Letter To A Soldier, part IV

By: Hotaru

Notes: This is where Resident Evil Ø kicks in. In game dialogue provided by http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/resident_evil_zero_script.txt that link.

Pinquicha: Murders! Aaaah! They're fun when they're not real

Snowflake: I was originally gonna have Chris do it, but since she acts like she doesn't know him in the REmake, it didn't make much sense.

Orion: Here, and update just for you!

Luckie: Yeah, that was a typo. I could have sworn I fixed that...ah well.

--6:00 P.M. Arklay Mountains; Rebecca's POV--

We were flying over the mountains when the helicopter shook violently. Everyone clutched the walls, or the seats; anything to sturdy themselves. "What's going on?!" Enrico shouted over the noise.

"Engine failure!" Edward, the pilot responded. What have I gotten myself into? The helicopter rapidly looses altitude before crashing into trees in the forest. A few people grunt, and try to regain their composure. I'm just glad we're still in one piece.

I climb out of the helicopter, giving a thumbs up to one of the other pilots, and join the others. "Check the current position and investigate the surrounding area." Enrico ordered. I look around, and I gasp. There was an overturned vehicle.

"Captain, look!" I say, getting Enrico's attention. A few people aim their flashlights at the vehicle, and I gag slightly. Bodies. Enrico looks over one of the dead bodies, and I bring attention to a opened brief case on the ground. "Hm? What happened?" Enrico asked.

I pick up the file and look through it. "Court order for transportation. Prisoner: Billy Coen, ex-lieutenant, 26 years old. Court marshalled and sentanced to death July 22nd. Prisoner is to be transfered to Ragathon Base for..execution." I read, before Edward grabs the file from me.

"Those poor soldiers. They were good men just doing their jobs and that scum murdered them and escaped!" He spat. Enrico them took the file from Edward. "Alright everyone!" He began. "Let's separate and survey the area. Our friend is brutal and ruthless. Keep your guard up!" He bellowed.

I looked around, for more bodies..I don't know. Something, anything. I heard something behind me, and when I turned...there was a train. Motionless, silent. I walked towards it, not knowing how drastic my life would change once I opened that door. There were...zombies. Formally people who somehow were transformed into man-eating creatures. I killed one. Then another...I don't know how many of them I killed before I met him...Billy Coen.

I think I was near the engine room, taking something from a dead body when it happened. He pointed a gun at my head, peering at me, threatening my life. "Billy...lieutenant Coen." I don't know how I managed to speak. I was terrified.

"So, you seem to know me. Been fantasizing about me, have you?" Boy, he was cocky. But I couldn't let my guard down.

"You're the prisoner that was being transfered for execution. You were with those soldiers outisde." I reply.

"Oh, I see. You're with S.T.A.R.S., well, no offense honey, but your kind doesn't want me around. So I'm afraid our little chat time is over." He put his gun away, and turned to leave.

Even though I was nervous, I started to follow him. "Wait! You're under arrest!" I say, but he didn't seem to like the sound of that.

"No thanks, doll-face. I've already worn handcuffs." He replies, holding up his left wrist. He starts to leave again.

"I could shoot you, you know!" I call, but he didn't seem to care. I don't know how I remember all that was said between us. I guess I wanted to impress the others by remembering every little detail...or maybe it just seemed important to remember.

That's when Edward arrived. Well, he didn't really arrive. He crashed through the window, covered with wounds. I asked him what happened and I'll never forget what he said. "It's worse than we...you must be careful, Rebecca. The forest is full of zombies and monsters." After seeing some of those...things on the train, I didn't think he was crazy. And a few moments later, he died, and a zombie dog crashed through the window and attacked me.

A little while later, Enrico radioed me, saying he had new information about Billy Coen. He said that Billy killed 23 people, and was in an institution. There was some problems with the radios, so we couldn't actually talk to one another. But Enrico _did_ say that Billy wouldn't think twice about killing me. I trusted the captain, but Billy didn't seem violent when I met him. That's not to say I trusted him. I was still on the train when we met again. He suggested we "cooperated". I scoffed in his face.

"Listen, little girl, if you haven't noticed, there's some pretty freaked out things on this train. And I, for one, want to get out of here. I don't think we'd stand a chance doing it alone." He said. I got annoyed, then.

"You expect me to trust you, a wanted felon? I don't need your help, I can handle this on my own. And _don't_ call me little girl!" I didn't want to seem like a weakling in front of him, but I was a little scared, after what Enrico said.

That jerk had the nerve to flip my hair, as if we were best friends. He asked my name, so I told him. "Officer Chambers" I told him to call me. As if I had been on the job for years. He humored me, and let me go on ahead to the second floor of the train. That's when things started to get really fucked up. There was a man at the end of the room...I thought he was alive. When I went over to him, I shook his shoulder, and his head rolled right off his shoulders and onto the floor.

His body started to turn into this...slime, and these creatures that looked like huge leeches started to gather on the floor. The giant leeches turned into the form of a man, and started attacking me. I don't know how many times I shot it, but it eventually exploded and the leeches started to slime their way onto my body. It was disgusting, I was shivering, and trying to get them off of me. I fell to the floor, and heard shots. That Billy Coen actually came to my rescue. I played it cool, like I had a handle on the situation.

That's when we heard singing. We ran to the window, and Billy asked who the guy was. Then, the train started moving. "What's going on? Who's moving the train?" I asked him, like one of his convict buddies was doing it. He told me to go and check out the first engine car. I followed his orders, and as I neared the stairs, he called out to me that we have to cooperate from now on. I said "No", being the tough chick that I am. That got him a bit angry.

"Clue in, girl! Or maybe you _like_ being worm bait!" He said angrilly.

"All right! But you just remember I will shoot you if you try anything funny!" I shouted back at him. He tossed me a box of ammo. "If you find anything, give me a call." He held up his radio, I held up mine, and that's that.

A bit after that, there was a gigantic scorpion that attacked me while searching the second floor of the train. I don't really remember how I managed to defeat that thing... There were some zombies and things before the trains engine started to malfunction, probably due to those leeches. As the train sped up, I became more and more afraid. We looked at the controls, and tried to figure something out. "The train will either derail or crash. I have to stop this thing!" Billy exclaimed. Funny, I didn't think he could be worried too. I offered to go activate the break. There was a large lever there, and I figured he'd have an easier time with it than I would.

"I'll go to the back and manipulate the control panel for the break. You stay here and apply the brake when ready." I told him.

"Ok...Rebecca!" He called me.

"Hm?"

"Don't screw up, ok?" Cocky bastard.

"I won't."

As I made my way to the back of the train, there was a zombie feasting on someone on the floor. I couldn't avoid a confrontation unless I crawled under the seats, and I had no idea how long until the train crashed. That's when I noticed the zombie had a S.T.A.R.S. uniform on. He turned around and looked at me. That's when I realized it was Edward.

"Edward! No.." I don't know what prompted me to scream at it, maybe I thought he was just in a daze, or hypnotized. He got up, and started walking towards me. "Stop, don't come any closer!" I warned him. But he didn't stop. I fired off a few shots until he was on the ground with blood pooling from his chest. I took a minute to mourn, before getting to the end of the train. It was a little difficult, but I managed to activate the brake. I radioed Billy so he could put the brake on. The train jerks around, tilting to the right, then crashing back onto the rails. I grab onto the hand rail and brace myself for the impact. The train slammed forward, and I nearly got tossed right off the train. It felt like we were flying for a minute, before crashing to the ground.

I was unconscious for a minute or two, before getting up and making my way to the front of the train. I heard Billy calling out for me. "Rebecca!"

"I'm..here." I replied, stumbling around a corner into his view.

"Are you alright? Hey, we managed to stop the train." He replied, gesturing to the train wreck.

"Yes..we managed."

"We have to find a way out."

Nodding, we head up a ladder, and arrive in a large room. While I'm looking around, Billy looks at the floor. "The Umbrella Research Center?" He whispers. While looking around, I notice a large painting at the top of a flight of stairs. As I look at it, and recognize the face, I gasp. "The first general manager, Dr. James Marcus." Billy says informativly. The painting made me shiver.

Suddenly, there was a booming voice coming from seemingly nowhere. Billy and I looked around, trying to find the source. Maybe a speaker, or even someone hiding amongst the shadows.

"Attention! This is Dr. James Marcus. Please be silent as we reflect upon our company motto. Obedience breeds discipline, discipline breeds unity, unity breeds power, power is life."

TBC