Chapter 4- Inside the facility
Sorry for the late update. Got caught up in some school work. Anyway, please read and review so i know whether to continue.
NOTE: All thoughts coming from the characters are in brackets.
Claire looked carefully at the monitor again. The figure who she had guessed was Wesker, opened a steel door and closed it behind him.
(Damn it...)
She got up from her seat and looked at the other monitors. They were all blank, except for a couple which was facing outside the facility. Claire decided it would be best if she were to explore the facility, even though she was unaware of the danger behind each door. It was a risk she would have to take... for Steve. Claire placed her hand on the door knob and jiggled it. The sound echoed through the hallway, which made Claire's heart beat loudly. It wasn't that she was feeling scared exactly... but felt close to it. Claire took a deep breath and opened the door. Nothing could be seen for it was too dark. She took out her trusty lighter and lit it. The flame was bright enough for Claire to see the table in front of her. She walked slowly down the corridor. Her boots were heavy, so it was hard not to make a noise.
(Once I find Steve, we can leave... just keep walking...)
Suddenly Claire heard shuffling feet against the wooden floor. Following that noise was a low groan. Claire knew what it was, yet she found it hard to believe that the virus had spread as far as to Austria. She took out her handgun and walked a few more steps. The noise was getting louder and the groans heavier. As she walked closer to the end of the hallway, the smell was getting worse. Claire wrinkled her nose in disgust. She took one more step, when the lighter shown on a figure walking- no, stumbling towards her. Claire quickly reached for her handgun and tried to raise it up. Claire shot a bullet and missed. God, these stupid hands of mine are trembling! She aimed again more carefully this time and shot at the zombie's gullet. The zombie fell back slightly, but quickly got up in time for another shot from Claire. This time she shot at the neck. The zombie let out one last groan and slumped to the floor. Claire shown the light over the dead body, and wasn't too surprised to find that it was a HCF employee. She stepped over the body, and opened the only door at the end of the corridor. Once she closed the door, she felt slightly safer. Perhaps it was because the room was brightly lit, or that she knew what she was to find here. The room she was in was massive. It un-mistakably resembled one of the labs she had seen back in Raccoon City. There was glass on the floor, which was a bad sign that something had escaped from one of the tubes. Claire didn't stick around to find out what it was, and ran to the nearest door in sight. She pulled the metal handle down and quickly went inside. She shivered as soon as she entered the room. The room was covered with ice from top to bottom. Claire walked away from the door when a thought struck her.
(Hey wasn't this the room that figure was in? I'm sure...)
Her eyes followed the trail of footsteps which led to the steel door, in which he had gone out from.
(If it is Wesker, he could hurt me. Kill me even. And I did promise Chris I'd come home safe and sound.)
But something told her she had to open that door. Something awaited her presence behind it. And she found herself opening it against her will. She pushed the door open, her heart beating fast, and sneaked inside. There was no sign of Wesker. She relaxed a bit, and walked past the cells. A cold shiver ran down her spine when she saw the dead bodies of the people who once worked in this facility hung up on the walls. Obviously, someone or something had killed them. And she had no doubt that it was Wesker.
"Claire?"
Claire let out a small shriek and took out her gun, aiming it at where she heard the soft whisper. She walked towards an open cell and saw a body tied up against the wall. She was definitely scared now.
"Claire...?" The voice sounded much surer of itself this time round.
Claire raised her lighter to the face of the person. His face was covered with a small cloth, with a small opening for his eyes. She pulled off the cloth and saw the face of the one she had been searching for. The one she thought had died to save her was here. Alive.
(Steve...)
Steve looked up into Claire's blue eyes and smiled.
Barry banged against the door to the facility. It was no use. It was stuck. He looked up at the fence which looked easily climbable.
"Chris! Leon! Come on!" he shouted as he grabbed onto the fence.
Leon made a jump for the fence and managed to climb to the top where Barry was. Chris grabbed onto the fence with one hand, and Barry and Leon pulled him up. The dogs had just missed them. Leon wiped his face with his shirt.
"Man that was close!" Leon exclaimed.
The three of them climbed down the fence the other side. Leon noticed that Chris was in pain. His hand had been badly gnawed on by those dogs.
"Chris... I gotta fix you up," Leon said. Chris, who didn't once argue, let Leon.
Leon tore off a piece of cloth from his shirt and tied it onto Chris's hand. It was the best he could do until they found proper medication.
"Thanks a lot Leon, I owe you one," Chris said thankfully.
"Hey guys!" Barry yelled. "I found a back door!"
Leon helped Chris up and they both walked to where Barry stood. Barry held the door open for them and then closed the door behind him. Leon, Chris and Barry walked into a massive experiment room. Leon pointed towards a broken tube.
"Looks like something has escaped from there," he said. Chris kicked the glass that was on the floor aside.
"Yeah I guess," Chris replied. Suddenly they heard a high pitched scream coming from behind them. Chris immediately took out his gun when he heard it. A hunter stood on the roof above them, its claws slowly appearing from beneath its skin.
"Shit! What the hell is that?!" Leon said. Chris began shooting at the creature, which jumped off from the roof and swung its claws at Barry. Barry dodged from the creature just in time, and fired at it. With one final shot from Leon, the creature fell to the floor on its front and died. Well, least they hoped it did.
"We better get out of this room," Barry suggested. Without thinking twice, they left the room to the nearest door.
Sorry for the late update. Got caught up in some school work. Anyway, please read and review so i know whether to continue.
NOTE: All thoughts coming from the characters are in brackets.
Claire looked carefully at the monitor again. The figure who she had guessed was Wesker, opened a steel door and closed it behind him.
(Damn it...)
She got up from her seat and looked at the other monitors. They were all blank, except for a couple which was facing outside the facility. Claire decided it would be best if she were to explore the facility, even though she was unaware of the danger behind each door. It was a risk she would have to take... for Steve. Claire placed her hand on the door knob and jiggled it. The sound echoed through the hallway, which made Claire's heart beat loudly. It wasn't that she was feeling scared exactly... but felt close to it. Claire took a deep breath and opened the door. Nothing could be seen for it was too dark. She took out her trusty lighter and lit it. The flame was bright enough for Claire to see the table in front of her. She walked slowly down the corridor. Her boots were heavy, so it was hard not to make a noise.
(Once I find Steve, we can leave... just keep walking...)
Suddenly Claire heard shuffling feet against the wooden floor. Following that noise was a low groan. Claire knew what it was, yet she found it hard to believe that the virus had spread as far as to Austria. She took out her handgun and walked a few more steps. The noise was getting louder and the groans heavier. As she walked closer to the end of the hallway, the smell was getting worse. Claire wrinkled her nose in disgust. She took one more step, when the lighter shown on a figure walking- no, stumbling towards her. Claire quickly reached for her handgun and tried to raise it up. Claire shot a bullet and missed. God, these stupid hands of mine are trembling! She aimed again more carefully this time and shot at the zombie's gullet. The zombie fell back slightly, but quickly got up in time for another shot from Claire. This time she shot at the neck. The zombie let out one last groan and slumped to the floor. Claire shown the light over the dead body, and wasn't too surprised to find that it was a HCF employee. She stepped over the body, and opened the only door at the end of the corridor. Once she closed the door, she felt slightly safer. Perhaps it was because the room was brightly lit, or that she knew what she was to find here. The room she was in was massive. It un-mistakably resembled one of the labs she had seen back in Raccoon City. There was glass on the floor, which was a bad sign that something had escaped from one of the tubes. Claire didn't stick around to find out what it was, and ran to the nearest door in sight. She pulled the metal handle down and quickly went inside. She shivered as soon as she entered the room. The room was covered with ice from top to bottom. Claire walked away from the door when a thought struck her.
(Hey wasn't this the room that figure was in? I'm sure...)
Her eyes followed the trail of footsteps which led to the steel door, in which he had gone out from.
(If it is Wesker, he could hurt me. Kill me even. And I did promise Chris I'd come home safe and sound.)
But something told her she had to open that door. Something awaited her presence behind it. And she found herself opening it against her will. She pushed the door open, her heart beating fast, and sneaked inside. There was no sign of Wesker. She relaxed a bit, and walked past the cells. A cold shiver ran down her spine when she saw the dead bodies of the people who once worked in this facility hung up on the walls. Obviously, someone or something had killed them. And she had no doubt that it was Wesker.
"Claire?"
Claire let out a small shriek and took out her gun, aiming it at where she heard the soft whisper. She walked towards an open cell and saw a body tied up against the wall. She was definitely scared now.
"Claire...?" The voice sounded much surer of itself this time round.
Claire raised her lighter to the face of the person. His face was covered with a small cloth, with a small opening for his eyes. She pulled off the cloth and saw the face of the one she had been searching for. The one she thought had died to save her was here. Alive.
(Steve...)
Steve looked up into Claire's blue eyes and smiled.
Barry banged against the door to the facility. It was no use. It was stuck. He looked up at the fence which looked easily climbable.
"Chris! Leon! Come on!" he shouted as he grabbed onto the fence.
Leon made a jump for the fence and managed to climb to the top where Barry was. Chris grabbed onto the fence with one hand, and Barry and Leon pulled him up. The dogs had just missed them. Leon wiped his face with his shirt.
"Man that was close!" Leon exclaimed.
The three of them climbed down the fence the other side. Leon noticed that Chris was in pain. His hand had been badly gnawed on by those dogs.
"Chris... I gotta fix you up," Leon said. Chris, who didn't once argue, let Leon.
Leon tore off a piece of cloth from his shirt and tied it onto Chris's hand. It was the best he could do until they found proper medication.
"Thanks a lot Leon, I owe you one," Chris said thankfully.
"Hey guys!" Barry yelled. "I found a back door!"
Leon helped Chris up and they both walked to where Barry stood. Barry held the door open for them and then closed the door behind him. Leon, Chris and Barry walked into a massive experiment room. Leon pointed towards a broken tube.
"Looks like something has escaped from there," he said. Chris kicked the glass that was on the floor aside.
"Yeah I guess," Chris replied. Suddenly they heard a high pitched scream coming from behind them. Chris immediately took out his gun when he heard it. A hunter stood on the roof above them, its claws slowly appearing from beneath its skin.
"Shit! What the hell is that?!" Leon said. Chris began shooting at the creature, which jumped off from the roof and swung its claws at Barry. Barry dodged from the creature just in time, and fired at it. With one final shot from Leon, the creature fell to the floor on its front and died. Well, least they hoped it did.
"We better get out of this room," Barry suggested. Without thinking twice, they left the room to the nearest door.
