Not everything is what is seems….
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It had been a few months since Raccoon City, and the Anti-Umbrella group was on its way to a special meeting in an old abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA. They all walked into the dimly lit room with a large round table, their informer and their leader sitting across from them.
Things had finally been looking up for the group that swore to show the world what Umbrella really was. It was sad that it took the destruction of thousands of innocent lives and the bombing of many of the team's home, but now Umbrella was backed into a corner. The United States Government was cracking down on what Umbrella was doing behind closed door, spearheaded by its new special agent in charge of investigating the "pharmaceutical company", Leon S. Kennedy. While he attacked Umbrella from the legal and public side, Chris and Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, and the thought dead Rebecca Chambers attacked Umbrella in its vulnerable secret side. There had been many small battles, each supplying Leon with new ammunition to fire at the limping Umbrella. They knew it wouldn't be long before the U.S. could shut down the pharmaceutical titan, at least on the states side. Europe was nearly unfazed, even with all the evidence that the U.S. was showing the world. They were too well rooted and even though losing the U.S. as a source of resources was like taking an arm from the beast, Umbrella was still a threat to everything humanity could bear to lose.
Umbrella knew about the group and five of its members, (Rebecca was believed to be dead from a car accident trying to escape the city during the outbreak) but they always were one step ahead. Sir Spencer had often threatened to end or ruin the lives of operatives who failed to locate and kill the thorn in his side, but it never made the reports on his desk change. The group had always left whatever hiding was raided, showing evidence of having left shortly before Spencer's men got there. The old man was determined he wouldn't leave this life before he got the S.T.A.R.S. members that had lost him his greatest operative, Albert Wesker.
"So nice to see all of you again, though as always, I wish it were under better circumstances." The group sat down in their chairs beside their STARS comrades. Wesker was sitting as usual with his hands in his lap and his legs crossed as he greeted his most prized special unit of pupils that was sure to bring down Spencer and the evil corporation that was sure to bring the destruction of humanity if left on their course. To his right was Ada Wong, Leon's girlfriend and top agent of the "Organization", and to his left was a young woman to whom the others did not recognize. She was a slim white female, slightly taller than Claire. Her red hair rested its tips on her shoulders and her gaze was almost as unreadable as Wesker's, though she didn't hide her eyes behind glasses like him. She was confident in herself and her abilities and anyone thinking of pulling anything over on her was in for the beating of a lifetime. She caught Chris's attention from the second he entered the room. It wasn't attraction; she just had that spark in her eye that made Chris wonder what her background was. Wesker could see the wheels turning in his star pupil's head and decided that there was no point in wasting time with updates on their cause until reunions and introductions had be established.
"Everyone, this is Alice. She was Chief of Security at the Arklay Labs after my transfer to Stars. She has been our lifeline into Spencer's head since we began. I am bringing her before you now because after the catastrophe at Raccoon City, Alice has been formerly asked to resign. We will no longer have intel regarding Umbrella's movements, experiments, and their hunting of your team." Wesker stated pointing to Chris. "She will join Ada and I in the Organization's Special Forces and will be personally responsible for making sure your team is given transport and protection. If you need anything from us Chris, she will make it happen."
"What about the rest of our teams Wesker?" Chris asked. "How will the hiding surviving bravo team members and Joseph be protected? Umbrella finds them, and they are going to know who set up the fall of Raccoon City to start the government looking into them. They will be executed!"
"I have already evacuated them and their families to Leon and explained the situation to him. He has them under critical secrecy and protection. Even I couldn't find them without Leon's help now." Alice quickly jumped on Chris's worries reassuring him and convincing him she was indeed on their side at the same time.
"Alice was my top officer at Arklay, she is very through and not prone to making mistakes. I am sure you will appreciate her abilities." Wesker grinned as he saw his team loosen up, their resolve to destroy Spencer and his monsters was as strong as ever and since Spencer was upping his game, Wesker knew it was time to up theirs as well. "I asked you to bring Miss Chambers because I wanted to inform her personally," Wesker turned his attention to Rebecca who focused her eyes on Wesker hoping that what he was about the tell her was what she was waiting for. "We have found Mr. Coen."
"Billy is alive!" Rebecca's face brightened up, she turned to Jill and hugged her.
"Yes, he was an Umbrella prisoner after your escape from the training facility. Alice remembered me mentioning him and thought the name looked familiar on one of her prisoner rosters. She had him transferred to Seattle where we intercepted the transport and mentioned you upon his rescue. You will be joining him with Leon in D.C."
"Thank you!" Rebecca exclaimed, a tear in her eye. She had worried about him for months and now she was going to see him again.
"If you will come with me we will be going." Alice stood up and headed to the door behind her, Rebecca saluted Wesker and with his nod she ran off following Alice to a car parked on the other end of the warehouse.
"Now onto business," Wesker turned his gaze at Claire turning emotionless letting the former Stars members know he was about to start on a mission for them to help take down their enemy. "We have them in America but the Europe branch needs to be shaken a bit. Claire, I'm sending you to the European HQ for Umbrella and I need you to do some damage then get yourself caught."
"Are you out of your mind!?!" Chris jumped up, obviously not liking this scenario one bit.
"Listen to me Chris." Wesker knew this wasn't going to be easy. "We have done good covering up our chains. After that thing impersonating Marcus released the T-virus, it gave us the opportunity we needed to get out our friends and gave the public they needed to see to stop having the wool pulled over their eyes. We got Bravo teams survivors out of there, demolished the mansion and got out leaving those of you behind to cover our escape. I got Birkin and his family out and thankfully Hunk was able to convince those power hungry fools that William turned himself into a monster and killed his team. They never wonder why he is the only one to ever make it back, their pathetically stupid. Thankfully Alice warned me they were sending the Nemesis after you Jill, and we stopped it before it killed anyone. Even though Carlos failed to stop Nickolai, Alice was able to kill him before he gave up our little ruse to Spencer and his lap dogs. We have Spencer where we want him, but we need throw him a curve. Something that will scare him into really making a mistake and showing his hand, it's time he knew who was hunting him."
"What do have in mind Wesker?" Claire asked signaling to her brother that she was willing to follow Wesker's plan and that Chris needed to sit down, which he did reluctantly.
"You will get captured, but we will have a tracer embedded in you. After you have been taken to detention and experimentation facility, my special forces and I will attack where you are. We will do our best to see if we can't free you without looking like we are helping you if we can. I will confront you where I know Spencer will have cameras set up so he can see I am alive and well. I will need to pose as your enemy to keep our story believed by Spencer but you will need to contact Leon as soon as possible to get a message to Chris to rescue you as soon as possible. Being on the Umbrella network they will trace the e-mail so make sure you send it to Leon and let him contact Chris to let him know to come get you. Gather what intel you can as Alice and I do the same. When it is all said and done we may have enough to give to Leon that the International Committee will have to listen to the U.S. about the dangers of Umbrella. Then it will simply be a matter of time till we find Spencer and give him the justice he deserves."
"Ok." Claire agreed, leaving Chris no room to argue.
"Jill, you and Barry are on standby on this one. Head back to the Canadian safe house with Carlos and await further orders there." Jill and Barry nodded and everyone stood up.
"It won't be long now my friends, soon we will no longer have the hide and the snake will be pulled from the shadows and seen for what it really is." Wesker shook hands with his team as they returned to the battlefront with their orders. He hoped that he was right in guessing that Claire might be sent to Rockfort Island, if that was the case he may finally find out what happened that had Umbrella focusing so much on the Ashford family's island, and if Veronica really died in that experiment.