Resident Evil: Searching for the Truth

Chapter 12 of my Resident Evil story, enjoy.

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Chapter 12: Tag Team Attack

Lydia awoke, once again it was early morning, and noticed Cashmere was also awake. Lydia smiled reassuringly.

"Hey; how did you sleep?" Lydia asked.

Cashmere shrugged. "I knew it would be bad…Nightmares; but I managed okay. I think the sooner we get out of here the better. I can get proper help then."

Lydia nodded and Cashmere nodded towards Shayla; who was still asleep, snuggled up against her mother.

"Is she okay now?"

Lydia nodded. "Yes; I've treated her wound…she's no longer infected."

Cashmere nodded and stood up; she took a deep breath and walked over to where her equipment had been stashed.

"I can walk without pain now at least." She explained. "C'mon, we should get out of here."

Lydia nodded and looked down at her daughter. "Shayla, c'mon, we need to get going; wake up."

Shayla woke up immediately and together mother and daughter stood up and got themselves equipped. Once they grabbed everything they needed they joined Cashmere. Lydia picked up the radio and homing beacon and they removed the barricades. They had cleared the safe house out of supplies and ammo, it was empty now. They opened the door and exited the safe house. From where they stood they could see the tallest building in the city, their destination.

They looked at each other, nodded and began to walk towards their destination; weapons drawn.

"Take no chances." Lydia remarked. "We can't have what happened to us, happen again."

Cashmere nodded. "Don't need to tell me twice; we really need to watch with that worm thing."

Lydia nodded and Shayla looked around cautiously. They then continued onwards, keeping their eyes open for any B.O.W.s or the security forces. It did not take long for them to find B.O.W.s; a pack of Cerberi; Black Widows; bats and crows.

"Unbelievable; all but one of the non-human types of B.O.W.s gathered in one place." Cashmere muttered. "I guess we should feel special."

Lydia sighed and shared a look with Shayla; it was clear to both of them that Cashmere was stepping up her usual brand of sarcasm, mostly as a self-defence mechanism, in order to stay in control of her emotions. They readied their weapons and stepped out of cover; ready to attack. The Cerberi saw them first and howled; this drew the attention of the other B.O.W.s. As the B.O.W.s closed in on them, they opened fire, using their handguns mainly, trying to conserve the ammo of their stronger weapons.

"Keep firing, keep moving." Lydia called out. "We've almost got them all."

Shayla then spotted something and cried out. "Mom, look out!"

Lydia turned and was able to dodge and counter attack in time, killing the last Cerberus. They caught their breath and reloaded. They couldn't waste any more time, they had to press on.

They walked slowly down the street; they knew that in order to reach the tallest building they would have to pass through another building. That worried them, as they knew anything could be within. From what they could see it was some sort of medical laboratory; one of the worst places to be in the circumstances.

"Guys." Shayla said; her voice soft, only just above a whisper. "I've got a bad feeling about this. We need to be careful."

The others both nodded and they pulled out their stronger weapons. They slowly advanced towards the laboratory; they reached the large fountain courtyard just before the lab. They began to approach the lab when suddenly, from the roof of the lab, a large creature leapt down. At the same time another large creature broke through the wall on the western side. It was the Nosferatu and the surviving Bandersnatch.

"Oh for fuck sake, you're kidding right?" Cashmere asked rhetorically.

Shayla gasped. "How…How can we possibly beat them?"

Lydia tensed.

"Everybody focus; we need to avoid their attacks, shoot them to stun them and keep looking around for a way to finish them off."

The other two nodded and they prepared to fight.

The Nosferatu was the quicker of the two Super B.O.W.s and it reached the trio first. It lashed out with its bladed appendages and forced them to duck and leap back. By then the Bandersnatch reached them and swung its arm to bludgeon them; once again forcing them to dodge.

"Shoot the hearts." Cashmere cried out. "That could be a weak point."

They opened fire; aiming at the exposed hearts of both monstrous B.O.W.s. The shots hit home and initially had no effect, the two B.O.W.s charged and attacked again; once more forcing them to dodge. It was then however that something happened, something which gave them a plan to use against the two Super B.O.W.s. When they were forced to dodge at one point, the two slammed into each other and injured each other with their natural weapons.

"Mom, Cashmere, did you see that?" Shayla whispered. "Think we can use that to our advantage?"

Cashmere and Lydia smiled and nodded. "Perfect, let's do it."

They readied themselves as the B.O.W.s disentangled themselves from each other and prepared to resume their attack. The Nosferatu again moved first; the Bandersnatch shortly afterwards. The women continued to lure the two B.O.W.s into attack each other until finally the Nosferatu pierced the Bandersnatch's heart; killing it just as its massive arm crushed the Nosferatu's skull. They both fell dead; it was finally over.

Relieved at their success; the women reloaded and headed towards the lab. It was then they saw the carnage; the dead bodies of the security members.

"I don't believe it." Cashmere groaned. "You realize what this means; right?"

Lydia nodded. "You, me and Shayla are…the last uninfected, sane, people here."

Cashmere nodded; however they knew they had no choice but to press on; so they did so, heading into the lab building.

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