Chapter 10:Friendship

Eden finally made it to the Aqua Ring in the Basement of the Residence. Although she was glad to be there, she'd gotten quite a fright when she opened the door to Room 002 and found a shotgun pointed at her face.

Eden was currently talking to the head of Aquatic Research, Abraham Wilks, a tall, dark haired, slender man in his mid forties, when her phone rang.

"Trent. Yes I have located survivors...what!?...understood!"

Eden was given new orders to take the survivors, screen them, then take them to the heliport to commence with phase II of Operation Last Resort.

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Olivia was relieved to finally see faint lighting off the Residence porch, she was almost home free. She needed to look for survivors and begin Phase II of the Operation.

Silently, Olivia opened the door and shut it behind her. There were a bunch of garden tools in front of her and a hall to her right. All seemed well actually. No zombies, dogs, or Lisa; it was quiet and peaceful. Olivia looked at the masses of cob webs on the corners and ceiling. What a dump! However, despite this, she found herself smiling. She skipped down the hall way and stopped dead in her tracks, her foot still off the ground and everything. Olivia had heard thumping. Was it a zombie? No! The acoustics are wrong; they're too frequent and heavy. What could it be? Well whatever it is, its toast!

Unfastening the Assault shotgun, Olivia quickly turned the corner. It was just as she had expected! One of the BOW spider types was loose. Swiftly, Olivia fired a critical shot to the arachnid's only weak spot; It's eyes. Olivia felt somewhat of a compassion and pity as it pathetically curled up and died. Since when was she getting soft? Maybe after you realized that life isn't about power, it's about the people you love. Remember your child? Olivia shook the unpleasant thought from her head. Her child died when she was only four months with it. It was sad, very sad. For the best?. Yes. She was 21 when it happened. She was in so much pain the day before and when she went to bed that night, she expected the same pain the next day, but it didn't come. Feeling something was wrong, Olivia mad an emergency visit to the doctor. The child was dead, she had miscarried. Although she knew it was best, Olivia was too young and unfit to be a mother, Olivia still cried for the poor thing. She cried and cried for a whole year. And though she doesn't cry or saddened anymore, it was still a tender subject. A wound that refused to heal.

Continuing down the hallway to her left, Olivia opened the door to the Lab Hallway. Olivia suddenly had a feeling of nostalgia. She longed to be back in these hallways when her life was just beginning. The days when she would watch the wonders of the T-virus' wrath upon humans and animals alike. She was even there at the facility when the first tyrant came to be: Proto Tyrant. Olivia was only seventeen when she first saw it in combat, but she will never forget it, it was so magnificent! From that day forward, Olivia began research on different types of animals and new ways the Virus could be introduced. In fact, Olivia was the first to discover the Crimson Head prototype, who she latter realized was George Trevor. Her research on the V-Act process insured her worth as the next Head of White Umbrella.

Working her way down the hall, Olivia stopped at Dormitory 002. Heart pounding, she quickly opened the door with her gun pulled out. She saw a balding man at the side of the bed.

"Sir. Are you alright?"

Olivia gasped when she saw a pile of blood spewed on some papers on the bed. Just as she was about to run, he suddenly stood up and ran out of the room. Olivia thought about going after him, but if he was vomiting blood, then it was too late. He'd be turned within the hour. The virus works fast

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Eden was going to have to make two trips to the heliport. There were over twenty members of Household and Residence staff held up in the Aqua Ring. Taking more than ten people would be too risky. Eden turned the corner of the Hallway slowly and jerked back. There was someone coming. She could hear heavy footsteps. Eden thought about waiting for the creature to turn the corner, but she needed the upper hand. Unholstering the Glock 17, she jumped from the corner and met another shotgun. Holy shit! Why the hell does everyone have shotguns?! The person reholstered their Benelli M3 and smiled. Eden was bewildered at first as to whom the person was, but then she recognized she facial structure. What! No way! Olivia?

"It's been too long Eden."