Plagas no more
Chapter 2: Chris and Claire
Leon and Horacio began their walk to the village, to see if the rest of the villagers were alright. From the smell of things, Leon wasn't so sure if they were. They went into the next shack and found a typewriter.
Leon: "Hallelujah! I've been waiting for one of these. Now I can finally type up my progress!" Horacio looked at him funny while Leon clicked away on the typewriter. He only took a few seconds as he only typed the date and how hard things were for him. At the moment, it was Normal. As they moved on, they heard gunshots. Leon and Horacio rushed ahead to see what was happening. When they got near the village, they saw two people facing away from them; one male with a shotgun, one female with a small assault rifle, looking carefully around. The man was wearing a gray combat suit, a green protective vest, and a hiking backpack. The woman had a brownish-red ponytail and had on a biker's outfit. Leon looked carefully at the girl... she looked so familiar. Leon stepped on a leaf that must have thought that it would be funny to be there, and made a loud Crunch! The pair turned and aimed their guns at the Leon and Horacio.
Leon: "Wait! We're human!" They both cringed.
Claire: "Leon!?"
Leon: "Claire!? Where've you been? I haven't heard from you in forever!" Leon ran to embrace Claire.
Chris: "Where in the Hell have you BEEN?" He looked
Claire: "Oh, Leon! I missed you! We brought along Sherry, and she should be coming up here, soon."
A 19 year old girl jogged up towards the group. Leon immediately recognized her, though he hadn't seen her in a half a year.
Sherry: "All clear over..." She turned and saw Leon and Horacio.
Sherry: "Dad! Oh, I mean Leon. Sorry, I had forgotten that you don't want me to call you that."
Leon: "It's ok, you haven't seen me in so long." Sherry ran up and gave him a huge hug. Leon gladly returned the hug.
Claire: "Where HAVE you been?"
Leon: "I was training. If I told you where, I'd have to kill you. I'll just say, that after the training, I was filed for this job, unwillingly, and now I have to protect the President's daughter, who was stupid enough to get kidnapped and taken here.
Claire: "Say, do you think that her kidnapping has anything to do with our mission, Chris?"
Chris: "Knowing Umbrella, I'd think so." Leon flinched when he mentioned the U Word.
Leon: "What are you guys doing out here, anyway?"
Chris: "We heard that Umbrella had an underground facility nearby, running through some caverns. We came to try to shut it down, but thank God we were prepared because we were too late to stop an outbreak. We decided to save the village first, so we started going in that direction. Then you showed up."
Leon: "We should start walking to the village if we're going to get there anytime soon. It's 1630 hours, now, and the last sign said that the village was 3 miles away. It should take us just under an hour to get there." So they started walking East, towards the village, with the sun at their back.
Chris: " God, I need a smoke." He took out some cigarettes and lit one.
Horacio: "Hey, toss me one." Chris handed him one after lighting it.
Sherry: "Oh, yeah. Leon, remember when you taught me to fire a gun? I've actually gotten better. Now, I can actually HIT the target!" A brief spout of laughter interrupted the droll autumn landscape. The birds were still chirping as the sun sat, unmoving, in the sky. Suddenly, everything blacked out.
Leon: "What in the F just happened!?"
Chris: "SKY GO DARK!" Chris assumed the fetal position and started rocking back and forth. Claire walked over and tries to console him so he would stop his pitiful crying. Sherry contemplated carefully for a full minute while everyone else was screaming and chattering.
Sherry: "I believe that this is the author's attempt to make us hurry and get to the village, as we're spending WAY too much time talking. The author would probably like us to stop chattering incessantly, too.I think that the author would appreciate us going on to the blood, guts, and boobs later on." Everyone turned towards Sherry and gaped.
Claire: "One question."
Sherry: "Shoot."
Claire: "Author?"
Sherry: "Yup."
Claire: "Ok, then, let's move on, shall we?" Everyone began to walk forward but, Leon stopped suddenly and stared wide eyed at Sherry with a stupid grin.
Leon: "Did I hear that correctly? There are going to be BOOBS!? Who's boobs!?" Claire calmly walked over to Leon, tapped him on the shoulder, but before he could turn, she punches him...Hard. I can't tell you in meters or feet how far he went, but we can say that a rock wouldn't have snapped a tree in half. Leon hits the ground unconcious.
Horacio: "Oh, Jesus Christe, that was nice punch." Horacio ran up to Leon and helped him to his feet. Leon shrugged Horacio off and stumbled along on his own. They continued their journey towards the village, where they could already hear the moaning of the undead.
Leon: "Seeing as it's so dark, everyone take out a flashlight. Remember, if it's not trying to eat you, don't shoot it, there may still be villagers."
Horacio: "But I no have a flashlight."
Leon: "Then stick by Sherry and watch her back. Before you say anything, Sherry, Horacio needs someone fast with a flashlight, and you're quick on your feet, in both body and mind, so you're best with him." Sherry shrugged acceptingly and beckoned him. Horacio followed Sherry closely, but not close enough to provoke her. Eventually, they saw the village, bathed in moonlight, from atop a hill. It was absolutely silent and they couldn't see a figure throughout the whole village. It began to rain, but just a drizzle. Thunder boomed throughout the valley.
Horacio: "I don't see people in village. Maybe they ran..." He looked doubtful.
Leon: "If we seperate into 2 person groups, we can cover more ground faster. Le-"
Claire: "If you're going to say what I think you're going to say, you're going to want to rethink it." Leon shut his mouth quickly.
Chris: "If he won't say it, then I will. LET'S SPLIT UP, GANG!" At the end of the sentence he jumped while raising a fist into the air.
Sherry: "Ruh-roh." She started to laugh, but Claire shut her up.
Claire: "Don't make too much noise, whatever's down there might hear us." The group walked towards the village, a thought of dread percolating through their minds. There was a moan carried on the wind...
