Headquarters of the BSAA
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The week had been long for Jill Valentine. She had been forced by the new director to take some vacations, because of what happened at the Queen Zenobia a month earlier. Everyone at BSAA knew in the first days after this event that Jill was hiding her emotions to keep working, but the reality was that she felt bad everytime she was seeing the empty desk of Parker Luciani. A partner she lost not so long after he joined the BSAA. Facing helplessly the death of a comrade was a side of her profession which she would never get used to.
Jill entered the elevator, worried to know if she would be able to focus again or not. But when she pressed the button, she heard someone screaming : "Wait for me ! ". Jill held the door and Quint entered in the elevator, out of breath.
"Thank you ... Oh Hi Jill! "
"Hello Quint ! " Jill replied friendly as she let the elevator close the doors to go up to the top floor.
"I ... uh ... I hope you are fine ! "He said in a clumsy way.
" I hope so too. Any news during my absence? "
Quint suddenly seemed embarrassed.
"Listen ... I'm not supposed to tell you, the director wants to do it himself ... but .."
"But? "
"We received an anonymous call that I could not locate. However, the man provided us with very detailed informations on a pharmaceutical company called Tricell. This company worked on an abandoned project from Umbrella , something they could get from the black market. "Said Quint.
"Let me guess, a new virus? "Jill answered, guessing the next part.
"Well ... not really. According to our mysterious informer, the project of Umbrella was able to shrink the infected cells of the host's body to allow him to remain human and still be able to use the abilities given by the virus in him. "
" I see. But this pharmaceutical company probably found a good use for this project, maybe they worked on it in a beneficial purpose this time. What do we know about this informer after all? "Jill did not seem to be convinced by her own optimism, but it remained a possibility to believe that there are still good people in this world.
The elevator stopped. Jill was the first to come out, while Quint stood motionless not knowing if he tell the second part of the story.
"Jill ... uh ... The director will tell you the rest of the story, I'll join you in his office in a minute. "Quint said before leaving the elevator, almost running, accidentally hitting Keith on his way.
Jill quickly lost her optimism. This would obviously have been too easy to believe in something good..
Keith grunted several swearword to Quint before he calmed down by seeing Jill.
"Hey! Sorry for that. This guy is really ... Well, in any case, well come back with us Jill ! " He said, as they shook hands.
Other members of the BSAA came to greet and exchange a few words with her. Jill was happy to see so much sympathy for her. She then looked at the empty desk next to hers, with an heavy heart.
"Come on guys, get back to work. We have something to solve, remember ? . "Said a familiar voice while everyone obeyed and returned to their occupations, while smiling at Jill one last time.
"O'Brian! " She said, seeing her previous director, who became a consultant.
"I'm sorry for that, but we have a trouble. Do you think you're able to come back on the field ? "He asked, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Actually, I prefer to be on the field instead of staying at the office. " she replied.
" I understand. Come with me, the director Davis is waiting for us. "O'Brian said.
They were heading to the office of the new director, someone young, but especially meticulous and serious in his work. O'Brian opened the door, Davis was sitting at his desk in front of his computer. By his side there was another man that Jill knew very well.
"Jill! It's so good to see you! " Said Barry who walked toward her to hug her.
"Hey Barry! It's been so long we didn't meet. "Jill seemed really happy to see her old friend. A friend she kept in touch by email, but she didn't see him since Raccoon City.
"Why do we need to meet only in fucking bad situations ! Oh excuse me Mr Davis! ". Barry growled.
But Davis ignored him . "Miss Valentine, I hope your holidays were good for you. Come and sit please. We are in a delicate situation. ".
Jill, O'brian, and Barry Davis approached the desk.
"I think it is difficult to mourn someone with only a week, but I'll do my best to stay focused. "Jill replied bitterly, but determined.
"And where is Quint ? Damn it ! Still playing on these games online? " Commented Barry.
"I saw him in the elevator. He told me about the anonymous call and Tricell. What's going on exactly? "Jill asked.
"So he told you about it? Did he tell you also says that we sent Chris Redfield investigating a secret laboratory of Tricell and that it's been three days since we lost contact with him" Davis said.
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He was not very diplomatic with Jill, especially when she was still having difficult to accept Parker's death. But for Jill, Chris had a bad tendency to disappear in recent times, so she needed more for being worred about him, even if she had a bad feeling about this.
"No he did not say anything about Chris. Did your informer was the one to give you the localization of that laboratory ? "
" No. We tried to check the informations he gave to us. With the help of Barry and Quint we were able to locate a secret lab from Tricell in which a project had been recently completed and about to be transferred. We had to send Chris and some men quickly to discover this project before the transfer . Then, we lost contact as they were about to come inside the lab. "
"Maybe it was a trap from your informer. We do not know who he is or what he wants. We must focus on him. "Jill said, convinced that this was a trap once again . Probably because of a recent experience…
O'Brian then took a sheet from his pocket and gave it to Jill. "There's something else there, look at this".
On the sheet, the face of Jessica Sherawat defined as an old employee of Tricell. Jill felt some anger towards her. Jessica was the one who betrayed Parker and shot him, indirectly leading him to his death.
"Jessica. Who is she truly working for ? ".
"It seems she worked for Tricell for many years and was fired two days after the events of Queen Zenobia. I think it is important for you to know. "
But before Jill could reply, the door opened suddenly and Quint appeared, breathless once again.
"I've never seen a geek to run as much in an office job! "Barry said in an amused tone.
"Hey... sorry I was ... That's not important. But as I have told you earlier, you must see this! The laboratory had a camera and some images were stored on the Tricell server online "Quint gave an USB flashdrive to Davis.
"You know that what you did was not legal, right " he asked.
"I know ... But believe me Boss, I did it only for us to know what happened ! "
Davis loaded the video on his computer while Barry, Jill and O'Brian came by his side to look at the screen.
Jessica Sherawat was standing in the room, a strange gun in hand, she soon put in a suitfcase which was placed on a table. Then she began to look down around her. She seemed to look for something, nothing unusual for now. Then suddenly she began slamming her foot to the ground. She repeated the action a few steps away ... then again in another place and again ...
" What is she doing ?! "Asked Davis stunned
"Oh my god ..." Jill seemed to guess what was happening, although that it seemed difficult to believe.
After a good time to slam her foot against the floor, Jessica bent down to grab something. She held it firmly in her hand before putting it in her pocket. Then she took the suitcase and left the room.
"Come back 1min before. "said Jill.
"It's like she was trying to step on bugs. I never thought she was so mean. "Commented Quint, disappointed by her childish attitude.
"It's worse than that Quint ... She was actually crushing our men. " Jill said, getting chills at this terrible idea.
"Let's analyze it in slow motion. " Davis said, putting the video in " very slow " playing.
Jill could notice a tiny yellow light from the ground where Jessica was about to place her foot.
"You see that? It's probably one of our men firing at her. Quint told me that this project was made to shrink infected cells, but it never worked totally. What if Tricell managed to make it shrink every cells of a human body ? Who cares about shrinking a virus to control it, when you can shrink the whole body ?"
" DAMN IT ! "Barry tapped his fist on the desk. "This bitch has crushed some human being just like bugs! She deserves the same fate! "
Davis sighed. "If that's true, then this suitcase contains the weapon of Umbrella's project. Tricell probably found another use for this project as Miss Valentine just said, by narrowing all human cells, not just the infected cells. We need to know more about that, but mainly we need to destroy it "
"AND CHRIS? DID SHE STEP ON HIM TOO ?! " Barry screamed in despair.
" I do not believe that Barry. She ... picked someone before leaving. Jessica and Chris have been partners for a while. She often tried to flirt with him, but to no avail. I think he's the one she's keeping with her. And I want to believe so ! "
"Maybe Jill should go there to find out more. Although Tricell has probably already sent men to check what happened , There are may be some survivors who hid and can not go anywhere because of their size. "Said O'Brian.
" I agree. Jill I'll give you the coordinates of the lab, but I want you to take someone with you. Someone from Terrasave to analyze virus samples you could find with the genesis. " Stated Davis.
"I know just the right person for that. Claire, the sister of Chris. "Jill replied.
« i'll make a call to Terrasave then «
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Somewhere, in a nice house near a private beach, Jessica Sherawat was just returning from a fancy restaurant. A restaurant in which she had a talk with a potential buyer, but they couldn't reach to an agreement . Jessica had a lot of demands in exchange of the weapon she stole three days ago. And she would not negotiate. Wealth and protection for the rest of her life, these two things were essential to her happiness.
Jessica went to her strongbox hidden behind a painting on the wall, and used a code to open it. She then took the little box inside. She was excited. Jessica decided it was time to have a little conversation with the little person who was currently in this box. she opened it.
Note : This short story will have 5 chapters, but I will make the second chapter only if there's at least one or two people who liked this one, so please let me know. Sorry for my bad English..But I hope you'll like !