Prologue
1
2 Monday 1 March 1999
Ada, Oklahoma
Leon laid down thinking, he always did when he tried to sleep. It's because of the name…why does this place have to be called Ada? It was 2300 hours & everything was quiet. The other members of the Anti-Umbrella Organisation he had joined were sleeping. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Who could that be? No one else knows we're here…Leon picked up his gun, the Browning HP Pistol had been Ada's weapon & was yet another bitter reminder of his loss. He stopped himself from thinking of her & made his way to the door. He opened the door cautiously, half expecting to be shot. Leon couldn't see anyone around & wondered if he had imagined it. He glanced at Lake Creek, which was bathed in the pale light of the full moon. Just like that night…I wish Ada could see this. Leon glanced down & saw a parcel left by the door.
"It'll be a letter-bomb knowing my luck." Leon mumbled as he picked the parcel up & went back inside. He returned to his room & looked at the long brown envelope, wondering whether he should open it. Who could've sent it? No one knows we're here…except S.T.A.R.S… I guess I won't know unless I open it. Leon timidly opened the envelope & was relieved to find a few pieces of paper, not a bomb. Leon looked at the first document:
ALBERT LEA
The next document was information:
2.1 Pickerel Lake Complex
Accident – T-Virus spill
Request assistance
No information has left the complex – D.P.W is handling the situation
Status of T-010 - Complete, programmed, stored
Worries – In-05, Ma-47 & infected researchers
Safe entry – March 1, 0600 hours
It has been decided to ignore the request made by the Pickerel Lake Complex. The situation will resolve itself within a month.
Leon was astonished by what he was reading. He once again wondered who could have sent the information & why. The final document made no sense to Leon, despite reading it through a few times:
2.2 Island Entry = Virus ordered, green to grey
S.M = Name to code
E Lab = Creature
D. Heirati/A. Thompson/C. Sanders/Z. Rommany
2.2.1 I'd better contact the S.T.A.R.S. I think they'll be interested in this. Leon picked up his phone & called Chris.
3 "Yeah?" Chris mumbled.
"Chris? Sorry. Leon here." Leon said apologetically.
"What is it? Has something happened?" Chris asked in a concerned tone.
"I just got a parcel, information on an Umbrella base. It says Umbrella are ignoring it…this could be our proof…" Leon replied enthusiastically.
"Any idea where it came from?" Chris asked seriously.
"Not a clue." Leon replied blankly.
"Well…we'll be there tomorrow to check it out." Chris replied hesitantly.
"Right. Thanks Chris." Leon replied & then hung up.
Leon put the information back in the envelope & placed it in a drawer. He then walked back to the door & decided to sit by the lake to think.
Ada stood watching the base of the A.U.O Leon had joined when he stepped outside, she quickly got herself out of sight, knowing how much of a bad idea being seen would be. Although I want it to happen, oh Leon, I wish you knew I was alive…but he'd…Ada stopped that trail of thought. She knew her & Leon could never be, though it was a small comfort being able to see him. Wesker had told her to take information on an Umbrella base to Leon in order to draw the S.T.A.R.S there. He had promised not to harm Leon if she did what he told her & stayed out of sight, Ada had reluctantly agreed. She sighed, thinking of her time in Raccoon City, her time with Leon, when her life changed so dramatically, so horribly. The full moon always reminded her of her night in Raccoon City, the memories from there would never leave. Ada looked at Leon, he was lost in thought, probably because of the information she had given him. She had been tempted to slip in a picture of her but had changed her mind when she thought of the consequences. I really am sorry Leon. I never wanted this to happen…I wish things could be different but…Stop it Ada! This isn't helping you, or him for that matter. You're a trained professional, act like it. Ada knew the feelings she felt for Leon were a bad idea, that she should forget him but there was something about him, something that made him impossible to forget. She sighed again & turned to leave.
"Who's there!? Freeze!" Leon shouted. She knew the voice too well. Without thinking, she turned around. He wasn't close enough to identify her yet but she knew he was in range to fire. Leave Ada. If he sees you, he dies. Ada turned & ran towards the vehicle that had brought her to the lake for her to leave, so they would both be safe.
4 "Freeze! Don't make me shoot you." Leon called.
"Leave me alone!" Ada shouted back without meaning to.
"That voice…Ada, is that you?" Leon asked, half in shock.
Ada paused for a moment, Leon grabbed her & turned her to face him.
"You're okay…I don't believe it! How? Are you the one that left that stuff? I'm so happy to see you, I missed you…" Leon blurted.
"Enough. I can't answer your questions Leon. I have to go. You can't tell anyone you've seen me. If he finds out he'll kill you. I have to go Leon."
"Wait. Who is he? What's wrong Ada? Tell me, I want to help."
"Then let me leave & pretend you never saw me Leon. Please, for your own good, listen to me. I couldn't stand anything happening to you. He won't let anything harm you so long as you don't know. They want me back to normal…I…I love you Leon. Good bye."
"Love you too. Good bye, Ada."
Ada ran towards her car, trying not to cry. That was the hardest thing she had ever had to do. At least he knows now. At least I, we, have that much. Ada turned to face Leon when she got to the car & waved good bye to the man she loved before leaving his life forever.
1
2 Monday 1 March 1999
Ada, Oklahoma
Leon laid down thinking, he always did when he tried to sleep. It's because of the name…why does this place have to be called Ada? It was 2300 hours & everything was quiet. The other members of the Anti-Umbrella Organisation he had joined were sleeping. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Who could that be? No one else knows we're here…Leon picked up his gun, the Browning HP Pistol had been Ada's weapon & was yet another bitter reminder of his loss. He stopped himself from thinking of her & made his way to the door. He opened the door cautiously, half expecting to be shot. Leon couldn't see anyone around & wondered if he had imagined it. He glanced at Lake Creek, which was bathed in the pale light of the full moon. Just like that night…I wish Ada could see this. Leon glanced down & saw a parcel left by the door.
"It'll be a letter-bomb knowing my luck." Leon mumbled as he picked the parcel up & went back inside. He returned to his room & looked at the long brown envelope, wondering whether he should open it. Who could've sent it? No one knows we're here…except S.T.A.R.S… I guess I won't know unless I open it. Leon timidly opened the envelope & was relieved to find a few pieces of paper, not a bomb. Leon looked at the first document:
ALBERT LEA
The next document was information:
2.1 Pickerel Lake Complex
Accident – T-Virus spill
Request assistance
No information has left the complex – D.P.W is handling the situation
Status of T-010 - Complete, programmed, stored
Worries – In-05, Ma-47 & infected researchers
Safe entry – March 1, 0600 hours
It has been decided to ignore the request made by the Pickerel Lake Complex. The situation will resolve itself within a month.
Leon was astonished by what he was reading. He once again wondered who could have sent the information & why. The final document made no sense to Leon, despite reading it through a few times:
2.2 Island Entry = Virus ordered, green to grey
S.M = Name to code
E Lab = Creature
D. Heirati/A. Thompson/C. Sanders/Z. Rommany
2.2.1 I'd better contact the S.T.A.R.S. I think they'll be interested in this. Leon picked up his phone & called Chris.
3 "Yeah?" Chris mumbled.
"Chris? Sorry. Leon here." Leon said apologetically.
"What is it? Has something happened?" Chris asked in a concerned tone.
"I just got a parcel, information on an Umbrella base. It says Umbrella are ignoring it…this could be our proof…" Leon replied enthusiastically.
"Any idea where it came from?" Chris asked seriously.
"Not a clue." Leon replied blankly.
"Well…we'll be there tomorrow to check it out." Chris replied hesitantly.
"Right. Thanks Chris." Leon replied & then hung up.
Leon put the information back in the envelope & placed it in a drawer. He then walked back to the door & decided to sit by the lake to think.
Ada stood watching the base of the A.U.O Leon had joined when he stepped outside, she quickly got herself out of sight, knowing how much of a bad idea being seen would be. Although I want it to happen, oh Leon, I wish you knew I was alive…but he'd…Ada stopped that trail of thought. She knew her & Leon could never be, though it was a small comfort being able to see him. Wesker had told her to take information on an Umbrella base to Leon in order to draw the S.T.A.R.S there. He had promised not to harm Leon if she did what he told her & stayed out of sight, Ada had reluctantly agreed. She sighed, thinking of her time in Raccoon City, her time with Leon, when her life changed so dramatically, so horribly. The full moon always reminded her of her night in Raccoon City, the memories from there would never leave. Ada looked at Leon, he was lost in thought, probably because of the information she had given him. She had been tempted to slip in a picture of her but had changed her mind when she thought of the consequences. I really am sorry Leon. I never wanted this to happen…I wish things could be different but…Stop it Ada! This isn't helping you, or him for that matter. You're a trained professional, act like it. Ada knew the feelings she felt for Leon were a bad idea, that she should forget him but there was something about him, something that made him impossible to forget. She sighed again & turned to leave.
"Who's there!? Freeze!" Leon shouted. She knew the voice too well. Without thinking, she turned around. He wasn't close enough to identify her yet but she knew he was in range to fire. Leave Ada. If he sees you, he dies. Ada turned & ran towards the vehicle that had brought her to the lake for her to leave, so they would both be safe.
4 "Freeze! Don't make me shoot you." Leon called.
"Leave me alone!" Ada shouted back without meaning to.
"That voice…Ada, is that you?" Leon asked, half in shock.
Ada paused for a moment, Leon grabbed her & turned her to face him.
"You're okay…I don't believe it! How? Are you the one that left that stuff? I'm so happy to see you, I missed you…" Leon blurted.
"Enough. I can't answer your questions Leon. I have to go. You can't tell anyone you've seen me. If he finds out he'll kill you. I have to go Leon."
"Wait. Who is he? What's wrong Ada? Tell me, I want to help."
"Then let me leave & pretend you never saw me Leon. Please, for your own good, listen to me. I couldn't stand anything happening to you. He won't let anything harm you so long as you don't know. They want me back to normal…I…I love you Leon. Good bye."
"Love you too. Good bye, Ada."
Ada ran towards her car, trying not to cry. That was the hardest thing she had ever had to do. At least he knows now. At least I, we, have that much. Ada turned to face Leon when she got to the car & waved good bye to the man she loved before leaving his life forever.