A/N: Sooooo I started this a long time ago and it's been sitting dead for a long time. Again breaking my rule of not posting something before it's finished, I'm posting an unfinished fanfic, partially because it's sad that there isn't a single Alex one on here in English (There's barely any at all!), and partially to hopefully get a little more motivation to finish it! There will be eventual smut, but only one scene, and at least the really graphic parts can all be easily skipped. Other than that, it's a legitimate story with a full plot and eventual fluff. Mostly the same as canon, but with a few somewhat minor details switched around. I'm also by no means an expert on the RE universe, so I apologize if there are any inaccuracies. ^^; Anywho, onto the story!
Warnings: lesbians (obviously) and slight kink. Anything else is commonplace in the source.
I'm dancing in the dark with this so-called friend of mine
He's hanging 'round my back and refuses to leave my side
I'm dancing in the dark with his whispers in my ear
We're just like Bonnie and Clyde
We're both partners in crime
He's the dark I need to fall asleep
~ Miss Li - Dancing in the Dark ~
A grapple shot up into a room, pulling a woman up with it after a few seconds. The woman had short, jet-black hair, and the only sound she made after unhooking the grapple is the clicking of her heels on the floor. The room was a laboratory, and she began sifting carefully through things to try and find what she came for.
Drawers? Empty. Cabinets? Empty. Every damn vial, beaker, and petri dish in the room? Empty! She was just about to give up for now when a low, female voice came in over the intercom.
"Hello, darling. You're looking for my beloved T-Phobos, I'm guessing? Sorry, but it's not in there, or anywhere you'll ever get access to, even in your wildest dreams."
"Oh really? Then why don't you tell me where it is and we'll see if I can't get in there?"
"But that would spoil all the fun. It's much more entertaining to watch you run around aimlessly, constantly fighting for your life as you hope you're going in the right direction."
"But don't you want to test this security you're so confident in? If I can't get in anyways, then where's the risk in letting me try?"
"Because I know you. I know exactly who you are, and what you're capable of."
"And just how do you know me so well?"
The woman paused for a few moments, then completely ignored her question. "I want you to meet with me. I want to meet you face-to-face, and maybe we can work something out." She told her a place to go to, and a brief summary of how to get there, not wanting to make it too easy on her. "Go there and we can talk, otherwise you'll just be at the mercy of endless failed experiments."
Ada considered it briefly. It seemed logical to assume that this woman was Alex, in which case this offer could easily be a trap. However, she didn't really want to go running through hoards of monsters aimlessly if she could avoid it. "Alright. I'll be there."
The woman behind the speaker, who was indeed Alex Wesker, grinned widely as she pushed the button to speak again. "Wonderful! I'll be waiting." She released the button and turned to leave. Surely Ada wouldn't make it there very quickly with all of the resistance she would run into along the way, but she had to make sure she got there first anyways.
Meanwhile, Ada went as quickly as she could, slaughtering any monsters that got in her way. She took a bit of damage, but nothing serious. She eventually made it to the room she had been looking for and opened the door, finding the owner of the mysterious voice seated elegantly on a couch. Her hair was a light blond and pulled off to one side in a large curl, her eyes a deep blue.
"Well well, you definitely made it quicker than I expected. Good job, Miss Wong."
"I tend to defy expectations. Now tell me why you wanted to meet with me."
"So direct! Can't a girl just want to chat a little bit?"
"You wouldn't have revealed yourself to me directly for a leisurely chat."
"Oh fine, be a buzzkill. At least sit down, will you?"
Ada figured at least that much wouldn't hurt, but was cautious to watch out for any potential traps as she did.
"Now then, it seems I'm right in that you want my special virus. Why?"
"My reasons are my own, besides maybe I just want you to think I want it. You're an evil, cruel woman, and I'm no stranger to killing as employment. How do you know this meeting wasn't exactly what I was hoping for to try and kill you?" Ada crossed one leg over the other, revealing a dagger holstered at her thigh.
Alex chuckled lightly. She wasn't an idiot, and in fact was far from it. Ada Wong was as enigmatic as they came. She could easily be here for either reason, or a multitude of others, but the virus seemed the most likely. "Touche. So then, are you going to try and kill me? You could quite easily."
Ada noticed the light on her bracelet was still glowing a bright green. She had seen them on some of the creatures outside, and they were all red. "And why would I tell you if I was? I can play with you just as easily as you can play with me."
Alex grinned from the cheeky remark. "A very good point, but I don't like being played."
"And neither do I, but you're doing it already, so why can't I?"
"A fair point. So then, why don't we just assume for now that you won't and that you want the virus." Alex hadn't planned to let her guard down from the beginning anyways. "I won't just hand it over to you. It's far too precious for that, but I might consider a trade."
"What could I possibly have that you want?"
"Unsurpassed stealth and physical and mental abilities without the added effects of a virus. You do a little job for me, and I'll give you a sample of T-Phobos."
"And what exactly is this job?"
Alex shifted her position slightly to get more comfortable. "There's a little girl from Terragrigia that I need. Her parents were killed and right now she's all alone, running around the island aimlessly. I have a few plans for her, but first I need to get her here."
Ada raised an eyebrow. "You want me to kidnap a little girl?"
"Don't worry, I don't plan to hurt her. In fact, I plan on protecting her as well as I possibly can. Really, you'd be doing her a favor by giving her a safe place to stay instead of being out on the streets all by herself."
Ada debated for a moment. Again, she could be legitimate in her offer, but it was more likely she planned to simply kill her once she had served her purpose, as most would, including her brother. "I get the girl and you'll give me T-Phobos?"
Alex nodded. "Yes. Do this one little favor for me and it's all yours." While Ada was right to be suspicious, it was for the wrong reasons. With someone as calm and collected as Ada, she couldn't help but wonder how she would fare differently than any of her other test subjects. She planned to give her T-Phobos, alright, but not in the way she was wanting. "Though there is one little catch, but it's just a small thing."
"Which is?"
"I need to keep tabs on you somehow." She walked over to a desk and opened a drawer, pulling out a bracelet like the one she wore herself, and like Ada had seen on the more human-esque creatures. "You understand, right? I have to make sure you're actually following through on our deal like a good girl. While usually I only give them to my test subjects, by itself this bracelet does nothing to you. It would simply be a means to communicate with you and make sure you're going in the right direction."
"What's the light on it? Some of the monsters had one, but it was red, while yours is green."
"T-Phobos responds to fear. The light changes with your emotions. Green means you're calm and at no risk. Orange means you're feeling anxious, but not yet fully scared. Red means you're truly fearful and is when the mutations start. If it blinks red, well, to put it simply, you're done for. For you, however, that won't matter, but it will also let us talk if you need anything or if I feel like checking on you. Sound fair?"
Ada couldn't help but wonder why she wore one, then. Why would she inject herself with the virus if something as simple as fear could set it off? Still, that wasn't so much her concern, so she let it go. "I guess."
Alex approached her and snapped the bracelet on her wrist. "There. Now you don't feel any different, do you?"
Ada looked down at the bracelet and studied it. She didn't feel any different, besides her privacy being invaded, but that was expected. She shook her head.
"Then I'll personally direct you to where she is as you go. Now go on. The sooner we get her here, the better." Alex walked out.
Ada followed her out, then watched her for a moment as she walked away before leaving herself. She didn't get her. Most of these psychos she could figure out. She hadn't heard of her having any superhuman abilities, so why give herself a virus? Unless she merely contracted it by being around it. Ada continued on, but heard a sudden fit of coughing and peeked around to see Alex holding herself up against a wall, breathing heavily. She coughed a few more times, then continued on. Ada, curious but not enough to ask directly, ignored it for now and went on to start her retrieval of the girl.
Alex, meanwhile, returned to where she had been before, where she would be keeping Natalia once she arrived. She ran her fingers over a partially transparent, human-sized container lying flat in the middle of the room. "Soon, Natalia, you'll be home, and I will be free."