Resident Evil Rebel Creation – Raccoon City.
I in no way own Resident Evil.
Prologue.
"Rebecca, I don't understand where are the others?" The two were running through the streets, Rebecca's apartment far behind them. "We'll meet up with them later all we have to do is run, ok." Erika looked scared, the terror on Rebecca's face was unmistakable, this situation was so much more terrifying than the others. This was no longer an isolated incident, this was the whole city. "But where are they?" Rebecca tried to look convincingly at Erika, but the events of the last week had destroyed most of what she had once believed in.
Raccoon City Times – September Edition 1998.
The Events of the past few days have brought to light the ineptitude of the S.T.A.R.S Alpha and Bravo teams. The gruesome murders that have been plaguing the peaceful city had reached such a state that Bravo team was sent into the surrounding Arklay mountains to search for the offenders. The helicopter that was being piloted crashed in the early hours, coursing several members of the team to perish in the impact. The crash is believed to have been caused due to many of the teams members to have been under the influence of not only a alcohol but also narcotics. Later that night, acting upon the distress call of their fellow S.T.A.R.S, Alpha team was sent to assist them. It is unclear what exactly happened upon their during that night, but it is known that out of the combined total of twelve solders only five survived the night. Police Chief Brains responded to this report by immediately suspending the living S.T.A.R.S members indefinitely. In a press conference, the chief said that the remaining members had created a delusion that they were attacked by monsters that were the result of Umbrella conducing illegal research, a leading specialist has informed us that this was very likely a result of the alcohol and drugs, and in their confused state these five most likely executed their own allies after hallucinating that they were these 'monsters' that they spoke of…
Chapter 1 – Outbreak.
The city didn't stand a chance, within days of their return the return the S.T.A.R.S members could already tell that the monsters were not that far behind them. The attacks had become more frequent and they were getting closer to the city itself, and then only two days before there was an attack by the city centre, the surviving members of S.T.A.R.S had already decided that they were getting out of the city, all except Brad who had already disappeared.
Erika was being dragged through the streets by Rebecca; she could tell that she had become desperate, they time they had planned to meet was only three hours away, but the city had already descending into madness, the T – Virus had spread through the entire city, within the first of the day of the initial infection a third of the city had been turned, by the end of that day half. Now there could only be a handful of survivors left, the gun shots that had echoed throughout the streets every few seconds had now been turned to hours. "Rebecca…" Erika tried to gain her attention, Rebecca's iron grip on her wrist was starting to hurt, but she didn't seem to hear anything that she was saying. "Rebecca!" She paused and looked back, a slightly confused look on her face. "What?" Erika looked more and more worried. "They are going to meet us there… right?" Rebecca tried to look as if she believed what she was saying. "Of course…" Erika instinctly grabbed her handgun with her free hand, a cold shiver had surged down her spine and she could instantly tell that ahead of them there were several of the infected.
"Rebecca stop." She didn't need to be told twice, the tone in her voice was easily recognisable as one of fear. "How many can you sense?" Rebecca went for her own gun, releasing her grip on Erika's wrist, so that she could put both her hands around the Beretta's grip. "You ready?" Erika looked at Rebecca, her expression utterly unamused. "If anyone could ever be ready for this, they'd be crazy." Rebecca grinned. "I guess you're right." Rebecca poked her head around the corner; Erika could hear her sigh in exasperation. "How many are there?" "seven…" Erika rolled her eyes. "You're still a crap shot aren't you…" Rebecca looked mildly offended. "I can shoot just fine." And with that the two rounded the corner, guns a blaze. "Stop firing!" Erika pushed Rebecca's gun down, the two looked at each other, and Rebecca seemed to already know what she was about to say. "Making any more noise than necessary will bring them right to us." Rebecca nodded; she pushed her gun back into her holster and resumed her grip on Erika's arm. "Now that we're clear let's get going." The streets passed in a flash, every one of them holding a couple of the shambling corpses, most were by the side by the walls, making them easily passable for which they were grateful for, they could do with retaining as much ammunition as possible. "Are we nearly there?" Erika was starting to get even more agitated, unlike Rebecca; she had no idea as to the lay out of the city. Rebecca could understand perfectly what Erika was talking about after all they'd been through now they were in an even more dangerous place and unlike the mansion with which Erika had some experience, she had no way of knowing where to go if she got lost.
"We're really close know, it's just a street away." They were heading for the clock tower; they only hoped that the others were already there. "Hey look." Erika moved to the side of the alley, she lent down picking whatever she had found up of the ground. "This is a SV-98, these things are brand spanking new!" The sniper rifle in her hands seemed to be making her increasingly ecstatic. "And it's got all the trimmings." Rebecca chuckled when suddenly a completely new thought came into her mind. "How do you know weapons?" Erika's smile fell, and Rebecca could tell that she probably should have remained silent. "Information about various things were constantly downloaded straight into my brain, so that I could counter them, if threatened…" The two held their uncomfortable silence for several seconds before Erika finally seemed to have overcome her mental turmoil. "Right we've got to get going." Erika slung the rifle over her shoulder and started to walk on, Rebecca only a step behind her. "It's just around this corner…" Erika quickly silenced her, pushing her back around the corner, Rebecca instantly understood, there was clearly a lot more of the infected around the tower. "How many?" Erika looked back at her and grinned before she started to get down on the floor, pulling the rifle back over her shoulder. "In a minute there won't be many…" Now in the prone position, Erika put her eye to the sight. "They won't even hear the shots…"
Erika squeezed the trigger slowly; the suppressor silencing any noise that the rifle would have made, the zombies fell like dominoes, Erika's superhuman marksmanship ripping through the crowd one by one. After several minutes of steady firing Erika got back up to her feet. "Let's make a run for it." She grabbed Rebecca's wrist and dragged her onwards towards the entrance to the clock tower. Once inside they closed the door behind them, it was a sturdy solid wooden door; as long as it was closed it should be able to withstand the brunt of the regular monsters attacks. "Come on then, all the way to the top." They started to climb the staircase, praying that someone was already at the top, waiting for them, they weren't. "Well, we are early…" Rebecca tried to make the situation sound as good as she could. "We're not supposed to meet them for another two hours." Erika nodded, but Rebecca could tell that she had already lost some of her hope; even her own mind was wandering onto what could have already happened to the rest of their friends.
"I'm gunna set this up." Erika moved to the side of the towers and put the SV-98 on the ledge. "Might as well take a few out whilst we're here." Within moments Erika was already firing of a steam of bullets from the rifle, taking down zombie after zombie as Rebecca watched in awe. "You really are good aren't you." For the first time in what felt like hours a smile crossed over Erika's face. "I am aren't I." The two looked at each other and after a moment they both burst into laughter. The tension that had been hanging so densely in the air had dissipated and they couldn't help but feel lighter. The happiness didn't last long when suddenly a thunderous scream roared through the streets, a cold shiver running down their spines. "SSSSSTTTTTAAAAARRRRRSSSSS!" Rebecca looked at Erika and the expression on her face was enough to scare her even more. "Do you know what that was?" Erika shook her head, this was something she had no idea about, this was a monster that she had never been told about, that she had no knowledge about. This was a creature that Dr Marcus had never known, and the fear that clouded her mind was absolute. "I… I… Don't know…"