Weskers Second Betrayal

Chapter 7

The dust settled as Ben stood alone in a field. The ground beneath him was strewn with bodies and drenched with blood. He looked around, his mind screaming for answers. As he continued to look around at the bodies that lay at his feet, a boy ran over to him, his face stained with tears.

"Mister, can you help me? I've lost my mommy," He asked. Ben looked down at him.

"Of course. What's your mums name?" He replied softly.

"Sophie," The boy replied simply. Ben smiled.

"Sophie what?" He questioned.

"Sophie Chambers," The boy replied quickly. Ben stared at him.

"Sophie…Mum…" He stuttered. The world around him flashed, and the floor disappeared and he re-emerged in a hospital ward. Stood next to the bed, was the boy from the field. Ben walked over to him and looked down at the body that lay on the bed. A dead woman stared up at him blankly, her torso littered with gunshot wounds. As he looked at the woman's face, it dissolved, leaving just the eyes staring up at him. He turned and looked at the boy.

"What's happening?" Ben asked. The boy looked at him and began to disappear, just like the woman's face.

"You must wake up, you must realise that the ones that love you need you. You must help them, or they will all die," The boy replied, as he disappeared. Ben looked at him then turned back to the woman and looked at her face as it reappeared. He gasped and felt a tear roll down his cheek.

"Rebecca…no…" He said, his voice distant as he stared down at his dead sister.

"WAKE UP!" The boy shouted sharply.

Ben's eyes leapt open and he sat up sharply. He drew in great gulps of air, his face drenched with cold sweat as he looked around the room he lay in. The walls were a cold, steel grey colour, and a small observation window set into the far wall. He swung his legs off the side of the bed and stood up groggily, the dim neon light above him flickering slightly. As he stood still for a few minutes, his eyes burnt slightly as a sharp stab of pain ran through his body. He gasped and grabbed his chest as the pain escalated. He looked down and saw a series of needles embedded in his skin. He pulled them sharply out, a small stream of blood flowing down his bare skin. As he looked back up, a scientist walked past the window and looked at him.

"Ah, your awake," He said simply and walked over to a telephone on the wall. Ben stared at him, anger spreading through his veins as he walked over to the window.

"Hey, where am I?" He asked the scientist. The man turned and looked at him.

"Your in Amsterdam. Don't worry though, your safe," He replied.

"And where are my friends?" Ben continued.

"Oh, you mean Chris and everyone else. They're awaiting execution for treason. UMBRELLA is well connected you see," The man replied, a malicious smile spreading across his face. Ben balled his hands into fists and felt his wrists explode with light.

"Ah this must be the high energy reaction Doctor Cooper was talking about. Oh, and by the way, that room is inescapable, the walls and glass is reinforced with steel. Its bullet-proof and rocket proof basically," The man said simply. Ben smiled.

"But is it Ben-proof?" He replied quickly. He drew his right fist back and swung for the window. His fist smashed through the glass, the light around his wrist intensifying as he pulled his fist back and jumped through the window. The man swore.

"Shit, he's out!" He shouted as he ran over and punched the alarm that sat on the wall near a large, steel door. Ben looked at him and turned and walked out of the door, adrenaline surging around his body in hot, surging beats as he broke into a run, the wind whipping through his hair as he smashed through a wall, dust raining down on him as he looked up. The entrance hall was full of guards, and as he broke through the wall, they turned and pointed their weapons at him.

"Freeze!" One of them shouted. Ben smiled.

"Are you sure you want to be pointing those things at me?" He replied, his voice laced with anger. One of the guards stepped backwards and lowered his weapon.

"I've seen what you can do…I may work for UMBRELLA, but I'm not stupid, I want to go home and see my daughter," He replied honestly as he lay his weapon on the floor. Ben nodded to him.

"You are a good man, but let me ask you a question. Do you know what UMBRELLA are doing here?" He asked. The soldier shook his head.

"Viral weapons. Creatures that shouldn't exist. They create death and don't care who they kill as long as they keep making money," Ben replied, the light in his wrists dimming slightly. The guard looked at him in disbelief. Ben motioned at the hole in the wall he had created.

"If you don't believe me, take a look for yourselves," He continued as he stepped back through the wall. The guard stood up and followed him.

"Come on, lets go see if he's telling the truth," The guard said. The rest of the soldiers lowered their weapons and nodded, following Ben through the hole. Ben smiled and led the men down the hall to the room he was being kept in and out the other side. As he stepped through, the soldiers gasped and walked past him. Lining the walls were 8-foot high glass containment tubes. Inside each one, a BOW slept the silent sleep of the damned. The men walked around the room, staring at the monsters as they slept.

"Why?" One of the guards asked.

"Why?" Ben started. "Because they can. UMBRELLA only cares about making money. They were responsible for the incident at Racoon City. They destroyed it with a precision tactical nuclear device. The nuclear power plant didn't melt down." One of the soldiers looked at him.

"My family was in Racoon!" He exclaimed. Ben sighed and looked at him.

"I'm sorry. But UMBRELLA caused the death of your family, and you're working for them!" The soldier looked at the UMBRELLA badge stitched to his vest, and ripped it off.

"Not any more," He replied sternly. "UMBRELLA can't be allowed to get away with this any longer." A group of soldier murmured in agreement.

"If that's how you feel, come with me. Come fight UMBRELLA with me!" Ben replied. The man nodded and walked over to Ben and held his hand out.

"OK, I'm coming with you. I'll help you however I can," He said. Ben smiled and shook his hand.

"What about the rest of you?" He asked. The rest of the soldiers stepped forward.

"We're coming with you as well," One of them said. Ben nodded.

"Then come with me to help my friends. Then we can move against UMBRELLA's HQ," Ben replied. One of the soldiers stepped forward.

"We can take the armoured troop carrier near the barracks," He said. Ben nodded.

"But we should blow this place. It's one less target for later," Another soldier said. A few soldiers whispered in agreement with him.

"Okay, you guys set this place to blow, then meet us by the barracks," Ben ordered. The soldiers nodded and walked over to the far wall. Ben turned and walked out of the room and followed the soldiers out of the building and into the night. He followed the men to the barracks, where a large armoured car sat parked near a wall.

"There," One of them said and ran over to the drivers seat. Ben walked over next to him.

"You okay driving?" He asked. The soldier nodded.

"Yeah, climb in the back," He replied as he pulled the keys out and slid them into the ignition. Ben turned and climbed in the back with the other soldiers and sat down. The others were checking their weapons.

"Do you have a gun?" One of the soldiers asked Ben. He shook his head.

"No," He replied. The guard smiled and passed him two Desert Eagles.

"Here, use these," The guard said simply. Ben nodded.

"Thanks," He replied. As he loaded the guns, the other soldiers ran out from the building and climbed in the back.

"Let's go!" One of them shouted. The vehicle started up and drove out of the gate and disappeared into the darkness of the night as the lab detonated in a ball of flame, the fire dancing against the sky.

A.N. Not a big chapter I know, but an important one. Ben's gathering an army of UMBRELLA's soldiers to fight against them. It's the beginning of the resistance! I'll write the next chapter as quick as I can. Enjoy!