Ada stared at the results in front of her. Getting the sample hadn't been easy...the layers of Neo-Umbrella were hard to peel away and yet the results were here and she wasn't sure what to make of them. What was Albert Wesker thinking? It was a brilliant move on his part maybe, or some back up plan of his? The man was psychotic, brilliant but psychotic.

And now she was sharing them.

This was not her normal mode of operation. She did not share information about her employers, missions. Not ever...

And yet...

Leon, Chris, and Claire met her in the small Café just outside of Queens.

"You stopped us from going to China," said Leon. "Why?" He was all business today. It was one of the few times he had run into Ada when there were no bullets flying over their heads.

"Better be a good reason." Chris said. He still found it hard to look at her. Even though he'd been told and knew the woman who'd killed his unit was a clone name Carla Radames. He had chased her down through China and watched her fall off a building to her death. And yet, here she was breathing, walking, still at it.

"Look at this." She handed the paper to Leon who had extended a hand to take it. She saw his eyes widen as he read what was in front of him. He then handed the paper to Claire, who after showing her own surprise passed it to Chris.

The top of the Paper Read "Project Resurrection: Emergency Protocols"

Chris read the paper quickly. "That explains a few things," he said. "Like that guy we saw at the bottom of the hill, who took Jake. I could have sworn it was Wesker back from the dead. Looks like he is."

"His clone at least. It's not out of the realm of possibility and not like they haven't done it before. Although oddly enough...his clone did not seem to know he's a clone." Ada looked at her cup of tea, letting it grow cold.

"What do you mean?" Claire leaned forward in her seat.

"He thinks he's Wesker's son too." Leon said remembering. "Jake said he called him half-brother."

"You realize if he figures that part out," said Claire. "He'll be able to do all the things the original Wesker did. Maybe worse." She paused, "Why would he take Jake?"

Ada looked at her. "C-antibodies, perfect test subject, no loss on his part if Jake didn't survive."

"Why would he do that to his own son?" Claire's face clearly showed her disbelief.

"His own son?" Ada stared at Claire. "You've met Wesker right? The original did not even know Jake existed. Why would he care? He has grand plans for himself not his progeny. HE'S going to live forever. Don't you get that?"

"Hard to picture." Claire finally said. "They just have so many similarities..." She trailed off. Everyone else stared at her with their mouths hanging open. Except for Ada who was looking at her with an expression of disdain.

"They aren't anything alike," Chris broke the silence.

"But they look so much-" Claire started, aware she was fighting a losing battle here, unable to let go.

"Anyone like Wesker would have ditched Sherry in China, not saved her," Leon said cutting in. He was surprised at Claire's stubbornness on the issue. He remembered she'd once been held captive by Wesker many years ago.

Chris shuddered. He remembered the last time he'd fought Albert Wesker. No one wanted to repeat that. "Why would he clone himself?" He asked out loud to change the subject at the same time giving his sister a sympathetic look. He had come to terms with Jake on his own. But he'd seen the kid up close and watched him go struggle through the decision of whether or not to shoot his father's killer when he had the chance. He hadn't and Chris respected him all the more because of it. Claire would have to come to that decision on her own.

"These are from Wesker's lab in this country. One that wasn't destroyed at the time." Ada said. "It's very possible he will never know."

"Where's this lab?" Asked Leon.

"Gone." Ada looked a little smug as she said it.

Leon decided to take her word for it. "The point is...Wesker is still in the States."

"And so are Sherry and Jake," Claire finished.

"What?" Chris said surprised for the first time. "They're not dead?"

"Oh god," said Claire. "Chris I'm sorry, I meant to tell you they were never on the plane but we haven't had a moment..."
Leon had the decency to look sheepish in front of Chris who was clearly angry.

"Both of you knew?"

"Sorry Chris," Claire said again. "We had to let them go, Neo-Umbrella was just going to keep chasing them if they thought they were still alive."

"And we had to sell it," Leon added. "Sorry Chris."

Ada shrugged. "Do you really think Wesker Jr, here is just going to assume they died in the crash?"

Leon shrugged. "They're in the wind. Plenty of cash, no cards, hopefully in the back country somewhere."

This time it was Ada who shrugged. "Neo-Umbrella has other ways of finding someone. Sherry and Jake would never see them coming till it was too late."

"What are you not saying?" said Leon.

"I'm saying you should consider all possibilities," said Ada. "They're too important to just give up. Too many high profile people would pay for something to keep them alive longer, or stronger. If Wesker got that virus to work on just anybody...think of who would pay for it." She paused. "It wouldn't have to work on anyone...if he did that right he could take out quite a few heads of state. Or any other shadow governments. It's a win win situation for him."

Leon considered this. "We need to find them before he does."

"And then what?" said Ada. "Hide them? How many know about them in your own government? Besides," she added. "Are they wrong for wanting the abilities that Jake and Sherry now have?"

Leon shot her a glance with narrowed eyes. He never knew what side she was on, or who she really worked for. In the past he figured she worked for Wesker but with him out of the picture, or out for a short time. "Neither one of them asked for this." He answered. "Sherry is a friend and Jake is kind of growing on me."

"But are they wrong?" Ada pushed.

"What are you getting at?" Leon said feeling his temper start to give way. "They were forcibly taken against their will and things were done to them by people who should have known better." Sherry's own parents, went unspoken.

"Just seeing where you are on the morality line." She said. Her face had smoothed back over to its usual passivity and she revealed no hint of what she was thinking or feeling.

"We need to figure out who all the players are," said Claire to break the tension.

"The players?" Ada shrugged, amused. "The players would scare you to death."

"Let's hope Jake is as good as we think he is." Muttered Chris. He had watched the exchange between Leon and Ada with interest and felt pity for Leon. Leon was chasing someone who would always be a ghost. I'm getting too old for this. I need to call Jill.