Chapter Twelve

Connie sat up and looked around at her surroundings.

She saw Kyle do the same, helping Mikhail up.

Carlos had obviously ran off, again.

They were apparently in the courtyard of the Clock Tower.

" What happened?" she asked as she slowly walked over to Kyle.

" I pushed the emergency break. It was either that or crash into a roadblock. Are you okay?" he asked as he laid Mikhail down again.

The wounded mercenary was bleeding heavily through the bandages.

" We need to change those, now." Connie said as she pulled her knapsack off.

She cleaned and applied clean bandages to the wound.

" Kyle, he's mortally wounded." she said as she pulled out a needle.

" What's that?" Kyle asked as she cleaned an area on his arm.

" Morphine. It should ease his pain."

" Is he infected?"

" No. He would've started changing into a zombie by now. The G-virus works faster than the T-virus. But just to be sure…" Connie pulled another needle out of a case.

" How'd you get that?"

Connie rolled her eyes. " I worked there, remember?"

It was true. Connie had began secretly working at Umbrella before she moved to Raccoon City. It was part of an undercover investigation that the government was conducting. She had worked as a secretary for William Birkin. When she had first started working there, she had no idea of the types of secret experiments they were conducting. After the mansion accident, she had resigned from the job. But, not before stealing files from the underground lab and the case of vaccines. They worked effectively on those infected with the T-virus. It would no doubt slow down the progress of the G-virus.

" Double agent."

" I work for the government. What do you expect? We're all double agents."

" I know." Kyle said. " Come on. We need to get him inside the Clock Tower. And find the others."

" I'll cover you." Connie said as she got her grenade launcher out.

" Lead the way."

They had left Mikhail in the chapel, figuring the undead and Nemesis couldn't get in there.

After all, it was a place of God, and these creatures were definitely not his work.

" Okay, what do with do with this key?" Kyle asked, holding up a key that was attached to a chain.

" Let's try to unlock that green door downstairs." Connie said as they headed down a ladder.

" Damn key doesn't work." they heard someone say.

They climbed down the ladder and neared a cluster of people.

" Hey, guys." Connie said as they stopped near them.

" Do you all have a key?" Jill asked.

" Yeah…" Connie said as she followed Kyle to the library, where he tried to use the key.

" Stupid fuckin' key. Why the fuck do they have to make everything so damn hard?" Kyle kicked the door with every word he said.

" Maybe, we should combine them." Connie thought out loud. " The lock is pretty big, and the keys are small."

They walked back up to the balcony where the other's were standing.

Kyle took the other key from Marco and put them together.

" Hey, you're right."

" SSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRSSSSSSS!"

They all raised their weapons as Nemesis came charging at them.

Kyle, however, got a better idea.

He quickly ran over to the spotlight on the balcony, that they were gathered on, and pulled the cord out. The result ended in a fried Nemesis.

" That was…interesting." Connie said as she lowered her grenade launcher.

" Let's get back to that door." Kyle said, unaffected.

They opened the door and went into the room that had three statues and three paintings.

" The Goddess Time." Connie said as she gazed at the statues.

Each one was holding a stone. One of crystal, one of black, and one of amber.

" I don't fuckin' care what they are." Kyle said as he removed the stones and put them in slots under the pictures.

" It's obviously a puzzle." Jill said as she began looking it over.

Jill spent fifteen minutes trying to figure out the puzzle before them.

Finally, she got the hands on the clock, that was in the middle of the paintings, pointing to twelve o'clock.

The clock's door opened, revealing a golden clock gear.

" Hey. We have a silver looking gear." Kyle said as he searched his trench coat, and pulled it out.

" I bet this goes up at the machine up at the balcony. It should get the Clock Tower working."

" Then, we'll be saved!" Connie cheered.

She really wanted out of Raccoon City.

Jill inserted the gear into the mechanism and the Clock Tower started up.

A chopper made its way towards the group standing on the balcony.

Jill smiled happily.

Kyle yawned.

Marco sighed in relief.

Brad nervously looked around.

Connie panicked, remembering Mikhail wasn't anywhere near them, and Carlos was gone as well.

She started towards the ladder.

" Connie?" Kyle said as he looked over at her.

" Mikhail and Carlos aren't here." she yelled over the noise of the chopper that was preparing to land.

She quickly disappeared down the ladder, Kyle following her.

Marco noticed that his brother and Connie were gone.

Before he could make a move, the sound of a rocket launcher firing filled the air, and in the next second, the helicopter was reduced to a burning ball of metal.

Nemesis jumped down from the roof, quickly attacking Jill.

He ignored Marco and Brad.

Well, just Marco.

Brad had already disappeared down the ladder, not wanting to stick around.

Marco pulled out the Mine Thrower, and began firing at Nemesis.

Jill was shooting at the monster with her Colt Python.

Their efforts failed, however.

Nemesis struck Jill with a tentacle, ultimately infecting her with the virus.

Marco continued his assault, downing the monster before it could advance on him.

He raced over to Jill, who had fallen unconscious onto the pavement.

" Oh, God." he sighed as he picked the woman up.

He got to the ladder, realizing he couldn't just drop her down it.

As if on cue, Carlos climbed up the steel ladder.

" What happened?" he asked as Marco hoisted Jill over his shoulder.

" She's infected. Help me get her to the chapel."

Connie and Kyle paced around the small chapel. They had just gotten down the ladder when they heard the explosion.

Connie had desperately wanted to get back up there, but Kyle forbade it, sensing that Nemesis was no doubt wreaking havoc up there.

The door opened and both pulled their Berettas into the firing position.

" It's ju-just m-me." Brad stammered.

" Where are the others?" Connie asked as she lowered her weapon.

" St-still up th-there."

" You fuckin' left them up there?"

" Kyle," Connie said resting a hand on his left arm, " we did, too."

" We left before they got attacked. Brad ran off as soon as the ugly monster showed his face." Kyle said, shaking her hand off of his arm. " I'm going back up there."

He went to the door, but it busted open before he even got to it.

Marco quickly laid Jill down on the alter.

" She's been infected." he said breathlessly. " He moved to fast for the both of us."

" You didn't get-"

" No, bro. I would be in the same condition." he said as he looked at the wounded Mikhail, who was laying in the first pew. " The G-virus works way too fast."

" I kind of figured that."

" Mikhail's fine, then. He might've been infected with the T-virus, which would explain his hallucinating." Connie said. " He's cured, now, though. Maybe the T-virus vaccine will slow down the process."

She pulled out the coveted case and injected a shot into the unconscious red-head.

" We'll still need the vaccine." Kyle said wearily.

" I'll get it." Carlos volunteered.

" I'll go with you." Connie said. " I know what to look for."

Kyle hated having Connie risk her life.

" Connie-"

" No, Kyle. I'll be alright. Trust me." Connie said as she handed him the case of vaccines. " Just make sure to inject another shot into Mikhail, and if Jill starts convulsing, give her another one. But only one. Too many might speed up the process, or send her into a coma."

" Alright." he sighed in defeat.

" We'll be back soon."

A.N.- Hope ya'll like it. It probably sucks, but I couldn't think of anything else to write. I want to apologize for any grammar/spelling mistakes and if I screwed up with how things are in Raccoon City. I only played RE3 a few times…Anyway, please R&R. Later!