Uroboros: Resident Evil V
Chapter Thirty Four: Family Reunion
The stone door was heavy, but it was a lot quieter than the yellow door as it was pushed open just enough for Chris to see what was inside, and as he feared it wasn't deserted. The open layout and stairs toward the back suggested that this was the entry hall of the palace, or whatever this was, and there was a small pile of file folders and computers in the center, all of which were being picked up by more armed infected men… under the direction of Excella.
"Wacha twende wapumbavu, tembea haraka." She said sternly, pointing at the last of it. "Chukua kasi, nyinyi wasiostahili."
"That condescending bitch." Sheva whispered, starting to push the door. "I have a few words of my own for her."
"Hold on, not yet." The Agent whispered, grabbing her wrist to stop her. "Wait until she's alone."
As expected, someone like Excella didn't want to do any of the heavy lifting, so she just sat there on a carved bench, barking orders at the infected, until the last of the equipment had been carried away. The infected men had taken the files and computers up the back stairs to where they vanished behind a wall, and now the woman was alone as she stood up, walking over to the center of the room where only a single, expensive looking metal briefcase remained. It must've been important for someone like her to be willing to carry it all by herself, so Chris waited until she was about to grab it, and then shoved the door open.
"Excella Gionna!" Sheva yelled as they rushed into the room, visibly startling the woman. "Stop right there, and put your hands on your head!"
"What... the elevator entrance is hidden, how the hell did you two get up here so fast?" Excella replied, trying to regain her composure. "Oh… don't tell me you climbed all the way up those stairs just to have a chance to see me…
Bang! By this point, Chris had officially had enough of this woman's mouth, so he aimed the his pistol down a little bit and pulled the trigger, making Excella shriek when the bullet hit her in the leg. She fell over sideways, and tried to scramble away as the blood from her wound left a trail across the carved stone floor, but the Agent stopped this by walking over to her and pinning her down by pressing his foot onto her chest hard enough to make her gasp for breath.
"You still think this is a game, you little asshole?!" He demanded, aiming the pistol right at her head. "Now, first you're gonna tell me where Jill is, and then you're gonna tell me all about the plan for Uroboros, because if you don't… then I swear I'm gonna blow your brains all over this room, do you understand me?!"
"Ugh… oh, you're gonna pay for this!" Excella hissed, trying not to cry out in pain. "You're gonna… ugh… pay long, you're gonna pay hard, and… ugh… you're gonna pay right now!"
Suddenly there was a flash of movement as a shadowy figure appeared seemingly out of nowhere… a figure that kicked him in the chest as she flew through the air, knocking the Agent off his feet, and then kicking the pistol away from his hand before turning heel to run after Sheva. Ratta-tatta! Ratta-tatta! It was the hooded plague doctor, the one had been helping Irving back at Kijuju City and the oil field, and now his partner was firing controlled bursts with her rifle, trying to hit the mysterious woman without hitting Chris or Excella.
Whoever the plague doctor was, she was fast, dropping down and sliding across the floor to kick Sheva's legs out from under her after avoiding the bullets, and then kneeing the young woman in the face once she was down. The mysterious woman disarmed Sheva just as she had done to Chris, by kicking the rifle away from her, and then both women scrambled to their feet while the Agent ran to grab his pistol from where it landed. Reaching down to grab the weapon, he immediately returned to Excella, pointing it at the wounded woman's head again at the same time that the plague doctor managed to restrain Sheva in front of her… with her own pistol jammed into the young woman's ribs.
"Let Excella go, and drop your weapon." The plague doctor ordered in that synthesized voice. "Do it, or I will kill the girl, and then you right after."
Even though she was in a lot of pain, that smug little smirk had returned to Excella's face, but the Agent had a feeling that the plague doctor was going to kill them anyway if he did what she said… so he took a risk that was very dangerous and stupid. Bang! Quickly moving the pistol away from the wounded woman, Chris pulled the trigger as soon as it was aimed at the plague doctor, causing sparks to fly when the bullet struck the center of that metal bird mask she was wearing.
Bang! Taking another shot as soon as his partner was clear, the Agent shot the pistol out of the plague doctor's hand, causing it, her mask, and her to fall to the floor at the same time. Yes! The Agent thought as he aimed the weapon at Excella again, score one for the greatest marksman in RPD history, and with one of the targets wounded, and the other in a sitting position without her weapon, they had no choice but to do what they were told.
"You; don't fucking move a muscle." He ordered to Excella while Sheva grabbed her fallen rifle. "And you… bird girl… crawl over here and keep your hands where I can see them; on your belly like the snake you are. Move!"
At first the plague doctor didn't move, only her mouth visible from under that hood, scowling at him while a drop of blood ran down from her face. However, as soon as Excella screamed for her to do it after the Agent pressed his foot down on her wounded leg, the plague doctor started crawling. All right, finally the leaders of Irving's whole operation had been captured, and now maybe someone around there could give him some answers to the whole Uroboros scheme, whatever that was, and more importantly someone was going to tell him what happened to Jill Valentine.
"Well, ask and ye shall receive." A familiar voice answered, making a knot form in Chris's stomach. "So good to see you again, Chris, have you been hitting the gym? You're looking… buff."
Oh... fuck, the Agent thought as he slowly turned around to see the blond haired, sunglasses wearing form of Albert Wesker walking down the room's rear staircase. He hadn't made an aggressive move yet, nor did he appear to be carrying a weapon of any kind, but that didn't matter… this guy didn't need to be armed. Trying to keep his breathing and anxiety under control, Chris turned and aimed his pistol at the approaching blond man, and Sheva seemed to get the idea, because she was now aiming the rifle at him as well.
"Pity… I was hoping you would bring your sister along." Wesker continued, stopping a few steps from him. "Hmm… the new girl is lovely, but I'll always have a special place in my heart for sweet little Claire… and besides, this whole scene would have been even better if it were a complete family reunion. Stand up, please, my love."
"No, you don't move!" Chris ordered as the plague doctor reached up to take the blond man's hand. "I don't know what your game is, Wesker, but you stay the hell back, or…
There had been plenty of things that the Agent had seen in his life that shocked him to the core, but none of them were quite as hard hitting as what he saw once the plague doctor was on her feet. Moving up against Wesker, and then holding onto him as if they were lovers, the mysterious woman remained still while the blond man slowly removed her hood to expose her long blonde ponytail, as well as her face. No… this wasn't possible, his eyes had to be playing tricks on him, especially when Wesker kissed her on the forehead where she had a small cut from when her mask had been knocked off… but there was no mistake… it was her.
"Jill?" Chris whispered, still unable to believe his eyes. "What… no, this can't… no."
"Oh, but it can, Chris… and it is." The blond man replied, laughing a bit while putting his arm around Jill. "I'll admit I was skeptical about her new hair color at first, but you know… now that we've got her little attitude under control, Jill Valentine really is the perfect woman… try not to be too jealous, Excella."
With a groan that sounded almost like it was more annoyed than in pain, the wounded woman on the floor reached up for him to help her, reminding Wesker that they had to finish abandoning the base, to which the blond man laughed and replied that he always had at least a few minutes to spare in his schedule for his dear old friend Chris… still, he supposed that in Excella was still vital to the project, and needed to be evacuated, no matter how pathetic she looked at the moment.
"Nobody's going anywhere!" Sheva suddenly ordered, keeping her rifle aimed at all three of them. "All of you get on the ground and keep your hands…
After smirking as he gave Jill a quick kiss on the lips, Wesker seemed to vanish in blurry movement, interrupting the young woman's words as he reappeared in front of her with a kick to her chest, and then Sheva was flying backwards. Her weapon flew from her hands as she landed hard on the floor, rolling and bouncing until she finally came to a stop up against one of the room's support pillars, and then the blond man looked back toward the Agent with another smirk. Bang! Bang! Bang! Pulling the trigger as quickly as he could, Chris tried as hard as he could to hit his old enemy, but got nothing but air, and received a kick of his own for his trouble.
Once the Agent was on the ground, Wesker vanished again, this time reappearing long enough to pick up the wounded Excella in his arms, and then he left a blurry trail as he followed the path that the infected men had used to carry away the files. After a few seconds of Chris and Sheva trying to get up, the blurry movement returned, rushing back into the room until the blond man reappeared next to Jill, who still hadn't moved a muscle.
"So sorry about the interruption, Chris, I know you don't like to be kept waiting." Wesker said, laughing a little as the two BSAA agents finished getting back up. "Now, first my darling Jill is going to beat the new girl senseless, and then she's going to make her watch while I completely destroy you with my bare hands… annnnd… go."