Chapter Ten: Death Row

As Josh finally reached the bottom he looked back up and the hallway was starting to turn into the nightmare world heading downward. Josh opened the door hear and quickly closed it behind him thinking it would stop the nightmare. It ate though the door and kept moving around the area. Josh back away and started to run in random directions. He finally stopped at a giant hole, the nightmare following quickly behind him. There was a sign above the hole, saying "Welcome to Toluca Prison."

Josh didn't care what it said, but he had to escape the nightmare world this time. Quickly he jumped down into the hole and fell into the darkness. Josh awoke to a cafeteria that was turned into the nightmare world.

The cafeteria had tables and chairs, kind of like a school cafeteria but it didn't seem like a school to Josh. On the floor, kneeling with a magnum in her hands, Sammy was giggling and laughing to herself.

"Sammy? What are you doing here?" Josh went over and placed his hand on her shoulder.

Sammy screamed for moments and hit Josh making him let go. She jumped up and turned toward him holding her gun at him with a scared face. "You're going to try and kill me too, just like he did huh!?" Sammy then pointed the gun at a dead body before quickly back at Josh.

"Look, I just wanted to know if that was you. And I don't doubt he tried to kill you," Josh said trying to calm her down. He took a step forward now.

Sammy pressed lightly on the Magnums trigger. "Don't take another step, I know what you all want. You want me dead!"

Trying to calm her down Josh waved his arms downward. "Let's just put the gun down ok. We don't need this right about now. This place will kill us if we don't work together."

"It'll kill us?" Sammy mocked him before laughing aloud. "The only thing it'll do is kill you! That damn cult needed more power for the ritual, so you're one of the people they want. They want me to but I came here for free will, and I've almost got what I cam for."

"Cult?" Josh looked at her confused.

"Yes, that Dahlia ran it and just couldn't hold her own against Harry. The bitch deserved to die," Sammy said laughing more but not moving the magnum an inch.

"Are you a part of this cult?" Josh asked.

"What, you think I want to worship some fake god for no apparent reason!? You've misjudged me my friend," Sammy said lowering her gun. "The guy here was dead when I arrived anyway. I just like making some jokes."

"Well you're pretty good at that. Ever thought of becoming an actress?" Josh asked in a sarcastic tone.

"You're one funny guy," Sammy said walking to the only door and placing her hand on it. "But that won't get you far here. This is Toluca Prison, and sometimes I even fear the souls the occupy here." Sammy opened the door and left.

Josh looked on a pillar beside him and picked up a map on there. Walking out of the cafeteria he entered a long hall. Slamming sounds were everywhere, they'd start low and then become loud. Josh walked forward and then stopped at a door that the map labeled as the shower room. Inside there was water all over the floor, filth could be found all inside the water. One of the shower doors were open but tapped to the shower head was some type of square plate. Josh pulled the plate off and looked at the back which read "Plate of Lust".

Josh walked out of the shower room and walked to an entrance to one of the two prison cell wards. Josh opened the door and entered. After closing it the sound of pounding stopped, and it was now like pounding feet heading for Josh. When it reached him, though, there was nothing. It said some words in some foreign language Josh had never heard, and then walked off to the other side. Josh walked on and at the other end was a man on fire.

"Whoa," Josh said looking at him.

The man looked but and chuckled like a maniac. His face peeled off from the heat of the fire and fell to the ground, but it still laughed. Josh looked at the face and then the fire body. It pulled up a rifle from its back. This was the warden.

"Oh hell no," Josh yelled jumping out of the way as it fired. Incidentally he landed on the face which laughed as he landed there. Josh stood up quickly and pulled out his shotgun. Another shot was fired but missed, probably couldn't see without his face. Josh shot at him four times before it hit the ground. The wardens body then returned to normal and the flames were gone. Josh kicked him a little and chuckled some, "Hey this guy looks a little like me."

The door that Josh found led to another hallway, but he thought it wouldn't hurt to look around where he was first to see if there was anything. In one of the cells Josh found another square cell which read "Plate of Gluttony" on the back.

Josh walked into the hallway after finding nothing more and the slamming was now constant in here, along with the sound of someone walking back forth and muttering those odd words. He ran done to the closet door and opened it.

Inside this hallway there was only the sound of the person walking and the odd words. Josh noticed it was the second prisoners ward of cells. He walked to one of the cells and looked inside. Inside he picked up a glue doll which seemed odd enough to be there, and another stone plate that read "Plate of Pride".

Josh walked out of the cell ward into the loud hallway once more, but moved into the courtyard door afterwards. Running in an aimless direction because he didn't know where he was, he found a large stone cube like structure in the middle of the courtyard, and three empty places for some type of plates. In this area it sounded like a horse was running around. Josh pulled out the three stone plates he found and placed them in the three slots. Afterwards the horse steps became louder and something that sound like a slicing noise was heard.

Josh walked to the door of the now quiet courtyard and on the door handle was a horseshoe. Not only this but a picture taped to the horseshoe. "It's Jacob and that lady that looks like Amel, Lina right?" Josh asked himself but then looked in the background. They were in front of some hotel near water.

Josh moved out and ran in more aimless directions. He ended up finding a speaker box room that was demolished but let entrance to the other side of the prison. Josh moved out of this room and went into the other speaker box room. In here there was perfect condition, and a lighter sitting in the middle of the table. Josh picked up the light and walked out.

Moving more around her found the prison wardens room. Inside there was a nice, shiny rifle placed in a case. Josh picked up the rifle, and all the ammo for it inside the office.

"Finally, a prize for all the hard work I've been doing," Josh said with pride before walking out of the wardens room.

There was a door on the ground, one that was missing a handle to pull it upward. Josh pulled out his horseshoe, lighter, and glue doll and though of a way to open it. Josh used to lighter to melt the glue and then placed the horseshoe in the glue, watching it make some kind of handle. The glue soon solidified and Josh pulled up the door using the horseshoe. There was a hole here, but right about now Josh feared nothing. He quickly jumped into the hole.

Down here it looked like a morgue. Bodies hung out of the shelves they were supposed to be located in for research, and bodies also lay on stretchers. Josh ignored this and moved on to where another ole was. Josh was getting tired of these things like he was Silent Hill. Josh quickly jumped down to get it over with.

Josh landed smoothly and looked in front of him. There was a large elevator and Jacob stood there looking the direction away from Josh. "Hey," Josh yelled at Jacob standing himself.

Turning, Jacob looked angrily at him. "What are you still doing here Josh, I thought you already got what you came here for. Shouldn't you be gone?" Jacob asked him.

"Shouldn't I ask the same of you cold blooded killer," Josh said putting his rifle up.

"No need for names that are not true," Jacob said looking at him, "And why should I leave, I'm still looking for my wife."

"You killed her," Josh said lowering the rifle a little, "Didn't you?"

"If I did then why would I be here?" Jacob asked looking at Josh. "Listen, this place can turn people on each other. Don't believe everything you see, there are only some things that you should listen to."

"Well I'm sure about this one," Josh pointed his rifle up. As he did the elevator descended. Josh tried to get Jacob but the bullet missed. "Shit, get back here," Josh ran to the edge and looked at the elevator making its slow fall.

The elevator came back up after a few minutes and Josh boarded. The elevator descended itself and it slowly reached the bottom floor, or Josh thought this was as low as this place could go. Getting off the elevator made its way back up. Josh just ignored it and looked at the nice wooden door in front of him, which was surrounded by dirt walls and such. The nightmare had only begun.