To say Alice was furious was an understatement. She stood motionless, blades at her sides, and watched through unblinking eyes as the convoy battled below her. Her heart clenched as she watched Carlos being wrestled to the ground, only for him to spring up again, the lifeless corpse thrown to the side as he moved on to the next aggressor. When he moved out of her line of sight, she would have screamed in furry if she had control of her vocal cords.
She was supposed to be protecting him!
Instead, she focused inward. At first she battled with the connection as she used to whenever Umbrella attempted to gain control of her, but she found this just as fruitless as it had been five years ago. Internally groaning in frustration, she redirected her efforts, exerting every ounce of control she could over the link between her and the satellite. Much to her surprise, she found that she was able to follow the connection, a hum that grew steadily louder as she traced it back to its source. After a few moments, she felt her mind bumping against something.
The ringing she felt in her ears was enough to make her think her head would explode, but as Carlos moved back into her line of vision, she pushed harder against whatever was blocking her. She felt a faint sizzle and a pop that reverberated through her mind.
For the briefest moment she was afraid she had gone blind, but realized that her eyes had slammed shut at the first opportunity. She blinked several times trying to rid herself of the sandy film that was clouding her vision. She allowed herself only a moment of elation at her achievement before hopping onto the ledge of the incline leading to and from the building. There was still a battle going on, still people she loved in danger. From her vantage point, she was able to see all of the battle happening below her. Carlos and Claire were holding their own, standing five feet apart and shooting down anything that tried to get near the children. The few others that were left weren't fairing so well.
She leaped onto the back of the shipping contain, and ran at full speed, blades out and at the ready, before hurling herself at two undead feeding on a former member of the convoy. She took a moment to slice through the spine column of the fallen member, wincing at the loss but unwilling to let the rest of the convoy have to deal with their former friend trying to kill them. She pushed herself forward; she didn't have time to mourn now. She took off toward the building across the street. She could already feel the tugging at the back of her skull. It felt like they had rerouted another satellite. Bursting through the door and taking the steps two at a time, Alice headed to face her 'maker'. And she was not going to be the one dying in this encounter.
She fought off an extremely strong burst of static in her ears as she kicked open the door to the roof. She wasn't sure if her hands were shaking at the sight of the Umbrella assembly, or the signal still fighting for control over her body.
"Shut her down!" The panicked voice of Dr. Isaacs was the end of her sanity. Alice's blades began tearing through Umbrella agents with her regular determination and just a little personal fury. She didn't even realize when the satellite signal completely disappeared. She ripped through the tent only to hear Dr. Isaacs begging for antivirus and the sound of the helicopter taking flight. She spun and took aim at the fuel tanks on the bottom of the helo, only to let the weapons fall back to her sides.
"Why didn't you shoot?" Hearing K-Mart's voice jogged Alice's memory, she recalled hearing K-Mart calling after her as she tore into the building, but she had been too focused to acknowledge the call.
"Because, we aren't driving to Alaska." Alice turned and gave the girl a quick smile before she moved to the ledge of the roof to overlook the scene below. She watched as Claire slammed her boot into the back of a struggling zombie, holding it down while Carlos shot two bullets into its head. The pair shared a look before moving toward the truck sheltering the children. The few other survivors who had been involved in the battle moved to follow their leader. Alice gave a tight smile before turning back to K-Mart.
"How much do you know about computers?" The young girl only raised her eyebrows.
Couldn't really decide where to end this one, so the next chapter might just get added to the end of this. Let me know what you think! =)