Resident Evil: Evanescent Dreams Part Two

Memories

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

All or Nothing

Trudie slams the door behind her and leans back against it, her face flushed from the little 'episode' with Dylan.

He means well, but he just says the wrong things to me... Hello... What are you doing here, Sean?

She caught him out of the corner of her eye, watching her from around the corner. She kicks off of the wall and walks toward him, her eyes staring straight ahead.

She walks past where Sean is situated and stops, "Hello, Sean. Don't you have a life?"

Sean frowns and replies, "Yes I do. But I was just out for some fresh air."

Trudie rolls her eyes and gets an idea, "You want to go to the shooting range? A little competition?"

Sean smiles and retorts, "Sure. I guess I can beat a one-armed soldier."

Trudie smiles wickedly and says, "All right, follow me."

They walk around the complex and come to a steel door.

She bangs on it and shouts, "Hey! Aaron! Let me in!"

A sound of locks un-locking echoes and the door is pulled in, revealing an aged-man.

Aaron smiles and says, "Hello Trudie. Ready for another perf..."

Trudie glares at him, "I mean ready to shoot some more?"

She nods and replies, "Yes, and I want to set up a little competition between me and the rookie here."

Aaron looks at Sean and says, "He looks like a Mark23. You still want to use the M8000?"

Trudie nods and replies, "Yeah. And give him a laser-sight. I want to give him as much help as needed..."

Sean stands in front of her and says, "No laser-sight. Just give me the gun. I don't want any advantages over her."

Aaron shrugs and says, "Your funeral. Ok, follow me."

Trudie and Sean follow him and step into their booths, guns in hand.

Sean looks at the Mark23 and says, "Nice. Oh, that reminds me, when are we issued weapons?"

Trudie loads her M8000 and says, "Sooner or later."

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Sean nods and slides his ear-muffs on. Trudie slides hers on and a red light flashes above them. Aaron presses a button and targets pop up, each one with a different Umbrella creation on it. Trudie smiles and nails all three in the head, breaking the targets from their stands. Sean fumbles to pull off three rounds, only two of them hitting anything.

The light flashes again and seven targets pop up this time. Sean smiles and fires six times, each round breaking a target off. He spins the gun around and fires once more, blowing the biggest one off. He reloads and looks around the booth, frowning as Trudie is half-asleep, the targets already blown off.

Damn she's good. Oh crap.

He turns around just as the targets pop up, well, one target. This one looks like a rhinoceros. Trudie screams and drains her entire clip into it, blowing the target and its stand apart.

Sean frowns at the rage behind her scream and becomes lost as the light flashes again, Such rage... What the hell actually happened on that rig? It was so long ago, I barely remember watching it with Mister Doug and Miss Aya.

He shakes the thought off and places the gun on the counter, along with the extra clips and the earmuffs. Trudie walks up beside him and slams her items down, a look of pure hatred and anger on her face.

He tries to say something, but Trudie cuts in, "Don't say a damn thing. Aaron, I told you to burn that target..."

Aaron looks at her through the glass and replies, "But it helps your accuracy."

She growls and walks out, leaving Sean and Aaron to themselves.

Sean looks at Aaron and Aaron says, "She's a bit peeved that I put that up. It's a personal thing. You shouldn't dive to deep into it."

Sean nods and walks out, Maybe I will dive into it, get to know the CO of the base a bit more. How's my life insurance?

He ponders on his life insurance as he walks back into the base, getting a few awkward glances from the other soldiers.

He glares back at them and retorts, "Do something about it."

They turn away and Sean smiles, Now I know why Trudie does it so much...

Sean walks into his room and looks around, at the toilet paper and shredded papers thrown around.

"Great, just great... Thanks guys..." sighs Sean as he pulls the paper from his bed and desk, then sits down at the computer.

He pulls a small CD from his pack and slides it into his computer. He opens the files on it and clicks on the left-most picture, bringing up an aged picture of Aya. Sean hits PLAY and the picture turns to video.

Aya looks off screen and nods, "Sean. This video concerns Trudie Clark. Sean, PLEASE do not tell her you are Krueger Donnelly's nephew. That fact can ruin our mission. Dusty did not spend the past eleven years training you to blow the mission with one sentence. Now. Contact Dylan Rainey and he will give you your guns. He should give you a M93R with three clips, two 15-round clips and one 30-round clip. As the M93R can go from semi to fully-automatic three-round burst. And your second weapon will be a personal favorite. It is what we call an AK-Modified. It has a grenade launcher, shotgun, and machine gun all in one. You will get seven clips for this. Take note, these will be the only clips for this weapon, so use them wisely. And ask Aaron, who I know you met, for more 15-round clips for the M93R. Remember everything we taught you and you will survive. Adiosu, Sean."

Sean smiles as the video ends, "Adiosu, Aya."

He turns from it and looks at the two men looking at him, Master Chief Rayne and Aaron.

Dylan looks at him and holds out two large cases, "Here. Your weapons."

Sean takes them and says, "God damn this is heavy as shit."

Aaron nods and hands him another case, "Here, your M93R and twelve clips, eleven 15-rounds and one 30-round."

Sean takes the case and says, "Thank you."

Both of them nod and Master Chief Rayne retorts, "So you're the infamous Donnelly relative... Go figure. You better live up to your uncle's reputation."

Sean nods and replies, "I'll try my best. Now, where can I find Trudie? She kind of left when she won at the gun range."

Rayne nods and says, while slapping Aaron across the back of his head, "I told you to get rid of that target!"

Aaron reels forward and says, "Hey! I left it there to make sure she always win, cause when she does, we get a bonus ammo cache."

Rayne slaps him again and says, "You have no idea how hard she is to live with after you pull that. She's even harder to live with than when I piss her off."

Sean looks at Dylan and asks, "What did you say to her? She about tore my balls off when I asked her about it."

Dylan shakes his head and replies, a little bite to the words, "Don't worry about it. I got to get the troops ready for the mission. We go in three days."

Sean nods and then clasps a hand on Dylan's arm, "Hold it. I got a better idea. We might be dealing with BOWs right? So why not just send in all of our troops to fight them, while three or four sneak in and destroy them from the inside?"

Dylan closes his eyes like he is actually considering it, then shakes his head, "No, too risky."

Sean grips his shoulder tighter and replies, "Then we send in a squad or two, loaded to the teeth with guns and ammunition. We can have Trudie lead."

Dylan shakes his head again and says, "She wouldn't go..."

Trudie's voice cuts in, "I'll do it. No one but me has any idea what we're going up against. Send us in with heavy machine guns and handguns, keep everyone outside with rocket-launchers, grenade-launchers, and sniper-rifles."

Dylan rubs his temples, then drops his hands in defeat, "You are the CO. Alright we'll do it, but we're going to need a lot of rockets and grenades."

Aaron steps in at this, "I got it covered. Sean, you and I will go out to meet your 'connection' and if he falls through, we can go where I get my stuff. I got enough credit from Trudie's wins that I can get a hefty supply. How about it?"

Sean nods and says, "We'll need to go to Tennessee for this. My family has a stockpile of ammunition. They're kind of fighting with another Virus-related company called HCF. And I think they're winning as a matter of fact."

Aaron and Dylan nods, then Dylan replies, "All righty then, I'll go tell the troops, and we can head out in FOUR days.. See you later guys."

He walks out with Aaron in tow, leaving Trudie and Sean to talk.

"So," sighs Trudie as she looks at the cases by Sean's feet, "new weaponry? Wanna try it out?"

Sean frowns and shakes his head, "Nope. Well, maybe the handgun, my big gun only has two clips, and we're going to need them."

Trudie pats him on the back and leans down, then opens the case to the AK-Modified, "Oohh, pretty. Looks like it has... A shotgun, .232 machine gun, and a... 40mm grenade canister-launcher? No, wait, it's 20mm... Damn, where'd you get this?"

Sean smiles, "My mom sent them to me, I don't have a clue where it came from before that.. And the handgun over here is... Never mind, help yourself."

When Sean reached mid-sentence, Trudie is already pulling out the gun, "Ah, M93R, with auto-fire attachment. Nice."

Sean nods and says, "A gift from my parents."

Trudie nods and says, "Damn, I wish I had parents like that, the only thing they ever gave me was a two-dollar-a-week allowance until I moved out, greedy bastards. Who are they?"

Sean seems out of it when he asks, "Who?"

Trudie arches an eyebrow and says, "Your parents."

Sean nods and says, "Well, I only met my dad once, he works a lot. And my mother, well, let's just say that she's one hell of a shot."

Trudie nods and says, "I'd like to meet her one day."

Sean nods and says, "Well, let's get some sleep, you are coming with me tomorrow, right?"

Trudie nods and replies, halfway out the door, "Of course. Goodnight."

Sean smiles and retorts, "Don't listen to Dylan, this plan will work, trust me."

Next Morning:-: 5: 34 am

"Alright! Everyone UP AND AT 'EM!!!"

Dylan's voice carries through the sleeping-wing of the base and a few grumbles, obscenities, and screams greet him back. He smiles and walks down the halls, banging on every door and wall he comes across. He walks up to Sean Ely's door and starts to rap on it, but it is pulled open, a fully-dressed, groomed, and awake Sean greeting him.

Sean smiles and asks, "Lovely morning, isn't it? I've been up for about an hour planning out hte trip. Are Aaron and Trudie ready?"

Dylan wipes the shock from his face and replies, "Yeah, they're waiting in the gun-range for you. And Trudie says for you to bring your gun and an extra mag. Don't ask..."

Sean nods and raises his jacket, revealing the gun tucked into its holster, "Already ahead of you. Shall we go then?"

Dylan nods and they walk down the hall and step outside, meeting Trudie at the lobby entrance. She smiles at the two and they all exchange nods, then walk to the gun-range.

Trudie looks at Sean and says, "You're dressed and ready a little too early. Did you sleep?"

Sean laughs and says, "Maybe, maybe not. Um, guys, where's Aaron?"

Dylan and Trudie raise their guns and walk into the empty gun-range, an eerily cold breeze blowing through the place. Trudie steps forward and points her gun in every direction, then jerks it to the gun closet as the door opens. She cocks the gun and begins to squeeze the trigger when Aaron walks out, a large gun-case in hand.

He drops the case and covers his face with his hands, "Don't shoot!"

Trudie lowers the gun and says, "Jesus, you scared the shit out of me Aaron. Why isn't your radio on?"

Aaron holds his heart and says, "I scared you? I'm an old man, I don't need this! God, my heart rate jumped from 140 to two-fucking-thousand!!! Now, what do you want?"

Trudie and Dylan replace their weapons and Dylan replies, "We got to go. You ready?"

Aaron nods and says, "Yeah. Let's go."

Sean, Trudie, and Aaron walk out, after exchanging lines with Dylan. Sean looks around at the desert and sighs.

Trudie looks at him and says, "Watch."

Sean squints as the sun continues to rise, then a car pulls up in front of them, Aaron in the driver's seat.

Sean looks around and frowns, then looks at Trudie, "How the hell did he do that?"

Trudie smiles and gets in, "Secret of the pros."

Sean frowns and gets in the back, having to scrunch in next to the boxes and suitcases.

Sean pushes a box aside and asks, "Who has the clothes?"

Trudie leans back and says, "Not me. Aaron?"

Aaron smiles and replies, "It isn't clothes."

Sean jumps out of the car and shouts, "Gross dude!"

Aaron laughs and replies, "Not that, I'm an old man, so most of it is medication and an extra shirt or two for Trudie."

Sean uneasily slides back in and says, "Ok... Lets go."

Trudie nods at Aaron and he laughs, then they take off down the road, dust flying up into the air.

Chapter two!!! Trumpets blare, and then die in a blaze of gunfire Sorry... Let me see... Take the number of chapter, divide it by two, multiply it by the sum of Pi and one... I just confused myself... I'll have another chapter up in about a week. CoRpAsItE.