A.N: Ok, so due to the fact that my last version of chapter 15 sucked, I have re-written it. In all honesty, it's not that much different, just a bit of text here and there that I decided wasn't right. Chapter 16 should be up on time, but with all the coursework I'm having to do at the mo, I can't promise anything. On the other hand, I have a half term holiday starting Friday, which means I don't have to do homework immediately...

Anyway, on with the ever so slightly different chapter.

Chapter 15

Wesker blinked slowly behind the dark lenses of his shades, then took a step back from Chris, the gun that was aimed at him, and the sword that was still extended towards him.

He was, by now, however, completely surrounded by the group, leaving him at their mercy, should they wish to fight. Though he could defend himself well enough usually, even against ten people or so, he was still a bit banged up from his fight with Aaron the day before yesterday, and he didn't think that fate was favouring him at the moment. That aside, it wasn't why he had come to Hyrule anyway.

"Well?" Chris asked, his thumb sliding upwards to take the safety off his gun. He swore that if Wesker made one wrong move, he would blow his brains out. It surprised Chris that he hadn't already done so.

"Why are you here?" Chris demanded again.

Wesker sighed very slightly, hating himself for what he was about to do, but knowing that, unless circumstances changed in the next few moments, he didn't have a choice.

Finally he answered.

"I'm not here to fight, or to put you in danger, if that's what you're thinking, Chris." He drew the words out slowly, careful to keep any hint of insincerity or waver out of his voice that would make them think otherwise. "You need not have your weapons drawn, I'm not going to try anything, or I wouldn't be here alone. And in case you hadn't noticed, I'm surrounded, and have weapons pointed at me from every angle, how I'm I going to hurt anyone, without being shot or having my throat slashed?"

"Am I supposed to believe you don't want to hurt us? You did it once, what stops you from doing it again?"

"Circumstance."

"What circumstance could possibly stop you from wanting to inflict pain upon us?" Claire spat out.

"The one we're currently in. Suffice to say that things haven't gone to plan. Aaron is out of control, and mutating most probably."

"And that brings you here because…?" Chris queried, eyes narrowing.

"….Because, I need to stop him from destroying everything I have worked for. And I can't do it alone."

"That doesn't answer my question."

Wesker rolled his eyes. Apparently, Chris was either serious in not understanding what he was saying, or he was just trying to draw the agony out for him. Both seemed likely.

"I am here, because I want…" Wesker stopped and started again "I am requesting an alliance with you, for the moment at least."

Chris raised an eyebrow sceptically, whilst all around him, everyone else sat in a stunned silence, over the sudden appearance and then, the request of this supposedly, evil, untrustworthy, solitary man.

"You want to join forces with us?"

"Haven't I already said that?"

"Why? Why do you want us to help?"

"Because that bastard of a BOW Aaron, has disappeared which means that I can't monitor him, or the virus he's spreading, or the contaminates anywhere else, either. He'll destroy my work, and the races of the worlds. Whilst I don't particularly care about the latter, I would hate to see Aaron having control of every being in existence."

Link watched as Chris continued to glare at Wesker, showing no hint of co-operating. Realising that having Wesker on their side would be a huge advantage, however, Link turned to Wesker.

"Just how much would you hate to see Aaron controlling everything?" he tilted his head slightly as he voiced the question

"I would be willing to do most things. So long as Aaron doesn't control them, I don't care."

Link glanced down at Chris, then slid off his horse and dropped to the ground beside him.

"Chris…can I have a word?" Link asked, flinching his head away to outside the circle.

Chris turned to look at him for a moment, glanced back to Wesker and then grudgingly nodded.

"What?" Chris demanded in a hushed tone.

"You're going to hate me for this..."

"We're NOT joining forces with him! He's killed loads of people Link. Do you realise just how much damage Wesker could inflict upon us! How good an actor he is?"

"The facts are irrelevant for the moment."

"What! You can't seriously be considering joining with him."

"No. I'm considering letting him join us."

"Don't fuck around Link. This man is untrustworthy and a total bastard. He's a soldier, a murderer and a sociopath, among other things."

"Chris." Link hissed, and it came through harsh and commanding, forcing Chris to listen to him "What is my priority here? To thoroughly analyse and use various words to describe Wesker's character? Or to find a way to get the cure to this virus, and save Hyrule?"

Chris didn't answer.

"I don't give a flying fuck as to what he's done in the past. All that matters is here and now and how to cure the virus. Your grudges don't feature in this equation."

"But…"

"Chris. You have a choice now, but whether Wesker joins us or not isn't it. It's mine. As the Hero of Time and defender of the Hylian people, my decision is to allow Wesker to join us, so long as he cures the virus. The only choice you have is whether to stay and help with this problem, or whether to go home and sulk."

"And my priority is to avenge my comrades!"

"What good is killing Wesker now, and destroying all hope of curing this? Your comrades may need to be avenged, and it may matter to you, but not to me. At present Chris, only the living count, you have no say now. So decide what you're going to do and execute that plan. Just don't interfere."

Link turned sharply, and walked back into the circle, where Wesker was calmly passing a knife from hand to hand. Chris stood dumbfounded outside the circle, then glared at the top of Link's head.

"You've come to a decision then? Why you had to consult Officer Redfield is beyond me. This is your country, not his."

"Our discussion was irrelevant to you. Don't change the subject. You heard what we said?"

"I didn't actually." He made a motion with his hand, flicking the blade out of sight as he did so.

"Perhaps we're on the path to recovery. This meeting would certainly represent that." Link muttered in Hylian.

Wesker cleared his throat. "Your decision?"

"That depends on what you'll do for us."

"What do you wish? I have only my skills to offer you."

"I think you have a little more than that." Link answered "Here's the deal. We'll let you join us..." Wesker raised an eyebrow at this "On a certain condition."

"Name your price."

"You cure everyone in Hyrule and the other world that can be saved, and you stop any more infections from occurring."

"Does that include the Triforce and sword?"

"Yes. All traces of the virus must be wiped out from these worlds."

Wesker exhaled quietly. "Your Triforce may be hard to cure. It's a solid object, therefore it may not be possible."

"I have a back up plan for that. As long as you cure everything else. The Sages can create a seal to stop any of the infection leaking out, for a while at least."

Wesker hesitated for a moment before sealing the deal. Curing the virus here could make an immunity to it so that it wouldn't affect these people again. On the other hand however, he, in all honesty, would rather cure everything, and not infect it again, so long as Aaron couldn't control it.

He eventually offered his right hand.

"Very well. You have a deal. I'll cure the virus in return for your help to stop Aaron."

Link grudgingly took Wesker's outstretched hand and then shook on the deal, surprised by just how strong his grip was, but realizing that he was probably holding back a lot of his strength to avoid crushing the slender bones in his hand.

"I suppose you'll be looking for a place to stay whilst you're curing the virus?" Liam asked, still mounted on his horse.

Wesker inclined his head slightly.

"Could be a problem," Link mused "I'm fairly certain that the king won't let you stay in the castle, not at night at least. He'll be too scared for Zelda. The villagers can't take you in, nor would you want to stay with them, and the inns are closed."

Liam raised his head "…Isn't Impa's house empty?"

"…Yes. But would Impa let him stay there?"

"I think that she probably would, providing we keep him well away from Zelda."

Wesker suddenly cleared his throat "I would appreciate it if you didn't talk as if I weren't here. But besides that, if it's such a problem, you needn't find shelter for me. I'm fully rested and as such, I won't need to sleep for several days if necessary."

"And what do you plan to do whilst we're asleep?" Chris asked, glaring at Wesker

"Take a look around the land."

"No." Link stated "I don't trust you enough to let you do that. Letting you sneak around unsupervised is a bad idea."

"Then you need to come up with a plan to keep me from sneaking away, don't you?" Wesker sneered slightly.

"It's still early afternoon, Link," Liam supplied "We have the rest of the day to decide what to do. In the meantime, we should return to the castle, to inform the King about our new…" he eyed Wesker for a moment "...ally."

Link nodded and muttered "Come on." To the group as he mounted Epona. As they started to move slowly back towards the castle, Wesker took a few long strides to draw level with Link. The entire group, save for Wesker was mounted on horseback, and though the horses were only walking at a slow pace, it was fast enough that a normal human being would have to trot to keep up.

Wesker however, didn't appear to need to. His stride, whilst lengthened slightly, was still as unhurried as the horses'.

Link had to admire that the man didn't have to hurry.

A silence settled itself over the group for a few minutes whilst they adjusted to having an enemy walking alongside them. Gradually though, they overcame the feeling, and a quiet murmur from Maxi to Yunsung, that caused the redhead to snigger broke everyone's tension, and a conversation between the group was started.

Wesker walked calmly by the head of Link's horse, and listened to how the people alongside him coped with the strange situation. The comment Maxi had made hadn't been directed towards Wesker exactly, but he had the vague idea it held a faint insult. He ignored it and continued to keep his stride lengthened enough to keep up with the horse.

The rhythm of his walking provided a pace to think at, and he found himself wondering just how he could get back at Aaron, and then, what he would do after that. He actually found the idea of trying to infect the people of this world mildly repugnant for some reason.

'I'm going soft.'

He was so deep in his thoughts, that it surprised him to the point of almost jumping, when Link shouted up to the guards at the drawbridge. Link also seemed to have noticed that Wesker had come back to reality.

"What do you intend to do after this is over?" he asked

"I hardly think that that's any of your concern." Wesker bit out quietly

"Don't you think it is, when it could involve you infecting the people of Hyrule again?"

"….That yes. But considering that I don't think I'll bother with this world again, I don't think it's any of your business."

Link shot a glare down at Wesker, whose head was level with his knee, and had the sudden desire to kick Wesker, and shut him up. He ignored it however, and kicked Epona lightly, into moving over the now lowered drawbridge instead.

Wesker snorted inwardly at the Hylian's reaction to his comments, but it was truly what he believed. It was also amusing to him to see the anger that passed over Link's dark blue eyes at it, and the slight desire to hurt him that had been present. That was a joke in itself, no matter how good Link was, he would never be able to beat him.

As they walked through the centre of the market, Wesker glanced around at his surroundings, noting the lack of people. When he had first surveyed this place it had been cheerful and full of life, now it was as dead as Raccoon City after the nuclear bomb had hit it.

He looked up suddenly as a shadow settled itself over him and saw the castle looming up ahead, and the guards looking at him surreptitiously. His shoulders tensed instantly, his muscles turning almost solid beneath his skin. He wasn't actually scared of the soldiers; it was merely his tyrannical nature that was causing it, the instinct that wild animals have to be on guard the moment a human appeared.

The gates were opened to the group without question, though the eyes of the guards lingered on him, and he heard them talking to each other, long after they had passed, making comments that every time Link came back to the castle, someone new was with him.

They finally came to the inner walls of the castle, and the group dismounted, the horses being led away by sober faced stable boys.

Walking into the castle, Link turned to Wesker. "I'll take you to the King, and we'll sort out what's going to happen." He glanced to the rest of the group "Relax for now."

He turned away from them and walked up the long hallway, Wesker following behind him, glancing at the tapestries.

Link stopped again when they reached the door. "Wait here, until I call you in. The king may not be happy to know you're here." He opened the door and slid inside, leaving Wesker out in the hall.

Wesker looked around the immediate surroundings, then turned his attention to the voices from inside what he assumed to be the throne room.

"…Is that so?" the voice definitely wasn't Link's. It was deeper, rougher and used to commanding. He guessed it was the king "Did you agree?"

There was a quiet response from Link.

"Will he cure her?"

Again, a quiet response followed.

"Bring him in. I'm curious to meet a man who can claim to be human, and yet engage in this type of tyranny."

Wesker smirked to himself slightly, before composing his face into an unreadable mask, and stepping into the room when called.

Mindful of the image that he gave to the King, Wesker walked as he normally did, with long, graceful strides, conveying his power, before kneeling in front of the King.

"Mr.Wesker. It certainly is a…pleasure, to meet a man as esteemed as you."

"Please your Majesty. The pleasure is all mine. It is an honour to meet a good a ruler as you. I have seen many a leader said to be strong, crumble under these circumstances."

He heard a 'Humph' come from the Hylian King, before he said "Stand up and be at ease Mr.Wesker. I would not have someone as important as you kneel before me, when we are in this situation."

Wesker straightened and stood up, sweeping his gaze over the King. The man ahead of him, though conveying power like Wesker himself, still held a kindness, which was probably what made the people love him. He was also angered at having the man who had infected his beloved country, standing in front of him, that much, Wesker could see.

"I won't waste time on pleasantries any longer." The monarch continued "Link has informed me that you have agreed to heal the people of Hyrule, including my daughter. If this is true, then I would prefer it if you would stay in the castle, heal the people as quickly as possible and then leave." There was a strong edge on the word leave, as if he wanted him to go now, but knew he couldn't risk it.

"That is all I intended to do. I don't want to impose on you any more than I must."

"Good. Then Link will find you a room for the night. As for Zelda, she's in the library. I ask you to tend to her as quickly as is possible, and then to the people." Harkinian turned his attention to Link "As soon as Zelda is cured, have the Sages put a seal around the Triforce, and maintain it for a few days until Mr.Wesker is sure that the illness had passed. You must also find a way to purify the Triforce."

"I believe I already have, sire. It is merely a matter of whether the person, who is needed to perform it, will."

"Very well. Go on then and do what you must." He dismissed them with a wave of his hand.

The two blondes walked out without speaking.

"I take it you want me to heal your child then." Wesker queried

"If you would."

"It is part of out deal."

They moved towards the library, saying little to each other.

"How are you going to cure this?" Link asked after sometime.

"An injection. Your wife isn't infected, the child is. All that has to be done is injecting the child with the anti-gen."

"That's going to hurt her," Link frowned

"Only for a moment, it'll take less than a minute for the whole process to take place. You'll be there to comfort her as well, I assume. As long as you keep her calm, it shouldn't cause too much distress."

"Have you ever tried to keep a pregnant woman calm?"

"No. I imagine it won't be easy, but you should be able to do it."

Link rolled his eyes as he reached the library door, and knocked on it before walking in. It was deserted, save for Zelda, stretched out in a chair, dozing, a book resting on her rounded stomach.

He walked up to her quietly before Wesker murmured "You best take her upstairs, to your bedroom so that she can rest after the injection."

Link merely shook Zelda awake. She blinked once or twice, then smiled at him.

"Hi Link."

"Hey honey. I have some news."

"Oh?"

"We have the cure for the virus."

"Really! Then we can heal the child! Oh, Link we must do it right away. You've brought back my hope!" she beamed at him

"We're going to have to move upstairs, so that the baby can be cured and then you can rest."

She nodded and stood up. It was only then that she noticed Wesker.

"Link…who is this?"

Link sidestepped the question, answering vaguely "This is the man that's going to cure you…he's…a doctor."

She eyed Wesker for a moment, then allowed herself to be ushered to her and Link's room. Once there, she settled herself onto the bed, and Link called for Impa, to help keep Zelda calm.

"Before you do this," Zelda asked as she lay down on the bed, Link using his body to block her view of what Wesker was doing, which was preparing a needle (a big one, I might add) "what's your name?"

Wesker didn't answer only glanced to Link who answered for him "We'll tell you afterwards, it's not important right now. Just relax, this might hurt a little."

She nodded and settled back fully, allowing Impa and Link to block her view of what was going on.

A few minutes later, she realized why they were blocking her view, when she felt a strong, sharp pain in her stomach as the needle sank into her womb.

Zelda whimpered a little, clutching Link's hand as he tried to soothe her, as she started to struggle against the pain.

The pain diminished a few minutes after, that and she felt the needle being drawn out of her. It was the last thing she consciously felt, for the injection had somehow made her tired, and she slipped into a quiet sleep, without ever realizing what was going on.

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