Chapter Twenty-1: Commutation

Tange, sat next to Caitlyn on the plane. What they had done today was one major thing in obtaining their objective. Cypher was once again up with the pilot, rarely they have seen him since the getaway from Osiris' henchmen.

"Tange?" Caitlyn said. He looked at her seeing her supporting her hand with her hand as her elbow sit on the arm rest, looking at him.

"What is it?" he said, she sat back and continued looking at him and then at front seeing if anyone was up there. "Caitlyn what's wrong?" he questioned, wondering what she had to say.

She let out a sight and bit her lower lip and looked at him again, "there's something I want to tell you, but I can't say what I want to feel."

He nodded his head and said, "okay."

"I just, don't know how he came and found us; you know, after the city." she wiped her eyes and sniffed. "After what Corin did, I just didn't care anymore; I didn't want to continue, I wanted it to end right now."

He got a startling look in his face, "Why? You wanted to give up after that?"

"Yes, I did," she coldly, "But then there was something I wanted to do before I went down for good. I had to say something to you."

"So you're saying that you," he said, "never mind, I get it."

She got a surprised looked and raised her voice a little higher, "No, you don't get it, after everything we've been through, I feel like I've known you all my life and-" she stopped, "I mean, ever since you opened that door to the ware house and got that startled look of surprise with my rifle in your face, I said to myself, wow, someone else is alive; I'm not alone, going through the same thing that I have done."

"You did?" Tange said feeling a little sweaty; she had feelings for him, he continued listening attentively, " Wow, I never thought you've felt that way about me."

She smiled as she looked him in the eyes, with her shining green eyes; it looked as if she were about to cry. "I do feel that way about you; I've felt like this for a long time, ever since after the city." she looked out the window, "but now I don't know what to feel since what you are now."

"Now what are you saying." he asked suddenly, "are you saying I'm a bad person?"

"No!" Caitlyn said looking away from the window, "I'm not sure whether or not I should care about you, after I found out you had traces of virus in your blood stream."

"Caitlyn." Tange said sternly, "This virus has no affect on my judgment and mind; I feel the way I've always felt about myself all my life; this virus, is a more of a upgrade. I've never driven at high speeds on a motorcycle; and today, I did it on the highway in morning rush hour."

"So your saying, it didn't affect your sense of judgment, just how your body functions in a crisis?"

"Yes," he said, "Caitlyn, I didn't plan to become what I am now, it just happened. None of us wanted to go through the city incident; I didn't either, I was just in it for the money because of my jealousy for it. Now it doesn't matter. But here is a question I want to ask you."

"What?"

"Where would you be if I never came along; if you hadn't met Dusty, Michael, and Corin; where would you be now?"

"I would probably be dead." she answered.

"You see, no one planned this to happen; it just did." he said, "and now your saying we can't be together because some virus is somehow effecting me?"

She looked away, blushing lightly, "I don't know; I don't know how to answer."

"Caitlyn," Tange said softly, "do you-?"

The intercom suddenly buzzed aloud cutting off their conversation. "Tange. Caitlyn. We need to see something, I'm in the cockpit." Cypher then said.

Tange, frustrated; got up and walked up first at a fast pace, leaving her behind as she got up. He opened the door to the pilot's nest and walked in seeing Cypher sitting by a television screen. "What is it Cypher?"

"We have an incoming transmission from Osiris, I haven't answered. I wanted you two to decide whether or not it should be answered." he said, the doors opened again and Caitlyn walked in and stood next to Cypher.

"What's wrong?" she said, avoiding to look at Tange. He was frustrated.

"Cypher just answer it." he said cutting in. Cypher hit a switch and the screen popped up showing Osiris on the monitor in what appeared to be a laboratory.

"Cypher, Tange, and Caitlyn." Osiris said, "Things are rather hectic today."

"What the hell do you want?" Tange frustratingly said.

Cypher looked at him, "Tange."

"As you know about our little deal we made earlier; I have a something I want to make since I was forced to accept what you came here for," he said coldly and quickly, "So I want to make some modifications in our little agreement."

"What do you want?" Cypher questioned.

"I knew you would say that Cypher my good man. I already have a group over on the ship right now prepared to obliterate the ship. I just wanted to add this: If my team succeeds in destroying the ship, I will not meet your needs, if they fail, then you shall be the ones to stop your hated nemesis."

"Sounds like good modification," Cypher replied, looking at Tange and Caitlyn, as they both nodded their heads in a yes. "We'll do it."

Tange saw Osiris smile wickedly, "well I am flattered at your answer; but there is a catch. You see right behind me-" The screen shifted to the right which happened to be on a catwalk and viewed at a downward angle showing an endless mass of metal stasis pounds as far as the eye could see. "You see; since our little dilemma in the restaurant, I have decided to launch a full scale attack on your base with our latest version of leeches. After we have gained the work of Dr. Marcus, back when he was assassinate we have then continued his research and created the most powerful version of leeches, each of these pods contain over two thousand leeches, made to act as one being. In this room we have ten thousand pods." Osiris began to smile coldly and lick his lips.

"You sick bastard." Caitlyn said, "your sick corporation will go down, and we will not rest until your corporation is at the bottomless pits of hell!"

The Osiris laughed out loud as if she were complimenting him, "what an excellent choice of words, Ms. Anderson; but you see, there is always a catch in an Umbrella deal when I happened to be double crossed. You all have just under 48 hours to prepare to fight or be killed. I leave the choice in your low life hands." He in a cynical manner and the screen went blank to a black screen.

Cypher watch as Tange and Caitlyn left the room. He turned to the pilot and asked how much time they had left before they reached the base.

"About a half hour." pilot responded. "We also might get delayed, gotta big old storm hogging up all the landing strips. Might gotta use the tunnels to land."

Boom! The roof of the plane began making a metal screeching noise. "What is going on?" Cypher demanded.

"Engine failure." the pilot said, as red lights began flashing across the control panel. He reduced the speed, hearing the engines die down, "we're going in for a glide." he commented.

"We're going to crash land!" he added. "Tell the base we have a mayday, give them coordinates."

"No, there's a small developing city just a half mile in front of were we are." the pilot suggested, "it's small but, they have a communications building." he grabbed the radio which was dangling off the set and put it to his mouth. "Mayday, mayday, I repeat we have a mayday. Request backup immediately!"

Cypher got out of his seat and went towards the back as the pilot repeated the message. Towns in Antarctica, that's im possible. It didn't matter, he burst through the door seeing Caitlyn holding onto her seat as she stood up, "get in your seat." he shouted, "where's Tange?"

She pointed towards the back, and he opened another set of doors seeing Tange holding a pair of oxygen masks on. "what's going on?" he said handing Cypher a pair. "Give Caitlyn a pair!" he shouted.

"Engines failed, we're gonna crash land." Cypher shouted, hearing the droning of the engines grow extremely loud and high in pitch. He suddenly stumbled forward as same did Tange.

Cypher knew they would hit the snowy terrain in a matter of minutes and ran to the next compartment, throwing Caitlyn the last pair. She put it on and sat in her seat. Cypher sat down in the aisle seat and buckled his seat belt. This was going to be bad, they were going to crash, or glide into a happy field of roses into a town that he's never knew existed. Maybe the town housed one of those people no one ever wanted to mess with, actually, that wouldn't be a problem because if somebody tried to attack them, a little weapon storage room was in the back: two M-16s and a handgun.

The intercom gave an annoying buzz, causing him to look at the ceiling towards a little speaker, "hang tight, we're in for a rough landing!!" the pilot then said, it then burst with static, followed by a oh shit. Then...

BOOM!

Corin could here Vlad, walk up from behind him before he even saw him, he just knew. "what is it Vlad?" he asked questionably.

Vlad stepped up in front of him, holding his rifle. "We've just made it to the Drake Passage."

Corin rolled his eyes behind his shades and sighed with frustration, "and where the fuck is that?" he coldly said, "Mr. Bolomer, I am not good with my geography, be more specific."

He heard him clear his throat and step back, "We're located between the tip of South America and the tip of Antarctica."

Corin smiled, politely but in a slightly disturbing manner, "Thank you, I-"

He stopped, he could feel something, voices in his head and turned around. Looking over at the damaged ship radio, he walked swiftly up to it.

"...mayday!.. repeat..... mayday... backup immediately... over! -Antarctica!-Request!" the radio stopped abruptly with a burst of static.

He turned to Vlad, "I know some people in Antarctica." he started warmly and cheerfully, "and I almost killed them."

Vlad stared at him with keen eyes as Corin turned around.

"And every time I think about it" he snarled, "the more I want to crush their puny little bodies with my hands." he looked over at Vlad removing his shades for the first time after the endless hours on the boat. "Have you ever had that feeling, Mr. Bolomer?"

Vlad nodded his head, "yes, I have. You must have a really big obsession with these people."

His smiled disappeared and he put his shades back on, "Go find our little friends, and have some fun with them." he gestured, "I'll be back in a few hours, and don't worry about the tyrants; they won't bite."

He walked towards the window and looked out at the see, the sun overhead, giving a very clear view of the giant blood stains, all over the deck.

Vlad looked at Corin as he exited the main area, seeing him stretch his arms out. He felt heat begin to surge against his body, he looked up at Corin again, seeing his body growing bright in blue light, sending a glare to his eyes. He put his hands over his eyes so he could have a better view of focus on what was going to happen next.

Suddenly, Corin exploded, shattering the window, bringing blinding bright light into the room. Vlad turned quickly, shielding his body with the wall when everything began to go back to the way it was. He peered around the wall, seeing no Corin, and many pieces of glass just floating in mid air as if stuck in time. He touched brought his hand up and poked one of the many pieces of thick glass.

As his finger made a connection, the thousand pieces of glass shrapnel flew quickly away from him and into the shattered window, quickly piecing it back together in a matter of seconds, looking like someone pressed the rewind button on the window.

It was now repaired, as if nothing had happened. Vlad shrugged his shoulders, holstered his rifle and exited the room.

His vision was blurry at first when he awoke, feeling light headed and dizzy. Tange rose from the ground of the crashed plane, sitting up rubbing his fore head. It was cold inside, like ice. He looked on the ground, seeing snow. He was sitting on the snow, not the plane. He jumped to his feet, looking around quickly, shifting his eyes.

Tange began walking stumbling over the fallen objects in the way of him towards a charred door. He placed his hands on the metal lever and pulled it down, hearing the shifting of gears from inside. The door opened up and he stepped into the room it led to, seeing a couple of metal crates scattered across the room. Tange ran to it and flipped one of the crates over and opened it, finding grayish white vest. Survival gear. He strapped one on and tightened the straps.

He turned around, then thinking about Caitlyn and Cypher. He was now really worried, are they dead. He was very worried now, he ran into the next compartment, stumbling into snow, pouring down.

He couldn't see past the thick pouring snow, he put his hands to the sides of his mouth and shouted. "Caitlyn! Cypher!" No answer. He ran out into the snow, shouting their names louder, over the howling of the wind.

"...Here..." he heard faint noises, "Tange... over here..." Tange followed the sounds, they were silent, like a whisper. He ran forward, seeing a big red thick line. He moved close to it and touched it, feeling the metal surface; it was the other part of the plane.

"Caitlyn!" he shouted again, running towards a giant hole, from where the airplane separated and stumbled inside, seeing Caitlyn supporting Cypher. He had a limp, and she had blood on the side of her face. "Are you all right?" he said running up to them.

"I'm fine Tange," were her words, "Cypher's hurt his foot; it's not broken, just bruised really bad."

"Come on!" he shouted, taking hold of Cypher, letting his arms go over his shoulder. He and Caitlyn began walking through the snow, holding him up with their shoulders.

"We're lost!" she shouted, with a shivery voice. "We have to find some shelter."

Cypher glanced at both of them and exhaled loudly, "No we don't, we just found some." he said, pointing at a frosted up sign.

Tange looked at it, as it read: Fort Frost; established 2007, August 25th. "But that can't be possible, nothing can really survive in Antarctica."

"These people probably have," Caitlyn added.

Tange could see a few buildings, all with missile or gun turrets on top of them. There was then a giant bridge that went straight out of the area, three of them, "Do you thing they entertain guest?" he joked.

Everyone ignored his comment as they came towards a building, more of a tower, it was and banged on a metal door with his fist.

The door opened, showing a man wearing layers of coats, holding a rifle in his hand. "Who the hell are you people?" he shouted, pointing the rifle at them.

"We need help!" shouted Caitlyn.

He looked at her, shifting his eyes up and down her body, "What company are you? Tell me."

Tange sighed, feeling the wind blowing against the back of his head. "We're not in the military; our plane crashed."

"Oh, I know your plane crashed; got your mayday; doesn't make a difference unless your in the service." he gestured.

Cypher lifted his head, "we're with HCF, now let us in." he commanded.

"HCF?" the man questioned, "well why didn't you say so, get in!" He moved aside from the door and let them into a giant room, it was a control tower, with a set of stairs going up as they stuck out of the white cement walls.

The man led them up the stairs , about two flights and stopped at a green metal door. "Stay here, while I'll call over units, from HCF Antarctic." he said, running up the rest of the stairs.

They all heard a door slam and set Cypher down against the wall. "How's your leg?" Caitlyn asked.

Cypher grasped his foot, "it's getting better, I think it was numb."

Tange sighed turning around, we carry his retarded ass through the snow so he can tell us now that's it's numb. He turned around again, wiping his forehead with his hand, "why is there a military base here? I mean, isn't this a coincidence. They just let us in after you told him we were with HCF."he spat angrily, "is there something your hiding from us, Cypher?"

They both stared at him, the Caitlyn at Cypher, "Tange, calm down."

"No! I won't calm down. We crash near a base, Fort Frost. Man let's us in after hearing HCF and is now getting a hold of them to send some units here to get us. Is this one of your games, Cypher? Because I am not liking it one fucking bit."

"Fine, you want to know something Tange." Cypher said, sounding like he lost his temper, getting up, "HCF was a secret division of the military, a counter squad, created to investigate, secret use of viruses." he said, out loud, "Is that what you wanted to hear? Tange?"

Tange turned away cursing to himself. "Fuck it, when we get back, I'm leaving. I've had about enough of your gestapo shit." he then commented.

He spotted the coated man coming down the stairs smiling, "You're all set to go, sir. Just a quick train ride to the heliport, which is ten miles out, they should be waiting for you." he said, stepping past them and opening the green door and led them onto a platform elevated about fifty feet off the ground.

There were three tracks, two occupied by trains, loaded with materials, on the top of the passenger cars. The platform was different where you weren't supposed to enter from the side, but the back. Where they were standing was the end of the tracks, and straight ahead was were the tracks ventured for miles. The man opened the doors and hopped in, followed by the rest of them: Tange first, then Cypher, then Caitlyn.

Caitlyn, sat on the cushioned bench next to Cypher, with Tange on the opposite side, glaring at Cypher. "Tange?" she said softly.

"What?!" he snarled, it didn't look like she should bother him. That's when Cypher started talking.

"What would you do when you leave Tange? Start a new life?" Cypher said, "To the world, you're dead, and if you do go back, Umbrella will hunt you down."

Tange continued staring at him and got up, "You know? I thought you were smart, Cypher. But I just found out that." he stopped, "you're just full of shit; thinking that you could make a difference."

Cypher got up and glared back at him, "This is not the time, Tange." the train suddenly rattled, and began moving out of the station. "We need you. With you we can stop Umbrella."

"I'm not your puppet, Cypher." he shot back, "if that is your real name."

"Tange!"

Caitlyn look at Tange, looking at his hand as it formed a fist. "No, Cypher. I'm not gonna be a part of this anymore."

"We need to stop Umbrella." Cypher said again.

"When you say 'we' need you, your only talking about you need me." he spat. "Now let me knock some sense into you, to see if you understand every word I said."

Caitlyn continued looking, and then saw Tange, as quick as lightning, just suddenly bring his fist back and punch Cypher in the jaw. Hard. Cypher fell back in the bench holding his noise, which was bleeding.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haa!" Great, now Tange was laughing. She looked at him, but he wasn't laughing, it was someone else.

Tange felt good when he nailed Cypher in the face, but then there was laughing, and he looked in the direction of the man who was driving to see if he was laughing, but he wasn't laughing; then who was.

"Tange, Cypher, and Caitlyn" someone shouted happily towards them, Tange turned around, seeing his nemesis standing at the end of the car.

"Corin." he hissed through clenched teeth.

"So, you remember me well, Tange." Corin said, "so do I as of the rest of you, but Tange... I remember you well."

"Well what do you want, Corin." Tange said, feeling his urge to lunge at him. But after four months, who knew what Corin was capable of now. But since Tange was a little of Corin, he wanted to see how he was after four months.

Corin smiled wickedly, "You know what I want? I came here all by myself to get it." he said coldly. "Your life."

"Then come get it." Tange gestured, putting his fist up, standing in fighting mode. "Just you and me, this time."

He smiled, well, he came in style. A long trench coat that went all the way down to his ankles, his dreadlocks were longer and he wore silver shades with blue lens. "Very well," he said.

Corin then lunged at him, as he dodged to the side. Corin then grabbed one of the metal poles sticking up from the train and grabbed it, swinging around it and slammed both his feet into Tange's chest, causing him to fly out the window. Tange grabbed the metal frame as glass flew out at him and swung himself around and crashed through the next window and collided with Corin, causing him to fly out the opposite window.

He landed back in the cabin, and looked at Caitlyn and Cypher who were standing up startled at what just happened.

Screech! The roof above his head folded open and a hand came in and grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him up, tearing him through the roof. Tange was flung up into the air and landed on the metal train roof.

He got up feeling a cold hand run into his face. His head flew left rotating his body and he jumped up and twisted himself around and kicked his attacker in the side of his head. Corin twisted in the air a couple of times and landed on the cold metal ground, and cartwheeled backwards onto his feet and smiled.

Tange ran at him and launched his fist at his face. Corin smoothly blocked his blows, they then collided both their arms into each others and stood there for a few seconds until Tange heard Caitlyn shout something.

"Bridge!!"

Bridge? They both pushed away as he bent his body back, so far that he could swear his head was rubbing up against the roof as a black object just flew over him. As it passed, he flung himself up, seeing Corin do the same.

Corin ran up to him and sent three blows to his chest, making him step back a few steps. He brought his hand into contact with his chin, sending Corin a few steps back. Tange jumped forward bringing his foot out and kicked him in the stomach. Corin flew back and hit the storage cases on top of the train.

"Bridge!!"

Tange turned around, seeing another bridge, which wasn't even one, just a metal walkway above the tracks get closer. He ducked, hearing the engine of the train echo loudly under the bridge. He didn't notice the snow blowing against him hard with the wind as he got up turning around seeing Corin holding two metal crates.

Caitlyn jumped down back into the cabin from the big gaping hole and spotted the man out of the driver section, looking at them with confusion. "don't ask; keep driving." she shouted, taking a glance over to Cypher seeing him wipe his nose.
Corin threw the crates at Tange, one by one, seeing him jump out of the way and catch the second crate and fling it back, twirling towards him in the air. He moved out of the way, seeing it crash to pieces against the roof, spilling all its contents. Poles and toolboxes flew out sliding against the roof. He jumped forward, slamming his fists into Tange's chest sending him flying back a few cars sliding to the stop. He jumped to his feet, and bolted after him. Corin did the same, running against the wind. Snow was blocking the corners of his shades as they grew near. Ten feet. Five feet. They then stopped inches away from each other and started delivering their own punches.

Everything suddenly went quiet. Nothing was heard between them, besides the sounds of their fists hitting each other, and the grunts of pain. Corin swung at Tange's head, watching him duck, he then kicked his side with his left leg, then feeling Tange's arm as he blocked, and seeing him delivering an underhand punch.

Not reacting fast enough, Tange's fist slammed under Corin's jaw, he felt a light wince of pain as he groaned. His shades flew off, disappearing into the snowy abyss. Tange sent another blow, and he caught his hand and rammed it into his face, making him stumble back. Corin punched his face, and again with the back of his hand, watching Tange stumble to the side, as another bridge was coming up.

He grabbed by the neck, and held him up high in the air. Tange started punching at his arms, trying hard to struggle free. He smirked, as the bridge was coming near and threw him down on the roof, as hard as he could, causing the metal roof to bend in. Corin crouched down as the bridge went over him and got up and went towards Tange, and picked him up by the shoulders and punched his chest, sending him back about ten feet again.

Tange, got up from the metal crater and stood up, wincing a little at his side. It hurt just a little, but really bothered him. He looked at Corin, who suddenly jumped forward, flying towards him. Now it was Tange's turn to grin.

He got in position, as Corin closed in. He had his hands up and had his left foot brought forward. Corin soared at him, seeing his fist begin to glow with fire. Wait, that is fire! "Shit!" he shouted, as he too jumped forward and kicked Corin in the face, making him fly back, flipping backwards as he did.

Tange then stood there for a few seconds, waiting for his rival to come back. He wasn't coming back, Tange had won this fight. And it wasn't going to be the last.

He felt much better when Corin came along. Now he didn't want to take off when they came back to the base. Getting revenge was pretty sweet, actually it was the shit. He smiled mildly and felt the train slowly decreasing its speed. And then slowly come to a stop.

The station platform was right below his feet, as he spotted a giant chopper parked on a frosted helipad. He jumped down landing with a crouch, and seeing the metal doors open and seeing Caitlyn and Cypher walk out.

Caitlyn ran to him smiling, "Are you okay?"

Tange felt overjoyed with himself, "Yeah! I'm... great!"

Cypher looked at him and walked up to him, rubbing his nose. "I really deserved that punch, Tange. I've been acting like a royal prick lately." He then held his hand out.

Tange brought his hand out and gripped Cypher's hand, "Well, I'm here to help in anyway I can."

They all walked to the chopper, Cypher boarding first,and Tange last. Inside the chopper was a small cabin with a small table, surrounded by two padded chairs. It was incredibly warm, and Tange then realized how cold he was, and sat down, and got himself comfortable, taking off the vest.

The chopper then departed, flying towards the base, as the snow storm cleared.