Disclaimer: Almost there! Resident Evil and everything else associated with it belongs to Capcom. This story however, belongs to me.
Written by: Striker
The S.T.A.R.S. fired another volley of grenades at the solders. More few, but were quickly replaced. "THIS IS BULLSHIT!" Carlos shouted. "FOR EVERY MAN WE TAKE OUT, TEN MORE TAKE HIS PLACE!"
"WE CAN'T GIVE UP NOW!" Claire shouted back.
"THEN WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO?" Eliza asked.
Chris loaded another grenade round. "WE KEEP FIGHTING! EVENTUALLY WESKER WILL RUN OUT OF TROOPS!"
"THAT MAY TAKE TOO LONG!" Leon yelled.
"Shit." Chris slammed the jeep tire in frustration. Leon was right, time was running out. Every second spent fighting outside was one less second to stop the missiles. Something had to be done and fast. "I should have had the others come with us."
"No use beating yourself up over that now." Jill said. "Right now we need to figure out what to do."
"We could hit them with flash rounds, but there's too many." Barry said. "Face it, we're stuck."
Wesker leered at the screen. "Forty-five minutes and DC is a graveyard. I love this." Suddenly a solder burst through the door. "What is it?" Wesker snapped.
"We just picked up multiple aircraft coming from the same direction as the first one." The man said. "ETA in less than five minutes."
"So, the Army wants to get involved too." Wesker said. "No matter. The control room is locked and only I have the key. No one can stop me." He turned to the solder. "Go alert the others."
"Yes Sir." The solder left the room.
Wesker turned back to the screen. "Now things get interesting."
Carlos fired off a few shots, taking down two UT troops. "This is getting us nowhere." He said to Rebecca.
"It'll take a miracle to get past these guys." Rebecca replied.
"Something better happen, and happen now Claire." Leon said.
"Better start praying Leon." Claire replied. Suddenly something whizzed overhead. "What the hell was that?" Claire peered around the crate to see a projectile slam into the enemy troops. She then followed a series of bluish rings back to about two-dozen helicopters. "I'll be dammed"
"You and me both." Leon said.
"Looks like we have help." Barry said, staring at the helicopters in awe.
Jill was also stunned, but for a different reason. "That came from a rail gun."
Chris watched as four helicopters armed with rail guns fired onto the enemy solders. Several helicopters landed and troops poured out. Chris saw Peterson, Monroe, and the other S.T.A.R.S. and ran towards them. "I'm glad to see you." Chris said to Peterson. "But I thought you only had two rail guns."
"Plausible deniability." Monroe said.
"I thought you could use some assistance." Peterson said. "My superiors told me to join you."
Chris smiled at Peterson. "Right now I can use all the help I can get." He then turned to James. "Cooper, tell your men to get out here and raise some hell."
"Yes Sir." James turned to the copter. "Boys, time to play."
Jess and Jeff jumped out of the copter with M60s. "Time to kick this bitch up a notch." Jess said. He and Jeff began to fire on the enemy. UT solders dropped like flies, thrashing as they disappeared. Soon Peterson's troops began to advance on the complex. Wesker's troops began to run into the building while others stood their ground. Suddenly gunfire began coming from the guard towers, cutting the advancing troops off.
Monroe picked up his walkie. "TAKE OUT THOSE TOWERS!" Two Apaches moved into position and fired missiles at the towers. The towers exploded as the projectiles hit them. The Apaches fired several more missiles at the complex, blowing apart parts of the building. "NICE SHOOTING!" Monroe shouted.
Chris, James, Jill, and Ada sprinted towards another crate, ducking behind it as gunfire ripped through the wood. "Hell of a party." Ada said. "Wesker must be flipping."
"I don't think so." Chris said. "He's probably finding this amusing."
James looked at his watch. "I say we have about thirty-five minutes to finish this before those missiles are on their way."
Jill glanced at the main entrance, already sealed shut. "They just locked the place down. We need to punch through that door."
"THEN HERE'S YOUR LOCKPICK!" A voice shouted from above. Chris looked up and saw a helicopter hovering overhead with Stan at the controls.
"I DIDN'T THINK I'D FIND YOU HERE!" Chris yelled.
"I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO WALK, BUT I SURE AS HELL CAN FLY!" He turned to the back. "GIVE IT TO THEM!" A man in the back nodded and threw a rocket launcher out of the copter, covered by another man firing a minigun. The rocket launcher hit the ground in front of Jill, who picked it up.
"Cover me." Jill said. Chris and James popped up and began to fire wildly. Jill hoisted the launcher on her shoulder and took aim. She fired, the rocket zipping towards the door. Metal buckled and broke as the anti-tank round impacted the steel door. "Bulls-eye." Jill murmured to herself.
"THE DOOR HAS BEEN BREACHED!" Peterson roared. "MOVE IN AND TAKE THE COMPLEX!" Solders began to advance, only to be met with fierce resistance as the Umbrella solders continued to stand their ground.
"COME AND GET SOME!" Janet yelled as she bolted from behind a crate and fired on some enemies. She hit two UTs, but another UT got a shot off. Janet got knocked back as the round hit her in the chest.
Rick rushes up and took out the solder and helped her to safety. "You OK?" He asked.
"Fine." Janet felt her chest. "Good thing I decided to wear a vest. Thanks for saving my ass."
Rick smiled. "No problem. I told you I had your back."
The assault raged on as the helicopters fired their rail guns at their targets. Multiple Umbrella solders fell as the aluminum slugs pierced several bodies at a time. Fines broke as the remaining solders retreated into the complex.
"We got them on the run." Peterson said. "Chris, take your team inside. Some of my men will go in with you. The rest will secure the outside and prevent anyone from escaping."
Chris nodded and began towards the entrance. "All S.T.A.R.S. follow me. We only have a half hour to stop that launch."
Nicholai stared at the screen in disbelief. "Our men have failed. The enemy is entering the base. What are we going to do?"
"Don't get so worked up Nicholai." Wesker said. "Everything is fine."
"FINE!" Nicholai shouted, pointing at the screen. "YOU CALL THE S.T.A.R.S. PENERTATING OUR DEFENSES FINE!"
Wesker laughed and pulled a small, blue, keycard from his pocket. "The door to the missile control room is locked. This key is the only thing that can open it and I have it." Wesker stood up and walked towards the door. "I always cover every base when I form a plan. Now come, we have guests to attend to."
Nicholai took a deep breath before following Wesker out of the security room.
The S.T.A.R.S. made their way down a long corridor. Most of them had ditched their M16s in favor of their Berrettas. Only Ark, Eliza, Carlos, and Rebecca kept their rifles. Chris, Jill, Barry, Jess and James took point with Rick, Janet, Eliza, and Ark covering the back. Several men burst out of two doors and rushed the team. Chris ducked a punch and retaliated by hitting his attacker in the gut before slamming the man's face into the wall. Jill kicked her attacker in the stomach, grabbed his head, and rammed her knee into his face.
"Don't these guys know when they're beat?" Jill asked.
"I think they're too stupid to figure it out." Barry replied, dropping another man with a right cross.
"Not bad old man." Jess said, turning to Barry. He turned back only to get punched in the face. "Now you die bitch." Jess grabbed the attacker by the neck and punched him three times in the stomach before giving him a head butt.
"Don't lower your guard Jess." James said. One of the attackers swung at him. James grabbed the man's arm and flung him over his shoulder. "We don't have time for this shit."
"Looks like we don't have a choice." Jeff replied. He hit his attacker with a left hook and followed with a kick to the head.
"Bravo team," Chris ordered, "clean up these guys. Alpha team, come with me. Rendezvous at the missile control room."
"Got it." James said. "Let's finish these bastards off."
Chris' team left as James' team continued to fight off the enemy solders. Janet kicked one man in the groan and gave him a right to the face. Rick elbowed his opponent in the face followed by a quick knee to the gut. "Having fun yet?" Rick asked.
"Barrels." Max said, blocking a punch. He then gave the attacker a shot to the kidneys and then flipped the man over his shoulder. One of the men rushed Kelly. She dodged to the side and stuck her foot out, tripping the attacker. Jess picked one guy up and heaved him into two others. Ada ducked a punch and hit her opponent with a quick jab to the ribs. She then threw the man to James, who delivered a clothesline. Jeff swept one attacker off his feet and dropped another with a punch to the face.
James looked at the men lying on the floor. "Looks like we got all of them."
"I don't think so." Max said, pointing to another mob that was quickly approaching. "Time for round two." James' group readied themselves for the next wave.
Chris looked at his watch. Twenty-three minutes until launch. Chris quickened his pace, forcing the others to walk faster. "Hold up." Jill said. "Some of us can't keep up with you."
"Then maybe I should go on by myself." Chris replied.
Jill grabbed Chris by the arm. "Will you stop for a minute?"
Chris spun around. "We don't have a minute." He snapped. "Sorry, I'm just worried about not being able to stop the launch."
"I think you're more worried about Wesker." Claire said. "I saw the way you looked at him in Paris. You're worried that he'll win."
"Chances are to stop the missiles we'll have to go through Wesker." Chris said. "He won't stand around and let us mess up his plan."
"Still," Barry said, still limping a bit, "we have a better chance of beating him together."
"Didn't you try that already?" Everyone turned to see Wesker at the end of the hall, clad in a black T-shirt and jeans. "If I do believe, you had me outnumbered in Paris. Even then you couldn't do anything to me."
"Things are going to be different this time." Chris growled.
Wesker smiled wickedly. "Really? I'd like to see you try." He broke into a run, moving quickly down the hall. Jill and Claire drew their Berrettas and fired. Wesker easily dodged all but one bullet, the round hitting his left arm. Unfazed, he leapt into the middle of the group. "Who first?"
Ark moved first, swinging his rifle like a bat. Wesker caught the rifle and ripped it from Ark's hands. He then slapped Ark, sending him into Eliza. Barry advanced on Wesker's back, only to have Wesker spin around and grab him by the throat. Wesker pinned Barry to the wall and started to squeeze. Carlos nailed Wesker in the back of the head with the butt of his rifle. Wesker let go of Barry and turned to face Carlos. Just as he did Carlos hit him in the face, breaking his shades. Wesker took off his shades and tossed them to the side, revealing his reptile eyes. He then pushed Carlos, sending him crashing into the wall. Leon attacked next, but Wesker saw him coming. He grabbed Leon's fist before grabbing Leon's shirt and flinging him into Rebecca. Claire ran at Wesker next, only to have him shove her into Chris and Jill, knocking them both down.
"Pathetic." Wesker said, calmly jogging away. "You can't beat me."
Chris got to his feet and checked his left pocket. The injector gun was still there and undamaged. "Stay here, I'm going after him." Chris took off after Wesker.
"I'm going too." Jill said, She got up and ran after Chris, leaving the others behind.
Author's Comments: Wesker strikes again! Well, at least the S.T.A.R.S. have managed to get inside the compound. Now the stage is set for the final showdown. Wesker has the key to stopping the missiles and he's not going to just give it away. Chris has to get that key, and that's coming up next. Also, there are only TWO more chapters to go and this thing is done.
In the next chapter Chris, Jill,
Nicholai, and Wesker will face off one last time to determine the outcome of
the war. Will Chris and Jill defeat the bad guys, or will Wesker and Nicholai
have the last laugh. See what happens in RE Armageddon: Part VI, Chapter 9-
Fate Of the World.