Ok, I had just finished Silent Hill 2 on PS2 for the 20th time when i had an idea to write a story on it. This is my first Silent Hill story so please, Give me a break! :)
Disclaimer thing *I DO NOT OWN SILENT HILL*: Claire and Nathan and a few other charactors are mine however, the rest are a mixture from the Silent Hill games so thanks Konami ! As do the monsters (Aka Pyramid head whom we all love and adore! Wouldn't be Silent Hill without that guy!) and the places, ok so at the moment it doesnt seem like the silent hill we all know with the monsters! but it's just getting started, Expect blood, guts, and quite a bit of cursing! So i guess It's rated as an M? This is only chapter 1 so i will say if the rating has been changed!! Read and Review! Enjoyyy! :D
''Theirs nothing more we can do Mr. Clarke, I'm sorry.'' A strange but familiar voice echoed around in my head, My arms felt heavy, had I been chained to the bed? I tried to scream but nothing came out, I was consumed by darkness as my eyelids refused to open. I began to panic, Silently. The chatter from passing people began to fade, I was alone or so I thought. It seemed like hours since I'd heard anyone speak, heard anyone move around me. The familiar voice came back… ''Don't worry Claire, I will be back'' his voice filled the room, harsh and dark, changed from the soothing voice which had once spoken to my father. I felt his hand pull the fallen piece of hair from my face behind my ears and his lips touch my forehead. I began to burn, the pain was excruciating. I could not breathe, I could not see, my voice was lost, then I heard it, A tiny distraction from the burning sensation which filled my body, The siren…
I woke up with a start, the window open my alarm clock going mental. ''Weird dream'' I sighed shaking my head and rubbing my eyes to wake myself up properly, I lived in a tiny flat in Sheppards Glen, Top floor. Just as I walked into the kitchen I heard the buzzer go for the front door. I had only recently moved into the town, so I knew hardly anyone. My father lived in a care home for the mentally ill. He was my only family. ''Ms. Clarke, Your mail has arrived. Would you like me to bring it up for you? I only live down the hall'' It was the creepy 40 year old man who lived 3 doors away from me. He had asked me out to dinner the first night I had arrived. I declined. ''If that's no trouble, Just post it through the letter box thanks'' I tried to sound appreciative, but as I said this I re-locked the front door.
10 minutes later the mail came through the letter box. I sighed as I picked up the mail, presuming it would be the usual junk mail. I tore through one letter at a time until I came to the last;
Dear Ms. Clarke,
Your father progress has deteriorated; he has been transferred to Silent Hill mental institution. If you wish to discuss this further then please contact me.
Dr. W. Sullivan.
Deteriorated? How could this have happened? He was making so much progress... She sighed, remembering only to well of what he was like when he went into one of his fits. I was 14 when he was first diagnosed with schizophrenia, shortly after the disappearance of my mother.
''they took her, the pyramid he came into the night and took her away. The siren, the siren, the siren, When it comes we must hide Claire, the siren.'' For hours he would repeat this, He would lock himself in the basement and say it was the only place he couldn't hear the siren, The siren… I stared down at the paper reading it over and over again before sliding it back into the envelope and into my pocket.
I got into the car and made my way to Sheppards glen's care home, It was a small town and only had one. ''Hello Lisa, May I speak to Dr ?'' I said looking at the brochure for Lake Side Hotel in Silent hill, She saw me looking at it and slid it under the desk. ''I-I… don't think-k he's..'' she stuttered unable to finish her sentence she went into the back room and another nurse came out, she was older. Much older than me and Lisa, her voice was stern and harsh. ''Dr. Sullivan is not in today. He wont be in all week now if you don't mind we are rather busy.'' She straightened her jacket and walked out of the room.
I walked out of the care home and turned to see Lisa staring out of the window at me. As soon as our eyes caught each other she'd turned away, The wind blew and as it did I noticed the old piece of newspaper on the floor, The title caught my eye;
Silent Hill
Man serves time for brutal killing of 2 children.
5th December 1998
After weeks of living in fear, Not letting your children out of your sight in the small town of Silent Hill, The brutal murder has now been caught. Dr Walter Sullivan was caught by a child's mother in the night as he held a hammer over the child's head ready to kill. The mother smashed a lamp into the back of his head whist waiting for the police…
… The rest of the newspaper had been torn, Leaving only 2 pages. The second read;
Silent Hill
Prisoner escapes
5th December 2004
The child killer Dr Walter Sullivan escaped Toluca prison last night with the help of one of the guards. It has been said that Raymond Evengie had been promised to be paid some amount of money if he assisted in the killers escape. There were journals found in Sullivan's cell, After they were examined by different psychologists they believe that Sullivan is very mentally ill and will kill again. Police had released a name to ensure the safety of that person as they were unable to find the girl in question. Claire Cla…
..Again, the rest of the newspaper had been torn. Could this be just a coincidence that the killer shared the name of my fathers doctor? Or that this was the same place that he had taken him to get better? 5h of December? My birthday… Claire Cla…?
I got the map out of the boot of my car and set off, this couldn't just be a coincidence, This had to be linked. But the 5th of December? I hadn't even met Dr. Sullivan at this time. I didn't know exactly how long it would take to get to silent hill. I took a picture out of the side pocket of my car door, It was a picture of me, my dad and my mum at my 14th birthday. This was the last picture that had ever been taken of all of us. She left that night.
..5th December 2004.
I sat on the top step of the stairs and listened to the argument which was about to take place. For around a year now, every night consisted of either a small argument or a very heated one. ''I swear Mitch I will leave, I will leave right now'' My mothers usual threats which she never carried out. ''Leave then, We don't need you'' My father shouted back as he slammed the door. That was the last time I'd ever heard her voice.
I stopped at the side of the road to look at the map, The sun was starting to set. ''Happy birthday me'' I told myself this every year as no one else would, or could. My mother leaving had triggered my fathers psychotic break, He swore that she never left. He would sit in the basement drawing pictures of a man with a huge knife, A pyramid.
''Ccc-laire, The sirens are coming. He'll take you too. You must hide, Hide in silent hill.'' He would tell me this every time he came off his meds which didn't do anything other than keep him sedated… ''Silent Hill..'' It had only just occurred to me, The letter on the table that my mother had left me to say goodbye, the letter than my father had never seen. I took it out of my pocket, it never left my persons.
Claire,
I'm sorry I had to leave you, leave you with him and his drunken ways. But I could never be a good enough parent to you like he could. Please don't look for me, just remember all the happy times we had, In silent hill especially.
Mum x
My eyes began to glaze over, I fought back the tears and just as I was about to start the car and drive off when the passenger door was abruptly opened and a blonde hair man jumped in, slammed the door and started shouting ''Drive, drive, drive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!''he screamed at me, A wave of worry and fear showered over me I started the car and as I did the radio came on, It was crackling and screeching. ''who are you!? What do you want!?!?!?'' I screamed at him no realizing how fast we actually were going, I turned my head to face him for a split second. The radio carried on going mad, everything went dark for a split second.
The car was on it's side and the radio had dimmed. I crawled out of the car, I wasn't hurt but I was looking for the man. ''Hello?'' I whispered into the wreckage. ''Hi'' his voice was dark he was stood behind me, He didn't look hurt, actually he didn't even look like he'd been in a car accident. ''Who are you? And what do you want?'' I folded my arms across my chest and frowned. I had no idea where I was and I had no vehicle. Great.
''My names Nathan, Yours?'' He smirked at me. ''Do you think this is funny? My car is wrecked I have no way of getting to the place I want to and you're smirking!'' I was fuming, he thought all this was funny? Sick.
''Nice name, Where you off to? Maybe I could be of assistance. I am a human map'' the smirk hadn't moved from his face. ''Fine. My name is Claire. I want to go to silent hill.'' My sentence had wiped the smirk from his face, ''Why do you want to go there? Nothing is there. No one is there'' But my father is there? The letter… ''But my fathers there!!'' I started to walk forward, quickly until it was a light jog. ''Claire, wait!'' Nathan called after me. Running to catch up. ''I will come with you, I have nothing better to do'' he sighed, I was about to ask why he was running away but I could tell by the look on his face he wasn't impressed.
We spoke about each other for a while, he seemed nice for someone on the run. I was thinking of all the things he may have done, the reasons behind why he got into my car and screamed at me to drive. We both stopped, the fog filled the street before us. The only visible thing we could see was the sign in front.
''Welcome to Silent Hill''.
''Well here we are, You ready for this?'' he turned to look at me as we started to walk forward, into the town which held so many secrets. I would find him. I had to.