Jill and Chris exit the stockroom nervously. "Nobody my way, you?" "All clear." Jill replied. They begin to make their way down the hall, once they got to the corner Jill glanced around the corner. "Shit, a guard, he's on patrol and heading this way." Chris nodded, "Alright, when he rounds the corner, stick out your leg backwards…Then we'll drop an elbow on him or something." Chris tried to hide the fear from his voice, but Jill could hear it. It was clear they were both scared, they could both be killed at any time and were vulnerable, but they had to stay strong. With a look of determination, Jill stuck out her leg and felt the man trip and fall on his face. They turned so Chris' arms faced the man's head, he pointed his elbows down. "Ok fall forward, I'll fall back." Jill let herself fall forward and she caw Chris' elbow drive into the guard's head. "Brutal…" Jill said with a flinch. Chris just nodded his head once; he looked determined. "Let's go." They were doing well so far, but how long would their luck last? They moved along a few more hallways, luckily for them they were in the basement where the stockroom is, and not is the press room where everyone was working. "We just got to get to the elevator, and then we can take that to the top." Jill could not believe it, the elevator was in sight. Jill hit the up button on the elevator, with direction from Chris. Just as the door was opening Jill saw a man come around the other way. He saw Chris and Jill and yelled "Stop!" Unfortunately for him, the door opened and even as he was running down to them, they got into the elevator and mashed the button to close the door. Chris, whose tied hands faced the outside of the elevator, slowed him down by firing randomly out the elevator. Jill could see him take cover and get on his radio. "Oh my God…Chris we're going to have company!"
It wouldn't be hard for them to realize that they were headed for the boss' office. Once the door opened they both tried to hurry to the office. They could hear the thud of many footsteps from the nearby stairway. They got to the door, but of course it was locked. Chris quickly directed Jill's hands to the lock, and she began fumbling with the lock pick. Her hands were shaking as she got the pick in the lock and began working backwards. She was working furiously. "A-alright Chris, just like we talked about. I can see behind you, so I'll direct you where to shoot. How many rounds are in the gun?" Chris shrugged, "Well if it's a fifteen round clip and I used three, than I have twelve rounds left, approximately." Chris saw Jill panicking, and it was clear he was too, but he took a deep breath. "Jill you have to clam down, we're going to make it, but not if you end up dropping your pick. I believe in you Jill." Jill's eye became set and determined, and her grip was firm. Jill yelled, "Oh shit! Here they come, aim slightly northeast! A bit more! Fire!" The man leading the way was running towards them aiming his gun at them, but then he was shot right in the shoulder and was sent spiraling to the ground. His backup dove for cover and shots began to ring out hitting the area around them. Jill directed Chris furiously. If you had told Chris he would have to trust Jill with their lives, he would have laughed at you. Now he had to have faith in her if he wanted to live, it was their only hope…Through Jill's direction, the attackers couldn't take the time to get their shot, it was working. Then Chris heard a click from the gun, and his heart sank. What he didn't realize, was that there were two clicks. Right then Jill threw open the door and they both fell inside. Chris felt the door and slammed it shut, he found the lock again. This time it was his turn to fumble, he fumbled with the lock desperately. Soon he had the door locked, and he sighed in relief. "Huh, the boss isn't here right now, but he's bound to be up here in a matter of minutes. The weapons are on the desk!" They moved to the desk and Chris directed Jill to Chris' favorite knife. In a few seconds, Jill had the rope around her hands cut. She then ran to Chris' back and cut the rope binding his hands. They were free! The first thing Jill did was find one of their radios. "Jill to Alpha team! Can you read me?!" She prayed desperately, and they were answered. She heard Wesker's voice through the radio. "Jill! What's the situation?!" Jill quickly replied, "We need back-up at the top floor of the press building, NOW!" Soon Wesker replied, "We are on our way! Over and out."
Jill put the radio in her pocket and gathered he weapons. Chris already had his and was crouching behind the desk, aiming towards the door. Jill crouched behind the desk to, and aimed towards the door. It soon opened and the boss entered the room alone. Chris shouted at him, "Hands up! You're under arrest!" The boss slowly raised his arms, with his hands open. They saw a small green object drop and clank on the ground. The boss kicked that object towards the desk. Jill screamed, "Oh shit!" She and Chris both dived from the desk as it exploded. The boss quickly took action and hit Jill in the head with his gun to keep her down. Then he quickly turned to Chris and shot his uninjured leg. She heard Chris scream in agony. He was drawing closer to him, prepared to finish him off. For Jill everything went in slow motion. She saw the boss raise his gun and aim at Chris' head. Jill had a splitting headache, she looked around desperately. She saw her gun about a foot away. She reached out, seeing double and she grabbed the right one luckily. She slowly aimed at the boss' head that was on the right. Her hands were shaking, but when she heard Chris yell in fear, she came to her senses. Her protective nature came in and she made her grip firm. With a look of determination, she closed her eyes and only heard the sound. When she opened her eyes, the smuggling ring boss was down, and Chris was trying to pull himself up on the desk. His legs wobbled terribly and Jill ran over to support him. Soon, they were both looking at the door. 'It's over' Jill thought, 'The goons are about to barge through that door and finish us off…We came so far.' However, when the door opened, it was Wesker who came inside.
When he came in, he saw Chris and Jill kissing. Clearly they had thought this was the end, and they wanted to share their last moment together. They broke apart suddenly and Jill saw Wesker lose his composure for the first time. He looked so furious, that if Jill didn't know any better, she'd say his eyes were glowing red.
*Note: Holy crap, that was a much longer chapter then I thought it would be, but I couldn't decide where to stop the chapter. I think this was the best spot, because if I carried that last paragraph till next time, it wouldn't have as strong of an impact. Hope you guys enjoy, and thank you for the support.
