Chris went down the lonely hallway Jill was in earlier. Near the "002" room was a locked door with a sign reading "Gallery" next to it. Chris used his new key and unlocked it.
Chris surveyed the area and saw a table with a paper on it. Chris picked it up and read it. It told of a large plant named "Plant 42" which its roots planted in the basement area, and became three times its size from T-Virus polluted water. Chris laid it down and continued on his way. On his left was a metal door with a small glass window in it. He saw colorful chemicals scattered on shelves. He dared not touch them; he hardly knows anything about mixing chemicals, so he turned around and left. Across the table was a door labelled "003". Chris, of course, entered.
Another dorm room was in front of him. The difference was that large roots were crushing the wall behind the bed. He found a bookcase with all red books on a row except for a white one. Chris pulled it out, and saw the cover. Chemical Report on V-Jolt was on the cover of this file. Chris didn't read it, but placed it in his side pack. He noticed that the empty red book he got earlier can was similar to the row of books, so he fit it in the gap. A nearby bookcase slid to the right, revealing a hidden door. Chris walked in.
Chris saw on the ceiling what those researchers named Plant 42. A huge plant with vines lashing out and a covered bulb made it up. Chris got closer to it, but one vine snatched him off the floor and clung to him tightly so he couldn't escape.
"Let me go!" Chris yelled when he tried fidgeting out. One Rebecca behind a set of double doors leading into a gallery heard the distress signal and went inside.
Rebecca looked up and saw Chris flying around the room on a vine. "Chris!" she yelled.
"Rebecca!"Chris yelled back. He was able to reach in his pack and pull out the white book. Chris threw it on the floor next to Rebecca. "Use this! Make a potion! Use it on the roots in the basement!"
Rebecca nodded and rushed out the door and into the chemical room. She looked inside the book and read it to find out what to do.
The similarities in the cellular characteristics of the rapidly growing plant infected by the Tyrant Virus have been reported in previous papers. However, while repeating these experiments, an interesting new fact became clear.
We learned that a chemical in the UMB family, UMB #20, contains a compound that is toxic to the cells of the plant.
We have given UMB #20 a new name: V-JOLT. If calculations prove correct, when V-JOLT is applied directly to the root of the plant, the entire plant should be dead within 5 seconds.
The V-JOLT can be made by simply mixing the VP and UMB chemicals in a specific ratio. However, extra care must be taken when handling these UMB chemicals. They have been known to generate toxic gases if mishandled.
The characteristics of each UMB chemical are as follows:
UMB No. 3 red
Yellow-6 yellow
UMB No. 7 green
UMB No.10 orange
VP-017 blue
V-JOLT dark brown
Rebecca began to mix the chemicals by using four empty bottles. With help from the book and notes on the walls, Rebecca made the V-JOLT chemical. She ran through the gallery and into room "002", stormed down the ladder and in the now drained tank, and entered the room Jill didn't look in.
Huge squirming roots were coming in the ceiling. Rebecca opened the bottle with Plant 42's poison and sprinkled it in the roots. She saw the roots begin to shrink until they finally withered. Rebecca left the room saying,"I hope Chris is alright."
In the plant's room,on the surface, The vine holding Chris finally lost its grip and dropped him on the ground. Chris got up from the floor and watched as the plant began to wither, and began to disappear. "Finally,"Chris said. The plant regained it's form and was ready to battle."It's never too easy."
Chris got out the defence magnum, and shot the last bullet in the plant when the petals opened. Then, he brought out the assault shotgun and fired two of the seven shells left in it. The plant literally started to fall apart as it's vines and petals fell on the wooden ground. Chris went over to the fireplace on the other side and found a key with a helmet inscribed on it. He picked it up, and left the magnum with no bullets left in it's place. He walked out of the room.
Jill followed Rebecca up the ladder and into the gallery, just in time for Chris to come out.
"Chris, you're still alive!"Rebecca said with joy.
"What happened?" Jill asked Chris.
"A monster plant caught me and wouldn't let go. Luckily, Rebecca here was able to make a poison and spread it on the roots, setting me free from the plant's clutches."answered Chris.
"Oh, Chris?"Rebecca said."I found another pharmacy. I'm going to stock up on more supplies. Just come in if you're hurt or something." Rebecca ran off in the chemical room.
"We better go."suggested Jill.
"You're right."Chris answered. The two left the gallery.
When they both came around the corner, Wesker was shooting at three large spiders. "Chris, Jill, You both are still alive."
"Where'd you run off?"Jill questioned suspiciously.
Wesker replied,"I had some business to take care of."He paused for a moment."Why don't you two go back in the mansion. I'm sure there are still rooms left to check."
Jill and Chris both answered,"Okay." They went back outside the dormitory.
As they reached the waterfall area, Jill's radio went off again.
"This.....Brad, please...swer me."
"Jill to Brad, Can you hear me!"
"Just......a sign."
"Jill to Brad! Please hear this!" The transmission stopped. "Chris, what are we going to do?"
"If only we could send him a signal. Let's focus on staying alive for now."
The duo went across the bridge, entered the garden, and entered the storeroom. Barry left a note saying about he left ammo for them to protect themselves. Jill found two sets of flame rounds, and found two clips for the baretta. Chris picked up the three boxes of shotgun shells and two baretta clips. "Let's go,"commanded Chris
Chapter End
Next time...Chapter 18: Return to the Mansion