Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. It's been helping this story. Didn't expect an update this soon, eh? Sorry if there's any grammar mistakes in this chapter. As for Wesker...don't look at me like that, I HAD to do it! It was more fun that way...
Bullets ripped into the yellow monster's skin as it faced me. It roared in pain and anger as I continued to fire at it. It's yellow arm shot out and clamped down on my head. I dropped one of the gold lugers in surprise as it lifted me off the ground.
'It feels like it's crushing my head!' I thought as I kicked wildly in the air, trying to somehow break free. It was difficult to see it with its hand clamped down over my head. I shot at it, hoping that I'd be lucky enough to strike it.
"Rooooaaar!" it cried. It dropped me onto the ground. I was really starting to hate that. I had shot it in the face a couple of times. It wasn't too happy about it either. It stumbled towards me to get its revenge. I quickly reached for my other luger when it suddenly struck me hard with its huge hand. I was knocked into the wall, I felt like my spine had shattered. Before I could even stand, I felt another hard blow. I cried out in pain as it struck me. I realized with horror that it was going to kill me before I had the chance to get up and fight. As I felt my strength slipping with each blow, I saw a fuel tank that was near the monster. Praying, I lifted the luger and fired at the tank. There was a large explosion and the beast was caught right in the middle of it. I quickly covered my head with my arms to protect myself. When it was over, I looked over at the monster. It had been killed in the explosion. It's lifeless, charred body was slumped on the ground. I felt exhausted. My whole body ached from that fight. If Claire had to fight one of those things...
Claire!
I had to find her before it was too late. I used the wall for support as I stood up. When I had the strength to start running, I made my way to the palace. Maybe I'd find her there. As I ran towards the palace, I found two more of those yellow monsters I had fought earlier. I knew that fighting two of them would be suicidal. I needed another way into the palace.
The military training facility! There might be a way into the palace from there. Hopefully, there won't be too many of those freaky monsters. As the monsters tried to follow me, I ran towards the facility doors and closed the doors behind me.
As soon as I ran in, I felt the ground shaking below me. Was there a monster under me?! I ran towards the entrance of the facility, but I felt the ground splitting under me. I went flying forward as something huge emerged from the ground with a load roar. I tumbled across the ground, and scrambled to get up. I managed to get a good look at my attacker as I rose.
Geez! It was a giant worm!
I shoved the door open and fell inside just as the monster dove at me. I slammed the door closed and leaned against it, holding my chest.
"I think I might have had a heart attack five or six times," I muttered while trying to catch my breath. I began exploring the facility, and I noticed that someone had opened up a corridor with a card. Either one of Umbrella's employees were still alive, or I was on the right track to find Claire. Curiously, I decided to go look. I walked down the corridor which led me outside the facility. I made my way up the stairs and checked the nearest door. It was locked. I tugged at it a few more times before giving up and then I tried the other door. It creaked open and I went inside.
It was surprisingly quiet. I was expecting at anytime for some monster to leap out at me. I opened the gray door and walked in. All I saw inside was a typewriter, a box, and a comfy-looking seat. Maybe I could take a nap. That's what I really wanted to do. I heard gunfire from outside, and a roar. I jumped, looking around for the source of the sound. I peered out the window of the room, and to my surprise I found Claire being lifted into the air by those creepy yellow monsters. I found finally found her! I decided that the quickest way to get to her was to leap through the window. I broke through the window, firing at the yellow monster as I landed. It dropped Claire and now its attention was on me. Good.
I fired the lugers as fast as I could into the monster's chest, approaching it as I fired. This one was a little stupider compared to the other I fought, for it keep pausing every time I shot at it. It was an advantage for me at least. When I was just a few inches away from it, I slammed my foot hard into it's stomach and it fell back. I fired a final shot into it for good measure. The monster was dead.
I walked over to check on Claire, she looked like she wasn't hurt. I bent down next to her.
"Don't worry, Claire, your knight in shining armor is here," I said grinning. She frowned, I knew she was the type of girl who hated comments like that.
"You wish," she grumbled, "but thanks for the help. Here," She pulled out two submachine guns and held them out to me. My eyes lit up.
"Submachine guns?! For me?!" I asked.
"You know the deal, in exchange for your lugers," she said. I was more than happy to make the trade.
"Okay! Okay! Take them," I said. It felt like I was getting a Christmas present or something. I wasn't sure what she wanted with the lugers, but I didn't care, the submachine guns were a perfect trade.
"This thing is too cool! Now this is my kind of weapon!" I pointed them at the wall to test them out.
Click.
Click click.
I realized with dismay that they were empty. Did she trick me just to get the lugers? I whirled around.
"Hey! These are empty! You cheated me!" I growled. She laughed, then pointed at some boxes stacked on top of each other.
"Relax, there's some ammo up there just for you," she said. I looked up wondering how I would get it.
"Give me a boost and I'll get it for you," she said. Problem solved. I got down on my hands and knees. I felt her climb onto my back and I winced. Her heels were digging into my back.
"Hey! Hurry up! You're heavier than you look," I complained.
"Don't be such a baby. I've almost got them," she told me.
'Let's see how much of a baby you are when you've got someone digging their heels into your spine,' I thought bitterly. She finally got down and handed me the ammunition. I loaded it into the submachine guns. I felt the ground jerk under us. As we began to descent, I heard an unfamiliar voice.
"Now that your knight has made his appearance, he can join you into your descent into death..."
"Alfred," Claire gritted her teeth. That was the infamous Alfred Ashford?! I couldn't believe that he was still running around in this place. It seemed like we would be in for some more trouble. As if we weren't in enough already.
We finally stopped. I wanted to test out the submachine guns on whatever monsters might be lurking in the next rooms. I decided to volunteer to go clear out the area.
"Alright! Let's do this!" I said, "Wait here, Claire! I'm going to test out the new toys!"
"Be careful, Steve," she said. I walked into the next room. There were a few zombies stumbling around. I gunned them all down with ease. The submachine guns were fast and powerful, a lot better than the lugers. I ran threw each room, firing at each zombie that dared to come close to me. Pretty soon I had the entire area cleaned out...well...aside from all the corpses. I exited the room and turned around.
"It was dirty work, but this area is now cleaned!" I shouted loud enough for Claire to hear. As if on cue, Claire ran out to catch up with me.
"See, you can depend on me," I told her. I reached up to rub my shoulder a bit, I wouldn't dare try to itch it. She gave me a look of concern.
"Steve, has that shoulder been bothering you?" she asked. I frowned, I didn't really want to tell her that I might be infected with T-Virus.
"Just itches a little, that's all," I said, but the itching seemed to have gotten more intense than last time...Please don't let this be stage two...
"If I can help-" she began, I quickly cut her off.
"Don't worry about it, alright? I'm not worried, you shouldn't be either," I told her. I decided to change the subject. I showed off the guns to her.
"See these? They're a lot more reliable than any person," I told her. She looked at me surprised, I suppose I expected that reaction.
"Than people?" she asked. I began walking towards door, she didn't understand. She still had that same faith in humanity. Yet, she did show me that not all humans suck...I guess. She saved my life after all.
"Steve," she said. I stopped, I didn't turn around to face her.
"Why were you brought here? Who brought you here?" I had been fearing these questions. I was afraid of her prying into my past. I didn't want to remember. Please don't make me remember it...
"Where is your family?" she asked. That did it. Memories began flooding my mind. Stuff I wanted to forget. Dad, mom, and I were living so peacefully until-
Shut up! Shut up! I don't want to remember it!
"Shut up! I don't want to talk about it!" I screamed. I fired the submachine guns at the wall, the gunfire distracting me from those memories. I didn't mean to yell at her like that, but if I let myself remember those things, I'd fall apart.
"Steve..." she sounded startled. The images began to clear.
"Never mind. Let's get going," I said. I opened the door and went it, hearing Claire's footsteps behind me.
Bullets ripped into the yellow monster's skin as it faced me. It roared in pain and anger as I continued to fire at it. It's yellow arm shot out and clamped down on my head. I dropped one of the gold lugers in surprise as it lifted me off the ground.
'It feels like it's crushing my head!' I thought as I kicked wildly in the air, trying to somehow break free. It was difficult to see it with its hand clamped down over my head. I shot at it, hoping that I'd be lucky enough to strike it.
"Rooooaaar!" it cried. It dropped me onto the ground. I was really starting to hate that. I had shot it in the face a couple of times. It wasn't too happy about it either. It stumbled towards me to get its revenge. I quickly reached for my other luger when it suddenly struck me hard with its huge hand. I was knocked into the wall, I felt like my spine had shattered. Before I could even stand, I felt another hard blow. I cried out in pain as it struck me. I realized with horror that it was going to kill me before I had the chance to get up and fight. As I felt my strength slipping with each blow, I saw a fuel tank that was near the monster. Praying, I lifted the luger and fired at the tank. There was a large explosion and the beast was caught right in the middle of it. I quickly covered my head with my arms to protect myself. When it was over, I looked over at the monster. It had been killed in the explosion. It's lifeless, charred body was slumped on the ground. I felt exhausted. My whole body ached from that fight. If Claire had to fight one of those things...
Claire!
I had to find her before it was too late. I used the wall for support as I stood up. When I had the strength to start running, I made my way to the palace. Maybe I'd find her there. As I ran towards the palace, I found two more of those yellow monsters I had fought earlier. I knew that fighting two of them would be suicidal. I needed another way into the palace.
The military training facility! There might be a way into the palace from there. Hopefully, there won't be too many of those freaky monsters. As the monsters tried to follow me, I ran towards the facility doors and closed the doors behind me.
As soon as I ran in, I felt the ground shaking below me. Was there a monster under me?! I ran towards the entrance of the facility, but I felt the ground splitting under me. I went flying forward as something huge emerged from the ground with a load roar. I tumbled across the ground, and scrambled to get up. I managed to get a good look at my attacker as I rose.
Geez! It was a giant worm!
I shoved the door open and fell inside just as the monster dove at me. I slammed the door closed and leaned against it, holding my chest.
"I think I might have had a heart attack five or six times," I muttered while trying to catch my breath. I began exploring the facility, and I noticed that someone had opened up a corridor with a card. Either one of Umbrella's employees were still alive, or I was on the right track to find Claire. Curiously, I decided to go look. I walked down the corridor which led me outside the facility. I made my way up the stairs and checked the nearest door. It was locked. I tugged at it a few more times before giving up and then I tried the other door. It creaked open and I went inside.
It was surprisingly quiet. I was expecting at anytime for some monster to leap out at me. I opened the gray door and walked in. All I saw inside was a typewriter, a box, and a comfy-looking seat. Maybe I could take a nap. That's what I really wanted to do. I heard gunfire from outside, and a roar. I jumped, looking around for the source of the sound. I peered out the window of the room, and to my surprise I found Claire being lifted into the air by those creepy yellow monsters. I found finally found her! I decided that the quickest way to get to her was to leap through the window. I broke through the window, firing at the yellow monster as I landed. It dropped Claire and now its attention was on me. Good.
I fired the lugers as fast as I could into the monster's chest, approaching it as I fired. This one was a little stupider compared to the other I fought, for it keep pausing every time I shot at it. It was an advantage for me at least. When I was just a few inches away from it, I slammed my foot hard into it's stomach and it fell back. I fired a final shot into it for good measure. The monster was dead.
I walked over to check on Claire, she looked like she wasn't hurt. I bent down next to her.
"Don't worry, Claire, your knight in shining armor is here," I said grinning. She frowned, I knew she was the type of girl who hated comments like that.
"You wish," she grumbled, "but thanks for the help. Here," She pulled out two submachine guns and held them out to me. My eyes lit up.
"Submachine guns?! For me?!" I asked.
"You know the deal, in exchange for your lugers," she said. I was more than happy to make the trade.
"Okay! Okay! Take them," I said. It felt like I was getting a Christmas present or something. I wasn't sure what she wanted with the lugers, but I didn't care, the submachine guns were a perfect trade.
"This thing is too cool! Now this is my kind of weapon!" I pointed them at the wall to test them out.
Click.
Click click.
I realized with dismay that they were empty. Did she trick me just to get the lugers? I whirled around.
"Hey! These are empty! You cheated me!" I growled. She laughed, then pointed at some boxes stacked on top of each other.
"Relax, there's some ammo up there just for you," she said. I looked up wondering how I would get it.
"Give me a boost and I'll get it for you," she said. Problem solved. I got down on my hands and knees. I felt her climb onto my back and I winced. Her heels were digging into my back.
"Hey! Hurry up! You're heavier than you look," I complained.
"Don't be such a baby. I've almost got them," she told me.
'Let's see how much of a baby you are when you've got someone digging their heels into your spine,' I thought bitterly. She finally got down and handed me the ammunition. I loaded it into the submachine guns. I felt the ground jerk under us. As we began to descent, I heard an unfamiliar voice.
"Now that your knight has made his appearance, he can join you into your descent into death..."
"Alfred," Claire gritted her teeth. That was the infamous Alfred Ashford?! I couldn't believe that he was still running around in this place. It seemed like we would be in for some more trouble. As if we weren't in enough already.
We finally stopped. I wanted to test out the submachine guns on whatever monsters might be lurking in the next rooms. I decided to volunteer to go clear out the area.
"Alright! Let's do this!" I said, "Wait here, Claire! I'm going to test out the new toys!"
"Be careful, Steve," she said. I walked into the next room. There were a few zombies stumbling around. I gunned them all down with ease. The submachine guns were fast and powerful, a lot better than the lugers. I ran threw each room, firing at each zombie that dared to come close to me. Pretty soon I had the entire area cleaned out...well...aside from all the corpses. I exited the room and turned around.
"It was dirty work, but this area is now cleaned!" I shouted loud enough for Claire to hear. As if on cue, Claire ran out to catch up with me.
"See, you can depend on me," I told her. I reached up to rub my shoulder a bit, I wouldn't dare try to itch it. She gave me a look of concern.
"Steve, has that shoulder been bothering you?" she asked. I frowned, I didn't really want to tell her that I might be infected with T-Virus.
"Just itches a little, that's all," I said, but the itching seemed to have gotten more intense than last time...Please don't let this be stage two...
"If I can help-" she began, I quickly cut her off.
"Don't worry about it, alright? I'm not worried, you shouldn't be either," I told her. I decided to change the subject. I showed off the guns to her.
"See these? They're a lot more reliable than any person," I told her. She looked at me surprised, I suppose I expected that reaction.
"Than people?" she asked. I began walking towards door, she didn't understand. She still had that same faith in humanity. Yet, she did show me that not all humans suck...I guess. She saved my life after all.
"Steve," she said. I stopped, I didn't turn around to face her.
"Why were you brought here? Who brought you here?" I had been fearing these questions. I was afraid of her prying into my past. I didn't want to remember. Please don't make me remember it...
"Where is your family?" she asked. That did it. Memories began flooding my mind. Stuff I wanted to forget. Dad, mom, and I were living so peacefully until-
Shut up! Shut up! I don't want to remember it!
"Shut up! I don't want to talk about it!" I screamed. I fired the submachine guns at the wall, the gunfire distracting me from those memories. I didn't mean to yell at her like that, but if I let myself remember those things, I'd fall apart.
"Steve..." she sounded startled. The images began to clear.
"Never mind. Let's get going," I said. I opened the door and went it, hearing Claire's footsteps behind me.