CHAPTER 1: Containment
Michelle readjusted her mask as she sat in her chair on the underground train, moving some of her blonde hair out of her eyes. Being the leader of Umbrella's top task force isn't lucrative as she thought it would be. For instance, this is supposed to be her vacation right now, but instead she and her team were called into Raccoon City Umbrella location since the last Delta Team they deployed had..."disappeared."
Yeah, disappeared into the stomach of a BOW Michelle grumbled to herself before she looked at her teammates, all anxious to be back in the were the only ones he considered her best friends, but never knew her secret.
There was Michellea Schneider, code named Bertha, was the medic of the group. She was the cruelest person Michelle worked with, even scaring her at times, and Michelle absolutely loved that about her. She watched her torture people close to death, then nurse them back to health, then repeat the process over. In fact, she was Michelle's first pick when she selected her team.
Hector Hivers, code named Beltway, was the clown of the group. He always had a joke, no matter what, and boy, oh boy, his work with explosives amazed Michelle. He used every explosive know to man, from fireworks to TNT, and could kill an entire room of people with just a flash bang if it was needed.
Christine Yamata was the field scientist, hence her code name Four Eyes. She loved each viral specimen she's ever seen, no matter how deadly or grotesque, and knew how to carry herself with her weapons, giving her a slot in Michelle's team.
Vladimir Bodrovski, or Spectre, was the quiet one, making himself like, of course, specter. With his mask on, you knew if he was awoke or asleep when sitting down, but she's seen him shoot a man in the center of the forehead from 300 feet away at night.
And then there's Vector, who refused for anyone, even his own team, to know his real name. Everyone thinks it's because he was trained by HUNK who also never revealed his name.
Michelle's own code name was Lupo.
"So chief, when will we be dispatched?" Beltway asked, the eagerness dripping from his voice.
"I'm not sure, they said in the next hour." Michelle said as she looked over at Beltway, whose leg was shaking with excitement.
"A little eager, are we? It's just a take-and-kill mission."
"Kill, now that's the part I can't wait for." Bertha said. Michelle chuckled, rolling her eyes, before she went back to preparing.
She strapped on her bulletproof vest along with her elbow and knee pads. She holstered her Desert Eagle to her ankle and another Desert Eagle, whose magazines were filled with .50 Action Express rounds, holstered at her waist. On her other ankle and waist was a ballistic knife, which despite being illegal in the United States, was allowed by Umbrella. On her back, she had her machete strapped down one way and on the other was her Militia Rifle. She slipped on her black gas mask with red mouth holes and red eye sockets. Like all U.S.S. soldiers, on her left wrist was a hidden blade, as she was left-handed and on the other was the wrist computer, which she received periodic updates from Mission Control. Beltway once joked that she was ready to take down Umbrella if she wanted. The train skidded to a stop before the door slid open, revealing the new facility.
"WOLFPACK, come in WOLFPACK." Commander Richard said through their earpieces. He was the supervisor of the mission along with the board.
"WOLFPACK here." Michelle answered back.
"Report to Birkin's lab, your wrist computers will show you where to go." Commander Richard said before he turned off the communicator. Michelle turned on her wrist computer and followed the path until they reached their destination.
"Alpha leader, we're in position." Michelle communicated to the Alpha leader.
"Copy." He said in a gruff voice. "Standby."
There were sounds of fight before the door opened to show a man whose mask looked similar to Michelle's.
"You guys must be the new Delta team, report." HUNK commanded as they began stepping forward.
"Spectre here...all set." Spectre said.
"My name is Bertha, ready to play."
"Name's Beltway, nice to meet you Mr. Death."
"Call me Four Eyes, at your service."
"Vector here. Good to see you again, sir."
"Lupo, Delta Squad Leader. Nice to see you again, HUNK." Michelle said, finishing the introductions.
"Command," HUNK said as he contacted the superiors, "I've rendezvoused with Delta team."
Commander Richard answered back, "Understood. Now find Birkin and secure those samples. Failure is not a option."
"You heard him, let's move." HUNK said as they walked into the awaiting elevator.
"We're entering the lab of William Birkin, an Umbrella scientist attempting to sell classified samples of a weaponized virus strain to the U.S. government." Hunk explained.
"You mean the T-virus?" Michelle asked curiously.
"No. This is a new gene-altering compound Birkin's developed called the G-virus. It's significantly more powerful and he's in possession of the only known samples. There is a detachment of UCBS on site who most likely try to protect him. They are unaware of this operation and are considered expendable."
"Aren't we on the same team, why not just pick the phone and call?" Vector asked curious.
"They're mercenaries, they can be bought." HUNK answered. "We can't assume their loyalty to the company."
"So, what's the objective?" Bertha asked.
"Intercept Birkin and secure the G-virus." HUNK answered before the elevator doors opened. He gestured to Delta Team to come as they creeped into what appeared to be a lobby for Umbrella's lab, complete with a desk, a large Umbrella sign behind it and potted plants decorating the room. They walked to the large sealed door and HUNK typed in the code and turned around.
"Alright, weapons live...we're ready for action." HUNK confirmed with his calm voice.
The light above the panel went from red to green as the door slid open. They walked into the lab and descended down the stairs and were immediately were greeted with a creepy looking B.O.W.s completely submerged in a tank.
"Must the new type of B.O.W." Four Eyes said. "I wish could see them in battle."
"Come, let's keep moving." Michelle said quietly; they continued walking to stairs when a bright light appeared in front of them. The quickly drew their weapons and started shooting the soldiers on the floor above them. Delta Team expertly shoot each in the head before another wave came from the balcony of the dead UBCS members.
"Alright, let's move." HUNK said. They went to lower level only to have to kill more enemies.
"Throw a frag!" HUNK told Beltway, who threw one that took out two behind a metal desk. More UCBS members showed up on the balcony. They looked around and found an ammo stash not far from them. They reloaded their weapons and continued to fire until they wiped out this wave and prepared for the next.
"Clear." Michelle said as they descended. They were finishing the last wave of the room when an order came in.
"HUNK, Nighthawk, we've got a location on Dr. Birkin. He's just entered his lab. Get in there and obtain those samples!" Commander Richard shouted over from the control room.
"Roger, proceeding to Birkin's lab." Michelle said as they reached the large door that led the path to Birkin's lab.
"Stay focused. Birkin's already set up an exchange with the U.S. military. We may run into Special Operatives before this is over." HUNK said as he pressed in a code on his wrist computer, opening the door. HUNK ran behind a man and kicked him in his knee, making him fall to his knees, allowing the Alpha Team leader to slit his throat.
"Don't forget your training, if they get too close use your hand-to-hand combat." HUNK shouted as he and Delta Team continued down the hallway. They passed a corner where a solider popped from around the corner and knocked Michelle's guns out of her hands. He tried to hit Michelle with the butt of his rifle, but Michelle grabbed it and chucked it aside, before slamming her knee into the man's stomach. The man kneeled over onto Michelle's shoulder and his teammates noticed. Michelle grabbed her Desert Eagle and shot each member in their head. She threw the member of his shoulder onto the ground and fired three rounds into his chest, neck, and forehead. Michelle threw the empty magazine and slammed in another one as HUNK gestured for them to come.
"Let's go!" He said before they started moving. They entered what appeared to be another lobby, with more sofa's and more large potted plants. As soon as they descended the steps, a red light glowed and the alarm sounded.
"Emergency! There has been a security breach. Avoid contact with unauthorized personnel." The voice said.
"That wasn't us, we're using authorized access." HUNK said. "We might have company."
"Repeat, there has been a security breach. Avoid contact with all unauthorized personnel."
They continued walking before they came to large metal door. HUNK punched in a few codes on his wrist computer and the doors opened. They continued sprinting until they reached the next room when they heard Birkin.
"It's sheer perfection." Birkin said in a loving voice. "My precious G-virus…no one will ever take you away from me." Birkin said to his virus.
"He's definitely insane." Beltway said as Michelle nodded with a sigh.
They walked to the door and opened it. On the other side was another Alpha team member waiting for HUNK. They prepared to enter when HUNK looked back at them through his red eye sockets.
"Guard this door." He commanded. "Do not let anyone approach." He said, earning a nod from WOLFPACK. HUNK turned to his subordinate and said to come with him. He and the teammate opened the door and stormed into the room.
"There he is." Hunk said as he and HUNK lowered their guns.
"So, you've finally come." Dr. Birkin said from the other side of the room.
"Doctor, we're here to retrieve the G-virus sample." HUNK tried to reason, the door shutting.
"Sorry, I won't just hand over my life's work." Birkin shot back at the men before a large bang filled the room along with rapid gunfire.
"Stop it!" HUNK shouted as the gunfire stopped. "You might hit the sample. That's it, alright. Alright, let's move out." HUNK ordered. Almost on cue, an explosion knocked everyone down on their back. Michelle quickly looked up to see Spec Ops.
"Birkin's military escorts arrived. Neutralize them!" HUNK shouted. Michelle opened fire, managed to hit two in the chest. Everyone else managed to take care of the rest.
"Heh, I would think they would put up a better fight." Michelle said, shooting one in the head.
"Throwing away their lives for an idiot like Birkin." Beltway said as he managed to blow away a few of them. One tried shoulder Four Eyes, who easily maneuvered the man into a position in which she slit his throat. They received a new update to get to the elevator. They got on and large, menacing roar came from where they left Birkin. Thankfully for them, the elevator started rising leaving that thing down there.
"Goblin Six, what's your status?" HUNK asked, breaking the silence.
"The upper levels are secure." She responded. "All above ground escape are on lockdown. Waiting on you, sir."
"Roger that."
"Alpha team, have you retrieved the sample yet?" Commander Richard asked.
"Affirmative. Heading to the rendezvous point now." HUNK said.
"Understood." Commander Richard replied, cutting transmission. The elevator reached its destination and the group walked off and walked off into the loading area. They continued walking down the hallway when another roar erupted through the facility, this time, the sounds of hits landing on skin and Alpha team members were shouting to kill it.
They ran around the corner to see a large, muscular man with a pipe was beating members of Alpha team until it disappeared into the steam. HUNK turned around from shooting at the creature and gestured them to come with him.
"WOLFPACK, let's move! Cover me!" He shouted as he ran into the room by the side. They ran behind them and Michelle swore he saw that thing looked at him. They ran into room and closed the door.
"What the fuck was that thing?" Michelle asked as HUNK turned around to face the opposite direction.
"Don't forget our objective." HUNK answered back as they opened the door to the next room. They ran down the hallway, but the large creature had returned, knocking down the entire wall.
"Scheisse, nowhere to go!" Bertha shouted as Michelle shouted a round into the thing's eye in his arm.
"His eye, that's his weak spot, aim there!" Michelle shouted as she continued to shoot there until the monster roarer in pain and fell to his knees. They ran down the hall, dodging the exploding fires and steam before managing to get into the next room. But before they could run off, the monster broke through the wall and grabbed the shocked HUNK and threw him through the hole before debris fell, blocking it.
"Run!" Michelle shouted as she grabbed his gun.
"What about you?" Beltway asked, shocked. "You can't take that bastard alone!"
"That's a order, go, I'll catch up!" She shouted as he pulled out her Desert Eagle and began firing .50 AE rounds into the giant. It managed to damage him enough to force him back, but not enough to put him down.
"Damn, he has high endurance!" Michelle shouted as she holstered her sidearm, grabbed her Militia Rifle, and kept firing for a few more seconds. Her gun ran out of ammo, forcing her retreat with the creature hot on her tail. He continued running, but, to her shock and dismay, her team was there staring at the door.
"What are you doing?! Open it, that thing is coming!" She shouted.
"No, the door is opening really slowly!" Four Eyes shouted before the growling Michelle reloaded her weapon. She turned around to see the monster walking down the hallway, focused on them. Michelle managed to shoot a few more rounds into it before the door finally finished opening.
"Go, go, go!" He shouted as they ran through the door, which Michelle hit the button, slamming down the door. They stopped and took a small breather when Commander Richard came on.
"Delta team, get out of there and regroup with HUNK!" He shouted as Michelle rolled her eyes, Yeah, as if that wasn't already an objective. They ran down the hallway, prepared for anything, but thankfully there were just Spec Ops, who they easily took care of. With no warning, a dog came from the darkened hallway and jumped up on Michelle, trying bite into her neck, buts she managed to overpower it and stabbed it in the neck with her hidden blade. Michelle got up and looked at her kill, something was off about it. It was missing flesh and was appeared to be dead well before Michelle even "killed" it. She brushed it off and continued to walk down the path. She walked through a room and ran into an ammo stash.
"Thank god." Michelle said as they started reloading. They entered a long hallway and they ran into more Spec Ops. She took out the last one and then something burst from the room and knocked him down. She looked up to Birkin preparing to smash him with a pipe. She managed to roll out the way when the giant foot hit her in the back knocking him into the wall. Michelle grunted in pain as her back connected with the wall and she fell on her side, dazing her as her head hit the concrete. She sat up on all fours before Bertha, holding back Birkin, helped her up and they ran down the hallway to another door. She pressed the button next door and it started its slow opening process.
"Damn it!" Michelle shouted. She turned around and saw Birkin slowly approaching to them. She watched as Birkin pushed everyone out of the way. He was gonna try his damn best to kill Michelle. He swung his pipe, which Michelle ducked under and withdrew her knife. Clenching it hard, she grabbed his arm and maneuvered herself to stab him in the shoulder eye. It let out an unearthly scream as it backed away and began trying to claw the knife out of its eye just as the door was high enough to crawl under.
"Come on!" Vector shouted from the doorway. Michelle slipped through and they ran down that hallway. They reached the end when a door on the side opened. HUNK stepped out and shoved them through in a hurry.
"Come on!" He shouted. "Birkin injected himself with the G-virus. There's nothing left you can do. Get out of here and make a full report to management."
"What about you?" Michelle asked.
"I lost the sample." HUNK simply said. "I'm going back for it." He was about to take off before he felt hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Michelle holding his shoulder.
"Try not killed out there." She said, earning a nod from Alpha team's leader. Michelle smiled behind her mask and closed the door, leaving one of her closest friends to fight off an seemingly invincible monster.