A/N: Whoo-hoo, chapter 9! The writer's block has decided to leave the fuck alone, for now anyways. Well, enjoy!
David and Alex left the conference room with confused expressions their faces. They sighed in frustration at the realization that everyone else knew what was going on and weren't going to tell them. David ran a hand through his hair and looked at Alex.
"Do you have any idea what in the bloody hell they were talking about in there?"
Alex shot him an askance look.
"Other than what happened in Raccoon and about the death of some seriously deranged twins from Rockfort, then I'm afraid not. I'm as clueless as you are, man."
David sighed.
"You'd think that after what happened in Raccoon, they wouldn't want to do anymore experiments. I can't believe they're actually thinking of trying again."
Alex shrugged.
"They're just rumors, man. Nobody knows what really happened in Raccoon. Besides, if the company really was proven to be guilty, don't think they'd be out of business by now?"
David frowned.
"Well, you do have a point. I just hate to think that this company really is responsible for that viral outbreak six months ago. I mean, most of Umbrella's labs were in Raccoon city, and they were do researching on some newly discovered viruses in the forest there. Plus, the city got nuked for crying out loud, so it's not surprising that they're suspected of being the one behind it. But you're right, they are just rumors and I guess we'll never know."
Alex nodded.
"David, I think you need to seriously go home and rest. You've been so antsy and jumpy ever since we got here. I'm worried about you, man."
David smiled.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. I do feel a bit stressed and overwhelmed."
"Just get some sleep when you go home tonight, Dave. I'm sure the boss will understand if we wait until tomorrow to start our little research."
David chuckled.
"That's not a bad idea. I haven't had a decent night's sleep since we got here."
Alex smiled and patted David on the back.
"Everything's gonna be fine. Now let's get back to work. We don't want to be caught slacking."
"No, we don't."
That said, they headed their separate ways to complete their tasks for the day.
Jill sighed for the hundredth time since turning off the radio. Barry raised an eyebrow at her.
"Jill, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just worried. There are still some creepy creatures lurking around here."
"Don't worry about Chris. He can take care of himself, and from what he's told me about Claire, she seems to be one hell of a fighter."
Jill smiled.
"I hope you're right Barry. I saw a lot of disturbing things back in Raccoon, but I've never seen anything like what we saw here."
Barry frowned.
"Well, Chris said that Claire knew her way around the island. I'm sure she'll have no trouble leading Chris and Lu here."
Jill opened her mouth to say something, but an ear piercing scream cut her off.
"Oh my god! Barry, what was that?!"
"I don't know. I didn't like the sound of it, though."
Another scream was heard a second later followed by a few gunshots. Jill and Barry ran to the door with their own guns in hand. Upon opening the door, they were greeted by the sight of Rebecca and Alice trying to shooting off a big wandering brownish creature with a long arm. Barry raised his magnum and finished it off. Jill rushed towards them and helped them to their feet.
"Are you girls alright?"
Alice nodded.
"Yes, we're fine Jill. Thank you."
"What is that thing?"
"A Bandersnatch. I read a report on them when I hacked into one of Umbrella's computers a while back ago."
Everyone turned to see Leon walking towards them. Everyone just gawked at him. After a moment, Barry broke the silence.
"Leon, what else did you find out?"
"Not much. Only that these things were made on this very island and I also read something about an experiment some rich twin siblings did on their father."
Alice raised a curious eyebrow.
"What kind of experiment? Is it anything like the nemesis that Jill, Carlos, and I encountered back in Raccoon?"
Jill shuddered at the memories of what happened with nemesis. Leon sighed.
"I don't think so. It didn't go into detail, but I have a feeling that experiment may still be running around here somewhere along with god knows what else."
Jill's eyes widened.
"But Chris, Claire, and Lu are still out there! Shouldn't we call and warn them?!"
Barry sighed.
"Chris and Claire have been here before, Jill. They know what to expect here."
"That doesn't make me feel any better, Barry."
"Well, I wish there was something we could do, Jilly. Believe me, if there was something we could have done it would have been done already. We found this place by sheer fucking luck, but we don't know jack shit about this island. We can't really do anything until they get here. Besides, the radio's gone dead for some reason."
"You have got to be kidding me!"
Barry shook his head.
"I wish I was, Jilly. I tried to call Chris again, but I got nothing but static before it went completely dead."
Jill's face went deathly pale and looked like she were about to faint. Rebecca pulled out a small bottle and put it right under Jill's nose to snap her out it.
"Jill, you really need to calm down. You're not gonna do Chris or anyone else any good by fainting."
"Becky's right, Jilly. Maybe you should lie down. You're still in shock over what happened and now you're afraid the same thing will happen to your friends."
Everyone turned to see that Carlos had appeared beside Leon. Jill narrowed her eyes at him.
"Afraid?! Afraid?! You damn right I'm afraid! You, me, and Alice just barely made out of Raccoon and the shit we've seen here has not exactly been pleasant! Take a good look at that Bander… whatever it is that Leon said it was over there! Do you honestly think that I can just relax when I know that some of my friends are in danger out there?! And about Chris' sister?! Has she not been through this hellhole and Raccoon before?! Who's to say she's not as traumatized and freaked out by she saw as the rest of us are?! And Sherry! Oh, don't even get me started with her! I can only imagine how that poor little girl must feel! Her father being turned into a monster and try to use her to nourish some monstrous embryos! Don't tell me to calm down, Carlos! As long as Umbrella continues to exist, there isn't a gaddamn thing to be calm about!"
Everyone just stared at her for a moment. Carlos sighed and ran a hand through his light hair.
"Look Jill, I didn't mean to upset you, but everyone's right. You have to calm down. You didn't make out of the mansion or raccoon by losing your cool."
"But, I was infected. If you hadn't been there to help me..."
"But I was. And if I hadn't, I have no doubt you have been able to find the vaccine on your own. You are quite a resourceful woman, and if my memory serves me right, it was you who finished off that damn nemesis. There's reason why you should ever doubt your skills. "
Jill stared at him and blushed. Barry chuckled.
"Yep, that's our Jilly. Always the first to jump the gun."
Everyone laughed. Jill sent an amused glare at Barry.
"Well, I guess you maybe right Carlos. Maybe I should lie down for a little while."
Carlos smiled.
"Come on, if you happen to fall asleep I'll wake you up when your friend gets here."
"Thanks Carlos."
When Carlos and Jill were out of sight, Alice turned her attentions to Barry.
"Do you really Chris and his sister will make alright?"
"I have no doubt they will. Chris is a strong man, he'll make sure they get here."
Alice nodded and looked back at the dead Bandersnatch. She smirked.
Well Mr. Redfield, if what everyone says about you is true, than I look forward to meeting you and your sister.
Noticing that Barry and Rebecca were already heading back inside, Alice began to follow.
It wasn't long before Chris, Claire and Luis made it to the gardens of the palace. Just seeing it again made shivers run down Claire's spine. She stopped as the sudden urge to faint hit her. She grabbed onto Chris for support who in turn raised an eyebrow.
"Claire, are you alright?"
Claire looked up at him and smiled weakly.
"Yeah, I just had the sudden urge to faint. I don't why, though."
Luis went up to them and put a hand to Claire's forehead. He sighed and shook his head.
"Chris, you're going to have to carry her. It seems she's come down with a bit of a fever. That would explain why she felt like fainting aside form the fact that she suddenly became so pale."
Chris nodded and scooped claire up in his arms.
"Let's go. The sooner we get her to Becky, the better."
Luis nodded. Chris rested Claire's head against his shoulder.
"Rest for a while sis. I know how to get to the private residence."
"Are you sure?"
Chris nodded and Claire closed her eyes. He reached into his pocket and tossed Luis a buretta.
"Ready to go, Lu?"
"As ready as I'll ever be, I guess."
"Then let's go."
Without further delay they opened the palace doors and headed inside.
A/N: Alright! The palace at last. What awaits them you ask, stick around and find out. R/R in the mean time.
David and Alex left the conference room with confused expressions their faces. They sighed in frustration at the realization that everyone else knew what was going on and weren't going to tell them. David ran a hand through his hair and looked at Alex.
"Do you have any idea what in the bloody hell they were talking about in there?"
Alex shot him an askance look.
"Other than what happened in Raccoon and about the death of some seriously deranged twins from Rockfort, then I'm afraid not. I'm as clueless as you are, man."
David sighed.
"You'd think that after what happened in Raccoon, they wouldn't want to do anymore experiments. I can't believe they're actually thinking of trying again."
Alex shrugged.
"They're just rumors, man. Nobody knows what really happened in Raccoon. Besides, if the company really was proven to be guilty, don't think they'd be out of business by now?"
David frowned.
"Well, you do have a point. I just hate to think that this company really is responsible for that viral outbreak six months ago. I mean, most of Umbrella's labs were in Raccoon city, and they were do researching on some newly discovered viruses in the forest there. Plus, the city got nuked for crying out loud, so it's not surprising that they're suspected of being the one behind it. But you're right, they are just rumors and I guess we'll never know."
Alex nodded.
"David, I think you need to seriously go home and rest. You've been so antsy and jumpy ever since we got here. I'm worried about you, man."
David smiled.
"Yeah, maybe you're right. I do feel a bit stressed and overwhelmed."
"Just get some sleep when you go home tonight, Dave. I'm sure the boss will understand if we wait until tomorrow to start our little research."
David chuckled.
"That's not a bad idea. I haven't had a decent night's sleep since we got here."
Alex smiled and patted David on the back.
"Everything's gonna be fine. Now let's get back to work. We don't want to be caught slacking."
"No, we don't."
That said, they headed their separate ways to complete their tasks for the day.
Jill sighed for the hundredth time since turning off the radio. Barry raised an eyebrow at her.
"Jill, are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just worried. There are still some creepy creatures lurking around here."
"Don't worry about Chris. He can take care of himself, and from what he's told me about Claire, she seems to be one hell of a fighter."
Jill smiled.
"I hope you're right Barry. I saw a lot of disturbing things back in Raccoon, but I've never seen anything like what we saw here."
Barry frowned.
"Well, Chris said that Claire knew her way around the island. I'm sure she'll have no trouble leading Chris and Lu here."
Jill opened her mouth to say something, but an ear piercing scream cut her off.
"Oh my god! Barry, what was that?!"
"I don't know. I didn't like the sound of it, though."
Another scream was heard a second later followed by a few gunshots. Jill and Barry ran to the door with their own guns in hand. Upon opening the door, they were greeted by the sight of Rebecca and Alice trying to shooting off a big wandering brownish creature with a long arm. Barry raised his magnum and finished it off. Jill rushed towards them and helped them to their feet.
"Are you girls alright?"
Alice nodded.
"Yes, we're fine Jill. Thank you."
"What is that thing?"
"A Bandersnatch. I read a report on them when I hacked into one of Umbrella's computers a while back ago."
Everyone turned to see Leon walking towards them. Everyone just gawked at him. After a moment, Barry broke the silence.
"Leon, what else did you find out?"
"Not much. Only that these things were made on this very island and I also read something about an experiment some rich twin siblings did on their father."
Alice raised a curious eyebrow.
"What kind of experiment? Is it anything like the nemesis that Jill, Carlos, and I encountered back in Raccoon?"
Jill shuddered at the memories of what happened with nemesis. Leon sighed.
"I don't think so. It didn't go into detail, but I have a feeling that experiment may still be running around here somewhere along with god knows what else."
Jill's eyes widened.
"But Chris, Claire, and Lu are still out there! Shouldn't we call and warn them?!"
Barry sighed.
"Chris and Claire have been here before, Jill. They know what to expect here."
"That doesn't make me feel any better, Barry."
"Well, I wish there was something we could do, Jilly. Believe me, if there was something we could have done it would have been done already. We found this place by sheer fucking luck, but we don't know jack shit about this island. We can't really do anything until they get here. Besides, the radio's gone dead for some reason."
"You have got to be kidding me!"
Barry shook his head.
"I wish I was, Jilly. I tried to call Chris again, but I got nothing but static before it went completely dead."
Jill's face went deathly pale and looked like she were about to faint. Rebecca pulled out a small bottle and put it right under Jill's nose to snap her out it.
"Jill, you really need to calm down. You're not gonna do Chris or anyone else any good by fainting."
"Becky's right, Jilly. Maybe you should lie down. You're still in shock over what happened and now you're afraid the same thing will happen to your friends."
Everyone turned to see that Carlos had appeared beside Leon. Jill narrowed her eyes at him.
"Afraid?! Afraid?! You damn right I'm afraid! You, me, and Alice just barely made out of Raccoon and the shit we've seen here has not exactly been pleasant! Take a good look at that Bander… whatever it is that Leon said it was over there! Do you honestly think that I can just relax when I know that some of my friends are in danger out there?! And about Chris' sister?! Has she not been through this hellhole and Raccoon before?! Who's to say she's not as traumatized and freaked out by she saw as the rest of us are?! And Sherry! Oh, don't even get me started with her! I can only imagine how that poor little girl must feel! Her father being turned into a monster and try to use her to nourish some monstrous embryos! Don't tell me to calm down, Carlos! As long as Umbrella continues to exist, there isn't a gaddamn thing to be calm about!"
Everyone just stared at her for a moment. Carlos sighed and ran a hand through his light hair.
"Look Jill, I didn't mean to upset you, but everyone's right. You have to calm down. You didn't make out of the mansion or raccoon by losing your cool."
"But, I was infected. If you hadn't been there to help me..."
"But I was. And if I hadn't, I have no doubt you have been able to find the vaccine on your own. You are quite a resourceful woman, and if my memory serves me right, it was you who finished off that damn nemesis. There's reason why you should ever doubt your skills. "
Jill stared at him and blushed. Barry chuckled.
"Yep, that's our Jilly. Always the first to jump the gun."
Everyone laughed. Jill sent an amused glare at Barry.
"Well, I guess you maybe right Carlos. Maybe I should lie down for a little while."
Carlos smiled.
"Come on, if you happen to fall asleep I'll wake you up when your friend gets here."
"Thanks Carlos."
When Carlos and Jill were out of sight, Alice turned her attentions to Barry.
"Do you really Chris and his sister will make alright?"
"I have no doubt they will. Chris is a strong man, he'll make sure they get here."
Alice nodded and looked back at the dead Bandersnatch. She smirked.
Well Mr. Redfield, if what everyone says about you is true, than I look forward to meeting you and your sister.
Noticing that Barry and Rebecca were already heading back inside, Alice began to follow.
It wasn't long before Chris, Claire and Luis made it to the gardens of the palace. Just seeing it again made shivers run down Claire's spine. She stopped as the sudden urge to faint hit her. She grabbed onto Chris for support who in turn raised an eyebrow.
"Claire, are you alright?"
Claire looked up at him and smiled weakly.
"Yeah, I just had the sudden urge to faint. I don't why, though."
Luis went up to them and put a hand to Claire's forehead. He sighed and shook his head.
"Chris, you're going to have to carry her. It seems she's come down with a bit of a fever. That would explain why she felt like fainting aside form the fact that she suddenly became so pale."
Chris nodded and scooped claire up in his arms.
"Let's go. The sooner we get her to Becky, the better."
Luis nodded. Chris rested Claire's head against his shoulder.
"Rest for a while sis. I know how to get to the private residence."
"Are you sure?"
Chris nodded and Claire closed her eyes. He reached into his pocket and tossed Luis a buretta.
"Ready to go, Lu?"
"As ready as I'll ever be, I guess."
"Then let's go."
Without further delay they opened the palace doors and headed inside.
A/N: Alright! The palace at last. What awaits them you ask, stick around and find out. R/R in the mean time.