Resident Evil: The Recurring Nightmare of Hope

Chapter Zero: Same Old Song, With a Different Dance

Hello, everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read this story. It's my first true foray into writing something for the Resident Evil franchise that deals specifically with the canon heroes. With that in mind, this chapter needs to happen to set the stage for the rest of the story. Things are not like they are in the games, and I invite you to follow along with this timeline of events that has changed things for the heroes and heroines we have come to know and love….

After the events of Resident Evil 2:

Sherry is kidnapped by person or persons unknown. Leon is approached by the government, but declines their offer to work for them and vanishes, dead-set on finding the young girl.

After the events of Code: Veronica:

Claire returns to the United States with her brother, Chris. Once she is reunited with Leon, they decide to join a fledgling Anti-Umbrella group that was started by Chris, Jill, Barry, and Rebecca. This group is soon announced to the world as the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, under the control of a government-mandated liaison: Cranston Reed.

The events of Resident Evil 4:

Leon, not being a government agent, is not sent to rescue Ashely Graham. Jack Krauser, seasoned SOCOM Operative, is sent in under orders from the Government.

The events of Resident Evil: Revelations:

The Terragrigia Incident is seen as a successful biohazard prevention, since Clive O'Brian was not there to protest. The incineration of the island is heralded as a move made to preserve the life of those around them. Without the vendetta from Clive, the events onboard the Cruise Ships do not happen. The T-Abyss virus is still out there somewhere.

Our story starts 5 years after the events of Resident Evil 4. In the spring of 2009… The world is far different from the one you know. Barry has retired from the B.S.A.A., Sherry is still missing, and Leon, Claire, Chris, and Jill work tirelessly to remove the viruses and the B.O.W.s they create from the face of the Earth.