ALICE

"Can you hear me?"

My eyes shot open and quickly took in water. I blinked, trying to see through the blurred vision the water provided me.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

I gave a slight nod, still not sure where the voice was coming from. I put my hands out, only to come in contact with glass.

"Good."

I was confused! Where was I? I glanced around, afraid of where I was, who I was, and what was being done to me. When the water began to drain with a loud WHOOSH I jerked, trying to get a feel of where I was. I was sitting somewhere in a tank, naked with various wires hooked to my body. The tube in my mouth that provided air fell out and I gasped for a breath as I glanced around dazed.

Suddenly, the platform I'd been sitting on began to shift. I fell with it as it lowered and opened into the outside world. I coughed, trying to get the remaining liquid from my lungs. I was cold, and shivered as the air hit my bare skin. I could hear voices around me, but I couldn't quite understand them.

A white towel was draped over me as I sat up, still coughing. I grasped the thing and held it tightly around me as a man knelt down near me. When his hand came in contact with my head, I jerked and pushed his hand away. I wanted to ask him who he was, who I was, and WHERE I was. But the words only came out in short gasps of air.

I struggled against my turning stomach as I glanced around, my eyes finally focusing on him. "W-Where…?" I managed to choke out.

"Where are you?" He finished my question as if reading my mind.

"Wh-" I whimpered, still trying to speak.

"Your safe." He assured me as he helped me to my feet. "Come on." He helped me over the wall and propped me against it.

I glanced over at the other guy nearby and stared, fascinated with what he was doing. What was that stick he was holding?

"You know what that is?" The first man asked, taking it and the board. "It's a pen." He scribbled, "You see? You try…" He handed me the 'pen'

I took it in an uneasy grasp and marked on the board. Mouthing the word "pen" as I marked.

He handed the pen and the board back to the other man and took my face in his hands. "Look at me." My eyes darted about as I tried to get them under control. Finally, I blinked and turned my attention to him. "Can you remember anything? Hm?" I looked around, body quivering from the cold. I was so lost and confused. "Can you remember your name?"

"My name?" I gasped as sudden images began to flash through my head. What did they mean? I had a sudden pounding feeling within my head and I heaved, almost vomiting. "My name?" I whispered as everything began to spin. "name?… My name is…?" My name. Everything stopped… I knew exactly who I was.

"Sir!?"

"What is it!?"

I remembered that bastard… "My name… is Alice." They all turned to me, shocked. A smirk came across my face as I huffed lightly. "And I remember everything." With that, I grabbed the pen and jabbed it at the nearest man, coming barely centimeters from his eye.

Quickly I started elbowing the lab technicians. I was beating the crap out of them with one hand while the other hand grasped the towel around me tightly. Soon, I was out of there, holding a new white robe around my naked body as I made my way through what was possibly the Umbrella HQ. I didn't give a shit… Just get me the hell out of here.

Something made me stop. A camera? I glanced up at it, eyes fixed on the lens. With a smirk, I could feel a power surging through my veins. Something was happening on the other side of that camera. The security guard watching the monitors collapsed, blood seeping from his eyes nose and mouth. How I knew that, I don't know.

Anyway, I made my way out of there. As soon as I stepped foot outside the huge glass doors, I heard the clicks of several guns trained on me. I gave them each a cold glare, I hadn't even noticed the black suburban that pulled up along the curb. It wasn't until a woman stepped out that I looked up to be greeted by two familiar faces.

The two I knew as Jill Valentine, and Carlos Olivera. They survived! I walked with Jill as she led me to the vehicle… Special ops with special clearance to seize me? Nice plan. Now… To get outside the gates.

Once I was in the car and we were moving, I glanced around. LJ was in the driver's seat, Carlos in the passenger side, looking back at me (What the hell did he want?).

"Welcome back." Jill muttered with a smile from beside me.

Where was the little girl? Just then a little head popped up from behind me, a bright smile on her face. Good… She was safe. I'd taken an axe to the chest for this little one. I'd given my life to protect her youth. I couldn't help but give a slight smile in return.

We were stopped at the gates… Great… Carlos handed his fake ID to the guard and we all watched in silence as the man made his way to the phone. Something wasn't right here. When the gate lifted and we started to drive off… I heard a voice… Tiny, and it seemed to almost whisper in my ear.

"Activate Program Alice"

What the hell? I blinked. "What did they do to you?" I looked at Jill.

Ones and zeros flashed behind my eyes and everything turned strange colors. Now it made sense… They did something to me. Probably installed some new hardware in my brain so they could monitor my every move. Bastards just cant leave well enough alone could they!?

"Raccoon City." I commanded LJ as I stared out the window.

"What!? Why in the hell do you wanna go there?" He glanced in the rearview mirror.

"Nothing there but rubble." Carlos looked back at me again.

"Raccoon City was destroyed, remember?" That was Jill.

"What is it Alice?" Angela asked, touching my shoulder gently.

"I want to see it for myself…" I snapped back at them, shooting a glare at each of them. For now, my eyesight was going back to normal.

"Do it." Carlos told LJ as he turned his attention back to the front.

I shivered lightly, pulling the lab coat tighter around me. It wasn't that I was necessarily cold… I just had this chill down my spine and instinct told me to warm up. Someone must have caught my involuntary shiver, because immediately the heater was turned on full blast. Angie handed a soft cotton blanket to Jill who offered it to me. I just ignored it… I wasn't cold! Was I?

My body jerked slightly and I choked back a gasp. I was regenerating; my body was once again mutating the virus instead of it mutating me. Jill put the blanket around my shoulders and I responded by grabbing it tightly and snuggling in its warmth. Maybe I really was cold after all. Because once I got comfortable with the heat, I was out like a light.