Author's Note: I'm on a roll. I'll try to keep these updates coming. This chapter will be a bit longer than usual...and I changed the dialogue from the scenes. Doing it exactly how it is in the game got boring really fast. Oh! And if someone could tell me how to use italics on ff.net, I'd appreciate it. The tags don't seem to work...
I didn't know how long I had been unconscious. When I woke up, I felt horrible. I suppose you wouldn't feel too good right after you've almost been eaten. I dug into my pocket and pulled out a green herb.
"Good thing I found this," I muttered. I pounded it into dust so I could swallow it. After gulping it down, I waited until I felt strong enough to get back up. As soon as I got up I checked my injures. There were minor bites on my legs, one on my arm, but the worst one was my shoulder. They really tore it up. Stupid T-Virus monsters...
I paused, remembering the note I had found. I grabbed it and looked at it.
Just a bite or scratch from these victims could be enough to infect me...
I felt worried. Did that mean I was infected? I had been bitten quite a few times. I then laughed at myself. I must be paranoid. It wasn't certain that I was infected with T-Virus, it just couldn't happen to someone like me...
...Could it?
I decided that now wasn't the time to worry about it, I'd start worrying when the symptoms appeared. So far I wasn't itching anywhere. I looked around the huge palace. There were paintings everywhere, everything was beautifully decorated. It was the nicest thing I had seen since I was taken from home and thrown into that miserable, gloomy jail cell. It seemed to have been abandoned. Time to explore!
I looked around and picked a random door. Maybe I'd get lucky. When I walked towards my door of choice, I heard the palace entrance doors open. I panicked, and hid myself behind the desk. I had no idea if what was coming through that door was going to be friendly or not.
"Wow, this place is huge," I heard someone say. Claire!
I watched her carefully examine the room, making sure that there wasn't anything waiting for her. I didn't really want to show myself now, so I stayed hidden. She climbed the staircase, and headed into the room on the right. I sighed to myself. I'd probably run into her eventually, but not now, not after what happened in the computer room.
I got to my feet and headed towards the door. As soon as I walked in, I heard three or four zombies. I cursed my bad luck and zigzagged past three of them. I didn't notice the fourth zombie until he reached out and grabbed me.
"Back off!" I snarled. I then pried its rotten fingers off my shoulder and delivered a strong kick in its gut. It groaned and fell down. Before it could get up, I quickly ran into another room.
The room was pretty strange, it seemed like the Ashford family had a thing for insects, because that's what I saw a lot of. I walked around the room, searching every nook and cranny for something useful. I noticed a switch and curiously flipped it. The room darkened and I saw a film being shown. A film of a young boy and girl who looked like twins. I watched with disgust as they tore off the wings of a helpless dragonfly. They were both smiling at one another. They then placed the dragonfly into a nest of ants, where it was slowly being stung to death. When the movie ended, I felt a little freaked out. The stories of the Ashfords were true! These guys really were wacko. I noticed the display case had moved, revealing another room. I stepped inside to find out what was hidden within it.
What I found inside almost made me dance with joy. Two guns were placed in the wall, waiting for someone to take them. Not only had I found a weapon, but they were cool-looking too! I walked up to them and reached for them. They came out very easily, and a grin appeared on my face. The grin quickly faded when I heard the display case slam close, trapping me inside. I quickly ran over and struggled against it. It was no good, it wouldn't budge. It was then I noticed how hot it was getting, and it seemed to be getting more hotter as time passed. It was like I was in an oven.
...An oven?!
I began to realize with horror at what I had done. I had triggered some kind of heat trap, and I was going to be cooked alive if I didn't escape. The problem was that I didn't know how to escape. I furiously began pounding at the display case, hoping that by some miracle it would open. Sweat was dripping down my face, it was getting really hot...
I remembered that Claire was somewhere inside this palace too. Even though I didn't like it, I needed her help. If she could hear me, maybe she'd be able to get the display case to move.
"Hey! Help me!" I screamed as loud as I could. I continued to pound on the display case, I felt a little dizzy.
"Help me! Help!" I screamed again, it felt like I was in there for hours. I didn't know how much time had passed, but it was getting way too hot. I felt like my skin was burning. I began to despair, Claire wouldn't be able to hear me...
"Steve?!" Claire's voice! I never had been so happy to hear it.
"Claire, help! I'm burning in here!" I called out. She said something else, but I couldn't hear it. I felt really dizzy from the heat. I gave up pounding on the display case and just leaned against it. I had finally found a weapon and this is what happened to me...
I felt the display case slide away from me and I tumbled out, falling flat onto the ground.
"Steve?" Claire sounded nervous. I didn't feel like moving. I had almost died in there because of my own foolishness. I felt so pathetic and ashamed. I felt her hand press against my neck, checking my pulse.
"I'm not dead," I muttered, my voice muffled by the floor. I saw her jump, but then she held out her hand to help me up. I ignored it and slowly rose to my feet. I felt horrible, but I was glad I came out alive.
"A-are you okay?" she asked. I nodded.
"Yeah, that was close...uh...," Claire was staring at the bite marks. Before she could say anything, I quickly said, "I was attacked by some dogs outside. It's nothing serious." I hope.
I remembered the guns I was holding, and showed them to her.
"Hey, look what I found! Err...thanks to you!" I said. Claire's eyes lit up.
"Oh! I need those!" she said, holding out her hand, "give those to me."
I wanted to scoff at her. I had been running around this entire island with nothing to protect myself with, I had nearly died trying to get a weapon, and now she thinks I'll give these up so I can do that all over again? No thanks.
"No way, I found them and I'm keeping them," I told her. However, she did save my life. An almost total stranger had saved me when they could have just left me to die. I guess I should be a little more fair.
"Fine...let's make a deal, I'll trade you for something fully automatic," I said. She looked like she was considering it, but by the way she looked when I offered her the deal I knew she didn't have anything with her. I wasn't planning on waiting. Find me something cooler than the gold lugers and you can have them.
"See you around, Claire! Adios!" I turned around and ran.
"Hey wait! Steve!" I heard her say. However, I didn't have time to bargain with her. I left her in the room and quickly made my way to the palace exit. The first thing I'd do is get revenge on those dogs for biting me, then I'd go to the airport. I felt a slight pain in my shoulder, and realized that I had been subconsciously itching it. I pulled away my hand and my eyes widen when I saw my fingers were covered in blood.
I didn't know how long I had been unconscious. When I woke up, I felt horrible. I suppose you wouldn't feel too good right after you've almost been eaten. I dug into my pocket and pulled out a green herb.
"Good thing I found this," I muttered. I pounded it into dust so I could swallow it. After gulping it down, I waited until I felt strong enough to get back up. As soon as I got up I checked my injures. There were minor bites on my legs, one on my arm, but the worst one was my shoulder. They really tore it up. Stupid T-Virus monsters...
I paused, remembering the note I had found. I grabbed it and looked at it.
Just a bite or scratch from these victims could be enough to infect me...
I felt worried. Did that mean I was infected? I had been bitten quite a few times. I then laughed at myself. I must be paranoid. It wasn't certain that I was infected with T-Virus, it just couldn't happen to someone like me...
...Could it?
I decided that now wasn't the time to worry about it, I'd start worrying when the symptoms appeared. So far I wasn't itching anywhere. I looked around the huge palace. There were paintings everywhere, everything was beautifully decorated. It was the nicest thing I had seen since I was taken from home and thrown into that miserable, gloomy jail cell. It seemed to have been abandoned. Time to explore!
I looked around and picked a random door. Maybe I'd get lucky. When I walked towards my door of choice, I heard the palace entrance doors open. I panicked, and hid myself behind the desk. I had no idea if what was coming through that door was going to be friendly or not.
"Wow, this place is huge," I heard someone say. Claire!
I watched her carefully examine the room, making sure that there wasn't anything waiting for her. I didn't really want to show myself now, so I stayed hidden. She climbed the staircase, and headed into the room on the right. I sighed to myself. I'd probably run into her eventually, but not now, not after what happened in the computer room.
I got to my feet and headed towards the door. As soon as I walked in, I heard three or four zombies. I cursed my bad luck and zigzagged past three of them. I didn't notice the fourth zombie until he reached out and grabbed me.
"Back off!" I snarled. I then pried its rotten fingers off my shoulder and delivered a strong kick in its gut. It groaned and fell down. Before it could get up, I quickly ran into another room.
The room was pretty strange, it seemed like the Ashford family had a thing for insects, because that's what I saw a lot of. I walked around the room, searching every nook and cranny for something useful. I noticed a switch and curiously flipped it. The room darkened and I saw a film being shown. A film of a young boy and girl who looked like twins. I watched with disgust as they tore off the wings of a helpless dragonfly. They were both smiling at one another. They then placed the dragonfly into a nest of ants, where it was slowly being stung to death. When the movie ended, I felt a little freaked out. The stories of the Ashfords were true! These guys really were wacko. I noticed the display case had moved, revealing another room. I stepped inside to find out what was hidden within it.
What I found inside almost made me dance with joy. Two guns were placed in the wall, waiting for someone to take them. Not only had I found a weapon, but they were cool-looking too! I walked up to them and reached for them. They came out very easily, and a grin appeared on my face. The grin quickly faded when I heard the display case slam close, trapping me inside. I quickly ran over and struggled against it. It was no good, it wouldn't budge. It was then I noticed how hot it was getting, and it seemed to be getting more hotter as time passed. It was like I was in an oven.
...An oven?!
I began to realize with horror at what I had done. I had triggered some kind of heat trap, and I was going to be cooked alive if I didn't escape. The problem was that I didn't know how to escape. I furiously began pounding at the display case, hoping that by some miracle it would open. Sweat was dripping down my face, it was getting really hot...
I remembered that Claire was somewhere inside this palace too. Even though I didn't like it, I needed her help. If she could hear me, maybe she'd be able to get the display case to move.
"Hey! Help me!" I screamed as loud as I could. I continued to pound on the display case, I felt a little dizzy.
"Help me! Help!" I screamed again, it felt like I was in there for hours. I didn't know how much time had passed, but it was getting way too hot. I felt like my skin was burning. I began to despair, Claire wouldn't be able to hear me...
"Steve?!" Claire's voice! I never had been so happy to hear it.
"Claire, help! I'm burning in here!" I called out. She said something else, but I couldn't hear it. I felt really dizzy from the heat. I gave up pounding on the display case and just leaned against it. I had finally found a weapon and this is what happened to me...
I felt the display case slide away from me and I tumbled out, falling flat onto the ground.
"Steve?" Claire sounded nervous. I didn't feel like moving. I had almost died in there because of my own foolishness. I felt so pathetic and ashamed. I felt her hand press against my neck, checking my pulse.
"I'm not dead," I muttered, my voice muffled by the floor. I saw her jump, but then she held out her hand to help me up. I ignored it and slowly rose to my feet. I felt horrible, but I was glad I came out alive.
"A-are you okay?" she asked. I nodded.
"Yeah, that was close...uh...," Claire was staring at the bite marks. Before she could say anything, I quickly said, "I was attacked by some dogs outside. It's nothing serious." I hope.
I remembered the guns I was holding, and showed them to her.
"Hey, look what I found! Err...thanks to you!" I said. Claire's eyes lit up.
"Oh! I need those!" she said, holding out her hand, "give those to me."
I wanted to scoff at her. I had been running around this entire island with nothing to protect myself with, I had nearly died trying to get a weapon, and now she thinks I'll give these up so I can do that all over again? No thanks.
"No way, I found them and I'm keeping them," I told her. However, she did save my life. An almost total stranger had saved me when they could have just left me to die. I guess I should be a little more fair.
"Fine...let's make a deal, I'll trade you for something fully automatic," I said. She looked like she was considering it, but by the way she looked when I offered her the deal I knew she didn't have anything with her. I wasn't planning on waiting. Find me something cooler than the gold lugers and you can have them.
"See you around, Claire! Adios!" I turned around and ran.
"Hey wait! Steve!" I heard her say. However, I didn't have time to bargain with her. I left her in the room and quickly made my way to the palace exit. The first thing I'd do is get revenge on those dogs for biting me, then I'd go to the airport. I felt a slight pain in my shoulder, and realized that I had been subconsciously itching it. I pulled away my hand and my eyes widen when I saw my fingers were covered in blood.