Chapter 28: Face to Face
As Leon and the rest of Team Delta began searching for Wesker's whereabouts, Wesker was on his way to meet them. In the meantime, Claire watched nervously as the water in her chamber reached her knees. It was rising much faster than anticipated, or so it seemed. She kept looking in the monitors, hoping to see Chris and Team Omega. She truly feared that she would meet her death at the hands of her own brother after becoming the newest tyrant creature, but mostly she feared that she wouldn't be strong enough to fight the urge to kill once she was turned. She began to remember Steve's final moments, as he bravely found the strength to keep himself from killing her. "Oh, Steve," she began saying to herself, "I hope when the time comes, I can be as strong as you were."
Meanwhile, Chris knew he had to find his sister, and fast. After splitting from Hunk and Barry, he decided to give himself up, or at least pretend to do so. As Wesker prepared to enter the area containing Team Delta, a call came over his radio. "Commander Wesker, sir. We have found Chris Redfield. He has turned himself over to us. Do you read?" Suddenly, Wesker changed his plans. "It's highly unlikely that Redfield would give up this easily," he thought. He then responded to the caller, "Very well, put him in the cell in the room with his sister, I will be there momentarily."
The HCF soldier took Chris to the room as ordered. "CHRIS!!" called Claire, as they entered the room. "CLAIRE!!" he responded, and he quickly turned the tide on his captor, ramming the HCF merc into the wall. When Chris finally noticed his sister's state of undress, he immediately thought the worst. "My God, what did these sick bastards do to you?" "Nothing Chris, but you have to get me out of here, the water coming in is laced with the HCF's new virus, and if the water rises high enough...Chris, you know I've never been good at holding my breath underwater...and if I start to breathe in and swallow the water, I will..." "She will become the ultimate bio-weapon!" Wesker interrupted her as he walked through the door. "Hello Chris. It's been too long."
Hunk and Barry continued their search for the anti-virus. Unfortunately, they had no idea what the cure would be called. They were coming to a corner, when suddenly, they were being fired at. "Oh hell!" exclaimed Barry, as two soldiers appeared from around the corner ahead. Hunk and Barry jumped to opposite sides of the hall, taking cover in doorways. They had been ambushed, and with machine guns being fired at them, it would be hard for them to get good aim with their magnums. Just then, they heard the sound of other guns being fired, and the machine guns stopped. As they dared to peak out of their cover spots, they saw the two soldiers lying on the floor, dead. Then, from around the corner they saw Leon, Jill, Billy, and Rebecca, and smoke was still coming out of Billy's and Rebecca's guns. It didn't take long to realize that Ada was no longer with them. "Where's Chris?" Asked Jill. "He's around here somewhere, trying to find Claire." Barry answered. Before long, the two teams gave each other all the information they'd found. "Alright," said Leon, "I'm going to find Chris and Claire, they may need some help. In the meantime, you all go see if you can find that anti-virus. Stick together, there's bound to be more HCF guys around." "Wait a minute, Leon, I'm coming with you," said Billy. Jill jumped in and said, "Me too." Leon understood that they had their reasons, and nodded in agreement. "Okay then, Barry and Hunk, you guys go with Becky to provide backup, you're gonna need her expertise with chemicals to find that anti-virus."
Chris was through talking, he went after Wesker with a vengeance. "You're gonna pay for everything, you sonuvabitch!" A hard right took Wesker by surprise, and knocked off his dark sunglasses, revealing his glowing red eyes. "You're a fool Redfield! I am far too powerful an enemy!" Wesker dodged a second blow, and nailed Chris in the gut with a hard left, knocking the wind out of him. As Claire watched helplessly, the water in her glass prison was rising up to her chest. She tried to pull herself up on her chain-hook, but she was too weak from hanging so long. Wesker grabbed the back of Chris's head, and slammed his face hard into the monitor desk. It was then that Chris first noticed that Wesker had somehow gotten the kids. "Quite the predicament, eh, Redfield? You came here to rescue your dear little sister, but, you had no idea that you were sacrificing the lives of innocent children." "You bastard!" said Chris, still feeling the effects of Wesker's powerful punch. As Chris was thrown back against the wall, barely conscious, he saw Wesker push a couple of buttons, and he heard the kids scream, as their would-be killers were set free, and on one monitor that he could see, there was the image of Annie dropping through the bottom of her cage, and catching on to the bottom row of bars in an attempt to stop herself from falling into the shark tank below. Just then, he heard Claire call his name, "Chris, please hurry." she cried, and managed to get one deep breath, just before the water rose over her head.
As Leon and the rest of Team Delta began searching for Wesker's whereabouts, Wesker was on his way to meet them. In the meantime, Claire watched nervously as the water in her chamber reached her knees. It was rising much faster than anticipated, or so it seemed. She kept looking in the monitors, hoping to see Chris and Team Omega. She truly feared that she would meet her death at the hands of her own brother after becoming the newest tyrant creature, but mostly she feared that she wouldn't be strong enough to fight the urge to kill once she was turned. She began to remember Steve's final moments, as he bravely found the strength to keep himself from killing her. "Oh, Steve," she began saying to herself, "I hope when the time comes, I can be as strong as you were."
Meanwhile, Chris knew he had to find his sister, and fast. After splitting from Hunk and Barry, he decided to give himself up, or at least pretend to do so. As Wesker prepared to enter the area containing Team Delta, a call came over his radio. "Commander Wesker, sir. We have found Chris Redfield. He has turned himself over to us. Do you read?" Suddenly, Wesker changed his plans. "It's highly unlikely that Redfield would give up this easily," he thought. He then responded to the caller, "Very well, put him in the cell in the room with his sister, I will be there momentarily."
The HCF soldier took Chris to the room as ordered. "CHRIS!!" called Claire, as they entered the room. "CLAIRE!!" he responded, and he quickly turned the tide on his captor, ramming the HCF merc into the wall. When Chris finally noticed his sister's state of undress, he immediately thought the worst. "My God, what did these sick bastards do to you?" "Nothing Chris, but you have to get me out of here, the water coming in is laced with the HCF's new virus, and if the water rises high enough...Chris, you know I've never been good at holding my breath underwater...and if I start to breathe in and swallow the water, I will..." "She will become the ultimate bio-weapon!" Wesker interrupted her as he walked through the door. "Hello Chris. It's been too long."
Hunk and Barry continued their search for the anti-virus. Unfortunately, they had no idea what the cure would be called. They were coming to a corner, when suddenly, they were being fired at. "Oh hell!" exclaimed Barry, as two soldiers appeared from around the corner ahead. Hunk and Barry jumped to opposite sides of the hall, taking cover in doorways. They had been ambushed, and with machine guns being fired at them, it would be hard for them to get good aim with their magnums. Just then, they heard the sound of other guns being fired, and the machine guns stopped. As they dared to peak out of their cover spots, they saw the two soldiers lying on the floor, dead. Then, from around the corner they saw Leon, Jill, Billy, and Rebecca, and smoke was still coming out of Billy's and Rebecca's guns. It didn't take long to realize that Ada was no longer with them. "Where's Chris?" Asked Jill. "He's around here somewhere, trying to find Claire." Barry answered. Before long, the two teams gave each other all the information they'd found. "Alright," said Leon, "I'm going to find Chris and Claire, they may need some help. In the meantime, you all go see if you can find that anti-virus. Stick together, there's bound to be more HCF guys around." "Wait a minute, Leon, I'm coming with you," said Billy. Jill jumped in and said, "Me too." Leon understood that they had their reasons, and nodded in agreement. "Okay then, Barry and Hunk, you guys go with Becky to provide backup, you're gonna need her expertise with chemicals to find that anti-virus."
Chris was through talking, he went after Wesker with a vengeance. "You're gonna pay for everything, you sonuvabitch!" A hard right took Wesker by surprise, and knocked off his dark sunglasses, revealing his glowing red eyes. "You're a fool Redfield! I am far too powerful an enemy!" Wesker dodged a second blow, and nailed Chris in the gut with a hard left, knocking the wind out of him. As Claire watched helplessly, the water in her glass prison was rising up to her chest. She tried to pull herself up on her chain-hook, but she was too weak from hanging so long. Wesker grabbed the back of Chris's head, and slammed his face hard into the monitor desk. It was then that Chris first noticed that Wesker had somehow gotten the kids. "Quite the predicament, eh, Redfield? You came here to rescue your dear little sister, but, you had no idea that you were sacrificing the lives of innocent children." "You bastard!" said Chris, still feeling the effects of Wesker's powerful punch. As Chris was thrown back against the wall, barely conscious, he saw Wesker push a couple of buttons, and he heard the kids scream, as their would-be killers were set free, and on one monitor that he could see, there was the image of Annie dropping through the bottom of her cage, and catching on to the bottom row of bars in an attempt to stop herself from falling into the shark tank below. Just then, he heard Claire call his name, "Chris, please hurry." she cried, and managed to get one deep breath, just before the water rose over her head.
