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(Revised 3/24/16) (STILL NOT DEAD, MOTHERFUCKERS~!)

So… yeah, it probably wasn't the smartest move to make my first fanfiction a crossover story where one of the franchises this story is about isn't even that popular on this site, but what could i say? Both these franchises have caught my interest and now i want to make a story about them. Plus, i just love the idea of pairing Leon up with Aya. In case you didn't read the description, this story is an AU where Leon decides to stay out of the whole bio-terror business wants to continue being a police officer. It starts immediately RE 2. whether this'll flop or not remains to be seen.

Disclaimer: Resident evil and Parasite even belong to Capcom and Square enix respectively. If i owned RE, I'd take the content that was going to be Resident evil 3.5, and make it the third entry in the Revelations series.

Resident Evil: The dawn of Eve

Prelude: the pursuit of a normal life

"Claire, Sherry, we gotta go! NOW!" Leon yelled to his companions. After burning god knows how many magnum rounds, the rookie officer had finally managed to incapacitate the horrible abomination that was once William Birkin and had successfully helped Sherry bring the train to a halt, but if they did not hurry and make it out of the underground tunnel right now, then they'd be caught in the explosion as well. Claire, realizing they had little time, hoisted Sherry over her shoulder and followed Leon to the end of the tunnel.

They made it out in the nick of time, for as soon as they made safe distance between themselves and the tunnel, the timer on the train's detonators hit 0:00 and a humongous, fiery explosion seeped out of the tunnel. Birkin, or rather, the monstrosity he had become thanks to the G-virus's repeated mutations, was obliterated in the inferno.

"We made it!" claire yelled, triumph in her voice. " It's finally over…" triumph soon gave way to exhaustion as she collapsed into a sitting position. Sherry, who had since gotten off her shoulder, sat down with her, happy that the nightmare they had all endured was finally over.

'yeah, i guess it really IS over now, isn't it…?' Leon, who had been busy staring at the vast, desert like landscape around them, realized. Thinking about it now, the young rookie realized that he faced a slight dilemma. Raccoon City was supposed to be the start of the his police career, but now the city was haunted with all sorts of T-virus spawned monstrosities, and with Leon being unfortunate enough to face these monsters first hand, he could see that the city was beyond saving now. With this fact in mind, what was he going to do now?

He could simply call the police academy and inform the head supervisor there that he was still alive. Then he could simply get relocated to another city and try to forget this entire nightmare ever happened, but the dilemma he was facing was a moral one. It was if he could walk away knowing that Umbrella, the corporation behind this catastrophe, would still be standing, able to possibly make a virus more powerful than the T-virus and G-virus combined. '

but… with all these documents I've collected, and the story i got from Ben, I can expose Umbrella for what they've done! it may not take them down, but it'll at least show the people their true colors.' Leon realized, looking down at all of the documents he collected in the laboratory. He then realized that he just needed to get this evidence to the right person and Umbrella wouldn't be able to hide what they've done.

"Looks like it. kinda hard to believe after everything that's happened." Leon said slowly, realizing that everything would be okay. "Claire, Sherry, let's go. We should probably start looking for a place where we can contact help." He told the both of them, beginning to follow the asphalt road with the hope that it would lead somewhere safe and with a working telephone line.

"Good idea, Leon. C'mon Sherry, let's go." Claire told Sherry, holding out her hand for the young girl to hold. "A-Alright Claire." She managed, holding onto the elder girl's hand tentatively, but eventually tightened her grip on it as the trio made their way to some form of civilization.

'Looks like I'm gonna have to call an old friend for some help.' Leon thought as he continued to walk, wondering just

'hello, who is this?' Ark Thomson(1) asked into the phone. The caller i.d. didn't have a name, so the private eye had no clue a friend he thought had perished in Raccoon city was calling him.

'Nice to hear from you too Ark.' Leon spoke dryly into the payphone he was using, causing Ark to do a double-take.

'Holy shit! Leon, is that you!? you're okay!?'. To say Ark was shocked right now was an understatement. He had been following the events in Raccoon City ever since it had first been brought up on the news. At the time, he realized with horror that his long-time college friend had told him of his transfer to the city over the phone, and that he his first day on the job was on the 28th, the day the entire catastrophe began.

At this point, Ark had thought his friend was going to perish in the city, if not by the monsters that lurked there, then by the missile that was to be deployed October 1st. So hearing from Leon like this, sounding no worse for wear, if a bit tired, was a great shock to the Private detective, but a pleasant one no less.

'well, if you count having to spend an entire day fighting for my life against things that should only exist in a B-grade horror movie as "okay", then yeah, I'm doing just peachy.' There was so much sarcasm in Leon's voice that it made Ark cringe just hearing it.

'Alright, alright, I admit, that was a stupid question, sorry. But can you blame me? I figured you were dead these past few days! How'd you even get out of that city? I thought the military had it all under lock down.' From what Ark heard on the news, the military had set up a blockade around the entire city to make sure no man or monster could get in or out, apparently unwilling to risk the biohazard spreading beyond the limits of the city. The military was now in the process of getting any remaining soldiers out of the area for the missile strike.

'It's… kinda a long story Ark. I can't explain it all right now, especially over the phone, but I'm in the middle of making some arrangements. If everything goes well, i should be able to explain this all to you in New York about a week from now.' As he heard this, Ark couldn't help but raise an eyebrow skeptically at the statement.

'"You made arrangements?" Leon, in the years I've known you, you've never been the type of guy to "make arrangements". so either you're full of shit right now, or something big is going on.' Upon hearing this, the former R.P.D. officer let out a sigh, half out of exasperation, and half out of amusement.

' Looks like all those years of detective work are finally paying off, aren't they Ark? Well to answer your question, this all falls into the latter category, unfortunately. Look, this is all too much to explain right now and it's probably not even safe to be talking about it over the phone, so just tell me where we can meet up on the seventh and I'll be there, alright? This is really important and I think you're one of the few people who can help me.' After a moment of silence on the other line, presumably because Ark was thinking about the situation so far, the private eye spoke up once more.

'Alright Leon, ease up, I'll help you out. Meet me at the southern entrance of Central park at about 11:00am, then I'll do what i can to lend you a hand.' Ark chuckled, relieved that his friend was for the most part okay. Upon hearing his conformation, a look of relief graced Leon's face.

'Glad to hear it, i'll see you then. And Ark?'

'Yeah?'

'Thanks man, I really appreciate this.'

Upon hearing this, Ark couldn't help but smile in spite of the circumstances.

'Sure thing Kennedy, but I'm gonna expect some greenbacks after all is said and done!' And before he could even respond to that, Ark hung up, leaving Leon with a droning dial tone. A moment passed before he hung up the payphone, a dry smile on his face.

'Glad to see you still haven't changed Ark, and you're still itching to make some quick cash. I just hope you know somebody who can get the things Umbrella's done into the public eye.'

Now that the business with Ark was resolved, Leon took a good look around the area he ended up in. It was a decent enough Gas station that he, Claire, and Sherry had found after half an hour of walking. Leon had given Sherry some money so she could get herself some water and a snack while Claire went to the restroom. The college student had already used the phone to contact a friend of her's to pick her up. If he recalled correctly, the girl's name was Elza… Runner, or something along those lines. He was a bit too busy thinking about his next course of action to listen.

After Elza agreed to pick Claire up, Leon contacted the head of his police academy and explained his situation to the man. That being said, he also made sure to leave out everything involving Umbrella when he contacted. While the head of the academy was a good man, Leon still had to be careful. Umbrella's reach and ears go far and wide. If any of the information he had got to the wrong man, then it would end badly for everyone involved.

Regardless of all that, however, there was already a van on it's way to pick him up, where he could hopefully get reassigned to New York. While he hadn't been lying about making arrangements, Leon's guarantee to Ark that he would meet him in New York all hinged on whether he got sent there in the first place. However, considering everything he went through in the past day, he was sure the the guys at the academy would be happy with getting him a place in the N.Y.P.D.

So lost in this train of thought, Leon failed to notice Sherry coming up to him until she tapped him on the leg.

"Oh, Sherry, did you drink your water?" Leon took note of how depressed the girl looked. She looked as though she would burst into tears any minute. " Yes, I did, t-thank you, Leon…" This was all sherry could say before she suddenly fell to her knees, tears running down her face

"Woah, hey! what's wrong kid?" Leon asked, kneeling down and trying to calm the weeping girl down.

"I-I'm scared Leon." Sherry stuttered out, unable to stop sobbing now that she began.

"scared, why? We're gonna be fine now. Those monsters aren't going to get us now that we're out of the city." Leon reassured her. However, this statement did little to calm sherry down.

"it's not that I'm afraid of, I'm scared of what's going to happen to me now." Sherry said, unable to look at Leon. "My parents a-are… gone. Does this mean I'm going to go to an orphanage now…? I don't want that to happen to me. I just want to wake up and find out this was all a bad dream. T-that my parents are alright, and that i can still go home and sleep in my room. B-But it's awful, because i know that it won't happen!" Sherry was now letting all of her tears out and clutching onto Leon's waist tightly, like if she hugged him tightly enough, this really would just be a horrible nightmare she could wake up from. But reality is harsh, and the fact of the matter is that the sole survivor of the Birkin family was an orphan now.

"H-Hey, Easy!Relax kid! I won't let you go to an orphanage, okay!?" Upon hearing this, Sherry slowly looked up at Leon, tears still running down her face.

"R-Really? Y-You won't let that happen to me…?" She hiccuped, eyes now having the faintest glint of hope in them. Seeing this, Leon knew what he had to do. Claire definitely couldn't look after Sherry. It'd be too dangerous to bring her along while searching for Chris. Not only that, but she was still in college. The only person who could qualify as her legal guardian right now was him.

"Yeah, I won't. Look Sherry, Claire can't look after you right now. She's still looking for her brother and she doesn't want to get hurt by bringing you along. So for the time being, why don't you stay with me? I can't say I've ever taken care of anybody, but you have my word that I'll do everything I can to keep you happy and safe..." Leon assured, putting his hands on Sherry's shoulder as a sign of reassurance. He certainly couldn't say he expected, or even wanted, to spend his early twenties taking care of a twelve-year old girl, but he couldn't just leave the girl to fend for herself after everything she went through in the city. His conscience urged him to look after her, and the former R.P.D. officer found that he couldn't refuse, either.

"L-Leon…" Sherry uttered before throwing her arms around her new caretaker in an even tighter hug. "Thank you so much..." Was all she could say before before tears of relief started to fall. Leon just smiled and returned the hug.

"Yeah, Don't mention it kid."

Soon enough, Sherry had managed to calm down and was now back in the Gas Station's store picking out a treat she could buy, courtesy of another dollar from Leon's wallet. While she was in the store, Claire had finally come out of the bathroom.

"so, Elza should be here soon to pick me and Sherry up, did I miss anything in the meantime?" She asked, unaware of Leon's agreement to become Sherry's new guardian. After a moment, considering just how he should explain this, the blonde looked to her and told her about everything that happened. His plans on going to New York, Contacting Ark for help, as well as him agreeing to look over Sherry.

"...you're really going to take care her, along with everything else…?" Claire was surprised to hear that the rookie cop would be taking care of the girl. While she knew she was going to have to find some way to help Sherry when she first met her, getting her, Leon, and herself out of Raccoon city was the most prominent thought on her mind at the time, and as such, she wasn't able to think of how to look after her in the the long run. So hearing Leon take responsibility for Sherry like this surprised her greatly.

"Yeah, I understand you still have to look for brother, and it wouldn't be safe to bring her along. Plus, I haven't heard her mention any other relatives, so I'm really the only adult that can look after her." As Leon told her this, she began to realize no matter how she viewed it, he was right.

"Yeah, that would make sense…" Claire said, a little saddened at the prospect of having to be separated with the sweet girl she had built such a strong bond with. She was snapped out of this depressing mindset, however, when Leon put a hand on her shoulder, grabbing her attention.

"We should probably exchange contact information, Claire. Sherry will definitely be expecting you to visit after you sort everything with your brother out." Upon hearing this, Claire's face brightened up considerably. He was right, once she found Chris, she could visit Sherry whenever she pleased. "Yeah... that's probably a good idea."

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Not long after the two exchanged phone numbers and email addresses, Sherry came out of the store with another snack, and the trio soon noticed a car in the distance coming up to the station.

"That's probably my ride," Claire said, recognizing the red and white design of the car that she'd come to associate with Elza. "so... I guess this is goodbye for now."

"oh, you're leaving Claire…?" Sherry asked, saddened at seeing one of her new-found parental figures leave. "don't worry Sherry." Claire said, kneeling down to the girl. "Once, I make sure my brother is safe, I'll visit you and Leon plenty, okay?" She reassured. "really!? that's great!" she exclaimed happily. After giving the girl a tight hug, she stood up and looked to Leon.

"I guess this is where we part ways, huh?" Claire began. She knew she had to make sure Chris was okay, but she couldn't deny she was sadden by the prospect of leaving the two. Both Leon and Sherry really the only reason she made it out of Raccoon City alive. Sherry was the one who gave her the will to keep going when she felt the need to give up, and if Leon hadn't brought Sherry to the train or even activated it for that matter, then the both of them probably would've been stuck in that creepy lab. The officer had been a constant and reliable companion to her throughout that entire nightmare, and for that, she was grateful to him.

"Well, for now, yeah, that's what it looks like. But hopefully, the next time we meet, it'll be under more "normal" circumstances. But…" Leon started before holding out his hand for Claire to shake. "thank you Claire, for everything." The college student looked at the hand for a moment before surprising him by pushing it out of the way and enveloping the young man in a tight hug.

"I'm just as grateful Leon, good luck with your career in New York, and…" Claire stopped for a moment, before Giving the former R.P.D. officer an affectionate kiss on his cheek, leaving the surprised man too shocked to say anything and his cheeks a dark shade of red. "stay safe, for me and Sherry okay?"

Leon was unable to respond, so he just dumbly nodded his head. Claire giggled at this before going down the road further to meet up with her friend, leaving the only surviving member of the Raccoon City police department red and speechless and the last member of the Birkin family giggling at what transpired.

"I think Claire likes you Leon!" She teased, amused by what she witnessed.

"Gah… mind your own business, will you kid?"

And the prelude (or prologue, i guess?) Is now finished! I apologize to anybody who wanted Leon meeting Aya already, and believe me, it was tempting to just start the story off with the beginning of the first Parasite Eve and establish that Leon and Aya already know each other, but it's important to build into things, y'know? It also should be noted that this story WILL contain some elements from the resident evil 4 beta, but what form this will take in the story will be revealed when be get to that point. I hope to have the next chapter uploaded soon, but in the mean time, please give me your thoughts on this story. I really want to know what people think of this story and how i can improve it. So tell me what you think in the reviews. And….uhh…..I'll upload soon, bye!

1. Yes, Ark Thomson from RE Gun Survivor will be in this story, sorry if that turns anybody off.