Two chapters left of this story. The next two don't exactly match with the title but they are the other two Kidman and Sebastian scenes in the game. Since they are cutscene based instead of a chapter or full event (like the water tank), they will likely not be anywhere near as long.

My apologies.

Enjoy.


After everything, after fighting through hordes of monsters and fields of diabolical traps, she had finnally done it.

She found him.

Kidman led the young albino boy down the sidewalk, holding him by the hand. Both to ensure she did not lose him again and to reassure Leslie. He seemed relaxed with her touch.

Kidman bit her lip softly as she risked a look at him. He was smiling broadly, just like a young child would if they were holding their mothers hand walking down the road.

The kind of child Kidman never got to be.

The young woman did not remember much of her past but she did know that she was never like Leslie was feeling now. She did not have a childhood to look back on.

Before her thoughts could drift further, Leslie let go of her hand. Kidman's eyes instantly snapped up to look at the boy. He was smiling again as he moved onto the playground with her at the entrance.

The nearby equipment creaked as it moved slightly. The entire area giving off a peaceful and serene aura. This entire moment felt like something out of a movie. Kidman was the mother-like figure and Leslie was the little child who got to enjoy a playground while his 'mother' watched over him to keep him safe. The child would feel completely secure and safe with his mother there.

The very thought filled Kidman with disgust, not at the thought itself though. Instead she was disgusted with herself for what she still had to do.

"Leslie can go home? Can take the train all the way home?" Leslie spoke softly, his voice hopeful.

"No Leslie, not today." Kidman responded softly, her voice barely holding together.

"You'll protect me?" The albino boy looked over at her as he said the words. The look in his eyes was so warm and trusting.

"Yes, that's my job." Kidman kept her voice steady and even as best she could. The woman even threw in a tiny smile for him, forced though it was. Kidman was unsure if she was capable of a real smile at the moment.

"Good, good, good." Leslie turned around again and moved over to the playground again.

"When I get home they'll be... surprised."

Leslie then stopped in place and began mumbling something. All around Kidman she saw everything freeze in place.

It was time.

"It's not your fault, I'm sorry." Kidman's voice broke this time as she slowly raised her gun to Leslie's back.

Kidman was so sick to her stomach she felt like she would vomit any moment now. She needed to end this as quickly as possible. For all of their sakes, even Sebastian and Joseph.

At least Leslie would finally know some peace.

One bullet.

That was all it would take to end this nightmare.

Kidman was thankful that the other two were not here to see this. They would not understand but that was not why Kidman wanted them elsewhere. Even if they did understand, she did not want them to see what she had to do. Kidman could take the sickening feeling that was going to come with killing the defenseless Leslie. What Kidman was afraid of was her partners knowing she had done it.

The look that would surely be on Sebastian's face would be more painful to see than the bullet she was about to fire.

A single tear slowly fell down Kidman's cheek as she prepared to pull the hammer back and squeeze the trigger.

"Stop."

Kidman never realized how a single word could hold so much power. Kidman instantly found herself panicking internally, on the outside she did not show it whatsoever.

"You don't understand. You don't know what he'll become." Kidman spoke, keeping her tone firm, in an attempt to keep herself together.

Her body remained frozen place knowing his gun was on her.

"I do, I've seen it." Sebastian responded. The man probably thought Kidman was talking about the haunted. No, this was something else not related to the haunted.

"You don't understand what Ruvik is after." Kidman hoped she was finally having a chance to explain things to the older detective. If only Joseph were here, then again, they could explain it to him later.

"So tell me. What is he after?" Sebastian questioned. Kidman caught the slight hesitation in his response. Her back was still facing him so she could not see his face but something was off.

Kidman needed to finish this quickly before something happened. She could not afford to lose Leslie again. "He's after Leslie."

Kidman pulled the hammer back on her pistol.

"What, he needs to finish his science project?" Sebastian's voice had that same dry sarcasm that constituted his humor. Were this any other situation, Kidman would not have minded it one bit.

"Don't patronize me. I have orders. I can't let him have this boy." Kidman once again said more than she had intended to. It was time to come clean anyway.

Kidman turned her head just slightly away from Leslie so she could at least look at Sebastian out of the corner of her eye. "Leslie is the only one he can..."

Kidman never got to finish the words.

The hesitation she caught in Sebastian's voice must have been him noticing or signaling to Joseph. In that moment the Asian detective rushed forth from his cover toward Leslie. Just before he reached him, the albino boy let out a high pitch wail. All around them the ground shook, glass shattered.

Kidman managed to keep her footing but when she looked up, it was just in time to see Leslie attempting to flee.

She could not allow that.

She lifted her gun and fired but the ground was shaking too much, the bullet veered wide in the wrong direction.

Kidman fired a second shot, only to realize in utter horror her mistake.

"Don't do it!" Joseph screamed as he dove in front of her path. The second bullet striking him. Kidman was unsure where but she knew it was a hit when she saw the blood splatter from the wound.

The shaking ground did not relent for a moment. To make matters worse, Leslie was getting away. .

At the same time, she badly wanted to stop and help Joseph. It was slowly sinking in what she had just done. It was an accident, that fact did not make it sting any less however. If it was not for the fact that Leslie was escaping, Kidman knew she would be throwing up.

If Kidman did not get Leslie then they were all going to be dead anyway. Besides, Sebastian would take better care of Joseph than she could.

Thinking Joseph would be safe in Sebastian's hands, Kidman took off to give chase to the fleeing albino.


Not really sure about this one, I hate doing ones this short but the cutscene itself was not that long.

Next chapter will be the finale. You all know which scene it will be. This story is going to come full circle and end where it began. Think like He Stood for Me's first chapter in reverse.

I'm hoping to post the final part tomorrow. I literally have several days free so I am going to attempt to finish several stories so I could start some new ones I thought of. One maybe being an Evil Within one-shot. Then again most of my Evil Within stories except this one don't get that many views. I suppose I don't write what most of the fanbase prefers.

To those who have been reading and especially those who have reviewed I have a bonus nod to all of you. It is you that makes writing have any meaning. I just wanted to thank all of you.