DISCLAIMER: I only own Jennifer and Sammie.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you've ever played RE4 or own it, then you've probably noticed that I'm skipping ALOT of levels, which may confuse you. But there's just way too many levels for me to cover all of them in this story, and it's not supposed to be just about RE4. And sorry for the LONG layoff. I was put on restriction for two weeks away from the computer for hitting my sister.

CHAPTER TWENTY:

THE...GARRADOR?

"Leon! Leon! I got the key!" Sly ran through the small castle area, dodging zealot after zealot. He turned a corner and cursed inwardly when he didn't see Leon and Ashley. After only fifty minutes after defeating Mendez, they had reached the castle area and been bombed by flaming boulders, complimentary of the crazy ass monks. And after that whole affair with the bombing and going into the room with a dozen and more zealots coming after them, Leon had sent Sly out to look for a key to open up a huge, unwelcoming castle door that more than likely had a kazillion zealots just waiting for them to walk through without a care.

"Leon! Leon! I got the key! I got the goddamn key!" Sly turned another corner and ran full speed into Leon who had come running at Sly's cries. Leon and Sly sprang to their feet as the cries of many zealots filled the air. "Here's the freakin key!" Sly literrally shoved it into Leon's outstretched hand and all three ran to the large castle door. Leon shoved the key into the keyhole and the sound of locks unlocking was heard. "Come on come on! Open the damn door!" Ashley and Sly both cried together. They glanced at eachother and knocked over Leon when he finally opened the door. "Damn guys!" Leon cried out as he fell hard onto the carpeted castle floor. "Sorry." They both said together. Ashley looked over at Sly funny. "Stop saying the same thing as me at the same time!" She yelled glaring at him. Sly glared back. "Shut up bitch! I got worse things on my mind then jinxing you!" Ashley immediately shut up.

Leon looked back and forth between them, then shook his head. "Come on guys. Lets just get along long enough so we can get out of this hell hole alive. You can fight when we're not in Europe." Easy for you to say. Sly thought as he watched Leon lead the way up to the front of a small stage balcony. As they proceeded, the sound of evil laughing filled the quiet hall. "What the crap?" Sly asked outloud just as a two creepy looking creatures both wearing robes and carrying spears came into view, with a little midget behind them.

"What the hell! First monsters now midgets!" Sly cried. The little midget stopped laughing and glared down at him. "I wish people would stop looking at my height and look at me." "We are looking at you, and what we see is a little midget that's evil." Sly started laughing at his own stupid joke. Ashley rolled her eyes at him. "Shut up Sly." "Shut up whore."

Both Sly and Ashley glared at eachother again, Leon shaking his head and warily rubbing his temples. The midget started laughing at the sight of the 'stupid' Americans. "Such stupid people, those Americans. We will despose of them quickly." He muttered to his two creepy bodyguards. They both smirked underneath their robes. (If those things could smirk)

"Where's Jennifer and Sammie!" Leon demanded angrily. "And Murray!" Sly added. The midget laughed again. "Mi amor Ramon Salazar.. and this ..." "Yeah, yeah, whatever. We don't really care what your name is ." Sly said glaring up at Salazar "We just want our friends back!" Ashley yelled, making Sly and Leon turn around and look at her funny. Ramon laughed evilly again and disappeared, his two bodyguards giving the humans and raccoon one last evil look before following their master.

Sly watched them go, giving them the same look that they gave them, then turned to Ashley. "What do you mean "our friends." Of course they're mine and Leon's, but you haven't even seen them yet." Ashley shrugged and followed Leon towards a door that was right underneath where Salazar had stood. Almost instantly the door slammed shut and locked. Sly sighed angrily. "They really like to do this don't they?" He asked Leon. Leon nodded. "Apparently so."

Leon looked around the small room. There were two other doors, but if he knew this screwed up castle well, one would be locked. He lead Ashley and Sly over to the one door on the left. It was locked. What a surprise. Leon thought rolling his eyes. He turned back and jogged over to the second door, which easily opened.

Leon slowly and cautiously entered the room, gun poised. There was nothing dangerous in the room. He lowered the gun.

Sly walked over to a small table where some handgun ammo was and took it. "Here's some ammo Leon." He said, handing it over to the agent. Ashley glared at Sly and looked around the room to find something important and give it to Leon. She spotted some shotgun shells on a chair and hurried over to that. "Hey Leon, I found something." Ashley looked smugly over at Sly who rolled his eyes in response.

Leon looked back and forth between them, confused. "Uh, is there a grudge or something going on between you guys?" He asked. Sly shrugged. "Guess there is. Wouldn't be if she wasn't such a dang skanky whore." Ashley looked offended. "Shut up you, you..." Ashley thought a moment. "Stupid raccoon!" Sly rolled his eyes and shook his head. What an idiotic slut.

"Come on guys, we gonna find a way to open this door." Leon said, banging his fist on a strong, metal door with a lion's head on the front. Sly and Ashley walked over to Leon. "Looks like you're gonna need a key," Ashley said trying to sound smart. Sly and Leon looked at eachother. "Well, duh, you idiot." Sly said. Leon shook his head. "Guys please don't start again. Come on and help me find that key. Can't be too far." Ashley made a face at Sly when she thought he wasn't looking. Sly gave her a look. "How old are you exactly? Cause you're acting like a little whiney brat." Ashley watched him leave with wide eyes and agape mouth.

Sly and Leon walked down the hallway and into a small room where the way was blocked by firebreathing horse heads. "Shouldn't it be dragons or lions, not horses?" Sly asked Leon. Leon shrugged. Sly noticed something shiny glittering in a painting near Leon. "Leon, look." Leon looked where Sly pointed. "Do you think that's the key?"

Leon walked over to the painting and plucked the key off of it. "Yep, sure is. Lets get back to the door and unlock it." Leon started back, collecting a letter on a chair on the way there. "Yeah, lets see what surprises Saddler and the midget left for us." Sly said sarcastically. Leon chuckled, despite the truth in what Sly said.

Leon unlocked the door. He looked back at Ashley. "You better stay here. Sly, you with me?" Sly smiled. "Aren't I always?" Leon grinned back, then turned serious again as he lead the way down the dungeon steps, gun ready.

Loud snoring was echoing through the small dungeon. Leon lowered his weapon when he and Sly saw what it was. "Murray!" The fat purple (or pink) hippo was stretched out on the prison floor on his stomach, snoring away. Two dead Garradors were nearby. "Murray, you fat slob, wake up!" Sly shouted, instantly awakening Murray. Murray looked up at them sleepily and yawned. He slowly sat up and stretched. "Oh, hey guys, how's it?" Sly and Leon looked at eachother. "But, didn't we leave you behind in the village church, since you were sleeping away?" Murray looked confused. "You did? Well, I didn't notice."

"Probably cause you were sleeping!" Sly yelled folding his arms. "Honestly Murray, how can you sleep peacefully in a place like this, and we are on a mission you know." Murray held up his hands defensively. "I was tired." Sly rolled his eyes.

"So Murray," Leon said, trying to change the subject. "Did you kill those two?" He pointed at the two dead creatures. Murray looked where he pointed and screeched like a little girl. He ran over to Sly and tried to hide behind him but ended up knocking him down. "I'm taking that's a no." Leon said shaking his head.

"Leon?" Ashley's voice echoed down to the dungeon where Leon was. Leon looked over at the door, which had slammed close again. "Great, now how are we going to get outta here?" Sly asked, brushing himself off. Leon looked around the medium sized dungeon room and spotted a switch in a cage, more than likely a Garrador's. He walked the rest of the way down the steps and pulled the switch up. The door opened. He looked at Sly. "Guess I found a way out."

Leon, Sly, and Murray walked up the dungeon steps to be reunited with the queen of all skanks and try to find Sammie and Jennifer.

NOTE: If that chapter sucked it's because I haven't been working on it lately. Read and review please.