"Excella is here." Steve said.
I just felt all the joy from my time with Albert drain away. As I shook my head, I could hear her shill voice from down the hallway. She would mingle her way on up to him and be all touchy feely. She was his assistant and investor.
"My dear lotus, what is with that sour face you are making? Are you perhaps worried about Excella making your life difficult or even maybe jealous?" I felt Albert smirk from behind me.
"Of course I am! I mean, look at her, Wesk!" I said, disappearing back into my room, shoving past Albert.
He grabbed my shoulder and pulled me into a deep, passionate kiss and whispered, "She is naught but a fly compared to you, my goddess. We just have to play this right, and the world is ours. Just follow my lead, dear lotus."
"I trust you, Albert. I know you would never be unfaithful to me." I sighed, staring into his bright eyes.
"Good, now we must go, I will reintroduce you as my wife as soon as we go out there."
"No, I have a better idea. I'll have Archer give her the tour under the guise of Pheonix Corps wanting to have tricell as a sponsor. Yes, that is what we will do." I said, grabbing my key card.
"What is your plan, Tabitha?" Wesker asked, his smile slowly disappearing from his features.
"Bring her to my office at the end of the tour. I'll introduce myself to her as the matron of the Pheonix Corps and as your wife at the same time a double whammy. I doubt she'll cause a scene if we do it like that. She'll know we could turn her in like that if needed. Not that I would. I know you need her for your plans to be successful." I said, smirking.
Albert sighed and walked out the door as i turned and walked to my private
elevator. As I decended into the labs, I found myself worried about Chris and his mental state. I decided I'd check on him, at least from a far.
I walked to my office once the elevator stopped. The click of my combat boots echoing down the hall. I arrived at my office door punching in my pin code and slid my key through the slot.
"Access granted, welcome back, m'lady." White queens voice said as the door slid open.
"The plan is slowly coming together, White Queen. So he'll be out of Spencer's plans. I just had to skip a few steps, but more or less, I'm back on track." I said, staring out over the vehicle bay.
"That's good, but what are you going to do about your brother Chris? He is digging, and we run the risk of being caught by both parties," the ai said, appearing in her hologram form in front of my desk.
"I gave something to Clive to help appease Chris, a special zippo lighter and USB stick with my plans against Spencer just like the one I gave Albert. In fact, let me make a call to O'Brian." I said, pulling out my phone and dialing O'Brian.
"O'Brian, here what do you need, Ms. Lancaster." Clive asked worry in his voice.
"Sigh, the jig is up, Clive. Albert's partner found out who I was and told him. I have to go quiet for a long while. Tell Chris that you lost contact and to assume the worst. It's time you gave him those items I left with you. Play the message file I left on your desk, the blue usb. I'm changing the plan up." I said, sitting in my office chair.
"So we have to restructure the plan on our end too then... All right, I'll tell Chris, but just be careful. Do what you need to do and bring this bastard to justice." Clive said, hanging up.
I pulled the phone away from my face and placed it under a false bottom in my top left desk drawer. It was time to break away from conventional and be the Pheonix I know I am. I just needed to check on my little brother one more time before I cut contact. O turned on my monitors and accessed the B.S.A.A. headquarters cameras, and I saw Chris walk into O'Brians office.
(CHRIS POV)
"What do you need, O'Brian? I was just about to head out. I haven't left since T was released. So what's going on?" I asked as my boss sat down.
He sighed and buried his face in his hand. He looked pale and stressed. I knew he gave up smoking a few months ago, but there was a cigarette in his other hand. On his desk were files on T and Wesker. He clasped his hands together and looked down at the files.
"Look, Redfield, I mean Chris, this is going to be difficult to say." He said as he lifted my sisters file and grimaced.
"No! Please tell me this isn't about my sister Clive." I exclaimed, slamming my hands down on the false oak desk.
"I am sorry, Chris. I truly am, but as of o eight hundred hours, agent Tabitha Wesker is MIA. She was supposed to check in last night at twenty-one hundred hours. Not a peep from her, and we had an arrangement if she didn't report in by the next day at o six hundred i would declare her MIA. I am assuming that she was found out by Wesker." He said, opening her file as a sealed manilla envelope and deep royal blue USB with a black snake fell out. Being handed the manilla envelope, I rubbed it in between my hands.
I was fighting back tears. Yet again, I didn't know if my sister was dead or alive. The things Wesker was probably doing to her, the thought was sending my anxiety through the roof.
"We not going to do anything, are we huh Clive?" I asked lividly.
"No, Chris, I'm sorry, but retrieving her would be detrimental to the B.S.A.A. right now. We are still in a delicate state after Jessica betrayal. If Tabitha betrays us and joins Wesker." Clive said before I lost it.
"SHE WOULDN'T DO THAT NOT AFTER RUSSIA! NOT AFTER HE KILLED OUR S.T.A.R.S. FAMILY! NOT AFTER KIDNAPPING STEVE! CLAIRES FIRST LOVE! I'M GOING TO FIND HER! I NEED TO SAVE HER!" I shouted, turning around almost bolting toward the door.
"HOLD IT REDFIELD! SHE LEFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS SITUATION. NOW, YOU ARE GOING TO SIT YOUR HERO COMPLEX ASS DOWN AND LISTEN TO HER ORDERS! Clive shouted right back at me.
"Fine, but if I don't like what I hear, I'm gone. Clive, I'll be going to find her. "
I said, plopping my my butt down in the chair square in front of O'Brian.
He picked up the Blue usb stick, sliding it into his computer while rotating the monitor to face both of us. A black snake slithered onto the screen, coiling around an inverted color umbrella logo.
"Hello. My name is Tabitha Redfield Wesker. Agent Clive O'Brian, my dear friend and Agent Chris Redfield, my precious younger brother, if you are hearing this, I am currently either missing in action or dead. This is my chance to explain the mission I am on and the goal of Pheonix Corps. " My sisters voice played from the speakers.
"What is your plan, T?" I asked the void between me and my boss.
"It was a long and strenuous path with multiple winding forks. It started when I found out from Sergeis files where Ozwell E. Spencer's location. I quickly headed out to his location. When I arrived, he thought I was someone else. He thought I was Albert. He called me Albert when I entered his library. When he turned and saw that it was me, he was shocked." She continued
Clive started brewing a pot of coffee as T continued to describe the tension of the conversation.
"Ahh, Ms. Tabitha, this is a shock. I thought your husband would be the first to find me. He said while clasping his hands together. I see Vladimirs experiments were quite the success. Unlike his T.A.L.O.S. failure, you stand here brilliant and strong. I knew you were the right choice for Albert. It's a shame we couldn't convince your brother and sister to join us." Her voice wavered.
Clive handed me a cup of fresh coffee. He shook his head as my sister explained how she lunged at Spencer and knocked him out of his wheelchair. He looked exhausted and stressed.
"I'm only here to find Albert, Spencer. You, Marcus, and Vladimir all had your fun using us. Here is where I stand against Umbrella and their ideals. I read the files on the Wesker children. I read my files. I don't care that our relationship was manufactured to make the perfect offspring. I love him, and I'll free him one way or another. Ill undo the grip and plans you set for him." She said on the recording.
Hear T say she loved Wesker after all he did made me feel nauseous. I knew she had deep emotions towards him but love, WHY!?
"He revealed that Wesker was last seen in Africa working with an unknown funder. That he was expecting Albert not me and that if I waited around my dearest husband should be showing up soon. I opened the window and sat the until I transformed into my full Arch-angel form. I revealed the true horror I was to Spencer. I flew out the window, closing it as Albert kicked in the door to Spencer's library. As soon as I noticed him, I bolted. So I went back to the Pheonix Corps and told them the plan. Capture and jail him or rehabilitation and join the Pheonix Corps. If all else falls, I'll kill him myself. So there is no need to worry if I'm no contact, that means I'm in deep and in a fragile state." She said I stood up, flipping my chair.
"OH HELL, NO! SHE DID NOT JUST SAY REHABILITATION AND JOIN PHEONIX CORPS! HE'S ALREAY STARTED TO CORRUPT HER!" I shouted.
"REDFIELD! CALM DOWN!" Clive spoke up,"it is still up for debate by the U.N. but if she gets the approval, he wouldn't be able to leave the Pheonix Corps. H.Q. he wouldn't be able to handle viruses and Pheonix Corps. would cease all dark connections as well as station B.S.A.A. on staff.".
"I DONT CARE O'BRIAN! THAT BASTARD DESERVES TO ROT FOR ALL HE HAS DONE! I'M LOSING HER AGAIN THAT'S MY PROBLEM!" I fell to my knees and pounded the stained carpet flooring,"I just barely got her back. Why? Why won't she trust me or forgive me?"
"Chris, listen to me." Ts voice said, snapping me out of my tantrum,"I know this will be hard for you, but I left you a couple items one that will hopefully allow you to see my side of things and the other is a gift. I had the second item special made just for you. Claire got her gift before I left because we never had much of a connection. I saw her in the Harperville outbreak. We made up, but things were still tense between us. Please, I'm asking you to trust me one last time. Will you?" Her voice cut out as O'Brian handed me the usb stick and a black and green zippo lighter.
The lighter had S.T.A.R.S. logo on one side, the other was a locket with a picture of T holding me and Claire on the couch just before she left for russia the first time. I started to tear up because this had to have been when she was pregnant with my niece. I flicked the top, slamming striker bar down and watched as a small flame grew from the spout.
"You have amazing sisters, Chris. Your problems will eventually fade. Trust in agent Tabitha, something tells me she won't let you down." Clive walking, over to his door and opening it, "Now go on home and get some rest. You deserve it."
Standing up, I headed out of the office and quickly over to my desk. I stared at the lockets picture. I set the empty coffee cup on my desk and looked at the clock on the wall. Ten hundred hours it read. I wondered what T was doing right now.
"I'm going to get stronger for you, T. For once, I'll be your hero. Like how you are to me." I said, shutting down my computer and walking towards the time clock.
I punched out, heading towards my truck. I needed a strong stiff drink, and my friend Johnny Red Label would be the perfect fit.
Hey everyone! Sliva here wishing you good days and even better fortunes. Sorry, this chapter took so long I need some inspiration. I'm starting the next one soon so keep an eye out. Cheers. My name is Silfarianhawk and I'm not so far away.