Chapter 4
They arrived on the island at 2130 hours. Through the expanse of trees, a small building could be seen in the centre of the island. It was presumed to be a Watchman's office. Leon sighed, wondering if everything would be okay. She told me not to say anything but I did…she said 'he' would kill me but who is 'he'? Ada, I wish you had told me more. Leon sighed again, he had so many questions but he couldn't answer any of them.
"Are you okay?" Claire asked softly.
"Yeah. I was just thinking." He replied.
"I am sorry. We just really needed to know…"
"I know Claire. Don't worry about it. You can leave that to me."
"Leon…"
"Quiet. We're almost at the hut." Chris whispered.
Leon glanced up & saw the wooden hut about ten feet away from him in a small clearing. Chris had signalled Barry to cover him & was heading for the hut. Chris entered the desolate looking hut & appeared a few moments later, Chris shrugged & Leon knew it meant that the hut was deserted.
Leon entered the hut, it seemed to consist of three rooms, the one he currently stood in looked like a lounge, it had chairs, a television & bookshelves amongst other things. There was a door across from the one he had entered, which had a colourful plaque or picture to the side of it, Chris had tried the door but it was locked. Lemme guess, another one of Umbrella's puzzles, right? Chris called Jill in to open it with her lock pick but Jill had shrugged & told him it was too complicated. Leon entered the other unchecked room. It was an immaculately kept office. Leon noticed by chance a piece of paper of the floor, it was the only thing out of place. He picked it up & studied it:
Slide Block Puzzle Explanation
The slide block puzzle is solvable for all employees. It is a simple procedure of order.
The puzzle is shown below in its unsolved mode:
| | |M | | | |t-v | | | | | | | | | |t | | | |G | | | |ne-t | | | | |
To solve it you simply have to get the virus codes in the right order whilst leaving the virus symbol visible. Pay attention to colour.
Only authorised personnel may use the puzzle, no outsiders may gain entry to the complex.
"This looks like…Chris!" Leon said.
"What is it?" Chris asked.
"Look at this."
"The thing by the door."
"Read it. Does it remind you of something?"
"What?"
"The document, 'virus ordered, green to grey."
"That's what it means, pay attention to colour?"
"Yeah. I think it's the order they were created, grey being oldest."
"Then lets give it a try."
Leon followed Chris back to the puzzle.
"Okay, anyone good at the puzzles where you move the blocks around to make a picture?" Chris asked in a hopeful manner.
"There is no picture." Claire stated.
"I know that. We have to get certain blocks in the right place to unlock the door." Chris replied.
"Whilst leaving the virus symbol uncovered." Leon added.
"Do you know the order?" Jill asked.
"Of course not." Chris replied.
"It's the order the virus' were created, green being the newest & grey being the oldest." Leon said.
"So we just need to work out which order they were created in…how hard could that be?" Claire said.
"Well, the Mother Virus is the oldest." Chris started.
"According to Alexander's memo & the Queen Ant report, the next one was the T-Virus, followed by the T-Veronica Virus." Claire continued.
"So, did NE-T or G come next?" Barry asked.
"NE-T had to come next. They had time to create the Nemesis before the G- Virus & T-Virus outbreak in Raccoon." Jill said firmly.
"So, from top right to bottom left it is…M, T, T-V, NE-T & G. Can anyone do these things then?" Leon said.
"I'll try." Claire said.
Everyone stood back a little watching Claire in silent anticipation. If Claire managed to solve the puzzle, they would be in the complex.
Five minutes later & Claire finally solved the puzzle.
"Well done Claire! You too Leon." Chris said.
Leon nodded & waited for everyone to enter the narrow hallway. At the end was a ladder, which presumably led directly into the base. When Leon reached the bottom of the ladder, he had no doubt that he was in an Umbrella base, plain concrete was all that could be seen, the boring, dull grey he had gotten so used to in Raccoon. He looked around, counting the doors, in an attempt to figure out how many rooms they would have to search. He could only count five.
"Let's start there." Chris said, pointing to one of the doors.
They walked towards the door & were not surprised to find it locked.
"Can you open this one?" Chris asked.
"I think so, it doesn't look too complex." Jill replied.
Leon looked around the rest of the hall whilst he waited for Jill. The balcony hallway was huge. Just like the lab had been, Umbrella must like doing things big. Leon heard a 'click' & turned round, Jill had successfully picked the lock & was now entering the room.
"Shit!" Jill said, which was shortly followed by a gunshot.
Leon peered into the room, there had been a zombie in the room, which was now lying in a pool of its own blood. Jill had managed a perfect head shot.
"Are you okay?" Chris asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It just surprised me a little." Jill replied.
Leon looked at the plaque on the door. D. Heirati…one of the things on the list, so does that make them key people in the base? Leon entered the room & looked around, the place was a real mess. Considering it had a zombie roaming around you can't really be surprised. Was that D. Heirati? I wonder…Leon saw another door & tried to open it.
"Jill, can you open this?" Leon asked.
"I can try." Jill replied.
"Try this first." Chris said. He had a key in his hand. Chris threw the key to Leon & carried on searching.
"It fits, great." Leon said.
"Then I guess that saves me the trouble." Jill said lightly.
Leon nodded & then entered the room. Leon presumed that it was the private quarters of D. Heirati & thought that his guess about the people on the list was right. Unlike the office, the private quarters was tidy, a piece of paper lay on a desk near the bed, Leon picked it up & read it:
1
2 Report on the Ma-47 (Slasher)
The Ma-47 was formerly an ape, which is still evident from its appearance. The Ma-47 has clawed hands & feet. It is no longer covered in fur, instead it has decaying skin, like that of a zombie.
The Ma-47s usually move around in a group & will often surround their prey before killing & eating it. This method has proved most effective for the creatures; nothing has escaped them as of yet.
The Ma-47s are slow moving on the ground, if they take to using pipes, or some other means of 'swinging', they are much faster. However, they rarely choose this method of attack. It also seems that this heightens the rate of decay in the creatures. It was suggested by one of the researchers that the Ma-47s know this & so prefer not to use this method unless necessary. This idea has been ignored, as it is near impossible that the Ma-47s could posses such knowledge.
The Ma-47s have been deemed fairly successful, though they have yet to be perfected, they use their long arms to gain reach of their prey without being in physical danger themselves, their method of surrounding their prey is also highly successful. We shall continue experimentation with the creatures & find a way of slowing their decay.
Zack Rommany
Leon walked back into the office with the document & held it out for Chris to take.
"You're doing pretty well at finding this stuff." Chris said.
Jill walked over to read the document as well.
"Wasn't this mentioned on one of the documents? Worries, or something like that?" Jill asked.
"I think you're right. I'm not surprised really, they don't sound too pleasant." Chris replied.
"So, the last worry, or rather the first worry on the list, was the In-05s, I would guess that would mean that they're worse than these. So I hope we find out about them before we meet them." Leon said.
"The next room, or rather two rooms, are useless. Did you guys find anything?" Claire asked after entering the room.
"Leon found a creature description but it doesn't directly link to Umbrella." Chris said.
"We know what to look out for though." Claire said.
They left the room & headed for the third one along. Leon looked at the door plaque of the room Claire & Barry had gone through as he passed. He was not surprised to see another name from the list, A. Thompson. The room they arrived at was labelled 'Control Room' & Jill informed them that there was no way that they were getting in without the key. It was decided that the key to the control room was the priority, everyone thought that they would be most likely to find proof in there than anywhere else.
Jill looked at the lock again before she headed for the next room. She had never seen locks as complicated as the ones in this base. Not even the ones in the mansion were this hard. She was slightly bewildered by it, she had never had so many problems with picking locks before. Jill had noticed that Leon had been paying attention to the door plaques & by inspecting the one on the next room she could understand why. C. Sanders, from the weird list, so they were all names of people in the facility…Jill looked at Leon, surprised by how observant he was. He had found two useful documents & had noticed the relevance of the door plaques, which everyone else had failed to do.
"Not bad Leon. You're doing really well at this." Jill said.
"What do you mean?" Leon asked, clearly confused.
"The plaques. I saw you looking at them. This one is C. Sanders, what were the two others?"
"D. Heirati & A. Thompson."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"I didn't think it was important."
Jill nodded & turned her attention to unlocking the door. She couldn't shake off the feeling that they would all be grateful for Leon being with them. He was proving to be a very good officer indeed.
The room was the same as the other one had been, an office & private quarters. It didn't take long to realise that C. Sanders didn't have anything useful either. The final room belonged to the writer of the report on the Ma-47s, Z. Rommany. Once again, the office was empty of anything important, as was the private quarters.
"Next stop, B2." Chris said.
Jill followed behind everyone else, so she could keep an eye on Leon. His insight was quite spectacular, he was noticing things none of the others were. Once they reached the bottom, Chris, Claire & Barry headed right, there were four doors, three read 'dormitories' & the other one 'kitchen'. Leon on the other hand, seemed more interested in the left-hand side. When she looked where he was, she saw a notice attached to the door. She walked over to it, followed by Leon.
The document read:
3 Epsilon Laboratory Access
The new Tyrant is located in the Epsilon Laboratory.
E Lab is the storage & research area for the Extirpate.
It is off-limits to all employees bar:
Base Commander Danny Heirati
& the Head Researchers;
A. Thompson,
C. Sanders &
Z. Rommany
All other employees who enter this area will be shot on sight.
You have been warned!
Jill looked at Leon, who was still reading the warning. How does he notice this stuff so easily when none of the rest of us do? Maybe he's just a natural, I don't think he knows any more than he's told us.
"Do you think this links in with any of the documents?" Jill asked.
"Maybe. We know who the people are now at least. Got it! 'E lab = Creature'. It has to be a password, Epsilon Laboratory access is Extirpate, it has to be." Leon replied enthusiastically.
"You're pretty good at this puzzle stuff." Jill replied.
"Maybe I am now but I wasn't in Raccoon. I guess I've had a lot of practice since then though." Leon replied.
"So, there's only one clue left. 'S.M = Name to code'. Any ideas?"
"Haven't seen anything linking to that I don't think."
"Oh well. Just keep a look out."
Leon nodded in response. Jill smiled, so far, her prediction was right. She was very grateful to have him around.
"What are you two doing?" Chris asked.
"We'll check out this side. See what we can find." Jill replied.
"All right. Just be careful. We'll be in the kitchen then the dorms."
Jill nodded & signalled for Leon to go first.
Chris entered the kitchen first, he had his Beretta out & ready. As soon as the door was closed behind him & the others, they were attacked. Chris recognised the creatures from the document he had not long read.
"The Ma-47s. Be careful & don't get surrounded." Chris said quickly, recalling what the document had warned.
"Surround & kill right? Will head-shots work?" Claire asked.
"Probably. It's our best bet of getting out alive." Chris replied.
"So stop talking & start shooting." Barry suggested.
Chris trained his gun on the closest Ma-47, the report had been very accurate. Chris counted five but he thought that there would probably be more. Chris aimed carefully, he didn't want to waste any ammunition, or risk giving the creatures time to surround them. Chris was just about to fire when one of the creatures attacked him from above, Chris stumbled backwards, the sharp, five-inch claw, narrowly missing his head. Chris hit the wall hard but kept his wits, Chris ducked the second swipe & took a shot at the creature. So much for them staying on the ground…The creature fell to the ground head first but within a matter of seconds it had flipped up & was once again on the attack. Chris re-aimed & hit the Ma-47 perfectly, it fell to the ground, blood pouring from the neat little hole in its head.
"Head-shots work. These things go on the ceiling too, so be careful." Chris said.
"Are you okay Chris? That thing didn't get you do it?" Claire asked.
"No, I'm fine. Just be careful, okay." Chris replied.
Chris turned his attention back to the creatures & was surprised to see that they had backed off. The Ma-47s were gathered in the centre of the room. Chris wasn't sure whether to be relieved or worried.
Chris looked at Claire & Barry, they looked just as confused as he felt.
"Should we leave while we have the chance?" Chris suggested.
"That might be a good idea." Claire agreed.
They started edging back towards the door, not wanting to turn their backs on the grotesque creatures. Just as they reached the door the creatures let out a strange howl & headed towards them. Chris fired at the closest creature, which fell to the ground only meters away from him. The creatures were using the pipes along the ceiling of the room, this action had greatly increased the speed of the creatures. Just like that stupid document said. Damn this! Chris fired up towards another of the creatures but the creature dodged the bullet & continued towards him. Chris commando- rolled aside, only barely escaping the attack, as the long talon skimmed his vest. Claire & Barry were also facing the same kind of problems. Chris looked around the room quickly, hoping there was something they could use to get an advantage. Bingo! Chris saw a gas canister at the back of the room, where most of the creatures had remained, Chris quickly moved away from a creature that had started towards him & took aim. Chris took a shot at the canister, the canister exploded on impact with the bullet. A bright light & a loud noise followed the searing shock wave. Chris shut his eyes & protected his face with his arms. Once the light faded, Chris lowered his arms & looked around the room. The creatures closest to the canister had been blown to pieces, the ones further away had been mutilated. Only three creatures remained & were, at presented, blinded by the light. Chris took aim & picked them off one at a time.
"Thanks Chris, good thinking." Barry said in a relieved manner.
"Yeah, well done Chris!" Claire said.
"Let's carry on, & be more careful." Chris said.
Claire & Barry nodded before leaving the room. Chris took one more look around before leaving as well. They entered the dormitories next. They each took a separate dormitory to look through. There were blood patches scattered though out the room but there were no bodies, or creatures. Chris looked around but didn't think that he would find anything useful. He heard a strange, muted buzzing sound, along the lines of a bee or a fly. A moment later he heard Claire scream. Claire! Damn it, now what? Chris hurried to the dormitory Claire had been searching, hoping that he would get to her in time. Please be okay Claire, you can't get hurt…Chris entered the room. There was a large insect flying around the room, Barry had arrived before him & was trying to kill it. Chris looked around frantically for Claire, he saw her lying on the floor next to one of the beds.
"Claire!" Chris shouted before running to her.
"I'm okay Chris, the stupid thing bit me, I didn't even know it was there." Claire said in a reassuring tone but weakly.
"Do you feel okay? Where did it get you?"
"I'm okay. I was bitten on my thigh, left leg. Can you check it for me? I don't really want to move just yet."
Chris nodded & moved her hand away from the wound.
"Got it!" Barry declared triumphantly.
"Great. What is it?" Chris asked.
"Looks like a gnat." Barry replied.
"My leg?" Claire asked.
"It's swollen, it's a bit discoloured as well." Chris replied.
"Looks poisoned." Barry added.
"Great! Oh that's just great!" Claire said sarcastically.
"Just calm down. The less you move the better. We should wait here for Leon & Jill." Chris suggested.
Jill entered the room directly opposite them, closely followed by Leon. The sign read 'Alpha Laboratory'. The lab was crawling with zombies but there was a large work top separating them from the zombies.
"This'll be fun." Jill said sarcastically.
"It'll be easy with the divider & well worth the effort. Where better to get proof then the labs?" Leon retorted.
Jill nodded in agreement. & who better to find the proof than Leon?
3.1 Jill removed the Beretta M92FS from her holster & took aim. The zombies didn't currently pose any threat, which was a real change from the nightmares in the Spencer Estate & in Raccoon City. Jill & Leon both fired at the zombie hordes, Jill noticed Leon moving towards the blockade & stopped firing.
3.2 "What are you doing?" Jill asked.
"Saving ammo." Leon replied.
Makes sense, I guess, still…I'm not too happy about getting near those things. Leon aimed for the head of one of the zombies & fired, the zombie dropped immediately to the floor. Jill reluctantly joined him & they both quickly cleared the room of the undead. Jill sighed in relief when they had finished.
"You seem to have learnt a lot but you don't seem nearly afraid enough of these things." Jill said lightly.
"There wasn't anything to worry about. I've learnt a lot from Rick & the others. I know how to handle things better now & what to look out for." Leon replied.
"Is that why you've been doing so well?" Jill asked seriously.
"Yeah. One of the guys used to work here as a security guard. He said that everything had to be kept perfect but that important documents were usually left lying around to be looked at."
"Does he know what they were researching?"
"A new virus. It'll all be on tape. The key is in here, the meeting room, or E Lab."
"Why didn't you tell us this?"
"Tony didn't want me to. He wanted me to handle it. He said that I should try to look good too but then, that's nothing new for him…"
"Leon…oh, forget it. Chris won't be too happy though."
"I know. Shall we look for the key now?"
Jill nodded. I can't believe he didn't tell us that earlier! Still, I guess it isn't important. He seems really loyal to everyone…
"This isn't what we were looking for but…" Leon started.
"But? What is it?" Jill asked.
"The In-05 report. Our final creature."
"Do I really want to read it?"
Leon shrugged, Jill walked over to Leon & read the report at the same time as him. Jill was a little worried about the creature because of the list. The document read as follows:
Report on the In-05 (Mozi)
The In-05s are mutated variants from gnats, which have grown to a foot in length. Their appearance is still like that of a gnat except for the increased size. We felt that this would make it easier to lay blame on other sources, such as radiation.
The In-05s attack like regular gnats, their bites however, are poisonous. The area around the bite will swell and will shows signs of poison; this can be cured by a blue herb.
There are both male and female versions of the In-05s; it is the female versions that are the ones to be most concerned with. A female In-05 may implant eggs into the victim when they attack it. These implanted eggs will move to the gut of the victim and begin to pupate. Once the eggs hatch, the Mozi larvae eat their way out of the victim, via the intestines and out through the stomach area. The larvae then enter cocoons, which hatch into fully-grown In-05s within an hour.
Also, see the LM-V13 report for further information.
Charlie Sanders
Jill looked at Leon in a concerned manner.
"They really don't sound very nice." Jill said.
"Agreed. Should we show Chris?" Leon asked.
"I think we had better. If they run into these things…"
"Let's go then."
Jill & Leon left the laboratory & headed for the dormitories to find Chris & the others.
They arrived on the island at 2130 hours. Through the expanse of trees, a small building could be seen in the centre of the island. It was presumed to be a Watchman's office. Leon sighed, wondering if everything would be okay. She told me not to say anything but I did…she said 'he' would kill me but who is 'he'? Ada, I wish you had told me more. Leon sighed again, he had so many questions but he couldn't answer any of them.
"Are you okay?" Claire asked softly.
"Yeah. I was just thinking." He replied.
"I am sorry. We just really needed to know…"
"I know Claire. Don't worry about it. You can leave that to me."
"Leon…"
"Quiet. We're almost at the hut." Chris whispered.
Leon glanced up & saw the wooden hut about ten feet away from him in a small clearing. Chris had signalled Barry to cover him & was heading for the hut. Chris entered the desolate looking hut & appeared a few moments later, Chris shrugged & Leon knew it meant that the hut was deserted.
Leon entered the hut, it seemed to consist of three rooms, the one he currently stood in looked like a lounge, it had chairs, a television & bookshelves amongst other things. There was a door across from the one he had entered, which had a colourful plaque or picture to the side of it, Chris had tried the door but it was locked. Lemme guess, another one of Umbrella's puzzles, right? Chris called Jill in to open it with her lock pick but Jill had shrugged & told him it was too complicated. Leon entered the other unchecked room. It was an immaculately kept office. Leon noticed by chance a piece of paper of the floor, it was the only thing out of place. He picked it up & studied it:
Slide Block Puzzle Explanation
The slide block puzzle is solvable for all employees. It is a simple procedure of order.
The puzzle is shown below in its unsolved mode:
| | |M | | | |t-v | | | | | | | | | |t | | | |G | | | |ne-t | | | | |
To solve it you simply have to get the virus codes in the right order whilst leaving the virus symbol visible. Pay attention to colour.
Only authorised personnel may use the puzzle, no outsiders may gain entry to the complex.
"This looks like…Chris!" Leon said.
"What is it?" Chris asked.
"Look at this."
"The thing by the door."
"Read it. Does it remind you of something?"
"What?"
"The document, 'virus ordered, green to grey."
"That's what it means, pay attention to colour?"
"Yeah. I think it's the order they were created, grey being oldest."
"Then lets give it a try."
Leon followed Chris back to the puzzle.
"Okay, anyone good at the puzzles where you move the blocks around to make a picture?" Chris asked in a hopeful manner.
"There is no picture." Claire stated.
"I know that. We have to get certain blocks in the right place to unlock the door." Chris replied.
"Whilst leaving the virus symbol uncovered." Leon added.
"Do you know the order?" Jill asked.
"Of course not." Chris replied.
"It's the order the virus' were created, green being the newest & grey being the oldest." Leon said.
"So we just need to work out which order they were created in…how hard could that be?" Claire said.
"Well, the Mother Virus is the oldest." Chris started.
"According to Alexander's memo & the Queen Ant report, the next one was the T-Virus, followed by the T-Veronica Virus." Claire continued.
"So, did NE-T or G come next?" Barry asked.
"NE-T had to come next. They had time to create the Nemesis before the G- Virus & T-Virus outbreak in Raccoon." Jill said firmly.
"So, from top right to bottom left it is…M, T, T-V, NE-T & G. Can anyone do these things then?" Leon said.
"I'll try." Claire said.
Everyone stood back a little watching Claire in silent anticipation. If Claire managed to solve the puzzle, they would be in the complex.
Five minutes later & Claire finally solved the puzzle.
"Well done Claire! You too Leon." Chris said.
Leon nodded & waited for everyone to enter the narrow hallway. At the end was a ladder, which presumably led directly into the base. When Leon reached the bottom of the ladder, he had no doubt that he was in an Umbrella base, plain concrete was all that could be seen, the boring, dull grey he had gotten so used to in Raccoon. He looked around, counting the doors, in an attempt to figure out how many rooms they would have to search. He could only count five.
"Let's start there." Chris said, pointing to one of the doors.
They walked towards the door & were not surprised to find it locked.
"Can you open this one?" Chris asked.
"I think so, it doesn't look too complex." Jill replied.
Leon looked around the rest of the hall whilst he waited for Jill. The balcony hallway was huge. Just like the lab had been, Umbrella must like doing things big. Leon heard a 'click' & turned round, Jill had successfully picked the lock & was now entering the room.
"Shit!" Jill said, which was shortly followed by a gunshot.
Leon peered into the room, there had been a zombie in the room, which was now lying in a pool of its own blood. Jill had managed a perfect head shot.
"Are you okay?" Chris asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It just surprised me a little." Jill replied.
Leon looked at the plaque on the door. D. Heirati…one of the things on the list, so does that make them key people in the base? Leon entered the room & looked around, the place was a real mess. Considering it had a zombie roaming around you can't really be surprised. Was that D. Heirati? I wonder…Leon saw another door & tried to open it.
"Jill, can you open this?" Leon asked.
"I can try." Jill replied.
"Try this first." Chris said. He had a key in his hand. Chris threw the key to Leon & carried on searching.
"It fits, great." Leon said.
"Then I guess that saves me the trouble." Jill said lightly.
Leon nodded & then entered the room. Leon presumed that it was the private quarters of D. Heirati & thought that his guess about the people on the list was right. Unlike the office, the private quarters was tidy, a piece of paper lay on a desk near the bed, Leon picked it up & read it:
1
2 Report on the Ma-47 (Slasher)
The Ma-47 was formerly an ape, which is still evident from its appearance. The Ma-47 has clawed hands & feet. It is no longer covered in fur, instead it has decaying skin, like that of a zombie.
The Ma-47s usually move around in a group & will often surround their prey before killing & eating it. This method has proved most effective for the creatures; nothing has escaped them as of yet.
The Ma-47s are slow moving on the ground, if they take to using pipes, or some other means of 'swinging', they are much faster. However, they rarely choose this method of attack. It also seems that this heightens the rate of decay in the creatures. It was suggested by one of the researchers that the Ma-47s know this & so prefer not to use this method unless necessary. This idea has been ignored, as it is near impossible that the Ma-47s could posses such knowledge.
The Ma-47s have been deemed fairly successful, though they have yet to be perfected, they use their long arms to gain reach of their prey without being in physical danger themselves, their method of surrounding their prey is also highly successful. We shall continue experimentation with the creatures & find a way of slowing their decay.
Zack Rommany
Leon walked back into the office with the document & held it out for Chris to take.
"You're doing pretty well at finding this stuff." Chris said.
Jill walked over to read the document as well.
"Wasn't this mentioned on one of the documents? Worries, or something like that?" Jill asked.
"I think you're right. I'm not surprised really, they don't sound too pleasant." Chris replied.
"So, the last worry, or rather the first worry on the list, was the In-05s, I would guess that would mean that they're worse than these. So I hope we find out about them before we meet them." Leon said.
"The next room, or rather two rooms, are useless. Did you guys find anything?" Claire asked after entering the room.
"Leon found a creature description but it doesn't directly link to Umbrella." Chris said.
"We know what to look out for though." Claire said.
They left the room & headed for the third one along. Leon looked at the door plaque of the room Claire & Barry had gone through as he passed. He was not surprised to see another name from the list, A. Thompson. The room they arrived at was labelled 'Control Room' & Jill informed them that there was no way that they were getting in without the key. It was decided that the key to the control room was the priority, everyone thought that they would be most likely to find proof in there than anywhere else.
Jill looked at the lock again before she headed for the next room. She had never seen locks as complicated as the ones in this base. Not even the ones in the mansion were this hard. She was slightly bewildered by it, she had never had so many problems with picking locks before. Jill had noticed that Leon had been paying attention to the door plaques & by inspecting the one on the next room she could understand why. C. Sanders, from the weird list, so they were all names of people in the facility…Jill looked at Leon, surprised by how observant he was. He had found two useful documents & had noticed the relevance of the door plaques, which everyone else had failed to do.
"Not bad Leon. You're doing really well at this." Jill said.
"What do you mean?" Leon asked, clearly confused.
"The plaques. I saw you looking at them. This one is C. Sanders, what were the two others?"
"D. Heirati & A. Thompson."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"I didn't think it was important."
Jill nodded & turned her attention to unlocking the door. She couldn't shake off the feeling that they would all be grateful for Leon being with them. He was proving to be a very good officer indeed.
The room was the same as the other one had been, an office & private quarters. It didn't take long to realise that C. Sanders didn't have anything useful either. The final room belonged to the writer of the report on the Ma-47s, Z. Rommany. Once again, the office was empty of anything important, as was the private quarters.
"Next stop, B2." Chris said.
Jill followed behind everyone else, so she could keep an eye on Leon. His insight was quite spectacular, he was noticing things none of the others were. Once they reached the bottom, Chris, Claire & Barry headed right, there were four doors, three read 'dormitories' & the other one 'kitchen'. Leon on the other hand, seemed more interested in the left-hand side. When she looked where he was, she saw a notice attached to the door. She walked over to it, followed by Leon.
The document read:
3 Epsilon Laboratory Access
The new Tyrant is located in the Epsilon Laboratory.
E Lab is the storage & research area for the Extirpate.
It is off-limits to all employees bar:
Base Commander Danny Heirati
& the Head Researchers;
A. Thompson,
C. Sanders &
Z. Rommany
All other employees who enter this area will be shot on sight.
You have been warned!
Jill looked at Leon, who was still reading the warning. How does he notice this stuff so easily when none of the rest of us do? Maybe he's just a natural, I don't think he knows any more than he's told us.
"Do you think this links in with any of the documents?" Jill asked.
"Maybe. We know who the people are now at least. Got it! 'E lab = Creature'. It has to be a password, Epsilon Laboratory access is Extirpate, it has to be." Leon replied enthusiastically.
"You're pretty good at this puzzle stuff." Jill replied.
"Maybe I am now but I wasn't in Raccoon. I guess I've had a lot of practice since then though." Leon replied.
"So, there's only one clue left. 'S.M = Name to code'. Any ideas?"
"Haven't seen anything linking to that I don't think."
"Oh well. Just keep a look out."
Leon nodded in response. Jill smiled, so far, her prediction was right. She was very grateful to have him around.
"What are you two doing?" Chris asked.
"We'll check out this side. See what we can find." Jill replied.
"All right. Just be careful. We'll be in the kitchen then the dorms."
Jill nodded & signalled for Leon to go first.
Chris entered the kitchen first, he had his Beretta out & ready. As soon as the door was closed behind him & the others, they were attacked. Chris recognised the creatures from the document he had not long read.
"The Ma-47s. Be careful & don't get surrounded." Chris said quickly, recalling what the document had warned.
"Surround & kill right? Will head-shots work?" Claire asked.
"Probably. It's our best bet of getting out alive." Chris replied.
"So stop talking & start shooting." Barry suggested.
Chris trained his gun on the closest Ma-47, the report had been very accurate. Chris counted five but he thought that there would probably be more. Chris aimed carefully, he didn't want to waste any ammunition, or risk giving the creatures time to surround them. Chris was just about to fire when one of the creatures attacked him from above, Chris stumbled backwards, the sharp, five-inch claw, narrowly missing his head. Chris hit the wall hard but kept his wits, Chris ducked the second swipe & took a shot at the creature. So much for them staying on the ground…The creature fell to the ground head first but within a matter of seconds it had flipped up & was once again on the attack. Chris re-aimed & hit the Ma-47 perfectly, it fell to the ground, blood pouring from the neat little hole in its head.
"Head-shots work. These things go on the ceiling too, so be careful." Chris said.
"Are you okay Chris? That thing didn't get you do it?" Claire asked.
"No, I'm fine. Just be careful, okay." Chris replied.
Chris turned his attention back to the creatures & was surprised to see that they had backed off. The Ma-47s were gathered in the centre of the room. Chris wasn't sure whether to be relieved or worried.
Chris looked at Claire & Barry, they looked just as confused as he felt.
"Should we leave while we have the chance?" Chris suggested.
"That might be a good idea." Claire agreed.
They started edging back towards the door, not wanting to turn their backs on the grotesque creatures. Just as they reached the door the creatures let out a strange howl & headed towards them. Chris fired at the closest creature, which fell to the ground only meters away from him. The creatures were using the pipes along the ceiling of the room, this action had greatly increased the speed of the creatures. Just like that stupid document said. Damn this! Chris fired up towards another of the creatures but the creature dodged the bullet & continued towards him. Chris commando- rolled aside, only barely escaping the attack, as the long talon skimmed his vest. Claire & Barry were also facing the same kind of problems. Chris looked around the room quickly, hoping there was something they could use to get an advantage. Bingo! Chris saw a gas canister at the back of the room, where most of the creatures had remained, Chris quickly moved away from a creature that had started towards him & took aim. Chris took a shot at the canister, the canister exploded on impact with the bullet. A bright light & a loud noise followed the searing shock wave. Chris shut his eyes & protected his face with his arms. Once the light faded, Chris lowered his arms & looked around the room. The creatures closest to the canister had been blown to pieces, the ones further away had been mutilated. Only three creatures remained & were, at presented, blinded by the light. Chris took aim & picked them off one at a time.
"Thanks Chris, good thinking." Barry said in a relieved manner.
"Yeah, well done Chris!" Claire said.
"Let's carry on, & be more careful." Chris said.
Claire & Barry nodded before leaving the room. Chris took one more look around before leaving as well. They entered the dormitories next. They each took a separate dormitory to look through. There were blood patches scattered though out the room but there were no bodies, or creatures. Chris looked around but didn't think that he would find anything useful. He heard a strange, muted buzzing sound, along the lines of a bee or a fly. A moment later he heard Claire scream. Claire! Damn it, now what? Chris hurried to the dormitory Claire had been searching, hoping that he would get to her in time. Please be okay Claire, you can't get hurt…Chris entered the room. There was a large insect flying around the room, Barry had arrived before him & was trying to kill it. Chris looked around frantically for Claire, he saw her lying on the floor next to one of the beds.
"Claire!" Chris shouted before running to her.
"I'm okay Chris, the stupid thing bit me, I didn't even know it was there." Claire said in a reassuring tone but weakly.
"Do you feel okay? Where did it get you?"
"I'm okay. I was bitten on my thigh, left leg. Can you check it for me? I don't really want to move just yet."
Chris nodded & moved her hand away from the wound.
"Got it!" Barry declared triumphantly.
"Great. What is it?" Chris asked.
"Looks like a gnat." Barry replied.
"My leg?" Claire asked.
"It's swollen, it's a bit discoloured as well." Chris replied.
"Looks poisoned." Barry added.
"Great! Oh that's just great!" Claire said sarcastically.
"Just calm down. The less you move the better. We should wait here for Leon & Jill." Chris suggested.
Jill entered the room directly opposite them, closely followed by Leon. The sign read 'Alpha Laboratory'. The lab was crawling with zombies but there was a large work top separating them from the zombies.
"This'll be fun." Jill said sarcastically.
"It'll be easy with the divider & well worth the effort. Where better to get proof then the labs?" Leon retorted.
Jill nodded in agreement. & who better to find the proof than Leon?
3.1 Jill removed the Beretta M92FS from her holster & took aim. The zombies didn't currently pose any threat, which was a real change from the nightmares in the Spencer Estate & in Raccoon City. Jill & Leon both fired at the zombie hordes, Jill noticed Leon moving towards the blockade & stopped firing.
3.2 "What are you doing?" Jill asked.
"Saving ammo." Leon replied.
Makes sense, I guess, still…I'm not too happy about getting near those things. Leon aimed for the head of one of the zombies & fired, the zombie dropped immediately to the floor. Jill reluctantly joined him & they both quickly cleared the room of the undead. Jill sighed in relief when they had finished.
"You seem to have learnt a lot but you don't seem nearly afraid enough of these things." Jill said lightly.
"There wasn't anything to worry about. I've learnt a lot from Rick & the others. I know how to handle things better now & what to look out for." Leon replied.
"Is that why you've been doing so well?" Jill asked seriously.
"Yeah. One of the guys used to work here as a security guard. He said that everything had to be kept perfect but that important documents were usually left lying around to be looked at."
"Does he know what they were researching?"
"A new virus. It'll all be on tape. The key is in here, the meeting room, or E Lab."
"Why didn't you tell us this?"
"Tony didn't want me to. He wanted me to handle it. He said that I should try to look good too but then, that's nothing new for him…"
"Leon…oh, forget it. Chris won't be too happy though."
"I know. Shall we look for the key now?"
Jill nodded. I can't believe he didn't tell us that earlier! Still, I guess it isn't important. He seems really loyal to everyone…
"This isn't what we were looking for but…" Leon started.
"But? What is it?" Jill asked.
"The In-05 report. Our final creature."
"Do I really want to read it?"
Leon shrugged, Jill walked over to Leon & read the report at the same time as him. Jill was a little worried about the creature because of the list. The document read as follows:
Report on the In-05 (Mozi)
The In-05s are mutated variants from gnats, which have grown to a foot in length. Their appearance is still like that of a gnat except for the increased size. We felt that this would make it easier to lay blame on other sources, such as radiation.
The In-05s attack like regular gnats, their bites however, are poisonous. The area around the bite will swell and will shows signs of poison; this can be cured by a blue herb.
There are both male and female versions of the In-05s; it is the female versions that are the ones to be most concerned with. A female In-05 may implant eggs into the victim when they attack it. These implanted eggs will move to the gut of the victim and begin to pupate. Once the eggs hatch, the Mozi larvae eat their way out of the victim, via the intestines and out through the stomach area. The larvae then enter cocoons, which hatch into fully-grown In-05s within an hour.
Also, see the LM-V13 report for further information.
Charlie Sanders
Jill looked at Leon in a concerned manner.
"They really don't sound very nice." Jill said.
"Agreed. Should we show Chris?" Leon asked.
"I think we had better. If they run into these things…"
"Let's go then."
Jill & Leon left the laboratory & headed for the dormitories to find Chris & the others.