Moonlight Sonata was playing over the speakers, in the office. Wesker stood watching the monitors intently, as the music flowed through the room. He closed his eyes and breathed in deeply, savouring the moment. Soon, so very soon Chris would be dead. He had spent so long working for this moment

Wesker smiled as the doors unlocked, allowing access to the upper levels of the facility. He watched eagerly as the team moved from the stair well into the main lobby.

Totally engrossed in watching the team navigate their way through the complex Wesker was struck by a sudden irresistible thought. He reached down and tapped a few buttons on the intercom system, and almost instantly Beethoven filtered throughout the speakers in the base. He smiled and walked to the office door, his feet making failing to make any noise on the carpeted floor.

"Time for action." He said into the room, empty except for the corpse crumpled in the corner.

The Team

Claire froze as the music started. Wesker was waiting for them.

The rest of the team stopped and looked around.

" What the fuck is going on!" Carlos said to Leon.

Chris shook his head.

"We're too late. Wesker's here… it has to be him" Chris nodded to them. "Come on keep moving! Stay close, we're not dealing with humans any more, if it moves, shoot it."

The team moved through into the lobby, it was standard Umbrella stuff. Overly big and fancy, with reception desks scattered around the area. What was eerie though, was that no one could be seen but Claire supposed she should be used to that now .

Chris was consulting the map. He pointed them down a side hall. A sign near it read Labs & study rooms

They started down the dark hall way. Their footsteps echoing off the walls. Chris stared hard at Claire, he was thinking.

"Jill, swap with Claire." Jill nodded and fell back, as Claire moved forward. Once in front with Chris, she looked at him and sighed. He ignored her, and watched the hall. After about two minutes she decided that it would be her who pointed out the obvious. Claire stopped walking and stood still.

"We aren't going to make it out of here." She lowered her weapon to her side and Chris gritted his teeth.

" Stop!" The team looked forward at them wondering what the hell was going on this time. " Claire, with me, we're going to scout out these rooms on the right." Leon looked at her curiously

" Can I come with you sir?" Chris shook his head.

"No. Stay with the team."

Together Chris and Claire moved into the rooms

Chris walked in first. The room was cluttered, papers strewn everywhere. Tables and chairs turned over. All the hallmarks of a virus spill, but no bodies and no blood either.

A soft noise could be heard coming from a door across the room. Chris hurried over to it and checked the handle. A light flashed on the panel beside the door, announcing that it was locked. After seeing the room empty, Chris checked to make sure all access points to the room were secure before turning to his little sister.

" Claire. Why do you think I brought you here?" Chris tried his very best to keep his voice low and calm, but just looking at Claire made him furious.

Claire ignored him, shaking her head looking down at the floor not able to look at Chris for the guilt that was boiling away inside her. Chris gritted his teeth and walked toward her.

"Huh?" Still Claire remained quiet, she had been so quiet since he had gotten her out of the warehouse. And Chris desperately wanted the old Claire back the one he knew, not this shadow. Chris placed his hand on her chin and forced her to look up at him. "Answer me Claire…." His face softened as he saw a fleeting look of fear in her eyes. Claire closed her eyes trying to hide it from Chris

" You brought me here because you don't trust me." Claire whispered. He frowned and stepped back from her, shocked, he hadn't expected that at all.

" You really think that?" Chris looked away

" I'm going to kill Wesker" Claire started at the name and looked up at her brother fast.

" Why did you bring him into this conversation?" Claire felt uneasy Did Chris know…… did he guess somehow what happened?

" I'm going to kill him," Chris went on ignoring her question. "For what Wesker has done to every one I've cared for. For all the wrongs he's committed and most of all for Wesker infecting you…" Claire sighed under her breath. No need to worry as she had thought. Chris was still in the dark about what she and Wesker had done.

" Claire…" Chris looked at her earnestly. "I didn't bring you here because I don't trust you! I brought you here because I have to protect you. As long as Wesker lives. I can never leave you alone, it's too risky"

Claire smiled slightly." I think Chris you're forgetting something. I can handle my own, especially now that I'm no longer human." Claire said the last part with steely resolve. As though saying it would make it go away. As though speaking it out loud would some how change it. Make it all not true.

It didn't change.

Claire could still hear her brothers heart beating, as though she had her ear to his chest. Claire could still smell the fear,hate,and sweat all hanging heavy in the air like a musk. Chris put his hand on her shoulder, trying to reassure her.

" You are human Claire, you are my sister, and nothing changes that." Claire looked up at him, wondering if he would still say that if he knew she had been drugged, and held captive in that white room. If he knew what she had allowed to be done, if he knew she had slept with his ultimate enemy. If Chris ever found out she had enjoyed it…

" Nothing?" Claire asked quietly, not daring to believe it.

" Nothing." Chris answered smiling gently. Hearing those words come from his mouth, it made her at ease. Claire made a choice, it was time to take a chance.

" Chris. I have to tell you something…." Before Claire could go on there was the bland female voice they had come to know so well and was a standard with all Umbrella installations.

"Warning. Emergency locks have been overridden."

There was a loud clicking of electronic locks as they released and it echoed around the room.

"All areas are now accessible"

Claire held her breath as she turned an ominous feeling taking her over. The door behind them, previously locked swung open with a loud bang as it was forced open.

Without any hesitation Claire brought her TMP up and aimed at the dark gaping doorway.

" Back, back!" Chris whispered as he stood in front of her.

" To the team now!" They started backing up, but just then a stream of yellow liquid shot out from the dark. Claire grabbed her brothers shoulder and pulled him down as the stream flew over them. It hissed as it made contact with the wall burning at

A loud scream curdled through the air as out stepped ! Its putrid red skin covered in sores…… from its round body erupted three legs, and four tentacles that seemed to serve as the things arms Its eyeless face still bore some resemblance to a human head only with a large gaping mouth and pinchers.

With speed it entered the room, strafing rapidly to the left and right. Chris jumped to his feet, shooting the thing in its face.

It screamed wildly and the tentacles whipped out at both of them

" Watch out!" Chris bellowed as they were forced back toward the wall. The thing advanced and Chris fired repeatedly into its body, its head, any place that could be potentially fatal to it. Just as Claire was beginning to think they were running out of options here she felt someone behind her. Over her shoulder Claire saw Leon's magnum appear out of the darkness, only able to recognise it from the numerous time she watched him clean it.

" Fuck YOU!" the first bullet took the creature off its feet, and it screeched in agony. Leon rushed past Claire, he aimed down on it dogging the tentacles. A second bullet obliterated the creatures lower jaw, and a third spread its brains on the floor with a splatter. Leon turned back to Claire, he ignored Chris.

" We have to get back to the team. It's too dangerous to go it alone. Come on, we have to start moving. I can hear more of those things coming towards us!"

Not daring to waste another minute the three rushed out of room to the rest of the team.