Chapter 1 Surgery.

I was on the table in the middle of the table. Barbara stood in the corner of the room tossing her dagger high into the air and catching it again before it could hit the operating room floor. I could barely see. Everything was covered in a thick haze. Pain was erupting slowly across my back and chest. But oddly my mind wasn't on the surgery that had to be done to save my life. Instead it was going back to my military days.

Miami Florida 7 years before.

"Chris, Barry, wait up." I was again late for lunch but that was becoming normal for me. Perhaps because more and more often I was finding myself with Barbara helping her wrap things up at the target range instead of finding Chris Redfield or Barry Burton and going with them to the mess hall. Oh well I figured. Barbara and I were a couple so I hoped the guys could forgive me.

"Oh, Jonathon Silverbeak. When will you ever get your head out of the clouds and join us here." Chris flashed his smile however and I knew he was kidding.

"Yeah John. If I didn't know better I would think you and Ms. Insanity over at the target range were a couple or something."

I cringed at the nick name. Barry still had never really trusted Barbara after she flipped out during a training exercise and nearly left Barry in a sinking ship. "Barry you know I hate when you call her that."

"John, she took off with a decent boat because she saw a bat. A BAT. I mean come on." Instead of pushing things further I just went and grabbed some grub...........

"God **** it man. Be careful that **** hurt." He had begin to cut my chest open and the pain medicine hadn't kicked in yet. Stupid doctors these days anyway. Thinking of my friends hurt. I hadn't talked to them in the last six months. Instead I kept hearing rumors of this viral outbreak and the destruction of Raccoon City. My STARS unit though denied both and said to stay here. As the scapel begin to tear into my flesh once more I thought back to the last time I spoke with Chris. He had been stressed due to some cannibal murders happening around Raccoon City.

6 months prior.

I was sitting in the parlor of the house relaxing and watching the news when the phone rang. I let it ring a couple times then decided Barb wasn't going to get it after all. "Hello. Silverbeak residence. May I ask who's speaking?

"Wow she has you trained well man." Laughter followed and I intantly recongized Chris's voice.

"Chris. Man I haven't heard from you in like nine months. I heard about the murders. Are you guys any closer to solving them?

"No. That's kinda why I called John. I think this is big. Like really really BIG. I think Umbrella is behind this. Everytime I rerun the attack sites and do a radial view of potential sites of where the killers could be hiding I come up with the Spencer mansion. But Umbrella won't let us anywhere near there. Then again I could just be goin crazy due to lack of sleep and these **** murders. But I needed someone to listen to me."

"Well what are friends for? Hey, Chris take it easy and get some sleep man. Let me know if I can help. All right.

Ok. Well Barry says hi. I'm at the station and..... Suddenly an explosion of noise went over the radios and I barely heard Chris say he had to go. Something about Bravo's chopper wrecked if I remember correctly.

I must have blacked out and finally went under. When I came too Barb sat by my side with her dagger. She was as lovely in my eyes as the day her and I met while in Miami for training. She leaned close and put her head on my shoulder. " They were able to take out both bullets, John. But you need to heal fast. Umbrella won't mess up your death again."

"It's going to be ok. I'll leave next week for Raccoon City. I want to know why the Trollsfog STARS just betrayed me. And I think paying Chris and Barry a visit could answer some questions."

"Let's hope the rumors are false and that they can give you some answers." With that I slipped back under and slept.

__________________
Just got an Xbox. Gamer tag is xxxAzrielxxx feel free to add me.

Chapter 2

Its been two days since the surgery. It was just a simple surgery to remove two bullets from my chest. The only thing that wasn't simple is the **** memory of what happened to me.

48 hours Ago

"Let's move men. This is just a simple extraction. We go in, grab the girl and get out. Clear? Good then let's move." I was in charge of the mission. We only had to go in and get the daughter of a local Umbrella scientist. No big deal I had done missions ten times as hard. Or so I had thought. I kicked in the door and led the march through the old and creaky house. We had tips that Suzie was in the basement so that's where I was heading when suddenly one of my STARS companions kicked me hard in the back. I tumbled down the stairs and drew my weapon. I pulled my 9mm and fired once. The shot hit him square between the eyes. As I stood and tried to regain my balance Umbrella soldiers began to stream in through the door. I remember taking cover behind a wardrobe as the bullets riddled through the wood threatening to hit me. My sight flashed red as suddenly a shot sank deep into my chest. I fired back and heard a dull thud of a body hitting the floor. One down five to go. I drug myself out from behind the mangled wooden pile and fired three more times. A shot hit a soldier in the knee and he fell down the steps. A simple flick of my combat knife and he stopped struggling. The remaining three started tossing flash grenades so I covered my eyes and waited for them. They rushed in blindly and two shots later two were killed. The last one looked right at me and fired another shot into my chest. I collapsed as he walked closer and closer to me. Mustering my remaining strength I lifted my gun and fired. It hit him in the throat and he collapsed next to me. "Why did you try to kill me, soldier?"

"Just orders." His words were garbled by the blood but I understood him just fine. Too many years with STARS. "Stay away from Raccoon City. Trust me. It'll just sick Umbrella on you more. I'm so........" The blood stopped flowing. I pulled myself up the stairs and back to my truck. I vaguely remember the call to Barbara.

But now that I was recovering I only had one goal. To find Chris. They released me at noon and Barb and I were on the road by three. It was only a three hour drive to Raccoon City from Despair. We figured we would arrive at about six. Chris, Barry please be ok. Please....

__________________
Just got an Xbox. Gamer tag is xxxAzrielxxx feel free to add me.

Ah, the second chapter. Great read Az, I look forward to the next chapter.

__________________
Korpiklaani rules

Chapter 3 Outbreak

"Raccoon City 3 miles." Great I thought another three miles till I knew the truth. In actuality I wasn't going straight to the city. I was instead going to the mansion in the woods. Spencer Mansion for some reason the only place I could think the murderers would have been housed. It was secluded, abandoned and no one else went near it. So that's where Barb and I were headed at the moment. "Hey baby did you hear me? Only three more miles."

"Sorry. I keep thinking about Chris and Barry and the rumors surrounding Raccoon. Something is telling me this is wrong. We should head back."

"I can't head back now. I need to know the truth. Sorry. If you want I'll leave the truck with you and continue on foot. But this is one of those things I have to see through or I won't be able to live with myself."

"No, John. I'm with you every step of the way. But I have a feeling its not going to be easy." Sudennly out of the forest emerged this large reptillian looking creature. It slashed at us as the truck hit it full on. My head slammed against the steering wheel. Incrediby the creature peeled itself from the mangled mess that was once my truck and looked at us. I felt my eyes lock with its and simultaneously I pulled my 9mm. The thing stood about the height of an average man and walked upright. Its skin was scales and it had broad shoulders with a flat lizard like head. CRASH! The windshield exploded as the thing took one swipe. I jumped backwards and fired twice. One hit the creature in the shoulder and one entered in between the eyes. It fell over dead instantly. "John, what is that thing?"

"No idea but I aim to find out." I kicked the door open and went to investigate further. As I got closer I felt more and more sure that the thing on my truck was not natural. After about five minutes I decided to just pack up the weapons and supplies and headed towards Spencer estate. Barb was always on edge and constantly had both dagger and gun drawn. No more creatures appeared however but to my surprise when we arrived at the mansion all that remained was a hole in the ground and tons of debris. Not all of the debris was building however. Here and there I noticed pieces of living flesh and papers. I grabbed the nearest one and saw a picture of a creature similar to the one that had wrecked the truck. Most of the paper was illegible but I could make out the top word. "Hunter"

"Barbara, come here. I don't think Umbrella is as innocent as the rumors have made them out to be. That thing that hit us is called a Hunter and a B.O.W. I have no idea what that is but I thinks it was created by Umbrella. Let's head to the city and clear this mess up." We were headed that direction when suddenly a dog appeared. My survival mode kicked in and I locked my gun on the dog and nearly vomited as the image was taken in by my eyes. The mutt was missing whole chunks of flesh and the skin was hanging in threads. I froze and couldn't fire but suddenly a huge blast echoes through the forest. The dog's head exploded and suddenly a built man of around six feet. He lowered the shotgun as he approached us.

"Name's Robert N. Smith. I've lived in this place my whole and trust me son when I say you don't want to head into town. Its all gone. Some virus or something broke out and the government's only solution was to destroy the town and hide the fact. Sad part is its working. Usually when people come out this way they head for the city not some abandoned mansion, son. But seeing as you came here I can actually warn you that if you go towards the city Umbrella soldiers will kill you on the spot. Sorry but if you had friends here they are probably dead."

"What about the STARS? Did they make it out?"

"STARS? You mean like that shady Burton fellow and the punk Redfield? They disappeared before the city was destroyed talking about Umbrella experiments and zombies. They were out of their minds." Barb walked forward then and locked eyes with Robert.

"Do you have an extra vehicle? We have about five hundred bucks on us and would love to rent it. Please...." Barb's voice was laced heavy with seduction. I smiled cuz I knew with her killer body that he would give in instantly.

"Yes mam. My home is just down the road." We began to walk and soon I caught sight of a large white house. In the driveway sat three pickups. Two Ford F-150's and one Toyota Tundra. I liked the pitch black Ford and laughed when he opened the door and handed the keys to Barb. "There ya go. My number is in the glovebox on the customized portfolio that is in there. Give me a call when you get home. Have a nice trip." We got in and headed home and didn't even notice the large vial in the backseat. If we had I would have noticed the biohazard symbol and the label "T-Virus". If though is a huge wish.

__________________
Just got an Xbox. Gamer tag is xxxAzrielxxx feel free to add me.

Ooh great chapter Azz, the plot is brewing like Home Made Stew

I was just pulling back into town when Barb pointed out the broken down pickup on the side of the road. I pressed on the brake lightly and we slowed. The window rolled down with a dry crusty squeaking that sounded like gears grinding. "Hey you guys need a lift to town? We can fit one of you in the back of the cab and the other three could ride in the bed. What ya say?"

"Thanks Mr. Come on guys." To be honest with you I should have known better. With their huge pupils and bloodshot whites I should have been able to see they were high, drunk, or both. But I didn't which cost Despair its life. The whole fate of the city could lie in my hands. Three minutes later we arrived in town. I dropped the boys off where they said too and continued towards Barb and I's home. I didn't even think about the lime green vial the boy that rode in the cab had. Just thought it was some bull**** drink they had thought necessary to bring in with them. "Thank again. Peace." With that they had disappeared.

Across town the lead boy was checking out the vial. He was the mayor's son. William Lacey had never been the white sheep of his aritocratic family. But he quite frankly didn't give two cents about that. He had a new drink. "T virus. Ha ha sounds killer dawg. Let's do this." He quickly grabbed four glasses and laid them out and filled each to the same level. Then on the count of three all four boys slammed the virus down. Two fell over dead instantly and one began to scream in terrible lunatic wails as he tongue got longer and longer and the top part of his cranium began to dissolve away as he skin peeled off like the skin off the apple. The mayor's boy fell over and freaked in terror as he felt his ribs slide around. He tears off his shirt in pure terror and sees his heart exposed and beating as his skin too becomes a shroud of death. Minutes later the two dead boys rise and begin to stagger to the open door with the infamous groan. "UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH" Hell has arrived and made the whole town of Despair like its sister town Raccoon. May God help them now.

__________________
Just got an Xbox. Gamer tag is xxxAzrielxxx feel free to add me.

Nice chapter dude

__________________
Korpiklaani rules

Chapter 4 Umbrella's Scout

Coming tonight on the night of April 12th. Keep an eye out. Till then auf weidershen.

__________________
Just got an Xbox. Gamer tag is xxxAzrielxxx feel free to add me.