There comes a time in everyone's life, where they have to get off the couch and kill some zombies. Ignoring my random comment, time for chapter four. Remember who owns what, and stop your complaining and enjoy.
Chapter 4: Supernatural Occurrences.
After witnessing the large monster eating the corpse of one of the officers that had accompanied them, they decided to search the area. After searching a couple of shacks, they saw a motorboat they could take to cross the lake.
" Aren't you worried about that thing in the lake?" Leon asked.
" Look, the sooner we cross the lake, the better." Dante said. Leon nodded, and then the two jumped into the boat. Dante revved up the engine, and they started to cross the lake. About half way across, they noticed the boat started to rock, when the monster from before emerged from the water, nearly swallowing them and the boat up in the process. When the beast re-submerged, the anchor that was at the bow fell into the water, hooking to the beast. Dante saw a box with several harpoons inside it. Dante threw one to Leon, saying
" Looks like we're gonna have to kill it the old fashioned way." And volunteered to steer the boat to avoid the floating tree trunks. Leon threw two harpoons, the first landing just short of the monster, with the second embedding itself into the creature's back. The creature submerged, and Dante maneuvered the boat out of the way to dodge the monster emerging, nearly swallowing them up. Leon threw another three harpoons, all connecting with the mighty beast's hide. The monster then submerged, and the water became clear. Dante grabbed a harpoon, and he and Leon scanned the area, when they noticed the monster swimming towards them. They threw five harpoons, hitting the beast in the head or in the mouth. The beast submerged, and the boat started to pull again. Leon grabbed the last three harpoons, and waited for the opportunity. The monster then pulled them straight into a tree truck, knocking the two from the boat. Dante managed to grab a hold on the side at the last minute, and waited as Leon swam towards him.
" Leon, hurry up!" Dante yelled, noticing the beast emerge and swimming right for him. Leon just made it in the boat, the beast diving into the water just feet away from the boat. The boat began to pull again, and Leon threw another harpoon. Leon reached for the last harpoon, as the beast submerged again. Dante scanned the area, and saw the beast swim towards them again. Leon threw the last harpoon, hitting the mass of tentacles inside the beast's mouth. The beast released a cry of agony, rolled and began to sink into the water. Leon and Dante grabbed the sides from the waves created by the creature. The two saw a rope quickly sliding into the water, when Leon noticed the remained of the rope looped around his leg.
" Shit!" Leon said, and the rope began constricting around his leg, threatening to pull him down to the bottom of the lake along with the beast. Leon drew his knife, and began hacking away at it. Dante saw that it would take too long, and drew his handgun.
" Fuck this." Dante said, firing a bullet through the rope, splitting it apart, and sending Leon to the floor of the boat, gasping for breath.
" Thanks, though I was a goner." Leon said.
" Thank me later. Lets head over that way since that monster's history." Dante said, driving the boat to a land mass on the opposite side of the lake. Dante helped Leon to the cabin, when he began holding his mouth, violently coughing. When he moved his hand, he saw he'd coughed up blood. Leon then grabbed his chest in pain. Dante helped Leon inside, and soon saw him pass out. Dante cleared off a bed, and searched the cabin for any useful items. Leon's radio started beeping, when Dante grabbed it and activated it.
" Dante. Where's Leon?" Hunnigan asked.
" Leon passed out. He wasn't looking too good a while ago. He's still out at the moment.
" Are you ok?" Hunnigan asked.
" Just tired. Not used to this like I was. I'll have Leon call you back when he comes to. Dante out." Dante said, turning the radio off. He placed the radio back on Leon's belt, and went outside to quickly relieve himself. He walked back inside, and spent an hour checking his weapons, waiting for Leon to regain consciousness. Went to the boat, and began searching the lake. He saw a cave, and guided the boat inside. He saw a small shack with a merchant inside. Dante grabbed the two Spinels, a red gem, and a box of 5000 pesetas. He sold the gems, along with the antique pipe and other single treasures, and modified his rifle. He then left, and proceeded back to the cabin Leon was in. As he walked inside, Dante started to get light headed, and began coughing like Leon. Dante leaned against the wall, seconds later he too passed out. Hours later, Dante regained consciousness, and slowly stood up. He saw Leon do the same seconds later.
" Hey Dante, how long was I out?" Leon asked.
" Not sure, I passed out about an hour or two after you did. By the way, better call Hunnigan, and tell her we're all right." Dante said. Dante nodded, and activated his radio.
" Leon, it's been six hours since our last transmission. Are you two ok?" Hunnigan asked
" I started to feel dizzy, Then I guess I must have lost consciousness. And from what Dante told me, he did too at some point." Leon said.
" I Wonder. Maybe it has some sort of connection to what the village chief was talking about." Hunnigan said.
" Can't say. But we're alright now, so we'll continue the mission. Leon said, ending the call.
" Here Leon, take this." Dante said, handing Leon a box of handgun shells. He saw Dante walk over to a table, grabbing a note left there.
" Didn't notice this here before. Whatever." Dante said, opening the note.
Anonymous Letter
" There is an important item hidden in the falls, if you are able to get it you might be able to get Ashely out of the church. But I'll warn you, the route to the church isn't a walk in the park by any means. They've dispatched what's called an "El Gigante" so god bless.
About whats been going on in your bodies, if I could help you, I would. But unfortunately its beyond my power."
" There's someone who is either looking out for us, or wants us to have a bit of fun before ending our lives. At any rate, we might as well go." Dante said, placing the note in his backpack. Leon nodded, and the two proceeded outside. They searched the area, and then walked through the door. Halfway down the path, they saw a villager slowly walk towards them. His head started to shake uncontrollably, when the man's head exploded, revealing a strange creature which popped out of its neck. Seconds later, a large blade sprouted out of the creature. Dante shot the parasite, the villager's hand holding the area the bullet connected, Dante threw a flash grenade at it, hoping to stun it. Instead, the beast shriveled up, dying seconds after the flash ended.
" Well, whatever that was, real bright lights seem to kill them quite well." Dante said, grabbing the box of 5000 pesetas the ganado dropped. They crossed a dam at a couple of spots, and then propelled down a cliff via a rope connected to the cliff. After killing a Ganado in a tower, Dante climbed up the ladder where the Ganado was, grabbing a box of ammo, a Spinel, and an Amber ring. Dante saw that there were boxes they had to shoot to make a path to get across. Dante grabbed his Springfield, and in minutes, the three boxes made an effective path. After jumping across, Dante climbed up a ladder where a lever was. Dante pulled the lever, and the Dam at the top closed, redirecting the water unblocking the path under the falls. When they started to walk towards the cave, several Ganados ran from it. Dante threw a grenade at the group, killing a few, while they shot the rest. After collecting the ammunition and money they dropped, they proceeded into the tunnel. They came to a dead end, where they saw an object with the cult's insignia on it. As Dante pocketed the object, the wall the object was on rose up, revealing a new passageway. After the passageway opened fully, Leon decided to call Hunnigan.
" We've obtained an object that resembles the cult group's insignia." Leon said.
" Wonderful Leon. Head back to the church, Ashley's safety is our immediate priority."
" Roger." Leon said, turning off his radio. They walked down the passageway, and went through a nearby door. After grabbing a box of handgun ammo and 5000 pesetas, the two climbed into a motorboat docked nearby. At the end of the tunnel, they saw a shack and several boxes. When they climbed onto the dock, they noticed it was an area they'd been to previously. They sold the Amber ring and Spinel to the merchant, and then walked back outside. The area was where the small shacks were, just past the church area. As the walked into the area, two gates blocked the route ahead and back. Then, they heard two Ganados struggling, opening a large gate to their right.
" Rapido, rapido! (Quickly, quickly!)" One of the villagers said, as he led others out, pulling a pair of large ropes. The Ganados split into two groups, close to a dozen pulling on each rope. The Ganados then let go of the rope, cowering in fear as a large beast busted through the doors.
" I'm guessing that's the El Gigante that person was talking about." Dante said. The El Gigante released a loud scream, as it started to kill the Ganados. It swiped, punched, stomped, kicked, and even threw the defenseless villagers, killing with little to no effort at all. After killing the villagers, the El Gigante turned to the two Americans, ready to continue its massacre. It rose one of its fists, and swung at the two. Unlike the mindless Ganados, Dante and Leon dodged its attack. Leon drew his TMP, while Dante drew his Desert Eagle. Dante shot the beast in the face, while Leon unloaded a barrage of machine gun fire, stunning the beast. As they continued their attack, the El Gigante grabbed a large tree trunk, using it like a weapon. Dante dodge rolled to avoid the tree, and fired at the beast another three times. Then, the two heard a howling noise, to see the wolf they saved from the bear trap earlier.
" Leon, it's that wolf." Dante said, watching the wolf distract the El Gigante. Dante and Leon continued their attack, when the beast grabbed its head in pain, as a large parasite like creature emerged from its back. Dante ran up its back drawing his knife and slashing at it. Dante landed at least a dozen slashes before the parasite retreated back into the beast's back. Dante grabbed one of his last two grenades, cooking it to explode faster. After a couple seconds he threw it, the grenade exploding the second it connected with the beast's head. It grabbed its head again, as Leon took Dante's example, slicing at the parasite sprouting from its back. Suddenly, the beast started to scream, before it fell forward, only inches in front of them. The wolf from before ran over to the two. After being petted quickly, the wolf ran off to parts unknown. The two decided to raid the shacks, finding plenty of supplies, including three boxes of handgun and machine gun ammo, a box of shotgun shells, a red, yellow, and green herb, 15000 pesetas, two Spinels, and two boxes of rifle shells. After dividing the ammunition among themselves, they saw the gates open, and they proceeded towards the church. After walking back across the cat walks, they saw a small group of dark furred dogs, which suddenly charged towards them. Dante and Leon drew their shotguns, dispatching two of the dogs in seconds. The final one suddenly sprouted tentacles from its back, lashing out at the two. Dante took the full force of the attack, before bursting the dog into flames, and kicking it off the cliff.
" Fucking dog." Dante said. After using a can of first aid spray on his wounds, Dante grabbed the Round Insignia from his bag, and placed it on the door. The lock clicked, and they walked inside. After grabbing a box of 3000 pesetas, and a hand grenade from a barrel. Since the door to get to Ashley was blocked by iron gates, the only way to get to the other side was to swing across on the chandelier. After making it across, they saw a switch board. Dante turned it on, and saw the symbol light up. The two realized that they needed to rotate the color knobs to create the symbol. After several tries, the symbol locked in, retracting the gates from the door. Leon and Dante drew their guns in case of any guards inside, and opened the door. When they started to walk through, they saw a girl run past.
" Ashley." Leon said.
" Don't come." Ashley said, throwing a piece of wood at them.
" Hey, take it easy." Leon said, as Dante caught it, and the two continued to walk towards her cautiously.
" No, get away." Ashley said, ducking next to a bunch of wooden barrels.
" Calm down, everything's gonna be just fine. My name's Leon." Leon said.
" I'm Dante. We're under the president's orders to rescue you." Dante said.
" What?! My father?" Ashley asked.
" That's right, and we've gotta get you outta here. Now come with us." Leon said. He activated his radio, and waited for Hunnigan's face to appear on the screen.
" Hunnigan, we've succeeded in extricating the subject." Leon said.
" Good work Leon. I'll send a chopper over right away." Hunnigan said.
" Where's the extraction point?" Leon asked.
" There's another trail you can take to get out of the village. The chopper will pick you up beyond there." Hunnigan said.
" Got it. We're on our way." Leon said, turning his radio off.
Dante grabbed any important items from the barrels, and the three proceeded towards the ladder. Leon and Dante jumped down, and Leon caught Ashley as she jumped down. As they proceeded towards the door, they heard someone speak.
" I'll take the girl." A cloaked man said.
" Who're you?" Leon asked.
" If you must know, my name is Osmund Saddler, the master of this fine, religious community." Saddler said.
" What do you want?" Leon said.
" To demonstrate to the whole world our astounding power, of course. No longer will the United States think they can police the world forever. So, I kidnapped the president's daughter, in order to give her our power and then, send her back." Saddler said.
" No." Ashley said, remembering one of the cult members injecting something into her neck.
" Leon, Dante. I think they shot something in my neck." Ashley said.
" What did you do to her." Leon said.
" We just planted her with a, gift. Oh, there's going to be one hell of a party when she returns home to her loving father." Saddler said, laughing maniacally.
" But, before that, I thought that I might bargain with the president for some, donation. Believe it or not, it takes quite a lot of money to keep this church up and running." Saddler said.
"Faith and money will lead you nowhere Saddler." Dante said.
" Oh, I believe I forgot to tell you, that we gave you two the same gift." Saddler said.
" When we were unconscious." Leon said.
" oh, I truly hope you like our small, but special contributions. When the eggs hatch, you will become my puppets. Involuntarily, you'll do as I say. I'll have total control over your minds. Don't you think this is a revolutionary way to, propagate ones faith?" Saddler said.
" Sounds more like an alien invasion if you ask us." Dante said. Just then, the church doors opened, revealing two cult members in black robes, holding crossbows with flaming arrows. Leon grabbed Ashley's hand, leading her towards the window with Dante inches behind them. The cultists fired their arrows. The first hitting the stone column, the second being deflected by Dante's knife. The three then jumped out the window. Ashley fell while Leon rolled to his feet. Dante kicked off the opposite wall, and then landed on one of his knees.
" You alright?" Dante said.
" What's gonna happen to us?" Ashley asked.
" Don't worry. We got into this mess. We can get out of it." Dante said with a smile. Ashley nodded, and waited for Dante and Leon to grabbed ammo and money from the barrels next to them. Once outside, they noticed several villagers in the cemetery. Dante shot the wagon near the gate. The wagon burst into flames, and started to roll down the path, running over and killing several villagers before exploding near a tree, eliminating more. When the explosion ended, only two Ganados came running up the path. Dante ran towards them, firing a bullet at both of their heads, and drop kicked both of them. Dante grabbed the money and ammunition the villagers dropped, and the group proceeded into the underground passage which linked with the village. After giving the merchant any treasure they had, and quickly upgrading their weapons, the group continued towards the village. Once outside, they proceeded up the path to their right. After shooting the bear traps, and dispatching half a dozen Ganados, they proceeded through the door. Since they were back in the farm, they searched the immediate area, finding a flash grenade and a note in a small shack. Dante made sure the area was clear, and began reading.
" Sera and The Third Party.
The whereabouts of Sera are still unknown.
Most likely he's using an old secret passage taught to him by his grand father who used to hunt in this region long ago. I'm pretty certain that he's hiding our property somewhere in the forest.
If his grand father was still alive, i would have used him to find Sera. . . . But how did he find out about the egg injected into his body?
And the fact that he was able to remove it before it hatched is concerning. Another factor that concerns me is that Sera escaped with our property just before the American agent arrived. I don't believe that was just a coincidence. There has to be another player involved in this. In order to settle this whole situation, we have to capture Sera and wait for the effects of the drug to wear off before we inject him with another egg.
Once this is done, whoever is behind all of this will surface. Nobody shall interfere with our plans. Those who do shall suffer severe consequences."
" Well, it seems our friend Luis is numero uno on the village chief's hit list. Wonder where his is anyway?" Dante said, as a pair of villagers with torches ran towards them. As one was about to breathe fire on Leon, Dante shot her, making the villager set herself on fire. Leon dispatched the other villager, and the two ran into the barn and climbed the ladder. They made it to the other door, where Dante and Leon helped Ashley over it so she could un-bar the door. She opened the door, and the they proceeded on. They saw another merchant, which they ignored, and proceeded to cross the bridge next to him. About half way across, Leon's radio began to beep again.
" Leon, I have some bad news." Hunnigan said.
"We'd rather not hear it." Dante said.
" Well i'm afraid I have to tell you anyway. We lost contact with the chopper. Someone must have shot it down, though we can't determine who." Hunnigan said.
" Great..." Leon said sarcastically.
" We're prepping another chopper for you. Meanwhile, I want you to head towards the extraction point." Hunnigan said.
" Got it." Leon responded, ending the call. After the three of them cross the bridge, they noticed several villagers emerging from a wooden structure to their right. When they turned around, they saw more walking across the bridge.
" No way out." Dante said.
" What're we gonna do?" Ashley asked.
" We're sandwiched alright. Head for that cabin." Leon said, as the three of them proceeded inside. They quickly checked for any enemies, and slammed the door.
" Leon." Someone said. Leon saw a piece of metal fly towards him, and caught it, using it to bar the door shut.
" Small world, eh? Well, I see the president's equipped his daughter with ballistics too." Luis said.
" How rude. And I don't believe there's any relevance with my figure and my standing. Who're you?!" Ashley said, slightly annoyed.
" Ho ho, excuse me, your highness. Perhaps the young lady, might want to introduce herself first, before asking someone his name." Luis shot back.
" Her name's Ashley Graham. The president's daughter." Ashley said.
" Is she?" Luis asked.
" Don't worry. She's cool." Leon said.
" Ah, never mind. There's supposed to be some kind of obvious symptom before you turn into one of them, anyway." Luis said.
" I'd hate to break up this fruitful conversation, but there's about a thousand or more people outside with pitchforks, torches, and hatchets, and i'm sure none of you want your heads mounted on a pike. Am I correct?" Dante said. Everyone nodded, and Luis took a quick look outside.
" Ok. Ashley, go hide." Dante said. Ashley ran upstairs, and the three got ready for the attack. Luis drew a Mauser C96 Red 9 handgun, spun it in his hand, and said.
" Ok. It's game time."
" Leon, push those book cases against the windows. I'll grab any supplies to divide amongst us." Dante said, grabbing a yellow and red herb, two boxes of shotgun shells, a box of machine gun shells, and three boxes of handgun ammo. Dante ran upstairs, and grabbed two boxes of 50 caliber magnum ammo, which he gratefully pocketed along with a flash, Incendiary, and fragmentation grenade, a green herb, and a box of rifle rounds. He brought the supplies down to them, placing the munitions and health items on the table. The three divided the supplies amongst themselves, just in time for a villager to bust through one of the barricaded windows. Dante shot the pair of villagers with his shotgun, and then heard gunshots, indicating another barricade had been broken. One of the villagers grabbed Luis, only to be pulled off him and thrown into the wall by Dante. After another few minutes of fighting, Luis ran towards the stairs.
" Upstairs, quickly!" Luis said, as a ladder smashed one of the second story windows. Dante grabbed his rifle, going towards one of the windows.
" Watch my back." Dante said, pushing the ladder back, a villager along with it, to the ground. Dante moved from window to window, shooting at the villagers as fast as the rifle would allow, periodically helping Leon or Luis with an enemy inside. The three, when possible, pushed down the ladders to keep the number of entrance points to a minimum. As Dante was pushing a ladder down, the Ganado climbing up dropped his pitchfork. When he fell, he was impaled by his own weapon.
" Sucks to be him." Dante said. When his rifle started to run low on ammo, Dante drew his Desert Eagle, shooting groups of two or three Ganados as they climbed up the stairs. Dante then decided to save his remaining magnum ammo, and holstered his magnum, in favor of his MP5K. Leon dispatched a pair of villagers with parasites where their heads were, and unloaded a spray of steel into their forms. After another 20 minutes, they saw the villagers retreat.
" Looks like they're backing off." Leon said.
" So. What do we do now?" Luis asked.
" The bridge we crossed to get here is out, so I guess we have no choice but to keep moving." Leon said, holstering his handgun.
" I forgot something. You guys go on ahead." Luis said.
" Luis." Leon said, then stopped and took a seat to rest.
" Well, lets check our ammo supply, rest for a few, and get going. He knows his way around, he'll be fine." Dante said, reloading his VP70.
Well, we finally met the two most annoying people in Resident Evil 4. The old school genocidal Osmund Saddler, and the ever annoying loud Ashley Graham. Other than that, stay tuned for the next chapter. Chapter 5: This Shit's too weird.