Just to say, I have Shakahnna to thank for a new creature, guess what it is...

Resident Evil: Evanescent Dreams

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters related to Resident Evil. Any similarities between monsters in my story and someone else's is completely a coincidence.

Fifteen: It Isn't Coming For Us, Right?

This is the first of the last three chapters for this story. So, they will have names. And just so no one gets mad that this story is over. I have the sequel planned. So, yeah, keep an eye out for it. Enough of the small-talk, let's get back to the action, or lack there-of. . .

"Oh my god. Aya, you will not believe what I just discovered in Umbrella's core files."

Aya runs up to Doug and stares at the screen, "Zeta-Rhyno Program. What is this?"

Doug smiles and types some more, bringing up a picture of what looks like the Rhino-dude from the old Spider-man cartoons from back in the 90s.

"This," says Doug as he types a bit more, "is the culmination of two weeks of study. Umbrella has discovered that neo-mammal DNA, human DNA, is unstable, which is why we get zombies with the T-Virus, horrible mutations with the G-Virus, and unstable creations with Isis. So, they tested with different animals in the Tyrant-Program and found that Rhinoceros DNA is a stable host for the T, G, and Isis viruses. Everything else, just turns to muck. Rhinos, when exposed to high-end strains of T-Virus, actually replicates instead of mutates. Now, this may not seem like much, which is why Umbrella fused one strain of T-Virus with three strains of G-Virus. The G-Virus mutated the DNA, while the T-Virus kept the cell-count in check. It allowed for rapid, constant mutation."

Aya shakes the fatigue from her eyes and says, a slow drawl to her words, "It's SO interesting. Get to the point."

Doug coughs and says, "Yes. Uh, well, basically, it weighs the same, but it isn't the same. I... Can't.... Explain it."

Aya pats him on the shoulder and says, "You tried. Hey Charley! You got a phone I can use?"

Charley tosses her a cell-phone and she walks off, dialing a long number.

Doug turns back to the screen and says, "What have you created this time, Director Michaels?"

As the name leaves his mouth, the Umbrella Complex that Director Michaels is at explodes.

Charley laughs and says, "Twenty minutes out to sea. They timed the bomb right."

Doug arches an eyebrow, then smiles, "Thank you! Charley, you have made my day!"

--

Chester jumps down and lands in front of Trudie, who is slightly cuddled in the far corner, mumbling something repeatedly.

"Hey, are you okay?" asks Chester as he finally reaches her.

She jerks her head at him and says, "Did you see that thing? It isn't sinking. Look, if you don't believe me."

Chester peers over the edge and gulps at the cylinder floating in the water. What really catches his attention is that the top of it has slide around and the inside is empty, just a bunch of loosely hanging tubes pouring liquids into the bottom. He rubs his eyes as a smell of strong ether gives him a headache.

"Ok, where did it go?"

Trudie smiles and replies, "I guess going to the first floor wasn't such a good idea, now was it?"

Chester laughs lightly and says, "You got any bright ideas? Didn't think so."

Trudie stands up and walks down the hall, having to jump over a few chunks of concrete and plaster. Chester grabs her shoulder as a deep, shrieking sound rises up from far below them.

Chester looks around cautiously and replies, "We really need to get going."

Trudie nods and they look for the stairs, not really sure where to go. They round a corner and stop, just as a plate in the middle of the hall lifts open, a LARGE, clawed, and gray hand pushing on it. A deep shriek emits from the hole and it rises up, a dark gray flash flying through the hall, landing on an empty hall, both Trudie and Chester running for their dear lives. I

don't want to know, I REALLY don't want to know! is all that Trudie can think of as they round another corner and stop, their momentum nearly carrying them over the hole, a few chunks of cement falling over the edge.

They look at each other and then they nod, then jump, the wind rushing past them, the salt rushing into their lungs. Trudie closes her eyes and slams feet-first into the surface. She curves her body to the shape resembling a banana and releases her held breath, as she breaks the surface. Chester rises up soon after, his hands heading toward his eyes.

Trudie slaps them away and says, "No. It'll burn worse. Just bear it."

Chester nods and looks up, the oilrig swaying in the growing wind, the light shining through the missing section in the middle of the rig, splitting it in half. A gray shape moves around on the floor they jumped off of, a long tail sliding over the edge, then disappearing. Trudie coughs and winces as the salt burns her shoulder. Chester smiles and lets his body float on the surface of the water, a contented smile plastered to his face.

"Hey, um, what is your name anyway?"

Trudie sighs and says, "Alright, fine, I'll tell you. Trudie Clark. I hope you're happy."

Chester turns toward her and says, "My daughter's name is Trudy, with a 'y'. What do you do? Well, besides slaying zombies?"

Trudie laughs and says, "Standard MP work. You know, stopping raids, mass panics, and the like."

Chester nods and says, "I just sit on my butt until someone from Umbrella calls with a little 'mission'. I think his name was Doug something-or-other. How'd you get into this mess?"

Trudie sighs and says, coughing before starting, "We got a call to explore a terrorist attack on the oil rig. I don't know the basics, Krueger took the call when it came. How long you been in the service?"

Chester screams as the current bangs him into one of the pillars and he says, "About sixteen years. You?"

Trudie doesn't respond, just floats in the water.

"Trudie? You ok?"

He swims over to her and her body twitches, her shoulder pouring blood into the water, but the blood looks different, thicker maybe.

He reaches for her, but she sits up quickly, "Sorry if I scared you, passed out for a sec, this water is really warm."

Chester smiles and says, "Your arm is pouring out clotted blood."

Trudie looks at her arm and says, "Yeah, I uh, popped the sleeve again. I got to do it every six hours or it becomes infected."

Chester nods and swims back, and a large chunk or concrete and steel slams into the water.

Trudie looks up and says, "It is trying to kill us from up there. So," she looks at him, "shall we go meet him?"

Chester starts to nod, but stops, "Uh, our guns are soaked, so is all the ammunition."

Trudie's smile fades and she pulls up the soaked M93RX, "Aw shit. The shotgun?"

Chester frowns and says, "Dropped it. It's probably half-way to the bottom of the Pacific by now."

Trudie slams her fist into the water and shouts, "Son of a BITCH! God damn it all to hell!!!"

Chester smiles and says, "Well at least we still got Krueger."

Trudie frowns and says, "Yeah, yeah we do."

--

Krueger stops as he comes across it, possibly Umbrella's new toy. He smiles and his tentacles stretch out, this motion catching the attention of the new play-thing. It turns and roars, the sound resembling that of a Rhino, to the letter. He jumps at it and slams his left arm into it, growling in surprise as his arm stops, a sound of steel on bone filling his ears. He falls on his butt and back-flips onto his feet, watching as the creature turns around slowly, its tail knocking the wall out as it slides against it. Krueger frowns and flexes his arms, the tentacles wrapping around them tightly. He bends his right arm back and shoves it forward, the tentacle-javelin grinding off harmlessly. A smile crosses Krueger purple and cracked lips as the new creature raises its tail, bringing the tip above its head, and touching the three horns protruding from its face. Sparks fly as the tip and the horns shoot electricity everywhere, bolts singing Krueger's skin, but he doesn't mind.

The creature roars again and stomps/runs at him, the tail slamming side-to-side in its gyrating stride. Krueger frowns and jumps into the ventilation system, hoping to make a quick escape, but no such luck as the creature's tail pins his shoulder to the top of the shaft, giving Krueger his first taste of pain in his new form. Orange blood pours from the wound as Krueger grasps the tail, then yanks it out, his blood eating through the metal. Krueger begins to crawl away when the shaft gives, his blood having ate away too much of the vent's structure. He falls down on top of the creature's head and smiles, his blood sending smoke rising from the creature's head. Krueger gets an idea and rubs his shoulder over the head, but it doesn't prove effective, as the creature grabs him, the shoulders popping from their sockets to reach him, and throws him down the hall.

As Krueger slams through a door, loud, thundering steps opund toward him. Krueger wipes the blood from his chest and face, then jumps to his feet, the tentacles wrapping around his arms, clasping them together. He pulls them back and shoves them forward, then realizes every stationary part of the creature's body is covered in a thick bone plate. He spins his arms around and jumps out of the way, as the creature slams its tail and fists into the ground, sending a shockwave through the floor. Krueger lands with his back against the wall and he pushes up, his tentacles digging into the wall, holding him in place. A frown crosses his lips for the third time as the wall falls back, his body falling toward the cold seawater. He slams into the water and screams, bubbles flying past him, then he breaks the surface, coming face to face with Trudie.

--

Oh my god! Krueger!

Trudie swims back as Krueger's mutated body breaks the surface, a deep scowl mashed onto his face. He growls at her, then a few tentacles grasp the pillar next to her and Chester, causing Chester to scream in surprise. As Krueger slides up the pillar, he growls at Chester. Trudie watches as he disappears into the hole they jumped from and sighs, grateful he didn't kill one of them.

I wonder what happened up there?

Her thought disappear as Chester swims up next to her and says, "I think I just had four heart attacks."

Trudie frowns as concrete and steel rain upon them, and something heavy slams into the water behind them, a gray tail sinking below the water's surface, "Um, we should go. I think there's a ladder over there."

Chester arches both eyebrows and retorts, "With that THING up there?"

Trudie turns to him and says, "It's down here now."

That is all the incentive Chester needs, as he is halfway up the ladder before Trudie can even scale three steps. She looks at the bubbles that break the surface and wishes Krueger luck, as he is now their last line of defense against the new creature.

--

Doug and Aya frown at the stats on the Zeta-Rhyno program and Doug says, "I wonder if they got battle results on here."

He types away on the keyboard and says, "Got them, and they are not pretty."

Aya leans onto his shoulder and asks, "How bad?"

Doug looks at her and says, "It killed a fully-mutated Nemesis-Class Tyrant in four seconds. Fried it completely. Seems the Rhyno-Class Tyrant can generate electricity. Anything else?"

He types some more as someone raps on their door, "We'll be hitting Japanese-Waters soon! Better get out to the deck!"

Doug replies and continues typing, shouting out as he finds what he's looking for, "Aha! Here it is, Test Results for Zeta-Rhyno Program against known chemicals. Oh my god... How the hell did they get their hands on that?"

Aya leans in and says, "Meseolanthanide? What is that?"

Doug rubs his eyes and says, "It's a new mutagen that was discovered about ten years ago. It's only found in the fossilized bone marrow of certain dinosaurs. Scientists say it's what started the evolutionary process. Since it is the oldest chemical ever recorded, our government has spent vast amounts of money and time studying it."

Aya reads the results and asks, "Does Umbrella have a supply of it in the lab?"

Doug shakes his head and replies, "I don't know. If they do, we can't get to it. The entire lab complex is flooded. I guess we should head out to the deck."

Aya scans the results for a second time and says, "Wait. You see that. I think we just found a way to kill it."

Doug reads the four letter word over and over again and says, "Right. But how do we get the information to Trudie?"

It's a bit short, I think. But it's one of the last three chapters for this story. Review if you want. Next Chapter: A Simple Four Letter Compound. CoRpAsItE.