Author's Note: This is my take on what happens after Resident Evil: Code Veronica. An old friend will come back soon. Mwaha. Also, there are extreme spoilers on what happened in Resident Evil: CV, so don't blame me if I ruined the entire game for you.

This is the revised version of Chapter Three, complete with added scenes and dialogue. Enjoy...



-Even Fond Memories Can Come Back To Haunt You....-
-By Brian Marcelo-
-brianmarcelo@hotmail.com-
Rated R.



-Gathering Up The Team-
-Chapter Three-



-A hotel in Paris, France-



"Alright, Barry, you'll be in charge of the fire arms, since you're the biggest gun nut around here." said Chris, quickly realizing he made a bad mistake when saying "gun nut".

"Ahem." said Barry, as he mockingly pointed his gun at him. Barry Burton may have had models of guns, as well as wide experience in guns, but he had a thing about being called a "gun nut".

"I mean...um...gun enthuasiast! Yes, that's right...gun enthuasiast. Now put the gun down, Barry?" said Chris jokingly.

"That's better." said Barry, smirking as he put his gun back into one of his many holsters.

Jill laughed with bits of happiness in her voice. She hadn't seen Chris and Barry joke around like that in such a long time it seemed. It had only been three months, but in those three months she longed for their company. It wasn't like being with Carlos was bad, it's just that she...missed Chris...

"Hey you two, why don't you try to get to know the others a little better before planning any life threatening plans, okay?" suggested Rebecca cheerfully.

The hotel room was alive with chatter as Claire was introduced to the gun-loving S.T.A.R.S. Alpha team member Barry Burton, the very young medic for the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team Rebecca Chambers, and ex-UBCS mercernary Carlos Oliviera, who had helped Jill Valentine escape her hunter, the Nemesis, as well as Raccoon City when it became the target of a nuclear warhead.

Of course, Claire had recognized Barry and Rebecca from S.T.A.R.S. group pictures that Chris had sent Claire before the Spencer Mansion incident, but she had never met them up close before.

She noticed that Barry looked like he put on some weight and grew his beard a bit longer, while Rebecca exerted a more professional and mature aura around herself, as well as no longer showing endless amounts of child-like behavior and mannerisms. Rebecca's eyes though, looked almost sad, but Claire decided not to dwell on that; after all, she had just met Rebecca and didn't want to seem rude to her.

"Hello there...." said Carlos softly, as he took Claire's hand and gently kissed it, "It looks like all the girls from S.T.A.R.S. or at least, girls related to S.T.A.R.S. members, are quite beautiful..."

"Errr....thanks....I guess...." said Claire as she took back her hand quickly and rolled her eyes.

Nobody in the room noticed, but Leon looked at Carlos with a hint of jealousy as he saw that even Carlos got to kiss her before he did.

Jill giggled a bit at the silly sight made by Carlos before being taken aside by Chris.

"Um, yes Chris? What is it?" she said, slightly worried, as Chris wasn't the type to take someone aside usually.

"How did you ever manage to survive through a city crawling with zombies with this corny guy?" asked Chris in a serious tone.

Jill simply laughed, thinking Chris was being silly, and said, "It must've been the accent...or the UBCS standard sub-machine gun...hehe..."

Chris simply frowned and walked away, grumbling and mumbling about how he could probably take out Carlos in a fight, if he wanted to. Jill, confused at what had just happend, shrugged and went back to the group, filling everyone in and what had happened when she was trying to escape from Raccoon City.



-Meanwhile, in a limo with a HCF insigna on it...-



"As soon as Steve is revived, what shall I do with him?" said Wesker aloud, as if someone was in the back of the limo with him.

"Perhaps I'll drag him by his head and hold him in front of Claire, then crush her heart by ripping his head off?" he said to himself, slightly grinning.

"Or, I could beat the hell out of him, then lure Claire into an ambush with Steve as bait, and then when Chris comes to save Claire and Steve, I'll beat both Claire and Steve to a bloody death, right in front of Chris, and with just my fists..." he said, as he cracked his knuckles.

"It would be so nice to hear Claire scream...begging me to stop...it'll make my revenge against the Redfield's all the more sweeter if Chris was there, not able to do anything, as his sister was defenseless, being slowly killed by her brother's ex-leader..." he said quietly to himself, savoring the thought.

"I suppose I'll have to make it seem like Steve is alive so...when he wakes up, I'll chain him up and show him to Claire. Then she will follow me straight into HCF and then, she'll get to see Steve...heh...oh yes, she'll get to see Steve indeed...."
he said, laughing softly, as though this was the best idea he had thought of the whole night.



-End of Chapter Three-



This is the revised chapter three...

Don't worry, Chapter 4 is actually coming out soon! I just needed to post this quickly cause I've made too many of my great fans wait so damn long. Don't worry, Chapter Four is coming out soon!

Also, in Chapter Four, I'll reveal why Albert Wesker didn't tell HCF about his secret virus that kept him alive when the Tyrant killed him...