I looked at the man at the passenger seat with contempt. Ricardo Irving was scum. We all knew it, even the worm himself, but he needed him. The bastard was a loose cannon. If he was allowed to roam free, who knew what he'd do?

"Let's go," he drawled to me, giving me a leering look as he did so. I resisted the urge the wipe that smirk off his face, and stepped on the accelerator.

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"Freeze!"

I stopped when I heard him. I knew that voice! I raced to where it was coming from, all the while trying to remember who it was. The answer was right there, but my mind can't seem to grasp that thought to identify who it was. I swore to myself as I sprinted, cursing at my lack of recall. Why can't I remember? The voice was familiar, almost as though…

I clutched at my chest as sharp pain suddenly hit me. Damn it! Not now! Another surge of pain hit me, and I almost tripped. It was then that I realized I was on the opposite side of the door of the room where the voices were coming from. I risked taking a peek at the glass panel, and I froze again when I saw him.

That man. They were cold as ice now, but his eyes were the ones from my dreams… Memories. Pain hit me again, but I ignored it, too astounded at what I've discovered.

This man… This man is from my past.

It took a few seconds for me to realize what the scene happening in front of me was. Him… And another woman, both obviously from the BSAA, were aiming their guns at Irving. He wouldn't be pleased if something happened to him. My instructions were to bring him back safe.

Gritting my teeth, I pulled out a smoke grenade and tossed it in the room.

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Irving was still cackling as we made our escape.

Finally, I snapped. Slamming him against the wall, I asked, "What are you going to do about them?" I didn't know why I was asking, but I had to know. He must've received his instructions. Just like I did.

"You're just one of Excella's playthings!" Irving said, his voice a sneer, but a hint of fear in his eyes.

Sunuvabitch. I lifted him up easily.

"It was your master who was…!"

"One more time!" I interrupted him, my voice cold. "What are you going to do about them?"

"Alright, alright," Irving choked out, "I'll handle it!"

I let him fall to the ground. I hesitated only briefly before pulling the syringe from my cloak.

"Use it," I said, my voice sounding even more wooden through the mask.

"This?" He asked, but I didn't reply. I was already moving, hoping he would believe the instructions came from him, hoping I didn't betray myself.

As I've already betrayed him.

He wanted Irving to be delivered safely. Too bad that's not going to happen, but he did say to do anything to keep the BSAA from interrupting the plan.

At least, that's what I'm going to tell him.

After all, he did say that sacrifices have to be made to reach our goal.

And if it meant getting Irving infected at the same time as preventing him from using one of his high-tech weapons to use on the BSAA, then I'm going with that.

Because I somehow knew that that man would survive a bioweapon, even one as strong as the strain I pushed in Irving's hands.

I had to see him again, and that wouldn't happen if he was blown into pieces.

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I'm really, really sorry for my slow updates. As I've said before, I'm pretty busy right now, and at the same time, I've realized how hard it is to write from Jill's POV. The poor girl must've been going nuts inside her head as the RE5 events unfolded. I know it didn't happen in RL, but still. Anyway, I'll try to update faster, hopefully come up with more chapters instead of letting them come once a week.

Anyway, thanks for the reviews again.:) You guys are really encouraging, thank you so much! It's you guys that's making me continue writing this.

Oh, just to share, I liked writing this chapter. It's darker than the previous ones, and it was interesting exploring the duality of Jill's personality at this point in time: one minute she's Wesker's puppet, the next she does things of her own will. I really liked playing with that, and hopefully, you do too.:)

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