face.

"You think we did the right thing leaving Alyssa up there?" Carlos asked.

"She'll be fine, besides Alyssa isn't alone she has Nemesis and Deception" Jill replied. "Those binoculars I gave her should keep her amused for a while"

The pair continued downward until Carlos suddenly stopped and swung towards the rock face.

"Jill you have to see this" Carlos called out from below her.

At first it seemed that Carlos had run out of rope but when Jill slowly made her way down towards him did she see that he had plenty of slack to still go on. "What's the matter? Did you see a spider?"

Carlos only pointed towards a niche in the rocky outcrop, "Look"

Jill followed with her eyes where Carlos was pointing, expecting to find nothing out of the ordinary but what she saw was shocking.

At first the large metal barrels couldn't be properly seen at least not from the top of the climbing attraction, nor would they ever be seen by any tourists, there appeared to be the remains of a plant barricade that had been recently torn down.

Both swung closer to get a better look and saw that the silver barrels bore the Umbrella logo, the moonlight reflected off the containers in an eerie light.

Some of the barrels hadn't been stacked properly and had rolled away from the others and now lay in a dust covered heap a few meters from a dried up creek.

"Those bastards were using the mountain as a storage base" Carlos replied shaking his head. "No wonder nothing grows here"

Jill hadn't heard what Carlos had said; her eyes fell across the small forms illuminated in the moonlight. The twisted contorted bodies of several birds and wallabies lay in front of the waste containers. The animals must've opened a few of the barrels hence the barricade being broken down and they only found death.

As Jill lowered herself towards the niche she could smell the toxic waste, the barrels must've only been opened a few weeks ago as an acidic scent still hung in the air. "Don't get too close Carlos I think that stuff is still deadly"

The animals didn't look normal either, Jill had seen pictures of the local wildlife from travel brochures and they certainly didn't have oversized arms and patchy fur. Maybe it's for the best that they died Jill thought. They were innocent victims that had been affected by Umbrella and it looked like the animals hadn't survived their new mutations. Finally Jill realized what the cryptic Trent had meant about an element being excluded from the tourist ad. From the moment the group had arrived on the mountain they hadn't seen anything living, at first she'd ignored it but now Jill understood why there were no animals, it was because they had eaten the medical waste dumped by Umbrella and died in the small cavern carefully hidden from the view of nosy tourists.

"If only we'd discovered this during the day, the pictures would be much clearer" Carlos remarked. "Now we're lucky if only a few turn out"

Turning away from the sad scene Jill got out her small pocket flashlight, "We'll still get the proof we need, the light should be enough to see all the details and then it's all a matter of brightening them on the computer"

Carlos climbed up his rope so he was level with Jill, "Give me that torch, you can't take a good picture holding two things"

Jill handed the torch over to Carlos then reached inside her vest and brought out a digital camera, "Make sure the light goes on the containers so that the logo is seen"

Once the light was level Jill pressed the button on the camera taking several pictures of the hidden containers, the mutant animals and lastly the dried creek bed complete with the dust covered waste barrels. Satisfied with the photos Jill put the camera away making sure it couldn't fall out when she climbed back up.

Carlos glanced up the wall and groaned, "Great! We're almost down the side of the mountain and now we have to go all the way back up? Doesn't seem fair"

Jill shrugged, "That's life I guess"

There suddenly came a guttural roar as something bounded down the mountain.

Jill and Carlos turned to see a flash of yellow reptilian eyes and a snarling mouth full of sharp teeth.

"Please tell me that wasn't who I thought it was!" Jill commented.

Before Carlos could answer another growl came, this one much closer.

Both looked up in time to see Nemesis struggling down hill, balancing himself with his tentacles that formed a waving cape behind the monster.

Not far away from Nemesis, Alyssa easily leapt from rock to boulder with the grace of a mountain cat, neither one seeing Jill nor Carlos hanging a few meters away.

Watching the three slowly make their way down hill Jill sighed, "Can't we go anywhere without someone running off and the others following?"

Carlos began to pull himself up the rope, when he was asked by Jill where he was going he only grinned, "You better follow them, I'll go and get the van"

Jill only nodded and tossed Carlos up the digital camera, when he caught it she began to go lower, "Too much is on that camera to risk losing it make sure its safe ok?"

She then began to descend until the rope became tight forcing Jill to climb down the last part of the rocky encampments.

Jill didn't need to go far until she found the three of them hiding in the shadows preparing to make a run across a highway that was still in use. She whistled out to them and when all turned towards the sound Jill called out.

"What do you three think you're doing?" Jill said as she approached.

Alyssa pointed to the semi dark power station, "Griffin is there"

"And I'm guessing you had a plan to go with this hide and seek? You think you can just walk up to the man responsible for so much pain in your life and threaten him to stop?"

Alyssa seemed hurt by the words Jill had said and stepped back from her, "I don't know, it's just that if Griffin is out here then there has to be something valuable in those buildings maybe in connection with this" she brought out the swallowtail butterfly key that had been found a few days ago when the group went to Bohle. "This isn't just a random trip for him, Griffin hardly leaves the labs"

"Alyssa I know you want answers and so do I but I just think this isn't the best time, Carlos and I found proof that Umbrella is poisoning the mountain so we can go now" Jill said softly. "I guess I shouldn't have said those things before but you gave me quite a scare when I saw you running down that hill like a mountain goat"

The words had no effect on Alyssa, she simply shook her head while putting the key back in her pocket, "No I have to do this even if Griffin isn't there I have to go, there's something wrong about that place, it's calling to me, I think my father wanted me to go there"

Then Alyssa was gone, she moved so fast that Jill struggled to keep up with her eyes, the girl ran with the two monsters across the road, nearly avoiding being spotted by a busload of elderly people.

Jill got to the small green strip that separated both roads and watched as Alyssa, Nemesis and Deception easily scaled the fence in a unified leap and began to make their way slowly around the buildings. "Why does everything have to be so difficult?" she muttered.

Running across the street Jill was almost blinded by bright headlights, at first she thought that a car was going to run over her till she heard a familiar voice call out.

The headlights dimmed as Jill approached the van, Carlos peered out from the driver's side window, "You look a bit lost, did you catch up to them?"

Jill pointed towards the power station, "They all ran over there and jumped the fence what could I do?"

"The power station? But what's over there that's so exciting?"

"That's what I told Alyssa but she couldn't be convinced, she said that Griffin was over there and then took off"

Hearing this Carlos began to worry, "I think we better go after them, if that creep is over there then Alice could be with him"

Jill needed no further prompting she'd die before Griffin took Alyssa away. Getting in the passengers side she closed the door shut as the van circled around and drove towards the road leading to the power station.

By the time Jill and Carlos caught up to Alyssa, Nemesis and Deception all three were busy climbing a staircase that led into a white building.

Walking forward Jill noticed another set of tyre tracks in the dry dirt, she nudged Carlos and pointed downwards, "We aren't the only ones who are here"

"I don't see any other vehicles though, maybe Griffin left already"

"Yeah that'd be nice he just gave up and went home taking Alice with him, I may not know a lot about that creep but Griffin doesn't seem to be the one who gives up on something so easily"

Carlos only nodded, "Guess you're right about that but it's a power station not a training facility, the fence wasn't even electric so it can't be that secret"

Jill smiled thinly, "Neither was the Arklay mansion and look what happened there"

Alyssa meanwhile had spotted the pair and called out to them while opening a thick metal door, "It's open come on!"

Quickly running up the stairs Jill and Carlos only saw a small elevator slowly lower.

"How did they all fit on that?" Carlos wondered as he peered down the shaft. "It's not very big"

Jill glanced around the small office area; there wasn't anything suspicious about it or any evidence that anyone had entered. Maybe Alyssa only saw some plant workers she thought if that's the case then we're screwed if others find out about Nemesis and Deception…

The now empty lift suddenly came back up forcing Carlos to point his weapon at it. When he realized there was no threat he turned towards Jill, "Can't be too careful"

As both entered the lift Jill pressed the button for it to lower, "We better hurry"

"Why? Whoever was here is long gone by now"

"I'm only saying we should hurry because whenever we're all split up those three go in separate directions and trouble soon follows"

"So you're only worried because our group is split up?" Carlos asked.

Jill shook her head, "Not even the half of it, if Alice makes another appearance…" she raised her magnum. "Might not be much but it'll prove to be an effective distraction against that monster"

When the lift finally stopped Jill and Carlos got out and looked around, the cement walls were damp and in some parts dripped water but there was no trace of Alyssa or the two monsters.

Carlos walked around the expansive room and whistled, "This place is huge, how did Umbrella keep it a secret?"

Jill glared at Carlos, "Keep it down! Anyone could be hiding here"

"Well there's no Alyssa, Nemesis or Deception down here, they all must've run off"

"I was afraid of that," Jill said sighing. "Once again we have to look for them"

As they slowly began to make their way down the central corridor there came a low rumble from behind the nearest metal door.

"Did you hear that?" Carlos asked.

Jill stopped and turned looking confused, "Could be something above us like a truck"

The rumbling came again followed by a loud splash, Carlos motioned for Jill to be silent, "There it goes again"

Walking up to the metal door where the sound came from Carlos tapped it with his assault rifle.

Once again the angry rumble came from behind the door followed by several thumps.

This time Jill did hear it and pressed her left ear against the metal surface, "Sounds like there's water behind it"

Before Jill could stop Carlos he slowly turned the handle and stepped inside, "Let's see what's behind it, for all we know it could be Nemesis going for a swim"

"I don't think he was designed to be a swimmer, "Jill said. "Just like I don't think we should be going inside that room"

Carlos either didn't hear Jill or ignored her completely as he walked inside; Jill had no choice but to follow.