Rayla- months later
I walked into the room to see Isbella sleeping, she been sleeping a lot lately. My mother said she could have the baby any day now. One of the other children was born yesterday. I couldn't imagine what she could be going though right now. It seems as if she's nervous but she doesn't show it. One plus out of all this my mother suspended my mission status so I could be here when it happens. I haven't gone out with the boys at all. IT bothered them at first till I told them I was on an ongoing mission and Isabella needed me. Juan and otto understood but ingram was a little against it. Ingram called a bro vs. hoes bit but I shut him down before he could go any further.
I sat on the bed and waited for her to wake up. Normaly she wakes as soon as I sit on the bed but for some reason it was taking a little more. I set the plate down on the night stand and lean in to kiss her. At first theres no response but eventually she kisses back lightly. I sit up still inches away from her face as she looked up at me eyes still sleep ridden. I didn't realize it before but my hand rested on her stomach and I just felt the baby move. "morning" I said, she smiled a little realizing what I felt. "yum bacon" she said as she looks over at he plate. I swear this woman loves food more then me now. I set the plate down on the bed next to her as she goes to work on it.
My PDA vibrates and she looks up at me. It hadn't done that in a few weeks, I take it out of my pocket and look at the screen to see it was urgent message. Sitting further away from Isabella on the bed I flipped though a few of the files so I can look at it. There was an satellite viewing of the ship arcadia. I know that because we don't have any other ships in our possession. "what is it?" she asked me, I'm wondering if I should tell her. I flipped though a few more pages to see who was leading the mission. My eyes widened as I saw my name along with several other LT's.
"Ray, what is it?" she asked again an I know I couldn't hide this because of the expression on my face now. I was worried. Not for myself but for Isabella. What if she has the baby while I'm gone. As I moved to get off the bed she grabbed my arm and pulled me back down. Oh yea I forgot to mention, ever since she's been switched in supplements she's gotten a bit stronger. I don't know if she's noticed or not but I sure have. She broke my hand a couple of days ago when she went into false labor. An let me tell you that wasn't fun at all. I knew the girl could scream because I've made her, but dam she's got a set of lungs on her.
"they found Arcadia" I said as I turned to her showing her the picture. She looked at it then touched the screen scrolling down further. She was looking over the specs. "they're sending over a hundred choppers" she said surprised and a little irritated. I didn't read far enough for the choppers bit so this is something serious. "go" she said as she looked up at me. "I can talk to my mother" I stated, I watched as she kept eating. "they wouldn't have sent this to you if you weren't leading the mission. Your obviously one of the only ones qualified" she stated sounding like her old self. What I don't understand is how she's being more rational about it then me. "We'll be ok till you get back" she said as she looked back up at me trying to reassure me a little. She smiled but I could tell it was an uneasy smile. "really I'm sure she'll…" "no ray, I'll be fine. It'll give me a day or to myself you've been smothering me anyways" she said interupting me then smiled so I know she was playing a little. But smothering, she calls this smothering, that's the last time I cook her breakfast in bed.
I kissed her temple and stood up from the bed. I got dressed as she finished eating she set the plate on the bed and looked up at me laying on her side. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. After she has this baby I'm going to resign and help her raise him. I never thought I would say this about another girl but I could marry Isabella if it was allowed. I haven't told her yet, I'm not sure how she's going to react but all that can wait. I've go one last mission to go on.
As I finished getting dressed I pulled up my pants and hopped back onto the bed. She laughed as she bounced, "are you sure" I asked her as I kissed her lightly again, she deepened it then pulled away. "just something for you to come back to" she said as I crawled backwards off the bed. I looked back as I walked out of the room. "go before your late" she stated and I smiled. "I love you" I said, she looked up. "I love you too" she said and I walked out of the door and back to my division.
I got dressed pretty quickly and now I'm walking down the hall by myself to the office I was told to go to. There was nobody in the hall so I'm guessing this was for all the higher ups and was highly classified. As I walked in I recognized three of the men sitting around a table. Saufley one of the chairman that my mom worked with was standing next to the screen along with another I didn't know.
As I sat down I looked up to see Juan, Otto and Ingram walk in followed by Brittany. "well now we got a party" ingram said as he sat down next to me and the rest of the filled the in the empty seats. "I knew you'd be back, you can take the seal out of the game but you can't take the game out of the seal" Juan said, "can you be anymore cliché" I stated then looked over to britt. "somebody got a promotion" I stated who just smiled. "well you know what they say" she said then Saufley turned off the lights and went back to the front of the room.
I took out my PDA and set it in the holster in front of me like everyone else. "As you've already seen we've found arcadia. We have an idea of what happened but were not sure. That why were sending such a big retrival team." he stated and his opening statement had us all on edge. He started flipping though slides that showed the ship. I know from the last time I was on the ship that it had been modified to look as if it was one of ours on the outside to draw in unsuspected people what it has come to now could be completely different so we had to be prepared for anything.
"We suspect that director Weseker had died in Tokyo. Earlier this month we found one of our men out on a mission he stated weseker had found arcadia and took it over. If you look here you can see where Arcadia dropped off our frequency. If Weseker is in control of the ship. It is believed that he has gone mad, but again we're unsure. Your mission is to retrieve the ship and bring It back here. Captain Xavior and his crew are well prepared. It is in a few of your orders of whom is going to stay behind and guard the ship. The others will return to home base" he stated then walked back to the front. All of us looked around at each other. All of the unsure's made everything about this mission look like a blind one. Which most of the time thoes never turn out good.
"Is there any questions?" saufley said, "was there a crew?" someone asked, "yes there was, but as you can see here that there is no signs of a crew on board" he stated, in turn means their all dead. "do you know how many people he's taken onto the ship since then" someone else asked. "no we have not the slightest idea how many. He could have let them all go. He could have killed them or there could be more" he stated. "so were flying in their blind. What if he isn't there? What if the people we caught are free and there isn't anyone? Even on e the ship at all" I asked him and he looked at me knowing I led the first group to Canada and the fact that I really don't want to go back doesn't help much.
"well if it comes to that we'll just be starting all over again then won't we" he said looking dead at me. I knew it could possibly come to this. Everyone looked around at each other and then we all looked back at saufley. "Ok people, lets get this show on the road" he said, like in que we all stood at the same time and walked out of the room. Everyone was talking and chattering asking each other questions like any of us had the slightest idea.
Hours later on the California coastline.
"is that the ship" I asked as we came up over another ridge. "no for the third time" Brittany said as she looked back at us. I looked out the window again to see all the choppers flying alongside of us. Damn I don't understand why we would need this many choppers. I guess they expect Wesesker to be some sort of freak or something. God I'm saying that like I'm normal. Yea I'm stronger mabey a little smater but you don't see me throwing cars around or anything like that. Then again I've never tried.
I looked up at ingram who started moving around for some reason. "ingram sit down" I ordered and he looked up at me. "no, these reading are going off the charts. Look at this" he said as he stood next to one of the screens on the chopper. Brittany looked back at us for a second but got back to flying. "what what is it" she asked and as I looked at it I looked back at her.
The reading were of an explosion a very big explosion. "what do you think it was?" Otto asked as he looked up at me. "we won't know till we get there" I said as I looked up at all of them. I was anxious now to see what we would find if there was even a ship left.
We must have flew for at least another hour, "hey guys you hear that" Brittany said, we all looked up. "If there's anyone out there" the voice said and continued, "do you think its from arcadia" I said then i continued to listen and yep it was. "it's a females voice" someone said and I looked up, thanks captain obvious. "look there" Brittany called out. I looked out of the window past her to see the ship. As I looked closer I could see thousands of people on the deck of the ship. "holy shit…LOCK AN LOAD. Trank rounds people use only trank rounds" I called out over the radio. "Dam not this shit again" Otto complained. They were all dressed in white, so they must have come from inside the ships holding cells.
As we flew in I could see the ship better. There was a plane that had looked as if it had crashed to land. Dam this ship must have gone through hell.
As we flew in I looked up. "Look here people there isn't enough room to land. Take as many shots as possible from the air to thin the crowd and take them down" I stated as I looked around. I saw as choppers started making flying passes. People on the top deck began to scatter. Shots were getting harder and harder to take but as the crowd thinned down they ran into the ship. A few jumped off the side but I found no point in retrieving them. They would drown in a matter of minutes after hypothermia set it in. I watched as bodies fell and others scattered. "what now" Brittany asked. "hover, becaues were going in" I stated and I stood and put on my harness to repel down to the ship. Other choppers were still taking passes but I found no point to keep shooting.
As I set foot, all I could see on the deck was more of my men doing the same thing along with couple a hundred bodies laying there after being shot by tranks. I walked, out of the way of the chopper. Otto was checking one of the bodies. I looked over his shoulder, "they took off the suspressent" otto stated, so there was someone here that set all these people free recently.
"ok Team move out." I said as I looked up at ingram and otto. Juan fell in behind me along with several other men. As I looked up I saw another team move into the ship in another entrance. I could hear footsteps, we weren't that much further into the ship an soon here I was expecting to see a hanger bay. I held up two fingers as I came to one corner for someone behind me to move ahead and the other to cover. I looked back to see otto pull down his night vision goggles as he walked past me. As soon as he turned the corner he shot someone. I followed holding my M-16 filled with tranks instead of actual round and looked to see. "a few more ran around the corner" Otto said and I motioned for him and juan to go ahead in that direction.
The body was just a boy, ingram shrugged and we kept walking. In the distance I heard several round going off. "there's to many of them" someone called out. I looked back at ingram, "everyone move on that position" I stated and motioned for a few of the men that was following me to go help them. "ingram, stay" I said then the group split running in two different directions.
As we ran we came to the same problem. Some of them screamed, others ran. The ones who were feeling bold ran in our direction. I stood and shot off one shot after another. Once the small group was down, I walked on. Otto came around the corner followed by his small team "were close to hanger bay, do you think they would have retreated to here" Otto asked. "If I were them I would" I stated as I moved out in front of them.
Another team moved at our side as we approached what we knew of as the hanger bay doors. I could hear panicking voices as we pressed forward. I pushed the button and it didn't open. "Un-jam this door otto" I said as I looked back at him. HE smiled then pulled out a small explosive out of one of the random pockets this uniform has.
We all backed up and moved away from it taking cover. "three, two, one" otto said then flipped the switch. There was a blast and pieces of metal and dust flew past us. I looked as the dust settled moments later. "Clear" I said as I looked into the white room. I walked in to see where they were holding people. There was a small crowd running. I took a few shots but the rest were two far ahead. I looked back to see Otto picking up one of the interfaces. "You don't think" Otto said as she dropped the screen and looked up quickly. "come on" I said as I pressed forward. If there was no way out, why are they running in this direction.
As I came to the other side of the room I heard several choppers start up. I took off running, Leaving my team. I know I shouldn't have but I had a really weird feeling. I looked up as the first two excited the hanger bay. I ran further in and went to take a shot. I had the pilots in my sight but so did one of their passengers. Till I saw who was starring down at me. I took off my cover and dropped my gun, someone pulled a weapon and went to shoot me, but Reggie stopped them. I stood and watched as they flew off. What the fuck?
Casey- 30 mins earlier or so
As I opened my eyes I slightly panicked. There was something on my chest and it limited my movements. There was glass in front of me. I put my hands against the glass and pounded. A man ran up to where I was and pressed a few buttons. The glass slid to the side and I fell out into his arms. "Easy Easy" he said as I looked up at him. I didn't recognize him. He was dirty and smelled a little. "Claire" he called out and looked away from me as I backed away from him. I recognized the name but for some reason I was still very agitated and scared. "Hey gurl…Stay calm you need to stay calm" The female said as she approached me. "casey its me Claire. Do you remember me" she said as she took a few more steps in my direction. "Hey Alexa…" she turned and called out. What the fuck is going on?
Moments later I looked up to see alexa standing over me. "Help her and the rest we gotta get to the bridge with alice" the woman said as alexa knelt down next to me. Alexa nodded and looked back at me. "Here, your ok…just stay calm. Let me get this thing off you" she said as she reached for my chest. I looked down to see her pull something off of me. Then she sat down next to me throwing something aside.
Memories started flooding back and I looked up at her. I remember being in some sort of camp and being hurt. I lifted the white shirt I was wearing to see a scar on my lower hip. So it really did happen. "where's Trisha?" I asked as I looked up at alexa and around. "She's over here" she said as she stood holding out her hand. I took it and walked over to where a group of people we're standing. "trisha" I called out and stood from helping someone. I watched as she held on of thoes things in her hand and then dropped it. She stepped on it as she saw me. Then ran to me. I picked her up and twirled her in my arms.
As I set her down someone walked up to me. "Well I'm glad to see you two reunited but we got work to do" a males voice stated as we looked up at him. It was reggies father Jeff. "is there anything we can help out with" I said as I looked up at him. "yea help wake everyone else" he said as he moved to another free standing tube with someone in it. Trisha shrugged her shoulders and we both went on to helping people out.
Once everyone was awake we moved to the top deck of the ship. There was a booming announcement that sounded like what we used to put up on the air. Only it was female. As we walked out onto the deck I spotted Claire and the male I woke up to standing next to her. They were talking in a group of people. I pulled trisha and reggie followed her. I looked up to see alexa walk in our direction. I motioned for her to follow. Everyone was standing on the top deck looking around. There was going to be a lot of confused people and a lot of explaining to do. We were all wearing white, it looked like a sea of white as if we just broke out of an insane asylum. Dam this shit is weird.
"Claire" I said as I approached, "I guess some people recover differently" she said as she turned to me smiling. There was another woman I didn't recognize but she didn't say anything. "Its been…years" she said. I shrugged my shoulders, "hey I'd like you to meet my brother Chris and my friend Alice" she stated and looked at the male and female standing next to her. I held out my hand and shook each of there's. "well looks like were starting over with a nice size group" Alice said as she walked a few feet away from the group. Claire watched her. I could tell there was something more there then the two was letting on. I looked over the deck of the ship. Claire, Alice and Chris knew what needed to be done or at least they looked like what needed to be done.
"WHATS THAT" some yelled from across the deck. I looked up to see hundreds of helicopters coming in our directions. "that's trouble" alice said as she looked up and saw what everyone else was seeing. There helicopters were coming in and coming fast. Before anyone could really react the choppers were flying above us showering the deck of the ship and the people with rounds. "Take cover" someone yelled. I watched as several people went down with the first time they came over. I pulled Trisha and went to grab alexa's hands when she was hit and dropped to her knees. "run" alexa said as she fell over unconscious.
"NO" reggie screamed and I pulled her to the nearest open door. We followed a crowd of people into the ship. I looked up to see reggie's father Jeff talking with chris and alice. I didn't see Claire. "we can use the choppers in the hanger bay to get off the ship" someone said and I looked up to see alice walking in our direction. As everyone came to that realization we all took off running.
There was a thirty of us or so. By the time we got to the stairs I and moved down to where they were holding us. I could hear screaming coming from above us. They were already in the ship and taking out the stragglers. Once we were back in that awful white room Alice jammed the doors then turned to us. I looked around, Jill and josh stood next to Jeff. There were a few other people I didn't recognize. Some younger blond girl talking to Claire. Trisha, reggie and taylor. There was about ten or more other people but I had no idea who they were. "come on we have to go. This isn't going to hold them" Claire stated as she rushed past us. The burly male chris followed. We all ran after them. We ran till we came to an even larger room with a long row of choppers. Half of us looked up in awe.
"who all can FLY" alice asked as she got up into the chopper and started to turn it on. "I can" someone said. "so can I" someone else said. "ok you there and you there" Claire said as pointed to two other choppers. We all filled into them and waited. There was an explosion somewhere in the room. "there in people lets move" alice said over the radio. Jeff, reggie two other males, trisha and I were in this one. Once again there's a few other people but I don't know them. As the chopper began to take off someone ran up to the choppers really quickly. As I looked out the back of the chopper I recgonize the woman standing starring up at us. She had her weapon drawed and was aiming for reggie or the male standing closest to the edge of the open door.
"Reggie look" I said as reggie looked in her direction. "Reggie its ray" I said, the male aims to shoot her down. Reggie grabs the gun and looked down at what I was seeing. I don't know if she saw me but she just stood there starring up at the chopper not doing anything. As the chopper doors opened and we pulled up and away from the ship I sat down on the floor of the chopper. Reggie turned and walked back to the front few seat without emotion. Trisha knelt down next to me. "SHE ALIVE" I said as i grabbed trisha head and kissed her. She sat back laughing.
"this isn't exactly a happy day" reggie said as she looked up at me. In the rush of excitement I forgot at what we just ran from and all of the people we left behind. I was still at a loss for words, "yea she's alive but what is she? She was going to shoot us." reggie said sitting down. "Reggie come up here with me" Jeff called out. "but she recognized us" I said as I walked over to trisha and sat down grabbing onto her hand as we flew off. Yea ray's alive and I'm estatic but what about Alexa. Way to many emotions to handle and its kind of giving me a head ache thinking about it all.
Hours later we landed, we were in the desert. Well most of the US is now a desert. I wondered why here for some reason it was important to the three who originally awakened all of us on the ship. "where are we?" I asked as we walked. "one of the umbrella Hives, somewhere over Nevada" alice said as she walked past me and up to Claire. They exchanged words then turned back to the group as we walked towards them. "Come on this way" Alice stated. We all trusted and followed her, we really didn't have a choice. We walked into this shed and looked around, there wasn't that many of us but we were still a little uneasy.
Alice walked over to a consul in a wall and pressed a few buttons. The floor between us and alice opened up. A all metal shaft opened up and a cement floor slid out from the side. "its safe, trust me" Alice continued and we all stepped on along with alice, chris and Claire. "This is my Hive" she said as we started to descend. Alice said like she ment it, judging by the look on Claire's face she did.
At the bottom I looked up and around. It all looked like living quarters, like it was turned into an hide out kind of like out of base. There were hundreds of people walking around. When I looked closer I noticed that they were all girls. One walked by our group. "didn't thnk we'd see you back here" she said, "well arcadia didn't quite work out" alice said and the girl turned around and stood face to face with another alice. "what the fuck" someone stated. "don't freak out, their my clones" alice stated as she backed into the hive coaxing us off the platform. I looked up and around. A few of the other aliec's walked up and stood behind her. This is just creepy. I honestly don't know how to say this but the only way we could tell who was who was the fact that she had shorter hair and the clones have hair down their backs. Once again fucking creepy.
"this is going to get interesting" reggie stated as we walked further. "ok so lets get these people something to eat and settled into some rooms" Alice ordered. I looked up at reggie and we exchanged looks, we couldn't just sit her and get comfortable we had to do something. I looked back at trisha as she went to go with the group of survivors. "come on" she said as she grabbed my arm. We followed Chris Alice and Claire along with Jeff and taylor who walked behind them. I looked back to see reggie who was too at awe at her surroundings. She looked up and followed.
Claire and the rest of the group walked into a room with a large table. They all looked up at us. One of the clones went to stand in front of us. "no their alright" Claire said as she walked by the clone guard. "well its good to see you have an army" Claire said sitting down. The original Alice sat at the head of the table. We all spread out, I wanted to hear of what she had to say what she was planing on doing. "ok so there is one more hive out there, I assume their responsible for arcadia. What are we going to do to find it and get there" alice stated and we all looked up. If she didn't know about this hive, then how in the hell were we going to find it. I looked at trisha worried. Rayla is alive. She alive and now more then ever I want to find her even though it may be to late. I feel like I have to do something and save her, but what if she doesn't want to be saved.
A couple of days later
So I couldn't tell you how many Alice's are here even if I wanted to. If it makes you feel any better there are about 20 of us that made it off the ship in total. Trisha and I are settled in a room that was given to us. Its pretty nice, I don't mind living in the hive there's air-conditioning and food so there's nothing to worry about in that department. Who could complain, even though were in the middle of the US in zombie central I felt safe knowing were however many miles underground.
Yesterday Alice assured all of us that Umbrella isn't going to come anywhere near this hive because it was over ran by the alice clones. I don't blame them, these girls or alice clones got some serious mojo. None of them really approach us they kinda keep their distance and stick to their daily routines. I try and stay out of their way because they're extra motivated. Its kinda weird they're worse then Jeff and his old crew.
Right now I'm walking down the hall behind Claire and Chris. I didn't know she had a brother, she seems a little different but its isn't all that noticeable she still mainly a ring leader in the aspect of just trying to keep us all alive. "Did you two enjoy dinner?" Chris asked as he looked over his shoulder. "yea it was pretty good" trisha said and I nod. "hey where are we going" I ask as we walk. "command central, Jeff said you two would want to be in on this" Claire stated as we turn down another hallway. All the hallways look the same. Trisha know where's she's going but most of the time if im not with her I get lost, so I stick to the main areas they gave us. Which is the galley and my room if I'm not with trisha.
As we walked into the room I saw Jill and josh sitting down next to each other along with Alice and Jeff standing up talking. Chris and Claire walked to where jeff and alice were then turned as they saw all was here who wanted to be here. "ok is everyone here" alice said as she turned and smiled at Claire. It wasn't just as smile like hi nice to see you it was more like I can't wait till this shit is over and we can get out of here mischievous smile. I know it, because I give it to trisha or I did give it to trisha all the time. Dam I can't wait till we get outta here.
I laugh a little and a few people look up at me. "I never thought I'd see you again" Jill said as she sat down. "well it the same here" alice said as she sat down next to jill. I looked up to see Reggie walk in the room followed by taylor. "alright guys down to business" jeff said as I could tell his fatherly general side was making its way thourgh the small talk of the room sitting at the head of the table.
"ok so, we know there's another hive out there, the question is what are we going to do about it" Jeff states and looked around at each of us. "well we know it has an extensive military. Possibly one bigger then what we saw" Claire stated as she sat forward in her seat. One hand on the table but the other wasn't. "did you find anything in the archives about this other hive" jeff asked looking at alice. "No, when I stopped fighting I figured it would be for good. Then I found, Claire on the beach in Alaska and I thought that was it. Was there anything else other then the ship" Alice asked as she looked around. We hadn't really gotten a chance to talk so none of us knew what happened to the other.
"yea there was. We had an entire base before the umbrella corporation came in kidnapped us. Took over our ship and used it as whatever" jeff explained. "so their was a infection free zone" alice stated as she perked up. "yes" jeff explained. They continued on about specs and computers and maps. I zoned out a little I guess. This meeting was beyond boring.
"so now all that out of way, dad. Ray's alive" reggie stated and I didn't understand her expression when she said it. Did she want to do something about it or what. "I understand that" jeff said looking at reggie who was looking for some kind of answer as to what we were going to do, they have more then just ray they also have alexa. "its reggina right?" alice said getting reggie's attention "you got to realize that she is probly a completely different person now. She's been with umbrella for several years now there no telling what they've put her though" Alice said now looking up at all of us.
"just look at what they've done with us." Claire stated and looked around the table also. They were both very right that umbrella was capable of anything. When I saw ray she was carrying a gun and would have shot as many people as she could have had she had not been… "but she recognized reggie. If she was completely changed wouldn't she have not recognized reggie. right" I claimed looking around at everyone and someone to agree with me. "and what about Alexa. they have her…" I continued. "look we have to find the hive first untill then were stuck here at a crossroads" Jeff says and I stand. "so you not going to do anything but sit here and wait" I stated and everyone had their eyes on me now. I was a little more then agitated, they were all going to sit her and discuss what to do and not do anything.
"what ever, let me know when you big wigs decide on doing something" I said as I walked out of the room. I turned and walked down the hall. I heard Claire say something to trisha then I heard someone run after me. I feel arms wrap around my waist and pretty much pull me to a stop. "baby please" trisha said and it the first time I've heard heard her say baby to me since we woke up. I smiled as I turned in her arms. As angry as I was I couldn't let this drive a wedge between us.
"they're right you know" Trisha said. "they can't just jump out there and find them all blind" she stated I kind of agreed with her, but I expected more out of the little meeting. "yea, I just wish we were doing something instead of running away." I said as she rested her head on my shoulder. "I don't think we're going to end up doing nothing. We have to have the means first. right baby?" she stated, "yea but " I stated. She looked up and around. "you think the person who took down the umbrella corporation is going let one last hive get in her way. She's going to make this a fucking conquest" trisha said as we walked. "mabey your right" I said as I kissed her forehead and we headed back to our room.
so i hopes these chapters are sastisfying for you. I've brought back everyone so its going to go back and forth between the two diffrent stories again. The main charaters are finaly here to stay, for the most part. Hit me up with some reviews. Thanks for reading, enjoy -ray
