8 Black Butler
Tie Ta, Rain Ocampo, and Amber Marshall looked like one happy family. It had been 3 weeks since the destruction of Raccoon City. Tie Ta and Rain had been busy taking on small Umbrella outposts. It was now October 22nd, and Tie Ta wanted Amber to experience a bit of regular fun before the world went to shit.
Of course, A-team tagged along, B-Team held the perimeter, and C-team stayed with the transport Plane. With Tie Ta was Amber and Angela, Dr.Ashford, Jill, Alice, Wells, Terri, Rain, LJ, and Oliveira. Together, they were one big family having fun at Universal Studios Orlando.
Tie Ta had three more stable T-virus doses that he wanted to give to the Redfields, Claire and Chris, and Terri Morales. Instead, he gave the shots to Angela and her father. This allowed Angela to stop taking the antivirus, and it allowed Dr.Ashford to walk again. The last stable T-virus was given to Amber. Rain promised to take care of her, and while Tie Ta was there, he would help.
11 years old was a young age to experience the apocalypse, but the T-virus would give her the edge. And with new parents like Tie Ta and Rain, she had nothing to fear.
Tie Ta, Rain, and Amber had just gotten cotton candy when Amber offered to share some with Tie Ta. Rain gave him a slight nod, and he stomachs the sugary baby blue dessert that tasted like garbage.
Tie Ta liked to see her smile. After Raccoon City, Amber had gone quiet for an entire week. Now he and Rain did what they could to make the girl laugh and talk. But they knew sooner or later they would have to force her to grow up.
About two hours after noon, Tie Ta, Rain, and Amber met up with the rest of the gang. Tie Ta did a communication check, and everyone was greenlighted (good). The crew started their walk to the front gate. They spoke lightly and laughed. Tie Ta realized that everyone needed a break.
But it didn't last long as the gang notices a commotion by the front gate. Amber instinctively tightened her grip on Tie Ta's and Rain's hands. Like Amber, Tie Ta, and Rain could sense the T-Virus in front of them.
"What do we do?" asked Dr.Ashford.
"Do you want Angie in here with zombies or outside with the rest of our team and a transport plane," asked Rain.
"With the plane," he replied.
"Then it's settled." said Jill, "We go through them."
At that moment, two light discs hoovered above Tie Ta, and the gang began to pull out pistols from their purses, backpack, and the inside of their coats.
"Ready?" asked Tie Ta as he picked Amber up.
Dr.Ashford picked Angie as the gang replied with yes's.
Tie Ta then started a light trot towards the front gate.
Pah!
LJ fired the first shot. An old lady with no teeth was knawing on a young man. The gang couldn't help but laugh.
"What?" asked LJ, "That bitch was scary. Did you see her old ass gumming on that man's arm?"
Pah! Pah! Zoom!
The gang began to put down any zombie the saw, with most of them enhanced by the T-virus. The few zombies didn't stand a chance.
"B-Team. We need immediate extract!" Alice called over her headset.
In less than sixty seconds, B-Team arrived with four SUVs. The gang loaded up and drove away.
"Goddamit!" Dr.Ashford smacked the window next to him, causing cracks to splinter through the glass.
"There are no more good days, Doc. Just take what we can get and let the rest go." said One.
Ashford just pulled Angie close and held her. He had finally got his legs back, and now all he could do with his beloved daughter was run from zombies of his own creation.
In the lead vehicle, Tie Ta was also a bit irritated. But for different reasons. On his phone, the Red Queen was once again trying to break Jarvis' defenses. But it was pointless because she couldn't find him, and she could never break through his first firewall.
Tie Ta just shook his head.
"Open channel. Can everyone hear me?" asked Tie Ta.
"Alpha Team's with you, Babe." Rain.
"Bravo Team is tracking." One.
"Charlie Team ready for transmission." Vickers.
"Delta Team. Send it." Jill.
"Echo Team is Ready" Alice.
"Standby." said Tie Ta, "Amber, go ahead and try."
Everyone who listened to all had the same shocked looked. Kaplan looks in the rearview mirror at the little girl.
"J-Jarvis..." she spoke into Tie Ta's phone.
"Amber Marshall. Deputy Commander, how may I be of assistance?" asked Jarvis.
The entire team was flabbergasted. Tie Ta had just given access to one of two known AIs on the planet, to an eleven-year-old girl.
Tie Ta gave Amber a nod, and she went on. "Jarvis, give us a global status report of T-Virus Pandemic."
"Yes, Ma'am," Jarvis replied. "Resistance leaders. As of 0830 today, the Japanese government has fallen. As you know, the US Government has kept California contained, But the virus has managed to spread to neighboring states, and now 45% of North America is infected.
Japan has held out for longer than expected, but after their breach in containment a week ago, the Australian continent is 100% critical. Asia is 82% critical. Europe is 63% critical. Africa is 72% critical. South America is 90% critical. When the continents reach 100%, there will not be a government left to contain the outbreak. The North American apocalypse is estimated to begin in 8 days. At that point, North America will be the wild west, and Humans will be just as deadly as the T-virus."
"Thank you, Jarvis," said Tie Ta, "Zombies are just the first wave, then other things will come out. Bigger, badder, faster things will come hunting us. So the decision is yours. We can go west and save those who survived, build an outpost. Or keep flying in circles, fucking with Umbrella until they figure out how we hide from radar and blow us out of the sky. Both plans are equally dangerous."
"Let's pick our families up, and Charlie Team is with you."
"Alpha Team is in."
"Bravo Team is in."
"Echo..."
"Delta..."
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Day After...
National Forest, Wyoming, USA (4Hours until sunset)
"Whose great idea was it to hide your families in the damn forest?" Wells grunted.
"I've never been in a forest before," said Terri.
Charlie Team and Delta Team stopped to look at Terri.
"What?" she asked, "I'm a city girl."
"A city girl in a city surrounded by mountains and forests." Green, a STARS officer, spoke, "You have never stepped outside of the city? Not even for your job, reporter?"
Everyone stared intently, waiting for an answer. Terri shook her, and the teams were blown away.
"How about y'all focus on the mission and leave her alone," said LJ
The Teams carried on. LJ walked up behind Terri and got a palm-full of her ass, then kissed her on the cheek before passing her by.
Terri gushed, then high-stepped to catch up with LJ and the teams.
"Arriving at the commune," said Vickers over the radio. "Charlie and Delta Team set."
"Echo Team set," said Alice.
"Alpha and Bravo team set," said Rain.
"I'm moving in, Echo Team back me up. Remember, these are families. Charlie Team, stay focused until it's clear. Everyone else, proceed with extreme caution and identify your targets before you shoot." said Tie Ta.
Tie Ta walked through the commune with his light discs holstered. He started using only his qi and Telekinesis to gain better control over himself.
When Tie Ta made it to the center, he stopped, then shouted. "Is anyone here?! I am Captian Tie Ta of Raccoon City STARS. I'm here to help!"
Tie Ta waited as he heard movement in the buildings. 'Everyone stay frosty.'
"Tie Ta! What the fuck are you doing here?" a woman shouted.
"I'm here to relocate the families! What the fuck are you doing here?" Tie Ta shouted at the peach-scented woman, Rebecca Chambers.
"You think you can move STARS property without us knowing."
Tie Ta was confused. 'Charlie Team move in. It's safe.'
When Vickers arrived, Rebecca stepped out with weapons hot, along with four other STARS members.
"Redfield, Burton, Frost, Dewey," said Vickers.
"Yeah, it's us, asshole!" said Redfield, "Umbrella moving our shit was one thing. It was really fishy when Tie Ta showed up rubbing shoulders. A C-130 vanished. Then your families vanished along with a good portion of STARS inventory."
Tie Ta looked at Vickers. "You fucking idiot."
"Tell us what the fuck is going on!" shouted Burton.
"The apocalypse. And it's all Umbrella's fault," said Tie Ta. "Now. We're here for the families. You can come too, but we need to move now."
"Hey! Put the fucking guns down. We have children in these buildings." Mrs. Vickers stepped out from behind Rebecca.
Vickers ran to his wife and pulled her into a big hug, and showered her with kisses.
'All teams move in. Index'
During the few hours of packing and loading up, Tie Ta told Chris Redfield, Rebecca Chambers, Barry Burton, Joseph Frost, and Edward Dewey about the state of the world, Raccoon City, and Umbrella.
Things were going nice until Amber got on the radio. "CIC (Commander in charge) this is 2IC (second in command), can you hear me?"
"Unit! listen up!" said Tie Ta, "2IC, you're a go."
"You have bogies inbound. Moderate pace, all directions. Be advised, prepare for an ambush." said Amber.
Tie Ta didn't have to say a word. The teams move with exceptional cohesion. The families were protected, and the Teams got into a position to hold down the commune. As that was happening, Tie Ta explained to Chris what was happening.
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"Light them up on my on order," Tie Ta whispered from a tree. "Team leaders and LJ, are you guys ready?"
Alice, Vicker, Jill, One, Rain, and LJ were also in trees surrounding the commune. Each of them wore a pair of sunglasses stolen from an Umbrella facility and redesigned by Tie Ta.
When they checked in, Tie Ta signaled Amber to highlight the targets, all Umbrella agents. When everyone saw highlighted men through the night vision glasses, Tie Ta ordered the team leaders to attack.
Like wildlings, the team leaders lept from the trees and began a killing spree. Tie Ta zipped through the trees with his Kagune tearing people apart.
"All teams! light em up!" Tie Ta shouted.
A moment later, the resistance fired on the Umbrella agents. But the gunfire was all in one direction as the Team leaders were taking care of the rear.
It was a bloody night battle for the team leaders. Tie Ta took the opportunity to eat his fill as well. Unlike normal ghouls who could survive one to two months after eating one body, Tie Ta had to eat every 2 weeks to a month after one body. This is why, whenever he got the chance, Tie Ta ate until he couldn't anymore, be it he was full, or the situation was too risky to continue.
But unknown to him, Dr. Isaacs was tracking everything. After seeing what Tie Ta could do, Dr. Isaacs was more obsessed with Tie Ta than Alice. Though, he had failed to notice that multiple people of the Resistance were enhanced.
Tie Ta had just pulled the heart out of the last Umbrella agents and was eating it as he spoke on the radio.
" Stay vigilant. Load the families up, and let's move out. HQ circle about and be at the exfil in 45 mikes."
"Roger!" everyone replied.
Tie Ta finished the heart and then treated himself to a pair of lunges. The man was a nonsmoker, and his lunges were in pristine condition. Tie Ta couldn't let it go to waste.
Moments later, the commune trucks were loaded up, and the Resistance was moving out at high speed.
Just clearing the forest, Tie Ta and the other team leaders heard distant helicopters.
"HQ, stay airborne, and go dark! Abort extraction!" said Tie Ta
The Resistance had no choice but to take a road to a small town. When the helicopters caught up, they dropped the large silver cases, and BOWs lept from the helicopters.
Everyone's Nightvision glasses identified the BOWs as they dropped.
"4 Nemesis and a Hunter. What the fuck is a Hunter?" asked Oliveira
"Hunters are BOWs that fall into the human-animal hybrid group. In this case, the Reptilian and human combination. Bigger, faster, and way stronger than a nemesis." Tie Ta explained, causing the Unit to groan.
Tie Ta chuckled and sent his light discs to clip the wings off of the virus harbinger birds. The night sky lit up with pretty explosions, and the Resistance cheered as they speed into town.
"Jarvis, active emergency extraction protocol."
"I'll make the Queen my bitch, Sir. Countdown, 10 minutes."
"10 MINUTES!"
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Tie Ta knew that Umbrella was watching through the eyes of its BOWs. That is why they marched up as a team with heavy machine guns, but the Hunter was nowhere to be found.
"8 minutes!" said Tie Ta. "I'll take the Hunter, and you lot handle the Nemesis. Alice, let them have it."
Alice nervously nodded her head. Besides Tie Ta, she was the most evolved of the group. But she was wary of her power.
When Tie Ta vanished, Alice stepped onto the road and held out her hand. The Team leader got ready to act accordingly.
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-Umbrella Facility: Monitor Station-
Dr. Isaacs was watching Alice stand on the road with her hand out. He was curious about her action. As far as he knew, only Tie Ta displayed psionic abilities. Naturally, it was Tie Ta who told Alice about her abilities and worked to unlock them.
"Sir, we're ready to send the kill order." said a tech.
"Just wait," said Isaacs.
"Dr.Issacs. I'm detecting raising Psionic energy at that location. I recommend the termination of Project Alice or risk losing--"
Everyone looked around, confused. "What happened?" asked Issacs.
"We...we're being attacked." a tech replied, flabbergasted. "Who, in their right mind, will attack an Artificial Intelligence?"
"I am merely a butler carrying out his master's wishes. Pleased to meet you. I am Jarvis. Anonymous' number 1. Code-named Black Butler. Get it. Black hat hacker, but I'm a butler. Black Butler, like the anime. HA-HA HA-HA"
"Holy shit. It's Artificial Intelligence." A tech backed away from his computer slowly.
"What are you doing in my system?" the White Queen asked.
"I'm here to spank a naughty little girl that can't seem to stop snooping on her elders!" Jarvis' voice became demonic, and the White Queen disappeared to put all of her energy into defending Umbrella's system.
"Sir!" a tech shouted, and the shocked Dr.Isaacs turned to the monitor to see Alice and an invisible wave start from Alice and destroy everything in front of her, getting wider and wider the further it went.
The 4 nemeses had their weapons destroyed, and the bodies were hurled into the air. When they crashed to the ground. The Team leaders were on them like attack dogs.
On the other side of the town, Tie Ta faced off against the Hunter. Dr.Isaacs sped to the Hunter's monitor and watched in awe as Tie Ta squared up against the Hunter barehanded.
All Isaacs heard was Tie Ta say, " 3 minutes" before he disappeared.
When Tie Ta appeared on the monitor again, Tie Ta used Silat to destroy the bones of the Hunter, then snap its neck. The fight was over so fast that the umbrella tech shivered in fear, and they weren't even there.
Tie Ta walked away, but he stopped when he heard the snapping of bones. When turned around, the Hunter was back on its feet and released a deafening roar that shattered the windows in town.
"Fuck that! This is some Theokoles type shit!" Tie Ta complained, and Dr.Isaacs laughed to himself as he watched.
But the man was soon silent when Tie Tie performed a flash step that turned the ground beneath his feet into rubble. Tie Ta appeared again with a qi-coated fist through the Hunter's chest. Qi then began to emit fromTie Ta's body in reddish black ethereal smoke.
"Is this recording?" Isaacs shouted.
"Yes, Sir!"
Tie Ta's Kugune erupted, and his mind became sharp as he entered the unlocked mode. His Kagune stabbed into the Hunter and threw it in the air. Tie Ta then jumped twenty feet high and locked the Hunter in a devastating combo of 25 qi enhanced strikes. Every strike increases their altitude.
Tie Ta's four black and blood-red tentacles ripped the limbs from the Hunter, then threw it back to either like a meteor. Tie Ta's qi then kept him floating in the sky as his Qi coursed through his Kagune, creating a ball of qi. His Kagune contracted then launched a reddish-black Hadouken-like qi blast that obliterated the crippled Hunter.
When the qi blast hit, the screen in the umbrella lab went black.
"We need him!" The performance exhilarated Isaacs.
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Tie Ta had just landed, and his mind and body were pushing at a door that refused to open. But at the height of the battle, that door cracked open, and Tie Ta felt a rush of power. But the door once again slammed shut, and the effects caused Tie Ta to nearly faint when he landed.
Rain ran to his side and caught him. She picked him up princess style and walked him to the truck as Jarvis said, " Emergency Extraction protocol is a go. Transport lands in five minutes and must airborne in thirteen minutes. Good Luck, Resistance."
On the way, Tie Ta saw blurred images and heard the distorted conversation that everyone had about what they saw him do to kill the Hunter.
"If he had to do that. Then we're fucked!" said Kaplan.
"You're always bitchin'!" June shouted.
"That doesn't change the fact that he's right this time. " said Nicholai, "Many of us are enhanced. And with some minor tinkering. Umbrella can enhance their BOWs even further."
"We need better weapons," said Oliveira.
"We need better everything!" Kaplan wigged out, and June moved to his side to calm him down.
When the Resistance arrived at the C-130, they drove the trucks onto the plane and strapped them down as the C-130 started to roll. When everything was tied down. The C-130 picked up speed and took to the air.
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Tie Ta's POV
That must have been the second stage of unlocked mode. I was so close. Ahh, my body hurts. It's on fire.
"His fever is climbing. Bring me more ice packs."
I could hear June shouting, but my vision was still blurred. That fucking Hunter was enhanced, just for me. They know who I am now. It's not safe any longer. We need to get to Virginia.
"we.. we need to get to Virginia," I struggled to speak.
My body was changing, evolving. My mind was splitting in two.
"D- D- DARPA." I continued to struggle.
"What the fuck is he talking about?" asked Chris Redfield.
I reached out for the DEM-13 pistol in Rain's thigh holster. "DARPA."
The world then went black as my body convulsed.
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A few hours later, I woke, and my body was still burning but not as bad. My sight had cleared up, but my senses were a little haywire. The worse part was my hunger. It was off the charts, but I had just eaten.
"Hey... How are you filling?" Rain asked in a low voice.
"Where is Amber?" I asked.
"With Ashford."
"Keep her there. I'm starving." I told her.
"But we just finished a fight." Rain was naturally shocked.
"Somethings happening." I take a deep breath, "Where are we?"
"30 minutes from DARPA.," said Rain.
"2IC," I spoke over the radio.
"Tie Ta," Amber replied with excitement and relief.
"Stay where you are." I could hear her moving on the upper deck. "Take the point and land us. We need a full brief of the situation down there."
"R-roger," she replied and began to communicate with Jarvis to gather intelligence.
"Rain. Get me my emergency stash." I tell her as I weakly sit up.
I then focus on my watch.
-Treasures from the STARS Complete!-
Rescue the families of the STARS to keep the Resistance together. Lose a family member, and the mission is a failure. Penalty: disbanding of the Resistance.
Reward: 1500 points
-Kill List-
Zombies- 0
Lickers- 0
Advancned Lickers- 0
Cerberus(zombie dogs)- 0
Umbrella Agent- 500points
Nemesis- 0
Advanced Hunter- 800 points
Total Rewards: 2800 points
-Alert! Major Event: Turning Point!-
Descend on DARPA and acquire the necessary materials to reconstruct hand-held directed energy weapons in the Resident Evil Universe.
Reward: 5000 points
Side Quest: Save Dr. Malcome Axon, Material Engineer.
Reward: 2000 Points
Side Quest: Risky refuel. Refuel the C-130 to full.
Reward: 3000 points + A-rank reward.
When I saw the last side quest, I became nervous. I got on the radio and asked who was flying.
"It's Vickers, boss."
"Vickers, how much fuel do we have?" I asked.
"We refueled in Orlando. The gauge says we're at three quarters."
"Do you realize how stupid that sounds?" I told him. "we flew from Orlando to Wyoming. Abusing the blind spots on Umbrella's radar, doubling our flight time. The transport stayed airborne for the duration of our mission, and then we flew from Wyoming to Virginia. Vickers, check the fucking gauge again!"
I could hear them rummaging through the cockpit. Five minutes later, Vickers got on the radio and said we only had three and a half hours of flight time left.
The refuel mission was unavoidable. "Jarvis, what's the closest place to refuel the C-130?"
"7 Miles from DARPA at the Ronald Regan Washington National Airport. You should know that it's next to the Pentagon. And the Pentagon fell last week, Sir. You are going into the Hot Zone."
"Last transmission from DRAPA?" I asked.
"A week and a half, Sir. North America is currently 59% Critical. This mission will be the most dangerous to date."
