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Chapter One:

The Mission

It was cold outside but none of it punctured the warmth of the van, where two S.T.A.R.S agents were sitting, one driving. In the back was a brown haired man with sparkling blue eyes, who two was a S.T.A.R.S agent but was a little bit more important then the people driving. It was a dirt road and the ride was bumpy. The man in the back stared out the window into the darkness of the forest. His head was turning with all the details about the mission.

"Ashley Greham, the presidents daughter was kidnapped a mere few days ago. Leon, your job is to find Ashley and bring her back alive! And also, if you have the time, find out who among us have kidnapped her." Dan DeChant had said to him before he left the remains of Raccoon City, just as a reminder to him of what had happened there. "Oh...also, I want you to take some other people with you. No matter how many people we send they seem to get killed right when they hit the city. Of course that won't happen to you now, eh Leon? Take care and be careful..."

The bus slowed to a stop and Leon hopped down at HQ of S.T.A.R.S. It was on a mountain, one that never seems to stop snowing. Leon looked back at the bus where the driver looked impatiently at him and the paint on the blue mini van was still fading. As he waited, he took out the picture that was taken a few days previous to Ashley's kidnapping. It showed of a young blond hair girl who had beautiful hazel eyes. He grinned a little at it, she looked so happy. Now she's probably scared. He then heard foot steps and looked up, stowing the picture in his pocket. Kirt Mathison was walking towards him, behind him were four young teenagers, all in S.T.A.R.S uniforms with only handguns and knives on them. They were all frowning until they reached him, then the boys gave him a half hearty smile and the girls grinned. Leon looked from the children to Kirk.

"You want me to take mere ten year old kids on this trip...That's insane! They'll do nothing but slow me down." Leon complained and all of them glared at him.

"Sixteen for your information..." one of the boys growled at him. Leon glared back.

"Right...borderline agent, you want me to take them on a mission where most have died doing?" Leon snapped back.

"Leon, calm down dude!" Kirk warned, then went on. "This kids were raised here. They've been holding a gun at the age of five. There probably the most practiced guns man ever! Besides, Dechant wanted them to finally get out of here and into the real world. Please Leon?"

Leon glowered at all the young faces. They did seem old enough and capable...Who knows, maybe he needed some help on this mission...

"Fine..." he growled, even though he was relieved of having company.

"Right, then I believe an introduction is in order! This here is Blaze and Silver Frost." he pointed out the two kids on his left, one with white blond hair pointed in every direction and next to him was his younger sister, whose red hair was like fire in her pony tail hidden under her hat. They both had identical hazel eyes. "Yep, just as you think, father was Joseph Frost. Died when there mother got pregnant. Grew up here literally when there mother died. And now these two," he pointed at the kids on his right, the two had golden blond hair, the boys was, like Silver's, pointing in every direction. His sister on the other hand wore her pony tail a bit lower then Blaze's and didn't cover it with a hat. Her hair was shoulder length. There eyes were the same, a bright turquoise blue. "are Charmy and Space Ashford. No they didn't come from those kind of Ashford's...Angela was not the only child of Charles Ashford but he didn't ever mention these two. Why? We don't know...all we know is after Charles' death, these two were taken here by there mother, before she two died. Now there the last string of Ashford's alive..."

Leon nodded. He never knew that S.T.A.R.S actually nursed young ones here, for it appeared that all of them had been here since toddler age.

The four sixteen year old teens grinned a little and left Kirk's side and one by one, got inside the van. Kirk watched them until Space's hair trailed after her out of sight in the back of the van. Kirk then sighed and turned back to Leon.

"Watch them for us...they are like family...Dechant would be pretty upset if one of them dies...so would I...I practically raised these kids with him...take care Leon..." Kirk said and then with that, he turned his back on him and left back inside HQ. Leon sighed and followed the kids inside the van and slammed the door shut.