Chapter XIII
Terror Lives
"You thought you killed me." Gregory's grasp tightened around Ada's neck, and he lifted her up off the ground. He stumbled to regain his balance, but in an instant he was on his feet, ".you can't kill a product of the mother virus." "What?!" Ada screeched, trying to pry his fingers off of her neck, "You injected yourself with the virus, didn't' you?!" she already knew the answer. He had done the same thing that Wesker had.he injected himself with the virus, allowing him to remain alive if death were to catch up with him. She knew how difficult a battle it had been for Redfield to keep Wesker even at bay.now she and Heatherly were faced with the same type of mutant. "I have darling," He laughed, "And now I am almighty, and nothing in this world can stop me!" His gaze darted to Heatherly, and she was holding a gun right up to his chest, "What about cold hard lead?" BAM!
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"Hillary run!" Ja screamed, firing bullets aimlessly at the creature that prowled right after her. It skittered across the piping that ran atop the ceiling, using its oversized claws to grip anything it could. In seconds it would be on top of her, and she would be. BAM! BAM! BAM! More shots went off, and the creature still didn't even seem to be phased. What the hell could withstand so many rounds? It was powerful, much more than any of the other carriers that lurked about this facility. It had to have about ten or eleven rounds in its greasy body already, and it still was taking more and more. Its pace hadn't diminished either; it continued to move at an increasing rate. "Heeeeirgh!" The thing dropped, landing upon her and forcing her to the ground. Hillary was pinned onto her chest by the massive razor sharp claws that the creature had equipped upon its hands, and its muscular body held her to the floor. Its lavish tongue extended out of its mouth, wrapped around her neck like a boa constrictor. "No! Aargh." she coughed, trying to get loose but it wouldn't budge. "Time to die you son of a bitch." Suddenly Ja grabbed the things head, held the gun up to its exposed cerebrum and fired.
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BAM! Brains splattered against the back of Hillary's head, and she could feel the wetness of blood spraying around her. She didn't even want to breath, scarred of what would enter her clean system. But she knew the thing was dead, as it jumped back, landed on the ground beside her and kicked its limps up in the air. Blood erupted from various holes in its body, spreading in an ocean around it. She rolled over, looking at Ja as he stood in front of her. He had the pistol in his hand, and he was carefully reloading it, "You okay?" He asked her, hoping to God that the answer was 'yes'. "Im fine." she muttered, hoping that she convinced him so. She wasn't okay though, she was scarred shitless. The thing had almost killed her; she could still feel its tongue writhing around her neck.it was going to squeeze her to death, decapitate her and eat her. "C'mon." he said, holding out his hand in a gesture to pick her up off the cold floor, ".the observation tower is the best chance we have." He picked her up off the ground and together they began their fast ascent up to the tower. Hillary gave the creature one last gaze, then quickly joined Ja as they headed for freedom.
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"Ugh." Ada moaned as a sharp pain struck her left thigh, ".shit." She had been shot.Gregory had lifted her up and let the bullet hit her instead. He tossed her to the floor as she grasped her bleeding leg in pain, crying and whimpering about the extreme shooting pain. He stepped forward, pressing upon Heatherly as she tried to level the .357 at him. She was scarred, she had just shot her friend.but it wasn't her fault, Gregory had used her as a human shield. Still, Ada could only imagine the guilt that Heatherly felt. THWACK! Gregory backhanded Heatherly, sending her sprawling. She fell to the floor, and Gregory kicked her against the wall. He grabbed her hair, picked her up and looked at her straight in the eyes, "You lose this time." he muttered as he picked up her fallen gun, ".this time I'll make sure you're dead." That was when the ground shook heavily, sending Gregory to the ground. Heatherly was still standing with her back to the wall, her body aching painfully from behind kicked around so bad. She took this opportunity and grabbed the magnum as a computerized voice began to crash through the building. "Fifteen minutes until detonation." the voice echoed throughout the hallways, ".all employees please report to the lobby platform. Fifteen minutes until detonation.all employees please report to the lobby platform." Heatherly shot a gaze to the Neptune Projects countdown, and it matched that of the detonation countdown. Only 2% longer until the Project was complete. She watched as Ada stumbled to gain access to the controls, in hopes of finding a way to abort the process. Gregory was still fallen to the ground, his face filled with anger. His features were tired, and he was definitely pissed off. He looked at Heatherly, waving one quivering finger at her, "You bitch.you'll die!" He jumped from the floor and rushed her, but she jumped out of the way and watched him crash through the wall, stumbling into the next room. Dust kicked up and shadowed him as he pressed through and reentered the room. She aimed at him, fired once, twice and finished with one shot to the head. She looked around for something she could use against him.when suddenly a door opened and a petite young woman stepped through holding a massive electrical weapon in her small hands.
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"Vela." Gregory growled at her, "I thought I had gotten rid of you forever.obviously I'll have the pleasure of killing two pesky females in this endeavor." He lunged at her, but Vela quickly jumped out of the way and let out a devastating kick to his face, sending him against a wall. She held the weapon up to his stomach, pulled the trigger and watched in shock as the weapon delivered a massive electrical charge to his entire body.he dropped like a dead fly, crumbling to the floor in a heap of smoldering flesh.
*
"How did you." Heatherly asked, trying to make rational sense of the situation, ".he knew your name." Vela looked at her and frowned almost in disgust, "This man is my brother.my two other siblings were killed in the Capitol City incident." she closed her eyes and then looked at Heatherly again, "I'm sorry that he caused you trouble." "Wait a minute." Heatherly paused, "You're Dimitri and Delia's sister?" Heatherly was shocked; she had no idea that there had been another sibling, let alone two." "Warning.ten minutes until detonation." Ada stepped up from the desk, a desperate look on her face, "There is nothing we can do, the computer is locked in a countdown mode. We have about ten minutes to get our asses out of here." "All electronic locks now sealed." "Shit!" Heatherly said, rushing over to the door they had entered through, "Its locked! It wont budge!" She kicked it, hoping to get even a small movement but there was nothing. The door was shut, and it wasn't going to move at all. Every electronic lock had been sealed.except there was the door that this new girl had come in from. "Wait." she said, "We can take the steps leading from the observation tower! They lead straight back to the lobby floor!" Vela shouted over the repeating intercom voice, "We can head there. Lets go." Vela, Heatherly and Ada quickly rushed over to the door and prayed to God that Gregory stayed down long enough for them to escape.
*
"Warning." the voice said, "Ten minutes until detonation." Ja and Hillary smashed through the hundredth and first floor door, finally reaching the last flight of steps before the observation tower, "Damnit." Ja gasped, exhausted and tired, "I haven't had this much exercise since." "You haven't ever had this much exercise." Hillary laughed as they continued up the steps. Finally she saw the accessing lobby for the observation tower. It was huge, full with plants and exquisite tile and a receptionist desk. Together, they rushed forward and found one last flight of steps. They quickly ascended and found themselves face to face with the last door.
*
Just as they entered the tower, another door opened revealing two very young men and women. They were out of breath and probably just as sweaty and tired as they were, "Who are you?" Ada gasped trying to get the words out of her mouth, but then remembered that Gregory had said something about another pair of survivors. "My name is Ja." he said, the turned to the girl on his right, "This is Hillary.we've been here since early today, we got stuck in an elevator and.well we wound up here after fighting some of the damn most vicious things I've ever seen." Ada could tell the girl was in shock; her blood stained clothes and face were enough to make anyone vomit. She walked forward, followed by the other two ladies behind her. The five of them stood in the center of the tower, hoping that a plan would spring into their head when suddenly the door beside them opened and a very disgruntled Gregory stumbled in.
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Terror Lives
"You thought you killed me." Gregory's grasp tightened around Ada's neck, and he lifted her up off the ground. He stumbled to regain his balance, but in an instant he was on his feet, ".you can't kill a product of the mother virus." "What?!" Ada screeched, trying to pry his fingers off of her neck, "You injected yourself with the virus, didn't' you?!" she already knew the answer. He had done the same thing that Wesker had.he injected himself with the virus, allowing him to remain alive if death were to catch up with him. She knew how difficult a battle it had been for Redfield to keep Wesker even at bay.now she and Heatherly were faced with the same type of mutant. "I have darling," He laughed, "And now I am almighty, and nothing in this world can stop me!" His gaze darted to Heatherly, and she was holding a gun right up to his chest, "What about cold hard lead?" BAM!
*
"Hillary run!" Ja screamed, firing bullets aimlessly at the creature that prowled right after her. It skittered across the piping that ran atop the ceiling, using its oversized claws to grip anything it could. In seconds it would be on top of her, and she would be. BAM! BAM! BAM! More shots went off, and the creature still didn't even seem to be phased. What the hell could withstand so many rounds? It was powerful, much more than any of the other carriers that lurked about this facility. It had to have about ten or eleven rounds in its greasy body already, and it still was taking more and more. Its pace hadn't diminished either; it continued to move at an increasing rate. "Heeeeirgh!" The thing dropped, landing upon her and forcing her to the ground. Hillary was pinned onto her chest by the massive razor sharp claws that the creature had equipped upon its hands, and its muscular body held her to the floor. Its lavish tongue extended out of its mouth, wrapped around her neck like a boa constrictor. "No! Aargh." she coughed, trying to get loose but it wouldn't budge. "Time to die you son of a bitch." Suddenly Ja grabbed the things head, held the gun up to its exposed cerebrum and fired.
*
BAM! Brains splattered against the back of Hillary's head, and she could feel the wetness of blood spraying around her. She didn't even want to breath, scarred of what would enter her clean system. But she knew the thing was dead, as it jumped back, landed on the ground beside her and kicked its limps up in the air. Blood erupted from various holes in its body, spreading in an ocean around it. She rolled over, looking at Ja as he stood in front of her. He had the pistol in his hand, and he was carefully reloading it, "You okay?" He asked her, hoping to God that the answer was 'yes'. "Im fine." she muttered, hoping that she convinced him so. She wasn't okay though, she was scarred shitless. The thing had almost killed her; she could still feel its tongue writhing around her neck.it was going to squeeze her to death, decapitate her and eat her. "C'mon." he said, holding out his hand in a gesture to pick her up off the cold floor, ".the observation tower is the best chance we have." He picked her up off the ground and together they began their fast ascent up to the tower. Hillary gave the creature one last gaze, then quickly joined Ja as they headed for freedom.
*
"Ugh." Ada moaned as a sharp pain struck her left thigh, ".shit." She had been shot.Gregory had lifted her up and let the bullet hit her instead. He tossed her to the floor as she grasped her bleeding leg in pain, crying and whimpering about the extreme shooting pain. He stepped forward, pressing upon Heatherly as she tried to level the .357 at him. She was scarred, she had just shot her friend.but it wasn't her fault, Gregory had used her as a human shield. Still, Ada could only imagine the guilt that Heatherly felt. THWACK! Gregory backhanded Heatherly, sending her sprawling. She fell to the floor, and Gregory kicked her against the wall. He grabbed her hair, picked her up and looked at her straight in the eyes, "You lose this time." he muttered as he picked up her fallen gun, ".this time I'll make sure you're dead." That was when the ground shook heavily, sending Gregory to the ground. Heatherly was still standing with her back to the wall, her body aching painfully from behind kicked around so bad. She took this opportunity and grabbed the magnum as a computerized voice began to crash through the building. "Fifteen minutes until detonation." the voice echoed throughout the hallways, ".all employees please report to the lobby platform. Fifteen minutes until detonation.all employees please report to the lobby platform." Heatherly shot a gaze to the Neptune Projects countdown, and it matched that of the detonation countdown. Only 2% longer until the Project was complete. She watched as Ada stumbled to gain access to the controls, in hopes of finding a way to abort the process. Gregory was still fallen to the ground, his face filled with anger. His features were tired, and he was definitely pissed off. He looked at Heatherly, waving one quivering finger at her, "You bitch.you'll die!" He jumped from the floor and rushed her, but she jumped out of the way and watched him crash through the wall, stumbling into the next room. Dust kicked up and shadowed him as he pressed through and reentered the room. She aimed at him, fired once, twice and finished with one shot to the head. She looked around for something she could use against him.when suddenly a door opened and a petite young woman stepped through holding a massive electrical weapon in her small hands.
*
"Vela." Gregory growled at her, "I thought I had gotten rid of you forever.obviously I'll have the pleasure of killing two pesky females in this endeavor." He lunged at her, but Vela quickly jumped out of the way and let out a devastating kick to his face, sending him against a wall. She held the weapon up to his stomach, pulled the trigger and watched in shock as the weapon delivered a massive electrical charge to his entire body.he dropped like a dead fly, crumbling to the floor in a heap of smoldering flesh.
*
"How did you." Heatherly asked, trying to make rational sense of the situation, ".he knew your name." Vela looked at her and frowned almost in disgust, "This man is my brother.my two other siblings were killed in the Capitol City incident." she closed her eyes and then looked at Heatherly again, "I'm sorry that he caused you trouble." "Wait a minute." Heatherly paused, "You're Dimitri and Delia's sister?" Heatherly was shocked; she had no idea that there had been another sibling, let alone two." "Warning.ten minutes until detonation." Ada stepped up from the desk, a desperate look on her face, "There is nothing we can do, the computer is locked in a countdown mode. We have about ten minutes to get our asses out of here." "All electronic locks now sealed." "Shit!" Heatherly said, rushing over to the door they had entered through, "Its locked! It wont budge!" She kicked it, hoping to get even a small movement but there was nothing. The door was shut, and it wasn't going to move at all. Every electronic lock had been sealed.except there was the door that this new girl had come in from. "Wait." she said, "We can take the steps leading from the observation tower! They lead straight back to the lobby floor!" Vela shouted over the repeating intercom voice, "We can head there. Lets go." Vela, Heatherly and Ada quickly rushed over to the door and prayed to God that Gregory stayed down long enough for them to escape.
*
"Warning." the voice said, "Ten minutes until detonation." Ja and Hillary smashed through the hundredth and first floor door, finally reaching the last flight of steps before the observation tower, "Damnit." Ja gasped, exhausted and tired, "I haven't had this much exercise since." "You haven't ever had this much exercise." Hillary laughed as they continued up the steps. Finally she saw the accessing lobby for the observation tower. It was huge, full with plants and exquisite tile and a receptionist desk. Together, they rushed forward and found one last flight of steps. They quickly ascended and found themselves face to face with the last door.
*
Just as they entered the tower, another door opened revealing two very young men and women. They were out of breath and probably just as sweaty and tired as they were, "Who are you?" Ada gasped trying to get the words out of her mouth, but then remembered that Gregory had said something about another pair of survivors. "My name is Ja." he said, the turned to the girl on his right, "This is Hillary.we've been here since early today, we got stuck in an elevator and.well we wound up here after fighting some of the damn most vicious things I've ever seen." Ada could tell the girl was in shock; her blood stained clothes and face were enough to make anyone vomit. She walked forward, followed by the other two ladies behind her. The five of them stood in the center of the tower, hoping that a plan would spring into their head when suddenly the door beside them opened and a very disgruntled Gregory stumbled in.
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