Hawking nodded, "Yeah, it never ate any of the other animals. Er, not in the way that bears usually do. It would just rip off body parts and attach them to itself like it was replacing them."

Charlie pointed out, "That is very concerning. As for the attack, several B.O.W.s were let loose in a small town not too far from here. It was all over the news. Mostly Lickers and Hunters, though there was at least one Tyrant. The BSAA managed to clean up the mess, and then they turned their attention to us. To them, and to the general public, we're the next Umbrella. But, we're not like that. We want to help people."

She frowned slightly looking at the black sludge that was contained in the vial. Sure, she had suspicions, but she couldn't be certain until she was able to do a proper study of it. Charlie silently hoped her assumptions were wrong. For, if she were right, it would mean that the situation was far worse than she could imagine.

"Do you have a lab nearby?" Charlie asked Sherry, "It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just something I can use to study this bear sludge."