#Character: Jake Muller

[residenteviltimeline]

June 30, 2013: As he is being transported by a group of J’avo, Jake Muller finds an opportunity to escape Neo Umbrella’s captivity. In the process, he shuts down power to the building, freeing Sherry. The two escape together, and Jake laments his parentage, blaming his genetics for his disposition. Sherry admonishes his defeatist attitude, emphasizing that he can only be defined by the actions he chooses to take. She is able to make contact with the U.S. government, and is given a location to meet Simmons in Lanshiang. They make their way to the rendezvous point, but are soon surrounded by Neo Umbrella’s forces once again. Thankfully, they are rescued by Chris and Piers’ BSAA squad. Though Piers wants to escort them to their destination, Chris insists they resume their pursuit of Ada, single minded in his quest for vengeance. Sherry agrees to part ways with them, having been ordered by Simmons to avoid contact with others. 

[quigonswife8]

Hugs/fluff: Re men x reader

Includes: Piers, Leon, Chris, Luis, Jake, and Finn.

Multi fic!!! I love these men so so much. And YES I included Finn cause he deserves more love. Also thank you for the love on my stuff :) btw heres a happy thingy this can be an apology for the sad one i posted the other day SOBS

ALSO i'll be slow but please if you want request :) I have to do other requests from ages back SORRY but I'd love to do a re request!!! btw if this is out of character I'm sorry, this is just how I think they would be. My bad if there are mistakes and stuff.

Gif creds for the top: @shingoyabukiofficial

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Piers Nivans

When Piers hugs you, he leans into the hug. Rather than feel afraid to hug you he'll lean all his weight into the hug. Piers may be a serious individual but at heart he's a softie, and a softie for you the most.

Okay so about your heights; If you're shorter than him he likes to rest his head on top of yours, interlocking his fingers with you as he does. Sometimes he'll just stand with his head on yours not doing anything else, but often he likes holding your hand.

There was this one time you fell asleep in each other's arms. Chris had come in and couldn't help but get a picture; yeah Chris may be a serious person but there are those times where he can't help but be mischievous. The next time Piers saw Chris he saw the photo of you and him asleep hugging and couldn't help but go red.

Now if you're taller than Piers is, he has to lean up into the hug. His head usually against your chest. Piers isn't short at all, but if his partner happens to be taller than he is [which wouldn't really be a surprise as he's surrounded/has been sorrounded by tall people i.e. Chris, Jake] he loves it just as much.

[gif creds: @ivy-loves-chocolate]

Leon Kennedy

Like Piers Leon leans into the hug, but he's more hesitant if that makes sense?

Leon is a "big bad dso agent" to a lot of people, but in reality he's a sweetheart. I mean he used to be a cop he's always wanted to help people so it's not a surprise how gentle he is with you. He's lost a lot so he's hesitant to hug you properly at first to scared he might accidentally hurt you or mess up in some way.

When you do hug however it's the sweetest thing. He likes planting kisses to your head, or running his fingers through your hair. If he's not holding onto you, that is. He also likes to whisper endearing words into your ear, stroking your back and humming to a song sometimes.

Speaking of heights: Leon isn't short, he's 5'11, so he's not short. He doesn't really care about his height though, but he does love how he can scoop you up into a hug, he adores it, adores how easy it is. Having you close to him to his heart makes his heart beat fast. He can't help it. If you're taller than him it doesn't make much of a difference but he does like to defend himself a little, though he’s not really offended or anything.

[Gif creds: @prayerdelvna]

Chris Redfield

Like Leon Chris hesitates, but unlike Leon, Chris likes to crush you into a hug. He's not brutal with the crushing ofc but he likes just holding you tight in his arms. He'll whisper comforting words even when you don't need comfort, he's always thinking of you.

Chris likes to compliment you a lot so it's not a surprise when he compliments you over being shorter than him. He finds it really cute that he has to lean down to hug you, even cuter when he can just pick you up and hold you in his arms. If you're taller, however, which is a surprise since he's 6'1, he honestly really loves it.

Chris really loves sitting with you in his lap as you hug. He likes just having you close, having you physically close, because it reassures him that you ARE there. Chris has lost so much so many people that it scares him sometimes not having you close to him. You can tell too and make sure to reassure him that he's not imagining things and you ARE there, in his arms.

Chris especially loves when you get him into newer things like new music. So one minute he'll be holding you the next he'll be listening to some new song that had come out [and secretly liking it]. Or you'll be watching a movie and he'll act like he knows what some stuff they're saying mean but honestly has no clue. He just loves spending time with you.

[Gif creds: @entreri]

Jake Muller

Jake likes to pick you up when you hug. He'll scoop you up into his arms and just hold you, like Chris, except he doesn't really know how to stop moving. Yes he'll stay still but sometimes he likes just moving around the room as you hug.

He's never really been close to anyone since his mother so for him to hug you, to hold you close, means he trusts you a lot. For him to even want to touch you just proves he's not some "cold mercenary"

Jake loves teasing you about your height if you're short. All in good fun, of course. He loves leaning down and smirking, saying stuff like "oh doll you're so short". Since Jake is super tall, I mean he's 6'3, he towers over you. He's like a tree that you have to climb just to hug him.

There was this one time where Jake had hug you. After holding you for basically an hour [not really but he felt that way] he had stood up and smacked himself on the doorway because of his height. You had spent the next half an hour trying to make him feel better while he acted like he was fine.

[Gif creds: @residentevilnet]

Luis Serra Navarro

Luis is a FLIRTER. So when you hug he often likes to spin you around with that grin you love so much. Then he'll dip you and plant a kiss on your lips loving when you either grow red or can't stop smiling. Luis adores you so much, he adores when you hug.

He's not as tall as other characters BUT he still hugs like you're the world. He likes to speak in his native tongue quite a lot, but there are the times where he accidentally slips into it while you're together. Hugging being one of them.

Luis absolutely adores hugging you. He pulls you into his chest and cradles you, every few seconds reminding you of how much he loves you. Although he loves the silence too so if you're silent while hugging that's perfect too.

Luis loves to tease you, just not as much as Jake. He makes some flirtatious teasing remark about how you're shorter than him, and that he can just pick you up and hug you whenever. If you're taller than him he'll joke that he can still pick you up even though it's often hard since he's shorter.

[Gif creds: @residentevilnet]

Finn Macauley [bruh why aren't there a lot of Finn gifs, this is MEAN]

Finn absolutely ADORES you with his whole being. Being a 22 year old in THE B.S.A.A. is super stressful but knowing that he's coming to you makes things better. Not that he hates the bsaa it's just nice to know he has you. He also LOVES hugs and loves them with everything.

Finn will wrap his body around you and will practically cling to you. He holds you extremely close and will tell you about his day, "OH and at work today I got to lead the mission" stuff like that. You love hearing about his day especially when you're in his arms. Finn also appreciates how much you listen to him cause sometimes he thinks he's being a burden.

This one time you had visited Finn and the two of you were cuddling on the couch. That's when he got caught by Piers and Chris and could not stop the redness in his face, all the while Chris and Piers had the biggest grins on their faces. Seeing the boy who was like their brother so embarrassed, they couldn't help it.

Okay so: If you're shorter than him he takes advantage of this, finding it so cute to see someone to small in his arms, especially since you're his partner. He likes kissing you on the nose, he loves your lips, but kissing you on the nose is also extra special. He also likes giving you piggyback rides and smiles hearing when you laugh. If you're taller than him he still loves kissing your nose, and he still loves hugging you, he just has to stand up taller to achieve this. He does love looking up at you.

[Gif creds: @piers-wifey]

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And that's it!!! Some fluff super cute I love making these types of fics.

[decaf-mother]

*Walks in wearing a pink stethoscope*

I'm your doctor for today- what happened to the old one? We don't talk about that.

*PROLONGED STARE*

*Scribbles on a sticky note and places it on your forehead*

I diagnose you with 'needs fictional dick REAL bad'

[serrennedyanonwriter]

I NEED TO SEE OOC THINGS FROM YOUR LUIS DOC

The ones I got are more silly then ooc but still ooc.

[hyper-cryptic]

An on model Vendetta Leon warm up doodle and a sketchpage I made a long time ago I forgot to post 💔😭

Close ups under the cut!

[willxtoxsurvive]

Thinking about how Jake was taught to respect his father even if he was also never even told what Wesker's name was and was let to believe that Wesker was just some deadbeat. Thinking about how Jake was 14-15 when he had to drop out of school and become a mercenary to support his sick mother in 2007. Thinking about how by 2009 (the same year Wesker died), Jake's mom was probably already dead because he was all the way in the South American jungle, getting BETRAYED and almost stabbed to death because his own trainer, the man he'd grown to see as a father figure, sold out his unit to the enemy and everyone except Jake died. Thinking about how despite having never met Wesker and thinking of him as a deadbeat, Jake gets so upset about Chris confessing to murdering him that he almost shoots him. Thinking about how when he finally calms down from that, during the fight alongside Chris and Piers, he lets Chris know that he wants to know more about his father. Thinking about how, as far as the game shows, he doesn't get to have that conversation with Chris and instead all he knows is from the time on the laboratory in China, and the conclusion he reaches from that is that his father was "A freakin' nutjob who almost destroyed the world." and that "Crazy runs in the family."

[godtier]

so i wasn't gonna make a separate post about this but @sapphire-weapon had a post (that i reblogged a few days ago) in which someone mentioned that they think it was a missed opportunity in RE6 for jake to not have spoken to wesker. i had a p long conversation with sirea about it and my thoughts about that sentiment, but it was also nearly 3 AM my time when that happened so i dunno if i was even articulating my thoughts properly lmao

and yes... this is technically a meta post and i know i said i was gonna do the mmx meta post first... but this one isn't gonna be nearly as long (i hope) and i gotta get the brainworms out before i die

(quick edit note: i reworded the list item below from saying he was "likely a drug addict" to "likely a recreational drug user" because i feel like that better encompasses what i'm trying to get across

(another edit note: i made another post regarding jake's usage of drugs that stemmed from this post! it's marked as mature bc of drug usage, so it won't show up in tag search. if you're interested in that, look here!)

so the idea that wesker being alive in OG RE6 would have brought an opportunity for jake's character is kinda, imo, antithetical to the purpose of jake's character in the first place.

when we meet jake, we know a few things about him, right off the bat:

he's a mercenary

he's likely a recreational drug user or at least heavy/risk-taking user

he doesn't give a fuck about anything but making money

his whole character journey is going from this selfish, money-focused dickhead to someone who actually cares about doing something good, just because it's the right thing to do. at the start, jake refuses to simply give his blood away when sherry mentions needing it for a vaccine. no, he wants a cash payout. 50 million dollery-doos for a pint of his blood. by the end, he lowers the price to a mere 50 dollars. one could argue that was symbolic and he actually didn't care if he was paid or not, but that's neither here nor there.

but why was he like this? because his childhood was shite; his mother was sickly, he had no father figure, and by 15-ish, jake had to learn how to hustle to keep food on the table. and by "hustle" i mean "do a bunch of mercenary work and killing people." and when shit went south with his little group of mercenaries (their entire group was sold out by a heel-turner), jake basically went "fuck alla y'all" and lost all sense of conviction or morals.

during the game, he expresses his bitterness for his father, wesker, pretty clearly. even though his mother still loved wesker, tried to raise jake to respect him despite never knowing him, it didn't matter to jake. he hated that guy. well, really, who doesn't?

we're not gonna talk about excella rn ok

jake's entire character arc is built up around this hatred as well as a subconscious fear of becoming his father. the fear part doesn't show up until later in the story, after he and sherry were captured by the Big Bad's organization. they were both experimented on for several months, during which jake overheard the researchers talking about his father, wesker. this gives jake a sort of "explanation" as to why he is the way he is; he takes the "nature" side of the nature vs nurture argument.

ofc sherry scolds his ass and basically tells him "grow up and take responsibility for your actions."

and here's the thing... this fear, narratively, works just fine without wesker being there.

(since this got obscenely long, pls continue below for the actual explanation lmao)

jake eventually comes to the conclusion that yeah no it's definitely up to him to not become wesker, not his genetics. he does this without wesker being there. that's the entire point of his character journey. in order for an interaction with wesker to even matter or have any sort of impact on jake's character arc, his character arc as a whole would need to change.

see, imo, wesker being there diminishes a lot of the power of that journey. in the game, he isn't there for jake to scream at, to question. all those thoughts in his head that might be circulating around, like why he left his mother, why he did what he did, etc, cannot be answered. this is not a bad thing in a character arc as this is shit that happens to people all the time. people don't always get the answers they may want from family members because those family members are dead. they have to learn to move on without those answers or they have to rely on people who knew that person to fill in the blanks. this is what jake already does in game. he has to rely on sherry, and by a smaller extent, chris, to fill in those blanks for him.

but we as players, observers of the narrative, already know the answers to some of those questions. why wesker did what he did, primarily. anything else is only pertinent to jake and him knowing those answers doesn't change anything for his character arc as it is.

if wesker was there in the game, what would that even add to jake's narrative? a scene where jake yells at his dad? asks him "why did you leave?" when wesker wasn't even aware that he had a kid in the first place? remember: wesker had no fucking idea that he had a child. there would be no reason for wesker to even believe jake in the first place. sure, there could be a scene where he goes "well i'll be damned, ig he really is my misfired chromosome," but... then what? what does that add?

you could argue that wesker could use jake, maybe try to manipulate him into doing shit for his plans, but... that wouldn't work with the way jake's characterization is mapped out. his entire characterization would have to change for this to work in a satisfying way.

jake already hates wesker without ever meeting him. he would not willingly participate in anything wesker offered to him. he already knows that wesker nearly destroyed the world multiple times and had a hand in destroying an entire city. even if jake has no moral compass at the start of the game, by the time he learns about what wesker really did, who he really was, he's already showing that he does have one, it was just dormant up until that point. he's clearly disgusted by what wesker did. what foothold would wesker have that wouldn't immediately result in it just falling flat?

given how wesker is, i could see him perhaps belittling jake, maybe saying "wow you suck for being my spawn," or something during a fight with the intent to rile him up. would that work? no, not narratively nor not in the way jake is characterized. again, jake doesn't want to be like wesker. why would insulting him and saying he's not "as good" as wesker expected him to be motivate jake or even anger him? it shouldn't, because jake doesn't want to be anything like wesker. if anything, it may annoy him, but that's kind of a lame reaction, right?

if anything, the most i could see culminating out of this would be jake standing over wesker after he's defeated again (because it's resident evil and obviously wesker can't win) and having a "wow idk what i was worried about" moment. that's it.

but he doesn't need that. having a scene like that cheapens the weight of him figuring that out himself, without wesker there as "proof."

because the point of his story, of his character arc, is that he figures that out on his own (and with the help of sherry and the events he witnesses) because he has to. he doesn't need wesker there to spoon-feed that to him. he figures that out by working with sherry, by seeing the effects of the C-Virus on everything that it infects. wesker being an abstract entity in his life is enough, because the frustration of not seeing him, not being able to put a bullet in his skull himself, fuels the rest of his journey.

this is where i think that people who make these observations or criticisms (primarily those who think that jake's character would have been improved if wesker was there) need to understand the difference between what's good for a character as a person and what's good for their arc.

interacting with wesker would be good for jake as a person, in that he would no longer need to wonder about it. the answers would be spelled out for him, and he wouldn't have to do any wondering about the what-if. he wouldn't have any doubts left that he'd need to untangle.

but in doing that, it cheapens his arc; it would do more of a disservice to it, imo, than anything else. it would make his journey more formulaic and boring.

it would also clutter up the already cluttered narrative of that game. you have him not only struggling with his heritage, struggling with the fear of becoming his father, struggling with needing to be the "savior" by giving his blood, struggling with his moral compass, but now also struggling with seeing his father for the first time in person?

it makes his arc top-heavy. in that scenario, you could easily replace him with another, completely new character who has zero ties to wesker and the story wouldn't change in any meaningful way. the reason why it works the way to does now is because wesker is already dead. it creates that internal conflict, that internal frustration, that jake has to learn how to deal with since he cannot take that frustration out on his father in-person. he has to make peace with that struggle in other ways.

now, that's not to say there aren't ways that adding wesker into the story of RE6 that don't disrupt that balance. primarily, when it comes to a potential RE6 remake, the writing team can (and hopefully will) rework aspects of the entire game to make the plot more streamlined. this could include adding wesker in and redoing jake's characterization and character arc entirely.

this would be the only way i could see it working out. if jake's entire motivation was changed, his entire backstory was tweaked, then wesker being around could probably work! an interaction between them could be made to make sense and not bog down the rest of the plot as a result.

sirea also mentioned to me in our conversation that adding wesker in to RE6 remake could actually help streamline the plot and i do agree with that. she mentioned that all of the main characters have a tie to wesker in some way, which is absolutely true. having him there would neatly tie their campaigns together in the plotline and make the game as a whole feel less disjointed and messy.

this is especially true when we consider there are 4 fuckin campaigns that all run alongside one another and intersect at random points. it gets so fucking difficult to page through and figure out when certain things happen in the plot. you'll see them happen in order in chris's campaign, for example, then you go start leon's campaign and have to start over again and try to remember what happened at the same time during chris's campaign and so on.

now imagine that not with just two campaigns but four. it gets gross quick. sure, there are parts where the characters run into each other and that helps ground a general timeline in your head, but as far as time elapsed... it's so fuckin hard u guise

there's a reason why it's so hard to summarize the plot of RE6. it's because there is just so much going on in that fucking game.

anyway, that's my rant/sort of meta analysis about why i think wesker didn't need to be in OG RE6 and probably would have made jake's entire arc stupider than it already was

[gigi-does-art]

Assigning RE characters a species of bird again, since a lot of people really liked the first part!

(Part 2)

Luis Sera Navarro: Indian Peafowl

Ashley Graham: Eurasian Wren

Jack Krauser: American Harpy Eagle

Steve Burnside: Northern Cardinal

Manuela Hidalgo: Juan Fernández Firecrown

Sheva Alomar: Marvelous Spatuletail

Helena Harper: Swallow-tailed Kite

Piers Nivans: Northern Harrier

Jake Muller: Great Horned Owl

[1ncend1ary]

jakey on the mind

[skyburger]

considering theyre not even blood related (much less twins), dio and jonathan do a fantastic job at being like a evil twin vs. good twin kinda story. theyre like dante & vergil or liquid snake & solid snake to me. i want to put dio and vergil and eli in a room just to see what happens

[residenteviltimeline]

June 30, 2013: Meanwhile, Leon and Helena have arrived over Lanshiang, but there is a C virus outbreak aboard their plane, causing it to crash. Leon and Helena, the only survivors, encounter Sherry and Jake, who saw the plane going down and came to investigate. Leon reveals the truth of the Tall Oaks outbreak to Sherry, who is hesitant to believe him. Jake threatens Leon in Sherry’s defense, but Sherry explains that Leon once saved her life, during the Raccoon City outbreak. She decides to trust his word over Simmons’, and she tells him where he can find Simmons. Before they can make a plan, they are attacked by the Ustanak, which is still pursuing Sherry and Jake. They are separated from Leon and Helena in the ensuing fight, and agree to meet up later once the situation has been dealt with.

[ur-local-coping-mechanic]

Guys, help. I made Karl and Valkyrie's child (like in an AU where they'd have one) solely because of a song Spotify recommended for me. Just so I can have an antihero crushing on Rosemary Winters.

Not sure on a name yet but he's trans-masc/non-binary (and is basically my gender goals ngl)

If they were to have a child, Miranda would be all over that, especially if it was a girl. Hence why when he was a little girl (the perfect offspring of Heisenberg - the near perfect specimen - and another cadou host) they were probably taken by Miranda or at least raised to be like her apprentice/disciple/idk. So here's a factor into his dysmorphia (same reason as folks' hc of Heisy being trans, it makes so much sense 😩)

Maybe he meets Rose in a similarly trapped state by Miranda seen in the Shadows of Rose DLC or they both are being raised under scientific study. (I have another really sexy AU where Hound Wolf Squad manage to take out Miranda before Ethan gets involved, and the Lords all are transferred to a lab.)

Anyway here's my playlist in progress if you want to peek into my creative process. HAPPY YULE! LMAO

[decaf-mother]

My mom said last night "Gender doesn't matter. A hoes a hoe." And I feel like that's a TRUE inspirational quote. LMAOOO

[sparkie96]

Age Difference AU: “See You Soon Leon” Now Up

Leon’s eyes widened in horror, watching as the doorknob turned and hearing someone playing with the lock. Looking around the room, Leon went over to the desk, seeing if he could find something to use. He opened the drawers and felt around, eyes narrowing in confusion as he ran his hand under the desk once more, feeling tap…and…

…why the fuck was there a gun tapped under the desk?

Leon pulled it out, and sure enough, it was a fucking handgun. And judging by the make and model, it was a three round Burst 9mm Pistol. Definitely a modified gun. But why the hell was it under the desk? Whose was it?

The door opened, causing Leon to click off the safety and point it toward the door, “Put that away before you hurt yourself, Junior.” Said the intruder; the woman from Curtis’s photos, “There’s a woman on her way here and she’s going to take you away…so that means you and I need to get the hell out of here…or are you as stubborn as your old man?”

The woman had her hair down, wearing a red button-down shirt, black gloves, black leather pants and black boots, and a cross necklace around her neck. She had a crossbow on her back, raising a brow at him. He could see her eyes clearly now, brown in color as she smiled at him. Though, she had a gun in her own hands.

“Who are you?” Leon asked, keeping the gun trained on her as she gave a sigh, lowering her own gun.

[fallen-angel-92]

Chapter 4

Summary: She was not where she was supposed to be. Birthed from the womb of a goddess and raised as a Spartan. She must try and learn what it means to be a parent all the while trying to navigate this new world she is in.

“I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But all of life's experiences, bad and good, make you who you are. Erasing any of life's experiences would be a great mistake.” - Luis Miguel

Rhea could hear the little bell of the door chime as they walked through. Upon first glance Rhea was not too impressed by it, she was used to pubs back in Svartalfheim when she was an apprentice under Veijo Vorhoc. A well known dwarven blacksmith that had agreed to teach her after witnessing her stick her hand into a large pit of lava to try and get some metal ore to make her mother a gift. Her burned flesh on her right arm throbbed slightly at the memory, but quickly shook the memory away as she and Jaked walked toward the bar. Out of the corner of her eyes she could make out two distinct figures.

One of them was a large bald man, she could tell that he had been through a lot just by the alert way he was looking her way. The other was obviously a police officer, though she couldn't really make out what station he worked for. Rhea returned her attention forward toward the bartender, who was looking at her with an uneasy expression, however, he still greeted her with a kind voice,

“Hello ma'am. Is there something I can help you with?”

“Forgive me for intruding and disrupting your patrons evening, but my nephew and I are new to the city. We are wondering if you could give us directions to the Raccoon City Police Department.” Rhea replied back with a calm tone, she could feel Jake grip her hand a bit and tighten his hold slightly.

Just as she finished speaking, she could hear a male voice chime in with curiosity,” Mind if I ask what you need at the RPD?”

Turning her head to face the one that spoke, she was greeted to the sight of a rugged male with short brown hair that seemed to frame his face, his hazel colored eyes glittering with interest. Just as she was about to answer the other man she saw chimed in gruffly after taking a bite of food,” Kevin left the woman to her business. Just because you work there doesn't mean everyone wants you in their business.”

The man that was known as Kevin chimed in with a laid back tone,” Jeez Mark. I just asked her a question. Don't need to start acting like I am hitting on her.”

She watched the dark skinned male, give Kevin a glare, however, it was instantly stopped when the sound of a bell rang again causing everyone to turn to face the man who suddenly entered the bar. Rhea could sense death coming from him in thick waves, it was similar to the thick fogs of Helheim, however her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed that the bartender that she was originally talking to walked over to the new person. Rhea slowly pulled Jake closer to her, glancing down at him as he looked up at her with a hint of uncertainty before looking back over.

However, just then the sound of a ‘thud’ caused Rhea to quickly turn back over to Mark's direction just in time to see Mark leap out of his seat to his fallen companion. She then noticed that not only Mark ran over to him, but the female waitress ran over to the fallen man as well, another man. Rhea did not have a chance to get a good look at him as the sound of a scream drew her attention away from them and back back to the bartender, who seemed to have been bitten by the man. She reacted on instinct, letting go of Jake's hand as she rushed forward slamming her fist into his face sending him flying backwards back out of the door.

As soon as the man was out, the bartender that was attacked then quickly closed the door, locking it before sliding down the door onto his rear end.

“What the hell is going on!?” Another man screamed as the sound of something thudding on the window drew their attention to the glass next to the door. 

Rhea quickly turned to see a thin man with blonde colored hair, however, she didn’t bother to examine the man further as she turned to see that there were hundreds of people that seemed to be rotting trying to get in. Rhea quickly turned to Jake, rushing back over to him, picking him and placing him onto her back before turning to the other people that were still in the main area.

“We need to leave. Now,” She growled out causing most of the people that were still within the building to come alive once more. 

“Auntie! Over there,” Jake said softly to her as he pointed toward the door that was near the back.

Rhea quickly rushed to the door just in time to hear a female let out a fearful scream, running on autopilot, she rushed to the female bathroom and flung it open. Inside she could see a black haired female being dragged toward an open ventilation that was near the bottom of the wall.

“Boy,” Rhea says as she darts forward grabbing the woman's hand just as Jake quickly says,

*Vita*

Jake had managed to use the backpack to help him get a perch to allow him to shoot off an arrow at the arm. This allowed Rhea to pull the woman free, and push her out the door and back into the main area where the others were. After the door closed behind them, Rhea instantly noticed that the blonde haired waitress from before opening up the door.

“This way!” She called out standing to the side to allow the others to go through. Rhea noticed that the man Mark and the brown haired man were helping who she assumed was his partner.

The man, Kevin, rushed over to her, gently taking the young woman that she saved in the bathroom and asked with worry,” You okay, Yoko?”

The petite woman nodded her head not speaking much, before Rhea quickly cut in,” Let us go. We need to leave now.”

Kevin looked at her, nodding his head before leading the woman, Yoko, toward the door that blonde haired waitress opened. Rhea turned to look just in time to see the front door being broken open and the undead poured into the building. Rhea did not want Jake to see the end of the bartender so she quickly rushed into the door herself, closing it behind her, reaching for the dresser and pushed in front of the door. Taking two steps at a time she quickly got to the second floor where there were a total of nine people on the second floor. She scanned the survivors, noticing that there were three women and six men, Jake gently poked her in the cheek causing her to look back at him. She lifted her hand up and gently tapped him on the head.

It was something her and Jake had developed to ensure the other was alright and didn’t stay in their head too long. As soon as she put her hand back down to her side she heard a female voice huff out,” What now? I don't know what the hell is going on, but we obviously can't stay here.``

Rhea glanced over at the woman, she had short strawberry blonde hair and she wore a red suit which was strange to her. However, another voice chimed in, a smooth male voice replied,” While I agree with you, Alyssa, please be mindful of the young man in our midst.”

This caused the woman to pause as she looked over at Rhea and Jake before grumbling under her breath just as Rhea was about to say something when Kevin quickly spoke,” Look I agree that we need to get out of here. George, do you think Bob is okay to continue onward?”

Rhea watched as the brunette looked over at the elderly man, frowning as he turned to look at Kevin and replied back,” I am unsure. I don't know what is ailing him. I have a feeling that it has something to do with what is going on here.”

While the others were speaking, Rhea began to look around, she could feel Jake let go of her and land upon his feet and went to stand next to her. It was then a soft gruff voice softly asked,” Are you two alright? You just came into town right?”

She turned to her right to see a man with dark brown hair almost black in color. She could tell from his tool set that he was some type of maintenance worker. Rhea nodded her head as she replied, “We are fine. Yes we traveled a great distance to get here.”

However, before more could be said as everyone went quiet at the sudden sound of banging down the stairs. And in that moment they knew that time was now not on their side and they needed to get out of the bar as quickly as they could. Rhea had no plans on dying nor was she going to fail Jake. She would make it out of here one way or another.

(Hope you enjoy chapter 4!)