Authors Notes: Hey everyone, I'm finally back after a long vacation from fanfiction. I know that it's been a while and the story probably won't be completely fresh on your minds but what the hell, I want to finish it! I have several chapters left (don't know quite how many) and I plan to start a new fiction soon! It's going to be based on final fantasy 8 and I already have a plot. I hope some people review. Over the past month I have spent my time locked up in my room playing final fantasy 7 because it's such an addictive game. This is only my first time playing it since I gave a lend of my copy to a friend a couple of years ago (when I was halfway through) and they never gave it back. Oh well, now I have a new copy. It's been ages since I've played silent hill but I plan to play them all again soon so I can get inspiration for a new story. Well whatta ya know, I'm babbling again. The story took me a while to write so be nice, please. The thank you list is at the end as always…. Let the cameras roll…

Chapter 9- Broken Angel

I wondered, as I sat there on the floor of the hotel reception area, whether the cycle would ever end. Would I ever stop fainting and waking up to a new nightmare? I couldn't help but lose hope. I had been sitting there, still, afraid to move for the past few hours. The familiar, dark walls that were covered in the thick red substance were now eating away at my soul. I didn't even feel sane anymore.

I looked around the room, scanning the four corners and finally my eyes rested back down on the filthy floor, I couldn't look at anything else. It was too traumatic.

'Hello.' I heard a familiar voice call from outside. I knew it was Sarah but I didn't have the strength to answer. I heard her footsteps as she walked around outside the room and gradually grow faint as she walked away down the opposite hallway.

I was now too hurt inside for tears to form. I wish they had come so I could finally relieve myself of the pain. The dream I had had was fresh on my mind. I had tried so hard to suppress the memory of myDad's mutated corpse but I just couldn't. It stayed fresh in my mind all the time and the surroundings just made me think about it more.

'Hello.' I heard Sarah calling again. 'Frank, are you here?'

She came in through the doors and seeing me lying on the floor made a frown form on her face.

'I was calling you.' She snapped. 'You could have answered, I was scared on my own.'

I just sat there, trying to blank her completely from my mind.

'I'm talking to you.' She yelled. 'What the fuck is wrong with you?'

There was no way of blocking her.

'I quit.' I said weakly.

'What?' Sarah said in confusion.

'I can't go on.' I said, stronger this time. 'I want out.'

'You can't quit.' Sarah sighed, she came over and sat beside me. 'You can get out of here. We can get out of here.'

'No.' I said firmly. 'Can't you see, this place is just sending us around without hope of escaping it. We belong here. This is where we meet our end.'

'We are continuing.' She stated. 'What about everyone you promised to help get out of here?'

An image of Michelle appeared in my mind and I suddenly felt guilty. While I was sitting here, feeling sorry for myself, Michelle was probably sitting on edge in room 302, terrified and waiting for me.

I looked up at Sarah and she gave me a comforting smile.

'It'll be alright.' She said nicely. 'We can get out of this place.

I burst into deep tears as I looked up at Sarah. All of my emotions poured out through my eyes and Sarah held me comfortingly.

'Why is it like this?' I asked. 'Why did my brother turn out like that? Why can't I just continue and get everyone out? Why am I here in the first place?'

'It's alright.' Sarah whispered.

I pulled back out of Sarah's grasp and leant against the wall.

After a few minutes silence, I stood up and wiped the tears from my eyes.

'Are you ready to go?' Sarah asked.

'Yeah okay.' I said. 'We have to go and get Michelle from room 302.'

'Okay, have your gun ready.' Sarah muttered.

'How did you get into the hotel anyway?' I asked. 'The roads here were blocked. I couldn't get here.'

'I fainted when I reached the outside of the hospital.' Sarah explained. 'When I woke up, I was here… it was terrifying, I was here for what felt like hours before I saw you.'

'I fainted too.' I said. 'I had a really bad nightmare.'

'About what?'

'When I was younger.' I said, not wanting to say anymore.

'What happened?'

'It doesn't matter.' I sighed. 'We have to find Michelle, we can talk about these things later.'

'Okay.' Sarah mumbled, looking slightly hurt that I wouldn't tell her.

'Let's go.'

I moved out into the dark hallway. I lit my flashlight and walked towards the stairs with Sarah close behind. The old, wooden floorboards creaked below us and they felt as though they were going to break.

I brought Sarah close beside me and we walked carefully up the old stairs. There was the sound of feet moving frantically on the first floor and I knew there must be some sort of creature. I held my flashlight up and looked around the hallway and saw a large creature. It had four legs and had no visible head. There was a weird goo coming from where it's head should have been and it seemed to be dripping blood.

Sarah turned away in disgust and I shot the creature before it could even see us.

'302 is on the next floor, isn't it?' Sarah asked in terror.

'Yeah.' I said.

We walked slowly up the next set of stairs and down the narrow corridor to room 302. I banged heavily on the door.

'Michelle.' I yelled. 'It's me, Frank. Are you in there?'

I heard a frantic yelp from inside and heard someone rush to the door.

'Frank.' I heard Michelle shout through her tears. 'You're here. Finally you're here.'

'Relax Michelle.' I instructed. 'You'll be fine, just open the door so I can see you.'

I heard as she fumbled with the key and shoved it in the door.

'It won't turn.' I heard her scream in a high pitched tone of terror. 'Frank get me out of here.'

I leant back against the wall and pushed my foot against the door but there was no use. The door wasn't going to open.

She was now screaming at the top of her lungs. I knew she was really terrified. I heard her slide to the floor and weep.

'Michelle, we'll get you out.' I said.

'I can't stay in this room much longer.' She cried, sounding slightly calmer. 'You have no idea about the hell I was through.'

'I think I do.' I sighed. 'It hasn't been an easy ride for me, you know.'

'I need to find an exit.' Michelle called. 'I need to get out of this town.'

'I know.' I sighed comfortingly.

'I have an idea.' Sarah said from beside me.

'What is it?' I asked in surprise.

'Michelle?' Sarah called, ignoring my question. 'Can you open the window to your room.'

'It is.' Michelle called back.

'Well is there a balcony below on the second floor.'

I listened as Michelle got up and walked over to the window.

'Yeah.' She called. 'But it's too far to jump. I'd probably break my leg or something.'

'Drop the key down and we'll go to collect it.' Sarah called.

'Sarah you're a genius.' I said. 'I'd have never thought of that.'

'Okay.' Michelle called.

'We'll go and get the key. It might open from the outside.'

'Don't leave me here.' Michelle called out.

'We'll be back in a few minutes.' Sarah called through.

'Why don't one of you stay here and the other one go down.' Michelle called out.

'I'm not staying here on my own.' Sarah said to me quietly. 'I want to stay with you.'

'We'll be back in a while.' I called into Michelle once more.

I heard her sobbing as we walked away from the door and back down the stairs to the first floor.

We headed, quietly in the direction of room 202. I tried to open the door of room 202 but it was stuck. I elbowed into it and the door cracked off it's hinges. We stepped into the dusty old room and I saw another creature, it looked exactly the same as the one in the hallway. It saw us and ran towards us. I held out my gun and took several shots, leaving the thing on the floor in a pool of blood.

I stepped over it and went out onto the balcony.

I took the key and turned around smiling at Sarah.

'I got it.' I said.

She stared back at me, her face expressionless. It looked as though she was in some sort of trance.

'Sarah, are you alright?' I asked.

She stared straight at me with a piercing stare. I stepped forward and she put out her hand, signalling for me to stop.

I suddenly felt like I couldn't move and I knew that Sarah had stopped me.

'Sarah, what the fuck are you doing.' I spat angrily. 'We have to go get Michelle.'

A wicked smile appeared on her face.

'You survived.' She said in an unusual voice. I knew that it was the mysterious woman's voice. My mother's voice.

'What have you done to Sarah, let her go.' I snapped.

'I'm glad you survived.' She said. 'But now you'll face your second test.'

She looked up at the ceiling and suddenly I heard a loud bang from upstairs.

'Michelle.' I called in fear. 'Get out of there.'

'It's nearly time.' Sarah said with one last evil smile before falling in a clump on the floor.

I ran out of the room past Sarah and race up the stairs to room 302.

The room lay wide open with the door on the floor, broken off it's hinges and Michelle lay in the centre of the room, blood spluttering from her slit throat. I approached her still body and I felt my heart shatter. I had failed her. Her emotionless eyes gazed up at the ceiling and her dark hair lay loosely on the ground. I lay down beside her cold body and stared at her. I couldn't believe that she was no more.

I yelled loudly, trying to let out some of my anger. She was still beautiful even in death. She looked like a broken angel who had just fallen from the sky. I buried my head in her lap and I couldn't help think, she never found her exit. I drifted off to sleep, to nothingness beside her.

Authors Note: Sorry everyone, Michelle had to die. I know it was sudden but it had to be done. Anyway thank you all for reading, hopefully now you'll be well familiar for the next chapter which will be updated very shortly. Well I do like to get reviews so please do! Thanks again to everyone who has anything to do with this story, whether it's through reviews, inspiration or anything else, I thank you. Well I'm off now to continue in the emotional world of final fantasy 7. Here is the thank you list:

Dharknia- Thanks, I'm glad you liked the detail when Frank walked in on his Dad dead. It took me ages to write that part. Sorry for not reviewing your stuff. I'm not going to give you a bullshit excuse, I promise I will soon though (in the next three or four days).

Bannanime- Sorry about the last chapter. I know it was a little rushed. I hope you like this chapter, I didn't rush it. The reason I didn't put too much detail into the monsters was because they were meant to look all the same. I wish I did now but I really don't want to write that chapter again. I'll review your story soon. Sorry about the delay…

Ice Dyaty- hehe… sorry for not updating soon as you asked me to. I hope you like the chap.

MessedUpSoMuch- I love your reviews, they are really good. I know you'll be sorry that Michelle is dead but it had to go that way. Well, I hope you liked this chapter! Ha, you got it wrong… Michelle and Frank didn't end up together.