Hey guess what! I don't own a damn thing!! That's right, all characters and stuff in this fic aren't mine, I'm making no money off of 'em, yet I take time out of my day to write this!!! I'm getting seriously screwed!!!!!

Todd: Uh, What he's saying is that this is the disclaimer saying nothing in this fic is his.....

The group of teens was still huddled by the door to the basement, still covered in the blood and remains of the late Juggernaut. Kitty was the first to step forward, but froze once she saw someone step from behind Chris. It was Lance. "Oh my god Lance, I thought you were dead!" she exclaimed, her hands coming to her chest. Lance let a smirk cross his face. "I nearly was..... good thing I came with these guys," he said, grinning, as Kitty rushed forward, hugging him tight. Lance smiled, hugging her back tightly. Pietro moved forward. "Ahem, I hate to ruin this Kodak moment, but some of us are infected with a deadly virus and would like things to move along." Lance released Kitty and nodded. "You're right. We gotta get into that lab and find a cure." They both turned to the sound of loud banging, tumbling, and banging again. "Oh man, he's at it again," moaned Fred, covering his eyes with his huge hand. Todd was crouched down, and launching himself at the locked door, only to be knocked back, rolling a few feet, before getting back up and trying again. "He's done this before?" muttered Rogue, embarrassed to even be near him. "Long story. Long painful disturbing story," moaned Lance. "In that case, move aside," ordered Jill, stepping forward, removing her lock picks. She knelt down, studying the lock. "Huh, you'd think Umbrella and Magneto would be able to afford a more secure lock. I've seen more advanced locks in slums," she muttered, and went about picking the lock. The other's all stood around the young woman, waiting. "You know..... she's right, it is odd that the locks are so old," muttered Leon. "You're telling me, yo. Before those zombies started crawling outta there, this house used to have no locks what so ever, well, other than the ones on the front and back doors, and the one to Mystique's room," muttered Todd. Leon's eyes widened, turning to Claire. Claire and Chris both instantly figured out what had alarmed Leon, and rushed to push Jill out of the way. But it was too late.

Jill had just finished, and successful click was heard, signaling that the door was unlocked. Less than a few seconds after the click, the door burst open, slapping the young woman in the side of the head, sending her flying into Chris and Claire, knocking them over. Out of the door way jumped the weirdest creatures that anyone had ever seen. They had ears like bats, but their arms and hands were nothing more than hooked claws. There were three of them in all. "Shit!" shouted Leon, pulling his sidearm free, and started to fire wildly at the creatures. To his horror, they simply shrugged off the blasts, and the ones that made contact with their head simply ricocheted off harmlessly. The lead one easily made it to him in seconds, lashing out with it's hooked hand. Leon stepped back, but flinched, feeling the searing pain in his chest, as the monster's sharp claws lightly scratched through his uniform and bullet proof vest. Before he could move back further, the other two were upon him, knocking him to the ground. Leon was sure this was it, until he felt the weight on his chest lighten, followed by a sickening crunch, along with the feeling of some fluid dripping on his legs. The lead creature hopped off, hissing at the killer of it's companions. Leon looked up to see Fred, hand covered in green liquid, the crumpled bodies of the other creatures at his feet. The lone survivor hissed and jumped onto the ceiling, and began lashing out at the mutant with its clawed hands. "Oh no you don't," grunted Fred, grabbing the hooked hand, squeezing it tightly till the crunch of bones could be heard. The creature let out a inhuman and unnatural sounding scream. Fred grinned, and tugged down with all his might, slamming the monster to the floor, leaving deep cracks around the broken shell of the creature, it's green blood pooling around it.

Leon got to his feet, checking how bad the scratch was, finding that it already stopped bleeding. He turned to Fred. "Hey, thanks man," he said, smiling. Fred shrugged. "Hey no problem, let's just say you owe me lunch." Leon laughed, heading towards Claire and Chris. "Deal." Todd turned to Lance, grinning and elbowing him in the side. "That dude is gonna be bankrupt by next week." Lance grinned, but soon got silent, noticing the open door. Jill had regained her feet, Chris and Claire at her side. "Damn, I can't believe I got caught off guard by Chimeras....." she muttered, rubbing the angry red mark on the side of her face. "It's ok Jill, I'm amazed any had survived the Spencer Mansion explosion," muttered Chris. "Well, I guess one door down, lord knows how many left," muttered Pietro. He was really starting to feel weak, not to mention his arms and back were itchy as hell.

Chris pulled free his shotgun, checking to make sure not only that it was fully loaded, but that he had plenty of shells. There was no telling what was in that lab, but hopefully, this was end of Umbrella. He took point, leading the rest of the group down the stairs of the basement. Claire had her Bowgun ready, Leon had an assault rifle now, seeing as his handgun was useless against these monsters, and Jill had her own Colt Python ready. Barry had shown her how useful this gun could be many times before in the past. Fred followed Jill, with Todd close behind, followed by Kitty, Lance, Pietro, Jamie, and Rogue.

The basement was eerily dark and silent. The group proceeded cautiously and close together. "Man, I wish Roberto or Jubilee had survived..... they could give us some light," moaned Kitty. Jamie sighed sadly, thinking of how many friends he had lost today. Nearly all the new mutants were dead..... only he and Bobby remained. "Hey, what happened to Wolverine?" asked Rogue, causing everyone to jolt. Chris turned his head. "He felt that letting all those zombies wander around the forest and town freely was a major health hazard, and went about on a extermination mission. With luck, he'll meet up with Carlos and his men," explained Chris. Rogue nodded, and the group continued toward the large metallic doors. "Hey Freddy, I thought you broke this down?" muttered Pietro, scratching at his left arm. "Yeah, I did a number on it too," grunted Fred. Jill stepped forward examining it. "No lock pick is gonna get us through this door," she muttered. Kitty smiled and took Lance's hand. "Who says we need a lock pick?" she said, and quickly phased herself and Lance through the door. The two teens found themselves in a large metal hallways, lights lining the walls, and an odd metallic hum. "What the heck?" muttered Lance. "Oh no, look out Lance, duck!" screamed Kitty, as a bright blue line raced from the other end of the hallway towards the two teens. Lance's eyes widened, and fell to the floor quickly. Though, some of his hair was caught in the light. The smell of burnt hair quickly filled the room. "Shit it's a laser," shouted Lance, grabbing Kitty's hand, pulling her up. "Phase Kitty! PHASE!" he yelled, as the sound of the machinery became louder, signaling another laser. At the last moment, right as they hit the door, Kitty's mutant powers kicked in, and they safely burst through the door, crashing into Todd and Jamie. The four teens fell to the ground. "What the heck happened yo?!" exclaimed Todd. "It's freaking rigged. Their is a laser grid that'll cut you like butter!" yelled Lance, the back of his head still smoking from where a portion of his hair was caught and fried. "Well, this might be the reason," muttered Chris, noticing four indentions on the door. One was of a primate, the second of a caveman, the third of a man, and the fourth nothing but a large M. "Looks like it's the mansion and police station all over again. This door will be a trap unless we get the four missing puzzle pieces," muttered Jill. "Where the hell we gonna find them?" exclaimed Pietro, his heart dropping. He was running out of time, and a wild goose chase was something he didn't need. "Obviously, in the house...... though it might be harder than before, considering that Juggernaut has nearly ripped the place apart," muttered Lance. "Um, bad news guys. Look at this," motioned Claire. On the far wall was a map of the town. "Yes, one of the pieces appears to be here," she said, pointing to an X that was ontop of their current position. The other three were spread nearly across the town. There was an X over the high school, and X over Institute, and an X over Police Station. "You're kidding me," moaned Pietro falling to his knees, sweat pouring from his forehead. "This is gonna take hours, maybe days!" exclaimed Rogue. "Shouldn't really," muttered Chris. He turned and faced the group. "Leon, you and Claire will go with Toad and Blob to the Bayville Highschool. Jill, you Kitty and Lance will search this house. I'll contact Barry and tell him and Bobby to search the Mansion. I'll go with Rogue and try to meet up with Wolverine outside before heading for the Police station," he ordered. Jamie stood up, looking around. "Sir, what about me and Quicksilver?" Chris turned to the young boys. "You two will stay here. You're too young to go running around, and Pietro is obviously too far into the infection to be any real help, and any further exertion might send him into full transformation." Jamie nodded, though still worried. "Don't worry kid. Jill will still be here, along with Kitty and Lance. Nothing will get you," assured Chris, putting a hand on the boy's shoulder, before turning and heading up the stairs, all the others following him. Pietro walked to a corner, and slide to the floor, pulling his knees to his chest. Jamie went and sat in a space under the stairs, hiding...... hopeing that the others will return soon...... he didn't want to die.......