Chapter 9: Inner voices and Self-destruct time
Drew gasped in shock. Wesker?! ALBERT FUCKIN WESKER?! BUT HOW?!
It was impossible, simply impossible.
Wesker, the ex-leader of the Raccoon S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team, ex-umbrella agent, stalked towards the shocked Drew and Claire. Drew, although had only ever encountered Wesker once, and that was when he was supposedly killed by his own creation. He had been impaled for Christssake. Now here he was, standing tall and firm.
"It seems their not much explaining to do now is there" chuckled Wesker.
"On the contrary, their much explaining to do Wesker, like how are you standing before us alive and well" Drew said trying to keep his tone even.
"Well, well, Drew O'Connor, I never thought I would see you again, from the looks of it you joined S.T.A.R.S. as well. Hmm. That just makes it much more enjoyable for me" Wesker said.
"What are you doing here Wesker" Drew demanded.
"I was the one who attacked this island, who'd thought that you two would be hanging around" Wesker said.
"HAHAHA all the better for me" Wesker laughed. Glancing at Claire, he said:
"Now that the cat has dragged in this nice surprise, your ever so caring brother will show up, I must thank you two for being such good bait" Wesker laughed.
"Eat shit Wesker" Drew growled. Wesker just laughed at this statement.
"I don't know what went on between you two, but you've got it all wrong, my brother is not the kind of person you think he is" Claire said defensively, already hating Wesker by the second.
Wesker did not take kindly to this as he grasped Claire by her throat. Seething in rage he hissed, "I despise Chrissssss".
Drew just stood their in shock, even though he wasn't showing it, he could tell, Wesker had gotten stronger, a hell of a lot stronger since he last saw him.
"What are you gonna do to him" Claire gagged.
"Oh not much, I'm going to merely kill you in front of his eyes, I simply can't wait too see the look on his face once you expire" Wesker sneered as he tossed Claire aside.
"FUCKER" Drew shouted as he punched at Wesker. Wesker brought up a gloved fist and caught Drew's hand.
"While your not my main concern, you were a nuisance, getting in the way of my plans, perhaps I should kill you in front of Chris as well" Wesker chuckled.
Drew then reared back his other fist and POW, right in Weskers nose.
Wesker staggered back in shock. The boy had gotten more powerful since last time he saw him. But how. Grabbing his now bleeding nose, he seethed in anger.
"Well, I don't know how, but you've gotten stronger since last time" Wesker said, keeping an even tone somehow.
"I could say the same for you, your no longer fully human as am I" Drew said.
"You guessed correct, although I'm surprised that you have a strong power as mine, however" Wesker paused.
At this he rushed Drew and gave him a powerful uppercut, causing him to go flying next to Claire.
"My power is superior and I have experience while yours just have started to develop, pity you wont be able to unleash its full potential" Wesker said as he approached Claire.
Placing a foot on her shoulder he pressed down, ignoring Claries cries of pain.
"Oh how your brother will weep too see you die, Ha ha ha ha," Wesker laughed.
"Leave her alone you bastard" Drew moaned as he struggled to his feet.
Wesker, snapping his head towards Drew, gave a powerful front kick to his gut. "OOOOF" Drew moaned as he grabbed his stomach in pain.
"Well, your much more durable then I gave you credit for, it wont save you though" Wesker said as he raised his fist in the air, ready to finish off the brat once and for all.
A transmission then came in on his ear radio, stopping him. Turning away from the two, he said "What, what is it……your sure……stay their, I'm coming" he said.
"Glancing back at Drew, he gave him a kick to the jaw. "Gahhh" Drew yelled.
Walking away from the two, Wesker said "It appears you both are still of some use to me, I'm going to let you live…alittle longer".
Glancing back at Drew, Drew's eyes widened when beneath his glasses, his eyes glowed red. Kneeling down, Wesker then leaped over a railing, a trail of afterimages following him.
"Are you alright Claire" Drew asked getting too his feet.
"Yeah I think so, what about you, you endured more pain then me" Claire said.
"I'm alright, my Hunter endurance saved me," Drew said.
"What's Wesker doing here?" Claire asked.
"I have no idea, but we can't stop to think about it now" Drew said as he led the way into the palace again.
"So what are we going to do next time we see him?" Claire asked.
"You'll stay back while I kick his ass" Drew responded.
Claire sighed in aggravation. Drew was being alittle overprotective. He had been doing this ever since they met.
"Not that I don't appreciate the help, but I can take care of myself, you don't have to keep protecting me" Claire said.
Drew shot Claire an apologetic look as he looked away. "I'm sorry, its just that you remind me of someone I knew" Drew said softly.
"Who" Claire asked.
"Ill tell you later" Drew said as they arrived back at the casino.
"Well. Here we are" Claire said.
"Why don't you do the honors?" Drew said as he mock bowed towards Claire like she was at a big debut.
Claire laughed as she removed the piano scroll. "I graciously accept your request," she said as she placed the scroll in the piano. Impenitently, the piano started to play.
It was playing the soft lullaby song that they had heard earlier. "Not that I'm one to complain, but that song is starting to get annoying" Drew said.
"Agreed" Claire responded.
One of the slot machines then opened, revealing a blue ant object. Picking it up, Drew said with a sigh "Well, back to the other mansion".
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Meanwhile………
Wesker dashed past carriers, punching and kicking whoever got in his way. When he had first received his powers, he didn't except something like this. Birkin's "Miracle" Virus had restored him to life after he was "slain" by the Tyrant. It had granted him so much power that on could only achieve in their dreams.
"I didn't except to see "him" again" Wesker mused as he dashed to the location where his contact awaited.
Drew O'Connor, former high school student and still nuisance, was alive and well. He suspected something was amiss when he heard that Redfield's sister was with someone. He had the opportunity to kill both at several times during their trip their Rockfort, but always missed his chance.
"Drew, you fool, you don't realize it yet do you" Wesker chuckled.
Wesker had gained the ability to sense other people's powers. He was able to detect Drews and wanted to eliminated him right away. Although he was no match against him, he was still a threat. The virus that he had gotten somehow gave him power like Wesker's, but it was inferior to his.
"I didn't just sense one person in Drew, but two" he mused. Something was awakening within the boy. Something dark and terrifying. Something……that screamed for blood, screamed to kill.
"He'll be destroyed by his own power" Wesker laughed as he reached his contact. Drew and Claire were a secondary objective, not comparative to his primary one.
"You contacted me," Wesker asked.
The contact, dressed in all black, said, "Yes, we've seen to hit a bit of a snag".
"Meaning" Wesker asked.
"She isn't here," the contact said.
"WHAT" shouted Wesker.
The contact backed up in shock and raised his hands in a gesture of peace.
"We scanned the island, theirs no sign of her anywhere here" babbled the contact.
Wesker growled as he grabbed the man by his throat and lifted him off the ground.
"You mean to tell me that I've wasted money and time to plan the attack of Rockfort, only to discover that Alexia Ashford isn't here" Wesker hissed.
"But…cough we didn't cough know" gagged the contact.
Alexia Ashford, who had been in stattis for fifteen years, the T-veronica virus developing within her, was well noticed by Weskers employers. He was to retrieve her and bring her to a meeting where they could discuss an alliance of some sort. They wanted the T-Veronica for themselves.
Wesker dropped the man as he hissed at him "I refuse to believe she isn't here, scan ever inch of this island until you find her, and bring me the prisoners. I WANT THEM ALIVE" Wesker shouted as he stalked off.
"That was defiantly a Star wars reference" muttered the contact as he went off to do Weskers work,
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Okay, this was just weird.
Drew and Claire had inserted the blue ant in Alfred's room, and were now in their attic or something. There was a carousel, with horses and pictures and drawings on the wall from the sibling's childhood. Also there was a picture of a huge ant with an indentation that something could fit inside.
Finding a silver dragonfly and picking off the wings, they inserted it in the hole, causing the carousel to move. It did a full circle, revealing a ladder.
"I'll go and take a look," Claire said.
"Okay, yell if you need help" Drew said.
"Don't worry" Claire said as she ascended the ladder, leaving Drew alone.
"Huh, I wonder what Ill do once I get out of this place" Drew wondered.
Weak.
A raspy voice broke Drew out of his thoughts.
Drew snapped his head up as he looked around. Nothing.
"Damn me and my imagination" Drew thought.
WeakDrew's eyes widened. Now he was sure he heard something.
"Whose their" Drew demanded.
You are weak that you required my help earlier, you call yourself a fighter? Why did I end up being with someone so naïve?"Who are you, where are you" Drew asked.
No response. Had he imagined the whole thing?
"You all right" Claire asked, as she descends the ladder.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just thinking about something" Drew said, still disturbed.
Ending up back in Alfred's room, they went to exit when suddenly…
"Claire Redfield, and Drew O'Connor, hold it right there" demanded a voice.
Whirling around, Drew came face to face with Alexia Ashford.
"We meet at last, a pity I must say goodbye so soon" she chortled as she stepped farther into the room, holding a Remington bolt-action sniper rifle.
"I am Alexia Ashford, for the pride of the Ashford family, I will kill you both" she hissed as she fired, nailing Drew in the chest.
Drew fell to the floor, caught off guard from the move and grabbed his chest in pain, being shot at from a sniper rifle at such close range hurt like a son of a bitch.
Claire backed up in shock as Alexia reloaded.
"Wait" Claire pleaded as she fell onto her back.
BOOM!
The door swung open, revealing Steve, weapons drawn.
"What's going on" Steve demanded.
Alexia snapped her attention towards Steve and aimed. Noticing Alexia, Steve aimed as well. Unfortunately, Alexia fired first, luckily hitting only his shoulder.
"AGGG" shouted Steve as he fell to the floor firing. Alexia screamed in pain as she fled from the room, through the secret door she came through.
"After her" Steve groaned as he got to his feet. Holding his shoulder in pain he winched as Claire asked if he was all right. "Its just a scratch, what about Drew" he asked.
"I'm alright," Drew said as he got up. Reaching into his chest, he removed the bullet. Flicking it aside, he said, "I'll go first, Claire follows, Steve will bring up the rear" Drew said as he entered the other room.
Inside Alexia's room, her dress was spawned on the floor, and a wig was on the table.
"What, did she drop her close and went nude" Drew asked.
"This must be" Claire started.
"HYAAAAA" shouted Alfred as he leaped down from the top of the bed, rifle raised. He swung it at Drew who ducked. Raising it above his head, he started to bring it down, but was countered when Drew front kicked him in the chest.
Falling back against the wall, he gasped as Drew, Steve and Claire all had their weapons trained on him. Breathing heavily, he looked at them confused, as he got to his feet. Touching glass, he looked behind him at a mirror.
"What, no it can't be," he gasped. His face was staring back him, but he had Alexia's lipstick and mascara on his face. "AGGGGGGGGG" he shouted as he dashed past the others, bawling in pain.
"Wait, what just happened" Steve asked.
"So, there never was an Alexia after all" Claire concluded.
"You mean, he thinks he's too people" Steve asked.
"He's a cross dresser. All right, that it, im outta here" Drew said as he led the way of the room.
Making it outside the palace, a feminine voice interrupted Drews thoughts.
"The self-destruct system has been activated, all personal evacuate".
"You've got to be shitting me," Drew growled.
"Guys look" Steve said as he pointed up at the sky.
Drew snapped his head up and saw several planes, flying away from the island.
"Those must be survivors," Steve concluded.
"We better get out of here too" Claire said.
"Right, lets go" Steve said as he led the way to the docks.
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"C'mon C'mon" Drew urged as they made it to the plane. After inserting the three proofs, they entered.
The plane was fairly big, at least the back was, the front small however, a trunk was in the corner, and Steve was already at one of the seats, pressing buttons.
"NO" he shouted.
"What's wrong" Drew asked.
Steve pointed at the bridge they had crossed earlier.
"We can't get out of here unless we raise the bridge," he shouted.
"We'll take care of it, you just make the preparations for take off" Drew shouted as they dashed out of the plane.
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Meanwhile………………
In a closed off part of the facility, Alfred tapped random buttons.
"I will not allow you fools to escape, this is what you get for trying to oppose me" Alfred spoke in Alexia's voice, finally having lost it.
"NOW FEEL MY REVENGE," he shouted.
A large capsule popped out of nowhere, the letters: T-078 imprinted on it.
The capsule opened, an ominous figure stalking out of it.
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"C'mon, four minutes, twenty-eight seconds left" Drew shouted as they were now just outside of the prison area again, dashing towards the palace, and to the docks.
BOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!
A huge explosion knocked them off their feet. Getting up Drew was shocked as something emerged from the flames.
It stood from seven to eight feet tall, was built like a wrastler, skin color was grey, eyes were white and its fist had claws. This creature was a……
"Tyrant" Drew said softly as the monster approached them.
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