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Resident Evil Judgment Day

Seven, behold Armageddon Method Man- Judgment Day

Chapter Four- Conglomerate Wars.

Genoas Corp. HQ. Tokyo, Japan.

Wesker and Eliza entered Philips' office. "You wanted to see us?" Wesker asked.

"Yes." Philips replied. "I'd like you to meet your new teammates." He motioned to two people standing to the left of his desk. One was a tall man with short, brown hair and a stern look on his face. The other was a woman, about Eliza's height, with long, blond hair. "Their names are Tim Wolf and Stacy Coors. I trust that you will get along with them."

"What experience do they have?" Wesker asked, checking them over.

"These two have been responsible for bringing down two Umbrella facilities." Philips said. "I believe you will find their talents useful in your next mission."

"What is it?" Eliza asked.

"We're going to attack Umbrella's main headquarters." Philips replied.

Wesker didn't want to believe what he heard. "You want us to attack Umbrella's HQ? How many people are going in?"

"So far just you four." Philips said.

"That's suicide." Eliza said.

Philips chuckled. "Why should you two be worried? You have enhanced senses and reflexes plus fast healing. You can handle anything Umbrella throws at you. And these two have experience breaking into heavily fortified structures. Finally, as I do recall Claire Redfield managed to infiltrate the building all by herself. You should have no problems."

"What's the matter Wesker?" Tim asked. "Are you scared?"

Wesker shot Tim a dirty look. "I think this is a stupid thing to do. How do you expect four people to bring down Umbrella?"

"You're not going to bring down Umbrella." Philips said. "Your objective is to gather any information on Umbrella's newest experiments and to sabotage any that are currently in progress. You get in and out, simple as that."

"And what if we run into any trouble?" Eliza asked.

"We'll take care of anything we run into." Stacy said. "The only question is how we're getting in. I suggest a roof-top landing."

Wesker shook his head. "No, I know the layout of the building. The best way would be through the sewers. Umbrella would suspect an attack from the roof but doesn't believe that anyone would go through the basement. In fact, I know a way in that will put us right in the main lab."

"Good." Philips said. "That should do nicely." There was a knock at the door. "Come in." Philips called.

The door opened and Brigit stepped inside. She had been waiting outside and heard everything. "I believe you want me to help with this scheme of yours."

Philips snickered. "I see that I don't have to fill you in on the situation. I need to know if any of the cyborgs are ready for battle. I'd like at least a few to accompany Wesker's team. Are there any ready?"

"A few." Brigit replied. "I have a Hunter, a Hunter Gamma, and a Chimera ready. The others still need work before they're operational."

This pleased Philips. "Very well. With the combination of the cyborgs and your men, you should have no problems Wesker."

"When do we go in?" Wesker asked.

"You will take a private jet to an airport in Southern France." Philips said. "From there you will go in by helicopter. It should take you at least 24 hours to get to France and another six to get to Paris. Any other questions?" The others shook their heads. "In that case get ready. You leave for France in five hours."

Brigit quickly made her way through the lab to Kennings' office. She opened the door to find him typing up a report. "We have to talk." She said.

"What is it now?" Kennings asked. "Can't you see I'm busy?"

Brigit closed the door and walked over to him. "I think it's time to discuss when we leave."

Kennings looked at her with a panicked look. "They don't suspects us, do they?"

"No." Brigit replied. "Wesker and his team will be assaulting Umbrella soon. Chances are that we will be under heavy surveillance soon. Our cover may be blown and our chances of escape cut in half. I need to know that you'll be ready to leave when I tell you."

"Yes, I will." Kennings said shakily. "Just be sure that we won't get killed."

"You won't." Brigit said. "And you will not regret this. I swear."


New Black Ops 6 base, Northern Washington.

Connors sat at his desk working with one of the battered laptops, checking to see if he could salvage anything from the hard drive. It had been two days since the team had arrived at their new base. They were currently in an abandoned warehouse set out in the woods and refitted to suite their needs. It wasn't as nice as the other hideouts, but it served its purpose. The downstairs was divided into four large rooms. A large dining area complete with appliances and a table was at one end of the building, followed by a computer room where Connors was now, an operations room, and finally a rec. room. A set of stairs in the back of the rec. room led upstairs to twenty smaller rooms that had been converted to three bathrooms and several bedrooms. Another set of stairs in the rec. room descended to the basement where there was an armory, the boiler room, and a few holding cells for prisoners. To the front of the warehouse a road stretched out into the woods. A tan jeep and a white van were parked to the left of the front door. Out back sat the helicopters. A little ways away a small brook ran past the place. As it was every January snow covered the ground, turning the whole woods into something out of a Christmas card.

Connors sighed as the laptop was too damaged to get anything from it. "Two months of work down the drain."

Scott walked into the room from the dining area holding an apple. "What's the news?" He asked, taking a bite.

"Two of the four laptops got ruined." Connors replied. He pointed to two PCs set against the wall. "I loaded the other information from the good ones into that. Sad thing is over half the data we collected is gone." Connors rubbed his forehead. "We're going to have to get some more information."

"You think that Ada chick could tell us something?" Scott said. "She was after all Umbrella. We could also try asking Carlos."

"We could, but they may not know that much." Connors replied. "For one, Carlos was just a mercenary. I don't think he was privy to vital information. As for Ada, she may know only what she was told, and that may not be much. Without enough evidence we can't take Umbrella to trial. Plus, we can't continue to with our hit and run tactics. Umbrella has more resources than we do. Our only hope is that Umbrella and Genoas take each other out."

"Shit." Scott murmured. He then heard a vehicle pull up outside, crunching through the snow. "Looks like the guys are back." He exited the building and saw Barry and Carlos get out of a dark green pick-up. "What took you so long?"

"The nearest town is an hour from here." Barry said. "And there had to be two feet of ice on the road. Good thing this truck is four-wheel drive. Now make yourself useful and help us take this stuff in." He walked to the bed and opened the tailgate.

Scott walked up to the truck and looked at the brown paper bags in the bed. "Did you guys buy out the supermarket?"

"Ha, ha." Carlos said. "We do have an army to feed. Now grab a bag so we can get this over with."

Connors stared at the computer screen. He had just finished getting the computer hiked up to the Internet when Barry, Carlos, and Scott entered the building, their arms full. "Back from the store?"

"How'd you guess?" Barry replied, walking into the dining area.

Chris entered the room from the operations room. "How are the laptops?"

"Half of our stuff is gone." Connors said. Suddenly YOU GOT MAIL flashed on the screen. "What's this?" Connors asked, opening his mail program. "Yes!"

Chris walked over for a closer look. "What is it?"

"Something I've been waiting for for quite a while now." Connors replied. "Get the others, tell them to assemble in the operations room." Connors skimmed through the message. "Tell them it's very important."

Connors stood at the head of a large, rectangular table. The others were seated and staring at him. "I can guess that you are all thinking just what is so important that we have to have this meeting." He held up a piece of paper with printing on it. "This is why. I just received news that Genoas is going to attack Umbrella's HQ. The goal of the attack is to secure any information on what Umbrella is up too. I also know that Wesker is in charge of this little operation. Wesker's little team should be there by tomorrow night."

"How the hell did you learn about this?" Leon asked. "And how can you trust that this is true. It may be a trick to get us to lower our guard."

"I know it's true because it came from one of my moles." Connors said. "As I told Chris, I have several moles who keep me up to date."

"We've known that Connors had moles for a while." Samantha said.

Claire turned to Samantha. "Do you know who they are?"

Samantha shook her head. "Only Connors knows. He does that so if any of us got caught we wouldn't give the names away."

"Who are they?" Chris asked. "And how many do you have?"

Connors chuckled. "I can see you're still curious Chris. All you need to know is that I have some in both Umbrella and Genoas. The number and names are not important. What is important is that we watch and see what happens. This will be a good opportunity to find out what each side has up their sleeves."

"I don't know." Barry said. "How can you be sure your moles haven't been caught or switched sides?"

"Because I trust them." Connors said.

"Trust can be a dangerous weapon." Jill said. She looked over at Ada. "Sometimes it can be more deadly than a gun."

Ada gave Jill a dirty look. "Maybe, but sometimes it's the only thing you may have."

Marcus let out a gruff laugh. "I'd never expect you of all people to say something like that. You've made a career out of using people. In fact, didn't you use Leon?"

"Shut up." Leon snapped. "She could have killed me, but she didn't. Don't you think it's possible for people to change?"

"As far as I'm concerned, once a spy always a spy." Marcus replied.

Connors hit the table to get everyone's attention. "Now is not the time for this. We have more important matters to deal with. All this meaningless babble will get us nowhere. Beside, I think we should take this opportunity to relax. Chances are we won't get another chance like this for quite some time. Dismissed." The rest of the group left the room, heading in their own directions. Chris, Claire, and Barry choose to stay behind. "What do you guys want?"

"Since we're talking about moles," Chris said, "how can you be so sure that we don't have moles here?"

"That's ridicules." Connors said.

"Think about it." Claire said. "Umbrella found us two times. I think that's more than coincidence. Someone had to tip Umbrella off."

Connors scratched his head. "Who do you think it could be?"

"It could be Carlos. He was in Umbrella, but the way he reacted to Nicholai kind of shoots that down. I hate to say this, but it could be Rebecca. I'm tempted to say Ada, but she just joined us. Only other thought is that maybe it's one of the people in your team."

"I doubt for once it's Becky, but I'm sure it may be one of your men." Chris said.

"You're wrong." Connors replied. "I know each of my men and I also know that none of you could be a spy. I think you're getting a little paranoid."

"We're just stating what we think." Claire said. "We may even be wrong. Regardless, we should be careful of anyone else we have join our group. You should also be careful about how much trust you put into your spies. They may be using you."

"I'll take that into account." Connors said. "Now I suggest you make the most of this break of ours, it may be a short one."


Umbrella HQ. Paris, France.

Mike walked into Mr. Umbrella's office. "You wanted to see me sir?"

"Yes." Mr. Umbrella said. "I just got a message from my plant. It seems as if Genoas is sending someone over here to attack us. This is something we cannot allow."

"What do you want me to do about it?" Mike asked.

Mr. Umbrella lit a cigar. "I want you to recall Hunk and Nicholai and have them return here."

"But those two are searching out the Black Ops group." Mike said. "Shouldn't they stay in the U.S.?"

"This is more important." Umbrella replied. "Get them here and make it quick. That group should be here by tomorrow night. I want you to set a trap for them."

"Very well." Mike said. "Is there anything else?"

Umbrella flicked some ashes from his cigar. "Go down to the lab and see if O'Riley has that Tyrant ready yet. It may prove useful in this little endeavor."

Mike nodded and left the room. He got to the lab and located O'Riley. "Professor, that Tyrant ready for battle?"

O'Riley turned to Mike. "Why do you ask?"

"Mr. Umbrella has found out that we're going to be attack." Mike replied. "He wants the Tyrant to participate in destroying the enemy."

"Well isn't that terrible." O'Riley said. "I'm sorry to inform you that my Tyrant is not ready. Why don't you try testing out the other bio-weapons? Such a pathetic operation is a complete waste of my Tyrant's skills. Beside, I though your security team is more than capable of handling an attack of this building."

Mike growled and turned to leave. "I'll tell Umbrella, but I don't think he'll be pleased."

O'Riley watched as Mike left the area. "One of these days someone will shut you up. And when that day comes, you'll realize that you will have brought it upon yourself."

Nicholai limped into the kitchen. Even after two days his leg still hurt. "Damn you Olivera, I'll make you wish you never shot me."

"Still pissed about your leg?" Hunk asked, entering the kitchen.

Nicholai glared at him. "Shut up Hunk, I'm not in the mood. We had them right where we wanted them. Umbrella is going to have both our asses when we get back."

Hunk sat down at the table. "Yeah, he'll really be mad. He'll probably blow his top when he finds out that Ada turned on us."

"If only I had killed Olivera in that hospital, Valentine would be dead." Nicholai groaned.

"But the others would still be alive." Hunk said. "Life sucks, deal with it."

Nicholai resisted the urge to hit Hunk, but the phone ringing caught his attention. He walked over to it and answered. "Nicholai here."

"Nicholai," Came Mike's voice, "you and Hunk are to return to Paris immediately. Your plane is waiting at the same airport you arrived at right now. Mr. Umbrella wants you here by tomorrow morning."

"Did he say why he wants us back?" Nicholai asked.

"You'll find out when you arrive." Mike replied. "I suggest that you get on that plane pronto. See you soon." Mike hung up.

"Who was that?" Hunk asked.

Nicholai hung up the phone. "Burns, he said to get to the airport. We're going back to headquarters."

"Shit. We are going to get racked through the coals for sure." Hunk said.

Nicholai started for the door. "We better get going. I don't feel like getting yelled at for being late."

Hunk got up and followed Nicholai. "This is not going to be good."


Black Ops 6 base, Northern Washington.

Leon climbed the stairs and walked to his room. Unlike the other hideouts, everyone had his or her own room. Leon leaned against his door a sighed. He had been looking all over for Ada. After the meeting ended Ada had disappeared. He had spent the last two hours searching the whole area. He had even asked the others, but they either didn't see her or didn't care. The only ones who had given a damn were Ark, Heather, and Chris. Ark had suggested that he go and rest, so that was what Leon was doing. He was about to turn the knob when he heard the sound of someone crying softly. He followed the sound to the room Ada had taken. He creaked open the door and found Ada crying into her pillow. "What's wrong?" Leon asked in a gentle tone.

Ada slowly sat up and wiped her eyes. "No one wants me here." She choked out.

Leon walked over to the bed and sat down next to her. "That's not true. A lot of us want you here."

"You heard what they said." Ada said. "They don't trust me."

Leon wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her neck to him. "You just have to give them time. Look, they trust Carlos and he used to be in Umbrella too."

Ada rested her head on Leon's shoulder. "Carlos was only a solder. As Marcus put it I've made it a career out of using people. They all think I'm going to betray them."

"Then prove to them that you're on our side." Leon said. "After a while they'll come around."

Ada pulled away from Leon and looked him in the eyes. "Why do you trust me?"

"Because I know you." Leon replied.

"Know you don't." Ada said. "You don't know me at all."

Leon took her hands in his. "I know that you're caring, compassionate, brave, and reliable. I saw that in you in Raccoon."

Ada shook her head. "You just think I was. That was just my of getting you to trust me."

"I know you love me." Leon said. "You told me after you were hurt by that Tyrant."

"I thought I was going to die." Ada replied. "I wasn't thinking that I was going to get out of there. I wasn't thinking straight."

"You could have killed me. You didn't. If that doesn't say something I don't know what does." Leon stroked her hair. "To tell you the truth, I love you too."

Ada pushed away from Leon and moved to the end of the bed. "Leon, don't."

"Why not?" Leon asked.

"You only think you do." Ada replied. "You're in love with Ada Wong. Well I'm not Ada Wong, she was only my cover. You don't even know who I am."

"Then who are you?" Leon asked. "What's your real name?"

Ada stared at the floor. "I don't know anymore. I've been so many different people that I've forgotten. Not even Umbrella knows my real name. They call me by a number."

Leon inched closer. "Then why did that other man call you Ada?"

"Because I asked him to." Ada looked at Leon, tears in her eyes. "That's what I always do, until I take on a new identity. Every time I do that, I make everything up. What you saw in Raccoon was someone else."

"If that was someone else, then why didn't you shoot me?" Leon asked. "What stopped you?"

"I don't know." Ada said. "Before I found it so easy to become someone else. For some reason, I couldn't let go of Ada Wong. I don't know why."

Leon moved closer and put his arm around her again. "Maybe because you didn't want to let her go. Maybe you liked being Ada." Leon looked into her eyes once more. "And you don't have to. You're not in Umbrella anymore. You don't have to change. To me you'll always be Ada, and nothing will change that."

"But I used you." Ada said. "Nothing I do can make up for that."

"And I thought you were dead." Leon replied. "The way I see it, it looks like we both got a second chance to be together. And even if I don't know who you ready are, then I'll just have to find out."

Ada managed a weak smile. "Maybe." Ada rested her head on Leon's shoulder. "Maybe we do."

Claire sat on the edge of the stream bundled in a heavy coat, throwing rocks into the half-frozen water. It had been a while since she had time to herself. With all the recent activity she enjoyed a moment of peace. However, the only thing she could think of right now was thoughts of Steve. Her recent talks with Samantha and Heather had brought those old memories to the surface. Also, she had had one of her nightmares again. Thankfully she hadn't woken up screaming like the other times. She also had to watch as the others began to get into relationships. Now she sat by the stream, missing him more than ever.

Carlos walked out of the back door and took in the snowy woods. The cold air also hit him. He shivered and looked around. He spied someone sitting on a rock chucking stones into the stream. Breathing into his hands he walked up to person. "Hey, I don't think it's a good idea to be sitting outside right now. The last thing we need is someone catching a cold." He then recognized who it was. "Hey Claire."

Claire looked up at Carlos. "I've been through Antarctica with less on. I'll be fine."

Carlos picked up the sadness in her voice. "What's the matter?"

"What do you mean?" Claire asked.

"You sound sad." Carlos replied. He took a seat next to her. "So what's troubling you?"

"I don't really want to take about it." Claire said, throwing another rock into the stream. The rock hit a piece of ice and shattered it. "Besides, you have more to worry about than my problems."

"I believe you're talking about Ada." Carlos said. "That's one messed up situation right there. I'm just worried that those guys will begin to suspect me. I don't even think your brother trusts me."

"Speaking of which," Claire said, glad to have something to take her mind off Steve, "did you two sort everything out?"

"For the most part." Carlos replied. "I don't like it, but I'll have to live with it. You have no idea what it's like to loose someone."

Suddenly memories of Steve came flooding back. "Yes I do. I lost someone I cared about very much." Claire closed her eyes. "His name was Steve. I met him in Rockfort. He was a prisoner like me."

"Sorry." Carlos said. "I didn't know. What happened to him?"

"Alexia Ashford got a hold of him and turned him into a monster." Claire said. "She then sent him after me. I was forced to kill him. The bad part was that he fell in love with me and so did I. I never told him until it was too late. In fact I was the one who got my brother and Jill together. I saw the way they were looking at each other and new there was something there. I convinced Chris to tell Jill how he felt about her. I guess I didn't want him to go through what I did."

Carlos stared at her in disbelief. "So you got them together."

"Yeah." Claire replied. "Don't tell them this, but I listened in on them."

Carlos hesitated before asking his question. "Did Chris ask about me?"

"One of the first things he asked Jill was if you two were together." Claire said. "He even said that if you were he wouldn't get in the way. Then she told him she was in love with him for a long time." Claire saw that the news was making Carlos depressed. "Look, she still considers you a friend. She was really worried about you."

Carlos hung his head and covered his forehead with his hand. "Do I do feel like an idiot. I was only hearing what I wanted to hear. And after what happened at that lab she may never forgive me. I don't even know why I tried. She was already in love with Chris."

"Life is full of disappointment." Claire said. "At least Chris has Jill. I don't have anyone, and the only person I'll probably ever love is dead."

"Look," Carlos began, "if you ever need someone to talk to, I'll listen. Maybe we can help each other deal with our problems."

"Thanks." Claire said. "Maybe Jill's right. Maybe you are a nice guy."

Carlos chuckled and looked around. "Come on, we better get inside before we freeze to death out here. The last thing I need is to go out a Popsicle." Together Carlos and Claire headed back to the warehouse.

Jill, Heather, Ark, Marcus, Samantha, and Rebecca were sitting in the rec. room watching some TV. Jill was seated in a chair next to the stairs. Heather and Ark were sitting in a red sofa, while Rebecca sat by herself in an orange sofa. Marcus sat opposite Jill in a recliner while Samantha was lying on her stomach on the floor. Heather glanced at the stairs leading upstairs. "I hope Leon finds Ada soon. He looked like a wreck trying to find her."

"And we give a damn because?" Marcus asked, leaning back in his recliner.

Ark leaned forward. "Because if she's not in the building, then we'll have to go looking for her outside in the snow."

Jill stared at the floor, feeling a little guilty. "Maybe we shouldn't have been so hard on her."

Samantha ran her finger through the rug. "You think we would be happy if someone from Umbrella came over to our side. And what happens when someone does? We act like fools and give the person the third degree. I wouldn't be surprised if Ada went back to Umbrella."

"Why do I feel that I'm the only one in this room who thinks that maybe Ada is a spy." Marcus said.

"I don't trust her." Rebecca said. "But maybe we should give her a chance."

"That's exactly what I would have said." Scott said, walking into the rec. room and munching on a bag of potato chips. He spied Rebecca and plopped down next to her. He pointed the bag at her. "Want some?"

Samantha rolled over. "Jesus, you don't know when to stop, do you?"

Rebecca smiled and grabbed some chips. "Thanks."

"No problem." Scott replied, smiling at Samantha.

"Don't even start with me." Samantha replied.

Rebecca nuzzled up next to Scott. "You're so sweet."

Marcus stared at the couple in amazement. "You didn't drug those chips, did you?"

"What can I say?" Scott said. "That morning on the porch Becky and I just clicked. You two are just jealous because you don't have someone."

"Whatever." Samantha said, rolling back over to watch TV.

"I think they look cute together." Jill said.

"Really?" Rebecca asked.

Jill nodded. "You two look almost as cute as Heather and Ark."

"Speaking of which," Marcus said, "are you two together or just friends?"

"Don't start with that now." Heather said. "We're getting tired of you and just about everyone else butting into our business."

"How would you like it if we spouting off how good you and Sam look together." Ark said.

Samantha rolled over. "I'm insulted by that remark."

"Insulted." Marcus said. "There are tons of women you would died to be with me."

"Your fantasies don't count." Samantha shot back.

Scott and Rebecca started to giggle as Samantha and Marcus continued to fire back insults.

Barry walked into the computer room and found Connors sitting at his computer in case any more messages arrived. "Tom, we need to talk."

"Is this about the discussion we had earlier?" Connors asked.

"Sort of." Barry sat down next to Connors. "All this talk about spies has me worried about Kathy and the girls. I'm afraid that if we do have a spy here he or she may tell Umbrella where my family is."

Connors saw Barry's concern. "I think you should have them move somewhere else. Do you know of a place that they could go to?"

"Kathy's parents." Barry replied. "They live down in Huston. I'm sure Kathy can stay there. Her parents love children so they should have no problem with Sherry, Lott, and Lily."

"OK." Connors said. "Call them now. We'll keep this between you and me. That way we know they'll be safe."

Barry felt much better. "Thanks Tom."

"Hey, I have family I'm protecting too." Connors said.

"Who?" Barry asked.

"A niece and nephew." Connors said. "Pretty much the only family I have left. Taking this mission was the only way I could make sure they'll be safe."

"The hardest part of this whole thing is not being with my family." Barry said. "This whole time has been really hard for them."

"Hopefully this will all be over soon." Connors said. He turned back to his computer. "Hopefully Umbrella and Genoas will destroy each other."


Umbrella HQ. Paris, France.

Mr. Umbrella took a puff from his cigar and watched his men enter his office. "I heard that you had some trouble exterminating the Black Ops team. What happened?"

"They must have heard us coming." Nicholai said. "When we attacked, they returned fire."

"Please Nicholai, tell us about your leg." Mike said, pointing out Nicholai's limp.

"I had Valentine at my mercy when Olivera interfered." Nicholai replied. "I was lucky that was the only body part he hit."

Mr. Umbrella took another puff. "What happened to Ada?"

Hunk took a deep breath. "It appears as if Ada has turned on us. She went with the enemy."

Mr. Umbrella put out his cigar. "Perfect. Not only did you two fail, but now that Black Ops group as one of our best agents. Not only that, but Genoas is sending a team over here as we speak. From what I know, the team should be here in five hours. That does not give us a lot of time to set up."

"Is this why we're here?" Nicholai asked.

Mr. Umbrella nodded. "Precisely. I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourselves. The team is going to attempt to break in from the basement. I want you to let them get to the lab. There is where you will attack."

"Just who is Genoas sending to attack our lab?" Hunk asked.

"Our two turncoats Wesker and Eliza." Mr. Umbrella replied.

Mike laughed. "Looks like we won't have to search for them. They're coming here."

"Don't underestimate Wesker." Nicholai said. "He didn't get appointed as Captain of the Raccoon S.T.A.R.S. for being weak. He is very intelligent and very dangerous. The man cares about no one but himself."

"I never liked the guy." Hunk said. "He gave me the creeps."

"Nevertheless, I want you to take him out." Mr. Umbrella said. The buzzer on his desk went off. "What is it?" Mr. Umbrella asked, sounding rather annoyed.

"You have a message." The secretary replied. "Do you want it?"

Mr. Umbrella smiled wickedly. "Bring it right in." Umbrella's attractive secretary walked into the room with a piece of paper. Both Hunk and Mike eyed her as she handed the paper to her boss. Their eyes followed her as she left the office. Mr. Umbrella glared at the men. "If you two could keep your thoughts out of the gutter we can get on."

"Sorry." Hunk said. Mike just turned back to his boss.

Mr. Umbrella sighed and read the message. "Genoas team is on their way. Four hours until they arrive. Get down to the lab and prepare to battle. Don't screw up this time."

The three men saluted and left the office.

Mike and the other men entered the lab. "Alright, everyone is free to go home early today. Consider it a reward for your hard work." The lab workers began to talk excitedly and began to leave the lab. It took twenty minutes for everyone to leave. When the workers were gone, Mike walked over to where O'Riley was standing. "Let's see these new B.O.W.s."

"Fine." O'Riley replied. "Follow me and don't touch anything." He led the men to a room with large metal cages. "We just got done bringing them out of cryogenic slumber. They should be very hungry."

The men gazed at the creatures secured in the cages. In one were three large lizards about the size of a large dog. Sharp spines ran down their backs. A nametag that read "Iguanous" was fixed to the cage. In the second cage were two large crabs, snapping massive claws at the men. "Cancer" was written on the nametag. The third cage held four rotting vultures. A nametag bearing the name "Wrath" was fixed to the cage. The fourth cage held a large creature that looked like a Hunter, only it looked like a cross between a crocodile and a gorilla. "Hunter Omega" appeared on the tag. The final cage contained four giant rats, also rotting. A nametag with the name "Demon Rat" Was fixed to the cage.

Hunk looked at the creatures in disgust. "Not the prettiest things I've seen, but then again nothing we make is pretty."

"Why are there so few B.O.W.s?" Mike asked.

"Because we're testing these creatures out." O'Riley said. "Unlike the Mansion and Raccoon City we don't have a large town to let these things loose in. And in case they are successful in eliminating the intruders, the fewer we have to deal with the better. Besides, we only have a few Omega Hunters. We can't use all of them."

"I believe these should be enough." Nicholai said. "Where are we going to be?"

"Safe enough." O'Riley said. "We'll have my Tyrant to protect us."

"I thought your Tyrant wasn't ready." Mike said.

O'Riley straightened his glasses. "Hopefully he won't have to fight. Now let's go." He held out a small remote. "Once I push this button the cages will open. I don't think we should be out in the open when the creatures are released."


Genoas Corp. helicopter, en route to Umbrella HQ.

Wesker checked his rifle one more time. Tim looked at him and snickered. "Why the hell are you so worried about your gun. From what I hear, you done need it."

"I can still die." Wesker replied without turning his head. "What you heard about me was probably exaggerated. I may be superhuman, but I'm not invincible."

"That's the last thing I'd expect to hear from the great Albert Wesker." Stacy said.

"You don't know anything about me." Wesker replied. "I'm more complex than you think."

Eliza nervously looked out the window. "Are you guys sure we can pull this off?"

"Having doubts are we?" Stacy asked.

"No." Eliza said. "I'm just anxious about this mission. The is the first time I ever did anything like this."

"Oh great." Tim moaned. "We have a newbie in the team."

"Shut it Wolf." Wesker snapped. He turned to Eliza. "All you have to do is stick by me. I'll make sure nothing happens to you."

"We're coming up on the landing zone." The pilot said.

Tim grinned and clutched his rifle. "Good. I can't wait to get in there."

"Relax Tim." Stacy said. "This is a recovery mission, not search and destroy."

"We do this as quietly as possible." Wesker said. "I don't want to run into trouble unless necessary. Now from what I remember most of the employees will be gone. The only security we will have to worry about is the night shift. Those guys are always half asleep so we'll have an easy time moving around undetected."

The copter landed with a thump. "We're here." The pilot reported. "If you're not back in one hour, we're ordered to leave. Got it?"

"We'll be back way before then." Wesker said. He opened the door and the team jumped out. The copter had landed near an abandoned factory. The group quickly made their way to a manhole that Wesker opened with little difficulty. "Ready for a trip through the sewers?" He asked, smiling slyly while removing his shades.


Umbrella HQ, B2.

Everything was quiet in the boiler room. Large boilers filled the room, providing the building with hot water. The climate was humid and condensation clung to the pipes, walls, and pretty much everything else in the room. Some of the pipes had leaks from which water dripped. That water ran into several drainage grates set into the floor, which connected to the sewer system. Two of hands reached up through one grate and grabbed on. The grate was then torn from the floor, the sound of the boilers drowning out the sound. Wesker raised his head up and looked around. He then climbed out and helped the others out. "That wasn't so bad, now was it?"

Tim looked at his pants, soaked from having to crawl through several pipes. "That's the last time I ever do that."

"Get used to it pal." Stacy said. "We probably have to go back this way. I'm just glad they decided to make the pipes big enough for people to crawl through."

"How do you think Umbrella keeps them clean." Eliza said. "There are guys here that spend their whole day mucking around down there."

"Where are those robo-things?" Tim asked. His question was answered by the three cyborgs climbing out of the grate. "These things better be worth it."

Wesker started for the door. "We can talk about this later. We have a job to do."


Umbrella lab.

Wesker's party entered the main lab, leaving the cyborgs outside. No matter how many times he had been in it, Wesker was still amazed. The central area contained many pieces of equipment, including an assortment of computers, microscopes, and scanners. Along the sides of the lab were several smaller rooms where other research was conducted. Two catwalks that led to the floor above connected a second story of rooms. To the back of the lab were the holding cells and testing areas for the bio-weapons. Above those rooms was a large observation room that could be used to monitor all work being done. Wesker scanned the room for any people. It bothered him that there was no one around.

"Is this place supposed to be this disserted?" Tim asked.

Stacy was a little nervous too. "We haven't seen anyone, not even any security guards. This looks funny."

"What do you think?" Eliza asked. Suddenly she heard something run across the floor to her right. "What was that?"

"What was what?" Tim asked, looking around. It then hit him. "Oh yeah, your hearing's better than mine."

Wesker raised his hand. "Quiet." He tried to pick up the noise, only to hear several things moving about. "We're not alone."

"Correct." Came Mike's voice. Wesker's team looked up to see Mike, Hunk, Nicholai, and O'Riley at the window of the observation tower. Mike leaned over a spoke into the mike. "Consider yourself luck. You will be the test subjects for our new weapons. Have fun."

"Shit, it was a trap." Wesker sneered. He heard something tip over to his left. He looked over to see two Demon Rats and a Cancer approaching.

"Giant rats and crabs." Tim said. "Those are Umbrella's new weapons. Let's wipe these bastards out." He fired his rifle, taking out one of the rats. The other rat leapt onto a table and began to run at its target.

Stacy aimed at the rodent. "Time for a little pest control." She fired her rifle at the rat, hitting it along its side. It fell from the table and twitched on the floor before dying.

Meanwhile, the Cancer quickly approached Wesker and tried to clamp on with its claws. Wesker was too fast and grabbed the pincers. He then brought up his foot and stomped hard on the shell, breaking through and killing the crab. He looked up at the observation room. "Is this the best you can come up with? You'll need something a lot better than these weaklings."

"Oh, we have plenty more friends for you to play with." Mike said. "Maybe you should look up."

Eliza heard a flapping sound and looked up just in time to see a Wrath come zooming towards her. She ducked, just avoiding the talons. "We have birds." She said.

"And lizards." Stacy added, pointing to the right side of the lab. The three Iguanouses emerged from their cover and lumbered towards the group. "This is getting better and better." Stacy said.

"And it just got worse." Tim said. He had spied the remaining Cancer and Demon Rats heading towards the group.

Wesker retrieved his remote. "Time to call in our reinforcements." He pushed a button, calling the cyborgs. The three cyborgs rushed into the lab and headed for the bio-weapons.

"Damn." Hunk said. "They got new weapons too."

Nicholai stared at the robots as they went to work on the B.O.W.s. "We may have more trouble with Genoas than we thought."

Down in the lab the cyborgs had begun battle. The Hunter had leapt at the Iguanouses and tore out the throat of one. One of the others swiped at the Hunter with its tail. The robot responded by driving its fist through the monster's stomach. The remaining Iguanous jumped on the cyborg's back and knocked it to the ground. The lizard then proceeded to rip and tear at the robot's back, deactivating it.

"So much for the tin can." Tim said. He aimed and fired at the Iguanous, blowing its head off. He then ducked an attack from a Wrath. Stacy took down the vulture with a well-placed shot. "Thanks." Tim said.

"Don't mention it." Stacy replied.

The Chimera was ripping apart one of the Demon Rats when the Cancer locked one it its pincers around the cyborg's leg. It squeezed its claw, crushing the leg. The Chimera drove its hook-arms into the Cancer's head, felling the creature. Meanwhile, the Hunter Gamma was battling its opponent. The last Demon Rat leapt at the robot. The Hunter Gamma caught the rat in mid-air and proceeded to bite its head off. Just then, a Wrath dive-bombed the robot, pulling out one of the tubes in the robot's head. The vulture then came back for a second pass. This time the cyborg was ready and speared the bird with its claw. It threw the Wrath across the room, sending the carcass through a window. However, the cyborg was quickly loosing hydraulic fluid from the torn tube.

Wesker followed the Wrath and waited until it came in for an attack. "Bye, bye birdie." He sneered before taking it out. Eliza did the same, dropping the last Wrath. "Good work Walker." Wesker said.

"I guess that's all of them." Eliza said. Suddenly the Hunter Omega dropped from the catwalk overhead and landed right in front of Eliza. It raised its claw to strike, but Wesker dove and knocked Eliza out of harms way. They rolled to safety as the creatures claw slammed into the spot where Eliza was just stand. "I guess I spoke too soon."

The Hunter Gamma robot moved in to attack, but the loss of fluid had slowed it down. The Hunter Omega easily dodged the attack and drove its claw into the side of the cyborg's head. The Chimera had better luck, catching the creature off guard. The robot latched its hook-arms into the Omega Hunter's body. The Omega Hunter responded by clamping its mouth around the robot's head.

"Look's like that thing's hungry." Stacy said.

"Then let's give it something to chew on." Wesker said. He took out the remote and held his finger over a red button. "Find some cover." Everyone hid behind a table as Wesker pushed the button. All three cyborgs exploded, the Omega Hunter getting blown apart in the process. "Let's get out of here before we have any more company." Wesker said. His team ran from the lab and headed back for the boiler room.

"Should we go after them?" Nicholai asked.

Mike shook his head. "Let them go. We'll get another opportunity to kill them soon enough."

"Too bad they destroyed the cyborgs." O'Riley said. "Oh well, at least the weapons proved to be useful."

"What now?" Hunk asked. "We definitely know that both Wesker and Walker are working for Genoas. Plus we know what their new weapons are. So what's the next step?"

"We report to Mr. Umbrella." Mike replied. "Now that we know the strength of both of our enemies, we can pick which one to eliminate. For now though, we better have maintenance clean up the lab."

The team climbed out f the manhole and found the copter waiting for them. They climbed in the copter and Wesker told the pilot to lift off. Wesker threw down his rifle. "They knew we would be there."

"How could they have known?" Tim asked, obviously pissed off.

Eliza tried to think of an answer, but the more she thought about it the more she was puzzled. "They shouldn't have, unless they were tipped off. But who told Umbrella what we were going to attack?"

"This is bullshit." Stacy said. "What are we going to do?"

"We'll think about that when we get back to base." Wesker replied. "For now we can't do anything." Wesker looked out the window. "A spy. This is just what we need."


Black Ops 6 base, Northern Washington.

"How long are you going to sit in front of that thing?" Scott asked. Connors had been watching his computer ever since he had gotten the message from his mole. "Jeez Tom, I'm surprised that your butt hasn't fallen asleep yet."

"I need to be ready in case my mole sends me another message." Connors replied.

Scott looked at his watch. "It's one here. That means that it should be around ten over in Paris and morning over in Tokyo. I seriously doubt that anyone is going to send anything soon. For all you know, your informants could be sleeping or drunk off their ass."

Connors gave Scott a sharp look. "Now is not the time to be joking around. The result of the battle between Umbrella's and Genoas' forced could decide what coarse of action we take and tell us how powerful our enemies are. However, we won't know that until my moles report to me."

"Why did we even start with this spy shit?" Scott asked. "Why didn't we just straight out kick their collective ass? If you ask me, this cloak-and-dagger shit is for the birds."

"Knowledge is power." Connors replied. A flashing "You got mail" message caught his eye. "You were saying what about my mole being asleep or drunk?"

"I feel so much like an idiot." Scott said sarcastically. "Is it from the same person?"

Connors checked the sender. "No, different person."

"What does it say?" Scott asked, leaning over Connors' shoulder to get a better look.

Connors pushed Scott away. "Looks like things didn't go the way Genoas planned. I better tell the others. Where are they?"

"Doing what you should do." Scott said. "Eating."

Connors got up and walked into the dining area. "I have an announcement to make. I just got word from one of my contacts that the attack on Umbrella's HQ was a failure. Umbrella knew Wesker's team was coming and set a trap for them. Seems that both teams showed off their new toys. Umbrella had some new bio-weapons and Genoas has cyborgs."

"You don't mean like Terminator 2 cyborgs, do you?" Ark asked.

"I'm assuming so." Connors replied. "The main fact is that Umbrella knew of the attack."

"I guess Umbrella has spies too." Jill said.

Barry looked around the table. "Great, more spies."

"So what do we do now?" Claire asked.

"We go as planned." Connors replied. "There's an Umbrella facility I was planning on hitting. We'll attack that place while Umbrella is still occupied with Genoas. We'll do the same thing we did in the last mission. Since Umbrella has no clue that we're here everyone is coming."

"Including Ada?" Marcus asked.

"Even Ada." Connors replied. "We attack tomorrow night, that way we can use cover of darkness. Make no mistake; this war has just turned to our favor. Umbrella and Genoas are now focused on each other. I say we make the most of this opportunity and strike."

Author's Comments: Cyborgs, spies, and bio-weapons oh my! Things sure are getting better by the second. It seems that everyone is having problems. Umbrella just lost their best spy, but no one except a few people trust poor Ada. Brigit is getting worried that her cover may be blown. Wesker's team had their ass handed to them on a silver platter. Add to that Connors' plan to attack another Umbrella facility. And what about the relationships beginning to blossom? Leon and Ada are starting over again with their relationship, Claire and Carlos seem to be getting along well, and Scott and Rebecca are getting very close. Too bad Chris, Claire, and Barry are worried about spies in the Black Ops team. In fact, they may be closer than they know. (Add foreboding music here.) And just who the hell are Connor's spies? Better start guessing now. And what is Genoas going to do? They seem to have a lot of problems to deal with. Anyway, on to the next chapter.

In chapter five Black Ops 6 launches an assault on Umbrella's Minnesota facility. BUT, it seems that something is afoot and a terrible secret will be revealed, but can it true? You'll have to see in Judgment Day: Chapter 5- Backlash.