Here's Chapter 32! I don't own Resident Evil. Enjoy!
A New Revolution
A Resident Evil and OC Story
By SamuraiWriter
Chapter 32: Stepping Up-Part 1
"Luis is in this shit?! And who the hell is Chris!?" Xavier yelled, pacing around a bit before turning back to Sophie.
Sophie looked down in slight shame and twiddled with her fingers quietly. Even when her head was down, she could still feel Xavier's gaze on her. It was one of her traits to pick up signals or emotions from other people. Xavier called it spiritual powers, while Sophie just said it was "intuition". Sophie looked up to face Xavier, Karen, Kevin,Kimiko and Billy. Sheva was in the back of Sophie, keeping a close eye on Xavier to keep him from getting to angry. Though, even she was interested in finding out the identity of this Chris fellow.
"Chris is…this guy I met…while I was seeing Luis." Sophie said.
Silence fell amongst the room right after Sophie exposed Chris' identity. Sophie immediately faced the floor again and clasped her hands together, waiting for the type of reply she would receive from them. Xavier and Sheva stared at her with wide eyes, exchanging a few looks between them quickly. Kevin couldn't help but reveal a smirk, mentally giving Sophie credit for keeping up an affair that long. Karen expressed an aghast expression at what Sophie said. She wasn't, however, shocked by the affair, but she was shocked that Sophie was taken. Billy didn't show much of an expression, as he was too busy eating the new candy he picked up during his walk around Tokyo. Though, he was aware of the secret that Sophie revealed, and was slightly amused by it. Kimiko didn't really know what to make of the situation due to the fact that she didn't know what exactly was going on, or who any of those people are. Not wanting to be the black sheep of the group, Kimiko just looked with a neutral expression and stayed close to Kevin, the only one who she was truly close with.
After a few minutes of silence, Xavier lowered his eyes and looked at Sophie, who was slowly raising her head to look at her older brother. "Uh…how long has this been going on?" Xavier asked.
Sophie blinked. She looked up in thought to try to calculate the time she was with Chris. "Um…for about a month now." Sophie answered.
The males of the group looked a bit impressed. "Not bad." Kevin remarked. Karen rolled her eyes and smacked him on the back of his head, telling him to shut up.
Sheva shook her head to relieve herself from the thought and stepped up. "We don't have time to deal with this, we have to focus on saving them." Sheva took out the piece of paper she receive from Sophie and unfolded it. "It says here that Ada wants us at Neo Garden at 9:00. We need to get ready by then. I can get the weapons from the limo that's parked in our restricted area and we can take it to the location."
"That's all fine and dandy Sheva, but we have no idea who or what Ada is bringing to that place. You know how Ada is." Xavier said.
"I'd have to agree." Sophie added. "I ran into her once before and she was a tough bet to beat. She had the pleasure of penetrating by skin with bullet wounds when we fought."
"This Ada woman sounds like one twisted bitch." Billy remarked.
Xavier turned his head to him and smirked. "You could say that."
"Hold your panties, boys. We need to think of a plan. We can't just barge through there with guns like were fucked up clones of Angus MacGyver, we have to coordinate how we're going to get to Luis and Chris back. We don't even know what this place looks like." Karen said, adjusting her newly designed glasses.
"When did you get a brain?" Billy joked.
"She must have found it lodged between her tits." Kevin added, earning him another hard smack against his head.
"I'm a good planner. Unlike you Kevin, I take time to coordinate my actions. You, however, just lay back and let things fly. Everything is in my planning book, which I keep in my purse. My whole life is in there."
"Oh, so that's where it went." Kevin joked. Yet again, another smack came winding down on Kevin's head.
"You don't have to worry, I've been there before. It used to be a huge hotel." Sheva said. "It's made up of 30 floors and its one of the tallest buildings in Tokyo."
"I don't think guns are going to last us." Xavier said.
"Then how about I teach you, Sophie?" Kimiko spoke up. Everyone turned to her. "I have heard that Wesker is a master at sword fighting and martial arts. I know it's not going to be much help, but I have a feeling that you were brought into this kind of world in this first place without my knowledge, no?" she asked.
Sophie's eyes narrowed only slightly, but nodded. Kimiko smiled once she saw Sophie's response. "Allow me to teach you, Sophie." Kimiko insisted, bowing a bit afterwards.
"You better take that offer, sis. Kimiko could make you into one hell of a Bruce Lee." Xavier told her.
"Or probably one of those hyperactive, karate chicks from those anime shows." Kevin joked, placing a hand on Sophie's shoulder.
For a minute, Sophie didn't know what to say. She knew that whatever Kimiko could teach her would not work against Wesker, for Sophie had no knowledge of sword fighting or martial arts whatsoever. She was only familiar with the value of guns, as that was all that was given to her. Sophie knew that there was no way she could pick up these skills by 9:00 PM. Still, Sophie felt like she didn't have much of a choice. After thinking it over, Sophie raised her head a bit to fully face Kimiko, and nodded her head for acceptation.
"We can start right now." Kimiko said.
"In order to be prepared for combat, you must first relax yourself so you can judge where the attack is coming from." Kimiko told Sophie. "I want you to close your eyes and take deep breaths in."
Sophie nodded, brought her feet close together, and consumed in a large amount of air. Her arms were placed firmly by her sides and she quickly relaxed her shoulders. But before she knew it, a roundhouse kick attacked her face, sending her flying to the ground. Her body smacked against the hard ground, making dirt splash onto her arms and her clothes. Her hair became wild as she rolled onto the ground, trying to stop herself in the process. Sophie proceeded to lift herself up from the ground slowly, releasing some saliva that wouldn't go down her throat onto the ground. Sophie slowly turned her head to look at Kimiko, who looked at her with a sympathetic expression.
"That was a bit sad." Kimiko commented.
Sophie got up and brushed herself off. "Well, what was I suppose to do?!" she exclaimed.
"You were suppose to block my attack."
"My eyes were closed."
"That was the point."
"…" Sophie sighed and wiped the side of her mouth that still had saliva on it.
"Now, let's see how you are at your offense. I want you to start making punches and kicks at me, then try to dodge my attack on you. Understood?"
Sophie looked at her hands and saw that they were shaking a little. She clenched them into fists, and looked up at Kimiko and nodded. In a second, Sophie charged for Kimiko, delivering a right hook. Kimiko easily dodged her attack by using the heel of her shoes to move to the opposite side. Sophie brought her left fist up to punch Kimiko, but Kimiko dodged it by bending her back and watching the fist go across. She raised her leg up and kicked Sophie in the chin, causing Sophie to fall back and smack her butt against the hard ground again.
Sophie looked up at Kimiko with a frown. "You're being mean." Sophie whined.
"No, you are being weak." Kimiko replied, lending Sophie a hand up. Sophie clasped their hands together and allowed Kimiko to pull her up to her feet. "Kimiko, where did you learn such skills?" Sophie asked.
"I learned from two sources; my husband and myself. My husband taught me Kung-Fu and I learned Karate by myself. My father was never around to teach me such things, as he wanted to prepare the 'perfect life' for me. It was quiet and boring around my house, and I watched martial arts movies to pass the time. I eventually learned from them, bettering my skills every time I practiced." Kimiko said.
She turned to the traditional Japanese house that Kimiko and Sophie practiced in front of. The house was decorated with a green garden and exotic plants, giving the area a peaceful look. "This house looks a lot like the house I used to live in Kyoto when my father was alive. That makes me hate it sometimes, despite it being such a lovely place to live."
Sophie looked at Kimiko as she gazed at her house with deep eyes. Sophie could tell that Kimiko had much more to her than survival skills, a thirst for revenge, and a pretty face and personality. There was a coldness about her from deep within, and Wesker wasn't the reason for that coldness. Sophie felt that this coldness was inherited from her Yakuza background, and that was just how Kimiko was. In a way, Sophie could relate. She had always gave off a silent, reserved demeanor due to the coldness her father gave her. Her mother and Xavier always tried to bring out the beautiful side of her, but it would never fully evolve. It just wasn't the way Sophie was. Same with Kimiko. It just wasn't the way she was.
Kimiko gasped quietly after she realized that she was staring at her house for quite a while She quickly turned her attention back to Sophie and smiled. "Ah, I am sorry. Let's continue, shall we?" Kimiko asked.
Sophie nodded.
Kimiko walked over and grabbed two, small wooden swords and handed one to Sophie. Sophie held the sword with a firm grip and lifted it as in a somewhat defensive mode, while Kimiko kept her sword at her side. "Let us practice some sword fighting. Are you ready?" Kimiko asked.
"If I said I was, would you believe me?" Sophie asked.
"….No." Kimiko quickly raised her katana and swung it at Sophie, but Sophie successfully blocked her attack. Sophie's katana trembled as she tried to force Kimiko off of her. When she finally did, Kimiko landed perfectly on her feet and charged for Sophie again. Sophie dodged her attack and countered with one of her own. Much to the dissatisfaction of Sophie, Kimiko blocked her attack as well. Though, the expression on Kimiko's face meant that she was slightly impressed with Sophie's sudden skills.
"You are quite good." Kimiko said, pushing Sophie off of her. "Though, there is still so much more to cover."
Sophie nodded and gave off a slight smile, before both women charged at each other with their swords raised for battle.
The time was 8:58 PM, and the gang had just arrived at Neo Garden. Sophie was the last one to exit the limo, and once she closed the door, the vehicle drove off down the street, leaving her, Sheva, Xavier, Kevin, Billy, and Karen out gazing at the building. Kimiko was sent to the building before everyone else so she could take care of the guards that were sure to be invading the building. Armed with all sorts of guns, the group trotted near the entrance. Billy, however, stopped when he heard a certain tune enter his ear. Billy's head turned to the direction of the familiar melody and he raised his eyebrows in suspicion.
"Could that be…" he muttered.
"Billy! Move your ass!" Kevin called out. Kevin's shouting snapped Billy back into reality, and Billy ran inside to meet the group, pushing the tune in the back of his head. Once he was reunited with them, he joined in sharing the expressions of shock as they gazed down at the large pool of blood and bodies that covered the building's floor. The corpses were dressed in leather and military attire; they immediately knew that Kimiko was the culprit for this. Kevin and Xavier had no problem stepping in it, while the others made their way around the mess.
The inside of Neo Garden was filled with loads of doors and floors that all led up to the top. They could all see the many floors from the bottom, knowing that there was a long way up.
"Kimiko!" Karen cried out. They all looked and saw Kimiko's body bursting out of a door that was located on one of the high levels, and it began to come down to the floor. Knowing that Kimiko may not survive this fall, Kevin rushed to the catch her, and he successfully did. Kevin crashed to the floor himself, but always kept Kimiko cradled safely in his arms. Everyone except Sophie rushed over to see if the two were alright; Sophie was busy looking at the door Kimiko came flying out of. She knew that someone or something had to have thrown her out of that room.
"That was pathetic." a familiar, feminine voice said. Sophie's eyes grew sharp as she saw Sherry, dressed in a leather outfit and black matching heels walk out of the room. Karen got a glimpse of her as well, and her eyes were equally as sharp when she was the smirk that was planted on the blonde's face.
"My father could fight better than that." Sherry commented.
"Your father is a fag!" Kevin insulted. Right after that comment, a grenade was launched from another area. The group saw the grenade and immediately ran to other directions. The grenade exploded, leaving a huge scar on the things that were on the bottom floor. Dirty decorations and objects were soon destroyed as the power from the blast had consumed it all.
"Why isn't anyone here?!" Xavier yelled as he began to shoot at Sherry.
"Because this place has been abandoned for a year now! I'm surprised it still has its look." Sheva answered.
After overhearing Sheva's words, Sophie ran up the stairs to try and make it to Sherry, who simply watched as Sophie desperately made her way up each flight. Sherry knew she wouldn't make it in time, and Sophie knew that too. While running, Sophie came across an elevator and decided to use it. She punched the 'Up' button and ran into the elevator once the doors slid open. She pressed the button to the 5th floor and waited a bit impatiently.
Sherry expressed a disgust for this openly. "I thought Ada shut down all the elevators!" she shouted. The blonde turned her body and power walked down the hall. "Jack! Your turn!"
One cue, Jack dropped down, using the banisters as his support. He was dressed in his usual army garb, an army knife rested in his right hand while a pistol was in his right. Sheva had gone up to be with Sophie, and Xavier and Billy faced the man. Kevin was busy tending to Kimiko, who suffered injuries from her earlier fight and fall.
Billy raised his shotgun and aimed it at Jack. "Listen, I don't have time to deal with small fry like you. Out of the way." he said.
Jack smirked and charged forward, causing Billy and Xavier to shoot at the man. Jack countered by releasing his own set of bullets and he managed to penetrate Xavier in his arm, but that didn't keep the bald man down for a second. As Jack pinned Billy, he quickly threw his army knife in Xavier's shoulder, causing him to yell out and drop his Beretta. Jack turned his attention back to Billy, who shoved the barrel of his shotgun at Jack's temple. At the same time, Jack's army knife was propped right at Billy's neck. A smirk could be found on Jack's face, while Billy maintained a serious and focused expression.
"Well, you want us both to die?" Jack taunted.
Billy couldn't help but chuckle at this question. "Look at the bright side. You'll being going back home; to Hell." he replied.
Just after Billy's reply, both Xavier and Karen came and tackled Jack, pulling him off of Billy. "Billy, are you alright?" Karen asked. Billy nodded in response, and all of them aimed their weapons at the amused Jack.
On one of the higher levels, Rachel looked down with a laugh. She went back and slid a large dresser over to the banister. With another tiring push, the dresser managed to climb over the banister, and with one more good push, the wooden dresser fell over the banister and began to take its long journey down to the ground floor.
"Sweet." Rachel muttered.
Xavier's eardrums picked up a sound and he looked up to see what it was, and was shocked to see the falling dresser head on its way down to him, Billy, and Karen. Jack decided to ease away after they were distracted from the dresser.
"LOOK OUT!!!" Xavier screamed at the top of his lungs. Billy and Karen looked up and Billy moved out the way, but turned around to see that Karen was still staring at the dresser in shock. Her body was paralyzed, and even if she wanted to move, there was no way to break from her shocked moment.
"KAREN!!!" Billy and Kevin called out. Before Billy could even save her, the dresser smashed down on Karen's body, bringing her down to the floor. Billy stopped running to gaze at the dresser that overpowered Karen completely. Billy almost couldn't believe his eyes; Kevin felt like plucking out his just so he couldn't witness this horrendous site. He so desperately wanted to help put his sister but he didn't want to leave the wounded Kimiko by herself.
Suddenly, Kimiko grabbed a handful of Kevin's shirt and Kevin looked down at her. Kevin stared deeply in Kimiko's eyes, and he slowly felt himself drowning in them. "Kevin….please go to your sister…" she muttered.
With one more look Kevin nodded, and placed Kimiko down gently. Afterwards, he rushed over to assist the men pulling the broken dresser off of Karen's body. Once it was off, Kevin cradled his sister the way he cradled Kimiko not to long ago. Despite his best interest to hold back any tears that would be winding down his way, Kevin couldn't hold back not one tear, and he watched as these tears smacked down on Karen's face, which was lightly smashed with blood. Billy stayed with Kevin and tended to Karen, while Xavier pursued Jack through an elevator.
"Karen, no. Please no! Karen!" Kevin mourned. In the corner of his eye, he saw Karen's glasses shattered and broken for the second time.
"Fuck!" Billy cursed loudly. As he looked around, he caught a glimpse of Rachel giggling from the higher levels. Billy immediately starting firing shots, all of which were none effective. "You little brat!" he shouted.
After a long chase, Sophie finally caught Sherry by her ponytail and pulled her down onto the floor. They were now in a hotel that looked a bit dusty. Sophie stepped forward and crouched down, pulling on Sherry's leather and looking at her dead in the face. "Where's Luis and Chris?" Sophie demanded.
Instead of giving her an answer, Sherry kicked her ankle and delivered an uppercut afterwards. Sophie fell to the floor and Sherry took this opportunity to attack her once more, but Sophie successfully raised her leg up and kicked Sherry over her and into a closet door. Sherry lightly bounced off the closet door and fell to the side of it, entering an unconscious state.
'That was easy.' Sophie thought. A small, creaking sound was picked up and Sophie looked to see that the closet door had opened due to the impact of Sherry. Sophie looked closely and saw a foot in the closet, and she walked over to open the door completely. The contents inside the closet made Sophie's eyes widen with shock and horror. The foot that she saw belonged to an unconscious Chris, who was tied to an equally unconscious Luis. Chris was dressed in his BSAA clothing, while Luis was dressed in the same clothing he wore on his "date" with Ada.
Sophie could feel her eyes water. "Luis…Chris…." she muttered.
At the sound of their names, both men awoken from their seemingly everlasting slumber. After regaining their sight, they both turned their heads and saw a shocked and teary-eyed Sophie staring at them. Both expressed faces of shock and slight relief when they saw the woman of their affection and love.
"Sophie!" they shouted in unison. They both blinked and turned to each other. "Who are you? You know Sophie?" they asked each other in unison. They turned to Sophie, who just gave them a blank look.
"Oh, crap." Sophie muttered.
End of Chapter 32-Part 1
There's Part 1! This is the first ever chapter of this story to be broken up into two parts. I had to do this because if I didn't, the story would be too long. If I made them into two chapters separately, it wouldn't feel right to me. I'm so glad that I got this over and done with, and the next part will be up soon. Thank you!