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Jack spent the next few days spending time with Jill, Chris and Claire. Chris had taken him down to a gun range to test out his new Dragon Edge gun and to see how much he remembered his training when he took him to the BSAA Headquarters and put him through a training simulation to record the results of his training. Chris was not disappointed and neither was the BSAA CEO.
With Jill and Claire, however, they just wanted to know what all was new with him and his mother while also teasing him about his relationship with Saeko. That particular subject caused him to blush and stop talking to them for a few hours, which made both women giggle at his flustered state. He eventually told them how close he had gotten to Saeko over the years and how much their relationship had developed over time.
The two women soon dropped the subject as they were more than happy to know that he was with a strong and beautiful young girl and they wished them both the best in the future. Nothing really interesting happened after that, other than the continued tests at the BSAA headquarters and testing the Dragon Edge.
Now, Jack was on a plane heading back to Japan and he couldn't wait to see Saeko and spend as much time with her as possible before the new semester starts. He then thought back to what Chris and Jill had told him before he got on the plane.
They both had told him that no matter what, be prepared for anything. Even if it's just a normal day, if he sees something suspicious or if he feels that something is off, he should be prepared and trust his gut. No matter what. After that, they, along with Claire, both hugged him before he boarded the plane back to Japan.
The entire ride back he thought about what they said, but he wasn't able to think about it for long since he was tired and was about to fall asleep. But before he did, he pulled out his phone and decided to send a message to his mother.
"Hey, I'm on my way back home. I didn't get the chance to get you or Saeko a gift. Chris was taking me to the gun range and the BSAA headquarters a lot this time. He said he was making sure that I wasn't slacking off on my training. So, he didn't really give me much time to think about what to you or Saeko. I'll make it up to you both when I get back. See you soon, mom. Love you."
He hits "send" on his phone and the message sent before he closed his eyes to get some sleep.
14 hours later...
The plane lands back in Japan late at night and he's not expecting anyone to pick him up. It's late and he doesn't call for anyone to come get him anyway, his mother and the Takagi's are busy people, so he doesn't bother them. And there wouldn't be any point in calling Ginchiyo Busujima since he's currently at a dojo in America. He doesn't know where exactly, but it wasn't in Houston, Texas he knows that much.
So he waves down a taxis to take him home. And like always when he heads back home, he marvels at the all the colors that the city of Japan shows off. He smiles and shakes his head before his phone goes off.
It's a text message from Saeko.
"I am going to assume that you're back home or on your way home by now? :3" The text reads.
Jack laughs before he replies.
"I am not even going to ask why you're still up and it is almost scary that you know that I am back home. But it's more sweet than anything tbh. And I'm not home quite yet. I'm actually in a taxis heading back to my house now, I should be there soon."
"Ah, ok. I know you'll want to head to bed when you get there, but I just want to know. Will you be swinging by the school tomorrow, or will I see you tomorrow afternoon?"
"Honestly? It'll probably in the afternoon. It is pretty late and I'm a little tired. But I'll spend the rest of the day with you after school tomorrow, I promise."
"Hmm... ok. I'll see you tomorrow afternoon then, babe. Goodnight and dream of me while you sleep, ok? :3"
"Lol. Always. Love you."
"Love you too."
Jack chuckles as he put his phone back in his pocket and sighs as he enjoys the rest of the taxis ride back home.
45 minutes later...
The taxis pulls up to the driveway of Jack and Natalie's home. He gets out of the taxis and grabs his suitcases from the trunk of the car, but he doesn't see his mother's car in the driveway. He shrugs it off thinking that she's working late. She often does.
He turns to the taxis driver and pays the man before he drives off. As he is about to walk to the front door he see's someone in the distance walking slowly in the opposite direction and this person was walking strange. It almost looks like they're limping.
Jack then looks at the windows of the whole neighborhood to see that almost all the lights are turned off before he looks back at the strange person. "Almost all the lights are off in the entire neighborhood. Why is someone still walking around on the streets this late at night?" He wonders before shrugging it off with a sigh.
He walks to the front door and unlocks it before walking in and closes the door then locking it back. He walks upstairs and sets his suitcases near the bed before he heads to the bathroom to take a quick shower.
Jack comes out of the bathroom with his short, dark hair damp, but somewhat dry before he looks into the mirror to look at his Sapphire blue eyes. "Jack, you really need to get some sleep." He said to himself before turning around to put his phone on charge then plops down on his bed and instantly falls asleep when his head hit the pillow.
Next day, afternoon...
Jack wakes up and stretches before he picks up his phone to see what time it was. It was 1:15. "Ok, so I have two hours to kill before I meet with Saeko later and spend the rest of the day with her. I better get ready." He said getting up to brush his hair and his teeth.
Then he walks back into his room, puts on a pair of faded black jeans, a blue t-shirt, dark brown shoes and a leather jacket before he picks up his phone to try and call his mom to find out if she worked an all night shift.
He dials the police station number and waits as the phone rings, but it rings once.
"This is a recording. We at the 110 emergency line are held up at the moment. If after calling again, we can't receive your call, please wait and call again later."
Jack hung up then looked at his phone in confusion. "That's... odd. The line has never been this busy before. Crime rates have been at an all time low in Japan for the past few years. What could possibly be happening that is causing the police to-"
THUD!!!
Jack's thought was interrupted as a loud banging was heard at the front door of the house and it was aggressive. "Who the hell?" He wondered as he walked towards the front door to open it and see who was banging at his door, but stopped just as his hand was inches away from the doorknob.
Alarms were going off all through Jack's body telling him not to open the door and head back upstairs.
His hand shook as curiosity was killing him to find out who was banging at his front door, but his instincts were stronger, so he listened to his gut and quickly ran back upstairs to grab his Dragon Edge and strapped it around his waist.
Then he looked at his window, which was almost completely covered by a curtain, and through it, he could see smoke in the distance. His eyes widened before he snatched open the curtain and window to see smoke, fire and helicopters flying over head to unknown location.
People were running in the streets screaming as they were running away from, what looked like, the undead.
"Jesus... what the hell is going on? How did this all happen?" He thought to himself as looked at the scene in front of him in shock and horror.
THUD, THUD, THUD!!!
CRASH!!!
Jack turned around and ran down to the foot of the stairs to see that the banging was coming from the undead and that they had broken inside his home. He pulled out his Dragon Edge and shot a bullet in each one of their heads, taking them out quickly.
His eyes were wide and his hands were shaking from what he had just done. His grip had loosened for a moment and almost dropped his gun, but he shook his head quickly and gripped the Dragon Edge to the point where it began to hurt his hand, but he didn't care. "I can't think like that. They're... they're not alive anymore. They're dead." He thought as he walked towards the front door, but stopped then turned around to run back up the stairs to his room to grab some things important.
He rummaged through his drawers until he pulled out a small casing and opened it to show that it was a lock-pick kit. He smiled and closed it before kissing the case. "God love you, Aunt Jill." He whispered as he walked towards his closet and entered a six digit code on his safe before it opened.
There was a medium sized survival backpack with binoculars and a first-aid spray inside, along with 3 extra 9mm magazines on the side. "I guess Aunt Jill was right, as long as Umbrella is still around, anything could happen. Even to good people." He thought as he looked back out the window for a moment before looking back at his current equipment.
He puts all the magazines he currently has inside the survival backpack and adds it to his belt before he walks back downstairs to leave the house while still holding his Dragon Edge ready for any undead that may pop out.
As he walks outside he looks around to see if there are any survivors or anymore of the undead. Thankfully, there were none so he relaxed a bit, but he didn't put his gun away. That would be a mistake if he did. He proceeds to walk down the street all the while keeping an eye out for survivors or the undead before a thought popped into his head.
"Mom! Saeko and the Takagi's!" He thought as his body reacted and proceeded to run, but his instincts instantly stopped him as he remembered something that Chris had said to him.
"And remember, no matter what, under no circumstances are you to blindly take off like an idiot in search of your mother, your friends or Saeko if you're ever separated. I guarantee it will be the only and last stupid thing you ever do."
"But, what if they need help and I'm not around to protect them from one of the undead or a B.O.W? What if I can't save them?"
"Well, Jack, if you're ever separated and there is nothing that you can do to help them, then the best thing for you to do is have faith in them and their ability to survive. Because they will do the same with you. They won't like it, just like you, but they will do what they have to do to survive while also having faith in your abilities. It will be a stressful situation, I'm not going to lie, but there will be nothing that you can do about it until you regroup. Understand?"
"I... I... Y-Yes. Yes, sir."
Jack's entire body shook as he gripped his hands tight and clenched his teeth before shaking his head to erase any negative thoughts that will plague him. He took a deep breath, sighed and began to walk again down the street towards the four way until he hears footsteps behind him.
He whipped around and pointed his gun at a middle-aged man with a young girl, with shoulder length pink hair, who looked to be 7 years of age.
The man froze and held his breath at how fast Jack had turned around while the young girl squeaked and his behind the mans legs.
Jack looked at the man sharply before looking at the little girl, who was trembling, before lowering his gun. "Who are you and why are you following me?" He asked him.
The man raised a trembling hand and held it up to show that he wasn't a threat before he answered. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you, really. It's just... Alice and I, my daughter, have been hiding from these... these... things all morning. And we've succeeded so far while also looking for shelter with other people in the houses, but no one will take us in. They say that we bring too much attention and because of that we bring... them." He explained while trembling.
Jack narrowed his eyes at the man before looking at the little girl, Alice, who had looked up at Jack before looking away when he looked at her. Then he looked back at the man, who began to have a look of desperation on his face. "What's your name?" He asks him.
"Huh?" He responds in shock.
"Your. Name. What is it?" Jack asks again making the mans eyes widen with hope. "J-Just call me Maresato. Mr. Maresato. I'm a... I was a journalist. And this is my daughter. Alice Maresato." Maresato answers as Alice looks up at Jack.
Jack looks at Alice then smiles before looking back at Maresato with a sharp gaze. "I'll help you and Alice, Maresato, but I want to make one thing clear first. I don't trust you, I'll help you and Alice in any way I can, but if you cross me, I'll make you regret it. So do yourself a favor and don't condemn yourself or your daughter." He warns. Maresato quickly nods his head and hugs Alice. "I understand, but for what's it's worth, thank you. You're the first person ever to help us today. So, thank you." He says, thanking Jack repeatedly.
"Don't worry about it. Now, if you don't mind, we better get going. If what you told me is true, then we can't trust anyone else in this neighborhood and we can't go back to my house since the front door was busted down. So, we better find some shelter before it gets dark, but we've still got the rest of the day to find it. Once we do, we'll have all day tomorrow to get where we need to go." Jack said as he turned back around and walked straight down the four way with Maresato and Alice behind him.
"Um... sir? If... if I may ask, what's your name?" Alice asked Jack, who had stopped to look at her. He looked at Maresato, who looked at him while waiting for an answer. Jack looked back down at Alice and gave her another smile. "My name is Jack. Jack Valentine, but just Jack if you don't mind." He answered.
Alice and Maresato both smiled and nodded as they all continued to walk down the street.
