Disclaimer: Jeez, I always forget to put this on! I'm a poor college student who doesn't own any of the RE characters but does own most of the plot as well as the character Sherry. Don't sue, you won't get more than the lint from my jeans pocket (unless you're into that).

What had Rain met by that? I was still turning her statement over in my mind, two hours after she had made it, as I gently shook Sherry to wake her.

"C'mon, kiddo, we need to go." She sat up slowly, wiping the sleep from her eyes, a sleepy, half-dazed expression on her face.

"Shoes and socks." I picked them up off the floor and helped Sherry put them on. Then, I held her by the hand and lead her out to the main room. I could hear people in it but I was listening for one voice in particular.

Rain nodded to me, frowning a bit as her eyes fell on Sherry. Then she turned away and began to address her "people."

"Here's the deal. There are zombies, blood-rats and who the hell knows what else out there. Now, we are going to try and get out of this city. Anyone who wants to go, fine. But this is gonna be a team work thing. Any beefs you got with anyone else need to be forgotten right now." She looked around at the people surrounding her, meeting each person's eyes, as if she could read what they were thinking.

"Alright. Everyone grab a weapon and as much ammo as you can carry."

I saw Chris and Claire making their way towards me. I waited for them, even as more of Rain's people began to leave the main room. A few seconds later they would re-emerge laden down with handguns, grenades, clips, rifles, basically every piece of weaponry available.

Claire greeted me with a smile and Chris, with a "hey."

Claire automatically picked up Sherry and shifted her to a piggy back position. The little girl leaned against her and fell back to sleep.

"Alice, have you noticed anything different with Rain?" Claire spoke quickly and quietly.

I hesitated for a second, torn between my loyalty to Rain and the truth. "Yes. She seems different. But, I didn't know her all that well to begin with, even before."

Chris said, "But I did know her. And she wasn't ever like that. She became more cynical when Umbrella bought out S.T.A.R.S., but she was never that...scary. I want to keep an eye on her."

That was the smartest thing I'd heard him say. "I agree. I'll watch her. And Claire?"

She looked at me. "Watch the kid for me?"

Claire nodded, her expression serious, her eyes unreadable.

I left them to retrieve my weaponry. I heard them talking quietly as I crossed the room, but I was going to give them privacy because I wasn't sure I wanted to hear what they were saying. I found my shotgun, loaded it and grabbed a strap. I swung the shotgun onto my back and started searching for the Sig Sauer. I barely heard the sound, before I realized Rain was beside me, a strange smile on her face. She held the gun out to me, already loaded, safety on. In her other hand, she held the holster and three clips. Rain held the holster out to me and I put it on, so that the Sig hung underneath my left arm. I turned my back to her and looked for a bag or something to put the clips and a few extra items in. I saw one and bent to pick it up. There was another small sound behind me and then a sharp sting in the small of my back. I went down on one knee as my world began to swirl like I was having a LSD trip. I began to shiver uncontrollably. I felt sick, like I was trying to recover from the flu. I lost my balance and fell almost on my face, catching myself with my hands so that I looked like I was worshipping something. Rain's face came swirling into my field of vision.

"W...wh...?" I tried to speak but English was a third language now.

Still wearing that strange smile, Rain said, "Its time to become active."

A/N: Very short, I know. But I wrote this at, like, 2:00 A.M, so there. What's next? Is Rain a traitor? Or is there something else going on, possibly Umbrella related?

Author's note to Rain1657- I promise Rain's behavior will be explained, it's just gonna take a little while longer (and much more caffeine). Besides, when has Rain not been a bi-?

I know I just put this up but I also finished (sort of) the next chapter, so I'll go ahead and tease you a bit: Rain's attitude is mostly explained in the next chapter, so if you want to know what's up with her, review! Happy Sunday! I'm going to bed now.