That's right; Carmen Sandiego is going to Silent Hill!
If you have ever played the game you know how it works, but if you have not I will tell you. Everyone that comes to Silent Hill is drawn to this place for some reason. The character has to go through various out of the way places, as many convenient accesses are locked, while encountering strange creatures/people. The character must solve puzzles to be awarded clues/items on how to get to the next stage. In the final stage the character is presented with the reason why they have come, and sometimes it is not what you would expect.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Carmen Sandiego, Zach, Ivy or the Chief. (Wish I did) They are owned by whoever owns Cookie Jar (WOEICS) and the Learning Company (Carmen Sandiego franchise). I do not own Silent Hill or any of its characters portrayed in this fanfic. They are owned by the Silent Hill Team? It is hard to tell, as so many developers have worked on different SH games. I do own the concept that this reading will present and the mild characters.
Rated M for descriptions of violence, gore and the usage of foul language. If you cannot handle these things, PLEASE DO NOT READ as the story progresses things will get crazy!
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Thick fog blanketed the entire town leaving visibility an almost impossibility. A red car came down the street and pulled into a gas station parking lot. A woman stepped out. She was dressed in all red from her hat to her high heels. The only variation of bold color was her black gloves and thick hair that hung down her back.
"Great, I'm lost. If only this fog wasn't so thick", she said walking towards the gas station convenience store. Normally, she would not be the type who would ask for directions, but for some odd reason all of her specialized equipment stopped working, as soon as she entered the town limits. She approached the store but it was locked. Looking through the window there was no sign of anyone, in fact there was no sign of anyone else around. The entire block was dead silent, like a ghost town.
She reached into her inner coat pocket to read the letter she received through the mail. At first she thought it was a prank being pulled by Moe Sketter and Lars Vegas, sometimes those two have too much time on their hands; but they were serving time for trying to steal the Hope Diamond on their own. After initially reading the letter she laughed at the idea and tossed it into the trash and thought nothing about it; until she found it, again, in her coat pocket. This time she threw it in the fireplace and watched it burn. A few days later it appeared on her bedside night stand. This time she could not get it out of her head and had a strong, almost magnetic, feeling that she must return to Silent Hill.
She read it out loud in hopes that it would help her think. "Meet me in Silent Hill, in the place where you stole the old parchments. I want you to know the truth." The words were written in some type of red ink that was stained onto the off-white wrinkled paper, like had been written many years ago.
"Ok, I am here, now what do I do? I can barely see 10 feet in front of me." She said getting back into her car. She pushed the start button, but nothing happened, the car was dead.
"Oh Shit!" she yelled, slamming her fists against the steering wheel. "This thing just had a complete overhaul and passed every inspection. How the HELL can it be dead?"
She got out, sighed loudly, slammed the door shut, put her hands on her hips and looked around for any type of hope. There seemed to be a bit of gleaming light coming from an old car windshield. As she got closer the light was coming from a torn piece of paper stuck underneath a windshield wiper. She lifted the wiper, took the piece of paper and found that it was half of a map of Silent Hill.
"What luck, but it doesn't have the area that I need", she said with a fading smile. After a few seconds of silence she could hear shuffling footsteps behind her. She turned around to find two shadows, of what it looked like two people, headed her way. One was taller than the other. "Could it be?" she thought. "No, THEY wouldn't be here."
"Hello, I seem to be lost and I am hoping that you will be able to assist me?" She yelled with hope in her voice.
There was no answer and the shadows were quickly coming closer. She was a little taken back from the lack of response and their quickening pace. "Why don't they answer me?" she thought. She began to walk towards them when suddenly the shorter one lunged for her wrapping its arms around her chest. She screamed, but it sounded more like a huge sigh, as her breathe was being squeezed out of her. They both fell hard onto the ground.