I open my eyes and I find myself in some kind of room. The room is empty. In front of me, there is a big white window, I can't see what behind that glass. I feel such a great amount of pain in my head. I try to move only to find myself tied into a chair. It took me a moment to finally realize where I am. I'm in the interrogation room. Damn! What the hell happened?! How did I end up like this?! Suddenly, I can see behind this white window standing a silhouette of a man. And then I hear a voice.
"(Y/n) (L/n) is that your name?" A very deep voice of a man calls my name. I can only assume it was from the guy behind the window.
"What?"
"Captain (Y/n) (L/n). The U.S.S. Delta Team squad leader. That was you, wasn't it?" The voice asked.
"Really? I thought that was your mom."
Without a warning, I feel a jolt of electricity run through my body shocking me. The pain is so strong that I feel like everything starts fading away.
"Arrrghhh!!!" I shriek in pain. It took a minute before it stops. I was panting from the pain. "argh..." I was an inch from my death door.
"(Y/n), if you want to survive, I need you to cooperate with us."
"What the hell did you want?!"
"We want to know about you, (Y/n). About Operation Racoon City."
"Yeah? Who wants to know? And Why?"
"You don't get to ask the question here."
"What makes you think I talk?"
"Because you don't have a choice."
They shock me again, delivering a great amount of pain through my body. "Arggh!!!" I can only scream trying to endure the pain. But it was too much for me to bear.
"Either you talk, or you die."
I was ready to take the second option until suddenly a flash of a girl's face appears in my mind. I see her smiling at me. "(Y/n), make sure you get home okay. I'll be waiting." she spoke.
From that moment I knew that I can't die today. She's waiting for me and I need to find a way out of here. Whatever it takes!
"All right! Stop! I talk!"
They turn off the electricity and start asking me some questions. "Good. Now, (Y/n). We want to know about what happened in Raccoon City. About you and the U.S.S. Delta Team."
"You want to know about that? Fine... But before we go there. We need to go back to the start."
"The start?"
"Yes, the Spencer Mansion incident."
"Spencer Mansion? That time you're still with the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team. Why start there?"
"Because... It was the beginning of everything."
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24th July 1998
Arklay Mountains
S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team
Lt. (Y/n) (L/n)
The sound of the chopper propellers fills up the silence as we're on our way to the Arklay Mountains northwest of Racoon City, in search of the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team who mysteriously disappeared. Our mission is to find them. A simple search and rescue mission they said. But of course, it was never that simple...
"I have a bad feeling about this," Barry said concern.
Barry's word make everyone looks down. No word is spoken. Only silence. Even Captain Wesker did not say anything. Of course, everyone is having a bad feeling about this. STARS Bravo team was among the best in Racoon City. Losing contact with them can only mean one thing, that something really bad is happening. Some of them are our friends, we know them personally and knew how good they are. I don't like this. I don't like this at all.
"For real, Barry? You always have a bad feeling about everything. Just like that woman in the bar. Trying to get laid with her and turns out, that was Chris." I said trying to light up the mood.
"That was one time! One time only!" Barry tries to hide his embarrassment.
"One time?" Chris asked, "You always thought of me as a girl every time you get drunk, Barry." He adds salt to his wound.
"Shut up, Chris! You don't get to say in this!" Barry looks away trying to hide his face.
"Of course, Barry. I'm not the only victim after all." Chris smirks.
Everyone laughs a little hearing Chris's comment, even Captain Wesker is smiling. Finally, the mood lightens up a bit. A small smile emerges from my face knowing that I succeeded in setting the mood right for now. I look to my left and see Jill still smiling from the joke, but her hand is shaking a bit.
I put my hands on her, "Hey, you okay?"
Jill turns her attention to me. She weakly smiles, "I'm fine, (Y/n)."
"You sure?"
She sighs, "Just a little worried I guess."
I understand how she feels. Bravo team is our friend and we're worried about them.
"Hey, everything will be alright. The Bravo team is one of the best teams in Raccoon City. Those guys can handle themselves. You don't need to be worried." I gave her a reassuring smile.
Jill stares at me for a moment before she finally smiles and nods.
"Besides, what can be worse than the naked man incident, right?" I continue.
Jill let out a small laugh, "The naked man incident? seriously?"
"Now that's the face I wanted to see."
"You just know how to make me smile don't you."
Jill and I share a small laugh at each other.
"We're almost there," Wesker said. Getting everyone back to the game.
"(Y/n), look!" Jill points at the helicopter wrecked not far from our position.
"That's where we start. Chris, you're with Jill. Barry, you're with me. (Y/n), take Joseph to investigate the crash site. Anything happened, let us know. The rest of us are going to secure the perimeter." Wesker order.
I nod, "Roger that!" I then once again checking my weapon to make sure it works properly. Don't want it to get jam if something bad happened right? Like an undead attack or some dog trying to bite my head off. But of course that's only happened in a movie. Probably the worst thing that can happen is a terrorist attack or something.
While checking my handgun someone taps my shoulder, I turn my attention and I see Jill. She smiles at me, "(Y/n), be careful out there."
I returned the smile, "Yeah. You too. Hey, Chris! Would you do me a favor and make sure she doesn't do anything stupid while I'm away." I smirked.
Chris laughed, "Roger that, Sir!" He said in a playful tone.
"(Y/n)?! For real? The only stupidity that I do, it came from you." She protested.
The chopper land and we split up to search for the Bravo team.
I look back at Jill one more time, "See you on the other side."
She nods before we continue our mission.
Joseph and I are investigating the crash site, hoping that we found something here. A clue of their whereabouts.
"(Y/n), what do you think we would find in there?" Joseph asked.
"I don't know. Just prepare for the worst."
We arrived and start investigating.
"You check inside the chopper. I go around and check the surrounding."
Joseph nods and I start searching outside the chopper. Not long after that, I hear a scream. It was Joseph. I run inside the chopper to see if he's alright.
"Joseph! Are you alright!"
Joseph is panting, "I-I'm fine. It's just. Damn... that caught me off guard." He points at the pilot seat where I can see a dead body without an eye. I guess this explains why the Bravo team dropped out of the radio contact. But we need to find the others. I hope they make it. At least some of them.
"(Y/n), report!" I hear a voice from my radio. It's Wesker's.
"We found Kevin, Sir. He's... dead."
"What about the others?"
"There is no sign of them. I believe that the rest of the Bravo team were scattered further into the forest."
"Alright. (Y/n), take Joseph to continue your search on the west side of the forest. We're going to cover the east. Search all the way to the landing zone. We regroup there." He order.
"Roger that!"
Joseph sigh, "Let's get this over with." He exits the chopper and then I follow him out.
We were searching for the rest of the Bravo team when suddenly we heard something.
I raised my left hand to indicate Joseph to stop. "Did you hear that?"
"What?"
"On the left. That bush. Something is moving." I told him.
We aim our weapon at the bushes preparing for the worse. The bushes start shaking and suddenly a rabbit comes out. We look at each other and sigh. Damn, false alarm.
Joseph lowering his weapon and chuckle, "Oh, jeez. I thought it was- Arrggh!!!" Suddenly something attacking him. A skinless four legs animal, I think it was some kind of dog. But this one is different. Its skin rot and some of its lung hanging out from Its body. It has red eyes of horror. Is that a dog? But its body is too messed up to be even alive. How in the world is that thing still walking without even feeling anything.
I aim at that thing, shooting it with my assault rifle try to get it off him. "Joseph!" I only managed to pull the trigger for seconds before another one come out from the bushes and strikes me. I try to block the attack, forcing me to drop my weapon upon the impact. I pull out my handgun and start shooting it to death. One by one of those things came out and start attacking Joseph who struggles to survive. I try to save him but it was too late. They bite his neck and rip his flesh apart. After they finish with him, all of them look at me. Looks like they found their next meal.
I shoot them, over and over again. Dropping some down. But they just keep rising again like my bullet was nothing.
"Shit!" There are just too many of them.
One tries to jumps at me. I punch it before it manages to bite my arm. It drops to the ground and I immediately shot his head, blowing its brain out. And finally, it stops moving. I guess this is an effective way to take them out.
"So shoot them in the head."
They charge at me as I running from them trying to escape toward the landing zone.
I hear a gunshot from the other side of the forest. I can only guess it came from the other team. Jill... I hope that you're okay.
I run as fast as I can while shooting those creatures that trying to get me. I managed to get away from them and see Chris with Jill being chase by those creatures too.
One of them is trying to jump at Chris, trying to bringing him down. But luckily I managed to get a clean shot off its head before that happened.
"Chris, this way!" I said signaling them to run toward my direction while I'm providing covering fire for them.
"(Y/n), you're alright?" Jill concerned.
"I'm fine. Are you?" I asked them.
"Yes." Jill nods.
"Thanks for the help. Where's Joseph?" Chris asked.
I look down, "He... He didn't make it." We then hear loud footsteps behind us. I guess those creatures are managed to catch up. "Oh, shit! C'mon, we need to get to the LZ!"
When we're on our way running toward the landing zone. Suddenly the chopper is flying passing us.
"Hey, Brad. Where the hell's he going!?" Chirs trying to contact Brad from his radio.
"Did he just left us!?"
We then hear Wesker shout, "Over here! Get to the mansion!" He points at the mansion a few meters away in front of us. Barry provides us with some covering fire while we all run for the mansion.
I look behind me. There are too many of them. Even if we managed to get inside. I doubt it only a matter of time before they break in.
I change my direction while shooting those creatures, I shout to gain their attention.
"(Y/n)! What are you doing!?" Jill shouts at me.
"I'm going to buy you guys some time. I'll find another way inside the mansion. Chris, take care of her. See you on the other side!"
"(Y/n)! No!!!" Jill was trying to run towards me. But he was stopped by Chris, who drags her with him.
"Make sure you get to the other side, (Y/n). We'll be waiting!" Chris shouts back before they run toward the mansion.
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"They all managed to get inside. That was the last time I see them at that time." I told the mysterious guy.
"You said that you're going to find another way inside the mansion. Did you find it? Do you involved further in the incident on that mansion?"
"No. I did not."
"What happened after that?"
"Well, I managed to escape those creatures somehow."
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I keep running as those creatures chase me. My bullets were run out and I force to throw my gun at one of them. As I keep running I meet a dead end, a cliff. This creature didn't even game me a break.
"Shit!" I guess luck is not really on my side today.
I turn around, pulling out my knife and ready to face them to death.
Seeing that I'm on high alert, they all stop charging. Instead, start to circle me. Trapping me so that I can't escape.
"So you guys want to do this the hard way, eh? Fine! I'm not going down without a fight!!!" I roar as they all start to strike me down.
Suddenly a chopper comes by and shot all of those creatures with its minigun before they can even lay their hand on me.
I look up and I can see the Umbrella Corporation logo on that chopper.
As soon as all those creatures are dead. The chopper starts making a land. Someone comes out. He wears an Umbrella Security Service uniform.
He approaches me and salutes. "Captain!"
"Took you long enough," I smirked. "Vector."
"Sorry for the delay, Sir." Vector apologies. "Command wants to speak with you." He then hands me a radio.
I turn the radio on, "Command, this is Delta Team Leader. Everything went according to plan. The rest of the STARS Alpha team is in that mansion. Wesker will do the rest."
"Good job Delta leader. Board into the chopper for your next assignment. It's time to gather your team back, Ghost."
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"That explains why you managed to get out."
"You think?" I raised my eyebrows.
"So you were with the Umbrella Security Service at that time? With code name, Ghost."
"I have always been with the U.S.S. since the beginning."
"Ghost. That's what they call you. Why?"
"Because I'm a ghost. When they need someone to be in a place where they shouldn't be. That's where I came in."
"Vector. He was there. What about Lupo, Four Eyes, Bertha, Specter, and Beltway. What that has to do with Operation Raccoon City?"
"It was the beginning. I want you to know that Vector is always with me from the start. Right after this, is the information that you are looking for. How I meet the rest of the team."
"Continue."