Chapter 22

Althought Rodney and Hannah wanted to ask so many questions, they bothered not to as of now. It was getting rather late, and they were all getting groggy. Arguing would wake Amelia up and make matters worse because they didn't want to confuse her with matters she didn't need to know of yet.

By near 10:30 P.M., the car quietly hummed into a garage near a small building in the middle of nowhere, or this is how it seemed. Fog still lingered around the streets, and it was hard to tell where they were. Jill switched off the ignition, and stepped out, Carlos stepping out after her. Once the garage door was pulled down, Jill switched on a light. Rodney hauled Amelia over his shoulder carefully as she still slept heavily. They ascended the stairs into the bunkers, where Rodney laid Amelia down on a soft cot.

They left from the bunkers to the next room, a lobby, rather. They each took separate chairs and couches, and faced each other in silence at first.

"Anyone want any cocoa?" Jill asked. "Afterall, it's a cold night, and you guys need something of reassurance."

"Might as well," Carlos said, leaning back lazily. "I won't be able to sleep after all of this craziness. Might as well have some chocolate to keep me alert."

"I'll take some, too," Hannah said, "I want to stay awake and hear the rest of what's going on."

Rodney nodded, agreeing with Hannah, and Jill left for the kitchen, returning with a tray of mugs filled with cocoa. She set it down on the table, everyone taking a mug, and then Alice continued with the story.

"There's something I must explain to you. Amelia is not Amelia's real name. Her mother was told to name the children as a lie to cover up the error that Mission made. However, since Alex, the father of Alan and Jon, knew that his wife had conceived two twin children, he knew one was not his, but telling the McKinley mother would put him in jeopardy of her telling officials and Mission, as well as Umbrella, would have to admit to the mistake publically, and they didn't want to hurt their reputation."

"The father had already given the two twins a name, because he knew one was a boy, the other a girl, since the mother could not name them when they were born, seeing that she died shortly afterwards," Carlos stated.

Jill nodded. "But he was also asked to name his children, or his supposed children, different names so no one could trace back that there was a mistake; so no one could ask why there were two twins born in their names, but ask why there was a blonde and brunette infant."

"Umbrella does things like this all the time," Alice explained, referring back to her social security. "However, they've made so many mistakes that I think it's difficult for them to correct them. Obviously, if Amelia is leading another life, they would have to change her social security number and her birth certificate, although, I don't think they realized that I was under the same name. They couldn't find a trace on me, and I guess assumed me as dead. When I tried to make a withdrawel, and punched in my social security number, and Amelia's profile came up. I knew it was something that Umbrella tried to pull off."

"So what about Jon and Amelia? Alyssa and Alan?" Hannah asked.

"That's right," Jill said, "there's something I have to remind you. When Jon and Amelia are reunited, you're going to have to remember to call them by their real names. That way, Umbrella won't even realize who they are, or they might be confused if they're on file. Either way, you have to remember to call them--"

"Call them what?" Rodney asked impatiently.

"Claire and Chris, and we know the mother who gave birth to them, like Alyssa's mother, died after childbirth, but the reports say that her last name was Redfield," Jill answered.

"So what about the father?" Hannah asked. "Where did he go?"

"Anna-Claire Redfield was raped by a man named Chris. They weren't married, but rather, had an affair," Carlos explained. "Chris had walked out on his wife many times, and went to sleep with other women. He was a kind looking person on the outside, and he spoke very quietly, so no one suspected that he would do such a thing. He was twenty-seven, Anna-Claire only seventeen."

"How terrible," Hannah said quietly.

"So what happened?" Rodney asked.

"Because Chris was so innocent looking, Anna-Claire thought he was such a nice guy," Jill continued. "She started seeing him for a while. Also, because of his innocent face, he appeared much younger than he was. He lied that he was nineteen, and Anna-Claire was hooked to him like a fish. She only saw him in the evening, and at the same bar. One night, she got rather drunk, and he had also managed to slip a drug into her drink. He raped her while she was knocked out, and then developed a way to brainwash her using subliminal audio tapes while she slept, and she thought she remembered them sleeping together. Even when she was about to conceive Jon and Amelia, she still loved Chris, or so she thought, because she didn't know that it wasn't consentual."

"How terrible," Hannah whispered.

"So," Carlos picked up from Jill, "she named Chris after her so-called lover, and Claire after herself obviously. What's so sickening is that the actually guy, Chris, has changed his name and become a doctor--"

"Of Mission," Alice said. "His name is now Dr. Steven, and started the whole brainwashing bit at Umbrella. He's most likely the one who brainwashed Amelia."

"That bastard!" Rodney shouted.

"That may be true, but Amelia wouldn't be here if it weren't for him, you know," Hannah said.

Rodney closed his mouth and the room sat in silence.