Crunch… rustle… thud…
Footsteps sounded in the dark and foggy forest as Alpha team moved in the direction of the Spencer Mansion.
"This forest is giving me the creeps." Frost said with barely hidden fear in his tone.
"We haven't seen any signs of life, not even forest critters. That can't be normal?" Replied Jill with a nervous tone.
Grrr, Grrr
A guttural, low sound came from the rear of the team. The sound was unmistakable. A dog. Then came more and more, a total of eight dogs could be heard all around the team.
"We're surrounded." Chris said with a look of worry on his face.
"Cover your zones. If you see anything shoot" Barry told the team disregarding Wesker's opinion.
From the hazy forest around them stalked forward what could only be described as monsters. Doges that had their flesh ripped apart, some missing half of their faces, some even had their gust dragging behind them. Milkey dead eyes looked hungrily at the warm and alive humans.
The S.T.A.R.S Alpha team, a highly experienced and skilled team with much experience, looked like scared children at that moment. Rooted in place with absolute horror as their minds tried to process what they saw.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Came eight rapid shots with unbelievable precision and speed.
Silence.
Everyone turned around to see Wesker holding his custom Samurai Edge Beretta 92FS in one hand and Frosts back up Beretta 92FS In the other with both handguns' barrels smoking from the heat in the cold forest.
"What are you waiting for? Move!" Came the voice of Wesker full of authority and a hint of confusion.
^Just before the ambush^
MC POV
Where are they?
~ Looking around nervously ~
They should be here any second now.
Fuck, should I say something? No that will make me sound crazy. Zombie dogs, yeah no one is going to believe me.
Grr, Grrrr,
Finaly they are here. Now I can tell everyone to make a run fo…..?
Why are there so many of them? And they have already surrounded us? That's not supposed to happen. They should have come for Frost from the rear, and it should have been five Cerberus not eight. What the fuck is going on? Why is it different than what I remember?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
What just happened? I didn't even do anything; it was like this body just moved on its own.
Shit, they are looking at me with their jaws practically on the fucking floor, Damn it. Can I get one fucking thing right please. Sigh, who the hell am I even talking to.
"What are you waiting for? Move!"
^Back to the present^
That snapped the rest of team out of their stupor, and they all started running.
Grrr, bark, bark,
More and more Cerberus sounded around the team as they were running, dozens of barks sending shivers through the team.
Damn it, where the fuck is this mansion? We should have seen it by now.
Bang, Bang
Two more shots were fired by Jill. Which made my heart stop as I remembered Jill from the game stopping to shoot at the Cerberus's and almost got herself killed because of it.
"DO NOT STOP. KEEP MOVING" I yield fully ordering the team mainly trying to stop Jill from doing something stupid.
"Building up ahead" Chris yield ahead of the team.
Fucking finally, now all we have to do is get to the main double doors and close it behind us. That should be easy, right?
Wrong, sooo fucking wrong.
Up ahead came what looked like a cemetery surrounded by vegetation that was once beautiful but now it was overgrown with vines and dead trees. A large metal fence that was too tall to climb over with sharp spikes at the tips. Best part, no doors or any way past the fence.
Fuck this is just great.
Looking around for any possible way into the mansion Chris points out a barely perceptive animal trail leading towards the West side of the building.
What the hell? This path shouldn't exist, not in the original or the remake of RE1. Am I losing my mind? And that's not the only thing. The Cerberus also didn't come from the direction they were supposed to like in the game, and their numbers are so much more than I expected. Is this happening because I kept the team together? That would explain why we ended up at the north side of the mansion by the cemetery instead of the south at the main entrance. Damn it! I hope by keeping the team together I didn't fuck up and end up getting everyone killed.
Team POV
Crunch, thud, stomp
Everyone was running and franticly looking in every direction. The Cerberus seem to have backed off and were trailing the team from a distance.
"Over Here." Jill suddenly stopped and yelled.
"What is it?" Barry asked Jill as Chris grabbed Frost somewhat forcefully as he seems to have tunnel vision on running.
"look"
"Jill open it, everyone defensive posture. Cover Jill" I said more out of habit than consciously.
That's when the pack of Cerberus attacked.
What seemed like an endless number of them rushed the team.
Bang, Bang, Bang! The sound of gun shots mixed with the howls became a symphony of terror.
"There are too many of them!" shouted Frost frantic.
"Keep your shit together Joseph and just shoot." Barry yelled back at the young S.T.A.R.S officer.
Frost with his Mossberg 590 shotgun was able to hold back and kill multiple Cerberus, Chris with his sharp marksmen's skill was dropping Cerberus with each round fired but he was slow, well slow compared to Wesker the team captain who was using his custom Samurai Edge Beretta 92FS handgun in one hand and Frosts Backup Beretta 92FS in the other. His shooting looked like something out of a movie barely wasting any movement and shooting with pinpoint accuracy.
Wesker was standing at the front just like a shield, like a leader should, which made Barry even more confused as he looked back and forth between the Cerberus and Wesker. Why was he working so hard to protect them? It was only a few hours ago that Wesker threatened his wife and daughter, forcing him to cooperate and sabotage Alpha team to be experiments for Wesker's sick game, Combat Data Collection is what he called it. Fucking bastard what game are you planning?
MC POV
What the fuck am I doing? Why am I standing in front and taking such a high risk? Well, that is simple, I am an idiot. I don't want my favorite characters that I grew up with and love to get hurt or die. Plus, this whole story seems fucked. Nothing is like the script of the games which means the main characters of the RE universe are not protected by big brother plot armor. It might be stupid, no it is hundred percent stupid but I'm not Wesker and I want to show them that, hoping if they see my actions they would judge me based on that and not what happened before or what others might say. That is of course if I don't get my face eaten by these fucking dogs.
With resignation of my situation and determination to keep my team safe I said "System, I know what I have to do and I accept the responsibility"
DING!
[Host resistance to assimilation with vessel has been decreased. Initializing advanced agility and cognitive functionality]
The cold voice of the system was a comfort I didn't expect. Then I felt it, every muscle in my body felt lighter as if I was floating and time seemed to have slowed down as I looked around at the Cerberus that was lunging right towards my neck. My hand moved fluidly and in one motion, Bang! It was dead. Head blown to pieces. What happened next was simple, yet it felt like a dance or better a trance.
"Thank you, system." I said knowing there wouldn't be an answer.
Team POV
Bang!
"Jill what is taking so long?" Barry asked as he shot a Cerberus that preceded to explode like confetti.
"Its locked. I'm working on it. Give me a minute." Jill said,
"We don't have a minute."
"I KNOW." Jill, frustrated, yelled back and immediately went back to picking the lock.
"Reloading!"
"Covering!"
"Running low on ammo!"
"Just keep shooting!"
The sounds of the team coordinating and fighting could be heard as they were pushed back further and further until they were right next to Jill.
"I'm out" Frost said in a panic putting away his Mossberg 590 and tried to bring around the grenade launcher strapped to his back.
"DO NOT USE that GL" I yelled at him with as much force as I could put into my voice. We'll need that for later.
Frost visibly flinched at the loud order that came from me and looked around franticly.
"Jill? Any time now." Frost said looking at Jill that turned around with a crooked smile on her face and said, "open sesame" and opened the cellar door.
Everyone moved in and as I tried to close the cellar door a Cerberus jumped and lugged itself between the two cellar doors. With lightning speed, I took out my S.T.A.R.S issued combat knife and put it through the fucking things head. It slumped down and stopped moving but that allowed enough time and space for more Cerberus to squeeze through causing me to back away. Out of ammo for both handguns I had nothing but the combat knight to deal with the Cerberus that were coming in. Thankfully the opening was narrow enough that I could manage, but I was losing ground quickly.
"Captain, come on! This way." Chris yelled. That was my signal to fucking run and run I did, in fact I ran so fast that everyone was startled for a second than Chris slammed the metal single door shut locking it.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
You could hear the Cerberus slamming against the door trying to break through, well good luck with that dipshits.
The space was cramped and dark. The only sound was the heavy breathing as everyone was high on adrenaline and tired from running for what seemed like miles. Looking around in the dark, a smell of rotten food hit me alongside something a little worse. I looked around and saw a light switch.
Fluorescent lights illuminate the space, and I immediately recognized where we were. The basement kitchen, next to the elevator.
Sigh!
Finaly a moment of peace.