Search and Rescue

Venture Underground

When Jill woke up, it was slowly and to the sight of an angry Felix Zhao. He was sitting in a swivel chair, twirling a knife with a scary expertise. His face was stony but his eyes were lit with a fire that had her feeling sorry for whoever pissed him off.

"Where am I? What's going on?" She asked the man in confusion. He looked up at her without putting his knife away or dropping it's rhythm.

"Raccoon City hospital. You were infected." Felix informed her shortly. As if on cue, her arm throbbed and she pressed an arm against a dirty bandage. She hissed in pain and Felix's face softened minutely.

"Attention all citizens," The female voice from the tv drew her attention but Felix continued to look at her. "The missile strike on Raccoon City will occur in just hours. The payload is designed to eradicate all biological material. You will not survive if you remain in the city. Evacuate now. Repeat: Evacuate now."

Jill stared at the date in the corner of the screen in shock whispering, "October 1st? No, it can't be."

"Unfortunately, it is." Felix looked only slightly apologetic. "You've been sleeping for quite a bit but that's understandable."

"How did I get here? Why are you here?" The woman asked. She pushed off the bed to stand back up on her feet, staring at with a demanding expression.

Felix eyed her before looking back at his knife and flipping it expertly. "Carlos carried you here after you radioed us. The selfless Báichī yīngxióng(1) couldn't let you turn so we spent the whole night searching for Bard and the vaccine. Got the vaccine but Bard's dead. I have a hunch and I'm usually right. But now that you're up, I can leave."

Jill watched in bewilderment as the man gave no regard to her well being and stalked out of the room. She took a minute to gather herself before she followed him out. She was greeted by the sight of an absolutely destroyed room and Felix arguing with Tyrell.

They cut off abruptly and Tyrell snarked at her, "Morning sunshine."

"You saved my life." She stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"I sure as shit didn't. That was all Carlos and Felix." Tyrell said, almost sounding offended. "Carlos carried you here and Felix treated you, crazy bastards."

"Bùyào cèshì wǒ!"(2) Felix hissed, cocking his gun warningly.

Jill side eyed the asian man and hesitantly asked, "Where is he?"

Felix growled like a wild animal and muttered to himself in Chinese but Tyrell ignored him and informed her, saying, "He went underground. Bard stockpiled the vaccine, enough to give the city some hope.

"He thinks he can do this by himself." She muttered. "I'm going after him."

Felix's head snapped towards her and Tyrell winced, giving her an apologetic look. Jill took a step back at the sheer rage in the man's eyes.

"You will do no such thing!" The short man snarled. "You are the reason we are in this mess!"

"How is this my fault?!" Jill cried in defense of herself. She couldn't help but feel a small bit of fear at the sheer amount of anger in Felix's eyes. His face was twisted and his lips pulled back in a snarl that reminded her of a cornered animal.

"That damn monster was after YOU! YOU were foolish enough to fight it and get infected!" His voice was raised to a near shout and she wanted to get angry back, but for some reason his voice was almost watery. It was then she noticed the tears in his eyes and felt sympathy for him.