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Written by: Striker
Chris ran down the hall in pursuit of Wesker. Every second counted and he could waste no time. He rounded a corner to see Wesker at the other end. Wesker stood still for a few seconds before bolting down the hall. Chris picked up speed in an attempt to catch up to his nemesis. Some Chris found himself running up to T in the hallway. In front of him stood a metal door with a plaque reading Missile Control Room overhead. A card reader was fixed over the metal handle, the red light lit. "Oh hell." Chris said to himself as he realized the trap he had just stumbled into. Chris caught movement to his left before being hit by what could have been a truck. He flew through the air and hit the ground, skidding a few feet. He hugged his chest, pain shooting through it. He looked up just as Wesker reached him. Wesker grabbed Chris by the neck and tossed him back down the hall. Chris hit hard on his left side and came to a halt in front of the missile control room.
Wesker laughed as Chris struggled to sit up. "Just like old times, eh Chris?" Wesker began to slowly walk towards Chris. "Do you have any idea how much I love tossing you around? It's just so fun to be stronger, faster, hell, better than everyone else." He pulled the same blue card key he had shone Nicholai earlier from his pocket. "See this?" Wesker pointed to the control room door. "That door won't open with this key. The only way you will get this key is from my dead body. And seeing that you or any of your friends can't kill me means that you will have to witness DC's destruction." Wesker put the card back in his pocket. "It'll be just like Raccoon City, except this time you had an opportunity to prevent it. You will have failed everyone, especially that bitch Jill and your pathetic sister." By now Wesker had reached Chris and grabbed his right arm. Chris grit his teeth as Wesker's hand closed over the stitches. "I should have killed Jill at the mansion instead of locking her up. I also should have killed both you and Claire in Antarctica. Oh well, everyone makes mistakes."
"Fuck you Wesker." Chris sneered. "I'm going to kill you, and I'll enjoy it."
"Really?" Wesker said, amused. "And how will you accomplish that when you're dead?"
"Good question." Jill said, leveling her pistol at the back of Wesker's head. "I know you're fast, but I doubt you can dodge a bullet at point-blank range."
"He doesn't have to." Nicholai emerged from a near-by room in combat fatigues and pressed his gun to Jill's back. "Now if you please, lower your gun, stand next to the wall, and throw your gun away."
Jill closed her eyes and cooperated. "What makes you think Wesker won't screw you over Nicholai?"
Nicholai let out a gruff laugh. "Because we have a mutual cause, your death."
"Why are you even helping this psycho?" Jill asked.
"Because I have noticed that to be against Wesker means that you die." Nicholai replied. "Since I want to live to be a rich man, I decided to help my friend."
"Friend." Chris said. "The only friend Wesker has is himself. He cares about no one else."
"What a negative attitude." Wesker said. "You want to talk about someone who doesn't give a shit about others, I remember when you were mister anti-social. When did you start giving a damn?"
"As soon as I figured out that people needed me." Chris reached into his pocket and retrieved the injector gun. "And I'm not going to let them down." Chris pushed the injector gun into Wesker's arm and pulled the trigger.
Wesker felt a pricking in his right arm followed by a whooshing sound. He looked down at the injector gun that was pressed into his arm and then at Chris. "What did you do?" Wesker asked, shoving Chris away. He stared at the small circular mark on the inside of his arm just above the elbow. Suddenly a searing sensation radiated throughout his body. He doubled up and fell to his knees screaming in pain.
"What on Earth?" Nicholai stood stunned at what was happening. Jill took the advantage to knock his gun out of his hand.
"Maybe you should be more concerned about yourself." Jill said. "Cause I think the odds just changed."
Wesker continued to scream in pain. It felt like his blood was on fire. Soon the pain began to subside, but he felt strange. He started to feel a stinging sensation in his left arm where he had been shot. He felt the bullet wound and pulled back when he felt a sharp ting of pain. When he looked at his fingers he was shocked to see blood. "What the fuck?" Wesker looked up at Chris, who had a smirk on his face.
"What a pretty pair of brown eyes you have." Chris said.
Wesker turned to Nicholai. Nicholai's jaw dropped. "Wesker, your eyes."
Wesker pulled the card from his pocket and looked at the reflective surface. He was horrified to find that his eyes were no longer reptilian, but brown. "What did you do to me?" Wesker asked, slowly turning his eyes to Chris. "What the hell did you do to me?"
"I cured you." Chris replied. "Now let's end this once and for all." Chris took off his jacket and tossed it to the side. Blood oozed from under the sleeve of his black T-shirt and down his arm, the cut on his bicep reopened. Jill removed her jacket and tossed it to the side. She also removed her beret, her reddish-black hair falling down to the top of her black T-shirt. Both assumed a fighting stance, ready to fight. Wesker stood up and readied himself to fight. Nicholai followed suite, getting ready to battle.
Jill began the fight by blitzing Nicholai. She caught him off guard with a savage blow to the stomach. Nicholai doubled over, pretending to have the wind knocked out of him. In truth he was drawing Jill in. When Jill was close enough he nailed her with a strong right cross to the jaw. He then buried his left fist in her stomach before grabbing her hair and yanking her hair back. "This time you won't survive." Nicholai gave her a knee to the back and another shot to the gut, letting go of her hair. Jill fell to all fours and tried to catch her breath. Nicholai gave her a swift kick to her chest and spat on her. Jill got back up to feet and staggered to the wall, holding her side. Nicholai advanced only to be met with a vicious sidekick from Jill.
Chris threw several punched at Wesker. Wesker dodged each blow and retaliated with a shot to Chris' face. Chris took the shot but kept his ground. He slowly turned to Wesker and laughed. "You'll have to hit harder than that." Chris thrust his left fist into Wesker's abdomen. Wesker, who had not experienced pain for a couple of months, hollered and staggered back. Chris followed with a left to the face and a right to the body. He then grabbed Wesker and threw him into the wall. Chris then aggressively plowed his left knee into Wesker's side, breaking two ribs. Wesker screamed and clutched his side.
Meanwhile, Jill was giving Nicholai beating. She delivered a kick to his midsection followed by a right hook to the face. Nicholai struck back with a quick back fist, knocking Jill back. "You can't win, Valentine." Nicholai sneered, his right hand reaching for a knife strapped to belt.
"Just watch me." Jill said. She lunged forward with left jab. Nicholai dodged to the right and pulled his knife. He swung, slicing Jill across the back. She stopped in her tracks and forced herself not to scream. She turned around, glaring intensely at Nicholai. "You'll pay for that."
"We'll see." Nicholai replied, taunting her. "NOW COME ON!"
Chris tagged Wesker with another left hook to the face and two body blows. Wesker began to bleed from the mouth, which infuriated him. He charged Chris, ramming him onto the opposite wall. He then proceeded to knee Chris repeatedly in his bad ribs. Chris fell to his knees in pain. "You still can't beat me." Wesker spat. "I know all your weaknesses." Chris shot up his right arm, but Wesker grabbed it and smacked the bleeding wound. "DOES THAT HURT!"
Chris punched Wesker in the groin. "DOES THAT!" Chris then nailed the inside of Wesker's left leg and followed with an uppercut. Wesker stumbled back, holding his jaw. Chris held his bleeding arm and narrowed his eyes at his enemy. "Time to end this."
Nicholai swung at Jill twice, missing both times. The third swing found its mark, slicing the upper part of Jill's left leg. Jill immediately clasped her hands around the bleeding wound. Nicholai moved in for the kill, only to have Jill do a quick sweep. Nicholai felt himself lift off the ground before crashing down. As he hit, the knife popped out of his hand. Jill saw him begin to reach for it and stomped on his wrist, crushing it. Nicholai roared in pain and rolled away from Jill. He quickly got up and held the broken limb close to his body. "You broke my wrist."
"I'll break a lot more than that." Jill replied. Nicholai threw a left, which Jill blocked. She then kicked him in the stomach, gave him a left elbow to the face, and finally a right to the temple. "Payback for what happened in Raccoon." Jill sneered.
"I'm not done yet." Nicholai growled. He charged Jill hitting her with a shoulder block. Jill was sent back, landing next to the knife. Meanwhile Nicholai pulled another knife from his ankle. Jill rolled over and took the knife in her left hand. Nicholai waited until Jill got to her feet before moving in with an overhead stab. As Nicholai brought his hand down, Jill spun to her left, avoiding then blade. She then drove her knife with all her might into Nicholai's heart. Nicholai dropped his knife and looked down at the knife protruding from his chest. He looked at Jill, who twisted the knife and let go. "That's for me." Nicholai staggered back before dropping to his knees and falling over dead.
Wesker threw a left jab that Chris dodged. Chris then came a left body blow to Wesker's damaged ribs. Wesker winced and held his side. "Damn you Redfield, why didn't I kill you before?"
"As you said," Chris replied, "Everyone makes mistakes. Mine was not finishing you off at that mansion. Now I'm going to correct that."
Wesker feinted a right jab and followed with a left shot to Chris' damaged ribs. He then rammed his left knee into Chris' stomach and delivered and right cross to the face. Chris retaliated by tackling Wesker, pinning him to the floor. Chris then started to wail on Wesker. "THIS IS FOR BARRY! THIS IS FOR BECKY! THIS IS FOR CLAIRE! THIS IS FOR BRAVO! THIS IS FOR JILL! THIS IS FOR ME!" Wesker nailed Chris in the face and pushed him off. Wesker then scrambled to his feet and wiped the blood from his now broken nose. Chris got to back to his feet just as Wesker threw a left jab. Chris dodged to the right and brought his elbow down on Wesker's bullet wound.
Wesker growled as he clutched the wound. "DAMN YOU!" Wesker roared, coming with a right hook. Chris grabbed Wesker's arm and flipped him over his shoulder. Wesker landed hard. "IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN DO?"
As Wesker stood, Chris wrapped his arms around Wesker's head. He kicked Wesker in the back of his knee, blowing it out and bringing him down to one knee. "Time to die." Chris hissed before violently snapping Wesker's neck. Chris let go of Wesker's dead body, letting it fall to the ground. Chris closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Just then the rest of the S.T.A.R.S. arrived. "HOLY SHIT!" Leon exclaimed, seeing Jill and Chris hovering over their dead foes. "You fucked them up good."
Carlos walked over to Nicholai's corpse. "I hope you burn in hell you bastard."
"You guys don't look too good." Rebecca said. "We need to patch you up."
Chris dug in Wesker's pocket and pulled out the key card. "We have more important things to worry about. We have to stop those missiles." Chris walked over to the door and slid the card through the reader. The green light lit and the lock clicked. Chris opened the door and the team entered.
Author's Comments: Damn, Chris and Jill sure gave Wesker and Nicholai a beating. Of course, they got beat up too. However, stopping the missiles is more important than their well-being. Also, Rebecca and Eliza's little cure did work after all. If it didn't, things could have gotten a little hairy. At least Wesker and Nicholai are dead. With that said, let's move on.
In the final chapter the team races to
stop the missiles. Will they succeed, or will it be too late. But what if the
missiles launch before the team can stop the countdown? See what happens in the
last installment of RE Armageddon: Part VI, Chapter 10- Aftermath.