«Disclaimer: Sigh...it's always the same thing. I don't own Capcom and
their characters, but the story is mine.»
RE4 : Payback Time
«Chapter 4 : The evaluation»
by Marie B.
Steve has been in the capsule for 3 days. When he woke up in the capsule, he felt a bit different. Scientists examined him again and was brought to a dressing room. He had to put some clothes like Wesker's ones.
At first, he had to do some exercises. But, some hours later, he was now in a training room. It was a big empty area with one door on each wall. "Oh man...what are they gonna do, now?" Steve thought, looking around. He then heard a voice coming from an intercom. «We'll now see the level of your capabilities. Don't forget that you're not the same. You're more powerful than any human on Earth. You just have to know how to use your power.» The voice shut and Steve started to sweat. He suddenly heard a door opening behind him. He quickly turned back and saw a creature walking towards him. "Ah, shit!" The creature had long claws on each hand and foot. Hunter. Steve remembered Wesker talking about them. They are the fastest and most powerful creatures ever created, beside the Tyrant. The Hunter screamed and jumped on Steve. He dodged it right in time with incredible speed. He then noticed in surprise, that he was 5 meters away from the Hunter. All of this happened in less than one second. "Whoa..." The Hunter turned around, and screamed in frustration when it spotted Steve. It then started to run into him. Instinctively, Steve crossed his arms in front of his face, for protection. And then...Steve realized that he was still alive and saw the Hunter, cut in 2 pieces, laying in a pool of blood, on the floor. "What just happened?!" thought Steve sweating. As he moved his arms, he noticed in stupefaction, a long sharp blade coming out from each arm. He stared at them, there was still some blood on them. "What the hell?! What have they done to me?!" The thought of been changed made him chill, but being like Wolverine in X-Men wasn't a bad thing. He then heard Wesker's voice coming from the intercom. «What you have seen, was only a few things you can do. We'll now see how you can fight with your integral weapons. So, good luck, and don't die!» Three doors opened. One on his right, one other on his left, and the last one in front of him. Three Hunters. "Fantastic!" thought Steve. "Oh well, let's see what I can do with my new body." He ran into the Hunter in front of him and literally decapitate it. "Oh hell, yeah!" Steve exclaimed, swiping the blood from his face. He then felt the two other Hunters coming close to him, with great speed. Hoping that it will work, he made a back flip, jumping over the Hunters, and went behind them. Moving his "arm-blades" in the air, he cut the two creature's heads. Satisfied by his performance, he grinned towards the intercom, waiting for an answer. «You prove us that you know how to fight and how to be powerful and effective. The training is now over. Go to the rest room by the door on your left. We have to talk together.»
Steve followed the instructions and entered the room. He then saw Wesker sitting on a couch, smoking. "I think you better get a shower before talking," said the blond man, looking at a bloody Steve. Steve nodded and was about to leave for the washroom, when he turned back to Albert. "Hum.how do I put the blades back in my arms? Cuz, it's a bit annoying." Wesker cracked a smile. "The blades are like the raptors' claws. They are retractable. You can easily use them right in time." Steve rose an eyebrow. He contracted a little bit his arms' muscles, and the blades went immediately inside. "Now, that's interesting," said Steve, grinning to Albert. He then left the room and went to the washroom. While taking a hot shower, he checked his body for any other changes. He then noticed a tattoo on his right shoulder. A biohazard sign. Steve smirked. He then saw the letters B.O.W. written on his right ankle. He already saw them somewhere...but where? Antarctica. And they mean: Bio-Organic-Weapon. "I was right. I'm a weapon for them." He then felt a rush of anger growing inside him. At first, he thought it was cool to be like this, but the real goal of this, is to kill the enemies...S.T.A.R.S...and Claire...the girl he loved...No! It's too much!! He quickly got off the shower and looked at himself in the mirror. He stepped back when he saw that his eyes had turned into a red blood color. His pupils were more thin, like a cat. He suddenly looked away, closing his eyes as hard as he could. "That's a nightmare...only a nightmare..." he breathed. But it was the true reality. He sighed and get dressed. He then walked back to the room where Wesker was waiting for him.
Wesker looked at him. "Ahh.You don't look like shit anymore." Steve sat down on a sofa in front of Wesker. He didn't smile. Albert frowned. "What's the matter?" Steve didn't want Albert to know what was in his mind, so he shock his head. "Nothing." Wesker was buying...for now. "Alright. What I want to tell you, is about your first mission. You, me and some other agents, we're gonna infiltrate the Umbrella HQ in Paris. We'll have to steal the new virus they have created: The S-Virus. We need people like us to fight, if they're gonna release some Tyrant." "I see...but you didn't tell me that I have to kill the S.T.A.R.S. members?" Wesker nodded. "Okay...but they wont be there. We'll infiltrate a Umbrella base, right?" "Oh...don't worry, they'll be there." Steve opened his mouth to say something, but he closed it. "They are a company of spies...that's normal if they know everything..." he thought. Wesker suddenly stood up. "We're leaving tomorrow. You better rest, if you want to be in good shape." He then left the room. Steve heavily sighed. "Oh well." He left the room and went to the agents bedrooms.
Some agents were playing a Black Jack game and spotted him. "Hey, is this the new agent...no, the new monster, I have to say!" said one of them, who was smoking. "We have to put all of our hopes for the mission, on a boy! Let me laugh!" added a long haired guy. "Hey, school boy! Wanna join us to the game? Ah, sorry, you're too young! Hahaha!!" "Go back to your toys, school boy!" said a man, laughing with the others. Steve couldn't handle it anymore. He looked coldly at them, with his terrible eyes. The men stopped to laugh. He walked closer to the one who looks to be the boss. He put his hand on his throat and lifted him 4 ft from the floor. He let coming out the blade from his left arm. The boss looked at it, terrified. All the others, were frozen in horror. Without hesitation, Steve put smoothly the blade in the man's stomach. Blood was spitted from his mouth. Steve dropped him on the floor. He looked at the other men. "I hate when people are insulting me!" He then headed to his room. The agents, stunned, looked at him leaving, and then to their dead friend. "That's not an ordinary school boy..." breathed one of them.
Steve laid on his warm bed, looking at the ceiling. "My mother was killed by Umbrella...my father was killed by Umbrella...I, myself, was killed by Umbrella...they're gonna pay...for everything they have done...and after, it will be this crazy company...even if I owe them to came back to life." Steve closed his eyes, sick to think about all of this. He then started to sleep.
Early in the morning, Steve has been wake up. He then met the other agents, who'll work with him in the mission. There was the guys who insulted him, the day before. They were shaking, only by seeing him. "Oh god...I wonder how the mission will be if they stay like this." Steve then noticed a woman. It was an Asian woman. She caught his gaze and she looked at him for a moment. Steve could see in her eyes; she was worried and sad. He knew she had some pity for him. He smiled warmly to her, but turned back when he saw Albert coming. He was holding something in his hand. A gun, but not exactly. Wesker came in front of him. "Before going, I have to do something to you." "What do you mean?" Steve then felt arms wrapping and holding him tight in his back. It was the woman. "What the hell?!" "Sorry, if we don't make this precaution, you wouldn't let us do what we got to do." Wesker lifted the gun, an injection gun containing a green liquid, and pulled it against Steve's neck. "It won't hurt," said simply Wesker. He pressed the trigger, and Steve screamed. He felt dizzy, and for a few seconds, he saw everything from his past...his parents...Umbrella...the prison...Antarctica..Claire, and suddenly, all of this broke like a mirror bursting. And then, nothing. Black-out. Steve wasn't there anymore. He changed into a machine, feeling less.
Wesker looked at him and said "Walk." Steve made a few steps forward. "Alright. Everything is okay, now. We can leave." They all jumped in two copters and headed for Paris...
To be continued...
«Author notes: Ahh.fourth chapter finished. This is the end of the flashback. So, in the next chapters, it will be with all the characters. I think I'll take a break of Steve for the next chapter. I'll try write the 5th chapter next weeks, or else, in the holidays. I hope you enjoyed it. Please, leave a comment. Next chapter: The conflict.»
RE4 : Payback Time
«Chapter 4 : The evaluation»
by Marie B.
Steve has been in the capsule for 3 days. When he woke up in the capsule, he felt a bit different. Scientists examined him again and was brought to a dressing room. He had to put some clothes like Wesker's ones.
At first, he had to do some exercises. But, some hours later, he was now in a training room. It was a big empty area with one door on each wall. "Oh man...what are they gonna do, now?" Steve thought, looking around. He then heard a voice coming from an intercom. «We'll now see the level of your capabilities. Don't forget that you're not the same. You're more powerful than any human on Earth. You just have to know how to use your power.» The voice shut and Steve started to sweat. He suddenly heard a door opening behind him. He quickly turned back and saw a creature walking towards him. "Ah, shit!" The creature had long claws on each hand and foot. Hunter. Steve remembered Wesker talking about them. They are the fastest and most powerful creatures ever created, beside the Tyrant. The Hunter screamed and jumped on Steve. He dodged it right in time with incredible speed. He then noticed in surprise, that he was 5 meters away from the Hunter. All of this happened in less than one second. "Whoa..." The Hunter turned around, and screamed in frustration when it spotted Steve. It then started to run into him. Instinctively, Steve crossed his arms in front of his face, for protection. And then...Steve realized that he was still alive and saw the Hunter, cut in 2 pieces, laying in a pool of blood, on the floor. "What just happened?!" thought Steve sweating. As he moved his arms, he noticed in stupefaction, a long sharp blade coming out from each arm. He stared at them, there was still some blood on them. "What the hell?! What have they done to me?!" The thought of been changed made him chill, but being like Wolverine in X-Men wasn't a bad thing. He then heard Wesker's voice coming from the intercom. «What you have seen, was only a few things you can do. We'll now see how you can fight with your integral weapons. So, good luck, and don't die!» Three doors opened. One on his right, one other on his left, and the last one in front of him. Three Hunters. "Fantastic!" thought Steve. "Oh well, let's see what I can do with my new body." He ran into the Hunter in front of him and literally decapitate it. "Oh hell, yeah!" Steve exclaimed, swiping the blood from his face. He then felt the two other Hunters coming close to him, with great speed. Hoping that it will work, he made a back flip, jumping over the Hunters, and went behind them. Moving his "arm-blades" in the air, he cut the two creature's heads. Satisfied by his performance, he grinned towards the intercom, waiting for an answer. «You prove us that you know how to fight and how to be powerful and effective. The training is now over. Go to the rest room by the door on your left. We have to talk together.»
Steve followed the instructions and entered the room. He then saw Wesker sitting on a couch, smoking. "I think you better get a shower before talking," said the blond man, looking at a bloody Steve. Steve nodded and was about to leave for the washroom, when he turned back to Albert. "Hum.how do I put the blades back in my arms? Cuz, it's a bit annoying." Wesker cracked a smile. "The blades are like the raptors' claws. They are retractable. You can easily use them right in time." Steve rose an eyebrow. He contracted a little bit his arms' muscles, and the blades went immediately inside. "Now, that's interesting," said Steve, grinning to Albert. He then left the room and went to the washroom. While taking a hot shower, he checked his body for any other changes. He then noticed a tattoo on his right shoulder. A biohazard sign. Steve smirked. He then saw the letters B.O.W. written on his right ankle. He already saw them somewhere...but where? Antarctica. And they mean: Bio-Organic-Weapon. "I was right. I'm a weapon for them." He then felt a rush of anger growing inside him. At first, he thought it was cool to be like this, but the real goal of this, is to kill the enemies...S.T.A.R.S...and Claire...the girl he loved...No! It's too much!! He quickly got off the shower and looked at himself in the mirror. He stepped back when he saw that his eyes had turned into a red blood color. His pupils were more thin, like a cat. He suddenly looked away, closing his eyes as hard as he could. "That's a nightmare...only a nightmare..." he breathed. But it was the true reality. He sighed and get dressed. He then walked back to the room where Wesker was waiting for him.
Wesker looked at him. "Ahh.You don't look like shit anymore." Steve sat down on a sofa in front of Wesker. He didn't smile. Albert frowned. "What's the matter?" Steve didn't want Albert to know what was in his mind, so he shock his head. "Nothing." Wesker was buying...for now. "Alright. What I want to tell you, is about your first mission. You, me and some other agents, we're gonna infiltrate the Umbrella HQ in Paris. We'll have to steal the new virus they have created: The S-Virus. We need people like us to fight, if they're gonna release some Tyrant." "I see...but you didn't tell me that I have to kill the S.T.A.R.S. members?" Wesker nodded. "Okay...but they wont be there. We'll infiltrate a Umbrella base, right?" "Oh...don't worry, they'll be there." Steve opened his mouth to say something, but he closed it. "They are a company of spies...that's normal if they know everything..." he thought. Wesker suddenly stood up. "We're leaving tomorrow. You better rest, if you want to be in good shape." He then left the room. Steve heavily sighed. "Oh well." He left the room and went to the agents bedrooms.
Some agents were playing a Black Jack game and spotted him. "Hey, is this the new agent...no, the new monster, I have to say!" said one of them, who was smoking. "We have to put all of our hopes for the mission, on a boy! Let me laugh!" added a long haired guy. "Hey, school boy! Wanna join us to the game? Ah, sorry, you're too young! Hahaha!!" "Go back to your toys, school boy!" said a man, laughing with the others. Steve couldn't handle it anymore. He looked coldly at them, with his terrible eyes. The men stopped to laugh. He walked closer to the one who looks to be the boss. He put his hand on his throat and lifted him 4 ft from the floor. He let coming out the blade from his left arm. The boss looked at it, terrified. All the others, were frozen in horror. Without hesitation, Steve put smoothly the blade in the man's stomach. Blood was spitted from his mouth. Steve dropped him on the floor. He looked at the other men. "I hate when people are insulting me!" He then headed to his room. The agents, stunned, looked at him leaving, and then to their dead friend. "That's not an ordinary school boy..." breathed one of them.
Steve laid on his warm bed, looking at the ceiling. "My mother was killed by Umbrella...my father was killed by Umbrella...I, myself, was killed by Umbrella...they're gonna pay...for everything they have done...and after, it will be this crazy company...even if I owe them to came back to life." Steve closed his eyes, sick to think about all of this. He then started to sleep.
Early in the morning, Steve has been wake up. He then met the other agents, who'll work with him in the mission. There was the guys who insulted him, the day before. They were shaking, only by seeing him. "Oh god...I wonder how the mission will be if they stay like this." Steve then noticed a woman. It was an Asian woman. She caught his gaze and she looked at him for a moment. Steve could see in her eyes; she was worried and sad. He knew she had some pity for him. He smiled warmly to her, but turned back when he saw Albert coming. He was holding something in his hand. A gun, but not exactly. Wesker came in front of him. "Before going, I have to do something to you." "What do you mean?" Steve then felt arms wrapping and holding him tight in his back. It was the woman. "What the hell?!" "Sorry, if we don't make this precaution, you wouldn't let us do what we got to do." Wesker lifted the gun, an injection gun containing a green liquid, and pulled it against Steve's neck. "It won't hurt," said simply Wesker. He pressed the trigger, and Steve screamed. He felt dizzy, and for a few seconds, he saw everything from his past...his parents...Umbrella...the prison...Antarctica..Claire, and suddenly, all of this broke like a mirror bursting. And then, nothing. Black-out. Steve wasn't there anymore. He changed into a machine, feeling less.
Wesker looked at him and said "Walk." Steve made a few steps forward. "Alright. Everything is okay, now. We can leave." They all jumped in two copters and headed for Paris...
To be continued...
«Author notes: Ahh.fourth chapter finished. This is the end of the flashback. So, in the next chapters, it will be with all the characters. I think I'll take a break of Steve for the next chapter. I'll try write the 5th chapter next weeks, or else, in the holidays. I hope you enjoyed it. Please, leave a comment. Next chapter: The conflict.»