Prologue

Manhattan, New York

Sitting in a chair in khaki shorts and a blue tank top with her hair up in a pony tail and listening to her CD player Claire Redfield stared out the hotel window at the scenery, daydreaming until Chris's husky voice knocked her back into reality "hey you ready to go?" the elder Redfield was dressed in blue jeans and a dark red shirt. Chris walked over to his sister as she took her headphones off and turned the CD player off "yeah sure." she then grabbed her bags as did Chris and the two took their belongings with them because the adventure they were going to have meant they wouldn't becoming back to the hotel.









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Claire and Chris walked down the street to a dark green pick up truck, they put their bags in the back and Chris got in the driver's side while Claire got in the passenger side. Chris started the truck and sped out of the parking lot and into the busy highway. Claire put on her headphones and blocked out Chris's rock music. Claire dozed off for a little while since she didn't have a good nights rest because of the nightmares she'd been having, just as she was sleeping peacefully she was awaken by something ramming into the back of the truck and immediately woke up. "What the hell!" Claire said "just when I was gonna get some damn sleep too!" she looked over to Chris who had a serious look on his face, he was driving and trying to reach his gun at the same time he looked over to Claire and said "it's Umbrella" then he picked up his gun and handed it to Claire "see if you can hold them off while I try to lose them" Claire nodded leaned out the window and started shooting at the black van that was approaching fast for another hit. Claire was almost knocked out of the truck when they rammed into them a second time but managed to keep herself up while still shooting at the Umbrella agents, Claire shot a couple more rounds at the speeding van and hit one agent while they fired back one agent fired a shot going through the back of the truck and crashing into the windshield just barley missing Chris's head, Chris swerved to the right "hang on sis" he said.

Another agent fired at the siblings and hit Claire in the arm "shit!" she said but kept firing but soon ran out of clips and pulled herself back inside the truck just as another round was fired in her direction missing her just as she got back in the passenger seat, Chris immediately noticed Claire's wound "there's some bandages and guns in the glove department but we better keep the guns just in case we need them later" Claire nodded and got some bandages and wrapped them around her arm then looked behind just in time to be rammed in the back again. "These guys are really starting to piss me off" Claire said then looked forward to see they were entering a bridge that lifts up for ships and this one was obviously lifting for a boat "Chris are you insane!" she yelled noticing he was going to attempt to make it over the rising bridge Chris just grinned at her, Claire braced herself for a crash as Chris gunned the gas and sped up the bridge, she closed her eyes and they landed with a thump. Chris swerved around and saw the Umbrella squad was going to attempt the trick they sped up, and the bridge rised up completely and they both knew it was going to land in the water and they were right the black van crashed into the water with a big splash and exploded Chris tried to start the truck again but they ran out of gas. Claire let out a sigh of relief to be rid of the hit squad Umbrella sent after them but knew it was far from over.

They got out of the truck and turned around to see a gray mini van parked on the side of the road then two people, a man and a woman got out and started walking towards them the man was dressed in black pants and a black t-shirt his black hair spiked up and wearing sunglasses, the woman dressed in tight black pants with a black tank up on her blonde hair hanging down past her shoulders, she was also wearing sunglasses. The woman spoke first "My name is Paige Bennett and this is my partner Sean Mathews, are you Chris and Claire Redfield?" they both nodded "how do you know who we are?" Chris asked "we can not tell you that right now but we do need your help in stopping Umbrella that is if you'll help us." Paige said.

"Will you come with us, we found some friends of yours also" Sean chimed in leading them back towards to the gray van. They all got in the van Sean driving, and Claire, Chris, and Paige in the back "how did you find us?" Claire asked "we have our sources." Paige replied, Paige continued ".you will find out soon enough" then they just sat in silence as Sean kept driving down the winding highway.











Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliviera, and Barry Burton ran down the street as a squad of Umbrella agents followed them, shooting at them. Barry took out his Colt Python and Jill took out her two pistols and both started returning fire. Jill fire four rounds at the Umbrella hit squad hitting four of them straight in the face and kept running. "Fuck!!" Jill shouted, "I'm out of bullets!" "Just keep running!" Barry shouted back to her while still shooting at the squad and finished the rest of them before running out of ammo too.

They all stopped running and caught their breaths "what do we do now?" asked Carlos but before anybody had an answer a gray van stopped in front of them and the door open and a blonde hair woman looked at them "get in." they all looked at each other then Barry stepped forward and said "how do we know your not from Umbrella?" then he saw the woman looked towards the back and Barry could see Chris and Claire and he nodded to the others and they all got in.

"What about Leon and Sherry?" Claire asked not sure if they were even still alive "don't worry about them, Rain is getting them now" Sean said. Chris and Jill looked over at each other "I knew you'd be alive." Jill said moving closer to Chris and leaning her head on his shoulder "and I'm glad that your alive" she added "I'm glad your alive too Jill" Claire looked over at the two and could tell something was going on and lightly punched Chris in his arm, he looked over at her "you better tell her how you feel" she said "what do you mean? Me and Jill are just friends" Claire sincerity looked at him "Chris.I know you like her just tell her before it's too late." "I know but I don't know how to tell her" Chris replied, "You'll find a way." Claire said trailing off thoughts about Steve entered her mind and she held back tears.











Leon was laying on the couch and watched TV as sherry sat on the floor eating a sandwich, he hadn't heard and word from Claire or Chris in months and was even wondering if either of them were alive but those thoughts were pushed aside by an encounter walking to their room when he thought Ada was walking by him but couldn't believe it was her because she had died from the Tyrant fight in his arms so how could she be alive?

Sherry looked up at him "you okay Leon?" she asked Leon looked over at her concerned looking little face and nodded "yeah I'm fine" even though he knew he really wasn't. All of the sudden bullets flew into the house almost hitting Sherry and Leon as the ducked down behind a wall to keep from getting hit, Leon grabbed his magnum and ammo and looked to Sherry "on the count of three we make a run for it." Sherry nodded ".1.2.3.!" Leon said as he pulled Sherry up and they both ran outside missing bullets by inches when they got outside there was a dark green Oldsmobile pulling up to the side.

Leon and Sherry ran down towards it and pointed his magnum at the woman who got out of the car she had short brown hair and was dressed in a black tank top with jeans "what do you want!" he yelled in anger at her "whoa! I'm not from Umbrella! Quick get in and I'll explain," she said as she got back into the car, Leon and Sherry got in after her and they sped off down the street before Umbrella could even follow them.

"My name is Rain Stone and I found out where you guys were and I need your help in stopping Umbrella" she said "don't worry your not the only ones I asked for help" "does that mean Claire's gonna help!?" Sherry's voice interrupted and Rain nodded "yes two of my other partners have them as we speak and you will be able to see them as soon as we get to the base which is in this city. So just be patient." Sherry let out a sigh of relief to hear that Claire was still alive.

"What about Ark? Is he still alive too?" Leon asked and again Rain nodded and plainly just said "yes" "in fact, we're going to get him now" she added.

The car sped down the street to see an explosion just ahead of them "looks like we've already made it to Ark's hideout" Leon heard Rain say. They pulled in front just in time to see Ark and two children, a boy and girl run out of the building just as that too blew up. Rain opened the door for them and told them to get inside and they all drove off.











Author's Notes: Well soon the old group will reunite and take down Umbrella once and for all right? If you want to know stay tune for the next chapter: Old & New Friends Reunite