Disclaimer: Resident evil is not mine nor is its characters. This story’s first four chapters belong to Miracle Viguy 38 while the rest is written by my hand…uh…I mean my computer. You should know by now which characters are mine and not mine.

Author’s Note: Another chapter, I’m just too good to my readers. I enjoy the reviews and hope they continue. Okay, here it is...

Chapter 8

Armory, Haven Stronghold.

Jill, Liz, Chris, Barry and BC where getting ready for their new mission by putting on their combat uniforms. Each had a role in the plan but each, except Chris, didn’t know what exact role they played just yet.

Chris finished putting on his tactical combat suit and then reached for his weapons when Barry said something. “So, where were you last night?” He asked putting on a flack jacket. Chris paused and stared at his friend, wondering how to answer that question. “I was… in my room… busy” He said with a small smile. Chris then glanced over at Jill, who was at that moment, tying her boot as her foot lay atop of a seating bench. His smile completely disappeared. He felt like he betrayed her in a way, but at the same time he felt okay about it since they did both agree some years ago that their “together” relationship wouldn’t work.

Chris cleared his mind, placed his G36 assault rifle on his back, holstered his Berretta 9mm and strolled out of the armory with everyone else in tow.

When they reached the roof helipad they could see two helicopters and the entire region around Haven, infested with death. Oxious stood in the middle of the pad and so did five of his men. Nick Hawkins and Patrick Owens were two of them. “Mr. Redfield, time is of the essence” Said Oxious impatiently.

“I’m aware of that Krivins” He snapped back. Chris then stood in the center of the group. “Okay, here’s the plan: Due to Hawkins’ communication skills we were able to establish a connection with Heartsease Headquarters. They requested some medical assistance and that explains why Liz will be coming with one other doctor. BC is their escort. They will take a second chopper that Krivins here so generously offered, to that stronghold” Chris then stared at Barry Burton “Barry you will lead this team with three of Krivins’ men and one of them is going to be Hawkins…” Chris then turn around and faced Oxious “…in which ALL will follow his orders” Sternly spoke Chris. Oxious said nothing and slightly nodded in agreement. “The rest of us, who are Jill, Owens, Krivins, another one of his soldiers and as well as myself, will take the first chopper and head straight for Placidity in hopes to find a module core. Now, try to come back in one piece, okay. You know where you need to be, let’s move out.”

Chris stood in his spot as the team dispersed. The helicopters engines roared and the propellers started to gain velocity. He stayed quiet and had a terrible feeling that this might be the last time they where all together. “Mr. Redfield, you’re doing the right thing in assisting me” Assured Oxious. Chris glared over at the man that reminded him of Wesker. “Hmph, Wesker said the same thing just before we went looking for bravo team back in 98. If anything happens to my friends involved in your plan, I will personally come for you.” Dauntlessly spoke Chris.

“Their not stupid, they know the risks, as do you. I may have given you guys hope but you’re walking on thin ice doing what you just did. The next time you threaten me…” Then the shout from Lily interrupted him. “Chris!” They both glanced over at her as she stood by the roof top door. “…People will get hurt” finished Oxious. Chris angrily stared at Oxious and ran to see what Lily wanted.

Then Gibson came from behind her and practically pushed her out of the way. “Move” The tall African American ordered. He was carrying Krivins’ laptop bag.

“Lily, you okay?” asked Chris sympathetically. “Yeah I’m fine, you forgot this.” She said taking his hand and placing the sword necklace she gave him. “It’s for good luck remember” She then slightly smiled and kissed him on the cheek. Jill stood by the helicopter and saw this. She didn’t know exactly how she felt about that and jumped in and sat down.

Krivins thanked Gibson for the return of his laptop. “Sir, Jim took an interest in it, but I got to him before he removed it from the bag” Assured Gibson. “Good, when the time comes follow the orders I typed out for you and everything should be fine” Said Oxious. “Will do sir” said Gibson and he strolled back to the rooftop exit.

Upon return Chris came to Gibson’s right side, kicked his leg which forced the guy to fall to his knees. Chris then put the guy in a really tight head lock. “Next time, please be a little more polite to the girl will ya” Chris continued to apply pressure waiting for an answer. “F…fu…ou” Gibson felt more and more like passing out “Okay!” He shrieked. Chris then let go and Gibson fell to his hands, coughing and breathing heavily.

Chris just continued his walk towards the chopper once more. He then saw Krivins shaking his head in a “NO” manner, but not to Chris, to Gibson. Chris turned his head around and saw the man he nearly knocked out remove his hand from his sidearm in defeat.

“Mind telling me what that was about?” Asked Oxious. Chris just ignored him, hopped in the helicopter and sat to the left of Jill. Krivins got in next and sat in the seat across from Chris. Owens sat across from Jill, while the Unknown Soldier sat to her right.

Oxious slid the door closed and ordered the pilot to take off. As they began to lift, Chris glanced out the window and saw Barry in the other chopper, giving him a salute. Chris returned with a salute of his own.

Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

Two armed guards came outside dragging Leon by the arms. They continued down a dirt path through some trees and came to a stop. They tossed Leon on the ground near a cliff. From what Leon could see, he was on an island and this is where things looked hopeless. But Leon wasn’t going to let it end here.

He slowly started to get up, but was then hit in the kidney from the stock of the guard’s rifle. “Tie him up” spoke one of the guards. The second guard then grabbed Leon’s hands and tied them with an old rope behind his back. When the guard finished with the tying he kicked Leon in the ribs. The pain from the kick left Leon winded.

Then the first guard lifted Leon to his knees, facing both the soldiers. “You may have survived that freak Fisher, but you will not survive me” He then smacked Leon in the side of face with his gun knocking him to the ground. “Neither of you will survive if you don’t kill me now” spoke Leon. “You know what, pick him up, I want you to hold him instead” ordered the first guard. The other did just that and lifted Leon to his feet. The second guard held Leon in a tight arm lock giving the first guard, some free shots to Leon’s chest. Leon had no choice but to bear through the blows by tightening his abs. after five hits, the guard began shaking his hands.

“Shit! This guy’s got abs of steel…” Then the guard picked up his rifle and held it by the stock like a baseball bat. “..But we can fix that” The gun hit Leon causing excruciating pain. The other guard just laughed at what happened and straightened Leon for another blow, which hit just as hard. The guard lifted the gun for a third swing, as it came in to hit its target Leon canned the guard behind him and moved. The gun hit the other guard in the jaw. As the injured soldier staggered back, he stepped on soft rubble and fell off the cliff with a scream.

Leon, with his hands still tied behind his back, kicked the rifle out of the guard’s clutches and using the other foot leaped off the ground and cross kicked him in the face. The guard flew opposite the gun and landed on the ground. Leon fell on his stomach after the kick, still in pain from the constant strikes.

The guard was angry, he got to one knee and removed his sidearm from its holster and aimed it at Leon. “I told you, you won’t survive me” That instant a large flame hit the guards back, killing him instantly. Leon just had to counter act the last comment made by the guard. “And I said, you wouldn’t survive if you didn’t kill me when I told you to”

The guard lay on his stomach, with a deadly burn all over his back and the back of his head. A dark, shadowy figure came from beyond the trees and closed a small lighter. The man had a long scar on the left side of his face going from his hairline to his jaw. His eyes were covered by shades and he wore a black tactical uniform.

“You must be M, the man that can manipulate fire. I should probably thank you for the help” Said Leon getting up from the ground. “I never met you before, how is it that you know who I am” asked M. “Drew told me about you and how you two encountered each other several years ago” Leon, still in pain, slowly walked towards the dead body of the guard and unsheathed the man’s knife.

Leon cut his ropes and then stared at M. “What are you doing here?” he asked. “I’m here for Fisher. The last time I saw him he fell seven stories. How he survived such a fall, is beyond me… but maybe it’s a good thing. He could tell me where the man that killed Wesker is”

“Wesker’s dead? Do such words connect?” Said Leon conversationally. “It is hard to believe, but because it’s true, the oath to kill him myself is fractured. Now I must kill the man that did it just to satisfy my revenge and Fisher is going to help me, whether he wants to or not” As M began walking away, Leon asked, “Not that it matters, but why did you want Wesker dead?” M stopped in his tracks and said with out turning around, “Two reasons. One; he left me for dead after he tried to kill me. And two; he and Fisher started the infection problem that’s around us today. A problem I tried to stop”

“How do you know that exactly?” demanded Leon. If M is right about them starting WI, he found out the answer he and Drew spent months searching for.

“About five years ago… a scientist named O’Malley worked for BETA. But later found out a problem and handed all his research to the authorities. That action alone prompted Fisher and Spencer to join forces, which would turn BETA and the rest of Umbrella into one organization. A man known as Mr. Kay, who was in control of BETA at that time, didn’t want such a thing to happen, figured it was bad for business. Fisher immediately had him assassinated, which put him in command. Due to the new leadership from Fisher and the death of Mr. Kay, the company broke into several different factions…” Said M infuriatingly. He then turned and faced Leon.

“…While this was happening there was an investigation going on, both Spencer and Fisher had to get rid of the viruses they manufactured by selling them on the black market. But what they still wanted for their own malicious deeds was another virus, which only Wesker contained. They both offered billions to Wesker for that particular virus. It took them awhile to actually convince him. When Wesker did finally agree to sell it, they set up a meeting in a public place deep within Chicago. Why I know this is because I was there. A man intercepted the deal and made off with the viral case. He then set it loose in the city causing the world wide epidemic. If they didn’t do that deal, none of this would have happened”

M then strolled off. “Wait!” shouted Leon but the man was gone. Leon had trouble understanding what had just happened, but felt in his gut all of it to be true. He brushed every thought aside, picked up the dead guard’s rifle and dashed straight back to Fisher’s base. He had to rescue his good friend, Drew.

Drew opened his eyes only to stare up at a large lamp. He noticed he was strapped to a table by sturdy wires. The room appeared large and white. It had many small carts with various cutting tools and mechanical devices. Drew attempted to break free but even with his immense strength, the wires were far too strong. A single man came in the room through double doors wearing blue protective garments. Drew didn’t recognize the man due to a face shield. “Don’t worry Drew, you won’t feel a thing” Chuckled the voice of Brett Fisher. Brett then picked up an anesthetic face mask and stared at Drew “There are usually are a lot of question that are needed to be asked before surgeries, but I think I will go with instinct on this one” Fisher then placed the facemask on Drew, sending him back into a deep sleep.

In helicopter one. Destination set: Placidity Stronghold.

Chris, Jill, Patrick Owens, Oxious, another soldier and of course the helicopter pilot and co-pilot all remained quiet as the chopper sailed through the air like a boat on the sea.

Jill found herself constantly staring at Krivins. There was something about the guy she found appealing. Was it his professional demeanor? Was it his good looks? She kept staring at him to find out what exactly had her at awe.

“Jill, I get this feeling that something about me bothers you…” Confidently spoke Krivins. He was completely aware of Jill’s gaze. With the shades, nobody could notice he was also staring back at Jill. It may appear that he was staring in another direction but he shifted his eyes only to see Miss Valentine. Jill was put on the spot and everybody stared at her. “…Can I ask what you find interesting?” Continued Oxious.

If she wasn’t Jill, she would have most likely avoided the question…but not her. She immediately answered back with just as much confidence. “Yeah, there is something…the shades…why do you wear them. Would that be to hide who you really are?” said Jill. Everyone then glanced over at Oxious. He was surprised at Jill’s quick response but felt the challenge of answering. Then Chris immediately joined the conversation saying, “I bet he wears them to remember what he accomplished…to remember he is the only one who killed Wesker”

“Close! But not entirely true” Responded Oxious. “Then why do you wear them, sir?” Asked the Unknown Soldier, the one who sat on the right side of Jill. Oxious seemed to be well in a difficult state, he didn’t really want to say his very reason for wearing the glasses, but had to answer Jill’s question to accept what he felt, is her challenge.

“I wear them…to remember that I must follow my initial plan. This may come as a shock to a few of you, but I can easily be side tracked. These shades…” Spoke Oxious, tapping them on the side “…help me stay on my main objective.”

“And what is your main objective?” Asked Jill straight faced. Oxious chuckled and stared straight at her. “To change what is happening now.” For a few seconds everyone remained silent. And for those few seconds, both Jill and Oxious continued to glare at each other, not caring if the others knew. Chris felt like interrupting their staring contest, just to pass time. “Krivins, how does one come across a time machine?” he asked.

“Years of work” Responded Oxious as he leaned his back against his seat. He wanted to add more to that question with a question of his own. “Do either of you know who created the module core?” asked Oxious. The question is directed to Jill and Chris. “He always has to ask this question” Muttered Owens.

Chris believed to know the creator of the module core and figured he could answer that. “I do know, it was the UN” He replied. Krivins grew a grin. “Are you certain about that?” Both Chris and Jill had a confused look upon their face. “What if I was to tell you…I somewhat design the module core. Would you believe me?” Inquired Oxious. “Then I would ask; just how is that possible?” Responded Jill.

“About 11 years ago in 2001, I led a team of scientists, into a program your all familiar with: The Khronos project. The machine needed an enormous amount of power and the team and I came up with a designed container, in which to power the machine” Continued Krivins. “The module core” said Chris. “Precisely” Replied Krivins. “But then how did the UN get a hold of the schematics?” Continued Chris.

“A Dr. O’Malley. Quite frankly, he didn’t accept working for BETA after he found out the truth about his employer. He grew a conscience and then handed his research as well as the earlier plans for the power cell to the United Nations. That wasn’t the start of the problem though. The real problem began before that, in ’05. O’Malley’s employer, Brett Fisher, stood in the way of my success” Said Oxious.

“Brett Fisher? He’s dead” Spoke Chris. “Not as much as you wish him to be, Mr. Redfield. Due to his lust for power, he became the leader of BETA in ‘05 and set new rules that many refused to follow. Causing some sort of mutiny between the other leaders. I was one of those leaders.” Replied Oxious. Chris glared at Oxious with fury. “You worked for BETA?”

“Yes…I did...” Sternly spoke Oxious. Chris and Krivins said nothing and just fearlessly glared at each other until the Unknown Soldier said something. “So sir, what happened next?” Jill felt somewhat glad that the soldier said something. She really didn’t want to be in the middle of these two if a fight broke out.

“I may have worked with BETA, but that is line of work is long gone. Now because of the mutiny and hectic situations that was happening within the organization, most of the scientists assisting on the project were, either killed or switching sides, there could be no continuation with the project with out them”

“So for six years the machine sat alone, unused?” Asked Jill. “Sort of…I personally didn’t want to toss the years of work away by simply scraping the project. There were some modifications…with nuclear devises that were in my possession. Since I didn’t have the plans needed, I used what ever I had to reach my important goal” Continued Oxious. “Which was…?” Asked Jill expecting Oxious’ usual honest answer. Oxious leaned forward in his seat and stared at the floor of the chopper. “The timeline of mid 98”

“Ninety-eight? You wanted to go back to Raccoon City…Why?” Asked Jill. Oxious’ mood changed. It seemed he was getting upset. “I apologize, but I wish not to discuss it” Oxious just then straightened himself out and said... “Anyway it doesn’t matter. I couldn’t reach the timeline and grew very frustrated. That’s when I decided to completely shut down Khronos…but then WI started. The UN revealed the module core design to the world and began production on building strongholds like Haven, was put into effect. Since I knew that I could get my hands on the core once more, I set up a plan to do so” He continued.

“And that’s were we come in” said Chris, not sounding surprised. “But I later realized that I am absolutely unable to reach the year 98…the time when WI started seems more like a reasonable place to change things…wouldn’t you agree?” Asked Oxious, staring at Chris and Jill.

“Uh…Mr. Redfield…” Said the helicopter Pilot, interrupting the conversation. “…How certain are you about the coordinates to Placidity?” He continued. Chris had this confused look on his face. “100 percent…Why?” Both the pilot and co-pilot stared at each other and then back to the front windshield. The pilot then just sighed “Take a look out your window”

Chris did just that and couldn’t believe what he saw. It wasn’t a stronghold. It wasn’t a base. There wasn’t even a structure of any kind where Placidity used to be…only a giant, smoldering crater. Jill unbuckled her seat belt and went to see out as well. She too, couldn’t believe what she saw. Exactly one month ago they made contact with the stronghold and everything seemed fine...but now…

Jill sat back down. She had this depressed look and didn’t even put her belt back on. She couldn’t help but think of all those men, women and children…gone. Placidity was the biggest and even the strongest base on earth.

“It would seem that an explosion with an enormous magnitude did that” Said Oxious. “Perhaps a self destruct system?” Said the Unknown Soldier. “Jill leaned up against her seat with her head tilted down. “They didn’t have one” She said aloud. “It really doesn’t matter anyway…on to the next one and lets hope it’s not in the same condition” Spoke Owens. Jill then stared at him. “What an awful thing to say” “Look lady, there dead. Crying about them is not going to bring them back. Just be grateful your were not with them…cause I know I am”

Jill leaned from her seat and slapped the guy in the face. The slap was heard between all the occupants of the chopper. Owens started to rub his red cheek. “That was unnecessary” He exclaimed. “You asked for it!” She retorted. The Unknown Soldier started to smirk uncontrollably and so did the pilot. Owens glared over at the soldier across from him. “Shut it, Willits! Or you will be getting a closer look at the crater” Angered Owens.

Oxious grabbed his laptop bag to check off Placidity’s status. He opened the latches and slid out his laptop…but something is different. The laptop is black, not silver like it should have been. Oxious gripped his bag hard. “Jim Foster” He said silently and furiously. He then slid open the side of the chopper and chucked the bag into the deep crater below. Closing the door, every one had their eyes fixated on him. “Is there a problem sir!” Asked Willits. “Not anymore” Coldly responded Oxious.

The chopper’s next destination is Ataraxis. A stronghold that they all knew is lost. But they still continued to go there in hopes of locating a module core and in hopes of changing the past.

I must deeply apologize for the extremely long wait. I had an okay Christmas and an okay New Years. But I’m grateful for that. Some people don’t even have a Christmas. Plus there are some family problems that are taking a toll on me. To sort of make that go away I played a lot of Xbox 360. Boy, let me tell ya, Xbox live is addictive, especially when you play Left 4 Dead. Anyway I will not give up on this one or my other story and thanks a bunch for being so patient you guys. I’ll try my hardest to hurry on the next update.

Also I’ve been role-playing a lot on a Resident Evil forum called: Syndicates the RERP. I think it’s 26 on the forum list. It’s going great (I’m a villain in that one) and I ask if any of you would like to join. Maybe it’s not your thing but at least I can say I asked. Thanks again, I couldn’t ask for better cyber friends.