Chapter 16
A Vicious Attack
Ada and Heatherly cautiously stepped out of the briefing room. They had managed to take information regarding the surveillance of the STARS and the recruitment of more UBCS members. It made Heatherly sick to her stomach that Umbrella was as heartless as they were. She could hardly think about it…
"So we head upstairs," Heatherly said, looking around the small corridor they had entered through the briefing room, "The floor above us is where the dormitories are. Maybe we can find some more information there."
Ada looked sharply at her, giving her a quick glance and then refocusing on the stairs ahead of her. She moved forward and began trudging up the wood steps, her flat soled shoes tapping lightly as she ascended. The woman was indeed independent, not needing to speak to show that she was unafraid. Although this was a quality that Heatherly looked at as useful, she hated having it used on her. In a situation like this, the more vocalizing you do the easier it is to move forward. Ada didn't seem to want to talk at all.
Heatherly stood motionless as her thoughts drifted about, realizing that Ada had already gained a lead start on her. She heard a door open and close on the upper floor, signaling that Ada had made it up. Thinking about how dangerous it may be upstairs, Heatherly picked her big boots up off the ground and began to climb the steps.
*
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Ada fired three bullets into the decayed flesh of a carrier. The rotting mess of a once-human fell to the ground, only to pick its mangled self up again. She gave it a hard kick to the head, knocking it off and sending it rolling down the corridor. The headless body slouched down, a puddle of blood encircling it.
Heatherly burst in the door behind her, gun raised and looking right at her, "I heard shots." She looked down and saw the decapitated monster, "I guess I'm a little late…"
"Just a bit." Ada moved forward, realizing that they in fact were in a large cafeteria. Overturned tables and chairs were thrown everywhere, bodies of dead scientists strewn about and pushed up against the tile walls. There was blood on nearly every inch of the room, obviously stating that there had been some type of attack in here. Most of the dead workers were clawed or eaten to death…not shot…which meant that some type of bigger carrier had gotten to them. No soldiers this time…
"Look how high the ceiling is…" Heatherly said, her gaze pointed at the top, "The claw marks and blood stains are up there too." She pointed, focusing on one incredibly large claw print, engraved in blood. Ada looked up and saw it, noticing that the carrier that made that must've been at least the size of an elephant…the size of the claw was about the length of her neck down to her knee.
"Those poor workers," Heatherly continued, not noticing the faint hiss that could be heard from the kitchen area, "They died so fast…"
Ada heard it right away. It sounded like the R3's, except much more powerful, almost like some type of advanced stage. The massive clicking noises on the tile in the back room sounded heavy, like extreme weight being put pressured onto the floor. She knew almost immediately what it was, and the fear that she had from the first time she saw the 'licker' monster became reality.
The monster showed itself; Its massive head rearing out from behind the open wall that was the kitchen. It turned to look at Ada and Heatherly with cat like eyes, opening its mouth and showing off its massive piercing tongue. Its teeth were huge, like bowie knives were slit right into its gums. Its massive brain was protruding out of its skull, and the exoskeleton that covered its pure muscle body was an off white color. It screamed a vicious howl as it smashed through the kitchen wall, sending debris and cooking machinery flying everywhere. Dust flew up around the mutated R3 as it stood up on its hind legs and threw itself into the air, latching onto the ceiling. Ada and Heatherly were knocked to the ground, looking straight up at the monster that was on the overhang above them.
Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Ada thought to herself, scrambling for the magnum under her belt. Heatherly had already equipped her assault rifle and had begun pelting the monster with a shower of bullets. Ada quickly jumped to her feet and ran for the left wall, giving herself time to load and cock the powerful weapon.
"Take this you damn freak!" Heatherly screamed, never letting go of the trigger. The automatic weapon continued its fire, peppering the monster with a barrage of lead. She screamed as she realized the monster wasn't even being hurt, let alone being killed. Ada had finished loading her weapon.
She rushed to Heatherly's side, keeping her eyes on the monster at all times. It was crawling around on the ceiling, watching them with its blood thirsty eyes. It howled once and then dropped, flipping mid air and landing on its hind legs. It screamed out in hunger as it began swiping its massive rock hard claws in the air, swinging blindly and hoping that maybe once it would hit either of the girls.
Heatherly ducked, evading one of the monsters thrusts…she fell to the ground and grabbed her combat knife. Without Ada's consent, she threw herself into the air and jammed the weapon straight through the R3's heart, sending the monster into a fit and making it scream louder than ever.
"Heeeeirgh!"
It howled as the knife wouldn't budge from its rotting chest. Heatherly quickly tried to move out of the area, but the monster swung its claws through the air and slammed her in the chest. She was hurled through the room and slammed against one of the broken tables, landing face up and on top of a shattered table. Wood splinters and dust erupted out of her resting place as Heatherly moaned in pain, clutching her bleeding side where the monster had penetrated her.
"Heatherly!" Ada screamed, watching her crumble as she hit the floor. The table just collapsed under her, letting her frail body just fall to pieces. Although finding out if her partner was alright was important, dealing with the immensely powerful monster in front of her was the task at hand.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Ada pierced bullets right through the monster, sending them right through the masculine lower body that was enclosed by white bone. It screamed as blood poured out of its wounds, but it wasn't nearly enough to down it. She needed something more powerful to do the trick. The magnum would ultimately destroy the creature, but with only seven bullets left it was a slim if not impossible chance and risk to take.
Ada turned and ran, dodging the virus creation as it smashed its razor claws into the ground next to her. She ducked and rolled, sliding across the ground and landing face down in a corner. Looking at the monster, Ada figured her plan of attack. She leaped up with intense accuracy, landing not twenty feet away from it. Staring it straight in the eye, she leveled her magnum with its mutilated face and fired two shots, one of which connected with its left eye. Blood streamed out of its wound, landing in puddles all over the room. Now was her time to act.
She quickly sprinted for the sliding kitchen door, pushing it open and throwing herself inside. The massive machinery that lined the walls was off, but the activation switch was in close range. Keeping her weapon in hand, Ada raced past the massive hole in the wall and slammed her fist on the burner activator. The ovens clicked to life, the gas tanks on the wall turning on. The flow of gas to the ovens caused a fiery smell to erupt in the area, but Ada disregarded it. All she needed now was to lure the monster into the kitchen and to its fate.
*
Heatherly moaned as her body flickered back to reality. Her eyes fluttered open, and she realized she was on her back, looking straight up into the high ceiling. The actuality of what had just happened began to settle in. The monster had nearly killed her; just a few more inches up and it would've torn out her stomach.
She flipped over; pushing herself up out of the crack of the broken table she was laying between. She looked around, realizing that the monster was still alive. She couldn't see Ada, but Heatherly could smell the stench of gas that wasn't there before. The monster roared, jumping onto its hind legs and propelling itself into the air almost like if on springs. Again it latched onto the ceiling. Heatherly didn't understand…
*
"Why isn't it coming?" Ada screamed to herself. The monster had jumped onto the ceiling, but Ada hadn't seen it come down. Heatherly was still lying on the broken table in the corner, seemingly unconscious. Suddenly, the ceiling above the kitchen began to shake and the R3 monster fell through and slammed against the floor in front of her.
It took up nearly the entire room. Ada was shocked to see it in front of her. Its tongue leaped in and out of its mouth, dripping infected saliva into the air and splashing against the ground. Ada took a step back, realizing that it was now or never. She had no time to back away, and if she wanted to take this monster out she would have to risk taking herself with it. It was propped up against the gas canister in the back. Ada took one good aim and shot.
*
KABOOM!
The kitchen erupted into flames, and Heatherly was shocked to see the burning body of the R3 monster come flying out. It landed against one of the walls, its body leaving a thick trail of dark blood on the white tile. It slouched down, blood erupting from its tortured body. It howled a faint scream, and then fell into deep silence. Its head reared back and then thrust forward, sliding off and landing on the ground in front of it. Blood seeped from its decapitated shoulders, small dead embryos falling out and landing beside it. It twitched, and then fell motionless. It was dead.
*
Ada pushed herself up, realizing that she was still alive. She ached, her body pushed up against one of the back walls. The room was an inferno, fire covering nearly every inch. The R3 was gone…was it dead? Did it explode? Or did it escape?
All Ada could think about now was finding out if the monster was still alive. She pushed herself onto her feet, keeping her balance by putting her sweaty hands on the wall beside her. Quickly, she stumbled out of the kitchen and saw the large cafeteria with bloodshot eyes. The monster was dead, propped up and decapitated against one of the back walls. It was a beautiful site, the blood all around it and the headless shoulders. A wide smile grew across her face.
…Heatherly…
"Oh god…" Ada looked over to the corner where Heatherly had been. The broken table was still there, but she was gone…
"Ada!"
That familiar voice rang through Ada's ears. Heatherly looked at her with glistening eyes and a wide smile, "You killed it!"
Ada couldn't help but smile back. She had butchered the creature by herself. All by herself…and Heatherly came out alive. Just another obstacle she had to overcome…
"Are you alright?" Ada asked, "You look hurt. Your side is…bleeding…"
Heatherly laughed, "Don't worry its nothing!"
But Ada knew it was something…the monster had slashed her in her leg. The monster carrying the T virus had slashed open her leg…the virus…carrier…Heatherly…infected…infected…infected…
…Heatherly was infected with the virus…
A Vicious Attack
Ada and Heatherly cautiously stepped out of the briefing room. They had managed to take information regarding the surveillance of the STARS and the recruitment of more UBCS members. It made Heatherly sick to her stomach that Umbrella was as heartless as they were. She could hardly think about it…
"So we head upstairs," Heatherly said, looking around the small corridor they had entered through the briefing room, "The floor above us is where the dormitories are. Maybe we can find some more information there."
Ada looked sharply at her, giving her a quick glance and then refocusing on the stairs ahead of her. She moved forward and began trudging up the wood steps, her flat soled shoes tapping lightly as she ascended. The woman was indeed independent, not needing to speak to show that she was unafraid. Although this was a quality that Heatherly looked at as useful, she hated having it used on her. In a situation like this, the more vocalizing you do the easier it is to move forward. Ada didn't seem to want to talk at all.
Heatherly stood motionless as her thoughts drifted about, realizing that Ada had already gained a lead start on her. She heard a door open and close on the upper floor, signaling that Ada had made it up. Thinking about how dangerous it may be upstairs, Heatherly picked her big boots up off the ground and began to climb the steps.
*
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Ada fired three bullets into the decayed flesh of a carrier. The rotting mess of a once-human fell to the ground, only to pick its mangled self up again. She gave it a hard kick to the head, knocking it off and sending it rolling down the corridor. The headless body slouched down, a puddle of blood encircling it.
Heatherly burst in the door behind her, gun raised and looking right at her, "I heard shots." She looked down and saw the decapitated monster, "I guess I'm a little late…"
"Just a bit." Ada moved forward, realizing that they in fact were in a large cafeteria. Overturned tables and chairs were thrown everywhere, bodies of dead scientists strewn about and pushed up against the tile walls. There was blood on nearly every inch of the room, obviously stating that there had been some type of attack in here. Most of the dead workers were clawed or eaten to death…not shot…which meant that some type of bigger carrier had gotten to them. No soldiers this time…
"Look how high the ceiling is…" Heatherly said, her gaze pointed at the top, "The claw marks and blood stains are up there too." She pointed, focusing on one incredibly large claw print, engraved in blood. Ada looked up and saw it, noticing that the carrier that made that must've been at least the size of an elephant…the size of the claw was about the length of her neck down to her knee.
"Those poor workers," Heatherly continued, not noticing the faint hiss that could be heard from the kitchen area, "They died so fast…"
Ada heard it right away. It sounded like the R3's, except much more powerful, almost like some type of advanced stage. The massive clicking noises on the tile in the back room sounded heavy, like extreme weight being put pressured onto the floor. She knew almost immediately what it was, and the fear that she had from the first time she saw the 'licker' monster became reality.
The monster showed itself; Its massive head rearing out from behind the open wall that was the kitchen. It turned to look at Ada and Heatherly with cat like eyes, opening its mouth and showing off its massive piercing tongue. Its teeth were huge, like bowie knives were slit right into its gums. Its massive brain was protruding out of its skull, and the exoskeleton that covered its pure muscle body was an off white color. It screamed a vicious howl as it smashed through the kitchen wall, sending debris and cooking machinery flying everywhere. Dust flew up around the mutated R3 as it stood up on its hind legs and threw itself into the air, latching onto the ceiling. Ada and Heatherly were knocked to the ground, looking straight up at the monster that was on the overhang above them.
Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Ada thought to herself, scrambling for the magnum under her belt. Heatherly had already equipped her assault rifle and had begun pelting the monster with a shower of bullets. Ada quickly jumped to her feet and ran for the left wall, giving herself time to load and cock the powerful weapon.
"Take this you damn freak!" Heatherly screamed, never letting go of the trigger. The automatic weapon continued its fire, peppering the monster with a barrage of lead. She screamed as she realized the monster wasn't even being hurt, let alone being killed. Ada had finished loading her weapon.
She rushed to Heatherly's side, keeping her eyes on the monster at all times. It was crawling around on the ceiling, watching them with its blood thirsty eyes. It howled once and then dropped, flipping mid air and landing on its hind legs. It screamed out in hunger as it began swiping its massive rock hard claws in the air, swinging blindly and hoping that maybe once it would hit either of the girls.
Heatherly ducked, evading one of the monsters thrusts…she fell to the ground and grabbed her combat knife. Without Ada's consent, she threw herself into the air and jammed the weapon straight through the R3's heart, sending the monster into a fit and making it scream louder than ever.
"Heeeeirgh!"
It howled as the knife wouldn't budge from its rotting chest. Heatherly quickly tried to move out of the area, but the monster swung its claws through the air and slammed her in the chest. She was hurled through the room and slammed against one of the broken tables, landing face up and on top of a shattered table. Wood splinters and dust erupted out of her resting place as Heatherly moaned in pain, clutching her bleeding side where the monster had penetrated her.
"Heatherly!" Ada screamed, watching her crumble as she hit the floor. The table just collapsed under her, letting her frail body just fall to pieces. Although finding out if her partner was alright was important, dealing with the immensely powerful monster in front of her was the task at hand.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Ada pierced bullets right through the monster, sending them right through the masculine lower body that was enclosed by white bone. It screamed as blood poured out of its wounds, but it wasn't nearly enough to down it. She needed something more powerful to do the trick. The magnum would ultimately destroy the creature, but with only seven bullets left it was a slim if not impossible chance and risk to take.
Ada turned and ran, dodging the virus creation as it smashed its razor claws into the ground next to her. She ducked and rolled, sliding across the ground and landing face down in a corner. Looking at the monster, Ada figured her plan of attack. She leaped up with intense accuracy, landing not twenty feet away from it. Staring it straight in the eye, she leveled her magnum with its mutilated face and fired two shots, one of which connected with its left eye. Blood streamed out of its wound, landing in puddles all over the room. Now was her time to act.
She quickly sprinted for the sliding kitchen door, pushing it open and throwing herself inside. The massive machinery that lined the walls was off, but the activation switch was in close range. Keeping her weapon in hand, Ada raced past the massive hole in the wall and slammed her fist on the burner activator. The ovens clicked to life, the gas tanks on the wall turning on. The flow of gas to the ovens caused a fiery smell to erupt in the area, but Ada disregarded it. All she needed now was to lure the monster into the kitchen and to its fate.
*
Heatherly moaned as her body flickered back to reality. Her eyes fluttered open, and she realized she was on her back, looking straight up into the high ceiling. The actuality of what had just happened began to settle in. The monster had nearly killed her; just a few more inches up and it would've torn out her stomach.
She flipped over; pushing herself up out of the crack of the broken table she was laying between. She looked around, realizing that the monster was still alive. She couldn't see Ada, but Heatherly could smell the stench of gas that wasn't there before. The monster roared, jumping onto its hind legs and propelling itself into the air almost like if on springs. Again it latched onto the ceiling. Heatherly didn't understand…
*
"Why isn't it coming?" Ada screamed to herself. The monster had jumped onto the ceiling, but Ada hadn't seen it come down. Heatherly was still lying on the broken table in the corner, seemingly unconscious. Suddenly, the ceiling above the kitchen began to shake and the R3 monster fell through and slammed against the floor in front of her.
It took up nearly the entire room. Ada was shocked to see it in front of her. Its tongue leaped in and out of its mouth, dripping infected saliva into the air and splashing against the ground. Ada took a step back, realizing that it was now or never. She had no time to back away, and if she wanted to take this monster out she would have to risk taking herself with it. It was propped up against the gas canister in the back. Ada took one good aim and shot.
*
KABOOM!
The kitchen erupted into flames, and Heatherly was shocked to see the burning body of the R3 monster come flying out. It landed against one of the walls, its body leaving a thick trail of dark blood on the white tile. It slouched down, blood erupting from its tortured body. It howled a faint scream, and then fell into deep silence. Its head reared back and then thrust forward, sliding off and landing on the ground in front of it. Blood seeped from its decapitated shoulders, small dead embryos falling out and landing beside it. It twitched, and then fell motionless. It was dead.
*
Ada pushed herself up, realizing that she was still alive. She ached, her body pushed up against one of the back walls. The room was an inferno, fire covering nearly every inch. The R3 was gone…was it dead? Did it explode? Or did it escape?
All Ada could think about now was finding out if the monster was still alive. She pushed herself onto her feet, keeping her balance by putting her sweaty hands on the wall beside her. Quickly, she stumbled out of the kitchen and saw the large cafeteria with bloodshot eyes. The monster was dead, propped up and decapitated against one of the back walls. It was a beautiful site, the blood all around it and the headless shoulders. A wide smile grew across her face.
…Heatherly…
"Oh god…" Ada looked over to the corner where Heatherly had been. The broken table was still there, but she was gone…
"Ada!"
That familiar voice rang through Ada's ears. Heatherly looked at her with glistening eyes and a wide smile, "You killed it!"
Ada couldn't help but smile back. She had butchered the creature by herself. All by herself…and Heatherly came out alive. Just another obstacle she had to overcome…
"Are you alright?" Ada asked, "You look hurt. Your side is…bleeding…"
Heatherly laughed, "Don't worry its nothing!"
But Ada knew it was something…the monster had slashed her in her leg. The monster carrying the T virus had slashed open her leg…the virus…carrier…Heatherly…infected…infected…infected…
…Heatherly was infected with the virus…