Using the rooftops to her advantage, Ada caught sight of where she needed to be next.
"The Quad Tower," she thought. "I'm guessing that's where she's headed."
At the sound of an approaching train, she grappled her way on top of it, startling those inside. However, that wasn't the only thing to surprise them as Ada and the passengers all now looked up to see a low flying plane. Low flying was an understatement, it was more along the lines of falling.
oOo
"This is not going to end well," Leon warned as he found he'd lost all control of the plane.
Helena braced herself for what was to come, seeing the ground closing in fast.
oOo
Ada could only look on as the plane flew right over the top of her before the sound of metal scrapped along the floor followed. A good indication that it had now crash landed. The wings tore through the nearby buildings, one even getting torn off completely. It carried on skidding until finally coming to a halt in a shipping yard.
"All this trouble for the sake of one man," Ada sighed heavily as she raised her grapple gun. "Better go find Carla as fast as I can to end this madness."
She landed on the nearest building to head off in search of her crazy twin once more.
oOo
Claire, Sherry, Jake and Jill had been walking for a good long while now, with Jill taking point just in case of any surprise attacks from the J'avo. She was after all the most skilled of the group, though the other three were no pushovers either.
Jake held back, while Claire and Sherry had their catch up conversation. It wasn't exactly anything to do with him as he'd only just met Sherry not too long ago.
"I'm really sorry for leaving you like I did," Claire apologised.
"It's fine," Sherry smiled sweetly in return. "Besides I still would have been taken by the government anyway."
"I know but I really shouldn't have left you both like that."
"You had to find Chris," she shrugged. "Beside's Simmons looked after me well enough, most of the time that is."
"What happened?" Claire now turned serious on her.
Sherry shook her head, wondering if Claire should hear everything or not.
"Did he hurt you, cause I..."
"It wasn't exactly Simmons, much rather those working under him."
Claire looked to her in sympathy.
"They did tests on me, and I mean countless prodding and poking. Most of the time I just passed out."
"I'm so sorry," Claire sighed as the pair now stopped so that the older of the two could wrap her arms around the younger one. "I never wanted to put you in any harm."
Sherry hugged her back tightly, resting her head on Claire's shoulder until the pair finally broke apart again to catch up with Jill, who wasn't really that far ahead of them.
"When all this is over you can come stay with me, got it?"
Sherry nodded with a smile. "I'd really like that."
"We got company," Jake now pointed out as Jill was already aiming her gun at the approaching J'avo.
Jill and Claire gunned most of them down, while Sherry shocked a few for Jake to quickly finish off with his fists. Some of the lucky ones cocooned to then later emerge in a cloud of thick smoke. Even before the smoke or gas had cleared something was propelled their way.
"Look out!" Jake warned as the things projectiles narrowly missed them.
Soon enough they could plainly see just what had been firing at them, humanoid lizard creatures.
"Watch yourself!" Jill shouted as one released the same gas again.
Sherry readied her shock baton as another ran over to her. Quickly ducking to swipe at its leg it dropped to the floor to then have Jake crush its skull under his boot. The last went down as Claire got a really lucky headshot on it just as it was about to breathe the gas on them.
"Come on, let's get outta here before..." Jake was cut short at seeing a plane heading right for ground level.
"It's American!" Sherry pointed out as she watched it pass overhead.
"Come on, we should check for survivors." Claire turned back as the plane now crashed not far from them.
oOo
"You alright?" Leon asked with a slight groan.
"Yeah," Helena nodded as she steadily pulled herself to her feet. "I don't know how we keep surviving things like this."
"Beats me, but I'm sure as hell glad of it." He thought as he headed for the door, having to put all he had into opening it as the impact had crushed it a little.
"Helena," he held out a hand for her to take to then drop down onto one of the crates below.
She took it gladly as she followed his directions until they were both back on solid ground.
oOo
Sherry and Jake were now ahead of the pair, and the first to spot a couple stumbling away from the crash.
"Is that..." she pondered as she looked to the pair, picking the man off at thinking she recognised him. "Leon?"
At the sound of his name he turned along with Helena.
"Did she just say Leon?" Claire thought as she hurried over to find said man.
"Sherry?" he turned to her. "You're alright!"
She gave a nod in return.
"I got word that you'd been kidnapped and that Simmons is after you and Jake Muller."
"Simmons is after me?" she asked, furrowing her brows as Jake grabbed her arm to pull her away just as Claire finally caught up.
"Leon!" Claire now greeted him.
"Claire!" he turned to her, glad to see Sherry had the backup she needed as Jill was with them too.
"What is this?" Jake now asked her in private as Sherry pulled her arm from his tight grip.
"That's Leon," she told him straight. "He saved me back in Raccoon City along with Claire."
"Then what's he talking about?"
"I don't know," Sherry half snapped at him, now heading back over to get answers.
"Leon, what do mean Simmons is after me and Jake?"
"Ada told me Simmons..." he was cut off by Helena who spotted something standing on the plane.
"Look out!" she now warned as one of the engines were sent their way.
Leon was torn between jumping out of the way himself or saving Sherry. Jill was quick to push Claire aside, while Jake took care of Sherry. That then left Helena and Leon to quickly throw themselves aside as the engine slammed into the ground where they'd once been.
"Please tell me this isn't another tyrant," Jill now groaned, getting a look from Claire who knew all too well herself.
"Looks like it's Raccoon City all over again."
Leon was just now pulling himself to his feet, Helena doing the same beside him.
"Not him again!" Jake yelled as the bulking behemoth dropped down to join them.
"Friend of yours?" Leon asked.
"He's like an ex-girlfriend that won't leave you alone," Jake sighed.
"Welcome to the club," Leon smiled. "You get used to it."
The six of them now worked together to take on the bulking behemoth.
"You've fought this thing before and you're still breathing?" Helena now asked.
"Are you kidding me? I get a kick out of this," he told her, getting a look from everyone.
"You're not entirely sane are you?" she questioned what was on everyone's mind.
He just gave an amused snort in return until Sherry's shrill cry rang out. Claire was on the things arm in an instant, forcing it to release the younger woman. Jake ran full speed at it, all the while avoiding the gun fire. He skidded across the floor, taking a foot from under the thing. It went down on one leg as they all then ganged up on it.
"Thanks!" Sherry coughed, as soon as she was released.
"Are you alright?" Claire was now fussing over her.
"I'm fine," Sherry smiled at her.
"Claire! Sherry! Watch out!" Leon yelled as the behemoth stood to throw out his claw.
Jake quickly threw himself in the way to then be captured and caged.
"Nooo!" Sherry screamed. "He's taking Jake!"
"Not if I can help it," Leon scowled, taking aim at the things open stomach.
The Ustanak dropped to one knee, his hand on the floor for support.
"Get me outta here, would ya?" Jake demanded as he tried to force the cage open.
Jill, Helena, Sherry and Leon were all by the things back now, pulling the cage door open. Claire was making damned sure he wouldn't be getting up anytime soon until they freed Jake.
"Appreciate the help," he said as he jumped from the things back.
Once they were at a safe distance, they opened fire once again. Soon they came to realise one of the power towers was looking a little unstable and was about to fall. Thankfully due to them keeping the Ustanak down, the tower now fell on top of the bulking creature. Only now the group had been once again split up with Jill now having no other choice but to go with Leon and Helena.
"Is it dead?" Helena asked.
"The bastards indestructible," Jake scowled at the smouldering mess.
"Sherry! Claire! Are you alright?" Leon called out to them.
"Yeah, we're fine." Claire responded.
"Leon, were heading for the Kwun Lung Building in Koochenge!" Sherry then informed him. "That's where I'm meeting with Simmons!"
"Alright," Leon sighed in return. "Listen though, Sherry, until we..."
He was then cut off by a small eruption, forcing the three to go their way while the others took another way.
Ada dropped down, landing right in the middle of the road just in time to witness the birth of a new B.O.W.
"Oh, good." She thought as something resembling a chainsaw was the first to emerge.
Soon the rest of it stepped from the cocoon. The thing was humanoid, but it had a chainsaw for an arm.
"Sorry, but I really don't have time to play with you right now." She smirked as the thing rushed at her.
She made dodging look easy against the deadly thing, narrowly missing each and every swipe it threw her way. Though no matter what, it didn't seem to grow tired, just more and more aggravated as its prey kept giving it the slip. Once it had taken one last swing, Ada quickly took this opportunity to flip herself right over it to then grapple herself to safety. However as soon as she landed on the scaffold above, the thing was now sawing at the metal bars.
"There's always something to slow me down," she sighed before grimacing as she slipped onto her back right on top of her crossbow.
The thing below her was still growling and swinging its chainsaw, like a dumb dog chasing a cat.
"I hate playing the role of the mouse," she frowned as she stood to sprint across the next scaffold, which was under attack once again. "I'm much more of a cat that brings down the big bad dog."
After dropping down into the alley, she kicked the gate shut to miraculously wedge it up with a wooden beam from above using her grapple hook.
"That'll keep you off my tail for a while," she thought as she quickly moved on, taking to the rooftops and scaffolds once more.
Unfortunately her friend was now back to join her.
"Seriously, you again!" she frowned, pulling her crossbow from her back to shoot it in the head.
It really had no effect as it now jumped up to join her on top of a double decker bus. She fired off a few more bolts until it eventually dropped to one knee. Quickly running over she kicked the thing right off the bus. Knowing it would just get back up again, she now decided to get a head start.
"I just hope Carla's not got up to anything while I'm stuck here playing with this thing."
Dropping onto another train, she took a quick breather only to once again have the chainsaw maniac back on her. As it jumped up it knocked into her, taking her for a fall onto the tracks. She couldn't help but cry out as she dropped harshly onto the metal runner.
"After this I don't care what job comes up, I could do with a well deserved break." She sighed as she forced herself to her feet just as the chainsaw was brought down upon the place she'd once been.
She needed to at least catch her breath if this fight was going to linger on much longer, but it wasn't to be. She had no room to manoeuvre, the thing was on her in an instant. Putting everything she had into forcing the chainsaw away from her neck, she turned at the sound of an oncoming train.
"Perfect," she thought as she just managed to push the thing back with all the strength she could muster.
Quickly grabbing her grapple hook she aimed at the building beside her and was quickly pulled to safety. The chainsaw creature was sent flying over the edge, hitting the neon sign to be electrocuted right before hitting the ground.
"Hopefully that's the last of you," she sighed.
Unfortunately it would seem the creature had now just been given more toys to play with.
"What's this now!" Jake huffed looking to the creature that was now standing before them.
"Chainsaw B.O.W.s," Claire sighed at seeing it now heading right for them.
"Careful you'll be ripped to shreds!" Sherry warned.
"Yeah, thanks!" Jake replied coldly. "I know what a chainsaw can do!"
"Enough!" Claire glared at him. "Just concentrate on taking it down.
xXx
Carla was just now climbing from the helicopter, which she'd had her own controlled J'avo pilot for her. She'd managed to find out Simmons' location and was now about ready to give him what for. However, there was still the matter of Chris and his obsession with her and Ada.
"Captain," Piers called, tapping Chris on the arm.
"What is it?" Chris asked.
"It's that woman," he told him.
"What woman?" Chris glared at him, having gotten annoyed at why he hadn't just said it straight out.
"The woman," he repeated. "Ada Wong."
"Ada Wong?" he thought puzzled. "That bitch died!"
"Well she looks pretty much alive to me," Piers jabbed back as Chris was now already giving chase.
"Ada!"
She acknowledged him with a smirk before disappearing inside the building.
"So you've found me," she thought smugly.
"You'll die like the rest of them, I'll make sure of it!" Chris vowed.
"Bring it in," Carla now ordered over the phone.
A large crate was brought over by helicopter to the building she was currently in. As soon as it was in position, the bottom of the crate opened and something large dropped from it. Something that hissed loudly in annoyance upon landing before slithering off through a medium sized hole in which it made bigger by forcing itself through.
"Captain?"
"Watch your back it may be those J'avo," Chris warned in a low voice.
Piers kept his gun at the ready.
"Move in," Chris ordered as he checked the first room was clear.
A scream echoed through the halls not a moment later, only there was no one here but a large smeared blood trail.
"What the hell could have done this?" Piers turned towards Chris, who was now inspecting the blood.
"We may be dealing with something much wo..."
Another scream rang out behind them forcing them on to now find people come flooding out quickly as something picked them off one by one.
"Everyone out!" Chris shouted over the noise just as another was taken.
The latest victim was held high in the air by his leg, but by the looks of it his leg was missing with no signs of it being ripped off. It was like something invisible had hold of it.
"Help me!" the man screamed.
Chris raised his gun, laser pointer now pointing out the creature.
"Is-Is that a..." Piers thought bewildered.
"Snake!" Chris snarled.
Once the large snake had now had enough of toying with its next victim it simply threw the man into the wall.
"We're gonna hunt this thing down and slaughter it!" Chris now demanded.
oOo
Carla was now making her way through the building, being slightly ahead of Chris, but she now found herself in the same room as the large snake.
"Just my luck," she sighed as she slowly walked back until she was flush with the wall.
The large snake lunged its head forwards, but then stopped to flick out its tongue right in front of her face. She couldn't help but swallow nervously, a little afraid of what would come next. It pulled its head back to now reveal itself fully. Carla now gave a nervous smile knowing it was letting its guard down for her.
"So you remember me, do you?" she asked as she looked up at what once was her pet.
She been rather reluctant to test the virus on animals. Especially something she'd become quite close with, having worn the snake around her neck countless times like a scarf as she worked. She was quite surprised it hadn't just killed her in sweet revenge of her eventually injecting it as a last resort. The snake hadn't thankfully, as it loomed over her, soon to turn its massive head towards the wall behind it at feeling the vibrations of the two men hunting it down. Quite literally vanishing from sight it slipped back through the wall to hunt them down again instead.
"That was rather terrifying," Carla now thought as she composed herself again to finally be able to slip out of there.
A few more screams rang out followed by gun shots and yells from the two BSAA agents.
"Captain!" Piers called out as the snakes mouth opened wide enough to take the older man.
Chris had barely anytime to reload as it was now lunging its head at him, abandoning that he reached into his pouch to pull out a grenade to throw right down the things throat just as he'd done with the U-8 in the underground facility in Africa. The outer skin may be impenetrable, but the insides were easily damageable.
The snake closed its mouth at feeling something slip down its throat. Chris and Piers quickly jumped aside as the creatures insides expanded with the force of the grenade before deflating again. It gave a pained cry as smoke erupted from its mouth before it dropped to the floor.
"Is it dead?" Piers now asked as they all got closer to it.
"It better be," Chris glared at the thing.
Suddenly the large snake raised its head, hissing loudly at them before lashing out with its tail to send Piers flying through the air.
"Piers!" Chris yelled as he opened fire only to have it slither outside.
"I'm fine, Captain." Piers coughed.
"HQ, we're gonna need the big guns again. We got a large B.O.W. in the form of a snake. We're in a rundown building, but the fucking thing just snuck out the back!"
Once HQ said they had it handled, Chris and Piers now moved on to find and hopefully stop Carla's stupid rampage. It wouldn't be easy for them though, as Carla had managed to sneak up on them to give them a nice little surprise.
"Hello boys," she smiled smugly from her sitting position on the window sill.
"Ada!" Chris turned on her with a snarl.
Quickly aiming what looked to be a gun their way, she fired it at them, but Chris was already heading right for her. The small injector bounced right off his body armour.
Carla gave him a disapproving smirk as she quickly lunged back to drop down before quickly using her grapple.
Chris was quick to rain down bullets on her, even though she'd escaped once again.
"That fucking bitch!" he snarled.
"This has got to stop," Piers now rounded on him. "Yes, I know what she did to Miss Valentine but this isn't the way to go about things."
"Shut up and do as I say or get the hell outta here!"
Suddenly Piers had him up against the wall. "What happened to the real Chris Redfield. The one I looked up to, huh?"
"Just shut up!" Chris snarled right back at him.
"If they find out how you're..."
"Tell them, I don't care! I'm finding this woman and making damn sure she stays dead this time!"
Piers could only shake his head and follow him on.
