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Chapter Five: The Other Bus

"Seventy three thousand five hundred and twenty two bottles of beer on the wall, seventy three thousand five hundred and twenty two bottles of beeeer, ya take one down, pass it around, seventy three thousand five hundred and twenty one bottles of beer on the wall!"

Rebecca Chambers' eyes flutter, rolling up into the back of her head as the droning song continues. At the front of the bus, a group of men from S.T.A.R.S. bravo team is singing happily.

Enrico Marini, Bravo team leader, is at the wheel of the enormous double-decker bus, happily singing along with the two Bravo team pilots Edward Dewey and Kevin Dooley. Meanwhile, in the back of the bus, seated around a small table under a naked hanging lightbulb, sit three other members of the Bravo team. Richard Aiken, Kenneth Sullivan, and Forest Speyer are involved in a lazy game of cards.

"Got any sevens?" Kenneth drawls, rubbing his eyes.

"Mmmnnnaah…" Richard replies tiredly. "Go fish."

Forest is toying with a rubber band now, and he stretches it, aiming towards the front of the bus. Closing one eye, he sticks out his tongue in concentration and aims at the back of Rebecca's head…

"Rebecca!" a voice hisses. Rebecca snaps out of it, looking down. Billy Coen is wedged under the seat in front of her, peeking up.

"Billy!" Rebecca hisses back. "Quit peeking out, someone's gonna see you!" She leans forward-

Forest's rubber band goes flying over Rebecca and smacks Enrico in the back of the head. The Bravo team leader is knocked out instantly, dropping like a brick onto the steering wheel.

HOOOOOOOONK! The bus swerves wildly as Enrico's limp form covers the wheel.

"Holy CRAP!" Edward cries, grabbing one side of the wheel. Kevin grabs the other side, and they struggle to straighten out the bus.

Kenneth, Richard, and Forest are snickering hysterically, crouching down low in the back.

"What's going on out there!" Billy whispers harshly.

"Just stay down!" Rebecca orders under her breath, cramming a ham sandwich into his mouth. Billy is shocked for a moment, but then a look of satisfaction crosses his face and he slips back under the seat.

Enrico sits up suddenly, shaking his head. "Ugh…what hit me…"

"Sir, please take the wheel!" Edward screams.

"Oh right." Enrico grabs the wheel, and the bus straightens out. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

"That murdering bastard, Lt. Billy Coen, must be behind this!" Enrico growls. "The reports say that he killed as many as twenty two men or something. We don't wanna let Alpha team down on this mission. If Billy Coen is alive somewhere, then he's surely plotting to keep us from getting our hands on the new Resident Evil 5 game!" There is a long, awkward pause as everyone stares at Enrico. "…OK, GO FIND HIM!" Enrico cries excitedly. Everyone (except for Rebecca and of course Billy, who is still under the seat in front of hers) gets up and sort of starts meandering around the lower level of the bus, not really sure what to do.

"Shhhhhaving cream," Rebecca mutters, clenching her fists on top of her thighs in anxiety. Billy, oblivious to the danger he's in, is happily munching away on his ham sandwich. All of a sudden, Rebecca gets an idea. "OH MY GOSH, A FIVE-ASSED MONKEY!" she screams, frantically pointing towards the windshield.

Everyone else immediately books it to the front of the bus, fighting for a view.

"Come on!" Rebecca whispers through clenched teeth, dragging Billy out from under the seat and pulling him down the isle of the bus. They make their escape up the stairs, to the second level.

"I don't see any monkeys," Forest mutters, rubbing his head.

"This is obviously the work of that murdering bastard, Lt. Billy Coen," Enrico seethes. "Alright everyone, fan out! Use your guns and stuff! Move, move, move!"

"Ok!" Kevin blurts, heading for the exit door.

"No, you idiot! We're on a moving BUS!" Richard grabs Kevin by the shoulder, yanking the man back.

"Come on guys," Kenneth says with a wave of his hand. "Let's go bag us an escaped murderer."

The search is on…

Note: This is the last of the pre-written chapters that I have. From now on, updates will be less frequent as I have to...well...write the next few chapters. I'm glad you've enjoyed the story thus far! I hope that the next installment will not be a dissapointment.