Chapter 2B - Shopping for a Red Dress
To hell with this. Deciding he couldn't stand and fight with his current amount of ammo, Leon quick turned and headed back down the pathway he came from. He knew there was another door down the left hall, but with the herd hot on his trail he couldn't take any chances.
As he sprinted down the hall, Leon could feel the perspiration that had previously formed along his hairline beginning to fall freely down his face. Despite the hectic nature of his situation, Leon could still make out the salty taste of his own sweat.
Reaching the door quickly, Leon slammed it shut behind him, then ran over to the desk where he found the letter. With a grunt, Leon lifted the desk and wedged it beneath the doorknob, ensuring the zombies couldn't break through.
After a few tense moments passed, Leon finally exhaled and allowed his body to relax.
"Leon come in!"
Leon smiled, Hunnigan always seemed to have good timing, "Yea Hunnigan, I'm here."
"Are you okay Leon?"
"Yea I'm fine, but this place is definitely infected. Please tell me you have some good news."
"Well, sort of. I was able to map out the mansion your in. The first door on the right side of the main hall should lead to some experimentation labs and more importantly the control room. From there you should be able to access the camera systems and locate Ada."
Leon smiled before speaking, "Good. Do you have any idea what the hell this place is?"
"Apparently, this place was an Umbrella Corporation experimentation facility. Team Alpha of the BSAA raided this place years ago and reportedly emptied them out and shut down all of Umbrella's operations."
"Wait, team Alpha is Chris Redfield's team!"
"Right, which means whoever is in that mansion now is not Umbrella."
Leon nodded his head, "Thanks Hunnigan, I'll head to the control room and try to locate Ada, and then get her the hell out of here."
"Good luck Leon, Hunnigan out."
Leon retraced his steps until he once again found himself in the main hallway, then without wasting anytime, he headed straight for the first steel plated door on the right side of the main hall.
Locked.
Nothing is ever that is easy huh. Leon examined the door more closely and noticed the key hole was shaped like a W.
Guess I need a W key. Leon walked back across the hall to the second wooden door on the left.
As the door opened, Leon aimed his hand gun and checked down his sights. Left side, clear. Right side...
Leon halted his movements entirely, save for his fingers tightening around the grip of his gun, as his eyes caught side of a licker.
The creature was lying against the wall on the right side of the room, within arm's reach of the exit.
Leon exhaled deeply, as an understanding of his current situation settled in. He had to kill the licker.
Drawing upon years of experience, Leon sprinted confidently into the small square shaped room. Just as the licker noticed his presence, Leon let off three shots towards the grotesque beast. The first two hit their marks, one head shot and the second a leg shot, however, the third shell missed as the licker fell to the floor.
Blood stained the wall as the creature jumped up from the ground to the ceiling once again. In signature fashion, the licker whipped out it's extremely long tongue in an attempt to snare up Leon.
Luckily, Leon dodge rolled to his right while simultaneously letting off another two shots towards the B.O.W. Both missed and the Licker lunged forward towards Leon, who this time was forced to dodge roll to his left.
Moving quickly, Leon rolled backwards and shot towards the licker once again, however, this time he predicted the licker's evasion pattern and began shooting at the exact spot the licker jumped too.
Leon heard, rather than saw, his bullet pierce through the lickers body so he emptied the last remaining ten shots of his clip into it. Each shot landed as the sound of gunshots and shells clanging against the floor filled the room.
The B.O.W fell to the floor lifelessly, as a large pool of blood began forming below its body. Leon took a few moments to study the four legged creature. Its exposed brains were both mangled and decayed. Its skin, or lack-thereof, was fleshy and the blood spilling profusely from the creature's wounds left a bad taste in his mouth.
Leon surveyed the room for ammo but to no avail, so he decided to quickly check his inventory. 12 Handgun Ammo, one First-Aid Spray, one Hunting Knife, and one Hand Grenade.
Deciding that he needed to find some ammo, Leon slowly opened the door to the next room. As the door gradually opened, a large and grandiose dinning room hall revealed itself. The first thing that caught Leon's eye was a large, seemingly glass chandelier that hung regally from the center of the room. The glass itself was embedded with the same gargoyle designs Leon found in the main hall. The rest of the room appeared to be a normal large scale dining room, until Leon spotted three lickers walking across the ceiling.
They were unaware of his presence, but the lickers presented a problem nevertheless. While planning an escape route through the dining hall, Leon's eye caught sight of something shinning in the far right corner of the room. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the shiny object was a storage case.
Continuing his examination of the room, he noted that there were only two ways out of the dining hall. There were large double doors to the left of Leon, within running distance, and there was also a ladder leading to the second floor of the room in the far northwest corner.
Leon steadied his breathing, knowing that the time to make a decision was near:
You the reader must choose...
Option A - Leon sneaks through the dining room hall in attempt to obtain the storage case.
Option B - Leon makes a run for the double doors to the left.
A/N: Please Read & Review with your choice, I appreciate any and all criticism or praise. Special shout out to BloodOfMyLove and Darwine for being my first reviewers in the Resident Evil genre. Also, I am open to all ideas and suggestions for the plot, so let them rip if you got em.
Yours Truly, Love War and Tragedy
