Ch 6: "Assignment Time"
The Ex-Agent was lying down on an old ruined couch spinning his knife around. He had recently called the president to send Leon and that "Chambers" to France 'Oh yes... Leon will pay for what he did to me in that island.' The ex-agent sat up on the couch, massaging his scarred up face at the same moment. 'Now all I need to know is when they will show up… I doubt the president will risk his daughter's life… But then again he did during the plagas incident.' Tired as he was he couldn't get much sleep because of the screams outside. 'I wonder when she will get back it's been nearly 2 hours…'
Then he head someone unlock the steel door that lead to his "Apartment" "About time! What where you doing?" he asked really curios "That's none of your business… Don't you trust me?" she said fixing a piece of her black hair at the same time "Not much since the island incident" "I told you I needed him to live to be able to kill Saddler" The ex-agent looked away a little pissed, "I could have killed him myself when I had the sample…" The woman turned toward the door, the red dress she was wearing moving like a strong wind hitting silk that was being hung on a line. "Well they'll be here soon, we better start preparing" She said while throwing the ex-agent his red Boy Scout looking cap at him.
"A little eager to see him again huh?" The ex-agent put on his cap, fixing his knee pads shortly after "No matter, let's get going" He said getting his favorite knife 'Soon you will pay my friend…Soon' and with that he walked out the door behind the woman.
Back with Leon
Leon was walking to the car putting his change in his wallet, seeing Rebecca waiting for him already on the passenger's seat. Leon looked at his watch 'Jesus! Its only 11:30am? Well whatever… It gives me more time to help Rebecca' Leon finally reached the car only to come to a impatient Rebecca "What took you so long! Did u stay and chat with the waitress?" Leon was a little taken back by her sudden outburst "I was only gone for 5 minutes…" He replied defensively "Besides you're the one who wanted to come to the car" Rebecca was quiet after he said that knowing it was true and wrong to accuse him for a silly reason like that. "Okay can we just get going now?" she was really not in the mood to argue. "Yeah, let's go" she said still looking the opposite direction of where Leon was 'Oh my god, what did I do to deserve this'
15 minutes later, reaching the white house
Neither Rebecca nor Leon had said a single world after their small Argument outside of Jack's Diner. Rebecca still looking away from Leon, she got out of the car hastily while Leon got out coolly and posing sticking his chest out as if he was Lassie when he was out of the car. Rebecca knew this was to cheer her up and it worked because to her it would have been hilarious if he had a '100 American' Sign on him. "Let's go Lassie, time to see the president" said Rebecca letting out a small laugh. Leon decided to play along and replied with a "Woof!" making Rebecca Laugh even more. "No one can stay mad at you can they?" she asked "No way! I'm just that lovable!" Leon replied boldly brushing his hair back and showing a grin at the same time. For the first time in a long time Leon was able to see Rebecca's clear honey eyes, he felt so relaxed when he was starting at them, so carefree as if nothing mattered to him. "Leon can we get going?" She said breaking the silence and eye contact between them, "oh yeah sorry"
Leon and Rebecca where walking next to each other for the rest of the way, Leon stopped right before the Presidents room looking at his secretary "Hey Hunnigan! Is the president available?" "Yeah go right in ill let him know your going in" She replied turning her seat around to face her COM. "Ok, lets go" Leon said marching off, Rebecca right behind him. Leon opened the door to the president's room "Mr. President, Rebecca never received her security key." "Ahh… Mr. Kennedy, It seems like there has been a change of plans." The president replied coldly "What do you mean by that sir?" Rebecca blurted out "It means you have your first assignment Miss Chambers, now let me finish please?" sending a solid but not threatening glare. Rebecca just settled back next to Leon regaining her composure, 'He's acting so different from this morning… I wonder what happened, maybe a mood-swing?'
"No Matter, Kennedy and Chambers, You are to be sent to France by 1500 hours Meet behind the white house, near the helipad, I suggest you stock up on ammunition, and do any necessary preparations. As for now, that's all I can tell you, Ill see you then"
Leon just stared at the president, giving off a what the hell? Sort of look. 'Well I guess he has his reasons… As long as Ashley isn't going I think I'm good' Leon remembered that at the plagas incident he had Ashley to look out for so he was held back from doing anything dangerous. 'But this time I have Rebecca…Well at least she can use a gun.'
"Kennedy! What are you still doing standing there! Get out of here and get prepared!" The president yelled at him, not bothering to mention Rebecca as she was speeding for the door. Leon didn't want to get in any more trouble so he too went to the door to exit the room "Sheees take a chill pill old man" Leon said under his breath reaching for the door. "What was that Kennedy?" said the president who couldn't make out what Leon said "Nothing at all sir, ill see you at the helipad later" and with that he was out of the room
Leon saw that Rebecca was waiting for him near Hunnigan's desk, she looked a little worried but Leon didn't mind 'It's probably because she got her first assignment on her first day' "Hey Rebecca, are you okay?" he asked her walking towards her in a carefree way "Yeah I was just wondering why he changed so much from this morning." "Heh, who knows? Maybe he has problems with his wife, either way we better get going, we only have 3 hours to prepare for this"
Leon was about ready to leave to his room to start preparing but remembered that Rebecca didn't know much about where everything was "Hey Rebecca, follow me, well go to the armory after we make a quick stop at my room, I need to pick some stuff up" "Okay but don't try anything funny mister!" She replied in a playful punishing tone "Great let's move, my rooms not too far from here" so with that Leon took the lead and headed into a hall, Rebecca following closely "Leon, what things do they have at the armory?" Leon took a left when they reached a T-ed end "Well mostly basic stuff, 9mm's, Berettas are pretty popular here, there's some shotguns, about 3 sniper rifles, machine guns, and I think there was 2 grenade launchers… But you need to be high class to get those, there are also Kevlar vests there, not the best but they save lives." Leon stopped in front of his room, he pulled out his wallet and took out a keycard, he slid the card through the reader, then a light click could be heard when the red dot on the reader turned green. "Don't scream when your in, you'll wake up the cockroaches" Leon said in a playful tone, however he was being hit on his back by Rebecca no later that he finished saying that "Don't play around like that!"
"Well whatever, give me a second" Leon opened the door and went right in, He went to his bed and then reached under his pillow, pulling out a Desert Eagle .50AE Magnum with a custom 10 inch barrel, it was the gun he used in Racoon, it had been a graduation gift from his father and grandfather who both were in the police force. He walked over to his desk to the right of his bed and pulled out 2 Ammunition boxes, each which held 6 clips each containing 8 rounds "good thing I took these from the gun shop in Racoon" He looked around his room to find a bag which he would be able to take his stuff with. He walked to his closet and found the gym bag he used in Racoon; it was no longer the brown color it was before though, he had spray painted it black so it didn't look so messed up anymore. "I guess that's it" he said to no one in particular then he heard Rebecca yelling something out from outside"
"Are you almost done Leon? I'm getting kind of lonely out here" she said the last part in a childish way as far as Leon could notice "Yeah let me finish putting away some stuff and ill be right there, or you can come in if you want?" "Well since you want me to come in here so badly ill do you the favor, okay pretty boy?" She replied walking in obviously looking around trying to take in everything her eyes saw, his room was very elegant, the furniture was a dark oak wood color and had nice carvings on it; she saw a big 42" plasma screen TV stuck on the wall. Not to far from there she saw a Playstation 2 under the TV with some CD's scattered near it. She walked to where Leon's room was but stopped when she saw one of the most beautiful paintings she had ever seen, It showed a lake with lost of wildlife surrounding it, the sun was setting, turning the sky a purple-orange color there was also a mansion near the back of the picture where a bunch of mountains started to form.
"Like it?" Leon asked her, standing right behind her she jumped up a bit obviously freaked out a little "Don't sneak up on me like that! And yes I do like it, where did you get it?" "The president gave it to me when I came back from a mission in Europe, he said it was a thank you gift" he replied starring at the picture at the same time. "Well come on we better get going to the armory, we only have 2 hours and 30 minutes left before we have to meet the president and get to France" "Right lets go"
Outside Leon's Room
Ashley was eavesdropping on the two inside 'Their going to France! Oh no way I'm going to let HER take Leon for herself, I need to find a way to get into the plane so they don't notice' "Right lets go" was what she heard Leon say last before her legs started moving 'Oh dam their coming out! Shit, shit, shit where do I go!' She had no choice but to run for it back to the T shape hallway but she would probably be spotted on her way. 'Oh well I have nothing to lose!' And with that she sprinted to get out of there hopefully she would make it unnoticed 'Leon your not getting away from me so easily' apparently she made it to the intersection and took a right. She was panting like crazy 'I really need to get out more often' She straitened herself up and headed to her room hoping nobody saw her running as to avoid any unnecessary questioning from the agents around her. 'There has to be a way…' She kept repeating that to herself to keep her hopes up while walking away into the open lobby of the white house.
Okay soooooooooooooooooo firkin sorry for the long wait of this chapter, I just got very lazy to post it heh… Well its here and it's a pretty long chapter. Also Soz about the time line, it seems I kinda messed it up but just bear with me, just pretend that its about 1 month after the plagas. Anywais yeah like heres a couple of notes
The Desert Eagle is the gun Leon has in the RE : City of the Dead, book by S.D. Perry
The Gym bag was something he found at the gunshop to store all the clips and lose ammo he found
Shadowsquall501… Robert ima quick your booty lol, hurry up and post your story, and try to stick to 1 (we go to school together)
Thanks to all of you who are reading and do me a huge favor and review!
The Manson on the painting is the Spencer Estate…
For those who are wondering, It was never Trent who called, it was that one agent at the beginning but he was using that one device that changes your voice