Chapter 5
Tyler cautiously stepped around the corridor, wielding his shotgun. There was no sound.
God, why did I fall for such a cheap joke?! He wondered, as he continued down the hall. I know one thing: once I get out of here, I'm never EVER looking at advertisements again...
He stopped suddenly, and looked at the ceiling. Even in that kind of situation, he couldn't stop thinking about Melody, his dead wife. Her gentle voice, her kind smile...
"Stop it!!" he ordered himself. "You know you want to see her, but you don't want to die in a place like this. You know she wouldn't want you to die young..."
Tyler blinked away the tears that were forming. He missed her badly. But he knew the last thing he wanted was to become a zombie. So he had to get out of this mess. And he would fight his way out.
"Agh!!!" cried Erika as she ran into cobwebs that covered the threshold. It was huge; a bit large for cobwebs...
She readied her weapon and continued down the hallway, feeling like there were a thousand eyes on her. She remembered the past cases of Umbrella's messes.
A giant snake. Zombies. Mad dogs. Giant spiders...
Erika stopped. SPIDERS?!?!?!
She was a tough soldier, but she had a serious case of arachnophobia. Fear of arachnids. Scorpions, ticks, spiders...
Erika felt her blood froze as she heard moment behind her. And not on the floor. She slowly turned, her weapon ready...
A giant spider was crawling on the ceiling. It shot an acid-type substance at her.
"Shit!!!!" she dove out of the way and fired her gun. The spider landed on the floor and started towards her. She pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. She was out of ammo.
"Shit shit shit shit shit!!!!!!!!!" she scrambled to her feet and started running. She dove through the nearest door, slamming it behind her.
She was in a room with a typewriter and a large box. She went to the box and opened it, hoping to find something useful. She found three full clips. God was on her side.
Erika put the clips into her waistband, and inserted one into her gun. She went back out and shot the spider quickly. She felt relieved when it died, though it took most of the bullets. She gave it a kick as she past it, fully aware that this wouldn't be the last time she ran into one.
Hiro shut down the computer, angry that he couldn't find any more files. Then he noticed the desk. It was slightly open. He opened it to see a tattered book. Feeling he had no other leads, he read:
January 14
Today, they brought in more people. I don't know what Terra's thinking, kidnapping all these people. I hate the higher-ups for assigning me here. Even now I hear their screams, and that's just the first group. No sleep tonight.
January 16
Even as I look at this new virus, called the 'S-Virus', it still puzzles me. Unlike other viruses, which are in liquid form, this virus is a gas. Well, it was first developed as a liquid, but I don't know where that is. Terra probably has it. I swear to god, that woman is a maniac. But no one dares to cross her.
January 19
Today, Ted told Terra off. Though he boasted about it, I worry about his life. He's all happy, but Terra runs this place with two iron fists. Not many live for crossing her...oh great. Just now, some soldiers came and took Ted away. Now he's in for it. I hope they don't kill him.
January 20
Last night, I woke up to hear screaming. And Ted hasn't come back at all. I was right to fear for him. I'm afraid to even leave my room. I'm a scientist for god sakes!! I'm not supposed to fear anything.
No one has talked about Ted. They all knew what happened to him. And they dare not ask where he went.
January 22
Oh shit, I'm the world's biggest idiot!! I crossed Terra!! She wouldn't stop pestering me, and I snapped! I couldn't help myself! I turned around and called her a bitch. God!!
I don't know what to do. There's nowhere I can run to. This is Antarctica. And if I leave, I'll freeze to death.
I don't know who will read this when I'm gone, but please stop Terra. Stop her any way you can. And don't hesitate to kill her. She's taken too many lives already.
I hear pounding on my door. What are they gonna do to me?!
Hiro flipped through the book more. The remaining pages were blank.
S-Virus? Terra? What the hell is going on?! He wondered.
A virus in the form of gas. God, if it was unleashed...
Hiro readied his weapon. He wouldn't let it happen. He would stop this Terra, and save the remaining survivors.
Terra held up a tiny sealed test tube, a smile on her lips. The liquid in it was a deep shade of gray. It was the first step in making the S-Virus. And it was twice as deadly as the gas.
"My baby," she crooned. "Soon. Very soon. The world will see how powerful you and I are. Umbrella may want the gas, but they can't have you. I won't let them have you. No, you'll be used in the final stages of my ultimate creation. And...perhaps I'll use you for some other purposes, too." She thought of the Raccoon City girl. "Yes, I can use you for something else. I've always wanted to know what would happen if a human ingested my virus. I guess we can find out..."
"Hey."
Elza jerked awake. She had no idea she had fallen asleep.
Hiro stood above her, holding a disc. "Anything happen?"
Elza pointed to the door at the back of the room. "Zombies are behind that door. Someone was foolish enough to open it."
"Anyone die?"
"...One person. He opened the door, and those zombies grabbed him...there was too many, I couldn't-"
"...Don't worry about it." He looked around the silent room. "I don't know how we're going to get everyone out of here...damn, I shouldn't say that-"
"What did you find out?" Elza interrupted.
"Huh?"
"You look pale. Something is wrong. What is it?"
"...I found out what's going on here." Hiro sat down. "Umbrella is developing a new virus. A S-Virus. It's in the form of gas. Apparently, Umbrella wants a cleaner virus, one they can easily cover up. I don't know what they have planned for it."
"I see. Anything else?"
"Yes. The maker of this virus is a woman named Terra."
"So, all we have to do is stop her, right?"
"It isn't that easy, Elza. This is a large facility. She could be anywhere."
"I hear that. And we've got to do something about these people. This room is safe, but for how long?"
"For the time being, they'll all stay here. Once we clear out a passage and make sure it's COMPLETELY safe, then we'll move them."
"Good idea."
Hiro stood. "Well, I'd better-"
"I'll go," said Elza. "You look like shit."
"No. You're wounded-"
"See this." Elza took her arm from the sling. She waved it around. "It's fine now. Don't worry about me."
"But you're a civilian-"
"Oh, don't make me hear that shit again. I'm going and you're staying here to rest up. You're a FBI agent, so you're alert." Elza readied her gun. "I'm heading out now."
"Why am I letting you do this?" Hiro muttered.
"What'd you say?"
"...Nothing. Just be careful. If you die, it'll weigh heavily upon my conscious."
"No prob. I love danger. See ya later!" With that, Elza was gone.
Hiro sat back in the chair. He WAS tired...
"Mister?" said a soft voice. Alex approached him, rubbing his tired eyes. "Where's Elza?"
"Oh, she had to go for a while, but she'll be back soon."
"I wanted to go with her..."
"Don't worry, Alex. She'll be right back."
"Okay. I still wanted to go with her, though..."
Elza readied her weapon, and kicked open a door. The room was empty. She felt relieved, but disappointed at the same time. No monsters in there.
Then she saw a door at the back of the room. She went to it and saw it was an elevator. She pressed the buttons on it, but nothing happened. She saw a card reader, and cursed. She needed a card.
Shit, and where am I gonna get one? She thought, glaring at her surroundings. She spotted a locker. Upon closer examination, she saw it had a lock on it.
"Screw this," she said, and pulled out her gun. One shot and the lock was gone. She opened the locker to find equipment. A bulletproof vest, a belt to keep bullets, two guns with holsters, and a small backpack.
"Thank you God!!!" Elza declared. She dug into the locker and equipped everything. When she was equipped, she glanced into the mirror on the door of the locker. He hair was definitely in the way...
Then she remembered she had a hair tie in her pocket. She fished it out and tied her hair into a ponytail. Now she was ready.
She was about to close the door when she noticed a card. A card key, to be exact.
"Luck is on my side!" Elza picked up the card and strolled over to the elevator. She inserted it into the reader. The elevator turned on, and the door opened. She stepped inside and looked at the panel: 2nd floor, B1, B2.
"B1," she said, and pressed the button. The doors closed and the elevator traveled down. When it came to a stop, Elza readied her weapon. Which was a definite great idea, since she spotted ten zombies when the doors opened.
"Time to rock and roll!!!!!!!!" she screamed.
Erika slowly turned the handle of the door. No sounds were on the other side.
She pushed it open to see a massive staircase, leading down. The wall beside her read Floor 01. She looked over the railing to the floor below. The stairway went on and on. The wall on the floor below read B01.
Erika shook off the uneasy feeling coursing through her. She was a member of STARS. If clearing a path meant venturing down into even more dangerous areas, she would risk it. The lives of several civilians depended on it...
Readying her weapon, she walked down the stairs.
"Anything new?" asked Tyler.
Hiro wearily held up a disc. "A psycho woman has created a gas virus. New enough?"
"A gas virus?! Is that even possible?!"
"Who knows? All I know is that we have to stop her."
"No shit. I know I don't want to inhale that virus."
"Me either. Anyway, we have to keep a careful eye on these people. As far as I know, Erika and Elza are clearing a path so we can herd them out of here. If we can."
"We will herd them out of here. Don't tell me you're losing your edge. You're an FBI agent, for god sakes!"
"...I'm just very frustrated with the retards I work for. They sent me, and just me, into this hellhole. They didn't have the nerve to actually ask the President to do a damn thing about it."
"Oh damn! But something is going on here. We'll prove it, and Umbrella is going to be in a lot of shit."
"Well, I just hope Erika and Elza are alright. Well, Erika is from STARS, but Elza is a civilian-"
"But she's a tough as nails. She'll be fine."
"A-CHOO!!!!!"
Elza shook her head in annoyance as she blew the zombie's head off. Sneezing again...was she sick?
She ignored it and went for the nearest door. It was unlocked, but she heard weird noises behind it. Adrenaline flowed through her veins as she threw the door open.
Okay, that wasn't very long, and I'm sorry!! :( But to make up for it, read the following character descriptions:
Elza Walker
Age: 22
Height: 5ft6
Weight: 125 lbs
Occupation: College Student/Professional Daredevil Motorcyclist
Marital Status: Single
Hiro Kumiya
Age: 26
Height: 6ft
Weight: 220 lbs
Occupation: Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Marital Status: Single
Erika Harrison
Age: 27
Height: 5ft7
Weight: 131 lbs
Occupation: Field Scout of Special Tactics And Rescue Squad (STARS)
Marital Status: Single
Tyler Arlmine
Age: 33
Height: 6ft3
Weight: 234 lbs
Occupation: Truck Driver/Former Hunting Agent
Marital Status: Widower
Alex Cross
Age: 7
Height: 4ft5
Weight: 97 lbs
Occupation: None
Marital Status: Single
Terra Berkeley
Age: 29
Height: 5ft9
Weight: 149 lbs
Occupation: Top-Ranked Scientist of White Umbrella Department
Marital Status: Single
Tyler cautiously stepped around the corridor, wielding his shotgun. There was no sound.
God, why did I fall for such a cheap joke?! He wondered, as he continued down the hall. I know one thing: once I get out of here, I'm never EVER looking at advertisements again...
He stopped suddenly, and looked at the ceiling. Even in that kind of situation, he couldn't stop thinking about Melody, his dead wife. Her gentle voice, her kind smile...
"Stop it!!" he ordered himself. "You know you want to see her, but you don't want to die in a place like this. You know she wouldn't want you to die young..."
Tyler blinked away the tears that were forming. He missed her badly. But he knew the last thing he wanted was to become a zombie. So he had to get out of this mess. And he would fight his way out.
"Agh!!!" cried Erika as she ran into cobwebs that covered the threshold. It was huge; a bit large for cobwebs...
She readied her weapon and continued down the hallway, feeling like there were a thousand eyes on her. She remembered the past cases of Umbrella's messes.
A giant snake. Zombies. Mad dogs. Giant spiders...
Erika stopped. SPIDERS?!?!?!
She was a tough soldier, but she had a serious case of arachnophobia. Fear of arachnids. Scorpions, ticks, spiders...
Erika felt her blood froze as she heard moment behind her. And not on the floor. She slowly turned, her weapon ready...
A giant spider was crawling on the ceiling. It shot an acid-type substance at her.
"Shit!!!!" she dove out of the way and fired her gun. The spider landed on the floor and started towards her. She pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. She was out of ammo.
"Shit shit shit shit shit!!!!!!!!!" she scrambled to her feet and started running. She dove through the nearest door, slamming it behind her.
She was in a room with a typewriter and a large box. She went to the box and opened it, hoping to find something useful. She found three full clips. God was on her side.
Erika put the clips into her waistband, and inserted one into her gun. She went back out and shot the spider quickly. She felt relieved when it died, though it took most of the bullets. She gave it a kick as she past it, fully aware that this wouldn't be the last time she ran into one.
Hiro shut down the computer, angry that he couldn't find any more files. Then he noticed the desk. It was slightly open. He opened it to see a tattered book. Feeling he had no other leads, he read:
January 14
Today, they brought in more people. I don't know what Terra's thinking, kidnapping all these people. I hate the higher-ups for assigning me here. Even now I hear their screams, and that's just the first group. No sleep tonight.
January 16
Even as I look at this new virus, called the 'S-Virus', it still puzzles me. Unlike other viruses, which are in liquid form, this virus is a gas. Well, it was first developed as a liquid, but I don't know where that is. Terra probably has it. I swear to god, that woman is a maniac. But no one dares to cross her.
January 19
Today, Ted told Terra off. Though he boasted about it, I worry about his life. He's all happy, but Terra runs this place with two iron fists. Not many live for crossing her...oh great. Just now, some soldiers came and took Ted away. Now he's in for it. I hope they don't kill him.
January 20
Last night, I woke up to hear screaming. And Ted hasn't come back at all. I was right to fear for him. I'm afraid to even leave my room. I'm a scientist for god sakes!! I'm not supposed to fear anything.
No one has talked about Ted. They all knew what happened to him. And they dare not ask where he went.
January 22
Oh shit, I'm the world's biggest idiot!! I crossed Terra!! She wouldn't stop pestering me, and I snapped! I couldn't help myself! I turned around and called her a bitch. God!!
I don't know what to do. There's nowhere I can run to. This is Antarctica. And if I leave, I'll freeze to death.
I don't know who will read this when I'm gone, but please stop Terra. Stop her any way you can. And don't hesitate to kill her. She's taken too many lives already.
I hear pounding on my door. What are they gonna do to me?!
Hiro flipped through the book more. The remaining pages were blank.
S-Virus? Terra? What the hell is going on?! He wondered.
A virus in the form of gas. God, if it was unleashed...
Hiro readied his weapon. He wouldn't let it happen. He would stop this Terra, and save the remaining survivors.
Terra held up a tiny sealed test tube, a smile on her lips. The liquid in it was a deep shade of gray. It was the first step in making the S-Virus. And it was twice as deadly as the gas.
"My baby," she crooned. "Soon. Very soon. The world will see how powerful you and I are. Umbrella may want the gas, but they can't have you. I won't let them have you. No, you'll be used in the final stages of my ultimate creation. And...perhaps I'll use you for some other purposes, too." She thought of the Raccoon City girl. "Yes, I can use you for something else. I've always wanted to know what would happen if a human ingested my virus. I guess we can find out..."
"Hey."
Elza jerked awake. She had no idea she had fallen asleep.
Hiro stood above her, holding a disc. "Anything happen?"
Elza pointed to the door at the back of the room. "Zombies are behind that door. Someone was foolish enough to open it."
"Anyone die?"
"...One person. He opened the door, and those zombies grabbed him...there was too many, I couldn't-"
"...Don't worry about it." He looked around the silent room. "I don't know how we're going to get everyone out of here...damn, I shouldn't say that-"
"What did you find out?" Elza interrupted.
"Huh?"
"You look pale. Something is wrong. What is it?"
"...I found out what's going on here." Hiro sat down. "Umbrella is developing a new virus. A S-Virus. It's in the form of gas. Apparently, Umbrella wants a cleaner virus, one they can easily cover up. I don't know what they have planned for it."
"I see. Anything else?"
"Yes. The maker of this virus is a woman named Terra."
"So, all we have to do is stop her, right?"
"It isn't that easy, Elza. This is a large facility. She could be anywhere."
"I hear that. And we've got to do something about these people. This room is safe, but for how long?"
"For the time being, they'll all stay here. Once we clear out a passage and make sure it's COMPLETELY safe, then we'll move them."
"Good idea."
Hiro stood. "Well, I'd better-"
"I'll go," said Elza. "You look like shit."
"No. You're wounded-"
"See this." Elza took her arm from the sling. She waved it around. "It's fine now. Don't worry about me."
"But you're a civilian-"
"Oh, don't make me hear that shit again. I'm going and you're staying here to rest up. You're a FBI agent, so you're alert." Elza readied her gun. "I'm heading out now."
"Why am I letting you do this?" Hiro muttered.
"What'd you say?"
"...Nothing. Just be careful. If you die, it'll weigh heavily upon my conscious."
"No prob. I love danger. See ya later!" With that, Elza was gone.
Hiro sat back in the chair. He WAS tired...
"Mister?" said a soft voice. Alex approached him, rubbing his tired eyes. "Where's Elza?"
"Oh, she had to go for a while, but she'll be back soon."
"I wanted to go with her..."
"Don't worry, Alex. She'll be right back."
"Okay. I still wanted to go with her, though..."
Elza readied her weapon, and kicked open a door. The room was empty. She felt relieved, but disappointed at the same time. No monsters in there.
Then she saw a door at the back of the room. She went to it and saw it was an elevator. She pressed the buttons on it, but nothing happened. She saw a card reader, and cursed. She needed a card.
Shit, and where am I gonna get one? She thought, glaring at her surroundings. She spotted a locker. Upon closer examination, she saw it had a lock on it.
"Screw this," she said, and pulled out her gun. One shot and the lock was gone. She opened the locker to find equipment. A bulletproof vest, a belt to keep bullets, two guns with holsters, and a small backpack.
"Thank you God!!!" Elza declared. She dug into the locker and equipped everything. When she was equipped, she glanced into the mirror on the door of the locker. He hair was definitely in the way...
Then she remembered she had a hair tie in her pocket. She fished it out and tied her hair into a ponytail. Now she was ready.
She was about to close the door when she noticed a card. A card key, to be exact.
"Luck is on my side!" Elza picked up the card and strolled over to the elevator. She inserted it into the reader. The elevator turned on, and the door opened. She stepped inside and looked at the panel: 2nd floor, B1, B2.
"B1," she said, and pressed the button. The doors closed and the elevator traveled down. When it came to a stop, Elza readied her weapon. Which was a definite great idea, since she spotted ten zombies when the doors opened.
"Time to rock and roll!!!!!!!!" she screamed.
Erika slowly turned the handle of the door. No sounds were on the other side.
She pushed it open to see a massive staircase, leading down. The wall beside her read Floor 01. She looked over the railing to the floor below. The stairway went on and on. The wall on the floor below read B01.
Erika shook off the uneasy feeling coursing through her. She was a member of STARS. If clearing a path meant venturing down into even more dangerous areas, she would risk it. The lives of several civilians depended on it...
Readying her weapon, she walked down the stairs.
"Anything new?" asked Tyler.
Hiro wearily held up a disc. "A psycho woman has created a gas virus. New enough?"
"A gas virus?! Is that even possible?!"
"Who knows? All I know is that we have to stop her."
"No shit. I know I don't want to inhale that virus."
"Me either. Anyway, we have to keep a careful eye on these people. As far as I know, Erika and Elza are clearing a path so we can herd them out of here. If we can."
"We will herd them out of here. Don't tell me you're losing your edge. You're an FBI agent, for god sakes!"
"...I'm just very frustrated with the retards I work for. They sent me, and just me, into this hellhole. They didn't have the nerve to actually ask the President to do a damn thing about it."
"Oh damn! But something is going on here. We'll prove it, and Umbrella is going to be in a lot of shit."
"Well, I just hope Erika and Elza are alright. Well, Erika is from STARS, but Elza is a civilian-"
"But she's a tough as nails. She'll be fine."
"A-CHOO!!!!!"
Elza shook her head in annoyance as she blew the zombie's head off. Sneezing again...was she sick?
She ignored it and went for the nearest door. It was unlocked, but she heard weird noises behind it. Adrenaline flowed through her veins as she threw the door open.
Okay, that wasn't very long, and I'm sorry!! :( But to make up for it, read the following character descriptions:
Elza Walker
Age: 22
Height: 5ft6
Weight: 125 lbs
Occupation: College Student/Professional Daredevil Motorcyclist
Marital Status: Single
Hiro Kumiya
Age: 26
Height: 6ft
Weight: 220 lbs
Occupation: Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Marital Status: Single
Erika Harrison
Age: 27
Height: 5ft7
Weight: 131 lbs
Occupation: Field Scout of Special Tactics And Rescue Squad (STARS)
Marital Status: Single
Tyler Arlmine
Age: 33
Height: 6ft3
Weight: 234 lbs
Occupation: Truck Driver/Former Hunting Agent
Marital Status: Widower
Alex Cross
Age: 7
Height: 4ft5
Weight: 97 lbs
Occupation: None
Marital Status: Single
Terra Berkeley
Age: 29
Height: 5ft9
Weight: 149 lbs
Occupation: Top-Ranked Scientist of White Umbrella Department
Marital Status: Single