This is an AU. most of the story lines up with the game, except Sal didn't kill anyone here. he was wrongly executed, despite the fact there was evidence proving someone else *cough cough Travis cough* murdered everyone in the building and framed Sal. Henry and Lisa never married, though Henry did try to convince her to date him, it never happened.
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one minute Sal felt nothing but pain and the next, he woke up. he was laying in a field, the sight was almost beautiful, until he recognized it. how had he ended up here? he shivered, he didn't want to think about that. Sal slowly sat up and paused. grey shorts? long baggy t-shirt? and why was the world so big? he looked around and paused seeing a kid come his way. he grunted and got to his feet. the kid had longish brown hair, a brown t-shirt on, some shorts, and Sal noted he was young but had braces. the boy looked to be about 7.
"so thats what you looked like before you got hurt." the boy said in a familiar smug way. Sal looked confused.
"do I know you?" Sal ask. he covered his mouth. why sound so young? the other boy laughed.
"don't worry, you get used to that, sounding young I mean." the boy said. Sal still looked confused, until he looked up and saw the familiar brown eye's. his heart melted.
"no way." Sal said. the boy grinned.
"yes way." he replied.
"Larry?! your alive!?" Sal shouted, running over to hug him tightly. Larry hugged back and chuckled.
"not technically and neither are you." Larry replied. Sal looked confused and stepped back to look around the area.
"but... why are we children? I'm like three." Sal said.
"well... yeah that'll change in a little bit. see I was 7 when my dad disappeared. you were what three when you lost your mom?" Larry ask. Sal nodded and turned back to Larry. there was a larger man walking their way.
"whose that?" Sal ask confused. Larry grined.
"my dad." Larry replied. the man walked over and smiled at him.
"how nice of you to finally join us Sal." Jim said. now that he was right up on them, Sal had to tilt his head up to see, causing him to fall on his butt.
"holy freaking knuckles, you're gigantic." Sal muttered. Larry laughed in a childish way, while his father stood there looking amused.
"uh, thanks." Jim chuckled. Sal stood up and dusted himself off. he felt his face and froze.
"where's my mask?" Sal ask looking around quickly.
"relax. you look fine. this is before you were hurt." Larry said. Sal nodded slightly.
"if we are here and Jim is here... is Megan here?" Sal ask. Larry nodded and grabbed his hand pulling him off in some random direction. "where are we going!?" Sal shouted.
"Addison Appartments!" Larry replied.
"so Larry, where are we?" Sal ask.
"we're dead!" Larry replied.
"dead?!" Sal ask shocked.
"mmhmm." Larry replied as he stopped in front of a tall building. it was a nice beautiful replica of the Addison Appartments. it was clean and brand new looking. immediately Sal ran inside. the building was full of people. "wait! Sally Face, she's not in there." Larry said.
"what do you mean? she's always in there." Sal replied.
"nah, I got her to come out. come on." Larry said, heading for his tree house.
"but how?" Sal ask.
"just come on." Larry replied. he stopped at the steps. "Megan!" Larry shouted.
"Larry!" a voice squealed.
"I brought someone." Larry replied. the little girl jumped from the tree house and screamed happily.
"Sally boy!" Megan squealed and hugged him tightly. she was nearly bigger than him. Sal hugged her back happily. he laughed like he hadn't in a long time and let go. he turned around to take another look and screamed, taking a couple steps back. was laying on the ground, broken and dead.
"relax. he does that. get up jerk." Larry glared. immediately the doctor stood off the ground and smiled slightly. Sal glared at him.
"dead too I see? thats what you get for having me executed." Sal said, sticking his tongue out. man where was this childish behavior coming from.
"I didn't I've been dead for two months." said.
"thats impossible. you pulled the lever when they eletricuted me to death. wow words really got harder to say." Sal muttered.
"you get used to that too." Larry replied. "but he's right. he didn't kill you. I kinda scared him and he passed out and fell down the stairs of the tree house and died. the day you told him to visit." Larry said.
"but someone who looked just like you did it." Sal said.
"probably a demon." Megan muttered softly.
"we don't have those here too do we?" Sal ask. Larry shook his head.
"not here." Larry replied. Sal nodded once and looked around again.
"why does the sky look so familiar... it's never looked like this before." Sal muttered. Larry smiled and grabbed his hand.
"I have one more person to show you." Larry said pulling him along. Sal nodded and let Larry pull him along.
"why are we so little again?" Sal ask.
"because this is when one of the first tragic things happened in our lives." Larry replied.
"but you were 26 when you died." Sal said.
"and you were 25 when you were executed. doesn't mean anything Sal. not here." Larry replied.
"why do we talk so funny?" Sal ask.
"you talk how you talked at that age. which is why words suddenly got so hard to say. you're three you shouldn't know words like executed. I have braces so I have a lisp, like used too when I had braces." Larry replied.
"so we're supposed to talk like this? it feel silly." Sal said.
"well you get used to it." Larry smiled. he let go of Sal's hand as he stopped moving. Sal looked around again before his eye's settled on a blanket laying in the grass. it looked familiar.
"hey whats that?" Sal ask. Larry pushed him forwards.
"go see." Larry said. Sal glared at him for pushing, then walked forwards. he was hesitant. he felt exposed without his mask, but Larry was still Larry and he knew he wasn't in any danger with Larry. he walked closer to the blanket looking around.
"why am I doing this? I don't see anybody." Sal called back to Larry. he turned only to find Larry was gone. "Larry?" Sal ask confused. "well thats not funny." Sal huffed. he headed off in a random direction.
"Sal sweetie, don't wonder too far." a voice called. Sal froze. it couldn't have been, right? she was dead! well... so was he... so it could've been... right? no...
"mommy!" Sal screamed. the childish scream didn't even register to him as he ran towards the woman. he jumped up and hugged her tightly. she laughed and hugged him back.
"hey. someone missed me." Diane chuckled.
"it's been 22 years." Sal muttered.
"no, see you're still my little guy." Diane chuckled hugging him.
"but... where's..." Sal muttered looked around. "dad." Sal said.
"he's still alive honey." Diane said. she put Sal down and Sal started getting taller and older.
"whats happening?" Sal ask looking at himself.
"you finally found closure." Larry replied. Sal turned and Larry waived at him, but he was teenager.
"how old are we?" Sal ask.
"well, I can't get past 18 because something important and you've gotta be 16. like when we first met." Larry said scratching the back of his neck. Sal looked confused.
"but... I... don't have a thing for closure at 16." Sal said.
"no, but I do." Larry said, scratching the back of his neck again.
"well?" Sal ask.
"I uh... I never got the chance to tell you, but I uh... I loved you since we met. I didn't have the guts to tell you, but I don't want to be a teenager for ever..." Larry chuckles hesitantly. Sal tilted his head in confusion, knowing Larry couldn't see his face with his mask on.
"you confessed to me years ago." Sal admitted.
"I what?" Larry ask, face red. Sal nodded.
"you were high. I waited for you to say something when you were over the high, but you never did so I assumed you didn't mean it." Sal replied.
"why didn't you say anything?" Larry ask, his cheeks were so red.
"it wasn't my place to start that you said it." Sal replied. Larry's age seemed to progress. he looked like he was 26 now, but Sal stayed 16.
"honey what is that nasty thing covering your face?" Diane ask. Sal looked at Larry.
"we'll talk later, help me explain to my mom." Sal said.
"who is that?" Diane ask.
"Mrs. Fisher, hi I'm Larry Johnson and I've been Sal's best friend since he was 16. he didn't die in the accident." Larry said.
"bu-but I..." Diane said.
"I lived. made it to 25... but I was executed for something I didn't do." Sal said.
"you... it's really been 22 years?" Diane ask.
"I thought dad would be here too, but I don't see him..." Sal said looking around.
"your dad has his own demons to figure out Sally." Larry said.
"Sally?" Diane ask.
"uh my friends call me Sally Face, because of the mask. I got it after the accident. it's a prosthetic... dogs ate my face." Sal said. Diane smiled.
"you don't have to wear that here." Diane said.
"yeah I do..." Sal trailed. she shook her head and smiles.
"no you don't. I don't have any scars from my wounds." Diane said.
"bu-but... mom you died from it." Sal said.
"I don't have any scars anymore." Diane said. Sal shook his head, his mask was his protection from the world, there's no way he could take it off, not even for his mom.
"n-no it's fine. I'd rather wear it." Sal muttered. she nodded slightly, Sal was stubborn. "you know what sucks?" Sal ask.
"hmm?" Larry ask looking over.
"I managed to get all three of us killed." Sal said.
"man you didn't get me killed. I killed myself. shit happens." Larry shrugged.
"and I died because we were attacked by wild dogs." Diane said.
"if I had stayed instead of going out, you would've lived." Sal pointed at Larry. he turned to his mother. "and if I would've just listened to you... wait for dad..." Sal trailed. "this place is more like hell. is that where I am? is this hell?" Sal ask. the emotion was rampant in Sal's eye's. he shook his head and walked away. Diane went after him, but Larry stopped her.
"Ill get him." Larry sighed and went after Sal.
"Sal?" Larry ask, climbing into the tree house. his best friend was back to the original size he showed up in, something was really wrong.
"what?" Sal ask.
"what's wrong?" Larry ask.
"my dad's here. he... hated me. after mom died, he hated me. he acted like he loved me still, but he didn't. he'd tell me occasonially, just to ruin my happy mood. wanted to me to know he blamed me for what happened. he was right though, it was my fault." Sal muttered, face in his knee's. "he never realized I knew that already. it was my fault. I made a mistake there was nothing I could do. the dogs were on us before we even knew what was happening. growling and biting. scratching our faces, tearing us apart. there was nothing I could do. you know, my mom would've lived had I not done something stupid. the dogs were walking away, seemingly satisfied, but I... moved. I stood up. she told me to lay back down, but it was too late. they came back. when her screams stopped... I screamed louder. dad came running, he threw rocks at them until they left us alone, but... she didn't make it. it was my fault and he always made sure I knew that. always made sure to let me know he wished she had survivied, not me." Sal muttered. "you how hard it is to hear that growing up? 'hey good morning, you know I wish you had died that day instead of your mom, we could've had more kids, but you made sure she died didn't you? want some cereal?' in smug voice filled with hate." Sal ask. Larry stared at him quietly. he'd never heard any of this before they died.
"why didn't you ever tell me this?" Larry ask. Sal shrugged slightly, looking away.
"I'd already caused enough trouble, didn't want to cause anymore." Sal sighed. Larry cups his cheeks.
"you never caused an trouble Sal and you can face him okay?" Larry murmured. in a flash Sal was back to a teenager and his mask was lifted just enough to press his lips against Larry's. Larry pulled him closer, pulling back from the kiss. his face was bright red. "I've wanted to do that since the day I met you." Larry said.
"me too." Sal muttered, leaning against him. "I'm not sure I can face him." Sal sighed. Larry pushed Sal's mask down gently and gave him a big smile.
"we can do it together. come on. let's go find him." Larry said, leading him back the way they'd come. it was at this moment Sal decided death was better than living.