Don't own a thing. Really...

I really am trying to update. Things are just a bit hectic lately. Next update should be sooner rather than later though.

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"Stay behind me, Joe." I whisper as we approach Walker's office. This time I avoid the broken glass strewn across the floor. As I peek in the slightly opened door I see the doctor still typing away on the computer.

I shove the door open the rest of the way and burst into the room, Desert Eagle at the ready on case the doctor is more dangerous than he looks.

"You took your time. Couldn't you handle one gir-" Walker began but stopped in mid sentence when he turned in his chair and saw me and the gun I was pointing in his face.

"I guess he couldn't." I answer.

"Claire! I...I...How did...?" Walker spluttered. "You're okay!"

"Your concern is touching, doctor." Joe speaks up from beside me. "I'm sure that you're real happy that your goon messed up after you sent him to kill us."

"But I..." Walker stands up, still looking shocked. "It was you out in the hall, wasn't it Claire? I told him not to kill you! HE wouldn't listen! You heard that, right?"

Joe looked over at me, questioningly. I nodded that the doctor was telling the truth.

"Okay doctor," I say, still holding the gun on him. "You didn't want to kill us...yet, but you DO work for Umbrella, you DO know what's going on and you DO know who I am. Now, tell us what's going on!"

"So you really have lost your memory?" said the doctor. It sounded more like a statement than a question. "You would probably know more about it than me. Yes, I do work for Umbrella but I'm just a small fish in a big pond."

"Oh really?" I say, sarcastically. "So small fish get their own secret underground labs? I heard more than you think doctor!"

"There are secret labs now?" asked Joe.

Walker ignored him. "Yes there is a small lab in the basement but it's nothing compared to other Umbrella facilities. My work here mainly involves performing autopsies on failed bioweapons and a small breeding program, less than ten creatures. According to your file you have encountered much more than that. I maintain this small lab and Umbrella keeps this hospital stocked with state of the art medical equipment and highly trained personnel."

"I don't want to hear any of your bullshit excuses. Show me this file you have on me!" I demanded.

Walker sat back down at the computer and began typing in a few commands. Joe and I gathered closer around the computer. I pointed the gun away from Walker for the moment but kept one eye on him as I watched the screen.

Half a minute later the doctor had pulled my file and I'm staring at a picture of myself on the monitor along with other almost familiar information.

UMBRELLA SECURITY DEPARTMENT FILE - LAST UPDATED 6/9/2004

Redfield, Claire

Age: 25

Height: 5 ft 6 in

Weight: 115 lbs

Blood Type: O

Status: Extreme Threat. Shoot on Sight.

Current Location: Unknown

Umbrella Security first became aware of Ms. Redfield during the Raccoon City viral outbreak in 1998. She was one of the few survivors of the incident but, more importantly, the information she obtained during the incident could be devastating to Umbrella's public image if she was ever able to prove anything. Most details concerning the Raccoon City outbreak are unconfirmed for obvious reasons however we can be almost certain that she was involved in the destruction of Birkin, William's lab even before the sterilisation of Raccoon City. There is also evidence that she was responsible for the death of Dr. Birkin even after the doctor injected himself with his experimental G-Virus although it is more likely that Birkin's wounds (see classified file "Birkin assassination", see also classified file "Hunk")were too extreme to cope with injection of the virus.

What is known, however, is that Ms. Redfield escaped along with Birkin, Sherry and Kennedy, Leon S. (see related files.)and possibly a sample of Dr. Birkin's G-Virus. (This is considered unlikely as we believe this would have been used as evidence against us already.)

"Claire, is all this stuff true?" Joe asks. "Is this really all about you?"

I shrug. "Yeah...I know it is. I get little flashes of memories but I know that all this is true. The names...Sherry, Leon, Birkin, Raccoon City they all sound familiar. I guess that's why I remembered stuff like this happening before today."

"There's a lot more information about your exploits in this file." Walker says quietly. "I'm impressed. You have been quite a large thorn in Umbrella's side, Claire."

"Yeah, right. Keep going."

The location of Ms. Redfield was unknown until she was spotted in our Paris facility. Five guards were killed and thirteen were wounded before she was captured by security operative. Ms. Redfield was transported to the Rockfort Island facility for interrogation but escaped when the island was attacked by "Wesker, Albert." (File withheld, inadequate security clearance)

"Wesker!" I know that name! I think he was mentioned in that dream I had earlier. I definitely know him though. "Open his file, now."

"I'm sorry, Claire. That information is classified even to me. There's no way to access it from here."

"Who's Wesker?" asks Joe. "This whole thing doesn't make any sense."

"Wesker is the vice president in charge of security for Umbrella Inc." the doctor explained. "He defected to another company several years ago. I don't really know how he came back to Umbrella, let alone how he's managed to become it's a vice president. From the rumours I heard, around a year ago he just walked into a meeting of Umbrella's board of directors along with six Hunter bioweapons. Nobody else left the room alive. I don't know what strings he had to pull after that but as soon as a new board of directors were appointed he was given a position as a vice president. "

"I think I remember hearing about that. That was part of the reason we attacked the building that night. We knew Wesker would be there."

Where did that come from? Damn it! This isn't fair!

"What?" asks Joe.

"I…I don't know. I told you, I remember bits and pieces only."

"But you know this guy Wesker?" Joe was looking more and more doubtful each second.

"Yeah, I think so." I know that I despise him but I can't even remember what he look like. And why do I remember sunglasses?

"Keep going through the file, doctor. I need more answers."

After the Rockfort facility was destroyed she escaped to our Antarctic base with "Burnside, Steve". We believe she was joined at the Antarctic facility by her brother "Redfield, Chris" (see confidential file "S.T.A.R.S").

"Chris. That's the name you were saying during your nightmare. Your brother I guess." Joe remembered.

"Yes. And I think something bad has happened to him." I can barely recall the nightmare but I know something went wrong the night we attacked that building.

Although details are unclear, only the two Redfield siblings and "Wesker, Albert" are known to have survived the destruction of this facility. It is confirmed that both "Ashford, Alfred" and "Ashford, Alexia" were killed during the incident. Status of "Burnside, Steve" is unknown but he's is presumed dead.

There have been several unconfirmed reports of Ms. Redfield being spotted at several of our facilities in Western Europe and North America. However the last confirmed sighting of her was during the attack on our North American headquarters in Chicago.

"This must be it!" I say, looking at Joe.

Although the purpose of the attack was unclear Umbrella Security did capture "Redfield, Chris" although Ms. Redfield escaped with accomplice "Burton, Barry" (see confidential file "S.T.A.R.S"). "Redfield, Chris" will remain a prisoner of the Chicago facility until further notice.

"Where is that facility!" I point the gun at Walker's head again. That's what I was here to do! Rescue Chris. I know it!

"D...Downtown. It's near the Sears Tower. You can't miss it! The Aesir Building."

"I know where that is. I suppose you'll want to try a rescue mission. I'm up for that." says Joe.

"Really? I thought you would want to get out of the city?" This will be a lot easier with some help.

"I'm still not sure what's happening here but if this file is anything to go by, then the safest place to be is right next to you." Joe smiles. "You're stuck with me."

"Thanks…" Maybe this guy isn't such an asshole after all.

"I…I would like to go with you as well." says walker, getting up out of the chair. "I know you don't trust me but I have no loyalty towards Umbrella. They would gladly let me die in this place. Please let me try and make some of this right."

"Not a fucking chance! You're one of them." Joe looks over at me. "He'll stab us in the back the first chance he gets!"

"I know…but we can't just leave him here."

"You have every right to be suspicious, Claire, but I have nothing to gain by betraying you. Let me help you." Walker pleaded.

"Even if we brought him along he'd be no use to us." says Joe

"Well…I do have access to the armoury in the basement." Walker smiled.

This could be useful. I can use all the help I can get to rescue Chris.

"Show me."