Otherworld
Welcome to Silent Hill
The pickup truck sped along the highway, carrying a young girl inside. Her foot pressed down on the petal as hard as it could, making the vehicle go over 90 miles per hour. The girl was Sylvia Linkson. Her mind raced as her sweaty palms gripped the steering wheel.
She had escaped that maniacal pervert. Finally. Sylvia was only sixteen and had been kidnapped by some psycho rapist who called himself Jim. He had tied her arms to a pole and left her there. He had stated he was hungry and would 'play' with her later. She had been able to stretch and bend her limbs until she held the rope in her mouth. She gnawed on it profusely, and luckily for her, it was a very thin and weak rope. She took a wooden bat with her and ran out of Jim's basement. He had been in the kitchen making a sandwich, when Sylvia crept behind him. Sylvia swung the bat, and in a single blow to the head, he crumpled. His bologna sandwich and beer splattered over him. The girl reached down and grabbed his keys from his pocket. She ran outside and found her captor's rusty old pickup. Sylvia reluctantly got in and backed out.
She was now driving to the west, the rain battering the windshield. She knew not where she was going, but continued on her way. God had finally set her free. "I was in his grasp for almost a year." She rasped under her breath, staring at the date and time displayed on the truck's screen. For a single moment, she banged her head on the wheel. She let a troubled moan escape from her lips.
"AIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!!" A scream made her look up. Her headlights shone upon a small boy. She braked just in time, inches away from the boy. "OH MY GOD!!!" Sylvia yelped leaping out from the pickup. "HEY!!! Kid are you okay?!" The child lay in a crumpled heap on the ground. She reached for him when, "DO NOT TOUCH ME." The girl leapt back, stunned at the raspy and chilling voice. The child got to his feet. He had deathly pale skin, and bloodshot eyes. Sylvia gasped at how skinny he was. "I AM XAVIER." Xavier turned, revealing a penogram etched onto the back of his bald head. "Xavier, are you okay?" Sylvia asked, her voice quivering. She shivered as The freezing rain dripped into the cuts on her body.
"Are you scared?" Xavier asked. "N… no. I just want to help you." "THEN GO AWAY!!!" The boy began to run into the incoming fog. "XAVIER, WAIT!!!" Sylvia ran after him.
"SYLVIA." The girl stopped in her tracks when she heard her name. She turned and shrieked in horror. Her shadow was raising off the ground. Red eyes formed on its dark face, glowing in the night's darkness. "N..no! GET AWAY FROM ME!!!" Sylvia cried, staggering backwards and slipping in a mud puddle. "STAY AWAY FROM HER!!!"
Xavier ran in front of her, spreading his arms wide. He chanted a few words in a foreign language. The penogram on his head began to shine. "Xavier! What's happening?" The boy turned to her. "Don't worry, it'll be okay, Sylvia. The shadow began to disintegrate, particles of it floating away. Sylvia began to struggle to stay awake. She fell onto her back in the mud, letting out a somber groan. "Go to sleep, Sylvia. It shall be okay." Sylvia could only stare at him until she faded away into sleep.
"Ohhhhh….. Where am I?" Sylvia said. She sat up, staring around. It was sunny and beautiful now. She pulled herself up with a distempered moan. She grimaced as she scratched off some of the mud that was caked on her elbows. She limped over to a rickety bench that lay across the street. She sat down and sighed. What had she gotten herself into? She stared at all the wounds Jim had given her. At least he wasn't here. Then she noticed the scorch marks on her fingers. She knelt down and felt her ankle. It was swollen. Now she knew why she had a limp. "Shit, I got to get to a hospital. She looked around. Behind the bench was a giant map. "Perfect." She stared at the name of the town. "Silent Hill. Sounds peachy…" She took one of the small maps. "Well, let's see what we have in this 'silent' town…" She looked over the map. "We got a school, a mall, an asylum, a church, a graveyard, some stores, and…. A HOSPITAL!"
Following the map's instructions, Sylvia limped to the hospital. "Well, I know why they call it SILENT Hill!" Sylvia stifled a chuckle, trying to lighten the mood. She came to the main entrance of the Silent Hill Hospital and grimaced. "Sure hope the doors are open." She walked up the stairs slowly, the quietness eating away at her well being. She pushed on the door and it creaked open. A smile formed on Sylvia's face. She walked inside.
"HELLO??? Anyone here?" Sylvia screamed. She shrugged. "Guess I'll take a look around." She wandered over to an elevator. She was about to press the 'open' button when the doors flew apart and a man stepped out.
"Excuse me, Miss, but are you authorized to be here?" Sylvia shrugged. "I don't know. I just woke up in this crummy town." She paused. "Are you a doctor?" "Yes. Why?" "Just look at me!" The man looked her over. "Yes, you do need medical attention. Come with me." He began to walk back into the elevator. "Sir, I'm not sure if I can walk anymore." Sylvia bent down and rubbed her swollen ankle. The man went to her side and gestured to his back. "Climb on." Sylvia got on his back and was carried into the elevator, a dark hallway, and into an operating room.
"So, kid, what's the name?" The man asked. "Sylvia Linkson. What's yours?" The man held her hand, which scared the girl a bit. "Dr. Edwin Heimlich. At your service." Dr. Heimlich brought some ointment and bandages to Sylvia. "Dr. Heimlich…" "Call me Edwin." "Edwin, why is nobody here?" The doctor looked up with a grim expression. "Do not concern yourself with that matter, Sylvia…"
Edwin rubbed the antibiotics on Sylvia's scars and scorch marks. "Where did you get these marks?" "I don't know about the burns. I'll tell you about the scars later." Edwin gave her a surprised look and got some more things to take care of the girl's swollen ankle. He rubbed ointment on it and poured a strange liquid over it. When he was finished, he bandaged it up. "If you start to feel woozy, drink this." He handed Sylvia a bottle full of green liquid. "Thanks." The man got to his feet. "Sylvia, I need to go for a moment, but stay put." Sylvia nodded with a solemn expression. "Yes sir." Edwin left closing the door behind him.
'Why did he close the door?' Sylvia asked herself. She got up and walked to the door. She tried to open it, but it was locked. "Shit. Now what?" She looked around the room. It sure was messy. She spotted a small blue knapsack. She picked it up and found that it was empty. She stored the liquid Edwin had given her in it and slung it over her shoulders.
She looked down when sure felt something wet seep through her shoes and saw a pool of blood at her feet. She screamed in terror. "Sylvia!" A voice said. Xavier! Sylvia looked around. Xavier was in the mirror. "What the hell?!" Xavier put his hand on his side of the mirror, leaving a bloody handprint. He gestured for her to touch it. Sylvia walked up to the mirror. She raised her hand. With a reluctant sigh, she placed her hand on the bloody print. Then all hell broke loose.
Poor Sylvia began to have violent convulsions, shaking all over. Her eyes became bloodshot. Blood seeped from her mouth. Then, everything went black. Seconds later, Sylvia awoke once more, in the same exact room. Except it was a darker version of the room. "Great. I'm starting to think that kid is getting really annoying." She looked around. Pieces of glass were strewn everywhere. Bloodstains littered the walls and floors. Then, Sylvia spotted a flashlight. She picked it up and stored it in the knapsack. "This might help out later."
The atmosphere of the room was freaking poor Sylvia out. It truly…. frightened her. "Maybe the door is unlocked now?" She stumbled over to the door and turned the knob. The door opened. "Thank God." She stepped out into the hallway. It was total darkness. Sylvia heard footsteps. "EDWIN? IS THAT YOU?" She fished the flashlight out from the knapsack. She fumbled with it until she found the on/off switch. The beam of light shone through the darkness…… and revealed a nightmare. "HOLY CRAP!!!!" Sylvia screamed, staggering backwards. A demonic nurse stumbled towards her. It wore the traditional nurse outfit: the dress, shoes, and hat. The only thing that was different from the traditional outfit was that the uniform was stained with blood. The thing's skin was deathly pale and covered in cuts and scars. The most terrifying thing about it was that it had no face. In its hand, the monster held a needle, perhaps containing a lethal injection. Sylvia didn't want to find out.
"Oh my God, what am I gonna do?" Sylvia sobbed in fear as the demon nurse staggered towards her. Sylvia wondered if it was the end….