September 28th, Nightfall
Raccoon City lie in ruins. After a few short hours, the T-virus plague has turned the once peaceful mountain town, into a hellish nightmare. The people who once proudly walked the streets, were now bloodthirsty, mindless creatures that stalked the city streets. Little humanity was left in the city, as minor screams could heard from the hunted living who remained. Small fires lit several portions of the city, and wreckage was a common sight. It was 0832 hours now, and all major forms of human resistance were wiped out. The police force, the Umbrella Rescue Team, Minor military rescues had all fallen victim to the T-virus threat.
From up above, a helicopter with the Umbrella Corporations' insignia, cascaded across the Raccoon City skyline. The rotors hummed as the helicopter reduced speed over the dead city. The helicopter was on of many transport copters sent by Umbrella, and like most of the others, this helicopter too held a purpose.
Aboard the copter in the passenger compartment were several special forces members dressed in full black commando outfits. The ten or so team members donned black jumpsuits with their names etched onto the top left shirt pocket. The team also wore utility vests and belts, and one of the female members held a medical bag. Two male members each had a huge duffel bag with them. The team wore gas masks at the moment, and each team member wielded a sub-machine gun with the exception of three who held assault rifles. The team also had Browning Hp handguns on them, and several ammunition clips around their belts.
In the copter, one of the taller team members stood near the cockpit entrance, and faced his team who sat along the sides of the copter awaiting instruction.
Dave was the forces member who stood, and was head of this Umbrella force, known as the 405 Biohazard Unit. Dave was the oldest, and was the leader of this Unit. He held a straight position while he faced his team. Dave had the most training, but still had trouble believing that the Raccoon City crisis was real. The idea of fighting humans didn't sit well, and to make matters worse, the humans were transformed by the T-virus, a product of Umbrella. Dave was told the outbreak was an accident, and had nothing to prove otherwise, so he followed suit. The shocking fact was that Umbrella sacrificed the lives of numerous employees already in attempts to stop the problem.
Dave checked his light-up watch which gave off a green tint. The time was 0845 hours, and he began to brief his team on their main objectives. "Alright listen up." The team looked attentively at Dave as he continued. "Our drop point is coming up. Our primary objective is the recovery of the G-virus. Secondary objectives include seizure of any G-virus materials of importance, and the rescue of any survivors found." Dave paused, then continued. " You have authorization to shoot anyone affected. I suggest using this advice, there is no way to save the infected. I stress you stay as far away from the infected as possible." Dave then took a more lax position. "Our drop point is the southeast side of Raccoon City. We're to set down in what's left of Aspen Avenue, and from there, we need to cover about thirty yards to an Umbrella facility." Dave stopped, then continued. "After our drop off, we have exactly two and half hours before we need to head to the pick-up point. Upon entering the facility, we are to secure it, and head down into the underground access tunnels spanning from the Hive. We're to use the access tunnels to gain entry into the sewer area, which will in-turn lead to the Umbrella underground testing facility. We will then secure it and gain entry to the lab where we should find the G-virus. We then head back above ground and meet an extraction chopper on the facility roof." Dave looked around at his team. "In the event of separation, you are to report to the facility on the double, and attempt to catch up with the team. In any case, we are to make all attempts complete the mission." Dave stopped and looked around at his team as he took a breath. "Any final questions?" The compartment remained silent as the team gazed in acknowledgement. Dave spoke. "The let's do it."
The Helicopter rotors came to a silent slash over the city as the copter stayed stationary. Ropes were thrown from the helicopter, and after them followed the team members who swiftly slid down. The first two team members on the ground held their weapons at the ready as they searched every area with their eyes. The two moved with careful steps as they held their weapons close to them. The next two members slid down the ropes. These two kept on guard, but the duffels they held meant that they were of importance, and required protection. Two more team members slid down, and as soon as they felt the ground, they scanned the area with their eyes and prepared to head down the street. A seventh female member prepared to exit onto the rope when an explosion made chopper buckle, and sent the unwary member flying out of the chopper and falling in a slow motion towards the ground, as she attempted to reach back up in hopes that she could be saved.
The team member slammed hard on the ground, as three of the team member already on the ground ran to her. Above, the chopper swirled in all different directions making Dave and his two other team members fall to the deck, holding on for their lives. One of the team members flew back, and slammed his head into the back wall of the cabin, and slumped forward as he lost consciousness. The chopper span around, and fluttered away from the drop point, as it lost altitude at a fast pace. Dave scrambled towards the cockpit as he grasped the back of the pilot seat and pulled himself upward. "What's happening?!" Dave yelled in a desperate tone. One of the pilots spoke. "We lost an engine! We can't hold altitude! We're going down!" The pilot jerked the joystick as best he could as the co-pilot struggled with the controls. The chopper jerked spontaneously to the right, sending one of the team members flying outside of the chopper along with his unconscious counterpart. The cabin was now empty, as Dave glanced back in a slight shock, but looked forward determined as the chopper stopped spinning, and buckled hard as it careened towards the ground at high speed. Dave returned his full attention to aiding the pilots as they struggled, their bodies tensing. The chopper spewed smoke from it's damaged engine, and it began to creak as the strained hull reached its limit. Dave took over for the pilot, as he grasped the joystick, and steered the chopper away from a build. The chopper swiftly turned as Dave barely held his footing. The chopper pilot breathed deeply in exhaustion. Dave cracked a grin as he turned his attention to the window again. The corner edge of a building came into view as Dave's grin turned into a stern final look as he uttered the words. "Oh Shit.." Softly Dave said these words as the chopper slammed into the building, and exploded shortly after impact, as the flaming metal hull crashed to the ground. The crash site was all flames leaving no to survive.
Back with the team at the drop point, Janelle, the teams acting medic was at work trying to resuscitate Manda, the member who fell from the chopper after the engine failure. Janelle had removed her mask, and her dark hair flowed into a bun. Manda too had her mask removed as her slightly curly black hair lay partially drenched in her blood. Manda's face was white, and she did not breath. Janelle's head rose and Janelle was breathing hard from her efforts. Janelle then turned to the other four team members and gave a consoling look as she spoke. "She's dead." Janelle rose from her kneeling position, and walked towards the team. Ben, a male team member removed his mask. This team member had a light hair color, and gave a concerned look. "So what do we do now?" Just then, one of the team named Tony walked at a fast pace. Tony wore glasses and kept his hair slightly gelled down on all sides as he toggled with his wrist-mounted mini-computer. Tony stopped and spoke. "I've located our route to the facility. It shouldn't take us long to get there." Clover, a blonde haired, fair skinned team member pulled off her mask and spoke as she held her gun. Clover faced Ben. "Collect Manda's ammo. We have to complete the mission." Tony glanced in. "Wait a second. What about the captain?" Clover turned to Tony. "You heard the captain. The mission has to be completed. The others know where to meet us. Now let's go." Clover moved forward as Ben reluctantly obtained all of Manda's useable supplies. Ben then reluctantly turned away from Manda's corpse, as he jogged to the rest of the team.
The six team members made their way to the facility at a fast pace to make up for lost time. The team kept their weapons at the ready position to ward off attacks, but they had been lucky so far, and the route map was dead on.
Janelle and Matt approached the facility's front doors and did an about face to cover the entrance stairway. Clover and the rest of the team cautiously moved up the stairs to the door. Tony accompanied Clover as he used his wrist laptop cable to obtain the code for the door. Clover stood by as Jill and Ben covered the bottom of the stairs. The night air was calming, but the team caught the rude awakening of the screams heard in the nearby streets, and the wreckage and fires passed on the way.
Clover spoke. "You got it yet?" Tony kept his concentration constant. "Almost there he uttered as the night breeze flew by. The still-activated outside lights gave some comfort to the team, but it wasn't enough to lead on a false sense of security. Jill kept her watch on both directions of the street and kept her assault rifle ready to fire.
Nothing had happened yet, but on the street corner, Jill spotted it, a figure sulking in the shadows. Jill squinted to see it. The figure looked human, but it sulked when it moved, and attempted to make its way across the street towards Jill. In the aura of the facility's outer lights, the figure gave off a ghastly glow and said nothing, but it gave off a silent moan as it crossed the street and came towards Jill. Hearing the moan, the team turned their heads, but Tony kept at his decoding work. Clover squinted through the light toward Jill. Clover held her gun up and coursed down the stairway nearing Jill, Ben gazed at the figure as best he could as it neared Jill. Jill's expression turned to one of disgust as she finally viewed the creature.
Chunks of flesh fell from the creatures face, revealing fragments of skull in their wake. The creatures eyes were white and gave a feeling of terror. A bludgeoned hole could be seen in the creatures abdomen and lower chest, but there was no stomach or pancreas, just a meatless hole dripping coagulated blood from its opening. Jill grew so disgusted as the creature neared, extending its arms. Jill took a step backwards up the stairs and fired a volley into the creatures chest. The bullets cracked in the air as the creature stopped, then fell to the ground. Jill breathed deep for a few moments. "What the hell was that?" Clover motioned with hand for the team to be on guard, and the team readied their weapons. Tony then walked to the stairs edge. "Clover. We're in." Clover turned and nodded to Tony as she yelled. "Let's pack it up." The team readied their weapons and jogged cautiously into facility, immediately beginning to secure the main hall. As Jill backed herself in cautiously, the door closed as she turned around, closing off the outside horrors. At the bottom of the stairway, the human corpse Jill shot jerked spontaneously. The corpse then moaned as it rose to its feet and continued stalking the city streets, its ghastly figure cast in the moonlight.
The inside of the facility was dimly lit by skylights. The high-powered lights had experience power losses, and some blinked on and off. The main halls of the facility looked relatively untouched, with the exception of some coagulated blood found, indicating that the facility was not free of danger. The hall was littered with the slight stench of rotting flesh and old blood, video cameras continued their daily views, monitors were left online. Over the numerous floor-mounted Umbrella insignias, the dim light reflected, and small, soft-pitched howls could be heard.
At the facility's front doors, Janelle and Matt searched both sides of the hall. The two moved quickly on a stealth approach with guns ready. Clover and Tony followed, and Jill and Ben made up the rear. The halls on each side were checked, and none held signs of the undead, only a stench that would make some queasy. Janelle and Matt moved smoothly and sharply in making their turns, ensuring the safety of the hall. Moving quickly, Clover spoke. "Where is it?" Tony moved equally fast as he quickly toggled with his mini laptop. "Take a left, then head straight down. It'll take us to an outer yard. From there, we can get to the underground access door." Tony explained, not once looking up. Clover nodded. "Then let's move." The team continued their fast pace as they turned left.
Upon completing the corner, Matt saw two human figure sulking their way towards him. Matt could hear the silent moans as Janelle came from behind and stood at his left side. The creatures increased their limping pace as they extended their arms and got closer, and the bloody stench increased. Janelle's expression grew tense as she raised her weapon and fired at the two zombies, hitting them in the chest area. Matt too raised his SMG and fired at the zombies, pumping several shots into the head of one of them. Flesh flew from the zombie as he crashed to the ground, motionless. Janelle and Matt ripped the other zombie to shreds with their gun fire as it fell just short of them, and was also motionless. Janelle and Matt, each dropped their empty clips and searched their belts for fresh clips as Ben and Jill covered them, and Clover watched the front while Tony checked their course. Tony lifted his head and pointed down the hall. "This way." Clover nodded as Janelle and Matt cocked their weapons and took the front again as the team continued its' rapid trek to the sewer area.
The team entered an outside area filled with various tanks and generators. The tanks reeked the smell of aged water while the moss-covered generators hummed. Janelle and Matt moved stealthily as crickets chirped and the night sky ruled over them once more. Bodies of employees lie everywhere and reeked the stench of rotting flesh. The team quickly made their way to the door as Tony opened his laptop and went to work to break the code. Janelle, Matt, Ben, and Jill covered the yard area. Clover spoke. "How long?" Tony continued work as he answered. "Should take only a few minutes to get the code." Tony paused, then continued. "There are two doors like this, both use the same code, but are accessed by totally different routes. The other one is an escape route from the other lab. It leads directly underground, but it's a longer hike to the lab." Matt glanced and spoke. "Just open the damn door. We don't need a history of the place." Tony sighed. "Yeah, hold on. Working on it." Just then, a moan was heard. Janelle, Matt, Jill, and Ben got on their guard with guns ready. The bodies lining the grounds all moaned in a melancholy symphony as they rose to their feet in a sloppy manner. The zombies neared the team which now was apprehensive. Jill wasted now words and fired at the nearest zombie. Matt and Janelle fired as well, nailing three zombies in the chest. The zombies sulked forward, making them easy targets as they fell. Ben, now confident, fired at the nearest zombie, and the one behind it, taking the to the ground. Clover moved up and fired with her team, nailing two zombies. Matt pumped shots into three zombies, and Jill took out one. Janelle backed off as she grabbed another clip and took down three more. Matt then looked on in horror as he saw the zombies he took down, returning to their feet, moaning, sulking forward with extended arms. The entire was in shock. Mat spoke. "What the hell are they?!" Ben spoke as he took down two zombies. "They aren't dying!" The team backed in as Clover yelled to Tony. "Tony we need that door open now!" Tony spoke in a semi-lucid voice. "Working on it." Tony the entered the code, but received an ACCESS DENIED on the door lock. "Damn! I know I got it here!!" Jill switched clips and took out three more zombies. The team kept falling back as the zombies neared relentlessly, moaning in hunger. The rotten smell consumed the area as the team continued firing. Some zombies remained dead, while others got up as fast as they fell, getting closer each time. "We don't have enough ammo for this!" Yelled Janelle. As the ACCESS DENIED flashed again, Tony yelled. "SHIT! NO!" Tony closed his eyes for a moment amidst the chaos. "C'mon Tony!!" Tony the opened his eyes and grinned. "I got!!" Tony punched in keys on his laptop and the door opened steadily. "We're in!!" Yelled Tony." Clover spoke. "Fall back now!" Janelle nodded, and ran into the door, and Tony quickly followed. Jill and Ben backed off while firing, and entered the door. Ben peeked his head out. "Matt. Clover. C'mon!!" Clover nodded and turned and ran, and Matt fell back, as the zombies got in reaching distance. Clover entered the door and turned as Matt double-timed it, and nearly entered when was bitten in the ankle. "AHHHHHH!!" Matt yelled in pain as he dropped his SMG, and pulled out a handgun. Clover yelled. "Matt!!" Matt cringed as he pointed down and fired, shooting the zombie in the head, loosening the grip. Matt stopped and breathed. "Huh.huh.easy enough." Clover spoke in relief. "C'mon Matt." Clover grinned slightly as did Matt, then Matt yelled in pain. "AHHHHHHH!!" A zombie bit into Matt's back, another bit into his side, the troop of zombies swarmed up on Matt as he screamed. "Let me go!! Help!! Clover!!" Matt screamed as the zombie swarm piled over him, Clover reached in. "Matt! Grab on!" Matt attempted to reach, but fell short as another zombie bit into Clover wrist, making her scream in pain. "Matt!" A shot was fired, loosening the zombies bite on Clover's hand as it fell back into the mob. Clover held her wrist and stared on at the zombies who ingested Matt. Matt's scream was silent now, and all that was heard was the sound of the zombies stripping the flesh from Matt's bones, blood dripping onto their faces, feeding on him. Tony pushed Clover back as he held his handgun, and Tony then shut the door, leaving the zombies to their newfound meal.
The underground passage was near dark. Water trickled from the walls, and a small river could be heard further down. The place reeked the stench of death as usual, and small blood traces could be seen. The direction signs stood, half eroded, and dead lights flickered like candles.
Tony stood up the path, working on his lap top and finding a route. Meanwhile, Clover sat on a pipe while Janelle bandaged Clover's wrist. The team grew melancholy looks over the loss of Matt, but the realized that keeping moving was the only way to go. Clover wrenched in pain as the wound was closed up. Clover removed her vest and now wore her black jumpsuit and belt. Janelle switched to her handgun, as her SMG was out of ammunition. Ammo was scarce now, and the team had to attempt to avoid the zombies at all costs. Ben and Jill checked their semi-automatics and reloaded them. Jill removed her empty vest like Clover and readied her weapon. "There are too many of those things, and they're too damn hard to kill." Said Jill. Janelle readied herself as she thought about Matt, but composed herself to continue. Clover couldn't think about Matt, and couldn't think of much anything. Clover was getting a major headache, and she couldn't understand why. Her head pounded just enough to be annoying, and Clover broke out in a small sweat. Clover shook her head and stood up, and cocked her SMG. "Alright.lets go." Janelle stood up and spoke. "You ok Clover?" Clover shook her head. "Just a headache, .I'm fine." Tony walked up towards Clover. "I've found our route. We need to cut straight down this access route." Clover spoke. "What about these other tunnels?" Tony answered as he loaded his handgun. "They're all just service tunnels. They lead to the storage compartments of several of the Raccoon City facility's." Clover nodded in a daze. "Alright, the let's go."
The team started to walk, when from around a service tunnel corner, a moan was heard. Jill ran forward and took point, rifle in hand as she slowly turned the corner. The rest of the team stay ready as Jill made the turn and found humans on the ground, near each other. Jill held the rifle at the ready as she realized that these were living humans. One was a male with very blonde hair, and the other was a dark-haired female who had a wound to her head. A small pool of blood fell around her head, and a gun with a blood-covered handle lie next to her. The couple lie unconscious under the dim light in their partially wet clothing. The male wore a white button-up t-shirt and blue jeans, and the female wore a black skirt and a sleeveless dark blue top. Jill dropped her adrenaline climb and lowered her weapon to a lax position.
Jill turned her head and spoke. "Hey, I got survivors!" Clover raised her head up in an attentive gaze. Janelle ran to Jill's position and began to check the female survivor as Clover, Tony, and Ben caught up and stood near the two. Janelle felt the female for a pulse, and then felt the male, and then looked up at Clover. "They're alive. The woman has a concussion from a blow to the head. The male just appears to be exhausted." Clover spoke. "Wake them up." Janelle nodded as she pulled two bullet-sized capsules from pocket on her vest, and broke on in front of the girl's nose. The woman woke up with a startled moan, and then shook herself into a seated position as she backed up near the wall. "O.a..oh.god. Where am I?" The girl said in a chilled voice. Clover knelt down her and spoke. "Your alright. Your in Umbrella's underground lab in Raccoon City. You've suffered a concussion. Your going to experience a little disorientation, but you'll be fine." The girl looked at Clover's face. "W-who are you?" Clover spoke, ignoring her headache at the moment. "We're Umbrella Special Biohazard Forces. We've been dispatched here on a mission. I'm Clover. What is your name?" The girl looked up at Clover with blank eyes and just gazed for a moment. The girl searched, but could not find an answer to the question, or anything else that had recently occurred. "I- I don't know." Clover turned to Janelle. "Janelle?" Janelle answered. "Could be temporary memory loss from the blow to the head." Clover nodded, then gazed at the man who Ben sat up against the wall. Clover stood. "Wake him." Janelle took a bandage roll from her vest and gave it to Ben. "Ben, wrap her wound up." Ben nodded and set work as Janelle unleashed the capsule in front of the guy's nose. The man woke up groggy and squirmed a bit, with light moans. Janelle spoke. "Lie still for a moment. You're alright." The man did so as Clover knelt next to Janelle and spoke to the man. "We're Umbrella Biohazard Special Forces. Who are you?" The man looked up, and regained some lucidity. "Ken." Clover nodded and continued. "What are you doing here?" The man moved his head around a bit and glanced wearily at the two girls, then spoke. "I-I don't know." Clover stood along with Janelle who spoke. "What do we do?" Clover nodded. "We take them with us."
Clover turned to her team and to the two survivors. "Alright. We're moving forward. We're taking the survivors with us. Ben, you and Janelle keep watch over them. Move out!" The team headed out, and moved down the corridor. Jill took point with Tony holding his handgun not far from her. Clover moved near Tony, handgun drawn. Janelle and Ben covered the back and the survivors.
Jill then reached a coded door. "I've found it." Jill stopped and turned around, covering the door, as Tony went to work on it with his computer. The team stopped as the girl spoke. "What is this place?" Clover turned around. "A facility built by the Umbrella Corporation. It houses our goal." Ken shook his head. "Goal?" Clover turned to the two as Tony kept working. Clover grabbed the ID cards off the two survivors and spoke. "You two are part of the Umbrella Corporation. The branch you work for is part of top secret military development. We are also part of Umbrella, we are the Biohazard Special Task Force Unit." Ken gave a confused look. "Special Task Force? Why would you be here then?" Clover looked at the two. "In the past forty-eight hours Raccoon City experienced a major outbreak of the T-virus. Nearly everyone was infected. UBC operatives were dispatched, but couldn't succeed. Our team was sent to recover the G-virus, produced by William Barking." The female gazed. "Barking? The name." Ken turned to the girl. "Do you remember Barking?" The girl shook her head as Ken turned to Clover. "Barking rings a bell." Clover nodded in agreement. "Days ago we lost contact with him. Our corporation got impatient, and sent us to recover his work." Ken gazed. "During the T-virus outbreak? Are they serious?" Ben spoke up. "We've lost half our team already." A slight shock came over Ken's face and the girl as she tried to piece her memory together. Tony then walked up. "We've breached the lab." Clover nodded as she readied her weapon. "Let's go."
The team and survivors moved in and up the access ramp, guns drawn, as they entered the facility. The team entered a huge corridor. The room was well in order, with minor pieces of garbage and parts falling everywhere. There was no blood, just a deathly stench. Jill took point and covered the room as Clover and Tony followed. Clover had slowed down a bit, as she had a sweat across her forehead. Clover's headache had worsened and she felt her muscles getting weak. Clover still managed to keep her composure though the pain, and the bite on her arm began to swell.
Jill checked the room near an access way and moved about the room gun drawn. From above, she heard the clank of metal. The sound got louder and sounder closer as it came from above. Jill looked up at the ceiling vents with a look of question. Before long, a vent plate clashed to the ground and shattered. The team was startled, but Jill looked in horror. On top of the metal plate was a huge creature, bigger than a zombie. The creature had little patches of flesh and goggle-like eyes. The brain was showing and two scythe blades came out of the creatures claws. Jill lowered her guard, and dropped back slowly. The creature wasted no time as it hunched back, and leapt into the air, claw extended. The creature slashed Jill in the upper chest as blood spurted out onto the ground. "AHHHHHHH SHIT!!!" Jill cradled her wound as the creature skidded and landed behind her. Jill turned around, and in an our burst of anger and pain, raised her rifle and fired at the creature, yelling. "Stupid Bitch!! Cheese mother!! God Damn!!" The rifle rounds went off as the creature leapt all over, blood dripping from its' back side as it climbed the walls, and entered the ceiling, scurrying away.
Jill stopped her fire barrage and dropped her rifle as she knelt down. Janelle ran to Jill and knelt by her, pulling items out of her vest. Tony checked the door with Ben as Clover came by them. The female survivor spoke. "What was that?!" Tony answered in a slight yell. "Early Umbrella product. Highly effective." The girl spoke. "I'll say." Jill removed the top of her jumpsuit, and revealed her black t-shirt, which has a long rip in it where the blood seeped out. Jill cringed in pain as Janelle dressed the wound with her bandages. "You should be fine. It's a clean cut, but it's not deep." Jill spoke in pain. "Cheese ass beast! I'll get it back!" Tony spoke up. "We should be able to get in from here." Clover nodded, slightly weary. "Ok then. Jill you aright?" Jill nodded as she adjusted the white bandage covering the top of her shirt, and picked up her rifle, and reloaded it. Janelle stood as well, and readied her handgun. Tony punched a switch that opened the door. The door hummed revealing a hall that lead to another door. Tony looked at Clover and nodded. "Follow me through here. It gets bitchy." The female survivor spoke. "Seems bitchy enough already." Ken nodded in agreement as the team entered the new lab, as prepared as could be.
This new lab area was much cleaner than the rest of the compound. Jill strafed around a new corner, rifle drawn, as Ben followed under full alert. Clover began to slightly stumble as the team passed another corridor. The hall lights glowed brightly as the team neared another door. Behind the door, Jill could hear a slight knocking. The sounds of knocks and moans grew louder, but were still muffled under the door. Jill and Ben stood, apprehensively as they neared the door. The entire team felt their adrenaline going at a high pace, as the stench of death grew about the room.
Tony slowly stepped ahead of Ben and Jill in a foot over foot walk as he neared the door, handgun ready. Tony got close enough, then a shock came over him as the push sensor turned green. Tony breathed hard as the door opened, and several zombies swarmed through. "AHHHHHH!!!" Tony screamed as a zombie ran at him. The zombie fell to the sound of gunfire as Jill and Ben fired a full barrage ahead of Tony. "Tony! Get out of there!" Yelled Jill as she kept firing. Tony got pushed down by a zombie as dropped his handgun. "AHHHHH!!!" Yelled Tony as he kicked a zombie in the lower jaw, as rolled back, struggling away from the zombies that towered over him, mouths open for feeding. Tony kicked and struggled to his best ability as Jill switched clips and Ben was reduced to his handgun. Clover made attempts to fire accurately as Janelle laid down covering fire. Zombies lost several pieces of flesh as the fell, only to rise up again and continue their bloodlust.
Meanwhile, the female survivor remained calm as she looked around for a way out. The girl then looked up at an open vent shaft. "Hey!" She said to Clover who responded. "What, huh?" Clover could read what the girl was trying to say. Clover nodded and yelled to her best. "Everyone, up the vent shaft!!" Ben glanced back as Clover helped The female survivor up onto the vents. Janelle also aided as Ben holstered his gun and began to climb. Janelle yelled. "Jill, get Tony, and let's go!" Jill spoke as she continued firing along with Tony, who was backing away from the zombie hoards. Tony had his vest ripped up from the numerous ripping at his uniform to get to his flesh. Janelle grew frustrated and spoke again. "C'mon Jill. You and Tony are next." Clover finished helping Ken into the shaft, and readied her handgun, and ran at a zombie near Tony, knocking it to the ground. Clover then fired her handgun as best she could at the oncoming onslaught. Clover spoke, not glancing back. "Now go!" Tony nodded and ran to the shaft as he leapt up, and pulled his dangling legs up. Janelle grinned, but heard the door behind her open. Janelle turned in fear as another zombie hoard ran her way, and the team was sandwiched in. "Clover! They're on this side too!" Janelle said as she fired at numerous zombies, and struggled while kicking them to the ground, and punching them back, but the zombies came on too rapidly. Janelle broke a zombie's neck, as it fell motionless to the ground. Jill backed off and jumped up the access shaft as per Clover's orders. Clover was nearing the shaft herself, when a zombie bit her wrist. "AHHHHHH! DAMMIT!!" Clover howled as she dropped her gun. Clover pushed and shoved the zombies back. Janelle fired her handgun as best she could, the zombies came from everywhere, almost surrounding Janelle and Clover in a death trap.
Jill fired her rifle at the zombies below, being careful not to hit her teammates. Tony yelled out. "C'mon, climb up!" Tony extended his hand. Janelle spoke to Clover, who wearily fought on. "Go Clover! I have a weapon, I'll be right behind you!" Clover gave a short glance, as she hated the idea, but it was the more prudent decision. A zombie bit Clover in the back of her shoulder. Janelle turned and shot the zombie in the head, sending it crashing down. Clover cradled wound as she bled everywhere. Clover jumped up and managed to grab Tony's hands as she wiggled herself up the rest of the way. Janelle grinned as she prepared to climb up as well. Just then, she turned around, and saw a blood Umbrella Special Forces Uniform. Janelle glanced in horror as she saw Matt's face. Matt's bloody teeth grinned sadistically as he lurched forward. Blood dripped from Matt's neck, face, and uniform, and he had one eye gushing blood. Janelle ignored the situation around her as her mind grew occupied and she could not hear the yelling of her comrades telling her to climb up. Janelle lowered her gun a tad as she softly spoke. "Matt?" Matt lurched up to Janelle, and then lurched over her, biting her in the shoulder. Janelle howled in pain as she regained sight of reality, all too late. Janelle cradled her wound as she faced looked up at Matt, who clearly was not the man she once knew. Janelle readied her gun and fired a bullet, nailing Matt's zombie self in the head and sending it to the floor, as a mere corpse. Tony yelled with Ben as Jill switched to her final rifle clip. "Janelle!!! Now!!!" Janelle turned around to climb up, as she grinned at her regaining of reality. Before Janelle could even move again, the zombie swarm piled over her like a sea dead flesh and bone. Janelle slammed on the floor as the zombie hoard piled over her. Janelle screamed in agony as the zombies consumed her entire body. Janelle was soon silenced as she was no longer visible. Janelle too, had become a meal for the undead, which now swarmed over the lab's bottom floor.
Clover had the top of her jumpsuit removed as her wounds bled ferociously through her black t-shirt. Clover was deeply sickened as she looked over the zombie swarms from the open vent hole. The zombies moaned as the reached up, hoping to have a chance at more flesh. Clover stared at the zombies with angry eyes as her headache was becoming unbearable, and she had an enormous sweat. Clover's glossy eyes just looked down at the zombies as Clover lamely shifted her body. The female survivor spoke. "Clover. Clover?" Clover heard voices trailing off as the girl's message was unclear. "Clover? Clover, please answer." Clover wearily spoke. "W-what do you want?" The girl spoke. We have to get you some medical attention. Your bleeding badly." Clover tilted her head and faced the girl. "We complete the mission first." The girl grew a stern look and spoke. "Screw that! If we keep going, there won't be enough of us left to get the virus." Clover began to switch her posture as she spoke. "We complete the mission! That's all there is to it. I'm not that badly hurt." The girl sat in a gruff as Ken grinned and spoke. "That my dear, is an understatement." Clover spoke angrily as Ken chuckled. "What the hell are you saying?!" Ken turned to Clover. "I am an Umbrella researcher, and I know all about these little creations." The girl turned to Ken. "So you finally remember?" Ken grinned. "Yes doctor Mack, or Alli as you preferred being called." Alli gave a look as something about the name did hit home. "You- you know my name." Ken spoke. "I never forget a colleague doctor." Ben broke in. "Enough of this bull shit. You said Clover is worse than she looks. What do you mean?" Ken grinned at Clover who wearily sat. Ken began to explain as Jill and Tony gathered around as well. "The "zombies" as you know are products of the T- virus, and you should have been briefed on all its effects." Ken paused, then continued. "The T-virus is highly adaptable, and can be easily transmitted. One scratch, or in Clover's case, one bite is enough to get you infected." Ken smirked as Jill grabbed Ken's collar angrily. "You cheese ass!! Clover is infected?!" Ken grinned at Jill. "Yes she is." Ken then focused on Jill's chest wound. "And you are too." Jill looked at her wound, let go of Ken, and sat back. "Son of a Bitch." Ben breathed heavily as Alli spoke. "Is there a cure?" Ken nodded. "A weak vaccine. There are no guarantees of success." Alli glanced back to Clover, then turned to Ken. " Then we need to take the chance."
Alli turned to Tony. "Tony. Is there any way directly out of here?" Tony nodded. "There is a service tram connecting the numerous facility's. It can be summoned from any lab. It will take us back to the facility above ground and to the pick up point." Alli nodded. "Alright, then that will be our route for escape." Alli turned to Ken. "Do you know where the vaccine would be kept. "Yes. In cold storage. Experimenting has halted for some time." Ken answered reluctantly. Alli nodded and turned to Jill. "Jill, are you ok enough to hold your own?" Jill nodded with a grin. "I'm not dying here. And I'm sure as hell not becoming one of those monsters." Jill cocked her rifle. Alli nodded as she spoke loud enough for everyone to hear. "Alright. Ben will go with Ken and recover the vaccine. Jill and Tony, I'll need you with me to help carry Clover so we can get the G-virus. We'll meet by the tram station, secure it, and get out of here. Is everyone clear?" The team nodded, as they packed up and left their refuge, where the zombies stammered below. About an hour was left before the extraction chopper arrived, and the team still had a lot of ground to cover.
End of Part 1
Raccoon City lie in ruins. After a few short hours, the T-virus plague has turned the once peaceful mountain town, into a hellish nightmare. The people who once proudly walked the streets, were now bloodthirsty, mindless creatures that stalked the city streets. Little humanity was left in the city, as minor screams could heard from the hunted living who remained. Small fires lit several portions of the city, and wreckage was a common sight. It was 0832 hours now, and all major forms of human resistance were wiped out. The police force, the Umbrella Rescue Team, Minor military rescues had all fallen victim to the T-virus threat.
From up above, a helicopter with the Umbrella Corporations' insignia, cascaded across the Raccoon City skyline. The rotors hummed as the helicopter reduced speed over the dead city. The helicopter was on of many transport copters sent by Umbrella, and like most of the others, this helicopter too held a purpose.
Aboard the copter in the passenger compartment were several special forces members dressed in full black commando outfits. The ten or so team members donned black jumpsuits with their names etched onto the top left shirt pocket. The team also wore utility vests and belts, and one of the female members held a medical bag. Two male members each had a huge duffel bag with them. The team wore gas masks at the moment, and each team member wielded a sub-machine gun with the exception of three who held assault rifles. The team also had Browning Hp handguns on them, and several ammunition clips around their belts.
In the copter, one of the taller team members stood near the cockpit entrance, and faced his team who sat along the sides of the copter awaiting instruction.
Dave was the forces member who stood, and was head of this Umbrella force, known as the 405 Biohazard Unit. Dave was the oldest, and was the leader of this Unit. He held a straight position while he faced his team. Dave had the most training, but still had trouble believing that the Raccoon City crisis was real. The idea of fighting humans didn't sit well, and to make matters worse, the humans were transformed by the T-virus, a product of Umbrella. Dave was told the outbreak was an accident, and had nothing to prove otherwise, so he followed suit. The shocking fact was that Umbrella sacrificed the lives of numerous employees already in attempts to stop the problem.
Dave checked his light-up watch which gave off a green tint. The time was 0845 hours, and he began to brief his team on their main objectives. "Alright listen up." The team looked attentively at Dave as he continued. "Our drop point is coming up. Our primary objective is the recovery of the G-virus. Secondary objectives include seizure of any G-virus materials of importance, and the rescue of any survivors found." Dave paused, then continued. " You have authorization to shoot anyone affected. I suggest using this advice, there is no way to save the infected. I stress you stay as far away from the infected as possible." Dave then took a more lax position. "Our drop point is the southeast side of Raccoon City. We're to set down in what's left of Aspen Avenue, and from there, we need to cover about thirty yards to an Umbrella facility." Dave stopped, then continued. "After our drop off, we have exactly two and half hours before we need to head to the pick-up point. Upon entering the facility, we are to secure it, and head down into the underground access tunnels spanning from the Hive. We're to use the access tunnels to gain entry into the sewer area, which will in-turn lead to the Umbrella underground testing facility. We will then secure it and gain entry to the lab where we should find the G-virus. We then head back above ground and meet an extraction chopper on the facility roof." Dave looked around at his team. "In the event of separation, you are to report to the facility on the double, and attempt to catch up with the team. In any case, we are to make all attempts complete the mission." Dave stopped and looked around at his team as he took a breath. "Any final questions?" The compartment remained silent as the team gazed in acknowledgement. Dave spoke. "The let's do it."
The Helicopter rotors came to a silent slash over the city as the copter stayed stationary. Ropes were thrown from the helicopter, and after them followed the team members who swiftly slid down. The first two team members on the ground held their weapons at the ready as they searched every area with their eyes. The two moved with careful steps as they held their weapons close to them. The next two members slid down the ropes. These two kept on guard, but the duffels they held meant that they were of importance, and required protection. Two more team members slid down, and as soon as they felt the ground, they scanned the area with their eyes and prepared to head down the street. A seventh female member prepared to exit onto the rope when an explosion made chopper buckle, and sent the unwary member flying out of the chopper and falling in a slow motion towards the ground, as she attempted to reach back up in hopes that she could be saved.
The team member slammed hard on the ground, as three of the team member already on the ground ran to her. Above, the chopper swirled in all different directions making Dave and his two other team members fall to the deck, holding on for their lives. One of the team members flew back, and slammed his head into the back wall of the cabin, and slumped forward as he lost consciousness. The chopper span around, and fluttered away from the drop point, as it lost altitude at a fast pace. Dave scrambled towards the cockpit as he grasped the back of the pilot seat and pulled himself upward. "What's happening?!" Dave yelled in a desperate tone. One of the pilots spoke. "We lost an engine! We can't hold altitude! We're going down!" The pilot jerked the joystick as best he could as the co-pilot struggled with the controls. The chopper jerked spontaneously to the right, sending one of the team members flying outside of the chopper along with his unconscious counterpart. The cabin was now empty, as Dave glanced back in a slight shock, but looked forward determined as the chopper stopped spinning, and buckled hard as it careened towards the ground at high speed. Dave returned his full attention to aiding the pilots as they struggled, their bodies tensing. The chopper spewed smoke from it's damaged engine, and it began to creak as the strained hull reached its limit. Dave took over for the pilot, as he grasped the joystick, and steered the chopper away from a build. The chopper swiftly turned as Dave barely held his footing. The chopper pilot breathed deeply in exhaustion. Dave cracked a grin as he turned his attention to the window again. The corner edge of a building came into view as Dave's grin turned into a stern final look as he uttered the words. "Oh Shit.." Softly Dave said these words as the chopper slammed into the building, and exploded shortly after impact, as the flaming metal hull crashed to the ground. The crash site was all flames leaving no to survive.
Back with the team at the drop point, Janelle, the teams acting medic was at work trying to resuscitate Manda, the member who fell from the chopper after the engine failure. Janelle had removed her mask, and her dark hair flowed into a bun. Manda too had her mask removed as her slightly curly black hair lay partially drenched in her blood. Manda's face was white, and she did not breath. Janelle's head rose and Janelle was breathing hard from her efforts. Janelle then turned to the other four team members and gave a consoling look as she spoke. "She's dead." Janelle rose from her kneeling position, and walked towards the team. Ben, a male team member removed his mask. This team member had a light hair color, and gave a concerned look. "So what do we do now?" Just then, one of the team named Tony walked at a fast pace. Tony wore glasses and kept his hair slightly gelled down on all sides as he toggled with his wrist-mounted mini-computer. Tony stopped and spoke. "I've located our route to the facility. It shouldn't take us long to get there." Clover, a blonde haired, fair skinned team member pulled off her mask and spoke as she held her gun. Clover faced Ben. "Collect Manda's ammo. We have to complete the mission." Tony glanced in. "Wait a second. What about the captain?" Clover turned to Tony. "You heard the captain. The mission has to be completed. The others know where to meet us. Now let's go." Clover moved forward as Ben reluctantly obtained all of Manda's useable supplies. Ben then reluctantly turned away from Manda's corpse, as he jogged to the rest of the team.
The six team members made their way to the facility at a fast pace to make up for lost time. The team kept their weapons at the ready position to ward off attacks, but they had been lucky so far, and the route map was dead on.
Janelle and Matt approached the facility's front doors and did an about face to cover the entrance stairway. Clover and the rest of the team cautiously moved up the stairs to the door. Tony accompanied Clover as he used his wrist laptop cable to obtain the code for the door. Clover stood by as Jill and Ben covered the bottom of the stairs. The night air was calming, but the team caught the rude awakening of the screams heard in the nearby streets, and the wreckage and fires passed on the way.
Clover spoke. "You got it yet?" Tony kept his concentration constant. "Almost there he uttered as the night breeze flew by. The still-activated outside lights gave some comfort to the team, but it wasn't enough to lead on a false sense of security. Jill kept her watch on both directions of the street and kept her assault rifle ready to fire.
Nothing had happened yet, but on the street corner, Jill spotted it, a figure sulking in the shadows. Jill squinted to see it. The figure looked human, but it sulked when it moved, and attempted to make its way across the street towards Jill. In the aura of the facility's outer lights, the figure gave off a ghastly glow and said nothing, but it gave off a silent moan as it crossed the street and came towards Jill. Hearing the moan, the team turned their heads, but Tony kept at his decoding work. Clover squinted through the light toward Jill. Clover held her gun up and coursed down the stairway nearing Jill, Ben gazed at the figure as best he could as it neared Jill. Jill's expression turned to one of disgust as she finally viewed the creature.
Chunks of flesh fell from the creatures face, revealing fragments of skull in their wake. The creatures eyes were white and gave a feeling of terror. A bludgeoned hole could be seen in the creatures abdomen and lower chest, but there was no stomach or pancreas, just a meatless hole dripping coagulated blood from its opening. Jill grew so disgusted as the creature neared, extending its arms. Jill took a step backwards up the stairs and fired a volley into the creatures chest. The bullets cracked in the air as the creature stopped, then fell to the ground. Jill breathed deep for a few moments. "What the hell was that?" Clover motioned with hand for the team to be on guard, and the team readied their weapons. Tony then walked to the stairs edge. "Clover. We're in." Clover turned and nodded to Tony as she yelled. "Let's pack it up." The team readied their weapons and jogged cautiously into facility, immediately beginning to secure the main hall. As Jill backed herself in cautiously, the door closed as she turned around, closing off the outside horrors. At the bottom of the stairway, the human corpse Jill shot jerked spontaneously. The corpse then moaned as it rose to its feet and continued stalking the city streets, its ghastly figure cast in the moonlight.
The inside of the facility was dimly lit by skylights. The high-powered lights had experience power losses, and some blinked on and off. The main halls of the facility looked relatively untouched, with the exception of some coagulated blood found, indicating that the facility was not free of danger. The hall was littered with the slight stench of rotting flesh and old blood, video cameras continued their daily views, monitors were left online. Over the numerous floor-mounted Umbrella insignias, the dim light reflected, and small, soft-pitched howls could be heard.
At the facility's front doors, Janelle and Matt searched both sides of the hall. The two moved quickly on a stealth approach with guns ready. Clover and Tony followed, and Jill and Ben made up the rear. The halls on each side were checked, and none held signs of the undead, only a stench that would make some queasy. Janelle and Matt moved smoothly and sharply in making their turns, ensuring the safety of the hall. Moving quickly, Clover spoke. "Where is it?" Tony moved equally fast as he quickly toggled with his mini laptop. "Take a left, then head straight down. It'll take us to an outer yard. From there, we can get to the underground access door." Tony explained, not once looking up. Clover nodded. "Then let's move." The team continued their fast pace as they turned left.
Upon completing the corner, Matt saw two human figure sulking their way towards him. Matt could hear the silent moans as Janelle came from behind and stood at his left side. The creatures increased their limping pace as they extended their arms and got closer, and the bloody stench increased. Janelle's expression grew tense as she raised her weapon and fired at the two zombies, hitting them in the chest area. Matt too raised his SMG and fired at the zombies, pumping several shots into the head of one of them. Flesh flew from the zombie as he crashed to the ground, motionless. Janelle and Matt ripped the other zombie to shreds with their gun fire as it fell just short of them, and was also motionless. Janelle and Matt, each dropped their empty clips and searched their belts for fresh clips as Ben and Jill covered them, and Clover watched the front while Tony checked their course. Tony lifted his head and pointed down the hall. "This way." Clover nodded as Janelle and Matt cocked their weapons and took the front again as the team continued its' rapid trek to the sewer area.
The team entered an outside area filled with various tanks and generators. The tanks reeked the smell of aged water while the moss-covered generators hummed. Janelle and Matt moved stealthily as crickets chirped and the night sky ruled over them once more. Bodies of employees lie everywhere and reeked the stench of rotting flesh. The team quickly made their way to the door as Tony opened his laptop and went to work to break the code. Janelle, Matt, Ben, and Jill covered the yard area. Clover spoke. "How long?" Tony continued work as he answered. "Should take only a few minutes to get the code." Tony paused, then continued. "There are two doors like this, both use the same code, but are accessed by totally different routes. The other one is an escape route from the other lab. It leads directly underground, but it's a longer hike to the lab." Matt glanced and spoke. "Just open the damn door. We don't need a history of the place." Tony sighed. "Yeah, hold on. Working on it." Just then, a moan was heard. Janelle, Matt, Jill, and Ben got on their guard with guns ready. The bodies lining the grounds all moaned in a melancholy symphony as they rose to their feet in a sloppy manner. The zombies neared the team which now was apprehensive. Jill wasted now words and fired at the nearest zombie. Matt and Janelle fired as well, nailing three zombies in the chest. The zombies sulked forward, making them easy targets as they fell. Ben, now confident, fired at the nearest zombie, and the one behind it, taking the to the ground. Clover moved up and fired with her team, nailing two zombies. Matt pumped shots into three zombies, and Jill took out one. Janelle backed off as she grabbed another clip and took down three more. Matt then looked on in horror as he saw the zombies he took down, returning to their feet, moaning, sulking forward with extended arms. The entire was in shock. Mat spoke. "What the hell are they?!" Ben spoke as he took down two zombies. "They aren't dying!" The team backed in as Clover yelled to Tony. "Tony we need that door open now!" Tony spoke in a semi-lucid voice. "Working on it." Tony the entered the code, but received an ACCESS DENIED on the door lock. "Damn! I know I got it here!!" Jill switched clips and took out three more zombies. The team kept falling back as the zombies neared relentlessly, moaning in hunger. The rotten smell consumed the area as the team continued firing. Some zombies remained dead, while others got up as fast as they fell, getting closer each time. "We don't have enough ammo for this!" Yelled Janelle. As the ACCESS DENIED flashed again, Tony yelled. "SHIT! NO!" Tony closed his eyes for a moment amidst the chaos. "C'mon Tony!!" Tony the opened his eyes and grinned. "I got!!" Tony punched in keys on his laptop and the door opened steadily. "We're in!!" Yelled Tony." Clover spoke. "Fall back now!" Janelle nodded, and ran into the door, and Tony quickly followed. Jill and Ben backed off while firing, and entered the door. Ben peeked his head out. "Matt. Clover. C'mon!!" Clover nodded and turned and ran, and Matt fell back, as the zombies got in reaching distance. Clover entered the door and turned as Matt double-timed it, and nearly entered when was bitten in the ankle. "AHHHHHH!!" Matt yelled in pain as he dropped his SMG, and pulled out a handgun. Clover yelled. "Matt!!" Matt cringed as he pointed down and fired, shooting the zombie in the head, loosening the grip. Matt stopped and breathed. "Huh.huh.easy enough." Clover spoke in relief. "C'mon Matt." Clover grinned slightly as did Matt, then Matt yelled in pain. "AHHHHHHH!!" A zombie bit into Matt's back, another bit into his side, the troop of zombies swarmed up on Matt as he screamed. "Let me go!! Help!! Clover!!" Matt screamed as the zombie swarm piled over him, Clover reached in. "Matt! Grab on!" Matt attempted to reach, but fell short as another zombie bit into Clover wrist, making her scream in pain. "Matt!" A shot was fired, loosening the zombies bite on Clover's hand as it fell back into the mob. Clover held her wrist and stared on at the zombies who ingested Matt. Matt's scream was silent now, and all that was heard was the sound of the zombies stripping the flesh from Matt's bones, blood dripping onto their faces, feeding on him. Tony pushed Clover back as he held his handgun, and Tony then shut the door, leaving the zombies to their newfound meal.
The underground passage was near dark. Water trickled from the walls, and a small river could be heard further down. The place reeked the stench of death as usual, and small blood traces could be seen. The direction signs stood, half eroded, and dead lights flickered like candles.
Tony stood up the path, working on his lap top and finding a route. Meanwhile, Clover sat on a pipe while Janelle bandaged Clover's wrist. The team grew melancholy looks over the loss of Matt, but the realized that keeping moving was the only way to go. Clover wrenched in pain as the wound was closed up. Clover removed her vest and now wore her black jumpsuit and belt. Janelle switched to her handgun, as her SMG was out of ammunition. Ammo was scarce now, and the team had to attempt to avoid the zombies at all costs. Ben and Jill checked their semi-automatics and reloaded them. Jill removed her empty vest like Clover and readied her weapon. "There are too many of those things, and they're too damn hard to kill." Said Jill. Janelle readied herself as she thought about Matt, but composed herself to continue. Clover couldn't think about Matt, and couldn't think of much anything. Clover was getting a major headache, and she couldn't understand why. Her head pounded just enough to be annoying, and Clover broke out in a small sweat. Clover shook her head and stood up, and cocked her SMG. "Alright.lets go." Janelle stood up and spoke. "You ok Clover?" Clover shook her head. "Just a headache, .I'm fine." Tony walked up towards Clover. "I've found our route. We need to cut straight down this access route." Clover spoke. "What about these other tunnels?" Tony answered as he loaded his handgun. "They're all just service tunnels. They lead to the storage compartments of several of the Raccoon City facility's." Clover nodded in a daze. "Alright, the let's go."
The team started to walk, when from around a service tunnel corner, a moan was heard. Jill ran forward and took point, rifle in hand as she slowly turned the corner. The rest of the team stay ready as Jill made the turn and found humans on the ground, near each other. Jill held the rifle at the ready as she realized that these were living humans. One was a male with very blonde hair, and the other was a dark-haired female who had a wound to her head. A small pool of blood fell around her head, and a gun with a blood-covered handle lie next to her. The couple lie unconscious under the dim light in their partially wet clothing. The male wore a white button-up t-shirt and blue jeans, and the female wore a black skirt and a sleeveless dark blue top. Jill dropped her adrenaline climb and lowered her weapon to a lax position.
Jill turned her head and spoke. "Hey, I got survivors!" Clover raised her head up in an attentive gaze. Janelle ran to Jill's position and began to check the female survivor as Clover, Tony, and Ben caught up and stood near the two. Janelle felt the female for a pulse, and then felt the male, and then looked up at Clover. "They're alive. The woman has a concussion from a blow to the head. The male just appears to be exhausted." Clover spoke. "Wake them up." Janelle nodded as she pulled two bullet-sized capsules from pocket on her vest, and broke on in front of the girl's nose. The woman woke up with a startled moan, and then shook herself into a seated position as she backed up near the wall. "O.a..oh.god. Where am I?" The girl said in a chilled voice. Clover knelt down her and spoke. "Your alright. Your in Umbrella's underground lab in Raccoon City. You've suffered a concussion. Your going to experience a little disorientation, but you'll be fine." The girl looked at Clover's face. "W-who are you?" Clover spoke, ignoring her headache at the moment. "We're Umbrella Special Biohazard Forces. We've been dispatched here on a mission. I'm Clover. What is your name?" The girl looked up at Clover with blank eyes and just gazed for a moment. The girl searched, but could not find an answer to the question, or anything else that had recently occurred. "I- I don't know." Clover turned to Janelle. "Janelle?" Janelle answered. "Could be temporary memory loss from the blow to the head." Clover nodded, then gazed at the man who Ben sat up against the wall. Clover stood. "Wake him." Janelle took a bandage roll from her vest and gave it to Ben. "Ben, wrap her wound up." Ben nodded and set work as Janelle unleashed the capsule in front of the guy's nose. The man woke up groggy and squirmed a bit, with light moans. Janelle spoke. "Lie still for a moment. You're alright." The man did so as Clover knelt next to Janelle and spoke to the man. "We're Umbrella Biohazard Special Forces. Who are you?" The man looked up, and regained some lucidity. "Ken." Clover nodded and continued. "What are you doing here?" The man moved his head around a bit and glanced wearily at the two girls, then spoke. "I-I don't know." Clover stood along with Janelle who spoke. "What do we do?" Clover nodded. "We take them with us."
Clover turned to her team and to the two survivors. "Alright. We're moving forward. We're taking the survivors with us. Ben, you and Janelle keep watch over them. Move out!" The team headed out, and moved down the corridor. Jill took point with Tony holding his handgun not far from her. Clover moved near Tony, handgun drawn. Janelle and Ben covered the back and the survivors.
Jill then reached a coded door. "I've found it." Jill stopped and turned around, covering the door, as Tony went to work on it with his computer. The team stopped as the girl spoke. "What is this place?" Clover turned around. "A facility built by the Umbrella Corporation. It houses our goal." Ken shook his head. "Goal?" Clover turned to the two as Tony kept working. Clover grabbed the ID cards off the two survivors and spoke. "You two are part of the Umbrella Corporation. The branch you work for is part of top secret military development. We are also part of Umbrella, we are the Biohazard Special Task Force Unit." Ken gave a confused look. "Special Task Force? Why would you be here then?" Clover looked at the two. "In the past forty-eight hours Raccoon City experienced a major outbreak of the T-virus. Nearly everyone was infected. UBC operatives were dispatched, but couldn't succeed. Our team was sent to recover the G-virus, produced by William Barking." The female gazed. "Barking? The name." Ken turned to the girl. "Do you remember Barking?" The girl shook her head as Ken turned to Clover. "Barking rings a bell." Clover nodded in agreement. "Days ago we lost contact with him. Our corporation got impatient, and sent us to recover his work." Ken gazed. "During the T-virus outbreak? Are they serious?" Ben spoke up. "We've lost half our team already." A slight shock came over Ken's face and the girl as she tried to piece her memory together. Tony then walked up. "We've breached the lab." Clover nodded as she readied her weapon. "Let's go."
The team and survivors moved in and up the access ramp, guns drawn, as they entered the facility. The team entered a huge corridor. The room was well in order, with minor pieces of garbage and parts falling everywhere. There was no blood, just a deathly stench. Jill took point and covered the room as Clover and Tony followed. Clover had slowed down a bit, as she had a sweat across her forehead. Clover's headache had worsened and she felt her muscles getting weak. Clover still managed to keep her composure though the pain, and the bite on her arm began to swell.
Jill checked the room near an access way and moved about the room gun drawn. From above, she heard the clank of metal. The sound got louder and sounder closer as it came from above. Jill looked up at the ceiling vents with a look of question. Before long, a vent plate clashed to the ground and shattered. The team was startled, but Jill looked in horror. On top of the metal plate was a huge creature, bigger than a zombie. The creature had little patches of flesh and goggle-like eyes. The brain was showing and two scythe blades came out of the creatures claws. Jill lowered her guard, and dropped back slowly. The creature wasted no time as it hunched back, and leapt into the air, claw extended. The creature slashed Jill in the upper chest as blood spurted out onto the ground. "AHHHHHHH SHIT!!!" Jill cradled her wound as the creature skidded and landed behind her. Jill turned around, and in an our burst of anger and pain, raised her rifle and fired at the creature, yelling. "Stupid Bitch!! Cheese mother!! God Damn!!" The rifle rounds went off as the creature leapt all over, blood dripping from its' back side as it climbed the walls, and entered the ceiling, scurrying away.
Jill stopped her fire barrage and dropped her rifle as she knelt down. Janelle ran to Jill and knelt by her, pulling items out of her vest. Tony checked the door with Ben as Clover came by them. The female survivor spoke. "What was that?!" Tony answered in a slight yell. "Early Umbrella product. Highly effective." The girl spoke. "I'll say." Jill removed the top of her jumpsuit, and revealed her black t-shirt, which has a long rip in it where the blood seeped out. Jill cringed in pain as Janelle dressed the wound with her bandages. "You should be fine. It's a clean cut, but it's not deep." Jill spoke in pain. "Cheese ass beast! I'll get it back!" Tony spoke up. "We should be able to get in from here." Clover nodded, slightly weary. "Ok then. Jill you aright?" Jill nodded as she adjusted the white bandage covering the top of her shirt, and picked up her rifle, and reloaded it. Janelle stood as well, and readied her handgun. Tony punched a switch that opened the door. The door hummed revealing a hall that lead to another door. Tony looked at Clover and nodded. "Follow me through here. It gets bitchy." The female survivor spoke. "Seems bitchy enough already." Ken nodded in agreement as the team entered the new lab, as prepared as could be.
This new lab area was much cleaner than the rest of the compound. Jill strafed around a new corner, rifle drawn, as Ben followed under full alert. Clover began to slightly stumble as the team passed another corridor. The hall lights glowed brightly as the team neared another door. Behind the door, Jill could hear a slight knocking. The sounds of knocks and moans grew louder, but were still muffled under the door. Jill and Ben stood, apprehensively as they neared the door. The entire team felt their adrenaline going at a high pace, as the stench of death grew about the room.
Tony slowly stepped ahead of Ben and Jill in a foot over foot walk as he neared the door, handgun ready. Tony got close enough, then a shock came over him as the push sensor turned green. Tony breathed hard as the door opened, and several zombies swarmed through. "AHHHHHH!!!" Tony screamed as a zombie ran at him. The zombie fell to the sound of gunfire as Jill and Ben fired a full barrage ahead of Tony. "Tony! Get out of there!" Yelled Jill as she kept firing. Tony got pushed down by a zombie as dropped his handgun. "AHHHHH!!!" Yelled Tony as he kicked a zombie in the lower jaw, as rolled back, struggling away from the zombies that towered over him, mouths open for feeding. Tony kicked and struggled to his best ability as Jill switched clips and Ben was reduced to his handgun. Clover made attempts to fire accurately as Janelle laid down covering fire. Zombies lost several pieces of flesh as the fell, only to rise up again and continue their bloodlust.
Meanwhile, the female survivor remained calm as she looked around for a way out. The girl then looked up at an open vent shaft. "Hey!" She said to Clover who responded. "What, huh?" Clover could read what the girl was trying to say. Clover nodded and yelled to her best. "Everyone, up the vent shaft!!" Ben glanced back as Clover helped The female survivor up onto the vents. Janelle also aided as Ben holstered his gun and began to climb. Janelle yelled. "Jill, get Tony, and let's go!" Jill spoke as she continued firing along with Tony, who was backing away from the zombie hoards. Tony had his vest ripped up from the numerous ripping at his uniform to get to his flesh. Janelle grew frustrated and spoke again. "C'mon Jill. You and Tony are next." Clover finished helping Ken into the shaft, and readied her handgun, and ran at a zombie near Tony, knocking it to the ground. Clover then fired her handgun as best she could at the oncoming onslaught. Clover spoke, not glancing back. "Now go!" Tony nodded and ran to the shaft as he leapt up, and pulled his dangling legs up. Janelle grinned, but heard the door behind her open. Janelle turned in fear as another zombie hoard ran her way, and the team was sandwiched in. "Clover! They're on this side too!" Janelle said as she fired at numerous zombies, and struggled while kicking them to the ground, and punching them back, but the zombies came on too rapidly. Janelle broke a zombie's neck, as it fell motionless to the ground. Jill backed off and jumped up the access shaft as per Clover's orders. Clover was nearing the shaft herself, when a zombie bit her wrist. "AHHHHHH! DAMMIT!!" Clover howled as she dropped her gun. Clover pushed and shoved the zombies back. Janelle fired her handgun as best she could, the zombies came from everywhere, almost surrounding Janelle and Clover in a death trap.
Jill fired her rifle at the zombies below, being careful not to hit her teammates. Tony yelled out. "C'mon, climb up!" Tony extended his hand. Janelle spoke to Clover, who wearily fought on. "Go Clover! I have a weapon, I'll be right behind you!" Clover gave a short glance, as she hated the idea, but it was the more prudent decision. A zombie bit Clover in the back of her shoulder. Janelle turned and shot the zombie in the head, sending it crashing down. Clover cradled wound as she bled everywhere. Clover jumped up and managed to grab Tony's hands as she wiggled herself up the rest of the way. Janelle grinned as she prepared to climb up as well. Just then, she turned around, and saw a blood Umbrella Special Forces Uniform. Janelle glanced in horror as she saw Matt's face. Matt's bloody teeth grinned sadistically as he lurched forward. Blood dripped from Matt's neck, face, and uniform, and he had one eye gushing blood. Janelle ignored the situation around her as her mind grew occupied and she could not hear the yelling of her comrades telling her to climb up. Janelle lowered her gun a tad as she softly spoke. "Matt?" Matt lurched up to Janelle, and then lurched over her, biting her in the shoulder. Janelle howled in pain as she regained sight of reality, all too late. Janelle cradled her wound as she faced looked up at Matt, who clearly was not the man she once knew. Janelle readied her gun and fired a bullet, nailing Matt's zombie self in the head and sending it to the floor, as a mere corpse. Tony yelled with Ben as Jill switched to her final rifle clip. "Janelle!!! Now!!!" Janelle turned around to climb up, as she grinned at her regaining of reality. Before Janelle could even move again, the zombie swarm piled over her like a sea dead flesh and bone. Janelle slammed on the floor as the zombie hoard piled over her. Janelle screamed in agony as the zombies consumed her entire body. Janelle was soon silenced as she was no longer visible. Janelle too, had become a meal for the undead, which now swarmed over the lab's bottom floor.
Clover had the top of her jumpsuit removed as her wounds bled ferociously through her black t-shirt. Clover was deeply sickened as she looked over the zombie swarms from the open vent hole. The zombies moaned as the reached up, hoping to have a chance at more flesh. Clover stared at the zombies with angry eyes as her headache was becoming unbearable, and she had an enormous sweat. Clover's glossy eyes just looked down at the zombies as Clover lamely shifted her body. The female survivor spoke. "Clover. Clover?" Clover heard voices trailing off as the girl's message was unclear. "Clover? Clover, please answer." Clover wearily spoke. "W-what do you want?" The girl spoke. We have to get you some medical attention. Your bleeding badly." Clover tilted her head and faced the girl. "We complete the mission first." The girl grew a stern look and spoke. "Screw that! If we keep going, there won't be enough of us left to get the virus." Clover began to switch her posture as she spoke. "We complete the mission! That's all there is to it. I'm not that badly hurt." The girl sat in a gruff as Ken grinned and spoke. "That my dear, is an understatement." Clover spoke angrily as Ken chuckled. "What the hell are you saying?!" Ken turned to Clover. "I am an Umbrella researcher, and I know all about these little creations." The girl turned to Ken. "So you finally remember?" Ken grinned. "Yes doctor Mack, or Alli as you preferred being called." Alli gave a look as something about the name did hit home. "You- you know my name." Ken spoke. "I never forget a colleague doctor." Ben broke in. "Enough of this bull shit. You said Clover is worse than she looks. What do you mean?" Ken grinned at Clover who wearily sat. Ken began to explain as Jill and Tony gathered around as well. "The "zombies" as you know are products of the T- virus, and you should have been briefed on all its effects." Ken paused, then continued. "The T-virus is highly adaptable, and can be easily transmitted. One scratch, or in Clover's case, one bite is enough to get you infected." Ken smirked as Jill grabbed Ken's collar angrily. "You cheese ass!! Clover is infected?!" Ken grinned at Jill. "Yes she is." Ken then focused on Jill's chest wound. "And you are too." Jill looked at her wound, let go of Ken, and sat back. "Son of a Bitch." Ben breathed heavily as Alli spoke. "Is there a cure?" Ken nodded. "A weak vaccine. There are no guarantees of success." Alli glanced back to Clover, then turned to Ken. " Then we need to take the chance."
Alli turned to Tony. "Tony. Is there any way directly out of here?" Tony nodded. "There is a service tram connecting the numerous facility's. It can be summoned from any lab. It will take us back to the facility above ground and to the pick up point." Alli nodded. "Alright, then that will be our route for escape." Alli turned to Ken. "Do you know where the vaccine would be kept. "Yes. In cold storage. Experimenting has halted for some time." Ken answered reluctantly. Alli nodded and turned to Jill. "Jill, are you ok enough to hold your own?" Jill nodded with a grin. "I'm not dying here. And I'm sure as hell not becoming one of those monsters." Jill cocked her rifle. Alli nodded as she spoke loud enough for everyone to hear. "Alright. Ben will go with Ken and recover the vaccine. Jill and Tony, I'll need you with me to help carry Clover so we can get the G-virus. We'll meet by the tram station, secure it, and get out of here. Is everyone clear?" The team nodded, as they packed up and left their refuge, where the zombies stammered below. About an hour was left before the extraction chopper arrived, and the team still had a lot of ground to cover.
End of Part 1