The helicopter carrying the Alpha team of Raccoon City's  S.T.A.R.S. unit flew in low over the forest separating Raccoon City from the Arklay Mountains. As the woods below him blurred by Arthur Lancaster, the team's leader, sat quietly and watched the ground intently looking for any sign of where the team's evidence trail might start. Though his face didn't show it he was quite worried. Odds were that Bravo Team had gone down somewhere in these woods. And try as he might, Arthur just couldn't shake the feeling that their survival depended on how quickly his team found them.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Kevin Ryman was seated in his spot in the helicopter's passenger compartment his mind seemingly not even registering the possibility of upcoming danger as he had a large grin on his face and was already half way through one of his 'famous' jokes. "Ok....ok....so then Wonder Woman says 'what the hell was that?' and The Invisible Man says..... 'I don't know, but my ass sure hurts!!"<br/><br/>At the end of his joke Kevin couldn't help but burst into laughter at his own joke, he always found that one funny. No matter how many times he'd told it.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>As all this unfolded, anyone riding in the helicopter and  looking in the direction it was traveling would be treated to a very odd sight. At first it seemed that several small black dots were marring the night sky. But as the seconds ticked by the dots seemed to grow and grow, their shapes slowly solidifying until it was obvious what they were. A massive flock of birds flying straight towards the helicopter. No mater which direction the helicopter moved to avoid them, the birds would change course in order to continue towards the vehicle. Less than 60 seconds after the situation arose the first bird impacted with a wet THUD against the cockpit's windshield. It was immediately  followed by a second THUD, the a third, then a fourth, then too many to count. As the animals collided with the helicopter, the cockpits warning lights began to flash. The feathers and bodies of the birds were clogging the engine intakes! The helicopter was going down!<br/><br/>"Try and land us in the clearing!" Arthur shouted to Beth as "Everyone else brace for a crash!"