AN: Hello, everyone! I have decided to rewrite my Until Dawn fic, because I realized there was something I should have done differently. In doing so, I've also fixed some small grammatical errors and tried to make this story flow better and I must say I am much happier with this version. Please enjoy!

Again, this is a rewrite of the plot of the game, which I've been pretty disappointed with, so here's my version. AU: No Wendigos and No Stranger.

Prologue: O, death

O death, o death Won't you spare me over till another year?

They say time heals all wounds. That as you go on, you will learn to move on. That eventually it will get easier. Well, in Samantha Giddings' opinion, either not enough time have passed for her or this was simply a load of bullshit. Because as the bus she was traveling in neared it's destination of Blackwood Pines, she certainly knew that it wasn't getting any easier for her. In fact, it was actually getting harder.

It has been a year since that fateful night. The night when they last saw the Washington twins, Hannah and Beth, after Hannah had ran away from the Washington Lodge after a cruel prank had gone awfully wrong and her sister Beth had went after her, but they never came back. The police and the Blackwood rangers have been seaeching for them tirelessly for over a month, but eventually, the investigation was fruitless. They found absolutely no traces of either of them.

Well, what is this, that I can't see,
With ice cold hands taking hold of me.
When God is gone and the devil takes hold,
Who'll have mercy on my soul?

Their disappearance have shocked all of them. Of course, none of them has taken it as bad as the twins' brother, Josh. He always had problems and her sisters were always there for him in his hard times. With them gone, everybody was worrying that Josh's already fragile mental health would crumble. Especially Sam. She remembered how terrible Josh looked during the one year that passed since the incident. He really had a hard time processing that Hannah and Beth were gone and most likely dead. But thankfully, he seemed to be getting better as of late. It had helped a lot that Sam and Josh's best friend, Chris had been there for him the whole time.

The other member of the group who the events had crushed was Ashley Brown. She was always a very nice girl and when Sam heard that she was in on the prank, she couldn't believe it. It was very unlike her to partake in something like that. She was never as close to the twins as Sam, but still she would have never expected this from her. Unlike the others who took part in the prank, who have mostly gotten over it, - at least, apparently - Ashley was so racked with guilt that she had become an emotional wreck. None of her friends had seen much of her during the past one year, but when they did, they could tell she wasn't doing very well. Sam was glad to know that at least she and Josh weren't the only ones. Hannah was her best friend. Maybe that was the reason she and Josh could relate to each other so much during last year.

O, death, o, death, consider my age.
Please don't take me at this stage.
O, death, o death.
Won't you spare me over till another year?

Sam was currently flipping through the radio channels on her smart phone to kill the short amount of time left until the bus reached the Blackwood station. She was a little shocked to hear that she managed to find one where the topic was exactly what she couldn't stop wondering about for this whole journey.

'Oh, the irony.' she thought bitterly.

"Today marks the one year anniversary of the dreadful tragedy that took place on Mount Washington." said the host of the show. "The disappearance of twins, Hannah and Beth Washington who are still missing today have shocked the entire country." Sam felt like she got kicked in the chest when she thought about having to hear about this again, but for some reason, she couldn't stop herself from listening.

"We have Officer Annie Clyne with us today, who was in charge of the investiation."

"Thanks for having me, Marty." the officer spoke. "One year ago the Washington girls have left the safety of their parents' lodge and headed out into a snowstorm. Despite the thorough searches of dozens of our officers and volunteers, the investigation ended up dry and the fate of Hannah and Beth remains a mystery to this very day."

O, I am death and none can tell,
If I open the door to heaven or hell.

"Foul play?" asked Marty.

"Not officially." The officer answered. "There aren't any recorded individuals permanently residing on Mount Washington who can be considered."

"And from what we've heard there still hasn't been any updates in the case."

"Unfortunately no." said Annie. "The investigation was never officially closed and we're still asking people to keep their eyes open and report anything that can be of any help to us, but with each passing month, we are losing any hope that we ever find out what happened to the girls."

"Something about that mountain seems to breed tragedy." Marty said ruefully. "Hannah and Beth were not the only ones to disappear up there."

"That's right, Marty." Annie replied, with the same tone. "The Washington twins were the first ones to be reported missing in the past one year on the mountain, but unfortunately not the last."

This caught Sam by surprise. She hasn't heard about any disappearances on the mountain. Granted, she tried to avoid any news about this place. She only asked Josh about news on Hannah and Beth once in a while. Always receiving the same answer.

"Two months after the twins were reported missing, a married couple on vacation disappeared not far from the Washington Lodge. Two months after that, a hunter vanished without a trace. We found his journal in which he made several mentions about a pack of wolves that has been tracking him since he arrived on the mountain, but we learned nothing about what happened to him."

"Wolves?" Marty interrupted. "Is it possible that these wolves are responsible for these disappearances?"

"Unlikely." Annie answered. "True, there have been unusually much wolf activity on the mountain lately, but these animals would definitely leave traces if they would be responsible."

No wealth, no land, no silver, no gold,
Nothing satisfies me but your soul.

"And the list still doesn't end there. In the past year, that mountain has earned the nickname, "The Mountain of the Lost"."

"Yes, Marty. The Blackwood rangers and the police are working hard to uncover the mystery of the mountain, but so far, their efforts were in vain."

"Yet people are still visiting the mountain. Aren't the police restricting them?"

"Unfortunatley without knowing what is going on up there, we cannot make any restrictions to the area. All we can do is warn the people who are still willing to visit Blackwood Pines to be extremely careful. Because there is something dangerous up there."

O, death, I come to take the soul,
Leave the body and leave it cold.

"Thank you for yout time today, officer." Marty ended the interview. Sam listened to this in shock. People were disappearing on the mountain? The same mountain the she and her friends spent so much time on for so many years? Did Josh know about this? If he did, then why did he arrange another winter getaway? However, she would have to put her thoughts on hold, because the bus has arrived at Blackwood Pines.

O, death, o, death,
Won't you spare me over till another year?