This was the desperate fact, this place was becoming hell on earth. After transmitting the data in the abandoned hangar bay, the two partner's hopes of retreating were quickly dashed. The orders to capture Irving still stood. Delta team had been dispatched to meet them at the village way point. The last thing either one of them had wanted however, was to go back into the fray of what the locals had become. Faced with no other choice, the pair ventured back out in the residency area.

Floods of locals hard corralled them into the center of the town, surrounding the two partners with dirt bikes in the deadly circle. Alomar and Redfield were forced back to back, handguns drawn, and constantly moving in order to protect themselves. Biting her lower lip, Sheva began to wonder if their backup was really ever coming... Shots were fired next to her as Chris downed two advancing cyclists. The dirt bikes kept moving despite the fact their riders were now dead. Rolling out of the way, the two narrowly escaped being crushed. Whirling, Sheva opened fire, punching a hole clear through another one of the rider's skull. Her eyes were drawn curiously down to her weapon, a mysterious waft of smoke filtering off the muzzle.

"Oh god no.."

Alomar desperately shook her jammed gun, the horror and fear of death quickly spreading through her mind. A rider skidded to a sudden stop a few feet away, revving his engine and cursing. Time seemed slow, the air thick as he aimed his vehicle directly for the defenseless woman. Surrendering herself to the oncoming collision, Sheva stared ahead angrily as the man pumped the gas pedal into life... The sound of unfamiliar gunfire broke the hazy dread. The infected rider's skull imploded, the motorcycle spinning out to the side.

Three BSAA Delta team members jogged into view, their captain, Josh Stone, advancing and firing. Within seconds it was all over, only corpses strewn about the ground. Breathing heavily behind her, Chris reholstered his weapon as the second party regrouped with them. The opposite captain grinned, a thin layer of sweat gleaming off his dark skin. Alomar pushed forward, joy and recognition overwhelming any emotion she had beforehand.

"Josh!"

Turning back towards Chris, the excited woman inclined her head towards the team captain.

"This is Josh Stone. We trained together, taught me everything I know."

He was a dark man, handsome and well built, with buzzed hair. He stood almost a couple inches taller than Chris. Smiling humbly, the man directed his piercing gaze towards Redfield. The two men shook hands gratefully, acknowledging each other as brothers in arms. Josh smiled at Sheva one last time before settling down for business.

"We retrieved your data. Delta team is to accompany you as backup."

Holding up the familiar micro disk, Captain Stone handed it to Redfield once more.

"There was some information you missed. We can use it to find Irving."

Redfield began scanning through the files calmly, after a few moments he clutched at the monitor of the PDA. Whispering half to himself, the normally calm individual looked rattled. Emotions ran over the man's face, horror, shock.. Chris' whole body was tensed like a spring coil.

"Jill."

Sheva blinked slowly, trying to peak over her partner's massive bicep. Her eyes focused upon the image that displayed upon the screen. It was a bad quality picture of a blonde woman. The woman looked passed out or dead, the skin paler than death. Alomar's eyebrows rose in question, but before she could query, Redfield had passed onto another image. Biting her bottom lip, Sheva looked sideways at Josh, slightly surprised.

"Is that the oil field at Kijuju? That's halfway across the marshlands."

Patting down his gear, the Delta team captain nodded and beckoned them.

"Our caravan will take you there. Let's go."

Chris felt the excitement well up within his chest as they began to jog after Captain Stone. He couldn't afford the emotion right now.. But the hope that was beginning to blossom within his mind brought a smile to his lips. He had found her again.. He had found his Valentine.