It was the day three of my friends, three strangers, and I was to appear on
MTV's Fear. The idea kind of scared me, but I knew most of the show was a
hoax. It was pure luck my friends: David Huffman, Keith Hansen, and Kevin
Goodwin. My name is James Quinn by the way.
The date was December 12, 2002. We were given a plane ticket to fly to South America. Upon arrival we all had bags place over our heads and were taken to wherever we were supposed to go. It seemed normal for Fear. At least it was the way it appeared on the TV show. Upon entering the safe house we were introduced to the three people we didn't already know.
"Hi, I'm Xavier," said a tall white man with dark black hair.
"My name is Eric Stevenson," said a short blonde man.
"Hello, I am Sarah Johnson," said a tall brunette.
"My name is James Quinn, but you can call me Jamie," I said shaking each person's hand.
"I'm Keith Hansen," said Keith.
"I'm Kevin Goodwin," said Kevin.
"I'm David Huffman," David said.
Everyone smiled and shook hands. Xavier turned the famous Fear computer on. It said, 'Good Evening, this is an ancient temple that was later turned into a research facility where there was a terrible accident. Voices have been heard and psychics say this is a place of great sorrow and dread. You each will be given a color pick them out of the hat now.'
Everyone picked a color. I got red, David blue, Keith green, Kevin orange, Sarah purple, Xavier black, and Eric yellow. Xavier clicked the button to say that we were done it immediately came up with, 'The first dare is for red. Black will navigate.'
I took a deep breath as a pulled the camera and light over my head. Reassuring smiles filled the room.
"Just don't worry about it okay Jamie?" Sarah said.
"I'll be fine, thanks. What's the dare?" I asked.
Xavier read it off the screen, "All you have to do is got to the west wing of the temple and retrieve a box. It says not to open the box until it is back in the safe house."
I said this was fine. I walked out and noticed the safe house was outside. Xavier told me to head right until I reached a sign that said Umbrella Corporation. Then to turn left until I reached the front gates of the temple.
"Okay," I said, "now what?"
"Once inside the temple open the door to your left, inside you will find the box. Bring it back to the safe house." Xavier said.
"Alright," I said.
I walked into the temple and through the door on my right. Inside was a large cardboard box. I carried it back to the safe house with care not knowing if what was inside was fragile. Once I made it back Xavier clicked on Dare Completed and the result bewildered us all.
'You have survived Fear that is all.' The computer said.
"What?" cried Eric, "one dare and then no money? What is up with this? Is it rigged?"
"I'm not sure," I said as confused as everyone else, "let's open the box and see what's inside."
David tore the top off the box and removed a piece of paper. It was a note that David read out loud to us, "To anyone who was chosen to participate in this show, we need your help. We are trapped in the temple. The temple is not what it seems. It is Umbrella's outpost in South America. The research facility here produced horrors we could not handle alone. Do not split up when you come to search for us. Be careful outside. There are just as many horrors out there as there are inside. You are our only hope, please do not back out of it.
-Claire and Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine.
P.S. We were taken from the facility in Antarctica.
Oh my God, I thought. This was incredible. The famous S.T.A.R.S. members were asking for our help. I knew that David, Keith, and Kevin would not back out but from the looks on the other three's faces they weren't going to do it.
"Well who is up for it?" I asked.
As I expected my three friends were ready for some action. Xavier finally spoke up saying he would go, and then Sarah she would too. Eric was silent though.
"Well Eric will you join us?" I asked.
"You people know what the S.T.A.R.S. members dealt with don't you?" he asked.
"Yes," I said.
"Do you think we stand a chance against anything like that?" he continued.
He had a point. We weren't armed or anything. I decided to look in the box to see if anything else was in it. I was successful. I pulled out seven handguns, two shotguns, shotgun shells, handgun magazines, 15 daggers and 20 flash bang grenades.
"We will stand a chance with these," I said holding up the bounty.
Eric finally agreed, "Well with all that we should stand a pretty good chance."
We searched the safe house for anything else that would be useful. We took the flashlights and some of the food and water that was in the refrigerator. The jungle in the area was pretty thick. Once I thought I felt something rub up against my arm, but it was just a wet leaf. We heard a squawking sound in the distance. I looked around for the source, but saw nothing more than thick trees.
The source soon made itself known. It was a giant mutated bird. It had bony wings like a pterodactyl and the feathered head of a hawk. Blood was dripping from its beak as it tried to pick one of us up and carry us off. Xavier shot his shotgun at the bird but it seemed to have no effect. When it swooped down again I shoved a flash-bang in its mouth. It flew up high again preparing for its next dive when the grenade went off. The head blew off into the distance and the body fell in front of us splashing us with blood. We wiped it off with leaves and went on.
I retraced my steps to the temples entrance while the others followed. I pushed open the door too find myself face to face with a zombie with a two foot long arm. I pulled out a dagger and threw it at the thing's face. It stuck in the neck: bull's-eye. While it staggered the others shot their weapons with great accuracy. When the zombie was lying in a pool of its own blood we followed the passageway, passing the door I had entered to acquire the box. At the end of the tunnel we found a decorated entryway type room. It reminded my of the pictures of the mansion foyer from the pictures of the reports the first time S.T.A.R.S. busted Umbrella Corps in Raccoon City. A note that read S.T.A.R.S. Report lied in front of us. Keith picked it up and read it 'Welcome, here is a report on some of the creatures you will encounter in this death trap:
Leeches- once small insects now the size of rats. They suck your blood out until you are dead.
Leek Zombies-Zombies with very long arms. Try to attack at a good distance.
Pterohunters-Large reptilian birds of prey. Swoop down on enemies in attempt to sever the enemy's head. Hunters-Lizard like sentinels that attack at amazing speed and precision. Very strong.
Zombies-The undead brought to life by unnatural means.
Zombie Dogs- Once man's best friend now killers for Umbrella's cause.
Lickers-Skeleton like killer covered in muscle. Uses very long tongue to kill the enemy.
Chimeras-Name gotten from an ancient Greek myth. Has nothing to do with actual creature. Insect like in appearance with a human skull as a head the Chimera uses its scythe like hands to slice open a human's throat.
Venus Human-Traps-Enlarged Venus flytraps that seek to eat humans. Use fire to eliminate.
Hunter Marine Zombies-Intelligent zombie sentinels that have been taught to use guns. Beware these creatures!
Giant Spiders-Enlarged arachnids that spit poison from a distance.
We wish you the best of luck!
Okay, so now we knew what we were up against. It was getting late and we were all getting tired. We decided to sleep here tonight. We were going to take half-hour shifts. Tomorrow was the day we would begin our search of the temple.
The date was December 12, 2002. We were given a plane ticket to fly to South America. Upon arrival we all had bags place over our heads and were taken to wherever we were supposed to go. It seemed normal for Fear. At least it was the way it appeared on the TV show. Upon entering the safe house we were introduced to the three people we didn't already know.
"Hi, I'm Xavier," said a tall white man with dark black hair.
"My name is Eric Stevenson," said a short blonde man.
"Hello, I am Sarah Johnson," said a tall brunette.
"My name is James Quinn, but you can call me Jamie," I said shaking each person's hand.
"I'm Keith Hansen," said Keith.
"I'm Kevin Goodwin," said Kevin.
"I'm David Huffman," David said.
Everyone smiled and shook hands. Xavier turned the famous Fear computer on. It said, 'Good Evening, this is an ancient temple that was later turned into a research facility where there was a terrible accident. Voices have been heard and psychics say this is a place of great sorrow and dread. You each will be given a color pick them out of the hat now.'
Everyone picked a color. I got red, David blue, Keith green, Kevin orange, Sarah purple, Xavier black, and Eric yellow. Xavier clicked the button to say that we were done it immediately came up with, 'The first dare is for red. Black will navigate.'
I took a deep breath as a pulled the camera and light over my head. Reassuring smiles filled the room.
"Just don't worry about it okay Jamie?" Sarah said.
"I'll be fine, thanks. What's the dare?" I asked.
Xavier read it off the screen, "All you have to do is got to the west wing of the temple and retrieve a box. It says not to open the box until it is back in the safe house."
I said this was fine. I walked out and noticed the safe house was outside. Xavier told me to head right until I reached a sign that said Umbrella Corporation. Then to turn left until I reached the front gates of the temple.
"Okay," I said, "now what?"
"Once inside the temple open the door to your left, inside you will find the box. Bring it back to the safe house." Xavier said.
"Alright," I said.
I walked into the temple and through the door on my right. Inside was a large cardboard box. I carried it back to the safe house with care not knowing if what was inside was fragile. Once I made it back Xavier clicked on Dare Completed and the result bewildered us all.
'You have survived Fear that is all.' The computer said.
"What?" cried Eric, "one dare and then no money? What is up with this? Is it rigged?"
"I'm not sure," I said as confused as everyone else, "let's open the box and see what's inside."
David tore the top off the box and removed a piece of paper. It was a note that David read out loud to us, "To anyone who was chosen to participate in this show, we need your help. We are trapped in the temple. The temple is not what it seems. It is Umbrella's outpost in South America. The research facility here produced horrors we could not handle alone. Do not split up when you come to search for us. Be careful outside. There are just as many horrors out there as there are inside. You are our only hope, please do not back out of it.
-Claire and Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine.
P.S. We were taken from the facility in Antarctica.
Oh my God, I thought. This was incredible. The famous S.T.A.R.S. members were asking for our help. I knew that David, Keith, and Kevin would not back out but from the looks on the other three's faces they weren't going to do it.
"Well who is up for it?" I asked.
As I expected my three friends were ready for some action. Xavier finally spoke up saying he would go, and then Sarah she would too. Eric was silent though.
"Well Eric will you join us?" I asked.
"You people know what the S.T.A.R.S. members dealt with don't you?" he asked.
"Yes," I said.
"Do you think we stand a chance against anything like that?" he continued.
He had a point. We weren't armed or anything. I decided to look in the box to see if anything else was in it. I was successful. I pulled out seven handguns, two shotguns, shotgun shells, handgun magazines, 15 daggers and 20 flash bang grenades.
"We will stand a chance with these," I said holding up the bounty.
Eric finally agreed, "Well with all that we should stand a pretty good chance."
We searched the safe house for anything else that would be useful. We took the flashlights and some of the food and water that was in the refrigerator. The jungle in the area was pretty thick. Once I thought I felt something rub up against my arm, but it was just a wet leaf. We heard a squawking sound in the distance. I looked around for the source, but saw nothing more than thick trees.
The source soon made itself known. It was a giant mutated bird. It had bony wings like a pterodactyl and the feathered head of a hawk. Blood was dripping from its beak as it tried to pick one of us up and carry us off. Xavier shot his shotgun at the bird but it seemed to have no effect. When it swooped down again I shoved a flash-bang in its mouth. It flew up high again preparing for its next dive when the grenade went off. The head blew off into the distance and the body fell in front of us splashing us with blood. We wiped it off with leaves and went on.
I retraced my steps to the temples entrance while the others followed. I pushed open the door too find myself face to face with a zombie with a two foot long arm. I pulled out a dagger and threw it at the thing's face. It stuck in the neck: bull's-eye. While it staggered the others shot their weapons with great accuracy. When the zombie was lying in a pool of its own blood we followed the passageway, passing the door I had entered to acquire the box. At the end of the tunnel we found a decorated entryway type room. It reminded my of the pictures of the mansion foyer from the pictures of the reports the first time S.T.A.R.S. busted Umbrella Corps in Raccoon City. A note that read S.T.A.R.S. Report lied in front of us. Keith picked it up and read it 'Welcome, here is a report on some of the creatures you will encounter in this death trap:
Leeches- once small insects now the size of rats. They suck your blood out until you are dead.
Leek Zombies-Zombies with very long arms. Try to attack at a good distance.
Pterohunters-Large reptilian birds of prey. Swoop down on enemies in attempt to sever the enemy's head. Hunters-Lizard like sentinels that attack at amazing speed and precision. Very strong.
Zombies-The undead brought to life by unnatural means.
Zombie Dogs- Once man's best friend now killers for Umbrella's cause.
Lickers-Skeleton like killer covered in muscle. Uses very long tongue to kill the enemy.
Chimeras-Name gotten from an ancient Greek myth. Has nothing to do with actual creature. Insect like in appearance with a human skull as a head the Chimera uses its scythe like hands to slice open a human's throat.
Venus Human-Traps-Enlarged Venus flytraps that seek to eat humans. Use fire to eliminate.
Hunter Marine Zombies-Intelligent zombie sentinels that have been taught to use guns. Beware these creatures!
Giant Spiders-Enlarged arachnids that spit poison from a distance.
We wish you the best of luck!
Okay, so now we knew what we were up against. It was getting late and we were all getting tired. We decided to sleep here tonight. We were going to take half-hour shifts. Tomorrow was the day we would begin our search of the temple.