Author's Notes: After a rough start to my first attempted fanfic, I went on a long hiatus, during which I actually continued to write stories. One in particular, is this one. Humanity, my latest Resident Evil fic, takes place along the lines of Extinction, but is also a slight AU. The main OC, Project: June, was originally created with an idea that she and Alice were partners for Umbrella, obviously during the time that Alice was still under their control. But I scrapped the idea and decided for June to be much more independant and solitary. Finally, this fic is intended to be a swift kick to my ass and start regular uploads, but also as a fresh start after my disasterous first attempt at trying to write a fanfic, that was in reality, a completely original story. XD
Anyway, I've rambled enough, so here is the damn story.
Dr. Jon Issacs slowly stroked his jaw as he read a report from his laptop's screen, thinking hard. He was almost halfway down the report when a blonde man wearing a suit and dark sunglasses entered the laboratory. Dr. Issacs heard the doors slide open and his eyes flicked up to gaze over the top of his laptop.
"Have you read the latest satellite report yet?" The blonde man asked curtly, stopping a few steps away from Dr. Issacs' desk with his hands behind his back.
"I'm reading it now, sir." Issacs replied, closing the screen and clasping his hands on top of the computer. "But I can say that progress is moving along far too slowly."
"I do not tolerate failure, but at least there is some progress." the suited man replied, remaining where he was standing. "however, I am ordering you to activate Project: June. I want Project: Alice located, then have June deployed to find her. Is that understood, Doctor?"
Issacs nodded once and reopened the laptop in front of him. He quickly began typing out commands into it and said. "Yes, Chairman Wesker. I managed to get a second prototype control chip implanted yesterday, since Project: Alice managed to destroy the one she had."
"Is it fully operational yet?" Wesker asked, watching as a panel on the opposite side of the lab opened in the wall and a cylindrical metal capsule slid out with some steam and a loud hissing noise.
"Not yet, but it activates only when the primary chip is disabled in any way. It is merely a backup, just in case of a failure." Issacs explained, getting up from his seat and approaching the capsule. Wesker also walked over to the capsule as a small girl wearing a bright white dress shimmered into view in front of Issacs.
"Dr. Issacs, Project: June is ready for deployment. Shall I unlock the capsule?" the girl asked in a distinctive british accent.
"Yes." Wesker ordered, and the girl nodded once before fading from view.
The capsule clicked loudly, then the sides began to slide down, revealing a glass tube of liquid with a young girl floating inside with long midnight black hair.
The liquid began to drain from the capsule with a hiss. Once it had drained completely, the girl inside slowly lifted her head. Issacs shrugged off his lab coat as the glass tube smoothly slid down.
"June, can you hear me?" Issacs asked the girl, who turned her head to face him. she nodded and slowly held out her hand. Issacs gave her his lab coat and she slowly put it on and began to button it up.
"Are you ready?" Issacs asked, watching as she lightly stepped out of the capsule's base with her arms wrapped around herself.
The girl's hair was covering her eyes, and she slowly reached up to move it aside, revealing one of her cat like amber eyes.
"Yes. I am ready." June replied, staring at Issacs without blinking.
Wesker turned to face Issacs. "I do expect her to be outfitted accordingly, Doctor." he said pointedly. "But I do not expect you to use anything from our armory."
"Are you implying that this is a stealth mission, Sir?" June inquired, tucking her hair behind her ear, still only showing one eye as she turned to Wesker, clutching the collar of Issacs' labcoat with one hand.
"Yes, that is correct." Wesker replied, not turning to face her. "I am allowing you to be escorted, if you so wish. Your first objective is to acquire weapons and supplies on the surface. Is that understood?" he asked as he turned to walk away.
June nodded twice and simply said. "Yes, it is. I wish not to be escorted for this mission."
"Understood. Now, follow me so that you can begin your mission." Wesker said over his shoulder before striding out of the lab. June quickly padded along behind him, leaving a trail of wet footprints behind her along the floor.
Wesker and June strode through the underground facility until they came to a freight elevator. Wesker pressed the button and the doors slid open.
"Will you take anything with you for this first task?" Wesker asked, breaking his silence since leaving Issacs' laboratory. They stepped inside and the doors slid closed, taking them up.
"Do you have any suggestions for me?" June asked, also breaking her silence since the lab. She knew that her first task was to gather equipment on the surface for her mission, which she knew was a stealth mission.
"The climate on the surface is a desert, but you will be directly flown to a city called Las Vegas. I suggest taking one of the backpacks once we ride this elevator to the top. I would also take a radio, to be in contact with Dr. Issacs during your mission, and a weapon of some type, for self defence." Wesker explained as June considered her options.
"Will I be expecting any opposition or hostiles?" June inquired, looking up at Wesker's shaded face.
"Yes, but only if you antagonize them. Otherwise, you only need to worry about gathering your supplies." Wesker responded, and stepped out of the elevator as it opened again with a ding. June quickly followed him into a room with a few metal lockers and a table with a cardboard box.
"Is there a time limit for this task?" June asked as she stopped beside Wesker as he opened the box.
"No, you may take as long as you wish." Wesker replied, then he reached inside the box and withdrew a radio. "Channel 37 is the channel that Dr. Issacs will be using. Get dressed, there is an outfit in this box for you to wear. When you are finished, take a backpack from the lockers and inform Dr. Issacs that you are finished."
June nodded and peered into the box. a pair of boots, a T-shirt, jeans, sunglasses, socks, a pistol leg holster, and an ammo belt were inside. She unbuttoned Dr. Issacs' lab coat and started to don the new outfit. Wesker stepped back into the elevator and said. "Issacs will handle any further questions and orders over the radio."
June turned and nodded once before returning to her task. Before the doors slid closed, she grabbed the lab coat and stepped forward, holding it out to Wesker.
Wesker took the coat and knew that she intended for him to return it to Dr. Issacs. When the doors slid closed, he smirked at the gesture of gratitude she did.
June finished getting dressed and clipped the radio to her ammo belt. She donned the sunglasses and quickly opened the middle locker. Inside was a sturdy leather backpack, a Glock 17 pistol, several loaded magazines of ammunition, and a large K-BAR knife in a sheath.
donning the backpack, June lashed the K-BAR to her left thigh and took the Glock. She released the magazine and performed a quick visual inspection of the pistol. It would suffice. She slid it into her leg holster after returning the magazine inside and racking a round into the chamber.
Taking the extra magazines, she slid them into the awaiting pouches on her ammo belt and checked the locker one last time before closing it.
"Dr. Issacs, I am finished my current task." June unclipped the radio from her belt and pressed the mic button. As she spoke, she saw a small earpiece inside the box, so she waited until Issacs responded before putting it in her ear.
"Good. Are you ready for your flight?" Issacs' voice came through the radio right away, and she quickly put the small earpiece into her ear and plugged it into the radio.
"Yes. I am awaiting further instructions." June replied, reattaching her radio to her belt with a final click.
Closing remarks: Wesker actually was smirking at the fact that June managed to show some independant thinking with the lab coat, unlike how she was programmed. He was impressed, not amused.
Next chapter will be up as soon as I finish writing it, and during that, June begins her equipment and supply mission in Vegas.