Part 3: Shopping Trip.
Hey guy's this is the next chapter, obviously, sorry I haven't published in a bit have been having mid semesters at uni plus lacrosse has taken over a bit, I have my first match at York on Sunday can't wait anyway enjoy the chapter and as always please review, plus I don't own resident evil but I do own my characters.
We drove into the heart of the town it was a small town but had a large amount of shops in its centre like a mall or something very similar, we pulled up into the giant parking lot at the main entrance to the complex.
"I'm gonna circle us around town while you three go in and grab the clothes make sure they look convincing," Carlos told us.
"One problem big guy," Alec began, "we don't have any money."
"You were all members of the best private military on the planet I'm sure you could come up with something," Jill said, then turning her head towards Techno, "just for me," she said with a wink and a cheeky grin.
"Actually I have an idea," Techno expelled to us all, "we all have radio's don't we why don't we put those to better use and guide each other around the mall?"
"Getting in and out ain't the problem it's getting the clothes out," I told him.
"Do you still have your Umbrella Key Card?" Alec asked me.
"Yeah I do, why?"
"Because we could just make the corporation pay for our new clothes," she told me sounding rather pleased that she had come up with an idea in the plan.
"They black listed our cards," Techno told us firmly, "meaning if we try to use them a squad will be on standby to eliminate us when we exit that store."
"Well let's just make it up as we go along," I started, "everyone grab your radio's we will go in, in order of march so me first, Alec you second and Techno you last, two minute intervals you got that?"
"Yes sir." They both said simultaneously.
I exited the car and moved to the elevator of the parking lot the entrance was on the third floor of the elevator I pressed the button to start my accent up into the mall, there was a map of where I needed to go inside the elevator, it said that I would be entering the mall near enough dead centre of the main shopping floor, I got on the radio to the others, "Guy's don't come up the elevator I just went up it's dead centre and I don't want us to get spotted after yesterday's events."
"Okay boss, I'll use the north elevator and Alec will use the south keeping maximum distance between each other," Techno said over the radio.
"Good," I said as I could see I was nearly on the third floor I held my breath as I could now hear the hustle and bustle of what was going on up there it sounded like a million people rushing around unaware of Raccoon City or even the fire fight we had yesterday, but as the second floor light went dark and the third floor light became illuminated I felt my heart sink into the pit of my chest like I had been stabbed and something had been removed, and as the doors opened I could see light and a few faint shadows of people.
I saw an arm reach out of the veil of light into the elevator it clamped around the door to stop it from closing I felt my heart stop pumping blood around my body for a second as I saw more emerge from the light and I saw it was a business man in full suit, his tie was perfectly tied at his neck he had a pin striped jacket on with a leather brief case. As he pulled himself into the elevator he shoved me out into the light I could see a sea of people rushing around doing their shopping it was a mad frenzy.
I walked out further into the mall it was a massive structure with a concrete infrastructure lined with glass and artwork it resembled a museum in places, the centre was occupied by a massive statue of a mainframe like computer system with a man standing on the top of it the plaques all around it had quotes from famous minds but one jumped out at me it was from Charles Ashford it read "The mind is just a tool, but a good tool for those who can use it." A meaningless set of words written on a piece of bronze but it made such an impact knowing that I was one of the few people on earth who knew that he was dead. I walked around the statue for a bit until I could see who was standing on top of the statue then I heard, "Welcome to the Ashford Shopping Centre, please be courteous of other shoppers and have a great day."
My heart sank as I heard that knowing this place was Umbrella meaning that it was possible that they already knew I was here and were waiting to pounce on me. But I kept moving through and kept my eyes on each elevator to make sure I knew where Alec and Techno were at all times.
I saw the door open at the North entrance and I saw Alec step out and into the mall she looked just as shocked as me to see a statue of Ashford standing tall in the centre of the mall, I spoke down the radio to her, "right we aren't here to look at the scenery, we are here for the clothes now head over to the Hugo Boss store in the south west corner," I told her, "Oh and make it at least look like you know where you are."
"Aren't we on edge?" She asked me.
"This is an Umbrella building, what the fuck do you think?"
"Erm fuck!" She said.
"I'm heading up onto the third floor food court when Techno comes up I'll direct him too you."
As I finished the conversation I saw the ground floor elevator that I had come up open and I saw three Umbrella operatives step out into the mall, I was on the escalator going up onto the second floor, I then heard my radio come alive.
"Shit Boss they know we are here I have two on my ass," Techno shouted down the radio at me.
"Fuck try to shake them or take them down," I told him, "I'll get onto Alec and tell her to watch her ass," I switched to Alec's channel, "watch your ass three Ops ground floor approaching the shop, so do a U turn and go back towards your elevator avoiding the centre."
I looked around and spotted a camera hanging on the corner of what looked like a MacDonald's but I wasn't sure where the mainframe for it was so I walked over to it and saw it had a big thick cable on it running into a stair well which I assumed lead towards the mainframe, I walked towards the door not turning to see who was around me I just went for the door it wasn't locked but I had a feeling they knew where I was going, like I had a big set of eyes looking down my back.
As I heard the door shut behind me I began to sprint up the stairs which went up about three flights when I heard the sound of a brass round hitting the floor I sprinted even faster I heard another round clang against the floor it made my heart sink I thought that the round had just ended Techno, I ran up to a fire door and readied myself to go through it by leaning up against it and then I raised my foot and beat in the door with a massive bang I saw two Umbrella soldiers laying on the floor dead with holes in their heads perfectly placed at point blank I stood there for less than a second when I felt a cold piece of steel get aligned with the back of my skull followed swiftly by the cocking of a pistol.
"Don't move a fucking muscle!" I heard a voice from behind me.
"Jokes on you prick!" Techno said as he stepped around from behind the door and shot behind me with a silenced M9, I then heard the case of the round tap against the floor which was then shrouded by the thud of the man behind me hitting the floor.
"Thanks," I said as I turned and scooped up the man's pistol I looked at Techno who looked at me disapprovingly, "what? He won't need it," I said with a cheeky grin on my face.
"Yeah but we just killed another three Umbrella soldiers," he began as we walked out of the door, "if Umbrella didn't want us dead they do now."
"Fuck them we have guns, let's use them."
"That attitude will get us killed," he told me bluntly.
"It hasn't thus far."
"Not yet and where the fuck is Alec?" Asked Techno.
"Shit, I'll go you get these guy's clothes."
"Why?"
"Why did we come here?" I told him.
I left Techno to collect the outfits and ran to the mainframe I couldn't see Alec so I decided I had to get down to the elevator.
"Alec you there?" I asked down her channel.
"There you are where the fuck am I supposed to go? I've seen more Umbrella than I did in Raccoon City," she responded sharply.
"Give me two seconds and I'll be down with you."
I sprinted out of the room and down the stairs reaching the MacDonald's again I couldn't see Alec in the sea of people but I knew she was somewhere near the elevator, "where are you?" I asked.
"On a bench next to the centre piece."
"Okay I'm gonna walk past you and then walk over towards the Hugo Boss store I want you to follow three metre gap," I told her.
"Got it Boss."
I moved down towards the statue and walked straight past Alec on the bench where she said she would be so I didn't even acknowledge her and just walked over towards the Hugo Boss shop I then spotted an Umbrella operative female about five nine with platinum blonde hair she was hot but I knew she wanted to kill me.
"Eyes front soldier," I heard Alec bark down the radio.
"Yes ma'am," I told her back.
I carried on walking straight past the Umbrella woman until I got into the Hugo Boss store, it was small compared to most stores in that place it had three changing rooms so I picked out a random suit and went into one, I knew Alec was sitting outside the changing room I then heard a woman's voice from outside the room and then I heard a thud in the changing room next door followed by the unzipping of clothes.
When I exited the room I saw Alec standing there with a shopping bag with a black crumpled mass of clothing inside it, "do I wanna ask where our friend is?"
She nodded over to the changing room next door and I saw the woman was tied up and naked sitting knocked out in the corner, "don't think she's going to be joining us for dinner," Alec said with a grin on her face. I think beating the woman to a pulp was far to satisfying for her.
"No shit," I said, "let's go now. Techno where are you?"
"Just collecting some things for Jill," he replied.
"Like what?" Alec asked.
"You don't wanna know."
"Just get over to the centre elevator," I ordered him.
"I just getting Jill something nice and I managed to apprehend a woman Umbrella outfit."
I exited the store with Alec and we headed over to the elevator, "Carlos bring the car in we have it all."
"Okay I'll bring her around."
Alec and I called the elevator and waited for it but there was still no techno, the elevator arrived and he still hadn't appeared, Alec pushed the button to go down to the bottom floor car lot and I then watched as the doors began to close and I saw a hand reach in and pull them apart.
"Sorry guy's," Techno said as he entered the elevator.
"Take your fucking time," Alec told him sternly.
I watched as we got lower and lower and when the doors finally opened I saw that Carlos had parked literally just outside.
"Get in now!" Jill told us.
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