I have big plans for this fic so you better watch out for lots of action. For those of you who know the games then you may have an idea of what's to come. Keep your requests coming in because I'll add new characters, monsters or scenes that you wish me to include.
Oh! And I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year!
Resident Beyblade
Chapter 4 – The Underground
The newsagent's office looked like a bomb had hit it. Papers, newspapers, books, stationary and other office equipment was lying all over the room. Claire opened a drawer and rummaged through the papers that had been crammed in. Leon searched the further away desks while the teens looked on.
"What are you looking for?" Claire didn't look at Max while she answered his question.
"Any clue as to what caused the town to become like this…but there's nothing here" She closed the drawer and looked around.
"If we need any information like this then this is where to find it, but we're not getting very far" Leon was throwing useless sheets onto the floor. After searching some more they came out empty handed.
"Oh well, it was worth a try" They walked downstairs and out of the empty building. The streets were dead quite apart from a few sparks of electricity and their footsteps. They all walked in silence through the darkened streets and stopped, after a couple of blocks, in front of a couple of double doors.
"Raccoon City Hall" read Kenny. Leon opened the doors and they entered into a large stone hall. (A.N this is not in the games, I made it up) Tall gray pillars held up the high ceiling, as the dirt-covered windows kept the light out.
"I don't like the look of this place" Hilary's voice echoed, disturbing the silence. Steps leading upward to a long table appeared in front of them from behind a pillar.
"This must have been where important meetings were held" whispered Claire.
"Hey guys, look" They walked to the right corner of the hall, where Tyson was standing and noticed what had caught his attention. A wall had been opened up revealing a long passage, which seemed to head underground. Small wall lights lighted it. (A.N the little lights that you find in secret passages)
"Should we go down?" Leon walked in front of Max and entered first. It was cold and made of steel. They followed him down the tunnel and came across a half-open door. Leon slowly pushed it open, handgun at the ready. It was some sort of control room with monitors showing different places around Raccoon City. Some of the monitors had been cut offline and the screen was blank.
"Where on earth are we?"
"I think we're in some sort of underground facility" Leon answered Kenny's question before noticing large windows at the bottom of the room. It was dark and nothing could be seen so he flipped a switch and they all gasped at what the light had revealed to them. It was an underground railway system but where it led to was a mystery.
"Should we go down?" asked Hilary.
"After you"
"Thanks Tala!"
They opened the lock to a sliding door and descended the staircase. A couple of dead railway workers were lying on the ground but that was the only sign that humans had been here. Claire examined their bodies and made a discovery.
"These guys were shot"
"What do you mean, someone shot them deliberately?" asked Ray.
"Looks like it, straight through the head"
"Thanks for that," added Leon. They searched around to see what they could find while Kai and Ray investigated the train. The compartments were empty, all of them. Ray walked into the driver's compartment to find nothing had been touched. All the switches and radios were off. The tunnel before him remained dark and gloomy so he flipped the headlight switch.
The steel line appeared before the train, straight at first and then turning left. He found nothing out of the ordinary until he turned to walk away and the window in front of him smashed open.
Kai was a couple of carriages away when he heard Ray cry out in pain. He ran towards the sound and went into the driver's cab to find Ray sitting up against the control panel with a large stomach wound. "Fuck!" He ran to his friend's side, ignoring the glass-filled floor. "Ray what happened?"
"It…came through the…window" He grasped his stomach and felt the warm substance flow from his cut. Kai looked at the broken window but saw nothing.
"Where'd it go?" Ray pointed to the ceiling where something began to walk across it.
The green-haired teen walked through the empty streets and listened for any sound of movement. He had found his way out by going through a doorway that had been blown open and down an emergency ladder. He slid down instead of climbing down due to the fact that he was in a hurry. It was still lurking about the station and unfortunately Zeo had come across it.
He roared and jumped down to the ground floor, landing in front of the frightened teen. Zeo began shooting at him but it was having no effect. Nemesis went to hit the small figure in front of him but he was too fast and ended up bashing the statue of the maiden instead. Zeo ran for the exit and charged through both doors and out into the streets.
He kept running until he was sure he was safely hidden away in an alley. Zeo caught his breath and then let out aloud moan. "Give me a break will ya!" Zombies had heard him and were now after a midnight snack. He walked backwards while shooting them, going deeper into the dark. He felt his back connect with the wall and found out he was trapped. The zombies were coming in numbers and he was running out of bullets.
Metal clanging was heard below him and he saw a manhole cover beneath his feet. Using his inhuman strength he lifted it up and threw it at the creatures. It was extremely dark but he didn't care as long as it got him away from the cannibals. When he reached the bottom the noise of the zombies' groans disappeared.
Zeo began walking through the sewage way trying not to stand in the green water. Rats ran here and there unsure what to make of the intruder. Ceiling lights helped him to see where to go. Suddenly a male cry was heard faintly further down so he ran towards the sound, hoping that the boy or man was alive.
"SHOOT IT LEON!" Claire had managed to take Ray and Kai out of the driver's cab while Leon tried to get rid of it.
"That is the biggest bug I have ever seen!" exclaimed Kenny.
"Yeah, but unfortunately it isn't friendly," added Hilary. They were hiding with Tyson and Max so as not to end up in Ray's situation. The creature that had found them was some sort of giant ant, which had daggers for legs. (A.N I made it up myself!)
It jumped for them but landed on its side when Claire shot it. The ground shook when it landed and the screeched it made was unearthly. Large chunks of concrete flew towards where the other four were hiding so they made a run for it onto the train. The two eldest continued shooting at it until the train doors closed.
"Where the fuck did that come from?" Claire tried to catch her breath and reload her gun when the whole train began to shake. The ant was rocking the train back and forth. The gang was being knocked about so the two gunners couldn't get a good enough aim to shoot it. It smashed one of the doors in and screeched once more. Suddenly the sound of gunfire outside the compartment drove the ant away from the gang. It backed away as the train began to move and a smaller figure dove into the carriage. The eerie screech of the ant faded into the distance as the train sped away from the secret station.
"ZEO! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S YOU!" Tyson dived for his best friend knocking him over. They were both laughing and hugging on the floor ignoring the shocked looks from everyone's faces. They calmed down and sat up on the floor.
"Zeo, where you been? I've been looking everywhere for you!"
"I was going to ask you the same thing. What are you doing in Raccoon?"
"Duh! Looking for my best buddy that's why"
"Hey! Leon!"
"Hey Z. Nice to see you're alive"
"How'd you find us?" asked Tyson.
"I heard someone scream, who was that?"
"That…was me" They both turned and looked at the injured teen on the floor. His white top was smeared with blood. Max and Claire were by his side.
"Woah, what happened to you Ray?" Zeo looked at the mess he was in.
"That" He pointed to the mess the ant had made to the side of the train.
"Dude you OK?" asked Max as Claire patched him up. He sat up leaned against the wall.
"Yeah, just in a lot of pain that's all. Where you been hiding Zeo?"
"Anywhere that hasn't got creatures roaming around. I ended up running into the police station and then came across the chief of police"
"We were in there and we only came across that thing, Nemesis" stated Max.
"But I was in the lower parts of the station and I found him in the weaponry room. He tried to kill me so I shot him in the leg"
"Nice" Zeo turned to look at Kai. "It was either that or he follows me and continues to pester me" Zeo finally noticed a redheaded teen sitting in the corner. "I don't mean to be rude but who are you?"
"Name's Tala. I take it you must be Zeo then?" He nodded.
The train journey seemed to take a while so everyone took the opportunity to have a rest, only Claire and Ray were awake. Something seemed to creep onto Ray's mind and it began to worry him.
"Claire, because I got wounded does that mean I'm infected?"
"No, you're all right. That was an infected bug so you can't exactly turn into a mutant ant. If it was something that was human before then you would be infected"
"Like if I got injured by a licker?" Claire looked at his questioning eyes and then quickly looked away. "You're infected aren't you?" She just shrugged her shoulders.
"I might or might not be. I can't tell, it's too soon"
"What if you are?"
"Then I'll turn into one of them. And if that begins to happen I want you or someone else to shoot me"
"Claire…"
"It's the only way to cure it. Straight through the head or heart should do it. I can't stay alive because I will go for you. When you become one of them you lose your human memory and the only thing that stays on your mind is to kill" Ray remained silent. "Promise you'll do it, or make one of the others do it"
He sighed. "OK" It was barely a whisper.
"Sir! One of the children has been injured"
"What! Which one?"
"The one named Ray. It was one of the underground ants so he isn't infected"
"Thank God for that. How are the others doing?"
"Everyone else is fine apart from the Claire girl"
"I don't care about her, I just want you to bring me back my son"
"Yes Lord Zagart" The soldier left his Lord to his own thoughts.
"If I could get that 'machine' back then I could use him for it. He would make the perfect specimen" A small but evil smile appeared on his face. "Zeo, I'm coming for you…"
Sorry it's short but I guess it's better than nothing. I do admit that I was taking a break from this for Christmas but I'm back now so expect me to update sooner!
