Here's the next to last chapter of "Resident Evil: Mistaken Identity"! I felt a little sad writing this one, knowing that this is the end, but I had fun writing this sequel all the same. Don't forget to read and review! And enjoy! :)
DISCLAIMER: Only the Fagans are mine.
Italics- Chris's POV
Bold- Jill's POV
The end was near. I could feel it. Wesker was growling and breathing heavily, and Chris, Sheva, and I kept our guns trained on him while he tried to recuperate. It looked like we had done it; Wesker was finally going to die in this volcano!
The ground began to shake and crack all around us, and when lava began to seep through the cracks, the three of us leaped to another large rock. Wesker gave chase, and I felt him grab my wrist with one of his tentacles. "Get off me!" I snapped, but he was too strong; my feet slid against the rocks, and the heat of the lava was finally getting to me. Oh, God, he was going to drag me in with him. He was already waist deep into the lava, but I knew I wouldn't be so lucky. All around me, Chris and Sheva fired bullets at him, stunning and him and getting him to release me. "This way!" Sheva shouted, taking me by the arm and helping me along.
Behind us, Wesker growled like a wild animal again, and then we didn't hear anything anymore, except the sound of a helicopter. We looked up and spotted Jill leaning over the edge. "Grab on!" she yelled, throwing a ladder down to us. Sheva and I grabbed on and began to climb up into the chopper while Chris barely made it onto the ladder. For the next few minutes, we silently climbed upwards as the helicopter lifted itself into the air, and we breathed a sigh of relief when all three of us were safely in the cabin.
"Thank God you're all right!" Jill cried, hugging Chris and not letting go for a long time.
"Hey, little sis!" a familiar voice greeted from behind me, and I turned around to see my sister, alive and well, smiling at me.
"Alexis!" I cried, pouncing on her and hugging her tightly, tears of joy leaking out from my eyes, "You're alive!"
Alexis stroked my hair reassuringly as she replied, "Yes. And I'm glad to see all of you are safe as well."
"What the hell happened to you? I was so worried!"
"I managed to hide from Excella until the rampaging stopped," Alexis explained, "Looks like those dead-ends in the vents helped me after all. I tried to get back in contact with you after that, but I couldn't."
Tears still streaming down my cheeks, I whispered, "It doesn't matter. You're alive! And that's all that matters!"
Once we quieted down again, Chris glanced from me to Alexis and cleared his throat. "Now that Wesker's gone," Chris started, "I believe you owe us that explanation, Audrey." I glanced at Alexis and nodded.
"You're right," I agreed. And I proceeded to tell him everything (minus the fact that this was all a videogame). I explained my first meeting with Wesker (including how he tricked me into working for Umbrella), the full back story behind my infection, my role in the incident in the Kennedy report, the night HUNK tried to kill me, and the transmission I received from Wesker a few days ago about Alexis.
"Chris, Sheva," I sighed, "I'm so sorry I lied to you this whole time. I thought if you had known I worked for Wesker, you would turn me away from the BSAA. I wanted to rectify my mistakes, even though it looks like I only made more. I hope you forgive me."
At first, nobody said anything, and Jill glanced from me to Chris. Chris, who had been frowning the whole time, eventually softened his expression a little bit. "I just don't understand why you had to lie," he replied, "But you really didn't know Jill was here, did you?"
"No," I answered, shaking my head, "I didn't." Sheva widened her eyes a little bit.
"So you were one of the good guys the whole time," she piped up, "Just…misguided." I laughed weakly.
"I guess you could consider that the case," I said to her, wiping more tears out of my eyes.
"At least you realized what Wesker was truly like. Let's call a truce," Chris decided, shaking my hand. I knew he wouldn't forgive me one hundred percent. Not after all the lies I had cooked up. But like last time, a truce was enough for me.
"Another truce," I joked, "Just like with Leon." Alexis smiled and hugged me again.
"Deep down," she told me, "I knew you would find me." I hugged her back silently as I whispered, "I knew I would find you, too."
Alexis…
Everything was back to normal. I was properly reunited with my little sister, Chris and Sheva found Jill, and now, Josh was piloting us out of the volcano. Chris and Jill cuddled in the corner of the cabin, and Audrey laid her head on my lap in order to sleep. I realized she and the others probably hadn't slept for days.
"Hey, Josh!" Sheva called to Delta Team's captain, "Where are we going once we get out of here?"
"Back to the BSAA West African Headquarters," Josh replied, "Then we'll see from there."
"Ha!" Chris laughed, "Our good friends at HQ." Jill chuckled as well.
We all fell silent and decided to relax on the way out of the volcano. There was nothing now, except for the sound of the roaring blades above us. And then suddenly, out of the middle of freaking nowhere…
"CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSS!" a voice screamed, and we all jerked up in our seats.
"What the…?" Sheva muttered under her breath.
"Look down there!" Josh exclaimed from the pilot's seat, and we all glanced out of the cabin.
"Holy shit!" Audrey cursed, "It's Wesker!"
"He's still alive?" Sheva shrieked.
Down below, Wesker was still immersed in the lava, and he looked truly psychotic in that moment. Reaching up with one of his Uroboros arms, he grabbed onto the bottom of the chopper and began to shake it back and forth in the air. The force was so great that we all tumbled to one end of the cabin.
"Hang on!" Chris shouted, but Wesker then jerked the helicopter again, sending us flying to the other side…and knocking me out of the cabin.
"AHH!" I screamed, grabbing the rim of the helicopter at the last minute.
"Alexis!" Audrey shouted, crawling over to me, "Hang on! I'll get you back inside!"
But Wesker reached out with his other arm and grabbed me by my leg. "Help!" I screamed, "Audrey!"
"Grab my hand!" she told me, and she reached towards my hand, gripping it tightly.
"Don't let go!" I cried.
Audrey shook her head. "I won't let go," she assured me. I looked into her eyes in that moment to see she really meant it. Any doubts I had towards her being there for me were gone. She traveled all across Africa to find me. If that didn't prove she was a good sister, then I didn't know what did.
"Hurry!" Sheva yelled, "Get her back inside!"
"I'll help!" Jill volunteered, reaching for my other hand. But Wesker jerked the chopper again, and me along with it, and I slipped out of Jill's hand. My heart beat faster now, but Audrey never let go.
"Chris, Sheva!" Jill cried, "Use those!" She pointed, and they spotted two rocket launchers on the wall. While Jill and Audrey worked to get me safely back into the cabin, Sheva and Chris each took a rocket launcher and aimed it at Wesker.
"Ready, partner?" Chris asked.
Sheva nodded. "Locked and loaded!" she replied. They turned back to Wesker.
"Suck on this, Wesker!" Chris snapped.
"Your time's up, you son of a bitch!" Sheva added, and they simultaneously fired their rockets towards Wesker.
"Hold on tight!" Audrey said to me while she and Jill pulled my arms. Down below, Wesker watched as the rockets sailed towards him, and he just stayed where he was as one of them decapitated him and the other one exploded around him. A wall of heat surrounded the helicopter, along with a burst of wind, and I closed my eyes and shook my head. With one final tug, Jill and Audrey managed to get me back into the chopper, and I hugged Audrey and began to cry as we watched Wesker get incinerated in the explosion below. Josh deftly steered us away from the volcano so that we wouldn't be hit by anything.
"That was for our fallen brothers!" Sheva declared, holding the empty RPG and glancing at Chris. We all leaned over the edge of the chopper, watching as Wesker became consumed by the fiery depths of the volcano and the rocket launchers. As the lava continued to spew all over the place, we all collectively sighed with relief. My heart slowed down until it beat at a normal pace again, and we all glanced at each other, small smiles on our faces. I never thought I would be happy to see anyone dead until now, but it looked like Albert Wesker was gone for good this time.
As we flew away from the volcano, we felt the wonderful breeze from the ocean below us, which cooled us down immensely. We fell silent once more, and Chris leaned his head back on the wall he was leaning on. "It's over," he sighed, wiping his forehead.
"Yes," Sheva agreed simply. And that was enough.
"Finally," Jill piped up, and I glanced at her. Eleven years was a long time to fight for peace, and it looked like Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine finally had it.
Josh glanced over his shoulder at us from the pilot's seat and smiled. "How are you guys holding up back there?" he asked, "You didn't get shaken up too badly?"
"Nope," Sheva replied, "We're all fine."
"No more nightmares or fear," Audrey quipped from next to me.
"And no more doing things beyond our control," I added.
Albert Wesker was dead. He was truly dead this time, and he wasn't coming back. It was a lot to wrap my head around, but I was relieved all the same. That man had given me and my comrades so much grief over these years, and it was good to see that he had gotten his comeuppance, like I knew he eventually would.
Jill was sitting beside me, and I could tell she was relieved as well. We couldn't believe the events of these last eleven years, from the Arklay Mountains, to Raccoon City, to Rockfort Island, to Russia, and finally to Africa. We had fought a long war, and we had succeeded. We had been fighting for peace, and it was now here. All we had to do from here on in was clean up the remnants of Uroboros, and we were golden.
More and more, I found myself wondering if it was all worth fighting for. For a future without fear. I quickly glanced at Jill, Sheva, Audrey, Alexis, and Josh. Jill and Sheva were sleeping, and Audrey and Alexis were hugging each other tightly. Everyone here was happy, and in my heart, so was I.
Yeah. It was worth it.
Seeing Albert Wesker die for good right before my eyes was so surreal it felt like a dream. But this was no dream. This was reality. Eleven years of pain, suffering, and being under his control were over. It was sick to admit, but Wesker's death was possibly the best thing that could have ever happened. And now, I was resting next to my partner, Chris Redfield, who fought for this moment for nearly his whole life. And so did I.
"Jill," Chris whispered to me, and I opened my eyes to smile up at him, "We're going home."
"Yes," I agreed, nodding. But first, we would go to the West African headquarters and rest up before cleaning up all remaining biohazards. This world would go back to normal again. I would make sure it did.
Audrey…
By the time we arrived back at the BSAA West African headquarters, it was midday. Many of the official operatives helped us out of the chopper, and we were immediately taken to the hospital wing, where we would be treated for any injuries we had received. However, upon arrival, we encountered something rather surprising.
"Chris!" Chris's little sister, Claire Redfield, cried as soon as she spotted us, and she ran over to her brother and hugged him. Standing behind her was Leon Kennedy, who just smiled as he watched the touching reunion in front of him.
"Claire!" Chris replied, "It's good to see you! And you, too, Leon! When did you two get here?"
"Earlier today," Claire responded, "Hi, Jill!" She turned her gaze to Jill next and hugged her, and after Chris quickly introduced her to me, Sheva, and Alexis, she hugged us in turn.
"Thank God all of you are okay!" she said, tears of joy forming in her eyes, "So, Wesker's gone for good, huh?"
"Yep," Jill replied happily, "We won't have to deal with him anymore!"
As Jill, Sheva, Chris, Claire, and Alexis all began to talk to each other, I saw Leon flick his gaze to me, and his blue eyes widened in both recognition and surprise. It had been so long since we went through everything in Spain together that I had almost forgotten what he looked like. He slowly approached me, and I held my breath in anticipation, wondering what he would say after all these years.
"Audrey Fagan," Leon started, shaking his head slightly and grinning wolfishly.
"Leon Scott Kennedy," I replied in the same tone of voice.
"I knew that was you at Jill's memorial three years ago!" he told me, "You look different from Spain."
I gasped. "You recognized me then?" I asked, surprised, "But you didn't rat me out!"
"I figured Chris should have heard everything from you, not me."
I sighed, and Leon laughed. "Well, I suffered Chris's wrath for it," I replied, "But he called a truce, too. Like you did."
"Looks like all our troubles are over."
I glanced over at Chris, Claire, and Jill. "Looks like it," I echoed, "How's Ashley?"
"Much better. She's more or less gotten over Spain. Or at least, learned how to deal with it."
"Audrey!" Jill cried to me, "Come on! The medics want to treat us now!"
I looked back at Leon and gave him a nod as I looked into his blue eyes. "Take care, Leon," I told him.
"You too, Audrey," he replied, shaking my hand. And with that, I turned and left with the others.
Hours after being treated, Alexis and I laid side by side in our separate beds. "So," Alexis started quietly, "The game is over. What happens now?"
"I don't know," I whispered back, "But I guess the fates will show us soon."
Alexis laughed. "Thank you," she thanked me, "For everything."
"And you as well."
We both sighed and closed our eyes to go to sleep, with me knowing that HUNK would not try to kill us this time. "I love you, Alexis," I whispered to my sister.
"And I love you, too." We then fell into a deep slumber, where nothing but the soft beeping of our IVs greeted our ears and helped us to calm down. It was just like Chris said: it was over.