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Heavy Todd focused on the begging of this chapter for good reason, I promise there wont be many of them at all. As this will probably be the only one this heavily focused on him. Because i know some of yall hate him. and that's good, thats how you should feel. As i promised there's some action near end, and just like I have been keeping to my promises I promise the next chapter will be strictly CHRISxJill focused, except for one little scene. And as you know now, I stick to my promises.
Edited Feb 5th, 2017
Five Days later
Todd had hated growing accustomed to the usual routine. He awakened from his sleep, ready for his early shift like usual. When all of a sudden there was a knock on his door. Todd nearly jumped off his bed, only wearing his boxers and black T-shirt to answer. Opening the door he wasn't surprised who was on the other side.
"Hay T man, thought you want to spend some time on the range before our shift." Agent J offered.
Agent J was one of the other guards within Todd's same security division on the facility. Todd still hasn't seen much of the facility, both he Agent F and he were on guard detail near the main entrances. Although, they did have access to the range, and other places such as the Lobby and gym. They were all very basic and looking high tech all at the same time.
"Yeah man, just let me get dress." Todd replied, after Agent J nodded Todd shut his door so he could change.
Agent J and his partner usually shared the same shifts as Todd and his partner, who F still refused to rarely talk to him in anything that wasn't work related. However Todd would share daily conversations with Agent J. Just like everything else here that was classified, their names still remained secrets. And though Todd did share that he used to be with Delta in the Army, while Agent J shared with him that he was once with the Army Rangers. It was a good common ground to share with if any.
Todd opened his closet, grabbing one of the five or so pairs of Black fatigues that he had. He hated how he had to wear the same thing every day. If Todd wasn't formally in the military and use to uniforms, he probably would have gone crazy already. Taking less than thirty seconds to get dress, Todd grabbed his gun belt off his shelf and proceeded to his front door, opening to see Agent J was still waiting.
"Took you long enough T man," Agent J laughed punching Todd lightly on his shoulder.
"Yea well…You know," Todd replied, taking that saying directly from Agent J. Saying a long paused Well you know, was kind of their thing now.
"Hay man that's my line." Agent J laughed.
"So aren't we going to the range?" Todd asked
"Ladies first." Agent J joked.
"Well after you than." Todd shot back.
They continued to laugh and share stories in both their times in the military as they walked through the long corridors. The main door for the security zone opened up, and it has a firing range and everything else needed for the guards. Todd saw that same Red and White symbol on the wall right behind the front desk. Todd knew now for the past four days who he was working for, but didn't exactly know what he was guarding. Todd remembered his briefing from his first day on the Job.
Agent F had came at 0700 hours on the dot to meet Todd. In his first day on uniform, Todd followed him down that same long hallway from before. It felt like the hallway never ended, but they eventually made it to a huge metal door. He thought they were going in there, until Agent F told him that behind this door is off limits.
Agent F led Todd to a glass door on the right, with security written in plain white on the door. Entering the security room laid a front desk with a Red and White Symbol behind it. Todd had seen that symbol many times before, as it was impossible in this day and age not to know this company. The yhad ties to nearly everything, even the military.
"Where working for Um…Umbrella?" Todd asked stuttering, looking directly at the symbol.
"Yes and No." Agent F replied, while he was checking something off on a clipboard at the front desk.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Todd continued to question walking towards Agent F, but got no reply in return.
Agent F Ignored Todd's questions like usually, he just started walking down the right corridor in the security Zone, Taking one look back at Todd.
"Come on Agent T, your briefing starts in ten seconds."
Todd nearly ran to catch up with Agent F. Heading down the corridor Agent F entered the second room on the right, and Todd followed him in. Inside was just a table with papers on it. There was nobody else inside. But there were schematics of the facility and all kinds of personal photos on the walls.
"Take a seat Agent T." Agent F nearly ordered on the other side of the table. He was still standing, as there was no chair on his side of the table. Todd just did as he was told, taking a seat on the only chair available.
"So I figured you will have a lot of questions, but I must ask you to safe them until after I brief you." Agent F spoke, while shuffling papers on the table.
Todd was growing a bit annoyed by Agent F's need to hide all of his questions, but Todd had no say in the matter. Agent F found the right papers he was looking for, and simply tossed them right in front of Todd.
"These are personal files on the other security teams we will be working with. Just like us their names and other confidential information are being kept out, but you can you view all their skills and other important detail as needed." Agent F continued to shuffle around with some more papers, tossing some more Todd's way.
"Here is some information on the security job you and I are being assigned to. Like I said are job is to keep everything remained here secret. Nothing comes out of that door you saw back in the Hallway, without the proper security measures." Agent F finally took a breather from his short brief, before he leaned on the table. "Also you only get access to one day of leave a week on the surface. Any questions Agent T?"
Todd was glad he could speak up now, so he wasted no time."Yeah, you said yes and no to working with umbrella, what did you mean back there?"
Agent F just smiled before he answered, Todd never saw him smile like that before, he wasn't sure if it was sincere or just really evil."You work for umbrella, as a freelancer in a way."
"And what about you?" Todd shot back.
"I…work for someone else, but the one I work for…let's just say he works for umbrella as well, and leave it at that."
Todd gave up in digging up more details on this subject, so he went to the next one. "You said we be switching between two different facilities." Agent F nodded in reply, before Todd continued "When will that be?"
"Soon Agent T, very soon." Agent F replied walking towards the door out of the room, looking back on Todd. "If you will excuse me I have duties to attend to. Spend the rest of your day looking through those Files." he ordered walking out of that room. And Todd did spend the better course of that day reading over the files given to him.
"Hay T man, wake up." Agent J said shaking Todd, forcing him out of his memories.
Todd and agent J spent the next twenty minutes or so in the shooting range. They had a small competition going on at first, but it had turned into a back and forth roller coaster and was definitely not going anywhere. So in the end they were just having some honest to good fun.
"So T man, guess I'll catch you later on shift tonight." Agent J said, as they were now both walking outside the range.
"Of course, who else am I going to talk to, F?" Todd joked as they both laughed.
They were now outside the security zone, right in front of the off limits metal door. Todd began walking down the hall, when he noticed Agent J wasn't following. He turned around to see Agent J messing with the door codes.
"J, what are you doing? you know that place is off limits." Todd asked walking back towards the door.
"For you it is T man, I…I have a…..detail in the la…secured area." Agent J said, still punching in the codes.
Suddenly the door opened, and it was dark inside. Todd could see faint lights in the distance, and what may have looked like a lab, but Todd knew better than to poke his nose were it didn't belong. He wondered why Agent J would have access to the secured area, but Agent J had been here much longer than Todd, so he figured he had access all along. However, to him it was funny he never mentioned it before. Todd could have sworn Agent J said he also didn't have access to the secured area a few days ago.
"Alright man, whatever I'll see you tonight." Todd said, as Agent J was walking inside waving, while the doors closed behind him. With Todd now alone he decided to head to his quarters to make himself something to eat. With how slow the day was going he felt like he could eat just about anything right now.
About an hour passed, and Todd was just finishing his meal while reading a book he brought with him. That's when suddenly the alarm went off. Todd quickly rose from his bed grabbing his gun belt.
"Agent T we have a breach. Meet me in the main hall." Agent F said over the radio on Todd's shoulder.
"Copy that F" Todd replied rushing out of his quarters, and the barracks to meet Agent F right outside in the main hallway. He was already waiting for him; Todd could see him talking to someone on his radio, with one hand on his holstered weapon ready to draw. Agent F turned to see Todd in front of him now,
"Agent T, someone has breached the secured area, and has stolen vital information." Agent F spoke to Todd, removing his hand from his radio on his shoulder.
"He couldn't have gotten far." Todd replied while he was now taking his own side arm out.
"We think he may be trying for one of the surface access, you remember where they are in the schematics right?" Agent F asked.
Todd quickly remembered his nights studying the schematics. With it all coming back to him he remembered two surface access, one on the west side, and one on the east. They figured the man wouldn't try for the main elevator, since it goes in lock down during an alarm. "Yeah I do." Todd quickly replied.
"Good, I'll take the west side, you take the east." Agent F ordered, already running for his access before Todd could even reply with a simple OK.
He figured Agent F really didn't want to screw up this time, remembering what he had told him some time after briefing. How one man went nuts, tracking down his boss from the secured area in an attempt to kill him in the city. Agent F said he wasn't stationed here at that time and thus wasn't his fault. Yet there was another time not a week ago, were one of the few security guards from the secured area managed to also go nuts. On his day of leave on the surface, he tried to rob a bank go figure.
Todd quickly went for the access on the east side. He was running through the dimly let corridor, when suddenly Todd could see someone with black fatigues running with some files in his hands.
"Freeze!" Todd yelled holding his weapon out.
The man stopped for a split second, but not to freeze. He turned around to open fire on Todd. Shooting about 3 rounds, Todd ducked in one of the side corridors, just barely dodging the gunfire.
Peeking around the corner Todd could see the man running again. Todd quickly followed. He probably ran for about two minutes, before Todd realized he was at the access. He was too late, the man had gotten away.
"F." Todd called over his radio "he got away through the east access."
"Damn, okay regroup in the main hall. We can't peruse him in the city." Agent F ordered, but Todd didn't want to give up so easily.
"Screw that F, I can get him." Todd replied climbing the ladder access.
"NEGATIVE, return to the lobby. THAT IS A DIRECT ORDER!" Agent F nearly yelled over his radio.
Todd ignored the order; still climbing he made his way to the top. Coming out of the hatch Todd noticed he was in some alley. He looked around and could see the man running at the corner of his eye. Todd raised his weapon firing, barely missing at an edge of a building. He now jumped from the hatch to continue his pursuit.
Todd continued to chase the man through a maze of alley ways. He kept trying to shoot, however every time he fired the man would escape around a corner. If Todd kept this up, they way things looked, he would lose the man. He continued his chase for what seemed like an eternity, while in reality only a few minutes had passed.
Todd was gaining on the man now; He gave up trying to shoot. As Todd was getting closer towards the man, he tried to kick trash cans hoping to stop Todd, but it had no effect on him, Todd was determined.
Turning the last corner the man was tiring, Todd took this moment to fire. Shooting the man three times in the back, he fell to his knees before hitting to ground face down. Todd slowly walked to the man, kicking his weapon away when he reached him. Todd turned to man puzzled to what he was seeing.
"J, what hell man." Todd said in a cracking voice.
"T ma...n…" J barely spooked coughing blood. "Yo…you have no…" more blood coughing "Idea what's going…on." Agent J last spoke, before passing out.
Todd checked his pulse. It was no use he was dead. A man he thought he was becoming friends with somehow betrayed us all. And not only that, Todd had never in his life killed a man before. Sure he served in the military for a long time, but he never got to chance to kill someone. And his first kill was on someone he thought was a friend.
Before Todd could think anymore someone came around the corner in front of him, weapon at the ready.
"RPD Don't move!" A familiar voice called out, as Todd begun to run for his life, back the way he had came from.
Ten minutes earlier, Chris and Jill on a routine patrol.
Jill was still thinking of how Todd could get discharged, and how he had not even try to tell her. Then again she probably deserved it 'Maybe he really didn't care for you, maybe he is just in an emotional wreck' Jill thought. She knew she had to stop thinking about him, but they had only just recently broken up. Something like that wasn't easy to move on from. And there was Chris, he was her partner, yet he has recently been harmlessly flirting with her constantly. She thought maybe it was just his way of conversing, as he said he never worked with a woman before. Yet something about him sparked Jill's minds, she just couldn't place her mind on it right now.
"You still here with me Jill? " Chris asked, as he had stopped at a red light.
"Yeah, just been thinking is all." Jill replied, trying to hide her thoughts.
"Something's been bothering you recently, I never asked, but how did that call go a few days ago?"
Chris couldn't keep his nose were it didn't belong. Jill had been trying to ignore talking to Chris about it, since he was the one who suggested it in the first place. "um…good." Jill lied replying to Chris's question.
"So you still friends?" Chris asked continuing with the subject.
Jill wished he would just stop, yet he was her partner. She could trust him, couldn't she? Jill took a deep breath, before she was about to tell him the truth. "well…you see."
"Shots fired in warehouse alley district." A voice over the Jeeps radio went off.
Chris quickly grabbed the radio, as he probably knew exactly where that was. "This is STARS alpha Jeep 3, we're in the area, will check it out dispatch."
"Roger that Jeep 3, Uniforms will be dispatched as backup." The voice replied.
Chris quickly hit the gas, now in a hurry to reach where ever it is these shots had been fired. "So I take it we're close?" Jill asked loudly, as sound was being muffled out with how fast Chris was driving.
"Actually we're here." Chris replied hitting the break so hard, Jill nearly flew forward.
They jumped out of the Jeep; Chris had his side arm already in hand, so Jill decided to do the same. She followed him to the entrance of an alley way. Inside it looked like a maze, there was no way they could cover so much ground in a short amount of time.
"We should split up." Jill suggested stopping in front of Chris.
"What, no way…I'm not letting anything ha…"
Jill cut Chris off before he could finish. "I can take care of myself Chris, besides we can't find the source of that gunfire in such a big place together."
"Yeah, but…"
"Listen, I'll stay in radio contact. First sign of trouble I'll radio you in." Jill suggested.
"Promise?" Chris asked
"I promise, stop worrying so much. I'm different after the bank. I can handle this."
'Okay." Chris replied heading for the right alleyway, now walking backwards to say something to her. "First sign of trouble, Call it in. Don't be a hero Jill." Chris Nearly barked, Jill was worried about him starting to be too overprotective, but she didn't blame him after how she reacted to the bank heist. Chris was now out of sight, she knew he went around the next alley. And Jill began to take her path in this maze that laid ahead of her.
Walking slowly weapon at the ready, Jill felt like she had been in this maze for hours, when all of a sudden Jill heard three gunshots just around the next alleyway. She thought about radioing In Chris, when she didn't want to lose the suspect because her partner was being over protective of her.
Jill turned around the Corner, seeing a man in black above another man he probably had shot. Jill noticed this man in black was armed.
"RPD Don't move!" Jill ordered with no success, the man had started running.
Jill began to chase the man, but before perusing she quickly checked the other man, who was also wearing black, finding no pulse and realizing he was dead, Jill continued her peruse of the suspect. Catching up She saw him turn the next alley, and as Jill also turned into the alley she was relaxed to see he had somehow hit a dead end. The man was cornered with no where to go.
"Freeze!" Jill shouted as the man had his hands up, she noticed his right hand was still holding a gun. "Weapon, on the ground, slowly." Jill ordered. The man did as she said slowly placing his gun on the ground." Now kick it back." Just like last time, the man did as she said. "Turn around." Jill said more calmly now.
The man turned slowly just like she said, and Jill felt as if her heart was just pierced. "T-Todd?" Jill spoke. Todd didn't reply, he didn't even look at her. About Ten seconds went on without a single word said when her radio went off.
"Jill where are you!" Chris called out over the radio loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.
Jill grabbed her radio taking a deep breath before she could say anything. "Chris, I have the suspect." She replied, but suddenly she felt a huge bash over her head, and then next she fell to the ground into unconsciousness. Everything was now black.
Other side of the alley maze
Chris was getting frustrated; he heard the gunshots in the distance and worried if Jill was involved. Taking the last minute in worry Chris gave up. He reached for his radio.
"Jill where are you!" Chris nearly yelled over the radio.
There was a short time before she replied. "Chris, I have the suspect."
Chris breathed out of relief; he was both in joy that she was fine, but furious that she didn't radio in earlier. Taking a few seconds of his own laughter he grabbed for his radio again. "Where are you?" Chris asked, but there was no reply, only silence. "Jill?" Chris called out again, but still nothing. "Answer me Jill?" Nothing but static.
Chris was now worried more than ever. He quickly ran back in the direction Jill had once gone, as it was the same direction the gunshots also came from. Running for his life Chris still tried to contact Jill.
"Come on Jill talk to me!" He nearly screamed this time.
Of course there was still just static. Turning a corner down the maze Chris saw a pool of blood lying on the ground, with a weapon over it. The blood looked like the body was dragged. 'Oh god, please don't let that be Jill.' Chris kept repeating in the back of his head.
Turning a next corner Chris was now both at ease, and frighten. He could see Jill lying on the ground, thankfully not the cause of all the blood that was still trailing down the alley. Chris quickly rushed towards Jill, Placing his fingers on her neck to see if she had a pulse and was still alive. Chris was once again put at ease, as her pulse was just fine. Chris was now kneeling on the ground holding Jill in his arms.
"Come on Jill, wake up." Chris voiced cracked.
She didn't reply, Jill was out cold and Chris couldn't bear to see her like this.
"Come on Jill, Pl…..Please wa…wake up." Chris was nearly sobbing now. It was his partner lying there on the ground. Not only that, Chris realized he was starting to care for her more than he should have.
A smile came to his face, as he could now see her eyes opening. "Ch-Chris?" Jill barely spoke.
"I'm here Jill." Chris said reassuring her.
"It…it's him." She said, closing her eyes again.
"Who Jill, it's who?" Chris asked, realizing she wouldn't answer, since she had once again passed out. Chris was rubbing the back of her head, when he felt a mark made from a blunt object. Chris quickly reached for his radio. "Officer down, I need a paramedic here ASAP!"
oh nooo, what is going to happen next. What happened in the alley, and will Chris ever forgive himself for agreeing to split up...TUNE IN NEXT TIME :)
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