You all wanted more, here you go! Have some more! This was a very tiresome chapter, truth is I couldn't wait to get over this one. There was a lot of detail but I greatly cut back because I thought, well, things are about to get very confusing possibly so why bring on more trouble? Anyways, I hope the flow of this chapter is alright. I still can't get over some parts but hey if you guys like it then that's good enough for me. Also thank you kindly for the reviews and messages, at least the positive ones. It has been very helpful and inspiring. Enjoy!

Leon felt himself being dragged like a rag doll as the lackeys finally made it near the basement level where Claire was, evidently residing. The agent grimaced once in a while as he felt the pain in his leg swell up, once and again just for the amusement of the two bulky men one would stomp on his wound. Every time they did that, a little flame in the corners of Leon's brain began to grow. Bigger and bigger it was becoming. He was already on edge from the events that occurred earlier on, especially with Helena and now these guys were pushing it. Leon never felt so much contempt for these people, nor did he ever recall being this so enraged in all his entirety of being an agent. Even during events such as the China incident or the Spokovitch case, he still kept his cool but no. This mission was pushing the envelope in more ways than one, and as his blue eyes glanced around he knew he had to take the initiative. Too much was at stake for him to be allowed to be a rag doll for two moronic men.

Finally, after what seemed to be forever they made it to the door of the basement cell. While one of the men took a moment to open the rustic piece, the agent seized the opportunity. He dropped down to the ground, managing to use his healthy leg to trip the one brute who had him griped by the shoulders causing the man to tower down. Leon then jumped back and upper kicked the other man towards the door followed by giving a punch to the face. The man sneered as he lunged towards the agent only to be dodged as Leon side stepped and using all his force, Leon elbowed the man right in the spine. He could have sworn for a split second thunder was in his ears as bone shattered. The man was screaming in dire pain as Leon came up to him, and in a fit of rage and pure exhaustion he put his full force into his foot and stomped on the mans head. Leon, out of pain collapsed and sat up against the wall nearby the door panting heavily while looking at the scattered remains of the man he had killed, and looked at the other who was passed out. His fingertips rummaged through his hair with fury as he tensed up. He hadn't killed anyone like that in a long time, not in cold blood like he just did now. Not since he ran down and shot the man who killed the two little girls back in Europe during the Yukata case.

As he winced he couldn't help but wonder if this was the only battle he was going to win. Helena was probably on the far side of the mansion and there was no way he was going to be able to walk, at least for a while anyway. He then jumped back as he heard a noise, coming from around the corner. He braced himself as his breathing became much more heavy until he saw a pair of familiar green eyes looking right at him.

"Kennedy! You're alive!"

Markus stated almost in shock as the agent shot the most terrifying glare a human could muster as he lunged up and grabbed the man by the throat, proceeding to try and break it.

"You did all this! This is your fault! Because of you Ingrid is dead! Because of you my wife and unborn child could die you piece of shit!"

"Leon put the man down!"

The fury behind Leon's icy blue eyes was so intense he could barely even hear the words reach into his ears as he put more pressure onto the mans neck. Any second now, the bones would snap like tooth picks. He could almost feel the rush of anticipation hit every core and crevice of his body. Leon was in a dire vengeful state of being. With his family at stake he was broken, and like a caged animal finally being let free he was going to unleash all the suffering that had been dealt onto him. Markus's eyes were growing dimmer by the second as his body struggled against Leon's, the poor man couldn't even get a word out let alone as gasp until he felt Leon's fingertips being pried off.

Leon let out a hard and bellowing scream as he could feel his body drifting away from Markus. In his drunken state of being he punched, and kicked at whoever was dragging him away only to finally collapse. His breathing was hitched and rapid as he began tearing up. He had never been so defeated and so smitten by rage before that when it finally hit him, he broke down. His body fell limp as he muttered over and over again.

"Helena...please...not her...not my Helena...not my Helena..not my baby..please.."

His sobs were so profound he nearly felt like he was going to choke on his own spit. Markus and the other man hovered over Leon as Markus rubbed his throat, still coughing and still holding a strong fear in his eyes as he glanced at the wounded man.

"You alright there Sinclair?"

"I-I will be fine. It's not the first time he's choked me, thanks for asking though Mr. Redfield."

Chris's weary eyes looked down at Leon as he held the agent down, trying to get him to calm himself.

"He's really out of it. Shock and stress from everything."

Chris remarked as Markus nodded in agreement, seeing Leon's eyes glow with anger as he caught the mans glance.

"You got Ingrid killed! You put all of them in jeopardy!"

Leon lunged forward trying to grab a hold of Markus's clothing only to be blocked by Chris. Markus himself jumped back rapidly and tripped, almost cowering in fear as Chris dealt with the flailing man.

"Leon! Please for your own sake you need to calm down!"

"No! Let go of me! He deserves hell! Why are you holding me back? Its him you should be going after!"

"Leon that's enough!"

The agents almost soulless eyes met Claire's as she showed up and came to his side, gently giving him a pat on the shoulder as Chris still held him back. He panted hard as he glanced at all three of them. He couldn't help but feel like a monkey in the middle as he tried to piece together what was going on. How did everyone get out? Where was Jake and Sherry? Why was Markus not being attacked by the Claire or Chris? So many questions troubled Leon's mind as he shut his eyes. Not long after he felt Claire placed her forehead on his head and gently whisper to him.

"You're safe, you're grounded, and you're here. Leon its gonna be alright. I promise you like you promised me. Everything will be okay."

His eyes soon shot open as he looked up at Claire, his muscles relaxing a bit as he looked up at Chris for a mere moment before looking at Markus, still with contempt but not the murderous frenzy he had not that long ago as he coughed.

"W-why? Why did you betray us to your godfather, Crane?"

Markus, with a somber look knelt down towards the injured man as Chris helped Leon lean against the wall for a bit. The man's green eyes glanced about as sweat protruded down his forehead.

"We don't have much time, we have to get going otherwise more of Crane's men are going to come. Allow me to share at least this piece of it. I did what I had to do in order to protect Claire and everyone else. I went through Crane's plan to lure you and Helena into his trap with every intention of getting you all out of here. I got placed into the government to one day finally help Crane and the rest of the Family take revenge on you and Helena. I had every ill will to complete the task but then—Claire, she changed me. Kennedy, when I told you I loved her deeply I meant every word. I'm taking a huge risk and a giant leap of faith to get everyone out of this mess I helped create. I know you won't be able to find it in your heart to forgive me, especially after what happened to Ingrid but know that—Leon she knew what she was getting into."

"What..how dare you!"

He shouted as he once more tried to lunge at Markus only to have his fist grabbed by Chris's hand. He hissed out loud as Claire gave a saddened look followed by Markus. Chris then forced Leon to look at him for the moment as he cleared his throat, and gave both Claire and the other man a chance to compose themselves.

"One of them had to die. Sherry, Claire, or Ingrid. If Markus didn't go through with letting it happen to one of them, Crane would have just killed them all on the spot including you, and even Helena. If Markus didn't play the game and act the part, he was going to pay the price. After Markus had my sister and everyone else kidnapped for Crane, both he and Ingrid talked privately after she begged for him not to harm the girls or anyone. Markus told Hunnigan about his plans, how he intended on saving everyone and getting us all out of this mess and putting a stop to Crane. She even knew one of them had to be dispatched otherwise, the plans to save you and Helena plus arresting that son of a bitch would have gone flying out the window along with the lives of Sherry and Jake. Look, I know this is really hard for you take in. It still is even for me."

Chris paused for a moment, taking a chance to even shoot a quick glare at Markus who seemed to retreat back a bit more as he rubbed his forehead tenderly.

"The only reason why I am preventing you from killing this guy is because he saved my sister from dying and he got me and some of my other men out of the pit. Trust me when I say this Leon, if he so much as harms Claire or anyone else from this point on and I see it I won't hesitate to shoot him."

Chris then let Leon go, letting the man collect his barrings at least the mental ones before the agent let out a heavy pant and looked back up at Markus, his eyes still carrying a signature glare as he merely shook his head in defeat.

"Say I do put my trust into you, how do you intend to help aside from getting Chris and Claire out?"

Claire gently tugged Leon's arm as she shook her head.

"Markus didn't help me get out, Ada did."

"Ada?!"

Claire merely nodded as Chris gave a disgruntled look before standing up, crossing his arms.

"She somehow sneaked onto Crane's personal jet along with Markus. The two of them go way back apparently."

A perplexed look filled the agents face with confusion as his mind tried to wrap around everything that was being stated to him. Markus then sighed, rubbing his neck where Leon had grabbed it, letting out a light hiss as he somberly looked upon the broken man.

"Ada and I go back all the way to Raccoon City. I wasn't part of the conspiracy but my other half brother, John Clemens was her partner whom originally use to work for the Chicago Umbrella branch. See, once the Family caught wind of what was going on in Raccoon City, at least with the research with bio-organic weapons, they dispatched John to go in undercover and retrieve some samples and sabotage the pharmaceutical company because it was getting in the way of Crane Enterprises, along the way he was supposed work up in rank and enhance the t-virus for Crane's personal gain. Because of the under the table dealings occurring within Umbrella, John began to hold great resentment towards the staff and in return the company eventually caught wind of his plans to reveal to the world what they were really doing in the Arklay labs. He was eventually silenced when the outbreak at the facility occurred in 1998. The poor fool didn't know that Umbrella found out what his real identity was and that he was related to the Family. They struck a deal with my godfather Crane to have him die once the outbreak occurred and in return Crane would get a huge stock exchange with Umbrella even if things were to plummet with the company for his silence. Ada, since she worked for the Family and apparently, another organization posed as a researcher to get some t-virus samples for both the Family and for the latter. She fell in love with my brother while they posed together. They both intended to bring everything Umbrella was doing up to the surface, and even had plans to run off together once she had fulfilled her end of the bargain to both parties. Ada caught wind of the plan to have John killed off, and she pleaded with the Family to spare him and she would continue to serve the Family for the remainder of her life, as long as it took to satisfy their needs. Well, they lied to her. By the time my godfather promised John's life he was already dead, and she was out there in that god-forbidden city looking for him. That is why she ended up working for the Family all these years, and why she never had the chance to settle once she laid her eyes on you Kennedy. She's been after Crane ever since then, knowing that he got John killed off. I was the only one in this huge mess of thieves and conniving monsters who took pity on her, which is why I wanted to help her out. I had no intention to help you nor Helena once I infiltrated and got into government because I too wanted revenge for what happened to Kent and Derek, but when I realized that you were her Leon, and that you were Claire's savior I-I couldn't bare it. Can't you see now this goes beyond either of us? I did what I had to do, so Claire would be saved and Ada and I would get revenge against my godfather for killing off John. John meant the world to me, he was the only person in this fucking pit that even cared for me next to Gregory and looked what happened to him at the facility weeks ago! I'm tired of Wesley using my family, at least my side of it, as pawns!"

"Why didn't you tell me you had another brother aside Gregory and Gerono? Why didn't you tell me the truth about everything in the first place?!"

"You wouldn't have believed me. Especially if I had mentioned him and Ada in the interrogation room after the calamity that occurred at the government facility. We both know you would have scolded me and tossed me into a cell. Face it, you were too angry especially after your wife got infected to listen to anyone or anything."

The agent was shocked hearing Ada had made it all the way over here, but then again as he thought back carefully Helena still had the butterfly hair clip with the wiretap in her hair during the night they were taken. He closed his eyes for a moment, thinking he was a fool for questioning how the spy managed to target their location. Leon even felt a part of himself feel guilty for yelling at her during the night she had sneaked into the hotel room. She wasn't just there to bring up a hurtful memory from the past involving the two of them. His mind tried really hard to take in the information that Markus had just given to him, and that alone turned the tides of this very mission for Leon as he sighed deeply. Now understanding Ada's pain, why she was so hell bent on capturing Crane, why she was so focused on revenge and why she couldn't stop pining Helena and him long after the mission was given out Leon knew he had to put aside his vendetta with Markus for the moment. Ada had many dark secrets, and probably more that she never told Leon before as the plot thickened. The agent then began to feel a little guilty upon registering the last of Markus's words. He was right. If the man were to suddenly have told him his involvement with Ada and the like, he would have dismissed it because his judgment was clouded by Helena's sudden infection. Leon deeply sighed, almost lonesomely as he tried to piece together coherent words.

"Ada only mentioned John a few times during the length of our relationship. I-I had no idea-"

Leon's baffled mind caused him to tremble as he pieced together everything. His body was weak and his head was overfilled. He began coughing hard as Claire gently helped him get up.

"Leon?"

He held up his hand gently to silence her as he looked at Markus, more thoughtfully than he had ever done before as the man had some beads of water shake down his skin. Leon gave himself a moment to think as he once more looked at the man's deep sea green eyes sternly.

"If everything you said is true, and since you helped Chris and Claire get out. I will give you the benefit of the doubt. Especially hearing everything you just told me. But lets make one thing clear though: Once this is all over, and once Helena and everyone is safe and your godfather long captured, we have a score to settle. For everything you've done, and for everything you intended to do to my wife and unborn child-"

"Helena is pregnant!?"

Chris and Claire both found themselves nearly shouting as Leon kept his gaze on Markus. The man too had a surprised look dance across his features as his mouth went agape.

"K-Kennedy—I had no idea—I,"

"Save it for later. I don't need your sympathy. I just want my wife back and in once piece. Same thing goes with everybody else. You do that, I'll make sure the government courts will try you for attempting to assassinate Helena and myself. No ones blood will be on your hands. But mark my words, EVERYONE is to make it out alive."

Claire had a remorseful look creep across her features as she in turn looked at Markus. The man seemed to be debating with himself on the matter, and his fists clenched. There was no way he could outrun the sins he had committed. They were far too great compared to being caught as a member of the notorious Family. Now also hearing the news Leon bared about Helena, made him almost want to find a corner to sink into. Realizing that once this was over, he would most likely be put to death unless spared by the vengeful agent, Markus swallowed his pride and nodded.

"I-I promise. Also I'll gladly let you arrest me long after this is over."

"Markus please don't-"

"Claire, my mind has been made up. I've already done too much to you and everyone else."

Chris gave a light glare, but loosened up as he turned his attention to Leon, allowing the agent to use him as a crutch as he limped to keep on his feet.

"Alright, now that you guys have had a chat at least we need to go get Sherry and Jake."

Leon nodded.

"Right Chris but where are they?"

"They are on the other side of the compound. Crane had them moved towards the area where the B.O.W. Ecological zoo has been established. We have a bit of a problem though with heading there and retrieving Birkin and co. Since Crane noticed me and Chris coming to your direction, he set off alarms and activated a barrier around the mansion because the B.O.W's in the biological preserve are now free to roam the private island."

"Jesus Christ..."

Leon merely mumbled as his lips quivered taking in the news. Claire herself even tensed up, not knowing of this predicament either.

"Markus, how many B.O.W's would you say are roaming around there?"

Claire asked nervously while Markus gave a solemn bow with his head, almost one in pure and utter despair as he slowly muttered.

"About seven hundred and twenty two. Jake and Sherry are probably only protected by the small underground shelter established for anyone who is out in the jungle if Crane were to activate this security measure. I have a plan though, if we all make it to the garage area of the mansion and get one of the caged jeeps we can take one and take a trail I know of to get to Sherry and Jake. I have the pass code for getting out of the barrier Crane has set up around the mansion. We can also easily get back the same way we entered."

"What about guards and what not trying to take us down? A few days ago when I managed to get a good look out, there was roughly a couple hundred guarding the whole perimeter."

Chris said as he balanced out Leon while Markus took a moment to clean his glasses off on his shirt.

"That won't be an issue. Since I released your men before you Redfield, I already told them to go throughout the entire mansion and dispose of Crane's cronies and try to ambush him which will lead to his arrest. Same thing for Edmona, and don't worry they will also be looking for Helena and Ada. I am sure Ada is with her right now though as we speak since Ada told me after getting off the plane that she was going to find Helena first before anybody else."

In that moment, Leon made sincere eye contact with Markus as the man merely gave a light smile. It was probably perhaps the first promising look Markus had ever given another as he nodded slightly.

"She made it very clear to me Kennedy that Helena's safety was important. I promise you as soon as we get Jake and Sherry, we will rendezvous with the two of them."

Leon, even though he was weak and tired and his heart filled with rage found himself calming down once a thorough plan had been established. No matter what, everyone was going to make it. Even if Markus couldn't keep his promise to help. Knowing that Ada was teamed up with his wife brought great comfort as he found himself becoming more mentally stable and less manic from the physical and mental trauma he had not long ago endured. With a simple sigh, the agent breathed in new life as his demeanor changed to a serious note, the inner strength that had kept him up before was coming back.

"Lets get me patched up if humanely possible, and lets roll."

With that, it seemed almost in unison the team all nodded together and headed out of the area. No matter what the danger, no matter what other secrets might be bequeathed to them, they were gonna see this nightmare through to the end.