Resident Evil 3.5

Disclaimer - Resident Evil belongs to Capcom, whom I thank for letting us use their games for our inspiration.

Chapter One

The Mission

Friday January 10, 2003

Leon Scott Kennedy was waiting to be called in for his assignment. It had been four and a half years since his escape from Raccoon City. Afterward, Claire left to find her brother, Chris, while he took Sherry Birkin and went into hiding. For himself, he had chosen to help the remaining S.T.A.R.S. to bring down Umbrella. Sherry on the other hand, was taken into government hands shortly afterwards.

He was then approached about six months later by a government agent and offered a position in STRATCOM where he was trained as a Navy Seal. There he gained his ORE training and made a new friend, Jack Krauser. They were training buddies through the experience. His goal right now was to join the NSA, but he would have to be patient. He was assigned to work with the Anti-Umbrella section of STRATCOM with another team agent, Bruce MacGavin. Bruce was a good agent and they were hitting it off as friends, but Leon's training was top notch. He was top of his class, as usual.

Leon smiled at himself. He was always good in physical training. His father had made sure that Leon wasn't just in good physical condition, but taught him the value of book smarts too. Leon had been one of those weird bookworms that always did his homework in school. He was a straight A student, but was incredibly unpopular with the girls. He wondered what those girls would think of him now.

As of now, he sat in a small office in a plush chair idly playing with his knife, an odd habit he picked up from Jack. The knife was custom made. He and Jack went together and helped each other pick out the knives. Leon wasn't as obsessed with his knife as Krauser was. Leon was devastated to hear about Krauser's death last year. A helicopter crash had been his undoing. What had happened, Leon didn't know. But, Krauser was one of the best and the few that could best Leon in a fight.

Suddenly, the mousey voice of the secretary interrupted his musings.

"Bruce will see you now, Mr. Kennedy." She said.

Leon smiled his thanks at her and entered through the door to the left of her desk. Inside the office, at a small desk sat Bruce surrounded by a stack of papers.

"Hey Leon. How's it going?" Bruce asked as Leon took a seat.

"Pretty good so far, Bruce."

"I have an assignment just for you."

Leon smirked. "Just for me, huh? I was hoping this was just a social visit."

A very small, hint of a smile tugged at Bruce's lips. "Nice try, Leon. Getting me to crack won't work."

"Darn."

Bruce handed him a large envelope. "In here is all the information you need. It includes your passport, traveling papers and the location and combination to a locker for your supplies."

"So, what am I doing?" Leon asked, opening the envelope.

"You're going to Paris, France. There you will meet up with the local authorities, who will escort you to the main Umbrella lab in Paris."

"I thought Umbrella was gone for good?" Leon said with a tad of confusion.

"They are. But, something is going on. Umbrella has another lab somewhere near France. Going to the one in Paris is a good start."

"Then…"

"If you find this 'secret lab', we need you get what ever evidence of the work being done there and destroy the lab."

"Sounds like fun." Leon said, getting up from the chair. "Tell Fong Ling I said hello."

With that, Leon left. According to his papers, he had until Monday to prepare for his mission. He expected it to be fairly long. Having to search an old lab to find 'another' lab was no easy task. But, somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew it would easier then he would expect.

To be continued...