Resident Evil: Afterlife
Chapter 1: Lost and…
Claire Redfield had been in that helicopter for hours.
It was a tight fit but they had no other choice. It was either this or hike the whole way, with several hundred thousand zombies between them and their destination. The smell of sweat had engulfed them hours ago. The rushing wind almost deafened them. Yelling became the only means of communication, besides a couple of headsets which several of them now wore including herself and her younger friend K-Mart. Outside, all Claire could see was thick dark and angry clouds, with the blur of a snowy landscape beneath them.
Taking a quick glance behind her, she saw that everybody had fear on his or her face. A couple had a few tears trickle down their faces. Dirt covered each and every one of their faces. Their blank expressions told Claire had almost given up. Even the children. K-Mart was the same, even with the supportive role she had taken. Claire wasn't surprised. These last few days and hours have been the worst they've been through. Watching they're friends being slaughtered was worse than a nightmare. Even Claire had to admit that deep down, all she wanted to do was just lie down and die but she had to stay strong. She had to get her people to safety.
"Shh. It's gonna be okay." She heard K-Mart whispering to a child who had started to sniffle. "We're gonna be okay". To Claire it sounded like false hope. They same thing she had been giving them ever since the world ended. It was what they needed, however.
She glanced down at the dashboard. One of the meters caught her eye. For a moment, she thought she was hallucinating. It couldn't be true. She re-read it. And again. She re-read it once again. Just like the first time, it said the same thing.
They were nearly out of gas.
"Okay, people. Strap in! We're in for a hell of a landing!" She yelled, turning around slightly.
"WHAT?" She heard K-Mart shout. Other people started muttering as well but she couldn't hear what they were saying.
Slowly, the helicopter began to tilt downwards. Claire felt her chair buckle forward from the pressure of the survivors falling forwards onto it.
K-Mart leaned over the pilot seat. "What the hell are you doing?"
"Trying to save us!" Claire shouted. K-Mart had a look of confusion on her face. Then she saw the dashboard.
"Oh god" She whispered in horror. She quickly leaned back. "OK everyone, hold onto something!"
Claire held onto the controls with one hand and the leathery seat with her other. Her entire body was shaking, as was the helicopter. This was her one chance to possibly save them. They might just survive if she could land before they ran out of gas. She looked back at the dashboard and watched as the meter ticked to "empty".
The engine slowed down before stopping completely. The fast spinning blades above slowed down.
This was it. They were still dozens of miles high. Claire knew that the chance of anybody surviving this was extremely low. They traveled so far only to die. And it was all her fault. She just hoped that somehow, one of them would survive this.
The helicopter was gathering speed as it fell. Claire could feel it. She could barely breathe. She thought that she could hear the screams of the children behind her but at this speed, all she could hear was the ear-piercing wail of the wind. She was having problems breathing. She had no doubt that everyone else did.
She then saw the quickly rushing snow covered ground. It would only be a matter of seconds before they crashed and that would be it.
A hand appeared next to her. She turned and saw K-Mart. Her hair was blowing wildy in the wind and her face was turning red from the lack of oxygen. She gave Claire a brave smile and nod. Claire took her hand and nodded back. She then looked back out the window and saw the snow covered ground quickly approaching.
Okay, This is kind of short but it's just a start. Please do review and hate as much as you want. More criticism, the better. I hope to update each week.
This is my newest fan fiction in a quite a while. It's also my first Resident Evil fan fiction for both films and games. It has also been a while since I have seen Extinction; so if any characters are off or something else arises, please tell me.
