The following is an entirely fictional story. The story basis revolves around the story brought upon by Capcom. The story is about the viral outbreak that happened in Raccoon City as portrayed in the franchise, Resident Evil.
This story contains violence. If you are young, you shouldn't reasd this. The limit is what? 18 years of age? So get out if you're under that.
Now that that is settled, enjoy the story!
"The potential here is perfect! We can create the ultimate bio-organic weapons!" Ozwell Spencer was thrilled of the discovery of the 'mother' virus. This was the beginning of a partnership involving Ozwell Spencer, James Marcus, and Edward Ashford on research on the 'mother' virus. "We must do research immediately!" Marcus was just as ecstatic as Spencer was, and soon started the research that would take years to finish.
"The meeting is now in session. Please, Dr. Marcus, what have you discovered during the research done on the virus?" Marcus walked up to the podium, and stared down at his colleagues sitting in front of him. "Research on the 'mother' virus has taught us many of its properties, thus refining it into the 'Progenitor' virus. This refined version of the 'mother' virus is still unsatisfactory because of its effect on plants and animals. Research has given good information on the virus, and more seems promising."
About eighteen years later, Spencer, Marcus, and Ashford founded the company Umbrella Chemicals, Inc. Soon after, Edward Ashford was accidentally killed by his son, Alexander Ashford. Disgracing the Ashford name, Alexander established a secret base in Antarctica as part of a mineshaft facility already set up and owned by Umbrella.
After years of research, Alexander isolated the gene regulating human intelligence. He extracted the gene from a DNA sample belonging to the long dead Ashford family matriarch, Veronica, and implants it into the egg of a surrogate mother. The twins Alfred and Alexia Ashford were born later that year. The boy possesses above average intelligence, but it is the girl, Alexia, who turns out to be a true genius.
Years later, James Marcus derives the "Tyrant" virus by combining the Progenitor virus with leech DNA, spurring months of secretive testing which would eventually lead, years later, to illegal testing on numerous live test subjects. It would later be discovered that this new 'T'-virus has the ability to mutate test subjects into monsters. Humans would be found to mutate into zombie-like creatures with diminished intelligence, augmented strength, and an insatiable appetite for living flesh, while animals and plants infected with the virus would grow larger, more ferocious, and decidedly homicidal. It was also discovered that the T-virus could be transmitted through the bite of an infected carrier.
James Marcus soon began administering the new T-virus to leech specimens in the lab. The results were promising and he became enamored with their adaptability and vicious survival instincts. Initially the leeches exhibit rapid growth and reproductive rates, followed by a disturbing tendency towards cannibalism. After Marcus increased their food supply, however, the leeches ceased this activity and began working in cohesion, forming large familial groups and attacking supplied live feed with precision and a single-mindedness bordering on the uncanny.
After four months observation, the T-virus infected leeches had evolved admirably, surpassing all of Marcus's expectations. All individuality amongst the specimens had vanished, and the group of leeches now operated as one single, large hunter. They even begin to mimic the movements and actions of their administrator, James Marcus. That made them the perfect starting base for the future development of effective B.O.W. types as envisioned by Umbrella.
Soon, Albert Wesker, age 18, was assigned to the research team at the Arklay Mountains lab on the Spencer Estate by none other than Lord Ozwell Spencer himself. He met William Birkin, age 16, for the first time, and the two prodigies were made head researchers on various teams at the lab.
Marcus soon after suspected that Spencer had been sending spies to his lab in order to use the information obtained about the T-virus for his own means. Marcus made plans to reveal the discovery of the virus and his subsequent research at the next Umbrella board of directors meeting, hoping that the prestige awarded to him will be enough to supplant Spencer and seize total control of the company for himself.
A few months later, Wesker and Birkin assassinate James Marcus on Spencer's orders in order to give Ozwell complete control over Umbrella's holdings. Birkin took over the dead man's research on the T-virus with intense vigor.
Years after, Alfred Ashford discovered a secret corridor within the Antarctic facility. Inside a locked room, where the Ashford family secrets are kept, he discovered his father's notes and the true nature behind the conception of his sister and himself.
Within the month, Alexia combined the T-virus with an ancient virus found dormant in the DNA of a queen ant. The results were promising, and Alexia named the new virus 'T-Veronica', after her esteemed ancestor. To test the abilities of the new virus, the twins decided to perform the first human experiment of the virus on their own hated father, Alexander.
After Alexander horribly mutated and went insane, the twins realized their experiment was a dismal failure. They locked the deranged creature that once was their father in a hidden cell deep within the bowels of the facility. Alexia developed an antidote for the poisonous gas the creature emits in the event of an escape, and struggled with how to slow the devastating effects of her 'Veronica' virus long enough to control it to her purposes.
Years afterwards, Albert Wesker obtained a sample of the 'Prototype parasite' from one of Umbrella's labs in France with the help of Ozwell Spencer. The parasite, part of Umbrella's 'Nemesis Project', was injected within Lisa Trevor's infected body, and William Birkin studied the results. He discovered the new 'G'-virus residing within the woman's tissues and began conducting years of research into discovering a way to synthesize the virus for Umbrella's use.
After receiving official authorization to start work on creating a viable G-virus sample, William Birkin left the Spencer Mansion to set up his lab in Umbrella's secret underground facility buried under the old train yards of Raccoon City, intending to continue his research there.
Having determined that the G-virus research was far above his own abilities, Albert Wesker decided to change fields within the company in order to give him more access to classified information. His request to join Umbrella's 'secret service' was finally approved and he, too, left the Spencer Estate to begin training.
Eight years later, the T-virus outbreak occurred at Lord Spencer's estate. James Marcus, mutated and seeking revenge over his 'assassination' at the hands of Umbrella, purposely sabotaged the environment safety controls at the Arklay lab and released the virus into the air. The researchers and staff were slowly infected over the course of several days and spread the virus throughout the estate.
Some day after the outbreak, a number of residents at the Spencer Estate were either walking T-virus infected 'zombies', or had been killed and consumed by the assorted BOW creatures beginning to appear randomly throughout the mansion and underground passageways. Those still living were frantically searching for solutions and means for survival.
Soon the general manager of Umbrella's Sanitation Division received a memo from the company's Special Research Department summarizing an internal investigation into the outbreak at the Spencer Mansion. The report mentioned that most of the resident researchers and guards had been killed by the T-virus outbreak, but that the lab's security systems were still intact. The report warned that the outbreak may be beyond their control to contain, and that Umbrella's clandestine activities in the area may be compromised especially due to the police and STARS investigations currently underway.
In order to deal with the increasingly severe attacks occurring in the mountains, and to further his own personal goals, Albert Wesker assembled a more experienced Alpha team within STARS consisting of himself as captain, and several other specialists from outside Raccoon City. Barry Burton was transferred from Bravo team to serve as Alpha team's weapons specialist, as well as Joseph Frost to serve as the team's vehicle specialist. Jill Valentine was hired as a machine specialist, while Chris Redfield was recruited for his expert marksman skills, and Brad Vickers was hired as the team's pilot. It took several days for all members to trickle into town from across the country and assemble at RPD headquarters. Meanwhile, Bravo team continued their investigation into what the media was calling mysterious 'death cults' operating in the mountains.
While continuing to investigate the forest area in the Arklay Mountains by helicopter, STARS Bravo unit discovered a seemingly deserted mansion nestled between the trees below them. Shortly thereafter, they began to experience engine trouble with their helicopter and were forced to crash land in the forest. Near the crash site, the team ran across a scene of carnage involving a military transport. Further investigation revealed that the mutilated MPs were delivering a convicted murderer to his death sentence. The accused soldier in question seemed to have escaped. Splitting up, Rebecca Chambers encountered the wreckage of a passenger train. She boarded the passenger train while the rest of her team searched the forest for more clues.
STARS Alpha team soon thereafter investigated the disappearance of Bravo team in the woods northwest of Raccoon City. After being attacked, the surviving Alpha team found safety in an abandoned mansion.
Months after, commander Nicholai Ginovaef of Umbrella's paramilitary commando force, the UBCS, informed his superiors that there was no sign of T-virus leakage in the forest surrounding the decimated Spencer Estate. He also noted that the company's secret operative, Albert Wesker, was missing, and that STARS members Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Barry Burton were starting to become a nuisances in their quest for the truth behind the events that took place on the night of July 24. Their lack of evidence and ridiculous claims, however, rendered them a non-threat for the time being.
Dr. William Birkin wrote a letter to Chief Irons confirming the loss of the Spencer Estate lab due to the actions of renegade Umbrella operative Albert Wesker, who seemed to be working for himself now. He also instructed the Chief to monitor the five remaining STARS members, and to "dispose" of them if they began to show signs of having concrete evidence against Umbrella.
While on 'vacation' and secretly investigating Umbrella's activities within Raccoon City on his own, Chris discovered rumors of Umbrella's work on the G-virus, an apparent successor to the T-virus he learned about back at the mansion. He also uncovered rumors of a huge underground lab complex hidden beneath the city. He invited Jill over to his apartment and revealed everything he'd discovered so far, and enlisted her help in finding more substantial evidence.
Soon, the director of the city's hospital reported on the symptoms of this strange 'zombie disease' that was starting to pop up all over town. During the week following the director's report, the general population of Raccoon City started becoming aware of unexplained murders and a strange disease spreading through the neighborhoods of the city.
Within Birkin's lab, the G-virus was tested on a human body with successful results. Rather than create mindless zombies like the T-virus, the G-virus seemed to result in a much larger, faster, and smarter creature nicknamed a 'G-type' that constantly mutates. A G-type subject can resist untold amounts of punishment and is a very quick healer. Its constant mutating state ensures that the creature will only get stronger as time progresses, making it a virtually indestructible killing machine.
Dr. Birkin soon realized that Umbrella had dispatched agents to seize his research along with some T- and G-virus samples. Birkin instructed Chief Irons to arrest and detain any suspicious characters lurking around the city and to then contact him through his wife and fellow Umbrella researcher, Annette Birkin.
An Umbrella UBCS operative, nicknamed 'Hunk', led a recovery team down into the Raccoon City sewers to reach Dr. William Birkin's lab. He was sent by Christine Henri, the R&D Facility Head Manager of Umbrella's French Division, with instructions to retrieve the G-virus sample from Birkin's lab by any means necessary. After obtaining the sample, his orders were to personally deliver the contents to Loire Village in France. Word had leaked to Umbrella HQ of Birkin's plans to keep the discovery of the G-virus to himself, and the UBCS force had been dispatched to rectify the situation.
Part of the team captured Annette, while the other half confronted the rebellious Dr. Birkin himself. After refusing to give up the samples, William Birkin was shot with multiple bullets to his body. Hunk snatched Birkin's briefcase containing the T- and G-virus samples, and his team quickly exited. Free of her captors, Annette rushed to her dying husband's side, then ran off to find medical supplies.
While she was away, William reached down and injected a massive sample of the G-virus into his body. The virus worked quickly and mutated the scientist into a huge, hulking monster. Birkin rose and stumbled through the sewers in hot pursuit of his attackers. He systematically hunted down each UBCS member and killed them all with vicious speed. Bullets appeared to have no effect on his mutated form. During the scuffle, the case containing the samples was dropped, smashing open vials and spreading the contents of the T-virus all over the sewer floors. Rats quickly began to spread the virus throughout the sewer system across the entire city…