Silent Hill Extreme

Chapter 10: The Park

How did it end like this?

It started very well, Ichigo and Karin were having a great time. She was having a great time.

Their vacations to the United States were one of the best she ever had. Disney did that to one's opinion about vacations.

Then it went right down the drain when they came…

It was too fast for her to fully comprehend before it was done.

She was sleeping at the time. So when she was roughly pulled away from the warm embrace of sleep, she knew something was wrong.

Ichigo would never wake her up like this and Karin was caring while doing this… maybe they thought she was made of glass… like if anything that touched her could harm her…

She knew it wasn't anyone in her family. The people taking her away from the car Ichigo rented were cold. Not in attitude, but in their auras.

She did not like this at all. She was roughly thrown into a van and the cloaked members of what she eventually came to know as the Order drugged her into sleep.

That's where her last memory outside Silent Hill ended…

When she woke up, it was to see that she was in a room like any other. It looked old and neglected. She got up and walked to the door to see if anyone could help her.

Then she remembered…

She would get no help here…

As quietly as she could, she opened the door and walked outside. She saw a hallway that was filled with doors.

Yuzu Kurosaki went inside the room she occupied and looked around for anything useful for her to use. She came upon a loose wood plank on the floor and decided it was good enough to defend herself from anything that would come at her.

Quietly, she walked outside and walked by the hallway, sticking close to the wall. She came upon a staircase which she walked down. Upon arriving to the 1st floor, she came upon a passageway that led to a door.

The door to her freedom…

She walked in that direction and opened the door that led to the streets of where she was. It was snowy and fog covered the sky. She could barely see. Looking around she realised that she was in a town.

She stopped contemplating when she heard footsteps behind her. They were coming…

Looking in front of her, Yuzu saw a park and decided it was her best bet at hiding.

She ran towards it and barely paid any notice to the sign that named said park 'Logan's Park'.

She ran as fast as she could and knew there was little chance of her escaping…

"Ichigo… Karin… Help me…"

She managed to run until she came upon a fountain when she heard a cruel voice speaking to her…

"Playtime is over, little girl" She turned around and saw a cloaked person who gripped her in a way she could not get away "Enjoy the fresh air because this is the last time you'll smell it!"

And everything went black for her…

-SHE-

*BANG*

"ICHIGO!" It was the desperate cry of Karin upon hearing the shotgun going off. She turned around to see the shotgun's cannon smoking. The cannon was pointing besides Ichigo's head. Ichigo stood frozen in place, looking behind him. Karin did the same and saw that a straightjacket was hoping to catch them unguarded "Y-you…"

The woman sighed and lowered her shotgun "I will believe what you claim"

Ichigo and Karin sighed in relief and felt as a weight in their shoulder was lifted.

Now that the tension was gone, Ichigo turned to look at the woman who looked to be around the same age as him. She wasn't that tall, but had long brown hair tied in a ponytail. She wore an orange shirt and green skirt. Over her shirt, she wore a white vest.

But that was not what caught his interest. It wasn't that she was pretty.

It was her state. She looked tired, hell she looked exhausted. Her body and clothes were covered in grime and caked blood.

She looked at him with questioning eyes before Karin asked "You're related to Alessa… right?"

The woman nodded and looked at her "That's right. I'm He… I'm Cheryl"

Ichigo raised an eyebrow at the slip up. He shook his head and said "I'm Ichigo and this is my sister Karin. This Alessa wouldn't happen to be the black haired one with pale face, right?"

"That's right… she's my… sister" Cheryl said reluctantly. She did not know these people. She would not share her secrets with them.

That was what Ichigo perceived from her. She is a reserved person and Ichigo accepted that.

He was the same, unless he's with family or friends.

"Okay I won't meddle, but I won't buy that" Ichigo said as he unsheathed his katana "But it's not the moment to speak. We've got a customer"

Both Cheryl and Karin turned around to see a really strange creature.

"It's a Closer" Cheryl mutter under her breath.

The Closer is a tall, menacing creature, with thick, all-encompassing arms. It seems to have its parts stitched together.

"I want to be farther from it…" Karin mutters as she prepares for the battle. She pulled out her guns while Cheryl raised her shotgun.

The creature got close to them and swung its humungous arm toward the trio. While Ichigo rolled forward and slashed its leg, Karin rolled to the side and took a shot to the head.

Cheryl meanwhile simply blocked the arms with her shotgun and pushed it back. As soon as she did it, she pointed her weapon to its chest and pulled the trigger repeatedly.

All of it without flinching…

Karin had a new admiration for this woman while Ichigo nodded thoughtfully. She would not slow them down.

The Closer fell to the ground and Cheryl went to its head and struck it, ending its pain.

Karin approached her and whistled "Whoa you're good…"

"I've been here for a long time. I had to be good…" Cheryl says as she eyes her surroundings.

Ichigo looks at her thoughtfully before saying "You mean Silent Hill or this Nightmare?"

Cheryl looks at him in the eyes and replies gravely "Both…"

Ichigo was about to ask another question but Karin interrupted "Guys we need to leave this place. Yuzu's life is on the line"

"You're right" Ichigo agrees as he sheathes his Katana "We need to find the medallion to get out of this Nightmare"

"A medallion?" Cheryl questions him, but it was Karin who answered.

"The Medallions of Jungfrau. We don't know why they want it, but if we give the three of them to this bastard called Norman, we get Yuzu back and leave the town" Karin explains as she shows the two medallions they already have.

Cheryl let out a mirthless laugh upon hearing that to what Ichigo gets a crossed look on his face "What's your problem, huh!?"

Cheryl chuckles and looks at Ichigo "I'm sorry, it's just that you're more naïve than what I thought you were. The Order won't do something like kidnapping your sister just to make you find those medallions. They always want something more and they will manipulate you to obtain it…"

"You say that they're using us to get this medallions for something more than what he told us?" Ichigo asks her.

"What did he told you?" Cheryl asks curiously.

Karin crosses her arms and replies "He told us that he wants to end Silent Hill's nightmare"

Cheryl actually laughed at that "That's bullshit and I can tell it without looking at the man!"

Ichigo had a bad feeling about this "What you mean is…"

"Knowing how the order works, your sister is either alive if useful or dead if-!" Cheryl was interrupted by Ichigo picking her up by the scruff of her vest.

"Don't finish!" Ichigo said harshly "She is alive and we will get her back. That much I know!"

Not backing down, Cheryl head-butted with Ichigo "How do you know!?"

"Instinct"

Seeing conflict on the way, Karin stepped between the two and said "Even…" It pained her saying this, but at this moment she was the only one with level head "Even if Yuzu is dead… we have to get out of here" Karin looks at Cheryl and asks "There must be a rare creature around here. If you know where to find it, tell us!"

Cheryl and Ichigo were surprised by the firm tone in Karin's voice and relented the fighting. Cheryl crossed her arms and nodded "There is one… a very dangerous one. When I tried to fight it, it almost killed me. It usually is in the area surrounding the Rollercoaster"

"That's our ticket to the real world" Ichigo sighed and looked around "How do we get there?"

Cheryl sighed and looked toward the exit of the Stage area "I guess if we are three there are more chances of killing it. We get out of this area and when we arrive to the swing rocket, we turn right"

"Let's go then" Ichigo took the initiative and walked in the direction of the Rollercoaster.

-SHE-

Yuzu woke up once again to find herself tied to the bed this time. There was no escape she guessed now.

"So the princess woke up, huh?"

Yuzu turned to see a man who seemed to be in his fifties. He had brown hair and was very pale.

"Who are you?" Yuzu said in perfect English. She edged away from the man as much as she could while tied by her arms and legs.

"My name is Norman Young and you young girl will be a part of something greater" Norman explains to the confused girl "You see, your brother and sister are looking for some artefacts I need"

This man was very forward with his use for her "What do you mean by something greater?"

"Ah, curious eh? You see, you will help me achieve what many failed in the past, I will reach toward paradise"

"Paradise?"

"A place where no one has to feel grief. Where no one has to feel pain… a perfect place!" Norman explains with glee.

Yuzu mulled over those words before asking, not really sure if she wanted to know the answer "Then why do you need me? What can I actually do?!"

"You don't know? You have the potential of absorbing the energy surrounding you. Normally, your species absorb the Reishi in the air, but for what I need you will have to do more than that…"

"Absorb Reishi?" Yuzu questioned. Last time she checked she was not able to do that…

"I said it was a potential. Your Quincy powers are not awakened as of yet" Norman explains "You will be one of the three pillars to sustain the rebirth of God. Only with him will I be able to manipulate the Toren des Paradieses, or in English, Gates of Paradise!"

'Pillars? God? Paradise? Where I am? Ichigo… Karin… Where are you?'

Norman was about to speak once again but was interrupted when a cloaked man entered the room and bowed to him "Sir there seems to be some intruders in Pearl Creek"

"Intruders you say?" Norman asks rhetorically "Then I will have to greet them personally"

Yuzu watched as the man stood up and started walking away, though he stopped at the door frame.

"Do act like an idiot if you can… I did told your brother that you were slowly becoming a vegetable…" Norman comments while looking at her over her shoulders "It would seem that that situation is a good motivator for him to work on my timetable…"

Yuzu sat in her bed thinking over what she was told. It was unbelievable what he said. Summoning a God... no giving birth to it he said. And the Paradise… there was not such a thing like that. Even death was a hardship. She knew from what Ichigo told her and Karin about Soul Society.

Tears fell down her cheeks as she did not know what this man had in mind for her.

She did not want to know…

-SHE-

By the time they exited the haunted mansion, Ichigo was already getting annoyed. Severely annoyed.

To get to the Rollercoaster they had two options.

Jump into the void or take a detour through the Haunted Mansion. It was not that hard to choose.

It was a nightmare inside.

Cheryl commented that the last time she was here, there were no monsters except a red mist that chased her all the way to the outside.

Nothing compared to being chased by frozen kids who not only were immortal, but froze you upon contact.

Not funny.

Karin admitted this was part of her Nightmare.

Not wanting another surprise, Ichigo turned to Cheryl "You said you were here once before. Anything we should know?"

"Many things changed since the first time I was here. There was no snow and no SchoolChildren. That's for sure. The Closer though is my fault. It's part of my nightmare" Cheryl explained as she gunned a Raw Shock coming at them.

Ichigo sighed and said "Well the snow was in my Nightmare as well that Raw Shock… though I don't get why the ice is part of it…"

Karin added her two cents here "Ice should have been part of my nightmare. I feel like the devastation my nightmare and this one is fits you more, Ichigo"

They kept discussing and walking toward the rollercoaster. It was easier when there were more people to fight alongside you.

"Now we need to go up" Cheryl said while pointing to the top of the rollercoaster "This monster is a flyer and won't come down here"

Karin eyed the rollercoaster and asked "How do you suppose we will get up there?"

It was Ichigo who replied "From a building"

"That's right" Cheryl said as she motioned for them to follow "I know which one is better"

It did not take long for them to get to the top of one of the taller buildings. The leap to the Rollercoaster was not that long, but not easy either.

The first one was Ichigo who upon landing on the rail, he helped the others with the jump.

Once the three of them were on top of the rail, they started walked in the direction they heard the screech getting louder.

Dense mist covered the rails so they were almost walking blindly.

In retrospective this seemed like a bad idea…

But the flapping of wings stopped them.

Looking up they managed to discern what looked like a humanoid figure in the air. It was entirely white though its hands and legs were pitch black. The wings were black and the head was the one of a deformed face.

To be more specific, a bat…

Ichigo was not a fool and could recognize a pattern when he saw one 'A demon… a Panther and now a Bat… a coincidence… I think not. A demon… Dordoni. A Panther… Grimmjow. A Bat...' All Arrancars he beat in the past… but why? These monsters were his Nightmare… "Ulquiorra…"

The Bat screeched louder and lunged at them…

-SHE-

-BREAK-

Okay I'm on a roll

I think you people thought I would be updating by august, right?

Anyway this chapter clearly focused more on Yuzu's side of the story than what happened in the Amusement Park, even if it is equally if not more important.

Ichigo lives! Just misguiding hehe

Ichigo and Karin met Cheryl

The final beast appears!

A Bat, really? Using the arrancar as basis for the monsters? Really Original. I know that's what you're thinking.

Sue me.

Now onto reviews!

-DarkBlur2005-

DarkBlur2005: Thanks for replying! If I'm gonna be honest, I'm kinda hoping that there will be a Monster/Fear based on Ulquiorra.

ME: Well just so you know, this was planned from the very start. You got the clues right for Grimm-Chan so guessing the next one wasn't that difficult, right? Anyways, thank for the feedback and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

-Enjali-

Enjali: Did Ichigo just get shot? o.0 that's going to hurt...

ME: Gotcha xD It hurt but for the monster haha!

That's all for the moment. Now… have you noticed that my chapter naming follows a pattern?

If you did then you know how the next chapter is going to be called

Spoiler for the first person who tells me which is the name of the next chapter!

BYE PEOPLE!