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A/N: This story of Resident Evil is in first person mode, so it takes the form of either man or woman whose description can only be made by you the reader. Also this story takes place just a few hours before the opening title of Resident Evil the movie, you will find some parts of the story have been blended in to roughly match that of the timeline of Resident Evil the movie. But all I can ask of you is to just enjoy it. Also this is a mini-series so the chapters will be short and the story itself short as well. Thank You.


Summary: Relive the horror that started in the underground Hive facility as we see through the eyes of one of the scientists who became trapped in the Hive up to the point of the T-Virus outbreak.


Countdown to Un-Dead

Chapter 1

Morning shift.

3am

Umbrella Hive

4 Hours to T-Virus Outbreak

At the beginning of the 21st century, The Umbrella Corporation had become the largest commercial entity in the United States. Nine out of every ten homes contain it products, and its political, financial and commercial influence is felt everywhere.

In public it is the leading supplier of computer technology, medical products and healthcare.

But unknown even to its own employees and known to only a handful of staff, our massive profits are generated by military technology, genetic experimentation and viral weaponry.

Hidden deep underneath the city of Raccoon, is the Hive, a top secret underground facility that is occupied by Umbrella.

The Hive is one of Umbrella's most treasured of all facilities, it means we can get on with our work without the hassle of anyone sneaking around or inspecting us in doing our jobs. Security is tight, with highly armed and vicious sniffer dogs. As well as security the whole of the Hive is operated via computer. The Red Queen, a vast supercomputer that controls every bit of the Hive, even her defence mechanisms are somewhat brutal but effective.

Even though Umbrella is widely known, they do have their dark secrets. Which is where the Hive comes in.

I am a scientist that is working along with a team that is currently working on a breakthrough. That breakthrough is highly confidential; no one is to know about our work, at all. Our project is entitled Project: Regenerate.

I began walking through the maze of corridors and looking into the see-through laboratories that were half empty, apart from a few scientists that were dealing with other matters, at 3am in the morning.

Despite working for Umbrella, the wage was excellent, but the times of work were just ridiculous. Hardly enough time to get enough sleep around here. Working in the Hive, had its setbacks, for one reason, no one leaves the Hives unless they have clearance and a damn good reason for leaving. Every employee and staff slept in the Hive using the provided settlement's that was given to us when we arrived in the Hive.

I approached a heavily security part of the Hive, an airtight see-through and soundproof room. I had to use several means of getting past the security check point, I had to use my key card, had to use the retinal scanner, fingerprint scanner and voice recognition software, I also had to spit and prick my finger also just to gain access.

That was the thing about Umbrella, security was very heavy. I dare not think what would happen if someone was caught sneaking around without clearance.

I passed all security checkpoints before the metallic door in front of me slowly swung itself open at its own accord.

"Welcome, Doctor Meadows." said the electronic voice as I passed through the door.

The laboratory was small, big enough for me and my colleagues to move around.

In the middle of the room was large table with two computers on it.

One of my colleagues was placing a white rabbit on the table, while another colleague or mine was taking out from a cold isolated compartment two vials, one with green liquid in and the other with blue liquid in. The colleague placed the two vials into a syringe needle.

"Gear up folks!" I said to them. We all grabbed our hazmat suites. There was a reason for this.

These two vials contained a virus, the green vial was harmless, but the blue vial was deadly under any circumstances.

Once in our protective gear we began a series of experimentations on the rabbit.

"This here is Skipper, he is weak and is dying of cancer." said one of the colleagues in the lab.

"Then let's change that!" I promptly said. "Blue injection first, readings and then green injection, understood!" I asked trough my visor. I sounded almost muffled even by hearing my own voice from behind the visor of the suit I was wearing.

Delicately, one of the colleagues picked up the needle gun with the blue virus in. The other colleague held the rabbit down. The needle went in and the rabbit did not move nor did it startle at the pain of the needle that was inserted into the back of its neck.

"You think this virus could be the cure to cancer?" asked one of the colleagues.

"The T-Virus is designed to insert its own cells into that of the cells of Humans, thus regenerating them. You all know how cancer is brought on, one single cell in the human body gets damaged or mutates, spreads like a virus, the T-Virus can change that." I said hopefully.

We ran multiple of tests, with me taking readings.

"The cancer cells in Skipper are degrading," said the first colleague.

"Confirmed, T-Virus has integrated itself with Cancer cells and is regenerating them back into the cells that they should have been the first time. I am also reading signs that Skipper's dead cells are also being brought back to life."

"It is working." I said with a smile on my face. "We now have confirmed that the T-Virus not only regenerates dead cells, but can terminate Cancer cells also. We have found the cure for Cancer." I said smiling. "Inject the Anti-Virus into Skipper!" I ordered.

The colleague that had injected Skipper with the T-Virus injected the white rabbit with the Anti-Virus, the green vial.

As useful as the T-Virus was at times, it was still highly unreliable. We had to use the Anti-Virus to keep the T-Virus in check in case something disastrous would happen. There was still very little we knew about the T-Virus. I guess that is why they call it the Tyrant Virus, because a Tyrant was completely impossible to control.

"Virus is fading away sir!" said one of the colleagues.

I nodded my head, I knew, I just knew that we were on the right track to finding some use for this Virus, we have found a way to cure Cancer and other known diseases that have struck poor unfortunate souls such as those who are dying from terminal illnesses across the world.

It had been almost 2 hours for us, stuck inside a laboratory, experimenting on a rabbit trying to restore Humanity to a much more healthy style. As much as I hated experimenting on animals, there was not much we could do, nowadays there was nought anyone would be willing to volunteer to be experimented on, so we had to do with animals. We worked on almost 5 different rabbits all who were injected with the T-Virus and showed similar results to Skipper whom we tested on first. Not only that, but there was also the paperwork we needed to fill out, the paperwork was a major pain the arse.

"Okay, place everything back to where they came from, starting with the Viruses, place them back into storage." I ordered.

"Yes, sir." The colleagues both said. As soon as the viruses were back in their refrigerated compartment, highly sealed from the outside world, I felt safe. Skipper was placed back in the cage that was situated within the laboratory; I looked at all the rabbits that were in their cages. I felt almost sorry for them. Looking at him now, the rabbit seemed full of energy; I guess all this scientific work Umbrella does, actually pays off.

After closing everything down, the viruses back behind their safely guarded containment area, everything back to where it was before I entered the laboratory, I left.

I walked back toward the lift area; the working day was slowly starting for those who worked in the Hive. As I walked towards where the lifts are, I turned to see a window that mimicked the skyline of the city of San Francisco, even though the wall was actually hollow, but having this convincing window pane of a fake San Francisco was not as convincing when you get your head around the fact that you are working underground. Apparently Umbrella thought it would be a good idea to have something to look at to take the edge off the fact that we were actually working underground. It didn't work for me, not sure about the others who worked down here.

My shift had ended, and I made my way back to the staff quarters, where I'd figured I may as well get some sleep before my noon day shift.

As soon as I was in the lift it started to make its way towards the employee's staffroom.

The lift stopped right on the very level I was going to. The lift doors opened and there before me, was a wide white open room filled with chairs and coffee and vending machines.

I walked over to a coffee dispenser and ordered myself a nice cup of steaming coffee. The best thing about ordering coffee and food was that, it was all animated. No need to pay, The Red Queen did everything for you in superfast motion. I guess that was the only thing that was good about The Red Queen, apart from its many monitors where it watches the Hive and everyone in it. But it sure was intelligent even beyond me.

There were a few scientists and others who worked in other parts of the Hive who were getting ready for their morning shifts.

I drank my coffee and threw the cup into a recycled bin, and walked to the back of the room where rows and rows of comfy white sheeted beds were glistening before me.

As miraculous the Hive was, Umbrella sure had a thing for white. You had to get used to it, everywhere you looked was white clear walls, apart from a few silvery metal and the logo of Umbrella against the walls. Other than that, there was white.

I prepped myself down onto the nearest bed and lay back onto the pillow. My eyes closed rather suddenly as I drifted off into a deep sleep, free from all this working business.


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Chapter written out 16/8/2012

Re-modified 7/9/2012

Updated 23:05pm