Chapter 15: Escape
Ivan runs over to Leon, talking to him.
"Leon, please get up." Ivan grabs a hold of his face, trying to wake him.
"Please..." he begins to cry, getting worried. He puts Leon arms over his shoulder and drags him over his shoulder into a door.
"Stay with me." Ivan whispers.
He enters through the door where Claire was waiting, worried our her mind.
"IVAN!" Claire comes running from inside the room, looking at him.
"What happened to him?!" Claire questions.
"The monster got him, the wound is deep, he needs help!" Ivan states while crying. Together, they drag him to a chair, sitting him down. Claire gets a bottle of the spray ready and Ivan stays close by his side.
"Stay with me... stay with me." Ivan begs Leon. Claire sprays the bottle on Leon's wound. Leon squints his eyes in response.
"Leon!" Ivan calls out.
He begins to regain his thoughts again. Claire is wrapping a bandage around his wound when Leon tries to muffle out words.
"...Iva-..." Leon starts to say.
"I'm here! I'm right here." Ivan rubs his thigh, hoping for a response.
Leon starts to open his eyes, looking around the room. Suddenly, he shoots up, worry around his face.
"LEON!" Ivan hugs him, burying his face under his neck. Leon puts a hand on his back, rubbing it.
"We're alive?" Leon questions.
Ivan shakes his head yes.
"How?" Leon questions.
"Ivan. Ivan kept you alive." Claire responds.
Leon looks at Ivan, staring. Ivan looks at him, hope in his eyes.
"Leon, I'm so glad you're alive." Ivan rubs his face, admiring him.
"What happened?" Leon questions.
"That thing attacked you when you tried leaving. You were knocked out and I had to drag you to a platform where I knocked the fuck off with a crane box." Ivan responds.
"Really?" Leon said smiling.
"Yes! I'm so glad you're-" Leon grabs the back of Ivan's head, bringing it to his. They kiss passionately, forgetting the world around them. Claire stares, smiling. They continue until Leon groans out in pain, leaning back into the chair. Ivan, happy Leon is fine, looks over to Claire.
"Let's go get Ada." Together, they power the machine, lifting the doors. There laid Ada with something sticking out her leg.
Ivan runs over to Ada, screaming her name.
"Ada? Ada wake up." Ivan yells out. Ada gets up, groaning in pain as she grabs her leg.
"You two again? This isn't how I imagined our reunion." Ada jokes.
"We need to get that out." Ivan states.
Ada, crying out it pain again muffles up words.
"I can't get it... just hurry and get it out." Ada demands.
"You sure?" Ivan questions.
"Yes!" Ada demands again.
"Alright, it's gonna hurt." Ivan begins tugging on the metal object, slowly getting a grasp on it. With one pull, it comes out. Claire offers a spray but she denies it, just asking to get her up.
"We're not letting you bleed out." Ivan begins helping wrap her leg. After that, they get her up. Ivan offers an arm but she denies, keeping any pride she has. We leave and Claire enters a room, grabbing Sherry. Something was wrong with her.
"What's happening to her?!" Ivan screams out.
"I found her like that. That thing is looking for her so I hid her in there while you fought him off. I thought I lost you two..." Claire responds.
"I may not look it but I won't lose to some monster easily, especially if it's over the lives of my friends." Claire smiles at the response.
"Now, lets find what we can do for Sherry. We can't give up on her." Claire agrees and starts carrying the sleeping Sherry.
"She's infected, y'know." Ada adds.
"Yes, and we're going to get her help." Claire responds.
"How so?" Ada asks.
"I don't know... but we're not giving up on her."
Ada stares at Claire. Seeing her serious face, Ada exhales.
"There's a secret Umbrella facility near us. We take that rail bus there, there might be an anti virus vaccination waiting to help her." Claire perks up at the news.
"Let's go then!" Claire begins speed walking with Sherry.
Ivan went up ahead to check on Leon. He got himself up and walking and his arm is functional, just sore and cut.
"I'm glad you're fine. I think I expressed that enough though." Ivan laughs, still nervous about the incident.
"Ivan, you may not believe me when I say this but you're really strong. I'm glad to have meet someone like you and got so close. You too Claire. You're both wonderful people." Ivan begins to tear and Claire says her thanks. Leon walks over and hugs Ivan then Claire. They gather in a group hug and back away after a minute. Claire heads out the room to the rail bus. Ivan puts his head on Leon's shoulder and whispers.
"It would've sucked to have lost you, y'know. Be more careful." Ivan says while crying.
"I know. I will. But I have you two here to patch me up if I ever get in trouble." Leon jokes, hugging Ivan back.
"Come on guys! We have to go!" Ada screams out, limping out the door.
"I see you got her back. I'm glad to see everyone here. Let's get Sherry some help." Leon states, putting his shoulder around Ivan to hold him and for support.
"Let's go big boy." Ivan jokes. Together, they walk their way to the shuttle. Ada grabs a wrist band from her side pouch and holds it against the ID scanner. The robotic voice grants them access and they all funnel in.
"Make sure you guys have everything. This may be a one way trip." All three of them sit down, Ivan getting close to Leon.
"We're ready." Claire calls out, putting Sherry down and her leather jacket on her.
"Don't worry Sherry, we'll get you help." Claire calls out.
"Sherry, stay strong. We're gonna fix you up." Ivan adds.
Claire pulls the lever and the machine moves downward. Curiosity sets in and the room became silent.
"So, you guys made it all the way here together?" Ada questions.
"Yup. And we're not gonna separate anytime soon. I consider these two life friends."
Ivan wraps his shoulder around both, bringing them together to him.
"Some more than others." Claire hints.
"Claire! We didn't do anything. I love you both!" Ivan points out.
"Oh really?" Claire jokingly says. Ivan looks over to see Leon with the biggest blush on his face, looking down.
"Great way to hide it!" Ivan calls out, earning a laugh out of everyone in there, even Ada with her slight chuckle. Sherry moans out in distress and Ada looks over.
"She's getting worse. You better hope there's a vaccine." Ada points out.
"I know there is. We're not letting go of her now." Leon reassures.
"You have reached your destination. Enjoy your visit." The female robot calls out, opening the doors.
"That's our stop I guess." Ada and Claire carrying Sherry leave through the door, leaving the two apocalyptic love birds behind.
Ivan helps Leon up.
"I can't believe there was an undergound facility underneath us." Ivan calls out.
"Sketchy to have this kinda thing here." Leon points out.
"How's the arm?" Ivan asks Leon.
"It's doing better... Listen, I just want to personally say thank you. You may not acknowledge it, but without you, Claire and I may not even be alive. You truly saved our lives. You jumped on top of a monster to save Claire and fought another one on one to save me. That takes guts. I'm glad to have met someone like you. Oh, and after we get out of this mess, I'm taking you on a date. You have no choice either." Leon says.
"Aww, Leon! You big love slug. I'll do anything for my friends. And hey, let me thank you too! If you didn't rescue me from that apartment, I would've been one of those walking dead. And I'm glad to have met someone like you too. You mean a lot to me... and it's a yes from me on that date. I'll hold you to it." Ivan winks. Leon laughs and twirls his arm around without any discomfort.
"The arms feels better. Claire and those bottles are something else." Leon says.
"I agree, that made my leg feel a million times better after the burning and stinging sensation of alcohol going into your open wound cleaning out whatever you have in there is over." Ivan states having flashbacks.
"Wow, I guess I felt that too." Leon tries to relate. They hear doors open and walk their way to the other three.
"Are we in?" Leon questions.
"Yup. It's almost over Sherry. Hang in there." She talks to Sherry, still suffering from the infection. Ivan and Leon takes the lead, checking the rooms for any danger.
"We're clear." Leon yells out. He instructs Claire to bring Sherry to the room he's in.
"There's a bed in here." Leon calls out. Claire gently places Sherry on the bed and turns around to the group. Ada was looking through the databases trying to find something.
"Whatcha looking for Ada?" Ivan questions.
"Any information on this hell hole, I plan on taking this corporation down for what its done." Ada declares seriously, continuing her research.
"What do you mean?" Leon asks confused.
"Umbrella. They're the one that started all this. Annette Birkin was the woman to make the virus, spreading it through Raccoon City, infecting everyone. Umbrella is behind this, and I'm shutting it down."
All three stood there, surprised. Silence filled the room and Ivan muffles up some words.
"I'm going to help stop it too. For the people that I knew, for the innocent lives that's been taken away... I want in." Ivan calls out.
"I joined the force to save people and if putting a stop to Umbrella will do this, then count me in." Leon adds on.
"I won't stand around and have innocent people have their lives stripped from them. We will stop this, together." Claire finishes it and look at everyone, smiling.
"Fine then. We need to find a sample of the virus and I'll bring it back to headquarters. There, they'll make a vaccine for anyone else infected." Ada explains the plan.
"But to get anywhere in this place, we're going to need ID bands. To find one in here is difficult, but according to the computer, there's a sleeping chamber located near the cafeteria with a body holding the right chip to enter through the doors ahead. You get it, we can explore this place and find the rest." Ada gives out the information.
"I'll stay here with Sherry and watch her as I do my research. Are you three up to it?" Ada asks.
"We'll get that Virus and vaccine." Claire responds and the other two agreeing. With that, they head through the door, knowing their location.