Chapter 7
"Well it all began when we were 12 years old. It was the early 90's and Umbrella wasn't nearly as big as it was now. There wasn't much viral work being done in the biological section: White Umbrella." "However, as White Umbrella has always done, they were still creating prototypes for the ultimate warrior. Many had failed, until the twisted Corporate Leaders turned to human experimentation for different, smarter, prototypes." "The Umbrella labs in Paris were the first to create such a warrior. Simply fusing the blood of one of the workers with an experimental virus turned out to be fatal. But much to their surprise, it woke from the dead as a destructive warrior." "It may have looked hideous, but to White Umbrella, it was nothing less than perfection. It had the blood thirsty desires that a super-soldier needed. Soon, scientists were under the impression that viral work could enhance these soldiers, and began working on some secret virus no one would know about." "The umbrella lab near Philadelphia was the only one to develop it. They needed one worker to test it on." "Sadly, Michael's father, Jim, was chosen. After experimental tests on him, he finally mutated into Carnage. His name came from the fact he only wanted to destroy all those in his way." "Umbrella paid for their actions. Carnage was too strong to control and soon broke free of his prison. After Carnage destroyed the lab, the secret virus records were wiped away and never used again." "Soon Carnage wandered here, to Garden City. After infecting the villagers with his amazing ability to plant viral seeds, they turned into zombies. So, Carnage was the first to use the T-Virus." "Only I and some of my other friends were left. We stole our dead parent's guns and supplies and made way out of the City. We just barely made it to an airfield on the other side of town." By now Jill had been listening in. "Why is dead if you didn't kill it?" Cory looked at her then continued. "Because of it's evolved intelligence it could actually pilot choppers. Hoping to escape we fell right into his trap. We crashed in Philadelphia and found Mike, one of the only survivors in the labs. His father was Carnage the whole time." "After being hunted down by the creature, we finally used a strange machine to inject poisonous amounts of lead into his body, therefore finally killing him. Mike stayed in Philadelphia and told the officials the zombies were a group of strange murderers and nothing more, while I used the same excuse in Garden City." Mike looked tense and silent. Jill turned to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "I'm so sorry," she said softy and sympathetically. Leon gave Mike a look of approval. They too were trapped with the nightmares of Umbrella. Mike broke free of the silence. "It's okay. You also have gone through what I have." Mike still looked upset by the whole matter. Chris raised his hand and everyone turned to listen. He picked up a large green gym bag and put it on the bed. He unzipped it while everyone was gathering near. "Alright everyone, weapons. Mike, Cory, Cea Jay and I are all set. Rebecca, here, take this." He tossed her a 9mm Berretta along with 3 clips. "Jill, this is for you." He drew an assault rifle from the bag along with two clips and a lock pick. He tossed the items and Jill caught them. "Oh yeah, Claire has her handgun and bow gun, Leon has the HK70 and Desert Eagle Magnum." Chris threw the empty bag to the floor. Rebecca now began to inform everyone of the strategy. "Our goal here is to destroy the lab and cover our tracks. Remember, Jill, Chris and I are now considered fugitives and we have to be cautious. We are guessing there is a lab self destruct somewhere at the power core." Rebecca unfolded a piece of paper she had fetched from her pocket. It was a basic map plan. There was a picture of a mansion, an elevator, and underground buildings labeled "labs". A big X was marked in the middle of the biggest lab. "This is the basic floor plan. The mansion will be rigged with locks and puzzles, like the Spencer estate. We are going to have 2 separate teams. One team will be led by Mike, and that will include Cea Jay, Cory, and me. The other, led by Chris, will consist of Jill, Leon, and Claire." "Team one," she continued, "Remember, your job is to destroy Project X. Team 2, you will look around for the self destruct mechanism. Understood?" Everyone gave some sign of approval, Leon's a thumb's up, and Mike's a nodding head. Soon the group began to chat about anything else, some about past experiences, others about miscellaneous topics. Rebecca suddenly heard something outside. It sounded like a car! "Guys, guys," she yelled excitedly, "A car! A car!" Mike jolted up and opened the door. "I'll check it out." Mike ran down the steps and to the door. Right before the knob opened he heard a crash. Mike frantically opened the door and darted outside. He looked to the right and saw a crashed car. It was definitely wrecked. Mike walked over the shards of glass, a large crunch echoing under his feet. He looked in the windshield and saw no one in the seat. That's strange, Mike thought to himself. He turned around and immediately coughed due to the choking smell that came from the man in front of him. Eyes large with fear, he tried to pull back but was too late as the zombie grabbed him, groaning with an extreme hunger. Mike tried to reach for his gun, but the monster had his arms locked to his chest. The creature was taking massive bites at Mike until it pushed him to the ground. Mike knew he would die right there. The creature bent down, jaws open, pressing for the throat. When a large Pow! Pow! echoed through the air. The zombie, being hit with a powerful weapon, fell off Mike, two large bullet holes in the head. The crimson red blood flowed easily from it's wound as it lay on the ground, moving no more. Mike got up panting off the stained grass. He looked up and heard a familiar voice say slyly, "What would you do without me?" Mike couldn't believe. Standing right in front of him was his brother, Mark. He ran up to him and gave him a light hug. "What the hell are you doing here?" Mike couldn't help but be amazed that his own brother was here at the exact same time. Mark shrugged his shoulders. "I tried to call you over and over. You were never home. So I used the spare key to your apartment you gave me and searched the place. I listened to the message Cory sent you, so I came here." Mike beckoned for him to come inside. When Mark did, they went up the stairs. Mike opened the door. "Hey everyone, my brother is here!" Everyone turned around to say hello. One by one they came up introducing themselves. Mike was puzzled. None of them questioned his appearance. When they were finished, Mark put his sniper rifle down on the desk. "Nice to meet you all." Rebecca explained the plan to Mark. He nodded as she assigned him to Team 1. "Well," she said, "We leave in a few hours, so let's get ready." Mike loaded the final clip into his gun and took a deep breath. He was going to take down Umbrella, even if it meant him giving his life.
"Well it all began when we were 12 years old. It was the early 90's and Umbrella wasn't nearly as big as it was now. There wasn't much viral work being done in the biological section: White Umbrella." "However, as White Umbrella has always done, they were still creating prototypes for the ultimate warrior. Many had failed, until the twisted Corporate Leaders turned to human experimentation for different, smarter, prototypes." "The Umbrella labs in Paris were the first to create such a warrior. Simply fusing the blood of one of the workers with an experimental virus turned out to be fatal. But much to their surprise, it woke from the dead as a destructive warrior." "It may have looked hideous, but to White Umbrella, it was nothing less than perfection. It had the blood thirsty desires that a super-soldier needed. Soon, scientists were under the impression that viral work could enhance these soldiers, and began working on some secret virus no one would know about." "The umbrella lab near Philadelphia was the only one to develop it. They needed one worker to test it on." "Sadly, Michael's father, Jim, was chosen. After experimental tests on him, he finally mutated into Carnage. His name came from the fact he only wanted to destroy all those in his way." "Umbrella paid for their actions. Carnage was too strong to control and soon broke free of his prison. After Carnage destroyed the lab, the secret virus records were wiped away and never used again." "Soon Carnage wandered here, to Garden City. After infecting the villagers with his amazing ability to plant viral seeds, they turned into zombies. So, Carnage was the first to use the T-Virus." "Only I and some of my other friends were left. We stole our dead parent's guns and supplies and made way out of the City. We just barely made it to an airfield on the other side of town." By now Jill had been listening in. "Why is dead if you didn't kill it?" Cory looked at her then continued. "Because of it's evolved intelligence it could actually pilot choppers. Hoping to escape we fell right into his trap. We crashed in Philadelphia and found Mike, one of the only survivors in the labs. His father was Carnage the whole time." "After being hunted down by the creature, we finally used a strange machine to inject poisonous amounts of lead into his body, therefore finally killing him. Mike stayed in Philadelphia and told the officials the zombies were a group of strange murderers and nothing more, while I used the same excuse in Garden City." Mike looked tense and silent. Jill turned to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "I'm so sorry," she said softy and sympathetically. Leon gave Mike a look of approval. They too were trapped with the nightmares of Umbrella. Mike broke free of the silence. "It's okay. You also have gone through what I have." Mike still looked upset by the whole matter. Chris raised his hand and everyone turned to listen. He picked up a large green gym bag and put it on the bed. He unzipped it while everyone was gathering near. "Alright everyone, weapons. Mike, Cory, Cea Jay and I are all set. Rebecca, here, take this." He tossed her a 9mm Berretta along with 3 clips. "Jill, this is for you." He drew an assault rifle from the bag along with two clips and a lock pick. He tossed the items and Jill caught them. "Oh yeah, Claire has her handgun and bow gun, Leon has the HK70 and Desert Eagle Magnum." Chris threw the empty bag to the floor. Rebecca now began to inform everyone of the strategy. "Our goal here is to destroy the lab and cover our tracks. Remember, Jill, Chris and I are now considered fugitives and we have to be cautious. We are guessing there is a lab self destruct somewhere at the power core." Rebecca unfolded a piece of paper she had fetched from her pocket. It was a basic map plan. There was a picture of a mansion, an elevator, and underground buildings labeled "labs". A big X was marked in the middle of the biggest lab. "This is the basic floor plan. The mansion will be rigged with locks and puzzles, like the Spencer estate. We are going to have 2 separate teams. One team will be led by Mike, and that will include Cea Jay, Cory, and me. The other, led by Chris, will consist of Jill, Leon, and Claire." "Team one," she continued, "Remember, your job is to destroy Project X. Team 2, you will look around for the self destruct mechanism. Understood?" Everyone gave some sign of approval, Leon's a thumb's up, and Mike's a nodding head. Soon the group began to chat about anything else, some about past experiences, others about miscellaneous topics. Rebecca suddenly heard something outside. It sounded like a car! "Guys, guys," she yelled excitedly, "A car! A car!" Mike jolted up and opened the door. "I'll check it out." Mike ran down the steps and to the door. Right before the knob opened he heard a crash. Mike frantically opened the door and darted outside. He looked to the right and saw a crashed car. It was definitely wrecked. Mike walked over the shards of glass, a large crunch echoing under his feet. He looked in the windshield and saw no one in the seat. That's strange, Mike thought to himself. He turned around and immediately coughed due to the choking smell that came from the man in front of him. Eyes large with fear, he tried to pull back but was too late as the zombie grabbed him, groaning with an extreme hunger. Mike tried to reach for his gun, but the monster had his arms locked to his chest. The creature was taking massive bites at Mike until it pushed him to the ground. Mike knew he would die right there. The creature bent down, jaws open, pressing for the throat. When a large Pow! Pow! echoed through the air. The zombie, being hit with a powerful weapon, fell off Mike, two large bullet holes in the head. The crimson red blood flowed easily from it's wound as it lay on the ground, moving no more. Mike got up panting off the stained grass. He looked up and heard a familiar voice say slyly, "What would you do without me?" Mike couldn't believe. Standing right in front of him was his brother, Mark. He ran up to him and gave him a light hug. "What the hell are you doing here?" Mike couldn't help but be amazed that his own brother was here at the exact same time. Mark shrugged his shoulders. "I tried to call you over and over. You were never home. So I used the spare key to your apartment you gave me and searched the place. I listened to the message Cory sent you, so I came here." Mike beckoned for him to come inside. When Mark did, they went up the stairs. Mike opened the door. "Hey everyone, my brother is here!" Everyone turned around to say hello. One by one they came up introducing themselves. Mike was puzzled. None of them questioned his appearance. When they were finished, Mark put his sniper rifle down on the desk. "Nice to meet you all." Rebecca explained the plan to Mark. He nodded as she assigned him to Team 1. "Well," she said, "We leave in a few hours, so let's get ready." Mike loaded the final clip into his gun and took a deep breath. He was going to take down Umbrella, even if it meant him giving his life.
