I don't know why but I really love doing this…

Disclaimer – Don't own it so no taking me to court.

Possibilities are nothing more than the reminder,
That nothing is for certain

My Own

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Carter yanked the metallic fragment out of his leg, letting out a small grunt of pain as it slid from his leg. That was it he was convinced that those damn Umbrella choppers where made to shatter upon impact. He chucked the metal shard into the sink watching it and the other two small shards slowly cleanse itself of blood as it entered the stream of water escaping the tap. The moment they had gotten into the abandoned Umbrella facility it was straight to the medical facility where he was to perform his magic on Alice…or at least hope he performed magic on Alice or otherwise he knew he'd be kissing his ass goodbye. For now at least he had a chance to be by himself with no chance of Claire, Alice or Kmart or anyone for that reason annoying him since the only other people excluding himself inside the facility were watching over Alice.

He pushed himself away from the sink glancing over himself in the mirror before running a hand over his face. He was thankful that he never grew facial hair one of the upsides to what had happened to him. He placed both hands against the sink turning to face the monitors of the medical bay as the young teen sat by Alice's beside still crying, he just couldn't believe how hydrated that teen was considering the world. His eye's fell on the redhead, she had yet to shed one tear but had shown the most emotion towards Alice when she spoke to him. It wasn't so much the words she said but the meaning behind them, the thoughts that encumbered the air trying to suffocate him. He knew Alice was lucky to have Claire, not many people cared nowadays well not really truly cared like Claire did.

He had to admit while he was watching the whole display in front of him back on the field when Alice had fell to the ground he had contemplated two very different options to the one he had done. At first he had given considerable amount of thought to just continue running during the whole display of Alice's powers, they wouldn't even know he was gone and they wouldn't care he'd do them all a favor – but he had stayed. Then when Alice had collapsed and Dr. Isaacs had taken off in the helicopter like the cowardly bastard the doctor was he had considered pulling the pistol Alice still had holstered out and if he was lucky he would find three bullets and do away with the three women in front of him.

He wretched before turning towards the sink and throwing up, he hadn't felt an ounce of guilt towards the thought but yet – he knelt down and told them he could help. He wiped his mouth with the back of his palm small amounts of blood showing, he turned the tap on rinsing his hands a watery mess he had created in the sink.

"Hey Claire said I should come check on you," Kmart appeared at the door fiddling with her hands as dried tears streaked the currently visible parts of her face.

Carter dabbed his face dry before throwing the towel towards the makeshift bed in the corner, grabbing a clean shirt and putting it on as he turned to face the teenager, "How's she doing?"

"Claire'll be fine," Kmart nodded trying to convince herself.

"I meant Alice but that's good to," he glanced around his makeshift room awkwardly. He was never one for conversation that didn't result in him saying something cocky or giving someone a smartass answer or comment, however looking at the teen in front of him now he knew she need comforting words. So he did both, "Hey Alice is ninja she'll live and well Claire's commando so she'll be back to her tough ass self once Alice decides to wake up from her fantasy about Claire." He nodded in satisfaction when the teenager gave a small chuckle.

"I hope your right," Kmart almost sounded as if she were pleading.

He nodded understanding that no matter what he said he couldn't be positive, "Hey down the hall second door to the left is an Umbrella kitchen how about you get something for yourself and Claire to eat?" He watched Kmart's features fall at his lack of mention towards Alice, "Claire'll share with Alice something to do with Lady & The Tramp or something like that." He grinned the moment Kmart started chuckling again.

"Okay you win," Kmart held up her hands still chuckling.

"I know I always do, now go on I'm gonna go check up on Clairice." He watched the small look of confusion etch across the teens face, "Claire and Alice." He rolled his eyes before moving down the hall towards the med bay, "Get with the times Kmart."

Carter rounded yet another corner making his way down yet another corridor; he wondered how Kmart had managed to find her way when after six years he still couldn't manage to find his way around the place. He let out a sigh of relief the moment the med bay came into sight, he was nearly ready to declare himself MIA. He took his first steps into the med bay and was greeted by a half hearted smile that was still somewhat sad.

"Hey," Claire managed. She didn't know why she was bothered by Alice laying unconscious in the hospital bed, maybe it was cause' the woman had saved her life more than once.

"Hey," he gave a small nod in Alice's direction, "Sleeping beauty will wake up soon."

"You can't guarantee that."

"No I can't but without faith where would we be?" He questioned sincerely.

"Faith in what?" she asked giving a small huff of annoyance and disbelief, "A high-power? A God?"

"It doesn't matter what you have faith towards as long as you have it, it's what keeps people going. You'd be surprised what the slightest bit of faith can achieve," Carter turned to face Claire where she leant against a medical table arms folded.

"If there was a God you tell me where he was when the apocalypse happened, you tell me where he is now while Alice lies there dying, you tell me where he is twelve months from now when the there is no longer a soul left on Earth!" She yelled before taking a deep breath, "Can you honestly stand there and tell me to put faith in somebody that doesn't exist?" She watched the young man nod, she saw the flicker of anger snap across his face and then disappear in a breath making her doubt it was even there. "Why won't you yell or say something damn it!"

"You want a reaction cause' right now you feel weak and useless but yelling at you isn't going to change anything the only person who can change what you're feeling is you."

"And who made you a fuckin' prophet or priest!" She sighed. He was right she felt useless and weak and she was just asking for a reaction…anything. "I'm sorry."

"It's cool you're pissed and your taking it out on the closest person around you at the moment," he paused with a shrug, "It's better than takin' it out on Kmart."

Claire shook her head with disbelief before looking back to Carter, "How can you be so thoughtful when I'm yelling at you."

Carter shrugged once more "Don't get used to it." He teased watching a proper yet small smile appear on the redhead's face.

Claire chuckled quietly before curiously questioning, "Do you believe there's a man upstairs?"

"If you mean God?" he paused watching the nod before finishing, "Yeah I do hard to think there isn't."

"Why hasn't he helped then?" Claire asked almost pleading with him to give her a reasonable answer.

He believed that the man upstairs didn't help because what good would it do? We'd just go back to war, fighting, murder, thieving, slavery etcetera in would never end…this was it, this was Mother Nature cleaning the Earth of its poison and God allowing a cleansing. "I don't know," he replied honestly, he had theories but in the end the only one that knew the answer to Claire's question was the man himself. Carter heard the small groan from the bed, knowing Claire also heard it since she was at the bedside immediately. He took the remaining steps over towards the bedside leaning over in front of Alice's face mere inches away from the woman. "That's right Dorothy it was all a dream," he heard the clearing of Claire's throat at his sarcastic comment. He grinned playfully giving a shrug before backing out of the room when a small death glare was shot his way, "I should go check up on Kmart."

Claire waited till Carter had left the room before giving an amused shake of her head, looking down at the woman now coughing and trying to right herself up "Hey easy now."

"How long was I out?" Alice's voice was rougher than usual. She placed a hand to her forehead feeling the throbbing start to increase, all she remembered was an Umbrella helicopter flying away with Dr. Isaacs in it and then it went black she was falling but she never felt the impact of the ground.

"A good couple of hours," Claire answered.

"Right," she rubbed her eye's looking around the med bay, "Where's Kmart?"

"I don't know but Carter's going to check on her now, I'm sure she's fine."

"And Carlos and the rest?" she had to ask.

Claire looked away taking a few pacing steps to the other side of the room before making her way back, she had thought about that, the transmission had been cut so she never heard what Carlos was going to say after. When they had reached the camp the school bus and Hummer were missing leaving only an upturned and ablaze ambulance, which meant Carlos had gotten the hell out of dodge and probably waited for them at a designated safe zone and after not showing for hours she hoped he had just continued. He was her second she trusted him with the convoy, she was sure he'd do it if it meant protecting the convoy.

"I'm sorry," Alice frowned slightly as she bowed her head.

"We don't know what happened, so no need for sorry's." She offered a half smile before handing the glass of water to Alice that had been sitting on the bedside table for a good part of an hour.

Alice took the glass with a small smile of her own, gulping down the clear liquid with relief as it washed over her dried throat. "Where are we?"

"Vegas, Carter's place, I could get you the postcode too if you want," Claire crinkled her brow to what she was saying.

Alice let a small laugh escape as she swung her legs over the side of the bed, "Way too much time spent with Carter, so no more talking to him unless I'm there."

"Yes ma'am," Claire gave a mock salute helping Alice up and to her feet and letting the woman use her as somewhat of a makeshift crutch.

"I'm good," Alice nodded trying to push of off Claire but being held firmly in place by an arm wrapped around her waist tightly.

"I don't think so, just take it easy you may have all these powers but you're still human." Claire moved Alice over to the chair in the corner of the room that she had pushed over there after Kmart had left; it was a small distraction that didn't last nearly long enough

Alice blinked at Claire a few times a small smile playing her lips as the redhead returned to the glass she had placed back on the bedside table. After everything that had happened, Claire still thought of her as human. She accepted the second glass of water from Claire this time taking ease to drink it. "How are you feeling?"

"Me?" she asked somewhat between anger and disbelief, "Are you serious? Have you taken a look in a mirror?"

"I look that ugly?" Alice smirked at the glare coming from Claire, "I'm fine Claire."

"Alice!"

Claire and Alice both snapped their heads towards the half scream and squeal noise that had erupted from the doorway. Claire gave a small smile towards the teen and chuckled slightly when Kmart had nearly tackled Alice and the chair to the ground. The girl was way too trusting Claire knew that but Kmart had taken an immediate shine Alice before the woman had even managed to wake up after the crow incident. "Easy now Kmart Alice is still in recovery."

"I'm fine dizziness is gone and pain is starting to dull down I'll be back to normal in no time." Alice gave Claire a reassuring smile but it failed to do its purpose as Claire continued her worried look towards Alice.

"Kmart cooks but can't even be bothered to carry the food," Carter appeared in the doorway taking the few steps over to the three women handing the food tray to Alice who hesitantly accepted it.

"Hey I carried it half way," Kmart nodded turning back to Alice and Claire to reassure them she did something.

"Yeah well how's snow white?" Carter nodded towards Alice.

"Perfect nearly," she picked up the fork and took her first bite of the noodles that had been placed in the corner of the tray.

"Well that's good cause' I want to know where Isaacs is off to." Carter nodded turning back to the door while continuing talking, "I can track the Umbrella helicopter using their satellite in their database."

"Password protected and even if you manage to get in their bound to shut you off before you get the location." Alice handed the fork over to Claire who shook her head refusing it but Alice was having none of that. She poked the fork into the small cut chicken bits before putting up to Claire's mouth if the woman wouldn't eat on her own she'd feed her then.

"So I'll upload a virus in the central network that way the moment they start to cut me off…" He raised his hands flicking them open and closed once, "BAM!" he yelled. "A virus pops up and they have to delete that before locking me out and by then I'll have what data I want on them."

"Sounds smart but we'll see," Alice continued holding the piece of chicken up towards Claire's mouth she wasn't backing down from Claire's staring contest that the younger woman had started up.

"Hey thanks for the faith pfft."

"Wait!" Claire called out turning to face Carter stopping the man in his tracks.

"Yeah?" he turned to face Claire shoving his hands into his pockets and rolling his shoulders.

"Can you track anything?"

I have kept Carlos and the convoy alive for a reason; they make a return in the sequel. Also I have got to wonder how many people actually picked up better yet took notice of the fact that Carter knows who Dr. Isaacs…wonder how he does? Well you'll have to wait and see, don't mean you can't come up with your own hypothesis I'd certainly like to hear them. Hope you enjoyed.