Weskers Second Betrayal

Chapter 8

Chris, Jill, Rebecca and Wesker walked silently along the corridor, armed guards surrounding them as they were marched to the centre of the building they were being held in. Chris looked around quickly, counting the guards.

'12 guards, just to take us somewhere. UMBRELLA are taking this kinda seriously,' He thought. He sighed and kept walking. As he stepped further down the corridor, he heard Rebecca sniff slightly. He stepped past Wesker and stood next to her.

"What's the matter?" He whispered. Rebecca didn't look up as she continued walking.

"I can't believe that this is the end…after all we've been through, it all ends here, at the hands of UMBRELLA…" She whispered back.

"Your wrong," Chris cut in quickly. "This isn't the end, just have faith. I'm sure Ben's already on his way here…"

The guards on the gate sat casually in the gate office smoking as they played a game of Blackjack.

"I got 19," One of them said slyly.

"Ha, 21! Take that!" Another shouted in return as he threw his cards to the table. The other guard laughed.

"Idiot, you can't count. You've got 22," He said quickly. The other guard fell backwards off of his chair.

"What!" He shouted from the floor. He got to his feet and looked at the cards and went bright red.

"Next time, count before you claim," The other guard finished as he put his legs up on the table and crossed his arms. He sighed and closed his eyes.

"When does the next shift get here?" The other guard asked. The second guard looked out of the window and stood up.

"Now," He stated as he pointed out of the window at a large armoured, transport drove up to the guard station. The driver wound his window down and smiled.

"You guys can go now, we'll take over from here," The first guards smiled, picked up his coat and strolled out of the door, closely followed by the second guard as he clocked out and walked off.

"It's clear guys," The driver said as he turned the engine off and jumped out onto the floor. Ben hopped out of the lorry and walked to the front of the transport and stared in awe at the building before him. It was a coliseum, like the one in Rome, but this one towered into the sky, a large UMBRELLA logo embossed on the front wall above the main entrance.

"When was this built?" He asked.

"They just finished it two weeks ago," One of the guards replied as he handed Ben a bullet-proof vest.

"So, it's that new…," Ben finished as he shook his head and handed the vest back to the guard.

"Odds are there's another lab under there…" Ben thought as he slid his Desert Eagles into two holsters attached to his legs.

"Come on, let's do this," Ben stated as he walked towards the Coliseum entrance. The guards followed him and stopped as he looked up.

"What is it?" Someone behind him asked.

"If I go in, they'll know something's wrong. You guys go in through the entrance, send the guards home. Then meet me in the central area, I bet that's where the execution will take place.." Ben trailed off as he thought of Rebecca and the others. The guards nodded and walked in through the entrance, closing the doors behind them as they disappeared from sight. Ben stepped back, looked up, and ran at the wall, his hands sliding effortlessly along the smooth material as he ran vertically up the wall. As he jumped up onto the roof, he landed in a crouch and looked around and ran over to the opening in the middle of the building and looked down. Tied to several posts in a row, were Chris, Jill, Rebecca and Jill. He stared at them and looked down as he saw the rest of his team walk into the stands and stood up.

Chris struggled against his restraints as he watched four guards armed with AK47's walk in front of them. A large man stepped between them and stared at them.

"For your crimes against the UMBRELLA corporation has been authorised to sentence you to death by firing squad. Do you have anything you wish to say before your sentence is carried out?" The man said plainly. Chris laughed.

"Authorised. You mean you BRIBED someone to allow you to execute us," He shouted. The man turned and walked away. He stopped next to the four soldiers and turned around.

"Soldiers, take aim," He started. The soldiers raised their rifles and aimed them at Chris and the others. Rebecca sniffed audibly, trying to suppress the tears that were welling up in her eyes. Chris turned and looked at her.

"Have faith," He whispered.

"Safety's off," The man shouted again. The soldiers slide the safety's on their weapons off and tightened their grips on the rifle handles. They then stood in silence, not moving and not making a sound. Chris closed his eyes, muttering the same word under his breath over and over again.

"Faith, faith, faith."

After what seemed like an eternity had passed, the silence was broken.

"Fire."

Ben stood and watched from the coliseum roof as Chris, Wesker, Jill and Rebecca were tied to posts and their sentence read to them.

"This is a stupid idea," He thought as he rose to his feet. The soldiers raised their guns, and waited for the order to fire. He stood still for a minute, building his courage, and leapt off of the roof, the faces of his friends burned in his mind.

Chris closed his eyes as the soldiers pulled the triggers of their guns, the shots loud in the open atmosphere. He gritted his teeth and waited for the bullets to tear into his body. As he waited, the shots never came, and he opened his eyes slowly. The soldiers stood before him, their weapons pointed in the air. As he looked up, he saw Ben jump off of the coliseum roof.

"Rebecca!" Chris shouted. The girl turned and looked at him as he motioned upwards. She looked up and gasped.

"Ben?" She whispered. As she watched, Ben plunged from the roof, bullets flying towards him. He smiled at the four of them tied to the posts as he neared the floor.

"Is this it?" He thought. As he closed his eyes, he felt a burning sensation in his back. He screamed in pain, his hands reaching around, trying to suppress the pain. As the pain expanded, he threw his arms open and screamed. Rebecca closed her eyes and looked away. Wesker stood staring at the boy, trying to solve the motive behind his actions, when he was forced to look away as a blinding light exploded in the sky. Rebecca shut her eyes hesitantly as she heard Ben scream. The light died down and Rebecca opened her eyes sharply. She looked around and felt her jaw drop. Ben was hovering several feet from the ground, a pair of large, glowing, Angel like wings behind him. Wesker gasped as he felt the aura of power Ben was giving off, the virus cells in his own blood stream resonating at an incredible rate.

"What is this!" He thought as his breathing rate increased steadily. He gazed at Ben as he hovered motionless in the air, the wings beating slowly and powerfully. As he watched, a handful of UMBRELLA guards burst in through the coliseum doors, their weapons raised as they moved forward. Chris struggled against his restraints as the guards ran forward, the rope around his wrists digging in, a slow trickle of blood seeping down his arm. The four executioners turned their guns on Ben and fired, their rifles spraying bullets at the boy. Ben looked at them simply, his eyes unfocused as he blocked the bullets with his wings, the metal ricocheting away and hitting the walls. The soldiers that ran in through the doors ran over to the executioners and hit them with the butts of their guns, sinking them to the floor instantly. Jill turned to Chris as she watched the soldiers walk over to them and cut the rope from their wrists and lowered their weapons.

Rebecca pushed her way through the guards and ran over to Ben. She stared up at him as he hovered motionlessly, his glazed eyes fixed on nothing but air.

"Ben!" She shouted. The boy didn't move as Rebecca continued to shout her brothers name. Chris walked over to her, blood dribbling along his wrists.

"Becca, there's nothing we can do…Come on, we have to go," He whispered softly to her. Rebecca shook her head.

"No, I won't leave him," She replied as she rubbed her arms idly. Chris sighed and turned to Jill. The woman looked at him and shrugged her shoulders. As Jill dropped the rope that bound her wrists to the floor, an alarm blared into life, it's inharmonious song reverberating along the coliseum corridors. Chris span on the spot, his mind questioning everything that was happening. It was like a bad dream to him, UMBRELLA soldiers helping him, Ben mutating, Lauren missing…

Before he could react, a Judge burst through one of the walls opposite them. Chris stared at it, fear flowing through his veins in one cold wave. He stepped backwards as the soldiers ran in front of him and started firing at the creature.

Ben swam through the darkness, his world silent and cold. He looked around, shouting for his friends, the loneliness almost unbearable in his heart. He stopped and fell to the floor and started crying, his tears falling from his cheeks to the floor silently. As he cried, he felt the pain that he had been hiding for years. Losing his mother…Finding Rebecca…the time he had spent away from Lauren… As he sat alone, the sound of gunfire reverberated around him, and he remembered. He remembered what he was doing, and how this had all happened. He stood up and walked forward, a circle of light appearing in front of him.

Chris stood and watched as the Judge walked towards the guards, their weapons leaving no damage. They stopped to reload, and the Judge leapt towards them. It raised its fists and swung for its first target. Chris turned away, his eyes scanning for some kind of weapon. As he did he heard a sound like glass shattering. He turned back to the soldiers, and saw Ben stood before them, his wings shielding them. Chris stopped and sat down, unable to comprehend everything that he was seeing. Ben opened his wings and pointed two Desert Eagles at the Judge and started firing round after round into the creature, the bullets tearing through its skin. As the bullet cases fell to the floor, the wings behind the boy faded and disappeared. As the last bullet from each gun was fired, the Judge let out an inhuman groan and fell to the floor. Ben reloaded the guns and lowered them to his sides. Rebecca ran over to him and threw her arms around his neck.

"What happened to you?" She whispered, his cheeks drenched with tears. Ben looked at her.

"I…don't know. But I pray that it doesn't happen again… It scary.." He replied as he hugged her back, the cold metal of the Desert Eagles pressing against the bare skin of her shoulders.

"I…I'm just glad that I haven't lost you as well…" Rebecca replied as she tilted her head and rested against Bens neck. Ben smiled and kissed her hair.

"Where's Lauren?" Ben asked as she looked around.

"UMBRELLA took her somewhere else, I don't know where," Chris replied as he rose to his feet. Ben looked at him.

"Are you sure?" He replied, his voice laced with concern. Chris nodded.

"For now, I think we should just get out of here. Leon, Carlos, Barry and Claire are meeting us later at the UURF headquarters, so we're gonna head there," Chris finished as she walked over to the exit. Ben nodded.

"Okay, but I'm not guaranteeing that I'll stay. If I find out where Lauren is, I'm gonna go help her," Ben replied, his voice set and unwavering. Chris nodded.

"Deal. Now come on, let's get out of here," Chris finished as he opened the doors and walked out of the coliseum, everyone following him to the transport that was parked outside.

A.N. A long chapter, and it took a while. Hope you enjoy it! The next chapter may take a while because it's a gap filler and its gonna be PACKED with character introductions and peoples feelings so. Don't forget to review!