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.



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



-The Revival-
-Chapter Five-



-In the Redfields' room-



Claire Redfield, like her close friend Leon Kennedy, wasn't having any luck getting to sleep either.

She started looking at the ceiling, hoping to find some significant sign from a higher being of some sorts.

As expected, she found nothing of interest, except the fact that the ceiling was nicely decorated.

Turning over to the right, she looked at her digital clock, which now read 1:00 AM.

"I need sleep...we have a long day ahead of us..." she said to herself quietly, hoping not to wake her brother, who was sleeping soundly in his own bed.

"I wonder why Leon was acting so oddly around me..." she said, wondering what was wrong with her friend, who she had met at Raccoon City months ago, "It has been a long time since I had seen him...I sure did miss him...and his optimism...I bet he would look nice if he was really happy..."

"Steve looked really nice when he was happy..." she said suddenly, not knowing that she was saying that till it all came out.

"I just...I just can't stop thinking about Steve..." she said to herself sadly, as she turned to the right, "Even when he was turned into a monster...he...he...saved me from Alexia Ashford's deadly grasp...he turned against his monster instincts to kill and helped me..."

"He died to save me..." she said softly to herself.

"I miss you Steve...hopefully, we'll meet again...at least...in my dreams..." she said, with tears softly trailing down her cheeks as she quietly went to sleep, hoping to dream sweet dreams...



-HCF Lab-



"It looks like Mr. Burnside will be waking up now." said the older scientist, who was now trying to keep his excitement to a minimum.

"Yes, it appears so..." replied Wesker, as he tilted his dark sunglasses to look at Steve.

Wesker was interested to see this, because even though he had been brought back to life by William Birkin's virus that he applied to himself before being impaled by the first Tyrant, he didn't get a chance to see what happened during the revival process.

It was beginning...

Steve Burnside, who was killed by Alexia Ashford after regaining his humanity and then turning against Alexia, was about to return to the world of the living...

His pale skin started to become brown, signaling that his blood was now flowing normally throughout his body...

His chest started to move up and down slowly, indicating that his lungs were at the moment, filling up with air, and breathing in and out after such a long period of inactivity...

Steve slowly started to stir, trying slowly to move his arms and legs...

His eyes opened slowly, squinting at the light, which was emanating from the ceiling...

Steve Burnside was back...

"How does it feel to be alive once again, Mr. Burnside?" asked Wesker in a monotone voice.

"Claire...where's...Claire...?" he began to ask, extremely disoriented.

"In Paris, where we also happen to be." replied Wesker.

"You, my friend, are going to help me find out exactly where she is though..." he said, looking at Steve coldly in the eyes.

Just then Steven looked like he was frightened, but not by Wesker.

Something else...

"...the...the...the Queen...she's...returning...the Queen...she's...." he said out of nowhere, very quietly, as if he was afraid...as if, someone was hearing him...

Wesker, a bit shaken by what Steve was mumbling about, asked him, "What did you say...?"

"The...queen is...returning..." said a frightened Steve, before collapsing, tired from the exhausting process of being revived from the dead.

"The queen...? Who is...the queen...?" said the younger scientist, totally confused.

"The queen...how could she still be alive...?" Wesker simply said coldly, while clenching his teeth...



-End of Chapter Five-



The Queen shall return and judge those who dare oppose her...

She shall judge the living...by using the dead...