Chapter 4: The press conference

Jill was at a local coffee shop waiting for Claire to arrive. While she waited she talked on the phone with her husband.

"When will you be back home?" Jill asked.

"In about 2 weeks, maybe less. How are you enjoying you vacation babe?"

"It's good, great to see old friends again."

"I'm glad hun. Listen I have get back, have a meeting the General."

"Okay, I love you."

"I love you too babe."

Jill hung up her cell phone as Claire walked in the coffee shop.

"Hey Jill."

"Hey, thanks for taking time off from work."

"No problem, I own the motorcycle shop I can do whatever I want."

"Listen, I need to talk to you about something and you can't tell your brother cause you know he gets."

"Okay, what's up?"

"That new glass building in the city, what is it?"

"No one knows. It's been hush-hush since it started being built. So many buildings in this city that no one cares."

"It seems weird that it would be secretive and all."

"Your starting to sound like Chris, it's scary."

"Yeah, you're right, it's nothing."

As they both were enjoying themselves they noticed a suspicious guy at the window.

"Hey Jill, check that guy out."

"What about him?"

"He's been constantly looking at us for the last 15 minutes."

"Alright, I'll handle this. Just follow my lead."

Jill and Claire left the coffee shop and started walking down the street and the man was following them. When they arrived to a spot where they wouldn't draw attention to themselves, Jill quickly turned around with a straight kick to the man's stomach, and a right cross to his chin sending him to the floor.

"Goddamn it! Okay, okay, I give up."

Jill recognized the voice.

"Carlos?"

"Yes it's me."

"What's with you being sneaky, why didn't you just come in the coffee shop?"

"Look at me; I look like the rag doll from the sewers."

"You smell like it too." Claire said under her breath. "Hey listen come to my apartment, take a shower and I'll lend you some of my brother's clothes."

"You sure he won't mind?"

"Positive let's go, dogs are starting to cry with the way you smell."

As Carlos finished taking a shower, Jill and Claire sat watching a special bulletin on the news about the opening of the building in the heart of the city.

"We now have word that the owner of this building is coming down right now and about to announce what he promised was going to change the face of the world."

"Hey Jill, Claire there's something I have to tell you."

Before Carlos could say anything Chris walked in.

"Hey Carlos, long time no see. What are you doing here?"

"Being the bearer of bad news."

"Chris! Isn't that Wesker!"

Chris looked at the TV and saw Wesker, power suit, sunglasses and all, standing at a podium ready to make an announcement."

"Son of a bitch!" Chris exclaimed.

Wesker fixed his sunglasses, took a sip of water and spoke.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, in 1963, three men had a vision. That vision was to create a revolutionary company that will make every disease and virus disappear from mankind. Thos three men were Ozwell E. Spencer, Edward Ashford, and my mentor Dr. James Marcus. Sadly Mr. Ashford had passed in the early life of the company but was succeeded by his children and grandchildren. Dr. Marcus had been killed by unknown assailants, and only Spencer and Ashford's children were left to ensure the company's growth. In 1998, that company was stirred into controversy with a major outbreak in the Arkley Mountains and its neighboring town, Raccoon City, and then 6 years ago the company was completely wiped away thanks to our United States government. Of course by now I'm sure all of you know the company I am referring to is Umbrella. While all the sources of deadly viruses and Bio Organic Weapons being developed there were true, I was never a part of that. I had no knowledge of the terrible experiments happening within that company. Which is why I came to you know sharing the vision that my mentor and his partners shared. In making the medications people need for better health, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the new Umbrella Inc."

The curtain was lifted up and in large white letters was the name UMBRELLA with the old red and white logo. Wesker then proceeded to convince everyone that it would not be the same as the old Umbrella. He asked the governor of California to send two inspectors down to investigate every lab in the building by this week to prove it to the public. Wesker went back inside after the press conference was over.

"Great speech sir, great way to break them in."

"Shut up, I expect those inspectors sometime at the end of the week. Get everything ready."

"Sir?"

"We already had one failure with our little runaway. I don't expect it to happen again. I want those two to be the first experiments. It'll work out perfectly because once they go back to the governor the Plagas will spread. Understand?"

"Yes sir. Everything will be ready by the time they here."

Chris, Jill, and Claire looked in disbelief as their nightmare was happening all over again.

"That's what I was trying to tell you, they wanted to experiment on me but I escaped."

"Lucky for you." Chris said. "Claire call Leon and tell him to meet me at the police station tonight. Also see if you and Jill can find anyone who knows someone who works in that building. Carlos, I need you to keep a close eye on any strange activities on that building. If you see something wrong take a picture and report it."

"Chris, what are you trying to do?" Jill asked.

"I don't want another Raccoon City to happen, now are you with me?"

"Yeah, enough lives had been lost the first time; let's make sure it doesn't happen again."

"Right, now listen we need to move to a secure location. I have a cabin by the lake; it should hold all of us. Let's go, we have a lot of things to do and no time to do it in."

Everyone left to do as Chris said. The war with Umbrella was not over.