In Resident Evil, But It's Slightly Different...?

Stepping out of my Hummer, I looked at the scene

It was a house way out in the suburbs, way out of the way of any major landmarks

The house itself was made of solid bricks way back in the nineteenth century, you couldn't hear anything from outside

"You're finally here" Chris walked up to me, cigarette in his mouth

"Yeah, Barry said you guys needed me?"

He nodded "The victim was a little boy. Kyle Greene, disappeared four days ago somehow. Parents never noticed a thing"

I grimaced 'Must be Umbrella employees who volunteered to give their children..'

"Let's go up and look at the room"

He nodded and guided me up

"...It doesn't look like a struggle took place. Windows and doors were closed and nothing was out messed with"

I stepped inside and took a long look around

'Typical boys bedroom. Racecar bed, toy trucks everywhere...'

I looked all around, not missing anything with the help of Necro

'I guess my previous theory was correct.. They must have snapped and called us, faking it as a kidnapping in worry and shock'

I sighed "I can't find anything"

Chris shook his head with a grimace "Must've been a professional.."

I looked to him with a serious expression "Put up a few people around the border of the forest. Six to seven months, no more no less"

Chris nodded "I'll relay it to the cheif"

I had gotten a fair bit of respect from everyone after kicking their asses 5 days into the job after Wesker told me to start teaching them Hand to Hand combat

I really didn't appreciate the enhanced learning more after that point

I left the house and went out into the forest in the backyard

'Three sets of footprints... it looks like they took them straight towards the Mansion to not risk getting seen..'

They led in the direction of Spencer Manor, and didn't take any major detours in another direction

I followed the path for a bit until I came upon something interesting

A splatter of blood and a piece of flesh smeared on a nearby tree, both of them were severely discolored and rotten but from inspection, it had only been there for a day at the most..

'Has the T-Virus already been compromised? Or is it a controlled release...?'

I pulled out a vial and some gloves from my pack and took a sample of the blood and flesh

'This should make my progress bar skyrocket...'

Looking around for any other samples, I went on back to the house

"Find anything back there?" Chris questioned at the fence

I shook my head

"A set of footprints that led into the forest, but that's it. I didn't go too far though" I lied to him

He grimaced again "Alright. Thanks for coming out man" He gave me a quick handshake

"Hey, you guys needed me. It's fine"

We said our goodbyes and I left in my truck

[ That T-Virus Sample was a lucky find, nice job ] Necro popped out after he pulled out onto the road

'I know, How much will I get from that small vial?'

[ With that? Maybe another 27%. You'll need an infected head or heart to get any more progress. Really any major organ or limb will do ]

My eyes widened at the gain but immediately fell when he said I would need limb to get anything more

'Seems I MUST wait until the Mansion to get any stronger...'

I wanted to finish the Serum before hand, but I guess I'll need to see some action before I'll be able to get anything major

I went back home after that, telling Barry that I needed to look over some things

Sitting down on the couch, I sighed and got all of my supplies out

All off my guns were the same, with the exception of my issued Baretta 92F that I received on my first day, bringing me up to three of the things

Counting my ammunition, I had enough to last me a few months in the City at the very least, after the infection breaks out

With other supplies, such as food and water I was OK in. At least three months worth in various packs I had in the bedroom

First-aid and stuff was a little iffy, however. I had bought a few First-aid Sprays from the nearby clinic, but those things were a limited purchase, meaning I couldn't buy them in Bulk

Herbs and the like were hard to find outside of Gardens and stuff. I, however, did not want to just hop into other people's front yards for a single herb, so I might have to wait until I enter the Mansion to stockpile, or keep trying to find a place where I could buy them in bulk as well a.s.s learn how to mix them

Necro assured me he could mix them himself, but I wanted to try and keep from using him as as a crutch for right now

I had also compiled a list of all of the things I would need to get through Spencer Mansion

'All of the keys, the masks, gems...'

I had tried to list the locations of everything, but the last time I played RE1 was in a Randomized setting a year or so ago, so some things were rusty

[ Remember that I can provide you with a map of the area, as well as scan the place. You don't have to go around blind ]

'I realize that, and I will keep that in mind, but I told you that I don't want to rely on you as a crutch. I'll use you as needed, but not for something unnecessary' I explained

[Alright.. Just keep in mind that I can help you when you need it]

I sighed and got back to looking through everything

Scanning through my copied folders on the coffee table, I went through all of my gathered data

'From what happened today, the incidents should start happening in around five and a half months. I still need to get much stronger to face Wesker down there...' I sighed and closed my eyes

"I shouldn't be working too much. I sill have almost six months, so I should be fine.."

'Right?.."