Resident Tale

Chapter 16: Cat and Mouse

11:16 pm

Mediterranean Sea

The helicopter flew to the ship and hovered over the helipad, the two zip line down and look at the ship, they walk to the edge of the stairs and looks up at the bridge. "Where could they be?" Jessica asks him.

 He looks at her, "Anywhere. Let's get started." he said and they moved forward, "How are you planning on finding them?" Jessica asks him.

"No plan. Just search every room," he answers and they walk through the door into the crew deck. "Great..." she said they hurried to the elevator "What of Veltro finds us first?" Jessica asks as they step into the elevator and went down, "We capture 'em, and we interrogate 'em." he answers her. 

They went down into the Promenade area and walk out of the elevator and into the area, but B.O.Ws stood on their way, they fired, taking them down and walk to the door "This is a new mutation. A reaction to the new Virus." Chris informs her, "I knew this would happen." she states as they went upstairs, through the hall, and through the door "God, what is it with this ship?" Jessica questions. "I just hope Jill and Parker are OK." Chris states and they walk through another door. Then through the helm doors, waited and into the bigger clear area. 

Come on, Jackass here. Give me the set-up.

 Kent said over the comms. "Hey, there. Any idea where we can find Jill and Parker and that agent guy?" Jessica asks him. 

J-Jessica?! 

Kent panics and then clears his throat. 

Um Yeah, Uh, hold on. 

he answers, trying to sound cool. The two walks through the double doors behind the stairwell and the helm door opens for them. 

Judging by the condition of the ship. I believe there is a problem with the engines. I believe they're in the ship's bilge trying to get them going again.

Kent informs him. The doors open for them and the two walk down the stairs of the casino. "That makes sense, we'll head down there now." Chris states then look over at a door as something was trying to get out, "I'm pretty sure there's something in there." Jessica states the obvious. 

Then the door broke down and out walks two brutes. "See! I told you!" she states as they fire at them, "No need to gloat. Just shoot it!" Chris orders her. "Oh please! Stay the hell away, ugly!" Jessica jokes as she threw a bomb at it.

They continued to fire at them, then the brute exploded into nothing as one of them drops a key, Chris picks it up and saw that it was a trident key. They walk over to the room of the office and Chris uses the Trident door. 

Into a back room where a hatch was open. "So Veltro wants to unleash this virus on the world," Jessica states as they climb down the ladder of the hatch. "Right, but it's already infected the ship," Chris states as they land on the bottom. "And Jill and Parker had a welcome party waiting for them. Along with this agent." Jessica states and they were in the supply room. 

B.O.Ws stood in their way, but Chris and Jessica fired at them, taking them out and coming forward. Up the ladder, they went, into the vents and jump down the next hatch.

Into the lower levels and found the Bilge lift, they walk onto it and Chris pulls the lever. And they went down.

~8~8~8~

Jill and Parker burst to the surface of the water as Annabelle was holding onto the ceiling, trying to keep herself above water. "Anything?!" she shouts, "Nothing!" Jill shouts at her. "Damn. Somebody, anybody! I'll be at your service. Forever!" Parker calls out. "Give it up to Parker, no one can hear us!" Annabelle calls to him. "Don't give up, Parker. There has to be a way." Jill tells him.