Disclaimer: I don't own Resident Evil...and I've just lost two seconds of my life saying it.
Authoress' Note: (Please READ) Thank you dear readers for reading this fic and your lovely reviews! As I have mentioned in the summary, this was inspired by 1wingangel's fic: Resident Evil 4: Real Life Edition! Truly an amazing fic and you should read it before reading mine. Savin' Me is done by Nickleback and Hero is done by Chad Kroeger. Man, I love these songs! They fit, right? I apologize for leaving out the fanboys of Leon, sorry! Oh, and I'll be adding Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler once I have the song. I've already have the lyrics but need the music of it to actually know when to shove this little beauty in the fic.
1wingangel and Nicole this fic is for you!
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Resident Evil 4: A Fangirl's Dream Come True!
Chapter Seven: The Village Chief and the Dash for the Castle!
We stepped through the gate and found ourselves in another patch of dark woods. A dirt path stretched toward the forest, angled down to the left and disappeared into the misty darkness. This path could only lead to the "enlighten" shed, where Mendez awaited Leon for the encounter... hopefully. If it was anyone else, like Krauser, we were screwed. Not from the sure early death of us both but the fact that if it was him and we survived him then we're trapped in the village section forever. The Village Chief was the only one who had the key to the final village gate.
I thought about it for a few seconds. Well, the village wasn't that bad. We could handle the village pretty well by ourselves... I suddenly felt queasy as I wrapped my arms around my waist. My stomach churned and I felt like throwing up just then. I resisted the urge to moan. An early stage symptom of the plaga inside of me?! I berated myself for forgetting. Gah! We can't stay here forever! That'll only ensure us our doom of being Saddler's fucking puppets! The longer we stay here, the more time the plagas will have to grow within us! We have to hope that Mendez is there, kick his seven foot ass, grab his false eye, and get the hell out of here!
Leon looked at me and noticed that I was holding my stomach slightly pain. "Rally, are you okay?" I froze at his question and thought fast. Ahh... what to say? What to say? I forced a smile and released my waist, despite my stomach's protests. "Y-yeah. I'm just anxious on getting out of here, y'know? We're close on getting out of the village and find a safe place to rest and hide." Tch. Yeah, right. The castle is about as safe as sharing a home with the Bella Sisters. The agent didn't look convinced about my answer but thankfully let the matter drop.
He trudged down the path warily as I followed, keeping my eyes and ears open for anymore of the "game's" surprises. God only knows how much I hate bad twists. We followed the winding path down the short hill, listening for anything that might sound as an ambush. The dense woods soon gave way to a man made clearing and nestled in the trees like dark vulture was the shed where Mendez was waiting for us.
Oh man...
The agent headed straight for its doors, a determined expression on his face. Caleb and I followed him to the foreboding building while Agent Kennedy paused before the doors with a frown. I stood next him, looking at the storage shed as Caleb sat down and looked at us both. From the corner of my left eye, I saw Leon glance at me before his blue gaze shifted back to the building before us. I knew exactly what he was thinking and I wasn't going to argue with him this time. This is Mendez. The village chief who hated Leon for just being an outsider even though he carried the "same blood" as cult did. A fight that should only be fought between the two. Besides, I'll do more harm than good if I went in with Leon; grenades don't distinguish who's who once thrown in a small room. If Mendez is intelligent enough to be Saddler's right hand man then he can easily use what I have against Leon and it would be my fault.
Leon sighed softly and turned to me, "Rally..."
I turned to face him, "Yeah, Leon?"
"I know you're going to hate me for this but... will you go hide?"
I smiled and nodded, surprising the agent. "Okay," I reached out and gave him a hug, wrapping my arms around his athletic frame. "No matter what happens, Leon, I know you'll come out on top."
He blinked in surprise, "What's this all about?"
"Nothing... I just appreciate you for all that you've done for me so far." I released him from the hug and scurried away to find a hiding spot near by. I around the side of the building (Leon would come out through) as Caleb followed, decided that it wasn't safe enough and circled around it to the other side. The entrance to this side of the building was blocked by a small firewood shed. Okay, so its not the best hiding spot in the world but at least its something I could duck behind in case Ganados decided to sweep the area. I leaned against the wall and listened as Leon entered the building.
For about two minutes there was nothing, then the sudden agent's yelp of surprise and a bodily wham! I cringed at the screeching sound of twisting metal. Holy crap! Mendez can twist metal with his bare hands?! I listened closely, pressing my ear against the wall. There was a metallic thump!, quiet liquid waterfall and...
"Hasta luego!" Leon sneered...
Blam!
BOOM!
I pulled back from the wall at the sound of the explosion and grinned a little. Man, I still think Leon is part Hispanic and I love that line!
"Ggrraahhh!"
Oh, shit... Mendez's coat has just burned off and is transforming! That's okay, Leon can handle himself. He's been through worse at Raccoon while only armed with some basic guns and he can out fine. Granted that he was shot near the end but he still came out on top. I relaxed, murmuring the same line of thinking over and leaned against the wall once more...
There were quite a few desperate gunshots and savage snarls from the village chief...
My eyes flew open as realization hit me like a ice cold slap. GAH!!!! HE DOESN'T KNOW MENDEZ'S WEAK POINT! OR WHAT TO DO AFTER HE CAUSES ENOUGH DAMAGE! I shrieked at myself mentally. How could have I've been so stupid?! How could I forget to tell the agent the boss's weakness?! I wrung my hands in worry over the agent's safety and how to tell him Mendez's weak point. I sighed irritably at myself. Oh, fucking great! We nearly die at the village, mobbed at the cabin, almost lost Leon to El Gigante, I almost got sliced in half by the Bella Sisters and I nearly fell to my death over at the lift! We come this far and so close to leaving the village for good and I go and forget to tell Leon how to beat Mendez!! THIS SUCKS!!
And just as I finished those words, a loud crash sounded from behind me, and I was thrown forward by the force of it. I blinked at Caleb and saw that the crash had knocked him out, lying limply under a couple of pieces of board. I felt a sudden pressure around my waist and I thought that I pinned under the debris. And I was... for about five seconds before I was roughly yanked from under the pile and the pressure around my body increased. I didn't get a chance to scream because the movement was so fast and sudden that it disoriented me. One second I'm shivering from the cold outside and then I'm in a warm.. no.. hot place! Where am I?!
"You will surrender the girl to us and pledge your allegiance to Lord Saddler." I heard Mendez snarl at the agent. Okay, that's weird. Never heard Mendez threaten Leon like this in the game... Wait, what am I talking about? Most of what's going on doesn't make sense or follow the game's rules. And why does he sound so close? "Or the girl dies right now..."
The pressure around my waist increased again and I screamed out in pain. "Rally!" Leon cried out in fear. What the hell is going on?! I looked around the area I was currently in and freaked. Oh my freakin' god! I'm in the shed were the battle is held! I glanced at my waist and noticed that two powerful pincers were clamped around me. My eyes widen at the sight of them. Oh, shit...
I flailed wildly in Mendez's grip in hopes of freeing myself. EW! I'm strapped to him like an accessory! What am I?! A la plaga "Hello Kitty" backpack?! The village chief tighten his grip and I whimpered as the pressure threatened to bite into my skin. This is not good; if I'm too close to the enemy, Leon won't fight back!
"Well, outsider?" the seven foot tall man sneered, "Will you join us and allow the girl to live or defy us and have her death be on your shoulders?"
I twisted around as best I could to peer over the chief's shoulder and look at my hero. I hope he's glaring at this guy and kick his ass but... I got the exact opposite. The agent gazed at me with concern in his blue eyes and his shoulders slumped at the situation, the handgun barely hanging on his fingertips. He only held my gaze for a second before he lowered his eyes. I stared at him in shock. I've never seen him look like this, not in Raccoon City, the Umbrella cruise ship the Starlight, or earlier in this adventure...
(A/N: Okay, I don't know the whole deal about Resident Evil: Gaiden. Sources say that it's not part of the actual time line and some say it does imply, so I have no idea who to trust. But I stuck it in here just in case. Now, did Leon really go aboard the Starlight, I don't know and I do care about finding out. Did Leon really get infected while on board the damn cruise ship? Again, don't know and do care. Now if anyone has the game or at least the know the story about it please tell me... It may prove useful for one of my fics, that and I'll know what the hell happened to him. Sorry for rabbling. On with the fic!)
"I...I..." Leon mumbled, his body trembling in both anger and fear.
The agent is giving up to the enemies because of me?!
This was completely new...
And I hated it.
I thrashed wildly and shrieked angrily from Mendez's back. "LEON! YOU BETTER NOT GIVE UP ON ME!" I screamed in fury, "Don't listen to him! Fight! Your mission is to get me home, isn't it?! You can't accomplish that if you give up and become Saddler's bodyguard!" I sighed, stopping my struggles. "If you're going to give up on me then fight him for yourself." I said sadly, "You've spent your life protecting others... Well, the time's come for you to fight for yourself. Forget everyone else for a change and fight him your own sake. If I die, I die, there's nothing to change that. If I do then tell my parents that I died helping you...that I died a fighter... like my mother raised me to be. Like your friends raised you to be."
I looked over at him again and I saw that he had stopped shaking and tighten his grip on the handgun. The agent blew out his breath in an angry hiss and looked up at Mendez, blue eyes blazing with new fire. I smiled. Oh, yeah, baby! Leon is back and more than ready to kick a certain village chief's ass!
"Let. Her. Go." Leon snarled at Mendez, switching to the TMP and aimed at his face.
The village chief glared at him, "I see. I knew I was right about you." He tighten his grip on me and forced the air out of my lungs, I gasped out in pain and tried to regain my wind. Leon lowered his weapon a bit in worry. I was getting pissed and I glared at the village chief from the corner of my eyes and raised my legs straight out and kept my feet close together. "I'll be sure to give the girl time to weep in sorrow over your body."
"WILL YOU STOP SQUEEZING ME LIKE A PLUSHIE!?" I yelled angrily and brought my legs down, slamming my heels against his exposed spine. Score one for the heroes!
Mendez reared back in pain from my heel slam, arching his back awkwardly. Ew... I tried to struggle free but the village chief just held me tighter as he continued stumbling towards the agent in pain. The agent blinked in surprise and I wailed out in distress, the seven foot man's grip increased in pressure and my ribs felt like caving in at that point. My hero noticed my labored breathing and was about to run around the boss to free but I couldn't let that happen! I just know that Mendez was waiting for the moment that Leon will drop his guard...
"Don't, Leon!" I yelled out and struggled again, "I'll free myself! Aim for his spine! No matter what happens just keep firing at his spine!"
"But-" Leon protested and I glared at him weakly.
"Damnit, Leon, for fucking once will you just listen to me?!" I snapped, "Trust me! Pump his spine full of lead!"
"Alright!"
Leon fired madly at the village chief's weak point as the man brought himself back up like liquid. Eww! Mendez shrugged off some of the shots and started to corner the agent in one part of the shed. Oh, no you don't, Mendez! You're not going to corner him for an easy kill! I lifted my legs again and slammed my heels against his spine, earning a scream of pain from the village leader. He arched back as his spine spasmed, unable to attack Leon now.
"Run around him and get to the other side of the room!" I called out and grinned as the agent darted around the villager and headed for the other side. I remembered that there was a red explosive barrel on that side... a hit from that will seriously damage the chief...
"Leon! The barrel! Shoot the barrel when he get's close!" I called out, getting a shocked look on the blonde's face.
"What?! But you'll-!" he protested with a shake of his head. I frowned.
"If you don't do it then I will!" I hissed, motioning him to look at my hands. Nestled in my right hand was a Hand grenade and my thumb was through the ring. A flick of the finger and the grenade will be armed and detonate within three seconds...more than enough to drop it next to the red barrel. Leon glared at me as the village chief pulled himself back up.
"Are you fucking crazy?!" he yelled.
"I rather be crazy enough to kill myself than wait around and be a religious maniac's mindless puppet!" I shot back as Mendez marched toward Leon with the intent of ripping him to shreds. Heh. Good luck to that, jackass! A few seconds you won't be able to stand over him! The agent aimed at the advancing chief and saw that he was nearing the barrel. As Mendez stepped into the barrel's blast range, the agent switched targets and fired at the red barrel.
BOOM!
The village leader staggered from the blast and I howled out in pain as the flames lapped at my arms and several pieces of shrapnel embedded themselves against my right side. AHH! JESUS FREAKIN' CHRIST! Why do I always make things harder for the agent?! I whimpered through clenched teeth and tears. At least I got the least amount damage... Mendez pulled himself back up, glared at the agent and snarled. And why didn't the village idiot lose his legs yet?! I raised my battered legs and slammed my heels against his spine again, relishing in the sounds of Mendez's scream of pain. But apparently, he didn't want to suffer alone and I was the one who pissed him off. He snarled at me and I had only a second to realize what he was going to do.
Oh.. shit...
His insect claws clamped around my body so hard that it forced the air out of my lungs and dung into me deeply. Oh, god, I think he's trying to crush me! He whirled around and threw me aside like a broken toy. I flew across the room and slammed into a stack of crates and screamed out in agony. A piece of wooden board had sliced at my left side, thankfully it missed my organs but still hurt like a bitch. My vision began to fade from both the blood loss and pain...
"SON OF A BITCH!" Leon raged angrily and I saw Mendez fly back from a shotgun blast... at least his upper half. The lower half staggered around a bit, gushing out blood before falling to the ground and twitching madly. I managed a half grin at the sight before my world went black and unconsciousness draped over me like a soft silk veil...
Too...bad... I won't...get...to see...Mendez die...
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Oww... My body hurts...
" 'ey, stranger! I think she's coming around!"
"Thank God... I thought I almost lost her."
Lost me to what...?
I forced my eyes to open a crack, letting them adjust to the light. Two blurry figures hovered over me and focused on them, trying to lift the foggy dizziness from my mind. My vision sharpened and I found that the two figures were Leon and the merchant, both had worried expressions and both then looked relieved when I opened my eyes fully.
"What happened?" I mumbled as the two men sat back and allowed fresh air to blow into my face. Oh, sweet fragrance of fresh air! Leon looked at me with concern at my question. Caleb seemed confused as he rested his head on my lap, almost to comfort me as well as himself.
"You don't remember?" the agent asked as he packed away his weapons and that's when I took in my surroundings. I was lying on a cot outside of the gate that led to Mendez, in front of the merchant's shop. If I keep this up I'm going to end up working for the merchant to repay his kindness.
"No. Why?" I muttered and eagerly drank some orange juice that the merchant handed off to me. Why he had orange juice, I'll never know. Then again, I'm not going to question him about it. The agent frowned a little.
"Aye, I believe the shock of the trauma must've mess up your memory a bit, lass." the merchant murmured as he took my cup and filled it with some more juice. I tilted my head at the statement.
"What injuries?"
"Lass, ya were slightly burned, had shrapnel buried into yer right side and yer left side was sliced open by a piece of board." the cloaked figure muttered, "Thankfully they were still in the mild injury range, so the First Aid Sprays were able to heal ya."
"Sorry I asked.." I cringed at the thought. Eww... I'm going to have nightmares about this ordeal... I just know it.
"Those were some serious injuries you took in the battle against the village chief." Leon said, his blue eyes quickly took on the look of fear, "I was able to defeat him but when I went to you, you wouldn't respond."
"Okay, other than the injuries shocking me to unconsciousness, why wouldn't I respond to you?"
"You stopped breathing."
I froze and stared at him in shock. I stopped breathing?! The agent's eyes still had the fearful look. "Apparently, he tried to crush you but didn't. He only managed to force enough air out of your body to make you stop breathing." he sighed shakily, "I picked you up and brought you here to have the merchant heal you."
I still sat there on the cot in shock, letting the information sink in and shuddered. I almost died... "I stopped breathing?" I whispered and clutched the cup in hands tighter. Caleb nuzzled my arm and whimpered at my fear. Both the merchant and agent looked at each other, then back to me and nodded. I gripped the cup tighter and allowed reality to sink in. This certainly didn't happen in the game with Ashely... but this was my fault as well. In the game, Ashely hid somewhere near by at the order of Leon but we don't know where she hid. Before the fight, she disappears and after the fight, she pops up asking if you were alright. I blinked as something else came to mind. Ashley wisely hid away from the shed...I didn't it. I wanted to hear the battle, not thinking about the consequences for that choice. And because I was so obsessed with the battle that I nearly had us both pay dearly for that...
I looked at Leon with a haunted look in my eyes, "I stopped breathing?"
"Yeah..." the agented murmured lowering his eyes in shame. Oh no! He's feeling guilty!
"But if I stopped breathing then how come I'm up now?" Curse you, my mouth!
Leon managed a half smile, "Well, one can't be a government agent without some basic medical training. That includes CPR..."
I blushed and slid my vision over to the merchant, who gave me a sneaky smile and nodded, confirming my unspoken question. OH MY FREAKING GOD!!! The color around my cheeks deepened and I drank from the cup to hide it. Leon kissed me!!! Uh... well... sorta... it's not technically a "kiss." He just put his mouth on mine in order to force feed my lungs with air. Besides, he had to in order to save my dumb ass... I sighed mentally. That's not really helping me is it? ...No, I didn't think so. Why is this so hard to brush it off as a "save the damsel in distress" technique and tell myself that it's nothing to get excited about?
"Rally... are you... blushing?" Leon asked as he peered closely at my face with a suspicious look in his face. Leon... back off... that's not helping my thinking. I leaned back, cup still over my mouth and shook my head. The agent didn't look convinced and the merchant was grinning away like an idiot. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure." I squeaked and blushed deeply at the sound of my voice. Argh! No! Don't squeak! Never squeak when answering that kind of question! I swallowed another mouthful of water and repeated my answer in a much more controlled voice. Okay, so what if I have a crush on the guy?! He's a cute guy! And I'm a girl... I can't help it! Who in their right mind want to brush him off?! At least he doesn't know. Good GOD I don't want him to know... Wait... at the end, he knew that Ashley had feelings for him... Jesus! What if he knows now!? Argh! That'll be embarrassing! I'm not Ashley! I'm NOT Ashley! I'm not the little blonde slut who wants to chain the agent to her bed for fun! Leon is a friend... a cute, handsome, sexy... NO! Don't think that! Bad train of thought! BAD train of thought! Okay, so he's cute, he's sexy, flexible and hot! That's fine, but he's just a friend...nothing more... He's just a really really hot 'n' sexy fri-
"What did you say?" Leon asked me suddenly and I froze. Did I just say that out loud?!
"Nothing." I answered quickly and took another swig of water, swallowing it, "Why?"
"You were mumbling something about "bad train of thought" and something else. I really didn't quite catch that." he asked as he looked at me with concern. I mentally kicked myself. Way to go moron! Any louder and he'll find out. Why not spare him the guessing and tell him that you got a crush on him?! Ahhh, that's right! He's already got two girls after him and I'm sure he doesn't want a third one hunting him down. He'll probably end up running and screaming into the night because of that. Or he could turn cold and feel sick that he's stuck on a mission with a love struck girl, who (he thinks) only helps him in order to demand some kind of "payment" later on. Which I don't want... the only thing I want from him is just his friendship. Where I'm from.. I don't have many friends and I cherish friendships a lot more than anything else. For the love of God, he's a person... not prime beef!
I handed the cup back to the merchant, who was still grinning, and stood up shakily. The agent looked at me in surprise and stood up quickly to catch me as I wobbled a little and nearly fell over. "What are you doing? You've just recovered!" he yelped as I leaned heavily on him. Blood weakness sucks.
"I know but we've got to get out of here before the villagers reach the final gate." I said as I quickly leaned on my other leg away from Leon, "Did you get the key from Mendez?"
The agent stuck out his tongue at the mention of it, "Yeah... a weird, yet disgusting key." He held out the False Eye toward me and (desperate to change subjects) I squealed in joy. Leon looked at me funny. "Why are you squealing in joy? It's an eye."
I grinned and poked at the porcelain sphere. "Dude, I was born four days before Halloween. I grew up loving scary stuff."
The agent sighed, "Well, that explains why you haven't been flinching at the sight of blood spraying everywhere. Alright, we'll go but are you sure you can walk on your own?"
I nodded eagerly, "Yeah, I'm fine. Come on let's go!"
We both packed our stuff, said good bye to the merchant (though he'll pop soon anyway), and hurried back up the steps. We reached the gondola and Leon glared at the lifts. I lowered my eyes in remembrance at the near death experience I went through and I know Leon still thought that it was his fault for not protecting me well enough on this damn thing. I don't hold Leon accountable for it... I blame the Illuminados for it. Damn them and the whole "cleanse the world" shit. Humans are the most flawed and jealous creatures in the planet, another reason why I like animals more. Animals wouldn't give a fuck about meaningless things and they don't fight over anything stupid. We throw fits if things don't go our way. Animals learned to adapt to the situation and go with the flow. No matter how many times anyone can "cleanse" the world of such humans and replace them with better ones, the situation will rise again and the cycle will continue. It just the way things go.
We boarded the lift and crossed over the chasm again. I instinctively backed away from the sides and kept close to Leon and kept my eyes on the platform station on the other side. As I did so, the agent sighed and I blinked in surprise as Leon wrapped his arm around me and gave me another hug. Okay... what the hell?
"I'm sorry..." Leon murmured and I sighed. Oh, god... not again.
"Leon, please...don't apologize. It wasn't your fault." I mumbled back, trying to keep my tears in check. Why does it hurt so much when Leon apologizes?
"I couldn't protect you here or against Mendez..."
"I blame Los Illuminados for this whole shit. The lift ordeal was hard for you to protect me 'cause I can't run or hide anywhere and with Mendez... that was my fault. I should've hidden from the shed and not next to it."
"I know but still..."
"Don't apologize. You did the best you could do and through that that we're still alive and kickin'. So don't feel guilty or else you'll make me feel guilty."
"Why?"
I shook my head, signaling to drop the subject and to help... (Song or lullaby: Once Upon A December by Deanna Carter from the Anastasia soundtrack)
"Dancing bears, painted wings; things I always remember. And a song that somone says...Once upon a December. Someone holds me, safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully across my memories. Far away, long ago, glowing dim as an ember. Things my heart used to know...Once upon a December." I sang softy, "Someone holds me, safe and warm. Horses prance through a silver storm. Figures dancing gracefully across my memories. Far away, long ago, glowing dim as an ember. Things my heart used to know... Things it yearns to remember. And a song someone says...Once upon a December."
Leon smiled, "You sing quite well."
"Thank you." I blushed.
"Can you sing another one? We still have some time before we reach the other side."
"Sure..." I took a deep breath. (Song: Lullaby by Mandah) "Mmm...Mmm...Oh, yeah... Just 'cause I'm small, I can't hurt you at all. I'm only a girl, oh, what to do? Let me sing my song for you. Not many can resist my command, I know just how to get to you. Let me sing my song for you." I sang, "When you lay down late at night, I'm the siren you can't fight. I know that you don't stand a chance. There's nothing you can do, once I put my spell on you, when I sing my lullaby. Lull-lull-lullaby... Lull-lull-lullaby... Lull-lull-lullaby...When I sing to you my lullaby..."
I sang the rest of the song the whole way through the ride and ended it just as we reached the station. We got off and headed for the final gate out of the village. We stood before the gate and Leon held up the False Eye, allowing the scanner to scan it and unlock itself. I took the eye and stuffed it into my pocket as a souvenir. We pushed open the gate and stepped through.
Ahead of us was a path that led up a small hill and to our left was a large stone castle. Damn Salazar. At the very top of the hill were... you guessed it!...more villagers waiting for us. If they're there then the truck was as well. The agent didn't move nor did I and the villagers didn't seem to notice us since we were far from them. We looked up at them and tried to find away to get rid of them without alerting the others. I knew that no matter what, the other villagers will show up and chased us to the castle.
Leon scowled, "Great, they're blocking our way out of here."
I grinned a little, "Leon, I've got an idea. But whatever you do stay here and aim up the middle section of the path." I took off like a shot up the hill as Leon yelled at me for being crazy.
"Rally, wha-? WAIT!" he yelled as I raced up the hill to get the truck driver's attention. And it worked. A villager announced to the others of our arrival and I heard the vrooorm! of the truck's engine. Villagers streamed down the hill as the blue-green truck honked loudly and ran them over in eagerness to get at us first. I whirled around and ran back down, telling Leon to fire at the windshield to kill the driver. The agent swore at the sight, glared at me and I winced. Oh... he's pissed off at me...again. He fired at the windshield, killing the driver. The truck swerved to its left suddenly, tipped over and crashed into the rock wall.
I was suddenly tackled to the ground as a hub cab flew past me and Leon's breath hissed in my face. I locked eyes with the agent as he gave me a deadly glare. The Wesker look was back. "Rally," he hissed in a tightly controlled voice, his blue eyes blazing with cold fire. "Never do that to me again. Warn me of your plan before you go charging off. I'm supposed to protect you but I can't do that if you think that this is game and you have the option to hit the 'reset' button if you fuck up on something!"
I blinked at in shock at his sudden change in attitude and realized that what I did wasn't smart. He's right. This isn't a game anymore... in fact it never was as soon as Krauser kidnapped me. My face flushed for two reasons. One, he was right about this, that the hub cab nearly sliced my head off and I've got to stop pissing Leon off. Two... he was on top of me. He was holding the bulk of his weight with his forearms and had his body cover mine as a shield against the debris the truck's crash threw out. My face was only red for the first reason than the latter, which was good for me. I can't be distracted... not in this adventure.
"Sorry." I mumbled as Leon rolled off and stood, helping me to my feet. We quickly collected what was there, ran past the truck to get to the top of the hill. That's when the villagers riding in the back of the truck piled out and came after us. One villager managed to grab ahold of me and I threw my leg out behind me and hit the villager in the gut. The agent whirled around, pulled me away from the villager and opened fired at the group. The group died with bullets riddled into their bodies and we collect what they dropped, headed for the top and looted the barrels. I froze at the sound of the final village gate opening and I peeked around some trees.
Sure enough, the villagers were storming out of the gate. I ducked behind the trees and hissed at Leon. "Leon, we need to get out of here now. The villagers are coming!"
"What?! Oh, shit!"
We sprinted out of the trees and we ran for the castle gate. The villagers charged after us, swarming the hill like angry ants. I looked back and the sea of ganados, a mixture of farm weapons and torches, grew in size as more villagers streamed in. Oh, my god! I've never seen this many enemies before in my life. The sheer amount enemies that had attacked us at the cabin was nothing compared to what was coming after us now.
"Run from the villagers! Run from the villagers!" I yelled out in panic as we streaked down the path to reach the castle drawbridge. The thunder of their footsteps drowned out the stillness of the night and several sickles and axes whistled past us. We raced across the bridge as the villagers turned the corner of the path. Leon pointed out the two cranks.
"You take that one!" he called out and we both went to our respective cranks. "Ready? Turn!"
We turned the cranks with some difficulty and managed to raise the bridge, cutting the villagers off from us. Though one had guts to try and jump the gap... he didn't make it. We both collapsed from the mad dash and from working the drawbridge. I sighed. We're tired, dirty... and we've just went from bad to worse...
I hate you Salazar...
We've now entered the Salazar Castle level...
Whoopie-fucking-doo...
