Chapter 7
Jill and Cody blew out of the front doors to the Clock Tower, Cody could see the helicopter not far from them. He could see the pilot smiling down at them, Cody smirked as Jill began to wave her arms.
"Over here! We're over here!" Jill screamed, the pilot swerved the helicopter in their direction.
"We're saved, it's finally over" Cody called out, his words being lost in the sound of a weapon being discharged to their right. Cody and Jill both looked to see the surface to air missile hover in front of them for a moment. Then the back of it lit up in fire and shot past them, leaving only a trail of smoke behind it.
"No" Jill whispered, Cody stared into the sky as the missile plowed into the 'choper and exploded. The entire side of the 'choper exploded in flames and fire and burning glass spouted out from the cockpit as the 'choper swerved from side to side. Cody grabbed the dazed Jill by her arm and yanked them behind the fountain as-
-The helicopter crashed into the clock tower, burning hunks of metal raining down like a meteor shower. A loud whining noise blew over them as it plunged through the clock tower roof and into the lobby. Cody covered his head as the door and windows exploded, burning glass and metal shot from the windows and the 'copter's back propeller blew out the door and shot across the courtyard. Above it all, Cody and Jill could hear the Nemesis's demonic cry. Cody and Jill's hopes for survival joined the 'chopter in it's burning grave. Cody heard two loud thuds, as he turned he could see the Nemesis heading toward them. Cody aimed his magnum and began to fire, running the Nemesis's side he kept firing trying to keep the Nemesis away from Jill. The Nemesis turned and lunged, not allowing Cody the time to move the Nemesis plowed it's rocket launcher into Cody's gut, pushing up he used it to catapult Cody across the burning courtyard. Cody felt his ribs give as he slammed into the hard ground which knocked the air out of him. The Nemesis lifted the rocket launcher to it's giant shoulder and aimed it at Cody. Cody pushed off the ground as the ground behind him exploded, the explosion throwing Cody a few extra feet forward. Cody slammed into the ground and skidded a few feet, the Nemesis leveled it's rocket launcher with Cody's head when-
A loud uproar of automatic fire flooded Cody's ears, Cody glanced up and saw Carlos standing a few feet back, firing at the Nemesis. The Nemesis turned it's sights from Cody and to Carlos. Allowing Cody the time to get his magnum, reload it and join in fire as he began to get to his feet. Cody heard a popping noise and he jumped back as a buckshot-loaded grenade sent a blast of thousands of pellets across the courtyard. Most of it missed, but a good number of the pellets collided with the Nemesis. It stumbled forward a bit, but aimed it's rocket launcher at Carlos. In the same instant, Carlos and the Nemesis both fired, and in a massive flare of light the Nemesis's rocket launcher was obliterated and sent Carlos and the Nemesis both flying backwards.
* * *
Jill broke the grenade launcher open again and this time loaded it with a flame round. The Nemesis was getting back up, she pointed her gun forward as-
Something tore into her shoulder, a sharp stinging sensation rushing through her arm, followed up by a terrible heat that swarmed over her body.
* * *
Cody's eyes widened as he saw the tentacle tear into Jill's arm,
"NO!" Cody screamed, pointing his magnum forward he shot the tentacle and it split in half. Dropping from Jill's shoulder and trashing about on the ground, The Nemesis roared loudly and Jill stumbled back. Broken and bruised Cody rushed to her aid, catching her before she fell on the ground. Jill looked up at him, then passed out, Cody held her tight for a moment then grabbed the grenade launcher. The Nemesis charged for him,
"YOU BASTARD!" Cody yelled out, leveling the grenade launcher with the Nemesis's head and firing. At such close range, the flame round exploded, searing heat washing over both the Nemesis and Cody. Cody was knocked back and the Nemesis was set ablaze, Cody fell backwards and his entire world went black.
* * *
Carlos got to his feet in time to see the Nemesis retreating, Carlos out loaded the rest of his clip into the back of the burning Nemesis and it collapsed in a pile of burning wood. Carlos slowly made his way across the courtyard, there he saw both Cody and Jill on the ground. Carlos rushed over to Cody and picked him up, carrying him on his shoulder Carlos bent down to Jill who was bleeding at the shoulder.
"Don't die on me" He whispered, picking Jill up and heading toward the chapel.
* * *
October First, Sun Down
24 Hours After Resident Evil 2
Cody stared into the sky, rain clouds all around him, the rain was falling around him pretty rapidly. Drenching his clothes and allowing rain to run down his face, Cody clenched his fists at his side. Tears were lost in the rain that was running down his cheeks, Cody stood there, head facing the sky, rain running down him. Fragments of the events that had taken place through out the past few days briefly running through his head. The voices of all his lost friends hurt him the most. The rain had extinguished all the fire that had been caused by the 'chopter. In the background Cody could see a large, black cloud in the sky, it wasn't a rain cloud. Little under a day ago, Cody had heard a loud explosion coming from the police station. When he'd looked he could see a fire burning freely, the flames were high enough that he'd been able to spot them. Someone, or something had torched the police station and a good number of blocks around it. This had led to the uncontrollable fire that was now raging in uptown Raccoon city. Cody stared into the sky again, there were too many questions running through his mind and to little answers. Nothing would be the same anymore, something in him had changed. He could feel it, but he was used to change, and he never got to attached to one place for to long, he felt things were best that way. Cody finally looked down at the ground, his hopes for getting out of Raccoon alive had been shattered. He knew that he was trapped in the city, for what could be an eternity.
"Your going to die here Cody! You aren't going to make it out alive! And I'll be watching you, laughing as your flesh gets ripped from your body and consumed by the zombies" Wesley's voice echoed through his head, Cody turned away and placed his hand on the door knob. He twisted it and walked back into the chapel,
"Hey, there you are" Carlos called out, Cody turned around and saw Carlos walking toward him. "I found a case of water and canned food in the chapel if your hungry, but beside that Jill has been infected with the virus. I am going to the hospital to find the vaccine for it" Carlos said,
"WHAT!?" Cody cried out,
"It's Okay Cody, she'll be fine"
"Let me go with you and help" Cody suggested,
"No, Jill wants you to stay here with her, she's been calling for you for the past thirty minutes" Carlos replied, Carlos turned and headed for the door,
"Hey Carlos" Cody called out,
"Yeah?" Called called back,
"Thanks for saving me from the Nemesis" Cody said,
"No problem" Carlos replied, grabbing the handle of the door and pushing it open. Cody turned and headed through another door into the chapel. Closing the door quietly behind him, Cody looked at the raised alter where Jill laid. She seemed to be awake, Cody took another step forward and Jill turned her head to him.
"There you are" Jill said weakly, Cody walked a little faster and in no time was looking down at her.
"I'm sorry. . . . I wasn't able to save you from the Nemesis. . . I just" Cody trailed off,
"It's okay, besides, you did save me from it, I don't know anyone who would have squared off one on one with that thing, you did a brave thing. Even trained soldiers would have ran in fear from it, but you didn't" Jill said,
"I know. . . . I just. . . My body hurt so bad" Cody said,
"Cody, you were thrown nine feet across the courtyard after having a rocket launcher shoved in your gut and yet you made it back to your feet and fought. That took a lot of strength" Jill said,
Cody looked away for a moment,
"What a way to spend your birth day huh?" Cody said,
"Today is your birth day?" Jill asked,
"Yeah. . . Fifteen years old . . ." Cody said softly,
"Wow. . . . Happy birth day" Jill said weakly,
"thanks" Cody replied,
"I got the prefect present for you" Jill said, Cody turned and looked down at her
"What?" He asked,
"The promise that tonight will be our last night in this hell hole" Jill replied,
"really?"
"Yeah, Carlos said that in the old water treatment factory there is a helicopter pad, and most likely a helicopter" Jill said,
"Yes!" Cody yelled,
Jill smiled slightly, even under the pain that was working all through out her body.
"One problem" Jill said,
"What?" Cody asked,
"The factory, is a ways away from here, it's in the park, and who knows what kind of puzzles we are going to run into along the way" Jill said,
"Yeah.... But we've made it this far, we can finish this" Cody said, Cody's optimism brought a smile to Jill's face.
* * *
Over the next few hours Cody drank a full gallon of water, and ate six cans of pears. Every so often bringing Jill some water and food, Carlos had been gone for a good two hours when Cody felt a giant explosion rock the clock tower.
"Carlos" Cody whispered to himself,
"Damn! Raccoon city is falling apart" Jill groaned,
"Yeah but I don't think that explosion was an accident" Cody said,
"Yeah, I'd say you were right" Jill commented,
"I'm going to see if Carlos has gotten back yet" Cody said, he could see Jill was getting worse by the second and if Carlos wasn't there yet, Cody was going to go see what in the hell was taking him so long. Cody pushed the doors open and walked out, making his way across the next room and into the dining room. The walls were all cracked, plates and glasses were shattered, all caused by the 'choper crash landing into the Tower. Cody pushed the next door open and was in the main room, which was completely destroyed. The second floor was no longer accessible and a giant piece of the 'chopter was jutting out from the roof. Cody took out his magnum and walked slowly toward the next door, pausing with each step.
"Come on Carlos. . . . Don't make me have to go out and look for you . . . . . I don't want to go outside" Cody whispered to himself, that's when Cody saw the door knob on the other side of the room jiggle. Cody held his gun up, ready for action as the door swung open. And Carlos stumbled in, he didn't look so great, he looked like he'd been the victim of some beating. Cody rushed over to Carlos and helped him,
"Thanks" Carlos said,
"Anytime, so did you get the vaccine?" Cody asked,
"Yeah sure did" Carlos replied, pulling out a syringe and a vial, filled with a liquid.
"YES!" Cody shouted,
Cody took a step forward when he heard a loud crash, and massive chunks of cement came flying. Cody jumped to the side and saw something come flying down from the second floor.
"Sttarrsss"
Cody didn't even have to look to see what was there, Cody turned to Carlos
"Take the vaccine to Jill! Hurry!" Cody shouted,
"NO! I am going to help you!" Carlos replied,
"NO! GO HELP HER NOW!!!!" Cody shouted louder, Cody turned and saw the giant, deformed Nemesis. It's leather jacket was in shreds, dozens of tentacles hung down from it's arm, up it's chest were a line of surgical staples, and it's skin was just like it's facial skin. Carlos began to open fire on it and Cody pointed his gun at Carlos's head.
"Go save Jill" He ordered, Carlos nodded reluctantly and ran off, Cody turned and looked back at the Nemesis who was staring at him and growling.
"Sttarrsss" it cried,
"Come and Get me" Cody said, Cody looked to the side at the door Carlos had gone into then back at the Nemesis.
* * *
Carlos injected the vaccine into Jill's wrist and waited, he didn't like leaving Cody alone, especially when the Nemesis but Cody had really insisted that he did.
"Come on kid.... Hold out for just a little longer" Carlos whispered,
* * *
Crunch!
Cody slammed into the wall and it splintered around him as Nemesis took one lumbering step toward him, it's tentacles lashing around madly. Cody aimed and fired, two shots entered the Nemesis's skin but didn't draw any blood.
"Is that all you got?" Cody said weakly, The Nemesis growled and swung at Cody, Cody hurtled under it's arm and fired into the back of the Nemesis's head until he went dry.
Jill and Cody blew out of the front doors to the Clock Tower, Cody could see the helicopter not far from them. He could see the pilot smiling down at them, Cody smirked as Jill began to wave her arms.
"Over here! We're over here!" Jill screamed, the pilot swerved the helicopter in their direction.
"We're saved, it's finally over" Cody called out, his words being lost in the sound of a weapon being discharged to their right. Cody and Jill both looked to see the surface to air missile hover in front of them for a moment. Then the back of it lit up in fire and shot past them, leaving only a trail of smoke behind it.
"No" Jill whispered, Cody stared into the sky as the missile plowed into the 'choper and exploded. The entire side of the 'choper exploded in flames and fire and burning glass spouted out from the cockpit as the 'choper swerved from side to side. Cody grabbed the dazed Jill by her arm and yanked them behind the fountain as-
-The helicopter crashed into the clock tower, burning hunks of metal raining down like a meteor shower. A loud whining noise blew over them as it plunged through the clock tower roof and into the lobby. Cody covered his head as the door and windows exploded, burning glass and metal shot from the windows and the 'copter's back propeller blew out the door and shot across the courtyard. Above it all, Cody and Jill could hear the Nemesis's demonic cry. Cody and Jill's hopes for survival joined the 'chopter in it's burning grave. Cody heard two loud thuds, as he turned he could see the Nemesis heading toward them. Cody aimed his magnum and began to fire, running the Nemesis's side he kept firing trying to keep the Nemesis away from Jill. The Nemesis turned and lunged, not allowing Cody the time to move the Nemesis plowed it's rocket launcher into Cody's gut, pushing up he used it to catapult Cody across the burning courtyard. Cody felt his ribs give as he slammed into the hard ground which knocked the air out of him. The Nemesis lifted the rocket launcher to it's giant shoulder and aimed it at Cody. Cody pushed off the ground as the ground behind him exploded, the explosion throwing Cody a few extra feet forward. Cody slammed into the ground and skidded a few feet, the Nemesis leveled it's rocket launcher with Cody's head when-
A loud uproar of automatic fire flooded Cody's ears, Cody glanced up and saw Carlos standing a few feet back, firing at the Nemesis. The Nemesis turned it's sights from Cody and to Carlos. Allowing Cody the time to get his magnum, reload it and join in fire as he began to get to his feet. Cody heard a popping noise and he jumped back as a buckshot-loaded grenade sent a blast of thousands of pellets across the courtyard. Most of it missed, but a good number of the pellets collided with the Nemesis. It stumbled forward a bit, but aimed it's rocket launcher at Carlos. In the same instant, Carlos and the Nemesis both fired, and in a massive flare of light the Nemesis's rocket launcher was obliterated and sent Carlos and the Nemesis both flying backwards.
* * *
Jill broke the grenade launcher open again and this time loaded it with a flame round. The Nemesis was getting back up, she pointed her gun forward as-
Something tore into her shoulder, a sharp stinging sensation rushing through her arm, followed up by a terrible heat that swarmed over her body.
* * *
Cody's eyes widened as he saw the tentacle tear into Jill's arm,
"NO!" Cody screamed, pointing his magnum forward he shot the tentacle and it split in half. Dropping from Jill's shoulder and trashing about on the ground, The Nemesis roared loudly and Jill stumbled back. Broken and bruised Cody rushed to her aid, catching her before she fell on the ground. Jill looked up at him, then passed out, Cody held her tight for a moment then grabbed the grenade launcher. The Nemesis charged for him,
"YOU BASTARD!" Cody yelled out, leveling the grenade launcher with the Nemesis's head and firing. At such close range, the flame round exploded, searing heat washing over both the Nemesis and Cody. Cody was knocked back and the Nemesis was set ablaze, Cody fell backwards and his entire world went black.
* * *
Carlos got to his feet in time to see the Nemesis retreating, Carlos out loaded the rest of his clip into the back of the burning Nemesis and it collapsed in a pile of burning wood. Carlos slowly made his way across the courtyard, there he saw both Cody and Jill on the ground. Carlos rushed over to Cody and picked him up, carrying him on his shoulder Carlos bent down to Jill who was bleeding at the shoulder.
"Don't die on me" He whispered, picking Jill up and heading toward the chapel.
* * *
October First, Sun Down
24 Hours After Resident Evil 2
Cody stared into the sky, rain clouds all around him, the rain was falling around him pretty rapidly. Drenching his clothes and allowing rain to run down his face, Cody clenched his fists at his side. Tears were lost in the rain that was running down his cheeks, Cody stood there, head facing the sky, rain running down him. Fragments of the events that had taken place through out the past few days briefly running through his head. The voices of all his lost friends hurt him the most. The rain had extinguished all the fire that had been caused by the 'chopter. In the background Cody could see a large, black cloud in the sky, it wasn't a rain cloud. Little under a day ago, Cody had heard a loud explosion coming from the police station. When he'd looked he could see a fire burning freely, the flames were high enough that he'd been able to spot them. Someone, or something had torched the police station and a good number of blocks around it. This had led to the uncontrollable fire that was now raging in uptown Raccoon city. Cody stared into the sky again, there were too many questions running through his mind and to little answers. Nothing would be the same anymore, something in him had changed. He could feel it, but he was used to change, and he never got to attached to one place for to long, he felt things were best that way. Cody finally looked down at the ground, his hopes for getting out of Raccoon alive had been shattered. He knew that he was trapped in the city, for what could be an eternity.
"Your going to die here Cody! You aren't going to make it out alive! And I'll be watching you, laughing as your flesh gets ripped from your body and consumed by the zombies" Wesley's voice echoed through his head, Cody turned away and placed his hand on the door knob. He twisted it and walked back into the chapel,
"Hey, there you are" Carlos called out, Cody turned around and saw Carlos walking toward him. "I found a case of water and canned food in the chapel if your hungry, but beside that Jill has been infected with the virus. I am going to the hospital to find the vaccine for it" Carlos said,
"WHAT!?" Cody cried out,
"It's Okay Cody, she'll be fine"
"Let me go with you and help" Cody suggested,
"No, Jill wants you to stay here with her, she's been calling for you for the past thirty minutes" Carlos replied, Carlos turned and headed for the door,
"Hey Carlos" Cody called out,
"Yeah?" Called called back,
"Thanks for saving me from the Nemesis" Cody said,
"No problem" Carlos replied, grabbing the handle of the door and pushing it open. Cody turned and headed through another door into the chapel. Closing the door quietly behind him, Cody looked at the raised alter where Jill laid. She seemed to be awake, Cody took another step forward and Jill turned her head to him.
"There you are" Jill said weakly, Cody walked a little faster and in no time was looking down at her.
"I'm sorry. . . . I wasn't able to save you from the Nemesis. . . I just" Cody trailed off,
"It's okay, besides, you did save me from it, I don't know anyone who would have squared off one on one with that thing, you did a brave thing. Even trained soldiers would have ran in fear from it, but you didn't" Jill said,
"I know. . . . I just. . . My body hurt so bad" Cody said,
"Cody, you were thrown nine feet across the courtyard after having a rocket launcher shoved in your gut and yet you made it back to your feet and fought. That took a lot of strength" Jill said,
Cody looked away for a moment,
"What a way to spend your birth day huh?" Cody said,
"Today is your birth day?" Jill asked,
"Yeah. . . Fifteen years old . . ." Cody said softly,
"Wow. . . . Happy birth day" Jill said weakly,
"thanks" Cody replied,
"I got the prefect present for you" Jill said, Cody turned and looked down at her
"What?" He asked,
"The promise that tonight will be our last night in this hell hole" Jill replied,
"really?"
"Yeah, Carlos said that in the old water treatment factory there is a helicopter pad, and most likely a helicopter" Jill said,
"Yes!" Cody yelled,
Jill smiled slightly, even under the pain that was working all through out her body.
"One problem" Jill said,
"What?" Cody asked,
"The factory, is a ways away from here, it's in the park, and who knows what kind of puzzles we are going to run into along the way" Jill said,
"Yeah.... But we've made it this far, we can finish this" Cody said, Cody's optimism brought a smile to Jill's face.
* * *
Over the next few hours Cody drank a full gallon of water, and ate six cans of pears. Every so often bringing Jill some water and food, Carlos had been gone for a good two hours when Cody felt a giant explosion rock the clock tower.
"Carlos" Cody whispered to himself,
"Damn! Raccoon city is falling apart" Jill groaned,
"Yeah but I don't think that explosion was an accident" Cody said,
"Yeah, I'd say you were right" Jill commented,
"I'm going to see if Carlos has gotten back yet" Cody said, he could see Jill was getting worse by the second and if Carlos wasn't there yet, Cody was going to go see what in the hell was taking him so long. Cody pushed the doors open and walked out, making his way across the next room and into the dining room. The walls were all cracked, plates and glasses were shattered, all caused by the 'choper crash landing into the Tower. Cody pushed the next door open and was in the main room, which was completely destroyed. The second floor was no longer accessible and a giant piece of the 'chopter was jutting out from the roof. Cody took out his magnum and walked slowly toward the next door, pausing with each step.
"Come on Carlos. . . . Don't make me have to go out and look for you . . . . . I don't want to go outside" Cody whispered to himself, that's when Cody saw the door knob on the other side of the room jiggle. Cody held his gun up, ready for action as the door swung open. And Carlos stumbled in, he didn't look so great, he looked like he'd been the victim of some beating. Cody rushed over to Carlos and helped him,
"Thanks" Carlos said,
"Anytime, so did you get the vaccine?" Cody asked,
"Yeah sure did" Carlos replied, pulling out a syringe and a vial, filled with a liquid.
"YES!" Cody shouted,
Cody took a step forward when he heard a loud crash, and massive chunks of cement came flying. Cody jumped to the side and saw something come flying down from the second floor.
"Sttarrsss"
Cody didn't even have to look to see what was there, Cody turned to Carlos
"Take the vaccine to Jill! Hurry!" Cody shouted,
"NO! I am going to help you!" Carlos replied,
"NO! GO HELP HER NOW!!!!" Cody shouted louder, Cody turned and saw the giant, deformed Nemesis. It's leather jacket was in shreds, dozens of tentacles hung down from it's arm, up it's chest were a line of surgical staples, and it's skin was just like it's facial skin. Carlos began to open fire on it and Cody pointed his gun at Carlos's head.
"Go save Jill" He ordered, Carlos nodded reluctantly and ran off, Cody turned and looked back at the Nemesis who was staring at him and growling.
"Sttarrsss" it cried,
"Come and Get me" Cody said, Cody looked to the side at the door Carlos had gone into then back at the Nemesis.
* * *
Carlos injected the vaccine into Jill's wrist and waited, he didn't like leaving Cody alone, especially when the Nemesis but Cody had really insisted that he did.
"Come on kid.... Hold out for just a little longer" Carlos whispered,
* * *
Crunch!
Cody slammed into the wall and it splintered around him as Nemesis took one lumbering step toward him, it's tentacles lashing around madly. Cody aimed and fired, two shots entered the Nemesis's skin but didn't draw any blood.
"Is that all you got?" Cody said weakly, The Nemesis growled and swung at Cody, Cody hurtled under it's arm and fired into the back of the Nemesis's head until he went dry.
