Conspiracy Ch. 4
By Ryu Dragon

Ken's house, dinner time…

"Woooow, what a spread !!! Man, I can't wait to start." – RD at the sight of the food spreads on the dining table.

"Msssptarrst cweheneveromp you hkjlisdke Dhjraghon (start whenever you like, Dragon)." – Ryu. He already starts eating the roast chicken.

RD shakes his head at the sight of Ryu eating. 'Now I know that he'll have a hard time chasing Chun Li' – thought RD.

"Hahaha, that's right, Dragon, just start whenever you like, there are plenty to eat." Ken.

"Don't worry, Ken, with three of us around, there won't be any left on the table." – RD grins.

Jill who never been to Ken's house also surprised at the sight of the food. She has a hard time to start. There are so many delicious food that she can't decides which one to start. "This is super, Ken, there is enough to feed an army here."

"Correction, two armies." – Chun Li smiles. She, Jill and Eliza had become quite good friends since Jill came to Ken's house.

They all laugh, except Ryu who's still eating, then start to finish the super meal.

***

After dinner, they go to the study room to discuss the strategy on dealing with Umbrella/Shadowloo. Jill starts the discussion by asking for the details about the last event that happen in Fox city, a month ago. Ken, Ryu and RD told her the story, cutting out Lynn and Future Bison part (read Town of The Living Death fic – Writer). After they finish, Jill thought about the story for a moment, then asks them on what they know about Shadowloo. Chun Li explains what she knows about Shadowloo, then after she finishes the explanation, she asks Jill to explain about the Umbrella.

Jill explains what she knows about the Umbrella. She tells them what had happened in the secret lab in Raccoon City (RE 1), the event in Raccoon City itself (RE 2), the Caliban Cove (RE novel #2), where there was another Umbrella's secret lab, and the one in Utah (RE novel #4), and finally; the time where She along with two other S.T.A.R.S. members destroyed the Umbrella H.Q in Europe.

After the information exchanged, they don't say a word, they realized that this time, the enemies are really though. They can't act without planning it really careful or they'll die in vain.

The next morning, they all practice together. They're preparing themselves really hard, knowing that this battle means life or death for the world. Jill mostly trains her martial art. In martial art, she's the weakest, because she usually relies on her weapon, but her skill cannot be underestimated. She trains mostly with Chun Li, because they have the same strong point, speed, and among all of those fighters, Chun Li is the one who has techniques that use more speed.

***

Jill is standing near the fishpond beside the dojo that was build imitating Ryu and Ken's dojo in Japan. She is feeding the goldfishes in the pond while pondering about something. Ryu Dragon walks out the dojo after having a round with Ryu and Ken, he sees Jill pondering near the fishpond then walks to her side.

"Hi, Jill." – RD.

Jill turns to RD and smiles slightly. "Hi Dragon, finish training ?"

"Uh huh. Hey, what're you thinking about ? Something is troubling you ?" – RD.

She looks at the fishpond and throws a handful of fish food to the pond. "I… I was just thinking someone… a friend."

"Boyfriend ?" – RD.

She blushed and looks at the ground. "No, we're still friends, haven't reach that far yet… I wished we're like that, though."

"How 'bout his feeling ? And where is he, now ?" – RD.

"His feeling ? I… well I'm just guessing that we have mutual feeling. But… right now, he's somewhere… I don't know where he is now…" – Jill.

RD raises an eyebrow. "You don't know where he is ? How come ?"

Jill tells RD what had happened, that after destroying the Umbrella H.Q, they'd met in a safe place. But Chris, her friend, never showed up when she arrived at the meeting place. And from then on, she kept looking for him, using all her contacts to find Chris, but until now, she never find even the slightest news on Chris. "So, that's what had happened. I just hope that he still alive and come back someday. I can't… I can't imagine if anything bad happened to him…" – Jill. While she tells the story, she starts sobbing and crying.

RD hugs her, trying to comfort her feeling, and she cries on RD chest. "Hey, come on, Jill, from what you told me about your friend, he's a though man. Whatever the trouble he went into, I'm sure he's still alive and well. Have faith in him. I'm sure he's okay."

She stops crying but still sobbing, moves back a step and tries to smile. RD releases the hug and holds her shoulders. "Yeah, I'm sure he is okay. Thanks, Dragon. I… I'm okay now. I guess I just have to be more patience. My captain said that I might find him while I'm on this case, yeah, he's probably right." – Jill.

RD smiles. " That's better, hey, you've still got tears on your eyes. Here, wipe it out." – RD. He hands the small towel that he uses to wipe his sweat.

Jill takes the towel and feels how wet the towel is and hands it back to RD. "Err… thanks, but I think I'll find a tissue or something."

RD grins. "Heh, okay, well, I think I better hit the shower now, beside its getting colder now and I hate cold. See you at lunch time." – RD. He gives a gentle squeeze on her shoulder and walks back to the house.

"Okay, I'll see you then. And hey, thanks again." – Jill.

"No problem, always glad to help." – RD.

Feeling her problem a bit lighter, Jill went to look for Chun Li to practice with her.

***

After six days training and studying the case, they're ready to go to look for the Umbrella/Shadowloo secret base. They go using Ken's private plane to Oakland.