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Hey guys! Sorry for the long wait, I've been suffering with writer's block. Plus, life has been pretty busy, but I managed to get this chapter done. Sorry it's so short.

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January 31, 2007

B.S.A.A. Base

Outskirts of Khaba, Egypt

It was almost midnight, and the B.S.A.A. agents sat and waited- waited for confirmation to move in on their suspect. They were busy looking out for him, taking turns with the binoculars, and currently it was Jackson's turn.

It was chilly outside, and he could hear Melissa shiver slightly, though she tried to hide it. The cold air reminded Chris Redfield of the Arklay Forest on that fateful night. He could still hear the growls of the Cerberus B.O.W. as it leapt out. He could still hear Joseph scream as he was ripped apart by the infected Dobermans, and he could still remember that terrified look on Jill's face as she...

Stop it, Chris. Not here, not now.

Chris sighed audibly, attracting the attention of Melissa. He pulled out his gun and checked his magazine for the fourth time that night.

The rookie smiled slightly as his obvious boredom. "Pretty dull first mission," she stated, earning an unnoticed eye-roll from Jackson.

"It's not that bad. It could be worse." Chris said, checking the safety of his gun, which was another action he repeated many times that night.

"How so?" She inquired, slightly amused.

"I knew somebody who, on their first mission, watched all their teammates die because of a traitorous captain- and she was only 18 at the time."

"Wow," Melissa simply replied, not very impressed. "Must of really sucked."

"It did."

"Whatever," She sighed, looking at Chris. "I just want to get this thing over with!"

He rolled his eyes. Yeah, me too.

"Hey, you two," Jackson called out to them. "It's go time."

"What's happening?" Melissa queried, confused.

Jackson zoomed in closely. "I have confirmation that our target is in possession of several samples of an unknown virus." He told HQ as well as the two agents.

"Are there any B.O.W.s in the area?" HQ questioned.

"None- not now at least. It appears he's trying to sell the viruses to someone, though." He watched as the man pulled out a few briefcases lined with various syringes and vials. The other man handed him a stack of money then exchanged a handshake.

"You have authorization to apprehend the target or eliminate him if necessary. Get rid of the other person as well. Get moving!"

"Alright, finally some action!" Melissa said joyously, loading her Dragunov.

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They jogged across the dirt fields and entered the city quickly. The buildings were dilapidated, though some only needed a little work done. The building they headed towards was barely standing, the ecru colored paint chipping off. Jackson planted a set of explosives on the hinges of a locked door and set them off, then kicked the door down. Melissa entered first, then Chris, and finally Jackson.

It was a large but vacant warehouse. There were several large shelves, some had fallen to the ground but the ones still standing had a few boxes stacked up high. Not a single item in the room was not covered in thick sheet of dust and grime. At the end of the room was a large flight of stairs that most likely led to where their target was.

Chris led them in that direction, and he let Jackson and Melissa go first. Halfway up the creaky wooden steps, a board broke below Melissa and she started to fall backwards. Chris placed a hand on her back to keep her up, but he didn't miss how she started to blush.

"Careful," he warned seriously.

"Thanks," She mumbled back.

When they got to the top of the stairs, they pulled out their pistols and prepared to burst through the doors. Jackson placed the explosive and counted to three before setting them off and kicking the door like he did before.

Of the two males, one was seated behind a desk and Jackson recognized him as the man who smuggled and sold the bio-weapons; the other man who bought them was just barely out the door when they came in.

"Freeze!" Jackson yelled, aiming in between his eyes. The man complied, raising his arms, but he was holding something.

"Drop everything!" Chris ordered, referring to the object.

Again, the man did as ordered and dropped a thin object onto the desk.

Melissa moved behind him with a pair of handcuffs. She pulled his arms behind him and clipped them on.

"HQ," Chris spoke as he holstered his gun. "Target 1 has been apprehended."

"What's the status on Target 2?"

"He escaped," Jackson replied, looking out the window, but he had no visual on the other man.

"Very well. Bring Target 1 to extraction point." HQ ordered.

"Understood." Melissa responded.

"Melissa- you and Chris can stay behind and look for clues. I'll take care of him."

"Roger that." She smiled before Jackson grabbed the man by the shoulders and rushed him out of there.

Melissa picked up the object the man was holding earlier. "What's this?"

"A computer chip," Chris stated, taking it from her. He pulled out his PDA and put it in. The screen flashed with information but none of it was noteworthy. He began to scan the information as Melissa searched the empty desk and a filing cabinet that was tucked away in the corner. She found nothing, and gave up, as there was nothing else in the room to search.

"Find anything?" Melissa's voice broke his concentration on what he was reading.

"Yeah, there's information on something called the 'Uroboros Project.' Some kind of doomsday epidemic."

"What do you mean by 'doomsday'?" Her voice suddenly got high-pitched and nervous- the thought was obviously scaring her.

He shrugged, turning off his PDA. "That's all the information I got, but this intel doesn't look too reliable."

"But, aren't you worried?"

He shook his head. "Half of what we find are somewhere along these lines. Sometimes the terrorists leave fake data to trick or distract us."

She nodded and breathed out deeply. "Well, there isn't anything else here. We should go."

Chris smiled on the inside. Thank god, it's almost over.

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Thanks for reading! Next chapter will be longer, but will probably take a while to write, so please be patient. Anyways, thanks for everything!