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AN: Well hello all, I'm back after several years, but I've wandered back in to take up writing once more. Let's see what I can come up with eh? This story will be Leon/Jill ship. I love these two characters they are my favorite and there are not enough stories out there exploring this couple. Well, shall we? Please leave a review constructive criticism is welcome, however negativity and flames will be ignored, If you don't like my work, read something else, it's that simple.
The Wolf-pack Incident
A normal day and a normal life. Is there such a thing? Perhaps for some this would be a truth, a reality. But for some normal was nothing but a dream, a thought in the back of your head right next to all of the what ifs that the brain can conjure up. These thoughts swirled around in the head of the agent in question. Leon S. Kennedy, special agent working for the U.S. government.
Leon strolled through the halls after being summoned by his handler, Ingrid Hunnigan. As he walked, his thoughts drifted back to his last mission to Spain several months ago. A simple rescue mission gone insane, he felt sympathy for the president's daughter whom he was dispatched to find and rescue after she was abducted. That crazy cult, Los Illuminados and its leader Osmund Saddler had nearly succeeded. Though both Leon and Ashley had been cured of their Plaga infection, it was discovered later when he returned that there were side effects. After being poked and prodded and observed for two weeks, scientists concluded that Leon was safe from any harmful effects the plaga could have caused. But on the flip side, they discovered his body was tougher, and more resilient. He seemed to recover from injury much faster then is normal. Though his regeneration was nothing like the G virus, it was still noticeable, and some even joked now that Leon was almost a super soldier now.
Leon shook his head at that thought. He was just a man, a tortured soul who has seen far too much at his age. Another strange effect was that Leon never got cold, his skin would get cold to the touch such as the cold winter months but he never felt cold. It seemed that his body could get cold but he would not be able to notice unless he was paying attention to his body. Which could potentially be dangerous if his body was unable to warn him that something was wrong. So he had to be extra vigilant in the future and learn his new limits.
"Hey! Leon!" a male voice called to him.
Leon turned and saw who had called him was jogging up to me with a smile, Kevin Ryman.
"What's up Kevin?" Leon asked.
"Hunnigan called me too, apparently we are both about to learn what shit storm is stirring now," Kevin joked.
As Kevin fell into step beside him Leon nodded his head. Kevin had managed to survive Raccoon City like him, though his journey wasn't nearly as horrific he still battled zombies and managed to survive along with his then girlfriend Cindy Crawford. Cindy was a waitress and it was sheer luck that he was in the bar she worked at having a drink when all hell broke loose. After they both escaped the city, Kevin asked her to marry him a couple years later. They were now happily married two years and Leon learned recently that Cindy was pregnant. She had opened her own bar shortly after Kevin proposed. Though they weren't swimming in money her bar was a nice enough place and Leon frequented it when Kevin invited him for a drink.
"So any idea what this is about?" Kevin asked.
"Just the basics, though apparently its potentially serious, because the B.S.A.A. are also involved though I don't know much beyond that," Leon replied shrugging.
Leon and Kevin were recruited to a special unit created by the government to combat B.O.W. threats called US-STRATCOM. The unit was small considering. Besides Leon and Kevin there were currently five other members. They were all good soldiers, however, they simply lacked the sheer skill and experience that Leon had.
"Ah Leon, Kevin good you're here," Hunnigan greeted as both men entered the conference room.
Leon saw she wasn't alone and smiled as his eyes fell on a familiar face who was looking back with a big grin on his face.
"Leon! It's great to see you!" Chris Redfield greeted offering his hand.
"Chris, its good to see you too, I'm surprised to see you here. As happy as I am to see you, it also makes me worry that this meeting is very serious," Leon replied grasping his hand firmly.
Chris's smile faded a bit and he nodded sadly and he turned to Hunnigan who waited for the greetings to finish.
"Sadly yes, we have a real problem, but before we get into that, I don't believe you've met my partner," Chris said gesturing to the woman sitting at the table watching them curiously.
Leon turned and locked eyes with the woman and for a moment he forgot to breathe, they hadn't met but he knew who she was instantly. Her reputation made it impossible to NOT know her even by reputation. Rumor had it that this woman was as deadly as she was beautiful, and also to Leon's amusement, apparently there wasn't a lock in the world she could not pick which earned her the title The Master of Unlocking. Leon only knew a little of her skills but knew enough not to underestimate her. Jill apparently was skilled in all forms of combat and heard that watching her fight was like watching a beautiful and elegant dance. Leon mentally shook himself, she was far more beautiful then he thought.
Chris and Leon had a good friendship ever since Chris learned that Claire survived Raccoon City thanks in no small part to Leon. Though Leon told him that she had held her own and saved him as much as he had her, Chris still remained grateful to the agent for protecting his sister. After that they formed a solid friendship and great respect for each other.
"Leon Kennedy," Leon introduced with a smile as he extended his hand.
"Jill Valentine," she replied shaking his hand briefly.
Jill studied Leon curiously as he talked to her partner Chris. She had heard of him of course, though much of it she could hardly believe, but Chris had supported most of what was said about him. He was supposedly the best the government had to offer. A survivor like herself and Chris, he wasn't as big as Chris but he was certainly defined and toned and one hundred percent muscle.
Catching herself thinking too long on his toned body she huffed, annoyed with herself. Looking at both men now it was clear Chris was physically stronger but Leon probably made up for that in agility and finesse. Chris was like her big brother and she loved him dearly, but he was not very tactful sometimes, he just liked to roll over anything that got in his way and he was good at it, the best. On the other hand, she had heard about Leon Kennedy, some even from Chris and his sister Claire. Leon was supposed to be unmatched in hand to hand combat, especially in knife combat. Chris even went so far as to claim he might even be as good with a knife as HER much to her annoyance. Jill doubted that part but still Chris didn't boast unless there was some truth to it.
According to Claire, Leon was also a crack shot, in his department his nickname was bullseye, never missing his target. Chris even reluctantly admitted that Leon may be almost as good a shot as him. Which shocked Jill as Chris was the greatest shot she had ever seen. Chris was in reality probably a better marksman, but it didn't mean Leon still wouldn't give him a run for his money.
As she studied him, she could admit that Claire was right, he was extremely handsome and when he smiled she could appreciate that he had a great smile. Despite his looks and obvious charm, rumors that Leon was a womanizer didn't seem to fit from what she saw before her. She had heard he flirted and joked a lot and the flirty nature brought on these rumors but nothing substantial supported these rumors as Chris had commented that he admired Leon's work and ability which suggested that Leon was still a professional and conducted himself as such. Jill didn't know what to believe and decided to take a wait and see approach on the handsome agent.
"So then, what's got everyone's panties in a twist?" Leon joked.
Hunnigan gave Leon an exasperated look however Chris just laughed good naturedly and clapped him on the back. This caused Jill to raise an eyebrow, she heard from Claire that Leon apparently was full of sarcasm and humor and that statement just now showed he didn't take things seriously which slightly annoyed her. This was serious, Chris and herself being here should be proof enough of that and yet he was cracking jokes. She wasn't sure what to think of Leon Kennedy.
"The B.S.A.A. are going to be collaborating with STRATCOM on this one Leon, we have received Intel from a previously unknown group. This group calls themselves The Wolf-pack. According to what little info we have gathered on our end combined with the info gathered by Agent Cetcham on the B.S.A.A's end. We have discovered they were an elite squad that used to work for Umbrella," Hunnigan explained.
"Wolf-pack huh, so where do we fit into this equation?" Kevin asked.
"We received a video recording, from their leader, he calls himself HUNK. So far we have been unable to gather anymore info aside from that from this guy. He apparently has managed to secure at least two virus strains, though we are not certain how much he has acquired. But the fact he has them at all is cause for concern," Jill explained.
"Two viruses?" Leon asked.
"Yes, according to HUNK they are equipped with the T-Virus, and what looks like an altered version of the Progenitor Virus, though we can't be certain" Hunnigan replied.
"I don't get it, why send a video to the B.S.A.A. what is it they are after?" Leon asked.
"Unfortunately, we do not know their motives at this time, but there is something else, the main reason we came to STRATCOM on this," Chris said hesitantly.
"And what is that?" Leon asked.
"Well, you should just watch the recording Leon," Chris replied as Hunnigan started up the video.
As the video started Leon studied the room on the screen, it was dark and lit only by a few hanging lights, suggesting underground or somewhere remote. Then a man walked into the room wearing a mask and suddenly Leon recognized him, or rather he recognized the uniform.
"Not just Umbrella soldier, he was part of the Umbrella Security Service," Leon commented earning him curious looks.
"Hello, B.S.A.A. I am HUNK, the leader of The Wolf-pack. You are receiving this message to announce that we have acquired samples of Umbrella's viruses and are equipped to re enact Raccoon City several times over. You are wondering why we are doing this, the answer is simple, Leon Scott Kennedy," HUNK explained with amusement.
Leon's eyebrows rose, how did this guy know him? He was fairly sure he didn't know him and couldn't remember ever running into him.
"You see this troublesome cop had in his possession the only known sample left of the powerful G-Virus. He had tried to destroy it by tossing it into the abyss in the underground lab, which cost me my mission which was to retrieve said sample. Having failed my mission, I was left for dead along with my associates, all because of that fool" HUNK went on
"So...this is all because he wants revenge? Against me?" Leon asked confused.
"It might be that simple," Chris shrugged.
"No...something doesn't seem right, there's gotta be more to it, I mean Leon might have been the cause for this guy to be abandoned and left for dead and I suppose revenge would be a motivator for it, but there has to be more to it, otherwise why send this to the B.S.A.A.? Why not go after Leon directly?" Jill asked.
"But now, we have this," HUNK explained holding up a vial.
Leon froze in horror, as he stared at the vial in the man's hand. No...it wasn't possible, but Leon would never mistake what he was seeing now.
"That's...not T or and its not an altered Progenitor…" Leon breathed.
"What do you mean? You know what that is?" Chris asked worriedly seeing Leon's horrified expression.
Leon looked around the room at the worried looks and sighed heavily, only the very top people knew about it. He had revealed Ada Wong's involvement in Spain but only a select few were privy to the information. Leon had not gone into detail of her involvement, but he did admit the fact that the Master Plaga specimen had been lost and that Ada had held him at gunpoint before escaping via chopper.
"Unfortunately, I do. That is the Master Plaga sample, the one that was taken from me after I killed Saddler during my mission to Spain," Leon replied.
"How the hell does this guy have it?!" Jill demanded.
"I don't know, but this is a serious problem," Chris replied.
"Its worse then that, with the Master Plaga sample, HUNK and his group could recreate those...things I encountered in Spain. They can be controlled, coordinated, and…" Leon trailed off.
"And HUNK just got himself the keys to his own private army of monsters that he can unleash upon the world as he sees fit," Chris finished.
"It would seem that Ada Wong managed to get her hands on a sample after all," Hunnigan added giving Leon a look.
Leon saw it all over her face, Hunnigan knew. She knew Leon let her go in Spain, in his defense she did put a gun to his head but that alone wouldn't have stopped him. Leon felt the guilt for not trying harder to stop her. At first he thought maybe it was because of old feelings for the woman in red, but after a few months realized he didn't feel that way about her anymore, he cared about her that was true. But it wasn't love, Leon didn't know himself why.
"So Wong sold the sample to this guy? I thought your report said she was suspected of working for Wesker?" Chris asked.
"Ada Wong always has another agenda, she owes loyalty to no one, hell even when she saved my life in Spain she only did so to use me as a distraction to cause havoc among Saddler's forces," Leon replied bitterly.
"Give that fool Kennedy this message so he may know that he succeeded in his mission in Spain and he won that fight, however, his careless mistake has cost him the war," HUNK laughed as the video cut off.
"He's right, I was careless, my mistake has given rise to another possibly greater threat, I failed," Leon said.
Chris put a hand on his shoulder and squeezed it giving him a reassuring smile.
"Don't be too hard on yourself Leon, you were sent to that nightmare alone and overcame impossible odds all by yourself, and besides your mission was to rescue Ashley Graham and you did that," Chris reassured him.
"Leon c'mon man! Don't let that asshole's words get to you," Kevin tried.
"Thanks, but even so, it is clear this is my fault, my mistakes have brought this down on us, and so it's my responsibility to clean up the mess that I made," Leon said.
Jill stayed quiet as she looked at the handsome agent, she prided herself on keeping her cool, but there was something about Leon, she saw the guilt, horror, and torture in his beautiful eyes, and she had to resist the powerful urge to get up and comfort him. What was wrong with her? She shook herself and decided to add.
"Kennedy, there's no point in looking back on what you could or should have done, you did what you thought was right at the time and that's all there is to it. Focus on the path in front of you instead and help us stop this son of a bitch," Jill said firmly but gently enough to get across her encouragement.
Leon locked eyes with her for a few moments and he found himself sinking into those blue orbs. He was aware now that he was starting to feel things as he looked at her, things he had not felt before. Not even Ada had stirred such strong emotions in him, and Jill Valentine was doing it all with just her eyes on him. Finally, Leon broke out of his thoughts and she saw his face firm in determination and he nodded. Jill, pleased with the reaction realized she said exactly what he needed to hear. It would appear, that there was far more to Leon Kennedy then meets the eye, and Jill Valentine found herself intrigued and wanting to learn more about the agent.
AN: Well then that wraps up our intro chapter! What do you guys think? It's an idea that I had been contemplating and so I'm trying it out. Yes, it's a bit short but hey it's just an intro chapter. Testing the waters and all that. Also, please excuse timeline, and canon as I will be ignoring or straight up changing certain things to fit my story, it is fanfiction after all lol. I'm trying something with Leon here, popular opinion paints him as a womanizer and I would agree that is what he seems to be portrayed as but honestly I think he deserves a bit more credit and this Leon will still be flirty and charming, but respectful and will tone down the whole womaizer image. Anyway Now to see how rusty I am, leave a review and I'll see ya next chapter!
