Disclaimer: The Resident Evil games belong to Capcom. I in no way say I own it. This story is my interpretation of what happens after RE: CV and is written by me. I DO own any new characters or monsters I create for this story.
Written by: Striker
"Damn, now I do want to sleep in the copter."
"Quit your bitching Leon." Barry said. "We all knew that we would one day have to stay in a place like this. It's not comfortable as my place, but at least we're safe."
"I just hope there are no snakes." Chris said. "I hate snakes."
"Why would you be scared of a little, harmless snake?" Carlos asked.
"Because," Chris replied, "When I was at the Spencer Estate, I ran into a big, huge, mean snake. Ever since, I have a strong fear of them."
"Don't be sad Chris." Leon said. "I don't like alligators. I ran into one in the Raccoon City sewer. I had to get it to chow down on a gas tank. One shot to the tank and the alligator's head blew right off. If it wasn't for that, I'd be dead."
"After Raccoon I don't think I'll ever ride a cable car again." Carlos chimed in. "The last ride I had on one was almost my last."
"I guess we all got some sort of phobia from Umbrella." James said.
"Good thing that after we kick their ass, we won't have to be scared of anything anymore." Jeff added.
Ark let out a stiff laugh. "That's if we beat Umbrella."
Rick slapped him on the back. "Oh ye of little faith. We'll beat those pricks."
"But first," Chris said, "We need to get this place ready. Get the stuff and let's get to work."
Just as the women did, the men began to clean up the place. Unlike the women, however, there was much complaining. Chris and Barry immediately took the vacuum cleaner. James, Jeff, and Jess got the job of sweeping. Leon and Carlos got to clear the dust from the mattresses while Ark and Max made up the beds. Rick and Rott held the lanterns.
Rick was watching Barry when Jeff swept a large pile of dust on his shoes. "Jesus Jeff, watch where you're sweeping that shit. There's no telling what's on the floor."
"Sorry Rick. Maybe you should stand someplace else." Jeff kept on sweeping, forcing Rick to move.
Carlos laughed at smacked a mattress. The resulting dust cloud made both him and Leon cough like crazy. "Why do I get the feeling that we should have brought gas masks for this job."
"I should have brought a cross." Barry said. "With all these cobwebs I'm expecting a vampire to pop up."
"I hate to be a jackass, but couldn't we stay someplace else. There's a nice Holiday Inn a few miles from here." Max said.
"I'm about ready to take Leon's advice a sleep in the copter." Jess added.
"Listen guys," Chris began. "I know this place sucks, but let's just clean this place up as best we can. Jeez, I bet Jill didn't have the trouble with the other gals."
"Speaking of women, when are you going to ask her Carlos?" Ark asked.
"Ask who about what?" Carlos replied.
"Who else." Ark said. "Rebecca."
"From the way they were last night," Max said, "I don't think he has to say anything. Right Carlos?"
"Right." Carlos said. "And just to be safe, I'll talk to her tomorrow. But what about you and Eliza, Ark."
"I plead the fifth." Ark said.
Carlos smirked. "Come on buddy. If you need some advice on how to woo her, I'll tell you everything I know."
"Like hell you will." Ark said, throwing down a pillow. "I don't need Rott picking up pointers from you." Ark pointed to Rott, who was standing next to James.
"Why don't you ask Romeo and Casanova over there." Leon said, motioning at Chris and Barry.
The two men looked at each other and then at the others. "Tell her." They said simultaneously.
"That was a big help." Jess said. He swept his pile against a wall.
Jeff leaned against one of the bunks. "Maybe he should ask you Jimmy."
James rolled his eyes and finished up sweeping.
"How do you know if a girl likes you?" Rott asked.
"Great, now you got the kid asking questions." Rick said. "I say we should call Loveline for this one."
"Can we just get this done?" Leon was getting tired and wanted to sleep.
"Let's finish this up." Chris said. "We all want to get some rest. I want to be up early tomorrow." The men finished up cleaning and got the beds made. After a short squabble over the beds, everyone was ready to turn in.
"Hey Chris." Leon said. "A couple of days ago you were talking to Jill about fate. Can you explain that to me?"
"I'd kind of like to know myself." Barry added.
"Well," Chris began, "From what my father told me fate is a guide that leads you through life. Think of life like a road. When we're born is the start of that road. At the end is our destiny, where our life ends up. As we travel down that road, we may stray from it. Fate pushes us back on that road. It makes sure we reach our destiny. However, sometimes fate throws a roadblock at us. When that happens, we either swerve to avoid it or plow right through it. If we swerve, we end up on a different road and head towards a different destiny. If we go through that roadblock, we stay on that road and continue on to the next roadblock. Other times we come to a fork in the road. Basically that's when we have to make an important choice. We either go left or right. Fate then tries to steer us into the right choice. It does this by giving us signs. Also, my father believed in one last thing. Coincidence doesn't exist. Everything that happens does so for a reason. We don't find out what the reason is till we get further down the road. I never fully understood what my father meant until that day I decided to leave. I don't know why, but when I was staring that tree down that memory of what my father told me came back. It was like I was being given a message. I kept asking myself the same question. Why did all this shit happen to us. Then I figured it out."
"What was the answer?" Barry asked.
"To prepare us for what we're doing now." Chris said. "If we didn't go through the Spencer place or Raccoon City or the other places, we would have the experience to fight Umbrella. We wouldn't even be fighting Umbrella. Everything that happened was a test to see if we could do it. Well here we are. All our past experiences happened because there was a reason for it. Even us staying in this place has a reason. What it is I don't know. That is what I mean by fate."
"That reminds me of something I once heard." James said. "I was told this by an old friend. He said that all our lives are intertwined. What happens to one person affects others. I guess that is true. Because of what Umbrella has done, so many people's lives were affected. And now what we do will affect others as well."
"Do you think we'll be able to stop Umbrella?" Max asked.
"I don't know." Barry replied. "All I know is that we're going to give it our best shot. I don't know about the rest of you, but if I'm going to die, I want to go down fighting."
"I'm with Barry." Leon said. "Umbrella ruined thousands of lives. I say we make them pay."
"Damn straight." Jess said.
"I say we give them hell." Jeff added.
"I got to pay Nicholai back for causing my friends to die." Carlos said.
"And I have a score to settle with Wesker." Barry narrowed his eyes. "That snake will pay for threatening my family."
"Umbrella has a lot to answer for." Chris said. "I just hope we can stop them. With our current situation it may seem impossible. Nevertheless, we can't give up trying. Right now what we need is hope. Now let's get to sleep. We have a busy day tomorrow."
Everyone nodded and climbed into bed. Rick and Rott switched off the lanterns. The men got comfortable and one by one drifted off to sleep.
As both groups slept, they were unaware of the danger looming towards them. For heading towards them were several black copters, silently slicing through the dark night sky. At the same time, a large convoy of vehicles and helicopter approached from the North. Chris was right; tomorrow would be a busy day.
Author's Comments: Another short chapter. Looks like the guys aren't used to cleaning places huh? I sort of used the stereotype that men are bad at housecleaning for this one. We also got another lesson in fate from Chris. Add what James said and you got one hell of a theory. Also, I did borrow a line from South Park. (South Park rules!) I added a little suspense too. All to keep you on the edge of your seats. (Or at least reading the next chapter.) And yes, I did decide to bring up the relationships of Carlos and Ark to add a little humor to the chapter. For the record, Loveline is (or was) a show on MTV. It dealt with relationships and other stuff. (I can't tell you how many weird ass stories I saw on that show.) Well, time to move on.
Who are those two groups moving
towards our heroes? We know one is Umbrella, but who's the other group. Are
they good or bad? What surprises will be in store for Chris and the gang? More
importantly, will this be the end of the line for the S.T.A.R.S. team? Find out
in RE Armageddon: Part IV, Chapter 6- Blitz.