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Dean hung there by chains which dangled from the ceiling, his face was covered in cuts and bruises. He was in a cold room which had many different devices in, Dean didn't know what they were for and he didn't want to know, there was also a fire near him burning brightly with an iron pipe in it. He has lost all sense of time, there were no windows in the room so he couldn't tell if it was night or day, just then the door opened and Alfred stepped through. "So you're still alive then?" Alfreds high voice echoed around the room. "It seems I have underestimated you, Dean. Any other person would have given up all hope of living and would fall into the endless darkness but you, you're not any other person are you?" Dean just glared at him not finding the strength to speak. Alfred knowing he wasn't going to get a response carried on, "Well, you have been in here for a week now, lets see if you've learnt your lesson. Is there anything you would like to say or ask?" Finally finding the strength to speak there was only one thing Dean wanted to know, "Alex…where's Alex?"
"It seems you have not yet learnt your lesson, Tell me Dean do you remember what I said to you the second day you were in here?" Dean did not answer "No? I told you that you will do well not to ask for or help Alex ever again, now she is my responsibility there is no point for you to help her." Alfred signalled to some one that was standing in the doorway, presumably they were standing there the whole time. "It seems our friend here still hasn't learnt his lesson, make sure he learns it wont you." Handing the man the iron pipe that had been on the fire Alfred left the room. "I'm sorry Dean but orders are orders."

"Go to hell Doctor!" Dean managed to say before he felt the red hot pipe on his bare chest.

Alfred heard Deans screams as he walked trough a narrow corridor, it sent a buzz through the whole of Alfreds body, one thing on my to do list done, now to check up on my scientists.

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Alex had been released from a prisoner for a week now but she was still not use to the life of luxury Alfred had given her. She had told him everything, from the type of life she was living to her mothers' death; while she was telling the story Alfred sat at his desk listening to every word that was spoken, from what he could tell Alex was well educated and brought up to be a good natured person but there was something else to Alex that Alfred could not put his finger on. After Alex had finished her life story Alfred made a quick and brief apology about how he had treated her then set her up with a room and some clothes. Alfred informed everyone of her presence and that they were to treat her with the utmost respect. Now everyone does everything she says, no one argued with her but at the same time no one speaks to her. She's totally alone even though there are about a hundred workers walking around the place. She tried looking for Dean a few days ago but was informed by the doctor that he was on a training course.

With nothing to do Alex slipped into her boots, grabbed her jacket and went for a midnight stroll; Alfred had given her a key card, he told her she can go anywhere where the key card unlocks, unfortunately for Alex it wasn't one of the highest levels so she couldn't get every where. After walking for some time Alex realised she had ended up outside the doctors' office, might as well pop in and say hi, maybe I could finally get a proper conversation out of someone. Just as Alex was about to knock on the office door she heard footsteps behind her, turning around she came face to face with Alfred. "Alex, what are you doing here?"

"I was just out for a walk, you?"

"Me? Oh I have some private business to discus with the doctor. It's late you should go get some sleep, don't want you to get dark rings under your eyes now do we?" Alfred said putting a hand on her right cheek, every time Alfred shows affection like this it always send shivers up Alex's spine and makes her feel uneasy but she tries to hide it as best as she can, "yeah I was just making my way back when you turned up." Alex said while genteelly brushing his hand away trying not to offend. "Goodnight Alfred." Alfred just nodded in response then entered the doctors office. Alex started to make her way back to her room when she thought better of it; she crept as quietly as she could to the doctors office door and put her ear up against it, she could hear the faint murmurs of Alfred and the Doctor. "She's getting restless, she must know something."

"Sir, I'm sure she knows nothing and if she does she will never find Dean."

"Dean's the least of my worries at the moment, she was sneaking about trying to find out something I'm sure of it. If she finds out what Umbrella is really doing she could go into panic and I could lose her."

"Lose her? Sir, I know you lost Alexia and it was hard for you to carry on with out her but to get attached to Alex just because she's your half sister is reckless."

"It's not that, there's something about her, it's like she was a secret for all these years for a reason. Maybe my father did something; you know how much he liked experiments."

"You mustn't think like that, Alex is as normal as you and me. She is not the one with secrets it is you."

"Me?"

"It seems you are getting attached more and more to her by the minute, its natural, after all you are family. So maybe you should tell her about what Umbrella really does and while you're at it tell her about yourself, Alexia and your father."

"But…"

"Alfred, she knows nothing of her fathers' family, who they really are…" Alex had heard enough, her heart was the fastest it has ever been; she ran as fast as she could back to the mansion.

Alex now sat in Alfreds chair behind his desk, the conversation she had just heard repeating over and over in her head. She sat there with the hand gun she had found in Alfreds desk; she had it in her hands, Alex has only used a gun a few times in her life but she was a good shot, all she could do was stare at it with tonight's events going round in her head.

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