Chapter 2, yay! The third is on its way too ^^ ...soon, at least, hehe

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As Wesker tried to think of the best way to get rid of the young medic, the door to the storeroom opened. He turned on the volume on that monitor just in time to hear the rookie cry out in fear, at the same time as she sprayed the insecticide at whoever it was that had come through the door.

It seems like things are getting interesting around here...

The medic's scream was soon followed by Chris's surprised "woah!". He covered his eyes with his hands to protect them from getting more of the chemical into them. Rebecca had finally realized by that time that it wasn't a monster, and she lowered the can, picking up a small bottle of water and a napkin from the first aid kit in her bum bag, and she looked like she really regretted what she'd just done.

Just as I thought, not much of a weapon. If that girl had had a gun instead, I wouldn't have to worry about Chris anymore...Wesker sighed. It had been a long day, and the sky was quickly getting darker. It was already evening, and there were still a big number of surviving STARS-members running around in the big old mansion. I'm sure they won't be a match for the ultimate B.O.W though... He turned his attention back to the little duo again.

Rebecca was mumbling things as "I'm so, so sorry" and "don't rub at your eyes anymore when I'm done with this." She seemed nervous and ashamed, her cheeks were bright red. She took a step away from him, putting the bottle and the napkin back in her bag, and Chris blinked a few times, it looked like it was hard for him not to rub at them.

"I managed to clean away the worst of it..." Rebecca said. "I really didn't mean to do that, I'm sorry! I thought you were one of the monsters."

Chris smiled at her. "It's alright, at least it doesn't hurt that much anymore. You're from Bravo team, right?"

Of course she's with Bravo, there are only two STARS teams in Raccoon, you idiot. And she's not in your team...Wesker grinned. He was starting to get bored and a bit tired, and he really wasn't in the mood for stupid questions like that one.

The rookie nodded. "Yeah, my name's Rebecca Chambers. I'm Bravo's field-medic, and I joined the team just last month." Her eyes beamed with pride. She was indeed the youngest STARS-member, only 18 years old.

Wesker once again tried to shake away the thoughts of his past, since he remembered that he'd joined Umbrella at the same age as Rebecca had joined the Bravo team. And a few years later, his whole life had changed, he had changed. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't stop thinking about the reason as to why he'd changed so much, about Julie's betrayal. It had set deep scars in his heart, his body, and he doubted he'd ever be able to heal those wounds. He knew he'd never be the same again. Now, it was his turn to betray the ones who trusted him, who thought he was their captain.

"Are you really alright?" Rebecca asked, and Wesker once again focused on their conversation.

"Yeah, at least I think so. I can still see, anyway." He grinned. "I'm Chris Redfield, from Alpha team. Are you the only one from Bravo here?"

Rebecca sighed. "Well... since Kevin had to make a forced landing with the helicopter, he and Edward stayed behind to find out what had gone wrong, while the rest of us spread out to look for clues for the murders, since we were in the right area...That's when we were attacked by some crazy dogs, and I ran into this mansion. I have no idea if anyone else made it here." She lowered her gaze. She obviously wasn't happy about how this had turned out at all. Her first mission, and she finds herself facing zombies and mutated animals. That should be great fo her future career.

Chris patted her lightly on her shoulder, and she slowly looked up at him, tears running down her face.

I'm sure she'll be easy to break...

"I see..." Chris said. "But there's nothing else you could've done anyway, it's good you're here, you know."

"I guess you're right." The young medic dried her tears. "It's strange though, Kevin serviced the helicopter just recently, but still, something went wrong with the engine. It was such a short flight." She sighed.

What's this, she's not going to mention anything about the zombies? Is an engine failure stranger than that or what? I wonder how she even managed to-

"And what are those strange creatures doing here? I dropped my gun somewhere when I ran away from them, it just doesn't make any sense! I thought this mansion was abandoned!"

...I guess she's not as dumb as I thought she was. Then again... she's already out of college. Almost like a genius, but nowhere near as good as Alexia Ashford. Graduated at the age of ten... But Alexia Ashford wasn't at all like normal people...

"Aren't they done talking soon? I've got two other idiots to keep a look on. If they leave the mansion..." Wesker mumbled to himself. I'd have to get to the control room at the residence to be able to see what happens to them there, only problem is that there isn't any control room there!

He hadn't listened to the last parts of the conversation, but it seemed like Chris and Rebecca were on their way out of the storeroom. Since they weren't even close to getting out into the courtyard, Wesker instead started to look for Barry and Jill, either together or on their own.

He spotted Jill just as she entered the front hall again, this time on the second floor, and Barry was walking towards her.

Wesker turned off the sound on the other monitor, and let this one make it easy for him to hear what Barry had to say this time.

"Barry!" Jill said as she saw him.

"Jill, what's going on?" Barry replied. "Any clues?"

"No, but something is definitely really wrong with this mansion."

"Yeah, it sure is a dangerous place Maybe we should secure our escape route first, and then try to find the captain and Chris? We can't go through the main door, that's was too risky, with all those dogs outside... We'd be an easy target, not knowing which way to go... There must be a backdoor somewhere, we just have to find it."

"Okay, let's separate again." Jill said. "That way, we might find both the door and our missing teammates faster, don't you think?"

Barry nodded. "Sounds like a good idea. See you around Jill." He smiled, and turned back the way he'd come, and Jill entered the door next to the one she'd gone through to get to the hall.

It led her into a narrow corridor, and the far wall was smeared with blood. Jill gasped when she noticed it, but she still went closer, like she'd wanted to find out what had happened. She opened the door, and stepped out onto a small balcony. At first, she didn't see anything interesting, but then... Her gaze fell on a corpse in a corner, and she slowly walked closer. When she saw who it was, she screamed.

"Oh God, Forest!" She backed away, scared by the sight, and a flock of crows approached her. She ran as fast as she could back into the hallway, closing the door behind her, falling down to the floor, covering her face in her hand.

Wesker had seen Forest die. It had been cruel, he'd been pecked to death by the very same flock of crows that Jill had managed to outrun. One more for her to add to the list of dead comrades. I wonder why he hasn't turned into a zombie yet...

After a long pause that had given Wesker enough time to pour up a new cup of coffee, Jill once again stood up, drying her tears with the back of her hand, and went through the door to the hall, and then through the one she'd first entered from. She stopped by the first door to her left, the door that led in to a corridor, to the room where the Yawn was. And the Yawn... It seemed like it would get a little bite even before Jill got there.

Richard Aiken, Bravo Team's communications expert, had stumbled upon the room. And Chris and Rebecca were getting closer faster than Wesker had thought they would.

This may make things harder... If they all go together, I can't continue with my plans. There's only one person who can help me now...