Lost and Found || Leon Kennedy

Chapter 4

When Ella had first seen Ashley, she had been on the hill in the woods overlooking the church, never having been directly by it. The torches had caught her eyes, making her move forward to see what was going on, and it was there she saw Ashley being carried into the building, struggling as much as she could against the large, robed man that was carrying her. Ella could tell the girl wasn't from the village, and she had wondered if she had been like her- an outsider wandering into something they could have never seen coming.

Ella had stayed there for an hour or so, but there had been infected everywhere, and they didn't seem like they were going anywhere any time soon. Whoever was in there, they didn't want her getting out.

Ella still waited for as long as she could before she had to move on to find food and water, promising to return with help.

And now here she was, not too long after that. Maybe Leon hadn't been the help she expected to find, but he had proven himself pretty damn reliable already, as well as determined, so she would say she accomplished that goal.

Ella and Leon made their way past the graves and through the surprisingly unlocked gates, but unfortunately there was a larger locked gate in front of the church that required some sort of circular key, which meant they couldn't get in.

"Damn it." Leon growled, and Ella felt disappointment fill her. They were so close. Ashley was likely just beyond those doors, and they couldn't reach her.

She knew that upset Leon the most, Ashley being the only reason he was here after all.

"I've got to update my contact." He told Ella, taking a step back as he pressed on the earpiece. He didn't seem too concerned with her overhearing, though he did walk a few steps away.

"Condor one to Roost. The church is sealed up." He got straight to the point, and Ella just leaned against the gate as she listened in on his conversation out of curiosity.

"And baby eagle?" A female voice responded, Ella able to hear her this time. The code name made sense considering, but Ella still found them kind of silly. Baby Eagle? They really couldn't come up with anything better than that? She supposed the United States Government didn't have to be creative, though.

"Negative, nothing yet. But they sure do have this place locked up tight." Ella had to hold back her scoff at that, thinking that he should have seen it when they first brought Ashley here. You would have thought Saddler was in the church.

"I see. I can think of one reason they'd want to do so." Ella couldn't help but wonder why they talked exactly how you'd think they would in a cliche action movie, a small breathy chuckle escaping her. Leon glanced over at her, but continued to talk to the woman on the other end.

"Oh, she's here. That's for sure. I'll find a way in. Condor Out." Ella didn't miss the fact that he didn't mention her, and if she'd have to guess, he didn't mention her in the factory either. She didn't think too much of it, assuming that his contacts wouldn't care to know about anything other than Ashley.

Leon turned to her after breaking contact, noticing the look on her face.

"What?" He questioned, his expression showing that he knew she had been judging him the entire time.

"That was the most cliche conversation I've ever heard. 'Condor one out'? You might as well have said "over" while you were at it." She laughed, Leon's expression of annoyance only furthering her amusement. "Either those action movies are really accurate, or you're the definition of a cliche 90's action hero." She snorted in the middle of her laughter, receiving his now signature roll of the eyes.

"You know that reminds me, I realized I had an extra granola bar, but suddenly I'm not feeling very generous." Ella's laughter immediately stopped at that as she gave him a surprised look. He was just telling her this now? Did he think that one granola bar had been enough to satiate her hunger?