"It's been a year so far and everything is back to normal. It had been said that
umbrella corporation was destroyed and all their research facilities were
shutdown. Even if umbrella corporation had been destroyed, I believe that
somewhere out there these viruses still roam. The incidents that I've been
involved in not only changed my life but became my worst fears. Lately I've
been having these strange dreams. Sometimes I wake up drenched in sweat
and breathing heavily. Other times I can't fall asleep knowing that I'll have
another nightmare. I thank God that my parents aren't around to see me like
this. They traveled to Chicago for an important job.The only strong point in
my life right now is Chris Redfield. Without him I don't know where I'd
be." Jill dropped her pen on the desk when she heard the doorbell ring.
She stood up from the chair, walked down the stairs, and opened the
door. "Chris!" She leapped into his arms. When she let go of him she
looked into his eyes and smiled. " I thought you forgot." He turned his
gaze to the street. " I didn't forget, the traffic was just impossible." He
looked at her and smiled. She put her hands around his neck and kissed
him. She pulled away with her hands still around his neck. "Why don't you
come inside while I get my things." Jill let go of him and walked up the
stairs to her room. Chris walked over to the couch and sat down. He
grabbed a magazine from the coffee table and flipped through it, stopping
on some pages for a few seconds. The sound of his cellphone ringing
startled him. He dropped the magazine on the coffee table and reached
for the phone in his pocket. He looked at the number that appeared on
the cellphone and recognized it immediately. He pressed the accept
button and put the phone to his ear. "Hello?" He said, waiting to see what
his sister wanted this time. " Chris, I know you're with Jill but I need you to
do me a favor." Chris turned his gaze to Jill who was making her way
down the stairs. " What is it Claire?" She hesitated for a second and then
she spoke again. " My car has a flat tire and I have no way to get home.
Do you think you could pick me up by the bakery?" Chris rolled his eyes.
"I can't believe you. I'll be there in a minute." Once he hung up the phone
and put it back in his pocket, he noticed Jill was standing right next to
him. " Is everything okay?," she said looking down at him. He stood up
from the couch. " Before we go anywhere I have to pick up my sister by
the bakery." Chris made his way to the door and Jill followed close
behind him. He turned and looked at her. "Her cars got a flat tire and
she doesn't have any other way of getting home." He dug in his pocket
and pulled out his keys. Jill opened the door and stepped out onto the
front porch. Chris walked out onto the porch and closed the door behind
him. He made his way down the fronts steps and to the car. Jill followed
close behind him until they both got into the car and drove away.
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Chris pulled up to the bakery and noticed his sister in her car talking on
her cellphone. Once Claire noticed her brother had arrived with Jill,
she immediately said a quick "bye" to the person on the phone and
hung up. Chris turned to Jill who was staring out the window. " Wait
here while I check out my sister's car." She turned to him, squinting
from the bright sunlight. "Okay." Chris got out of the car, slaming the door
shut behind him. He made his way over to Claire who was getting out of
her car. Then something caught his eye. Claire was wearing a suit. It
wasn't just any suit, it was a skirt and heels. Chris knew about her job as a
secretary in a law office, but he didn't know she had to wear these
kinds of clothes. She looked nice for a change. He remembered
when they were kids. She hated dresses and skirts. They were her
worst nightmares. All she cared about when she was a kid was
kicking Chris' ass in wrestling. She walked up to him and put her
hands on her hips. "My car is totally ruined." He looked at the airless
tire and then looked back at her. " Come on, I'll call the tow truck
and they'll bring it back home." Claire glanced at her car one last
time. She then made her way to the car with Chris and hopped inside.
Chris slammed the car door shut and realized that Jill had also
noticed Claire's clothes. A wide grin spread across her face. " Hey
Claire." Claire slammed her door shut and looked up at Jill. " Hi."
Chris put the key in the ignition and started the car. Jill looked out
her window and squinted as the bright rays of sunlight lightened up
her face. She watched the houses go by until she recognized a few
and realized that they were a block away from her house. Once they
pulled up in front of her house they all got out the car and made their
way to the front door. Jill stopped dead in her tracks when she
saw two men standing on her front porch. Chris looked at her, but
noticed that she was as confused as he was. Jill then realized that
the two men were police officers. She hesitated and then slowly
made her way over to them. The two police officers turned around
when they heard her coming up the cement steps. " Can I help you?,"
she said, feeling a wave of fear come over her. Why were there two
police officers standing at her front door? Something didn't seem
right. "Are you Jill Valentine?," the officer said with an expression
that sent chills down her back. "Yes.........I am." With that, the police
officers pulled their hats off their heads and held it in front of them.
At this point, Jill felt as if her heart were in her throat. "Whats going
on?" She turned and looked at Chris and Claire but they had no
clue what was going on either. "Ms.Valentine, I'm afraid we have
some bad news for you." Between the cops serious expression to
the both of them taking off their hats, Jill didn't know what to think. A wave
of dizziness came over her and she felt her fingers get cold. The officer
looked at her with a concerned expression on his face. " Ms.
Valentine, there's been an accident." Jills eyes widened. " What
do you mean there's been an accident?" The officer looked down at
the ground still holding his hat in his hand. Jill's whole face went
pale and she began to feel lightheaded. "Jill........its your parents."
Jills heart began racing. " What about my parents, are they okay?"
When the police officer didn't answer, Jill knew something was definitely
wrong. " Are they okay!" The cop looked up at her, noticing the look of
fear on her face. "Ms.Valentine.........your parents were murdered. They
were found dead in their hotel room a week ago." Jill felt her heart
pick up its pace. It felt as if it were going to burst out of her chest
any second. "This is a dream," she thought still feeling her body
trembling with fear. Her lightheadedness became worst . "No, th....they
can't be dead. There must be some mistake," she said, hoping she
was right. The police officer pulled something out of his pocket
and handed it to Jill. "I found that in your father's wallet." Jill stared at the
picture until she felt tears rolling down her cheeks. It was a picture of
her and her parents when she was only twelve years old. Her father
took it with him wherever he went. Everything began spinning and her
legs began trembling, making it harder for her to keep her balance.
Chris made his way over to Jill and stood in front of her. She put her
hand over her forehead and looked at Chris. " This can't be happening
to me." She dropped the picture on the ground and put her other
hand on her forehead. "Jill.........I'm so sorry." She looked at the
ground as if she hadn't even heard what Chris had said. Chris and
Claire realized that Jill couldn't keep her balance. She looked like
she would pass out any minute. Chris grabbed her shoulder's and
slightly shook her. "Jill, whats wrong." She looked at Chris and a
wave of dizziness came over her. She couldn't take the dizziness
any longer. She fell to the ground feeling her body hit the moist
grass hard. All she heard after that were echos followed by darkness
and complete silence.
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Jill slowly opened her eyes. The bright lights made her head spin.
She slightly turned her head and saw Chris and Claire standing next
to her. When Chris realized that Jill had opened her eyes, he ran to
her bedside. Claire did the same and stood right next to Chris. " Jill,
are you okay?" She turned and stared at the ceiling. " Chris, what
am I going to do. My parents are gone." Chris grabbed her hand and
held it gently. He didn't know what else to say to her. He felt terrible
about her parents. Jill turned her head and looked up at Chris. "Who
could've murdered my parents? I just don't understand." Claire
looked at Chris. " I think we should find out what went on down there."
Chris looked at Claire furiously. " What!" Jill slightly turned her head
again and stared at Chris. " She's right. I think we should go to Chicago
and investigate." Chris thought about it but it was a bad idea. He had
a very bad feeling about the whole thing. He grabbed Claire by the
arm and pulled her by the door. "Jill......I'll be back." He turned and
opened the door dragging Claire behind him. He slammed it shut and
let go of Claire's arm. She rubbed the part of her arm where Chris
had roughly grabbed her. " What is your problem Chris?!" The
people in the hallway stared at Chris and Claire as they argued.
"Do you really think that getting her to go to Chicago is going to make
her feel better!" Claire hated Chris' little temper. Their father had the
same temper and it landed him in prison. " Well, if it was our parents
you'd do it in a quick second." Claire turned away from him and
crossed her arms in front of her. "Well, face it Claire. We have no
parents!" Chris said angrily. Claire put her arms at her side and turned
herself around. "Yeah...well if you really loved her you'd do this for her."
Claire turned and walked down the hospital hallway and out the door.
Chris looked down at the ground, thinking about what Claire said.
Maybe Claire was right. Chris only thought about all the dangers
Jill would be getting herself into, but he didn't think about going
with her. He opened the door, slowly closing it behind him. Jill was
sitting up wth her feet dangling off the side of the bed. He walked
over to the bed and sat next to her. She looked up at him, her eyes
still filled with tears. "I'm going with you to Chicago." Jill looked into
his eyes as if she knew that he didn't want her to go. " You would do
that for me?" He pushed her hair out of her face and nodded. " I would
do anything for you." She then put her arms around him catching him
by surprise. He put his arms around her hugging her tightly. They both
jumped up when the door opened. Chris stared in surprise. " Leon....
what are you doing here?" Leon closed the door behind him and
turned to Chris. "Claire called me up. She told me what happened."
Leon looked at Jill. She looked so pale as if she had recently
been crying. "Leon walked over to Jill and hugged her. She was
expecting that since she hadn't seen him for so long. He let go of
her still staring into her eyes. "Jill...I...I'm so sorry." The way Leon
said this just made her want to cry even more. She broke into
sobs and put her head in her hands. Chris pulled her close to him
and she layed her head on his chest. Leon couldn't help but feeling
sorry for her. Jill thought about her parents and how she would
never see them again. Investigating her parents death probably
wouldn't be easy, but then again, she wanted to find out what really
went on down there.
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Only two days had passed since Jill found out about her parents. She
was set to go to Chicago the next day with Chris, Claire, and Leon.
Chris had spoken to Leon about them going to Chicago to investigate
her parents death. That's when he volunteerily agreed to go with them.
Chris also spoke to Claire who was surely pissed at him. He knew
that she hated his little temper but he payed no mind to it. She was
the one who gave Jill the idea to go to Chicago and investigate. He
hated when she put herself and other people in these kinds of situa-
tions. They both talked about it and decided that they were both
going to go with Jill. This meant a lot to Jill. Not every friend would take
two weeks off of work to go investigate a murder case. Jill walked
up the stairs and into her room feeling exhausted. She hadn't slept
in two days and her body felt like it would just shutdown any moment.
She opened her closet door and pulled out a comforter. She threw
the comforter on the bed without bothering to close her closet door.
She slid into her bed and began making herself comfortable when
her doorbell rang. She sat up and looked at her clock on the night-
stand. it was twelve midnight and someone was ringing her door-
bell. "Who the hell could it be," she thought, still staring at the clock.
She hopped out of her bed and slowly walked over to the stairs.
She jumped up when she heard the doorbell again. She walked
down the stairs and when she got to the door she hesitated for a
minute and then finally opened it. When she saw that it was only
Chris, her heart continued beating normally. It had been pouring
all day and he was standing at her doorstep soak-n-wet. " Chris,
what are you doing here?" Water dripped from his hair and down
his face. She grabbed him by the arm and pulled him into the
house. She grabbed a blanket that she had left on the couch and
wrapped it around him. "I just.....wanted to check up on you." Jill
looked into his eyes and smiled. She pulled the blanket off of
him and hung it on a coat rack. She pulled his jacket off of him
and also hung it on the coat rack. " I know you hate being alone
so I thought I'd stay with you tonight." She grabbed the blanket
and wrapped it around him again. She grabbed his arm and
pulled him into the living room. He sat down on the couch and
Jill sat right next to him. "What were you thinking coming here
at this time of the night." Chris looked at her but to his surprise
she was serious. " I just, didn't want you to be alone." She
turned away from him and looked at the clock on the wall. It was
kind of late and she was so tired. She looked at Chris who was
staring at the small coffee table in front of him. "Chris?" He looked
up at her. " Yeah." She layed her head on his shoulder. "Thanks
for coming." He didn't say a word as she began to fall asleep.
He felt so sorry for her. So far her life has been hell with her
parents death and all. He wanted to get to the bottom of this
murder case and find whoever was responsible. That night, Chris
fell asleep with only one thing in mind and that was to find the
bastards who were responsible for her parents death.
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Chris was awaken by the sound of his cellphone ringing. He sat
up on the couch and glanced over at the clock on the wall. The
cellphone rang and rang until he dug into his pocket and
answered it. Somehow he knew it was his sister. "Hello?" He
waited until his sister answered. "Chris, where are you?" He put
his back against the soft couch. " I'm with Jill." He heard her sigh
and then she spoke again. " Jesus Chris, couldn't you just tell me
before you left." Chris rolled his eyes. "Claire....your not a baby, you
can stay home alone." She stayed quiet for a second then she
spoke. " Whatever Chris." All Chris heard after that was a loud
click. She always acted like that when she couldn't get her way.
He stood up and put his cellphone back in his pocket. He heard
the shower running so he figured Jill had gotten up pretty early.
He walked out onto the front porch and sat down on the cold
cement steps. It was a beautiful day. The air still smelled like
rain and the grass was still moist but the sun was out and the
sky was cloudless. Jill walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a
towel. Her hair was still dripping wet and she shivered when
she felt a cool breeze. She then realized that her front door was
open. She walked a little closer to the door and saw Chris sitting on
the front steps. She wondered why he kept to himself so much.
He was always open with Jill and she knew there was something
he wanted to talk to her about. She made her way up the stairs
to her room and closed the door behind her. She was putting
her shirt on when she heard a car pull up into her driveway. She
quickly finished putting on her clothes and rushed over to her
window. She recognized the car in her driveway immediately.
It was Leon. She closed the window and sat down on her bed.
She thought about her friends. They were the only family she
had now that her parents were gone. They were always there
for her when she needed them the most. She layed back on her
bed and stared at the ceiling. She didn't know what she would
find when she went to Chicago. She was afraid to find out
what happened to her parents. She was afraid of the truth
and Chris somehow knew this. All she could do was wait until
they got to Chicago and began their investigation.
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Jill looked through her luggage making sure she had everything
she needed. Once she was sure she had everything, Chris brung
her luggage down to the car and piled it into Leon's trunk. Leon
and Claire were waiting in the car while Chris helped Jill with her
things. Chris, Claire, and Leon already had their luggage packed
in Leon's trunk and were headed straight for the airport. While
Chris was putting the last bag into the car Jill took one last look
at her house. She was going to be gone for two weeks and she
knew she would probably get a little home sick. She closed her
door and made sure it was securely locked. She slowly walked
down the front steps of her house and realized that Chris had
already gotten into the car and they were waiting for her. She
made her way to the car and got into the back seat with Chris
and slammed the door shut behind her. Leon sped off quickly
causing Jill to tilt over on Chris' lap. Chris looked at her as she
pulled herself off of his lap. "You might want to put that seatbelt
on." She looked up at him and saw that he was smiling. He always
had a smile on his face. She reached for her seatbelt and snapped
it on before Leon made a sharp turn. Leon drove like a maniac.
He was used to it since he drove the L.A.P.D squad cars almost
everyday. Every cop drove like a maniac because they knew
they could easily get away with it. Once Leon was on the highway
he began driving much faster. He cut in front of other cars and
swerved so many times that Claire began to get a little car sick.
"Jesus Leon, slow down!" He began to slow down and then he
smiled. " I knew you were gonna tell me that sooner or later."
Claire loved it when he smiled. He was so handsome and he
had a great body. She liked him a lot but she didn't want to get
too close to him because she knew her brother would freak.
Leon was her brother's best friend and the last thing she needed
was for them to become enemies. A few minutes had passed
and Leon pulled into the airport and parked his car. They all got
out of the car and took their luggage out of the trunk. Once
they got inside and all their luggage was checked they headed
for the plane. " This is it," Jill thought as they walked down the
hall and onto the plane. She was finally going to start this inves-
tigation. She walked down the long aisle of the plane until she
found her seat. She sat down and Chris sat right next to her. She
looked out the small window beside her. The sun was setting
beautifully and it made her feel like everything would be okay.
It reminded her of the times when she would watch the sunset
with Chris. Claire pointed to the seat where she would be sitting
with Leon and Chris nodded. He turned to Jill and watched her as
she stared at the sunset. He grabbed her hand and she turned
to him and smiled. " Everything's going to be okay Jill." She
leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. " I know
Chris......I know." She began to feel so tired again. She closed
her eyes trying to get everybody's voice out of her head until
she fell asleep.
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The sound of thunder echoed in Jill's ears. She opened her eyes
and quickly sat up in her seat. She turned to the seat next to her
but Chris wasn't there. She stood up from her seat to search for
Leon and Claire, but strangely, it seemed like she was the only
person on the plane. " Where did everybody go," she thought as
she slowly walked down the aisle. She stopped when she heard
moaning noises behind her. The moaning sounded so familiar,
like she heard it before. She turned around and that's when she
saw it. It was a zombie like the ones she saw when she was
investigating the mansion in Arklay mountains. It walked towards
her, waving it's arms in front of it. She slowly backed away from it
only to bump into another. She jumped up and turned around.
It grabbed her by her shoulders but she shoved it away causing
it to fall to the ground. She quickly jumped into her seat and
began digging in her jacket for her gun but it wasn't there. She
then remembered that she wasn't allowed to have her gun with
her on the plane so she had to leave it behind. She looked up
and saw a zombie standing right by her seat waving its arms
hungrily in front of her. She kicked it in the chest and it fell to the
ground. She stood up from the seat and screamed when
something grabbed her ankle from under her seat. She looked
down and saw the hand pulling at her ankle. She struggled
to pull herself free but it gripped her tightly. She pulled at her
leg but she still couldn't free herself. The zombie in front of her
began lifting itself up from the ground. The zombie walked
toward her as she struggled to get away. Once it was right
in front of her it reached for her. She could feel its cold
hands against her skin and she tried to push it away. It then
grabbed her tightly and its nails sunk into her skin. She
screamed but nobody could hear her. There was nobody on
the plane but her and the zombies. She struggled to get away
from it but it was too late. The zombie sunk its teeth into her
neck and pain shot through her whole body. The pain was
excruciatiing causing her to fall to the ground. All she heard
after that was the moaning echoing in her ears and then there
was complete darkness.
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Chris jumped up when he heard Jill screaming. She was breathing
heavily and she looked so scared. Everybody turned and looked at
her. Claire got up from her seat and ran over by Chris' side. "What's
going on," she said, looking over at Jill. Jill looked at Claire and
realized that she wasn't the only one out of her seat. Everyone
began gathering around her. "Jill, whats wrong," Chris said with
a concerned look on his face. The flight attendant made her way
over to Jill who was still freaked out. "Are you okay ma'am."
Chris looked up at the lady and everybody around her. " She's
fine." Jill's hands were still shaking and she felt like she was
going to have a nervous breakdown. " No.....I'm not fine."
She got up from her seat, pushed through the crowd
of people, and ran down the aisle. Chris didn't know what was
wrong. He got up from his seat and ran down the aisle after her.
Jill closed the door behind her and locked it. She turned
the handle on the sink until cold water came out. She cupped
her hands under the faucet and watched the water run down
her fingers. She began splashing water on her face when a
knock on the door made her jump up. She turned the handle
until the water wasn't running anymore. "Jill, are you in
there," Chris said putting his ear against the door. Chris
quickly pulled his head away from the door when Jill opened
it. She looked up at him with her face still dripping wet. " Jill,
are you okay?" She grabbed Chris by the arm, pulled him into
the small bathroom, and closed the door behind them. She
looked up at him and he looked surprised. " Its the nightmares
Chris. Remember I told you about the nightmares." Chris
still looked confused. " After we came back from investigating
the mansion I started having these weird dreams. Thats why I
was always afraid to go home alone after work." Chris'
expression didn't change. He still looked confused. " You must
think I'm crazy. I should've known." She reached for the door
but he grabbed her arm and pulled her close to him. " I don't
think you're crazy." She looked up at him but he didn't seem
confused any more. He was more serious now. " You might
not think I'm crazy but those people out there sure do." Before
Chris could say anything the plane began to shake and tilt to
its side. Chris stumbled almost falling on top of Jill. "What
the hell was that," he said helping Jill to find her balance again.
She looked up at him. " It must be turbulence." He turned and
looked at her, "Come on." He opened the door and grabbed
her hand, pulling her down the aisle. Claire spotted her brother
and Jill and quickly caught up to them. "Chris!" Claire yelled.
When he turned around and saw the expression on his sister's
face, he knew something was wrong. " What is it Claire?" Jill
grabbed Chris' arm and held on tightly. She couldn't help being
afraid. "They turned the plane around. We're going back." she said.
Chris couldn't believe what she was saying. Why would they turn the
plane around? "Claire, what's going on?" Before she could answer
him Leon came running over to Chris. "We have a big problem
Chris." Chris looked at Leon who was out of breath. "Would
someone just tell me whats going on!" By this point Jill felt as
if her heart were in her throat. "The city is destroyed," Leon said,
looking at Chris to see how he would react. "What do you mean
the city's destroyed?" Claire and Leon looked at each other and
then looked over at Chris who was surely lost. Claire pointed
at one of the small windows. "Go see for yourself." Before Chris
could look out the window, Jill pushed her way in front of him and
looked. When she saw the city she couldn't believe her eyes. It
kind of reminded her of the time when Raccoon city was infested
with bloodthirsty zombies. There were people running down the
streets as if someone were chasing them and there were cars
on the sidewalks as if they'd been thrown there. All the buildings
were ablaze and destroyed. Jill feared the worst. "Maybe my parents
death wasn't an accident," she thought still looking out the window.
"Maybe Umbrella's responsible for my parents death and the
destrustion of this city." She slowly backed away from the window
and Chris quickly made his way to the window when he saw the
expression on Jill's face. He stared in horror at the sight of the
city. "We have to land this plane...........RIGHT NOW." Jill looked at
him in amazement. "What are you talking about Chris." He turned
away from the window and looked at Jill. "We have to find out
what went on down there." Both Claire and Leon agreed with
Chris, but Jill was the one who had a bad feeling about it this
time. Chris stood up and began thinking of some way to get
the pilot to land the plane. "Chris........they won't stop the plane
for us," Jill said, still staring at the small window next to Chris.
Chris thought about it and realized that Jill was right. There was
only one way they could get the pilot to land the plane. Chris
knew the idea was crazy but he had to try. He snapped out of
his thoughts when the flight attendant came over to them and
told them to take their seat. "Excuse me......the plane it still moving.
Everybody should be in their seats," she said. Chris quickly glanced
at Leon as if he were telling him to make a move. Quicker then the
blink of an eye, Leon bent down, pulled a magnum revolver
out of his boot, and brung it up to the flight attendant's forehead.
She gasped and nearly tumbled to the ground. Jill looked at
Leon and began backing away from him. "Leon, what are you
doing!" Chris then bent down and pulled a gun out of his boot.
Jill's eyes widened. "Are you guys crazy!" Chris put his hand on
Jill's shoulder but she quickly pulled away. She heard the flight
attendant begging them not to kill her. "This plan of their's sure
is insane," she thought. "Jill.........we're not going to hurt anyone,"
he said, almost in a whisper. "Its part of the plan." She looked
up at him. She was afraid he'd say that. Chris looked at Leon.
"I'll go convince the pilot to land the plane." Leon nodded, still
holding the gun close to the woman's forehead. Chris turned
and began walking down the aisle. Claire glanced at Leon and
then ran down the aisle after her brother.
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Chris shoved the door open, startling the pilot. "What are you people
doing in here," the pilot said, as he quickly stood up from his seat.
When Chris pulled out his gun, the pilot began backing away until he
fell back into his seat. The co-pilot just stared in horror at the gun in
Chris' hand. "I need you to do me a little favor," Chris said calmly.
Claire kinda felt bad for the pilot's. They were trembling all over and
they could hardly speak correctly. "This kind of a plan could land Chris
in jail," she thought. The pilot shifted in his seat nervously. "What do
you want," he said. Chris glanced at all the controls in front of the
pilot. "I need you to land this plane in Chicago." Claire noticed the
look of confusion on the pilot's face. Claire pushed her way
in front of Chris and stood next to the pilot. "Look.....we're part of
a special investigation team. That's why we need you to land this
plane in Chicago. We need to find out what's going on down there,"
she said. The pilot looked over at the controls in front of him. "Well,
I'll try, but there's no garuntee I'll land safely." The pilot turned around
and began pressing buttons and pulling levers. Claire looked at
Chris and smiled. Chris had to admit it. His sister was pretty damn
convincing. Chris smiled and put his gun back in his boot. Claire
began to feel the plane shift slightly to its side. She looked out
the window and saw that they were pretty close to the city. The pilot
reached for a lever and pulled it down towards him. Now, Claire felt
the plane lowering. As they grew closer to the city, Claire prepared
herself for the worst.
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Jill looked out the small window beside her when the plane had finally
come to a complete stop. Both her and Leon made their way to the
exit. As the door began to open slowly, Claire and Chris came running
down the aisle. Jill's heart began beating a hundred miles per hour.
Once the door was opened completely they step out of the plane and
made their way down the small flight of stairs. The bright lights stung
Jill's eyes. The raging flames were beyond control. It would probably
take days to rid the city of the fire. As they began walking toward the
city, the door from the plane closed behind them. When Jill felt the
ground rumbling under her feet she knew right away that the plane
was taking off without them. She stopped and spun around. "Where
the hell are they going!" Chris and the others stopped and turned to
see Jill waving her arms wildly over her head. "Where are you going,
come back!" Chris and Claire looked at each other before Chris
quickly made his way over to Jill. She stopped yelling when she felt
a warm hand on her shoulder. She turned to face Chris and noticed
how calm he was. "What is his problem?" she thought. Their only
way out of this place had just left them and all he could do was
stand and watch. "Why are you just standing there?" Chris looked
down at the ground, trying not to look her in the eyes. "Jill......I told
the pilot to take off after we got out of the plane." Jill pulled away
from Chris and his hand slipped off her shoulder. She turned around
and watched as the plane slowly disappeared into the darkness. Chris
bent down and pulled his gun out of his boot. "Look Jill.......we don't
know whats going on around here and until we do, I wouldn't consider
leaving anyone here alone." Jill hesitated for a while and then turned
around. She looked up at Chris but before she could say a word, a
loud noise echoed throughout the city streets. Chris spun around
after hearing what sounded like glass shattering. "What the hell
was that," he said, still staring as if the answer was right in front
of him.Claire shook her head slightly. "I have no idea." Chris
made his way in front of Leon and began walking toward the
city. Claire and Jill looked at each other before quickly following
close behind him. Leon bent down and pulled him gun out of his
boot before he quickly caught up with the others.
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There was something about this city that scared Jill. It wasn't the
fact that the city was destroyed beyond repair. It was the fact that
it reminded her of raccoon city. Just the thought of it sent chills
down her back. She snapped back to reality when they all heard
the sound of glass shattering once again. This time, they knew
exactly where it came from. Jill stared in horror as the man's body
layed lifeless on the ground. Someone had shot him causing
him to fall right through the glass window of the gun shop. Chris
immediately made his way toward the gun shop, closely followed
by the others. Chris bent down next to the man and put two fingers
on his neck. "No pulse," he said, as he examined the man's body.
Chris slowly lifted himself up from the ground and looked into the
shop in front of him. To his surprise, the killer was still there with
a shotgun in his hand. "Who the hell are you!" the man said. Chris and
the others raised their hands near their heads. "We're cops,"
Chris said, as he pulled his badge up in front of him. When the
man realized they were cops, he put the shotgun down on a table
beside him. The man must've been in his early fifties. He was
short, chubby, and pretty mean looking. The man looked over at
Chris and the others. "Have you come to rescue the survivors."
A confused expression spread across Leon's face. "Survivors?"
The man walked toward Chris but he backed away. The man
stopped halfway and smiled. "Relax, I'm not going to hurt you."
Chris pulled his gun in front of him. "Why should I trust you if you
just killed a man." The man began to laugh a high pitched laugh.
"What the hell's so funny," Chris said, still holding the gun in front
of him. "That's where your wrong kid. That was no man." The way
the man spoke scared the hell out of Jill. "What is going on in this
city," she said, feeling her voice shake a little. The man turned
and walked over to the shelves where they kept unloaded guns.
Chris spotted a stain of blood on the man's shirt. "You're hurt.
How'd that happen." The man looked down at the ground before
he spoke. "I know this might seem weird, but that thing on the
floor bit me." Claire's eyes widened. Now she knew exactly
what was going on in this city and by the looks on her brother's
face, she knew that he'd figured it out too. It was another one of
Umbrella's outbreaks. Another one of their experiments gone
wrong. They screwed up once again, taking innocent lives with
them. Claire looked at her brother. "Chris?" He looked over at
his sister but he didn't look as scared as she did. He looked
more angry then ever."What is it Claire?" Claire didn't answer
but somehow he knew what she was going to say. Chris turned
his gaze back to the man but to his surprise, he was gone. "Where'd
he go," Chris said, as he pulled his gun in front of him. Claire,
Jill, and Leon looked around the shop but there was no sign of
him. They all stopped what they were doing when they heard
a strange noise. Leon brought his gun close to him and waited
to see if he heard the noise again. Jill jumped up when she
heard it, but this time, it was closer. It sounded like something
dashed across the floor, quick enough to not be seen. Jill
quickly walked over to the gun cabinets and pulled out a shot-
gun. She searched the cabinets for ammo but there was none.
She turned around to ask Chris for ammo but instead, caught
his horrified stare. Chris, Claire, and Leon stared at her as if
she were a monster. "Whats wrong?" she said, feeling her-
self start to tremble. Chris pointed his gun at her with a look
of pure horror on his face. Jill had a feeling that Chris wasn't
pointing the gun at her. Jill looked at the small amount of glass
that was left on the shattered window, across from where she
was standing. She tried to make out her reflection to catch a
glimpse of whatever was behind her. It was blurry at first but
as soon as she caught a glimpse of the small creature, her
eyes widened. ," Chris said in a whisper but loud
enough for Jill to hear. Quicker then the blink of an eye, Jill
dropped to the ground and put her hands over her head as
if shielding herself. All she heard after that was the sound of
Chris' gun. Many shots were fired until Jill heard the creature
screech in pain. When Chris stopped shooting, She heard
something fall right beside her. She slowly picked up her
head to come face to face with the small creature. A high
pitched scream filled the room.Jill knew the thing was dead
but it was still so horrifying. She quickly lifted herself up until
she was on her knees. Chris ran by her side immediately when
he saw that the creature was dead. Chris knelt down beside
her but she still stared at the creature. "Are you okay Jill."
She stared at the creature for a few more seconds before
she turned to look at Chris. "Yeah...I'm fine." Leon knelt down
next to the small creature and began to examine it. It had a
body as long as Leon's hand and small tentacles near its
mouth to attach to whatever it ate. "I think its some kind of
leech," Leon said, as he carefully examined it. Chris stood
up from the ground, helping Jill on his way. Claire stood
next to Leon amazed at the size of the leech. Chris pulled
another shotgun out of the gun cabinet and handed it to
Claire. He opened another cabinet and pulled out two small
boxes of ammo. "How'd you know the ammo was in there,"
Jill said. Chris turned around and handed a box to Jill and
one to his sister. "Let's just say I kept my eye on the gunshop
owner." Jill smiled and began to load her shotgun. Leon stood
up when he was done examining the leech. "Umbrella's gone
too far this time," he said, still staring at the leech. Claire
walked over by the shattered window. The streets were so
bare. There were no people. "How did everybody just dis-
appear," she thought. But then something caught her eye.
The man that was lying in front of the gunshop was gone.
Claire stared down at the puddle of blood, as if it might give
a clue as to where the body had gone. She stepped over the
glass on the ground and walked out of the shop. Once she
reached the puddle of blood, she looked around to see if
she found traces of the same blood anywhere else. "How
could a body just disappear like that," she thought. When she
found that there were no other traces of blood, she walked
over to the dark puddle and stared down at it once again.
She felt a hand on her shoulder but didn't bother to turn
around, thinking it was her brother. Chris began to load his
gun, but stopped when he looked up and saw the zombie
behind Claire through the large broken window. Claire
jumped up when she heard Chris yelling her name. But it
wasn't coming from behind her. It was coming from the gun-
shop. She felt another hand grab her other shoulder and pull
her close. She quickly pulled away and turned around. Her
heart nearly burst out of her chest when she realized it was
a zombie. Chris came running out of the shop, followed by
Leon and Jill. She backed away until she was out of its reach.
Claire brought her shotgun close to her face and aimed at its
head. A deafening shot filled the deserted streets. It moaned
before its body hit the ground. Claire looked down at the
zombie and watched as the blood began to seep out of its
body. She turned around to face her brother who was staring
down at the body. "We need to find Umbrella's lab facilities,"
Chris said, watching the zombie twitch. "I think we should
head up the hills, toward the woods," Jill said, turning her
gaze to Chris. "You're right. Most of their facilities are hidden
where no one can find out about their research," Chris muttered.
"Well, lets go. We don't have time to sit around and think about
it. We have to find them before they find us," Leon interrupted,
bringing his gun in front of him. Chris glanced at Leon and
began to walk without saying a word. Jill quickly caught up to
Chris with her gun close to her. Claire and Leon looked at
each other before they followed along.
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They had been walking for almost an hour, anxious to reach
their destination. Jill was happy to see the sign that said,
"Leaving Chicago." She looked up at the hills leading to tall
trees. She didn't know if they'd find anything but she hoped
they did. It seemed to take them forever to walk up the hills
until they reached the shadows of the tall trees. They made
sure they followed the dirt road that led up to the woods. Once
they began walking deeper into the woods, Jill realized how
dark it was getting. She grabbed onto Chris' arm as they kept
walking through the dark woods. A sudden blast of light made
them jump up. Chris looked up the road and noticed that they
were car headlights. They watched in stunned silence as
the car sped down toward them. Chris' first impulse was to
grab the others and run but the thought of the car full of survivors
made him stay put. The car screeched and came to a sudden
stop in front of them. The car doors swung open and three
men stepped out with pistols in their hands. They all wore black
suits and shades despite the darkness. Jill stared in shock as
they raised their guns, pointing them at her and the others.
"You must be Jill Valentine," one of the men said, a wide grin
on his face. "I heard a lot about you." Chris looked at the
at the man, a look of confusion spread across his face. "Who
are you," he said, not taking his eyes off of the man's gun.
"Well well well, you must be the famous Chris Redfield," the
man said, ignoring what Chris had said. "enough!" Chris yelled.
"Just tell me who you are." The man's smile faded, still staring
at Chris. "Well, if you really want to know....." he said, his gaze
turning to Jill. "I work for Umbrella Corporation. Somehow my
boss knew you'd show up with your gang and he doesn't want
you to screw up our plans again." Chris wanted to laugh and
tell them that it wouldn't take long for him to do it again, but
he didn't want to put Claire or Jill in danger. "Look....we came
here to investigate a sudden death but instead, we find that
the whole city is destroyed," Leon said, trying to straighten
things out. The man turned and looked at Jill. "Oh....that was
no sudden death. Trust me, I know." Jill looked up at the man
after staring at the ground for a few seconds. "What?" Jill
said, surprised at what the man said. "I had to take care of
them for William. He knew that you'd come running after your
parents died." Jill wanted to cry but she didn't want them to
know that it was getting to her. "You bastard!" Chris yelled
furiously. "Don't get me wrong, they were really nice people.
But a jobs got to be done, right?" Claire and Leon watched
as tears rolled down her cheeks. She couldn't hold it back
any longer. She took a few steps toward the man but he didn't
say a word. She knew that he couldn't kill her. William was
smarter then that. He wanted them alive. Once she was a
few inches in front of him she stopped and looked up at him.
"Why'd you do it," she said, almost in a whisper. "Hey, like
I said....." Before he could finish his sentence Jill swung her
fist around, catching him on the side of his face. Chris stared
in horror. He couldn't believe she hit him. The man stumbled
back dropping his gun on the ground. Once he realized that
Jill hit him, he put his hand on his cheek and when he pulled
it away, he saw blood. He looked up at Jill, who felt no remorse
for what she'd done. "You Bitch!" he yelled furiously, his voice
echoing loudly throughout the woods. He quickly stood up
straight and grabbed her by the hair, pulling her neck back.
"stop! Let her go!" Chris yelled, but he was too angry to hear
it. Jill reached up and tried to pull his hands away from her
hair but the more she tried the harder he pulled. "Let me go!"
Jill yelled, the pain shooting through her head. That's when
Chris decided to do something. He lunged at the man, quickly
tackling him to the ground. Jill turned around and saw them
struggling on the ground as if it were a wrestling match. Before
Chris could raise his hand to hit the man, a loud gun shot
made Jill's heart jump. She suddenly saw blood. The man that
was beside her had shot Chris. Claire began screaming to
the top of her lungs. "Chris!" she yelled, continually screaming
his name. Jill cupped her hands over her mouth, her eyes
filling with tears. It all happened so fast. She stood there not
knowing what to do. "Its all my fault," she thought. "Its all my
fault Chris is dead."
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Chris curled up in pain, pulling his knee up to his chest. The
man stood up from the ground and roughly grabbed Jill by
the arm. She finally realized that Chris wasn't dead after all.
Even though Chris was lying there in pain, she was happy
to see that he was okay. Claire wanted to run over to her
brother, but one of the other men grabbed her by the arm,
making sure she didn't go anywhere. Leon looked up at the
man angrily. Even though the man had a gun to his head,
he still felt like strangling him for shooting Chris. "Take Claire
someplace where she won't try to escape," the man that
seemed to be in charge said, as he wiped dirt off his pants.
"What about him Bryan," the other man said, pointing at
Leon with his gun. "Get rid of him," Bryan said, flashing Leon
a look of disgust. Two of the men grabbed Leon and Claire
by their arms and began walking down the dirt road until
they could no longer be seen. "Where are they taking them,"
Chris said, as he struggled to pull himself up from the
ground. "Don't you worry Chris. Your sister is safe. That
is, until William gets to her," Bryan said, still holding on to
Jill's arm. "No!" he gasped. "Tell your boss to take me and
leave them out of this." Jill looked down at Chris in surprise.
"Oh God, why is he talking like this," Jill thought. Bryan
grabbed Chris by the arm, still holding on to Jill, and roughly
pulled him off the ground. Chris cried out, feeling the pain
shoot through his leg. He could hardly keep himself standing.
"Lets go. Start moving," Bryan said, signaling them to start
walking up the the dirt road. With both hands, Bryan shoved
them forward. Chris stumbled and fell back on the ground.
"Get up!" Bryan yelled furiously, pointing his gun at Chris.
Jill quickly knelt down next to Chris. She pulled his arm
around her neck and helped him up from the ground. Once
they were off the ground she put her arm around his waist
and began to walk up the dark dirt road. As they walked up
the road Chris could feel the pain in his leg grow worst.
"You okay," Jill said in a whisper. Chris looked over at Jill.
"He's really pale," Jill thought. "He must be losing a lot of
blood." Bryan suddenly pushed his way in front of them,
nearly knocking them over. A wide grin spread across
Bryan's face. It wasn't long till Jill noticed what he was looking
at. Jill's eyes widened when she saw the mansion just a few
feet over the cliff in front of them. She looked at Chris but his
eyes seemed to be locked on the mansion. "Bryan turned
to them and smiled. "This guy gives me the creeps," Jill
thought. Bryan then led them down a steep hill beside the
cliff.
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Claire squinted when she saw the bright lights. They were near
the city now. Some of the buildings looked like they had collapsed
from the fire. Others were still ablaze. One of the men grabbed
Leon by the arm and pushed him, causing him to stumble into a
tree. He raised his gun to Leon's forehead as he lifted himself
up from the ground. "What are you doing!" Claire cried. "Leave
him alone!" Keeping his gun pointed at Leon's forehead, he
turned and looked at Claire. He smiled at the thought of killing
her, but then he remembered that William wanted her and Chris
alive. "Take Claire to the city Lab," he said to his partner. "I won't
be long here." Claire looked at the man, a serious expression on
her face. "No!" she yelled. "I'm not leaving!" Leon's eyes widened.
"Oh god," he thought. "They're going to shoot her." The man
grabbed Claire by the arm but she quickly pulled away. "I'm not
leaving without my friend!" The man suddenly swung and slapped
her, causing her to stumble onto her hands and knees. Leon
looked at the man in front of him. He seemed to be distracted by
the sudden outburst from his partner. "This is the perfect time to
take them down," Leon thought. "Their too distracted." Leon
suddenly swung his knee up, driving it deep into the man's stomach.
The man Dropped to his knee's, letting his gun slip out of his hand.
The other man heard his friend cry out in pain. He quickly turned
around, pointing his gun at Leon. "What the hell do you think
you're doing!" the man cried out. Claire slowly lifted herself up
from the ground without the man noticing. She quickly kicked as
hard as she could, catching him on his shin. He dropped his gun
and began hopping around in pain. Claire quickly reached for the
gun,until she brung it up to his forehead. The man stopped hopping
up and down when he noticed that Claire had the gun. Shots were
suddenly fired, catching the man by surprise. He fell to the ground,
crying out in pain. Claire had shot the man on his shoulder. She
stared down at the man as he layed on the ground in pain. Leon
grabbed the gun near the other man. He was unconscious since
Leon had knocked all the air out of his lungs. He walked over by
Claire's side. She was still staring down at the man. "Come on, we
have to go find your brother," Leon said softly. As Claire walked
through the dark woods with Leon by her side, there was only one
thing on her mind and that was to find Chris and Jill before William
found them first.
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