Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I do not own MHA, Resident Evil, nor the other three video game franchises (Which will remain a mystery for now) that'll be crossed with this fic. That said, enjoy!
"Alright, let's make this quick. The sooner we grab what we need and return to the shop, the better." Said Izuku as he locked the store entrance behind him, following the women deeper into the dark store with his shotgun aimed forward. Of course, he was careful not to point it at them.
"Roger that, Izuku." Jill acknowledged as the four split up, covering more ground that way.
"Anyone see a light switch?" Claire's voice echoed, bothered by the severe lack of light.
"No, but let's not go looking for one. We may attract unwanted attention if we turn the lights on. So, let's avoid that, shall we?" Ada replied as she checked an aisle, coming across medical supplies on one of the shelves. "Mmm, bingo." She smirked, picking up two bottles of painkillers as there were a few first aid kits, too.
"Ah, makes sense." Claire complied, searching a separate aisle as she abandoned the lights idea. "Junk food... So much junk food.." She sighed as that's all she saw on her end. Boy, if only she didn't have a healthy lifestyle to maintain..
At the front of the store, Izuku approached the clerk counter, peering behind it for any hiders. He cringed as there was a severely decomposed corpse ridden with flies, shaking his head as he felt bad for the poor bastard. 'Poor fellow put himself down.. Well, it's better than dying by zombie, I suppose.' He determined upon spotting the double barrel the body held, a huge portion of its head missing as dried brains covered the wall behind it. Walking around and minding the corpse, he began to search the counter for anything useful, coming across a few extra shotgun shells hidden within a drawer. "Doesn't hurt to have more on hand." He smiled, treating himself to the free ammunition.
With Jill, she checked the still active freezers at the back, grinning as there were still plenty of drinks and frozen food to spare. Even if the food's mostly processed, she wouldn't complain. "Better than nothing.." She muttered before speaking aloud. "Hey, we got plenty of food and drinks over here! What you guys find?"
"I got my hands on some painkillers and med kits. These will most certainly be useful." Ada answered.
"Other than an abundance of very unhealthy snacks, there's nothing all that important on my end." Claire responded. "What about you, Izuku?"
"Eh, just a few shotgun shells, nothing much else really. Oh, and I believe I found the store's owner. He's dead, so we don't need to be concerned of stealing." Izuku calmly replied, concluding his search as he made way to Claire. He smirked as he found her holding a chocolate bar, raising a brow at the brunette's tempted look. "You plan on paying for that?" He joked.
"You know, I was going to, but now that you asked... No, I don't think I will." Claire said humorously, ultimately choosing to treat herself as she pocketed the snack for later.
"Damn... If only I was a cop." Izuku sighed with feign disappointment.
"Yup, if only." Claire chuckled, the duo moving to regroup with Ada and Jill. Claire whistled when they came up on the freezers, surprised to see all the grub to loot. "Woah... Didn't expect to come across all this when I woke up today."
"The owner had food and supplies to last him a good while, that's for sure." Ada added.
"Too bad he barely had any of it before he died.." Jill chimed in, sighing as she continued. "Well, whatever, his loss. This just means there's more for us to take back to the shop. We got other mouths to feed, after all."
"That we do." Izuku nodded, taking out a clean garbage bag he'd hidden in his pockets. Normally, he'd go with a duffel bag for this sort of thing, but sadly, it's all they had to use back at 'the shop'. "Alright, let's load up all we can and be on our way. We'll come back for more another time. Now that we know there's a hefty source of food here, we can lock this place up again to prevent losing any of it."
"But, what if other survivors come across here? Shouldn't we leave it open for them? The least we can do is keep the shutter door unlocked." Claire said.
"Until we know for sure that there are others out there, we can't afford to take any chances. I'm sorry, Claire.." Izuku replied with some remorse, not making the decision lightly.
"But-" The brunette about protested, but was quickly interrupted.
"No, he's right." Jill spoke seriously, earning a shocked gaze from Claire. "Oh, don't give me that expression.. Look, I get it, it's morally wrong to even consider this idea, but look around you. This store's a fucking gold mine, we'd be idiots to risk losing it. For all we know, this place will be infested with zombies the next time we come here, and everything will be tainted or something. We just can't risk it."
Ada took her turn to speak on the issue. "We must also consider the possibility that, if there are other survivors, they may not be so kind as to leave anything for us like we did them. It's better we be selfish first before anyone else can."
"What we're trying to say, Claire, is that all these goods are too valuable to pass up. We need to keep our group's best interest at heart. It's how we've managed to survive this long. You know that." Said Izuku, lightly grasping Claire's shoulder to settle her rattled conscience. "Trust me, I don't feel good about it either, but... it's just the way things are now.."
"I... I guess that's true.." Claire grumbled before sighing in defeat, reluctantly allowing herself to be convinced. "Okay... you guys win. Let's just hurry and get the hell out of here before I try to argue again." She weakly smiled.
"Smart girl." Ada complimented, giving Claire a gentle pat on the back. "I recommend we carry the med kits on our persons to save space in the bag. There's only four, so we'd each be holding one."
"Sounds good, but what about the painkillers?" Izuku asked.
"Right here." Ada replied, tapping the two pill bottles attached to her belt.
"Oookay then." Izuku stifled, shrugging as he unfolded the bag. "I'll let you all choose what we take home first, I can wait till the next run for my turn." He granted without a fight.
"Hmm, if you're insisting." Jill chuckled, 'graciously' accepting the generous offer as she approached the freezers.
"What she said." Unashamed, Claire didn't decline either, snapping her fingers towards Jill with a smile. Then, she joined her.
"You sure about this, Izuku?" Ada questioned.
"I am, Ada, don't worry. Please, take your picks." Izuku gladly reassured, gesturing the woman to join their allies.
"Well, if you're positive... Thanks." Ada smiled at the young man's generosity, nodding gratefully before stepping next to her fellow beauties.
"My pleasure.." Izuku quoted the woman, considering this as a form of repayment for when Ada helped him out earlier.
It took a few minutes, but eventually the ladies settled on which meals and drinks they wanted to 'steal'. And after they'd carefully piled everything in the garbage bag and tied it, Izuku took it upon himself to haul it back to 'the shop', swinging it around to his back. "We good to go?"
"Oh, yeah." Jill answered confidently as they all attached a med kit to their belts.
"Great, then let's get a move on." Izuku took point when exiting the store, continuing his gentleman spree as he held the door open for the ladies once more before locking up the establishment.
For the trip back, Jill holstered her pistol as she opted to use her M4, Ada pulling out her MP7. As for Claire, she remained with her revolver.
"Home, here we come.." Muttered Claire as the group wasted no time, abandoning the store for the time being. They're relieved that zombies yet to show themselves, but at the same time, a bit worried.
"I swear, if we get sneak attacked by an army of these freaks, I'm gonna fucking lose it." Claire complained as the women took the lead this time, Izuku right behind them with his P226 ready in one hand.
"Not a fan of the element of surprise, Claire? What, you hate surprise parties?" Jill teased as she smirked at her fellow brunette.
"Oh, believe me, I love a good surprise party. Just not the ones that try to kill me." Claire responded.
"Aww, but those are the best kind of surprise parties." Ada playfully remarked, earning herself a chuckle from Jill and a groan from Claire. Meanwhile, Izuku merely smiled. However, his amusement didn't last long as an unsettling feeling suddenly slithered down his neck, causing his posture to stiffen before he silently looked around in alarm. 'Okay... that's a feeling of being watched if I've ever felt it.' He thought suspiciously as he looked high and low for stalkers, seeing none much to his confusion.
After getting some ways ahead, Jill was the first to notice Izuku falling behind, obviously curious as she stopped to address the matter. "Hey, everything alright, Izuku?" Claire and Ada stopped with her, sharing her curiosity. What they didn't know however, was that in the alleyway they stopped by, company awaited.
"You look like you've seen a ghost, what's wrong?" Ada blinked with concern.
"I... I don't know.." Izuku replied with uncertainty. "I just have this weird feeling that we're being wat-" Interrupted, it was at that moment their 'company' made its presence known.
Eeerr, hgh-hgh! Eeerr..
Caught off guard, the group gasped when the sounds of soft sobbing hit their ears, said sounds echoing from the aforementioned alleyway.
"..I'm not the only one hearing that, right? Or, have I finally lost my mind?" Claire said as she looked nervously into the completely dark alley, Izuku jogging up next to them.
"Nope, we're definitely hearing it, too." Jill assured warily, already having a very bad feeling.
"Thank God, just needed to be sure." Claire scoffed awkwardly before taking a deep breath, regaining her composure as she readied her weapon.
"It just me, or is this not sitting right with you all either?" Ada inquired as she gripped her SMG firmly, almost aiming down her iron sight as she shared Jill's hunch. She received nods all around.
"Yeah... Something's wrong here." Izuku surely determined as the crying sounded... unnatural. Placing their goods aside for now, he brought his Mossberg around after holstering his pistol, immediately turning on his flashlight before aiming the shotgun. He, in good conscience, couldn't leave without investigating. "Hello?" He called, keeping his light aimed to the ground ahead of him as he moved in. Meanwhile, the women watched his six, glancing over their shoulders at him every few seconds. "We're not gonna hurt you. If you need help or somewhere to stay, we can provide it for you. You just need t-" Holding that thought, Izuku froze when his light came upon... it. "Oh, my god.."
What sat 'hopelessly' on the cold ground before him was certainly no woman, but a monster in the form of one. First and foremost, its skin and hair was deathly pale, wearing close to nothing as its scrawny body had on a tattered top and underwear. However, those aren't what stunned Izuku the most, as that honor belonged to its glowing red eyes... and razor sharp claws for fingers. Consumed by shock, Izuku failed to register how his light was affecting this new infected.
With an agitated growl, the 'woman' whipped its head to lock eyes with the young man, which is how he got a look at its face. Unfortunately, the longer the light shined on it, the more irritated it got.
"Oh, fuck off.." Claire gulped as the unknown infected slowly rose to its feet, claws stretched out as the growling became much more... ferocious.
"Izuku.." Jill nervously called, aiming her rifle at the definite threat.
"Get back!" Ada shouted, following Jill's lead.
In the nick of time, Izuku snapped out of it... as the Witch had reached its breaking point.
RAAAAHH!
"Ah, shit!" Startled, Izuku stumbled back before falling on his ass, the Witch now charging at him with murderous intent.
"LIGHT THIS BITCH UP!" Urgently, Jill ordered, letting loose as she slammed her finger on the trigger.
What happened next could only be described as bloody madness...
Without hesitation, Claire and Ada copied Jill as they began shooting the angered Witch, sending bullets after bullets straight through it, stopping only when they needed to reload. Much to their shock, it tanked the barrage just long enough to reach Izuku, but didn't have the chance to strike as it was suddenly blasted away, courtesy of Izuku's Mossberg.
"Ha! Nice try, bitch!" Izuku taunted upon killing the damned monster, on his back as he pumped his shotgun. Then, with a tired groan, he returned to his feet before dusting himself off. "That... was too damn close."
"No shit.." Claire responded with relief, approaching Izuku as she reloaded her revolver. "What the fuck was that thing?"
"It's no ordinary zombie, I'll tell you that much." Ada replied as she finished her reload.
"Sounds about right." Jill sighed as she locked in a new magazine. "I mean, Jesus, fucking thing was taking our bullets like a champ for a good moment there. Not to mention those claws. If Izuku hadn't finished it off when he did, he'd probably be dead right now."
"God, don't remind me." Izuku groaned, retrieving their 'goody bag'. "Let's hope that thing's the last of its kind."
"Somehow, I doubt it will be." Ada said dejectedly, sharing her own annoying hunch.
"Fuck... Something tells me that this apocalypse is about to get a whoole lot more complicated.." Jill muttered under her breath, a frustrated grunt escaping her.
"Um... speaking of complicated, up there!" Claire urged as she pointed to a roof across the street, her warning putting the others on guard as they immediately aimed their weapons high.
Stumbling and grumbling towards the roof's edge, a zombie restricted by a straight jacket came into view, the beast twitching and jolting erratically as it looked down at the survivors, glaring harshly. Little did they know, this undead would prove Jill's words true.
"Oh, boy.." Izuku tensed as it was his turn to have a terrible feeling, understandably so.
rrrrrRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Next thing they knew, the crew cried in pain while shielding their ears, as the zombie emitted an ear piercing shriek, loud enough to be heard a good mile out.
"Agh! Shut..! up, you asshole!" Claire screamed angrily, shutting the creep up with a single bullet.
Bang!
With a pained groan, the Shrieker was put down by a bullet straight through the head, silence once again consuming the air as it fell back dead.
"Ah, goddamn!" Jill exclaimed, the ringing in their ears bugging the group for a few moments. To make matters worse, the 'fun' doesn't stop there..
Upon their recovery, that's when they heard something else that shook them to the core: a horrifying symphony... of undead screeches. To these experienced survivors, it only ever meant one thing..
"Well, you were right, Jill. Things are getting a lot more complicated." Ada sighed as she raised her gun, ready to take on the approaching horde.
"...Y'know, sometimes... I hate being right." Jill groaned, ready to fight as well.
"Yup, me too." Claire deadpanned, spinning her revolver's cylinder before whipping it into place, having reloaded the single round she fired.
"..Let's just get this over with." Izuku glared as he held onto the bag tightly, pistol ready to claim the 'lives' of zombie scum.
Speaking of which, all around them... they observed as swarms of zombies started pouring out of wherever they hid. Yet, Izuku couldn't help but grin.
End of Chapter 1
The Harem!
- Claire Redfield ( Resident Evil 2 Remake )
- Jill Valentine ( Resident Evil 3 Remake )
- Ada Wong ( Resident Evil 6 )
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The ? marks are ladies who've yet to be revealed. So, y'all can keep on wondering. XD
Review Responses!
Crofty666: I will neither confirm or deny any of that. Only the story will tell in due time. Even if it does seem obvious. Lol And you're correct, Sheva can be.
The Black Ace EXE: Glad you liked the prologue! And no, it wasn't a mistake. Believe me, I'm well-versed enough in the greatness that is Resident Evil to know the series' characters. At least, I like to think so. XD But yeah, making Claire a cop was a deliberate choice as I'm doing things quite differently in this fic. You'll see as we get more into it. No spoilers here. :) Anyway, happy to hear you're sticking around!
Whitetiger789: Aye, my dude! As always, it's good to see a review from ya. Hmm, I suppose we can only wait and see if you're guesses are correct, eh? XD
wither storm: Eventually, yes. But don't expect any right off the bat. While Izuku is close enough to the ladies to watch each other's backs during a zombie apocalypse, his relationships with them are not romantic. Not yet, at least. As for what you've seen with Ada, she's just being a flirt really. Lol All in all, there's gonna be some relationship building before we get to the spicy stuff. Sorry if that disappoints you, but this isn't a shameless smut story. So, it's not going to be that easy.
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Until next chapter, deuces!
