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Resident Evil Judgment Day Three, plus sixty degrees Method Man- Judgment DayChapter Eight- Turnaround.
New Black Ops 6 base. Dallas, Texas.
Connors got out of a teal van and gestured to the ranch in front of him. "Welcome to our new home." The ranch was impressive. It was spit up into four separate buildings. The main house was large, with a screen porch that ran the rear of the building. To the left of the house was a two-car garage with a guesthouse on top. To the right of the main house was a large barn that used to house horses. A corral was set behind the barn with a path leading to it. Next to the barn was what used to be the workers' house. The paved driveway ran past the workers' house, along the front of the main house, and ended at the garage. At the end was a small parking area for four cars. "What do you guys think?" Connors asked.
"I feel like I just walked into an episode of Dallas." Leon said.
Chris looked over the place. "I doubt Umbrella is going to be looking for us at a ranch. How'd the government get this place?"
"The guy that owned this place forgot to pay his taxes for about ten years." Connors replied. "He got the place taken away from him. If there's one agency you don't want to mess with, it's the IRS."
"At least this place is better than the last shack we were at." Wesker said.
"You would think that Wesker." Jill said. "Snakes don't like the cold."
Connors smacked the back of his van. "That's enough. Let's get this stuff inside the house. I want to have everything ready by the time Barry and the others get here. The sooner we set up the sooner we can plan our next move."
The team began to unload stuff from the van and two other black SUVs. Jill grabbed a black chest and tried to pick it up. Finding it too heavy she was about to get help when Eliza walked over.
"I'll get that." Eliza grabbed the chest and easily lifted it. As she began to walk towards the house she felt a pair of eyes staring at her. "What is it?" Eliza asked, turning to Jill.
"How can you do that?" Jill asked, dumbstruck. "That chest feels like it weighs at least a ton. That's…" Suddenly it dawned on her. "You went through the same thing Wesker did, didn't you?"
Eliza nodded. "I did."
"Did Wesker make you do it?" Jill asked.
"No, I choose to go through it." Eliza replied. "I figured that I could be of more help to Wesker if I was like him."
"More help to Wesker." Jill said. "Why do you want to help him? Why are you even with him?"
"Because I guess I love him." Eliza said.
Jill couldn't believe what she just heard. "You what? How can you love an asshole like Wesker?"
"Because I know the kind of person he really is." Eliza replied, offended by Jill's insult to Wesker. "And I know that he loves me too."
Jill grabbed a duffle bag and headed for the house. "Girl, I think you should really think this over. You seem like a nice person and I don't want to see you get hurt."
Eliza watched Jill walk off. "Believe me, I won't."
Connors unlocked the front door and stepped inside, with Chris behind him. The men entered a small hall that ran from the front door to the back door. A flight of steps lead to the second floor and a landing. To the left was a large dining room that led into an equally large kitchen. To the right was a den that led into a living room, complete with fireplace. Chris walked to the back door and looked at the other rooms. To his left was what looked like a trophy room. Shelves lined the walls and a large display case was fixed against the back wall. After that was a sitting room. Two sky windows were fixed into the ceiling and several bookshelves lined the walls. Another door led from the kitchen. To his right was a small den. After that was a large lounge that reminded Chris of the first hideout. Chris walked into the lounge and saw a bar, a piano, a pool table, and a TV. A dartboard was hung on the one wall. The place was filled with statues and pictures of horses.
As Chris gazed about, Connors walked up behind him. "Nice place huh? The guy that owned this property had a thing for horses. That trophy room used to be full of ribbons and trophy's that the guy had won."
"Claire will love this room." Chris said. "She has a thing for horses. When she was young mom and dad used to take her horseback riding."
Connors chuckled. "Deb told me how excited Claire was when she was at the stables. I also heard that you didn't exactly go riding."
Chris shook his head. "For some reason the horses didn't like me and I didn't like them. I prefer to be around smaller animals."
"Look, I'm sorry for leaving you in the dark for so long." Connors said. "These last few days must have been awkward."
"Forget it Tom." Chris said. "Hopefully after all this is over we can all catch up."
Connors nodded. "We will. I'm also proud of the way that you're handling the situation with Wesker. I know you probably wanted to kill him when he first arrived."
"Neither of us have any choice. Besides, I warned him that if he did anything that he would be a dead man." Chris walked over to the bar and sat on one of the stools. "Funny thing is the last time I talked to him it seemed like he felt guilty."
"It is possible for people to change." Connors said, sitting down next to Chris. "I remember when you were a short-tempered and reclusive young man. Now look at who you've become."
"And this has to do with what about Wesker?" Chris asked.
"My point is that maybe Wesker took this deal because he has regrets about what he did." Connors said.
Chris let out a gruff laugh. "There's as much of a chance of that happening as pigs flying."
Connors nodded. "Come on, let's go help the others set up." The two men left the lounge and headed back outside.
Within two hours everything had been unpacked from the vehicles and brought into the house. Half of the stuff had been brought in by Wesker, Eliza, and Tyrant. By the time Scott and Rebecca left to fetch the rest of the group from the airport most of the house had been set up. After a half hour Scott returned. Connors had the group assemble in the dining room for a meeting. "I know you're all wondering what our next move is, but I think we should focus on settling in to our new home. Unlike the last hideout we don't have rooms for everyone, so we'll have to bunk."
"Whatever room I get I call the top bunk." Scott said.
"I bet you would." Samantha said.
"Ark and I will take the place above the garage." Leon said.
Ada tapped him on the arm. "I hope I'm invited."
"Me too." Heather said.
Claire rolled her eyes. "I'm going to be sick."
"Eliza and I will take the other house." Wesker said. He then looked over at Tyrant. "I'll even let the big guy stay with us."
"Fine by me." Chris said.
Barry looked around the room. "That leaves us with nine."
"Just so happens that this house has ten bedrooms." Connors said. "I guess we made out all right."
Leon got up. "We'll just take our stuff over to our place and come right back." Leon's group left to get their things.
Wesker turned to Eliza. "Come, let's set settled in our little shack." He walked out with Eliza in tow. "Come on big guy." He said as he walked past Tyrant. Tyrant growled and followed Wesker out of the room.
"Damn." Carlos said. "Tyrant doesn't like Wesker either."
Leon opened the door to guesthouse. As soon as the group stepped inside they were very impressed. The wall overlooking the driveway had a set of ceiling-to-floor windows. The steps they had climbed to get to the second floor had a walkway the led to a small deck that stretched over the garage doors below. A large couch and two chairs were set in front of a coffee table and TV. At the end opposite the main door was a little kitchen. A trio of doors was set against the back wall. The center door led to a bathroom while the ones on either side led to a bedroom.
"This is like a bachelor pad." Ark said.
Leon eyed the room. "Just like the old days when we were in the academy."
"Just remember that you two are sharing this place with us." Heather said.
Ada walked over to the couch and flopped down. "This guy must have been loaded to even build this place. I can definitely say that this place is better than the last one."
Leon joined her on the couch. "Yeah, it's not cold out."
Ada placed her hand on Leon's thigh. "No, this time we have our own little place away from the others."
"Ahem." Ark said. "You two are sharing this place with us."
Heather nodded. "And I don't feel like walking out here to get some coffee and find you too naked on the couch."
Leon laughed. "I was going to say the same thing about you two."
"Why do I feel like this will be a very interesting stay?" Ark said.
Wesker shouldered his bag and was ready to leave when Eliza stopped him. "What is it?"
"Are you going to talk to Barry?" Eliza asked.
"It's just going to be a waste of time." Wesker said.
Eliza put her hands on her hips. "We agreed that you would do this. Don't try to back out now."
Wesker knew there was no arguing. "Fine, take my bag and wait for me outside." Wesker handed Eliza his bag and watched her leave the house. He then took a deep breath and walked over to Barry, who was still in the dining room with the rest of the group. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"What is it Wesker?" Barry grumbled. "I don't have the patience for any of your games."
Wesker looked at the others. "I think we should talk outside. This is something they don't need to hear."
Barry looked at his friends, and then back to Wesker. "We'll talk outside the house, but that's as far as I go."
"Fine." Wesker said. He and Barry walked outside. "Barry, it's about what happened in the mansion."
"What about it?" Barry asked.
Wesker took another deep breath. "I shouldn't have threatened you family. The only reason I did was to get you to help. My orders were to do whatever I had to to complete my mission. I could easily have done it to Chris or Jill, but you happened to be the easiest to manipulate. Besides, I know better than to do anything to your wife or daughters. I just thought that I should apologize for what I did to you."
Barry glared at Wesker. "Do you really think that little apology changes anything? You put my family and me through hell. I had to send them to Canada to make sure Umbrella didn't kidnap them. So you know what, you can take your apology and go to hell."
"I figured that you would say that." Wesker said. He turned and walked towards Eliza, who was waiting by the van. "I told you it was a waste of time." He said as he passed her. Eliza looked at Wesker before turning to Barry. She watched him curse to himself and then look at her. Eliza turned and followed Wesker to their house.
Barry saw Eliza walk away. He had known that she was watching the whole conversation. He had a feeling that Eliza had goaled Wesker into apologizing, which made it worse. Barry turned and walked back inside. He found Chris and Jill waiting for him. "Hey."
"What was that all about?" Jill asked.
"Nothing." Barry said. He headed for the lounge, mumbling something to himself.
Jill turned to Chris. "What do you think happened?"
Chris shook his head. "I don't know and I don't care. Whatever it is it's none of our business. Come on, we better take our stuff to our room." Together, Chris and Jill climbed the stairs.
Wesker stood on the back step of the small house. The place wasn't as big as the main house, but it was still nice. The front door opened into a large living room that took up the right half of the house. To the left was a kitchen and dining area. A staircase at the right wall led upstairs to three bedrooms and a bathroom. Wesker looked up at the night sky. It had been a while since he had. Lately his days had been filled with running, fighting, and trying to get along with the other people in Connors' crew. "How the hell did I get into this mess? I shouldn't have taken that job with Umbrella."
"I think all of us are wondering that." Eliza said, joining Wesker. "Don't worry, soon this will all be over and we can start a new life together."
"Not if they throw us in prison." Wesker said. "For all we know those bastards my lock both of us up for the next fifty years."
"We just have to hope." Eliza said. "So what do you think Connors is going to do next?" Eliza waited for Wesker to answer. When he didn't, she turned to him. "Wesker, I'm talking to you."
Wesker raised his hand. "Quiet, I see someone moving out there." Wesker pointed to just beyond the barn. "Do you see them?"
As Eliza focused she saw two people heading towards the main house. "Yes, I do. What are we going to do?"
Wesker went back into the house. "Eliza, go to the main house and warn the others. I'm going to go say hi to our friends."
Tyrant walked over to them. "What's going on?"
"We have company." Eliza replied.
"Hey big guy." Wesker said. "Go search around and make sure no one else is planning on dropping by." Tyrant nodded and exited through the back door. "Wish me luck." Wesker said, running out the back.
Eliza waited for a few seconds before bolting out the front door and running towards the main house.
"Hurry up." The woman whispered. "We have to get to that house as quickly as possible."
"Couldn't we have used the driveway?" The man said. "Do you realize how hard it was to get over that fence?"
The woman groaned, "Quit your complaining. You whine to much."
"I just have this feeling that something bad is going to happen by coming this way." The man replied.
"You're so right." Wesker said, popping up behind the intruders and grabbing the back of their necks. "Now give me one good reason not to snap your spines."
"Wesker, is that you?" The woman asked.
Wesker recognized the voice. "Dr. Grant, how nice to see you. And I assume that this is Dr. Kennings?"
"Let go of us." Kennings said. "We'll go quietly."
"Why the hell are you here?" Brigit asked. "Are you attacking this place?"
"Sadly no." Wesker replied. "You're not the only one who took a better deal. Now come on." Wesker led Brigit and Kennings to the main house.
Everyone else was gathered in the lounge. Rebecca was playing the piano while Barry, Scott, Ark, and Leon were playing pool. Jill and Claire were playing a game of darts while the others were sitting at the bar. Suddenly Eliza came barreling into the room. "There's someone outside."
"What do you mean there's someone outside." Samantha asked.
"Wesker saw two people sneaking around the barn." Eliza replied. "He sent me to warn you while he went to get them."
"Great." Barry said. "Chances are Wesker will kill them before bringing them in here."
Connors walked over to Eliza. "Did you see anyone else?"
Eliza shook her head. "No, but Tyrant is looking around the place."
"LET ME GO THIS INSTANT! YOU'RE HURTING ME!" The group turned to see Wesker walked into the room still holding Brigit and Kennings.
"I was looking in the barn and found some rats." Wesker shoved Brigit and Kennings to the floor.
"Who are those two?" Jill asked.
"Dr. Brigit Grant and Dr. Bob Kennings." Wesker said. "Former head of Genoas' bio-weapons research. They turned on Philips and joined Umbrella. Only reason I let them live was to tell us why they are here."
Brigit picked herself up and dusted her jacket. "Do you think I'll tell you Wesker? From the looks of things you double-crossed Philips too."
"Are they alone Wesker?" Claire asked.
"From what I saw they were." Wesker replied. "Tyrant's out doing a sweep. We'll know in a few minutes."
Just then Tyrant entered the room. "There is no one else. They seem to be the only ones that came here."
Chris walked up to Brigit and stared her down. "What are you doing here?"
"Ask Connors." Brigit replied, smirking.
Chris turned to Connors. "Well Tom?"
"You're late." Connors said. "You should have been here two hours ago."
"We would have been here sooner, but Grant wanted to take the scenic route." Kennings said.
Barry turned to Connors. "You were expecting these two to be here? When were you going to tell us?"
"Secrecy Barry." Connors said. "Dr. Grant and Dr. Kennings are two more of my spies. I had them work for Genoas to help get information. I then told them to deflect to Umbrella to get in good graces with Mr. Umbrella."
"In other words a double agent." Wesker said. "Jesus Christ, this keeps getting better all the time."
Brigit turned to Wesker. "Look who's talking. I never would have figured you to switch to the good guys."
"Believe me, he's not." Jill said.
"Alright Tom, how many spies do you have?" Chris said.
"Enough." Connors replied. "Do you really think that Umbrella suspects you Brigit?"
Brigit ran her hand through her hair. "Burns never trusted me. After O'Riley deflected Burns got more, shall we say, suspicious about me. I knew that if I didn't get out now I wouldn't get out period."
"So what's so important that you had to come here personally?" Scott asked.
"We have important information." Brigit said. "It concerns a powerful new weapon Umbrella is creating. Umbrella wants a Tyrant like the one you have, but that will follow orders. A few more days and Umbrella will have it finished."
"Where is Tyrant being made?" Connors asked.
Kennings placed the briefcase that he had with him on the bar and opened it. "It's a place in the Philippine Islands." He pulled out several maps. "These are the maps to the whole facility. These should help get you in and out as quickly as possible."
"This creature must be destroyed." Brigit said. "Umbrella knows that they cannot fight you unless they have something stronger than your Tyrant."
"How did you know about this thing?" Chris asked.
"Mr. Umbrella told me about it." Brigit replied. "I was going to be transferred to the facility in a few days. I thought it was imperative that you know about this."
Heather turned to Connors. "What are we going to do?"
Connors looked at the maps. "Simple, we attack this place as soon as we can. I'll make arrangements for a flight to the Philippines for tomorrow morning. "For now I think we should get some sleep. We're going to have a very busy day tomorrow."
Philippine Islands.
The helicopters landed with a crunch. The team jumped out of the copters clad in camouflage outfits and started for the lab. The sun was just clearing the treetops, beams of sunlight shining through the leaves. It had been early morning when the team had left the U.S. When they arrived at a temporary base it was night again. Connors had waited until it was morning before leaving for the lab. The time waiting had been used to go over the plan once again. The operation was simple, get in, destroy the new Tyrant before it could be complete, and then destroy the lab.
"Man, why do we have to wear this heavy shit?" Scott asked. He pulled at his pants. "I think I'm going to pass out from the heat."
"Quit your whining." Carlos said. "I had to wear this gear all the time in the U.B.C.S. In fact, this feels like old times."
"Don't you be having any flashbacks." Leon said.
Carlos patted Leon on the back. "Don't worry, I won't."
"Quiet, all of you." Connors said. "Until we get into the lab I want complete silence. I don't want to give our position away." He turned to Brigit. "What can we expect inside?"
Brigit thought for a moment. "From what I remember security is going to be tight. We may have to blast our way through. Also, this place makes several other B.O.W.s, so they may be released too."
Jill checked her M16. "Nothing that we haven't handled before. All we have to do is send Tyrant out in front to take care of anything we run into. Either that or sent Wesker out first."
Wesker chuckled. "I see that you still keep your sense of humor during a mission Valentine."
"I was serious.' Jill replied.
"Come on." Connors said. "Let's move out." The team moved on until they could see the lab. The complex was split into one large building surrounded by several smaller buildings and a helipad. Connors didn't see any guards. "Where are all the guards?"
"Security is set on a rotating schedule." Brigit said. "They must be changing personnel now. We can use this opportunity to get inside." The team moved quickly through the compound and to the main building. Brigit checked her watch. "For a facility this large it should take them at least ten minutes to do the switch."
"But we don't know when the change started." Barry said. "Those guards could come back at any minute."
"Don't worry." Brigit said. "I know how to get inside undetected." Brigit led the group to a side door. She tried the knob. "It's locked."
Jill pulled out her lock pick kit. "I'll open it." After a few seconds Jill heard a clicking sound. "That was easy."
"Alright people." Connors said. "Watch out for guards and cameras. If we do have to fight I at least want to get the opening shot." The group entered the building and made their way down the halls.
"I thought you said security was going to be tight." Ark said.
"Maybe we're getting lucky." Kennings replied. Soon the sound of something moving filled the halls. "Looks like our luck has run out."
"Sounds like whatever it is is coming towards us." Barry said. The team looked around, trying to find whatever was moving.
"THERE!" Rebecca shouted.
The team turned and saw five Demon Rats scurrying towards them. "Shit, this place needs an exterminator." Ark said.
"We'll have to do." Leon said. He raised his VP 70 at the rodents. "Any suggestions?"
"Hey guys." Samantha said, staring in the direction the group had come from. "We have some other problems."
Carlos turned around and saw three Iguanouses lumbering down the hall, followed by two Bandersnatches. "Great. We got giant geckos and swamp monsters."
Claire's eyes widened as she saw the grayish creatures. "Look out, those things can stretch out their arms and grab us."
"What do we do?" Barry asked.
"Take them out." Connors said. He fired at the rats, pegging one in the head. Chris and Jill joined in, taking down two more. Heather and Ark finished off the last rats. Meanwhile the rest of the group dealt with the other creatures. Rebecca fired a grenade at one of the Iguanouses, blowing apart its head. The other two Iguanouses hissed and charged. Carlos and Scott opened fire on the advancing lizards. Carlos killed his while Scott only injured his target. The creature lunged forward to strike. Scott barely avoided the snapping jaws. Samantha ran up and emptied both of her Uzis into the lizard's head.
"Thanks Sam." Scott said. "I almost became a snack."
"Don't thank me yet." Samantha said. "We still have our other friends.
Claire stared down the Bandersnatches, waiting for either one to make a move. Suddenly one of them shot out its arm. Claire dodged to the right and fired a grenade. The round hit the Bandersnatch square in the chest, killing it. The second Bandersnatch shot out its arm, catching Claire off-guard. She felt its hand grip her head and lift her off the ground. "Not again." Claire said as the monster began to squeeze.
"Shit." Carlos said. He ran next to Claire and fired on the arm, sawing it off. The creature roared as the bloody stump retracted. Carlos kneeled down to check on Claire. "Are you OK?"
Claire tossed the hand off of her. "Peachy." Claire replied. "Now will you people please kill that thing?"
"With pleasure." Samantha said, mowing the creature down.
Chris had seen what had happened to his sister. He rushed over and helped her up. "Claire, are you hurt?"
Claire stared at her brother. "I just had my head squeezed like a lemon. What do you think?"
"I take it you're fine." Chris said. He turned to Brigit. "Just what did you mean by security? I doubt that this place uses bio-weapons as guards."
"We must have passed by a hidden camera or some sort of sensor." Brigit replied.
"I thought you said that you knew this place?" Jill asked.
Brigit turned to Jill. "I said that I knew the floor layout, not the security systems."
"I think we should have this conversation some other time." Eliza said. "We have more problems." She pointed down the hall at two Hunters.
Wesker smiled. "Leave these two to me." He sprinted down the hall at the Hunters. The Hunters responded by charging at Wesker. Wesker slammed into the first Hunter, sending it flying backwards. The second Hunter screeched and swiped at Wesker, but he dodged the claw and got behind the creature. He then pulled a knife and plunged it into the monster's back, severing the spinal cord. The other Hunter got up and advanced on its prey. Wesker quickly grabbed the creature by the neck and ripped its throat out. The Hunter staggered back against the wall, blood and other fluids flowing from its torn-out throat. It slid down the wall and let out some gurgling sounds before dying. Wesker pulled his knife out of the other Hunters back. He wiped the blood off on his pant leg while the others approached. "Maybe you're right Valentine? Maybe I should take point?"
"I suggest that we move on before we run into any more of those things." Samantha said.
Connors nodded. "We have to keep moving. The longer we stay still the more time we give those bio-weapons to find us. Brigit, what's the fastest way to the lab?"
Brigit pointed down the hall. "If we keep going we'll run into a T-intersection. If we take a left we'll get to some elevators that go down to the second level. We should be careful. With the bio-weapons up here all the guards will be down in the lab."
"What about that new Tyrant?" Chris asked. "Will it be sent after us?"
"No." Kennings said. "It isn't even finished. That's why Grant was being sent here, to oversee the completion of it."
"Come on." Connors ordered. "We'll worry about the lab when we get there." The team moved down the hall to the intersection. As the team rounded the corner, they encountered a group of four Cancers. "Great, crabs." Connors said.
Barry drew his Colt Python and took aim. He fired, taking two of the approaching crabs out. Jill blasted another one with her rifle and Ark finished off the last one with his magnum.
Ada heard a familiar hissing sound and turned to see two Lickers hanging on the ceiling. "Damn, these things are everywhere."
Leon took aim and fired. The Lickers dropped to the floor, just avoiding the bullets. "Shit." Leon growled. The one Licker leapt at Leon with its claw drawn back. "Double shit." Leon said, dodging. The Licker landed where Leon had been and looked around.
"Hey asshole." Chris said, leveling his shotgun at the creature's head. The Licker raised its head, only to have Chris blast it off. "One down, one to go." He turned his attention to the other Licker and pumped his shotgun. "Come on."
The Licker hissed and shot out its tongue. Chris ducked as the razor-sharp tongue whipped over his head. No sooner had the Licker retracted its tongue than Leon began to fire at it. Ada joined in and nailed the monster with multiple shots, killing it.
"You alright Chris?" Leon asked.
Chris stood up. "I forgot they could do that. Let's get the hell out of here."
The team made it to the elevators. Connors hit the call buttons and waited for the elevator cars to arrive. "Listen, when we get downstairs be ready for anything." The doors opened and the team entered. In a few minutes the elevators reached the lower floor. The team exited and followed Brigit and Kennings to the lab. The team made it to the lab without running into any guards. Connors walked up to the sliding doors and looked inside. He saw a long hallway with two doors on each side and a large door at the end. He saw no one inside. "It's clear. How do we get inside?"
Brigit took out an ID card from her pocket and slid it through a card reader next to the door. The light switched from red to green and the doors slid open. "The lab is split into about five sections. Tyrant should be in the last section. We can ignore the other doors." Brigit walked up to the door at the end of the hall. She slid her ID card through another reader. The door labeled "MAIN LAB" opened.
"Someone should stay out here and cover our backs." Connors said.
"I'll stay." Tyrant said. "If there is any trouble I can handle it."
"Good idea." Chris said. "I bet that as soon as we kill off this Tyrant all the guards will come running. We'll need him to hold them off."
The group entered the lab. The room was huge, lit by giant florescent lights fixed to the ceiling. Along the walls were large computers and machines with hoses and cables running from them. These hoses and cables ran to a large glass cylinder covered in frost that sat three-quarters of the way down the room. In addition, a line several tables and consoles sat in the middle of the room, wires running to the cylinder.
Chris gazed around the room. "This place looks like the lab in the Spencer Mansion. Only difference is this lab is bigger."
"I say we save the memories and blow this place." Wesker said.
"A little nervous?" Barry asked, mockingly.
Wesker shot Barry an evil glare. "Don't tempt me."
"Alright," Connors said, "fan out and secure the area. I don't want any surprises."
Claire and Carlos walked along the left side of the lab and stopped at a glass tank with what appeared to be appendages suspended in a yellowish fluid. "Have you ever seen anything like this?" Carlos asked.
Claire shook her head. "No. These look like body parts for a Tyrant. Umbrella must put them together piece by piece. Freaky."
Connors looked at the row of consoles. "These must be monitoring the creature's vitals."
"Yes." Brigit said. "These consoles can also activate the creature. We shouldn't mess with these."
Wesker and Eliza stood a short distance from Chris and Jill, who were near the door. Wesker readied his pistol and looked around cautiously. "We're being watched."
"What makes you think that?" Jill asked.
"He's right." Chris said. "I don't like this. Grant said that all the guards would be down here. So where are they?"
Eliza thought she heard something like a door sliding open. "Guys, I heard something."
"Where?" Wesker asked.
Before she could speak the door to the lab slid open. Marcus barged through and grabbed Jill from behind. Everyone turned as they heard Jill scream. "Don't try anything." Marcus said, pressing a gun to Jill's head. "Any heroics and she gets it."
"Let her go." Chris said, aiming his shotgun and Marcus.
Marcus laughed. "What a great choice of weapon. You shoot that thing and you'll kill both me and her." He then turned to Eliza and Wesker. "Hey guys, long time no see." Wesker aimed his gun at Marcus. "Go ahead Al, shoot if you're not scared of hitting Jill."
Wesker smiled. "What makes you think that I give a fuck?"
Chris turned to Wesker. "Don't you dare shoot."
Suddenly Claire screamed as Nicholai popped out from behind the tank and grabbed her. "You shouldn't lower your guard."
Carlos aimed his rifle at Nicholai's head. "Let her go."
"Now why should I?" Nicholai asked.
Meanwhile, Hunk jumped Ada, who was across the room with Leon. "Got you know bitch." Hunk spat.
"Get your damn hands off me." Ada growled.
Connors looked around at what was going on. "Shit, another trap. Everyone close in." The team moved around Connors while Nicholai and Hunk drug their captives towards the cylinder. "Let them go." Connors demanded.
"And why should they do that?" Mike asked, walking out from behind the cylinder with Tim and Stacy. "Things won't be as interesting."
"Son-of-a-bitch." Chris growled. "He knew we were coming."
"But how?" Wesker asked.
"How did you know that we'd be here?" Connors asked.
Mike laughed. "Simple, a little birdie told me." He beckoned to Brigit, who smiled and walked towards Mike.
Connors couldn't believe it. "Grant, how could you do this?"
Brigit turned to Connors. "Umbrella gave me a better deal. You see, you and your government didn't offer me that much. At least in Umbrella I can make all the money I want. I also know that Umbrella is going to win this little war of yours. My thought is if you can't beat them, join them."
"Grant." Kennings said. "You told me that you were working against Umbrella? I thought you were one of the good guys?"
"There's always a position for you in Umbrella." Mike said.
"No." Kennings said. "I refuse to work for you people."
Brigit sighed. "I always knew you were weak."
Mike raised his gun. "Tisk, tisk." Mike pulled the trigger and hit Kennings in the chest. Kennings fell forward and slumped over one of the consoles. "Now who's next?" Mike spotted Wesker and Eliza standing next to Chris. "Well if it isn't Philips favorite couple? I never thought I would see you two allied with Tom's pathetic group. Of coarse I never thought I'd see you two period."
Wesker turned to Mike. "Let's just say I got the better deal. Umbrella was fixing to put all the blame for what happened at that mansion on me."
"Of coarse Umbrella did." Mike said. "To tell you truth, you were never supposed to leave that house alive."
"What do you mean?" Eliza asked.
"You actually think that what happened in the mansion was an accident?" Mike asked. "The virus was purposely released so we could see just how powerful it was. Needless to say the virus was effective in turning almost everyone into a zombie. Of coarse it was made so that no one would get out and reveal the truth."
"So that's why all those guards kept us from leaving." Eliza said.
Mike smiled. "Exactly."
"Then who released the virus?" Jill asked, still being held by Marcus.
"Why, our good friend Hollows." Mike replied.
Eliza turned to Marcus. "I thought you looked familiar."
Marcus laughed. "Maybe you would have recognized me more with a beard and contacts."
"Now that you know who let the bug loose, you should also know that you were supposed to die Wesker." Mike said. "If those bio-weapons didn't do it, Marcus would have. Your only function was to bring the S.T.A.R.S. to the mansion. After that you were of no use."
Wesker glared at Mike. "You used me."
"Welcome to our hell." Chris said.
"I thought that you were already dead." Marcus said. "I never would have guessed that you would survive being speared by that Tyrant. The only reason that I didn't kill you was because Eliza and two others survived. Chances are I would have to have killed all of them. Besides, those other S.T.A.R.S. members were still alive. If they had heard the gunfire, they would have come to investigate. So, I did the next best thing. I helped to get you out so all the blame would be put on you for letting these idiots survive."
"Why?" Wesker asked. "I was Umbrella's best operative. I followed all my orders to the T."
"In the name of progress, sacrifices have to be made." Mike said. "Also, we couldn't have any of the S.T.A.R.S. survive, even you. But you must have known that?"
Marcus laughed. "Don't you feel like an ass?"
"So now what?" Tim asked.
Mike snapped his fingers. At the sound about forty troops emerged from the back of the room and lined up with Mike. "Kill them all, but first start with Jill. I want Chris to see his sweetheart die."
Marcus nodded. "Sure thing." He dragged Jill back enough so that the lab door opened. He knew that after he killed Jill that he would need to make a quick retreat. "Time to die Jill." He whispered to his captive.
"Yes, it is." A low voice growled.
Marcus froze as he sensed a large presence behind him. Suddenly a large hand gripped the back of his neck and squeezed, forcing him to let go of Jill. Jill ran to Chris and turned to see Tyrant lift Marcus off the ground with his left hand. Tyrant then pressed his right palm against Marcus' back. Tyrant shot out his tentacle. The end of it erupted out of Marcus' chest. Marcus twitched as he spat up blood. Tyrant retracted the tentacle and then roared before throwing Marcus across the room. Marcus landed in front of Mike, his body still shaking.
"Damn." Stacy said.
Claire and Ada took advantage of the situation. Claire smacked Nicholai in his wounded leg, causing Nicholai to fall to one knee, clutching his right leg. Ada stomped on Hunk's left foot. Hunk growled and aimed at Ada. Just as he fired Leon ran to Ada and knocked her out of the way. The bullet hit Leon in his left shoulder, right below the collarbone. Leon and Ada took cover behind on the machines.
"FIRE!" Connors yelled.
Both sides opened fire. Connors' team took cover behind the consoles and other machines. Mike's men hid behind any cover they could find, but most were in the open. Mike, Brigit, Tim, and Stacy ran behind the cylinder. Nicholai ran behind one of the computers. Hunk took shelter behind a table. As the bullets flew the Umbrella troops began to fall. However, for every man that fell two more took his place.
"This is getting nowhere." Barry said to Connors. "We better retreat."
"Good idea." Connors said.
Ada looked at Leon's wound. "How bad is it?" Leon asked.
"I don't think it's serious, but we better get you out of here." Ada said. "LEON'S HURT!" Ada shouted.
"JUST STAY RIGHT THERE!" Ark shouted. "Tom, we got a man down."
"We need a smoke screen to cover our escape." Connors said.
Rebecca looked at the glass cylinder. "I have an idea. Maybe if I blow up that tube we can use the distraction to get out of here."
Connors nodded. "Do it."
Rebecca aimed her grenade launcher at the tube. "Here goes nothing."
Tim peered around the cylinder and saw Rebecca. "Shit, they're going to blow up this tube. We better book." Mike and his party ran as Rebecca fired. The round crashed through the cylinder. A second later the cylinder exploded, sending glass flying everywhere. Soon clouds of cold mist poured into the room, making it hard to see. In the confusion Connors' team ran for the door. Tyrant kept the door opened as the others passed through. Finally Tyrant let go of the door and let it slam shut.
"THEY GOT AWAY!" Nicholai yelled.
"It doesn't matter." Mike said. "The troops upstairs will finish them off. And if they don't, the cyborgs will."
Hunk walked over to Marcus' body. "What about him?"
Mike walked over to Hunk and looked down at the body. In one quick action Mike shot the corpse in the head. "We can't risk him coming back from the dead. Pity though, he was useful."
The elevator doors opened and the team exited. They stopped while Rebecca looked at Leon's wound. "It's not that serious, but I can't do much more than bandage it up. You're lucky, a few more inches lower and you would have been dead."
"Don't remind me." Leon said.
"We better move." Connors said. "More of Burns' troops may be coming and there still may be bio-weapons lurking around here."
Ark readied his gun. "I'll go check to see if it's clear."
"I'll go with you." Heather said. The couple ran down to the hall and stopped before the intersection. Heather peeked around the corner. She spotted several guards set behind a barricade who saw her. She pulled back as they fired. "We can't go this way."
"We better tell the others." Ark said. He and Heather ran back to the group. "We can't go the way we came."
Heather nodded. "They have a barricade set up. We're trapped."
"We have to find another way out." Carlos said.
Tyrant studied the wall and then charged it. He crashed through the wall, leaving a huge hole. "I can make another way out."
Connors nodded. "Then get us out of here." The team followed Tyrant as he smashed through the next wall. Tyrant continued to crash through the walls occasionally running into enemy troops, which the others eliminated quickly. After a few minutes Tyrant broke through the outside wall. The team exited the side of the building and ran for the helicopters. They got to the front of the building only to find ten cyborgs slowly approaching them. There was a pair of Hunters, a pair of Lickers, a pair of Chimeras, a pair of Bandersnatches, and a pair of Gamma Hunters. "What in the hell are those things?" Connors asked.
"Cyborgs." Wesker replied. "Genoas made them. Virtually unstoppable. I suggest that we run."
"That's the best idea I've heard all day." Scott said.
The team started to run, but the cyborgs moved in to intercept. One of the Lickers leapt in front of Carlos and moved towards him. Carlos fired a couple of shots from his shotgun, but the bullets bounced of the robot's armor.
"Shit, how do you kill one of these things?" Carlos asked. Suddenly the cyborg's back exploded as a grenade round slammed into it. It jerked as sparks flew from the hole in it's back. Carlos looked over to see Claire with her grenade launcher, the barrel still smoking. "Thanks Claire." Carlos said.
"Don't mention it." Claire replied.
Meanwhile, Scott dodged one of the Bandersnatches' arms. He rolled out of the way, the steel hand nearly hitting him in the face. "These things are as fast as the live ones."
Rebecca fired a grenade at the robot's arm. The arm got blown off, rocking the cyborg in the process. "Yeah, and they're tougher to kill."
Chris and Connors fired at one of the Hunters, but to no avail. The robot continued to advance unfazed. "I think we need armor-piercing rounds for these things." Chris said.
"Too bad we don't have any." Connors said.
"Maybe this will work." Barry said, aiming his magnum at the cyborg's head. He fired off a shot. The round hit the robot's head and exited the back. The cyborg fell to its knees and then collapsed to the ground.
"How many rounds do you have left?" Connors asked.
"Only three shots." Barry replied. "I used most of my ammo inside."
Chris dropped his shotgun and pulled out his Beretta. "Maybe if we shoot the joints we can disable them?" He saw one of the Gamma Hunters heading for Jill. He rushed to her side. "Jill, aim for the joints in its legs."
"OK." Jill aimed at the robot's left knee and fired. The bullets blew out the joint, causing the cyborg to drop to one knee. Chris fired at its right elbow, disabling the arm. The cyborg began to crawl towards Jill and Chris, using its good arm to drag itself across the ground. "This is getting us nowhere fast." Jill said.
"At least this will give us a chance to get out of here." Chris said. "HEY, SHOOT AT THEIR JOINTS!"
Ark turned to Leon and Ada, who were shooting at a Chimera. "I think we better do what Chris says."
"Sounds good to me." Leon said. He and Ada aimed for the knees of the Chimera and shot them out. The machine fell forward on its stomach. The cyborg then used its hook arms to lift itself off the ground. It then began to scurry like a spider. "These things don't quit." He turned to Ada, only to see the other Licker getting ready to pounce on her. "ADA, LOOK OUT!"
Ada turned just as the cyborg leapt. She stood in shock as the robot flew towards her. At the last second Tyrant ran in front of her and caught the Licker. Tyrant tore its head off and hurled the body at the Chimera. The cyborgs collided and rolled away in a mass of twisted metal. Ada turned to Tyrant. "Thanks."
"You should leave." Tyrant said. "I will take care of these toys."
"I'm not arguing with that." Ark said. "Let's move."
The group broke for the helicopters once again. The cyborgs that were still operational began to give chase. Most of the team members fired back, trying to slow the cyborgs down. Scott tripped and fell. He scrambled to his feet and started to run, but the Hunter cyborg landed behind him and slashed him across the back. He yelled in pain as he fell forward.
"SCOTT!" Rebecca yelled, hearing Scott holler. Rebecca bolted back to Scott's aid, shooting at the robot. Samantha, Ark, and Heather ran back too, trying to get the cyborg away from Scott. The others stopped and watched helplessly as the cyborg was pushed back by the bullets, but didn't go down. Rebecca ran to Scott's side and tried to get him to his feet. "Get up Scott. We have to go now."
"Leave me here." Scott said. "Get out of here."
Rebecca continued to tug at his arm. "I'm not leaving you here."
By now the Hunter had begun to advance on Scott and Rebecca. "GET OUT OF THERE NOW!" Ark yelled. "IT'S COMING BACK!"
Rebecca covered Scott as the cyborg neared striking range. Eliza saw enough and took off towards the robot.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Wesker yelled.
"THEY NEED OUR HELP!" Eliza replied.
Wesker stood there for a few seconds watching Eliza head for the robot. "What the hell." Wesker bolted after her.
The Hunter cyborg prepared to strike when it saw something come at it at high speed. It looked up just as Eliza slammed into it. The cyborg was knocked back to the ground, but so was Eliza. She staggered to her feet and held her left arm. "Maybe that wasn't the best idea?"
Rebecca looked up at Eliza. "Are you hurt?"
"Nothing that won't heal in a few hours." Eliza replied. "Time to get you out of here."
"ELIZA, BEHIND YOU!" Heather shouted.
Eliza spun around to see the cyborg back on its feet. It began to slowly walk towards Eliza, who started to back up. "This is not good."
"HEY!" Wesker shouted, running up to the cyborg. "Leave them alone." The cyborg turned to Wesker and swiped at him. Wesker ducked behind the robot and grabbed the hose sticking out of its head. He pulled the hose, causing hydraulic fluid to spurt out. The cyborg jerked around, trying to grab the hose. Wesker ran over to Scott and slung him over his shoulder. "Let's go."
Wesker, Eliza, and Rebecca ran from the Hunter, which was now moving slower than before. Ark, Heather, and Samantha began to follow. The remaining Licker lashed its tongue at Samantha, slicing the back of her leg. Samantha yelped as she grabbed her leg. The Licker then leapt at her, landing on her back and knocking her to the ground. Heather turned and saw the Licker about to stab Samantha.
"SAM!" Heather screamed as the Licker plunged its claw into Samantha's back. Samantha opened her mouth to scream, but nothing came out. Samantha's body went limp as death took her. "SAM!" Heather bolted for her friend, but Ark grabbed her.
"There's nothing you can do." Ark said. "We have to get out of here."
Heather looked at Ark and nodded, tears pouring down her face. She turned back to Samantha's body and saw the Licker looked at her. She then saw the other cyborgs moving in. "Oh my God."
"We have to go now." Ark said. He and Heather bolted for the group, who began to fire at the robots.
"What do we do Tom?" Claire asked as Ark and Heather reached the group. "These things won't stop until we're all dead."
Tyrant started to walk towards the cyborgs. "I'll destroy them. You get out of here."
"But those things will tear you apart." Jill said. "You can't take that many on by yourself."
"I will. Now go." Tyrant roared and took off towards the robots, the claws on its left arm popping out.
"We can't just leave him here." Chris said.
Connors watched as Tyrant entered battle with the cyborgs, tossing the robots around. "It's the only way. This is his choice, now let's move."
The team reluctantly retreated as Tyrant continued to battle the robots. After a few minutes they got to the copters. Barry got into the cockpit of one and Connors climbed into the other. Wesker and Rebecca helped Scott into their copter and climbed in after him. Eliza, Ark, and Heather followed. Barry started up the copter and lifted off. Connors started his copter and waited for the rest to board. Jill stared back in the direction of the lab.
"Shouldn't we wait for him?" Jill asked. "We should give him at least a few minutes?"
"I'm sorry, we can't." Connors said. Umbrella's troops may be heading for this copter. Tyrant may also be dead."
"He can't be dead." Leon said. "He was flinging those tin cans around like trash. Those scrap heaps don't stand a chance."
"We can hope." Chris said. "Come on Jill." Chris pulled Jill into the copter. Connors began to lift off when Chris heard something large moving towards the copter. "Now what?" The copter shook as something grabbed on. A massive hand reached through the doorway as Tyrant began to pull himself into the copter. "We were wondering what happened to you."
"Could you give me a hand?" Tyrant asked.
Jill, Chris, and Claire pulled Tyrant into the copter. Jill looked over Tyrant, who was covered with scratches. "Are you OK?"
"I'll live." Tyrant replied.
"Let's get the hell out of here." Carlos said.
Connors nodded and flew off, following the others.
Mike walked up to the cyborgs, which were now in pieces. "Looks like these things weren't as tough as you said they were."
"At least they killed one of them." Brigit said, pointing to Samantha's body.
"You are so right." Mike said.
"You do realize that those guys are going to be pissed off." Tim said.
Nicholai nodded. "They will be out for blood."
Mike chuckled. "Even so, we have won another major victory. Tom has no more spies, his men are hurt or dead, and we know where his team is. What surprises me is how reluctant they are to give up."
"What about the lab?" Hunk asked.
"Destroy it." Mike said. "No records, no buildings, and oh yes," He nudged Samantha's body with his foot, "no bodies." Mike turned and snapped his fingers. "Come on people, the sooner we clean up the sooner we go home.
Temporary Black Ops 6 base. Philippine Islands.
Connors sat in a chair with his face buried in his hands. The team was currently at a warehouse that was being used as a temporary base. Rebecca had finished patching up Scott as best she could and was now working on Leon's gunshot wound. Leon winched as Rebecca dug out the bullet. Wesker was busy tearing apart anything he could get his hands on, enraged over what he had found out. Eliza was trying her hardest to calm him down. The others stood in silence, saddened over the loss of Samantha. Connors lifted his head and looked around. "I'm sorry. I failed all of you. I thought I had everything under control. I never expected any of this to happen."
"You couldn't have known." Chris said. "None of us could have."
"But I should have." Connors replied. "I though that we could take down both Umbrella and Genoas without any difficulty. I thought that with all my spies I knew everything that was going on. I never expected to have a spy in my own group, or that we would face any of those creatures, or that any of us would end up getting hurt." Connors hung his head. "Because I was so damn stupid I ended up leading us into a trap."
"Umbrella fooled us all." Chris said. "We all fell for Grant's little trick."
"Chris is right." Barry said. "What we have to do is regroup and hit Umbrella hard. We can let any of those assholes get away with what they did."
"And how do you suggest we do that?" Scott asked. "Not only is Umbrella stronger, but they got those fucking robots. When I signed up for this no one told me this would happen."
Heather stared at the floor. "We have to go on. We have to make them pay for what happened to Sam."
"But how?" Ada asked. "Leon and Scott are hurt, Samantha is gone, and we're outnumbered and outgunned."
Connors signed. "The situation is hopeless. I don't have any more spies and Umbrella knows where we are. I don't think we can do this."
"Half of us have been in worse situations." Jill said. "Hell, I thought I wasn't going to get out of that mansion or Raccoon, but I did."
Ark nodded. "We've gone through worse with much less."
"Most of us are used to this." Claire added. "I'm sure as hell not going to give up."
"None of us are." Chris said. "Now I say we get back to the U.S. and figure out what to do next. If any of you want to leave then go. I'm not quitting."
Connors stood up. "Look, we have a half hour before the plane leaves. If anyone needs me I'll be outside." Connors left the group and walked out the door.
Jill walked over to Chris. "I think Tom's taking this hard. He must feel responsible for this whole mess."
"I better go talk to him." Chris said. He took off after his uncle.
"I better go with him." Barry said. "I want to know what we're going to do next."
Jill nodded. "I have to go find Tyrant. There's something I need to tell him." Jill ran off to find Tyrant while Barry started after Chris.
Heather sat on a crate, being held by Ark. "I can't believe Sam's dead."
"At least she died a hero." Ark said. "She ran back to help Scott and Rebecca. She knew the risks."
"I just thought that we'd make it through this together." Heather said. "I can't help but think that you could have been the one to get killed, or me."
"Look, we'll make them pay for Sam's death." Ark said. "We'll make Umbrella pay for everything."
Claire and Carlos walked over and sat down next to Ark and Heather. "How are you doing?" Claire asked Heather.
Heather managed a weak smile. "OK I guess. It's just that with Sam gone I can't help but feel that one of us will be next."
Claire knew what Heather was going through. "Listen, you're not the only one who lost someone. I lost Steve, remember. I also lost my parents."
"I lost my best friends in Raccoon." Carlos said. "I had to watch some of them die. I had nightmares about that for a while. It's not easy to see a close friend die."
"Besides, Sam would want you to go on." Ark said. "She wouldn't want you to give up."
"You're right." Heather said. "I have to go on. God I'm going to miss her."
"We all will." Claire said. "My brother still misses his friends who died in the mansion. The way he dealt with it was to tell stories about them. I guess if you remember them they're never really dead. In your heart they're always alive."
Heather smiled. "In that case, Sam will never be dead. I'll always remember her."
Ark gave Heather a squeeze. "We all will."
Scott winched as he raised his arms to put his shirt on. Rebecca took the shirt from him. "Here, let me do that for you." Rebecca carefully slid the ripped shirt on Scott. "We'll have to get stitches for you when we get back."
"Thanks Becky." Scott said. "You know you didn't have to come back for me. None of you had too."
Rebecca gave Scott a blank stare. "When I was in the S.T.A.R.S. we made it a rule never to leave another man behind. Besides, I wasn't going to abandon you."
Scott signed. "It's just that if you guys didn't come back for me or if I didn't trip Sam would still be alive."
"If we didn't come back for you then we would be mourning you." Rebecca replied.
"It's just that I feel guilty for Sam getting killed." Scott said. He sat down on a chair and cringed as pain shot through his back. "You know, they say that Marines feel no pain. Obviously they never had some cyborg slash them across the back."
"At least you're still alive." Rebecca said. "That was too close for comfort. I thought I was going to loose someone else."
Scott had an idea of what Rebecca was referring to. "You're talking about the S.T.A.R.S.?"
Rebecca nodded. "I was only in the unit for a few months, but I really got to know them all. They didn't treat me like I was a kid. I especially liked Richard. He used to buy me lunch once and a while. I almost broke down when we found him. He died from a snakebite. Everyone else except for Enrico was dead. When we found him he had been shot. He tried to warn us about Wesker, but then he got shot."
"Speaking of Wesker, why did he and Eliza come back for us?" Scott asked. "They could have left us to rot."
"I guess Eliza wanted to help us and Wesker ran after her." Rebecca replied. "Personally I don't know what Wesker's motivation was."
"Whatever it was we owe him one." Scott said.
Leon poked at his bullet wound. Even though Rebecca had pulled the bullet out it still stung. He then ran his finger to his other bullet wound, which was just above his heart. "Looks like I got two now."
"At least it wasn't as close as the first one." Ada said.
"Talk about déjà vu." Leon said. "That was the second time I saved you from being shot."
Ada put her hand over Leon's wound. "I guess that's two I owe you know."
Leon covered Ada's hand with his. "No, you owe me one. You made up for the first time when you didn't shoot me."
"Then I'll have to find another way to pay you back." Ada said. "I'm just glad that you're alright. I don't know what I would do if I lost you a second time."
"I thought I was going to loose you." Leon said. "If Tyrant hadn't of burst in, Hunk would have killed you. Next time I run into that bastard I'm going to take him out."
Ada shook her head. "You won't be fighting any time soon. You're going to rest until that wound heals."
Leon scoffed. "I made it through Raccoon with my other wound. I can go on with this."
"No you're not." Ada said in a firm voice. "You're staying at our base and I'm going to make sure of it."
"Since when were you a nurse?" Leon asked.
"Since I posed as one during one of my missions." Ada replied. "Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."
Jill walked over to Tyrant, who was silently staring out the window. "Hey, shouldn't you have Rebecca patch up those wounds?"
Tyrant turned to Jill. "They'll heal themselves. I was designed to heal quickly. Besides, I hardly feel them."
Jill nodded. "I can see why. You wouldn't be a good Tyrant if you couldn't take a beating." Jill stared at the ground and kicked a small rock. "I want to thank you for saving me. I guess I was wrong about you."
"It was nothing." Tyrant said. "I was saving a teammate."
"Well, I just wanted to let you know that I am grateful and I'm sorry for the way I treated you." Jill said.
Tyrant nodded. "I don't blame you for your past actions. You were acting on past experiences."
"You're right, you're not the Nemesis." Jill said. "You do have a soul."
"Thank you." Tyrant replied. "I guess this makes us friends."
Jill smiled. "It does."
Connors stared at the sky. Doubts swarmed through his head. "Why was I so damn confident? I should have seen something like this coming."
"Kicking yourself in the ass won't help any." Chris said, walking up next to Connors. "I did the same thing after Raccoon was destroyed. I wondered why I didn't stay with Jill. After a while I moved on cause I knew there was nothing I could have done if I did stay."
"I just wish that I wasn't so trusting." Connors said. "I thought I could trust Grant. I guess Jill was right. Trust is a deadly weapon."
Barry joined the group. "So now what? Are you going to sit here and beat yourself down or are you going to continue to fight. I don't know about you, but I'm not quitting."
"But I have no idea what to do." Connors said.
"What we need to do is hit Umbrella hard." Chris said. "We have to find some place that will cripple Umbrella."
"If you want revenge then I know of a major lab for you to hit." Wesker said, emerging from the warehouse.
"Where is it?" Barry asked.
Wesker grinned. "Just a little lab that happens to be the most important facility Umbrella has. It used to belong to Genoas and was Philips biggest lab."
"What's so important about this place?" Chris asked. "And where is it?"
"I'll tell you when we get back to the states." Wesker said. "It'll be well worth the wait."
Umbrella HQ. Paris, France.
"You blew it Burns." Mr. Umbrella said. "They got away."
"We did manage to eliminate Samantha Quick." Mike said. "That counts for something."
"Killing one of them does no good if the others are still alive." Mr. Umbrella replied.
"We would have killed more except we had an unexpected development." Mike said. "That Tyrant ruined everything. It got Connors' men out of the plant and took out the cyborgs. If it wasn't for that thing we would have won."
Mr. Umbrella took a puff on his cigar. "Quit making excuses." He turned to Brigit. "How is our plant in New Zealand going?"
Brigit cleared her throat. "The facility is on-line and operational. The T-Veronica virus should be completed shortly."
"Good." Mr. Umbrella said. "Finally some good news." He turned his attention to the others. "Listen, we're moving the headquarters to the old Genoas headquarters in Tokyo. I want to be as close to the New Zealand plant. I also expect Connors to attack this building. In the meantime I want to launch an assault on the Black Ops 6 base."
"Who's going to go?" Mike asked.
"That matter doesn't concern you Burns." Mr. Umbrella said. "I want you to stay here in Paris."
"What for?" Mike asked.
"I'll tell you after I arrive in Tokyo." Mr. Umbrella replied. "Now is there anything else?"
"There's a slight problem." Hunk said. "Wesker and Eliza are part of Connors' team."
Mr. Umbrella laughed. "So Wesker thinks that if he helps out Connors that he'll get off the hook. It doesn't matter who Connors gets, it won't matter. I have a little plan for his group. Soon Black Ops 6 will be destroyed and then no one will be able to stop us."
Author's Comments: Talk about a lot of action. Looks like Black Ops 6 got screwed again. With Brigit turning her back on Connors Umbrella may have the upper hand. Wesker and Eliza found out something about their past and Samantha ended up getting killed. With this turn of events Umbrella may be set up to delivered the knockout blow. And with another assault coming they just may. However, it looks like the team is ready for a little payback. Samantha's death won't go unpunished for long. But what lab does Wesker have in mind? Could it be the lab in New Zealand where the T-Veronica virus is being finished? And what about Scott and Leon? With them injured the team won't be as strong. And finally what does Mr. Umbrella have planned? It can't be good, that's for sure.
In the next chapter the pieces fall into place and the stage is set for a major battle. Will the Black Ops 6 turn back Umbrella's attack, and what lab will our heroes strike? Find out in Judgment Day: Chapter 9- Meltdown.
