Chapter 3: The Escape
Carlos sat in his holding cell. The room had the stench of death in the air. Only a very dim light hung from the ceiling. The walls were moist and full of disgusting mold, puddles of sewage and waste filled the floor, and in the opposite corner was a skeleton of a human being. Carlos knew he couldn't die like this and had to get out…somehow.
Recently in Los Angeles, a new three-story glass building was built in the heart of the city. The name of the building was hidden under a large white curtain. On the top floor, in the main corner office was Wesker. He sat in his black leather chair listening to classical music and drinking a glass of wine. A scientist came in with news.
"Sir?"
"Yes?"
"The sample has been analyzed and it's ready for testing."
"Good, please send two personal down to get our little guinea pig."
"Yes, of course. Forgive me for saying sir but you do not seem the type to like this kind of music."
Wesker put his wine down.
"It's a stressful world. One must find a way to relax. This happens to be my way. Those who don't relax and have stress overcome come them lose their minds and end up slashing an innocent person's throat for no reason. Now if you're finished questioning my tastes, I trust you will do as I ask."
"Of course, right away."
Wesker dialed an extention on his office phone.
"Yes Mr. Wesker?"
"Prepare laboratory room 10."
"Yes sir."
"Let's see what this Las Plagas can do."
The same personnel men who brought Carlos to Wesker went to the bowel to the building to get their prisoner. Shock came over their faces when they found the cell door lock picked open. They grabbed their TMP's and searched around the prison for him. Out of the corner, Carlos grabbed one of the guards and used his gun to shoot the other, and then he broke the guard's neck and took their TMP's. He left to find a way out. Wesker entered the lab the experiment was to take place.
"Where's Carlos?"
"Sir, there's a slight problem."
"What problem?"
"We can't contact the guards you sent to bring him. We think he's escaped."
Wesker didn't say anything and walked up to the scientist he was talking to.
"He couldn't have gotten far understand? Get every security man and woman we have to find him. If you don't…" Wekser grabbed him by the throat and threw him hard to the wall causing a huge dent. "…then you're my first subject."
The alert was sounded and Carlos knew he was in trouble and tried to think of a way out.
"Great now what do I do? I gotta get to the lobby and leave. Gotta think fast, or else I'm in a test tube."
Carlos found the staircase and quickly started down. He stopped when he saw guards coming up the stairs and quickly headed to the main hall.
"There he is!" A guard yelled from a cross the hall. Carlos acted quickly and shot them even though they were wearing bullet-proof vest. The force of the bullets did knock them back and give Carlos the chance to get away. Carlos quickly tried to find another way to get to lobby but was quickly diverted; he couldn't shoot all the time as he couldn't reload his guns. His luck changed when he found an open elevator but one guard stood in his way.
"Let's just make this easy on all of us."
"Sorry, I never liked easy."
Carlos backhanded the gun out of the guard's hands, kneed him in the groin and the face knocking him out. Carlos took a flash grenade off the guards vest and jumped into the elevator. Other guards quickly ran down the stairs to meet Carlos and capture him. As the elevator hit the lobby, everyone prepared their guns. The doors opened and a huge flash of light came out blinding the guards. Carlos immediately ran out the front doors and got away.
In his office, Wesker received the news that Carlos had escaped. He crushed the glass in his hand and ordered that he not be disturbed. The phone rang and Wesker put it on speaker phone.
"I said I didn't want to be disturbed."
"You have plenty of explaining to do!" Wesker's partner said.
"How do you know what happened?"
"I have my ways. You better answer how you let him get away."
"He was more resilient than expected. This does not stall anything, everything is still on schedule."
"Should I see some results soon?"
"Very soon."
"If not you're going to answer to me and giving the past I'm sure you would want to avoid that as much as possible."
His partner hung up and Wesker thought of new plan, and given the vast knowledge he has that wouldn't take long.