Tala pulled his blue BMW car up to a garage and came to a stop. Looking round, Tala noticed one person working in the garage. The red head climbed out of his car and headed to the man. The old man was half-bent over the car, fixing the engine. "Hey." Tala called.
The old man looked behind him, eyeing Tala. "Yeah?"
"Listen...My partner, he came through here last night. Maybe you saw him?" Tala stated, showing the old man a picture of Kai. It was a rare one of him alone and smiling. Tala had always kept it close because Kai rarely smiled. The old man got up, walking past Tala.
"Daughter, Hillary, worked nightshift." he replied, walking over to a tool box. He pulled out a cigarette. Tala sighed a little and spun on his heel to face the old man.
"Actually he was heading for a placed called Silent Hill. I was wondering how you get there." Tala noticed the odd smirk the man was giving him. "What?" the red head questioned. The man licked the end of the cigarette.
"You don't. Road don't go through there anymore cause of the coal fire still burning underneath. Breathe enough of those fumes, oh bound to kill you." the man replied and returned to the car. Tala frowned deeply, before pulling out some cash from the back pocket of his jeans. He waved it in front of the man.
"Okay...Where's the turn?"
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Kai panted a little when he reached the hummer. He had always been good at running, hardly losing his breath. Years of brutal training at The Abbey had done that. Now, it was like the energy was being sucked out of him. Kai glared at the sign. "Crazy ass town." he mumbled, and jogged the rest of the way to the hummer. Kai came to a halt when he found a picture lying on the road. The picture was off Wolborg, Tala's family beast. Kai knew straight away it was Nickolai's drawing. Ginergly picking it up, Kai examined the picture as he made his way back to the hummer. In front of the hummer was another picture, which shown a school. It had been scribbled over in black, but Kai could see children in the windows. One of them was crying.
Kai climbed into the hummer and slammed the driver door shut. Leaning over the passenger side, Kai then slammed the other door shut. He turned the key but the engine refused the start. He tried again and the engine gave out a whine. "Damn it!" Kai cursed, pounding the steering wheel with both hands. In the background, a figured moved. Kai turned to his right and searched for his phone. The item was lying the passenger floor. Kai reach down and tapped out Tala's number. "Come on Tala. Pick up. I need you." Kai whispered. All he could hear was static and an odd sound. Then he heard parts of Tala's answering machine.
"Hey...This...Tala...Sorry...Not...Here...Leave...Message..."
Kai figured it was better then nothing. "Tala! I'm in Silent Hill. Nickolai's gone. He's lost. We need your help badly." Kai paused and bit his lip. This was going to be a rare time for him to admit something. "I'm not okay." he added and cut the connection. He hoped that Tala could get the message. As the russian placed the phone in his trouser pocket, a figure appeared at his side.
"Hands on the wheel!" The figure barked. Kai glanced over to see the officer. Her gun was trained straight at Kai. He didn't really want to take a chance. Nickolai needed him alive. "Hands on the wheel!" The officer ordered again. Kai placed his hands on the wheel as The officer pulled open the driver door.
"Listen to me, I need your help. My son is missing and..." Kai was roughly yanked out of the car as slammed against the bonnet. "Hey! Weren't you listening to a thing I said? There's something strange about this place. My son's missing." Kai snapped. The officer replaced her gun in it's holder and snorted.
"If you cared so much about that little boy, you wouldn't have run off." she muttered bluntly, pulling a pair of handcuffs out of her pocket. Kai glanced over his shoulder, his crimson eyes wide.
"Hey, stop! What do you think you're doing?" He asked but the officer ignored him and handcuffed his wrists together behind his back. The officer began to read Kai his rights, as the russian rolled his eyes. Why don't police officers ever listen? he questioned as the officer patted him down. "Listen to me damn it! He's ill. He sleep walkes!" Kai yelled. The officer pulling him round to face her.
"Just calm down sir, we're going to find the little boy." she stated. Kai continued to glare at her. The officer pulled her radio from her pocket and switched it on. "Officer Mariam to base. Over." The officer, Mariam paused. There was no answer. "Officer Mariam to Base. Do you copy?" she questioned firmly. Still nothing. Mariam cursed and placed her radio back in her pocket.
"You're bleeding." Kai suddenly stated. Mariam looked over to him before taking her sunglasses off. She wiped away a trail and stared at the blood on her glove.
"Cracked my head pretty good when my bike crashed. Must have been out for a while." She mused. Mariam shook her head. "You okay to walk?" she questioned. Kai stared at her as if it was the most stupidest question in the world.
"What the hell do you think?" Kai snapped. Mariam rolled her eyes and grabbed him by the arm.
"The it looks like we're hiking it back to Brahams." Mariam stated. Kai looked back in confusion. "You're going back to the station." Kai began to struggle which caused Mariam to tighten her grip.
"Are you kidding?" Kai hissed. Mariam shook her head. "Have you heard a single word I said?" he questioned. Mariam nodded her head. "Have you? Really?" Kai snapped. Mariam nodded her head again, dragging Kai along. "I know where to find my son. We need to turn round and head to the school here. I'm sure he's hiding there." Kai explained but Mariam was having none of it.
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"I know where...school...to look for him. I'm not okay."
Tala paled as he listened to the message. He managed to understand most of it. Ending the message, Tala gripped the steering wheel. It was raining hard outside. Tala drove across an old wooden bridge until he saw a battered mess fencing and a police barrier. A young police officer made his way towards Tala's car as the red head climbed out. Within minutes, Tala was soaked. "I'm sorry sir but you'll have to turn around. Road's closed." The officer stated.
"I'm looking for my partner. He may have come through here." Tala replied, pulling the collar of his jacket higher. He didn't mind rain but when it was tipped it down, the red head couldn't stand it. "He drives a Hummer. Silver. Ohio plates." Tala added. The police officer chewed his lip before grabbed his radio. Someway away on the wooden bridge, two people were deep in conversation.
"Sir. This man's partner was driving the Hummer." He informed. One of the figures, a man with wild red and black hair, looked down at Tala. The rain splattered on his umbrella. One gold ear-ring glinted.
"Send him down." The radio crackled. The officer let Tala passed the barrier and led him towards the other man. Tala stared at the officer.
"Have you seen him?" Tala questioned but the officer refused to say anything else. The man met the two half-way, a small smile on his face. "Where is he? Where's Kai?" Tala asked. The man stopped.
"Officer Ozuma. Enjoying the weather?" Ozuma chuckled. Tala's hands balled into fists. To him it was no time to be joking around. Kai needed help and his son, Nickolai was missing.
"God-sake!" Tala snapped, turning away from Ozuma. "I'm trying to find my partner!" The red head hissed as he spun back round on his heel. Ozuma's smile fell and he held out a hand. It was like he was trying to calm Tala down, but it wasn't going to good. Tala was worried, so worried that he thought he was going to throw up.
"I know sir. Now that vehicle, we found it. It's at the end of the bridge but it's empty." Ozuma began, pointing to the end of the bridge. Tala loooked down but he couldn't see the Hummer. "There are no indications that anyone has come under any harm." Ozuma added. Tala ran a hand through his hair and sighed loudly. So far so good. "Now you mind telling me what your..." Ozuma trailed off.
"Partner. Kai's my partner." Tala stated, not paying attention to Ozuma's expression.
"As in business partner?" Tala shook his head, to which Ozuma merely coughed to cover his expression. "Very well. Mind telling me what your partner was doing here, Mister..." Ozuma trailed off a second time, hand held out. Tala shook it quickly.
"Tala Ivanov." Tala replied. Ozuma nodded a welcome as the rain continued to hammer down. "Look, the faster we start looking for him, the faster we'll find him." Tala muttered and headed down the bridge. Ozuma walked faster, stopping in front of Tala and blocking his path.
"Whoa, hold your horses Tala. I'm also missing a deputy. Now knowing Officer Mariam like I do, she's probably looking for your missing Partner." Ozuma reassured. Tala couldn't stand still. His mind was a whirl-wind of thoughts. Ozuma glanced over to one of the officers. "Dunga, make sure no-one comes through the barrier. We're going to get our asses up to Silent Hill." Ozuma informed. Tala joined Ozuma's side as they began to walk up the bridge. "Now tell me everything."
Tala wiped some rain away from his face. "He disappeared yesturday..."
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"Why were you coming up here in the middle of the night anyway?" Mariam questioned. Kai didn't know how long they had been walking but his arms were starting to hurt a little. The hand-cuffs dug into his wrists.
"I thought it woud help my son." Kai admitted. He tried to jiggle the hand-cuffs and wiggle them off his wrists but they were stuck fast. Kai knew that old habits died hard and he wished he had a lock pick in his pocket. However, Kai didn;t want any unneeded questions aimed at him.. Mariam rolled her eyes and huffed.
"You people. You get off the highway from whatever big city you're from and you bring all your sick problems with you." she grumbled. Kai felt his blood boil. To him, Mariam was totally out of line. In the back of his mind an idea was forming.
"Why aren't you listening me?" Kai demanded. Mariam didn't look at the russian but something sparked in her green eyes.
"We had some guy come up here two years. Snatched a little boy from a rest stop, dropped him into a mine vent. I never wanna see anything like that again." Mariam explained, glancing over to Kai. He figured out why she was behaving the way she was. His blood began to boil even more.
"You think I would hurt my own son? You're sick lady, seriously." Kai snapped. Mariam raised an eyebrow.
"How do I know he's even your son." she shot back. Kai fell silent as Mariam grabbed his arm. "Come on." she ordered. They walked past the wreackage of her bike when Maria caught sight of the road. It was completely gone. There was no way for them to get back. "What the hell..." Mariam let the sentance hang as she peered over the edge. This can't be happening. she thought. Kai stood someway back, watching the scene in front of him. Suddenly Kai's ears picked up on a small stone being kicked.
"Okay? Do you see what I'm talking about?" Kai asked. Mariam did not move. "How about getting these hand-cuffs off me." Kai called. Mariam shook her head and turned round to face Kai.
"No. Get walking. There's a lookout town on Toluca lake. There should be a radio there." Mariam replied and grabbed Kai's arm. Kai tried to dig his heels into the ground. He glared at Mariam as best he could but the officer was taking no notice.
"You stupid cop. Don't get it. This place is completely cut off!" Kai huffed. Mariam said nothing as she dragged Kai along. As the two walked past what looked like a wreakage site, Mariam caught sight of a figure swaying from side to side.
"Hey! Hey you there! I'm a police officer!" Mariam called. The two stopped walking when Kai's mobile and Mariam's radio began to crackle and hiss. Kai looked down at his pocket where his phone shone through the fabric. Mariam looked down at her radio. "What's going on?" she questioned. Before Kai could give her an answer, the figure lumbered towards them. Kai took a step back as Mariam's green eyes widened in shock.
The figure was armless and faceless. It only had two legs and walked as if it was a drunk. It's skin looked pale to the point of making it seem ill. A large gaping wound was seen on it's torso, black liquid ozzing out. Mariam pushed Kai back a little, her eyes on the figure. "Stay back." Mariam ordered as she drew her gun. To both of them, it looked like someone in a straight jacket. The figure ambled towards her, the black liquid falling to the floor. The floor sizzled.
"Shoot it!" Kai yelled. Mariam held her gun up, keeping her arm steady. The training she had gotten from Officer Ozuma was playing through her mind.
"Stay where you are!" Mariam yelled. The figure paid no attention. "Stop!" Mariam ordered. A wave of black liquid spewed forth from the figure's torso hole, hitting Mariam dead on. Mariam yelped in shock and backed away. She pulled her helment from her head as the liquid began to eat away at the item. Dark blue hair tumbled out, showing the high-pong tail Mariam currantly had her hair in. Mariam spun round, completely ticked off. She let loose a string of bullets, nailing the creature in the chest. Kai saw his chance and ran for his life. As he past Mariam, she shot the creature in the head, killing it.
Mariam looked up to see the tail-end of Kai's scarf disappear round the corner. Noticing her jacket was smoking, Maria shed her leather jacket quickly and dropped it to the floor. Her radio gave another crack as she caught sight of more the creatures appearing from the fog.
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Kai ran as fast as he could. He glanced behind him quickly as he past a car. Nothing was following him. Kai came to a stop, barely panting for breath. There were times, like now, that Kai thanked The Abbey for their brutal training. The russian dropped to one knee. He slipped his arms over his backside, then under both feet. Once his arms were in front of him, Kai jogged over to a bus stop sign.
Kai searched through the stops shown before coming to the last stop. Looking round, Kai took off. He didn't want to waste any time. His plan worked as he continued to search two more bus stop signs. The last stop sign was Midwich. Shown next to the large blue dot was a small little building. Underneath it was Midwich school. Kai smiled. He knew he didn't need Mariam's help to find the school.
Kai continued on his way before stopping in front of a large sign. He could just make out Midwich Elementary School. Kai smiled again before running inside. The school itself was a looming and imposing building. Kai pushed open the wooden door and stepped inside. "Nickolai!" he yelled. The door slammed shut. Kai glanced back noticing the strange sign on the glass. The russian shook his head and turned his attention back to the stairs in front of him.
Nickolai was here. He could feel it.
Oh No! Oh no! Kai: What? Jemma Aeris Scott: The scene where the Janitor shows up is next and MHR HATES the Janitor. Well MHR would like to thank SuicidalBeyblader, GabZ, Troublesome Aries & SchoolBoredom. Oh and Hi to my twin (AKA Suicidalbeyblader's character.)