𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑 | 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋 𝟐

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍

| LOCKER ROOM |

We stepped out of the West Office and into the little area, we were right across from the Locker Room when another licker came out of nowhere and started growling. I shook my head at Leon, eager to speak on the situation but I knew if I did we'd end up hurt or worse.
Leon stepped in front of me and gently pushed the door open, holding it so I can walk in and he quickly followed after me and shut the door. "Great, let's look around." I spoke softly in fear that the monster outside the door would be able to hear us and somehow break down the door.
Leon took the left side while I took the right.
Almost immediately we both noticed how there were things locked up and we'd have to put in a code to unlock them.
I continued my walk down and noticed in the very back a weapons locker. 'Perfect! exactly what we were looking for!'
"Leon look!" I pointed to the weapons locker, Leon quickly came over and looked. "Great! it looks like there's a shotgun and a machine gun, we could each have one!" He cheered through his words, and I agreed. The weapons looked as if they were brand new and were waiting to be picked up and played with. I glanced to the right of me and noticed that we needed a keycard, but lucky for us the keycard was already in the place it needed to be!
"I figured this would've been harder considering my luck.." I mumbled while Leon chuckled, I figured that was his way of agreeing with me - but I knew I was right.
I gently slide the glass door to the left which allowed me and Leon to access the weapons. He grabbed the shotgun and I grabbed the machine gun.
"Here's your pistol back, I won't be needing it anymore." This time I made sure Leon would grab it, making sure the safety was on I shoved it towards him and pushed it up against his chest, "It's yours, not mine, so please Leon - take it." I urged him, he nodded. "I understand." He grabbed the pistol and slid it in his holster while he checked out his shotgun. It was already loaded with atleast 3 shells and 4 sitting out in the locker.
I began to check out my machine gun which had a loaded clip and an extra sitting beside the extra 4 shotgun shells sitting in the locker.
"Alright, our next step is the library." Leon reminded me, I nodded at him and held the machine gun to my side, "Are you sure you don't need me to help you walk anymore?" if anything I was scared Leon wasn't going to make it, it hadn't been more than 6 hours but I was deeply attached to him. We were now trauma bonded and I feared if i'd lost the one who's been by my side through this whole fiasco I would completely break.
"I'll be fine, I said we'd both get out of here even if it was the last thing I did, didn't I?" He was right, but still - I was scared. But I went with what he wanted. He helped himself to the door and I followed closely behind. We walked out into the hallway and through to the West Office and back into the Main Hall. We knew that tyrant looking creature would be lurking around and for the first time in my life I truly felt scared, shivers rushing up my spine at every step with took, every little noise, every creak. I felt as if we were being watched. Leon led me up to the second floor of the main hall and we walked to the library. Thankfully it was basically five steps away from the staircase leading up.

| LIBRARY |

We walked into the room, making sure not to hurry in case the tyrant or any lickers were near by. Thankfully Leon and I had already taken care of all the zombies in the station besides the ones in the jail cells underneath the RPD so there was nothing to worry about besides the tyrant and lickers. Leon led us over to where he happened to see the jack stand when we had both previously came in here for one of the medallion's we needed to access the underground parking garage.
Leon placed the tool in the jack stand and began twisting, it was a perfect fit and lifted the bookshelf down. I started at the far left and moved the bookshelf's over in the middle where there were no gaps.
"It looks like it might lead us somewhere." I pointed out and he agreed, we climbed the ladder to our left and carefully walked ontop of the shelves when the tyrant busted in through the door we had came in from. "Oh shit.." I mumbled, "LEON RUN!" I called, we made a run for it while the tyrant rushed up the steps and towards us. we walked through the door that was now of access to us since we moved the bookshelves and ran down the walkway. At the end were two zombies, one wearing a police uniform.
*POW* *POW* *POW* *POW* *POW*
Both zombies were down in just a few shots, and to the left of us was a door that we rushed into in hopes of escaping the tyrant that was chasing after us.

| CLOCK TOWER |

I quickly locked the door behind us, my heart pounding in fear while I listened to the pounding footsteps that had trailed us.
I stayed leaned up against the door while Leon held his shotgun, ready to aim. I felt as if I was about to have a panic attack. I needed some way to calm myself down. I closed my eyes and thought of happy things.

I thought about how great my life had been before this incident, before I came back from Japan, life was great and I had no worries. My life before I joined S.T.A.R.S. wasn't much to be thankful for, and I thought joining the unit would make my life better - and in some ways it did. But this was the day I finally found out the truth. The truth about our head boss Wesker and all of the foul things the police department was doing right under my nose, probably not just mine, maybe a few of my friends. I knew that if my best friend had still be alive to this day she wouldn't have known about this stuff either, so I knew I wasn't alone in that aspect of this. I felt nothing but betrayal from this department. I had no remorse for the evil beings that roamed the hall looking for a meal while they were dressed in Police attire, only for Marvin and Elliot.

Minutes had gone by and I had been brought out of my train of thought by Leon gently shaking me. "Val?..Val!..Hey! Snap out of it!" Leon sounded concerned, I blinked and looked at him while my body felt almost limp - yet I was somehow holding myself up. I rubbed my eyes while he stared at me in confusion - waiting for me to explain. "I- I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to scare you. I just got lost in a train of thought." I reassured him with a smile. I don't think he believed me but he wasn't the type to pressure something out of someone. "Alright..if you need something don't be afraid to ask. But while you were in your little trance I figured out this little clock tower puzzle and it got us this electronic box, it's the last one we need! do you still have the other?" My eyes widened as I saw the little box Leon held between his fingers, my hands immediately searched my pockets and within seconds I pulled another electronic box from my right pocket and held it up side by side with the one Leon was holding, "Great! We can finally get out of here!" I almost cried in joy from how happy I was. This was a big step for us, getting out of here. Although the whole city was infected and it wouldn't be better out there, it was better than being cooped up in this hell hole with a giant fucking tyrant and lickers coming after you. I'd rather deal with zombies than these fuckers. "Alright, then let's get the hell out of here."
-

HELLO LOVES!!! I'm writing this a few hours after publishing the last chapter since I have so much muse to write!!! I'm so so proud of how far i've become, Leon and Valentina are going to finally escape the Police Department!!! their next stop is the sewers (unknowingly of course) and I can't wait to write that! I hope you guys are enjoying this story as much as I am enjoying writing it. Thank you for all the support and love for my OC and this story in general, I deeply appreciate it and i'm thankful!! 🖤🖤