Dawn of Nightmares

Chapter 10 of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange, Until Dawn or their characters.


Chapter 10

Slowly, with his head pounding from the blow he had received, Warren recovered consciousness.

"Ungh, ugh..what the fu..." He groaned.

He slowly stumbled to his feet, picking up a flashlight that had been put next to him.

"Oh no..." He choked out, remembering what had happened. "Kate!"

He immediately looked around seeing no sign of her, he began to search, looking around wildly, using the flashlight to aid him.

"Kate...Kate!?"

He just exited the kitchen and spotted something on the floor, picking it up he saw it was Kate coin purse.

"Not good..." He muttered. "Not good at all."

He hurried onwards searching all the more frantically after seeing a horrific sight, bloodstains decorating a wall, recent. He began to fear for Kate's life.

'Please don't let her be, please...' He thought desperately. 'How did this even...Oh God, Max...'

He was worried about her, but what he had seen made him frantic to find Kate. He just hoped Max was alright as he continued his search. He soon spotted a door that led outside, wide open. He hurried out and began calling out as he began to follow the path.

"Kate! Kate! Kate! Anyone out there? Kate? Kate...? Kate?!"

But all his calls went unanswered only increasing his panic.

He came to a fork in the road and initially tried to turn left, only for a mannequin to spring up, clad in a scarecrow mask.

"WHOA!" He cried out, utterly aghast. "What in the hell? Who would do this?"

Looking past it he was greeted by the unwelcome sight of a severed pig's head. Shivering in disgust he turned and followed the other path, heading towards the old shed, he quietly entered, not seeing anything save what the light from his flashlight showed him.

He bit his lip as he slowly walked. 'What is going on here, wait that's, that's...'

He could hear quiet sobbing and immediately recognized the person crying as Kate. Just then a cage dangling from the roof fell, nearly landing on him.

He leapt back. "HEY, GOD DAMMIT!"

"Warren…?" Kate called out, hearing him yell.

Reacting at once Warren looked around wildly.

"Kate I'm here!"

"Please..." She choked out through sobs. "Help me..."

Trying to follow her voice Warren spoke again. "I'm comin' Kate – just kept talking to me! What happened?"

"Warren, he tied me up..." Kate sobbed. "I can't move!"
Even more worried than ever now, terrified for her safety, Warren spoke again. "Kate, I'm gonna get you out of this, don't worry!"

"I'm really scared Warren!" She replied; her voice trembling. "Hurry, please! Oh god Warren! You have to get me out of here before he comes back!"

Warren continued to follow her voice until suddenly a light flared, revealing a horrific scene.

Warren gaped in sheer horror at the sight before him, a mesh cage prevented him from getting any closer, there was a small gate set in the cage on his right hand side, but it was clearly locked. Before him was a lever, in the middle position, it could be turned left or right.

What disturbed him most was that on the panel behind the level, two pictures, of two very familiar people were shown. Looking up he saw Kate and next to her, out cold, was Mr. Jefferson, they were attached to a large metal board, held up by their arms, secured in chains.

Beneath them was mine cart tracks which joined into a single track. What chilled Warren to the bone however was the mine cart itself, sitting at the end of this track, on it, situated so that it would be at waist height of the two captives, was a coldly gleaming circular saw.

"Unnghh...Warren..." Kate spoke weakly, squinting against the light. "Are you there?"

Before Warren could respond another voice, distorted, spoke up, coming through speakers.

"Hello."

Kate screamed and Warren jumped, looking around.

"And thank you all for joining me." It continued.

Freaking out now Kate cried out to her fellow captive. "Mr. Jefferson! Oh my GOD, Mr. Jefferson WAKE UP!"

"Huh?" Mr. Jefferson groaned as her finally recovered, horror dawning as he realized his position. "What…? What is this?"

Acting frantically Warren tried to open the door, to force it, but to no avail.

Detached and casual, the distorted voice continued. "Tonight we're going to conduct a little experiment. A sort of test."

Just hearing those words struck fear into the hearts of all three of them.

Trying to struggle against his bonds Mr. Jefferson cried out.

"Kate, what is going on?"

"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know…!" She screamed, totally freaking out.

Warren found himself breathing heavily, his heart thumping, terror coursing through his veins, what was going on, was he going to watch his friends die, was this saw he could see before him…

"Now, for this experiment." The voice continued. "We'll need the cooperation of our two test subjects... Mark Jefferson and Kate Marsh..."

"Holy shit, oh my god..." Mr. Jefferson gasped as he realized with dawning horror what that meant.

Kate too realized and took another panic attack.

The voice then revealed the true horror of its plan. "But we're going to need more than one brave participant to help decide... which subject will live, and which will die."

"OH NO! MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH GOD, Warren! GET US OUT OF HERE!" Kate screamed, completely losing it.

Mr. Jefferson grimaced, but was much more composed. "Urgh, no...Kate, just, just hold on...We'll get out of this, somehow...

"Please, please, please, everyone calm down." The voice stated in a matter of fact tone. "It's all very simple."

Warren shook his head. 'Simple, what's fucking simple about this, psycho?'

Warren realized then that this person had to be the masked man who had attacked him and Kate earlier.

The psycho then gave his instructions.

"Warren, you will find a lever placed directly in front of you. All you have to do... is choose who you will save!"

Warren froze, this whack-job was forcing him to choose something so horrific, he had to kill either Kate or Mr. Jefferson, in order to save the other.

Kate broke into a blind panic again, just as she began recovering from the last time. "Oh no... please! This can't be happening...! Oh god oh god oh god...! This isn't right..."

Warren paced back and forth, panicking himself as the stress of what he had just been told hit him hard.

"Oh Crap. Oh Crap. Oh Crap. Oh Crap. Oh Crap." He muttered to himself frantically.

Mr. Jefferson however spoke calmly.

"Warren, Warren, look at me…" Warren froze. "It's alright...just, you know what you have to do...Just, just get out of here, before it's too late...But save Kate."

"Just, just, just..." Warren stammered, feeling dizzy from too much pressure. "Gimme a second, I, I can't think straight, shit..."

They watched him frantically as he thought about it. He thought as quickly as he could, about everything, he couldn't believe what was being said, but Mr. Jefferson was telling him to save Kate. But to make such a choice, to condemn anyone in this manner. In the end he took a deep breath.

"Kate, I'll get you out of this, I won't let you die!" He cried.

Kate's relief was palpable. "Oh God, thank go! Oh thank you, thank you!"

"You did the right thing." Mr. Jefferson told him softly.

Hand trembling Warren turned the lever and the saw blade started up, the tracks points switched and the cart began to slowly move.

Seeing the path the cart was taking, Mr. Jefferson tensed and yet, did nothing but wait, seemingly accepting the inevitable.

The Psycho spoke again, Warren could almost hear his grin. "Ah...I see. You have chosen...to save Kate."

"Oh...Oh no..." Warren stammered, unable to believe he had to make such a choice and now watch the consequences. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no..."

"OH GOD Mr. Jefferson!" Kate screamed, realizing what was about to happen.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry! THIS IS MADNESS, PLEASE!" Warren cried out.

Mr. Jefferson remained as stoic as he could until the saw blade reached him. Then he just screamed as the saw started to cut him open.

"Stop it, you can't do this, please no!" Warren screamed. "Oh Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jefferson I'm so sorry!"

Hearing Mr. Jefferson's screams Kate continued to freak out, eyes clenched shut. "OH NO! MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH GOD, Warren! GET US OUT OF HERE!"

Mr. Jefferson only stopped screaming once the saw finished its bloody work, and just like that, it was over. Kate, now spattered across the left side of her face and clothes with the blood, began to turn her head.

Not wanting her to witness the horror that was nearly making him throw up, Warren spoke sharply. "No, no, no, D-don't look Kate, don't look!"

"Why can't I look, Warren? Please tell me he's okay, please...!" Kate pleaded, yet conceded to Warren' words, keeping her eyes tightly shut.

At that moment the gate opened and Warren rushed in.

He quickly got to work, trying hard not to look at Mr. Jefferson's corpse for longer than he had to.

"I'm coming Kate, gonna get you..." He said as he began untying her, she wept, either in terror or relief, or maybe both, he couldn't say. "Shhh – stop, please- Come on, come on, let's get you down... come on... we're gonna get you out of here…"

Kate finally felt the ground beneath her feet and Warren began escorting her opened her eyes only to scream in dismay at the sight of Mr. Jefferson's mangled body. Warren quickly covered her eyes and began escorting her, sobbing and shaking from the shed. They kept going, both in tears and both traumatized by what they had just been part of.

"Warren, Kate!" They heard Drew's voice calling on them.

Looking up they spotted him and Victoria, rushing over to them. Victoria's eyes instantly widened when she got a good look at Kate.

"Blood, Blood!" She gaped. "Whose blood is that Kate, Warren what happened?"

Drew was immediately worried, asking if they were okay.

"I-Mr. Jefferson..." Warren choked out through his tears.

"Mr. Jefferson, what about him?" Drew asked softly, seeing Warren' distress.

Breathing shakily, Warren admitted. "He's dead...Right in front of us man-"

Both Drew and Victoria froze at that.

"What are you talking about?" Victoria demanded at once. "What did you do!?"

"There's a maniac..." Warren choked out.

"Maniac?" Drew echoed, his worry now increasing tenfold.

Victoria shook her head. "Oh my god, we gotta get outta here."

Drew however was confused. "I don't understand, what happened?"

Warren tried to compose himself but couldn't.

In the end he gave a broken and choked account of what had happened in the shed.

"There's a maniac! And... he was- there was a saw... and it was either him or Kate and I didn't know what to do!"

Kate sobbed at that and Warren continued.

"Cut right through him and- spilling out fucking everywhere-"

Victoria reacted in horror and utter disgust. "WHAT!? OH my god Warren what!?"

Warren whimpered as he added. "I-I killed him!... I-I killed him..."

He kept lamenting that one fact while Victoria and Drew tried to calm him down, Victoria still insistent on going to get help.

"We're gonna figure this out man." Drew said, trying to reassure Warren.

"Drew, we need to go get help, now." Victoria said firmly.

"Vic..." He replied, shaking his head. "We should look for the others."

Shaking her head Victoria shot back. "Chloe and Rachel are off 69'ing each other and who knows where Max is."

Warren then realized to his horror. "I think she's in the lodge-"

He didn't need to finish, that she was there, all alone.

"Fine, fine." Victoria replied, keeping a cool head. "You're right. Get everyone else together. But if there's a maniac running around I think we need to get some help, too, right? Not just wait around?"

Drew wasn't so sure. "But what about-?"

Victoria was vehement however. "Why are we still talking about this? Let's go!"

Finally recovering their composure enough to agree, Warren and Kate immediately headed back to the lodge while Victoria and Drew began heading for the cable car station, determined to find anything that would aid them in sending for help.


End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.