Objective 7: 6:09 P.M. Freight Elevator 2

Lindsey walked toward the bowler capped, stocky man in front of her. She couldn't believe that this short fellow was the leader of a Yakuza gang. His thin moustache twitched as he smiled at her, akin to the cliché villains of silent movie melodramas.

"At last." He approached her. "I went through Hell to get this," he said as he lifted up the attaché case, "but if you're willing to pay as much as you said you would, it should be worth the casualties."

Lindsey smiled back. "You don't know how much it was worth for me either." She put a tote bag, stuffed with Yen, onto the floor. The man, Gojo Ryuzu, did the same with the case.

"It has been a pleasure to work with you," Gojo said, tipping his hat to her.

Lindsey reached into her lab coat pocket, "I have one other bonus for you as well Mr. Ryuzu." She pulled out a small syringe. "I noticed that hand of yours."

Gojo frowned and took off the black leather glove that was concealing his withered hand; a birth defect. "Yes…about that. You say you can restore it with that virus? But it turned everyone else into-"

Lindsey cut him off impatiently. "-I understand what the virus is capable of. With the right dose it can regenerate the cells in your hand, turning it into something—how should I say—better than you expected." She filled the syringe up with the green fluid in the vial. However, she didn't get far…Claire, Yoko, and Ken burst through the room. Lindsey shot a dirty glance at them.

Claire stood back, slowly becoming aware of what she was seeing, "Lindsey…what….what are you doing?"

Lindsey gave her a wicked smile. "What I was sent here to do of course." She reached into her pocket and pulled out an ID card. It had the Umbrella logo, enough for Claire to see what was going on.

"You…so this was the classified company that sent you!" Claire tried to reach for her gun, but Lindsey was quicker. She drew hers first.

"I believe this was the one you dropped, Yoko, and I'm sorry we couldn't get to know each other better…or perhaps there's still time."

For the first time, Claire saw anger flash across Yoko's face. "What are you talking about, Lindsey?"

"I'm saying that you should stick to my side. You are working for a powerful company, Ms. Suzuki. You've even been trained by the best, Umbrella themselves. I read your dossier; all of those internships at the Raccoon City Research Facility paid off big time. So why not join up while you still can?"

Yoko fumed. "I would never work with a lying bitch like you! That was the reason why I left Umbrella; it was full of ambitious women like you who would kill to get a piece of the company fortune! One of my coworkers did the same thing you're doing when the G-Virus was first created. She tried to steal it, but she failed, Lindsey. She died trying to escape the lab with the samples. It isn't worth anything if lives must be sacrificed for a goal!"

Lindsey looked away, guilty. "But I'm not the only one this time around. In fact, I have the same company you worked for backing me up! Everyone thinks Umbrella is dead, but it's only the beginning. Banyo Corporation is currently in the middle of a hostile takeover. What it is about to become is Umbrella's newest Japanese Headquarters. And guess whose being promised the role of chief of the R&R department?"

"But your forgetting who sent us," Claire shouted to Lindsey, "Banyo sent Yoko and I to retrieve the virus; they'll know something's up when my contact doesn't reach me. Besides, they're surrounding the building with soldiers as we speak."

Lindsey shrugged. "Doesn't matter. I guess Banyo is making a pitiful attempt at stopping Umbrella. Either that…or they've been playing you all along. Yeah that's it; you clear the zombies, while I get the virus back. Do you honestly think they intended to destroy this?"

Knowing that the U.S. government is watching their every move, I highly doubt it. There's something wrong with her story. "Ever think you may be being lied to as well?"

Fear crossed Lindsey's face, but it was instantly replaced by a look of anger, "Shut up!" She handed Ryuzu the syringe. "You know what to do, why not test out your new powers on these insubordinates!" She walked over to a panel with numerous buttons and switches. She began searching for the right one. "Ah, lets see here. The sewers? Fuck that, I'm taking the easy way out!" She pressed the room partition button and the wall between the Cargo Room and the Elevator Room started to retract. However as soon as she saw what was behind the door, she knew she had made a fatal error.

Zombies came spilling out of the Cargo Room now that they were no longer held back by the partition. They were slowly but surely coming towards the freight elevator where everyone stood.

"On second thought, I'll take the sewers." Lindsey jumped the elevator rail and made her way to a small trap door next to it. She yanked on the handle and opened up the heavy door. "Good luck!" She said mockingly as she descended the ladder.

Ryuzu walked over to the switch panel and turned on the elevator button. They began to rise into the air. Looking down to the crawling mass of zombies around them, Ryuzu lunged the syringe into his withered hand an injected himself with the T2 virus. His hand began to grow, first to a normal size hand, and then turning into an animal like claw.

Claire extended an arm to Ryuzu. "Please…lie down on the ground and don't move. We can help you."

Gojo stared at his hand in horror. It grew longer and longer, turning into a massive pink rubbery claw. The nails had to have been two feet longer or more. "What's happening to me?" With his other hand, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a revolver. He lifted it up to his temple. "That bitch lied to me too. I must have been stupid; we're all going to die anyway!" He pulled the trigger. It was a clean kill as the bullet went through his head and out to the other side.

Everyone stared in horror…but not because he had killed himself, but because he was still alive. When Gojo Ryuzu realized this, he threw his revolver to the ground, walked over to a "Break Glass In Case of Fire" box, and began to cackle inhumanly. With his normal hand, he smashed the glass with his fist and took out the ax within the box.

Yoko picked up the revolver as Gojo began charging at them. Claire shot at the massive claw, which nearly slashed into Ken's chest as he rolled out of the way. He rolled too far though, and was soon hanging off of the elevator by his hands. He looked down to see the greedy hands of the zombies, reaching up towards him. Yoko helped him up before he became a meal.

Claire shot at the large claw, but all of the holes left by the bullets just healed instantly. She dodged a swipe from the ax and flipped over the claw. Yoko took a shot at Ryuzu from behind, attracting his attention to the others. Since Claire couldn't damage the claw, she thought it would be best to take out the next deadliest weapon. She shot the axe out of Ryuzu's arm when his back was turned. Before she knew it, she was on the ground, pinned down by the large claw.

Ken acted fast and picked up the ax. He ran over to Ryuzu, screaming wildly as he brought the ax down hard on the oversized hand. With a spurt of pink fluid, the claw detached itself from Ryuzu, who stumbled back in pain towards the edge of the elevator. He tripped, falling over the side. He didn't even hit the ground before the zombies were upon him.

It wasn't over yet though, the claw itself seemed to have a mind of its own. It lunged itself at Yoko. Yoko ducked out of the way as the claw hit the side of the railing.

"C'mon!" Ken shouted to Yoko and Claire. "We can get out by using the disposal chute." He opened the large door to the tube. Claire stepped inside quickly and slid down. Ken was about to do the same, but the claw was still harassing Yoko. Ken made a dash and kicked it off of the elevator. He saw it tumble down to place where they had left the gas canister.

"Let this whole building and everyone in it burn in hell," he shouted as he shot at the canister. The bullet hit its target and a huge explosion of lit gasoline filled the warehouse. Ken watched it burn for a few seconds, hearing the sorrowful moans of the zombies—some of them were his friends and comrades. Then Yoko quietly pulled him aside and into the chute.