Disclaimer: I do not... although I wish I did so I could send this idea to Konami... But anyways, I don't own Silent Hill. All characters in this story are mine however.

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Runaway Train

Chapter One

Gabriella Driver sometimes wish that everything would disappear. Only sometimes. So it would be just her and no one else. But isolation also scared her. In any case. Her she was, setting off on a train to she didn't know where. She was pretty independant for being twenty.

She brushed her auburne bangs out of her face and her green eyes pensively, Where does the train stop again...? she thought tiredly. Suddenly a shadow loomed over her and she jumped.

There before her stood a boy. He had smooth, slightly long black hair and the kindest brown eyes she'd ever locked with. He was wearing a brown jacket over a loose black t-shirt and blue jeans.

He gave her a goofy sort of grin, "Uh, think I could have a seat here? All the seats are taken."

She nodded and moved her bag, "Sure thing." she smiled and then turned her attention back out the window as the train started up.

"So... where are you headed?"

She turned back to the boy on the train, "I don't really know."

"You don't know?" he laughed at her.

"That's right." she laughed nervously, "I'm just taking off. I don't know where I'm going. What about you?"

"I'm heading home. I live about five hours from here by train. What's your name?"

"Gabby-Er-Gabriella... Driver." she said cautiously.

"I'm Alex Shepard." he smiled. He skimmed her up and down, just to take a good look at who he'd just become aquainted with. She was dressed in a small but comfortable looking hooded sweatshirt, black capris and tennis shoes.

They'd been on the train a few hours, talking idly and getting to know each other little by little.

"Games? That's rare. But horror movies I understand. You love to be scared, right?" Alex asked.

"That's the fun in it... Until I start hallucinating..." she smiled strangely.

"What do you mean?"

"Uhm..."

Suddenly the conductor hollered at the top of his lungs, "Everyone brace for impact! The track is gone!"

Before she could react Gabriella she was violently thrust forward and thrown into the seat in front of her and knocked unconscious.

A very unkind throbbing pain woke her up. W-What happened? The track just ran out? How is that... How is it possible?

She stood up, plucking her bag out from where it got stuck in the seat. She then realized that... that boy, Alex, was missing. Where did he go though? He must have just left... just left me here. She stood up to see if anyone else was up and about just as she was. Only... there was no one on the train... Surely if there was a relief team... they would have taken me too, wouldn't they? But everyone's belongings... they're still here. So, what? Everyone just disappeared?

She had trouble standing seeing as how the train was on a tilt, but she pulled herself out of the seat, starting down the aisle. She glanced in the seat to the left of her and there was a handgun and a holster that had a strap that went around the chest. She also found some bullets stuffed in the bag under the seat. Her eerie feeling about this place wouldn't let up, so she took them all. She stepped off the train and saw below her, a town looking a bit empty. She needed to find some help. More than that, she wanted to know where everyone had run off to.

There were lots of thick bushes, but for the most part she made it down allright. When she glanced about she decided that the town was indeed empty. There were abandoned cars in the middle of the road, a bicycle lay in the middle of the sidewalk, doors opened here and there. She looked up at the building she stood in front of, Heaven's Night, hmm? Looks like a bar... she said walking to the doors and slipping inside.

And indeed it was. A strip club too. But there were drinks scattered about, broken glasses everywhere. She sighed and called out, "Is anyone even here? Hello?" she heard nothing. She shrugged and decided this place was way too creepy for her.

She wondered around a bit before seeing a building that said "Texxon Gas", maybe someone could tell her exactly where she was. She slid in the doors to see no one at the desk, where were they? She glanced over to a shelf and grabbed a map, flipping it opened to a blue point that said "YOU ARE HERE". I am where? In some weird town where no one's here to work but leaves the doors unlocked? Silent Hill...? Resort Town? she read.She tapped the bell at the information desk a few times, "Hello? I need some help..." she said as she slid the map into her pocket.

Suddenly a loud crash was heard from the room in the back behind the desk. She shrugged and went back to open the door, "I'm sorry, but I'm sort of-" her mouth stopped moving the instant she opened the door.

On the other side of the room, there was a strange... creature. It seemed far too real to be fake. It's mouth opened vertically where two large incisors could be seen and it hissed at her. She pulle dup her handgun and took the safety off, "If that's a costume, I'm not joking, don't bullshit me right now." But the thing continued towards her, "I said back off!" she yelled, but to no avail. She hestantly pulled the trigger twice and the thing fell to the floor.

She walked up to it slowly and kicked it a couple times, it was dead, "But what... is it? Is it... a monster? It's not human... It's..." she fell back against the door. No more horror movies or creepy video games for me. Is this a dream? Did I die on that train and this... Is this hell? Would I still have this pounding headache? She shook her head and balanced herself, leaving the room. There was something really wrong in this town. She wanted out. But she didn't remember how to get back to the train, or even where it was. She was stuck. Three hours in driving distance, God only knew what it was walking. She peered out the window and felt her stomach growl. She needed to eat something. She opened the map again, "Happy Burger... If I get on Nathan Avenue and two streets down... Good." she said slipping the map back into her pocket and opening the door.

She'd been walking a good twenty minutes before turning onto Neely Street. She could see Happy Burger from where she was right then so she quickened in pace. She was starving. She felt like the doors were in her way as she grabbed and pulled hard on them.

Only to have them stuck tight.

She couldn't get in. Now what? She shook her head and pulled out the map once again. She looked across the street to the market and then trained her eyes up the street farther to the Lucky Jade Restaurant. There was no way she was walking all over Silent Hill. She whined mentally, Silent Hell's more like it...

She sighed and dragged her feet along to the market's door, "Yeah... watch my luck..." she said and grabbed the door handle and pulled. To her surprise, it opened with ease, "Ah, food..." she said reaching in her pocket for some bills, "Can someone help me please? My train wrecked and I found my way down here... Hello?" she yelled again. No one answered. She sighed and walked around, checking the aisles and then finally checking the rooms in the back. No one here. May as well help myself... she shrugged and reached into the cooler doors and grabbing a wrapped sandwich and a drink. Ripping it opened, she ate hungrily and took a drink. She still wanted to see another face. Maybe this was her destiny. To stay alone in the deserted resort town of Silent Hill. It sure as hell was silent. There was a sudden loud thud from a set of double gray doors all they way down the aisle, a stockroom. Milk and blood seeped out from under the doors and she decided she'd better leave. "Why me..." she said as she trotted lightly, but quickly out of the market, "All I need is... oh hell." she breathed as two more abominations stood before her, growling like dogs, but not looking like such.

They stood about two and a half feet high, their skin a wrinkly texture and bald all over. They perched like kangaroos, had large back feet and strange long, but small front legs. The strange shape of their head reminded her of a blowdryer or something of the sort, a strange cylinder. They had no tails but seemed to slowly advance on her. The one on the right quickly jumped on top of her and the other stood aside, barking. She struggled with the beast as best she could and ended up shooting the bystander down. She finally kicked it off and rolled up, shooting until it seemed it had no more life.

"Oh geez... what next?" she breathed. Too bad she asked. Just as she turned around two creatures were battling it out. She skimmed the area quick and slid inside Neely's Bar, from behind the blinds she could see them both clearly.

One of the creatures was large in size. It had large baloon like arms, two sets of back legs and it's head oddly enough looked like a tree trunk with teeth. The second was one of the things she ran into at the Texxon. The large creature tossed it around a bit before violently pulling it's head off, it began to lower it's so called mouth down but Gabriella ducked out of sight. She'd have no more of the disgusting display. Unfortunately the rather loud sound of footsteps made it's way to the window of the bar. When Gabriella looked up, the creature seemed to looks straight back at her. It had found her hiding spot.

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AN: Thank you... Please read next chapter when I post it.