Chapter 8
Alex opened his eyes. He heard loud voices outside. He slid off the couch and went to the window.
Hiro had just entered the complex, with Elza in his arms. And Elza didn't look good at all.
"Elza!!!" cried Alex. He ran out of the house.
Hiro was barely able to catch his breath. "Erika!!! Tyler!!!! Help!!!!"
The two came running. Erika looked Elza over. "What happened?"
"I don't know how, but Elza got infected," said Hiro.
Erika felt Elza's forehead. "My God, she's burning up!! C'mon, the infirmary is ready."
Elza cracked open tired eyes. "Terra...liquid S-Virus..."
"She got infected by the liquid S-Virus?!" exclaimed Tyler. "The gas virus's first stage?!?!"
"Shit, we need to help her right away," said Erika. "Hiro, I need you to help me set up equipment. Tyler, take Elza from Hiro and follow us."
"Got it," said Tyler. He took Elza from Hiro just as a scream tore through the complex.
"Elza!!!" it was Alex. He came running to them as fast as he could. Before anyone could stop him, he reached up and touched Elza's face. "Elza..."
"No!!" said Erika. "Don't touch her!!"
"Too late," said Hiro.
"Shit!!! We have to bring him too."
Hiro knelt down in front of Alex. "Elza is gonna be fine. You want to come with us?"
"Uh huh," said Alex.
"Well, then let's go."
They went to the infirmary. Erika seemed to know what she was doing and no one questioned her. None of them were skilled in medicine.
Meanwhile, in New York City...
"Set up the equipment in the back. He wants to make this brief."
Claire Redfield wove through the people, pretending to act like a reporter. She spoke very softly into her cell phone.
"He'll be here, soon. I'll try my best to expose him, Leon."
"Good," responded Leon. "I'm searching through some files to see if the rumors are true."
"I was in Antarctica, Leon. There's got to be more Umbrella-controlled bases down there. Down there, no one can question them."
"Why is he in New York City, anyway?"
"To try to convince the UN to set up facilities in every country. As far as I know, only seven countries aren't Umbrella controlled: Japan, China, Russia, the US, though facilities are here, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco."
"So Umbrella wants facilities in those countries?"
"Yes."
"Well, try to act like a reporter and don't ask obvious questions. And take care of yourself."
"I will."
"Thanks. I'll keep looking into this hidden facility in Antarctica."
"Put her there," said Erika, pointing to a long table in the center of the room. She went to the counter and searched the drawers.
Tyler laid Elza down on the table. Alex watched her with scared eyes. "She'll be okay, right?"
"Of course she will," said Hiro. But he wasn't so sure himself.
Tyler went to Erika, keeping his voice low. "What'll we do? There's no vaccine here!!"
Erika grinned. "For once, I'm glad I listened to my superior." She started unzipping her shorts.
"What are you doing?!"
Erika showed the inside of one side. Several small test tubes, approximately eight, were duct taped to the inside of her shorts. She pulled them off and carefully put them on the counter. "I got this from a reliable source," she said as she zipped up her shorts.
"Are these...?"
"Yep. The most reliable vaccine to ANY Umbrella virus. Neat, huh?"
"These are vaccines?! Oh my God, that's great!!"
Hiro walked over and examined the test tubes. "It's white..."
"So?" asked Erika. "It's a powerful vaccine that came from the most trusted person with vaccines."
"Who?"
"The one who created it," said Erika. She got out a syringe and needles.
"But who?"
"Does it matter now?"
"Not really, but..."
Erika smiled as she readied the vaccine for injection. "Someone roll up her sleeve."
Hiro did, up to above her elbow. "How do you know so much about medicine?"
"What, do you think I majored in field scouting in college?" teased Erika. When she injected Elza with the vaccine, everyone was able to breath again.
"Now she'll be alright?" asked Tyler.
"Yes. Whatever changes the virus did to her, the vaccine will help change it back."
"Thank God," said Hiro.
"But that doesn't make everything better."
"You mean...?" asked Alex.
"Yep. Everyone line up. You're all getting a shot."
"Are we at that much of a risk?" asked Tyler.
"It's obvious the virus wasn't strong enough to pass through the air, otherwise we'd all be undead. But I think it's strong enough to pass through touch. Everyone here touched Elza, who was dangerously infected. So to avoid another incident, you guys will have to have shots."
"I don't like shots," complained Alex.
"Please cooperate," said Erika, as she vaccinated Hiro.
Elza opened her eyes. Her memory was fuzzy, but she could remember what had happened. The bitch Terra infected her with the S-Virus. And she was still sick after she past out. Was she undead? She sat up, but it made her dizzy.
"Elza!!!" someone cried out. Alex entered her vision and hugged her tightly. "You're okay!!!"
"I am?" asked Elza.
Erika gently pried Alex off Elza. "C'mon, time for your shot."
"But I don't want one!!"
Elza felt a hand press against her forehead. "Hmm, you're still feverish, but not as badly as earlier..."
She turned to see Hiro. "What do you mean?"
"You aren't gonna die," said Tyler. "Erika was given a lot of vaccines, and you were injected with one. You're fine, now."
"I am?"
Erika finished vaccinating a not-so-cheerful Alex, and walked over to Elza. She made Elza lay back down. "Yes, you're fine. But you need to get over this fever, so go to sleep."
"..." Elza didn't object to that. Her head still hurt, and right then all she wanted to do was sleep. She needed her strength in order to get out of there alive.
"Now that this is settled, we need to find a way out of here," said Hiro.
Erika finished vaccinating herself. "I know. But someone's gotta keep an eye on Elza..."
"I will," said Alex. "I have good hearing and I can see real far!!"
Erika exchanged looks with the other guys. "...Okay. This infirmary is a safe zone along with the complex."
Hiro knelt in front of Alex. "Keep a very good eye on her. And make sure she doesn't leave once she wakes up."
"Okay!" said Alex.
"Good. Now we-"
Suddenly, there was pounding at the door. "Guys!! You have to come out!!"
Fear lanced through Hiro. He opened the door to see a middle-aged man standing there. "Anything wrong?!"
"I turned on the TV in the house and I found out something!! Come on!!"
Hiro turned to the others. They nodded.
"Stay here, Alex," said Erika as they rushed after the man. Once inside the house, they saw the TV on. It was slightly static, but it was clear what was going on.
It was a press conference. And the man at the front was the head of Umbrella.
Claire sighed impatiently as the man droned on and on about how it was necessary to place Umbrella facilities in every country. He was lucky she didn't pop him one right then.
"I'll accept any questions," he finished.
Claire shot to her feet. "Sir, what about the rumors of illegal biological experimentation in your facilities?"
"Um...what do you mean?"
"There's Raccoon-"
"What happened in Raccoon wasn't the fault of Umbrella. It was the US's decision to blow it up. I can assure you that whatever took place there wasn't caused by us."
Piece of shit liar!!!! She thought angrily. I was there!!!! You caused it all, you son of a bitch!!!!
"Any other questions?" he asked.
"You didn't answer mine," said Claire.
"Well, what was it?"
"Are the rumors true about-"
"There is absolutely no truth to that rumor. Umbrella may do experiments, but every scientist does. I swear that our work is no different."
Liar, she thought again as she sat back down. She tried to think of another good question as other reporters asked stupid ones. Then it came to her.
"I'll take one more," he said.
Claire stood back up. "Sir, if your facilities are so reliable, why do they blow up?"
He paled. "W...What?"
"Well, lately a whole bunch of your facilities have blown up. How do the people and you representatives view that?"
"That is all for the questions. All of you will have to excuse me."
He left in a rush with reporters yelling questions after him. Claire was somewhat satisfied. The two questions she asked he never truly answered. That showed how suspicious he looked.
As she stood up, a rough hand grabbed her shoulder. "Let me see you're ID."
It was security. Claire held up her fake ID that was around her neck. The man wasn't convinced.
"There's someone already here from WST news. Come with us, please."
Claire elbowed him in the gut and took off running. She ditched her heels and tried to weave through the reporters. She kept at a slow pace, and wasn't noticed by security as she left the building. She took off running for her car and dove in.
As she drove away, it surprised her that security would do that. It was like they were protecting that bastard who caused so many people to die.
Her cell phone rang. She answered it. "Yes?"
"Nice performance." It was Leon. "But I think they weren't convinced you were a reporter."
"They weren't," said Claire. "I almost got arrested by security."
"That was close. Okay, I'm still searching, but I'll call you once I find it."
"Claire!!!" said a child's voice on the other end.
"Sherry?!" said Claire. "Why is Sherry with you?!"
"Her aunt felt she'd be safer with me," said Leon. "When they went out for the day, they went back home to see the house a mess. It was obvious Umbrella was there. So she sent Sherry here and she moved far north."
"Good thinking. Be sure to keep an eye on her."
"I know. She wants to talk to you."
"Okay. Sherry?"
"Hi Claire!!" said Sherry. "I saw you on TV!"
"Cool, huh? I gave him a run for his money!"
"You sure did! When can I see you?"
"Well, you guys are in Detroit and I'm stuck in Manhattan traffic. Probably not for a while."
"Oh."
"I'm upset, too. But we will see each other again. I promise."
"Thanks Claire!"
"Well, I have to go, sweetie. I'll see you later."
"See ya later!!"
Claire clicked her cell phone off. She sighed and leaned back in her seat. The traffic was getting more complicated. Leon was still looking up where the facility down in Antarctica was. She had been down there, but she too intent on getting out to see if another facility was there. She prayed that the victims down there were still alive.
Tyler shut off the TV. "I can't believe Umbrella wants to set up facilities in every country..."
Hiro reached into his pocket and pulled out the disc that had all the data on it. Someone else needed to hang onto it...
"Please give this to her when she wakes up," said Hiro, pressing the disc into Alex's palm.
"Okay," said Alex. "You guys going?"
"Yes. We need to find a route out of here. We'll be careful, though. You watch Elza."
"I will. Good luck."
"Thank you. Also...give her this." He put a shotgun and bullets next to Elza.
"Okay."
A few minutes after Hiro departed, Elza woke up. And she was better.
"Where is everyone?" she asked.
"They left," said Alex. He handed her the disc. "Hiro said to give you this."
Elza took the disc. "How convenient," she said and shoved it into her bra. She noticed the shotgun and bullets. "Did he leave this?"
"Uh huh."
Elza took the shotgun into her hands. "I'll have to thank him." She shoved the bullets into her waistband. "Well, I gotta go. I-"
"You can't go!" said Alex. "They said I had to watch you and make sure you didn't leave!"
"They said that? Dammit, being too protective!!! Well, I'm still going."
"Then I'm going with you!" said Alex. "I have to watch you!"
Elza was about to object, but she saw the determination in the boy's face. There was no talking him out of it. "Okay...but don't leave my side. If I tell you to run, run as fast as you can. Don't stop, okay?"
"Okay. Let's go!"
Another chapter done. I feel that no one's reading this anymore, but I'll keep writing. This will be very long, but I hope whoever is reading this is enjoying this!!!
Alex opened his eyes. He heard loud voices outside. He slid off the couch and went to the window.
Hiro had just entered the complex, with Elza in his arms. And Elza didn't look good at all.
"Elza!!!" cried Alex. He ran out of the house.
Hiro was barely able to catch his breath. "Erika!!! Tyler!!!! Help!!!!"
The two came running. Erika looked Elza over. "What happened?"
"I don't know how, but Elza got infected," said Hiro.
Erika felt Elza's forehead. "My God, she's burning up!! C'mon, the infirmary is ready."
Elza cracked open tired eyes. "Terra...liquid S-Virus..."
"She got infected by the liquid S-Virus?!" exclaimed Tyler. "The gas virus's first stage?!?!"
"Shit, we need to help her right away," said Erika. "Hiro, I need you to help me set up equipment. Tyler, take Elza from Hiro and follow us."
"Got it," said Tyler. He took Elza from Hiro just as a scream tore through the complex.
"Elza!!!" it was Alex. He came running to them as fast as he could. Before anyone could stop him, he reached up and touched Elza's face. "Elza..."
"No!!" said Erika. "Don't touch her!!"
"Too late," said Hiro.
"Shit!!! We have to bring him too."
Hiro knelt down in front of Alex. "Elza is gonna be fine. You want to come with us?"
"Uh huh," said Alex.
"Well, then let's go."
They went to the infirmary. Erika seemed to know what she was doing and no one questioned her. None of them were skilled in medicine.
Meanwhile, in New York City...
"Set up the equipment in the back. He wants to make this brief."
Claire Redfield wove through the people, pretending to act like a reporter. She spoke very softly into her cell phone.
"He'll be here, soon. I'll try my best to expose him, Leon."
"Good," responded Leon. "I'm searching through some files to see if the rumors are true."
"I was in Antarctica, Leon. There's got to be more Umbrella-controlled bases down there. Down there, no one can question them."
"Why is he in New York City, anyway?"
"To try to convince the UN to set up facilities in every country. As far as I know, only seven countries aren't Umbrella controlled: Japan, China, Russia, the US, though facilities are here, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco."
"So Umbrella wants facilities in those countries?"
"Yes."
"Well, try to act like a reporter and don't ask obvious questions. And take care of yourself."
"I will."
"Thanks. I'll keep looking into this hidden facility in Antarctica."
"Put her there," said Erika, pointing to a long table in the center of the room. She went to the counter and searched the drawers.
Tyler laid Elza down on the table. Alex watched her with scared eyes. "She'll be okay, right?"
"Of course she will," said Hiro. But he wasn't so sure himself.
Tyler went to Erika, keeping his voice low. "What'll we do? There's no vaccine here!!"
Erika grinned. "For once, I'm glad I listened to my superior." She started unzipping her shorts.
"What are you doing?!"
Erika showed the inside of one side. Several small test tubes, approximately eight, were duct taped to the inside of her shorts. She pulled them off and carefully put them on the counter. "I got this from a reliable source," she said as she zipped up her shorts.
"Are these...?"
"Yep. The most reliable vaccine to ANY Umbrella virus. Neat, huh?"
"These are vaccines?! Oh my God, that's great!!"
Hiro walked over and examined the test tubes. "It's white..."
"So?" asked Erika. "It's a powerful vaccine that came from the most trusted person with vaccines."
"Who?"
"The one who created it," said Erika. She got out a syringe and needles.
"But who?"
"Does it matter now?"
"Not really, but..."
Erika smiled as she readied the vaccine for injection. "Someone roll up her sleeve."
Hiro did, up to above her elbow. "How do you know so much about medicine?"
"What, do you think I majored in field scouting in college?" teased Erika. When she injected Elza with the vaccine, everyone was able to breath again.
"Now she'll be alright?" asked Tyler.
"Yes. Whatever changes the virus did to her, the vaccine will help change it back."
"Thank God," said Hiro.
"But that doesn't make everything better."
"You mean...?" asked Alex.
"Yep. Everyone line up. You're all getting a shot."
"Are we at that much of a risk?" asked Tyler.
"It's obvious the virus wasn't strong enough to pass through the air, otherwise we'd all be undead. But I think it's strong enough to pass through touch. Everyone here touched Elza, who was dangerously infected. So to avoid another incident, you guys will have to have shots."
"I don't like shots," complained Alex.
"Please cooperate," said Erika, as she vaccinated Hiro.
Elza opened her eyes. Her memory was fuzzy, but she could remember what had happened. The bitch Terra infected her with the S-Virus. And she was still sick after she past out. Was she undead? She sat up, but it made her dizzy.
"Elza!!!" someone cried out. Alex entered her vision and hugged her tightly. "You're okay!!!"
"I am?" asked Elza.
Erika gently pried Alex off Elza. "C'mon, time for your shot."
"But I don't want one!!"
Elza felt a hand press against her forehead. "Hmm, you're still feverish, but not as badly as earlier..."
She turned to see Hiro. "What do you mean?"
"You aren't gonna die," said Tyler. "Erika was given a lot of vaccines, and you were injected with one. You're fine, now."
"I am?"
Erika finished vaccinating a not-so-cheerful Alex, and walked over to Elza. She made Elza lay back down. "Yes, you're fine. But you need to get over this fever, so go to sleep."
"..." Elza didn't object to that. Her head still hurt, and right then all she wanted to do was sleep. She needed her strength in order to get out of there alive.
"Now that this is settled, we need to find a way out of here," said Hiro.
Erika finished vaccinating herself. "I know. But someone's gotta keep an eye on Elza..."
"I will," said Alex. "I have good hearing and I can see real far!!"
Erika exchanged looks with the other guys. "...Okay. This infirmary is a safe zone along with the complex."
Hiro knelt in front of Alex. "Keep a very good eye on her. And make sure she doesn't leave once she wakes up."
"Okay!" said Alex.
"Good. Now we-"
Suddenly, there was pounding at the door. "Guys!! You have to come out!!"
Fear lanced through Hiro. He opened the door to see a middle-aged man standing there. "Anything wrong?!"
"I turned on the TV in the house and I found out something!! Come on!!"
Hiro turned to the others. They nodded.
"Stay here, Alex," said Erika as they rushed after the man. Once inside the house, they saw the TV on. It was slightly static, but it was clear what was going on.
It was a press conference. And the man at the front was the head of Umbrella.
Claire sighed impatiently as the man droned on and on about how it was necessary to place Umbrella facilities in every country. He was lucky she didn't pop him one right then.
"I'll accept any questions," he finished.
Claire shot to her feet. "Sir, what about the rumors of illegal biological experimentation in your facilities?"
"Um...what do you mean?"
"There's Raccoon-"
"What happened in Raccoon wasn't the fault of Umbrella. It was the US's decision to blow it up. I can assure you that whatever took place there wasn't caused by us."
Piece of shit liar!!!! She thought angrily. I was there!!!! You caused it all, you son of a bitch!!!!
"Any other questions?" he asked.
"You didn't answer mine," said Claire.
"Well, what was it?"
"Are the rumors true about-"
"There is absolutely no truth to that rumor. Umbrella may do experiments, but every scientist does. I swear that our work is no different."
Liar, she thought again as she sat back down. She tried to think of another good question as other reporters asked stupid ones. Then it came to her.
"I'll take one more," he said.
Claire stood back up. "Sir, if your facilities are so reliable, why do they blow up?"
He paled. "W...What?"
"Well, lately a whole bunch of your facilities have blown up. How do the people and you representatives view that?"
"That is all for the questions. All of you will have to excuse me."
He left in a rush with reporters yelling questions after him. Claire was somewhat satisfied. The two questions she asked he never truly answered. That showed how suspicious he looked.
As she stood up, a rough hand grabbed her shoulder. "Let me see you're ID."
It was security. Claire held up her fake ID that was around her neck. The man wasn't convinced.
"There's someone already here from WST news. Come with us, please."
Claire elbowed him in the gut and took off running. She ditched her heels and tried to weave through the reporters. She kept at a slow pace, and wasn't noticed by security as she left the building. She took off running for her car and dove in.
As she drove away, it surprised her that security would do that. It was like they were protecting that bastard who caused so many people to die.
Her cell phone rang. She answered it. "Yes?"
"Nice performance." It was Leon. "But I think they weren't convinced you were a reporter."
"They weren't," said Claire. "I almost got arrested by security."
"That was close. Okay, I'm still searching, but I'll call you once I find it."
"Claire!!!" said a child's voice on the other end.
"Sherry?!" said Claire. "Why is Sherry with you?!"
"Her aunt felt she'd be safer with me," said Leon. "When they went out for the day, they went back home to see the house a mess. It was obvious Umbrella was there. So she sent Sherry here and she moved far north."
"Good thinking. Be sure to keep an eye on her."
"I know. She wants to talk to you."
"Okay. Sherry?"
"Hi Claire!!" said Sherry. "I saw you on TV!"
"Cool, huh? I gave him a run for his money!"
"You sure did! When can I see you?"
"Well, you guys are in Detroit and I'm stuck in Manhattan traffic. Probably not for a while."
"Oh."
"I'm upset, too. But we will see each other again. I promise."
"Thanks Claire!"
"Well, I have to go, sweetie. I'll see you later."
"See ya later!!"
Claire clicked her cell phone off. She sighed and leaned back in her seat. The traffic was getting more complicated. Leon was still looking up where the facility down in Antarctica was. She had been down there, but she too intent on getting out to see if another facility was there. She prayed that the victims down there were still alive.
Tyler shut off the TV. "I can't believe Umbrella wants to set up facilities in every country..."
Hiro reached into his pocket and pulled out the disc that had all the data on it. Someone else needed to hang onto it...
"Please give this to her when she wakes up," said Hiro, pressing the disc into Alex's palm.
"Okay," said Alex. "You guys going?"
"Yes. We need to find a route out of here. We'll be careful, though. You watch Elza."
"I will. Good luck."
"Thank you. Also...give her this." He put a shotgun and bullets next to Elza.
"Okay."
A few minutes after Hiro departed, Elza woke up. And she was better.
"Where is everyone?" she asked.
"They left," said Alex. He handed her the disc. "Hiro said to give you this."
Elza took the disc. "How convenient," she said and shoved it into her bra. She noticed the shotgun and bullets. "Did he leave this?"
"Uh huh."
Elza took the shotgun into her hands. "I'll have to thank him." She shoved the bullets into her waistband. "Well, I gotta go. I-"
"You can't go!" said Alex. "They said I had to watch you and make sure you didn't leave!"
"They said that? Dammit, being too protective!!! Well, I'm still going."
"Then I'm going with you!" said Alex. "I have to watch you!"
Elza was about to object, but she saw the determination in the boy's face. There was no talking him out of it. "Okay...but don't leave my side. If I tell you to run, run as fast as you can. Don't stop, okay?"
"Okay. Let's go!"
Another chapter done. I feel that no one's reading this anymore, but I'll keep writing. This will be very long, but I hope whoever is reading this is enjoying this!!!