"Claire…" I once again whispered. How could I loose her again. I couldn't just wait around for her to pop up again. I had to go look for her. I stood up, wiping the wetness from my eye, running towards the door they went out of. My fist met the door in frustration, damn it was locked, I swear when I get to that Steve bastard I would…
Shit… more of the infected were coming my way. There must have been around 50 and that was just in the hall, certainly that bastard must of got them on to me, how can he kill so many people? I looked up and down, there was a red switch on the ceiling. Yeah I bet that's the one to get out with. I have been on so many missions I get use to all the damn puzzles. I had no choice but to climb up the wall. Luckily the bricks were massive, I wonder what this cell was used for, apart from Claire. Now I see why Claire didn't manage to climb up, I'm sure she tried, she is just an inch shorter, the bricks were incredibly far apart, I was at the top, now I had no choice but to jump hopefully switching the switch in the process. I only had one chance at this the infected were mere meters away from the door, I had no time to loose. It all went in slow motion. Free-falling at least three or four stories high was not the best of my ideas, I should of just shot the damn thing, it would have been worth a risk. I only just managed to flick the switch the door opening almost immediately. When I fell to the ground I felt a huge crack in my lower ribs. I couldn't dwell on that for long as the door already started to shut. I sprinted towards it, ducking under the door as it nearly clipped my head.
I fell to the floor almost straight after. From what I saw I was in a hallway, there was no other doors apart from one in front. I held on to my mid-section. Shit. I felt around only to be greeted by pain. I will admit it wasn't as bad as Las Plagas but still god damn hurt. I felt around a bit. Yeah, defiantly a broken rib or two. I couldn't wait for the pain to stop, I ran to the door as far as my injury could take. It was easy enough to open, I doubt that Steve expected me to make it this far son of a bitch. I was in another laboratory. There was Claire on a table. Nobody else was in there. I'd take my chance!
"Claire….Claire.."
She stirred a bit. Her head faced mine…
"Leon… what are you doing you should of got out of here. Your in danger…"
"Claire, I'm not leaving without you." I noticed the scalpel, and syringe on the table next to Claire.
"Oh god… what was he going to do with you!?"
Then she started crying again. All I wanted to do was let her cry on my shoulder. Now was not the time and the place.
"Claire, you have to tell me…"
"He was going to stuff me…kill me… then stuff me." The shock on my face would have been unbelievable, I could see myself staring back in the tears that flowed through Claire's eyes.
"That sick bastard…"
"He wants to realise Uroboros into the atmosphere. It turns out Wesker brought him back a couple years after Antarctica. HE CHANGED HIM Leon!"
"We need to get out of here now, I don't want anything to happen to you!"
"Ok."
I helped her off the table. We ran the way I came, hand in hand. Gun in the other. The infected had obviously had given up when we went through.
"Wait. Leon… What are we going to do. I mean to get rid of Uroboros. We can't just leave. We need to stop him."
"Yeah. Your right. Any ideas?"
"I think, when he brought me here. I did see a door which said something like no unauthorised access complete secret, something like that."
"Can you remember where it is by any chance?"
"Umm, yeah I think so, c'mon this way."
We passed the lab which I found myself. There was a staircase just past it. Thank god though we didn't run into any of the undead. We found the lab. Saying: RS-13 PROJECT CODE NAME-URO NO UNAUTHORISED ACCESS SECRET.
Claire sighed "I guess this is it." Both our hands met on the door knob. I didn't flinch. Her touch was warm and soothing in these times. She looked at me, she smiled, then her worried look appeared again as she turned the knob. Strangely enough it was open.
"Claire wait… Why would it be unlocked. Is this a trap?"
She just looked at me. A look which I know means I want to get this over now. She didn't want to wait around.
"At least let me go first."
I turned the knob then quickly but silently opened the door. It was another lab. Uroboros written on all cases. There stood at the further end of the room was Steve.
"Somehow I knew you'd come here. Claire is quiet good like that. Is she dead yet…"
"Why, you sick bastard…"
Claire appeared behind me. She didn't seem scared anymore. She had a holster with a gun attached to her leg. I wonder where she got that from, she was just behind me.
She just looked at Steve, followed by the words: "Steve, why, what has happened to you."
"Well Claire-bear" I was sickened by this. "Wesker helped me, he brought me back with all sorts of injections. Now I posses the same power as him…" I couldn't stand any more of this. I aimed and fired at him. "Leon! WAIT..WAIT.. NO!" I heard Claire scream. Steve dodged every bullet getting closer and closer. "Yes I no, I'm too quick to be real eh?" Steve grabbed me by the throat, swinging me backwards like a puppet into a cupboard, breaking it on my contact. I felt a screeching pain in my ribs. I cried out.
"Oh found something have I…"
He further punched my ribs. I felt like one time his fist will go through me.
"LEON!!" Claire screamed. I could taste blood. It started dripping from my mouth. That's when Steve stopped. He smirked. I couldn't move, my mid-section hurt like hell, it was hard to breathe.
"Claire… come with me… we can be together… forever…. We could live in our own world and be god." Steve smiled when he said this.
"Steve… I don't know you anymore… what's happened to you…"
"I will give you some time to decide."
Steve then disappeared, I don't know which way he went.
"Leon! Leon… oh god… Leon are you ok. Oh shit, there has to be a first aid kit round here somewhere."
I stayed huddles in the ball I had created. I think the blood had stopped. My rib cage was constantly throbbing, a sharp pain, I tried not to scream out, I was failing to do so though.
"Oh god Leon, please be ok, ah ha here's the kit." She ran back to me, still lying on the ground in my own small pool of blood. Claire gave me some painkillers, at least that's what I think they were. She took my leather jacket and top-off. I was severely bruised. Claire gently put her hands on my cold body, feeling around. She shook her head, wiping a tear before unravelling a bandage and tightly put it around my rib-cage.
"You need to rest. That's more or less impossible here, but I suppose I could try and lock the door."
"No seriously I'm fine we could get…" I winced again.
"No Leon, you have to rest at least for the rest of tonight. Please I don't want anything to happen to you."
She looked at me seriously with her blue eyes. I would not win a fight with her and even I know I was in no fit state to fight.
I opened my eyes, I was in fact still in the lab. I started to notice more things. The encounter with Steve is a bit of a blur to me. I was still on the floor, with an empty brief case propped up against my head. My top and jacket were beside me. My torso I could see was bruised, I only got a light throbbing sensation it seemed like the painkillers worked. Claire was beside me, asleep with her fingers hooked into mine. She looked incredibly uncomfortable, looks like she managed to sleep a bit. I saw her staring to wake up, I shut my eyes tight. I don't think she would like to see that she fell asleep and I woke up on her. I heard her shuffle a bit. Her hand left mine, then she started to stroke my hair. Could she feel the same way I do? I waited for her to stop, then I slowly opened my eyes.
"Hey" she said softly.
"Hi"
"You feeling any better?"
"Much so. I think I might walk around in a bit. You did a great job by the way, thanks."
She started to blush a bit. Before I knew it I was stroking her cheek, her skin was warm and soft. She started to move her face closer to mine. We then heard the door being unlatched. "Oh shit" I whispered.
"We need to hide you can't fight. It could be anyone. You go and hide I will take care of this…"
"But Claire…!"
"Just shut up an hide!"
I shuffled to a filing cabinet. I kept looking round to Claire, she was behind the door waiting for it to open, gun in hand. It soon enough opened.
"FREEZE!" Claire said sharply
"Wait! Wait! WAIT! Don't shoot, I'm not going to hurt you!"
"Frederic Downing? I thought you got arrested?"
"Claire? Ah long story found employment here.""Yeah whatever… more like you broke out or something… anyway what are you doing?"
"I was actually going to help with Uroboros. Then I found out what they wanted to do with it so I'm trying to get rid of it. Is that any problem…?"
"Yeah right more you were going to sell it like all the other scum terrorists."
"No of course not!"
I heard more footsteps then a scream.
"Let go of me, bastard." it was Claire she screamed again then nothing.
I tried to get up but I couldn't my body wouldn't move.
"Good work Frederic I knew they would be somewhere, just didn't think here." It was Steve I could tell by is vicious voice. The missiles are set for tonight, I hope to see you soon in the next world. Now go find the Kennedy lad. He should be easy, he's wounded."
The door then slammed. I felt sick. I looked around the room, the Uroboros samples were gone. Damn it, we were so close. Claire… I've lost her again! I heard the door creek open again. Footsteps were coming my way. There was Steve stood right in front of me.
"I knew you were in here." He knocked me in the face with something. The lights were fading. I hope he takes me to where Claire is. At least I know she will be safe.
The lights were gone….
Glad I got that done, took me a while quiet pleased with it. I don't think I will be posting for about another week, I'm away with school this weekend . I tend to only write when I feel like it hope you enjoyed this chapter
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