Alice didn't know how long she had been riding but she did know she was nearing the end of her journey and couldn't help think of Claire back with her convoy wondering if she came after her or if she was angry and just stayed behind moving on with everyone else. Part of her wished that Claire had done the latter but a small part of her was desperate for her to follow just to see her one last time before the end. Rounding a bend on the road Alice's eyes fell on a small mass of buildings lain out in front of her releasing a small sigh as she began to slow down getting ready to ditch her bike.
This was it Alice took one last look behind her as she reached the entrance of the compound before turning with inhuman speed and bursting through the doors guns drawn. She done a 360 to assess her surroundings and was surprised to see no one or thing in sight the place actually looked like it had been cleared out. She started to make her way slowly down the corridor turning every so often to make sure she was still alone it there was one thing she trusted in this world it was her instincts and right now they were telling her something wasn't right.
The first door she came to was off to her left she didn't want to walk past without checking it out, which would give someone a chance to sneak up behind her if there was anyone hiding in the room or corridor that lay beyond. After acknowledging that the door was locked Alice was quick to kick it in taking no time at all to sweep the room that lay behind the door only to find that it too was empty. The walls of the room were lined with screens Alice estimated there to be at least fifty of them and then in the centre of the room the was some form of control panel which she made her way over to taking in the vast number of buttons. Once again she followed her instincts and began flicking on switches in the centre of the panel not even pausing to glance at the screens as they began to flicker to life one by one, soon she was on the last switch and looked up as she flicked it watching as it lit up like it's neighbours.
Looking over the screens one by one she did not like what she saw. Most were filled with various rooms she believed to be hidden beneath her feet, like the Hive under Racoon city, inhabited by the flesh eating undead, again much like the Hive under Racoon city. Lifting her hand to her face Alice began to rub her eyes This was all Wesker's little joke he was never going to save me how could I be so stupid.
"I'm so glad to see you found your way here," Alice's eyes shot up as she heard Wesker's voice as he spoke to her through the speakers on the control panel and right there in front of her his face appeared across the screens looking down on her. He was in the centre a collage of screens making up his face still surrounded by different CCTV images.
"Did you not think I could read a map?" Alice asked back in such a tone you would think this was banter between old friends. The look in her eyes told different.
"I have to say I am impressed with Dr Isaacs work it is a real shame I have to end you project Alice Umbrella can no longer afford to waste time and resources chasing you around the globe and cleaning up the mess you make," Wesker replied ignoring her question.
"So you just brought me here to kill me did you?" Alice asked this time her voice revealing some of the hatred she felt towards him.
"Yes and no on the contrary to what you may think of me I am not a cold blooded killer. This outbreak was not my doing I just took advantage of the situation we were dealt. So I decided to give you a chance, a slim one, but a chance none the less." Alice was hanging on his every word though her face did not show it. "If you can make it to the laboratory," His face was replaced with the image of a zombie free room for a moment before he returned, "you will find all the information on that chip in your brain including how to shut it down and I will leave you to live your life as long as you stay out of mine. All you have to do is make it there alive." Alice glanced at the screens filled with undead I could fight them with my eyes closed being underestimated is such a plus nowadays. "Goodbye project Alice." And with that his face was replaced with the CCTV images once more.
Alice knew it was extremely likely that this was another one of Wesker's games and even if she did make it there may be nothing there to help her but what did she have to lose by trying. It took her a few minutes to locate the zombie free room on the monitors and she studied it for a second trying to establish where it may be but it was no use there were no clues in these images she would just have to look until she found it. Putting her guns away she drew her blades thinking it better not to attract all the undead to her after one shot and with that she left the room and with a little more pace began her way down the corridor.
Now that she knew all the was facing her was zombies she wasn't as paranoid about anyone sneaking up behind her she glanced back now and then but they really weren't smart enough for a move like that. It didn't take long before she came across the first few wandering corpses and it was even quicker that she struck them to the ground with a few effortless swings of her blades. The number of undead seemed never ending as soon as one was down another took its place but she was making slow progress through the maze of corridors and knew she was now at least 2 floors down having swept each room she came across along the way but she suspected the lab she was looking for would be one of the furthest away.
Alice was hanging in the lift shaft making her way down another floor when she heard the first gunshot causing her to lose her grip. She only fell half a floor before managing to catch herself back on the ladder that ran the length of the lift shaft. The gunshots persisted above her head and without a second thought she sped up making her down to the next floor as quickly as she could the lift shaft would make her an easy target for gunmen she should have known it was too easy with just the zombies to compete with. At least Weskers soldiers were having a hard time with the undead he had let loose first the persistent gun fire suggested that they had a lot on their plate. Alice finally concluded that this may work to her advantage with the soldiers killing off the zombies and probably attracting them away from where she was with their loud shots.
Fighting was starting to take its toll she had a fresh cut that ran almost the length of her forearm warm blood running down her arm. She could even feel the bruises starting to form over her body but had a feeling she was getting close to where she wanted to be as the mass of undead seemed to have increased. Another upside was that gunfire seemed to have ceased she thought perhaps they had been overrun by the zombies that or they had ran for the hills which she wouldn't put past them she doubted there loyalty to Wesker would override there wish to stay alive. Beheading one particularly ugly zombie Alice took a deep breath before attacking the next lot full force.
One powerful kick to the chest and several were sent stumbling backwards a couple ending up sprawled out on the floor and after putting her blade right through another's chest she managed to slip into the next room on the corridor she was on. This was her method to find the lab luckily for her most of the zombies were sticking to the corridors rather than entering the rooms so this gave her a quick chance to catch her breath and wipe her blades down. Tearing a strip of fabric off the bottom of her worn t-shirt she tied it round her arm as best she could to stop the bleeding. A few inches of skin was now on show revealing an extremely toned stomach. Hand on the door knob she took one last glance into the dark room before pulling the door open.
She only opened it half way before she slammed it shut again turning round a quite laugh escaping her throat as she realised she had almost left without even noticing she was here before lay the lab with the apparent answer to her survival. BANG! Alice didn't hesitate as she ran towards the paper work piled on the desk in front of her that gunshot sounded far too close for her liking. Skimming the pages she looked for anything that sounded familiar one large folder jumped out at her labelled 'Project A'. It didn't take long to find the section that interested her and didn't take long for her to lose it. Throwing the folder at the door where she could hear more shots she dropped to the floor. It sounded like they were right outside now and she wasn't willing to wait for them to come in and end it she wouldn't give them the pleasure. Pulling out a revolver from her belt she rested the barrel on the roof of her mouth pulled back the hammer and shut her eyes her thoughts landing on Claire as a lone tear began to run down her cheek.
Okay I kept my comment to the end so I didn't keep you guys from reading. I hope you liked it and it was worth the wait (doubt it so sorry I took so long) Thanks for all the reviews without them I wouldn't keep going and thank you to those who pushed me to update I did it as quick as I could hoping to get the next one up within the next 2 weeks fingers crossed but please keep reading and reviewing it will get finished.