Chapter 14

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"What the fuck are you doing!?" Carlos said as he grabbed hold of her arm to stop her as she neared the edge of the ferry, preparing to jump. She froze for a minute, he knew she had the strength to resist him, but instead she turned around & faced him. "No more group missions, I'm not risking anyone else's life for my cause, I'm going after this asshole… & any asshole after him myself, I'm immortal… Can't die, remember?" She said with a humorless smile. "Look, these people need you to protect them, they trust you… they love you… you have a family here." She said, her voice breaking as she averted his gaze, he took hold of her shoulders. "It's not just me." He said.

"He's right." Kmart said as the rest of the group made themselves known. Miranda's little sister, Michelle, squeezed through the pressing of human & animal bodies & came to stand in front of Alice. "Alice." She said, her voice barely above a whisper as she wrapped her arms around her waist. Alice was unsure of what to do at first, this girl hadn't said a word since she had met her & here she was giving her a hug, but her heart softened in spite of herself as she hugged the girl back. "I'm sorry, but this is something I have to do." She said as the girl let go."Alice… come back…. Safe." She said, tears pooling in the corners of her eyes, making them shimmer like emerald pools. Alice gently cradled Kaplan's body in her arms with all the tenderness that one would beset a child in a final good bye before she left. "Give him a good burial." She said to Claire. "Consider it done." She said as she put a hand on Alice's shoulder. "Take care of yourself, we'll be expecting you back." She said as she ushered the group back inside.

"Please come back to me, Alice. I don't know what I would do if you…" He trailed as he held her close & buried his face in the valley of her neck. "You know I can't promise that." She said, Carlos nodded, his expression tortured as he drew her to him. "I love you." He hissed into her ear, making her shiver. "Ditto." She said with a smile as he reluctantly released her, she gave him a salute turned & leapt off the side of the ferry.

Alice knew Justin was in Washington, she just knew. She swam up to a small speedboat & tried the motor, it backfired & died in a sickly cough. She cursed under her breath, the cold Japanese winter sea air causing her to shiver in her wet clothes. She gave it a hearty thump, careful not to use all of her strength & tried it again, it sputtered & coughed but it didn't die, she eased it along, letting it warm up before she pushed the throttle to full. She was determined to make him pay for what he had done. She had made Wesker pay & she was going to make this son of a bitch pay too.

The group was silent as they pulled into the harbor of what was once a charming in some unnamed part of a destroyed world & they remained silent as they entered the mansion that had become their home. Claire gently took Kaplan's body off One's back & gently wrapped him in one of the mansion's spare satin sheets. The whole group followed her outside where Carlos was digging a small grave. Once he had finished, he carefully laid Kaplan's small body into it, careful to treat it with the upmost respect. As he covered him up, Miranda stepped forward, holding a guitar she had found in the mansion. Someone that had lived here must have been some kind of famous musician, because there was a full recording studio downstairs with hundreds of instruments. "Do you mind if I play something?" Carlos smiled. "Not at all." Miranda cleared her throat & began strumming the guitar.

So,
So you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

As she sang, she got lost in the music, taking the group with her.

Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?

How I wish
How I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here

When she was finished, no one clapped due to the somber mood, but she knew that her song was appreciated, she smiled a sad smile as Carlos passed her to stand & say a few words about his crazy friend. "Well, Kap," He said as he put his hand on the handcrafted cross that served as a makeshift grave marker, trying to collect his thoughts. "I know you had it rough, & I'm sorry for the way I treated you, people make mistakes, I hope where ever you are, that you can forgive me. But I want you to know, that through it all, you were always my bro, man. Even if I did give you a lot of shit." He said, wiping his eyes as he made a sign of the cross over his chest & rejoined his post-apocalyptic family.

Justin Stamos swiveled around in his seat as the sounds of Alice slaying the last of his security cushion reached his ears, he nodded politely to her as stalked in with purpose, her twin kukris dripping with blood, like vampire's fangs. Another wave of Umbrella agents could be heard in the hallway, running to their location. Alice twirled around & with a burst of psionic power, slammed the door shut & locked it. "Do you think that killing me will stop us, Alice?" It didn't end with Wesker, & it won't end with me, there are others waiting to take my place. In a blur, Alice had him against the wall by the throat, slowly squeezing the life out of him. "Y-You're wasting your time, I'll never tell you… where they are…" He wheezed, a smile on his face despite his predicament; Alice shrugged coldly as she snapped his neck with a flick of her wrist.

Disclaimer number 2: I do NOT own the song 'wish you were here' by Pink Floyd, they own it, I claim nothing!