Resident Evil: A Different Tale REDUX

by ShadowBrawler2000

Redone. Dante, the son of two Umbrella Researchers who were murdered by Wesker for trying to expose Umbrella's illicit experiments as well as being subjected to T-Virus experimentation, plots to kil the man, as well as destroy the company that ruined his chance for a normal life as the Arklay Research lab suffers a Bio-Hazard. Takes place from RE1 to RE CV:X CxJ RxB LxC CH.22 up

4. Chapter 4: Unfortunate Discoveries

I can't think of anything to say but enjoy, and remember who owns what.

Chapter 4: Unfortunate Discoveries.

After discovering that Barry and Wesker had disappeared, the trio had decided to scour the mansion, in hopes of finding the two, alive, along with anyone from Bravo team.

" Hey Chris, I just remembered, in that room where we found Kenneth, there was a door past him we didn't get to search. That would be the best place to start at." Dante said, drawing one of his colt handguns. As they walked through the dining room to the area past Kenneth, Dante saw an emblem on the wall above the fireplace that seemed out of place.

" I wonder. From what my father heard, Spencer was a bit paranoid, and had elaborate puzzles and traps for unsuspecting intruders or rooms to protect him against possible threats. Though, they were just rumors. Regardless, I think I'll keep this with us for a while." Dante said, placing the object in his bag. They walked through the door, and past Kenneth's corpse, grabbing a box of handgun shells from a nearby table. They also grabbed a green herb that grew in the Arklay mountains, that when ground up had healing properties. They walked up a staircase, and in the next room, they saw several portraits and sculptures, along with another cannibal. Chris aimed, and fired three rounds at the person, the shells hitting it in the head, making it drop to the ground dead. They walked towards some sculptures, and noticed a golden arrow with a emerald colored tip. As they turned around the corner, another cannibal took them by surprise, grabbing Chris, preparing to bite into his jugular. Dante aimed, and fired a shell right through the side of the cannibal's head, destroying the brain and splattering blood on the wall as it fell to the ground. Chris leaned against the wall, looking at the corpse. Dante saw on a small table a golden arrow with a glittering green head.

" It looks like the arrowhead is made of Peridot, sometimes referred to as a poor man's emerald." Dante said, when the arrowhead pulled off the rest of the arrow.

" It seems like it was a good thing I saw this. It could fit in something." Dante said, as they continued on, going through a door to their right, which was the second floor of the dining room. They saw three more attackers proceed towards them, being dispatched by three well placed head shots. They walked through the door, seeing the main hall again below them. They started to walk down the staircase, and found a door that was disguised to resemble the wall. They walked outside and down a small staircase, and quickly dispatched a cannibal lumbering around the area. They walked up to a mural, that showed a carving of an archer readying his bow. They saw an indent where they placed the arrowhead, which revealed a stairwell which led to a hidden passage way. Down in the passage, they saw several gears and lit torches. On a small table, lay a book. Dante picked it up, and grabbed the key that was on the back, with the head the shape of a diamond. Dante put the key into a pocket, and then opened the book.

" The Book of Curse

The four masks. A mask that speaks no evil... A mask that smells no evil... A mask that sees no evil...A mask that cannot speak, smell, or see evil...

When all four fall into place, evil will awaken."

" Looks like these masks might be a part of a puzzle or something." Dante said, as the trio walked back up the stairwell. They proceeded back into the Main Hallway, and through the door opposite the dining room. Inside, they saw several paintings, murals, and sculptures on the walls or in the center of the room, along with grabbing a discarded 9mm handgun magazine that Jill took. They saw a nearby door that unlocked it the key they found on the book of curse. Inside, they walked down a hallway, when they heard the sound of glass crunching. As they were about to turn the corner, an unseen zombie grabbed Dante, who reached for the nearest object he could find to knock the zombie away, which happened to be an antique dagger, which he jabbed into the zombie's skull, watching it slump to the ground. In the next room, they saw several ways to go, and unlocked and walked through the nearest door to their right. When they shut the door, they heard barking, and saw a Doberman sprint towards the group. Chris rose his gun and fired three shots, killing the dog in its tracks. They grabbed a box of 30 9mm handgun rounds, they walked back inside, and walked through the door at the end of the hall. Jill killed a zombie down the hall, as the trio walked up the staircase, they heard moaning, which revealed another undead corpse, which Dante quickly dispatched. They walked down another hallway and into what looked like a study. After some searching, they found a box of handgun ammo, and a dog whistle. Near the whistle was a crumpled note.

" Today Sir Spencer told me to hide something where no one could find it.

Well, I had this idea. I figured if I could somehow have it protected by a dangerous animal like the vicious canine that lives here, no one would be able to get near it! As far as I can tell, the mutt is always hanging around the second floor balcony on the west side of the terrace, and he ought to come running at the sound of a dog whistle.

This is where you come in. The thing is, I reckon you're the only person that can get near that damn dog without risking a serious mauling. Which means only you can put this collar on him. The object that Sir Spencer wants hidden is concealed inside. You're the only person I can trust with this.

Of course, you'll get something out of it as well. Remember that certain item that you've always wanted to get hold of? Well, in exchange for your services, I just might be able to get it for you.

This could work out well for both of us...

Jon Toleman"

" Looks like something Spencer didn't want anyone to find is in the collar of a dog. Unfortunately if we find it it'll probably attack us." Dante said. They walked back down the staircase, and walked through a nearby door. Inside, they found a typewriter, a canteen, a note, a box of handgun ammo, and a large chest with two hand grenades inside. Chris took them, and they opened the note.

" Special Instructions when disposing dead bodies.

We have new information regarding those 'Beings'. They may appear to be dead but in fact they are able to come back to life. However, there are ways to prevent them from becoming active again. Currently these are the two known methods to cease their resurrection.

1. Incineration

2. Destruction of the head

If further methods are discovered, they will be notified immediately. Meanwhile, to those of you who still have the will to live, oil had been placed on the first floor of the mansion. Take as much as you need. You will need something to light it with, which you will need to find yourself."

" Looks like those things really are zombies." Chris said.

" The only question, is what caused them to return to life and attack the living?" Dante said, filling the canteen with oil.

" Chris, have anything to light this with?" Dante asked. Chris then pulled a lighter from his pocket, and handed it to him. They left the room and went back into the hall, walking through a door that led to a small room, and past there, a leisure room. They found a stun gun which Jill grabbed, and a Winchester Model 1897 trench shotgun on the wall. Jill and Dante let Chris grab it, while they walked through the door into the hall. Chris was about to follow, when the door slammed, locking Chris inside. He looked up, and saw the ceiling starting to descend.

" Jill, Dante, the door won't open!" Chris said, kicking and punching the door as hard as possible. Dante pulled the Remington 870 shotgun off his back, and walked towards the door.

" Chris, step away from the door!" Dante said. Chris did as he said, while Dante aimed his shotgun point blank at the doorknob. The spray of pellets blew a hole through the door, which busted the locking mechanism and handle off. Dante pulled the door open, allowing Chris to jump out, merely seconds before the ceiling would have crushed him.

" Thanks." Chris said.

" No problem." Dante said.

" Did you know about that trap?" Jill asked

" No, but considering how big this mansion is, i'm not surprised Spencer has some tricks up his sleeve for unwanted burglars or intruders. Dante said, loading a round into his shotgun. They walked through another door, which turned out to be a bathroom. They saw the tub was full of dirty water, and on assumption of something being in the tub, pulled the plug, draining the water. As the water drained, a hand emerged, grabbing for anyone in reach. Seconds later, the zombie from the tub began to climb out, ready to enjoy feasting on the unsuspecting humans who drained the water. Chris then walk over to it, and stomped on its head before it could stand.

" Man, these things are everywhere." Chris said.

" Makes sense. Spencer always had people keeping watch on his mansion, as guards or just janitors, keeping the place standing." Dante said. Jill walked over to the tub, and grabbed a small dagger from inside.

" I've noticed Spencer has a plethora of antique daggers around here." Jill said.

" From what I've heard, he's a nut for all kinds of things. Antiques, paintings, and as we now know, booby traps. Either there's something more to this mansion, or Spencer is the most paranoid person I've ever seen." Dante said. They backtracked to the room with the fuel, and walked up the stairs to the hallway, and unlocked the door. When they opened it, they saw that they were back in the Main Hall. When he heard the door behind them open, they aimed there weapons at the figure, who turned out to be Barry, aiming his own weapon at the group.

" Barry. What happened?" Chris asked, lowering his handgun.

" We got separated after we heard another noise. I'm not sure where Wesker is. Communications don't seem to be working." Barry said.

" Have you found out anything about what's going on?" Jill asked.

" No. Those things are tough though. Hopefully the others are ok.

" What about you?" Barry asked.

" All we know for certain that these things aren't alive. Or at least not anymore. A head shot seems to permanently kill them, and they aren't fire proof. Other than that, nothing." Dante said.

By the way, Jill take these." Barry said, handing Jill a small box with a yellow lid and an explosives warning label visible.

" What're these?" Jill said.

" 40mm Sulfuric acid grenade shells. These could come in handy if we find a launcher." Dante said.

" What about you?" Jill asked.

" Oh, don't worry. I like the buddy system we have here." Barry said, referring to his .44 Colt Anaconda.

" I see." Jill said.

" Well, I'm gonna continue checking around here for any clues. I'll let you know if I discover anything." Barry said.

" Be careful, and watch your back." Chris said.

" Right. See ya." Barry said, walking through the door next to the one they came from. They walked through a nearby door onto the cat walk above the dining room.

" Now there must be something around here somewhere." Dante said. They walked past a statue, when Dante turned towards it. He looked, and saw a blue gem in it. Dante tried to pull it out, but came up with a better idea.

" Step aside." Dante said, and pushed the statue off the catwalk onto the floor below.

" What the hell?" Chris said.

" Remember, Spencer has things to unlock doors and other passageways, and I saw a blue gem embedded in that statue." Dante said. He jumped from the balcony onto the dining room table, and walked to the debris of the statue. After a quick minute of searching, he found a blue gemstone, shining in the moonlight permeating the dining room.

" What'd I tell you?" Dante said, holding the gemstone up to them.

" Wait there, we'll head down." Chris said, as the pair ran into the Main Hall to the first floor. Seconds later, the officers came through the door.

" Next time don't do that. We need to stick together, and we can't have you running off every other minute." Jill said.

" Sorry about that. But this gem definitely used to belong somewhere. See the sides?" Dante said.

" Yeah. Well, at least it wasn't wasted effort." Chris said. They walked back into the Main Hall, and through a door on the second floor. They walked down the patio, and saw a corpse.

" Forest. What happened to you." Chris said.

" Looks like he's been pecked to death." Dante said. Dante then saw what Forest was holding.

" Jill, here." Dante said, handing Jill an ARWEN 37 40mm grenade launcher, and two cases of explosive rounds. Chris heard a moan, and turned, seeing Dante struggling to hold back a zombified Forest. Dante managed to kick him off, and fired several shots from his colt handgun into its corpse. Dante then slumped to the ground.

" Damn, I wasn't expecting that." Dante said, reloading his weapon.

" You ok?" Chris asked.

" Yeah." Dante said, rising to his feet. They walked back through the door, and through a door on the second floor of the dining room which they unlocked with the mansion key. They walked through the hallway and down a flight of stairs, killing a zombie that had been hiding at the bottom. They burned a second corpse that was on the ground out of caution, and walked through the door. Inside, they saw that the room that resembled a sort of infirmary. They found two boxes of handgun shells and a box of shotgun shells in a box in the corner, grabbed a green herb and left the room. They entered a second room down the hall, refilling the fuel canteen and finding a battery for the stun gun Jill had, along with a box of handgun shells and a diary, which Dante began to read.

" May 9, 1998 Played poker tonight with Scott and Alias from Security, and Steve from Research. Steve was the big winner, but I think he was cheating. Scumbag. May 10, 1998 One of the higher-ups assigned me to take care of a new creature. It looks like a skinned gorilla. Feeding instructions were to give it live animals. When I threw in a pig, the creature seemed to play with it...tearing off the pig's legs and pulling out the guts before it actually started eating. May 11, 1998 At around 5 A.M., Scott woke me up. Scared the shit out me, too. He was wearing a protective suit. He handed me another one and told me to put it on. Said there'd been an accident in the basement lab. I just knew something like this would happen. Those bastards in Research never sleep, even on holiday. May 12, 1998 I've been wearing the damn space suit since yesterday. My skin's getting grimy and feels itchy all over. The goddamn dogs have been looking at me funny, so I decided not to feed them today. Screw 'em. May 13, 1998 Went to the Infirmary because my back is all swollen and feels itchy. They put a big bandage on it and told me I didn't need to wear the suit anymore. All I wanna do is sleep. May 14, 1998 Found another big blister on my foot this morning. I ended up dragging my foot all the way to the dog's pen. They were quiet all day, which is weird. Then I realized some of them had escaped. Maybe this is their way of getting back at me for not feeding them the last three days. If anybody finds out, I'll have my head handed to me. May 16, 1998 Rumors going around that a researcher who tried to escape the estate last night was shot. My entire body feels hot and itchy and I'm sweating all the time now. I scratched the swelling on my arm and a piece of rotten flesh just dropped off. What the hell's happening to me? May 19, 1998 Fever gone but itchy. Today hungry and eat doggie food. May 21, 1998 Itchy itchy Scott came ugly face so killed him. Tasty. 4 / / Itchy. Tasty."

" This mansion is getting less and less pleasant to be in by the minute." Dante said. They walked back up the staircase, and picked a door lock, and walked outside. They saw a small group of dogs nearby, one of them with a collar on. Dante took out his shotgun and the dog whistle they found earlier, and blew into it. The dogs rose their heads, and looked towards the trio. Dante tossed away the whistle, and aimed his weapon, as the dogs ran towards them. Chris took out his shotgun, blowing apart one of the rotting canines. Dante blew away another, while Jill shot the last one several times with her handgun. Dante walked to the one with the collar, and ripped it off. After a minute, Dante found a button on the back of the collar, and pressed it. A small coin popped out, which Dante turned in his hands, inspecting it.

" I wonder what this does?" Dante said, squeezing the coin. A small shaft and two small prongs popped out of the bottom, making the coin now resemble a key.

" A fake key? I wonder where it goes. If it's for a lock, it would be custom, since this key doesn't have grooves like a real one." Dante said.

" Strange. It could possibly go to something guarded by a trap, and the key keeps the trap from activating." Chris said.

" It's possible. Maybe there's something Spencer has hidden he really doesn't want anyone to find." Dante said. They walked back through the door, and through another door. They walked up the staircase, past a statue with a shield with sharpened spikes on it. They turned down the hallway, and saw a small pedestal, with a key embedded in the middle.

" Wait a second. The key on the pedestal looks almost exactly like the fake key we found." Dante said. Chris picked up the key, as two walls pushed close together and a second statue with a large shield behind the pedestal, blocking off the way. Behind them, they heard a whirring noise, and saw the statue from earlier with the spiked shield coming towards them, the shield spinning at an incredible rate as more spinning blades jutted from the edges of the shield.

" Shit!" Dante said, hastily grabbing the fake key from his pocket, only to drop it behind the pedestal.

" Dammit!" Dante said, quickly moving to grab it.

" Dante hurry, we've got seconds before we're sliced to ribbons." Chris said.

" Got it!" Dante said. Placing the fake key on the pedestal, stopping the statue and bringing it back to its place.

" That. Was close. Least we got this now." Dante said, holding up the key. They walked out of the room, and past where they got the collar to a hallway they'd been to previously. They unlocked a pair of double doors, and walked through, seeing four suits of armor out of place. They pushed them towards the wall, and pressed a button on a pedestal in the middle of the room. From there, they saw a painting move, along with a few bars which receded into the wall, which revealed a locked jewelery box.

" I wonder what's inside here?" Dante said, placing the box in his bag. They walked through a nearby door, and walked through. Inside, they saw two people in the corner. Aiming their weapons, upon closer inspection they discovered the two to be from Bravo Team. The girl stumbled, aiming her weapon at the three.

" Stop. Who are you?" The girl asked.

" Hold up. The name's Chris Redfield, of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team. This is my partner Jill Valentine, and Dante Stryfe, a rare survivor that we found in the mansion." Chris said.

" It's good to see you. The name's Rebecca. Rebecca Chambers. S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team." Rebecca said.

" Richard." Chris said, kneeling down to their comrade, observing the cuts on his face, and large wounds on his left shoulder, his lower arm swelling and bloody.

" What the hell happened to him?" Dante said.

" He's been bitten by a poisonous snake." Rebecca said.

" But the size of that bite mark is huge. That must be a real large snake." Dante said.

" That wasn't no ordinary snake. Take my word for it." Richard said.

" I made Serum to counteract the poison in Richard, but I left it in another room and it's too dangerous to move Richard or leave him alone." Rebecca said.

" Chris, Stay here with Rebecca and Richard. Jill, we'll get the Serum." Dante said.

" Are you sure that's a good idea?" Chris asked.

" No, but it's the only logical choice. You and Rebecca can keep Richard safe, while we get the serum. It shouldn't take too long. We'll get you if we need help." Dante said.

" Please hurry, he won't last too long without that serum. You'll find the serum on the first floor in a medical room on a shelf. I remember a typewriter and a chest in the room." Rebecca said.

" Jill, we were in there earlier. Don't worry, we'll be back." Dante said, as he and Jill ran out of the room.

" Will they be alright?" Rebecca asked.

" Jill can think on her feet, and Dante's pretty smart. They'll be fine." Chris said, standing up to watch for any danger.

Jill and Dante:

" Here it is." Dante said, grabbing the small bottle of serum off the bookcase. They walked out of the room, and heard rapid footsteps above them. When they walked towards the staircase, a zombie ran down the staircase, knocking Jill onto the ground. Dante noticed that unlike the other zombies they'd faced previously, this one was a lot faster. Dante remembered from briefing that it was a Crimson head, a zombie that had been incapacitated previously and once again reanimated by the T-virus. Dante drop kicked the zombie off of Jill, aiming his shotgun at it. It growled, and ran towards him. Dante fired his shotgun when the beast got close, hoping the spray would knock it back. It merely slowed its advance, the beast slamming into Dante, knocking him on the ground. Jill when to grab for her gun which had been dropped when the monster jumped her. When she knelt down to grab it, she heard a stabbing noise, and a thud. She turned slowly, hoping that what she heard wasn't happening and ended up seeing the rotting corpse on the ground, blood seeping from it's forehead. She turned to Dante, and gasped. She saw a blade, blood covering the lower half of it, jutting from his arm. She looked at his face, seeing a spatter of blood covering his face, making him look almost feral.

" Dante? What's going on?" Jill asked.

" I unfortunately can't explain now. It's too dangerous and we need to get that serum for Richard.

" Alright, but when we get time, I want to know everything." Jill said, reloading her weapon.

" I promise." Dante said as they proceeded back towards Chris and the others. They quickly made it up to the Main Hall, and quickly up the staircase. They walked through a door and down the hall, and turned down to where Richard, Chris and Rebecca were.

" You're back." Chris said.

" We'd have been back sooner, but a zombie that might have been on steroids decided it was a good idea to jump us. It almost had us." Dante said, handing Rebecca the serum.

" Richard, i'm going to give you a shot. You'll be ok." Rebecca said, taking out a syringe, and filling it with the serum.

" Chris. Take this. It's a radio. Use it wisely." Richard said, passing out afterwards.

" Is he ok?" Dante asked.

" He'll be in pain, but he'll survive. We should get him to someplace safer." Rebecca said.

" The medical room would be the best choice. Chris, you carry Richard. Jill take the front. Rebecca you go behind her, I'll watch our backs." Dante said, as they slowly proceeded towards the medical room.

Well, believe it or not, it took a lot of patience and self ass kicking to write this, considering I had to basically rewrite the whole chapter, and watch about 20 different Youtube Resident Evil Remake Chris and Jill walkthrough videos, along with reading several IGN walkthroughs. I thank CVX Freak, Deuce ex Defcon, ChandooG, Mikkanui, RE2LeonS, Sailor Davaron & Undrtakr for the IGN and GameFAQs walkthroughs and Darkangelshinobu, Chunglo, Khalil Akatsuki, TheKingScotsman, Hayato182004, General 2142, omegaevolution, Carlitonsp1 and Nintendo Central on youtube for the Video walkthroughs. Keep your eye open for the updated Chapter 5: Giant Motherfucking Snake, which hopefully, will come soon.