[resonance]
Chapter Eight
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"Let's see...597 Times 175....Hmmmm, carry the one... " Sherri wrinkled her nose. What was that smell? Discusting! Gezz, must've missed a sock or two when I did laundry. Pew! "Okay...the answer is 772! EASY!" She smiled to herself as she wrote down the answer. At this rate, I'll be done in a couple of minutes!
".....hssssssssssss......." Sherri removed the pencil from the paper in awe. What was that? She looked to the sharpener in arnger. Stupid thing must've been busted. "...hssssssssss......" She froze as she stared at the sharpener in shock. That hiss didn't come from the sharpener..if fact, it sounded like... Sherri slowly slid her chair from her desk and stood up....
OHMYGAWD!OHMYGAWD! IT CAME FROM ABOVE! ITSALICKERITSALICKER! OH MYGAWD!! Her mind raced at a thousand miles and hour as she tip-toed torward the door. OH MY GAWD! UMBRELLA FOUND US! LEON, OH GOD! HELP ME! LEON! She wanted to scream his name aloud, he wanted him to come in and save her. Hot tears rolled down her face as her eyes were wide open in shock. Her expression stayed the same in fear as Aya walked past her door. Oh God, please, come....back... She continued her way to the door when Aya returned as did a double take at the teen.
"Sherri, are you okay?" She asked with a worried tone to her voice.
"Aya, help me..." Sherri wispered.
"What?"
"Licker.....licker...." She repeated like a mantra. The door was still so far, so very far.....
"Licker?" Aya said aloud, practicly yelling. Then, large rumble came from Aya's right and heavy foot steps came at a running rate torward her. "Leon, whats a lickkerrrrrr...!!!!!!!" Aya was violently shoved aside and tumbled to the floor. The Leon stid into the doorway like a heaven sent angel to Sherri.
"SHERRI, MOVE!" He screamed and he didn't have to tell her twice as she dove torward the door, just as the monsterous being dropped from the ceiling and was met with a hail of gunfire from Leon's Heckler and Kotch VP 70! It screamed at him and the bullets tore through it's slick body, hissing, as if knowing Leon's gun wouldn't be enough. But Leon stood his ground, he couldn't let that thing near Sherri or Aya. Then, the gun clicked, empty of bullets, leaving Leon defencless. The licker the striked, claws bearing, aiming for Leon's skin, but met the wall as Leon jumped out of the way. It fell to the floor in a sick thump, dripping bllod into the carpet. Leon then heard a deep growl and thought it was the licker, untill Aya stood up and extended her hand.
"YOU WANT A FIGHT, ASSHOLE, TRY ME ON FOR SIZE!" She screamed as her hand glowed a bright yellow and orange. She then slid her gun off her thigh holster and grasped it with both hands, letting the energy glow into and through the weapon. Leon could only watch in shock as Aya braced herself and stood ready, even as the Licker sat up and hissed, reading itself once more to attack. With a primal scream, the monster leaped at Aya, determined to take her head off. Aya simply blinked and pull the trigger. The pure energy slammed it agaist the wall, shreeking as the energy dilled itself into the lickers body, blood and shards of bone splattering the halls as if the being exploded. Finally, the energy died and the carcus dropped to the floor with a wet splat, a huge crater imbedded into it.
With a groan, Aya rested her head in her hand as her brain seemed to pulse. "Aya, are you okay?" Leon called as he stood up, covered in blood. Sherri was also covered in the fluid, her blond hair now bright red. Aya took deep breaths as she turned to look at the pair.
"I'm fine, but we need to get out of here." Leon nodded in agreement.
"Get some agents over to 52 Avenue West, apartment complex 507. We have a NMC outbreak!" Aya shouted as she tried clean the blood off the visably shaken teen. "Pierce! Get some wet towels." The blond man nodded and ran off as Leon sat down.
"It isn't a NMC outbreak." Leon hissed, destracting Aya from cleaning Sherri. "It isn't a virus outbreak either. Umbrella has found us!"
"Seems like it!" Rupert shouted aloud, drawing everyone's attention. "There's a posiblity of an outbreak reported hours ago from Miami. The complainant is an Elly Burton. And another report from a prison in Denver about a attack from what they say is an NMC. One Richard Valentine is in critical condition. Another one in Seattle, exact same thing, a Ark Thomson in currently stable. Forget about sending out agents to Leon's appartment, their gone on those attacks!" He then pointed to Leon and Aya, "As soon as he's clean, get him over to Firearms Control, pack yourselves, and wait for me in the garage. I'm going with you two. Pierce, stay and look after Sherri." Aya then shot to her feet in a panic.
"Do you think they'll come after Eve?"
"Eve?" Leon asked.
"Okay, change of plan, Pierce, take Sherri and go pick up Eve and bring them back here."
"What if those things are there?" Rupert simply shoved his magnum into the blond's hands.
"Then, you shoot."
"You would think...." She agreed. "Just goes to show some people are morons. Mostly scientists."
"And they're supposed to be the smart ones." Leon remark earned him another chuckle as he slipped a magazine into his M4A1 machine gun and strapped three more clips to his belt while Aya loaded her SP12 shotgun. "I guess Umbrella is trying to lure out the S.T.A.R.S. from the looks of things."
"The S.T.A.R.S., hmm?" She questioned as she sat down on a chair as Leon continued to prepare himself. That just reminded her that she now has a partner who is much more vulnerable than she, and she needed to keep an eye on him. After slipping the magazine into his Magnum, Leon tucked it into his holster and nodded as Aya, signaling he was ready. Standing up, Aya smiled and led the way to the garage, even as Leon's voice echoed in her mind. I'll try not to let you down......