Chapter 16

"Still a no go?" Devon asked.

"I'm afraid so," Alyssa muttered quietly. "The phones have been disconnected for three days."

"Well, I don't mind you staying here," Devon smiled.

"Neither do I. You're my best friend, Dev, but I'm still worried about Amelia and mom. Why haven't they tried to call me?"

"Do you think the power is out over there?"

"The hurricane hit worse here than it did there because we're in the valley. Besides, I tried Amelia's cell phone, but she hasn't answered it."

"She can see the number that comes up when her phone rings, can't she?"

"I think so."

"Is she mad at you, and maybe ignoring you?"

"She seemed fine when I last talked to her. I'm really worried."

"Well, my mom will be running you back that way because Ivan is really close. As much as I want you here, if you're worried, you can go home."

"Thanks. I have a really bad feeling about something," Alyssa said, frowning.

"Hi, I'm Anita Vardiman, caring for Amelia McKinley," Anita told the receptionist at the hospital.

"You're the caretaker? Remember, her name is Alice."

"Oh, right. I'm so sorry," she said, scratching her head.

The receptionist smiled. "It's no problem. What do you need?"

"I'm having.. Alice transfered into the new school. I'm going to need a copy of her birth certificate and social security number."

The receptionist frowned. "I see. One moment, please." She stood from her desk and walked to the back of the room, exiting through the back door. She came to Steven, one of the head doctors. "Steven, you're one of the doctors that cared for Alice Beta, right?"

"That's right. Something wrong with her?"

"We have a little bit of a situation. The Vardiman mother is trying to have her transfered into the new school, and they need her birthdate and social security number."

"Didn't they have those destroyed?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Do we need to have it similar to the Alice Alpha information?"

"The birthyear and social security number need to be changed, but elsewise, I don't think there will be any problem. Of course, the physical appearances are different, too, so naturally, that needs to be edited."

"She's wanting it as soon as possible. How long will it take to make a model birth certificate and social security?"

"Not long at all. I've done it many times before, remember?"

"Alice Alpha's is a fake, too, isn't it?"

"Are you forgetting that almost everyone who works under Umbrella has a fake identity?"

She nurse laughed nervously. "I've worked here so long, I've forgotten."

Steven smiled. "That's the point. You can't catch what you can't find. I'll have her proof of a new identity within a few hours."

"Alright, then. Get them to me as quickly as possible." She left Steven, and walked back to her receptionist desk. "We're on a bit of a tight schedule today, Mrs. Vardiman," the nurse lied, "but we should have the papers you need by tomorrow. Is that alright?"

"That's fine. Just have them in as soon as possible."

"No problem at all."

Within a few hours, Jill, Alice, and Carlos were only but a few miles from Asheville. Alice needed to make a withdrawel from a bank, but Jill refused.

"Are you insane? They'll pick up on your name and we'll be caught!"

"You're forgetting that I'm Umbrella's weapon, aren't you?"

"I don't give a damn who you are! Carlos and I aren't! We can't stick up for ourselves! Just because we still have a while to drive before we're to Asheville doesn't mean we're in a safe place. We could be as far away as California and be at risk."

Alice smirked. "Well, that's a risk I'll have to take." She came to the machine and it asked for her social security number. Punching in the number, the system read her an error.

Name: Alice McKinley

Age: 13

Hair color: Brown

Eye color: Blue

Sex: Female

Height: 5'3

Weight:132 lbs

Parents: Kelly and Daniel McKinley

Is this information correct? y/n

"What the hell?" Alice asked.

"What's that information about?" Jill asked.

Alice bit her lip. "The bastards have reformated my niece. Now I have an even more reason to take vengeance out on them."

(Dun dun dun! I almost forgot about my sister O.o;)