Chapter 3
William had been driving for over two hours when he finally saw the sign that he had been wanting to see for the past half hour
"WELCOME TO WALLACE CITY...ENJOY YOUR STAY"
Will shook his head slowly
Enjoy your stay? He wouldn't be staying long enough to enjoy it
Pressing his foot a little harder on the gas his cruiser was now at the speed limit. As he drew closer to the small city he could not help but think it was not all that unlike Raccoon City. The way it was laid out, the next thing he saw made his stomach turn slightly, a bill board by Umbrella stating its facility was a few miles away. Will could not believe it, all they had done and now they had a stake in this town too, and there was nothing he could do about it, or it was his job. Pulling onto main street he watched as the people went about their daily lives, as he turned onto the road facing the station he looked ahead. The station looked impressive from where he was looking, he wondered if the inside looked as good as the outside, the outside was a mirrored building, it stood almost above all the other buildings in the city, except one, the Umbrella head office stationed in Wallace. Typical Umbrella, had to be bigger than everyone else. He pulled his cruiser into the parking lot and killed the engine, taking a minute to gather his thoughts he finally opened the door and stepped out of the car. Several of the officers in the parking lot at that time turned and looked, Will knew right away they had noticed the "Florida S.T.A.R.S." logo on the side of the cruiser. He could have cared less what the other officers had to say, he was here to collect the fugitive, not look good to the officers of Wallace. He walked upto the building and through the automatic doors at the top of the stairs, as soon as he walked into the station he could not believe what he was seeing, this town had less than half the population that Florida had and yet they had the best of everything. The latest technology smiled at him as he walked upto the reception desk, where a peroxide blonde woman sat, she looked at him and flashed one of the fakest smiles Will had ever seen in his life. She looked at him and smiled, making sure he could see her bright teeth and cleavage that was hard to miss by a long shot in any given situation. Will looked at her
"Lieutenant William Maximus from the Florda S.T.A.R.S. team here to see Captain Jackson"
the receptionist smiled
"Of course Lieutenant, however it will not be Captain Jackson dealing with you today, he is gone on business, however he has left word that Officer Philips will be aiding you today, if you would like to take a seat over there, then I would be more than happy to call and have Officer Philips come down and see you"
She pointed a red nailed finger in the direction of the waiting area, Will looked at the area and then back at her
"I am here somewhat early, so would you tell Officer Philips that I would like a tour of the station before the transfer?"
There was no way Will was leaving until he saw exaclty what this station had. The receptionist blinked at him slightly shocked at his request
"Uhm yes of course, I shall do that right away"
Will nodded and turned walking over to the waiting area sitting down. He watched the receptionist get on the phone almost immediately and call someone, she had panicked slightly when he had asked for a tour of the station. Will sat waiting on Officer Philips to join him.
Chris was sitting at his desk when Jordans phone rang, he stood up walking over and picked it up. The receptionists voice whispered down the phone in a slight panick.
"Huh calm down, He's here? He wants a tour of the station, Philips is out, calm down god damnit, I'll call her on her cell and get her back"
Pushing a button on the phone on his desk he then dialled Jordans cell phone number, after a few rings Jordans voice was heard on the other end of the phone
"Hello, Jordan Philips"
Chris began to speak immediately
"Jordan, it's Chris, look uhm, that guy from Florida is here and he wants a tour of the station before he picks up Rogers"
Jordan was on her way back, she sighed slowly
"He wants a tour of the station? What the hell does he think we are? Tour guides, we're S.T.A.R.S. Officers"
Chris nodded
"I know, how long are you gonna be till you get in?"
Jordan smiled slightly as she saw some children playing in the street
"I'm on main, I'll be there in like two minutes"
Chris nodded
"Ok talk to you later"
"Later"
Chris put down the phone, Jordan put her cell phone in her pocket as she pulled into the station. She got out the jeep and looked to her left, she saw the Florida S.T.A.R.S. badge on the side. She turned walking into the station. She pushed open the doors just as an old woman walked out mumbling something. Jordan held the door for her as she walked out. She looked at the receptionist sitting at the desk fixing her hair, her long red fingernails running through the blonde hair. She turned her head to the waiting area seeing the Lieutenant sitting waiting. Jordan made sure she looked presentable enough, the guy wanted a tour of the station, so he would sure enough be annoyed if her uniform was a mess. She took a breath and began to walk over, as she was walking someone grabbed her arm and pushed her into one of the side offices, Jordan was about to lash out when she saw it was the Chief. Jordan looked at him
"What the hell are you doing?!"
Matt smirked
"I want to know what your little performance was about this morning"
Jordan shook her head, part of her wanted to hit him but she held back. Folding her arms she looked at him "Listen to me, you want results, then get off my teams back. We are trying here, and the Captain is trying his best to solve your damn murders, let us do our job and maybe you should try doing yours instead of standing in front of the cameras making yourself look good"
She said that and turned walking out the door, Matt was about to say something but he stopped, he wanted to go out and pull her back in but she had already gone to see the guy sitting in the waiting area. Matt watched as Jordan spoke to the Lieutenant, there was a side to him that felt jelous when he watched them together, but he knew he was safe, the Lieutenant would be going back to Florida and he would be alone with Jordan once more.
William had been waiting for a few minutes, although it was such a small amount of time he was not amused. Officer Philips wasn't being that punctual, where the hell was he? He watched as a young woman walked on holding the door open for the old woman who had been complaining about the lack of cat lovers in the police force. He waited and watched the young woman, she was cute. He felt awkward having the thoughts, he thought about Denise, she was dead and here he was looking at some young woman. He watched as she was taken into a room by a guy in a suit. William sighed slightly, he heard the door open and looked up as the young woman walked over to him, he noticed the S.T.A.R.S. uniform on her. She walked over and held her hand out to him
"Hey there, I'm Jordan Philips, you must be Lieutenant Winters"
William stood up and looked at her
"Actually I'm Lieutenant Maximus, Winters couldn't make it, I noticed that young guy there needed to talk to you, would you like a little more time?"
Jordan turned her head looking at Matt who was standing looking at her and William
"No it's fine, I understand you wanted a tour of the station Lieutenant, well I'm not the best of tour guides, but I think I should be able to handle it"
she smiled slightly, William noticed that she had a nice smile, but there was something there, something he could sense was wrong, and he made a bet that the guy watching them was part of the problem.
"Well I'm honored to have such an honest tour guide, should we get goin?"
Jordan nodded and glanced to Matt who was still standing watching them,
"Sure, where would you like to begin?"
William held his hand out to her
"Well a proper introduction from me wouldn't hurt
"I'm William Maximus"
Jordan took his hand shaking it firmly
"Officer Jordan Philips, I'm sorry that Captain Jackson couldn't be here today, he had a meeting to attend"
William nodded, he understood the hassles that came with running a team. He looked around the main hall once more, the place was pretty good, and Officer Philips wasn't pretty bad looking herself. Jordan looked at the Lieutenant wondering what the hell to say, yes he was cute, cute? That was a word used by little girls who thought the boy in class was cute, Lieutenant Maximus was handsome, very handsome.
"That's not a problem Officer, emergency meetings happen every so often, I know how that can be"
Jordan ran her hand through her hair, she would have rather been working on the murders instead of showing William around the station, but she had no other choice.
"Well I guess we could start with the cafeteria, I could use a coffee"
She could not believe it, for the first time ever, she wanted coffee, and now she would be sharing a coffee with a very good looking Lieutenant from Florida.
"Sounds like a great idea to me, and by the way, you can call me Will"
Will smiled at her, she looked at him and smiled back
"Ok...Will"
The two headed off towards the cafeteria leaving one very jelous Chief behind watching them like a hawk.
Eric Jackson was sitting in a small diner outside Wallace City, he had been instructed to come here by his informant who was in a major panic when he had called the previous night instructing Eric that they had to meet as soon as possible. He had been sitting for over an hour waiting and there was still no sign of the guy. The guy had told Eric he had some information on the murders that were occuring in Wallace, so far that was all that Eric knew. The door to the diner opened about the millionth time, Eric turned back to his coffee, a folder suddenly slammed down on the table, Eric jumped almost spilling his coffee on his lap, he looked up seeing a man in a black shredded coat. Eric looked at him, he was waiting on the guy saying his name, it was something he learned, let them identify you and then themselves.
"Eric Jackson? I'm Darren Benton, this is the information that you seek, I can't stay, I'm being hunted and there is no-one that can protect me"
Eric was about to open his mouth when Darren turned and walked out of the diner, in a second he was gone. Eric took the file into his hands and stood up leaving the money behind to cover his check. He walked out of the Diner and over to his car, getting inside he sat and looked at the file. What he learned in the next half hour would change his life forever. Not only that, but the horror contained in that file, was about to be released on the citizens of Wallace. Eric started his car and turned it, speeding back towards town.
Matthew Gates walked into his office, he was still sligtly pissed about Jordans reaction to him. He didn't think it would have taken this long to seduce her, but obviously his normal routine wasn't working. He sat at his computer devising ways to woo Jordan, he clicked on his e-mails and noticed one he had not been expecting to see. Curiously he opened the mail and read it, as he read it his eyes widened, he covered his mouth with his hand
"Oh god, no...not here, NO!"
he stood up and turned rushing around his office, he had to leave the city, and as fast as he could.
