Rain stood at the entrance to an Apartment building named Herse Apartment Complexes. She had a Glock 40 strapped to her waist, her AK 52 hung around her shoulder, a Rising Sun Shotgun also hung from her shoulder, a Desert Eagle strapped to her side, a combat knife attached to her belt and plenty of ammo for her guns in her bag that she clutched tightly in her right hand.
It had taken three days to track down Alice and her friends. Two days longer than Rain thought it would. Especially with the high-tech tracking equipment Umbrella had provided her. Rain had found that this city was surprisingly well organized. They had army personell and police officers all about the city making sure that the people couldn't hide the infected and anybody who entered the city were monitored by surveillence cameras and also had to register. Rain didn't have to fill these requirements.
She unholstered her Glock 40 and cocked it. She then raised her hand to the knob and turned it pushing the door open and stepping inside, shutting the door quietly behind her. She looked about. It was surprisingly well kept compared to the other buildings in the city. The only problem were a few overturned chairs and a large amount of dust gathering on the chairs and pictures in the room. She walked over to the stairs, kicking up dust as her combat boots landed on the ground making soft thudding noises. She ascended the stairs until she reached level 8, the top floor in the building. She took a left and walked down the hallway staring at the doors reading them in her mind until she reached apartment 8F. She raised her hand to the door, knock knock knock. She stepped out of view of the peephole and holstered her weapon. Waiting for a response. She listened very carefully, she could hear shuffling from inside. She thought to herself, 'hey if they don't open I can always break the door down' The door opened and a women with shoulder length brown hair quickly had the gun aimed directly at Rain, "What the fuck do you want?" came quickly from this woman's lips. Rain blinked, this woman was obviously Jill Valentine. Rain remembered seeing her face on the television in the hospital room. "I am looking for someone. Now if you don't mind. Get the fucking gun out of my face." she said raising an eyebrow at Jill. Jill instead pulled back the trigger just a little bit, "WHAT... DO... YOU...WANT" she said her tone very irritated. Rain sighed, she had spent long enough in this God-forsaken city and she didn't want to waste any time explaining to this "cop" why Rain had come. Within a second Rain had grabbed the gun from Jill's hand, grabbed Jill's arm, and flung her back inside the apartment. Rain stepped inside but felt someone grab her arm tightly, she went to her knees, her arm twisted behind her. She winced feeling the pain start at her arm and shoot up to her shoulder.
She heard a cool female voice reply, as if without feeling, "Who are you and what do you want? You better talk." Rain winced at the pain increasing in her shoulder, "For you to let me the fuck go, Alice." She felt the pain in her arm subside as she fell forward clutching her shoulder. Alice gasped, "R...Ra...Rain?" Rain sighed and turned around on the floor rubbing her shoulder as she stared at Alice from the top of her eyes, "You're pretty fucking hostile." she muttered. Alice held out a hand and Rain clasped her own hand around it and was heaved up back to her feet. Before Rain could say anymore Alice grabbed her and pulled her into a hug, "But... I thought you died" Rain blinked as the memories of the last few moments before she had passed out on the train crept into her mind.
She had just awoken and grabbed the gun to keep Alice from putting a bullet in her head, "I'm not dead yet... I think I'll have that back now." Rain took the gun and let it fall to her side, staring at Alice from the top of her eyes blinking. She could feel the Anti-Virus working, but she could also feel the T-Virus taking over everything. "I could kiss you, you bitch." Rain could barely hear Alice but Rain smirked never-the-less at these words. She heard clanging and the growling of the licker, Matt's yells and then all she could see was black and soon unconciousness crept over her taking over. When she woke up she had an IV stuck in her arm in Washington.
Rain took a step back from Alice, "I obviously wasn't dead." she said. Jill took a step forward staring from Rain to Alice, "Rain... from The Hive operations. Alice told us what happened in there. You know, where it started." she turned to Alice her eyes piercing questioningly into Alice's, "Can we trust her?" Alice stared at Rain and then nodded, "Yeah... we can. I need a moment alone with Rain, Jill. Can you take LJ and Angie out of here for about an hour?" Jill nodded and walked over to a girl with wavy hair and freckles. Angela stopped and stared at Rain, "You're infected... or you were." She had an accent a British one. Jill's hands went to Angela's shoulders, "Come on, Angie. Let's go." she turned and yelled at a back room, "LJ!! COME ON!! WE'RE LEAVING!!!" A black man came stepping into the room, he was slightly wet as if he had just come from a shower, he had jeans and a black suit jacket on, "Hold on, motherfucker, let me dry off. Woah..." he looked at Rain, "Man... shit... one hot puerto rican." Alice sounded sternly, "Lloyd! Get the hell out of here." LJ nodded and slowly walked to the door, "aight aight... I'm gettin"
Pretty soon the room was empty. Rain looked at Alice cautiously. Alice drew a shotgun with lightning speed from her back, pointed it at Rain and said, "You're still working for Umbrella. So, why are you here?" Rain stared at Alice not even flinching. Rain knew this wouldn't be easy and that Alice wasn't stupid enough to just trust anyone. "Are you going to shoot me, Alice? You could have done that before. Down in the Hive" she said. Her voice was cold as she spoke of that place and her eyes hardened. Alice, "I can't just throw my guard down because I know you and we both were fucked by Umbrella. I need to know what you're doing here." was what came from Alice's mouth in a matter-of-fact tone. Rain looked at her and slowly began to explain, "I was offered a mission because Umbrella seemed to think I could do it. Don't know why. I only took it because it involved you." she sighed and continued, "They want you dead. They wanted me to get close to you and then kill you. I really don't know why they thought I'd be able to." Alice slowly lowered the gun and heard Rain continue to speak a little more forceful this time, "They told me that you are trying everything to bring down the Umbrella Corporation. And you're not doing that without me." her voice started to break, "The whole Hive operation. It was a fucking test... they meant for us to die. They wanted to test their creatures... those lickers out on us, trained Umbrella Operatives. The... fucking zombies weren't meant to happen but everything else was. They meant to kill everyone they did." She stepped back against the wall staring at the floor her fists clenched, her eyes hardened. Alice stepped forward grabbing Rain's arm, "Are you sure?" Rain just blinked, continuing to stare at the floor, "of course I am sure. This asshole told me... he wouldn't lie... I pissed him off and he had that bit of information that he wanted to dish out... to hurt me." Alice continued to stare at her, "Who? Who told you that?" Rain sighed and looked up, "His name is Carl Paulson. He's a Captain in the military. God, I hate that bastard."
Alice took a step back. "Yeah... we're trying everything we can to bring them down. So far no luck. Maybe you can cure that." she says. A small smile spreading across her lips. "Now come on. You look like you need a drink." Alice walked over to a duffle bag and pulled out a bottle of Southern Comfort. Rain chuckled and stepped forward away from the wall, "Thanks, man." All of a sudden she felt a twinge in her neck, arm, and hand. She gasped and slipped to the floor clutching her neck. Alice set the bottle on the cabinet and dashed over to Rain, "Rain, shit... you're infected." Rain blinked and scooted away from Alice sitting up wincing at the pain flooding across her arms and neck, "I'm not gonna turn... this just happens. Something about me getting the Anti-Virus so late." She gasped clutching her wound tighter and then she slowly let her grasp loosen as the pain lessened, "Shit" she muttered. Alice grabbed Rain and heaved her up into a chair, Rain sank into it without a word of protest, "It happens about once every two months." Rain said as she sat up straighter in the chair. Alice nodded as she walked over grabbing a cup and pouring some of the drink into it and walking over handing it to Rain, "I should have paid more attention. I can feel that you're infected... but it's different." Alice said, an unnatural tone about her, she continued, "It's contained" she finished off the sentence. Rain looked up at Alice, her brow furrowed as Rain replied, "They experimented on you, didn't they? Like they did to Matt. Project Nemesis." Alice just nodded. That was all Rain needed. She didn't need to press the matter. "So, holed yourself up in this city. You know, I bet, Alice, that you could have done much better than this." Rain said staning up setting her feet firmly on the floor and spinning around. "Why not get one of those really expensive ones? And buy it with forged money or something." she said smirking at Alice. Rain really didn't need to ask this question. She knew damn well why Alice had settled for a mediocre apartment but then again you never knew what Alice was thinking. Rain stared at her waiting for a response and then it came, "That was an obvious question, Rain, and you know that. Why don't you answer that for me." she was smiling at Rain. So happy to see her alive. Rain sighed and replied, "You should have just said some smart-ass answer. But alright. I think you got a half-way shitty dwelling so as to not attract too much attention to yourself. But as you can see... you are trackable. I am not even trained in tracking people down. I have the more... hands-on... job." she says. Alice nodded, "Yeah but you know. I would have killed anyone else that just happened to find me." Rain walked over to Alice and looked at her, "You can't stay in this city. And you know that. I tracked you down using their software. Which means that an expert could track you down in a matter of hours. At least once they realize that I decided to not kill you, you know. So, if I keep up with contacting them then I can give us a few days to get out of here and find a more secluded place." she says. Alice sighed and took a seat in the nearest armchair. "It'll be hard to convince them to move away from here. When we moved here one of us died. His name was..." she was cut off by Rain, "Sergeant Carlos Olivera. Look, we'll find a way. I know what it's like to lose someone close to you; I won't let that happen to any of you, alright? I promise." Rain had stepped forward her body inches from Alice's. Alice nodded but then said, "You can't guarantee that, Rain. Just like I couldn't guarantee that in The Hive." Rain sighed and latched her hands around Alice's shoulders, "Look, I don't blame you for the Hive. As a matter of fact I congratulate you for getting out of there with anyone alive. And I am thank-ful for you trying so fucking damn hard. So, come on. Let's get you and everyone else, including that man that has excellent taste, out of here." she said raising her eyebrows smiling. Alice nodded returning the smile looking Rain.
They stood there a moment staring at eachother, It took only a few seconds and those and the minutes afterwards was the most confused Rain had ever been. Alice had leaned forward planting her lips on Rain's for a second and then stepped back looking embarrassed, "Look... I... I don't..." she paused trying to think and then said with a sincere face, "I'm sorry" Rain just blinked and then shook her head, "Nah... don't be sorry." Rain set her hands on either side of Alice's face and pulled her forward kissing her deeply. Alice was taken back by it but soon returned the kiss, letting her hands move to Alice's back. Rain slowly let her tongue enter Alice's mouth when she heard the door open. She jumped back quickly clearing her throat in an uncomfortable manner. She hoped they hadn't seen.
Jill had just entered the room with LJ and Angie behind her. They looked out of breath, "We have to go now, Alice. They followed her here." Rain took a step forward, "What? SHIT!!" she ran to the window gazing out, "How... I didn't bring anything of theirs..." she stopped and reached to her chest ripping of the Umbrella Insignia that was sewn onto her chest, "Well fuck." she turned it over staring at the tiny wires on the back. She threw it on the ground stomping on it, "SHIT SHIT SHIT!!" she yelled. LJ and Angela just stared at her while Jill ushered them out of hte room, "Come on... we have a car in a garage two blocks from here. We got to get out of the city." Alice walked over grabbing Rain and pulling her away from the crushed Umbrella symbol on the floor, "Come on, Rain."
Soon they were out of the building running down the sidewalk to the garage where the car was kept. Jill was carrying Angela in the lead, LJ right behind them, and Rain and Alice at the back, each had a gun in their hand ready to fire should anyone try to stop them. Rain stopped running and turned to look behind them. Soon there were shots in the air and people screaming and flinging themselves to the ground to avoid being shot. Alice yelled a profanity and turned to Jill, "Take Angie and LJ and go to the car. If I am not with you in five minutes... leave without me." Jill shook her head, "I'm not leaving you, Alice." Alice stared at her, "You will... now go." Alice then turned to Rain once Jill, LJ, and Angie had disappeared, "Why don't you go with them." Rain scoffed and cocked her desert eagle and said, "I am not leaving." she drew her gun quickly and pulled the trigger, without even aiming, and the shot echoed through the air and landed on it's target. One of the eight men chasing them landed on the pavement, blood pouring from his head onto the cement. Alice chuckled and quickly pulled her shotgun out firing two shots, two more of the men went down. The men began to fire back, landing just inches from Rain and Alice. Rain ducked and Alice dove into an alley to reload her shotgun. Rain loaded her gun, open firing on the men, she killed the remaining five as eight more came out of a van firing submachine guns of many different kinds. Rain stumbled back jumping behind a dumpster as one bullet landed in her leg. She groaned in agony but reloaded her gun as she saw Alice come out of the alley with two Uzis. She sprayed the weapons across the men. Her bullets met their mark and all but one of the men fell back not moving. Alice ran forward towards the man, she jumped up onto the wall and sprang forward against the man, latching her legs around the man's neck and spun, twisting. The crack echoed down the street and Alice landed on her feet, the man dead beside her, "Rain!" she saw a hand shoot up from behind a dumpster. Rain stood up and threw her gun down, "Piece of shit got stuck." she muttered limping forward, "Can we go to the car now. There will be more of those assholes." she said. "And we can't take them all." Alice nodded and ran forward helping Rain.
A car came speeding down the street and spun to a stop right next to Alice and Rain. The tinted window rolled down and Jill said, "GET INSIDE!!" Alice heaved Rain forward but she pushed Alice away, "Don't worry I can walk on my fucking own." she said as she opened the door and fell inside, "OW SHIT!!" she muttered moving over to the middle. Angie was looking at her and the British accent soon filled the air, "She's hurt, Alice" Alice stepped into the car and slammed the door shut. The screeching tires and the building moving by fast proved that they were moving. Alice nodded, "I know, Angie." Rain heaved her leg up wincing. "Great... well at least the fucking bullet went all the way through my leg right." Alice looked at her, "I need to clean it. And you need some of the Anti-Virus. The T-Virus is airborne now." Rain sighed and replied sarcastically, "Yeah... great." she reached into her pocket and pulled out a shot that resembled a gun with green liquid inside it. She pushed it into Alice's hand, "No need to use your personal supply. I brought my own." Alice looked at Rain and smiled, "You thought of everything." She took Rain's leg and began to patch it up. First by putting alchohol on it, which caused Rain to yell a profanity so loud that LJ even said, "Damn girl. Easy there." which only caused Rain to flip him off.
Pretty soon her leg was patched up and her arm bore the circle punctuation of the anti-virus. She gave Alice a mischevious smile and moved Angie over to the middle and Rain took the side next to the door. Jill kept on looking in the mirror at Rain. A look that showed that she didn't trust her. Rain caught the glance once and just rolled her eyes. "How long before we get to the boat?" Alice looked at her surroundings, "About thirty minutes." LJ moved his hand to the radio and turned it on, surfing the channels for some music. Jill smacked his hand hard and punched the radio, "THERE ARE NO FUCKING RADIO BROADCASTS, LJ!! JESUS CHRIST!!" LJ looked at her blinking, "Aight aight, chill B" and Alice finally spoke up, "What's wrong with you?" Jill spun the car to a stop and turned around to face her, "How the hell can we trust her? HUH!? She could be working for them and kill any of us at any moment!! I'm not willing to take that chance." Rain looked at Jill with a raised eyebrow, "Thank-god I was never a disgraced Police Officer, huh, Jill?" Jill glared at her, "No you were a... let's see how did your file put it... oh yeah... a 'loose cannon who has had several temporary discharges due to erratic behaviour'. You know what? In my book that means you can't be trusted." Alice yelled, "ENOUGH!!" her tone descended, "Look... I trust her. She was screwed over by the Umbrella corporation. Just like you and just like me. I trust her... if that's not good enough for you, Jill. Then you can leave, alright?" Rain spoke up, "You know, I can solve your trust issues for you, Jill in two easy steps. Quit being a fucking bitch and be more layed back. Maybe you can get laid. That might help your demeanor" Jill glared at her, "Oh, be more laid back... like you? Tell me something, Rain. Have you even been laid in the last year?" Rain looked at the window a second and leapt forward, lunging at Jill but was stopped by Alice, Alice yelled, "I MEAN IT STOP!!! Jill... drive. Rain... shut up." Pretty soon the car was moving again.