a/n: Here's that epilogue I said i would write. Obviously, it's taken me a while to think of one, but, I've got an idea now. So, here's the final chapter ending the story.

disclaimer: I only own Arthur, and i'm borrowing Ferdinand from Yamiga.

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As a young Arthur Kennedy, just seventeen years old, walked in the dead of night to a graveyard, a grey hoodie pulled over his head and the fall leaves rustling against his tennis shoes and his jeans, he reminded himself that it was the necklace that got him here.

Or more specifically, Ada Wong.

He could hear the fall wind blowing behind him, could hear the trees whispering around him, and could feel the cool iron of the necklace stinging his chest.

He stood again before the tombstone of Ada Wong.

He decided that since she'd been the reason for the major change in his life, it would only be honorable to visit her gravestone, as he wasn't entirely sure when he'd have another chance to do so.

He even considered checking up on his family and see how they'd been doing. He wondered though, would they even want to see him? Did they miss him?

He heard a helicopter fly over him, it would be time to leave soon. His current employers did not like to be kept waiting. But, he always kept them waiting, he learned to work on his own agenda, just like his father.

Besides being seventeen, and practically a run-away, Arthur was a genius, a pure genius. Ever since he could remember having his necklace, new doors had been opened to him. Ten years ago, it began with him questioning the owner of a necklace that seemed to appear from nowhere. The topic seems to open up an old wound amongst his family, particularly his father , so he took it upon himself to discover the owner and the origin. He'd looked through his parent's things while they were away at work, finding not a piece of information regarding the necklace.

He'd remembered himself giving up, until he turned the necklace at an angle and held it up to the noon light. On the back, shone the two words that changed his life forever, Ada Wong. He wondered why he never saw the name before, and wondered if fate had purposely timed his finding like that.

Whatever it was, he began his adventure with that name, and eventually discovered the dead organization, "Umbrella," while looking through files on his father's computer. Everything had been locked in a sort of virtual diary, a diary that took Arthur ages to unlock, but eventually he cracked the code and further embarked on his adventure.

There, he'd found out about Ashley Graham and the incident in Spain. Ada was mentioned in several places around that time as well. Ashely, however, had gone missing two years after the incident and was never found again. He'd read this on an article on the internet, the name Ferdinand Echeveria being mentioned as a possible accomplice in her kidnapping. Also, the name Ramon Salazar and Osmund Sadler were tossed around multiple times, as well as Los Illuminados.

Around this time, his flame for biochemistry ignited, as he became obsessed with the research of Umbrella and the Los Illuminados cult.

At age seven, he was a master at biology and well surpassed those in classes above him. His teacher at the time, a young blond woman with honey eyes, Amanda Salazar, had encouraged him to enter a biology contest despite his young age. She warned he would be going against students much older than him, but he still tried hard and still won first place.

He was recognized by the teachers, by his school districts and even by the government.

But with his knowledge of Ada Wong, he was recognized by a dying branch of Umbrella.

He remembered the letter in the mail very well, a letter disguised as an invitation from a friend. By this point, his family had already welcomed four new children, luckily giving him time to himself. The leader was mysterious, the seal was mysterious but the invitation was incredibly tempting, and took it.

Dear Arthur Kennedy,

We've seen your work and what you can do. You've well surpassed your peers and those much older than you. We feel that with your knowledge and your young age, it will be only a matter of time until the world is changed for the better, as this is our focus and our belief; To Change the World.

On the back on this paper is contact information if you wish to keep in touch. We can season you to be the scientist you were and are meant to be. Do not let your environment limit you, we will be watching you. We hope to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

A.G.S
F.E
Umbrella

He just couldn't let that opportunity pass, even if it was from a crazy organization.

He hid the note from his parents, and contacted the senders through email. There were times he met with them at secret locations, as well, lying to his parents and telling them he was going to a friend's house when in reality, he was working on strengthening the effects of a type of virus or reanimating an extinct B.O.W.

He was surprised to meet his biology teacher at these secret locations, and was even more surprised to find out she was the missing Ashley Graham and that she was the one who sent him the note. She, like so many of her coworkers, was a B.O.W as well and explained that after her time in Spain, it had been revealed to her in a note from an unknown sender that her plaga had never been exterminated, as she'd been given a different strand, and in time, the effects would begin to show themselves. The letter instructed her that if she left it untreated, unfortunate things would happen, so she was given the directions to Pueblo, the very place that had cursed her to begin with.

That's how Ashley's adventure and "fairytale", as she called it, began.

He'd sworn an oath of secrecy, and oath that protected his family and those around him. He'd carried that oath throughout his entire life. Over his months on working with Ashley, he'd brought up the subject of Ada Wong.

Ashley replied that he'd find out much more about her, and that even in death, Ada Wong appeared to be working her magic through Arthur.

Years progressed and his partnership with Ashley Graham continued in secret, Arthur himself becoming detached from his family. In a matter of years, Albert Wesker's creation of a "new world" had been etched in his head, but slightly altered. Yes, his work with Umbrella was starting to take its toll on the teen, and his parents were beginning to notice.

The first time they asked was at dinner, his four siblings sat at the table along with he and his parents. He couldn't eat though, he was too busy thinking about the chemical bonding gone wrong in a certain experiment. First think after school, he'd go and work on it some more, only, his parents had other ideas.

The dinner began as dinner always began, with a prayer and with a talk of the children's day, however, Arthur hadn't recently been participating in these family talks. His parent's brought that to light at dinner, in which Arthur only replied that school life was stressful for him, as he was in mainly AP classes.

His parents bought his answer, and he was excused to his room. Following that event, many more similar occurrence occurred, in which Arthur used different excuses.

As much as he hated to admit it, and at such a young age, he was becoming alienated and brainwashed by the dying organization, and to some sick extent, he loved it. He didn't care what his family had to say about his changing personality either.

At such a young age, he'd been exposed to the horrors of the world, and as a result viewed himself as a sort of savior for those who were oblivious to the monsters that crawled under their sewers, or the beast that were just waiting to be unleashed onto the world. Being who he was, he saw himself as a sacrifice to the world, one willing to step in between life and death in order to ensure the safety of the world. With his vision came power, and with his power came responsibility.

Responsibility that he found out about all too well.

Things happened in such at such a quick pace. He got the text telling him they, The Family, was after him. He remembered that night clearly. The argument between he and his family, a perfect excuse to leave. He remembered hastily packing his bags, leaving a note addressed to his mother and father, and stowing away into the night.

As he did so, he reminded himself that it was indeed the necklace that got him in this situation, and if there was any ill feelings towards anything, it should be the necklace, it should be Ada Wong. However, he had no ill feelings towards her, he believed it was destiny that caused him to question the origin of the necklace.

He also believed that it was destiny that he happened to be again, standing in front of Ms. Wong's gravestone, already three years since he'd run away. Since then, he'd been to Spain with Ashley, who later revealed that she lived there as a permanent resident. Ferdinand Echeveria was never her kidnapper, he was her escort, as he was a native to the village, and an intelligent biochemist. Ashely took the Castellan, Ramon Salazar, as her husband. Despite the fact that his father "killed him", Ramon's plaga regenerated itself. However, due to the work of the Simmon's Family, Ramon was killed for real over a dispute with Umbrella.

Umbrella's new location had been moved to Pueblo, Spain, as many believed the place to be wiped off the map. As of present. that's where Arthur was visiting from. The helicopter above him reminded him that soon, his presence would be needed back in Pueblo, meaning that visiting his family would be fruitless, as he didn't have the time

Again, with power came responsibility.

With a smirk similar to his father's, Arthur looked towards her grave and soluted, "Thanks Ada," and he made to turn around.

"Put your hands where I can see them," the voice,all too familiar commanded.
"Hey, Dad," Arthur swallowed any emotions he had welled up inside of him, and with his hands up, turned around smirking wildly at Leon. Behind Leon were other agents, and Arthur didn't feel like sticking around to talk.

Above him, from the helicopter in the air, a flash grenade dropped and a rope was tossed down. As the agents covered their eyes, Arthur reached for the rope and grasped it tightly as the helicopter lifted.

"ARTHUR!" Leon shouted painfully, "COME BACK!"

Arthur only smiled, knowing his involvement with his family would only put them in danger.

"Sorry Dad," he said to himself as he peered down at the now dots of men, "i'll see you around."

And with that, he pulled himself into the copter, Ashley Graham sitting down, and Ferdinand Echeveria at the controls. When the world was cleansed and safe, only then could he be with his family.

The necklace now hung out of his hoodie.

He figured now he could truly relate himself to Ada Wong, as he was living a life similar to hers. Brainwashed and thrust into a world of experiments and death. But like Ada, he was addicted to the thrill, and he loved it. He was crazy, but he loved it! He was insane, but he loved it! If it meant cleansing the world, being a hero, than he'd do it a thousand times more.

He looked at the moon high in the sky, it was so bright, it seemed like it was on fire, and slowly the helicopter went higher and higher.

I hope you didn't mind the old characters. Resident Evil 4 is my fav out of the RE franchise. So, i hope you can see the resemblance Arthur has with Ada just by a necklace. Hope you like it, tell me what you think.