Hey Happy New Year y'all, it is awesome to post another chapter for my story. now things are starting to speed up, you find out where their first mission is, and explanations are about as well. I hope you are having as much fun reading this story as I am writing it. :)))
Well enjoy.
Reaching the house he leapt off the horse, with Victoria still in his arms and ran into the house.
"Oh My god!" Helena exclaimed as she saw her daughter in Leon's arms.
"Where is Sheva?!" he asked.
"In the kitchen! What happened?!" Helena cried.
"Cougar, SHEVA!" Leon yelled for his teammate as he ran into the kitchen.
"What? Oh god." Sheva saw the damage to Victoria's body as she was laid down on the kitchen table. Blood pouring from the wounds were exponential, Helena was hysterical at the sight of so much blood. "Helena!" Sheva snapped at the woman. "I need you to get me a lot of towels, now!" Helena nodded crying as she left the room only to return shortly with an arm full of black towels. "Now go get Annabella and keep her away from here." Helena nodded and left the room for good.
"Leon go to my bag and get the herbs now!" Leon nodded and grabbed the bag from the other side of the room and pulled out three different containers and set them in front of Sheva. Sheva got to work immediately. Chanting sacred prayers and began mashing the herbs together, tendrils of green mist seeped from her hand into the herb mixture, her eyes emanated a vibrant green color as the chanting speed up. She then picked up the mixture and began applying it to the wounds covering every inch. The green mist spread from Sheva to Victoria, encasing the injured woman's body completely. After what seemed like hours the mist receded and the mixture had vanished and the wounds had been sealed. The dried blood that remained was the only sign there had been any injury at all. The green mist receded back into Sheva, the perspiration on her skin and labored breathing revealed the toll her body taken healing such grievous wounds. Her eyes closed as she fell into a dead faint, Leon caught her and set her carefully into a chair. Helena walked back into the kitchen, after putting Annabelle in her room, and saw her daughter healed.
"But how?" She whispered.
"We will explain it all when she wakes up" Leon explained. "Can you show me where her room is?"
"Sure, sure." Helena said in shock as she helped Leon down with Victoria and led them into the house. She led him up the main stairs and down the family hallway, and stopped at a room one doors from the end. "Here is her room." Opening the door Helena led him into the living room of a large suite. "You can set her down on her bed." Helena pointed towards another room that held a large four poster bed in the middle of the room. Leon gently set her down on the red sheets; he turned to Helena and told him that he would watch over her until she woke. Helena smiled and headed back downstairs. Leon sat there and watched Victoria, noting how peaceful she looked at the moment, but her eyes started to dart back and forth underneath her eyelids and her breathing quickened. It looked to be a nightmare. Victoria's eyes snapped open as she shot up awake. Leon quickly pulled her to him, feeling the way her body shook in pure fear. He petted her hair and shushed her as she slowly relaxed.
"What happened?" Leon asked pulling away from her.
"Nothing, just an old nightmare that I've had for a couple of years."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, ugh, what happened to me I feel like I've been run over."
"Try being attacked by a cougar." Victoria eyes widen as the memories flashed before her eyes, the cougar's razor sharp teeth tearing into her arm and claws ripping into her body. The painful memory caused her to flinch as she assessed herself.
"But…" Victoria trailed off severely confused, her mind tried to process the reality that she had no injuries to match her memories. Her breathing became shallow and she started hyperventilating.
"Breathe" Leon commanded, taking her hands in his. "In" he inhaled, "out" He exhaled and watched as she followed suit. "In, out" her breathing started even out and return to normal. "Good girl," he smiled "now are you alright?"
"NO! You ripped the thing off of me and snapped its neck, just like that, and how am I perfectly fine! That thing ripped me apart, I remember it, I remember the pain of the thing's teeth in my arm, crushing it." Victoria's breathing was quick and uneven; she was starting to hyperventilate again. Leon just pulled her into his arms this time and rocked her back and forth.
"Everything is all right." Leon said calmly.
"NO, It's not!"
"Victoria!" Leon snapped he grabbed her face and forced her to look into his eyes. "Relax, you are fine. Everything is okay. Take deep, slow breaths, for me, like before." When Victoria started to clam her breathing, he rubbed her cheek, and then dropped his hands. "Are you calm?" Victoria nodded. "What I did wasn't human." Leon explained to her. "And you were healed by magic, that isn't normal either." Leon paused and looked into her golden green eyes. "Are you going to be okay?"
"Yes, after you explain everything to me,"
"I will. And so will the others."
Victoria took a couple of deep breaths and looked him in the eyes. "Does that mean what I think it means."
"What do you think it means?" Leon asked her
"You aren't human." Victoria said. Leon gave her a 'no shit' look, and Victoria just smiled at him; suddenly a thought crossed Victoria's mind and she stared at him with scrutiny.
"You're not a vampire, right? You won't go all sparkly on me, will you?" Leon let out a bark of laughter.
"No. I am very much alive and not dead…or undead." Leon told her trying to control his laughter. "And no, I won't go 'all sparkly' on you."
"Are you going to let me in on the little secret?" Victoria asked impatiently after a minute.
"I will if you would be quiet."
"Fine" she grumbled.
"Basically, a couple years ago I died, and I found out I was a part of a special race of beings that spend the first half of their lives as humans until their death in which they are turned into stronger beings with animalistic characteristics and special gifts." Leon explained. "We call ourselves The Blood."
"Okay. . . Well. . . um. . . wow. . . " Victoria stuttered not expecting that explanation. "Are they usually the same animal or is there a variety?"
"There is a variety; I am what we call a Blood Leopard." Leon told her.
"Wow, that's not something you hear every day." Victoria said astonished "Is the rest of the team normal?"
"No, but that is up to them to tell you or you to figure out. Whatever, happens first."
"Now that's just mean."
"It's not my place to tell you,"
"Alright, I get it."
"Come on, your mother saw you when I brought you in, she is probably still in shock. And then we can explain everything." Leon said, Victoria nodded and hopped off the bed grabbing Leon's hand and pulling him with her. Helena was waiting at the bottom of the stairs her face still an ashen color.
"Victoria! Thank god you are alright." Helena pulled her daughter into her arms and squeezed tight.
"Mom, I won't be alright anymore if you keep squeezing this tight." Helena pulled back and glared at her daughter.
"Don't you be talking to your mother like that; not after taking twenty years off my life. You were half dead on that kitchen table and twenty minutes later you hadn't a scratch on you." Helena turned her glare to Leon. "You have a lot of explaining to do mister."
"Is Sheva awake?" Leon asked.
"Yes, she is in the living room with the others, waiting for Victoria to wake up." Leon nodded and led the way into the living room where the others waited.
"Sheva, you okay?" Leon asked.
"Yeah, just a little exhausted." Sheva answered taking a sip of hot chocolate that Helena made her. The chocolate is a quick booster after using energy like that.
"So, will we getting an explanation?" Helena asked.
"Mom!" Victoria exclaimed, astounded by her mother's abruptness.
"No, it's fine. It is perfectly understandable." Sheva said. "Victoria, when you were attacked by the cougar, you would not have survived had I not stepped in. My father is a very powerful Shaman. He passed on his gift and knowledge to me. It was with Shaman Magic that you were healed completely. Although use of such magic does not come without toll, it take a substantial amount of energy to support the magic and if used too much may kill me."
"Thank you." Victoria said. "For healing me and risking yourself.
Leon then stepped up and gave a similar explanation he gave Victoria to her mother. Then Carlos stepped forward and started into his own history.
"I am what one would call a Were-wolf, although the family prefers the term skin-walkers or Lycan much better. My grandfather is Diné, or Navajo. It is from his blood line that myself and three siblings are Skin-walkers. No, silver doesn't kill me right away but prolonged exposure would, think of it as highly allergic reaction. I do have control over my wolf, and I can transform at will, but I must be in my wolf form once a month for a full night and day."
"Can we see?" Victoria asked.
Carlos nodded "There are two wolf forms, full wolf and half wolf half man. Which would you like to see?"
"Whichever is easiest." Carlos grunted and gave a short yell as his skin seems to rip and vanish into thin air. It was over quickly and a half man and half beast stood before them. "Sweet." A loud thump was heard behind Victoria, who turned to see her mother crumpled on the floor. "Uh-oh." Carlos walked over to her unconscious mother and picked her up setting her in a blue love seat, while Victoria walked into the kitchen to grab some ice for her mother's head. While grabbing some Ice she saw a couple of frozen pizzas and decided to throw them in the oven for dinner. Walking back into the living room, Victoria saw that her mother was once again awake and she handed her the cloth filled with ice. Carlos, still furry, whined in apology.
"I'm sorry Carlos, it was simply a surprise." Helena smiled. Carlos had a doggy grin as he leaned forward to brush his muzzle against Helena's cheek. Helena let out a girlish giggle as she scratched his right ear. A soft thudding was heard as Carlos's tail hit the hard wood floor, causing everyone to laugh. Carlos stepped back and the transformation back into his human form was as quick. Instead of a furry Carlos, there was an almost naked one standing in the middle of the living room. Victoria laughed and tossed him a throw to make himself more appropriate, not wanting Annabelle to see an almost naked man.
"I guess I will be taking my leave now, I will be back shortly with more clothing on." Carlos bowed out of the room heading to the one he was staying in. Carlos stepped forward to explain his family history.
"Now, what I am about to tell you not even my sister knows. The males in the Redfield family are a part of an organization known as the Hunters. It is comprised of at least one gender of each family, such as the females of the Crofts, or the males of the Waynes. Each family has their own special ability, the Redfield's abilities lie with the mind. We can influence anyone, read people's minds, and create and erase memories. We swear an oath to not to use them for personal gain. It isn't worth it in my opinion. It takes a lot of energy to enter someone's mind; I can't do anything but focus on what I am doing. The longer I am in their mind the more I risk damage to myself or them. Frankly, there are some minds, I wished I never entered and never have to again."
"Your sister….who has been my friend for the last two years." Victoria said. "Who, probably hasn't seen you in longer." Chris got a sheepish look, at the dressing down he was getting. "You know that she loves and cares for you and doesn't want anything to happen to you. And you keep her in the dark, which in turn causes her to go looking for you to make sure your ass is fine." Victoria frowned at him, making him feel worse. "You know how many times I've caught her looking at the news with tears in her eyes, looking for some hint of what you are doing, where you are."
"No." Chris said softly.
"A damn lot. And you don't have to tell her every detail. But send her a stupid letter." Victoria hated being mean, like this; but she hated worse what watching her friend be strong every day, knowing she was worried for her oaf of an older brother who had this caveman mentality. "She worries about you; you are all the family she has left. Now she is probably in the barn putting up the horses, I might suggest you go have a brother-sister talk with her." Chris's face was set hard, knowing she was right; but hated it at the same time. He stood up and walked out to the barn. Victoria sighed and hoped she didn't fuck up right there, but she didn't regret it.
"My turn I guess." Jill stood up and took a deep breath. "You may remember that in the third game, I was infected. Now the resident evil movies are not too far off with the idea of the T-virus bonding with someone under the right circumstances. While the whole physic abilities is bogus, well so far. But the chance of someone becoming stronger, faster, better is possible. This is known because The T-virus bonded with me. It has slowed down my aging, strengthened my muscular structure, making me superhuman."
"That must be rough." Victoria said as she got up and hugged Jill. Who was surprised, people believe it is only a good thing that she is now more than human. Not many have seen how the idea that she is no longer normal or human bothered her some.
"Thank you," Jill hugged back. "I have come to accept this fact and am thankful that I have people I love that will last with me, and I won't out live them." The door opened and an excited Annabelle entered the house with the dogs at her tail. "Mama, Mama, look, look. I found this pretty rock." The little girl ran to her mother and hopped into her lap, showing her the shiny green stone.
"Wow that is so pretty, maybe we can add it to your rock collection." Helena smiled as she hugged her little girl.
"What's this, peanut? I, your most amazing, and bestest sister, does not get a hug?" Victoria asked, exaggerating her supposed hurt.
"Kitty!" the little girl squealed as she jumped from her mother's lap into Victoria's arms. Victoria gave an evil laugh as she start to tickle Annabelle's belly. "Stop it, it tickles."
"Argh, that's what you get for falling into the trap of the…The Tickle Monster…Argh." Annabel squealed as she wiggled away from Victoria and ran behind the legs of a man who just walked into the door.
"Well, who is this hiding behind my legs, is it my dinner?" the man said as he picked her up into his arms and brought her to his face and pretended to chew on her shoulder.
"Puppy!" she giggled. "I'm not dinner." The man smiled and set her down.
"Dinner! Oh no, I forgot to make dinner." Helena rested her head in her hands, cursing herself for being so absent minded.
"Don't worry mama, I got it. I put pizzas in the oven. They should be done by now." A ding from the kitchen indicated that the pizzas were indeed done.
"Oh, thank you, hon." Helena kissed her daughter on the cheek and went into the kitchen to pull out the pizzas.
"Luis is it good to see you again, how was your mission?" Victoria asked stepping up to him to give him a hug.
"Now darlin', y'know I can't tell ya that." Luis said with an exaggerated southern drawl, he smiled and his blue eyes twinkled. "It's top secret." Victoria laughed and pulled him along into the living room leaving the others behind.
"Puppy? Kitty?" Jill commented, looking at the two. Victoria she could see being called Kitty, but the man was huge, and rough looking, with his long messy black hair, scruff and piercing green eyes. He, in no way, looked remotely close to a puppy.
"She calls me Kitty because I like to climb things and once or twice I may have gotten stuck in a tree when I was younger."
"Make that four times, twice we had to call the fire department." Luis teased.
"Hey, I was 12 and I was still learning to climb." Victoria said defensively.
"Okay what about Luis why does Annabelle call him puppy" Sheva asked.
"His nickname is Mad Dog among his teammates."
"Luis works for the Navy SEALS, just like his father used to." Helena said coming up from behind them with a couple of different kind of pizzas in her hands. Walking past them she yelled out to Victoria and Luis. "You two, better not be trying to skip out on helping me set the table!"
"Never dream of such a thing Mama." Victoria yelled out as she raced from the living room into the kitchen to grab plates and utensils. Luis followed laughing and grabbed the glass cups. Once the table was set, everyone sat down at the large dining table.
"I hope you don't mind waiting, Mark and Trinity should be here soon, they called a couple hours ago saying they were on their way." Helena told them.
"It is perfectly fine, we are in no rush." Carlos told her. Minutes passed before the dogs barked at the door, letting everyone know that someone has pulled up. Helena stood as she walked to the door to greet the new arrivals.
"Mark, Trini, Glad you arrived safely. Dinner is on the table."
"Thank you for waiting." Mark told her and kissed her on the cheek.
"It was no problem, dear; I just set out dinner minutes ago." Helena led the way into the dining room, where the two new arrivals sat down in the empty chairs left for them. Dinner was relatively normal and delicious. Everyone had their fill and moved to the living room with drinks.
"So have you six gotten acquainted?" Mark asked them.
"Yes, sir." Chris said
"That is good," Mark said as he sipped from his glass of whiskey. "Your first mission is in South America, there is a drug lord that has obtained a drug that seems to have similar effects of the t-virus."
"Where in Brazil?" Victoria asked, mentally going through all her Brazilian contacts.
"Some small town in Brazil called Anori." Mark told her. "You will fly into Manaus and stay there for a couple days gathering intel, before you head towards Anori."
"Ah, I'll give Becca a call; she should be there if she's back from her backpacking trip in the Amazon. She could house us in Manaus for as long as we need." Victoria said finishing her spiced rum. "And Rejinaldo still works as a guide out of Manaus, so I'm pretty sure that he will be willing to help us." She then yawned and stretched. "Well, I'm hitting the hay; it's been a long day for me."
"Good idea, it's going to be an early day for me tomorrow, I have to get breakfast ready for the group that is coming back in the morning." Helena said. "And you young missy, its way past your bed time." Helena picked up the weakly protesting Annabelle.
"Hey, let me put her to bed." Victoria said holding out her hands. Helena smiled as she nodded and handed over the tired girl. "Come on Snicker-doodle, beddy bye time. Goodnight y'all." The night slowly wound down for the rest as each one drifted off to their respected rooms for the night.
Well, What do you think. They are not human, how could the be if they survived what they did. :) but the are not over powerful or invincible, they are just extraordinary.
Next Chapter, they are off to Brazil, oh what fun lies there. ;P
