Give Me Freedom (a 'Resident Evil 0' fic)
Disc.: Only Capcom can claim ownership of this wonderful game series, so that means I can only borrow it for the purpose of writing stories.
A/N: Ever since I wrote 'Indulgence', I haven't gone back to writing another Resident Evil fic in a long while…so, I've decided to embark on writing a prequel fic to the story 'Gimme Shelter' by Pixietails (who wrote the BillyxLeon fic that inspired the sequel I wrote for it). This one will be explained in the summary, so here it is!
Set during the events of Resident Evil 0. If anyone's played the game, you know what happens…but for those who didn't, here's a brief summary: Rebecca and the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team investigate the murders that happened in the Raccoon City forest, but she ends up aboard a train with a mass murderer named Billy Coen…can they cooperate and get off the train alive, while also learning to trust each other?
*"Talking"
*'Flashbacks/Thoughts'
*'Song Lyrics (if requested/appropriate)'
Ch.1- Attack
The sky above the Raccoon Forest was alit with stars and filled with clouds floating by in lazy and tired movements, rain filling their wispy depths that threatened to fall at a moment's notice without warning. The only sound that broke the silence was that of a train moving along tracks laid down on the ground, the moon making the metal glow in the pale light as the train kept moving down its' preset path.
On a cliff overlooking the forest, a man who was easily 6 feet tall gazed out at the tranquil wooded area…a smile gracing his lips as he opened his mouth and started to sing loudly, the sound of something squelching along the ground was the only other noise that had been made in that moment. The man's white gown fluttered in the breeze as the creatures he was singing to started moving quickly towards the train, his shoulder length dark brown locks also caressed by the calming wind as he continued to sing loud enough for anyone nearby to hear.
Onboard the train, which was called the Eclyptic Express, people of high standing and wealth were dining and chatting happily about things that were going on in their lives as the train moved smoothly along the ground without hitting any bumps in the road beneath it.
As the minutes seemed to tick by slowly, one of the bell boys looked towards the glass window when he heard the sound of something hit the glass…a strange object sticking to the window from the outside, upon closer inspection it looked to be about the size of two hands put together.
As the people onboard the train kept eating, more of those objects just appeared out of nowhere and stuck to the window…the bell boy walking over to find that the object was really a work or leech and it had fanged teeth lining the inside of its' mouth, the weight of so many of them sticking to the window at once caused the glass to crack and break. The leeches all began attacking the inhabitants of the train, their screams echoing loudly as they were eaten alive with no way of getting the leeches off their bodies.
Eventually, all of them had been devoured and were dead…the leeches taking up residence inside the train after their meal so that they could procreate and fill the machine with their offspring, the man in the white gown finishing his song and smiling at the work his children had done.
(Elsewhere)
A van was moving through the forest along a different path than the one the train was using, the dark metal almost completely blending in with the darkness surrounding it. In the front were two men, both of them Military Police officers, their job being almost complete as they kept driving along the path towards their destination.
Neither of them were aware that they were being stalked by a group of dogs, low growls spilling out of their torn throats as they silently but quickly followed their prey until they could get them alone and then they would strike…and they would eat well that night, saliva dripping out of their mouths.
In the back of the vehicle, a man sat with his head slumped forward as he stared at the silver cuffs holding his hands together…the metal mocking him cruelly as it glinted in the low light. A sigh escaped his lips as he felt his own impending death coming towards him, his heart growing heavy with regret as he knew that after tonight he wouldn't live to see the light of the next morning.
Or at least, that's what he thought would happen when he felt the van start to rock and sway as he himself was moved around until the vehicle was turned over on its' side…the brunette male falling to the ground on his side and grunting slightly when he collided with the metal floor of the vehicle. Outside the van, he heard the officers transporting him screaming as their throats were torn out by razor sharp teeth and deep growls were mixed in with their terrified yelling. After roughly 10 minutes, the screaming stopped and the sounds of their flesh being eaten off their bones was all that could be heard as the brunette male took this chance to kick the doors open and make his escape.
The dogs that had attacked the van didn't even notice that another potential kill had given them the slip, they were too busy filling their stomachs with the meat of their fallen prey. As the brunette male made his way through the forest, he noticed something enter his line of vision as he silently made his way towards the object.
It turned out to be a train, and this escaped man knew that he could use it to hide from his pursuing superiors as he used a back door that wasn't locked to enter the train and find a place to hide out until daylight.
What this man didn't know was that he'd escaped his own prison just to fall into a whole new nightmare, and this one would last until he was either dead or triumphed over it.
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T.B.C.- So, hope you guys like this first chapter…if you like it enough, I'll write another chapter and then post it. For now though, read and review.