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Chris fired the last shot at the crawling molded. He aimed his gun at Lucas.
“Now it's your turn asshole. I still have ten minutes on the clock.”
“Alright, alright. I’m not much of a fighter though so let me just get-”
The S.T.A.R.S agent pulled the trigger and shot the Baker. He groaned and fell off the catwalk.
“Now that just...wasn’t fair…”
Chris sneered and searched the dying body for the detonator. A warning sounded in his helmet.
“ Warning! Infection level reaching critical mass! WARNING!”
“Oh god damn it!”
He jumped away from Lucas as he began to transform into a grotesque monster. It growled and charged at him.
“I’m just letting you know- I’m showing no mercy!”
Chris grabbed the monster’s head and fired a bullet through its head. It fell to the ground, dissolving into a puddle of ooze. Once it disappeared, a diffuser was left on the floor. He grabbed it and ran up the catwalk to Leon. The timer had a minute left on the clock, Leon still unconscious. Chris threw the bomb away, shaking Leon once the explosive was diffused.
“Leon! Leon get up!”
“...Chris? Wh..ere’s Lucas?”
“Dead.”
“Thank god ! Now can you get these fucking zipties off me? They hurt.”
He used his knife to cut away the restraints, pulling Leon into his arms.
“I’m so happy you're alright… When I heard you disappeared I…”
“M’ sorry. I should have listened to you...I’m a fucking idiot…”
“Yeah you are. And I expect you to pay back the favor!”
“Oh yeah? With what?”
“Kisses.”
“Okay, that’s fair. Can we get out of here now?” Leon shuddered and hacked up a few more spores. Chris guided Leon out of the warehouse and into the open air of the bayou. They both jumped when his headset began to ring.
“Chris- come in! What is your location?”
“Bring the copter around. I’m near the warehouse. I found Leon Kennedy, but he might be infected so we need to treat him immediately.”
“Roger that! We’re on our way sir!”
Chris smiled at Leon and clutched his hand. “They’re on their way. Once they come to pick you up-”
“Wait- don’t you mean “we”? You’re not coming back with me?”
“I’m on a mission Leon. I have to go back to camp to restock then do some more investigation.”
“...You’ll come back won’t you?”
“Of course I will, I’m not gonna go missing like you did-”
“Alright I get it- I fucked up, now piss off.”
The S.T.A.R.S agent chuckled and gazed up at the helicopter approaching the building. He waved it down and helped Leon on board.
“I promise I’ll be back. Just wait for me.”
“...I’ll keep you to it Chris.”
Leon watched Chris wave goodbye to him, his figure getting smaller and smaller as the helicopter took off.
Weeks later Leon was still waiting for Chris to return. He was making a full recovery at least, the fungus was almost cleared out of his system. The hospital was boring, there was nothing to do except wait for Chris to come back- that and trying not to cough up a lung.
“Leon! I’m back!” A familiar voice called from outside the room. Chris practically made the door fly off of its hinges as he slammed it open. He was carrying a small bouquet of flowers.
“Took you long enough.”
“Sorry! The mission took a lot longer than I thought. We located the survivors though, and cured them. The fungus has been basically eradicated...I hope...I think…”
“That’s not a good sign.”
“Eh, I’m sure Umbrella will take care of it!”
Leon rolled his eyes and welcomed Chris into his arms.
“Welcome home, my hero.”
“It’s good to be back.”