A/N: Well, the time has finally come ladies and gents. After chipping away at this for all this time I'm finally able to put the first arc of my story to bed, and what better way then with one hell of a BLAST. But I can safely guarantee that this isn't really the end, instead of doing multiple stories I'm compiling it all into one big one separated by several Epilogues to let readers know the arc is over.

And I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, and a bit shocked (some of you will be expecting it though) with the ending that's coming. But any hardcore fan of Resident Evil would know that the whole series is based off stuff like this. But I've bored you enough, lets get on with the show!

Disclaimer: I don't own Resident Evil.

Chapter 22:

"We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think in order that we may succeed in surviving" - Jose Ortega y Gasset

Alarms blared throughout the entire facility, even the mansion above had built-in speakers that proclaimed the estate's imminent destruction in less than fifteen minutes.

Down in the labs, gunfire could be heard as the four older members of STARS, now free from their imprisonment, fought against a small onslaught of BOWs that rampaged through the stone corridors.

"There weren't this many when we came in!" Richard shouted dumping the empty magazine from his Beretta and slamming a fresh one home.

Chris fired his shotgun right into the center of one of the bug-creatures they had encountered after they separated. "Doesn't matter! Keep blasting through 'em! We have to get back to the upper level of the lab!" he called back reaiming and blasting another one of the BOWs away.

"Where's Rebecca and Ethan?" asked Jill reloading the assault shotgun after they managed to get out of the lower labs and took the stairs two at a time up to the next level.

"They probably got hung up after they started the self destruct." offered Richard as they headed toward the front room with the ladder that led back up to the chamber with the massive doors they passed before.

"ATTENTION! SELF DESTRUCT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED! SEQUENCE WILL COMMENCE IN...14 MINUTES! ALL PERSONNEL MUST EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!"

"They better hurry, times running out fast." said Barry over the alarms as they entered the room and went up the steps one at a time. "Hopefully they haven't run into any trouble."

X

The 40mm explosive shells struck the Tyrant's toughened exterior, the beast roaring in both pain and anger as its pale skin was blackened with each small explosion. Ethan ducked down as the monster's huge, clawed hand swept through the air, shattering the specimen tube that had been behind him like cheap glass. Firing another explosive round into the BOW's stomach and making it stumble back a couple of steps giving him time to run to the lab's exit where Rebecca was waiting for him.

Both teens went through the doorway, sealing the entrance behind them before double timing it down the corridor back to the elevator. "You think that thing's as bad as the first one?" asked the medic as they approached the lift.

"We're not gonna be around long enough to find out." Ethan replied punching the switch on the wall. The doors didn't open, instead the elevator kicked on and began moving behind them. "Shit, the lift must have automatically returned to the upper level while we were down here." he cursed as a loud crash echoed back where the lab was.

Breaking open the launcher, the traveler dumped out the spent shells and loaded in the last three explosive rounds. 'Just gotta hold out until the doors open.' he thought standing ready, Rebecca at his side aiming her pistol back the way they had come, breath held as they waited for the Tyrant to come around the corner.

Loud footsteps echoed along the metal and stone walls until the hulking figure appeared, turning its bald head until it was facing the rookies before making its way toward them.

Neither STARS let it take another step before opening fire. Explosions from the grenade launcher knocking it back, burning its grey/white flesh and leaving bits of shrapnel in their wake while 9mm rounds peppered along behind them.

The Tyrant roared in defiance against the onslaught, hunching down on its legs, head bowed forward before charging at them like a raging, mutated bull.

Ethan saw the coming threat and aimed low, firing the launcher and landing a hit on one of the monster's large legs and making it trip. Hitting the floor and shaking the corridor when it landed. Launcher empty, the profiler slung it over his shoulder and drew his magnum as the Tyrant began to slowly rise to its feet.

Rebecca reloaded her weapon just as the doors to the lift opened behind them, "Ethan!" she called out as she stepped on. Her boyfriend looked her way, firing two quick rounds into the BOW before getting on with her and slamming his fist against the console. The doors closing just as the Tyrant got back to its full height with the elevator ascending a moment later.

"ATTENTION! SELF DESTRUCT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED! SEQUENCE WILL COMMENCE IN...14 MINUTES! ALL PERSONNEL MUST EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!"

Taking out the launcher, Ethan cracked it open and dumped the empty shells out again. The loud 'clank' each one made when they landed on the lift's floor was loud over the blaring alarms and the automated voice echoing throughout the facility. Pulling the acid-rounds from his pack, he inserted them in place and snapped the weapon closed before switching back to his magnum.

"When the doors open, run straight for the exit. I doubt that thing will stay in one place for very long." he said to his companion who nodded in agreement.

When the lift stopped and the doors opened the rookies were on the move, boots hitting the floor hard as they bolted straight down the corridor, around corners as they headed for the way out. Two Hunters ran around the corner ahead of them and charged with their claws out.

Ethan leapt into the air, driving his boot-heel straight into the face of the closest BOW and sending it crashing through a gurney that had been set up against the wall . He fired his revolver into the head of the second while he was still in the air, the back of the Hunter's head exploding in a mass of blood and bone while its body slumped to the ground lifeless.

A second shot ensured that the other Hunter remained down as the couple went through the double doors and up the stairs to level B-2. Reaching the top, a Crimson Head in a torn and bloody lab coat took a swing at them only for Rebecca to kick it hard in the chest knocking it back and putting a round clean through its forehead.

They didn't have time to breath when a loud skittering caught their attention. A pair of very skinny forms crawled out of a vent at the end of the hall on their left, moving along the ceiling a few moments before dropping to the floor.

The creatures resembled that of a human and a fly merged together. They were the size of an average man, but the bodies looked exactly like that of an insect. Long, thin arms and bowed tipped with hook-like claws and lined with thick, black hairs. Mouths hanging just barely by hinges with flickering mandibles coming out of their cheeks.

Wide, glowing-white eyes zeroed in on the rookies as they skittered along the floor at an alarming rate. Smaller arms on their backs twitching behind them as they went in for the kill.

Ethan's magnum and Rebecca's Beretta registered, holes erupting along the Chimeras' bodies and spraying thick, green-yellow blood into the air. The BOWs gave one final screech before they collapsed to the ground with their legs curling in on themselves.

"Coast's clear, let's move!" Ethan shouted as they started running again. Going around the railing to the stairs and heading straight for the double doors leading to the entrance room.

X

Jill, Barry, Chris and Richard all stood tense, waiting for their youngest members to arrive as the alarms continued to blare around them. The automated system giving all who could hear the thirteen minute warning about its imminent destruction.

Their weapons came up when they heard movement on the ladder, only to lower when they saw Rebecca appear with Ethan following closely behind her.

"Come on! Come on!" Chris shouted waving them toward the doors, slamming his fist against the panel on the wall beside them and making them slide apart. The now team of six ran down the open corridor beyond when Richard's radio went off.

"This is Brad, I'm running out of fuel! If there is anyone alive contact me now, just give me a sign! Repeat! This is your last chance!" came the pilot's tense voice over the speaker making them pause briefly.

"That bastard better not leave us behind again." Jill growled as they started moving again. Rounding the last corner and finding themselves standing in front of the elevator that would take them to the helipad.

A loud shriek echoed through the halls making the STARS spin around with their guns aimed back the way they came. "Dammit! We're almost there!" Barry shouted, he, Chris and Jill going back around the corner and seeing several shadows approaching their location.

"You three head up to the heliport and contact Brad! We'll hold these things off and meet you there!" Chris exclaimed as they started shooting at the oncoming BOWs.

Ethan slammed his hand against the panel and opened the lift, getting the two remaining Bravos inside before turning to his team, "You guys better be there!" he called out to them as the doors slammed shut and the lift started rising.

"Do you think we should have stayed with them?" asked Rebecca a little worried about their friends.

"If we don't get our evac here none of us are getting out, they can handle themselves." replied the traveler holstering his weapon as the lift hummed to a stop. He yanked the gate open allowing the cool, early morning air to sweep over them along with the sweet sound of a helicopter circling around somewhere close by.

The helipad was huge, the wide, flat space was surrounded by high walls and a circle of yellow paint on the asphalt where Brad could touch down.

Looking over to a bunch of crates to the right of the elevator, he saw what should have been there and ran for it. "Rich! Help me with this!" he shouted, dragging the large case from the crates and setting it up close to the center of the landing area.

The comm specialist moved over and helped open the container revealing three firing tubes within. He pressed a couple of buttons to activate it. The two stepped back as the middle tube fired a large white flare into the sky where it detonated high above the mansion. Rebecca shielded her eyes and caught sight of Alpha's chopper moving around in a wide circle before slowly turning about and heading toward their location.

"He's coming!" she screamed in elation, all three of them waving their arms as the elevator doors opened again allowing Chris, Jill and Barry to come out on to the landing area. The veteran STARS also beyond happy to see their cowardly comrade coming back for them.

"We still have less than twelve minutes, we got plenty of time before-" whatever Chris was going to say was cut off by a loud crash. The group whirled around and saw chunks of concrete and tar fly into the air and rain down over the northwest corner of the landing pad. A giant claw stretched up from the hole that ha been made before the pale, hulking Tyrant leapt out of it. Landing on the asphalt causing cracks to spread out beneath it.

It rose smoothly from its agile crouch, body scarred and burned from its encounter with Ethan and Rebecca from before as it looked to the STARS. Its wide, lip-less grin widening as it started toward them.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!" Richard shouted, unable to comprehend the monstrosity that was stomping toward them.

"No time! JUST SHOOT THE FUCKER!" Ethan roared back as he emptied his magnum into the huge BOW. The others followed his example and fired everything they had into it. Chris aimed for the pulsating, tumor-like heart in the center of its chest. A couple of the shots hitting their target making the beast bellow loud into the night.

The Tyrant knelt down before charging forward at them, "SCATTER!" Barry yelled. They all split into several directions, Jill grabbed Rebecca and pulled her to the farthest corner from the towering monster, Chris and Richard sprinting to the southern wall while Ethan and Barry stood their ground. Their revolvers spitting .357 rounds punching through the beasts flesh, the shots echoing against the concrete walls around them.

Reaching the duo, the Tyrant drew its giant claw back while running. Ethan and Barry dove in opposite directions as the monster sped past, claw slicing into the ground where they had been standing and ripping through the asphalt as though it were made of water.

Overhead, Brad circled, unable to land as the creature rose back up and turned to the two STARS, completely ignoring what injuries it had sustained. Ethan pulled out the grenade launcher and fired from the hip. The unique rounds hitting against the pale, slightly blackened flesh and splashing the yellowish, corrosive substance over their target.

The Tyrant screeched, its skin bubbled and melted revealing tightened muscle underneath before burning slightly through that as well. The profiler followed up by firing two more rounds into its chest an legs to deal as much damage as he could, the monster turned its emotionless gaze toward him, a shine of animalistic fury reflecting brightly as it charged at him like a deranged rhino.

"ETHAN MOVE!" Chris shouted as he fired at the beasts back, Richard right next to him adding his own gunfire. But the rookie stood firm, firing another round from the launcher before the thing was on him, claw-arm cocked back before slashing upward.

The teen jumped back, the deadly appendage sliced clean through the weapon and throwing him back from the force of the attack. He hit the ground, but rolled backward with the movement and getting back to his feet, pulling his Samurai Edge in the process and immediately started shooting again.

Feeling bullets hitting it from different directions, the Tyrant turned and faced the closest threat which had been Chris and Richard. The point man and comm specialist emptied the rest of their clips into the monster, the last several rounds hitting it in the face sending pieces of teeth from its mouth, sending them raining down on the asphalt in a rain of white and red.

Jill and Rebecca were shooting and shouting at the beast, trying to take its attention away from the two males. But it was already fixated on them, gaining speed until it was at full charge with its claw cocked back for the kill.

"Richard now!" Chris ordered as they dove aside at the last possible moment, the Tyrant flying past them with its claw mulching the landing pad where they had been standing.

The STARS kept up their assault, but their ammo was steadily starting to run out, as was the time that they had left. "We'll be blown to bits soon if that thing doesn't hack us to pieces first!" said Barry slapping in his last speed-loader.

The Tyrant turned toward the girls next, both of them pumping as many rounds as they could into its seemingly invulnerable body while it smoothly and easily walked toward them. Still very much indifferent to the bloody holes, vicious burns, and missing pieces in its body.

Jill and Rebecca both stopped to reload as they monster continued to close in, its shadow already casting over them as it raised its claw to strike them down. "NO!" Ethan roared, putting his pistol away and taking out his knife as he sprinted across the asphalt. Jumping up and using a nearby crate as leverage to propel himself higher and landing on the Tyrant's back. Arms reaching around and driving the blade directly into the beasts heart.

The screech from the BOW deafened him as he forced his knife in as deep as it could go. Blood flooding out of the open wound and gushing over his hands like a warm river before splattering across the ground below. He held on for dear life as the creature began to thrash about, attempting to throw him off as the blade twisted in its chest.

Everyone else looked on gobsmacked at the courageous, completely suicidal move Ethan had pulled. They watched as the profiler held on for everything he was worth while the Tyrant swung its shoulders around violently to dislodge him.

Chris aimed in every possible direction he could, but no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get a shot off without the risk of hitting Ethan. "Dammit!" he cursed while trying to think of a way out of this.

The wind whipped down over them all as the roar of the helicopter's blades suddenly got louder. The aerial unit hovered roughly twenty feet above the helipad as the door to the troop compartment opened. "Incoming!" Brad shouted from above over all the noise as a heavy black object was kicked out of the open side door and hit the ground with an audible thud.

Chris, being the closest, ran for it without a second thought. Picking up the bulky, four-chambered rocket launcher and setting it up. Kneeling to the ground and propping the powerful weapon on his shoulder. Just in time for the Tyrant to thrash one final time and send Ethan hurling off, crashing into a stack of crates off to the side and leaving the monster completely open.

"EVERYONE GET CLEAR!" he shouted as he pulled the trigger. The whoosh of the rocket was almost lost to the thundering beat of the 'copter's rotors...but the explosion wasn't.

The explosive hit the Tyrant square in the chest, and in a burst of incendiary light and deafening sound, it blew the monster into a million smoking pieces. Everyone covered their heads as the shockwave from the blast echoed throughout the surrounding forest, tattered shreds of burning flesh and bone hailed down around them as Brad lowered the helicopter toward the landing pad.

Rebecca and Barry ran to the crates where Ethan was pulling himself out of the shattered lumber, giving him a hand as they all ran for the copter when it touched down. Richard threw himself into the co-pilot seat and pulled on a headset while the others piled into the compartment behind him and Brad. "GO! THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME LEFT!" he shouted as they began to rise in the air and speed away from the doomed mansion.

The chopper was over halfway home when the mansion went up with a earth-shaking thunder-clap. All the explosives contained all over the estate detonated at once turning the once imposing building contained with unspeakable horrors vanished in a massive fireball that rose up high into the morning sky and could be seen from miles away.

Moments after the tremendous explosion, the ruins began burning. Along with everything that was once housed within.

X

The five of them were all quiet as Brad and Richard piloted the 'copter back toward the city, and even though the pilot had a million questions about what had happened back there, something about the silence told him to remain quiet. That, and the guilt of leaving them all behind was eating him alive.

Richard sat on his right, making sure everything was running properly before going through the radio communications to let the people at the blockades and the precinct know that they were returning home.

Chris leaned back against the seat he was on, Jill on his left with her hat in her lap allowing her disheveled, dark-brown locks to breathe. She slumped to the side until she was resting comfortably against Chris' shoulder, eyes closed and her breathing even meaning that she had fallen asleep.

Barry leaned against the wall of the cabin, looking over his magnum robotically. He wasn't really checking it out, he just needed to do something with his hands while he tried to sort through the storm his thoughts had become.

On the seat across from Jill and Chris was Ethan, Rebecca seated comfortably in his lap with her head leaning against his shoulder. She too had succumb to her exhaustion and had fallen asleep, her hands holding on to the pair of arms that were wrapped safely around her middle making her feel safe and warm even while in slumber.

The traveler gently kissed the medic on the forehead before gazing out the window as the Arklay forest rushed past below them. They'd done it. They survived the mansion, gathered evidence against Umbrella, and turned the entire place into a smoldering crater. And above all...he had put Wesker down hard.

Chances were slim that the bastard could 'come back' after two rounds being put through his skull, but he had no idea of what the virus contained within the man was capable of. If it could bring him back after a huge claw was rammed through him in the original story, it might bring him back after that as well.

His grip on Rebecca tightened a little, there was still a possibility that he would be seeing Wesker again in the future. And when that time came, he'd be ready to face him head on and finish the job.

But for now, he simply watched the sunrise over the forest while Raccoon City drew ever closer. The woman he loved in his arms, and his remaining friends alive and well around them. Even after everything they lost, they still managed to pull through together.

And it was them all banning together that would ensure their success in the coming war against Umbrella. The corporation had no idea what was coming their way, but he intended on tearing them down until there was nothing was left with the people he trusted at his side.

This was far from over, it was only the beginning...

X EPILOGUE X

The sound of keys in the lock echoed through the quiet apartment before the door swung open, revealing a young man holding a young woman in his arms. Stepping inside, he kicked the door closed behind him before regarding the one he was carrying.

"Darlin? We're home." Ethan said causing Rebecca to stir.

After getting back to the Raccoon City Police Department, the surviving members of STARS was met with an irate Chief Irons who demanded what had happened to them and why over half their team was missing.

Chris had told him to back the hell off and that he'd have a report, and then some, about it within the following day after they recuperated from their ordeal. They left the man fuming behind them as they entered the building, passing everyone they came across without a second thought as they went to their cars.

Barry helped Richard into his truck and gave him a lift to the hospital to look at the wounds he had sustained from Yawn, the younger man calling his worried girlfriend before hand and telling her to meet him there so he can explain what had happened.

Jill and Chris left next, but not before the female STARS punched Brad hard enough in the face to knock him flat on his ass for leaving them behind like he did. They left shortly after that with a grumbling pilot leaving afterward.

As for Ethan and Rebecca, the traveler loaded the sleeping girl into his Silverado and drove her back to their apartment building. Bringing her to his place with the intention of them getting cleaned and much needed sleep after the last couple of days.

A pair of green eyes opened and blinked a couple of times to chase away the grogginess before smiling at him. "Which...apartment." she said with a light yawn in between.

"Mine, I hope you don't mind." Ethan replied while setting her down.

"Not at all, as long as I'm with you." she said softly, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him close. Everything just seemed to fade away when his arms wound around her in return, the nightmarish ordeals that endured the last couple of days, the losses they suffered, it all seemed so far behind them as they were lost in their own little bubble where it was only the two of them.

The couple leaned back from one another, looking into each others eyes and just glad that they had this chance after all that had happened. Rebecca's hands moved up and held Ethan's face while his hands held her slim waist.

"I think we should wash up before going to bed, " the profiler said not taking his eyes away from hers.

"Mmmhmm," the medic agreed, but neither of them seemed to be making at attempt to head to the bathroom where the shower was located. Instead their lips crashed together in a passionate kiss that felt like they'd been denying for far too long.

(Lemon Warning!)

They moved in sync with one another, Ethan's tongue coming out and playing with Rebecca's as a small game of cat and mouse started between them. The young woman surrendered to his dominance as she felt them moving until her back pressed against the wall, her hands going to his vest and started undoing zippers and buckles.

The older teen's hands were doing similar, making quick work of the velcro of Rebecca's vest before going after her belts. The supplies hit the carpeted floor with multiple thuds as they pulled away from one another to remove the rest of their equipment.

Vests, rigs, gloves and shirts hit the floor before they were on each other again. Ethan's hands palming the medic's ample chest through her yellow bra eliciting soft moans from within her throat. Rebecca's fingers scratched down his pecs, his abs and stopped at the hem of his pants where she began undoing the button and zipper.

A small yelp escaped her when she was picked up off the floor and pressed into the wall a little more. Her head rolling back when she felt her boyfriend's hot mouth placing open kisses along her pale neck. The feeling of his hardness pressed against her causing the heat already pooling below her stomach to increase.

In this position, Ethan managed to get off her boots and socks. Running his hand up the length of her right leg and squeezing her ass when he reached it, being rewarded with a soft squeak as the medic began slowly grinding against him.

"E-E-than..." she stuttered, heart hammering in her chest from the sensations that were bombarding her. The feeling of his other hand snaking up her back and unclasping her bra made her face and neck darken. The article was removed and Ethan leaned back to get a good look at her.

A blush going from her face to the tops of her breasts that heaved with each deep breath she took, her green eyes had fully blown pupils making them almost completely black, her long, toned legs locked around his waist keeping them close together.

She was beautiful. An angel that he would give up his very soul for and almost had several times already. Something he would never regret even if it did kill him in the end.

These thoughts must have been reflected in his gaze because the redness Rebecca was sporting grew in intensity. He moved in and started kissing her again, working his way down her chin, her neck before latching his mouth on to a dusty pink nipple that caused her back to arch off the wall and a loud moan to pull from her throat.

The salty taste of her sweaty skin was amazing as he worked his tongue over the hardening bud. Pants and mewls came from Rebecca as her mind started to fog over, eyes rolling into the back of her head as she felt things she had never experienced before. The feeling of her panties dampening the farther along this went.

After switching to her other breast and giving it the same attention, Ethan moved them away from the wall and began heading through the bedroom to the bathroom. Managing to flick the light on and start the shower without dropping the lovely girl in his arms as they continued their little session.

When the water got warm enough, he set her down and they finished getting out of their clothes. Taking the time to admire each others bare forms before stepping into the steady torrent together. Hands wandering as they lathered each other up and rinsed well before continuing where they left off.

Rebecca found herself pressed against the tiled wall of the shower, hands locked on to Ethan's scalp as they tried to devour each other's mouths. His hand sliding down from her neck, down the valley between her breasts and over the expanse of her flat, tone stomach before finding his prize.

She bit down hard on her lip to avoid screaming as the traveler worked his hand over her hairless mound. Fingers gliding over the bundle of nerves which had her whole body quaking in pleasure.

"Oh...god! Ethan!" she moaned louder when she felt him gently ease a finger inside of her, working it back and forth slowly as her juices really started flowing. Her nails digging into his biceps while he started sucking on the soft spot on her neck, eyes rolled back into her head as she felt her lower-stomach tense like a spring ready to snap.

A second finger joined the first and started moving faster, Rebecca felt as though she was going to pass out from the overload as she felt her iminent climax approaching like an out of control train. "Cum for me baby." Ethan whispered huskily into her ear. "I promised to make you see stars...I never go back on my promises."

The tone and honesty of his words proved to be her undoing. Her inner walls clamped down like a warm, wet vise that refused to let go, a silent scream coming from her wide open lips as she came hard, body convulsing wildly from the pleasure.

Ethan wrapped his free arm around her to keep her stable as he gently eased her down from her orgasm. Her breathing slowly evening out, but the hammering within her ribcage refused to slow down as she looked up at her lover with half-lidded eyes.

Her small hand reached out, wrapping around his member and began to stroke it slowly. "I...I want you...now..." she said in between deep breaths. The traveler clenched his eyes and groaned at the feeling of her hand around him, his own motor running beyond what he could control.

When he reached his limit his hand stopped hers, reaching back to turn off the shower before scooping her in his arms bridal-style and carrying her to the bedroom. Not caring that they were still soaked from bathing as he laid her down on the bed and crawled over her.

"Are you sure this is what you want?" he asked. Every hormone in his body was practically screaming in outrage, but what was left of his conscious mind wanted to be sure that this is what Rebecca really wanted and didn't want her to regret it.

A soft smile graced her lips as she stroked his face. "Yes, I want this." she said leaning up and kissing him. "I can't think of anyone better to be My first."

Ethan smiled back, "Same here."

The medic's mind kicked on as a gasp escaped her, eyes wide at the sudden revelation. "Y-You mean...you've never...?"

He shook his head in response, "Never found a girl special enough...until now that is." Tears gathered in Rebecca's eyes as she embraced him, to know that they would be each other's firsts was deep. And she knew that this would change the dynamic of their relationship forever, in a good way.

Laying back on the bed, she looked up at the grey-blue eyes she had come to adore since they first met. "I love you, Ethan." she said softly.

Ethan kissed her, "I love you too, Rebecca." They kissed again as the profiler shifted himself, lining the head of his cock with her entrance before pushing himself through.

Rebecca winced slightly at the intrusion, relaxing herself as best she could as she felt him go deeper and deeper into her nether regions. Her walls stretching to accommodate his size until he pressed against her barrier. Giving her one last look of confirmation, the medic nodded as she braced herself for what would happen next.

The traveler pulled back a bit before pushing forward quickly, breaking her barrier and settling completely within her. She yelped loudly and clenched her eyes from the strong sting that came from losing her virginity. Her lover kissed her, remaining still and doing his best to ease her pain.

His fists clenched the bed sheets on either side of her until they white knuckled. She. Was. Tight. It was the perfect blend of pleasure and pain, the way her warm, wet walls clenched and unclenched around him made it hard for him to remain as still as he was.

Taking a moment, he focused on his breathing while he helped Rebecca through her pain. Burying his instincts to just take her until she was ready for him. Eventually, things started to get less tense. He felt his girlfriend roll her hips a bit as though she were getting a feel of how things were before looking up at him again.

"I'm ready, just take it slow. Okay?" she asked sounding very nervous.

"It's about you as much as it's about me darlin. Just let me know if it's too much." Ethan replied honestly as he eased back and pushed into her, repeating the action at a slow, gently pace.

The medic winced when she felt the sting each time her pushed into her. But after a few moments of this the pain began to fade and pleasure took its place. Within a couple of minutes of steady movements she began meeting his thrusts, rolling her hips each time he pushed forward making him go steadily deeper.

"M-More." she moaned. Her lover picked up the pace and began thrusting a bit faster, gaining more speed and power to the point where the bed started creaking a little.

The air was filled with moans, groans and soft panting. Time slipping by meaning nothing to the young couple as they continued their love-making for god only knew how long.

Rebecca wrapped her legs around Ethan's waist, ankles locked behind his lower back while her arms tightened around his neck bringing his face into her breasts where he peppered them with light nips and kisses. She never felt something so amazing, she didn't want it to end. But the familiar tightening in her lower region told her different.

Only this time it was building up much stronger than it had before.

"Ahn! Ah...Ethan! Oh! I think...Im gonna cum...again!" she managed to get out as the pleasure continued to build.

"I'm...about at my...limit too!" he grunted back as his movements started to get more erratic, the feeling of her walls beginning to clamp down on him making it harder and harder to prolong the inevitable. "...need to pull out..." he said trying to do just that, but Rebecca's legs tightened even more to prevent it.

"On...the-AH!...p-pill." she gasped after he hit a spot deep inside her that sent her head spinning. But it was enough to give her lover the peace of mind he needed as he began thrusting harder, the sound of skin hitting skin filling the air as they neared their peaks.

One last thrust was all it took. Ethan burrowed himself as deep as he could and erupted inside of her, the feeling of his warm seed causing Rebecca to go into her own orgasm. Her muscles clamping on to him with all their strength, back arching off the bed and eyes rolled to the back of her head as she experienced the most intense feeling she's ever had thus far.

Their hands found one another and clasped, fingers intertwining while riding out their shared bliss together. Coming down from cloud nine and feeling lighter then they ever had before.

(Lemon End)

Losing most of his remaining energy, Ethan slowly withdrew himself from the girl under him and rolled off to the side as to not crush her. The younger girl rolling over with him and snuggling into his side, head on his chest listening to the wild beating of his heart that she was sure matched her own. "That was...wow..." she said breathless.

The profiler laughed a little out of breath as well, "That's putting it mildly. Definitely worth the wait." he replied wrapping his arm around her and bringing her closer. The two lovers laid in comfortable silence, basking in the glow that came from sharing their first time with someone they really cared about, light from the newly risen morning sun peaking through the small crack in the drapes.

Rebecca shifted a bit, half-laying on Ethan's upper body while her legs intertwined with his. Both too tired to even reach down and pull the sheets up over them, the older teen running his hand slowly up and down her back in a soothing manner that had her completely relaxed and losing the battle with sleep.

"Ethan?" she asked before yawning. "No matter what happens, we'll always be there for each other...right?" her eyes started to grow heavy, consciousness already slipping when she felt his lips press against the top of her head.

"Always. No matter what it takes or what happens, I'll always find my way back to you. And that's a promise." the profiler said as he felt the hands of sleep reaching up to grab him too.

Rebecca nodded as she curled a little more into him, "...good." she yawned one last time before her breathing evened out as she fell fast asleep. Ethan smiled down at her as he got comfortable, head leaning back into the pillow and closing his eyes as he let sleep take him. Whatever happened the next day would wait, for the time being this moment was all they wanted and needed.

And they'd enjoy it while it lasted.

X

The sun peaked through the canopy of trees high above, the distant explosion of the estate having faded into the crisp morning air long ago as heavy footfalls crunched through the tall grass. A lone figure walked steadily and with purpose through the woods, a tall, blonde man wearing a torn and blood soaked uniform and vest that showed no fear of what could have been out there around him.

Stopping in a small clearing, the man looked back at the black clouds that still stretched above where the Spencer mansion once stood. A dark smirk stretching across his lips as he regarded the smoldering ruins.

He no longer needed Umbrella. A new horizon had stretched out before him, he had risen beyond that of the human race, cheated death itself and leaving nothing to oppose him.

The man turned back and faced forward, once cobalt colored eyes now a dark-red/orange with demonic slitted pupils. The two bullet marks on his forehead completely faded away leaving unmarred skin as he continued his trek.

Nothing would stand in his way...

END OF ARC 1

A/N: And there you have it, the first two games are done, Ethan and Rebecca did the deed and the threat of Umbrella and Wesker is just beginning. I know a lot of you were expecting the bastard to be dead, but like a couple of my readers have mentioned, the rest of the story wouldn't make much sense with the main villain dead before it really gets started.

I'm already starting on the next arc, and it will be a pretty big undertaking. I'll be combining elements of the book 'Caliban Cove', RE2 (including 'Memories of a Lost City'), Nemesis (RE3) and Operation Raccoon City. It'll take careful planning, but I think I'll be able to pull it off in the end. So don't get too comfortable guys, cuz the hits are gonna keep coming now that I have finally hit my stride.

Until next we meet, this is Wraith signing off!