Never let your Guard Down
Sherry looked out of the chopper at the sand below. Shit that's a lot of sand. She thought to herself. She looked over at Kenneth he was staring out of the chopper. He had a hard gaze like he was searching the skies and the ground. It must a BSAA thing.
"So I heard you're pretty good?" Sherry said as she looked at him.
"Really and where did you here that?" he asked as he looked at her.
"I have my sources so spill. What makes you so good?" She asked as she leaned back.
"Well let's see my snipping skills are good. I'm the third best sniper the BSAA has. I'm the second best hand to hand combat fighter they have." he said with a smile on his face.
"Wow so what made you want to join?" Sherry asked.
"Well I was born in Scotland ma, pa and I moved here when I was two. I lost me ma to cancer when I was younger. Pa couldn't take it so he took to the drink. He killed his self when I was 10. I jumped from home to home. Fell in with the wrong crowd I would have been dead or in prison if the BSAA didn't get to me."
"So are you saying they recruited you?" Sherry asked with a puzzled look her face.
"Yes lass that's what I'm saying. They told me that they have never seen a lad with my hand to hand combat skills with out proper training. So I joined I learned everything very quickly. Me fighting skills became better and I became one hell of a shot. Not as good as Nivans though. He was the best we had." Kenneth said with a said smile on his face.
"I'm sorry to hear about Piers. He was a great guy from the times I met him." Sherry said.
"It's alright he gave his life believing what is right. So are Captain could make it out."
"Yea Chris told me what he did."
"It's damn shame though he was going to turn in his gun and give Piers command of the BSAA."
"Well sadly he can't now." Sherry said with sadness in her voice.
"Well he is going to soon. Jill his wife is pregnant. She left the B.S.A.A as soon as she found out. So Chris has nine months to find someone else to take his lead."
"What I didn't know that!" Sherry said shocked Claire never said anything.
"Not a lot of people know. Anyway what about you? Tell me a little bit about yourself." Kenneth said as he lean back and looked at her.
"What do you want to know?" Sherry asked.
"Well for starters, how you telling me how come no agents can keep with ya?"
"I guess would have to say its because of what happened eight months ago." Sherry said as she looked at him.
"Really why?" he asked her with a curious look on his face.
"Well I had to keep up with Jake. He was really good, strong, fast he helped me when I needed it."
"How good was he?"
"He was amazing the speed he had. He saved my life four times I would have died if he didn't act. His fighting skills are unreal the best I have ever seen and why are you looking at me like that." Sherry asked him as he started to smile.
She saw him shake his head then smile and laugh.
"I should have know a wee lass like you would have someone." Kenneth said as smiled.
"What do you mean. I don't know what your talking about."
"How long have you loved him?" Kenneth asked her.
Sherry froze she had never told anyone her true feelings about Jake. She knew they would say she was stupid, for loving a man that she didn't know where he was. Hell she didn't even know if he was still alive. Yes she did she knew he was alive she just had a feeling that he was alive. She shook her head.
"I don't know what-"
"Sherry your eyes light up and you get this smile on your face whenever you talk about him. Anyone can see it." Kenneth said with a smile.
Sherry looked down she couldn't lie about her feelings if they were written all over her face. If he could tell that means Claire could to she just didn't want to push Sherry to talk about it until she was ready. She looked out the chopper as a tear slid down her cheek. She missed him so much it hurt she hopes she could find him after this mission.
"Their goes my chances for asking ya out for a drink. Anyway did you ever tell him how you feel?" Kenneth asked.
Sherry shook her head and wiped her eyes before she turned back to Kenneth.
"No. I never did I figured it would be easier for both of us if I never said anything." Sherry said in a low voice.
"He needs to know lass. Trust me I let the lass I love get away from me. I regret it everyday." Kenneth said with a look of sadness in his eyes.
"I would but I don't even know where to start looking." Sherry said with defeat in her voice.
"Well how about this. After we get done with this. I will help you. Ya know get the B.S.A.A to look into it for ya." Kenneth said.
"Are you aloud to do that?" Sherry asked with a little laugh.
"Well if not I will bug the shit out of Captain Redfield until he gives in." Kenneth said with a smile.
Sherry laughed and shook her head.
"Alright you have a deal." Sherry said with a smile that reached her eyes.
They were quiet for the rest of the ride. Both looking out the chopper thinking about the people they loved. Sherry couldn't believe that Kenneth was going to help her. Maybe he wasn't such and bad guy after all. I mean yea sure he made her uneasy at first by checking her out whenever he got the chance. That changed though as soon as he figured out she was in love with Jake. He looked at her differently almost like a friend.
"Alright this is a close as we could get you guys. It just 10 miles out of the city call HQ when you getting ready to leave with the survivors. Then come back to this spot and we will pick you up." The pilot said to them.
"Ok why can't you guys get closer to the ground?" Sherry asked as she stood up and looked down.
She could jump out if they wanted her to. It would just break both her legs. She would heal but she didn't know what to do about Kenneth.
"Were dropping in." Kenneth said as he attached a rope to the top of the chopper.
"Were doing what!" Sherry yelled with a worried look on her face.
"It's easy here let me show."
"Ok."
Kenneth put a belt looking thing around her wait then ran the cord through the hole. He showed how to use her hands to lower herself down. Once she understood he went to the other side of the chopper and did the same thing with his belt. He put one hand in front of him and the other behind his back. Sherry did the same and stepped to the edge of the chopper.
"Ready?' Kenneth called out.
"Ready." Sherry said .
Sherry jumped out of the Chopper the same time Kenneth did. She was falling to the ground it came quickly she used her upper body strength to stop her as her feet barely touched the ground. She not going to lie it hurt a little bit. She let her feet hit the ground and unhooked herself. Kenneth walked over to her and she saw that he put his sniper rifle on his back and put pistols in his pockets.
"So which way are we going?" He asked her.
Sherry pulled out her GPS and looked at it.
"Were going straight for about 10 miles that's all I know so far." Sherry said.
"Alright then we better get to it."
They walked in silence for the 10 miles when they got to the outskirts of the city. They looked at her GPS again. They started to walk left it was to quite in the city without anyone being in it. It made her uneasy she could tell it made Kenneth uneasy also.
"Hey wait a second." Kenneth said.
Sherry watched him walk over and grabbed two hooded robes. He threw one to her she watched him put his on. She put her on, hers was red Kenneth was a dark brown. He walked back over to her.
"Didn't want them to see us coming. Which way."
Sherry was about answer but just then they heard stomping. They looked up and saw Napads were on the roof. They broke out into a run and tried to run around a corner but only found more Napads there. It was six all of them together.
"Shit! I was hopping we could get in and out being unnoticed. Oh well break there shell the weak spot is on the back." Kenneth said.
"Got it." Sherry said.
They stood back to pack guns drawn waiting for them Napads to make the move. The ones from the roof jumped down and roared. Then one took charge at Sherry she began to firing at it. She stood her ground until the possible second the moved. Luckily Kenneth felt her moved so he jumped out of the way. As the Napad charged past them Sherry hit with her stun rod full charged.
The shell on its back broke she fired her gun and didn't stop until it fell to the ground and began to dissolve. That's when the other started to charge she moved faster than she ever thought she could. Dodging their swinging arms as she was firing and hit them with her stun rod. She looked over at Kenneth he was firing his pistols breaking the shells and dodging the attacks as well. They have killed four of them they were down to there last two.
Sherry turned but was a little late as she was smacked across the face with the arm of the Napad. She fell backwards into a table. She was quick though she rolled and got to her feet. The Napad charging at her she leapt out the way and smacked it with her stun rod as the shell broke. She empty her clip into its back as it fell down to the ground dead. She looked back over at Kenneth as he took down the last Napad it fell down to the ground then dissolved.
Sherry ran over to him to make sure he was ok. He had a few cuts on him but he stood his ground she was impressed.
"Damn now I can see why the agents can't keep up with ya. Your bloody fast lass." Kenneth said while catching his breath.
"I'm just glad you could keep with me." Sherry said with a smile.
"Which way now?" Kenneth asked as he shook his head in amusement.
"This way were not to far from it." Sherry said as they began to walk towards the red mark on her GPS.
Jake ran around the corners of the city he heard the gun shots he knew that he had to be close. It was either a J'avo or someone fighting the BOWs either way he had to find out. Deciding he would not be able to see anything down here he deicide he would climb up and jump from roof top to roof top. So he could get a better look. He came around the corner and ran right into a group of J'avo. He figured all the gun shots drew them out.
Thinking fast Jake grabs one and uses his body as a shield as the others fire. Once the body begins to dissolve he moves fast. Punch one in the stomach and throw his elbow around to hit the other in the face. He kicks on behind the knee when he falls Jake grabs his neck and breaks hit. He then jumps on the other one and begins hitting its face until he hears the crunch.
Jake rolls while grabbing his gun shooting the other in the face. It screams in pain he runs over and stomps on it's head. He looks around him as he standing there alone.
"Damn that was a nice work." Jake says and climbs up on the roof.
He runs and jumps from roof top to roof top. He begins to think that it was just the J'avo that was shooting. Then he sees to hooded figures walking in the street. He is about to call out to them when he notices their guns. They to well armed to people civilians. He narrows his eyes as he looks at them.
"Neo-Umbrella" he said with a voice full of hatred.
Jake decides to wait to attack them he follows them for a few minutes but anger takes him over when he realizes there less than a few feet from the building with all the survivors in it . He has to be quick if he wants to come out of this with out getting shot. He run to the edge of the next building waiting for them to round the corner.
When he sees them he jumps down behind them. As soon as his feet hit the ground he pushes the little one into the wall hard. He has to kill the bigger on first. Then he kicks the taller one. They stumble back but recovery quickly and ran at Jake.
Jake goes to hit them but they blocked it. Jake hits him with the other fist. The figured lands a punch to Jakes side and swings again. Jake moves quick and dodges the attack. He kicks them in the back and the person goes falling to the ground they roll over and pushed off the ground with there hands as they used the momentum from their legs to jump in a fighting stance.
Jake tilts his head to the side as he smirks. He was surprised the person was lasting this long with him. It was a long time since Jake a had good fight. The hooded figure swings at him again Jake moves his body back as the persons fits move past his body. Jake grabs their head and head butts them hard. The person falls down to the ground Jake kneels over his body. Jake was about punch person in the face as he felt something at the back of his head. Then he heard a click the sound of a gun being cocked. Ah fuck! Jake thought to himself.
There is Chapter 2. I had a lot fun writing the fight scene between Jake and Kenneth. So review and let me know what you think. I already have the next couple of Chapters written but they are just rough drafts right now. So I should be updating again soon. Well leave me a review and let me know what you think. :)