Weskers Second Betrayal

Chapter 6

Authors note: Please note that Rebecca's 'tragedy' is completely fictional, and is by no means related in any way to her actual past in the game. Enjoy!

The crackling fire echoed through the streets of California, the smoke rising in an ominous cloud. An 11-year-old girl sat on the kerb outside her now burning home, her face buried in her hands. Some strange men in black suits had walked into her house while she was having dinner with her family.

"Mummy, where are you?" The girl whimpered, her cheeks stained with tears. The strange men had grabbed her mum and brother, and shot her dad in the back as he tried to open the small gun safe in their bedroom. The men looked at her, and pulled her roughly outside before they jumped in a parked van with her mum and brother. Before they drove off, one of the m en threw a green ball in through a window, and disappeared into the night as her house blew up and started to burn. The girl looked up as she heard the wail of sirens, their song harmonious in the night, as a stream of lights poured onto the street. She turned around as an officer ran over to her.

"Are you okay little girl?" He asked gently. The girl looked at him and shook her head.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Rebecca Chambers, sir" The girl replied.

"Okay Rebecca, I'm officer Barry Burton. Will you come with me please? Then you can tell us what happened," The officer said. Rebecca nodded and followed the man to a nearby car as firemen ran past her, their hoses trailing behind them.

Rebecca stood and stared at Lauren.

"What are you talking about?" She questioned. Lauren looked at her grimly.

"It was…. my mother that requested a test subject for her research," Lauren started. "She needed someone with a unique immune system and a 'bargaining token' to 'persuade' the subject to cooperate." Rebecca looked at Lauren, her eyes almost ablaze with anger.

"So you're family is the reason I lost mine," She said through gritted teeth. Lauren nodded slightly.

"I understand if you hate me…" Lauren replied quickly. As the girl looked past Rebecca, she felt her hand connect with her face, the slap loud in the empty atmosphere. Lauren raised her hand to her cheek instinctively and looked at Rebecca as she walked away. She sighed and followed her, her cheek burning slightly.

Wesker walked slowly down the corridor, his footsteps echoing around him. Ben, Chris and Jill followed him in silence, their weapons drawn. Ben stared coldly at the floor as he walked, his mind in disarray as he thought about what he had done. As they continued to walk Rebecca ran and caught up with them, Lauren close behind her.

"Is everything alright Becky?" Jill asked.

"Fine," Rebecca replied bluntly as she walked next to Ben. Lauren remained silent and kept her distance behind the group, her cheek burning dully.

"What are we looking for?" Chris asked Wesker.

"A lab or something like that. I reckon that's where we'll find Steve," Wesker replied as he looked in each doorway he walked past. Ben turned and looked at Lauren, and slowed down so he could walk next to her.

"Are you okay?" he whispered quietly to her. She nodded slightly and looked at him.

"Yeah, I'm fine. But, umm, I don't think things are gonna work out between us now. I'm sorry," She replied sharply, her voice lowered into a harsh whisper. Ben stopped and stared at her.

"What…what do you mean?" He replied, his throat suddenly becoming dry. Lauren looked away and sighed.

"Your sister hates me, and after what you did…. I can see that I don't deserve you…" Lauren finished. Ben shook his head in disbelief.

"Your wrong…" He said before he turned and ran past her, his footsteps echoing as he disappeared from sight. Rebecca turned around as she heard Ben run away.

"What did you do?" She asked Lauren.

"What you wanted me to do," She replied bluntly. Rebecca shook her head.

"You didn't…" Rebecca whispered. Lauren didn't look at her as she walked past her. As Rebecca turned and faced Chris, the building shook, dust falling from the ceiling.

"That can't have been…" Chris started.

"Ben…" Jill finished.

Ben sprinted down the corridor, tears falling from his face. He slowed down and stopped, his breath coming in ragged gasps as he gulped down the air. As he stood up he looked around, his mind questioning where he was. As he looked around, a door behind him slide open and a scientist walked out. When she saw him, she gasped and jumped backwards.

"How…how did you get in here?" She stuttered. Ben looked at her as she twisted her grip on a large, silver briefcase she was holding in her left hand.

"The main gate, how else. What are you up to then? What's in that briefcase?" Ben replied. The woman tried to hide the briefcase behind her back.

"Nothing…nothing at all," She replied quickly.

"Don't lie, just tell me," Ben replied sharply. The woman stared at the floor.

"They're…copies of what UMBRELLA are researching down here, I was going to sell them, think how much they'd be worth!" The woman replied as she looked up at Ben.

"So, you just want the money…" He relied. The woman blushed.

"Is that so bad?" She asked. Ben shook his head.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Sarah, Sarah Cooper," She replied.

"Well Sarah, care to tell me what research UMBRELLA has been conducting down here?" Ben asked. Sarah stepped back, her voice suddenly full of fear.

"Not here, if you help me get out, I'll tell you…" She said. Ben looked at her, and watched the door behind her disappear in a cloud of dust. Sarah gasped and ran behind Ben as an 8-foot monster stepped through the remains of the doorway.

"What the hell…" Ben whispered.

"It's a Judge, a new model of Tyrant. No weapon we've got here in the lab could scratch it during testing…" Sarah told Ben. As he adopted a combat stance, Ben smiled.

"You didn't have me though," He replied and launched himself at the monster, the first punch impacting against the creatures neck, the second striking it in the gut before the monster swung one of its tree trunk-like arms at the boy, the blow connecting and knocking him backwards into a wall.

"Oh my God!" Sarah shouted as she cowered against the wall. Ben coughed and sat up, his chest burning as he looked at the monster.

"I can't lose to you. Lauren may not want me, but I have to see her again!" He shouted as he stood up, anger coursing through his veins. As he stepped in front of the monster again, he raised his fists and looked deep into the monsters eyes. As he tightened his knuckles, his wrists began to burn. Ben cried out in pain as light erupted form his wrists, the power shaking the walls around him, dust falling from the ceiling as his arms exploded with light, the dust settling as he rose back to his feet.

"What are you…?" Sarah asked as she watched the boy.

"What the..." Ben whispered. As he looked down at his arms, the Judge swung for his head. Ben reacted instantly, one arm deflecting the blow, the other striking the creatures gut, his fist breaking through the monsters kin and emerging out of its back. Ben pulled his fist back and stepped backwards as Rebecca, Lauren and the others emerged around the corner.

Lauren looked at Ben in shock. The boy's wrists were ablaze with light, his right fist soaked with blood.

"Ben!" Rebecca shouted as she ran forward.

"Stay where you are!" Ben shouted back as he punched at the creature again, the blow striking the Judge's neck, the monster falling backwards from the blow, before he landed in a crouch and launched itself back at Ben. He smiled and focused his anger into his arm, a ball of light forming between his hands.

"What the hell is going on?" Wesker asked as he stepped forward, his gaze fixed on Ben. He watched in awe as the boy continued to build up a ball of light between his hands.

"Fatal Dragon Blast!" Ben shouted as he launched the ball at the Judge as he leapt towards him. The light launched forward, hitting the Judge in mid-air. The monster stopped, and roared as the light devoured its body, the stench of decaying flesh filling the corridor as the tyrant-like monster decayed away before everyone's eyes. As the creature disappeared, Ben lowered his arms, and collapsed to the floor.

"Ben!" Rebecca shouted as she ran over to her brother.

"What the hell just happened?" Wesker questioned.

A.N. Sorry it took so long to write this chapter, I've had a lot of work to do. Anyway hope you like it!

P.S. If you like this fic, you might like my other one, called Fatal Cross. Check it out!