Chapter 23: The Warehouse
Hessenauer Falls Police Station
Chris was still feeling weak, but most of the bleeding had stopped. He could tell that the bullet had gone straight through his shoulder, but he also knew that Winchester could've killed him if he'd wanted. Chris figured that he wanted to make the S.T.A.R.S suffer. Chris was on the verge of passing out from the pain in his left shoulder, but through his blurred vision he could see the sheriff coming to. Winchester seemed to be too busy gloating to notice, and for that, Chris was relieved.
"You have no idea, Redfield, how long I have been waiting for this day. In fact, I don't see why I don't just kill you right now." Winchester said, as he lifted his gun, and pointed it at Chris.
"Al..." Chris gasped, trying to stay conscious, "...Listen to me...your father was...a madman!"
"No, Chris, my father was a certified genius!"
Even in his weakened state, Chris couldn't resist the urge to take a jab at his former boss, "I don't know...about being a certified genius,... but Wesker certainly was certifiable!"
Angered by that statement, Winchester fired off a shot that just missed Chris's head. At that same moment, Sheriff Townsend tackled Al to the ground, knocking his gun clear out of reach. The two men fought for a moment or two when suddenly a gunshot went off. The struggle ended, and as Chris passed out, he saw the sheriff fall to the side, as Townsend had been shot in the back of the head by a woman that now stood in the doorway of the office.
"You really need to be more alert, Al dear."
"Nice to see you too, Lillian. Look, I found us some more subjects for our experiments. Contact Perry, and tell him to leave the labs, and meet us at the new facility. The S.T.A.R.S should make fine subjects for our new Tyrant program. As far as the new S.T.A.R.S are concerned, if they make it to the labs, which they will, we can set off the self-destruct system from the new facility. If they survive the experiments, they won't make it out of the labs on time to survive the explosion."
A group of soldiers entered the office and carried out the unconscious forms of Chris, Leon, Billy, Rebecca, Claire, and Jill, and headed for the private chopper that awaited them at the airport.
Bravo Team
Dan and the remaining members of Bravo Team finished pulling themselves together and, in spite of the overwhelming sense of loss they all felt, continued their trek through the deep, dark woods of Bentzen Lake Forest. They were all running low on ammunition, and they began to wonder if they'd survive the rest of the mission. They had travelled at least twenty miles since they left the crash site, which seemed like so much more than the actual eight hours that had passed. In fact, it seemed like days. They were all physically and emotionally exhausted, but they knew they had to find out what the hell was going on, and put a stop to it before more innocent civilians suffered the same fate as Ken, Jake, Tabby, Dr. Daltry, the college students at the lake, and over one-hundred-twenty passengers on the crashed airliner. Finally, they came to the end of the woods. They found themselves in a large clearing, with very few trees surrounding the area. It was at least midnight, but the unhindered, soft glow of the full moon made it easy to make their way. They figured they had wandered into the expansive, and infamous, Australian Outback. They could hear the faint trickle of a stream nearby, and they made their way to it. After Chrissy tested the water for any zombie-inducing chemicals, they all filled their canteens and drank their fill. Cuts and bruises were treated, and soon everyone looked to see a faint outline in the distance. It looked like a large building, perhaps a warehouse, or a privately owned airplane hangar. They slowly made their way toward it, keeping their eyes peeled for any unwanted company. As they approached the structure, they could see that it was indeed a warehouse, and abandoned from the look of it. They split up and searched the perimeter, finding no traces of life, and fortunately no unwanted posthumous life either. The large entrance was locked, but one window had been left open, and they each made their way in, constantly alert. A quick search of the dark, musty interior relieved their fears of meeting anything unnatural, and Dan made a very welcome announcement.
"Alright team, all's well for now. I suggest we all get some much needed rest. We will each take turns keeping watch, and in the morning we'll check this place out more thoroughly. I'll take the first watch, follwed by Chrissy, then Alyssa, Mike, Steph, Ja...,"
Taylor picked up on the near-mention of Jake and Tabitha, as well as the well-hidden quiver in Dan's voice. That's when it occurred to her just how much they had all lost. After a long pause, Dan continued.
"...Anyway, uh, make yourselves as comfortable as possible, but keep your equipment near you in case anything does go down."
Suddenly, Dan remembered that his cousins Rick and Liz, and the rest of Alpha Team had been in the mines when the earthquake struck. And though he silently wept inside for Jake and Tabby, he also prayed that Alpha Team was still alive.
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A/N
Well there's chappy 23. I will get back to Alpha Team next time. And I'd like to thank the loyal readers, as well as the few reviewers that have taken the time to offer their opinions of my story. And to the sole reviewer of my last chapter (titled: Death in the Family), I purposely titled it "Death", instead of "A Death" as kind of a play on the cliche. Truthfully, it was only supposed to be Jake dying, but I changed it at the last moment. Well, please keep up with the R&R. I hope to have the next chapter ready within the next week, so keep checking back for it.
Hessenauer Falls Police Station
Chris was still feeling weak, but most of the bleeding had stopped. He could tell that the bullet had gone straight through his shoulder, but he also knew that Winchester could've killed him if he'd wanted. Chris figured that he wanted to make the S.T.A.R.S suffer. Chris was on the verge of passing out from the pain in his left shoulder, but through his blurred vision he could see the sheriff coming to. Winchester seemed to be too busy gloating to notice, and for that, Chris was relieved.
"You have no idea, Redfield, how long I have been waiting for this day. In fact, I don't see why I don't just kill you right now." Winchester said, as he lifted his gun, and pointed it at Chris.
"Al..." Chris gasped, trying to stay conscious, "...Listen to me...your father was...a madman!"
"No, Chris, my father was a certified genius!"
Even in his weakened state, Chris couldn't resist the urge to take a jab at his former boss, "I don't know...about being a certified genius,... but Wesker certainly was certifiable!"
Angered by that statement, Winchester fired off a shot that just missed Chris's head. At that same moment, Sheriff Townsend tackled Al to the ground, knocking his gun clear out of reach. The two men fought for a moment or two when suddenly a gunshot went off. The struggle ended, and as Chris passed out, he saw the sheriff fall to the side, as Townsend had been shot in the back of the head by a woman that now stood in the doorway of the office.
"You really need to be more alert, Al dear."
"Nice to see you too, Lillian. Look, I found us some more subjects for our experiments. Contact Perry, and tell him to leave the labs, and meet us at the new facility. The S.T.A.R.S should make fine subjects for our new Tyrant program. As far as the new S.T.A.R.S are concerned, if they make it to the labs, which they will, we can set off the self-destruct system from the new facility. If they survive the experiments, they won't make it out of the labs on time to survive the explosion."
A group of soldiers entered the office and carried out the unconscious forms of Chris, Leon, Billy, Rebecca, Claire, and Jill, and headed for the private chopper that awaited them at the airport.
Bravo Team
Dan and the remaining members of Bravo Team finished pulling themselves together and, in spite of the overwhelming sense of loss they all felt, continued their trek through the deep, dark woods of Bentzen Lake Forest. They were all running low on ammunition, and they began to wonder if they'd survive the rest of the mission. They had travelled at least twenty miles since they left the crash site, which seemed like so much more than the actual eight hours that had passed. In fact, it seemed like days. They were all physically and emotionally exhausted, but they knew they had to find out what the hell was going on, and put a stop to it before more innocent civilians suffered the same fate as Ken, Jake, Tabby, Dr. Daltry, the college students at the lake, and over one-hundred-twenty passengers on the crashed airliner. Finally, they came to the end of the woods. They found themselves in a large clearing, with very few trees surrounding the area. It was at least midnight, but the unhindered, soft glow of the full moon made it easy to make their way. They figured they had wandered into the expansive, and infamous, Australian Outback. They could hear the faint trickle of a stream nearby, and they made their way to it. After Chrissy tested the water for any zombie-inducing chemicals, they all filled their canteens and drank their fill. Cuts and bruises were treated, and soon everyone looked to see a faint outline in the distance. It looked like a large building, perhaps a warehouse, or a privately owned airplane hangar. They slowly made their way toward it, keeping their eyes peeled for any unwanted company. As they approached the structure, they could see that it was indeed a warehouse, and abandoned from the look of it. They split up and searched the perimeter, finding no traces of life, and fortunately no unwanted posthumous life either. The large entrance was locked, but one window had been left open, and they each made their way in, constantly alert. A quick search of the dark, musty interior relieved their fears of meeting anything unnatural, and Dan made a very welcome announcement.
"Alright team, all's well for now. I suggest we all get some much needed rest. We will each take turns keeping watch, and in the morning we'll check this place out more thoroughly. I'll take the first watch, follwed by Chrissy, then Alyssa, Mike, Steph, Ja...,"
Taylor picked up on the near-mention of Jake and Tabitha, as well as the well-hidden quiver in Dan's voice. That's when it occurred to her just how much they had all lost. After a long pause, Dan continued.
"...Anyway, uh, make yourselves as comfortable as possible, but keep your equipment near you in case anything does go down."
Suddenly, Dan remembered that his cousins Rick and Liz, and the rest of Alpha Team had been in the mines when the earthquake struck. And though he silently wept inside for Jake and Tabby, he also prayed that Alpha Team was still alive.
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A/N
Well there's chappy 23. I will get back to Alpha Team next time. And I'd like to thank the loyal readers, as well as the few reviewers that have taken the time to offer their opinions of my story. And to the sole reviewer of my last chapter (titled: Death in the Family), I purposely titled it "Death", instead of "A Death" as kind of a play on the cliche. Truthfully, it was only supposed to be Jake dying, but I changed it at the last moment. Well, please keep up with the R&R. I hope to have the next chapter ready within the next week, so keep checking back for it.