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their stories and their characters. This story is mine, though. Anyway,
it's been awhile that I wrote something. So, enjoy it!»
RE4 : Payback Time
«Chapter 5 : The conflict»
by Marie B.
Steve stopped speaking. All looked at him, frowning and confused. Barry was the first to speak:
"Okay…you got a big story, boy! But, do you really think we can trust you? You worked for Wesker and you just killed two men in front of us!"
Claire came in front of Steve, her arms wide open. "He's innocent! He wasn't himself! It's not his fault! Tell him, Chris. You know that Steve is not someone bad!"
Chris didn't know what to say. "Hum…Barry's right. He killed two people who didn't deserve to die. I'm sorry Claire, but I can't trust him for now."
Steve remained quiet, looking down. Claire couldn't believe her brother's words.
"And we don't know if he'll transform again into a monster…" said a cool male voice.
A man appeared from behind one of the capsules. It was a cop. Claire quickly recognized him. "Leon!" Before, she would ran and hugged him, but she didn't move.
"I listened to all your story. That's quite impressive. But, I'm with Barry and Chris. How can we trust an enemy?" Leon was about to say more, but Claire cut him.
"How can you say that, Leon? Steve is not an enemy. He's someone good! I know him!"
Leon looked at her, coldly. "You're saying that, cuz you have some feelings for him, right?"
Claire wanted to reply, but nothing came out of her mouth. Leon continued to speak to Steve. "As an enemy, we have to dispose of you. But, for Claire's sake, we won't kill you. So, I'll ask you to leave this place immediately and never come back."
Steve lifted his head and looked in Leon's eyes. "Fine," he whispered. He then turned back and headed for the exit of the room. He suddenly felt a warm hand on his shoulder. He looked back and saw Claire. "You can't go away like this! Don't listen to them! They don't understand!" she said, pleading. She could hear Leon calling her to come back. Steve took her hand. "No, Claire. They're right. I must go. It'll be the best for all of you, if I don't stay with you." He then walked away and went through a door. Claire wanted to run after him, but there was something she had to do first. She went back to the others and stood in front of Leon. She gave him a little smile, but she suddenly slapped him in the face. "You stupid bastard!!" She then looked to her brother and his friends. "We have to find the self-destruct system of this facility and get the hell out of here!"
Her brother was a bit surprised about her reaction, but nodded. "She's right. We came here for it."
They all entered by the crashed door, where Wesker had came from. They arrived at the end of a corridor. There was an elevator door in front of them and 2 other corridors on their left and their right. Chris turned back to look at his companions. "Okay. We'll have to split up. Barry, you go with Rebecca, Carlos and Leon. I'll stay with Jill and Claire." All nodded, beside Carlos who seemed disappointed. He would have liked to be with Jill. But, he knew that there was something between her and that S.T.A.R.S. member. He sighed. But, he suddenly realized that there another girl with them, beside Chris's sister. He turned his gaze on the young medic girl, Rebecca. She was younger than him. And sometimes, she looked like a little girl. But, she was pretty wise and intelligent for her age. Carlos liked that. She wasn't either as sexy as Jill, but she could be pretty and her eyes are so beautiful. Carlos lost most of what Chris said. He heard that his little team will check the first floor. Chris's team will take the elevator and check the second floor. Chris gave a radio to Barry, like that they could know what they'll find. After some more directories from Chris, the two girls and Chris called the elevator down and prepared again their weapons.
After they entered inside, and went up on the second floor, Carlos looked at his team. He then looked at the 2 options they had, the 2 corridors. "If we split up again, we could cover more territories. Don't you think?" he asked. Barry looked at him, nodding. "Alright. Carlos, you go with Rebecca. Leon and me will take the left side." Carlos wasn't mad with this decision. He will be with the lady. "Sí, senor!" replied Carlos, smiling. Rebecca was so naïve, that she didn't understand his sudden happiness. Both couples, walked in their appropriate side.
Leon and Barry, walked silently, raising their guns at any sign of movements or sounds. When they were far enough of Carlos and Rebecca, Leon whispered to Barry: "You don't think that this guy is a little bit too excited? He may cause troubles…" "He's already causing troubles!" groaned Barry, in his beard. Leon smiled at this, but regained his serious as he watched in the dark corners. They still didn't see any doors and that corridor was damned long. At the end of it, they saw a metallic door. Looking around them, they opened it. It was unlocked. To their surprise, it was a sort of office. There was many tables, with computers on them. It wasn't what they were searching, but all of this could be interesting.
* * *
Carlos was aiming everywhere with his assault rifle, trying to show to Rebecca that he's on his guards and that he could protect her anytime. The young woman rolled her eyes at this. "There's nothing around. Why are you aiming at invisible flies?" Carlos blushed of shame. "Well, young lady. You must know that a real soldier must always be on his guards. He must protect his partners and the innocent women." Rebecca rolled her eyes some more. Lucky to her, Carlos didn't notice. He was watching something else, frowning. Becca followed his gaze and saw something she didn't want to see. There was a door, at 15 feet from them, and there was a big hole in it. Like a creature had passed through. And 10 feet from it, there was a man, wearing a lab coat. He was laying on the floor, his face against it. Carlos and Rebecca gulped, and looked at each other, uncertain. Both started to walk slowly toward the body. In horror and disgust, they looked at the man, covered of blood, his neck bitten and opened. Rebecca looked away, as nausea gained control of her. Carlos continued to look at it, wondering what could have done this. He figured out that an animal…creature attacked the man. He quickly turned back to Rebecca. "The beast can still be around. We have to find Barry and Leon to warn them," he whispered. The girl nodded, and was walking back as she noticed that Carlos wasn't following her. "What's wrong?" She suddenly heard some growls, which turned her blood cold.
At the end of the corridor, about 40 feet from them, stood 3 dogs. But they weren't normal dogs. Blood was dripping from their jaws, skin was falling down their bodies, and they had white eyes. Carlos and Rebecca have already met some of them in Raccoon City and in the Spencer Mansion. Cerberus, they were called. They continued to growl at them, taking an attack position. Carlos didn't waste a second. He fired at them, with his automatic. Two of them fell on the floor, dead. The other was running towards Carlos, but Rebecca shot it in the brain. When they knew the battle was over, Carlos leaned his back against the ripped door. Suddenly, he felt something grabbing his leg and was pulled inside the room. Rebecca heard him screaming. She looked in shocked at the door. She then heard Carlos screaming again in real pain. "Carlos!!!" she shouted. She held tightly her Beretta in her hand and headed to the door. In a quick move, she opened the door and saw a zombie dog over Carlos. She aimed at it and shot it 3 times. The dog fell down beside Carlos. She came over the young man and buried her face in her hands. His neck was opened like the lab man, she could even see the bones. She felt her legs leaving her, as she dropped down heavily on the floor, hot tears falling down her cheeks. Carlos was dead.
To be continued…
«Author notes: Oh no, Carlos is dead. Anyway, every person has to die one day, no? And I figured out that I didn't really like this guy. And I wanted more than 3 characters to die in this story (excluding the two idiots at the beginning) So, I chose Carlos to die. "Everybody: Ohhhhhhh……" I think I'll write the next chapter very soon. It'll be called: The attack of the Death.»
RE4 : Payback Time
«Chapter 5 : The conflict»
by Marie B.
Steve stopped speaking. All looked at him, frowning and confused. Barry was the first to speak:
"Okay…you got a big story, boy! But, do you really think we can trust you? You worked for Wesker and you just killed two men in front of us!"
Claire came in front of Steve, her arms wide open. "He's innocent! He wasn't himself! It's not his fault! Tell him, Chris. You know that Steve is not someone bad!"
Chris didn't know what to say. "Hum…Barry's right. He killed two people who didn't deserve to die. I'm sorry Claire, but I can't trust him for now."
Steve remained quiet, looking down. Claire couldn't believe her brother's words.
"And we don't know if he'll transform again into a monster…" said a cool male voice.
A man appeared from behind one of the capsules. It was a cop. Claire quickly recognized him. "Leon!" Before, she would ran and hugged him, but she didn't move.
"I listened to all your story. That's quite impressive. But, I'm with Barry and Chris. How can we trust an enemy?" Leon was about to say more, but Claire cut him.
"How can you say that, Leon? Steve is not an enemy. He's someone good! I know him!"
Leon looked at her, coldly. "You're saying that, cuz you have some feelings for him, right?"
Claire wanted to reply, but nothing came out of her mouth. Leon continued to speak to Steve. "As an enemy, we have to dispose of you. But, for Claire's sake, we won't kill you. So, I'll ask you to leave this place immediately and never come back."
Steve lifted his head and looked in Leon's eyes. "Fine," he whispered. He then turned back and headed for the exit of the room. He suddenly felt a warm hand on his shoulder. He looked back and saw Claire. "You can't go away like this! Don't listen to them! They don't understand!" she said, pleading. She could hear Leon calling her to come back. Steve took her hand. "No, Claire. They're right. I must go. It'll be the best for all of you, if I don't stay with you." He then walked away and went through a door. Claire wanted to run after him, but there was something she had to do first. She went back to the others and stood in front of Leon. She gave him a little smile, but she suddenly slapped him in the face. "You stupid bastard!!" She then looked to her brother and his friends. "We have to find the self-destruct system of this facility and get the hell out of here!"
Her brother was a bit surprised about her reaction, but nodded. "She's right. We came here for it."
They all entered by the crashed door, where Wesker had came from. They arrived at the end of a corridor. There was an elevator door in front of them and 2 other corridors on their left and their right. Chris turned back to look at his companions. "Okay. We'll have to split up. Barry, you go with Rebecca, Carlos and Leon. I'll stay with Jill and Claire." All nodded, beside Carlos who seemed disappointed. He would have liked to be with Jill. But, he knew that there was something between her and that S.T.A.R.S. member. He sighed. But, he suddenly realized that there another girl with them, beside Chris's sister. He turned his gaze on the young medic girl, Rebecca. She was younger than him. And sometimes, she looked like a little girl. But, she was pretty wise and intelligent for her age. Carlos liked that. She wasn't either as sexy as Jill, but she could be pretty and her eyes are so beautiful. Carlos lost most of what Chris said. He heard that his little team will check the first floor. Chris's team will take the elevator and check the second floor. Chris gave a radio to Barry, like that they could know what they'll find. After some more directories from Chris, the two girls and Chris called the elevator down and prepared again their weapons.
After they entered inside, and went up on the second floor, Carlos looked at his team. He then looked at the 2 options they had, the 2 corridors. "If we split up again, we could cover more territories. Don't you think?" he asked. Barry looked at him, nodding. "Alright. Carlos, you go with Rebecca. Leon and me will take the left side." Carlos wasn't mad with this decision. He will be with the lady. "Sí, senor!" replied Carlos, smiling. Rebecca was so naïve, that she didn't understand his sudden happiness. Both couples, walked in their appropriate side.
Leon and Barry, walked silently, raising their guns at any sign of movements or sounds. When they were far enough of Carlos and Rebecca, Leon whispered to Barry: "You don't think that this guy is a little bit too excited? He may cause troubles…" "He's already causing troubles!" groaned Barry, in his beard. Leon smiled at this, but regained his serious as he watched in the dark corners. They still didn't see any doors and that corridor was damned long. At the end of it, they saw a metallic door. Looking around them, they opened it. It was unlocked. To their surprise, it was a sort of office. There was many tables, with computers on them. It wasn't what they were searching, but all of this could be interesting.
* * *
Carlos was aiming everywhere with his assault rifle, trying to show to Rebecca that he's on his guards and that he could protect her anytime. The young woman rolled her eyes at this. "There's nothing around. Why are you aiming at invisible flies?" Carlos blushed of shame. "Well, young lady. You must know that a real soldier must always be on his guards. He must protect his partners and the innocent women." Rebecca rolled her eyes some more. Lucky to her, Carlos didn't notice. He was watching something else, frowning. Becca followed his gaze and saw something she didn't want to see. There was a door, at 15 feet from them, and there was a big hole in it. Like a creature had passed through. And 10 feet from it, there was a man, wearing a lab coat. He was laying on the floor, his face against it. Carlos and Rebecca gulped, and looked at each other, uncertain. Both started to walk slowly toward the body. In horror and disgust, they looked at the man, covered of blood, his neck bitten and opened. Rebecca looked away, as nausea gained control of her. Carlos continued to look at it, wondering what could have done this. He figured out that an animal…creature attacked the man. He quickly turned back to Rebecca. "The beast can still be around. We have to find Barry and Leon to warn them," he whispered. The girl nodded, and was walking back as she noticed that Carlos wasn't following her. "What's wrong?" She suddenly heard some growls, which turned her blood cold.
At the end of the corridor, about 40 feet from them, stood 3 dogs. But they weren't normal dogs. Blood was dripping from their jaws, skin was falling down their bodies, and they had white eyes. Carlos and Rebecca have already met some of them in Raccoon City and in the Spencer Mansion. Cerberus, they were called. They continued to growl at them, taking an attack position. Carlos didn't waste a second. He fired at them, with his automatic. Two of them fell on the floor, dead. The other was running towards Carlos, but Rebecca shot it in the brain. When they knew the battle was over, Carlos leaned his back against the ripped door. Suddenly, he felt something grabbing his leg and was pulled inside the room. Rebecca heard him screaming. She looked in shocked at the door. She then heard Carlos screaming again in real pain. "Carlos!!!" she shouted. She held tightly her Beretta in her hand and headed to the door. In a quick move, she opened the door and saw a zombie dog over Carlos. She aimed at it and shot it 3 times. The dog fell down beside Carlos. She came over the young man and buried her face in her hands. His neck was opened like the lab man, she could even see the bones. She felt her legs leaving her, as she dropped down heavily on the floor, hot tears falling down her cheeks. Carlos was dead.
To be continued…
«Author notes: Oh no, Carlos is dead. Anyway, every person has to die one day, no? And I figured out that I didn't really like this guy. And I wanted more than 3 characters to die in this story (excluding the two idiots at the beginning) So, I chose Carlos to die. "Everybody: Ohhhhhhh……" I think I'll write the next chapter very soon. It'll be called: The attack of the Death.»