Chapter 5: Ready, or not, here it comes.

Author's note: He he he, I beat the game, finally. It took me a few shots with the final launcher, but I got it. Scored a D for saving it ten times, grrr... but oh well. anyway, sorry it took me awhile to get this chapter out. Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the RE characters, etc now, and never will.

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The night was sinking in, as the only light was the moon.

Chris angrily kicked the tree causing the whole thing to shake. With one hand, he leaned against the tree, and sighed. Barry, and Sherry were watching him from the other side of the wreckage with pity in their eyes.

They were still at the place where the cabin once had stood. Jill was looking through the remains that littered the place.

Umbrella's at it again... She thought to herself, scanning the area. Her eyes fell upon Chris who was now leaning down against the tree, his eyes fixed on the ground. She had to go help him. Throwing down a spare piece of would in her way, she made her way over, and sat down next to Chris.

"Hey." She said trying to sound cheerful, but it didn't work much.

She awaited an answer, a movement, anything from him. He remained still, and silent. A brush of wind past by, blowing a few leaves from the ground.

Jill let out a sigh, and put her head down to.

"Hey, no sighing." Chris said.

Jill perked up, and look over at him. He was staring back at her.

She put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Feeling any better?" She asked hopefully.

Chris just shook his head in a 'tell-you-about-it-later' way. There was another moment of silence, as the wind blew over again. Jill glanced over at Chris. The note she had found, she let go, so it went with the wind. They watched it fly as far as the eye could see, still silent.

"Jill, can you do me a favor?" Chris asked out of the blue.

Jill glanced over at him, nodding her head meekly.

"Jill, don't do something stupid like my sister did breaking into an Umbrella factory. Especially not for me. She was caught, I would never even have known she was gone, if it wasn't for her friend Leon. Even then she could have died. Jill promise me you won't do something like that. You, and her are all I have left." Chris finished.

Jill was speechless, she had to run what he just said through her mind again.

She knew his feelings cut very deep for his sister, but her. She may have heard it wrong, but pretty sure her ears weren't deceiving her.

Then finally giving him an answer she said "Alright, I promise."

Chris, and her stood up from where they were standing. The cars were still parked on the other side of the forest, so they would need somewhere else to stay for the night.

Chris headed in the direction, much on his mind.

"Wait Chris." She called after him.

He turned around to glance at her.

"Yeah."

"We'll find your sister, and she'll be alright." Jill added.

A faint smile creep up on Chris's lips, as they continued down the path.

The three adults had decided to stay at Jill's place for the night. It wasn't to far away- only about an hour. Leon on the other hand, who just met up with them on there way out claimed he was going to check out some information to help Claire.

*********Back at where Claire is.***********

Does this path ever end she dimly thought to herself, as she continued walking down the hallway of the prison. She was a good five stories up, and the hallways seemed to last forever. Dragging her feet along, she keep looking forward hoping for the exit.

If she only had super speed, maybe she'd be out of there in two days vs. one week. Claire sighed, occasionally glancing at the empty blood-painted cells. Claire reminded herself she didn't have a gun.

Alexia did the honors of taking that for her.

Why Alexia dropped Claire off in an empty abandoned jail, when she swore to kill her, Claire would never know.

A dim red light glared in from an upcoming widow.

Please say there's an elevator! Claire's mind screamed, hoping she had reached the end of this maze.

At the end there was a desk, full of papers. She searched the drawers for anything useful. One draw she found some first aid spray, which she happily used. Searching all the other ones she came up with a silver-red key. It was quite big for a key around here. Shrugging she pocketed it, incase she would use it later.

Above the room was a speaker. She glanced up at it. The speaker boomed

'Nice to see your awake.' The same voice of Alexia hissed.

Claire balled up her fists, if it wasn't for this women Sherry, and the others would still be safe.

'Now, watch your temper Redfield. I can see everything you do, so don't try anything stupid. Doesn't this jail remind you of something? A maze don't you think. And you do know what's in the middle of every maze.' Alexia laughed.

Claire was puzzled for a moment, but then heard the doors click shut. Then there was an inhuman noise roaring from the next floor down.

I get it now! Alexia's trying to kill me with one of her monsters. Maybe a sinter this time.

Claire was bounced to her knees, from the whole ground shaking.

Just like her, to trap me in here with no weapons, and a giant monster that can tear me into shreds.

Claire turned her eyes back toward the wall, and noticed a door.

Emergency exit.

It stated in big red letters.

Claire darted over, and tried the door. -Locked.- Figures, but she did notice a key hole.

"Where would I put a emergency exit key?" She muttered to herself, as the shaking grew louder, and the inhuman screams drew closer.

Claire covered her mouth in shock, as a black figure appeared down the hall. The thing was giant. It had to lean down, for its head not to touch the room, and its arms brushed against the bars. There was no way to get around.

Claire glanced behind her hoping for something different. Nothing, she couldn't get out from that direction. She had to fight it. With nothing a her disposal. The monster came closer, its giant feet pounding against the ground. Claire was froze it place.

Its eyes were blood red, but the shadows still protected its body. For every step it took forward, she took back. All the way until she hit the wall. It was still advancing. Claire noticed a fire extinguisher, on her right. What it could be used for, she hadn't figured that out yet, only it would help.

She made a plunge for it, before the monster destroyed the desk.

There was a loud screech on her left, and before she had time to react, a long green tentacle burst out of the wall. The first one knocked her away, and the second one wrapped her up, and disabled her ability to move.

(A/N: Wow, well doesn't this seem familiar) Claire fought her best against its grip, but with no avail.

Claire was certain this one wouldn't stop like what Steve did for her.

She shut her eyes tight, and waited for the moment, a giant claw would impale her. Waiting....and waiting...... but it never came. Instead bullets were heard.