Chapter 2 Arrival
~ Italy. 5 am Sunday June 26th ~
"I guess there really is no turning back now." Barry said as they stepped outside the airport.
"Yeah. Let's just hope that we're one step ahead of Umbrella so that we could stop them before starting another one of their horrid projects." Chris said as he signaled a cab.
They got in and gave the driver some instructions to Rebecca's apartment.
"So, what did Rebecca say last night when you talked to her?" Barry asked to start some conversation.
"She said that Jill's with her with some guy named Carlos." Chris said.
"Jealous are we?" Barry said.
Chris looked at him and gave him a look.
Barry couldn't help but laugh.
"Why does everybody keep on saying that? First Rebecca then you? I thought that we were on the same side." Chris said.
Barry laughed some more.
"My friend, we are all on the same side. If you're not jealous, then you don't have to be so defensive about it, you know. But I just don't get it why you and Jill keep on clinging to your pride. Why don't you just admit it that you love her and everything's going to go smoothly between the two of you." Barry suggested.
Chris signed in defeat.
"I guess I should know better than hide what I feel from the person who knows what he's talking about." He said.
"You sure got that right." Barry replied with a grin.
"Well Dr. Love, it's not that I'm not going to tell her.just not now." Chris said.
"What ever you say Chris. What ever you say." Barry said.
Barry just shook his head.
'The longer you wait, the harder it would be Chris.' Barry said silently.
Soon, they arrived at the apartment complex where Rebecca was staying.
As soon as Chris paid the driver, he led Barry to Rebecca's apartment.
Barry then knocked at the door.
They waited for a while but there was no answer.
They knocked again and still there was no answer.
"Do you think they left or just asleep?" Barry said absently.
"I'm just worried that something bad must have happened." Chris said, readying himself for breaking the door down.
"Cool it partner." Came Jill's voice as she opened the door.
"Jill! You guys alright?" Chris asked quickly.
Jill stretched a little and had let the men enter.
"What does it look like? You better not make such noise or you'll wake the entire neighborhood. Rebecca and Carlos are still asleep." Jill answered.
"Then why are you up so early?" Chris asked with such concern.
"I usually wake up this early. It's a habit of mine. Want some coffee?" Jill said.
As both men placed their bags down, Chris asked, "Then how come it took you some time to open the door?"
Jill turned to him and answered, "I just came from the shower when you decided to knock."
That was when he noticed that Jill's hair was damp.
"So Jill, how are you? It's been a long time." Barry started.
Jill turned to him and smiled.
"Great! A little shook up here and there but aside from that I'm doing fine. After the mansion incident and when you guys decided to leave Raccoon City, I remained there for two weeks more when the city became infested with zombies and the other living dead. It was hard but I had some help with a missionary I met named Carlos. Could you believe that he was sent by Umbrella to rescue survivors?" Jill said as she poured some coffee into three mugs.
She then handed them with the cups and seated herself opposite of Chris.
"Wait! I don't get it. You mean that Umbrella sent a missionary to help save the people that they terrorize?" Chris said.
"Well, that's not entirely true. Carlos told me that a group of more than fifty missionaries were sent and well.he is the only one left among them. I got a chance to meet two others but one was badly wounded when I met him and had sacrificed himself so that we could escape from that Nemesis thing." Jill explained.
"And what happened to the other man?" Barry asked.
Jill hesitated at the thought.
But then she decided to let them know, "Well.on my way out, before I fought with the Nemesis for the last time, I saw his body.decapitated."
Both men were silenced.
"Jill." Chris said.
Jill then forced a smile to reassure him.
"Don't worry about me. After witnessing and battling zombies, skinless lickers and a nemesis, a decapitated body is not new to me. Besides, we're police officers and I'm also part of S.T.A.R.S. I'm sure I can handle this sort of thing." Jill said.
"But? I see a 'but' coming." Barry said.
"But what makes it worse is that I saw nemesis decapitate and rip him apart right in front of me. I couldn't do anything to save him. Nemesis was just too fast killing him and if I attempted to shoot, I could have shot Nicholai. But like I said, after everything, that's nothing new. We've seen worse." Jill said.
"Blaming yourself again?" Came Carlos' voice as he entered the kitchen.
They turned.
"Guys, this is Carlos. Carlos, this is Chris and Barry, the other members of S.T.A.R.S." Jill said.
"Nice to meet you guys. Anyway, Nicholai doesn't deserve your pity Jill. He betrayed us and was planning to get us killed. So if I were you, I would stop worrying about what happened to him." Carlos said as he sat.
"Don't you think I know that? I saw him get the files and admit it in my face. He may have deserved to die but no one deserves to die like that." Jill said.
"It's what we call karma Jill." Carlos said as he got a cup of coffee.
"Hmm.something smells good in here." Rebecca said as she entered the kitchen, fixing her hair.
"Hi guys. Nice of you to drop by at this early hour." Rebecca said.
"Hi Rebecca." Both men greeted.
"So, what's up?" Rebecca asked as she stood by Jill's shoulder, overlooking what she was cooking.
"Need some help Jill?" Rebecca offered.
Jill just smiled and said, "Sure! I hope you don't mind that I invaded your kitchen."
"Don't be silly. Anyway, I'll set the table. It looks like you're almost done." Rebecca said as she gathered some plates from the cupboard.
After everything was fixed and they were having their breakfast, Rebecca then asked, "So, Chris, now that everybody is here, why don't just break the ice? Could you please at least tell us what's going on?"
"Yeah. That's what I'd like to know myself." Jill said.
"Fine. You already know that I went and helped my sister. Well, during that time, I found out that Umbrella was up to its old tricks again. I think that it won't be long before they wedge their ugly head again. We have to stop them." Chris explained.
"Does that mean that is your reason for leaving Claire?"
"Yes. She's better off far away from all of this."
"Don't you think that that is just some wishful thinking? I mean, she's already involved deeper than you give credit for. Isn't it better if you have her meet us somewhere?" Jill commented.
"I'm way ahead of you. I sent her a message a few days ago before I met up with Barry. She told me that she's going to bring Leon, Sherry and Steve with her." Chris said.
"Hold on a minute. Who are Leon, Sherry and Steve? You keep talking about them and yet you don't tell us anything." Barry said.
"Well, to make a long story short, Sherry was the daughter of two Umbrella scientist that fell under the G-virus. They died because of it. Leon was the newest police officer sent to Raccoon City before it blew up. He had saved Claire on the diner when both weren't sure about what they were dealing with. They helped each other to escape. Steve, on the other hand, was one of those people kept in Alcatras, where Claire was imprisoned." Chris answered as he finished his last bacon and eggs.
"Talk about meeting of fate." Carlos commented.
"That's basically what's going on." Barry said.
After a moment of silence, Rebecca asked, "So, what are the plans?"
"Well, I was thinking of going back to the States to meet up with the others and we'll take it from there." Chris said.
"We have to lay low a little since I believe that Umbrella's expecting us. We have to plan this carefully with the others." Barry said.
"Yes. Oh yeah, before I forget, Carlos and I found some things that weren't relevant at the time but I think it is now." Jill said.
Everyone turned to her.
"Well, when we were in Geneva, we found some unusual stuff." Jill said.
She then turned to Carlos and motioned him to tell what he knew.
"Yeah. While we were there, we saw a new company. It's not much. It's such a small company but I accidentally stumbled on to something."
(To be continued.)
Well, that was chapter 2. Please tell me what you think by sending in your reviews. Thanks!
Michiko
~ Italy. 5 am Sunday June 26th ~
"I guess there really is no turning back now." Barry said as they stepped outside the airport.
"Yeah. Let's just hope that we're one step ahead of Umbrella so that we could stop them before starting another one of their horrid projects." Chris said as he signaled a cab.
They got in and gave the driver some instructions to Rebecca's apartment.
"So, what did Rebecca say last night when you talked to her?" Barry asked to start some conversation.
"She said that Jill's with her with some guy named Carlos." Chris said.
"Jealous are we?" Barry said.
Chris looked at him and gave him a look.
Barry couldn't help but laugh.
"Why does everybody keep on saying that? First Rebecca then you? I thought that we were on the same side." Chris said.
Barry laughed some more.
"My friend, we are all on the same side. If you're not jealous, then you don't have to be so defensive about it, you know. But I just don't get it why you and Jill keep on clinging to your pride. Why don't you just admit it that you love her and everything's going to go smoothly between the two of you." Barry suggested.
Chris signed in defeat.
"I guess I should know better than hide what I feel from the person who knows what he's talking about." He said.
"You sure got that right." Barry replied with a grin.
"Well Dr. Love, it's not that I'm not going to tell her.just not now." Chris said.
"What ever you say Chris. What ever you say." Barry said.
Barry just shook his head.
'The longer you wait, the harder it would be Chris.' Barry said silently.
Soon, they arrived at the apartment complex where Rebecca was staying.
As soon as Chris paid the driver, he led Barry to Rebecca's apartment.
Barry then knocked at the door.
They waited for a while but there was no answer.
They knocked again and still there was no answer.
"Do you think they left or just asleep?" Barry said absently.
"I'm just worried that something bad must have happened." Chris said, readying himself for breaking the door down.
"Cool it partner." Came Jill's voice as she opened the door.
"Jill! You guys alright?" Chris asked quickly.
Jill stretched a little and had let the men enter.
"What does it look like? You better not make such noise or you'll wake the entire neighborhood. Rebecca and Carlos are still asleep." Jill answered.
"Then why are you up so early?" Chris asked with such concern.
"I usually wake up this early. It's a habit of mine. Want some coffee?" Jill said.
As both men placed their bags down, Chris asked, "Then how come it took you some time to open the door?"
Jill turned to him and answered, "I just came from the shower when you decided to knock."
That was when he noticed that Jill's hair was damp.
"So Jill, how are you? It's been a long time." Barry started.
Jill turned to him and smiled.
"Great! A little shook up here and there but aside from that I'm doing fine. After the mansion incident and when you guys decided to leave Raccoon City, I remained there for two weeks more when the city became infested with zombies and the other living dead. It was hard but I had some help with a missionary I met named Carlos. Could you believe that he was sent by Umbrella to rescue survivors?" Jill said as she poured some coffee into three mugs.
She then handed them with the cups and seated herself opposite of Chris.
"Wait! I don't get it. You mean that Umbrella sent a missionary to help save the people that they terrorize?" Chris said.
"Well, that's not entirely true. Carlos told me that a group of more than fifty missionaries were sent and well.he is the only one left among them. I got a chance to meet two others but one was badly wounded when I met him and had sacrificed himself so that we could escape from that Nemesis thing." Jill explained.
"And what happened to the other man?" Barry asked.
Jill hesitated at the thought.
But then she decided to let them know, "Well.on my way out, before I fought with the Nemesis for the last time, I saw his body.decapitated."
Both men were silenced.
"Jill." Chris said.
Jill then forced a smile to reassure him.
"Don't worry about me. After witnessing and battling zombies, skinless lickers and a nemesis, a decapitated body is not new to me. Besides, we're police officers and I'm also part of S.T.A.R.S. I'm sure I can handle this sort of thing." Jill said.
"But? I see a 'but' coming." Barry said.
"But what makes it worse is that I saw nemesis decapitate and rip him apart right in front of me. I couldn't do anything to save him. Nemesis was just too fast killing him and if I attempted to shoot, I could have shot Nicholai. But like I said, after everything, that's nothing new. We've seen worse." Jill said.
"Blaming yourself again?" Came Carlos' voice as he entered the kitchen.
They turned.
"Guys, this is Carlos. Carlos, this is Chris and Barry, the other members of S.T.A.R.S." Jill said.
"Nice to meet you guys. Anyway, Nicholai doesn't deserve your pity Jill. He betrayed us and was planning to get us killed. So if I were you, I would stop worrying about what happened to him." Carlos said as he sat.
"Don't you think I know that? I saw him get the files and admit it in my face. He may have deserved to die but no one deserves to die like that." Jill said.
"It's what we call karma Jill." Carlos said as he got a cup of coffee.
"Hmm.something smells good in here." Rebecca said as she entered the kitchen, fixing her hair.
"Hi guys. Nice of you to drop by at this early hour." Rebecca said.
"Hi Rebecca." Both men greeted.
"So, what's up?" Rebecca asked as she stood by Jill's shoulder, overlooking what she was cooking.
"Need some help Jill?" Rebecca offered.
Jill just smiled and said, "Sure! I hope you don't mind that I invaded your kitchen."
"Don't be silly. Anyway, I'll set the table. It looks like you're almost done." Rebecca said as she gathered some plates from the cupboard.
After everything was fixed and they were having their breakfast, Rebecca then asked, "So, Chris, now that everybody is here, why don't just break the ice? Could you please at least tell us what's going on?"
"Yeah. That's what I'd like to know myself." Jill said.
"Fine. You already know that I went and helped my sister. Well, during that time, I found out that Umbrella was up to its old tricks again. I think that it won't be long before they wedge their ugly head again. We have to stop them." Chris explained.
"Does that mean that is your reason for leaving Claire?"
"Yes. She's better off far away from all of this."
"Don't you think that that is just some wishful thinking? I mean, she's already involved deeper than you give credit for. Isn't it better if you have her meet us somewhere?" Jill commented.
"I'm way ahead of you. I sent her a message a few days ago before I met up with Barry. She told me that she's going to bring Leon, Sherry and Steve with her." Chris said.
"Hold on a minute. Who are Leon, Sherry and Steve? You keep talking about them and yet you don't tell us anything." Barry said.
"Well, to make a long story short, Sherry was the daughter of two Umbrella scientist that fell under the G-virus. They died because of it. Leon was the newest police officer sent to Raccoon City before it blew up. He had saved Claire on the diner when both weren't sure about what they were dealing with. They helped each other to escape. Steve, on the other hand, was one of those people kept in Alcatras, where Claire was imprisoned." Chris answered as he finished his last bacon and eggs.
"Talk about meeting of fate." Carlos commented.
"That's basically what's going on." Barry said.
After a moment of silence, Rebecca asked, "So, what are the plans?"
"Well, I was thinking of going back to the States to meet up with the others and we'll take it from there." Chris said.
"We have to lay low a little since I believe that Umbrella's expecting us. We have to plan this carefully with the others." Barry said.
"Yes. Oh yeah, before I forget, Carlos and I found some things that weren't relevant at the time but I think it is now." Jill said.
Everyone turned to her.
"Well, when we were in Geneva, we found some unusual stuff." Jill said.
She then turned to Carlos and motioned him to tell what he knew.
"Yeah. While we were there, we saw a new company. It's not much. It's such a small company but I accidentally stumbled on to something."
(To be continued.)
Well, that was chapter 2. Please tell me what you think by sending in your reviews. Thanks!
Michiko