Chapter Nine
A.N.- Okay, guys. Chapter Nine is going to be what happened with Kyle, Claire, Leon, and Sherry. This will take place from the time Connie and Marco left the station to when they went to the gas station and the buildings with the fuse and oil additive. Hope this doesn't confuse you.
Kyle walked into the large vehicle on the elevator platform. He sat Sherry on the bed, trying to coax the girl into staying awake. Claire was outside trying to get the thing started.
" Okay, I've got it going." she said as she shut the door to the vehicle behind her.
They made it down two stories before something landed with a thump on the platform.
" I'll check it out." Kyle said as he loaded his weapon.
" No. Stay with Sherry." Claire said.
" Claire-"
Too late. She was already outside.
" Where'd Claire go?" Sherry asked weakly.
" Um…outside…" Kyle said.
" Why?" Sherry said as she started to convulse slightly.
" Fuck!" Kyle said as he pulled an herb out of his baggy pants pocket.
He handed it to Sherry who feebly took it from him.
" I don't think this will help much." Sherry said as she used the herb.
" It might slow it down." Kyle said none too convincingly.
' I sure hope it does, though.' he thought as he took off his sweater and balled it up for her.
" Here. Use this as a pillow." he said, grateful for the fact that he had worn a t-shirt under it.
" Thanks." Sherry said.
She put it under her head and went to sleep.
" We need to get that vaccine soon." Kyle muttered.
He wasn't a medical person like Connie, but he knew the dangers of the T-virus. Well, G-virus.
The door opened and a panting Claire dragged herself into the vehicle.
She was limping, but went into quick action as she saw the barely breathing Sherry
" Oh, God, what happened?" she panicked as she rushed to the ill girl.
" The effects of the virus." Kyle said as he pulled Claire into a hug.
" Why did he have to hurt his own daughter? Doesn't he love her?" Claire sniffed.
The creature that had attacked them outside was indeed William Birkin.
" You think those assholes at Umbrella give a damn? They have no love for themselves, Claire."
" I hate them. I hate every one of them!" she said as she started to sob.
Kyle didn't know what to do with a hysterical woman, much less a hysterical young woman.
" Listen, Claire. She'll be alright. We just have to get the antidote. It'll be a piece of cake. Trust me."
The ground shook beneath them, signaling their stop.
" Thanks, Kyle." she said as she wiped her tears away.
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" That bitch." Kyle said through gritted teeth as they raced into a room.
Ada Wong, bitch extraordinaire, was chasing after them, thinking they had a sample of the G-virus.
Actually, they did, but it was laying in the security room, with a bandaged up Leon.
A bandaged up Leon who had been shot by Annette Birkin.
Not to mention left to bleed to death by Ada, who had returned afterwards to bandage him up and help him after questioning the blond woman.
Sherry was slowly, but surely succumbing to the effects of the virus that was taking hold of her body.
She hadn't woken-up once since their arrival to the underground lab.
A bullet slammed into the wall, notifying them that Ada was still giving chase.
Kyle had had enough.
He turned around and returned fire, trying his best not to actually hit her.
" Come on, forget about her." Claire said as she pulled him along.
She wouldn't admit it, but she was thoroughly pissed that Leon had a crush on the much older woman.
Every since the moment she almost had her head blew off at the diner, she had been infatuated with the rookie cop.
They ducked into another room and locked the door.
Big mistake.
" I would rather take the fuckin' zombies anyway." Kyle muttered as he holstered the Beretta and pulled his shotgun out of his newly acquired knapsack.
He blasted the zombies away and they started looking around the room.
" Kyle…" Claire said as she looked around the place. " This is the room for the vaccine."
They quickly set to making the base and left the room.
" Now, let's head back to Birkin's lab and get this finished."
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" The bitch is dead, the bitch is dead…" Kyle sung as they made their way back from Birkin's lab.
" Kyle. Annette…oh, never mind." Claire said as they walked into the control room.
Annette was remorseful in her dying moments, wanting her daughter to get out of the madness of Raccoon City alive.
Ada was also dead, at least according to Leon.
" Kyle, go get Sherry. I'm going to set the self destruct system. Meet me here in a few minutes." Claire said as she purposely walked to a machine near the evacuation doors.
Kyle nodded as made his way back to the security room.
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" Five minutes until detonation."
" Oh, fuck." Kyle muttered as he unceremoniously threw Sherry over his shoulder.
He needed at least one hand free to shoot at zombies.
" Hey, Kyle."
" Oh, great, it's the idiot." he muttered before turning to face Leon. " Hey, Leon. Where's the nearest escape route?"
" There's a subway thing up ahead."
Kyle wanted to fall over dead. Or strangle the red-head that stood in front of him.
" Why didn't you tell us this before? We could've been out of here a hell of a lot easier."
" I just found it myself." Leon countered.
" Oh, fine. Let's get out of here."
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" I hope Claire's safe." Leon said with a sigh as Kyle laid Sherry down on a seat.
The subway started moving just as the announcement marked the one minute mark.
Leon decided to hang out the door, looking for Claire.
" Claire! Hurry up!"
Leon didn't see the oncoming column, but Kyle did.
He quickly jerked the rookie in, not wanting to risk seeing his brains everywhere.
" Idiot." he muttered as Claire began running to catch up to them.
He reached his arm out of the opened door.
" Grab my hand, Claire."
She made a grab, nearly missing his outstretched hand.
Kyle pulled her into the compartment.
Claire grabbed the vaccine and injected it into Sherry.
The twelve-year-old immediately opened her eyes and looked at Claire.
" Claire."
Claire hugged the girl and smiled.
" It's finally over."
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Or so they thought.
The train they had been on was now in a ball of flames. William had tried to attack them as soon as they were leaving, but the train also had a self destruct system. Before the monster could realize what was happening, the train had blown up, sending them flying out of the tunnel they had been in.
Sherry and Claire had been the somewhat happier ones, commenting on their looks. subway had been ambushed as soon as they reached the station outside of town.
Leon and Kyle had helped them up, and Kyle decided to drop the news on them
" Listen. You guys have to get away from here. I have to go back for the others." Kyle said as he glanced back into the tunnel.
They were standing in a clearing, which wasn't an exactly safe place to be staying, even in the daylight.
" Just get as far away from here as possible. I'm serious. There is an old car lot not too far from here. Steal a car and get the hell out of this place." Kyle said, continuing through the silence.
Silence was never good.
" Why don't you just come with us?" Leon said as Kyle turned towards the city.
" I have to get my brother and the others out of there." he said as he strode off.
He stopped a few paces ahead and pulled a gun out of his knapsack.
" Take this Colt Python, just in case anymore Zombies or Hunters are around." he said as he handed them the gun and ammo.
" Hunters?" Leon said with a raised eyebrow.
Kyle had forgotten that they had no idea of what a Hunter was.
" They're big green lizard like things with giant claws. That's what we called them back at the mansion." Kyle shrugged. " Good luck."
" Yeah."
" Be careful." Claire said as she grabbed Leon by the arm and Sherry by the hand.
The trio continued walking, and climbed over a grass covered hill.
Kyle watched until they had disappeared out of sight.
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Kyle grabbed his trench coat out of his closet. He had been staying in Raccoon City's only hotel for the past three months, racking up an expensive bill that the government had to pay for.
Kyle went over to his gun safe and filled the deep pockets of the black trench coat with ammo, a Colt Python, and another Berretta.
" Better to be safe than sorry." he muttered as he grabbed his S.T.A.R.S. card and badge.
He pocketed the items and looked around the room again.
He grabbed what little money he had left from his last paycheck and exited the empty hotel.
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Kyle wandered aimlessly down the streets, not knowing where to go. He approached the Sales Office, nearly getting ran over by his brother and Jill as he opened the door.
" Um…hi." he said, trying to sound casual.
" I thought you left, bro." Marco said as he clutched the front of his black sweater.
" No. I just got Leon, Claire, and Sherry out of the city."
" Sherry?"
" Isn't that Dr. Birkin's daughter?" Jill said.
" It's a long story. To put it simply, William tried to infect his daughter with the G-virus, we had to create the vaccine, Annette got what she deserved, and then I sent them on their way and walked back here from the train tunnel."
" Isn't that a mile out of town?" Jill said as they continued walking.
" Yeah…At least it was peaceful. No dogs, zombies-"
Crows burst out of window, scaring them all.
" And fuckin' crows. I hate those damn things." Kyle said as his heartbeat slowed down.
" Everyone does." Marco said nonchalantly.
" Hey, Kyle. You know where the gas station is, right?" Jill said as they neared a parking lot.
" Yeah. It's about a mile and a half from here, right?"
" Yeah. Take this oil additive to Connie. She should already have the machine oil." Jill said as she handed him a bottle. " I don't want to waste too much time sitting on the train as we wait for that stuff to mix."
" Alright. I'll be back in a few." Kyle said as he pocketed the oil and headed away from them.
A.N.- Again, thanks for the reviews. Also, I hope this chapter didn't seem too pointless. Chapter Ten will be back to the trolley…Please R&R! Thanks! Later!
