Staring into the barrel of the gun pointed at his head Jay smirked before saying "This just got interesting". Lowering his gun the man in black took a single step back before asking the question of the day "Who are you?" Rubbing his injured arm Jay opened his mouth to answer, but the steel door behind him flew open knocking him forward. Looking behind him Jay saw a zombie standing in the door way, its mouth drooling, claws protruding from its hands, its face crimson red and the worst part was its moan, it was hollow as if possessed "Creepy" Jay said before shooting several rounds into the monster's head.
After several rounds the zombie was still standing "This is new" Jay said before the monster attacked him. Evading the swinging claws Jay jumped to the side and kicked the monster in its leg knocking it off balance, shooting it with three more rounds the zombie was still standing "Will you just die already" Jay yelled taking his stiletto knife from his pocket and throwing it into the zombie's left eye. Falling back the zombie hit the floor with one last moan before becoming silent, slowly approaching the monster Jay quickly kicked it in the head to make sure it was dead before retrieving his knife.
Standing up and looking over to the man in black he said "So Albert Wesker. I must say this is quite the honor for me". The man raised an eyebrow, but didn't speak. "To think I'd meet the famous Wesker here of all places. As great as this is I must be going. I do hope we meet again, under better circumstances" Jay said before walking back the way he came. After reentering the mansion Jay decided to search for Sam since no one had heard from her, first returning to the lobby he heard the click of a door lock, turning to his right to see Chris unlocking a blue door "Ah Christopher you're still alive". Looking at the young mercenary Chris blankly said "Its Chris". Looking at the silver key in Chris' hand Jay shrugged as he opened the blue door, staring down the dark hallway ahead of him he turned back to Chris "So who goes down the creepy hall first?" Before Chris answered a door above them open and closed the sound of someone running along the upper balcony echoed throughout the lobby.
Readying his pistol Jay quickly leaped out from under the balcony aiming his gun at an exhausted Rebecca "Hello Rebecca" he said holstering his gun. "I don't like this place" she panted as she sat at the top of the stairs to catch her breath. "Who would" Jay muttered before hearing another door open, this time it was another zombie quickly approaching Rebecca. Aiming her gun at the monster Rebecca pulled the trigger the gun's chamber clicked it was empty, getting to her feet Rebecca quickly descended the staircase as Jay aimed his gun at the zombie. Just as he was about to pull the trigger Jay froze "Joe" he muttered seeing the dark face of the zombie swiftly limping towards him.
Tightening his grip on the gun Jay roared before firing several rounds into the head of his fallen comrade "Hell with this job" he growled before loading a clip into his gun, then handing the last one to Rebecca. Regaining his composure Jay looked at the blue door Chris had unlocked not too long ago "Follow close" he ordered before opening the door and proceeding down its dark hall. Stopping at another door Jay slowly turned the knob and pushed it open scanning the next room for any sign of movement "Clear" he said before proceeding. Not letting his guard down Jay quickly moved around a small corner and aimed his gun down a dimly lit blue hallway leading to a small brown door, entering the next room the three were now in a large room with a two closets and a giant mirror mounted on the wall.
Seeing another door at the other side of the room Jay said "This is getting old" as he turned the knob, the door was locked. "Open" he yelled as he kicked the door forcing it open, flipping a light switch Jay looked around the medium sized room "Great a dressing room, I could use some blood free clothes" he said holstering his gun and looking around. Taking a dark green shirt with a First Lieutenant insignia on each shoulder Jay quickly tried it on "I like it" he said in a gruff voice as he placed his tactical vest back on. Turning around he looked at the two STARS members "Feel free to look around" he said jokingly as he exited the changing room. Stretching his arms out Jay yawned quietly before he grabbed the radio from his belt 'Screw it' he thought as he dropped it to the ground and stepped on it. Sitting on the small bed in the room Jay sighed as he watched Chris and Rebecca look through the clothing in the changing room "Chris, Rebecca we need to talk".
The two STARS members walked out of the changing room curiously looking at the young mercenary "What is it?" Rebecca asked nervously. "If you see any of my squad mates don't confront them under any circumstances, don't help them don't even talk to them, better yet if you see them run away" Jay said rubbing the back of his neck. "Why?" Chris asked with suspicion. "We're under orders to terminate any STARS members that see us during the mission. Our orders were to search for and rescue several Umbrella staff members that were last seen in this mansion. After checking the police scanners we got word that STARS was going to be dispatched out here, our mission leader gave the order to kill you if you saw us".
Chris slowly scanned Jay looking for the slightest movement how could he trust him after hearing that? "Why are you telling us?" Rebecca asked him. "I'm the only one who realizes that I'm going to need help to get out of here alive. Add to it that I don't approve of killing someone unless I have to" Jay replied. Noticing that he avoided eye contact with either of them the whole time Chris said "There's something your not telling us. What is it?" Jay got up and stretched his arms again "Your right there is something I'm not telling you, but that because I haven't figured it out myself once I do you'll know". After a long silence between the three Jay said "Stay safe you two". Leaving the room Jay quickly ran down the hall and back to the lobby "Fuck orders" he said as he climbed the stairs in the lobby, reentering the hall on the second floor he grabbed a vase from the nearby cabinet and threw it at a zombie that was lying face down.
After the vase hit the zombie and rolled a few inches on the carpet a hollow moan echoed from the animated corpse as it rose to its feet like a snake arching into its strike pose. "Are all of you gonna pull this trick" Jay said as he readied himself. As the monster began attacking him Jay quickly ducked and pushed it away from him before firing a single round hitting it in the chest, evading another swing from the red-headed monster Jay pulled out his stiletto knife and waited for the monster to turn around. As the mutated zombie turned Jay threw the knife at it hitting it in the temple stunning it, running over to the monster Jay kicked its legs out and placed his gun against its skull firing two rounds into its brain.
Retrieving his knife Jay quickly proceeded back down the hall entering a small study. Seeing pages and folders scattered around a small table he quickly skimmed through them for information, a report labeled Crimson Head caught his attention as he moved everything out of the way and opened the folder. Quickly reading through the file Jay threw it back on the table "That explains a lot" he said before leaving the room and entering the narrow hall once again. Looking at the zombies lying on the floor he shook his head in disbelief "Well someone's gotta deal with em". Flipping his knife open Jay jumped on top of the one lying a few feet from him and stabbed it in the skull several times before drawing his gun and moving around the corner. Shooting a single round at the one lying ahead of him he waited for it to get to its feet.
After the Crimson head got up and charged towards him Jay ducked under it and grabbed it by the waist lifting it up and throwing it back over the guardrail to the floor below. Jumping over the rail and landing on the zombie's back Jay stabbed it in the head killing it. Getting to his feet Jay placed the knife back in his vest pocket before wiping a small amount of blood from his face "Time to go outside" he said before running back to the outside hall. Reentering the tool shed where he had meet Wesker Jay quickly looked around for anything useful before heading through the door at the other side, now outside Jay was pleased to feel a cool breeze wash over him, but sad that he didn't have time to enjoy it. Hearing wolves howling in the distance Jay quickly ran through the small garden going through a steel gate at the other end.
Seeing a dark pond ahead of him the young mercenary readied his pistol not taking any chances to be surprised. "Kid" Chase's voice called from behind him. Turning around Jay saw his captain standing in the open gateway "Boss glad to see your still alive". Chase nodded his head "Yeah its been a rough night. What's the status so far?" Chase asked walking past Jay and staring into the dark pond. "Well aside from being low on ammunition and having to kill every zombie in that place for a second time I'm fine" Jay complained before leaning against the wall. Closing his eyes Jay exhaled slowly before speaking again "Joe is dead, Stephen is badly injured and Sam is missing". Shocked Chase spun around "What happened?". Looking his captain in the eyes Jay began explaining what had happened to the team "I see. Well There's nothing left in the mansion except a few locked doors. According to this map I found there's a guardhouse out here, but this pond is in the way and its too far to jump down" Chase said looking back over the water "And I don't fancy swimming through this, no telling what's in it waiting for us".
Hearing the gate behind them creak open both Jay and Chase turned around aiming their guns at Chris and Rebecca, quickly realizing the situation Jay yelled to his captain "Don't shoot". Seeing the badge on Chris' vest Chase looked down at Jay "This them?" he asked. "Yeah. Rebecca Chambers and Chris Redfield, if it weren't for Rebecca I'd be dead right now" Jay said holstering his gun. Doing the same Chase stepped forward watching the two STARS members with distrust riddling his face "Screw the contract I've already lost one man I'm not losing anyone else" he said turning back to the pond. "I guess this means you can trust Chase" Jay said before seeing a crank in Chris' hand.
Taking the crank from him he said "I love you Chris" before running back to the flood gate "Move aside boss" he said before using the crank to open the gate letting the water out and revealing a walkway in the pond. "All right let's go" he said before jumping down and running across to the other ladder, pulling himself up Jay saw a small lift at the other end. Before he could say anything he heard a hissing sound from the branches of the tree above him, looking up he jumped back as a small dark snake dropped down "How cute" he said grabbing it by its tail and throwing it into the water. "Watch the snakes" he called as he ran for the lift, the lift was too small for everyone to ride at once so Jay and Rebecca went down first while Chase and Chris waited for it to come back up.
As the lift descended slowly Jay counted three zombie dogs below them "This just got interesting" he said looking over to Rebecca to make sure she was ready. Quickly getting off the lift Jay hit the button to send it back up before turning to defend himself from the monstrous dogs. Waiting for the first one to lunge at him he rolled to the side and fired two rounds at it before turning to shoot the other two, after he and Rebecca killed the three monsters Rebecca noticed the bandages on Jay's arm were coming loose "Hold still" she said as she removed her medical pack and to replacing them. Jay smiled warmly as she removed the bandages and applied some disinfectant before wrapping new ones around the wound. After she finished Rebecca looked at him and said "That should do it. How's it feel?" Closing his hand into a fist several times then flexing his arm Jay said "Amazing...thanks".
Hearing the lift stop behind him Jay looked back just as Chase said "OK that's enough flirting you two don't forget we have undead monsters after us". Speechless Jay realized that he was blushing and quickly looked away from the group "As fun as flirting with Rebecca is we should keep moving" he said in a serious tone before continuing towards the small gate at the other side of the courtyard. Now in a small stone corridor the four survivors quickly proceeded towards the guardhouse entering the dark and gloomy building they went they're separate ways to search the area Chase and Chris went down the right hall before splitting from each other while Jay and Rebecca went straight.