"Serve and Protect"

Day 6 - 3:01:34

Main Hall, Raccoon City Police Department

"Hey, Parker. You heard that?"

A woman wearing a black baseball cap, black tactical vest with the U.B.C.S logo printed on the back over a green fatigue shirt with the sleeves rolled just below the elbows, Desert tiger stripe BDU pants tucked into black combat boots with black tactical knee pads and black fingerless gloves, looked towards her partner.

The man wore a black tactical vest with the letters R.P.D written on the front and SWAT on the back over a dark blue shirt with the S.T.A.R.S logo printed on the right sleeve. He wore dark gray tactical pants, knee pads and combat boots. Black fingerless gloves and elbow pads. On his right forearm was a tattoo of the 3rd Ranger Battalion insignia. Behind it were two crossed M16A2s. Under the insignia were the words: Task Force Ranger, Mogadishu '93

"Gunshots?" Sara asked, lowering her M4 Carbine.

"Gunshots." Alan replied, switching from his Samurai Edge to his Colt Model 727 "Sounds like it came from the second floor. East Wing. Come on."

The two made a move for the stairs but Alan stopped when he heard moaning. He made his way to the source and saw Lieutenant Marvin Branagh lying on a couch with a hand over a bleeding wound on his abdomen.

"Marv!"

Alan knelt down and put a hand on the Officer's shoulder "Jesus, Marv. What happened to you?"

Marvin soldiered through the pain as he tried to sit up. He looked at Alan in recognition "Alan? We thought you were dead... We thought all the SWAT were dead."

His eyes landed on Sara "Who's this?"

"Sara Parker. UBCS." Sara replied, setting down her carbine on the floor and kneeling beside Alan.

"Where have you been?"

"Running." Alan replied "There's a big guy with a rocket launcher after me. He kept screaming S.T.A.R.S every time he spotted me." He nodded his head towards Sara "I came by Parker when she got separated from her team. We met up with them but they stayed behind to hold off the big guy. We've been running ever since."

"Well, ugh, you came at a good time. As good as it can get anyway. Heh. There's a Rookie heading to the Fire Escape on the East Wing. I sent him upstairs to get there. Go watch his six, Abernathy."

"What about you?" He asked, dreading the answer.

Marvin looked down at the gun in his hand "I'll take care of it." He raised the gun and aimed it at the side of his head. He closed his eyes and put his shaking finger on the trigger. On the last second, he let out a breath. He dropped the gun on the floor and looked at Alan "I can't do it. Sergeant, would you please?"

Alan looked torn. He didn't wanna do it but he knew it was better to end him now and spare Marvin of the pain that would come when he turns. He grabbed Marvin's fallen JMB Hp3 and stood up, aiming the barrel of the gun on Marvin's forehead "Sorry brother."

Without another word, he pulled the trigger. He watched the body fall back on the couch and sighed. And here he thought he could've saved someone, anyone. He felt a hand on his shoulder and felt it give a comforting squeeze.

"Come on... Let's find that rookie and find a way out of this city."

"You're right." He placed the Hp3 beside Marvin and nodded to Sara "Let's go."

Sara nodded back, readying her M4 "I'll take point."

Alan watched her go before looking back at Marvin. He ripped one of the curtains off and placed it over the fallen officer "Rest in Piece, Marv."

~Line Break~

"LEON!?"

Leon turned away from the crashed helicopter and looked down towards the voice "CLAIRE!"

He quickly made his way down the stairs and met up with the redhead on the door. Claire smiled at seeing the Rookie Cop. Leon brought a hand on the wire mesh door.

"It's so nice to see you." His voice filled with relief and returned the smile.

"We really gotta stop meeting like this. How you doing? I saw the helicopter crash..."

Leon looked back and shook his head "Yeah... I'm in one piece. What about you?"

"I'm fine. Helluva night, huh?" She looked him up and down and asked "I'm guessing you don't have a key in one of those fancy pockets?"

"Unfortunately, no. Sorry. How have you been?"

Claire casually leaned on the door and shrugged "Oh, you know. Just surviving."

Leon chuckled "That's good. Any luck finding your brother?"

This got her mood down "No, not yet."

"Don't lose hope." He touched her hand through the wire mesh "I'm sure we'll-"

"ROOKIE! GET OUTTA THERE! THE BIRD'S GONNA-"

The warning from his radio came too late as the helicopter exploded and the station's alarm rang throughout the area.

"Damn it." Leon cursed "You know what that means."

"Just when you think it can't get any worse..." Claire looked behind her, pulling out her SLS 60 and saw the zombies that started to rise and the ones trying to break through the station's fence "Dinner time."

"Claire, you should go NOW!"

Claire nodded, making a move to run but turned back to Leon "Hey... let's get through this. Both of us."

The Rookie Cop simply nodded, watching her shoot a zombie in the head before dodging past the others. He aimed his Matilda through the door and fired at some of the zombies chasing after her. Once she was out of sight, he called Marvin.

"Uh, Marvin. I got a situation here. I'm surrounded by zombies!" Hearing no response, he tried again "Marvin, come in!"

"-gh. That hurt... I can see you through the window Rookie."

Leon looked up and saw a man by the window. A burning zombie tried to sneak up on him but it's head was blasted off before it could grab him. The man looked back and nodded to someone before replying through the radio "Marvin... clocked out, Rookie. It's just us three. Head back to the Main Hall. See those bolt cutters beside you. Use it to break those chains on the door to your right. The door will lead you back to the East Hall. Once there, you can cut through the East Office. We'll try and get the shutter open when you get there. Get moving, Rookie. Alan, out."

When the line cut, Leon quickly grabbed the bolt cutters and cut the chain around the door's handle. He looked back and saw the wooden boards. He grabbed them and entered the building. He quickly barricaded the open window before moving to the East Office's door and cut the chain loose. He kicked the door open and quickly aimed at the back of the zombie's head. He fired but only managed to stagger the zombie. He fired two more and sent the zombie falling to the ground. He searched the office for anything useful and came across some ammo and a Flash Grenade. He heard a groan behind him and saw the zombie from before, starting to rise up. He unloaded one bullet to it's head before slamming his foot down, smashing the zombie's head and spreading blood and brain matter on his boot "Ugh."

"Rookie, come in. We're back at the Main Hall. We're waiting for you by the shutter. Better hurry your ass up, Rookie. We just heard something big stomping around. Whatever it is, it can't be good."

"Understood."

Leon entered a small room within the office and found a red, Round Handle. Maybe he could use this on those broken steam pipes. He exited the small room but not before taking the Hi-Grade Gunpowder with him. He looked around the room and found a fuse on one of the desks.

'This could be the one missing in the hallway.' He thought before moving towards the red double doors. He removed the chair blocking it and exited the East Office and was back in the bloody East Hallway. He quickly ran to the fuse box and inserted the second fuse inside.

"Rookie, did you do this? Doesn't matter. Just get back to the Main Hall. Shutter door's opening."

"Got it."

Leon moved around the corner and waited for the shutter door to completely open. When it was fully opened, he saw two persons aiming their weapons at him. One male and the other a female.

"GET DOWN!/HIT THE FLOOR!" The two yelled simultaneously.

Leon quickly ducked just as the two fired their weapons. Both Carbines. The woman fired in short bursts while the man fired single shots. He looked behind him to see that they were riddling the fat zombie officer with bullets. The zombie let out a roar before falling back. Leon stood up and moved to check the zombie, keeping in mind to aim his weapon at the body. One can never be too careful. He was soon joined by the two, their weapons aimed at the body. He noticed they have switched to their side arms. The woman had a SIG-Sauer P226 with a laser sight attached under it. On the side of the gun, he saw the following letters: U.B.C.S. He then looked at the man's weapon. A Beretta M92FS Brigadier. The writing on the side spells: S.T.A.R.S - R.P.D SPECIAL TEAM. The man then holstered his side arm before patting Leon on the back.

"Glad you could make it, Rookie."

~Line Break~

Alan walked over to the front desk, setting his 727 down before turning to the other cop.

"What's your name, Rookie?"

"Leon." The Rookie, Leon, replied "Leon Kennedy."

Alan nodded "Nice to meet you, Leon. Name's Alan. Over there's Sara. You wouldn't happen to be Leon SCOTT Kennedy?"

"Yeah, that's me. Why do you ask?"

"Before shit hit the fan, we had a party set up for you in the West Office."

"I saw it. If this wasn't happening right now, it would've been one helluva first day."

Sara, who was looking at the Item Box behind the Police Desk, looked over her shoulder with a raised eyebrow "First day? You just got here?"

Leon turned to her and nodded "Yeah. I got a call a week ago telling me to stay away. I wish I could've been here sooner."

"Wouldn't have changed anything, Kennedy." Sara replied "One rookie cop wouldn't have made a difference. UBCS. Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service. Made up of war criminals, mercenaries and convicts who were given an out from our death sentence. SWAT. Special Weapons and Tactics. Guys who were trained to be more than your average cop and given better equipment. Look what happened to us. We all got torn apart on one night. The same damn night. If you came here a week ago, nothing would've changed. You would probably end up as another body in the streets or turn into the same thing that's trying to eat and kill us. Don't think you could've changed something back then. But you can still do something now, Kennedy."

She didn't scream or raise her voice for even a little. She was just stating the facts and Alan couldn't bring himself to argue. He simply shrugged and gave the Rookie's shoulder a comforting squeeze "She's right. Nothing would've changed. But you're here now so might as well make the most of it and help us get the fuck outta this city."

"Alright." Leon sighed "But I'm not leaving without Claire. She's here looking for her brother. He's a cop."

"Claire? Claire Redfield?"

"Yeah. Do you know her?"

"No but I served with her brother, Chris, back in S.T.A.R.S. I got good news and bad news about that."

"What's the good news?"

Alan grabbed his 727 and checked how many bullets he had left in the mag "Good news. Redfield's alive. Bad news. Claire came here for nothing. Chris left weeks ago on a vacation to Europe."

"Then I have to find her!"

Leon made a move to leave but was stopped by Alan "Woah. Hold your horses, cowboy. She could've gone anywhere in this city. For all we know, she could be dea-"

"No. She's alive and she'll find a way inside the station. I'm sure of it."

"Dude, seriously?" Sara asked. Incredulous "You're really gonna wait for this chick? How are you so sure she's gonna make it?"

"I have faith in her." He glared at the UBCS merc with determination "I'm not leaving without her."

She saw that he was set on helping the girl and looked at Alan "What about you?"

"I'm not gonna leave the Rookie behind, Sara. You know I won't. And if there's a chance that Redfield would get here, I'll take it. I'm not leaving anyone behind. Not anymore."

He was right. Sara knew that. When he found her, she was surrounded by zombies. Her M4 was out of ammo and the zombies were getting too close. She had a bullet wound on her leg after one of the civilians they were evacuating grabbed an MP5 from a dead cop and started spraying bullets. One bullet got her on her hip. Apparently, the zombies loved the smell of blood and chased after her. She told her team to get the civies to safety before leading the zombies to a dead end. She managed to take out most of them but she eventually ran out of ammo. One zombie was about to grab her but it's head was blown off. She looked up and saw Alan shooting from the fire escape. He dropped down the ladder and told her to get up before taking out the rest. When the two made their escape, she asked why did he help her. She wasn't a priority to RPD. The civies were. His response was: 'Maybe not but I'll be damned if I left someone behind again.'

She knew the man would try and save everyone if he could but he also knew when someone was beyond saving and to him, Redfield still has a chance. She sighed. She can't survive out there alone and she's been running with Alan for too long to just ditch him. Fuck it.

"Alright, dude. We'll wait for her then we can leave. But while we wait, how are we gonna get outta here without wasting our ammo on the zeds? There has to be a safe way out of this station."

"Actually." Leon pulled out the notebook he got from Elliot "There is."

~Line Break~

Minutes Earlier

Claire slammed the door shut behind her then taking aim at the door. When she was sure the zombies weren't there yet, she looked around the small room. There was a box and a table on front of her. To her right were a set of lockers and a small cardboard box on the ground. On top of it were some ammo and on one of the locker's open door was a key. She grabbed it and saw it was the courtyard door's key. She looked at the table and found a Quickdraw Army Revolver.

"Sweet."

She grabbed the gun and loaded the ammo she found. She turned around and found a grenade.

"Nice." She grabbed the grenade and looked around to see if there was anything else of use. She was interrupted when a zombie banged the door. She readied the Quickdraw and kicked the door open. The zombie staggered back but three quick shots destroyed it's head.

"Asshole."

She heard the moans of the other zombies and ran up the stairs. She dodged one trying to grab her before shooting another on the knee that it was blown off.

"Woah."

She bashed her shoulder at a zombie on her right before running to the wire mesh door. She quickly took out the key and unlocked the door before slamming it shut and locking it. She sighed in relief before looking up at the crashed helicopter.

"I guess his Pilot's Licence is getting revoked."

Joking aside, she entered the building through the door on her left. Once inside, she saw a room to her right with a sign that says: Watchman's Room. She walked in and couldn't help but be disgusted at the sight that greeted her.

"Poor guy."

The dead officer had his body torn in half. The lower part was gone. Probably behind the closed shutter judging from the blood trail. However, the body came to life and quickly turned on it's front before grabbing her leg.

"Shit!" She cursed "Get off!"

She kicked the hand away but the zombie moved to grab her again. She quickly aimed the gun with one hand at the crawler's head and fired. She watched it's head snap back from the force of the bullet before it stopped moving. She looked at the dead Undead? before shaking her head. She had to find Leon. She exited the room and moved towards the room across from the one she was just in.

She entered and saw the dead zombies on the floor. She was sure they were dead because most of their faces were blown off and one's head was crushed. She found some ammo and gunpowder before leaving through the door on the other end of the room.

She exited to a hallway filled with bodies and blood painting the walls. She cautiously moved over them before passing a fat zombie's body. It's front was filled with bloody holes. She stepped away from the body to see the exit that lead to the Main Hall. She could faintly hear some voices on the other side, one of them was Leon's. Smiling, she ran for the open shutter door.

~Line Break~

"If we can find all the medallions and place them on the Goddess Statue, we can open the secret passage under it. I got the Lion one in so we got two more to go."

Alan hummed in thought as Leon finished explaining the escape plan. Sara took off her cap, revealing short, messy, black hair, and scratched her head "Dude, is this for real? I mean, this station really has a secret passage under it? That's something you don't see everyday."

Leon and Alan snorted at that.

"Oh really? You don't see that everyday?" The Rookie's voice was dripping with sarcasm.

"Yeah. And killing zombies is just another day in the office, right?" Alan added.

The mercenary huffed and crossed her arms before giving the two a glare "Ha, ha. Laugh it up, fucking jokers. Besides, we've been running for three days Alan. I'm pretty sure killing zombies became the norm after the first night."

"Good point." Alan replied with a shrug.

"LEON!"

Said cop turned around to see Claire running towards them.

"Dude." Sara muttered. She did make it.

Alan chuckled and looked at the mercenary "Well, that makes our job easier." He then looked back at the other two who were busy in their own world "Let's give them some space for a bit, yeah? Come on, place your weapons on the desk. Check our gear. I'm gonna get Marv's side arm. Go take a look at that box and see if there's some ammo we could use."

"Roger."

"My name's not Roger." This got the SWAT a punch on the shoulder from the mercenary who glared at him while taking out her side arms.

"Smartass."

She set down her M4, followed by her UBCS Standard Issue and MUP 9mm. She checked the clips of the pistols first before checking the Carbine. She pulled out a grenade and two Flash Grenades before setting down on the desk as well. She took out the mags from her vest. She had at least two mags for the Carbine, three if the one already slapped in is counted, and four clips on the MUP and Standard Issue. She then walked towards the Item Box and searched for anything that could be useful.

"Let's see... Nope. Not that one. Huh? A Samurai Edge with a blue slide? Who the hell would leave this here? Whatever." She took it out and placed it on the desk. She went back to rummaging the Item Box. She grabbed whatever ammo she could find and set it down on the desk.

Alan walked down the stairs and placed his Colt 727, Samurai Edge, MP5 and Hp3 on the desk "What did you find?"

"I found this." Sara held up the blue slide Samurai Edge and pointed at the several boxes of ammunition "Two boxes of 9mm, three boxes of .45 ACP, one box of .380 ACP and a box of shotgun shells. Couldn't find the Shotgun though."

Alan rubbed his chin and hummed in thought "I think there's one in the Safety Deposit Room in the West Wing but last I checked, it's in a locker that needs a key card to open it."

"Great. Now we just have to find a keycard and hope that it's somewhere nearby." Sara grumbled before taking back her weapons and shouldering the M4. She then whistled to the other two in the room to get their attention "Hey, Lovebirds. Break's over. We're moving."

Leon nodded and motioned for Claire to follow him. Alan grabbed the Samurai Edge and passed it to Leon before handing the Hp3 to Claire "More firepower. Can't be too careful. Grab some ammo and meet us at Reception. We'll be heading for the Safety Deposit Room to get the 870 off the locker. Though, we'll have to find a key card first. After that, we'll see about opening that passage."

"Wait." Leon reached into one of his Hip Pouches and pulled out a keycard that said: Weapons Locker Key Card "Is this the one you're looking for?"

"Huh. Would you look it that." Alan grabbed the key card and placed it into one of his best pockets "Nice job, Kennedy. You just made our job easier."

"I also have this." He then pulled out the Diamond Key "I opened the one on the second floor but not the one down here."

Alan nodded in satisfaction "Alright, new plan." He took out the key card and returned it to Leon "You and Redfield will cut through the West Office and get to the Safety Deposit Room. Parker and I will head upstairs. See if we can find something useful."

"Oh!" Leon exclaimed before taking out a red valve from God knows where "There's a steam pipe there with a missing valve. You can use this to stop the steam from blocking the way to the Showers."

Alan took the valve and gave the Rookie a quizzical look "Do you take every little thing you come upon?"

Leon scratched the back of his head and shrugged. Claire crossed her arms and gave him an amused look. Sara rubbed the bridge of her nose before heading upstairs, grumbling something about Leonardo DiCaprio-looking ass F.N.Gs and their disorder of picking up random shit. Alan chuckled as he watched her go before turning back to Leon, waiting for an answer.

"Maybe. Heh."

~Line Break~

"You know." Alan began as he moved to open the Women's Bathroom door "He does kinda look like Leonardo DiCaprio."

"Shut up, Alan."

"What? I'm just saying."

He looked at the zombie on the ground before kicking it's head none too gently. He looked at the pipe beside the Shower's doorway and set the valve. He turned it clockwise until the steam stopped blasting out the side of the doorway. Alan made a mocking bow and gestured for the door "Ladies first."

"If you're inviting me to get fucked in the shower, take me to dinner first yeah?" She retorted before bumping him away. Alan chuckled and followed after her "So you'll do it if I take you out to dinner?"

His answer was a swift kick to the shin. It may have been covered by his boot but the force of the kick was enough to send him reeling in pain.

"Fuck! It was just a joke."

Sara ignored him before exiting the Showers through the hole in the wall. She inspected the damage and concluded that whatever had done it must've been the same one making the heavy footsteps back at the East Wing's second floor. She moved towards the body sitting on the bench. She was a foot away from it before it started to fall face first into the ground. Thinking it was still alive, she unloaded three bullets from her Standard Issue to it's head after it fell to the floor. She gently nudged it's head with her boot and waited for any sort of movement or sound.

"Yeah I'm pretty sure it's dead, Parker. Leave it be."

Alan walked towards some lockers and found some gunpowder inside. Then he heard a crash, followed by a screech, on the next room and quickly aimed his 727 at the door. He then gestured to Sara "Get the door."

The mercenary quickly moved to the right side of the door. Alan gave her a nod. She nodded back before back kicking the door open. Alan moved in, checking his surroundings and seeing the dead body of a cop on the ground. Sara followed after him, her M4 raised and ready to fire at anything that moved. Alan took point, cautiously moving further down the corridor.

Suddenly, the zombie a few feet ahead of him had something red, thick and long stab into it's body. It was lifted up in a bloody mess before being thrown towards him. He ducked out of the way but Sara wasn't so lucky. The body slammed into her and pinned her to the ground. Alan quickly aimed at the ceiling and was met with a disgusting sight. A skinless, quadrupedal, thing with no eyes and exposed brain hung on the ceiling. The red thing that stabbed and threw the zombie at them was it's tongue. Alan fired his weapon at it but the thing shrugged the bullets off, and with a show of horrifying speed and agility, it lunged at him and pinned him to the ground. It bent backwards and opened it's maw, intent to bite Alan's head off.

Sara, still pinned under the dead zombie, saw this and pulled out her Standard Issue before unloading the whole clip at the monster's chest. The monster staggered a bit after the last shot and screeched before leaping back up the ceiling. Alan wasted no time and fired his weapon at the thing. It's tongue shot out and he narrowly dodged it by rolling to the side. By now, Sara had pushed the body off her and retrieved her M4. She switched from Semi-auto to Three-round Burst and let loose four volley of bullets at the monster.

The monster screeched as the bullets hit it's body in rapid succession. Alan, now standing up, joined Sara in riddling it with bullets. It screeched once more before dropping to the ground and swiped it's large claw upwards at Alan. The claw struck and threw him on the other end of the small corridor. Three bullets connected to the back of it's brain and the monster turned to face Sara. Said mercenary fired another round before the gun clicked empty. Fuck. She forgot she only 15 bullets left in the mag. She ejected the mag to reload but doing so gave the thing the opportunity it need to pounce her. It pinned her to the ground and tried to bite her head off. She kept it back with her left arm while her other hand took out one of her grenades and wedged it in it's mouth. She kicked the creature back as it tried to get the grenade off it's mouth.

"Hey, ugly!"

The creature turned to the sound of her voice and she smirked. It may not have any eyes but it still felt good to do this. She held up her finger and twirled the grenade's safety pin on it "Boom."

The grenade exploded, taking the creature's upper body with it. All that's left was a pair of skinless legs. Sara sighed and shakily stood up. She hurried to Alan's side when she noticed he was sitting on the ground, grunting and holding his stomach. She crouched and gently removed his arm, giving her a good view of the massive bleeding cut the monster's claw made.

"Don't worry. I got something for this."

She took out one of the First Aid Sprays she picked up and sprayed it on his wound. Alan grit his teeth and slammed his fist on the ground "God... That stings. It works great but it still fucking stings."

Sara helped him to his teeth before handing him his 727. He nodded his thanks before checking how much bullets he had left in the mag. Sara took out a fresh mag and slapped it in her M4. She looked at Alan with concern and asked "You alright, dude?"

"Yeah." He replied after reloading the gun "I'm fine. Let's go. STARS Office is nearby. Let's see if we can find something useful in my old desk. Haven't cleaned that out in ages. Hopefully, no one decided to touch it while I was gone."

He led her to the STARS Office and the man went straight for his desk. She observed his old work space while he rummaged through his desk's drawers and saw the things strewn about. His name plaque. A picture of a happy-looking white cat with it's mouth open in a smile while lying on it's belly at the top of a grumpy looking brown dog. Next to it was another picture of a large group of soldiers. Behind them were more soldiers sitting on four Humvees. There was writing on the bottom right that said: B Company, 75th Ranger Regiment. Somalia '93. Some pens and paper. A book with the title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

'Huh. Who knew?'

Her eyes then found themselves on the magazine next to it. She rolled her eyes when she saw the title.

'Really?' She thought dryly 'Last month's issue of Playboy. Whatever dude.'

When he emptied out the contents of one drawer, she found a picture of a blonde haired girl with her arms around a younger Alan. Beside it was a worn envelope that had the words 'Dear Alan' on the front.

'Ouch. He got "Dear John'd".' She then noticed him looking at the photo for a long time before shaking his head and dropping a pile of papers on top of it. Out of sight, out of mind. She guessed.

Alan suddenly hummed in satisfaction before taking out a pair of Hand Grenades and Flash Grenades and setting them down on the top of the desk "Okay. That's something useful. Search everything you can in this room, Parker. I'll check on the Captain's Office."

"Got it."

The two spent their time trying to find something useful. Sara found a First Aid Spray and Hi-Grade Gunpowder. Alan, on the other hand, found a box and a roll of film inside Captain Wesker's desk. He also found a battery and thought it might be useful later.

"That's everything." Alan commented.

"Then let's go. What did Kennedy say again? A Unicorn Statue, right? Where is that again?"

"In the Lounge. It's just around the corner. Come on."

The two left the S.T.A.R.S Office and made their way to the Lounge. Once outside, Alan opened the door slightly and peeked to make sure there weren't any zombies in the room.

"Clear. Let's move in."

The two entered and stared at the statue. Alan walked in front of the statue and tried to remember what the code was.

"Was it Fish, Scorpion, Bird?"

"Fish, Scorpion, Pot."

"Thanks."

While he set up the code, Sara found a map and decided to keep it. She didn't know this place like Alan did so she needed it in case they got separated or something. She studied the map, ignoring the sounds of the statue moving behind her and Alan's exclamation.

"Got it."

She looked away from the map and nodded. Nodding back, Alan radioed Leon "Kennedy, we got the Unicorn Medallion. What's your status, over?"

~Line Break~

Minutes Earlier

Leon grunted as he tried to keep the zombie from biting him. As he and Claire entered the Safety Deposit Room, Leon was grabbed by a zombie from the back. He tried to pull out his Combat Knife but the zombie pushed him down on the ground. Claire couldn't take the shot at first, afraid that she might hit Leon, but when the zombie pinned him to the ground and left it's back exposed. She fired the Hp3 Alan gave her and unloaded three shots before kicking the zombie off Leon. She helped her friend up before the two of them riddled the zombie with bullets. Claire looked at him and asked "You okay?"

"Yeah." Leon sighed out before looking at her "Thanks."

"Don't mention it."

The two smiled at each other. An awkward silence filling the air. Leon rubbed the back of his head and cleared his throat "Maybe we should get those weapons now."

"Yeah." Claire agreed, looking away while rubbing her arm "We should."

The two passed the electronically-sealed lockers and reached the end of the room. Leon inserted the key card and watched the Weapons Locker open. He grabbed the W-870 and loaded it with the Shotgun Shells he found throughout the station. Claire, on the other hand, grabbed the GM-79 and tested it out.

"Here."

Claire looked at Leon and saw him offering three Red Grenade Shells

"Nice."

She gratefully accepted it and loaded one into the Launcher. She secured the weapon before pulling out her Quickdraw. She looked at Leon and asked "Ready?"

"Locked and Loaded."

"Let's go, hotshot."

The two left the room and made their way to Operations. Traversing through the corridor, the two took down a couple of zombies. Leon aimed for the knees and disabled the zombie before unloading at the zombie's head until he was sure it was dead. Claire dodged a zombie that tried to grab her before kicking it's knee. When it fell to one knee, she took out her knife and stabbed it right in the forehead. She stabbed it a second time before kicking the body away. She sighed and nodded at Leon. He nodded back and the two made their way to Operations without a hitch.

Once inside, Leon walked to the chained door and took out his bolt cutters. He looked over his shoulder towards Claire "Search this part of the room. I'll search this one."

"Got it."

Leon then cut the chains and opened the door. He looked around for a bit and grabbed a Green Herb and combined it with another Green Herb he had. He searched around for anything useful and saw an electronic device on a table. He noticed that it was one of the parts he needed for the detonator. He took out the detonator and combined it with the device. All he needed now was a battery and he can use it to activate the C4 on the barricade. He heard footsteps behind him as Claire entered the room, placing a Flash Grenade in one of the Hip they found on the way.

"Found anything?" She asked.

"A part for the detonator. There's a C4 attached to a barricade that's blocking the way to the Maiden Statue. If we could find the battery for this thing, we can clear the way to the statue."

"What are we waiting for? Let's go."

Leon lead the way out of Operations and up the stairs. They reached the second floor and heard gunshots, followed by an explosion. The two contemplated on whether or not to check it out but that decision was made for them when zombies on the ground tarted to rise up. They quickly climbed the stairs to the third floor and hurried to the West Storage Room. They cut through the hole in the wall and exited the small room to a corridor. The explosion must have roused the zombies on the third floor because the moment they reached the West Storage Room door, zombies came from around the corner of both corridors and were moving towards them.

Claire reached for the Flash Grenade but Leon held her hand back "Wait. Save it for something worse. Just shoot their legs. It'll slow them down. Trust me."

Without another word, he aimed the MP5 and fired at their knees. Claire followed his example and fired her Hp3. The trick worked as the zombies fell to the ground and slowly crawled to them. Before they could get close, Leon opened fire on their heads. He watched in satisfaction as some heads were blown apart, making him confident that they weren't getting up any time soon. Claire on the other hand, made quick and efficient shots with her Quickdraw. One got close and grabbed her leg only for her to kick it away and fire the Hp3 at it's head. She kicked another's arm away as it tried to reach for her and quickly crushed it's head with her boot.

"Ugh."

She looked around her and noticed the zombies were all dead. She breathed a sigh of relief before feeling someone squeeze her shoulder gently. She looked over her shoulder and saw Leon gesture his head for the door.

"Come on. Let's see if we can get that barricade down."

"Okay."

They entered the room and Leon led her to the barricade. Leon studied the C4 and looked at the detonator. It could work, if only they could find a goddamn battery. His radio suddenly crackled to life.

"Kennedy, we got the Unicorn Medallion. What's your status, over?"

"We got a slight problem. There's a barricade between us and the Maiden Statue. There's a C4 attached to it but the detonator doesn't have any batteries in it."

"Sit tight. I just found a battery here. What's your twenty?"

"Third floor. West Storage Room."

"Solid copy. Abernathy, out."

~Line Break~

"Solid copy. Abernathy, out." Alan turned to Sara "Kennedy and Redfield are on the third floor. They got a barricade blocking them from getting to the statue. There's a C4 with a detonator that doesn't have power. I guess taking that battery was useful after all. Come on. I'll take point. We're Oscar Mike."

"Roger that."

The two retraced their steps until they were back at the stairs. While moving up the staircase, they noticed the zombies that we're twitching a bit. Taking no chances, they put a bullet on every body they passed.

"They've been busy."

"So were we. The ugly fucker wasn't easy you know."

"Yeah. I got the fucking scar to prove it, Parker."

"And I'm the one who treated it, dude."

The two stopped bantering when they saw the giant hole in the wall.

"What the hell could've done this?"

Sara examined the damage and knew it was the same guy that made the hole in the Showers "Whatever it is, just hope our bullets are enough to take it down."

"Yeah."

They cut through the room and entered the corridor. They passed by more bodies before reaching the West Storage Room. Before they entered, Alan grabbed his radio "Kennedy, come in. We're at the door. Hold your fire."

"Understood."

Alan opened the door and the two entered. They traversed through the large room until they reached the other two. Leon noticed the rip on his vest.

"Are you alright? What happened?"

"Big, skinless motherfucker. Big-ass claws hurt like a bitch. Well, it's only legs now. Fucker ate a goddamn grenade." Sara replied before studying the barricade. She hummed before looking back at Alan "Where's the battery?"

Alan reached into one of his vest pockets and threw the battery at Sara. Said woman caught it and turned her attention to Leon "Detonator?"

Leon threw the detonator in his hand and Sara caught it as well. The trio watched her as she set up the detonator on the C4. They heard a beep and Sara quickly hid behind a pillar. The others followed her example as the C4 counted down from ten.

"Better cover your ears for this." Sara warned.

A few seconds later, the C4 exploded. The smoke cleared and the group saw the way was clear.

"I think we just woke up the whole neighborhood."

"You think?" Sara replied sarcastically.

Claire was the first to enter and studied the statue. Leon followed and stood beside her. Alan moved to the back of the statue and looked at Leon "What's the code?"

"Uh. Head, Bow and Arrow, Snake."

Sara left them to their devices as she examined the dead bodies on the floor. She looked back at the destroyed barricade and wondered.

'Did someone lock them up here and left them to die? But why? They don't look like they've been zombified so why were they locked up?'

So many questions yet she couldn't find any answers. Before she could contemplate further, they heard a horrible screech inside the room. Sara quickly raised her M4 and began looking in all directions. Alan tossed the newly acquired Medallion at Leon before aiming his own Carbine and tried to locate the thing. Leon and Claire were confused but they followed the other two's example and readied their weapons.

Sara heard something drop and turned at the sound. Suddenly, a large tongue shot out of the dark and snatched the weapon from her hands. Alan didn't waste any time and opened fire on the monster's location. They heard it screech before vanishing back to the darkness. Sara, who took out her MUP, pointed her flashlight over very dark spot in the room. Behind them, Claire and Leon switched to their newly acquired weapons. Alan took point. Cautiously walking out the cell with Sara beside him. Out of the darkness, the monster lunged and pinned Alan on the ground. It opened it's maw to bite him on the neck.

"NOT AGAIN!"

Leon ran to him and fired a pointblank shot from his W-870. The creature was thrown off and screeched at him before leaping on all fours at the ceiling. Sara and Leon fired at it as it crawled away while Claire aimed her Grenade Launcher.

"Eat this, ugly!"

Alan, who still had his back on the floor and firing his side arm at the creature, looked at Claire and his eyes widened.

"Shit." He cursed before rising to a crouch. He grabbed Sara's fallen weapon and fired at the retreating creature in bursts. Claire fired the launcher and the group watched the shell explode on contact. The creature dropped to the ground, flames licking it's body before being gunned down by the others. It gave one final screech before falling to the ground dead.

The group looked at the smoking corpse before Sara kicked the side of it's body. She and Alan looked at each other before aiming their respective side arms at the creature's brain and fired. Alan handed Sara back her weapon before picking up his own. He looked at the group and motioned his head for the door "Let's get the fuck outta this hellhole."

~Line Break~

"That's it. Our way out."

Alan, Leon and Sara looked at the door that led underground. After placing the last of the medallions, the Goddess Statue revealed the secret passageway underneath it. Meanwhile, Claire was looking at the security feed. Her eyes found their way into Camera 6's feed.

"Uh, guys."

She grabbed the laptop and showed the feed to the others. The camera showed a very large man in a black trenchcoat and fedora, stomping towards the camera. He stopped right in front of it before raising his fist and punching the camera, destroying it and cutting off the feed. Suddenly, they heard loud footsteps coming from the second floor.

"We gotta fucking go, now!" Sara opened the door and nodded for them to move along. Leon and Claire ran down the staircase while Alan stayed behind "Alan, come on. Move it."

Alan didn't reply but raised his and aimed at the second floor. He heard the door open and out came the Man in the Trenchcoat. He lowered his weapon and turned to Sara "Flashbang, now!"

Sara took out one of her Flash Grenades and tossed it at Alan. The SWAT caught it and pulled the pin before facing Trenchcoat, who was making his way down the stairs "Hey, Trenchy. Flash out!"

He threw the Flash Grenade at Trenchy's feet and covered his eyes with his forearm. He then aimed his 727 at the disoriented giant's head and fired, taking off Trenchy's fedora before running to the secret passage.

"Come on, Parker. We're Oscar Mike."

Sara slammed the door shut and ran down the stairs. She looked back up just as the passageway was beginning to close. The last thing she saw was Trenchy glaring down at her. She responded by raising her middle finger at him.

"Up yours, Trenchy." She ran and rejoined the others. As they traversed further down the path, she couldn't help but think.

'This place fucking blows.'