Ada woke up in the same cell, this time on her back. She recognized the after effects of a drug wearing off. Damn, he wasn't taking any chances on her escaping his clutches. He'd actually drugged her to keep her in an impossible cell.

Her eyes flicked to the door, it was open. There was no one, no sound, no video with a miniature Wesker to give her any kind of marching orders.

What is this?

Somewhere in the back of her mind, she understood the damage had been done. Whatever had happened, happened. A small bit of revenge had been exacted. But she was still considered valuable so she wasn't dead. Not yet. It was a lesson to remind her of her place should she choose to disobey, question, or bend the rules.

She shifted into a sitting position, slightly groggy. Time to face the music...see what had happened.

And what she was going to have to do to fix it.

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Jake opened his eyes, Sherry was laying across his lap nursing Anja. She'd rewrapped the shirt to keep the messy side away from Anja's bared skin. They really were going to have to get a shower for them both. All three of us, he corrected, as he noted the line of poop down his leg. He grimaced but looked away. Sherry wouldn't be the only covered in poop today.

Sherry looked up. "Sorry." She said, "I was going to get that..."

"Eh, a little shit never hurt anything," Jake interrupted. He put a hand on her shoulder. He'd woken up with both of them in the night and stayed awake four hours so Leon could sleep.

Leon was sitting across the room for them checking his weapons. The air stank of burned evergreen and smoke.

"We should get moving soon," Jake said softly. "I like my odds better when I can see."

Sherry nodded. "I need a gun, anything you can spare?"

Jake nodded. He had an extra 9mm that he now handed over to her. Sherry sat up and buttoned up her shirt. She felt grimy, wishing she could have a shower. She caught Jake's stare and realized that while she was wishing for a shower, he was wishing they were alone. She blushed and he reached over and grabbed her chin tilting it up he planted a desperate kiss on her lips. He then leaned his forehead into hers.

"When you're ready." Leon's voice broke them apart, but he was smiling.

"Don't mind him," Jake grinned. "He's just jealous." But he stood up still holding Anja, and slipping the carrier onto himself.

"Now you all smell." Leon smiled. He'd give Jake a hard time about it later. He opened the door and headed up the stairs gun out in front of him. The air smelled vaguely of smoke and humidity and while the area was slightly charred the fire had not spread as far into the ruins of Raccoon City as he thought it might. Jake came out next behind him and Sherry followed.

They looked around. It was a bright sunny day, perfect for camping if that's what they had been there for.

"Careful," Sherry said scanning the area. "Yesterday there were infected dogs here. You remember what they were like Leon?"

"Yeah," Leon respond keeping his own weapons handy.

"How did you scare them off?" Jake asked keeping his own eyes open.

"We didn't, the fire did." Sherry didn't say how grateful she'd been for the distraction.

"So that guy couldn't have been that great of a pilot," Jake muttered.

"Oh, about that," Sherry felt her face turn red. "That's kind of my fault."

Leon and Jake both stared at her, waiting for an explanation.

"You caused the crash?" Jake stared at her with an almost hungry expression on his face, mixed with admiration.

She was crimson now.

Leon stared at her with respect. "How did Anja not get injured?"

"I'm not sure really," Sherry replied. "She was strapped to my chest when we went down...I ended up suspended in the air for a bit, climbed down. And then I tried calling you...and after got apprehended by the pilot."

"Well don't let anyone suggest you don't belong in the DSO," Leon moved ahead.

"Super girl," Jake whispered it to her. It was his nickname for her ever since he'd discovered she was self-healing.

They started moving though the ruins of Raccoon City. Leon kept the lead for a few minutes. "I'm kind of expecting company. They have an Ustanak, I wouldn't be surprised if they can see us."

He pointed to a small camera that was barely noticeable.

"I wouldn't have seen it." Sherry said. Jake said nothing but he lifted his Glock and shot at the camera, shattering it. Anja started to cry.

"Bit dramatic," Leon said moving on. "Can you get her quiet again, if there are infected dogs out here, that's not helping."

Jake shrugged but walked forward soothing Anja at the same time. She quieted as he moved. He was going to have to control his recklessness, Leon thought. At least with Anja strapped to his chest. Sherry would kill him if the infected dogs did not.

They moved into the trees.

"Hear that?" Jake said. Sherry and Leon nodded. They heard nothing, no birds, no insects, the area had gone completely silent.

Leon scanned the ruined city. "We got company."