Author's Note

Hey, guys. This is my very first story here on FanFiction. I mainly read stories up until now. I read this one Crossover FanFic of Silent Hill and Phineas and Ferb. I loved the idea of combining them, since it would ultimately test Candace's will to save her brothers, which takes her past the point of busting them. However, I was sad to find out that the person who wrote it (Terribly sorry that I cannot recall their name) did not finish it. They left it right at the part where they were about to enter Silent Hill. It inspired me to write my own version of it. Please rate and review, since this is my first FanFic. I do not take credit for any of this; the person's work merely inspired me, so I am not stealing any ideas from them. Also, I would greatly appreciate it if you could pm me ideas for puzzles, since that is the only part where I will be lacking. Don't worry, I'll list you in the author's note that you helped! Enjoy!

Dreaming of Paradise

Chapter 1

A cold wind blew across the empty street. Old newspapers flew about, some from nearly a year ago. The sidewalk was full of cracks that made the ground uneven. Dark ravens flew along the bare trees and landed on their thorny branches. They were the only sound that came from the empty town.

To think it was once a peaceful, nice neighborhood is a stretch, but it's true. The sidewalks were once clean and well taken care of. The trees once had leaves of many different colors. Even the people were full of vibrant energy.

But of course, nothing can last.

The only person walking the lonely streets was a young, fifteen year old red head. She wore a sleeveless red shirt along with a white skirt and matching red socks. Her unusually long neck stood out the most.

"What... is this place?" Her voice cracked, afraid of what was in the town. A flickering light startled her, but it was only the streetlight. It flashed green, then red, then yellow before it started crazily switching between all three colors. The mere fact that there was electricity here gave her hope that someone was around.

The young girl walked along the sidewalk, looking only at the ground. She maneuvered around the cracks, before realizing she stepped on something.

What's this? She wondered as she picked it up. A flash from the streetlight lit the object up for a mere second. The feel of the handle immediately told her that it was a gun. A pistol to be exact.

The girl gasped and dropped the gun to the ground. It broke into many pieces, since it was probably an extremely old gun that was just sitting there for years.

Oh my God. I have to get out of here! But where exactly was here? She had no idea as to how she even got there.

One minute I'm about to bust my brothers, the next, she looked around, I'm in the Twilight Zone.

The streetlamp above her started flickering on and off. The yellow bulb nearly overloaded with the flashing, until it finally broke. The girl shrieked as sparks were sent flying. She was now in total darkness.

A snickering bounced around in the emptiness.

"Hello? Who's there?" The girl choked on her own words.

"Candace?" A young boy approached the girl. The only way she could recognize the boy was by his voice.

"Phineas? Oh thank God, I thought I was alone here. Do you have Ferb with you?" She was relieved to see her brother was safe.

However, the boy never answered her question. "It's time, Candace."

"Time? For what? To go home? I agree-"

"No. For the awakening. It's time to begin." The boy stepped back.

"What? Phineas, you aren't making any sense. Come on, let's go find Mom-"

"It's always Mom. 'I'll bust the boys this time! I don't care about their feelings! I just want to ruin their summer!'" Phineas mocked her voice.

"I don't sound like that!" Candace sounded offended, obviously losing sight of what was going on. "And I bust you guys because I don't want you to get hurt!"

"It's time to wake up, Candace." The boy lurched over in a coughing fit.

"Phineas! Are you okay?" She leaned over and rested her hand on the boy's back.

A mix of Phineas's voice and an unfamiliar person's said, "No!" The boy screamed in agonizing pain as arms sprouted from his back. A bone-crushing sound filled Candace's mind as her own brother became a monster. Claws as long as pencils slowly etched from the hands of the beast. Two other arms sprouted, counting as four all together. Fangs dripped saliva from its mouth.

Candace stared in awe, unable to speak or move.

"It's time." He lunged forward.

Candace woke up, sweating terribly.

"Honey, are you okay?" Lawrence glanced back at his step-daughter. Looking around, Candace could see her two brothers next to her, Phineas and Ferb. Her mother sat in the passenger's seat, looking back at her.

"You fell asleep at the last stop. We didn't want to wake you up. Were you having a bad dream?" Her mother asked.

Candace couldn't answer. The words would not escape her throat.

"Well, dear, it's alright now. You can go back to sleep." Her mother turned back around.

"Yeah, you okay, sis?" Phineas pulled gently on her arm to attract her attention. "

As usual, Ferb said nothing, but gave a comforting look.

Finally, Candace managed to speak, "I... I'm fine. Honestly. It's just a stupid dream."

More like a nightmare. She kept the thought to herself. Candace looked out the window, trying to keep her mind off the dream. She mainly saw trees pass by like blurs. Occasionally, signs pointing out towns came up, but she never read them.

It took her a minute to recall where they were, but she finally recognized their StationWagon. Candace remembered that they had taken a family road trip across the country, going all the way to the West Coast. It was a long journey definitely, but she does remember having some good times. She had begged her mom to take the whole family, since she desperately had to go to HollyWood. In the end, she agreed because she would have a chance to get her own diamond as Lindana.

"Darling, you can go back to sleep now." Lawrence said, realizing that Candace still had not fallen asleep.

"Oh. Okay." In all honesty, Candace was afraid to fall asleep now. After that vivid dream, she didn't want to have another, but she was feeling tired.

Oh, forget it. Candace finally gave in to her need for sleep. She rested her head in her lap and closed her eyes, afraid of reliving that hell.

And this time, she dreamt of paradise.