My contribution to the slowly growing fandom that is The Evil Within. And why is there hardly any stories with Kidman (at the time of this writing)? It's almost all Sebastian/Ruvik or Sebastian/Joseph stories. Come on people, variety would be nice. Well if I must contribute to the cause then I shall wholeheartedly.

Could be seen as possibly Sebastian/Kidman.

Some creative liberties must also be taken since none of us know the whole story of what happened and due to the ambiguity of Kidman's character.

The story begins just before Sebastian wakes up beside Kidman at the end of the game.

Enjoy.


Kidman knew that life was by its very nature unfair. People often did not get what they deserved, good or bad. Sometimes bad things happened to people who should have had the opposite.

Especially this man.

Sebastian Castellanos, her partner and fellow detective in the Krimson City Police Department. The man was more than just her partner.

People constantly buzzed around her but Kidman barely noticed, she was focused on Sebastian. If anyone were to ask she would have said that she was keeping watch on his vitals. This was only a half truth however. She was watching his vitals yes, but she was also watching him too.

His vitals were a little off but considering what he had been going through this was no surprise. Were he a lesser man they would likely been spiking off the charts. Sebastian was not a lesser man though, Kidman had seen that even when she met him.

She had been placed in the KCPD as a rookie detective. Kidman had played the part perfectly except she did not realize some of the things that followed this. The main things was her partners, Sebastian and Joseph Oda. At first Sebastian had regarded her as just some rookie he was saddled with training while Joseph was the other way around, he regarded her as a friend and looked out for her despite the fact this was completely unnecessary, he did not know that though.

After a time Sebastian grew a bit... warmer towards her. He stopped viewing her as a burden and more like a valued partner alongside Joseph. He was still a little tough on her but Kidman could see that for what it really was. To the best of his knowledge she was just a rookie, someone who needed to be shown the ropes. His attitude toward her was not out of spite, malice, or anything of the sort. It was actually his way of toughening her up. As with Joseph it was unnecessary but Sebastian did not know that. This was actually one of the things that first drew her to Sebastian.

For some reason Sebastian had a nasty protective streak in him toward his partners. Perhaps it was what happened to his daughter and wife but hell hath no fury like a provoked Sebastian.

Despite being a shut in to almost everyone around him, despite being an alcoholic, the man was a damn fine detective. He was also one of the few genuinely good men she had ever met. He always did the right thing, no matter what pain it would cause him.

He put up one hell of a front, shutting people out and having tunnel vision toward his work but Kidman could see him for what he was.

A broken man who had lost everything he held dear.

In truth his partners, especially Joseph and by extension her, were probably the only thing he had left. Kidman had wondered on more than one occasion what lengths he would go for her or Joseph.

She did indeed find out what those lengths were later.

Kidman could not help but remember one of the first times he stepped up for her in Ruvik's nightmare world...

Kidman had known going into this what she would be up against but even then she had been unprepared for what she would be facing. The sheer brutality and madness of that world was not something anyone could have been prepared for.

Kidman was not even sure how she had gotten herself into this situation. All she knew was that this was bad, in fact she was likely not going to survive it without help.

The freezing water at her shins brought her attention back to the source of her predicament.

She was trapped in a small glass cell wrapped in barbed wire. It was completely sealed off except for a hole in the ceiling connected to a pipe. Said pipe was currently pouring freezing cold water into the box. If it were to fill up... she had nowhere to go. The water level was already at her waist and rising quickly.

She was going to drown.

For what felt like the thousandth time she beat her fists and boots against the glass but it did not even seem to scratch it.

Kidman slammed her palms against the glass one final time before she let her head droop, her forehead pressed to the glass. Kidman was not one who wanted to rely on another person, she was not some damsel to be rescued. Yet here she was, she was going to die here alone in this cell and no one would even...

"Kidman!"

The yell made the young woman's gaze shoot up to the higher level of the room to a sight she would never have expected to see again.

It was Sebastian and Joseph.

Both men were seemingly alright but most important they were alive and human. She might stand a chance now, she could get out of this.

Kidman was smiling before she could even consider stopping herself.

"Get me out of this thing!"

Sebastian was already heading for the ramp leading down when Joseph stopped him. "Wait a minute, It's another trap. Look..."

Kidman followed his gaze behind her. Her eyes went wide as she saw what was behind her. There were over a dozen of the haunted lumbering around her prison. How the hell did she miss them and where did they come from?

"It's much more elaborately..." Joseph was cut off mid-sentence when one of the haunted tackled him from behind. Man and creature both went tumbling over the railing to the same level as her below. They landed on top of a table with the haunted breaking Joseph's fall. He shoved the seemingly dead haunted off of him before rising back to his feet.

"Joseph you alright?" Sebastian was yelling from the broken railing above.

"Yeah, I'm alright, think you better get down here..." Every haunted in the room had turned toward the young detective the moment he hit the floor. They were already converging on him like a pack of wolves with cornered prey.

"Hold on, I'm coming!" Sebastian was already moving to the broken flooring leading down.

Next thing Kidman knew a small metallic object shot down from the upper level hitting one of the haunted in the chest. The creature was staggered by the hit but it only slowed it. Just then the device started beeping.

Joseph seemed to know what it was because his eyes went wide as he turned around and dove behind a fallen pillar behind him.

Seconds later whatever it was exploded tearing apart many of the haunted and blowing the rest off their feet.

A grunt from the other side of the room snatched the female detective's attention.

When she turned she saw Sebastian running down the crumbled section of the upper level that formed a convenient ramp to the base level. He was sprinting at full speed, without even breaking stride he brought the shotgun her was carrying up and cracked it right across the face of the first haunted to appear in front of him. With his momentum boosting the force of the blow, the impact knocked the haunted off its feet to slam into the ground head first.

Sebastian spun around and lifted his shotgun up to block an overhead hatchet chop by another haunted. He then kicked out with his foot hitting the haunted in the stomach hard enough to knock it back. Without hesitation Sebastian fired the shotgun almost point blank into its head making it explode.

Still trapped in the filling cell Kidman could only watch her partners fight the horde of haunted surrounding them. The haunted were relentless but the two men showed no signs of slowing. Even when they both seemed to run out of ammo. Sebastian just pulled out his revolver before tossing another hatchet over to Joseph.

The glass chamber was being filled fast. It was already enough that her feet could not touch the bottom. She had to keep herself swimming up to the surface to keep her head above the water.

Even when more haunted appeared in the upper level, some with guns and some even with dynamite of all things, Sebastian and Joseph did not relent for a moment. Kidman knew her partners were tough but this seemed to be something else. The pair shrugged off whatever hits the haunted dealt and fought on.

After what felt like hours of combat to Kidman the creatures finally stopped coming. "Is... Is that it?" Joseph was scanning the whole room with great focus. There was nothing to see however, all of the haunted seemed to be either dead or just gone.

Sebastian and Joseph were instantly running over to the glass cell trying to figure out a way to open it. First they tried to break it open, Sebastian even tried shooting it, neither worked.

Joseph was roving his eyes over the lock keeping the glass cage shut but he did not seem to be having much luck. "I can't get the thing open."

Kidman was barely paying attention to what Joseph was saying when he pointed to the pipes of flowing water. She was too distracted by the fact that they were here for her. Here they were trapped in what was practically hell itself and they were fighting to save her life.

They did not even know her that well Kidman realized. She was always quiet and kept to herself, never letting anyone close for fear of exposing who she really was. Despite that they fought for her, she was still their partner.

"Where do these cables go?" Joseph was pointing to the pipes pumping the water into the cell. They seemed to lead off to the side and out of the giant room they were in.

Joseph was already moving to follow them when Sebastian stopped him with an arm on his shoulder. "I'll go, tell me what to do."

Sebastian was immediately sprinting out of the room following the pipes. Kidman watched him leave still in disbelief that he was trying so hard to save her.

Joseph was now searching the room for anything they could use. From what she could see in the cell he at least found some more ammunition for his pistol. Kidman found herself really wishing she still had her own gun.

Time continued to pass and the water was still rising. She could still hear the occasional gunshot but she was starting to get worried. What if he got himself killed trying to save her? The thought brought a feeling of dread to the pit of her stomach.

These two did not even know her real purpose for being here. To them she was just their rookie partner that needed saving. This left Kidman feeling more than a little guilty.

She truly wished she could explain to them what was happening but she had no clue how to even bring it up. Kidman did not know if they would even be able to understand, it was certainly something nothing either man had ever encountered before.

Perhaps if she could get them both somewhere safe, or at least temporarily safe, she could at least try to explain things. She was sure Joseph at least would make an effort to understand, but Sebastian would be another matter. The senior detective Kidman had noticed was doubting her being just a rookie. His job was attention to detail in things like that so of course he would eventually see through her deception.

Kidman's entire body was now freezing. The water soaked through her clothes, its chill cutting to the bone. At this rate she was going to die of something other than drowning, she was going to freeze to death.

Outside her prison Joseph was beating on the glass again. She could hear him saying something quietly Kidman could not hear the words. What the hell was this thing made of anyway?

She only had a few moments of air left before it filled completely.

Joseph had taken to repeatedly striking the glass when the worst-case scenario happened.

The glass cell became completely filled.

The Asian detective was hitting the glass as hard as he possibly could while Kidman just floated in the middle. She had managed to take one last large lungful of air before she lost the ability but it did not matter anymore.

There was no way out now.

The worst part was that Sebastian likely got himself killed trying to find a way to stop the water flow.

A gunshot from the upper level caught the attention of both Kidman and Joseph.

When Kidman looked up she could not believe her eyes. Sebastian ran into view wheeling around to fire several shots from his revolver before turning around again. He was sprinting toward some dials she had not seen earlier.

The senior detective had almost reached it when what he was running from came into view. There were three of the haunted coming at him. They managed to grab him a second before he reached the panel. He was instantly kicking and flailing trying to dislodge their grip as they tried to drag him back.

Joseph was aiming his gun at the upper level but there was no way for him to get a shot. The four of them were moving around far too much for a clear shot, the risk of hitting Sebastian was too great.

Kidman could already feel her lungs burning from lack of air. She was running out of time fast.

Sebastian had managed to shove one off and was now practically dragging the other two to get close to the lever. With a great heave he threw a second back into the first sending both haunted back to the floor in a tangled heap.

With one arm now free he finally reached the panel.

"Set the upper dial to twenty-two and the bottom dial to five!" Joseph yelled to Sebastian as the veteran detective was following the directions as fast as he could.

Within seconds the glass cell fell open and Kidman tumbled out. Joseph had tried to catch her but she fell to quickly to the floor. He was however right there to help her to her feet.

"Are you alright?" Joseph helped lifted her up off the wet ground.

The female detective coughed repeatedly as she drew in huge lungful of oxygen. Never before had she been so glad to have air.

If Sebastian had not...

Sebastian!

Kidman did not say a word, instead she was more focused on if Sebastian was alright. When she looked up it was just in time to see one of the haunted falling off the upper level having been set aflame. There was Sebastian at the top looking down over them. He was alright.

Kidman was moments from opening her mouth to call out to him when the floor began lighting up. It slowly formed into a grid like pattern before it suddenly collapsed out from beneath them, sending them tumbling into a black abyss.

After several moments of falling Kidman felt her body hit somewhat solid ground hard. She let out a soft gasp upon impact. Joseph landed beside her only a few feet away. He let out a groan as he slowly clambered to his feet.

As she stood up the first thing Kidman noticed was the smell. The room they landed in smelled like decay and death. It appeared to be a sewer of some kind, the smell was coming from the several rotting corpses scattered throughout the chamber.

At least Sebastian would be able to catch up fairly quickly. If he did what she thought he would do then he was already about to jump down after them.

"Kidman get down!" Joseph yelled pointing his gun at her.

She did not hesitate to drop to the floor.

Just in time for Joseph to take a shot at what was behind her. Kidman heard the thump of something heavy hitting the wall behind her. When she turned, Kidman saw that one of the haunted had crawled its way up from the floor.

The worst part was that it was not alone. Several more were coming up from the floor.

Joseph grabbed her arm, gently but firmly, and pulled her toward a crack in the corner of the room. He pushed her to climb through first as she wheeled around to fire several shots.

Kidman understood, there were too many to fight. They would have to flee and hope Sebastian caught up later. She had to go through first because she still had no weapon.

As fast as she could, Kidman pulled her way through the gap. It was tight but she did it.

After firing one last shot behind him, Joseph followed right behind her.

The pair of detectives were soon taking off down the sewer tunnel. The crack they crawled through would slow the haunted down but Kidman highly doubted it would stop them.

Kidman was not so worried for Sebastian. He had more weapons and ammunition than the two of them did. If he followed them into that room then he could make short work of the haunted before following them.

At least that was what she hoped.

It was not long before Kidman and Joseph were stopped dead in their tracks by a large metal gate. Off to the side was a small jail cell like door.

Both were locked.

Joseph cursed as they heard the growls behind them.

Without hesitation Joseph pushed Kidman behind him and took aim at the passage they entered through.

The first haunted that came through was met with a bullet right to its half missing face. Several more followed the first. Joseph's bullets were not stopping them though, they were only being slowed.

The duo backed up slowly as the pack of haunted advanced. As Joseph fired Kidman tried the door again but it still did not budge.

They were cornered with no escape.

Kidman still had no weapon but Joseph planted himself firmly between the haunted and Kidman, they were going to have to kill him first before they even got close to her.

Just then a small metallic cylinder flew into the room.

Joseph shoved Kidman off to the side a second before the object exploded. The horde of haunted along with Joseph was blown off their feet to the floor. Kidman only barely managed to dodge the blast when she was pushed.

"Sebastian!" As she moved back to her knees Kidman looked up in time to see Sebastian come tearing into the room. The first haunted that moved in front of him was slugged hard to the jaw, the bone breaking on impact. While it stumbled back from the force of the blow Sebastian drew a knife driving it straight into its eye socket.

With a snarl, he tore the weapon free before snatching a glass bottle from the floor. The next haunted was hit by a point blank shotgun blast to the chest. A third was on the receiving end of a glass bottle to the face.

By the time Joseph had retained his footing Sebastian had already tore the room apart. He had blew in with all the fury of a hurricane and meteor all rolled into one.

With shotgun in hand he was still scanning the room for hostiles. When he found none he rushed over to his partners. "Are you guys alright?"

"We're alright," Joseph was the first to respond.

"Just a few bumps, we're fine." Kidman spoke next as she moved over to the door. Joseph was at the other larger door, likely searching for a way to open it.

Kidman put a hand on the wall taking a deep breath. That was another very close call, if he had not arrived when he did Sebastian would have found both of them already dead. It would not have been a pleasant end.

Kidman again found herself feeling the guilt. Sebastian and Joseph should not have been pulled into this. It was not right, they deserved better.

She was so distracted that she did not notice Sebastian approaching her until he was right beside her. The words were coming out of her mouth before she could stop them. "If you hadn't come along..."

Sebastian did not say anything, instead he just put a hand on her shoulder and squeezed softly. The gesture itself meant more than any words.

They were safe... or at least somewhat safe. Maybe this would be her best chance to talk to them. At least get them up to speed on what they were up against. At the very least it would boost their chances of survival, it was better than groping around in the dark like they had been.

Kidman was about to open her mouth to speak when Joseph spoke up first. "It looks like the door's locked from the other side."

Sebastian was moving over to his male partner now. Kidman thought about it again, it was not exactly safe here, they were still trapped. She could be patient a little longer.

"Sebastian, maybe we could lift this enough for Kidman to go under and open it from the other side?" Joseph was motioning toward the much larger door. The two men might be able to lift it just enough for her to crawl under, she was the thinnest one of the three of them after all.

Sebastian did not seem to like the idea. He seemed against sending her into unknown danger, at least that was what Kidman thought.

Kidman just gave him a nod making Sebastian relent.

"We're counting on you," the tone in Sebastian's voice made Kidman's stomach do a back flip. He did not sound like he was telling her she better not fail, instead it was like he had faith in her. He sounded like he was truly depending on her. The irony of the fact that it was she who was depending on them, especially in her weaponless state, was not lost on the woman.

Kidman was so afraid of her voice betraying her that she could only reply with a simple "Alright."

He moved into position at the door alongside Joseph. Together, they began to lift. As soon as it was high enough for her to fit through, Kidman moved to pass under it . She was through within seconds but the thought of a giant metal door being held up above her by her partners was not a reassuring one.

After Kidman got passed safely through Sebastian and Joseph let the door drop with a heavy thud. Meanwhile Kidman was moving around to the smaller door and began to unlock it. It was not long before it was open.

"We should go," Kidman motioned them through the door. Once through the trio began moving down the long, dark hallway. Something about it was sending a chill down Kidman's spine though.

They did not make three steps before Sebastian struck up a conversation. "I'm glad you're both alright."

His words and tone again struck a chord in Kidman. He sounded so relieved that she and Joseph were safe, like the mystery of their fates was tearing him apart inside while they were apart. Which from what she knew of Sebastian was not far from the truth. The man would stare the devil himself down to save his partners.

The guilt was rising up yet again in Kidman, she needed to come clean to these two. They deserved that at least.

"It's odd though. Why would they catch you instead of just killing you?" Joseph was pondering from behind Kidman and Sebastian.

"Maybe he didn't see me as a threat..." the words tumbled from Kidman's mouth before she could stop them. It was a second later that she saw her error. She had said too much. Time to finally come clean.

"He?" Sebastian was first to speak up.

Before Kidman could elaborate further Sebastian and Joseph both groaned out in pain clutching their heads.

Kidman was about to move over to Sebastian to see if he was alright but something below her grabbed at her ankles. Kidman did not even have time to scream as she was pulled down into the ground.


Here we go. Again people there's like no stories with Kidman and Sebastian in it. A little variety would be nice everyone. Yes, I'm talking to you fanfiction writers reading this.

I might continue this but I don't know yet.