Chapter 10
Hiro raised his gun as he approached the door. He had heard what appeared to be wailing just moments before, but now it had died off. He could never be too careful in this situation.
He opened the door and took a glance inside. Elza was seated on the floor, cradling Alex to her. He couldn't see Elza's face, but he saw Alex's. His cheeks were covered with tears and his closed eyelids were swollen. It was obvious he had fallen asleep. Elza turned to look at Hiro. Her eyes were also swollen.
"What happened?" he asked.
Elza motioned to the dead monster nearby. "This is...was, Alex's mother. She turned into this..."
Hiro stared from her to Alex to the monster. Considering their reactions, Elza was speaking the truth.
For an odd reason, anger flooded him. Possibly still left over from the realization of his superior's betrayal. He stalked over to her, his eyes fierce.
"Why did you take him with you?!" he snarled. "How could you do something so stupid?! You put his life at risk!!"
Elza looked down. "I know, but-"
"He's probably permanently traumatized!!!! What were you thinking?! And why the hell did you leave the infirmary, anyway?!?! We told you to rest!!!"
"But-"
"You've caused enough trouble. Take him back now. And if I see your face again outside of the living complex, you will be shot. Understand?!?!"
Elza stood, Alex in her arms. "I was gonna do that, anyway." She walked past Hiro and picked up her shotgun.
"I'm serious!!" erupted Hiro. "You keep doing stupid actions!!! You'll be the death of us!!!"
Elza visibly winced. She looked at the ceiling. "I...I killed her. Alex's mother. She pleaded with me to do it. I'm not proud of it, or expecting a pat on the back for it. But I know my actions were stupid. Then again, you didn't have to deal with an innocent person morph into a monster right in front of your eyes. I did. And as long as I live, I'm gonna have to live with that. So do me a favor and don't say such things again. I know all too well."
Then she left. Hiro raised a hand to his forehead. She was clearly traumatized. Why did he bark at her like that? He was under a lot of stress. And the bad thing was, the chances of them getting out were slim and none. They needed to get out, whether on good terms or not.
Elza lay down Alex on the couch, being careful not to wake him. She drew the cover to his chin, noting the visible anguish on his face.
I'm so sorry, Alex, she thought. This is my entire fault...
Why did she agree to let Alex go with her, anyway? She knew he was at an even greater risk with her. But she just wanted to stop babying the kid. Just like everyone was babying her...
Elza stood and walked over to the window. They were right. She was nothing but a stupid civilian. One who couldn't even shield a child from the horrors of the facility?
I'll stay here and watch over Alex. But no matter what, I refuse to be a useless wheel. All I have to do is regain my confidence, and I'll head out again...
Erika shoved open the door, trying to gasp for air. She just had to deal with ten lickers at once. She managed to kill them all, but now she had no ammo.
It was a large room and she stood on a walkway that rounded the perimeter of the room. She looked down to see Hiro knelt beside a monster thing.
"Hiro!!" she called. He looked up at her. He seemed visibly upset about something.
Hiro walked to the elevator and pushed the blinking button. Erika ran over to the elevator that had risen up and took it down.
"Anything new?" asked Hiro.
"Nothing," said Erika. "I feel like we're walking around in circles. How about you?"
"My superior betrayed me. The only reason he sent me down here was for me to be out of the way while Umbrella tries to convince the President of cooperating with their plans."
"WHAT?!?! That means..."
"Yes. The FBI and some of Congress are cooperating with Umbrella."
"Dammit!!!! I can't believe this!!!!" Erika found herself looking at the dead creature. "What is that?"
"You know how Alex and his mother were brought here and we couldn't find her?"
"Yes?"
"This is her."
Erika fell to her knees. "Oh my God...how are we gonna tell him?"
"He already knows. Elza left the infirmary, and Alex tagged along with her. He...he saw his mother transform and everything."
Erika gaped at him.
"Elza was equally upset about it. She was the one who killed her. But...I lost it and started screaming at her."
"But she deserves it! Doing something so stupid!!!"
"And I said...that she'll be the death of us."
"Okay, that was pushing it. I'll admit Elza is annoying and never listens, but I've never seen anyone who'd jump into danger without fear. She's braver than I am, and I'm from STARS. I doubt she'll be the death of us."
"Well, I wasn't mainly angry at her. I was still pissed about being betrayed. But I directed all of my anger at her."
"Don't let it get to you. By now, she's probably got Alex settled and she's wandering around."
"About that...I said if I saw her again outside of the living complex, I'd shoot her."
"You really don't know how to talk to girls, do you?"
"This is a life and death situation."
"Ooh, great excuse."
"Not now."
"A-CHOO!!!!!"
Elza narrowed her eyes in annoyance. She wiped her nose and continued to stare out the window.
Alex moved on the couch, signaling that he was awake. Elza turned and was about to say something when she saw the look on his face.
He wore the same look as he did when he saw his mother transform. His face was blank and his eyes were glazed over, not even seeing anything.
"Alex?" she said, approaching the boy.
"Not now, Mom. I don't want to study," came the reply from the drifting boy.
Panic shot through Elza. He was worse off than she thought. He was so traumitized, that he wasn't in his right mind.
She grabbed his shoulders and gently shook him. "Alex!!"
"Mom, why can't I go play in the snow? I can't even go outside."
Elza hugged Alex to her, completely clueless of what to do. He was mentally unstable, and it was all her fault. She should've left him behind, no matter how much Alex whined.
"What am I gonna do?" she asked softly. "What can I do?"
Alex slumped against her, his eyes still blank. "Can we go home, Mom? I miss my friends."
Elza held him tighter. No matter what, she would help him recover.
Tyler entered the room, completely in awe.
It was a communication room. He didn't know much about computers, but he knew how to handle these things. He walked over and fiddled with the controls. He prayed the person he was calling was home.
Leon jerked out of his seat. He ran over to his communication equipment, adrenaline kicking in. Someone was trying to contact him.
"Kennady...come in..." came the voice above the static.
Leon knew that voice. He picked up the communication mic. "Tyler!! Is that you?!"
"Thank God...I'm in...arctica..."
"Antarctica?"
"Yeah...stuck...get us..."
"You want me to go get you?! How?!"
"My friend...cargo plane...it's Summers..."
"A cargo plane?! That's perfect!! I found the coordinations to the facility and I'll be down there soon. Stay alive 'till then, 'kay?"
"Right...see ya..."
Leon put down the mic and ran to get his coat. Tyler was an old friend of his. He knew Tyler still felt the emotional wounds from his wife's death.
As he pulled on his coat, he took note of Sherry, who was still asleep on the couch. He wasn't about to let her out of his sight.
He gently shook her awake. "Sherry, wake up."
The twelve-year-old's eyes opened. "Leon?"
"Put on your coat. We're going somewhere."
Sherry got up and started pulling on her coat. "Where?"
"A facility in Antarctica. We'll be flying down there."
"Antarctica? Cool!"
Leon started for the door, Sherry hot at his heels. He pulled out his cell phone and started dialing. "Summers? This is Kennedy. I need you to do me a favor..."
Terra stood in front of her creation, a smirk on her lips. She was so pleased with herself for creating it, knowing how much chaos it will cause.
The world is mine, she thought. With this, I am unstoppable. Everyone will be just flies in our path.
She held her smirk as she readied a shot. Her creation needed to be stronger, and the liquid form of the S-Virus was just the ticket. She climbed to the top of the tube and opened the lid. With one swift motion, she jabbed the needle into her creation's head, injecting it with the S-Virus.
Terra set everything back to normal and smiled. Everything was progressing so well. Soon she would let loose her creation and watch as it displays its power by killing everyone.
Okay, there wasn't much action in this part, but things are heating up! Tune in for chapter 11!
Hiro raised his gun as he approached the door. He had heard what appeared to be wailing just moments before, but now it had died off. He could never be too careful in this situation.
He opened the door and took a glance inside. Elza was seated on the floor, cradling Alex to her. He couldn't see Elza's face, but he saw Alex's. His cheeks were covered with tears and his closed eyelids were swollen. It was obvious he had fallen asleep. Elza turned to look at Hiro. Her eyes were also swollen.
"What happened?" he asked.
Elza motioned to the dead monster nearby. "This is...was, Alex's mother. She turned into this..."
Hiro stared from her to Alex to the monster. Considering their reactions, Elza was speaking the truth.
For an odd reason, anger flooded him. Possibly still left over from the realization of his superior's betrayal. He stalked over to her, his eyes fierce.
"Why did you take him with you?!" he snarled. "How could you do something so stupid?! You put his life at risk!!"
Elza looked down. "I know, but-"
"He's probably permanently traumatized!!!! What were you thinking?! And why the hell did you leave the infirmary, anyway?!?! We told you to rest!!!"
"But-"
"You've caused enough trouble. Take him back now. And if I see your face again outside of the living complex, you will be shot. Understand?!?!"
Elza stood, Alex in her arms. "I was gonna do that, anyway." She walked past Hiro and picked up her shotgun.
"I'm serious!!" erupted Hiro. "You keep doing stupid actions!!! You'll be the death of us!!!"
Elza visibly winced. She looked at the ceiling. "I...I killed her. Alex's mother. She pleaded with me to do it. I'm not proud of it, or expecting a pat on the back for it. But I know my actions were stupid. Then again, you didn't have to deal with an innocent person morph into a monster right in front of your eyes. I did. And as long as I live, I'm gonna have to live with that. So do me a favor and don't say such things again. I know all too well."
Then she left. Hiro raised a hand to his forehead. She was clearly traumatized. Why did he bark at her like that? He was under a lot of stress. And the bad thing was, the chances of them getting out were slim and none. They needed to get out, whether on good terms or not.
Elza lay down Alex on the couch, being careful not to wake him. She drew the cover to his chin, noting the visible anguish on his face.
I'm so sorry, Alex, she thought. This is my entire fault...
Why did she agree to let Alex go with her, anyway? She knew he was at an even greater risk with her. But she just wanted to stop babying the kid. Just like everyone was babying her...
Elza stood and walked over to the window. They were right. She was nothing but a stupid civilian. One who couldn't even shield a child from the horrors of the facility?
I'll stay here and watch over Alex. But no matter what, I refuse to be a useless wheel. All I have to do is regain my confidence, and I'll head out again...
Erika shoved open the door, trying to gasp for air. She just had to deal with ten lickers at once. She managed to kill them all, but now she had no ammo.
It was a large room and she stood on a walkway that rounded the perimeter of the room. She looked down to see Hiro knelt beside a monster thing.
"Hiro!!" she called. He looked up at her. He seemed visibly upset about something.
Hiro walked to the elevator and pushed the blinking button. Erika ran over to the elevator that had risen up and took it down.
"Anything new?" asked Hiro.
"Nothing," said Erika. "I feel like we're walking around in circles. How about you?"
"My superior betrayed me. The only reason he sent me down here was for me to be out of the way while Umbrella tries to convince the President of cooperating with their plans."
"WHAT?!?! That means..."
"Yes. The FBI and some of Congress are cooperating with Umbrella."
"Dammit!!!! I can't believe this!!!!" Erika found herself looking at the dead creature. "What is that?"
"You know how Alex and his mother were brought here and we couldn't find her?"
"Yes?"
"This is her."
Erika fell to her knees. "Oh my God...how are we gonna tell him?"
"He already knows. Elza left the infirmary, and Alex tagged along with her. He...he saw his mother transform and everything."
Erika gaped at him.
"Elza was equally upset about it. She was the one who killed her. But...I lost it and started screaming at her."
"But she deserves it! Doing something so stupid!!!"
"And I said...that she'll be the death of us."
"Okay, that was pushing it. I'll admit Elza is annoying and never listens, but I've never seen anyone who'd jump into danger without fear. She's braver than I am, and I'm from STARS. I doubt she'll be the death of us."
"Well, I wasn't mainly angry at her. I was still pissed about being betrayed. But I directed all of my anger at her."
"Don't let it get to you. By now, she's probably got Alex settled and she's wandering around."
"About that...I said if I saw her again outside of the living complex, I'd shoot her."
"You really don't know how to talk to girls, do you?"
"This is a life and death situation."
"Ooh, great excuse."
"Not now."
"A-CHOO!!!!!"
Elza narrowed her eyes in annoyance. She wiped her nose and continued to stare out the window.
Alex moved on the couch, signaling that he was awake. Elza turned and was about to say something when she saw the look on his face.
He wore the same look as he did when he saw his mother transform. His face was blank and his eyes were glazed over, not even seeing anything.
"Alex?" she said, approaching the boy.
"Not now, Mom. I don't want to study," came the reply from the drifting boy.
Panic shot through Elza. He was worse off than she thought. He was so traumitized, that he wasn't in his right mind.
She grabbed his shoulders and gently shook him. "Alex!!"
"Mom, why can't I go play in the snow? I can't even go outside."
Elza hugged Alex to her, completely clueless of what to do. He was mentally unstable, and it was all her fault. She should've left him behind, no matter how much Alex whined.
"What am I gonna do?" she asked softly. "What can I do?"
Alex slumped against her, his eyes still blank. "Can we go home, Mom? I miss my friends."
Elza held him tighter. No matter what, she would help him recover.
Tyler entered the room, completely in awe.
It was a communication room. He didn't know much about computers, but he knew how to handle these things. He walked over and fiddled with the controls. He prayed the person he was calling was home.
Leon jerked out of his seat. He ran over to his communication equipment, adrenaline kicking in. Someone was trying to contact him.
"Kennady...come in..." came the voice above the static.
Leon knew that voice. He picked up the communication mic. "Tyler!! Is that you?!"
"Thank God...I'm in...arctica..."
"Antarctica?"
"Yeah...stuck...get us..."
"You want me to go get you?! How?!"
"My friend...cargo plane...it's Summers..."
"A cargo plane?! That's perfect!! I found the coordinations to the facility and I'll be down there soon. Stay alive 'till then, 'kay?"
"Right...see ya..."
Leon put down the mic and ran to get his coat. Tyler was an old friend of his. He knew Tyler still felt the emotional wounds from his wife's death.
As he pulled on his coat, he took note of Sherry, who was still asleep on the couch. He wasn't about to let her out of his sight.
He gently shook her awake. "Sherry, wake up."
The twelve-year-old's eyes opened. "Leon?"
"Put on your coat. We're going somewhere."
Sherry got up and started pulling on her coat. "Where?"
"A facility in Antarctica. We'll be flying down there."
"Antarctica? Cool!"
Leon started for the door, Sherry hot at his heels. He pulled out his cell phone and started dialing. "Summers? This is Kennedy. I need you to do me a favor..."
Terra stood in front of her creation, a smirk on her lips. She was so pleased with herself for creating it, knowing how much chaos it will cause.
The world is mine, she thought. With this, I am unstoppable. Everyone will be just flies in our path.
She held her smirk as she readied a shot. Her creation needed to be stronger, and the liquid form of the S-Virus was just the ticket. She climbed to the top of the tube and opened the lid. With one swift motion, she jabbed the needle into her creation's head, injecting it with the S-Virus.
Terra set everything back to normal and smiled. Everything was progressing so well. Soon she would let loose her creation and watch as it displays its power by killing everyone.
Okay, there wasn't much action in this part, but things are heating up! Tune in for chapter 11!