Authors note: This is meant to be a parody that my friends and I started writing years ago...don't take anything I say to seriously. I don't own the name Silent Hill or the names of Characters, but I do own any original Characters...
It was just a typical road trip. The five friends had been planning it for almost a year. They would take turns driving, paying for gas and everyone covered their own expenses. They were all in their early twenties. Darcy and Rob were the oldest at 24 years old. Lauren and Josh would soon be turning 21 and Lea was the youngest, having just turned 20.
They had managed to rent a Van, thanks to Lea's mom. They had also hitched a small trailer bed to the back of it, holding all of their tents, food, bags and emergency supplies. They had taken the back seats out of the van so that three of them could be comfortable while the other two drove and navigated.
Darcy was currently driving, his CD blaring the latest techno, while Josh, Lea and Lauren complained loudly while playing cards. Rob was talking with the three in the back while smoking a cigarette.
"Whose idea was it to let the driver pick the music?" Josh asked, throwing his cards down.
"Yours." Lauren and Lea said in unison.
Darcy suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing the three on the floor to slide into the front seats. Josh landed on top of Lauren, screaming something unintelligible at Darcy.
"And this is why we should be wearing seatbelts." Lea said.
"No, this is why we shouldn't let Darcy drive." Lauren muttered.
"Lauren, look." Darcy said, motioning to something outside.
She shoved Josh, who was still calling Darcy many obscene names, off of her and climbed to her knees. When she looked out the front window all she could see was a sign with four or five towns and the distance to each town.
"Fascinating, I don't think I've ever seen one that green before." She said sarcastically.
"Look at the last name." He said, ignoring the tone that annoyed him to no ends.
She glanced at the sign again. The last name looked like it had been added recently. "Silent Hill, 25 miles."
Everyone's conversations were cut off when Lauren read the name out loud. They looked at each other, a mixture of shock and nervousness on their faces. On more than one occasion they had played the video game with the same name together.
"Oh, this is ridicules!" Lea said, breaking the silence. "It's just a coincidence, it's gotta be."
"I say we go check it out, maybe the game's just named after the town." Josh said. "It could be fun."
Everyone agreed, the girls a little more reluctantly then the guys. They pulled out a map and climbed out of the van, stretching their cramped bodies. The stood around the hood of the van and unfolded the map.
"I can't find the town." Darcy complained. "This map must be old."
Lauren looked over his shoulder, "It's from earlier this year."
"Yeah, but that sign looked really new." Josh pointed out.
"Guys, I don't think this is a good idea." Lea said.
"Sure it is Lea, you're just being paranoid." Darcy told her. "I'd say it's about here. There's probably signs that will direct us."
They started to fold up the map and climbed back into the van. Josh climbed into one of the sleeping bags that were on the floor and promptly fell asleep. Darcy started the engine while the other three kept a keen eye out for signs of the town.
Lauren and Lea grew uneasy as a thick fog rolled across the highway. "That can't be good." Lea muttered.
They heard the sound of a motorcycle approaching, since Darcy had turned the radio off. Lauren and Lea turned and looked out the window as the motorcycle pulled along side them. The male police officer looked at the window and the girls both looked at each other.
"Suddenly going to Silent Hill doesn't seem so bad." Lauren said with a grin.
Darcy looked at her in the rear view mirror. "Wait a minute, the cop in the game is a chick."
"Thank God that's different!" Lea exclaimed.
Darcy turned almost completely around in his chair. "Well, the obviously your bad feeling was…"
"Darcy! Look out!" Lauren and Rob yelled in unison.
Darcy turned his eyes back to the road and saw a teenage girl standing in the middle of the road. "Shit!" He exclaimed, turning the steering wheel hard to the right.
The van slammed into the guard rail and flew into the fog. Josh woke up with a start when he was thrown forward. The wheels slammed back onto the ground and there was the squeal of metal hitting metal. The came to an abrupt stop.
There were no sounds except for the sound of their heavy breathing. "Fuck Darcy, pay more attention to the road next time!" Lauren exclaimed.
"Oh no, you are not going to pin this one on me. It's not my fault." Darcy said.
"You were driving the fucking van!" Lauren yelled at him.
The others climbed out of the van, rolling their eyes as Lauren and Darcy continued to argue. Lea glared at Josh. "Let's check out the town you said, it'll be fun you said. I hope you get eaten by a monster!"
"Hey you agreed that it would be fun, so you're just as big of an idiot as me!" Josh said. "Besides we had an accident, it doesn't mean we're going to die horrible deaths."
"Oh stop sounding so happy about the prospect of that." Lauren said noticing the happy tone of his voice.
The squeal of brakes from above them made them look up, and Lea and Josh had to run out of the way as a Jeep came flying down the embankment, landing beside their van. Lauren and Lea ran over to the driver's door and looked in the window.
"Shit, you okay buddy?" Lauren asked.
The man's eyes opened and he looked around. Lauren had to jump back to avoid being hit by the door, but crashed into Lea causing the two girls to fall over. The man looked around, muttered something and took off running.
Lauren and Lea glared up at Josh. "What was that you were saying about not dying horrible deaths?" Lea asked.
Lauren climbed to her feet and pulled Lea up. "Okay, I would just like it to be known now that I am not running the entire time. I'm walking." Lauren announced.
Darcy rolled his eyes as he slid out of the van; apparently the Jeep crashing down beside him hadn't phased him at all. "Come on; let's get some food and supplies. God knows how long we'll be stuck here."
He and Lauren climbed over the fence to the trailer. They found nothing but empty backpacks and two flashlights. "Where's the food?" Lauren asked, causing the other three to turn.
"We have no food?" Rob asked, panic rising in his voice.
"And no smokes." Darcy said, searching his bag.
"You bastards!" Rob yelled into the dense fog before collapsing to the ground.
"Melodramatic much?" Lauren muttered. "With the amount of food you eat, I'm shocked that you're not fat."
"Yeah man," Lea agreed. "If it weren't for your metabolism, you'd be one fat bastard."
Rob stuck his tongue out at them and climbed to his feet. He shouldered his bag and tossed the rest to everyone else. "Come on; let's get this mobile feast underway."
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