HillwooDown

Pilot 1.0

(Hello reader. This is R.N. Today I will be giving you something for experimental reasons. This series has two chapters so far adding up to about seven thousand words. I want to know what you think of it! Please review at the end of this chapter and if it's good...I will upload chapter two. If it's good I will not make this into a non fan fiction series. If it's good I will make it with the Hey Arnold! characters here, on this site! So please enjoy and let me know what you think.

It is raining in Hillwood now and the students of P.S 1.18 are waiting anxiously for the last bell to ring before they were able to leave class.

"No, no no..." Muttered a stubby pink boy Harold Berman.

"Cram it pink boy, can't you see? We're all aware of the situation". A blond girl retorted as a response.

That blond girl was Helga...Helga G. Pataki, and she was even more than anxious to get out of school as soon as possible. Arnold eyeballed Helga from across the front line of desks. Suddenly the alarm set off just as Mr. Simmons entered, the class all knew what happened next, and they all had hoped against it.

Mr. Simmons spoke as the whole class sank into a grim silence.

"Attention class..." was interrupted by Principal Wartz speaking over the sound system of the school.

Principal Wartz spoke.

"Attention students, due to a sudden increase in the downfall of rain and rapid flooding all students will be required to stay within the school grounds until further notice. that is all"

Almost all of the class made sounds of disappointment.

Mr. Simmons stood overlooking the class. He wasn't going to let his class save him like last time. He was going to be the reason they ended up rescued. Mr. Simmons spoke.

"Class, we will be going up to the roof now. Please everyone calmly follow me through the halls where I will use these keys here..."

He opened his desk drawer and pulled a key ring.

"We will be going to the roof now!"

The whole class stood up and followed Mr. Simmons out the door. Helga looked out the window by her seat before she stood up. Outside it she saw the fourth grade bus, on top of it was a younger blond girl who managed to use the emergency exit on top of the bus before the current flipped it upside down and she was submerged underwater. Before it sank she saw the young girl trying to pull someone else up and she saw the pleading faces of children pressed up against the windows as the bus began to fill with water.

The class followed down the hall. As they walked Helga thought to herself...

"If they hadn't stayed an extra five minutes late waiting for me that could have been us on that bus..."

Sid, Harold and Stinky met eyes at Sid who had walked in the center of their trio. At the next corner turn the class had walked past the three stopped and met against the wall at the corner edge. Helga stopped and noticed they had stayed behind. She looked ahead towards Arnold who was next to and continued on with the rest of her class.

"So? what are we gonna do?" Sid asked.

"We aren't waiting for rescue to come save us, we're getting out here!" Harold said.

"Are you sure fella's? maybe we should keep going with Mr. Simmons and Arnold and such" Stinky inserted.

"I'm the boss and I say we're doing it. Come on we're running out of time!" Harold shouted.

Sid, Stinky and Harold walked back to their class to look out the window and see how high the water level had risen. It was just about elven feet and rain was still pouring down. Sid opened his backpack and pulled out a hand crank radio. He extended the antenna, turned it on and began cranking. Right away he got a signal.

Sid began tuning the radio until he heard the weather-man speak. He continued cranking and they heard...

"For those of you in the north-western area you can expect rain for the next eight hours at least with only a gradual increase in downpour. In fact the rain is expected to last at least to some extent until tomorrow afternoon at about two pm on Friday".

"Tomorrow afternoon! We better get going!" Harold shouted.

They left the classroom and the water level had already rose another two inches at least and the school bus could be seen held in place with the roof just above the water level after some rotation from the current as the bus filled. The emergency exit on top could be seen being moved but the current held it shut...

Mr. Simmons knocked on every classroom door he walked past to see who else was in the school. He got no response until he reached Wartz's office. Wartz walked over to the door but made it very clear he was trapped in there. Not only, but Wartz was the only holder of the key to the principal's office and speech was impossible between sides of the door. Simmons tried breaking the window on his side door and the glass did shatter but the chain links between the panes remained.

Wartz banged on the glass on his side but couldn't get through. Simmons tried to shout through but still no sound could surpass. Wartz gave the class the signal to move on to the roof and he went to the phone as he began notifying the student's parents. He banged on the window to notify the class before they left. As they went back he mouthed the words so that everybody could understand.

The line was dead.

Harold, Sid and Stinky had descended two flights of stairs before the found where the water had flooded in on the bottom floor. At the end of the main hall they saw water leaking in under the door and it was about three inches above the ground, making the floor slippery and force pushed backwards on their course. They all nodded at each other and they made their way to the door. The looked at each other before making the decision. They all put their hands on the door and pushed open the door.

Right away they realized they had made a mistake. They tried to push the door shut but the rushing current was too strong. They were pushed onto their backs as the water guided them and the school began to flood. Sid was on the far left side of the door and so he was guided to the stairs where he managed to get on his feet and began running upstairs. Harold and Stinky were on the middle and right so they were sent to separate sides of the main hall.

Stinky got pressed up against a water fountain next to the door to the kindergarten classroom. He grabbed onto the door knob and slammed the door behind him as he entered the class room. In the class room were students and a teacher. The kindergarten class and Mrs. Leopold. They all stared at him and he looked at them. He looked at the only window in the class; they were completely below water level.

Harold couldn't get a grip of himself as he saw Stinky get into the classroom. He did however get slammed into the wall at the end of the hall where he had only two choices. He could lunge to the Janitors closet to his right, or he could try to fight the current and get to the fourth grade class that was closer to the left. He leaped to the left and grabbed on to the doorknob as he fought the current. He managed to open the door against the current and throw himself in there and close the door before the hall flooded up to knee height.

Sid managed to make it back to the high school story before he was pulled back by the current. Luckily, he thought, most of the water that got in stayed at the bottom for now. He ran down the halls and finally caught up to his class just before they went up the stairs to the roof. He played it cool so as to not make it known that he had left the group. The class moved up the ladder to the roof and managed to get everyone up there.

Principal Wartz had been sitting in his office for about ten minutes after they got onto the roof before he decided he had to do something. He began thinking; What could cause the line to be dead? All of the schools wiring was hosted in the basement and it was sealed so almost no water would have gotten in by now. What did come to him was that someone could have cut it, and that thought lingered in his mind.

Harold began looking through every nook and cranny in the fourth grade class for anything he could use. He didn't know what he was looking for in particular, but he was hoping to find something to eat. Eventually he found a box labeled lost and found with several small coats, boots and a lunch box. He dug to the lunch box, pulled it out, opened it and inside was a packet of crackers and what he thought to be a spray can of whip cream. He opened the crackers, sprayed the contents of the can onto them and took a bite of one...

He realized then from his past experience that it was not whipped cream but shaving cream. He nearly barfed and looked again at the lunch box.

"Who would pack shaving cream in a lunch box?" he thought to himself.

He spit it out, and threw away the crackers. He looked once more at the lunch box; it appeared to be a little girl's with pink outlining but a gray center image. He looked out the window; he saw the emergency exit on top of the bus fly off and get dragged away by the current, and a little girl helping someone else managed to get on top fighting the current. They were dragged away by the current towards the school were it had been flooding into.

Stinky had a seat at the back of the kindergarten class as the teacher began to speak. She halted and began to think. She was clearly stressed and nearly crying but holding back with hope. Suddenly she had an idea.

"You! At the back!" Mrs. Leopold shouted.

"You mean me?" Stinky replied.

"Yes, you. Will you stay here with these kids while I go look for help in the school?"

"Why, sure thing ma'am!" Stinky replied.

"Great!" replied.

"I'll be back students, stay safe!" She said as she left, fighting the current and slammed the door behind her.

Stinky sat as the whole class turned and looked at him...

Harold sat in a collapsed manner. He had no idea as to what to do. He looked around him and just then to his surprise and startle he saw a blond woman with a grin looking in through the classroom window. He nearly shouted in fear but then jumped up with relief. He ran over to the door and helped push it open. He fit in through the door and then they looked at each other...

Wartz went over to the door and tried to break through the glass. After a few hits he managed to crack it. He continued striking in the cracked area until suddenly the glass shattered and made a hole that his arm went into. He managed to make a hole in the chain link but the fence tightened around his wrist. The glass sliced his arm and he was stuck in that position.

Wartz yelled out for help but he got no response. He still had his other hand so he began punching the glass in other places until finally the window shattered entirely and now there was just the chain links. He tried pulling his arm out but the chain links had dug into his arm and he was losing blood. He tried yelling out for help again but still no one came. Not longer after he gave up and dropped down against the door with his arm held up in the window.

Simmon's class were on the roof and despite his efforts Simmons could find no rescue boats coming to aid them. He did however see something he felt obligated to aid in. He saw the school bus with fourth graders struggling to keep their footings as the bus became increasingly submerged. He looked at his class and remembered last time when they saved him. He looked back at the bus and the students all began staring at him.

The students were waving at Simmons and just as Arnold realized he was by the edge he dove into the water below. Arnold ran over to him and as he did he slipped in the water that had covered the roof. Helga saw and ran over to him. She grabbed his hand as he nearly fell of the edge and he tried to grab onto the roof. However the water was pouring off the side and his only grip was on Helga.

Helga began to lose her footing as the water ran off the side. Arnold looked up at her and her down at him. She wasn't going to let him fall; she was going to pull him up, like he did for her. But she couldn't and without having anything to grab onto Arnold tried to let go of Helga. She tightened her grip around his wrist and hauled backwards. Sid ran over and grabbed on her back as they both pulled.

Sid slipped backwards and Helga stumbled as Arnold went down. Instinctively Helga lunged forwards but Sid grabbed her and leaped backwards. The whole class stood staring as a confrontation brewed between Helga and Sid. Sid stood in front of Helga blocking her from reaching the edge.

"Get out of the way" Helga said.

"I'm not letting you go down there, are you crazy?!"

"Now!"

Helga reached for Sid's shoulders and he grabbed her hands. He guided her back but she pushed forwards and he struggled to get footing as she moved him to the edge.

"I'll push you down if I have to!" Helga shouted.

Gerald ran over and stood next to Helga.

"Helga, listen..."

Gerald was interrupted by Helga shoving him away and leaping to Sid. She was going to jump into the water and take him with her. Sid leaped to the side just in time but she caught a grip on his shirt. Gerald reached for Sid's hand but him falling was too quick with too much force. Sid fell off the edge with Helga.

Gerald leaned over the edge and Phoebe ran over besides him. She put her hand on his shoulder and he stood up. The whole class was now by the edge looking down and finding none of their class mates. All they could see was the rushing current that now submerged any and all features of the ground. The class mates looked at each other and walked towards the center of the roof.

The class stood far from the edge as rain continued pouring. Everyone was becoming soaked and the ground was evidently becoming slippery. Suddenly but gradually to the point of realize, Gerald made a fist. He then shouted.

"If we stay out here we're gonna die! no one is out there, no one is coming!"

The class agreed and Gerald led them inside the school.

Harold and agreed. Harold would take the vents in the Janitor's closet to the higher floors to go get help since now they could not reach the stairs and she would get her students to the gymnasium which was at the end of the main hall. Harold leaped across the hall and quickly entered the Janitor's closet. waded through the current and managed to get to her class room where everyone sat just as they were when she left.

Harold looked up and saw the vent in the ceiling. He climbed up the shelf that the janitor supplies was positioned on and punched the vent causing it to bounce up then fall down below him. He pulled himself up into the vents which were surprisingly wide and went the way that he saw the first up at. He crawled to the end where he could stand and fit himself between the sides of the vent as he worked his way up.

He reached the top and saw a wider vent over looking the gym. He turned back and decided to take the other way. He maneuvered down the vent and began crawling the way towards the outside of the school. Not long after, he turned left and found another upward turn. He moved up the vent and came to another closet on the high school floor.

Sid came up from below the water. From the roof it was much more difficult to see how deep it was then from below it. He thought it must be at least thirty feet. He looked around and Saw Mr. Simmons helping the children being pulled off of the bus. Helga and Arnold were nowhere to be seen. Sid dove under and tried to get back into the school...

led her class and Stinky out of the classroom on a count of three. Stinky helped push the door open and the students ran to the end of the hall past them. Stinky held the door for and fit himself through the door before the current slammed it shut. They all ran to the Gym and closed the door behind them. The gym was entirely rid of water and had supplies to stay the night, so they were all relieved at first...

Sid pushed open the door to the school and quickly took in a deep breath. He slammed the door behind him and made for the gym. The current pushed him as he struggled to keep his head above the water. He made it to the gym; he slammed into the wall where he opened the door and the water from the hall flooded into the gym.

Helga grabbed Arnold who was motionless under the water and swam to the school door. She managed to get it open and saw the Gym door open. The current was too strong to get the door closed before she was threw to the end of the hall where Arnold fell from her grip and drifted under. She reached the end and so did Arnold who was unconscious.

Harold broke into the closet and opened the door. The closet was in Wartz's office and the sound woke him up. He was dazed; he had been bleeding for a while before it stopped and blood flow to his hand was hindered. Simmons's class came down into the hall and saw him as did Harold. Harold ran over and tried to get his hand out but the pain was excruciating due to the blood build up in his arm. His hand had been swollen and then they realized; they would have to amputate.

After Harold had pulled on the chains the links sliced into the pulled away Wartz's arm. He pulled into his office and looked at his hand. Harold took of Wartz's coat and tried to use it to stop the bleeding in his arm but Wartz passed out right away. The bleeding stopped and Harold checked Wart'z pulse; he was alive.

Simmons led the surviving fourth grade students into the school were the current pushed them all to the Gym. The Gym had already begun to flood and the door was wide open. Simmons and Sid tried closing the door but the current was too strong. They decided to try to get to higher ground. Sid saw the vent and suggested they go up it. It was agreed...

Harold kicked open the door to Wartz's office and had Gerald help carry him. They brought him to the hall by the ladder to the roof to get as far from the flood as possible. Wartz's hand began to stop swelling but he had lost a lot of blood. Phoebe ran to Wartz's office and looked out the window; just below the base of the window there was rushing current. She ran back and notified the class...

Helga got a rope from the Gym closet and tied a lasso on to the vent. Sid volunteered and he climbed the rope up to the vent. He was given a screwdriver by to unscrew the vent and began doing so. He unscrewed the two on his right side and he felt the rope loosen. As he reached for the other side of the vent his weight pulled the rope down and he grabbed the floor of the vent...

Phoebe ran back to her class and just as she was about to turn the corner to them she was grabbed from behind. A hand placed over her mouth and she was dragged backwards. Without her seeing she was gagged and locked in the nearest closet with her hands tied. The closet was on the wall by the corner by Wart'z office on the high school story.

Gerald noticed Phoebe was gone and went looking for her. He turned the corner just as the man locked the closet with Simmon's keys. The man was wearing a black mask and a hoodie, jeans and black shoes. He looked at Gerald and reached for a knife he had in his belt but Gerald tackled him and called for help.

Herald ran over and took the other side of the man. As he stood up Harold pulled out a pocket knife and held it against the mans throat. The man pushed himself forwards knocking down Gerald and then with a knife confronted Harold. Harold moved to his side and stuck him with his knife but he swung his knife and slashed Harold's abdomen as he ran down the hall into the flooder downstairs.

Gerald got up, looked at Harold and stared in horror. Herald held his hands on his stomach as suddenly blood spilled out of him and he fell to the ground holding himself together. He dropped his knife, his eyes rolled back into his head. He defecated and his pants suddenly became soaked in drenching urine.

Gerald ran over to him and checked his pulse; he was dead.

Sid pulled himself up into the vent, grabbed the rope and untied it from the vent. He dropped the vent and held the rope for the fourth graders to climb up. After they had all gotten up Sid told them to drop down the vent and crawl to the other side. They began doing so and Sid struggled to hold the rope as Simmons climbed up. Simmons made it and they dropped the rope and made their way through the vents...

Helga got Arnold to wake up just as the rope fell from the vent. had decided to stay in the Gym and Sid, Simmons and the fourth graders would go look for help in the rest of the school. mentioned Harold and told them to see what happened to him and check if he got help. Helga, however was hoping she and Arnold could get up there.

"Damn those boys..." Helga grunted.

She helped Arnold up and they were left with the kindergärtners...

Gerald went over to Wartz. The bleeding had stopped but he was struggling to breath; he had very few heart beats per minute and his arm has now seemingly lost all blood. They decided if he was going to survive they had to amputate. Gerald got Herald's pocket knife and searched for something sterile.

In Wartz's office Gerald found a shot sized bottle of Vodka. He doused the knife in it and prepared to amputate Wartz's arm. He was hesitant but everyone confirmed it was necessary. He started at the shoulder and began sawing through the the bone. He was fighting to not look away as the flesh tor without resistance and no blood bled...

Helga looked around; there a closet on the other end of the Gym. She went over and inside it found an extended ladder. She pulled it out and leaned it against the wall towards the vent. The three,Arnold, Helga and Stinky, climbed up and made their way after Sid and the rest. When they made it to the end they climbed up the vent into Wartz's closet...

Gerald finished cutting through the shoulder and he removed the arm from his body. Surprisingly Wartz did not bleed at all. Moments after the limb was removed his heart beat normalized.

"Find me an adrenaline shot now!"

Wartz then woke up and his heart rate increased. He began to panic and started screaming as he saw his arm gone and blood started spilling out his side. They tried to stop the bleeding but he had so little blood that moments after it started it stopped. His heart stopped beating and he fell onto his back. He defecated a diarrhea like substance that spilled out of his pants with a lesser amount of urine. The stench of the corpses of Harold and Wartz filled up the hallway.

Just then the fourth graders and Arnold and Helga with Sid, Stinky, Simmons and came from Wartz's office. The fourth graders stared in terror as tried to block their view. Arnold and Helga stood in surprise, startled at what they saw. Sid stood thoughtless, mind halted from what he saw. Sid, Arnold and Helga walked over to the rest of their class...

Gerald stood up holding Harold's knife as he walked over to Arnold.

"Where is he?"

"Who?"

Gerald pointed at Harold and he ran down the hallway and dove into the water that filled the building up to the stairs.

The fourth graders made it past; she couldn't keep them from seeing. Sid looked into the crowd of his classmates. The fourth grade class stood staring in absolute horror. Arnold stood between the two groups and spoke.

"We need to get rid of these bodies"