When the birds hit Kevin wasn't laughing anymore, he was shouting "AWW HELL!!" at the top of his lungs. Even though he'd never told any of the other S.T.A.R.S. he'd always had a thing about heights and the possibility of falling from them. And so, as the chopper began to lurch and fall towards the ground he simply screwed his eyes shut and held onto his seat as tight as humanly possible. By the time the chopper had finished moving he was at least somewhat in better control of himself. After another few seconds he responded to everyone asking who was alive and if anyone was hurt. "I'm fine" he said "but lets NOT do that one again, if i want a roller coaster I'll just go to a damn amusement park." With that he began to gather his own gear, grabbing his ammo and checking his weapons over to make sure they hadn't suffered any damage.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Arthur listened in silence as everyone made their suggestions, normally he'd simply have taken charge of the situation, ordered everyone where they should be and kept chatter to a minimum. But this wasn't a normal situation. They'd been shot down by ...<span class="bbc_u">birds</span>of all things and if his team needed to vent and voice their minds he'd rather have them doing that then dwelling on just how strange the situation was.<br/><br/>As they talked and checked their gear Arthur grabbed his then moved right to where the long distance radio equipment was stored, just as he'd feared the fragile equipment hadn't survived the crash. They had no way of getting word back to Raccoon City other then using land lines. He shook his head slowly in disgust as he exited the chopper.<br/><br/>He hadn't wanted to head for the mansion that Captain Wesker had told him about right off the bat. He had been intending for it to be their last stop given that he was reasonably sure that if Bravo was there they'd have found a way to get word back to HQ by now. But that didn't matter anymore, right now he needed to get Alpha team someplace where they could communicate with HQ and get another chopper in the air, or at least a car to come pick them up. "Alright" he said keeping his voice just loud enough to be heard by his team but not so much that it would travel any further than that. "We're moving towards the building that Beth mentioned. I want everyone's lights on and eyes open. There's still a chance that what ever psychos have been killing all those people are lurking around in the woods and I don't want them sneaking up on us. The building is some private mansion so there should be at least some way to get into contact with the city. Our plan is to get there, ask the residents to allow us to use their phone and get the station to send us some transpo. So for now, keep it tight, watch your backs, and lets move."<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The majority of Alpha team's trek through the woods was uneventful. Only the occasional owl or small bush creature breaking the silence of the woods around them...<br/><br/>It didn't take too long for the large mansion's form (http://images.wikia.com/residentevil/images/9/9c/Spencer_estate_front.jpg) to begin looming in front of the team's path. Even tough they were still at least 100 yards from the place, its sheer size made it impossible to miss. But even as it seemed that things were about to get back on track, events unfolded to make it obvious that this was not the case.<br/><br/>Without warning a series of high pitched howls could be heard from behind Alpha team. These howl's were followed closely by the sounds of animals running through the forest's underbrush. The snap of twigs and the rustle of leaves making it obvious that what ever was coming had no care for stealth. Just before the creatures revealed themselves, snarls could be heard and then the animals making said snarls could be seen. At least two dozen  obviously  vicious (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100704215258/residentevil/images/3/39/REDS_Cerberus.png) dogs were now thundering towards Alpha team, the distance between them and their intended prey closing quickly. "Get to the mansion!" Arthur shouted, realizing that he and his team had no way of knowing just how many dogs there were, and that they'd be far safer with the walls of the mansion between them and the animals.