AN: Man, you people better be feeling the love that I took the time to write another chapter when I should have been studying for my finals on Friday. Horary for the life of a High School student T_T I guess it is my fault though, I waited so long to finally update, and it wasn't until after I had done my Spanish studying did I FINALLY get the inspiration to write this freaking chapter. My muse has been on quite the detour as of late in terms of this story, but I'm glad I was able to write SOMETHING.
Sorry there isn't all that much humor in this chapter; in fact it's a rather serious one. I guess these chapters are bound to pop up every now and then. Oh well, I hope you all still enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing affiliated with Resident Evil; if I did then I would have already made another main game by now. The wait is killing me! Dx
An hour had passed since the last Majini had appeared, and quite frankly the girls were exhausted. Between running almost non-stop for hours, never ending adrenaline pumping into their bodies from being in constant danger, and the fact that they have been going through more physical activity in a single day then they have in an entire life time have definitely left the two teenagers completely drained of energy.
Letting out a heartfelt sigh, Kristen lowered her head down to her best friend's lap to rest.
"Oh my god, I am so tired! Can't we pull over and take a nap or something?"
It was evident in the look within everyone's eyes that they completely agreed with Kristen's request. Unfortunately for them, our heroes have no choice but to steadily move onward; their quest did not allow for the time to rest unless one of them keels over from over-exhaustion. Lovely thought, isn't it?
Allowing for her eyelids to drop from the sheer stress of force of keeping them open, Kristen could feel a hand lightly pat the top of her head. The girl smiled slightly, knowing that Raven is the only socially stunted (but loveable) weirdo that would show affection and sympathy in such a rather pathetic gesture.
For a moment all was peaceful, but naturally all moments are not meant to last.
A sudden jerking motion brought Kristen wide awake, the movement indicating that the vehicle had come to a stop. Rising up from her position on Raven's lap, Kristen noticed that the group had finally made their way back to urbanization.
Oh joy, now we have to face the huge ass troll. Give as a brake god-damnit! Poor Kristen and her obvious sleep-deprived crankiness.
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Raven had fallen asleep alongside her best friend, sleepiness taking its toll on her a little harder considering her current condition. When the jeep had come to a stop, a feeling of absolute dread dropped into the girl's stomach before she even bothered to open her eyes. Feeling the weight lift itself off from her lap, Raven began to slowly climb out of her seat, not wanting to be caught inside the car when it came.
The others followed suit, a look of utter disbelief etched on the agents' faces when taking in their surroundings. Bodies were scattered everywhere, all of which were the Bravo Team that had earlier sent out a distress signal. Waves of sadness quickly engulfed the group at the knowledge that yet again they were too late.
The team's mourning was short lived though when a rumbling sensation could be both felt and heard, its origin unclear. Without warning their driver was engulfed by the sight of a bluish-gray blur; a sickening crunch soon accompanied.
Aw man, and to think that I can never even remember the poor guy's name, Raven thought gloomily.
Sensing a new rush of adrenaline overtake her body, Raven began to run towards the closest vehicle present. In the background Chris' shouts were barely legible to the frazzled girl as her entire body focused on the chosen destination.
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Seeing her best friend flee, Kristen was soon to follow; previous thoughts of exhaustion completely forgotten. To her side, the teen could hear Chris' exasperated "Run! Run now!"
Being the ever sarcastic being that she is, Kristen couldn't help calling over her shoulder: "Damn right Sherlock!"
The bemused looks evident on Sheva and Chris's faces were enough to keep the girl motivated on staying in pace with her friend. Once the destination was met, Sheva was quick to give out orders; Her and Chris were to distract the giant with the jeep's Gatling guns while Raven and Kristen were to take out any Majini that seem to be randomly popping up.
One look at her best friend and Kristen could tell that this was not the brightest idea ever. Raven shouldn't be running around, the strain of the situation was clearly visible on the teen's face, her eyes dull from her pain and tiredness.
Unfortunately Kristen wasn't given a chance to object since the monster was already upon them and ready to beat the girls into a bloody pulp if they didn't get their butts in gear. Grabbing hold of Raven's uninjured arm, Kristen led the way to a group of red barrels they could use for cover.
Taking one more glance at her friend, the girl couldn't help but ask, "Hey, are you okay?"
Feeling incapably of answering, Raven just nodded her head to the question, not wanting to let her friend know that she truly felt like crap. Taking Raven's lack of a verbal answer as a bad sign, Kristen took it upon herself to grab the machine gun in the girl's rather lax grip, and slowly lowered her friend to the ground where she could rest while out of enemy sight.
Checking one more time that her best fiend was okay (relatively speaking), and that she was well hidden from any enemies, Kristen ran off on a mission to destroy any Majini that dared to cross her path. Those poor bastards never stood a chance against the stress filled teen.
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Once she had run out of enemies to kill, and it had become clear that the troll was no longer a threat, Kristen made her way back to her friend so that they could move on to the next portion of the game. The teen's heart sank when she saw Raven not moving, save for the slow rising and falling of her chest to indicate that she was still alive. Running back to Chris and Sheva for help, Kristen noticed they were having their little argument on Sheva's commitment.
Upset over how those two could seriously be having such a trivial quarrel at a time like this, Kristen instantly snapped out her frustrations.
"What the hell is wrong with you people! Raven may very well be knocked out cold, and you're too preoccupied with Chris' pissy fit to notice!"
Stunned by the teen's sudden outburst, the previous argument was completely forgotten. Both of the elder members of the group could not help the guilt that consumed them as they helped Kristen lug the passed out Raven onto the conveniently placed boat. No one spoke another word as Chris slowly drove the vehicle away from the coast of the river; Sheva and Kristen taking the precaution of holding onto Raven to make sure that the unconscious teen didn't fall off into the water.
I decided to stop here since the moments on will be rather "silly" and it just wouldn't fit with the more serious nature of this chapter. I hope you guys don't mind that; but at least this update is relatively long (at least in my terms xD). I actually got the idea to make Raven pass out when I ending up fainting in class yesterday. ^^; I'm glad I finally updated on this darn fic, though I must admit that I was hoping to write something for my new found obsession: Devil May Cry. Oh well, hopefully someday I will. D:
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and so until next time!
~xwcx
