RE4 : Payback time
«Chapter 7 : The second floor»
by Marie B.
The second floor was mostly covered by laboratories and researches rooms. Barry walked down one of the labs passageways. He entered one of it. There was some tables and closets. The place was clean, beside the papers all over the room. One of the reports caught Barry's eye.
Dear Mr Umbrella,
My mission to recover the T-Veronica Virus failed, and I'm terribly sorry about that. At first, everything was fine, but an unknown company came to recover it like us. I think I recognized someone that should interest you very much: Albert Wesker. He's now on the side of this company, and he was there to get the T-Veronica Virus. According to my sources, he escaped from Antarctica with the last existing T-Veronica Virus sample. The only way to get it, is to take it back from that company. My men and I ask you the permission to go in this new mission. Thanks.
Regards,
Mr Death (HUNK)
"Mr Death? Who's this guy?" wondered Barry. After reading the letter again, Barry frowned and sighed. "That boy said the truth finally. And Chris's sister was so happy to see him again…how idiot I am!!" Barry has been cut off his thoughts when he heard gun shots. "Damn, Chris!" He quickly rushed out of the lab and ran where he heard the noises.
* * *
Rebecca and Leon who got out of the elevator, heard gun shots. They looked at each other, anxious, but nodded. It was coming from their right. Leon was leading the way when he suddenly stopped. Making a grimace, he put his hand on his nose. Rebecca did the same when she smelt burnt flesh mixed with vomit and gun powder. At the end of the alley, they saw three silhouettes: a man and two women. It was Chris, Jill and Claire, and they were shooting at something that neither of Becca or Leon could see. Jill saw them running, and made an exclaimed cry. Both Redfield siblings turned their heads and noticed the two newcomers. They stopped firing. There wasn't anything standing up anymore.
"Rebecca! Leon! What's wrong?" asked Chris.
"The zombies are back!" shouted Rebecca
"We know. We were shooting at a bunch of them before you arrived. Where's Barry and Carlos?" said Claire.
"We lost Barry, but we know that he's on this floor. And Carlos…" replied Leon.
Jill could see the tensed face of Leon and sadness in Rebecca's eyes. "What happened to him?" she asked even if she knew the answer.
Leon didn't know how to tell her, but he heard Rebecca saying it for him. "Sorry Jill…but…Carlos is dead…" She was trembling and was desperately trying to not cry.
Jill's world exploded when she heard her young friend's words. She fell on her knees, putting her hands on her ears. "No!! It's impossible! Not Carlos!! Nooo!!" Chris crouched next to her, wrapping his arms around the woman. Jill buried her face in his shoulder. She wasn't crying. And anyway, Chris never saw her crying, even when her grand-mother died one year ago. She was a tough girl, and she was proud of it. But, for the first time in her life, she wanted to cry, but it wasn't the moment. Carlos was a good friend for her and she knew his feelings toward her, but she had ignored them. Though, there was now an empty place in her heart. She lifted her eyes and met those of Chris. «At least, there's you, Chris. The only one who really understand me, and love me.» she thought. Chris managed to smile, to cheer her up.
Jill suddenly stood up. She saw Barry coming in their direction. She sighed in relief.
Barry came closer to them and noticed the dead corpses on the floor. "What happened?" he asked, frowning.
"As you can see, the zombies are back. But it was something to expect. So Barry, have you find anything?"
Barry handed to Chris the letter he had found. He read it aloud, so everyone could hear it.
"That Hunk guy talked about Steve…he'll try to find him…oh! And by the way, I already heard about this guy!" said Claire.
All looked at her, concerned. Claire coughed, and continued. "On that island, I found a letter coming from that guy. It was addressed to Alfred, the leader of the island. It was about a capsule…and…oh well, that's it!"
"What are we doing now, Chris?" asked Barry.
Chris crossed his arms, and looked thoughtful. "With those zombies, we didn't have the time to cover all this floor. I suggest to continue to look for the self-destruct system."
"Alright," responded everybody.
"But…can we stay all together this time…?" asked Rebecca.
All turned toward her, as she reddened. Chris smiled at her. "Of course, we will."
* * *
Walking slowly in the dark alley, the group was heading the part that Chris and the girls didn't go. There was something not right though. On this floor, there's only labs and offices, so how could there be a self-destruct system? Chris was thinking about that…and he didn't know why they were staying on that floor…Chris returned on Earth when he noticed a big lab. They all entered it. Claire and Jill were checking the computers, Chris, Leon and Barry were looking for some weapons or ammo, and Rebecca was searching for medic stuff.
They all almost jumped out of the ground when they heard Rebecca screaming. Barry ran to her. "What is it, Rebecca?!" The young girl pointed her finger towards something. Barry followed it. "Oh, shit!"
Chris, Leon and the girls came near them. "What's wrong?" asked Chris, not knowing what to look at.
"Look," responded Barry. All around them, there was some capsules for experimentations…but they were all opened…and empty…
All started to shake and looked around them. "What do you think…there was in those capsules…?" asked Claire, sweating.
"Maybe hunters…" suggested Barry.
"…or carnivore plants…" continued Leon.
"…or chimeras…" said Rebecca.
"…no…I think…it can be some Tyrants…" added Chris, gulping.
"Oh nooooo…!!!" said everybody, aiming their weapons.
"Aaaaahhhhh……"
"What was that???" asked Jill, half-panicked.
Leon and Claire looked at each other, terrified. "Lickers!!!" they exclaimed together.
"Huh??!" said the others. "But, where are they?? I don't see anything!!" yelled Jill.
Remembering his first meeting with those lovely monsters, Leon pointed the ceiling. "The…ceiling…" he slowly whispered.
All looked above and gasped. There was 5 lickers on the ceiling. Drool was falling on the floor. The little group opened their mouths when they noticed that the intruders had seen them. Long red tongues were coming out their mouth. They had big and deadly claws on their feet. With the disgusting look (you can see their brains), they were dangerous enemies.
Suddenly, two of them fell of the ceiling and were ready to attack. After a brief moment, you could hear a thunder of gun shots. With his shotgun, Leon exploded the head of the one in front if him. And the other was ripped apart by the amount of bullets. Seeing their little friends dying, the three others jumped out and drove themselves toward Chris and Jill. Barry killed one of them with his magnum, but there was two remaining. Extracting its long legs, the biggest one was about to cut off Jill's head, when it heard something…"BAOUM!!!" Blood covered the clothes of the people near it. Jill looked up and saw Leon with his shotgun, fuming. Blowing off the smoke, he smiled at her. "Don't worry, I'm a specialist when it comes to lickers!" Jill smiled back to him, in gratitude. But she realized that there was still one monster remaining. She looked back to Chris and saw in horror the presuming licker on the wall, just behind Chris. "Chris!! Watch out!!" She was too late, the monster was already driving out its tongue to open Chris's throat. Chris knew the danger, but couldn't move. He was going to die. Suddenly, he felt a big pain in his ribs, but it wasn't because of the licker, but Barry. He was pushing him on the floor. He then turned back and saw the licker agonizing and Barry against the wall.
Standing up, Chris came to thank his old partner. But he noticed that Barry wasn't alright. "Rebecca, come here!" The girl ran quickly to Chris, when she heard the worry in his voice. She examined the man and noticed a mark on his neck. It wasn't the blood that was worrying the young girl, but the blue-purple colour around the wound. She looked back to Chris. "He has been poisoned. I have to prepare an antidote with the blue herb that I found."
"Okay. Go Rebecca, and be quick. You're the only one who can save him." Chris returned his gaze to Barry. He was now unconscious. Jill was putting a wet clothe on his hot forehead. She then turned to Chris and put a hand on his shoulder. "It wasn't your fault, Chris. Barry has saved you and Rebecca will save him." Chris looked down. "I'd like to be as sure as you, Jill." She made a little smile and kissed him on his forehead. She then came back to Barry. Chris sighed and sat down on a chair. He saw his sister and Leon who were putting the lickers in a corner. Even in those conditions, his sister was laughing when she put a foot in one of the monsters brain. «At least, she's not down. I'd like to be like her…she's been through a lot , but she's not giving up.» Chris smiled, but nobody saw it on his face.
* * *
"I made it!!" yelled Rebecca. All stood up and joined her near Barry. She put the concoction in Barry's mouth, and saw him swallowing it. After some minutes, Barry opened his eyes. He wasn't hot like hell anymore. Chris and the others felt relieved. "I told you, Chris!! I'm the best!!" Chris looked at her. "I know Becca…you proved me that countless times…" Barry looked up at his partners. "Hey!" Turning his gaze towards Barry, Chris jumped in his arms and gave him a big bear hug. "Barry!! I thought I lost you!!" "Hehe… it is Rebecca who saved my life?" "Of course!" the girl exclaimed proudly. "Haha…you're really a good girl, Becca!!"
After some enjoying moments, the group came back to reality and prepared again their stuff. Now, they had to leave that fucking place…after putting the damned self-destruct system…
To be continued…
«Author Notes: End of chapter 7 !! Yay!! I'm proud of it. It was kinda long…but not so long either…Even if it's not a humour story, I HAD TO put something funny in this story…(when Claire put a foot in the licker's brain) Now…I have plenty of ideas for the next chapter…and for the end too lol But, there will be some more chapters before the end though. So, stay tune! Next chapter: A moment of relief.»
«Chapter 7 : The second floor»
by Marie B.
The second floor was mostly covered by laboratories and researches rooms. Barry walked down one of the labs passageways. He entered one of it. There was some tables and closets. The place was clean, beside the papers all over the room. One of the reports caught Barry's eye.
Dear Mr Umbrella,
My mission to recover the T-Veronica Virus failed, and I'm terribly sorry about that. At first, everything was fine, but an unknown company came to recover it like us. I think I recognized someone that should interest you very much: Albert Wesker. He's now on the side of this company, and he was there to get the T-Veronica Virus. According to my sources, he escaped from Antarctica with the last existing T-Veronica Virus sample. The only way to get it, is to take it back from that company. My men and I ask you the permission to go in this new mission. Thanks.
Regards,
Mr Death (HUNK)
"Mr Death? Who's this guy?" wondered Barry. After reading the letter again, Barry frowned and sighed. "That boy said the truth finally. And Chris's sister was so happy to see him again…how idiot I am!!" Barry has been cut off his thoughts when he heard gun shots. "Damn, Chris!" He quickly rushed out of the lab and ran where he heard the noises.
* * *
Rebecca and Leon who got out of the elevator, heard gun shots. They looked at each other, anxious, but nodded. It was coming from their right. Leon was leading the way when he suddenly stopped. Making a grimace, he put his hand on his nose. Rebecca did the same when she smelt burnt flesh mixed with vomit and gun powder. At the end of the alley, they saw three silhouettes: a man and two women. It was Chris, Jill and Claire, and they were shooting at something that neither of Becca or Leon could see. Jill saw them running, and made an exclaimed cry. Both Redfield siblings turned their heads and noticed the two newcomers. They stopped firing. There wasn't anything standing up anymore.
"Rebecca! Leon! What's wrong?" asked Chris.
"The zombies are back!" shouted Rebecca
"We know. We were shooting at a bunch of them before you arrived. Where's Barry and Carlos?" said Claire.
"We lost Barry, but we know that he's on this floor. And Carlos…" replied Leon.
Jill could see the tensed face of Leon and sadness in Rebecca's eyes. "What happened to him?" she asked even if she knew the answer.
Leon didn't know how to tell her, but he heard Rebecca saying it for him. "Sorry Jill…but…Carlos is dead…" She was trembling and was desperately trying to not cry.
Jill's world exploded when she heard her young friend's words. She fell on her knees, putting her hands on her ears. "No!! It's impossible! Not Carlos!! Nooo!!" Chris crouched next to her, wrapping his arms around the woman. Jill buried her face in his shoulder. She wasn't crying. And anyway, Chris never saw her crying, even when her grand-mother died one year ago. She was a tough girl, and she was proud of it. But, for the first time in her life, she wanted to cry, but it wasn't the moment. Carlos was a good friend for her and she knew his feelings toward her, but she had ignored them. Though, there was now an empty place in her heart. She lifted her eyes and met those of Chris. «At least, there's you, Chris. The only one who really understand me, and love me.» she thought. Chris managed to smile, to cheer her up.
Jill suddenly stood up. She saw Barry coming in their direction. She sighed in relief.
Barry came closer to them and noticed the dead corpses on the floor. "What happened?" he asked, frowning.
"As you can see, the zombies are back. But it was something to expect. So Barry, have you find anything?"
Barry handed to Chris the letter he had found. He read it aloud, so everyone could hear it.
"That Hunk guy talked about Steve…he'll try to find him…oh! And by the way, I already heard about this guy!" said Claire.
All looked at her, concerned. Claire coughed, and continued. "On that island, I found a letter coming from that guy. It was addressed to Alfred, the leader of the island. It was about a capsule…and…oh well, that's it!"
"What are we doing now, Chris?" asked Barry.
Chris crossed his arms, and looked thoughtful. "With those zombies, we didn't have the time to cover all this floor. I suggest to continue to look for the self-destruct system."
"Alright," responded everybody.
"But…can we stay all together this time…?" asked Rebecca.
All turned toward her, as she reddened. Chris smiled at her. "Of course, we will."
* * *
Walking slowly in the dark alley, the group was heading the part that Chris and the girls didn't go. There was something not right though. On this floor, there's only labs and offices, so how could there be a self-destruct system? Chris was thinking about that…and he didn't know why they were staying on that floor…Chris returned on Earth when he noticed a big lab. They all entered it. Claire and Jill were checking the computers, Chris, Leon and Barry were looking for some weapons or ammo, and Rebecca was searching for medic stuff.
They all almost jumped out of the ground when they heard Rebecca screaming. Barry ran to her. "What is it, Rebecca?!" The young girl pointed her finger towards something. Barry followed it. "Oh, shit!"
Chris, Leon and the girls came near them. "What's wrong?" asked Chris, not knowing what to look at.
"Look," responded Barry. All around them, there was some capsules for experimentations…but they were all opened…and empty…
All started to shake and looked around them. "What do you think…there was in those capsules…?" asked Claire, sweating.
"Maybe hunters…" suggested Barry.
"…or carnivore plants…" continued Leon.
"…or chimeras…" said Rebecca.
"…no…I think…it can be some Tyrants…" added Chris, gulping.
"Oh nooooo…!!!" said everybody, aiming their weapons.
"Aaaaahhhhh……"
"What was that???" asked Jill, half-panicked.
Leon and Claire looked at each other, terrified. "Lickers!!!" they exclaimed together.
"Huh??!" said the others. "But, where are they?? I don't see anything!!" yelled Jill.
Remembering his first meeting with those lovely monsters, Leon pointed the ceiling. "The…ceiling…" he slowly whispered.
All looked above and gasped. There was 5 lickers on the ceiling. Drool was falling on the floor. The little group opened their mouths when they noticed that the intruders had seen them. Long red tongues were coming out their mouth. They had big and deadly claws on their feet. With the disgusting look (you can see their brains), they were dangerous enemies.
Suddenly, two of them fell of the ceiling and were ready to attack. After a brief moment, you could hear a thunder of gun shots. With his shotgun, Leon exploded the head of the one in front if him. And the other was ripped apart by the amount of bullets. Seeing their little friends dying, the three others jumped out and drove themselves toward Chris and Jill. Barry killed one of them with his magnum, but there was two remaining. Extracting its long legs, the biggest one was about to cut off Jill's head, when it heard something…"BAOUM!!!" Blood covered the clothes of the people near it. Jill looked up and saw Leon with his shotgun, fuming. Blowing off the smoke, he smiled at her. "Don't worry, I'm a specialist when it comes to lickers!" Jill smiled back to him, in gratitude. But she realized that there was still one monster remaining. She looked back to Chris and saw in horror the presuming licker on the wall, just behind Chris. "Chris!! Watch out!!" She was too late, the monster was already driving out its tongue to open Chris's throat. Chris knew the danger, but couldn't move. He was going to die. Suddenly, he felt a big pain in his ribs, but it wasn't because of the licker, but Barry. He was pushing him on the floor. He then turned back and saw the licker agonizing and Barry against the wall.
Standing up, Chris came to thank his old partner. But he noticed that Barry wasn't alright. "Rebecca, come here!" The girl ran quickly to Chris, when she heard the worry in his voice. She examined the man and noticed a mark on his neck. It wasn't the blood that was worrying the young girl, but the blue-purple colour around the wound. She looked back to Chris. "He has been poisoned. I have to prepare an antidote with the blue herb that I found."
"Okay. Go Rebecca, and be quick. You're the only one who can save him." Chris returned his gaze to Barry. He was now unconscious. Jill was putting a wet clothe on his hot forehead. She then turned to Chris and put a hand on his shoulder. "It wasn't your fault, Chris. Barry has saved you and Rebecca will save him." Chris looked down. "I'd like to be as sure as you, Jill." She made a little smile and kissed him on his forehead. She then came back to Barry. Chris sighed and sat down on a chair. He saw his sister and Leon who were putting the lickers in a corner. Even in those conditions, his sister was laughing when she put a foot in one of the monsters brain. «At least, she's not down. I'd like to be like her…she's been through a lot , but she's not giving up.» Chris smiled, but nobody saw it on his face.
* * *
"I made it!!" yelled Rebecca. All stood up and joined her near Barry. She put the concoction in Barry's mouth, and saw him swallowing it. After some minutes, Barry opened his eyes. He wasn't hot like hell anymore. Chris and the others felt relieved. "I told you, Chris!! I'm the best!!" Chris looked at her. "I know Becca…you proved me that countless times…" Barry looked up at his partners. "Hey!" Turning his gaze towards Barry, Chris jumped in his arms and gave him a big bear hug. "Barry!! I thought I lost you!!" "Hehe… it is Rebecca who saved my life?" "Of course!" the girl exclaimed proudly. "Haha…you're really a good girl, Becca!!"
After some enjoying moments, the group came back to reality and prepared again their stuff. Now, they had to leave that fucking place…after putting the damned self-destruct system…
To be continued…
«Author Notes: End of chapter 7 !! Yay!! I'm proud of it. It was kinda long…but not so long either…Even if it's not a humour story, I HAD TO put something funny in this story…(when Claire put a foot in the licker's brain) Now…I have plenty of ideas for the next chapter…and for the end too lol But, there will be some more chapters before the end though. So, stay tune! Next chapter: A moment of relief.»