Resident Evil Novels
November 20th, 2008 by julio
Prologue
The train swayed and rocked as it traveled through the Raccoon woods, the thunder of its wheels
echoed by a thundering twilight sky.
Bill Nyberg rifled through the Hardy file, his briefcase on the floor at his feet. It had been a long
day, and the gentle rocking of the train soothed him. It was late, after eight, but the Ecliptic Express was
mostly full, as it often was for the dinner hour. It was a company train, and since the
renovation—Umbrella had gone to great expense to make it classically retro, everything from velvet seats
to chandeliers in the dining car—a lot of employees brought family or friends along to experience the
atmosphere. There were usually a number of out-of-towners on board as well, having caught the
connection out of Latham, but Nyberg would have bet that nine out of ten of them worked for Umbrella,
too. Without the pharmaceutical giant’s support, Raccoon City wouldn’t even be a wide spot in the road.
One of the car attendants walked past, nodding at Nyberg when he saw the Umbrella pin on his
lapel. The small pin marked him as a regular commuter. Nyberg nodded back. A flicker of lightning
outside was quickly followed by another rumble of thunder; it seemed there was a summer storm
brewing. Even in the cool comfort of the train, the air seemed charged, thick with the tension of
impending rain.
And my coat is . . . in the trunk? Wonderful. His car was at the far end of the station lot, too.
He’d be drenched before he got halfway across…
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