Chapter 8
Leon ran up to the top of the stairs & then turned to watch Steve as the others followed, Leon turned away just too late, seeing in all the bloody gore, Steve's heart impaled on the 2 foot blade that was Extirpate's left hand. Leon involuntarily cringed at the horrific sight before he forced himself to look away & carry on.
"Leon, what did Steve give you?" Claire asked, innocently enough.
"A detonator. When he dragged me with him he told me that he'd set up a wall of C4 just in case Extirpate got out." Leon replied with little emotion.
"Did he mention me?" Claire asked sadly.
"Yes. He loved you a lot Claire..." Leon said, and then trailed off, seeing the somber expression on Claire's face.
Leon continued down the corridor, trying to remember exactly where the C4 had been placed. He had no doubt that they were going to need it. Steve was dead & the only thing that the Extirpate knew was it's mission to eradicate him & the others, just as the word suggested. The dictionary definition, Extirpate - to root out & destroy completely. Leon sighed at the thought, barely noticing the man behind them, until he spoke...
Danny Heirati stood behind the S.T.A.R.S as they attempted to leave. Once he had been the proud leader of the base & now he was a dead man. All because of that damn spill! The stupid scientist in Delta that dropped the vile & ruined my life! Danny was angry as hell, he knew he was going to become a zombie within the hour & the thought sickened him. He had been with Amy, who had given them both a serum that was supposed to prevent infection, unfortunately however, it only prolonged the effects for a few days. He had not long had to but a bullet through the beautiful blonde's head & that had made him even angrier.
"Stop." Danny said, simply but forcefully.
The ignorant group turned round in confused anguish.
"Who are..." One of them started to ask but Danny cut them off after realizing that the T-010 was loose.
"My name is Danny Heirati, I'm in-charge of this base, or rather I was, until that stupid, ignorant fool made this mess! You...you people are the S.T.A.R.S, the thorn in Umbrella's side." Danny stopped talking, trying to calm himself down before continuing. "I have just turned the self-destruct mechanism on & since I'm as good as dead, I'm going to make sure your asses fry here as well. I'll be a hero to Umbrella!"
The small group didn't seem impressed with his speech but Danny didn't care. He was going to prove to Umbrella that he had worth, that they hadn't made a mistake when they chose him to be Base Leader. That was all that mattered to him now. What better way to do that then by destroying Umbrella's problem? I will prove myself! Danny heard a 'thud' behind him & turned to see what it was. The Extirpate stood behind him, it's tall body shadowing over his own.
"Destroy the targets." He said, barely whispering. Danny was too afraid to do much more. The monster lurched over him & he closed his eyes, waiting for the terrible pain that would end his existence.
Chris stood, unable to take his eyes away from the gruesome scene in front of him. The crazy man, formerly in-charge had just had his gut sliced open, his entrails falling to the floor, along with pints of the man's blood. The creature hadn't finished however & before the man's corpse could hit the floor, the tyrant had lifted him up by the throat & torn his torso in two, making blood splatter everywhere. It then dropped the lifeless body & started towards them, Chris froze, unable to look away from what the tyrant had done. Jesus...& I thought the others were bad...Chris looked up just in time to see the tyrant hovering over him. Chris jumped back as the tyrant attacked with it's claw, the blade neatly sliced through Chris' Kevlar vest, missing his skin by a mere millimeter. Chris turned & ran for the others, wondering if it was possible to escape the awful creature that chased him so relentlessly.
"Up the ladder!" Leon shouted.
"Leon..." Claire started but Leon cut her off.
"I have no intention of letting this thing kill me, I just need everyone out the way. It's going to get real messy in here." Leon said reassuringly.
Chris ran towards them & hopped up the ladder, watching Leon carefully.
Leon just stood still, seemingly impervious to the danger he was in. Leon smiled suddenly & the creature paused.
"Game over." Leon said lightly before grabbing the ladder & hitting the detonator. The wall exploded violently, crushing the tyrant under meters of concrete, seconds later, the room started to flood, as liters of water poured in from the lake outside. Somehow, Leon managed to keep a firm grip on the ladder & Chris helped him out of the underground complex. Leon smiled appreciatively at Chris.
"Let's get out of here." Leon said lightly, his tone made it sound as if nothing had happened. Leon seemed to check for something, a worried expression on his face, he found whatever he was looking for & smiled. Chris stood up, more than a little confused about Leon's actions, he seemed, almost, used to it, like it was an easy task. Like he was trained for this, a hardened squad leader. Not at all like the rookie we were all with a few months ago...I wonder how he changed so much. Chris shook off his thoughts & sighed. It was something he doubted anyone could answer. They returned to their raft & headed back to the van & away from another Umbrella nightmare, one that he would never forget.
Leon ran up to the top of the stairs & then turned to watch Steve as the others followed, Leon turned away just too late, seeing in all the bloody gore, Steve's heart impaled on the 2 foot blade that was Extirpate's left hand. Leon involuntarily cringed at the horrific sight before he forced himself to look away & carry on.
"Leon, what did Steve give you?" Claire asked, innocently enough.
"A detonator. When he dragged me with him he told me that he'd set up a wall of C4 just in case Extirpate got out." Leon replied with little emotion.
"Did he mention me?" Claire asked sadly.
"Yes. He loved you a lot Claire..." Leon said, and then trailed off, seeing the somber expression on Claire's face.
Leon continued down the corridor, trying to remember exactly where the C4 had been placed. He had no doubt that they were going to need it. Steve was dead & the only thing that the Extirpate knew was it's mission to eradicate him & the others, just as the word suggested. The dictionary definition, Extirpate - to root out & destroy completely. Leon sighed at the thought, barely noticing the man behind them, until he spoke...
Danny Heirati stood behind the S.T.A.R.S as they attempted to leave. Once he had been the proud leader of the base & now he was a dead man. All because of that damn spill! The stupid scientist in Delta that dropped the vile & ruined my life! Danny was angry as hell, he knew he was going to become a zombie within the hour & the thought sickened him. He had been with Amy, who had given them both a serum that was supposed to prevent infection, unfortunately however, it only prolonged the effects for a few days. He had not long had to but a bullet through the beautiful blonde's head & that had made him even angrier.
"Stop." Danny said, simply but forcefully.
The ignorant group turned round in confused anguish.
"Who are..." One of them started to ask but Danny cut them off after realizing that the T-010 was loose.
"My name is Danny Heirati, I'm in-charge of this base, or rather I was, until that stupid, ignorant fool made this mess! You...you people are the S.T.A.R.S, the thorn in Umbrella's side." Danny stopped talking, trying to calm himself down before continuing. "I have just turned the self-destruct mechanism on & since I'm as good as dead, I'm going to make sure your asses fry here as well. I'll be a hero to Umbrella!"
The small group didn't seem impressed with his speech but Danny didn't care. He was going to prove to Umbrella that he had worth, that they hadn't made a mistake when they chose him to be Base Leader. That was all that mattered to him now. What better way to do that then by destroying Umbrella's problem? I will prove myself! Danny heard a 'thud' behind him & turned to see what it was. The Extirpate stood behind him, it's tall body shadowing over his own.
"Destroy the targets." He said, barely whispering. Danny was too afraid to do much more. The monster lurched over him & he closed his eyes, waiting for the terrible pain that would end his existence.
Chris stood, unable to take his eyes away from the gruesome scene in front of him. The crazy man, formerly in-charge had just had his gut sliced open, his entrails falling to the floor, along with pints of the man's blood. The creature hadn't finished however & before the man's corpse could hit the floor, the tyrant had lifted him up by the throat & torn his torso in two, making blood splatter everywhere. It then dropped the lifeless body & started towards them, Chris froze, unable to look away from what the tyrant had done. Jesus...& I thought the others were bad...Chris looked up just in time to see the tyrant hovering over him. Chris jumped back as the tyrant attacked with it's claw, the blade neatly sliced through Chris' Kevlar vest, missing his skin by a mere millimeter. Chris turned & ran for the others, wondering if it was possible to escape the awful creature that chased him so relentlessly.
"Up the ladder!" Leon shouted.
"Leon..." Claire started but Leon cut her off.
"I have no intention of letting this thing kill me, I just need everyone out the way. It's going to get real messy in here." Leon said reassuringly.
Chris ran towards them & hopped up the ladder, watching Leon carefully.
Leon just stood still, seemingly impervious to the danger he was in. Leon smiled suddenly & the creature paused.
"Game over." Leon said lightly before grabbing the ladder & hitting the detonator. The wall exploded violently, crushing the tyrant under meters of concrete, seconds later, the room started to flood, as liters of water poured in from the lake outside. Somehow, Leon managed to keep a firm grip on the ladder & Chris helped him out of the underground complex. Leon smiled appreciatively at Chris.
"Let's get out of here." Leon said lightly, his tone made it sound as if nothing had happened. Leon seemed to check for something, a worried expression on his face, he found whatever he was looking for & smiled. Chris stood up, more than a little confused about Leon's actions, he seemed, almost, used to it, like it was an easy task. Like he was trained for this, a hardened squad leader. Not at all like the rookie we were all with a few months ago...I wonder how he changed so much. Chris shook off his thoughts & sighed. It was something he doubted anyone could answer. They returned to their raft & headed back to the van & away from another Umbrella nightmare, one that he would never forget.