Resident Evil: Forever Doomed
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Ring!
Chris Redfield shot up out of bed as the phone rang in the small hotel room.
"Hello?" he said.
"Chris! Thank God you're there. I need you to come and get me, there's been an accident, but I don't have time to go into details." Chris listened carefully as Jill read him the coordinates of her location.
"Jill, hold tight. It'll take me awhile, but I can be there in about a half an hour."
"Thanks. Oh, and Chris, bring weapons, just in case."
"I will." After that they said their goodbyes and hung up.
"Claire! Get up."
"What, what is it? Who was on the phone?"
"That was Jill, I have to go and get her. From what I can tell there'd been another spill."
"Seriously!?" In an instant the nineteen year old seemed to wake up. "We have to hurry."
"No. You're staying here. This is up to me."
"I understand." Claire helped her brother get ready.
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Please hurry Chris.
Jill quickly left the booth she'd found and ran across the heliport. The long elevator trip had lead her into a small hall with only one other door that lead to the heliport.
She swiftly opened the door and the small beep that reverberated in the small hall told her that the elevator was coming up and she could only hope that Lance was in it, hopefully with the others.
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"When is this thing going to end?" the elevator seemed to go up forever, not stopping. It gave him time to think, though. He thought about the day he'd had; he'd fought zombies and lost his friends. It was undoubtedly the worst day he'd have in his whole life and he realized to himself that he would live the rest of his life in fear.
Forever doomed. That's what I am. Forever doomed.
Crash!
The elevator rattled to a stop.
Great, what now!?
He looked up at the counter and saw that the elevator stopped just short the top. The elevator creaked. Lance rapidly hit at the emergency switch, but nothing was happening. He knew he couldn't just stand around and wait and he looked up and saw the emergency door. "You have a choice, Lance. Climb through and go up the ladder as if this were a movie, or wait-- forever." It was decided. Whether he wanted to or not he had to climb. Lance moved some boxes that were stacked in the corner and climbed them. As he opened the hatch the elevator shook again.
Don't fall on me now.
Slowly he climbed out of the well lit elevator-- reluctantly leaving the bag of weapons behind-- and on top of it, and to his surprise, it looked as if it came straight from a movie. Ladder on one wall, dirty concrete walls, giant cables in the center. Lance carefully walked over to the ladder and began to climb. Just as he did the elevator shook once again and he looked down.
Oh my God!
He looked through the hatch opening and inside he saw what couldn't have been anything else but the Ken monster. He quickly pulled the gun out of his pocket.
Two rounds left! Only two rounds left!
The words repeating in his head over and over reminded him of his inevitable fait and could only hope that the rounds were strong enough to break through the wire. He saw where the cables connected to the elevator, aimed, and then fired a deafening shot that echoed through the shaft.
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"Gunshots?"
Jill noticed that the elevator had stopped near the top and was almost certain that Lance was in it. She quickly banged against the door, perhaps he'd hear it. "Lance!?" she screamed.
I have to get these damn doors open.
Jill quickly searched around for something to use, but came up short.
Aha!
She saw a keyhole next to the elevator's call button and remembered a key chain she'd seen in the booth and could only hope that one of them was for the elevator. She sprinted back across the helipad and into the small booth grabbing the key chain as she turned to go back. Through the door and back in the hall she fumbled through the many keys for one that might fit.
Key after key she tried and none of them had worked. "Come on." she whispered. On to the next key--
--Yes! Her mind screamed triumphantly. It was a perfect fit. Jill turned the key clockwise and slowly the elevator doors opened. She knelt down next to the open doors and peered down.
"Jill!" she heard. It was Lance and he was climbing a ladder-- alone. She could see that he was a couple of rungs away from her and she outstretched her arm for him to grab. Just as they made contact Jill heard the sound of a helicopter landing behind her.
Perfect timing Chris.
"Come on, almost there." The door opened and closed.
"Do you need a helping hand?" Jill recognized the calm and deep voice from behind her and knew it could only be one person-- Captain Albert Wesker.