Leon pumped his arms for speed along with Chris as the monster tore through the hallways after them. The repeated use of the word STARS and the growling forced them to go faster. Marble, stone and bricks flew in all directions as the large creature tore through the walls after its targets. When they reached the main hall Chris turned and started firing with the shotgun. Leon ran towards the other side of the chamber and grabbed the door handle.

Chris was right behind him when the blond fell into an empty corridor with a blue door to his right. Chris shot the creature in the chest then the face forcing it to stumble back and clutch at its face. Yanking open the blue door Leon pulled Chris into a room cluttered with upturned tables and chairs. Chris realized that this was the detective's office. Tearing through the room he began to slam tables and filing cabinets against the door. Leon noticed some boxes of bullets lying on the table. Gathering them up he stuffed them into the back pack Chris gave him.

"Is it gone?" Leon whispered when nothing came through the door. Five minutes of an hour could've passed before Chris moved away from the barricaded door.

"Yeah...I think it's gone now." He gasped out.

"Now what do we do?" Leon glanced around the room.

"Let's check the office first." Chris walked towards a small office that contained a desk and a small safe. Chris found shotgun shells within the open safe.

"Can we reach the roof from here?" Leon questioned. Chris nodded as he pointed towards a corridor at the other end of the office.

"The sooner we leave this hell hole the better." Chris muttered darkly. He ran up metal steps on the outside of the building.

Once they reached the top of the steps Chris pulled open the door and entered a hallway that stank of blood. Chris felt his blood freeze in his veins when he heard familiar squawking. When he turned the corner he saw several crows devouring the flesh from a dead officer. Leon turned his face away from the grotesque sight. Chris moved slowly across the hallway, the birds keeping their attention on the corpse. Leon had Chris' arm in a death grip as he was led towards a door at the end of the hallway. Leon finally breathed again when Chris opened the door and pushed him out onto the rooftop.

It was raining now and a bitter wind blew across the rooftop. When they reached the top Chris felt his heart drop into his stomach. The helicopter was already taking off and a man was on the roof surrounded by four zombies. He started firing his machine gun widely, the bullets going in all directions.

When the projectiles hit the front of the chopper the machine began to dip then slammed into the tank and a wall. Flames erupted from the wreckage, hot metal raining down across the rooftop. Leon groaned in pain when his knees collided hard with the concrete floor. The heat from the flames caressed his face while the intense glare from the fire hurt his eyes. Chris helped the waiter to his feet.

"Can this night get any fucking worse?" Leon groaned loudly.

"Shit...I think that wall connects to Iron's office." Chris said suddenly.



"Isn't that where that Kevin guy is?" Leon felt worry creep into his heart.

"We need to get there now." Chris ran back towards the door. "Just run, follow me and keep running."

Leon nodded quickly, his eyes fixed on Chris as the taller man ran into the crow infested corridor. He ran through the birds with Leon close behind him. The crows were now squawking angrily as they took flight towards the two men. Chris grabbed the door and pushed it open.

He and Leon stumbled into a corridor as sweltering heat overcame them. The sound of a fire could be heard from around the corner. The next door directly in front of them led into a secretary's room. A typewriter was sitting on the desk along with a red diary. Leon took deep breaths as he collapsed onto the leather seat. Stripping off his jacket he wiped the sweat from his brow.

"Do you think Kevin got away before the chopper hit?" Leon murmured.

"Most likely but we need to get them out of there." Chris looked around the room for something useful.

"What about this?" Leon gabbed a fire extinguisher off the wall.

"That won't be enough." Chris frowned as he thought about something. "Listen, I can use the water from the tank but I have to go back downstairs again. I want you to stay here and wait for me ok?"

"I have to stay here?" Leon gulped.

"I don't want to sound ungrateful but I need to make this run without worrying about you." Chris explained and Leon felt a rush of warmth at the admission.

"I guess you're right." Leon nodded.

"If Kevin turns up here tell him to stay with you until I get back. He might not have gone to Iron's office yet." Chris made his way to the door.

"Take care ok." Leon said as Chris opened the door.

The brunet smiled slightly then he left the room. Leon fell back onto the chair, his thoughts a complete jumble. The only means of escape had gone up in flames and he had no idea where Hayden could be. A wave of sadness washed over him and he leant forward as tears slipped from his eyes. He wanted to know if Hayden was safe but right now he really had no chance of finding that out now.

The gun once again felt so heavy and alien in his hands. This had to be a nightmare, nothing like this happened in real life. He didn't get attacked by zombies, or Lickers or large and very scary monsters with no lips and no incredibly hot man would come to save him. Leon just wanted to awaken from this nightmare and be back home in his less than exciting life wallowing in self pity.

"God I'm pathetic." Leon muttered darkly. Sighing heavily he pulled his legs up and wrapped his arms around them as he waited for Chris to come back.

Chief Iron's Office

As his eyes fluttered open Kevin Ryman became aware of the skull splitting pain coursing through his head. His vision was blurry at best and his ears were ringing. He could smell smoke which in turn caused him to start coughing. Getting into an upright position Kevin glanced around his surroundings and remembered that he had been in the corridor linking Iron's office to the outer hallway.

Shaking his head Kevin looked to see if his companion was safe and breathed out his relief when David gave him the thumb's up. The plumber was tough not to mention really nice to stare at. Kevin grinned at his own thoughts. His eyes fell on the large stuffed tiger Iron's had mounted in the hallway a few years ago. The guy was a total freak as far as Kevin was concerned. He never did like the fat slug. Heat washed over his exposed arms and his eyes were drawn to what had been the exit from the hallway. Flames licked across the ceiling and floor effectively blocking off their passage.

"Is it me or do we have the shittiest luck?" David snarled angrily.

"Hey at least we're in one piece." Kevin said with optimism.

"In one piece and stranded." David crossed his arms. "So now what do we do?"

"We can get to the chief's room from here. There could be another exit from this part of the station." Kevin approached the door.

The RPD office had survived the outbreak by spending time in J's Bar not far from the station. He had been with two others but they got separated when dozens of zombies had stormed the streets. He managed to make it to the station where he encountered David King in the courtyard. The guy had been fighting off two zombies with a wrench.

Acting the proverbial knight in shining armour Kevin shot the monsters then pulled David into the safety of the station. At least he thought it had been safe. They had been looking for a way out when Kevin encountered Alex. When he heard Chris Redfield's voice on his radio he could've done a happy dance right there. He hoped Redfield and his friend were safe.

"Nice office..." David commented.

"If you like stuffed animals that is." Kevin shuddered.

The office was nicely decorated with a plush red carpet and a mahogany desk in the centre of the room. Vases and potted plants were on display. Glass cabinets containing collections of replica guns lined the walls along with mounted stuffed animals. Eagles, tigers, various other birds and cats stared down at the men with their lifeless glass eyes. Kevin turned his gaze away. He was freaked out enough as it was.

They approached the desk and stopped dead in their tracks. Kevin immediately brought up his gun while David looked around for an immediate escape route. There was a woman lying on the desk, his guts tore out and her white dress clinging to a lithe form. She had golden hair that was splayed out on the desk and a beautiful face. There was also a choker on her neck.

"What the hell?" Kevin whispered just as the high backed chair turned around and a man pointed a gun at him.

"Oh...so there are more survivors." Chief Irons murmured as he lowered his gun.

"Chief..." Kevin nodded. David looked unsure but he allowed some of his tension to leave him.

"So one of our own survived the outbreak...but that doesn't matter anymore. This city is already dead." Irons sighed.

"Is there another way out of here Chief?" Kevin asked quickly. "The hallway's been blocked off."

"Just look at her. She was a true beauty. But she will soon decay and become a zombie just like all the others." Irons sounded wistful.

"Sir, we really need to get out of here." Kevin said slowly.

"Please, I wish to be alone now." Irons waved him off. Kevin backed away, his spine practically encased in ice.

"That guy is long gone." David muttered as he entered a small room that acted as a trophy room.

"Shit, we need to get out of here." Kevin looked around for anything useful.

"And you work for that guy?" David felt sorry for the cop.

Kevin shrugged as a response. They spent a few minutes in the room looking for anything helpful but after searching the small square room they gave up. When they walked back into the main office the place was empty. Irons and the dead girl were both gone.

Kevin brought up his gun again and moved slowly towards the desk. He noticed that the blood pool was slightly dry. The girl had been there for hours at least. Kevin felt sick all of a sudden. Where the hell had Irons gone to with the girl? David walked around the desk and looked around for anything useful.

"Where do you think he went?" the plumber asked.

"If he got out then we can too." Kevin replied. "There has to be a door here or something."

"There's a book here. Must be his diary or something." David handed the book to Kevin. The cop immediately got a mischievous glint in his eyes. "You're gonna read that?"

"It might help." Kevin shrugged as he went through the pages. "He mentions something about his hidden passageway beneath the station. It doesn't say where it's located...oh my god." Kevin whispered as he went pale.

"What is it?" David asked.

"This is seriously fucked up shit." Kevin snapped the book shut. "The fucker knew about Umbrella!" Before David could ask a loud crash came from the hallway followed by a vicious growl.

"What the hell was that?" David swallowed thickly.