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Chapter 4: Hybrid Hunter

Rebecca's warning came just in time.

Billy ducked, and felt the wind of impact the pipe would have made on his neck .

He gave her a swift kick in the face and shot his offender until it let out a shrill scream of defeat.

" Zombie lunch ladies…." said Billy, trying to lighten the mood, " Who would of thought? Like some cheesy horror flick…"

" Very cheesy," answered Rebecca, " Makes me wish of the good old days of staggering, brain dead, un-dead."

That wasn't entirely true. She never would want to experience any of the train or Spencer Estate horrors again. And yet here she was, by her own free will; in a worse situation.

Without a word, they made there way to the next room.

Chris

Chris and Jill went through the last door. Although they were the first ever to experience Umbrella's abominations, they still had trouble with the H-virus carriers.

He and Jill had successfully gunned down 5 zombies…if you can even call them zombies.

Now they were in a long tunnel with no end in sight. Chris remembered the catacombs in the Spencer mansion and shuddered.

That's when he saw them.

Hunters.

They hadn't noticed Chris or Jill yet. With a nod to Jill, Chris took out his magnum and Jill with her shotgun.

Chris took out the first Hunter with 1 magnum round. He once again fell in love with his gun. Jill fired a shotgun round at the 2nd Hunter. The blast knocked it back, but it wasn't dead yet.

" I got this one," said Chris, knowing all too well that being stingy on ammo against Hunters wasn't a smart move.

All it took was one swipe, to end it all. One false move…

Jill nodded and said, " Shoot it, already."

Chris aimed and fired. It died, and neither ex-S.T.A.R.S member was surprised. He had been one of the best marksman in his old unit.

" I wonder how much longer…" asked Jill, breaking the tension in the air.

" Dunno," said Chris, and that was the end of the conversation.

In life and death scenario's, meaningless conversation and stupid jokes can take up your attention long enough to get ambushed. Then again, sometimes stupid jokes in the midst of a tragedy was the only thing that saved Chris's sanity most of the time.

Chris heard nothing but his and Jill's footfalls until a disturbing slurping noise got his attention.

" You heard that?" whispered Jill.

" Yeah….don't like the sound of it," he said and turned around.

The source of the noise was one of the bodies of the Hunters. A heart-like thing busted from its head, tentacles and blades swinging about.

" What in the hell…" Jill managed, voice trailing off.

Chris gulped. According to Ada's description, it was a Plaga parasite. But hearing about it and seeing it was 2 totally different things. The Plaga pulsed, throbbing , in such compulsive ways that made Chris sick. The Hunter/Plaga charged at them, covering distance at an alarming rate.

Chris fired his magnum, aiming at the Plaga. It fell back, but got up faster than before.

The Hunter/Plaga jumped up in the air, ready to decapitate Chris.

" CHRIS!" screamed Jill, and knocked him down.

It missed by a couple of inches, and Chris shuddered; swearing he felt those claws graze his skin….

Jill knocked it back with her shotgun. Chris fired 3 more rounds of his magnum, and it finally died.

" Thanks back there," said Chris, as they moved on.

" It's going to be a long night.." said Jill, not knowing how right she was.

They continued down the tunnel, and finally came to a wall. The wall had letters on it that seemed to correspond to a symbol. There was also a dial on the wall to turn, with the symbols on it.

" Wonderful," said Chris, darkly, " A puzzle. What is up with Umbrella and puzzles? It's like a videogame…Ugh."

Leon

He and Ada didn't get too far after they exited the lab.

They had ended up in a corridor with 5 doors to choose from.

" We spilt up," said Ada, " It's the fastest way."

" Nope," said Leon, " I'm not letting you out of my sight. For all I know, you'll go somewhere to inform Andre of my arrival and the plan. Or just run off again."

" Seriously, Leon. Why would I of went to all the trouble of tracking everyone down if I was just going to betray you all?"

" Why not? You betrayed me once. Why not again?"

" Let's say I do still work for Umbrella. What would I have to gain by this? Do you seriously think I want to become a victim of the H-virus? And if stopping it meant saving the world as well, would it of mattered?"

Leon didn't answer. Didn't she understand that him seeing her again in Spain both shocked at delighted him? That she had survived the Raccoon City incident after years of Leon blaming himself for allowing her to die, and she was alive? Until he learned that she was still working for Umbrella, even after truly experiencing all the horror and hell Umbrella created; she still went back to them. And seeing her now disgusted him. Although Ada had claimed that she was a double agent for the U.S government, could he really believe her? A part of him wanted to believe her so badly it hurt.

I'm not that gullible rookie cop anymore, thought Leon, That Leon died with Raccoon City. Sure she saved me plenty of times, but she always had a different agenda

AndLeon found a answer to his question, and it was no. No, she didn't understand his emotions at all. All Ada knew was personal gain. And if that meant saving his ass a couple of times, why not? Why not toy with him?

" Let's see what's behind door #1," said Leon, brushing off the conversation like a piece of lint.

Luna: Short Chapter, I know. But don't worry, next Chapter : Creatures of the night is a lot longer. Review!