Chapter 12

We walked until we reached a huge hallway and that was when Ashley began to feel bad.

- You all right? - Leon asked approaching the squeaky.

- I'm fine. Leave me alone! - She exclaimed and pushed the blonde and then run.

- Ashley wait!

At that moment Pamela and I were in front of them both, when the girl pushed me and I fell to the ground.

- Hey! Look, you asshole! - I demanded angry.

Suddenly a grate ascended from the ground, skimming my foot, it was a trap.

- Laura! - My friend exclaimed frightened.

I noticed that there was more of that underneath me and quickly I rolled over the surface dodging it. I stood up and pulled Ashley's hand to run and evade the other two traps.

- Shit. - I mumbled to see how it was.

I would have died because of the squeaky, well, and she too. I turned to her direction to scold her but she was very ill, coughing a lot.

- What happen? - Asked frightened while coughing and leaned her back in the wall.

I rolled my eyes, a lot of drama for today. Then I looked to the other side to see through the grates the agent and my friend.

- What do we do now? We can't cross from here, there's no door. - I asked.

- Don't worry, we're coming for you both. - Leon replied.

- Of course. - I muttered to myself something exhausted.

Suddenly I heard the scream of Ashley, I turned my gaze to see what happened, she fell into another trap, idiot. She was caught by arms of irons, I approached to try to help her but I felt a movement by the wall.

- What the hell? - I mumbled and quickly the wall moved turning on the other side, taking me and Ashley.

I was pushed by the speed at which it turned and I fell to the ground. I screamed a little in pain and sat on the surface looking around. There was no one but Ashley and me, what a nightmare.

I lay on the floor covering my face with both hands and sighed, this is my hell.

- Laura, are you okay? - The american asked and I ignored her. - Hey! I am talking to you!

- Okay, okay, I'm fine. - I answered trying to control myself. - I just want to sleep.

- You know it's not a good time or a good place to sleep, right?

- I know, just close your stupid mouth. - I murmured.

After a minute I realized that I was very rude to her, so I sighed and got up.

- Well, I'm sorry, I know I was rude talking like that, and for blackmailing you, but sometimes I like to annoy people that way, and this time I went too far, out of bounds, I suppose. - I said looking at her.

- Wooow, it doesn't matter, I don't care at all, anyway you saved me in that trap, I have to say thank you for that. - She commented and I just smiled.

I went to her and inspected what was trapped in her, pure iron. I decided to take my knapsack from my back and I opened it, I had the AK47.

Maybe this works because the gun wouldn't work at all, besides the blondie had the submachine gun and not even dream a grenade to release Ashley, well we know why, ha.

I took distance and aimed.

- What are you doing? - She questioned.

- I'm trying to set you free. - I replied.

- Do you know how to use that?

- No. - Saying this I could see expression of fear on her face. - I'm just joking with you Ashley, my father was an expert in weapons, I know how to use it, but I've never shot it before, there's always a first time.

Then I shot the irons and freed her, I grimaced at the result.

- Nothing bad. - I mumbled to myself.

I proceeded to save the AK47 and hung the backpack behind me.

- Thank you. - Said the president's daughter.

- It's nothing, you're welcome, I suppose. - I nodded and looked everywhere.

There was a door, I went to it to open it but it was blocked. It was steel, I couldn't open it unless I was Hulk.

Then I noticed that we were one floor down and in front there was a wall of a certain height to reach the second floor. I had an idea.

- What are we going to do? - The blond girl asked.

- I'm going to climb that wall. - I answered.

- How? It is very high.

- That's not an obstacle for me. - I smiled and ran.

I jumped over the wall, quickly stepped on a brick and then another, jumping as high as possible until my hands were held by the top and I managed to reach the second floor.

I looked down, Ashley was open-mouthed. Suddenly I heard a sound, it was a call through the headset, and I attended it.

- It's Leon, are you two okay? - He asked.

- Yes, agent. - I answered. - How is Pamela?

- She's fine, we don't talk too much.

- Of course not, she doesn't understand you, however. Where are you?

- We are in a section of the castle, we fight against some of those dogs and los iluminados ones, they are like Salazar's puppets.

- I know, but Salazar is also Saddler's puppet.

- Yeah, but he denies it, by the way, he's still 20 years old.

- How? - I was surprised.

- Maybe the parasite turns immortal people or something like that.

- Delays growth. - I added.

- Remember his bodyguards? - He questioned.

- Yes. - I affirmed.

- We meet one of them. It is a monster, like one more infected, but with a disgusting aspect. - Kennedy commented.

- But you allright?

- Yes, it was difficult to finish him, but we got it.

- I get it. Be careful, because this castle brings many surprises. - I said.

- I don't deny it. In short, we are on the way. - The agent spoke and the contact was finalized.

Suddenly I heard someone open a door and I looked at Ashley, I made a sign to keep quiet and hid behind a pillar.

I could see a woman wearing a red dress and high heels. What's an elegant person like her doing here?

That person received a call, and I could hear the conversation, it was a man.

- Luis has succeed in the recovery of the sample and he's waiting in the castle. Get to contact with him ASAP. - I heard the subject on the phone.

- Understood. - She nodded in the red dress.

- And about that little rotten dog Leon, if you do happen an encounter with him, put an end to his miserable life. We can't let him to interfere our plan.

- He's no idea of what's going on, he's nothing to worry about.

- He is a survivor of Raccoon City, we don't need distractions. Take him out. - Order and end the call.

What the hell is happening? Does this have to do with the incident in Raccoon City? That spanish has a lot of things to explain.

- Laura! - Shrieked the squeaky one.

I looked to see what she wanted.

- Silence! - I whispered until I felt someone behind me.

- Don't move. - The woma said and I turned to see her. - Freeze. - She aimed her gun at me. - Who are you?

- I am known as the typical tourist of South America, in this town. - I answered raising my arms.

- A typical tourist carries a gun? - She asked.

- Ehhh, I'm a gangster. - I hesitate.

- What are you doing here?

- Don't you think the word "tourist" answers your question? - I said seriously. - Now let me ask you something. What does an elegant woman like you in a place like this?

- That's not of your incumbence.

- Ok, woman, at least tell me what's happening here, are we on the same side? Or are you on the side of Los Iluminados?

- What do you know about them?

- They killed the other tourists including my parents and they have my uncle. Who are you by the way?

- There are things that are better not knowing them.

- Your name? - I questioned.

- Neither. - She answered and I rolled my eyes, but then I caught something.

- You're not american, are you chinese? - I asked and the asshole didn't answer me. - Great, now I speak to the wall. - I crossed my arms.

I could see that the woman didn't pay much attention to my movements, then, taking advantage of the short distance we were carrying, I pushed her arm aside and I took off my backpack to hit her with it.

She lost her gun, I threw the bag on the ground and kicked her, but the woman quickly evaded my kick. She was pretty smart.

Then we started to fight hand to hand, her fighting technique was similar to kung fu, nothing bad with this, I thought she would be one of those women who fight by stretching the hair, ha, I was wrong.

She had taken me by the neck from behind and I noticed that between the length of her dress she had a knife, so I took it, with my elbow I hit her in her abdomen and I freed myself from her grip, with the knife in my hand I threw it in her direction and she dodged it.

The stinging cut had been impregnated to the wall, she took it off and did a somersault taking her weapon that had fallen to the ground, she did it so fast that she was already pointing her pistol at me before I take mine.

- How the hell? - I murmured in the end giving up.

- You're not a typical tourist or a gangster. - She smiled. - Check that wound. - She said to then flee.

I was very tired, not even in my best days would follow her, I decided to grab the backpack and when I stood up a drop of blood fell, I touched my face and detected a small cut in my eyebrow.

- Asshole. - I mumbled and placed my knapsack on my back.