Author's Note: My goodness it's been a long time! I'm terribly sorry I haven't updated in such a long time, been busy working on my TR/Indy crossover series. And I'm glad to say I finished the first book to the series, so if you've been enjoying this story I recommend it. See my profile for a link to the page. :) Anyhoo here's chapter 5.

Chapter 5: Child's Play

Liz shivered as she cautiously walked down the abandon hallway. The hair on the back of her neck rose as she heard strange noises coming from within the classrooms she walked past. She placed her right hand in her jacket pocket, feeling the cold metal of the handgun. What am I doing? I don't know how to use a gun. If one of those things comes after me again, there isn't anyone around to save me. She thought. The situation was overwhelming, what really happened to this small little town known as Silent Hill? Was she even really hired to come here? Or was it just a dream based on some weird impulse to come to this place? She didn't know, she just wished that this was all just a horrible nightmare, and she just wanted to wake up. She stopped and looked through the glass window in the classroom door to her right. The room looked pretty safe, nothing out of the ordinary. She slowly opened the door slipping in. She pushed a small desk in front of the door. She sighed, I guess I'll just wait here, Linda will come back for me... won't she? Oh who am I kidding, no on even knows I'm here, if I go missing for weeks no one will be able to find me. Liz frowned, she wanted to cry her eyes out, but she knew that wouldn't help her any. She glanced over at the chalkboard, her stomach twisting. There written in blood were the words, "Come play with us, Liz" with children's hand prints in blood. She stumbled back when she heard a rustling noise coming from under the teacher's desk. She quickly pulled the handgun out of her pocket, inching her way to the desk. She aimed the gun as she stepped around the corner, looking under the desk. There she seen a small 7 year old boy sitting, huddled beneath the wooden desk. The boy brought up his face from his arms, looking at Liz.

"Oh my goodness." She knelt down. "What are you doing in this horrible place all alone?"

The boy was silent.

"It's ok, I'm not going to hurt you." Liz said.

"They were waiting for you." The boy whispered.

Liz looked surprised at the boy's remark. "What?"

"Them, they were waiting for you." The boy peered out from under the desk, pointing to the window.

Liz felt herself become overwhelmed with fear as she turned to look at where the boy was pointing. She looked at the window, seeing nothing. She sighed looking back at the boy.

"There's no one there. Now how about we get you out of here." Liz said, helping the boy out from underneath the desk.

"Do you know what's happening?" He asked.

"Um, no, I was hoping you could tell me that?" Liz mumbled.

"They want you to play with them." The boy frowned. "Please, if you play with them they'll leave and bring back my friends and family."

Liz shivered. "I don't know who 'they' are, and I don't want to play with them, because they scare me."

The boy nodded. "They scare me too."

Liz made a faint smile, stroking the boy's blonde hair. "What's your name?"

"Jamie, Jamie Fuller." The boy whispered.

"Hi Jamie, I'm Liz." She smiled, pushing the desk away from the door. "Now I know you're scared, I am too, but no matter what we see we're going to be brave, ok?"

Jamie nodded.

Liz took the boy's hand and they left the classroom. She held the hand gun in her right hand as she led the boy down the hallway.

"Jamie, do you know where the best exit is?" She asked.

"No..." He shook his head.

"Ok..." Liz frowned.

They made a left down another hall coming to a door that Liz hoped was the exit. She pushed open the door coming out into a courtyard. To their right was a clock tower, other than that there seemed to be nothing else in the area. Liz and Jamie quickly made their way to the other side of the courtyard. As Liz pulled open the door she had the eerie feeling that someone or something was watching them. She glanced over her shoulder catching three tall shadowy figures standing in the back right corner of the courtyard. She quickly pushed Jamie into the hallway then slipped in closing the door. She watched the tall phantoms fade away.

"Liz..." Jamie whimpered.

"What is it?" She turned around to face the little boy.

He swallowed glancing down the hall to his right. "Something is coming."

Liz looked down the hall seeing a ominous shadow creeping along the wall. She held her breath as they heard a scrapping noise coming from around the corner. The two watched as a woman in her mid 30's dragged herself around the corner. Her clothes were stained with blood as she crawled along the floor.

"Oh my God." Liz started to go towards the woman when Jamie touched her hand.

"Don't, it's a trap." The little boy whispered.

"Help me! Please!" The woman cried reaching her hand out towards them.

Liz looked at Jamie then at the woman. "She needs my help."

"No, it's a trap!" Jamie pulled on her arm.

She started to push the boy away when a demonic looking monster lunged out around the corner. It pounced the woman digging its claws into her back. The woman screamed in agony as the monster tore at her flesh.

Liz made a horrified look as she watched the creature devour the woman.

"Jamie... run." She said in a frantic whisper.

The two bolted down the corridor to the double doors at the end. Liz struggled to get it open as the creature noticed them. Jamie clenched to Liz's leg as the monster stalked down the hallway.

"Hurry!" Jamie cried.

Liz glanced over her shoulder then slammed her right foot into the doors. She watched as the doors flung open. She quickly picked up Jamie and ran out of the school as the creature charged after them. She turned aiming the gun at the creature as it came at them.

BANG

Liz watched the creature's skull explode, but she didn't pull the trigger. She turned, looking over her shoulder.

"Kaufman?" She quipped as the man lowered his gun.

"Get in the car." Kaufman said in a firm tone.

Liz nodded and quickly got into his car, letting Jamie sit on her lap.

"Where's Linda?" She asked as he got into the drivers seat.

"I don't know, I was hoping you could tell me that." Kaufman retorted, starting the car.

Liz frowned. "I hope she's ok."