CHAPTER TWO:
" What are you injecting me with?" Carlos asked Alice.
" It's the antivirus cure to the T-Virus." she replied and leaned a little close for him to hear better, she leaned in with the shot in her hand," The T-Virus can reanimate dead cells. Basically, bringing the dead back to life."
She took the shot and injected the cure into his arm.He winced shots barely hurt but that was one needle not five or six.
" Or they can help her walk again, if the mutation is kept in check with this.'' Alice said waving the now empty shot.
" Angie's infected?" he asked.
" Yes." Alice replied.
" And they infected you with the T-Virus as well?" he asked Alice.
" Yeah." she replied giving a slight smile and nod of her head.
She disposed of the empty case and leaned in close to reply," But don't worry I'm not contagious." she joked.
He smiled and gave a small laugh getting a smile out of her. He noticed that was another smile she gave him since he met her at the school. He thought he was going to get shot by her because he was infected and he knew Alice wasn't the type that would let an infected person come along, just by seeing her he could guess that. He saw the look on the face of the other woman and knew that that was what she thought,too. But instead Alice uncocked the shotgun and held it up so that it was pointed at the ceiling. She smiled as she walked up to him.
" Well, I guess today's you're lucky day." she said with a smile and walked on.
The woman took the girl and they walked out.
" You should've told me you were bitten motherfucker. I'm hanging with you and shit." LJ said walking infront of them, but even though Carlos heard it he didn't put much thought to it. His eyes had followed Alice as she left.
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Those were Carlos' thoughts as he stood watch at the small motel. The group dare not even go close to the big city and hotels where there were a lot of people. Other than being in their same clothes since the incident there were rumors that they were wanted. They had left Alice two days ago and on that same day they handed in the tape to the media. For two days they looked for ways of transportation and LJ was their key since he was the only civilian besides Angela that were able to survive. The thing was Carlos and Jill were afraid of what kind of transportation LJ was gonna get. But the man came through able to get a car from a relative that lived in the area. He had not forgotten the little conversation he and LJ had after leaving the crash site.
" You saved her life." he remembered LJ saying, but Carlos knew better.
At City Hall, a man Alice thought she killed got up. He took up a knife he had and hurled it expertly hitting the man in the neck killing you. Alice gave him a surprised stare and glanced back at the dead Umbrella man.
" You missed one." he joked.
She laughed before rejoining them and they got to the chopper but Cain was there. Carlos, LJ, and Jill were too focused on the upcoming creature that was emerging from the fog they didn't see that Cain appeared out of nowhere until later. Soldiers held them at gunpoint and there was nothing they could do. The guns were gone and they couldn't warn Alice who was ordering the pilot to take off. When Cain put the gun to Alice the three of them were about to kill the man if they weren't dragged from the chopper and onto the ground.
Maybe he did save her life but now he needed- they needed to save her. Not as a repayment but because they were her friends and she was theirs.
" Alice." came a whisper and Carlos leaned into the room to see Angela twisting and turning in her bed,"Alice!"
The girl started to thrash and she screamed.
" Angie!" he yelled ditching the gun and scrambling into the room. LJ was a deep sleeper and Jill needed to get sleep after hours on the road and on watch.
Angela Ashford woke to be in the arms of one of her rescuers," Carlos?"
" I'm here, Angie." he whispered trying to make the little girl feel better," Do you need the shot?"
" No, it's Alice. I had a dream about her."
He leaned back and came to her level for eye contact," Dream?"
" They reanimated her. They're doing more things to her."
" Umbrella? Do you know where they are?"
" I heard them saying they're going to stay put and I know the place as my father's former lab before Raccoon City."
He smiled and hugged her.
" We're going to save her right?'' the little girl asked.
Carlos nodded," Yes, but we need a plan."
He lay the girl down on the bed and tucked her in," Get some sleep. I'll watch for anyone. If you need me I'll be right outside, alright?"
The girl nodded as Carlos stepped out. The countdown to save Alice had begun.