Calling You

<sup>While Helena Harper began to scout the surrounding areas of forest, if the place was safe enough to wait for the driver, Ingrid had sent to pick them up, Leon Scott Kennedy pulled his second cell phone from his jacket – which was packed waterproof in a special bag – opened the contacts in the phone book and scrolled down to a number. He waited a moment, then he let the phone dial the chosen number. Repeated beeping on the line told him that the encryption of the connection had been completed and the line was safe from eavesdropping. It took a few moments, then the phone was picked up at the other end.

"Leon – Thank God," the relief in Claire Redfield's voice was unmistakable. "I'm trying for hours to reach you - the news are sparse, but ..."

"I know that, Honeycakehorse," Leon interrupted his wife calmly. Kennedy could understand Claire's concern, because everything here was a nightmare that repeated itself and the agent was more than glad that despite everything, Claire was very calm yet. Perhaps because she had seen these kind of disasters too often. "Listen, I don’t have much time, but you have to know what's going on. Tall Oaks has become a second Raccoon City. The so-called C virus was released and has contaminated the town."

"C-virus? Wasn’t that the one that was used in Edonia half a year ago, "asked Claire seriously.

Leon nodded. "Quite right," he confirmed, turning in a circle. The forest around him was dead quiet, and the wind whistled through his wet clothes. Leon had spent more time in the rain and in the water than ever before, and slowly he began to shiver. "It looks like the whole population has been infected – 70,000 people!"

"Great God," Claire murmured, horrified, but her voice was calm and collected in spite of everything. "What about Benford?"

For a second Kennedy, paused – he had feared that question all the time. He hadn’t known what he should answer Hunnigan and so he chose the same words again. "I shot the president," he said, closing his eyes for a moment. Adam Benford had not only been the President of the United States of America, but also one of Leon's closest friends ... and for Leon this weighed much heavier.

For a moment there was dead silence. "I'm sorry, Leon," Claire finally replied soothingly, then she took a deep breath. "What are you going to do now?"

"We're starting to hunt down the person who has caused all this," Leon said, and his voice was cold.

"Who is we?" asked Claire.

"Our culprit has pissed off a Secret Service agent personally by infected her sister," said Leon. "Her name is Helena Harper – we fight together since by the University."

"Is she good?"

"Still not as good as you," Leon replied with a grin. "She has never seen such a thing, but she will learn. Right now she is out for revenge and that pushes her forward."

"Just look out, that she doesn’t kill you," warned Claire. "Do you know who caused the infection?"

Leon nodded. "The national security advisor Derek C. Simmons!"

"That's a joke," gasped Claire.

"Unfortunately not, and he has obliterated all his tracks," said Kennedy, and put the phone between his ear and his shoulder for a moment to check the clip of the VP70. "Tall Oaks was sterilized half an hour ago the with a tactical warhead." Leon paused. "I slowly start to think, it was also Simmons, who proposed to destroy Raccoon at that time. The same procedure!"

"Quite possible," agreed Redfield. "Now what?"

"Ingrid has tracked Simmons private plane – it's on its way to China," said Leon.

"The BSAA has just sent several units to China, because there has also been reported an outbreak of C-virus," said Claire as she began to play with the chain around her neck. "Leon, the BSAA has reassigned the team of Nivans to China too."

"With Chris?" Leon asked skeptically.

"With Chris," confirmed Claire. "I'm not excited about it, because on the tactical side the matter is highly dangerous. According to Piers, Chris is still can’t remember anything."

"What about Jill? How'd she take it? "said Leon.

"Very bad," said Claire. "Mood swings during pregnancy and then a message like that. She was close to a fit of hysterics. Luckily she didn’t went into labor. I almost think Jaden has a calming effect on her. I suspect you're going to fly to China to track Simmons down? "

Leon nodded. "I'm sorry, Clairebear," he said apologetically. The wind carried the smell of fire and destruction in Leon's direction and the agent shook his head. "It has to be!"

Claire smiled weakly. "I know," she replied.

"Claire," Leon muttered. "I love you. Take Jill and the boy and disappear. Get as much distance between you and each existing government agency."

"Do you think it's that bad?" Redfield asked worriedly as she looked over the night skyline of Chicago.

"No idea, but I shot the president – that's treason. I don’t want you and Jaden in the line of fire, "said Kennedy. "Do you remember the number and the code word that I gave you six months ago?"

Claire nodded. "Of course."

"Call the number, ask for Buddy and say the code word – he'll help you," said Leon.

"Okay," said Redfield. "What about you?"

"I don’t know," Kennedy replied honestly, while the wind blew through his semi-dry hair. "First of all to China and then we try to clear up this whole mess somehow. Simmons must be stopped."

"Promise me you'll take care of yourself," Claire asked, and her voice was very quiet.

"I'll try it, my dear," replied Leon. "You stay in hiding - I'll find you when it's all over!"

"I love you!"

"I love you too, Claire – watch out for our little one! See you then! "

"So long!"

Leon ended the connection and let the phone slide into the inside pocket of his jacket. Suddenly the forest around him seemed even darker, more threatening and more colder. The whole thing had looked so easy, as Leon had gotten out of the car with Benford at Ivy University – a banquet and after that feast Benford would have made the truth about the whole anti-virus research, and biological weapons public ... and what was the end of it? Leon had hoped all his life, that he never had to see such a disaster like Raccoon City again and now here he was on the verge of a catastrophe that had been just as bad, and he was about to rush into something that had equal dimensions.</sup>




Time for cleaning the harddrive a bit. That is one of my older pictures, along with that snippet of my story... which is a bit on the hold right now. I thought I could upload it while I'm working on a Mesh-Mod.

And ignore the typos - my brain isn't working the way it should right now!


Claire: Raccooncitizen/HailSatana/o0Crofty0o/MattyCroft/Sharon14
Leon: KamsonX
Background: Raidergale & Various props from TRF and DA
Picture: my brothers
iPhone: Decan
VP70: DamianHandy

Made in XNALara, edit in Photoshop!

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