Disclaimer: I don't own any Resident Evil characters or Resident Evil anything. They belong to Capcom.

Luna: Yay! 3 reviews! Thanks reviewers! And to prevent from getting KKD'd, here's Chapter 2! And remember to Review!

Chapter 2: The Assignment

Rebecca

Rebecca parked her car in front of the meeting place. She saw the woman who contacted her, 'Ada' as she called herself; a few feet in front of her headlights. Rebecca guessed it was Ada, because she had said she'd be in red. A man was standing with her, wearing a survival vest and jeans. She guessed he was around 27.

Rebecca checked her handgun to make sure it was fully loaded. She really didn't want to use it on these people if it was a trap, but if the time came…..

She got out of the car, and gasped at the two familiar faces. Chris and Jill. Chris was dressed in army fatigues, a handgun in one holster, magnum in another.

Chris……she hadn't seen the man for ages. The last time she saw him was 2 years ago, when they compared info on Umbrella. Which was all the same, nada. Rebecca had suggested that maybe Umbrella was gone for good. And maybe they should get on with their lives. Chris was outraged. Jill was disappointed. Rebecca knew she lied to herself, saying Umbrella was gone. But it had been years after Umbrella 'closed down' and they had no proof to show otherwise. What was she supposed to say?

Besides, she had doubts that 3 ex-S.T.A.R.S members and Chris's sister could single handedly bring down Umbrella.

"….Chris?" asked Rebecca, uncertainly.

" Rebecca!" cried Chris, and hugged her.

She was surprised at his enthusiasm, but it had been 2 years….And he was like her older brother. Jill Valentine was there as well, dressed in a dark blue survival vest and jeans.

"Jill!" said Rebecca, and hugged her as well.

"Rebecca! Chris!" said Jill, unable to contain her shock, " Your all here…."

" Letter, right?" asked Chris, seemingly relieved in Jill's presence.

Then, the last figure emerged. A man in his early 30's with a muscular built and jet-black hair walked up to them, armed as well; with a handgun and shot gun. He wore a leather jacket and jeans. Rebecca gawked.

She automatically knew it was Billy.

His face never changed over the years, but his eyes looked as if they lost something important to him. Rebecca pictured this moment of meeting him so many times in her head. But she never planned what happened after that.

"Bi-Billy?" asked Rebecca, staring.

" Becca…?" he replied, confused. " Is it….really you?"

Rebecca guessed that she did look a little different. Her once boyish short hair had grown down to her waist, and had been put back by a long pony-tail.

"Y-yes!" she said, a bit too loud and awkward, " I finally found you again!"

"Ahem." said Ada, " As much as I hate to interrupt such a tear-jerking reunion, we have work to do. Each and every one of you showed up here tonight to stop Umbrella once and for all. And tonight, if we complete the assignment, we'll do just that."

" And how, might I ask, we do that?" asked Billy, " And how can we trust you?"
" You don't." replied Ada, " But I hate Umbrella as much as you do. I have my reasons."

" How did you know where to find us?" asked Jill.

" Connections. Look, we can ask 50 questions all night or get on with it. This lab in Hawaii is special because Andre Ashford runs it-"

Chris groaned. Whenever an Ashford was involved….

"- and he is more psychotic than the others. Infact, he plans to use the H-virus and unleash it upon the world, even Umbrella itself."
"H-virus…..?" asked Chris.

Ada quickly explained the same thing she told Leon about it, and described the Plaga.

" Andre is also telepathic," said Ada, " So he can control all the H-virus carriers. We have 10 hours to infiltrate the lab and blow it up."

"So….Andre Ashford wants to control the entire world by tugging on the puppet strings of Plaga, is that it?" asked Chris.

" In a way," said Ada, " Even Umbrella attempted to blow it up, they don't want to be infected by their own virus; obviously. But every team sent in was killed because they never got the job done. The lab is designed in a special way that has 3 different pathways which are parallel to each other; or so I heard. Each lead to an emergency safety switch that has to be de-activated in order to destroy the place. Once all are de-activated, the countdown will start and the lab will explode. So when you flip you switch, I suggest you leave; quickly."

" Last question, Ada," said Leon, " How exactly are we getting to Hawaii, again?"

They all heard a jet approach and Ada smiled, " By that."

The jet landed and they all boarded it. Rebecca stared in awe.

It was a luxury jet, filled with plush seats and even a big screen T.V.

Leon approached Rebecca and shook her hand, " Leon Kennedy," he said.

" Rebecca Chambers," she answered, shaking his hand.

Rebecca took a window seat, followed by Chris and Jill who sat in front of her. Leon sat a couple of seats across from Rebecca, and Ada sat beside him.

" This seat taken?" asked Billy, grinning stupidly.

" Of course it is," she replied, with sarcasm.

" It's been awhile," said Billy, sitting down, " What have you been up to?"

" Oh, bio-chem stuff. Researching Umbrella….You?"

" Well, I changed my name and identity, and I run a gun store now."

" To what?"
" Burt. Burt Kendle."
Rebecca laughed like an idiot at the sheer stupidly of the name Burt. She really didn't know why she was laughing, but soon; Billy joined her and it released a lot of nervous tension in the air.

Jill

" Whoever thought we'd be meeting again like this?" asked Chris.

" I know. We have to meet just once when it doesn't involve killing things and saving the world from psycho scientists."

" Agreed," he answered, " Hey, did you see the new custom magnum I got?"

Chris was always a bit childish and oblivious at times. But Jill knew it was just a defense mechanism against the fact that they probably just all signed their death warrants. But if they didn't do it, who would?

Leon & Ada

Leon was aware of Ada sitting next to him, staring at him intently.

" What?" he asked, tone bitter.

" Sorry. You just look pissed." said Ada.

" The hell I'm pissed!" said Leon, " I don't get you. You knew what Umbrella did and you still worked for them, again. And now you come out of the blue with info on the H-virus and claiming you hate Umbrella. Who's side are you on?"

" Touchy, touchy," said Ada, " I never worked for Umbrella after the Raccoon City incident, I thought tou would have figured that out by now. I was a double agent for the U.S government. I was sent to gather as much information as I could on Umbrella. And….I have reasons."

"Uh-huh."

" I don't expect you to believe me."

" Good. Cause I don't. Let's just get this over with so I can enjoy the rest of my life."

Ada knew when to back off. She hadn't expected Leon to be that bitter towards her, but then again she did betray him. Even if he didn't know the whole story.

" What about Plaga samples?" asked Leon, suddenly, " What did you do with them?"

" I gave the originals to the U.S government and replicas to Umbrella, but Wesker actually had a sample so it screwed up it all…."

The black-haired Redfiled man turned at the mention of Wesker's name.

" Albert Wesker?" asked Chris, voice dripping with venom.

" Yes, why?"

" He's there? At the Hawaii lab?"

" Possibly. And your reason?"

Chris didn't answer, his face contorted in rage.

Leon could vaguely remember Claire telling him about her brother and he guessed this was him. But Leon's thought's trailed off and he asked himself the question : What the hell am I doing here?

Was it Ada? Was that why? Did he still love her? No, Leon told himself, it was Umbrella, I knew their capabilities better than anyone…..

Leon's eyelids grew heavy, and although every sense in his body told him to stay alert, he succumbed to an uneventful sleep.

Luna: If anyone's name is Burt, don't be offended, I just randomly picked a name and made Rebecca laugh to show how nervous she was. I know there was a lot more talking in this than anything, but don't worry; next Chapter: The Lab has action in, lots as well as all the following. I just wanted to clear up everything before than.