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I KNOW THIS LOOKS INTIMIDATING, BUT THERE'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION IN HERE! AT LEAST TAKE A PEEK!
For any bonified RE fans, the following bold print is an explanation of certain things that might not be entirely understood or portrayed in this story.
One thing necessary to make Wesker/Claire fictions decent is PROBABILITY. If you get the characters, the timeline, and any other things relevant to your plot correct, not to mention making it mesh well with the actual RE plot-line, you inevitably have a story that could very well happen. It's that kind of thing I look for when I'm out to read a fanfiction, and I'll go out on a limb here and say that that's probably what others want too.
However, explaining how things in your fiction is possible can be a bit tricky; often times you have a solid plot, but making your reader aware of how your plot connects to the characters, and to RE's plot while telling the story makes you look like a redundant moron. I have just found myself in that position.
There were a couple things that I wanted to explain to you readers, largely in regards to the timeline of my fiction and some character appearances. Since I couldn't find a decent way to incorporate this into the actual story, I've decided to just tell you here.
First of all, it's been three years since the incident in Kijuju.
When Wesker first infected himself with Uroboros, he would regularly administer serum to keep the Uroboros under control. Also, later, it was the Uroboros that repaired Wesker's severely damaged body while he was encased in lava. Sort of a self-preservation thing; healing the host so the parasite itself won't die.
For those of you unfamiliar with Alexia Ashford from Code: Veronica, she placed herself in a cryogenic sleep in order to properly bond with the T-Veronica virus. Well, I was thinking that the time Wesker spent keeping the parasite at bay with the serum could be seen in a similar light. Only, he didn't get enough time in 'incubation' for his body to properly bond. Now think; what would have happened if Alexia's fifteen-year-sleep had been interrupted? I'm guessing the same type of thing would happen to her that did to her father; she'd turn into an uncontrollable monster with no mind of her own. (Granted, she did turn into an uncontrollable monster, but she still had a brain.) Only, as a result of the small amount of bonding that did occur, it would have taken longer for her to transform than it did for Alexander or Steve.
Think of the minions in RE5; (weren't they called Ganados, or something? Or was that RE4...?) they immediately succumbed to Uroboros, incapable of really benefitting from the virus because it took them over too quickly. Wesker is suffering from something similar; the small amount of bonding he did have allowed him for a certain period of time to resist being taken over. However, the longer he goes without the serum, the worse he gets.
*Except I recently discovered that Wesker was not, in fact, infected with Uroboros yet. It was just a regular old virus at first; miscalculation on my part. So my alternative reasoning is that the virus Wesker was trying to control within himself was something of a conditioning factor. One way or another I think it's safe to assume, Wesker intended to infect himself with Uroboros. Now, as delightfully maniacal as the man is, he's too intelligent to blindly pursue an end on faith alone; all that tripe about Uroboros "choosing" who was worthy and abandoning the rest, I feel, was just a load of bull he was feeding Excella. There's got to be a biological factor involved with those who are rejected and those who are not- Wesker's character is not one to play at chance. Wesker I suspect uncovered this secret factor some time ago, and the virus he possessed was his ticket to preparing himself for Uroboros. Unfortunately, Chris and Sheva injected him with the serum and botched the whole thing up (meanies) so now Wesker's not in the best of shape to take on the parasite. What's more, he doesn't really think about that and shoves his hand in a gigantic tanker full of wonderful oily parasites and prematurely infects himself, leading to his current predicament. And yes, I now know that the minions from RE5 are Majini.
Ta da. Okay, that's done with.
Here's something that kind of bothered me; why did it take three years for Uroboros to start spreading?
Well, we can attribute that to the massive efforts on the parts of TerraSave and the BSAA. After the Kijuju incident, airlines, boat travel, trains; any form of public transportation you can think of in and out of Africa, as well as southern Europe and the Middle East, were shut down in order to prevent possible contamination. Borders were closed, and the entire continent was basically immobilized. The BSAA and TerraSave moved in quickly, and the majority of the virus was succesfully destroyed.
As to how the virus was released, that will be explained soon enough. I just figured I'd elaborate on some of the aftermath of Kijuju, and hint that there's a little slight-of-hand taking place.
Okay; now to explain my reasoning as to why some of my characters are where they are. I do have OC's, but they're kind of a necessity in this case and they don't play tremendous roles, so no harm, no foul.
Billy – Yes, he's back. My theory; he made Rebecca's day by showing up out of nowhere. After the horrors he encountered, he was motivated to join the BSAA. And did. So there. Also, I'm not totally clear on the whole 'Billy's a criminal' thing. I know he was sent somewhere to kill some people, but he thought he was doing a good thing and his commanding officer was the jerk who got him and his buddies in trouble. Anyway, let's just say Rebecca probably helped him find evidence to prove his innocence and he got off, or something... I dunno; it's not the point of my story, so... bleh. *Alright, I got caught up to speed on Billy's situation. Apparently he was attempting to save a bunch of villagers his buddies were killing, got knocked unconscious, and woke up to find that he'd been arrested for the murders of the villagers. Not sure what happened to his buddies, though... anyway, Rebecca originally reported Billy's death to her superiors and his pursuit was dropped. It's a little unprofessional to leave such a plothole like 'Billy came out of nowhere to join up with everyone', so I'll just attribute it to Becca talking to Yates and begging him to pull some strings, which he does because he's nice like that. And Billy's a good soldier with much-coveted combat experience with B.O.W.'s who's willing to help the government. Everyone wins.
Carlos – What he ended up doing after RE3 is kind of a mystery, but after he was betrayed by Nicholai and (essentially) Umbrella, he decided to join the BSAA and fight bad guys.
Nicholai Ginovaef – Now, he is a little mixy-upy in the Resident Evil world. Either Nemesis killed him, Jill killed him, or nobody killed him. My route; no one killed him. When Umbrella fell, he was out of a job. The 'Organization' picked him up because 1) he had experience with B.O.W.s, 2) he could fight B.O.W.s and manage to... not die, and 3) evil people are evil people, and they should all have their own evil people's club. So... haha!
Ada Wong – Okay; I know she was employed by Wesker, but double-crossed him for the organization. She also dated this Josh guy, but actually has this thing for Leon... She was in RE2 with Leon, Claire, Sherry, William, etc... and other stuff I don't exactly remember. She has personal reasons for joining the organization, but I have no clue what they are. And I'm scared to venture a guess because I'll probably have Ada fans hurling pitchforks and torches my way, so I'm going to try to keep her more of a minor character.*Nevermind, minor character she most certainly is not. I read up on her a little more and gained a better insight about her, and what she's after. She's going to have a key role in the sequel to Unhinged at least, if not in this one.
I'm thinking about bringing in: Sherry, Rani, H.U.N.K., Frederick Downing, Angela Miller, Jack Krauser (why the hell not; people in RE have a habit of coming back from the dead...) and maybe some others, though I'm not sure who. *Also, Ark Thompson hasn't had anything going on. Maybe I'll do him a favor and make his life more interesting.
If there's a character you want to see that I didn't name, lemme know and I'll see if they work. Also, if there's a character I did name that you were wondering about, just ask and I'll explain. Hopefully.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS! And, seriously, if you notice any plot errors, POINT THEM OUT. I don't want a two-bit fanfiction. I want a three-bit fanfiction!
Alright, I'm done. Now go have Wesker/Claire fun-ness, you rascals.
Claire was completely baffled. What the hell was going on with Wesker? She wasn't entirely sure on the details of the Kijuju incident, but she knew enough to know that something weird was going on.
He'd completely destroyed the room she was in, nearly killed her, and then left without saying a word.
She hadn't moved from the place she landed; her body ached all over and she had a massive headache. The fact that her ankle had swollen considerably since the struggle wasn't helping ease her mind any either.
The familiar creak of the metal door came from her right, and Claire watched with guarded eyes as her blond enemy approached her.
He wasn't wearing a shirt; it had been destroyed. The guy's got to be loaded; doesn't he have another somewhere? Or does he walk around in the same clothes every day? she seethed before reminded herself of the gravity of her predicament.
Without a word, Wesker knelt to inspect her wounds. There was a tension in the air- she wasn't sure if she wanted to scream and run or attack him. And then run. He didn't appear as though he was going to hurt her, but she wouldn't trust that for a second.
His brow furrowed in mild frustration. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a cell phone.
"Where are you?" he barked demandingly. Claire could only hear some panicked mumbling from the other line.
"I don't care about that. You have ten minutes." He put his phone back and turned to Claire.
"Stand."
The simple command made Claire gape.
"I- I can't," she stuttered.
"Try."
Claire couldn't believe her ears. Why should she do anything he asked? It was his damn fault she was in this position in the first place! Of course, it's not like she expected him to be reasonable, but for someone who bothered to put a up a facade of courtesy he was being surprisingly stingy.
When she didn't move, he grabbed her arm roughly and brought her upright.
"Ahg!" Claire cried. The action had forced her weight on her bad leg. She buckled in agony, but Wesker held her up.
"There's no time to be considerate today," he spat impatiently. He pulled her arm over his shoulder and started dragging her away as if she were a toy wagon trailing behind a child. She wanted to object, but the creature she'd seen earlier was enough to keep her peace
It was three in the damn morning. If the neighbor locked himself out again, Jill was going to tell him exactly where he could shove his keys. When she opened the door, however, it was Chris who was standing before her. She swallowed any greeting that might have come to her and looked him over. He looked exhausted, his forehead creased with worry and his eyes blood-shot. Yates had really done it this time.
"Hey, Jill. Do you mind if I come in?"
"Not at all," she stepped to the side to let him enter before shutting the door.
Chris dropped himself on her couch, "I feel awful."
"You look awful," Jill muttered. "To be honest, I didn't think you'd come back. I figured you would have kept looking."
"That's probably what I should have done," he sighed. She stared at him for a few moments.
"You know, as much as I hate to admit it, Yates does have a point. You weren't wrong for coming back, Chris. Claire would understand. You know she would."
"Well, yeah, but... I don't know, Jill. Claire is a lot of the reason I fight as hard as I do. If anything happened to her... I'm not sure I could do this anymore."
"You know about Uroboros?"
Chris nodded. "Everyone does, by now. Yates contacted the president, and he got a hold of the U.N. Everybody's in an uproar."
Jill walked over and took a seat next to him. She pulled his head onto her shoulder and cradled him for a while, not entirely sure what to say. She could feel the tears soaking through her shirt and held him tighter. He was always so strong; the sight of him this vulnerable was rare, and frightening.
Nicholai had leaned back into his seat, staring at the ceiling of the helicopter, when it began to descend.
Sitting up, he looked out of the window before addressing the pilot, "We shouldn't be arriving yet."
"I just got an order. All non-government aircraft are to land at the nearest available helipad."
"What? What the hell for!"
"I don't know. Just following orders."
"Bah. We don't have time for this. Get us there now."
"He can't do that," Ada interrupted. Her new partner had a reputation for being short-tempered. She figured she'd spare the innocent pilot a trip to the hospital.
"Why not?"
"Because closed airspace is just that; closed. If we don't get shot down while attempting to cross the border, you can bet there'll be an entire militia ready to greet us when we land. Do you really think we want that kind of attention?"
"So what do you suggest we do?"
Ada looked at the time on a clock tower just a few blocks from them.
"How do you feel about catching a train?"
