I sat in the helicopter, anxious. If I was part of the team, that could only mean that we would face dangerous chemicals, viruses, unknown biological dangers...
as we flew low over Racoon city, I crossed Covington's glance. He wasn't saying anything, but he usually dont really like seeing me in his teams. Not because he don't have confidence in me, but because if i'm there, something is out of the ordinary.
We landed downtown, near the Umbrella's labs. The other team was near the hospital, out of sight. All gear up, we were ready. I was keeping an eye on my scanners.
-Nothing in the air Sir. No unknown chemical or gas. I think it's safe to go in.
Covington ask his lieutenant to lead the way. We entered through the front door. I stopped on the door step.
-Is there something wrong Nathalie ?
-No Sir... it's just that it's too damn quiet. Even if there was an infection here we would hear people moaning, crying, asking for help...
The team continued in the labs. Our objective was the main research lab. We found it quickly and it was empty.
-Nathalie, take a look to see what they were working on.
The rest of the team was establishing a safety perimeter, while i was looking into the computers to check the files. After about 15 minutes, i called Covington.
Sir, those research are... too damn ordinary. They don't do really great things here, and most of their lab reports are incomplete. I think it's just a cover for...
I was interrupted by a faint noise, the noise of something sliding on the floor. I looked in that direction. In the corridor, an assistant in his lab coat was standing. His face was not visible, hidden in shadow. We didn?t saw him coming. Covington shouted:
-You there! Stop where you are. Are you injured?
The assistant didn?t seem to hear him and continue to walk toward us slowly. Something was really strange in the manner he was walking. Covington warned him again. The assistant stopped, without saying anything. Jim, our weapons technician, stepped toward him. Suddenly, the assistant jumped on him, like if he was trying to bite him. Marc, the heavy weapon specialist, reacted quickly. A hole the size of a nickel appeared in the head of the assistant. I rush near Jim.
-Are you ok Jim?
-Yeah I think so? I think he was trying to bite me...
I stepped aside to look at the assistant's body. I didn't need an autopsy to see what was wrong with it. Covington put his hand on my shoulder.
-What is wrong Nathalie?
-Sir. That guy is dead, and he died several hours if not a day ago.
-What do you mean?
- I don?t know Sir, but we shoot him in the head, there should be blood everywhere, yet it didn?t bleed. The skin is already necrosed and that take several hour at room temperature to do that. And look at his arm...
The assistant fore arm was half eaten. teeth marking was still visible in the flesh.
-A dog maybe, asked Covington
-No, Sir, that's human teeth...
Covington gather the team.
Alright people, we move now !
As we entered deeper in the complexe, i heard Covington talking on the radio :
"Hey Covington, have you seen what we're fighting yet?"
"Yep, what the hell are they? My Biologist says that they're already dead, you had any evidence of this?"
"Yeah, first hand. Anyway, just found a doctor that gave us a security cleaance card. Sounds like it's under the hospital. Wanna meet us there."
"O.K, how about the front door. We're about an hour away."
"Sure, see you then. We'l be waiting. Out."
-ok people, we moved, we will going to meet the other team.
We were walking as quickly as possible. But we ended up in front of a huge garage door. Before we could even look around Jim pushed the open button. But a weird sound started on the other side of it. As the door opened, we saw blood pouring on the floor. It was like lots of people were trap behind that door and that something attacked them. Then I realised in the bad light, that something was moving, more than one thing to be exact. Covington draws his gun as 20 to 30 creatures that were looking human, but that were obviously not, entered running towards us.
Covington started shooting, followed by the rest of our team. But we were out numbered. Covington yelled to retreat, split up and that we would regroup passed the garage door. I ended up with Jim, marc, and two others. We spotted a door, and we entered a corridor. We ran into it, but there was a locked steel door at the other end. Jim yelled "give me a sec I will blow the lock. The creatures started pouring into the other end of the corridor, and we turned back to fire at them while Jim was working. He uses a small explosive to open the door, but behind the door there were more creatures. We were caught between two mass of dead people. Jim start to fire with his machine gun, but it was like if for each creature going down, two more entered the corridor. One of the other soldiers was grabbed by one of these things, and he was pulled into the undead mass. We could hear him screaming as he was eaten alive. Marc looks around and spotted an air duck.
-Quick Nathalie, climb on my shoulder, and go into the duck, from there you will be able to pull us up.
I obey, but as I was put my hand in the duck side, one of the creatures jumped on Marc, slamming him into the wall. I only had time to hang on the duck, so I wouldn't fall. By the time I climbed into it, marc and the other team member was dead. I looked at Jim that was still struggling for his life.
-Quick, take my hand!
Jim tried to take my hand, but there were just too many creatures. He tripped and I watch him die. Then I heard on the radio.
-Team B, Team B, is everyone ok?
That was Covington.
-It's Nathalie Sir. I?m alive... but I?m alone. The others that were with me are dead.
-It?s ok Nathalie, do you think you can reach the other side of the door from were you are. We managed to close it.
-Yes sir, I think I can, I?m coming. Nathalie out.
(Really sorry for the wall of text, but I had a lot to cover, it will not happen anymore. I will post the rest tonight, but I stay alone and rejoin the others where the other team is, so you will be able to post without having to interact with me...)
