Epilogue
As the helicopter hummed out of the docking bay, Pierre glanced back at his once home burning in the early sunlight. They had managed to get out, Matt and him, but others had died in order for them to. Pedro had given his life in order to make sure that the Alpha hadn't prevented their escape, and for that Pierre respected him even in death. Matt was taking the helicopter to some SOC base of his. Who knew where they would end up with Matt driving though.
"Pierre, you know when I told you that I didn't find anything in that room with my motto on it," Matt said from beside him breaking the silence that had been between them since they left the facility.
"Yeah," Pierre said faintly remembering.
"I lied, my fiancé was in there, and Umbrella had turned her into one of those things. That's why I thought you were crazy when you accused Lain of being the Alpha. I thought Melissa had been it," Matt said softly as his eyes involuntarily began to water.
"You weren't responsible for their deaths Matt, Umbrella was," Pierre said somehow feeling the need to comfort him.
Matt quickly cleared his eyes as he began the decent onto the small patch of farm land that hid the SOC headquarters. The sun shone brightly over the open fields as dust scurried away from the helicopter as it touched down. The grass felt good under their feet and the sun felt good on their backs as they stepped out into the sunlight for the first time in what seemed like a lifetime.
"Pierre," Matt shouted as Pierre started walking towards the old dirt road that led into town.
"Yeah," Pierre called back. His light blonde hair being ruffled by the wind.
"We could use a good leader like you in the SOC," Matt said wanting to give Pierre more than that but not having anything to offer.
"I am afraid I am going to have to decline your offer even though it is generous. I think I have done enough good to last for a lifetime," Pierre said with one of his rare chuckles.
"What will you do then?" Matt shouted as the sun went behind a cloud shadowing the humble farm.
"I don't know, maybe I'll be a kindergarten teacher," Pierre called back with a huge grin as the sun came back out.
"If I ever have kids I'll make sure you're their teacher," Matt said playing along with the joke.
Pierre pulled his feet together tightly and snapped off a salute to the man. Matt returned the salute and for a moment it was something more than a simple salute. It was two men telling each other that they respected one another.
Pierre wanted to do something more for him, but had nothing to offer him. Matt had been a good leader, willing to risk his life for his teammates. If one man could bring Umbrella down it would be Matthew Ryan, Pierre thought as he started his long walk to along the dirt road.
"It's going to be another beautiful day, why the hell can't it rain for once," Pierre mumbled as he left not only a teammate but a friend behind.
Author's note: Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I had so much fun with this thing that I have decided to do another interfic. Different plot and what not of course, but still the same writer if that helps any. Let me just think all the people who entered characters. They were all great and made the story what it was. And all the reviewers who kept me going with it. Thank you all and please check out "Falling S.T.A.R.S" by Matt which is the prequel to this story for Matthew Ryan and "The Silenced Gun" by me for Pierre Dupree's prequel to this story. Thank you all again and come enter your character for my next interfic.
As the helicopter hummed out of the docking bay, Pierre glanced back at his once home burning in the early sunlight. They had managed to get out, Matt and him, but others had died in order for them to. Pedro had given his life in order to make sure that the Alpha hadn't prevented their escape, and for that Pierre respected him even in death. Matt was taking the helicopter to some SOC base of his. Who knew where they would end up with Matt driving though.
"Pierre, you know when I told you that I didn't find anything in that room with my motto on it," Matt said from beside him breaking the silence that had been between them since they left the facility.
"Yeah," Pierre said faintly remembering.
"I lied, my fiancé was in there, and Umbrella had turned her into one of those things. That's why I thought you were crazy when you accused Lain of being the Alpha. I thought Melissa had been it," Matt said softly as his eyes involuntarily began to water.
"You weren't responsible for their deaths Matt, Umbrella was," Pierre said somehow feeling the need to comfort him.
Matt quickly cleared his eyes as he began the decent onto the small patch of farm land that hid the SOC headquarters. The sun shone brightly over the open fields as dust scurried away from the helicopter as it touched down. The grass felt good under their feet and the sun felt good on their backs as they stepped out into the sunlight for the first time in what seemed like a lifetime.
"Pierre," Matt shouted as Pierre started walking towards the old dirt road that led into town.
"Yeah," Pierre called back. His light blonde hair being ruffled by the wind.
"We could use a good leader like you in the SOC," Matt said wanting to give Pierre more than that but not having anything to offer.
"I am afraid I am going to have to decline your offer even though it is generous. I think I have done enough good to last for a lifetime," Pierre said with one of his rare chuckles.
"What will you do then?" Matt shouted as the sun went behind a cloud shadowing the humble farm.
"I don't know, maybe I'll be a kindergarten teacher," Pierre called back with a huge grin as the sun came back out.
"If I ever have kids I'll make sure you're their teacher," Matt said playing along with the joke.
Pierre pulled his feet together tightly and snapped off a salute to the man. Matt returned the salute and for a moment it was something more than a simple salute. It was two men telling each other that they respected one another.
Pierre wanted to do something more for him, but had nothing to offer him. Matt had been a good leader, willing to risk his life for his teammates. If one man could bring Umbrella down it would be Matthew Ryan, Pierre thought as he started his long walk to along the dirt road.
"It's going to be another beautiful day, why the hell can't it rain for once," Pierre mumbled as he left not only a teammate but a friend behind.
Author's note: Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I had so much fun with this thing that I have decided to do another interfic. Different plot and what not of course, but still the same writer if that helps any. Let me just think all the people who entered characters. They were all great and made the story what it was. And all the reviewers who kept me going with it. Thank you all and please check out "Falling S.T.A.R.S" by Matt which is the prequel to this story for Matthew Ryan and "The Silenced Gun" by me for Pierre Dupree's prequel to this story. Thank you all again and come enter your character for my next interfic.
