The "Leon and Heather" Team


Leon and Krauser raised their knives. Leon was the first to make an attack. He slashed toward Krauser in a downwards motion. At that, Krauser lunged his blade forward, Leon narrowly dodging it.
"The church is just over there!" shouted Luis. They all ran as fast as they could, and to be honest, Douglas was slowing them down. The church lye in the distant fog, awaiting them.
Ashley, Jared, and Olivia sprinted out of the inn, going a good deal faster. Ashley had her rifle in her hands, firing at the dissolving creatures. Jared shot as well, while Olivia just held her gun idly. Ashley looked up and saw the clouds were getting darker. "We have move!" shouted Ashley. "MOVE! MOVE!" they ran even faster now. Ashley strapped her rifle to her back and ran as fast as she could. Jared and Olivia struggled to keep up. They heard a roar in the distance.

"It's a monster!" shouted Olivia.

"No!" shouted Ashley. "It's the Collapse!" Jared looked back and saw black tornadoes swallowing up the town in the distance. Soon, they came to Nathan Street. "If we run as fast as we can, we can make it!" The wind grew incredibly, and the lake waters splashed against the land, wetting the streets as if it had rained.


Leon kicked Krauser away as he lunged an attack toward Leon. Krauser did a backflip onto one of the dead horses, then frontflipped over behind Leon. He grabbed his head and pulled it back. Krauser licked his knife. "I'm going to enjoy this!" exclaimed Krauser. Before he could position the knife against his throat, Leon elbowed Krauser's stomach and butted his head back. Leon did a front handspring, slamming a kick against Krauser's chin. Krauser flew into the air and landed with a thud against the metal. Leon turned around and watched Krauser jump back in a standing position. "You've gotten even better, Comrade. But, so have I. I don't think you can kill someone twice..." Krauser stepped forward and slashed his blade forward. Leon's hand was slashed as he backed up and yelped. "I loved that haunted house. Everyone's put through it if they want to get to the church from the amusement park."

Leon licked some blood off his hand and spat it out.

"I wouldn't worry about that "infected" hand of yours," said Krauser, putting his fingers up in the QUOTE sign. "There's nothing but blood and saliva in that hand."

Those words. Leon was so relieved to hear them.

"But even if it was infected... that hand would hit the ground soon enough!" Krauser jumped forward and threw his knife toward Leon. Leon backflipped onto a horse and jumped toward Krauser. They both collided in midair, landing on the metal with a huge thud. They both separated, stunned against the fall. Krauser held his stomach tightly as Leon looked at his knife. New blood was on it. Leon flipped up and stood straight. As Krauser was getting up, Leon ran over and slammed his knife into Krauser's back. He kneed Krauser head away, ripping his knife out of his back. Krauser didn't scream in pain, though. He didn't cry, and he didn't stay down. Krauser stood up, laughing. Leon took a step back and picked up Krauser's knife. Leon revolved both knives until he took them both into a defensive position. Krauser squeezed his wounds as blood gushed out.

"So, you're just like all those monsters!" scoffed Leon.

"I'm no monster..." said Krauser, pulling out his TMP. "I'm a ghost!" Leon ran toward the middle wall of the carousel as Krauser fired his TMP at Leon. He ran and dodged bullets, which clanged and sparked against the rusty metal floor of the carousel. Leon rolled forward behind the middle wall. "It's kind of hard, seeing your face after all these days. I hear your Ashley girl is doing just fine, as well. I also heard from our sniper that she's in this town, too."

Wait, wait, wait, pause! Ok, Ashley is in this town, too? Nah, it's probably another one of Krauser's tricks. But a sniper? In the town? Has he had me on his scope before?

Leon got up. "Well, Krauser, we've got a little situation. I'm sure this little ride of ours is about to come to an end, so let's rap this up." Leon gave each knife one twirl. "No knives. No guns. Only hands..." There was a silence so deafening, Leon could hear Krauser think.

Breaking the silence, Krauser simply said, "Alright..." Krauser dropped his TMP with a clang. Krauser heard two small clangs: the knives. Leon stepped out, arms raised with two fists. Krauser scoffed and ran toward Leon. Leon jumped up and dropkicked against Krauser's chest. It was a tough blow, but Krauser blew back and leaned against a horse. Leon quickly got up and readied for another attack. Krauser flexed his muscles and raised his fist.


Heather, Douglas, and Luis sprinted down Nathan Street. Heather looked back and saw the huge tornadoes. Luis looked back. "Ms. Graham!" They all turned around and met up with Ashley, Jared, and Olivia.

Group Merge #1.

"Luis, we have to get inside, the church is right there."

"But we have to go through the Amusement Park!"

"No!" said Luis. "We don't! There's a locked gate over there. I have a grenade, we can blow it open!" They all sprinted for the gate. "Back up!" Luis threw a grenade to the gate and ran back. A loud bang blew the gates apart. No one could hear a thing; it was only a loud ringing. "Let's go!" Luis mouthed out. Luis began to sprint toward the church, but the others were standing their incoherently, holding their ears. The darkness was getting closer.


Krauser slammed his fist into Leon's face. He twisted and slapped back onto the metal. Leon was now bleeding, bruises everywhere and an injured rib. Leon twirled his head twice and slammed it against Krauser's head. It hurt Leon more than it hurt Krauser. Leon now has a bleeding head. Krauser threw his leg against Leon's stomach. His boot added to the pain. Leon fell backward onto a dead horse. He was close to unconscious.

"You know, Leon," said Krauser, picking up his large knife. "I've wanted to do this for a long time... After all of the humiliation, after all of the lies, I finally get to destroy the one who caused it all." Leon looked past Krauser and saw the TMP on the floor. Krauser tossed his knife into the air and held it in a stabbing position. "Goodbye... old comrade..."

"Krauser, wait!" shouted Leon. Krauser flinched. "I'm going to... offer you a draw..."

"Cowering out of death, huh?" asked Krauser. "It's too late for that." Krauser raised his knife, blade facing Leon.

"Your loss." Leon dropped away and rolled behind Leon, taking the TMP. He lye on the ground, aiming the TMP at Krauser. Krauser turned around and looked at him.

"Leon..." Leon pulled the trigger and sent blasts of bullets into Krauser. Krauser groaned as the bullets hit him in the chest, stomach, and... you know. To Leon's disappointment, he heard a click and the blasts stopped. His ears rang as Krauser said something. But he could not hear. Krauser then dropped a flash grenade, and disappeared in a blast of light. The light slowly faded, revealing that the ride had stopped with a small thud. Leon struggled to get up, and he did. He held his left rib and limped toward the newly appeared doorway. Blood dripped from his face as aching pains lingered in his whole body. He walked into the short, lit hallway. Leon walked past a doorway to his left, but he knew that the church was up those stairs and through the door. Leon limped up the stairs in pain. He tried; however, he collapsed on the stairs.

"Krauser... why?" whispered Leon. He looked up the stairs and knew he should keep going. Leon stumbled up and finally completed the stairway. He walked to the door and opened it. A nice light filled the room in front of him as he shut the door behind him. Leon knew, by the pews and the stained-glass window, that he was in the church. He spotted a first-aid spray on a pew hand-rest and picked it up.

You got: First-Aid Spray!

Leon, as you may know, has quite a familiarity with the first-aid spray. He aimed it at his face and sprayed. All the cuts and bruises went away. He aimed it at his ribs. The pain went away. "Just like new." Leon tossed the now-empty can away. "There's something else, here."

You got: M16!

Leon held the large gun in his hands. "It's been awhile," said Leon with a grin on his face.

"I knew you'd like it..." said someone in the front of the room. Leon turned and aimed the gun at a woman in a black dress. Her hair was blonde, and she had barely and eyebrows.

"Who are you?" asked Leon, not aiming the gun away from the woman.

"My name is... Claudia Wolf... leader of my lovely cult..." said the woman.

"So you're the cause of all this?" asked Leon, scoffing.

"Oh, no, I am not, my dear Leon," said Claudia. "I'm just merely a servant to her powers." Leon stayed silent. "The powers of Alessa are far greater than mine, boy, and let me tell you that if you anger my sweet Alessa... you'll pay the consequences."

"I don't give a damn about your religion. I just want to end this," said Leon. He felt that he should not have said this.

"Oh, trust me, boy, you know it's far from over," announced Claudia. Claudia suddenly took out a radio. "Bring her in." Leon squinted his eyes.

No...

Krauser, who just seemed to disappear, came in. He had Ada's wrist in his hand. "Ada!" shouted Leon. Leon aimed the M16.

"I wouldn't do that," said Krauser, pulling out his knife and putting it to Ada's throat. Leon flinched.

"You see, we're at the advantage at this point," said Claudia. She pointed at Leon. "You know where... she is..." Leon took a step forward as Krauser pressed the knife harder against Ada's neck. "You know where Alessa is. In fact, you're quite fond of her."

"What?" said Leon.

"You know her goodly reborn self," said Claudia. "You like her, too."

Like her? Who is she talking about?

"I don't know any Alessa," said Leon, gripping his gun.

"You don't think you do," said Claudia. "But you just need to look deeper inside yourself. Ask you friends... you may find one of them has an answer."

"The Collapse is here," said Krauser to Claudia.

"Right. Take her to the 'Hideout' when it's over," said Claudia.

"Ada!" shouted Leon. Krauser walked out of the room with Ada. Leon aimed the gun at Claudia. "Let her go!" Claudia laughed. The room started to get darker. Only the candlelight lit the room greatly.

"Look into your heart, and you'll be able to let her go. See who you truly desire, and you'll know who you truly are," said Claudia. Suddenly, the door opened behind Leon. Leon swung himself around and aimed the M16. Luis ran in, then Jared, then Olivia, then Ashley, then Douglas, and then Heather. Luis shut the door behind him. Leon's eyes widened. Everyone panted, which filled the room with sound. Leon looked back, and Claudia was gone. The light, which lit the inside, was now dark, and only the candles lit the room.

Welcome to the Collapse.

Leon looked back at the group.

Group Merge #2.

He backed up at the site of Luis and the other woman.

"Luis?" asked Leon.

"Leon!" shouted the woman. Leon looked into Ashley's eyes. The girl ran to him and embraced him.

"Ashley?" said Leon.

"Listen," said Luis. "We have to keep on our guard. This is the worst time, even in the church."


"It started as a simple darkness, as Silent Hill normally did. However, this one was different. Every monster began to fade, and soon they were gone. Everything was gone, the whole town. However, there were other monsters, stronger ones. Ones that the human race could not hope to destroy. Anyone caught in this Collapse would fade away, but only the monsters had a ghost-monster. Any civilian caught in would not exist, because they would not have a ghost to revive them, as every Collapse," said Luis.

"But why is there a Collapse?" asked Olivia.

Everyone was now sitting down in the pews, facing each other.

"Silent Hill... is at its end... at least in this dimension. It would completely fade away if it didn't create the Collapse. It needs rest. Now, it is attempting to use real earth as a fallback. It's trying to literally swallow Earth and make it the new dimension to hold Silent Hill. If it succeeds, and the transformation completes, mankind would soon be wiped out and Silent Hill would BE the dimension."

"What would happen to this dimension?" asked Jared.

"Nothing. Silent Hill is trying to transfer to the other dimension, and this would just fade to black forever, leading to the non-existence of this one. Silent Hill would not exist to humankind if transfer is complete, but that would only be because humankind would be wiped out. That's a little thing I came up with, personally, I'm not sure if it makes any sense though."

"It doesn't," said Douglas.

"Well, it's not the point. The point is that we only have a few days, maybe a week, before Silent Hill destroys the human race and owns the first dimension."

"And if there were survivors?" asked Ashley.

"If there were, they would live in eternal misery until they eventually die. There's no way they'll die of old age unless they were going to a day later," explained Luis. "But here's where everything gets worse... before, every darkness had a week-point—the church. Now, the Collapse is stronger, and it can actually put its monsters into the church. Therefore, we're still in danger now. Not of passing from existence... but from being torn apart from these new, even more dangerous super-monsters."

"What about Alessa?" Leon blurted out.

Heather's eyes widened.

Luis looked at Alessa. "What about Alessa?"

"Well, there was a woman just now, names Claudia. Said something about Alessa and her "goodly born self." Douglas looked at Heather.

"Alessa is the so-called creator of the hell in Silent Hill. I still don't know how she did it, but there is two of her. A bad side and a good side. Her bad side is split in two: Youth and Young. Youth is a little older. These two branches were created during the Collapse formation. But the good side has only one form, and she's said to be in Silent Hill right now," said Luis. Heather closed her eyes. "For all we know, it could be one of these girls." Heather flinched. "But we cannot stay here."

"Why not?"

"At the end of a Collapse, not even the altar of the church is safe. At the end of a Collapse, there is still the power to fade away. At the end, the church's power is sucked away, and anyone in here would be sucked away. We need to get to the basement. Lower is better. But we have to find the key..."

"There are two keys, but we only need one. They are both in the same place, but I do not know where they are. We need two people to go and search for them. If we all go, we might all be killed, and humanity is gone."

"How do we know if they are dead?"

"If they don't come back in more than two hours. A Collapse lasts six hours. This may seem like a lot of time, but it's not. But, enough talk. We need volunteers..."

"I'll go," said Leon. He raised his M16. "I've been through the whole "paranormal" thing before."

"Ok, Leon's in. Anyone else?" asked Luis.

"I'll... I'll go..." said a small voice. Everyone looked at Heather. "I've been through Silent Hill before. I think I can do this a few more times."

"Ok... so it's the "Leon and Heather" Team," said Luis. "But she needs a gun."

"Take mine," said Ashley, handing her the rifle. "It may be a little big, but you'll need it more than a dinky handgun."

Leon stood up with his M16 facing up. His sword was strapped to his leg. Heather stood up with the rifle. "I guess we'd better go..."

"Be careful," said Olivia.

"Come on, Heather," said Leon. Leon walked from the pews and up the small stairs to the front of the room. "All of my years, I've been working for a company that was only for the United States. For once, I think I can save humanity."

"This isn't going to end quickly," said Luis. Heather walked up the stairs and stood next to Leon.

"It will with the "Leon and Heather" team!" cheered Ashley. Leon grinned and wiped his forehead.

"Whatever, let's just get this done," said Leon, walking toward the door. Heather followed. Heather shook her head and followed Leon. Before they went through, Leon faced Heather. "Are you sure you want to go through?" asked Leon.

"I'm no child, Leon," said Heather, putting her hand on her hip.

"Ok, ok," said Leon. "But I want to say before we go through that there are a lot of things that are going to happen. You have been here before, but this time is different. Coming back won't be easy, and it sure as hell will be very dark."

"Sound like YOU'RE afraid," said Heather, smiling.

She smiles even in the worst situations. That's admirable.

"I am afraid," said Leon. "Who isn't?"

"What's the hold up?" shouted Jared.

Leon looked at Jared and nodded before turning around and kicking the door open.

The end is not here... turn back before you lose your way.

Heather shut the door behind her. Leon pulled out his flashlight and shined it ahead. Someone was crying in one of the confession-booths. "I've been here before..." said Heather. "You go in. Sucks being in there." Leon looked at Heather and scoffed.

"I'll go, but don't move," said Leon. Leon walked over to the door and went inside. There was a candlelit booth, and a window with a curtain over it.

"Oh, it's time," said the sobbing woman on the other side. "I have another question... It's about the Collapse..." Leon stood silent. He let his M16 on the bench. "I've heard that my town disappears everyday when this happens, and worse things happen on the outside... I was wondering... My life had gone down ever since the Collapses had began. Everyday, repeatedly worrying... I want it all to end... But it may not end. So, I was thinking. Should I just not go into the church in the Collapse? Should I just stay out and fade away?"

Reply: Yes/No

"It will all end soon. It won't be like this forever," replied Leon, sitting on the bench. "Don't fade away because of this. You deserve to live."

"A man?" asked the woman on the other side. "Well, not who I was thinking. Anyway, how would you know that I deserve to live?" Leon stayed silent. "I don't. I'm a sinner, just like everyone else in charge of the goddamned operation."

"Operation?" asked Leon. "What is the Operation?"

"You know Claudia? She's trying to complete the transfer of Silent Hill. Nevertheless, that's the thing that worries me! She just mercilessly gets rid of the people in her way." Leon was about to speak, but the woman interrupted. "But there's more to it! They're trying to alter Silent Hill before the transfer!"

"What are you saying?" asked Leon.

"She's trying to find away to summon Alessa's power and use it to alter the dimension for the next. She wants to rule the next dimension that holds Silent Hill."

"What does she plan to use it for?" asked Leon. There was no answer. Only sobs. Leon knew there was no response coming.

The Operation? How is Claudia going to pull it off. Well, I'd better be off. Heather's waiting for me. I have to get to know her better if cooperation is an option.

Leon stood up and took his M16. He walked to the door and went through. "How'd it go?" asked Heather. Leon shrugged.

"Some woman who wants to commit suicide or somethin'," said Leon. "I think I convinced her to live... or at least I hope I did..."

"Well, I guess we'd better get a move-on," said Heather, beginning to walk down the hall.

"Hey, Heather," said Leon. Heather looked back to Leon. "What's your last name?"

"What?" asked Heather with a smile.

"I just... I just want to know. What's your last name?" Heather thought for a moment, as if she was pulling it hard from her memory.

"Morris," she said. "Name's Heather Morris. What's the sudden question for?"

"Um..." Leon mistakenly scoffed. "I just wanted to know."

Heather smiled and turned around. "Come on. Let's go."

Good job, Leon. Did seem to take awhile for her to answer, though.

Leon followed after Heather. "Wait up!"


"Think they'll make it?" asked Jared, taking the magazine out of his gun. Luis looked at the gun and quickly took it away.

"How old are you?"

"I'm 17!" exclaimed Jared. "Give it back!"

"How old are YOU?" asked Luis to Olivia.

"23," she replied quietly. Everyone looked at Olivia. "Why is this happening? I was going to have a show this Thursday. Guess that's not an option now." Olivia's head drooped down. "My life was taking a turn for the best, and all of a sudden, this happens! Why is God always holding me back?"

"There is no God here," said Douglas. "The only God that was ever in Silent Hill was against us, anyway." Everyone turned and looked at Douglas. "I've been here before with Heather. We got through it. Not sure I'm going to make it, this time, though. Been smoking up a third lung's worth of cigarettes."

"Don't say that," said Jared. "You're going to make it! Stop being so optimistic."

"I recall hearing a little boy cursing up a storm in the room as I entered," said Ashley, looking at Jared. Jared blushed, but rolled his eyes at the same time.

"It's not a matter of optimism here. Optimism, now, is only a feeling. Nothing more, nothing less," said Luis. "I hate to say it, but the only thing that will keep you alive is to keep running. Fast, slow, as long as you're running. Most of the time, guns don't help. I've seen what these monsters can do, and I've seen what can stop them. Guns are only the smallest in the category of weapons. But in Heather and Leon's case, guns are a great source of damage, especially in dark places like this."

"But they can do anything!" said Ashley. "They're the "Leon and Heather" Team!"

"Idiot..."


Another chapter up. Glad I got this one down. Leon met Claudia for the first time, but still doesn't know the full story of being "fond of Alessa's goodly reborn self." But, those of you who've played, you know what's going on. Eventyraren... you'll find out. Started to get something going with the whole Leon and Heather thing. Still thinking about the pairing, though. I can't really say which one I'm for, but I'll think of it soon enough. But at least now Leon know Heather's fake last name. Just wait until he finds out her REAL name... This chapter's a little over 4,000 words this time, making it the longest chapter yet. But, there's still a lot more to come, so stay tuned!