Chapter 4
Claire sat across the room from Chris, he still couldn't understand why Claire didn't seem to mind Leon having turned against them.
"He'll come back to us Chris. He just has to realize that she isn't worth throwing everything away for." Claire said suddenly.
"Why do you say that?" Chris asked calmly, though he was more than a little confused by her statement.
"Because I know him & my instincts tell me so." Claire replied blankly.
"Claire...Just don't get your hopes up." Chris finally said.
"I don't need to Chris. I know I'm right." Claire replied.
Chris sighed, he knew he couldn't convince her otherwise but he didn't want to see get hurt either. And, not that you'll admit it, you hope she's right. Leon may have screwed up recently but all in all, he's a good kid. He shouldn't be with that trash. Chris stood up & left the room, just as he did, the phone rang. Chris hesitated for a moment before answering it.
"Hello?" Chris asked.
"Chris Redfield?" A voice asked in response.
"Yes. Who is this?" Chris asked.
"Rick, Leon's friend. Um, we've just found out about an Umbrella base which has, fallen, so to speak, only, we can't deal with it right now, so we wondered if you guys would be interested." Rick replied cautiously.
"We'll need more information." Chris stated.
"Of course. If you would like, you can come here to discuss it tomorrow afternoon." Rick said in a business manner.
"We'll be there." Chris said before replacing the phone on the receiver.
"Who was that?" Claire asked from behind him.
"Rick. We have another chance." Chris replied.
Claire picked up the phone to inform Jill & Barry, while Chris checked on their equipment. He didn't want to take any risks with this mission, it had been too close the last time, they had already lost a friend.
Barry immediately started checking his equipment & getting everything together, he had a bad feeling about the mission but he was hardly about to accept that it meant something, it was not his usual gut instinct. Jill had been at his apartment when Claire had called, so Barry & Jill had both been told the brief information at the same time. Jill had left swiftly afterwards in order to prepare her things as Barry was doing now. They would all be meeting at Chris' apartment at 0800 the following day, before heading back to Creek Lake & their new adventure. Before that however, came a lot of hard work. Barry sighed, suddenly thinking about their trip to Creek Lake & their former friend's betrayal. Barry had been shocked to find out that Leon had turned his back on them & he couldn't help but wonder what Leon might do if they met him again, he shuddered at the thought & quickly pushed it out of his mind. Barry looked at everything & realized that everything was in order. He looked at his watch & after realizing the time, he retired to bed.
Rick was getting frustrated, the S.T.A.R.S were asking a lot of questions, especially considering he had already told them that he didn't know much about it. The only thing he knew for sure was that, no matter what they said, he was going with them. He sat down & sighed, ignoring the millions of questions he couldn't answer, along with the incessant squabbling.
"Look, I told you what I know, okay. Oh & I'm coming too by the way." Rick said dryly about five minutes later.
"Say what?" Chris asked, stunned.
"I'm going with you. Kind of an act of good faith." Rick replied.
"In other words, your people don't trust us." Claire said sarcastically.
"Well, that too, I guess." Rick replied, blushing slightly.
Claire smiled in response to his obvious embarrassment. Rick smiled slightly but looked seriously at Chris, knowing that his decision was the one that counted.
"I suppose, since this information does belong to your group, that we can hardly say no to your request." Chris said in a slightly strained manner.
"That's great! So, when do we go?" Rick responded emphatically.
"Tomorrow. We'll be there by nightfall." Chris stated.
"Always under the cover of darkness. It makes us seem like the bad guys, sneaking around all the time." Jill said with disdain.
"It's the only way to keep us safe Jill, you know that." Barry stated.
Jill nodded but still seemed a little down. Chris told everyone to get some sleep after Rick had assigned them all rooms. Rick had a feeling that things were going to get worse.
Claire sat across the room from Chris, he still couldn't understand why Claire didn't seem to mind Leon having turned against them.
"He'll come back to us Chris. He just has to realize that she isn't worth throwing everything away for." Claire said suddenly.
"Why do you say that?" Chris asked calmly, though he was more than a little confused by her statement.
"Because I know him & my instincts tell me so." Claire replied blankly.
"Claire...Just don't get your hopes up." Chris finally said.
"I don't need to Chris. I know I'm right." Claire replied.
Chris sighed, he knew he couldn't convince her otherwise but he didn't want to see get hurt either. And, not that you'll admit it, you hope she's right. Leon may have screwed up recently but all in all, he's a good kid. He shouldn't be with that trash. Chris stood up & left the room, just as he did, the phone rang. Chris hesitated for a moment before answering it.
"Hello?" Chris asked.
"Chris Redfield?" A voice asked in response.
"Yes. Who is this?" Chris asked.
"Rick, Leon's friend. Um, we've just found out about an Umbrella base which has, fallen, so to speak, only, we can't deal with it right now, so we wondered if you guys would be interested." Rick replied cautiously.
"We'll need more information." Chris stated.
"Of course. If you would like, you can come here to discuss it tomorrow afternoon." Rick said in a business manner.
"We'll be there." Chris said before replacing the phone on the receiver.
"Who was that?" Claire asked from behind him.
"Rick. We have another chance." Chris replied.
Claire picked up the phone to inform Jill & Barry, while Chris checked on their equipment. He didn't want to take any risks with this mission, it had been too close the last time, they had already lost a friend.
Barry immediately started checking his equipment & getting everything together, he had a bad feeling about the mission but he was hardly about to accept that it meant something, it was not his usual gut instinct. Jill had been at his apartment when Claire had called, so Barry & Jill had both been told the brief information at the same time. Jill had left swiftly afterwards in order to prepare her things as Barry was doing now. They would all be meeting at Chris' apartment at 0800 the following day, before heading back to Creek Lake & their new adventure. Before that however, came a lot of hard work. Barry sighed, suddenly thinking about their trip to Creek Lake & their former friend's betrayal. Barry had been shocked to find out that Leon had turned his back on them & he couldn't help but wonder what Leon might do if they met him again, he shuddered at the thought & quickly pushed it out of his mind. Barry looked at everything & realized that everything was in order. He looked at his watch & after realizing the time, he retired to bed.
Rick was getting frustrated, the S.T.A.R.S were asking a lot of questions, especially considering he had already told them that he didn't know much about it. The only thing he knew for sure was that, no matter what they said, he was going with them. He sat down & sighed, ignoring the millions of questions he couldn't answer, along with the incessant squabbling.
"Look, I told you what I know, okay. Oh & I'm coming too by the way." Rick said dryly about five minutes later.
"Say what?" Chris asked, stunned.
"I'm going with you. Kind of an act of good faith." Rick replied.
"In other words, your people don't trust us." Claire said sarcastically.
"Well, that too, I guess." Rick replied, blushing slightly.
Claire smiled in response to his obvious embarrassment. Rick smiled slightly but looked seriously at Chris, knowing that his decision was the one that counted.
"I suppose, since this information does belong to your group, that we can hardly say no to your request." Chris said in a slightly strained manner.
"That's great! So, when do we go?" Rick responded emphatically.
"Tomorrow. We'll be there by nightfall." Chris stated.
"Always under the cover of darkness. It makes us seem like the bad guys, sneaking around all the time." Jill said with disdain.
"It's the only way to keep us safe Jill, you know that." Barry stated.
Jill nodded but still seemed a little down. Chris told everyone to get some sleep after Rick had assigned them all rooms. Rick had a feeling that things were going to get worse.