Give Me Freedom (a 'Resident Evil 0' fic)
Disc.: Only Capcom can claim ownership of this wonderful game series, so that means I can only borrow it for the purpose of writing stories.
A/N: So, time to get back into the swing of things with this chapter. I may do a lemon with Wesker and Birkin in the next chapter, but this one will be refocusing on RE0 again. I think this fic won't be too much longer, and then I think I'll wrap up my RE yaoi series with one last sequel that will take place in RE4 with some one-sided LeonxLuis. If I do that story, it'll take place 9 years before Leon reunites with Billy in 'Second Son Chronicles', when Alex was 6 and Claire was his babysitter while Leon goes to rescue Ashley from Saddler and the Los Illuminados.
Ch.10- Exploring More Darkness
Rebecca had decided right then and there, as she found herself in the room behind the blue door, that she hated the Research Center with a passion as she and Billy explored the mostly empty room. The terrifying memory of her being clutched and squeezed harshly against the underbelly of a giant centipede monster while Billy shot at it would haunt her dreams for years to come, the brunette medic trying not to shudder at the feeling of its' cold undead skin on hers or its' clawed forelimbs digging into her body almost hard enough to draw blood as it had hissed and tried to take her elsewhere…presumably to feast on her after killing her.
She was grateful when it dropped her onto the ground before dying, the dark brunette male helping her to her feet and asking her if she was alright, to which she assured him she was. Still, Rebecca would never forget that moment or the ones after it of being chased by more monsters looking to make a meal out of her and Billy. The only good thing that came out of that situation was that Billy managed to get more oil for his lighter in the kitchen behind the red door, the rest of that room turning up nothing else of use before they had to take down more monsters and deadly creatures.
How Umbrella could make such hideous abominations, she would never understand, nor did she really want to. All she wanted was to get out of the Research Center and leave the nightmarish memories behind her forever as she prayed that Billy would be alright by himself; the brunette medic pushed her doubts to the back of her mind, knowing that if he was in trouble he would radio for help.
(With Billy)
The dark brunette male had just finished killing a few zombies with his handgun, the monsters going down and not getting back up after a couple head shots as he found himself inside a small library. It was located behind the door that required a lit candle, the room itself not being overtly impressive; it mostly contained books and boxes, a ledge he had to climb up onto while using a semi heavy box, and a ladder that ran the length of a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf that was set against a lefthand shelf.
After climbing up onto the ledge, Billy saw a bookshelf that looked like it could be moved sitting next to a lamp, the light coming from it illuminating the room along with another couple lamps set into the walls. Upon moving the bookshelf, the dark brunette male saw a black book sitting inside an indent in a pillar. The book itself was uninteresting, but the title made the dark brunette male shudder inside a little bit.
It had the words 'Book of Evil' printed into the thick cover, the letters having been written with an eerily elegant font that didn't waylay his initial fear even the slightest as he noticed that half the pages were slightly raised…which meant something was wedged into the midsection of the book.
Billy picked up the book, which was slightly heavy due to being fairly thick, and opened it to the midsection; his irritation from earlier was at least mildly cut back as he found the missing wings for the White Statue he'd left in the dining hall beforehand. Grabbing the wings and placing them in his back pocket, the dark brunette male then closed the book and dropped it onto the ground before jumping back down onto the floor below the ledge. Billy then decided to find Rebecca and tell her they were one step closer to their escape, the dark brunette male grabbing the radio from his belt and speaking into after pressing the red button on the front.
(With Rebecca)
Rebecca hoped that they could both get out soon as she added the Green Chemical to her mixing set, her radio beeping not even a minute later. Knowing it was Billy, she unhooked the radio from her belt loop and pressed the red button, the brunette Medic speaking into the device.
"Rebecca here. What is it, Billy? Over."
"Rebecca, it's Billy. I've found the wings for the White Statue, and both of them are now complete. Over."
"Really? That's great. Now we're one step closer to getting out of here."
"Yeah. I'll meet you in the Main Hallway in 20 minutes. Stay sharp, Rebecca. Over."
"Sure thing, Billy. See you in 20 minutes. Over."
Rebecca heard the line go dark and placed the radio back onto her belt loop before making her way back to the main hall.
(20 minutes later)
Billy and his partner had met up and were now standing in front of the Libra Scales, each of them holding a statue in their hands as the dark brunette male was the first to speak.
"Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Alright, place them onto the scales together on the count of 3. Ready? 1…2…3."
Billy and Rebecca then placed both statues onto the Scales at the same time, a clicking sound and something moving against a wall greeting their ears as they trotted down the stairs. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they saw that the huge painting of Dr. Marcus had moved down into a slot and more stairs heading downwards awaited them. Knowing that there were more monsters, traps, and puzzles down the steps, the two partners gripped their guns and steeled themselves for the worst to come.
How much worse it would be, neither of them had any idea as the sounds of their footsteps descending downwards echoed off the walls of the Main Hallway and corridor surrounding them.
What neither of them had expected was being ambushed by the huge hairy spiders spitting poison at them, Billy and Rebecca shooting them point blank before they could get soaked with the toxic chemicals that would also leave very painful burns. The brunette Medic saw a door to her immediate right, but they left it alone in favor of the door straight ahead of them.
Billy opened the wooden door and entered the room, weapon held at the ready in case of anymore monsters. To his relief, the room was empty aside from a few handgun ammo boxes and shotgun shell boxes. There were also a few herbs lying around, the brunette Medic immediately mixing them up into medicine and filling a few syringes with the mixtures.
Billy grabbed the map on the wall next to a desk and both of them went through the door nearby, a room lit by a single flame in a metal dish on a pole greeting them. The brick tiles were covered in grime, fluids, and dust from years of disuse…rusted chains that looked like they could fall apart just by being moved set into a wall and wound up on a wheel. Shackles were strewn across the floor and an air vent sat above them.
"Hey Rebecca, you think you can get into the next room through that vent up there?" the dark brunette male asked his partner, the brunette Medic looking up at the shaft entrance and then back to Billy.
"I think so, but I can't reach it without help. Can you boost me up? I'll climb through once I get up there."
"Alright. Climb onto my back and I'll give you a lift."
The brunette Medic nodded as Billy leaned down for her to climb onto his back, Rebecca climbing onto his shoulders and feeling the dark brunette male's strong shoulder muscles working to push her up towards the air vent. She started reaching up with her hands, the brunette Medic just a few inches out of reach of the air vent.
"(grunts) I'm almost there!" Rebecca said as she finally managed to grab onto the edge of the air vent, Billy pushing her up with one last bit of effort.
"I'm glad that I could be of service. Time to go inside."
Rebecca then pulled herself up and started climbing through the air vent, Billy glad that she was able to make it through but worried about her safety since neither of them knew what was waiting for them on the other side of the wall.
What greeted the brunette Medic the second she stood up after jumping onto the floor made her physically sick to her stomach, the room obviously being a torture chamber. A dunk tank with a metal cage sat off in one corner, the water yellowed, murky, and stagnant from not being touched or changed. Chains, bones, and shackles were everywhere, the smell of blood, grime, dust, and other fluids assaulting her nose as Rebecca tried her hardest not to throw up. Billy's voice reached her as he shouted at her, but it was muffled slightly.
"(muffled) Rebecca, are you alright? What do you see?"
"(muffled) I don't think you wanna know, Billy."
The dark brunette male nodded and kept quiet, the sounds of his partner's footsteps reaching his ears through the air vent.
As for Rebecca, she soon noticed what looked like a power generator set into a wall across from her that was divided by some unsafe looking tiles. Making sure not to press too much weight onto them, the brunette Medic eventually reached the generator and surmised that she had to set it at a certain level for it to provide power to…whatever it was used to power as she got to work.
It only took a few minutes to get it to 80, which resulted in what sounded like a snap and surge of electrical power being supplied to the destination of the wires connected to the generator.
(Elsewhere with Marcus)
The brunette male had been observing the two partners explore his facility, kill his monsters, and solve the puzzles. Though he was impressed with their tenacity and caution, he was growing rather bored of their efforts so he decided to up the ante by utilizing one of his more…favorite projects.
"You are wasting your time. I have already claimed this place for myself, which means you are trespassing…and I am very territorial." Marcus said as he let out a triumphant laugh while pressing a button on the console.
Somewhere near the torture chamber Rebecca was occupying, the sound of a cage door opening up echoed loudly followed by a screech. The creature inside was grateful to be allowed out to stretch its' legs and hunt, the smell of fresh blood reaching its' finely tuned sense of smell as it immediately took off running towards the unsuspecting prey.
(With Rebecca)
The brunette Medic was already across the tiles and at least 5 feet away when she felt something jump onto her back and try to bite her. She could feel leathery hands gripping her as she tried shaking the owner of them off her back. When she finally got a good look at the thing that'd tried to viciously bite her, she paled at what she saw.
Screeching at her and slowly advancing towards her was a white furred monkey, but its' appearance suggested that it too was an Umbrella experiment. It had fur and skin missing in medium sized patches, dulled red sinew and muscle being shown; the creature's eyes were glowing bright red with bloodlust and hunger, the white fur having actually dulled to grey and surrounding a dark leathery face, large lips pulled back to reveal rows of sharp teeth and oversized canines. The monkey creature was forcing its' prey back into a corner so that it could better attack it, Rebecca accidentally putting too much weight onto the tiles beneath her feet and falling through the hole in the floor.
Her hands immediately grabbed a red steel beam, but they slipped and she fell a whole level before managing to grab another one…her gloved hands gripping the rusted red metal tightly as she used one of her hands to grab the radio on her hips and yell into it the second her thumb pressed down on the button.
"Billy! Help!"
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T.B.C.- Whew, finally back into this story. Next chapter will have some WeskerxBirkin, so be glad.