Hello, hello my friends. You voted and this was the second fastest growing want for a story. I want to thank the people who have been reading my stories since The End of All Things to Come. If you haven't read The End of All Things to Come or My World, you might want to before you read this because my OC is- well- special. I never thought these stories would be so popular but I am very, very glad that you enjoy them.
Now I wanted to mention a little tid bit or two about this story. I know the time line is a little off. Claire and her convoy have been traveling for years together in the movie, but with the way I do my story (adding bits of the books and games into the movie) I decided to kill the years and make it weeks maybe months that they have been traveling together. I'm sorry if this gets on your nerves but it works out a bit better, in my opinion, for my story.
This story does have plot spoilers. This is the first time I have put that for any of my stories but since this subject is so big with the movies, games, and books, I decided to put that. They are all different but all somewhat the same, the plot is mainly the difference. So if you have seen the movie then yay you know what happens, if you haven't you might want to or just say screw it and read my story anyway.
I know I know just get on with the damn story and quit talking to us. So here is the story please review and if you please will go vote on the same poll that was up before, there are new choices. Thanks lovies.
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Well, Salt Lake was a bust in trying to find Claire's brother, Chris Redfield. We continued on driving in a southern direction, going no where in particular. Claire was loosing hope as time went on, in the search of her brother, I couldn't blame her though. We were driving in a line of cars; Claire, K-Mart and I in the front in the Hummer. Otto behind us driving the bus of kids and others. Mikey in the TV station van. Betty in the ambulance. Carlos and a survivor in an armored vehicle then Chase and L.J. with the gas tanker.
"Damn, I'd kill a human for a cigarette." I said in the back seat of the Hummer cleaning weapons.
"Hey, Carlos, this is Claire. You got any smokes?" She asked through the CB radio, getting my hint and wanting a cigarette as well.
"No." He replied back. I laughed and grabbed the CB from Claire.
"Like we're suppose to believe that." I said.
"Would I lie to you, ojos púrpuras?" he said. I could hear the smirk he always had on his face. I rolled my eyes and handed it back to Claire.
"L.J." She said smoothly into the radio.
"Claire Redfield, how can I help you?" L.J. said. K-mart was putting on some eyeliner, one of her choice items she was allowed to pick up at K-Mart when we found her a few months back. When we combined convoys.
"Got any smokes?" Claire asked.
"No can do." he said.
"How about alternative?" she asked with a smirk.
"Sorry to say but we outta that too." he said.
"You gotta be shitting me... Otto?" Becky said over the CB. I couldn't help but laugh in the back seat, laughing through the tears.
"Sorry, campers. Smoked the last of it back in Salt Lake." Otto's voice said over the CB. One of the things that made it so easy for our convoys to combine was that everyone just clicked. Whether it was because the world was the way it was or they needed someone.
"Yeah, people, it really is the end of the world." L.J. said.
"Amen to that." I said in the back seat. No one said much as we continued driving. We would be looking for a place to camp soon. I often wondered how Jill and Alice were doing. If Alice had gotten control over whatever was controlling her.
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We pulled off to the side of the road near a deserted motel in the middle of the desert.
"I'll go look with Carlos and L.J." I said to Claire, getting out of the car. Carlos, L.J. and I met on top of the school bus. We looked at the motel through binoculars. Mikey and Claire sat in the news van broadcasting to see if anyone would answer.
"Why do we still broadcast? No one is alive in there. Even at the end of the world, I'd sleep in my damn car, rather then in there." I said as Carlos looked through the binoculars.
"I agree." L.J. said sitting next to me, with a disgusted look on his face.
"Seems quiet." Carlos said handing me the binoculars.
"Yeah, don't they always?" L.J. said.
"Claire, looks clear. Shall we go in?" Carlos said into the ear piece Mikey gave him.
"It's your call, guys." She said over the radio.
"I think we should. Looks clear so no to minimal problem." I said, handing the binoculars to L.J.
"You and your peppiness or whatever the fuck this is needs to go." L.J. said grabbing the binoculars. I laughed as Carlos stood up.
"Come on. Let's go." Carlos said helping me up.
"Let's do it." L.J. said, getting up behind me. We crawled down the bus and got into the Hummer. I handed out the weapons as Carlos drove closer to the hotel. We got out and cocked our guns and walked over to the building.
Carlos walked up to the door with L.J and I covering him close behind. L.J. moved ahead and inside the lobby.
"I'm gonna get me a room. I'll take a water bed, a Jacuzzi, and I'm gonna rent me a porno." L.J. said with a laugh. Carlos and I snickered at our friend's humor.
"I think Betty would like all of that, except for the porno." I said teasing him. Everyone knew he had a crush on our medic.
"Shut up." he said lightly kicking my leg. The place was completely trashed. We spread out, L.J. to the left, Carlos to the right, and I just stood there looking stupid.
"Screw this." I said under my breath and followed in Carlos' direction.
"I'll check the office. You go on and check the rooms." I said causing Carlos to jump.
"Was that necessary?" he said with aggravation. I nodded my head and moved into the office. I heard him sigh behind me and carry on down the hall. The office let out into the lobby and into the owners personal quarters. I heard gun shots and ran out of the office, to Carlos.
"Was that you?" he asked. I shook my head.
"L.J." I said under my breath as we ran to where L.J. had gone.
We heard him screaming and ran into a room seeing a zombie on top of him trying to bite him. Carlos and I shot the zombie causing it to fall off of him.
"What happened? You three okay?" Claire asked over the radio.
"Yeah, it's all clear." I said into the radio. L.J. sat up on the edge of the bed, breathing deep and shook his bleeding head. Carlos and I walked L.J. into the lobby and onto a chair to wait for Betty to look at the cut on his face.
"Somebody need my help?" she said as she walked into the motel she knelt down in front of L.J. to look at his face.
"It's nothing. But if you insist..." L.J. said. I looked over at Carlos. For some reason we weren't the same ever since Salt Lake. We investigated Umbrella's little camp site at the Salt Flats and well almost died but that was another day in paradise. He was sending me mixed signals again. I think since we directly dealt with Umbrella, it made him think of Alice. Which I still believe he likes more than me. And here I am talking about a stupid love triangle, when we are the only survivors of the end of the world.
"That's right. So, sit back and relax." Betty said, pulling me out of my mental debate. She inspected the small wound he had.
"You like playing rough, huh?" Betty said, as she got out some gauze.
"Oh I've had worse." L.J. said flirting with her.
"I'm sure." Betty smiled.
"But you've always been gentle with me, Betty." L.J. said.
"Oh, God. I'm leaving." Carlos said as he walked out the door. I laughed.
"Yeah would you two just do it already?" I said laughing at L.J.'s and Betty's glare and followed Carlos out the door.
Outside everyone was walking around searching for necessary items that we always needed. I sighed and began searching for the items as well.