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Author's Acknowledgement
When asked to chose between Resident Evil 1 and 2, I would usually chose RE 2 simply because I was introduced to the main characters (Leon and Claire) before I actually played the game. Don't get me wrong, I love the original game, Jill Sandwich and all (I've never played REmake, so maybe if I ever do, it'll change my opinion). But when it comes between the new games and the classic games, I'm really on the fence about that arguement. While the newer games (RE 4 and 5) have much better graphics, the reason I liked the classic games in the first place was because I didn't have to deal with my terrible shooter skills. I hope I bring some old and some new in this sequel, which will cover the events of RE 2, 3, and possibly Code Verionica.
Alert: I might discontinue this story at a certain point and wait for the release of RE 6 for the continuation of Sherry's story and maybe to introduce a new character from there.
Virus Kids: Raccoon City
Chapter 1
September 20, 1998 Raccoon City Suburbs
"Tina, have a good day at school!" Ann called, as she waved to her daughter.
"I will Mom!" Tina said, as she waved back at her mother. Tina smiled happily as she walked through the sunny neighborhood of the Raccoon City Suburbs to the bus stop. She hummed a quiet tune as she waited for the school bus. When it arrived, she stepped inside and easily found her blond haired friend.
"Sherry, there you are!" she exclaimed.
Sherry turned to see Tina, They sat together on the bus everyday.
The bus rolled up to the next stop, and the first kid to step onboard was dark haired, fair-skinned, boy with hazelnut eyes. He excused his way through the crowded bus to where Tina and Sherry were sitting.
"Hey there you guys!" Matt greeted his friends.
Some of the other kids on the bus snickered at Matt.
"Hey look at the faggot over there. He never hangs out with guys, right faggot?" one of them called.
Matt's face turned bright red in anger and annoyance. He reached into his back pocket and began drawing out a small, silver object.
"Matt, put that away." Tina grunted to him. Matt rolled his eyes as he slipped his pocketknife back into his pocket. He knew that Tina would have also liked it if he had roughened those kids up a little bit. But as usual, she had to be boring. On the other hand, being boring was also being responsible, and Matt, whether he would admit it or not, knew just as well as Tina about being responsible.
The bus finally arrived at Raccoon City Junior High. Tina, Matt, and Sherry stepped out with the rest of the children. They all had the same homeroom, and so after going to their lockers, they each took their seats. Tina and Sherry sat in the front right of the classroom, while Matt sat in the front left. Tina leaned in closer to Sherry.
"Hey Sherry, does your father know about…" Tina began.
Sherry looked at her friend, for she knew exactly what she meant.
"As far as I know, you're safe. But they're still searching for you guys." Sherry informed her.
A look of worry appeared on Tina's face. She knew that Sherry would never turn them into Umbrella, but were they watching them this very minute? Tina relaxed as the teacher walked into the room. They were done with Umbrella, now all they had to do was live a normal life, right?
"Matthew, please answer problem four for us please." the teacher asked.
"Ok. 'If x equals two, what would two x plus five equal?' That would be…six?" Matt stumbled on the question.
"Incorrect, Matthew. The correct answer is nine." the teacher coldly corrected him.
Matt couldn't believe the impatience and intolerance of the teachers at Raccoon City Junior High had. It was if all the teachers were working for Umbrella. Then Matt remembered that indirectly, everyone in Raccoon City worked for Umbrella, since the government was mainly funded on Umbrella's product taxes. And not to mention Umbrella owned the hospitals and their generous donations to Raccoon City's school district. Tina listened intently as the teacher lectured on, even though Birkin had taught them Pre-Algebra long ago. So far, seventh grade has been a breeze for the two. But Tina and Matt both had a bad feeling. It was just too easy, getting away from Umbrella. The orphanage they turned themselves into was a mere three blocks away from the Umbrella headquarters that housed them for a couple of months. Class was almost over when the teacher stopped us for a "very important announcement".
"The Umbrella Corporation will be holding a job fair at our school in four days. All of you hoping to pursue a career in medicine or science, Umbrella is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world." the teacher then let us go.
"So, are you gonna go to the Umbrella job fair?" Matt asked.
"That's a stupid question, of course I'm not going." Tina replied, a bit upset he even asked.
"I'm going. My dad's suppose to be there." Sherry told us.
"Really? Then I think we should definitely go to that job fair. Maybe we can get him alone and make him tell us about our powers." Matt suggested to Tina.
"Hey Matt, I'm right here." Sherry informed him, waving her hand across his face.
"Oh, sorry Sherry." Matt apologized.
"Anyway, I don't think going to the job fair is a good idea. What if it's a trap?" Tina suggested.
"How could it be a trap? Nearly the whole school will be there, so there'd be no opportunity for the scientists to seize us, if they even know Umbrella's looking us. Besides, it's not like Wesker's going to be there." Matt said.
We all became silent at the sound of his name. Sherry and Tina looked at each other, knowing that wasn't exactly true.
"Well, he hasn't been visiting my Dad, or my Mom." Sherry reassured.
Matt couldn't help but snicker at the thought of Wesker with Annette, even though he knew it was rude. Tina nudged Matt in the elbow.
"You're being a jerk, Matt." Tina grunted to him.
The bus pulled up to Matt's stop. Matt waved goodbye to his friends and stepped out. Matt began walking the two blocks to his house. If we could catch Birkin at the job fair, we could get him to tell us about the full potential of our powers, Matt thought. Or we could get him to give Tina her full powers, since she seemed to only have a modified version of the powers Matt and Wesker possessed. Matt arrived at his families' spacious suburban home. He threw his backpack on the ground near the door, slumped down on the living room couch and flipped on the TV. Just before he changed the channel to his favorite afternoon cartoon, a newscast caught his eye.
"A mysterious sickness is sweeping the city. The Raccoon General Hospital has taken over one hundred patients with this seemly incurable disease. Rest assured, the top scientists from the pharmaceutical company Umbrella are working to finding a cure for this sickness, which has already claimed at least twenty lives. Details at eleven." the newscast reported.