Disclaimer - *Long Loud Sigh* Nope still don't own Resident Evil.

Las Vegas,
Sin City,
Will be both my first and last destination,
At the end of the world

My Own

XXX

Carter yawned cracking his neck and rolling his shoulders. It hadn't even reached six in the morning by the time the convoy had been up and packing up what supplies they had left out during the night. He had groaned continuously ignoring Kmart as she tried to wake him up and he was silently happy when she had left at least until Kmart returned and tipped her bottle of water on him after Claire insisted she do it. Now they had been on the road for a good four to five hours, his shirt had dried considerably since the sun had risen but yet he couldn't shake the sticky feeling the dried water had left on him.

He had pulled out his own map after heading back to his car last night and had calculated it would take at least four hours to get to Las Vegas, so either they were travelling slowly or he had miscalculated – and he never miscalculates.

Claire glanced into her side mirror at the vehicles following behind hers before turning to look at the Dodge Charger to her left. She had to resist the urge to roll her eyes when the dodge charger had started swerving along the road, Kmart had giggled the whole time and Alice looked as if she was fighting back a laugh and a sarcastic comment. Eventually the black charger had stopped its swerving pulling back to fall in beside her hummer.

"If he falls asleep at the wheel I dare you to ram his car," Kmart giggled out as she pushed herself between the two front seats.

"Unless you got something to offer with that dare..." She glanced at the young man who was now pulling faces in his rear-view mirror, "You know what the prize is running him off the road."

"Las Vegas," Alice spoke up cutting the prior conversation off as she looked up at the half buried sign with lights still flickering.

Claire slowed the vehicle to a stop the convoy and Charger following her lead and pulling to a complete stop beside the Las Vegas sign. Claire pushed open her door before grabbing the roof of the hummer and pulling herself up and leaning against the door, she watched Carter do the same although a little bit shorter since his car wasn't as tall as the hummer.

"This feels wrong," Carter spoke up turning to face the redhead with her arm hanging over the door radio in hand.

"What do you mean?" Alice asked clearing her throat as she mimicked Claire's movements.

"I was only in Vegas a few days ago and it was riddled with zombies," Carter pointed around the streets with his free hand before giving a nod towards them, "And now all of a sudden it's a ghost town."

"He has got a point," Alice nodded agreeing. Major cities were never this empty.

"Maybe we were lucky and the crows had picked the city clean," Claire shrugged.

"Keep those good thoughts coming Commando," Carter grinned at the glare that was thrown his way, even under his own glasses and the redhead aviator glasses he could see the annoyance.

Claire watched the young man with a grin on his face as he looked away from her mars bar in his right hand. If she knew she wouldn't feel guilty about it she'd pull her gun out of her holster and shoot the man without a second thought. She turned to face Alice whose smile was now showing, a quick playful glare in her direction and the blonde was wiping the smile of her face. "Carlos?" She put the walkie up to her mouth, breaking eye contact with the blonde.

"Go ahead."

"Were going to take the truck, you take the rest of the convoy and set up camp." Claire spoke back releasing her hold of the talk button.

"Are you sure about this?" Carlos's voice came back worried and slightly hesitant.

"It'll be a lot easier with just the three of us going in and we'll be able to get a lot more supplies in." Claire replied.

"We'll have to take the tanker too," Carter pointed out before taking a bite of the mars bar as Claire gave a nod towards him.

"Alright Claire."

Claire attached the walkie onto her belt before stepping down and out of her hummer completely. She prepared herself for the fight she was going to have with Kmart the moment she had said three people.

"Those three people include me right?" Kmart asked jumping out of the hummer.

"I don't think so," Carter spoke up getting back into his car.

"What do you think you're doing?" Claire spoke up hands on hips as she faced the younger man.

"I'm getting ready to hit Vegas," he asked with confusion in his voice as it registered what was happening. "Oh no, oh hell no there is no way anybody is touching my car," Carter shook his head rapidly while getting out of the charger and slamming his driver side door shut. One thing he hated is his car in somebody else's hands which was exactly what the redhead was asking him to do. "Nobody touches the car."

"Fine then you can drive the car over to the campsite and then you can walk back." Claire shrugged not caring how the young man ridded himself of the Charger. She had to admit she was slightly jealous of his somewhat shiny looking Charger, she had always loved Charger's and Impala's but never had a chance to get one – and now there was no chance.

"Are you serious?" He took a forceful step forward towards the redhead, he watched Alice fall in beside Claire somewhat in front of the redhead. He had seen it before in Umbrella agent's when they moved to protect Wesker ready to take the first hit or bullet for the man. He raised his hands taking a step back, he had no intention of hitting a woman ever, it was sought of a moral code he had. Of course he had fought many female Umbrella soldiers but never once did he perform and offensive move he was always on defense until the soldier somehow managed to knock herself out. "On one condition," Carter raised his index finger pointing it towards the blonde.

"What?" Claire asked, feeling the protective presence of the blonde. She could protect herself but silently she was thankful for the other woman's actions.

"I get to drive."

This chapter is short but it was meant to be just to explain that they've reached Vegas and get to know Carter a little more as well as Claire, Alice and Kmart's reactions to him…how does he know Wesker? Well you might find out in this story or in the sequel lol. Hope you enjoyed.