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.
Final Chapter: Fatal or Human Error?
Trudie smiles at the bubbles that rise from the surface as Krueger's body sinks, then the water darkens considerably. She leans back against the almost vertical wall and sighs, her vision becoming blurred from the blood-loss.
She rubs her eyes with her hand and says, "Finish it already. I want to die in peace."
She tries to push from the wall, but the oilrig slants some more, and then water is rushing from the hole.
"Oh shit, A bit too early!" shouts Trudie as she runs through the halls, trying to out run the water.
She spots the other hole in the rig and dives into it, the water rushing past her quicker than she can swim. She looks up at the surface and swims for it, the light not mixing well with the darkened water.
She winces at the stinging sensation covering her whole body as she breaks the surface, the rig forming a sucking motion in the water as it sinks, nearly pulling her under again. She swims past the current and looks as the three floors of the rig sink below the surface. She watches to her left as two shadows, one large and one small, connect and separate under the water.
Give it hell Krueger.
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"Everyone! Hit the deck!"
Doug reaches the upper deck as the small shack to his left explodes from a grenade thrown from the second Umbrella boat.
He growls and shouts, "Charley? Where are you!?"
Another explosion sounds behind him as Charley calls from his direct left, under the smoking debris. He runs over and pulls a large chunk of plaster and metal aside, then stares at the broken form of Charley, his legs bent back and touching his head.
Doug frowns and says, "Everything's going to be ok Charley, I'll get you out of here."
Charley coughs and begins to say something, but he dies before it leaves his lips. Doug clenches his fists and turns around, then he is sent flying as another grenade explodes right at his feet.
This has not been a good week for me.
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Aya reaches the top of the stairs as the third explosion rocks the ship. Doug! She stares in horror as Doug goes flying over the edge, most of his body parts following soon after.
She reaches into her back pocket and pulls out the handgun she found downstairs, then opens fire on the Umbrella boat, killing one of the five men. She shifts her aim around and fires again, killing the closest goon with another grenade. The other three scream and jump off the boat, then it explodes.
One of Charley's crewmates run up to her and push her toward the back of the ship, "You and the kid have to get to the escape boat. We'll handle the three goons! The ship's going to explode! Go!"
Aya jumps into the small boat and looks at Sean, who's head is dug into his knees, his whole body shaking with fear.
Poor kid. Now, how do I start this thing?
She looks at the motor and the kid says, "Press that blue button and pull the lever up."
She nods at him and starts the engine, the boat speeding away from the ship, which explodes soon after, "Goodbye guys... Forever."
She looks at Sean and he asks, "Are we going to die?"
Aya shakes her head and says, "Not as long as I'm around. Trust me. I got friends in high places."
Sean smiles weakly and says, "Ok. Uh, where's Mr. Doug?"
Aya frowns and turns the boat toward the shore.
Can we actually make it till then?
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Krueger watches the rig fall past him and spins around, driving his right heel into the rhino's head. Bubbles fly toward the surface as the rhino floats to left, then Krueger shoves his tentacles through its head, but they bounce off again. Krueger swims back a little and stares at it, trying to get a good look at it. It's huge, with bone covering its entire body, except for where it bends at, which is how Krueger guesses he was able to split its chest open.
It has the three horns which are lightly electrocuting the water. Its tail is spinning around, keeping it in place, staring, well, more like pointed in his direction, since Krueger popped its eyes out. They had an odd taste to them, kind of sweet, but with a nasty after-taste. He flexes his left arm, as his right hurts too much from the gash on his side, which is still pouring blood.
Krueger swims toward the rhino and slams his left leg into its head, becoming aware of the pain shooting through the leg as a muffled SNAP reverberates through the water. Krueger looks at the weird angle of his leg and screams, the water turning orange as his blood flies from his mouth. The rhino shrieks back at him and swims forward, driving its horns into Krueger's chest.
Krueger screams louder at the intense pain and swims away, his tentacles moving slower than usual. He searches for something to attack the rhino with and lays his eyes upon the sinking form of the rig. A thought, an actual THOUGHT rises to him and he swims down, the pressure of the water starting to get to him. He feels his insides crack as he nears the rig. He risks a look back and smiles slightly as the rhino is right on his tail, eagerly awaiting for Krueger's blood.
He swims into the hole and continues through the halls, going through every floor. He reaches the farthest corner from the hole and turns around, blood pouring from his wounds and mouth. He looks as the rhino swims around the corner and stops, its mind realizing why Krueger dragged it here.
The pressure must be getting to the virus in Krueger's bloodstream as he is able to form a thought, You're going to join me in hell...
As his conscious slips from him, he hears the rhino roar, bone snapping, and then he dies, a little happier now that Trudie is alive, right?
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Trudie swam for practically forever, and now she is floating in the water, the pain in her body has numbed completely, now it is just a twitch. She looks out on the horizon and sighs, the three columns that the oilrig sat on just a speck. A wake rocks her and she floats around, looking as a boat slows to a stop behind her.
A woman peers over the edge, "Hey, get the ladder! We got a floater!"
Trudie sluggishly swims over to them and grasps the rope ladder, and is barely able to climb it.
The woman pulls her up and shouts, "Get a stretcher!"
Three men run up with a stretcher and lay Trudie on it, one of the men already pulling out a first-aid kit.
He bends down at her side and asks, "What the hell have you been through?"
Trudie coughs and says, "Hell. Plain and simple. Ow! That hurt!"
The man pulls a roll of gauze up and says, "Take the shirt off, I got to disinfect and wrap it."
The woman scowls and says, "Get her to the infirmary. I want don't want blood on my deck."
The three men nod and wheel her off.
OK, now, OW!! What happens from here?
Her thoughts are shaken as one of the men asks, "You heard what happened at the Umbrella building in Paris? They say it was bombed by the rogue STARS members."
The man he was talking to replies, "Wait, the STARS were disbanded about 6 years ago. You mean the rebels right?"
They continue talking as the third man looks at her and mouths, "Don't worry, we're not Umbrella."
Trudie's mind isn't set at ease, but she knows she can trust the third man.
The first man looks at the gash on her chest and says, "Look at the torn skin, she was cut by a jagged weapon, and the whitish skin means she was in the ocean for a while."
An IV is placed into her arm and immediately, be it by the anesthetic or the pillow they have her head on, she falls asleep.
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Aya and Sean reached the beach about half an hour after the ship exploded.
Aya pulls the boat up onto shore and says, "Well, one obstacle down, and a million left. So, you ready for the final run, I have just enough money left to get us back to America."
Sean frowns and replies, "Yeah, but... Never mind, yeah, let's go."
Aya nods and they walk toward the street, their gazes locked on the smoking remains of the Umbrella building, and the millions of cops running to and fro. Aya turns away as an Umbrella scientist runs past them, his left arm crushed.
He looks at them and shouts, "Help me! I need HELP!"
Aya shakes her head and whispers, "Sorry, but I hate your company."
The scientist screams again and faints, obviously from shock. Aya shakes her head and they continue walking, hoping to find a street with a taxi.
As they walk across the street from the building, a few voices shout, "Oh my god! My brother is in there!"
Aya scowls and thinks, And you kill people just because you have money, it's about time someone repaid the favor. Now, where's out taxi?
She looks around and spots a familiar sight, Barry leaned up against his cab, his green beret cocked over his left eye.
"Hey! Barry!"
Barry turns to her and says, the French accent heavy, "Ah, good to see you again Miss Aya. How can I help you now?"
Aya smiles and replies, "Get us to the airport, and hurry before Umbrella and the cops shut it down."
Barry nods and hops into the driver's seat, "Fasten your safety belts, make sure all forward trays are in their upright and locked position, and notice that the No Smoking sign is not working. Let's go!"
Aya and Sean hop in and Barry takes off down the road, just as the cops place a barrier behind him.
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Trudie jumps up and looks around, the room she's in unfamiliar and cold.
She looks around and whispers, "Hello?"
She slides her legs off of the bed and looks at her chest and shoulder, which are wrapped in fresh gauze. She stumbles the first few steps, but is able to balance herself on the bed. Trudie hears a scream through the door to her right and she reaches for the side of the bed, and pulls off a bar from the side-rail.
She places it on her shoulder and opens the door, and hears it again, "Ah, you bitch! How could you!?"
She tightens her grip on the pole and sluggishly walks down the hall. She looks into the room the screams are coming from and looks in disbelief. The woman and the three men are gathered around a TV, their hands moving across the game controllers.
The woman drops her controller and shouts, "You all suck! Take out the girl because there's three of you. Macho Pigs! Hey, she's awake. What's the pole for?"
Trudie sighs in relief and replies, her voice suddenly gone raspy, "Uh, an old habit, what did you all give me to get rid of the pain?"
The man in the middle looks at her and replies, "A mix of morphine and tranquilizer, a little concoction I've been using for a while. How's your head, there should be some slight dizziness."
Trudie places her hand on her head and nods, "Yeah, a little dizziness, but I'm fine, but just who are you people?"
They look at her and the woman replies, "Just shadows who've lost everything."
Trudie's jaw drops and she stumbles, "I... I said the same... Thing... Are you Umbrella?"
The three men growl and reply, "No, they are a fake medicinal company who takes the small company's products and sells it as its own. They exploit the wealthy. We're the last of the small companies. Just who are you?"
Trudie smiles and replies, "It doesn't matter, the person I was died a few hours ago. Where are we is my next question?"
The woman pushes her out of the door and says, "We're near the old oilrig, and we were hoping you could tell us what happened."
Trudie smiles and says, "What I've been through, will take more time than we've got to tell. So, maybe I can join you?"
The woman nods and says, "Sure, but we have to know everything. The rebels will want to hear this."
Trudie arches an eyebrow and says, "Pardon me? You said rebels."
The woman's eyes bug out and she replies, "Did I? I'm sorry, it means nothing."
Trudie gets an idea and says, "You tell me everything you know, and I'll tell you everything I know."
The woman and Trudie shake hands and the woman replies, "Deal."
Excellent, the more I know, the more prepared I'll be to take this company down.
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Aya, Barry, and Sean reach the airport just as a plane lands, "Thanks, Barry, here's a hundred. Bye now."
Barry smiles and wishes them luck, then they run into the terminal.
Aya slides toward the counter and says, "Two one-way tickets to Arkansas, with the shortest lay-over's possible."
The woman types away and says, "Just in time, we have a plane leaving in six minutes, and there are only two seats left. How will you pay?"
Aya slides her purse across the counter and says, "Cash."
The woman nods and says, "That'll be $720."
Aya frowns and says, "Ok. Maybe I won't enough money for the taxi. Sean, take the tickets, I got a phone call to make."
She runs off and Sean takes the tickets, "Thank you, and where is the terminal for the plane?"
The woman points to the left and replies, "That way, and you better go get your mom."
Sean looks at her and says, "I will," then takes off. He finds Aya just as she hangs up the phone.
"Come on, Miss Aya, it's this way."
Aya nods and they run off to the terminal. Sean hands the woman their tickets and run in, the stewardess gasping as the tickets are shoved in her face.
Sean stops in the doorway to the plane and says, "I don't have any clothes... Uh oh."
Aya pushes him in and says, "We've got bigger things to worry about. I just heard that Umbrella has called the Little Rock division of Umbrella and they will be at the airport. Now, sit down."
Sean nods and sits down, his face pressed against the window. Aya sits down and pulls the tray down, a few magazines tucked into the slot behind it.
She pulls one out and says, "Time magazine has an issue on Umbrella. Umbrella, Helping or Harming the World?"
Sean snorts at it as the pilots come over the com-system, "This is your captain speaking, we will leave for Little Rock shortly. Please note that the No Smoking signs are on. And please fasten all safety belts. Now, enjoy the flight."
Aya and Sean stare out the window as the plane slowly takes off.
Well, two obstacles down.
Ok, I said this was the last chapter, but I need the epilogue up to finish it. Next Chapter: Epilogue- Our Dreams End the Struggle, Right? Now, review, damn you! Oh, and Evanescent Memories will be up in about two-three weeks.