Unlikely Heroes

Chapter 10: An Infected City

The group made it back safely but the whole time Pachira and Napoleon couldn't be separated. Well to be more accurate the female kept her arms around the male. He didn't mind at all and would return the gesture with gentle squeezes. Everyone else could see this and while smiling wanted that with another who was with them. Still they thought that maybe the vampires would hook up first. Of course even so there were still dangers that had to be dealt with so maybe relationships weren't the best thing right now. "Tell me, how did you recover after having your head cut off?" asked Pachira to Napoleon.

"Simple, I snuck into a blood bank and filled myself up."

"Dude, what have I said about doing that?" Nicholas asked with a stern look. "I know it's better than humans but still those could've been used to save other lives."

"Then what about next time? I doubt there will be any just lying around that will help me survive another encounter with Fileson. How about any bad guys to get information or spilled blood?"

"If that happens, then okay," the male werewolf stated. "And considering how we might come across that, you have my permission."

"I'm sorry, but how does that help?" asked Pachira.

"You wouldn't know because you haven't drank blood," Napoleon explained. "But human blood when consumed by our kind can help us regenerate from things I went through; one life for another. Not only does drinking blood do that but I can also view the memories of a person whose blood I can consume. The blood bank vitals I had contained those memories. None of them knew anything we didn't already know."

"How much did you have?"

"Ten samples which should last me awhile in terms of regenerating purposes. Before this is over, I'll probably have more lives in me latter."

"All the same make sure you stick to your code and ours when it comes to humans," Nicholas commented. Napoleon nodded in understanding.

"Then what about Fileson?" asked Liru. "You seemed to know him Nicholas."

"I ran into the guy and fought him off a couple of years before meeting you," the male explained. "I managed to fend him off, but thanks to that encounter I'll never forget him."

The next few days were spent resting. Everyone else couldn't help but notice on how close Pachira and Napoleon were. While nothing yet came up between the vampires, the female stuck close to the male. Every chance for her to do something was taken; from snuggling up next to the guy on the couch, to kissing him on the cheek goodnight. While Napoleon didn't make a move, it was only going to be a matter of time. But then the news of a city being attacked by the undead reached the group's ears. This would be the biggest mission as of yet. And lead to quiet the thing found. It all started with the group heading up north. Reports was that rats that were carrying a virus had infect this place and now nearly all the people had become infected. It would be up to them to clear it out and find out what was going on.

The group arrived on the outskirts and made their way in. They arrived on the main street and could see flames from burning sections. Before everyone could move they saw a female about the same age as the males wearing some kind of red vest with brown hair in a ponytail. This person looked normal and was trying to find something. Suddenly infected zombies came out, some burning from the fires come out. Then a male voice sounded out. "Get down!" Looking showed it was a male with hair that was long on one side and short on the other. And it was a young guy wearing a police uniform. He shot at the burning zombies.

The female human then looked up. "Move!" she ordered and tossed a combat knife into a zombie that had come behind the male human and got it in the heart.

"Not bad," stated Nicholas before the male human could responded. His group came out. "I was thinking of helping but it seems you two had things under control."

"Wait, who are you?" asked the male.

"We came here to check out the problem here."

"I never thought any of this stuff my brother taught me would work!" stated the female. She then noticed the group. Logan went over and took the knife out of the dead zombie and saw the letters on the blade. They read F.I.L.E.S.

"F.I.L.E.S… A Special Force issue, huh?" he asked.

"It's my brother's. That's why I'm here… to find him." Everyone in the group was introduced.

"I'm Clare Limefield," said the female.

"Leon Rennedy," commented he male.

"So what exactly is going on around her?" asked Clare as everyone drew a gun.

"No clue," Napoleon answered. "We just got here ourselves." Leon didn't have an answer either.

"Well guess we shouldn't rely on each other to show us around," stated Cosmo with a grin.

"Damn it, I can't get a signal on this thing either," Leon cursed as he tried his hand radio. "Hey, let's go over to the police station. We should be able to find out something there."

"Right," Nicholas agreed. "It could blow up at any minute." With a flick of his fingers, it meant it was time to move.

"So what's your brother's name?" asked Liru to Clare.

"Chris. Christ Limefield."

Suddenly the group turned and saw a few zombies heading for them. And that there was more behind. "Where all they all coming from?!" Logan asked.

"Quick! This way!" stated Leon. Everyone followed him down an alley. The path lead to a door but it wouldn't open. So it was back out and down the main road. It was then down to a gun shop after hearing shouts inside. But they were too late to save the person. Everyone then grabbed what he or she could for more firepower.

"What's wrong with this town?!" Clare asked. "What the hell are they?!"

"Hey, I'm a rookie," the male human replied. "Don't ask me, I just got here."

"They're like zombies," Nicholas explained. "We've encountered them before coming here. Seems like it's a virus of some kind that turns them into these things. "I don't know where it came from, but it's gotten to this town. Most likely either more of these things or rats."

Before anyone else could say anything infected dogs came out followed by more zombies. When it was cleared the male werewolf lead the way. "How come they only attack humans?" Pachira whispered.

"To spread it," Napoleon commented. "But let's not think about that for now. And there's gotta be someone left alive."

More zombies then got in the way and all were dealt with. The path then took them to a set of stairs. Then a voice came on a broadcast system. "Everyone in this vicinity must evacuate to the police station, immediately. An emergency evacuation has been initiated and a rescue team is on its way."

"Nice to hear a human voice," commented Leon. "Let's get out on the main street." Everyone then had to fend off infected crows before heading back down. More enemies had to be dealt with before the station's front entrance was in site.

"Let's take a break," said Cosmo. "Because it looks like it's going to be a long night." They all went inside. The place was deserted and quite. Except for one human who looked wounded with a gun. It was another police officer. Everyone went over to him.

"Hey!" stated Nicholas. "You okay?!"

"Who the hell are you?" asked the second male human and pointed his gun.

"Don't shoot!" stated Leon. "We're human!"

"Oh… the rookie. You like you welcome party? Nice surprise, huh?"

"Who are you?"

"Marvin Branagh. I'm the guy who's supposed to be your boss."

"You need a doctor," said Clare.

"No, don't worry about me. You gotta help the others."

"Alright," stated Nicholas. "But we'll be back."

Everyone went to the door on their left. "Hello?" Liru called out. "Anyone there?" There was no reply. Then it was out of this room and into a hallway, but one that was dark and had blood on the floor, walls, and ceiling.

"What is this?" asked Napoleon in shock.

"No…" Pachira whispered.

"Sh!" Leon ordered. "There's something here." The group slowly went forward.

"My god…" Clare said softly.

Suddenly the faint sound of glass breaking was heard and all the females turned. For a brief second they saw something come out and slash at them, knocking all to the ground. "Hey!" shouted Leon. "You alright?! Where did it go?!"

"What was that?!" asked Uma. Nicholas looked up.

"Up there!" He and the males in his group opened fired while the others backed off. Another of the strange things appeared. They looked like clawed four-legged creature with a huge brain like head. The mouths were filled with sharp teeth and the tongues were long. Everyone the retreated and slammed the door behind them shut. However here more zombies had to be fended off. When these were taken care off, one of the creatures from before came back and was dealt with. "It's not safe here anymore," Nicholas growled. The guy then quickly disposed of another tongue creature with his katana.

Then it was into the next section and up some stairs. Eventually this led them to a surprise they weren't expecting. After rounding a corner they saw a small girl of about eight down the hall. "Is that a girl?" asked Claire. The little one gasped and began to run away. "Hey, wait!"

Suddenly another of the creatures with the long tongue came out and was quickly dealt with. Then it was after this new person. The chase took the group all over the place, and they had to deal with many enemies eventually they got back to the room they started in. And Marvin had been turned into a zombie and was killed again. "I'm sorry it turned out like this," Nicholas said when it was over. Then it was down another hallway.

"We gotta find that girl," commented Uma. "What do you wanna do? Split up?"

"No, it's better if we stick together," Logan answered. "After all, I don't want to pull my gun on you or the others."

"Same here," Aiko responded.

The path took them to the computer room of the station. More zombies came out and were dealt with. Then it was outside. "This place is like hell on Earth," Cosmo stated. "Whether you're in the station or outside on the streets, it's all the same." After that was said some infected crows had to be shot down before the group made it safely inside. The right side was chosen and then a bit latter the sound of a helicopter was heard.

"Is that a rescue helicopter?!" Clare asked.

Suddenly something heavy dropped, shaking the foundations of the building and creating a huge amount of dust. "What was that?!" Liru cried. Slowly they walked around the corner and saw a grey skinned humanoid with a trench coat. The eyes glowed yellow.

"What is that?!" Logan asked.

"Did he just come through the roof?!" Leon wondered.

"What do we do?!" Aiko asked.

"Just run!" Nicholas yelled, and everyone backtracked but could see this new creature following them. "Something tells me he ain't going to listen to reason!"

This enemy even though it was fired at seemed very resilient to the bullets. A number of them seemed to cause it to stop and then fall to its knees. "Run! Now!" shouted the male werewolf. Everyone got passed the door.

"What was that thing?!" Clare asked.

"He's a monster!" Leon stated. "Alright… Look, right now our priority is to find that girl." Then everyone heard a crash to see the strange enemy again.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me!" Nicholas growled. With a yell his arms transformed and his katana was out. "Leave this to me and run!" The two human were shocked by this change. The werewolf ran forward with a yell, striking, slashing, punching, and clawing every inch he could reach. The monster was once more sent to its knees.

"Come on!" Liru stated. "Let's move!" Everyone did so but saw the path was blocked by fire. Shooting at a sprinkler above caused water to come out and put it out. Then they heard a scream. Going into the next room found the little girl from before being attacked by a zombie. Even after it was killed, the kid ran off.

"Don't be afraid," said Claire. "We're here to help you. You can trust us!" Eventually they found the girl and Nicholas managed to catch up.

"What happened?" Liru asked to him.

"Not sure." His arms were back to normal. "I think I managed to kill it. I can't be too sure though." The guy then spotted the little girl. "I see you finally managed to catch up."

"Yes," Claire responded and got down on her knees to get eye level with the little one. "I'm Claire. What's your name?"

"Sherry…" She then turned to run again.

"Hey, wait! Where are you going?"

"My mommy and daddy's lab is in the basement."

"Then let's go," said Nicholas. "Maybe we'll get some answers there."

"Wait, what about you?" asked Leon. "You're not human are you? I saw the way your arms transformed. How do we know you're not on their side?"

The male werewolf let out a sigh. "Let's just get down to the basement. I'll explain along the way." The elevator ride had enough time to do so. Leon and Claire couldn't believe it but after everything they had seen the two had no choice but to accept it.

The doors of the elevator opened and everyone got out. But just as they did another of the monsters with long tongues came out. Logan deal with the problem with a blast of lighting. Then around the corner were strange creatures with small tentacles, mouths, and a tail. Nicholas disposed of them with his katana. When beaten they melted into nothing. "What the hell?" asked Leon.

"I don't know," Nicholas answered. "Probably a product produced by something. And there's something back there behind the door."

He slowly opened it and everyone went inside. The room was somewhat darkened in the corners and there was a pit. A hospital bed was here along with a dead body of a grown female. From the shadows a man stepped out. He had a scalpel and wore former cloths with a tie. "isn't she beautiful?" he asked and walked over to the dead body. "I was about to stuff her."

In that instant the male monsters could tell this guy was insane and were on guard. Leon on the other hand couldn't believe who it was. "Chief Irons…?" he asked.

"You know him?" asked Claire.

"Prowling around at a time like this. You're after D, too. Aren't you?"

"D?" Leon responded.

"Don't play dumb with me!" Irons snapped and then looked to see the final member of the party. "Aren't you Dr. Rirkin's…" Suddenly the scalpel dropped from his hand and he coughed up some gunk that was slimy and gross. Everyone took a step back in shock as they saw something beginning to erupt from Irons. He pulled the table with the dead body on it over. "It can't be…" Irons groaned. "This was not suppose to happen!" A strange creature with dead colored skin came out from the upper half of the body. It landed and the enemy human was dead. It had a tail, walked on two legs, and had one small arm and one huge one. It turned its head and the group could see drool coming from its mouth as it let out a monster like growl.

"Sherry!" Claire stated.

"Hold on!" Nicholas ordered and his arms along with Liru's changed. She had gotten better at transformations by this point. "We have to stop this thing first!"

The monster let out a roar and with a back swing launched the bed the dead body had been on at the group. Cosmo yelled and with a punch sent it flying away. The strength was enough that his right fist was smoking and the thing was bent in half. Nicholas let out a shout and fully transformed into a werewolf alone with Liru. Napoleon snarled and whipped out his guns, firing with everything he had. Logan and Uma brought out their wands and began to chant in rapid unison. "Where's Sherry?!" Claire asked as she fired as well.

"I don't know!" Leon responded who also fired. "Let's just take care of this thing first!"

Suddenly the monster managed to grab Nicholas with its monstrous hand and threw the male back. The guy landed in a pit that had a foot of dark liquid. Looking up he saw the same tentacle like creatures coming down from above and disposed of them. The werewolf climbed back up to see the huge enemy spewing them out from its mouth. "So that's where they're coming from!" he growled. These were quickly taken out and the enemy lumbered forward while still taking damage. Suddenly it managed to grab Claire.

"Let go of me!" she shouted. The female human fired just as Nicholas came in with his katana and stab the thing in the head. These two attacks caused the monster to let go of Claire. A few of the group then got around the creature and saw something.

"What is that…" asked Pachira. "An eyeball?!" They could clearly see one. A huge pulsating one protruding from beneath the arm and on the back.

"I guess it wants some more!" Napoleon commented and fired. The monster whipped around to face them after some damage had been done to this area. It began to fail about. "Watch out for its arm!"

This fighting kept up for a bit more until the enemy fell the to the ground. "Let's hope it stays down," said Logan.

"What's D?" asked Leon as Nicholas and Liru went back to normal. "What does it stand for?"

"I have no idea," the male werewolf responded. "But we should find Sherry first. Seems she managed to get to safety before the fight really broke out."

The group went on and made it to a parking garage. "Sherry!" Uma called out. "Sherry! Answer if you can hear me!"

A moaning sound was heard and everyone was shocked to see more zombies. "Sorry but I ain't got time for this," Logan commented who use his gun instead of magic this time to deal with the enemy. "She must have come this way."

Suddenly the sound of a gunshot was heard. Everyone could see mutated dogs running to the right in front of them. Looking saw a woman of Chinese descent take care of the zombie dogs. She even used a kick to send the last one flying back and breaking its neck. "Nice moves," Nicholas commented.

"Are you alright?" Leon asked.

"Yes I'm fine thank you," the new human responded. The male human introduced the entire group to her.

"Ada Long," she responded when asked what her name was. "Hey, you're a cop here right? Do you know a Ben Bertolucci? I'm looking for him."

"Sorry, but I just got assigned here," Leon answered.

"What are you doing here?" Nicholas asked.

"Ben has information regarding this crisis," Ada stated.

"What kind of information?"

"Not sure exactly… But that's what I'm here to find out." The new female human began to walk away.

"Hey!" Leon stated.

"What is with her?!" Claire asked and got to Ada. Before anything else could be said the second one cocked her gun.

"Behind you!"

It was more zombies and they were quickly taken care of. "Jesus!" Nicholas yelped. "Didn't even see them coming!" Looking then saw Ada go through a door.

"Hey wait!" Claire commented.

"Hold up!" Leon said. "Look… I know we don't know each other, but we're the only survivors left. We need to work together."

"Shh!" Napoleon whispered. "I hear something. What is it?!" The group then heard the sound of another male.

"No, get away from me!" It was panicked.

"Ben?!" asked Ada. They then heard the screams and then silence.

"Something coming this way!" Pachira stated and the group got back and looked around a corner. What they saw was a humanoid figure, bigger than any of them with dead looking skin, a huge right arm, but a mostly human face.

"What the hell…?!" Claire whispered.

"It's ok, it doesn't know we're here," Nicholas said. They waited and heard a door open. The creature must have gone through it. "I think it's gone now."

It was decided to check where the scream had come from. There were a couple of prison holding cells. The second one had the person. But he was dead with blood everywhere. "Oh, god…" Liru gasped. "That scream we just heard… it must have been him."

"That's Ben," Ada commented. She then looked up. "There's something on the wall."

Uma went up and read the writing. "With no hope of survival I write this."

"He must be talking about the Police Department's involvement with the pharmaceutical giant, Rindella," said Claire.

"Rindella?" Nicholas asked. This was a potential clue as to what was going on with these monsters appearing.

"Look at this," commented Leon and read more of the writing. "The station and the lower level lab at Rindella are connected by a sewer. If we can access that sewer, we can get out of here."

Everyone turned and saw Ada was gone. "Hey where'd she go?" asked Cosmo. "She was just here!"

Nicholas sniffed the air. Being a werewolf meant he had a good sense of smell and could track people. "This way," he said. "I can smell her. Most likely heading for the sewer."

There were some enemies that had to be beaten before they found a ladder that lead down to the sewer. "God it stinks," Claire complained. "I hate sewers."

Everyone went down were a new type of enemy popped up; huge spiders with sickly colored bodies that were quickly taken out. A bit latter and through a gate, they were out of the sewers. Only to come across more zombies which were killed quickly. Then it was through another door that lead to a room that was quite large with boxes. It looked like a storage room that had a couple of paths with rails that were over a pit. The group slowly walked in. Nicholas then turned his head and saw the huge creature from before with the huge right arm and mostly human face. Up close there was a second pair of arms crossed in front of the body along with an eye similar to what had been seen before. This thing wielded a pipe in the right hand.

"What now?!" asked the male werewolf as it swung, causing everyone to scatter.

"It's that thing again!" Aiko cried out and got behind Cosmo.

Nicholas and Liru transformed fully while Napoleon's fangs grew longer. "Come on!" shouted the male vampire and all three fired along with Leon. While this enemy took damage, the bullets didn't seem to fully finish it off. After some firing everyone retreated back to get some distance.

"I don't think we can beat this thing!" Uma stated.

"We have to or we're dead!" Cosmo shot back and with a shout fired ice from his wand. The creature just broke it; this move hadn't slowed it down at all. Nicholas went in with his katana, slashing the pipe to bits before attacking the enemy. The thing just let out a roar and grabbed him.

"Damn it!" the male snarled. "Let go!" With a stab in the creature's hand, it dropped the werewolf over the edge of one of the walkways. Everyone else fired so Nicholas could climb up. Then the entire group shot at the enemy so that the creature backed up. But it was one step too many and it fell over the edge and down below.

"We did it!" Claire stated as she caught her breath. Everyone looked over on one of the walkways. Suddenly there was a sound of something breaking and part of it fell down, taking Leon and Nicholas with it before anyone could react.

"NICHOLAS!" Liru screamed. Everyone else couldn't believe it. But thanks to this the male werewolf was going to find out something that would answer some questions.