Author's Note: Well here's chapter 4 from Undead Light. Enjoy while I begin work on chapter 5.
Disclaimer: Do you get it yet? We OBVIOUSLY don't own Resident Evil, Halo, Silent Hill, or any other video game mentioned in this fiction!
Desi was not much better off than Ben. Her apartment was slightly bigger than his was. She had a small window on the opposite side of the room. No sun got into the room, as the oppressive brick wall of the building next door snuffed out the window. They sat on the sofa facing the TV. Desi handed Ben a few letters. He stood up and read it. In this letter, the pen was pressed deep into the paper. Like the writer was angry.
" Dear, Desi
I'm on the trail of something deep. I know the Team is over but this is serious. All the things that have happened can be explained here. In a small town called Silent Hill. I'm heading there now. I really need help.
-Steve"
Ben switched letters. This one was written by a shaky hand the words were practically illegible.
"They found me… [Illegible] cult. [Illegible] Stay back. [Illegible] Pyramid is lurking. It's a trap."
"The next one I just got today… It came with a package." Desi got up and returned with a box. She set it on the table.
"The note just says bring them…" Ben said.
They opened the box. It was a pair of thumbs and a nametag that read 'Burnside.' Rage built up inside of Ben. He looked up at them then at Desi.
"You didn't help him?" He yelled.
"I got the first note a week ago… I just want to put this behind me." Desi said.
"Look," Ben sighed realizing who he was yelling at. "I understand you were scared. But, this is serious. You should have come to me sooner. Guys, this is going faster than I would have liked, but we have a friend in the fire. And I intend to pull him out. Are you with me?" Ben said.
"You can count on my tactical abilities." AJ rose.
"You can count on my marksmanship abilities." John rose.
"You can count on my repairing abilities." Guillermo rose.
"You can count on my hacking abilities." Mid rose.
"You can count on my medical abilities!" Rebecca said.
Everyone looked at Desi. She looked down at her feet. She sobbed slightly. She looked up with tears running down her face.
"You can count on my blade!" She said.
The jeep now packed with Team Light members drove down the empty highway. It would be a long haul to Silent Hill. Ben sat in the passenger's seat reading the directions.
"This is all so… Romantic!" Rebecca said, "Us just throwing our old lives away and going back out there and chasing adventure!"
"Sure is." Guillermo said.
After a day's drive, they got to Toluca Lake. They were in a small town called Shepherd's Glen. Silent Hill was a thirty-minute drive around the lake. The AJ parked the car in an empty lot.
"What are we doing here?" Ben asked.
"This place is next to Silent Hill they'll know things about what's going on over there." AJ explained.
Downtown Shepherd's Glen was one single street with a few local businesses. The locals gave them glares as they walked past on their daily routines.
"Any one else feel unwelcome?" John asked.
"Yeah, they're glaring at us." Desi said.
"Ok, we should split up. We can find more information that way." AJ said.
"Keep it in teams of two. We don't know what these people are up too." Ben said.
"We should meet up at that bar over there in an hour." Guillermo suggested.
"Right, good plan." Ben said.
Rebecca began to follow Ben as the team went their separate ways.
"Rebecca go with AJ…." Ben ordered.
"But…" Rebecca began.
"Just do it…" Ben said coldly.
Ben did not mean to be so cold but this was all so much to take in. He was looking forward to some alone time. He sat in a back alley for a little bit.
"Just a few days ago I had a landlord out to rip my throat out, a boss sealing money from me… And today I'm homeless and on the other side of the country." Ben sighed. He closed his eyes for a moment. "I won't fall aslee…" He drifted into a dreamland.
"What do you know about Silent Hill?" Mid yelled at a couple walking down the street. They glared at him. He approached another person. "What do you know about Silent Hill?" He yelled.
"Stay away from me you freak!" The person said.
"Mid, we should be keeping a low profile." Guillermo said.
"Being loud works! I'll get answers!" Mid yelled at Guillermo who was standing right next to him.
"Gah! You don't need to scream!" Guillermo said.
"Hey kid!" Mid yelled.
"Yes?" The child looked up at Mid.
"Do you play Halo?" Mid asked.
"Yes." The kid replied.
"Are you pro?" Mid asked calmly.
"No…." The boy said.
"Then you suck kid!" Mid screamed his voice traveled through the town. A bartender looked up as his bar shook with the force of Mid's voice.
"Earthquake!" The bartender yelled as he ran for a door way.
Rebecca and AJ jogged up the block to the town hall. They walked into the small building. The receptionist jump and looked up at them quickly trying to close a Facebook page.
"Welcome to Shepherd's Glen, outsiders." Outsiders the word rang in AJ's mind. "What can we do for you? Did you get a flat? That's what happens most of the time. Curtis can help you. I'll call him." Her smile never faded, but there was no doubt it was forced. She looked like a porcelain doll. Resentment burned in her eyes.
"We didn't get a flat." AJ began.
"We're tourists! On our honeymoon! Toluca Lake is so beautiful!" Rebecca grabbed AJ's arm. AJ's cheeks turned red.
"Aw, your honeymoon! You two make a cute couple!" She said. Her armor had been chipped away. "Ok, well what do you want to know?"
"What can you tell us about the local history?" Rebecca asked. "I'm a bit of a history nut."
"Well we were founded by five families, the Holloway, Bartlett, Fitch, and Shepherd families. And as time went on we became the booming metropolis you now see." The receptionist joked. She seemed to be a lot nicer now.
"I noticed a small town across the lake. What can you tell me about it?" AJ asked.
"Don't go there. We have a better view of the lake! Our stores have more selection. And our people are nicer! Please stay at one of our inns!" She said.
"She is right honey. The view is very pretty on this side of the lake." Rebecca said.
"Yeah, we'll leave you to your duties." AJ said. The two walked out of the building. Once outside and out of earshot AJ spoke again. "If their people are nicer, I'd hate to see the people of Silent Hill."
Desi ran the sharpening stone down her sword. She repeated the process repeatedly. John looked at the screen of his Iphone.
"Man this shit hole doesn't even have 3G…" He mumbled as he browsed through Google's links. He found a small domain used as a fan page for a Sun God. "Check it out. Silent Hill's cult fan site got more hits than that Fan Fic Ben and AJ are working on!" John joked.
"What did you find?" Desi said not looking up from her blade.
"Well according to this site. Silent Hill's cult is some witch hunting sun worshiping extremist group. Yeah, she sounds like one vengeful bitch." John said.
Darkness consumed the streets of Shepherd's Glen. Ben jolted to life. Something was not right. The walls around him were metal and heavily rusted.
"What the… Where am I?" Ben spoke to himself.
He pulled himself up. It was almost impossible to see. There were no stars in the sky no moon nothing to give any indication where he was. It was just pitch black… He jogged headed to the end of the alley. He practically ran into a chain link fence.
"What the…" Ben looked up to see how high the fence went. The fence was a high as the buildings around him. Barbed wire covered the top part of the fence. Even if he climbed up, he would just fall. Ben turned around and headed deeper into the ally.
He heard the soft moan before he saw the tortured soul. A man cut in half at the waist was mounted on a cross. His he looked up at Ben.
"Hell… Hell… Hell…" He repeated. Was he describing the area around him or asking for help?
Ben noticed something about the man's clothing, a symbol above the breast, "S.T.A.R.S."
"Who are you?" Ben asked. The man was clearly a member of S.T.A.R.S. The nametag was blurry. Ben squinted to read it. However, nothing worked. He could not make out the name. The man had past away before Ben got a reply.
Ben felt he was not alone. He turned around to see a child sized monster look up at him. It screamed at him. Ben kicked himself for letting the little monster get so close. It lunged to bite him.
Ben dove out of the way. He knocked over a few trashcans. Blood and body parts fell out of the cans and onto the ground. The mumbling monster stuck a tiny knife into Ben's ankle. He yelled in pain and grabbed the lid of one of the cans. He jumped to his feet and quickly limped a small distance away. He knelt and held the lid out in front of him like a shield.
The monster mumbled with a taunting tone in a langue Ben did not know. Ben yelled as the beast threw itself against the shield. The knife flew into the darkness. Ben reeled back and readied for a shield bash. The attack stunned the child-sized monster. Ben closed his fist and swung. The punch caught the monster in the side of the head. Ben leapt to a stand and drove his knee into the monster's head. The monster fell on its back. Ben finished it with a quick curb stomp. The monster turned to ash and was spread away by an undetectable wind.
Ben turned around and headed back the way he came. A child size hole was now cut into the fence. Ben did his best to squeeze though. He was now in the middle of the street. He took a left and began to head to the bar he was supposed to rendezvous with the team.
His next step was met only with air. He had run off the side of a cliff! His heart pounded as he reached out to grab something… Anything… His fingers latched onto the ledge. He looked down to see the trash can lid disappear into the darkness. He pulled himself up. He had not even seen the ledge. A small bridge had been built out of lumber and ply wood. The wood creaked and bent under Ben's weight. Ben looked down he froze with fear for a moment. Then, shook his head and kept moving.
Ben's heart stopped as the bridge gave way. He leapt at the last second. He landed hitting the asphalt in a rolling motion. Ben rose and dusted himself off.
"I knew that Human Reliance feat would come in handy, plus one to all saving throws." Ben joked. He continued his run to the bar.
He heard an annoying screech. It sounded like a heavy metal object scraping against the ground. He saw a giant figure standing in his path. He got closer and saw the details; the monster wore a giant Pyramid Helmet. He dragged a huge double bladed war blade. It resembled the energy sword from Halo. The monster sung the heavy blade with the greatest of ease.
"No!" The sun burned Ben's eyes. He looked around. He was back in Shepherd's Glen. He got up and stumbled out of the alley. "Hey buddy?" Ben asked the first man he could see.
"What can I do for you partner?" The man asked.
"You got the time?" Ben asked.
"You were asleep for about five minutes." The man said, "What are you going to do in Silent Hill?"
"Word travels around here… Who are you?" Ben said.
"The name is Travis. I drive up and down these highways. I know all about these highway towns. What brings you here?" Travis asked.
"A friend… He went missing here." Ben said.
"That's happening a lot now." Travis motioned over to the community billboard. Instead of events and advertisements for the local area, it displayed missing person's posters. "Are you going into Silent Hill?"
"I intend too." Ben said.
"Take this." Travis handed Ben an old radio. "You'll know what it's for." Ben took the old radio and looked down at it. "Grady" was written on the radio in black permeate marker. Ben looked up but the man was gone.
Ben waited in the bar. His teammates arrived in groups shortly their after. They exchanged information. The bar tender picked up the phone and made a call. It was a short while later when the police arrived. The sheriff and two dubieties marched into the bar. They walked right up to Team Light.
"We've received reports of a group of outsiders…" There was that word again, "…disturbing our peace!" The sheriff said. "You are all under arrest!"
Guillermo calmly picked up is phone. Then, with a lazy sigh he dialed a few numbers. John's phone rang…
"Sorry officers, I need to take this…" John answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, John get a load of these rednecks!" Guillermo said.
"I know it's like they haven't heard of the constitution!" John said.
"Yeah, we're about to get some Bible Belt Justice…" Guillermo laughed.
"Hey Guillermo?" John said with a wide grin.
"Yes John?" Guillermo knew something epic as about to be said.
"Do you smell bacon?" John asked.
"You know I do! I do smell bacon! Man look at the size of this guy. I can see why his wife cheats on him!" Guillermo said.
"I know! Well I gotta go…" John hung up the phone. "Sorry officers completely unrelated business."
Ben finally stepped forward. "These aren't the donuts you're looking for." He said with the wave of a hand.
"Alright enough!" The sheriff yelled. "Cuff them."
The team was lead out of the bar in handcuffs. A large police force met them in the parking lot.
"Well Sheriff, is this the whole force?" Guillermo laughed.
"You you're coming with me!" The Sheriff grabbed Guillermo into his cruiser.
The caravan rolled along the abandoned streets. The people of Shepherd's Glen cheered the police on. As they passed through an intersection an unmarked van ran the stop sign.
"The Order!" The driver of the police cruiser screamed and he slammed the brakes. The cruiser slammed into the van. Then a few cruisers piled up into a massive wreck. The van flipped on its side. Out of the wreck emerged a few men dressed in old miner's outfits.
Vans drove in all around town. "The Order" began killing and abducting the citizens of Shepherd's Glen. As The Order attacked Shepherd's Glen a dense fog rolled in from the south, covering the town of Silent Hill and Shepherd's Glen.
Ben pulled himself out of the wreck. His head felt like it was spinning as he looked out of the wreck. Desi was already taking the fight to The Order. He turned around and as one of The Order members hit him with a crowbar. He toppled over. His last sight before darkness consumed him was of Order members overwhelming Desi and working her to the ground.
While the battle between Team Light and The Order raged on in Shepherd's Glen Mid stumbled around. He tried to get away from the fighting. He stumbled into a back alley. Mid noticed a small ruby on the ground. As he picked it up a UFO hovered over the town. Mid was picked up by a gravity lift… The Order and Team Light stopped fighting for a moment to watch in awe as Mid as abducted by aliens…Ben twitched in his unconscious state. He woke up on a pretty farm. He wore a plaid shirt and jeans
"Golly gee, I shure do love takin' naps in the sun!" Ben said with a yawn. He looked out onto his farm. The cows needed to be milked. Ben skipped over to the cows. "Come here Bessie!" Ben said as a bucket appeared in his hands. He milked Bessie then he noticed his raspberries were ripe. So he skipped over to the field. The bucket full of milk turned into a bundle of coins. He with drew his basket from his inventory and began picking raspberries.
Ben's neighbor AJ walked onto Ben's farm. Ben walked over to greet his neighbor with a wide smile.
"Howdy neighbor I found this fuel while plowing my crops and I want to share it with you!" Ben said.
"Ben, you really need to get back on task. This chapter of the Fan Fiction is already over due…" AJ said.
"But, I'm harvesting raspberries!" Ben whined.
"Ben, stop playing Farmville and get back to writing!" AJ demanded.
"Ok… Can you harvest my raspberries before they wither?" Ben asked.
"Sure buddy!" AJ said. Ben vanished. AJ looked around at Ben's farm. He drew his flamethrower and sit fire to the farm. He made Bessie into hamburger… He ate very well indeed….
Ben awoke in a small room. Torture devices were spread out on the racks all around the room. He had no idea where he was. The floors were wet with blood.
"I left Farmville for this!?" Ben yelled.
Desi woke in a wrecked van. The prisoners and guards were all killed on impact. Desi's blade had been thrown around in the crash. It was now lodged in the body of one of The Order members who rode in the back of the van. She withdrew the blade. He sprang to life screaming in pain. Desi jumped and let out an involuntary yelp and drove the blade into the man's neck. He fell over dead. No one surprises Desi and lives to tell about it! NO ONE!
Desi kicked the doors to the back of the van. She leapt out and looked around. A dense fog filled the air. The van had been teetering over a ledge and she turned around the van rolled over and smashed into the ground sixty feet below. Desi looked over with a grim expression. A giant "Welcome to Silent Hill" sign could be seen in the distance.
The van screeched to a halt. John woke up to see red and blue flashing lights illuminating the area. He could see a female cop walking up the van. She was unaware the driver had a handgun in his lap. John yelled trying to get her attention. The driver got out of the car and gunshots were exchanged…John swore and struggled with his restraints.
Guillermo sat in a jail cell. He looked out of his window. All he could not make anything out in the fog. He had no idea where he was. A dead cop lay on the ground outside of the cell. The body was mutilated. A key ring was looped around his belt. Guillermo reached out to grab the keys. An unearthly noise could be heard in the distance.
Rebecca and AJ sat in the back seat AJ had the broken radio hooked on to his belt. Rebecca looked at him. They had both been gagged. Rebecca's look of fear said it all. "They're going to kill us." The minivan pulled up to a large building called Alchemilla Hospital. The Order soldiers pulled them out of the van after they parked. "Help AJ!" Rebecca screamed as they pulled her inside. "I'll save you!" AJ yelled. AJ was forced onto a gurney and strapped down. He could hear Rebecca's screams echoing from the halls. AJ looked up at the man who was pushing the gurney. He wore a hazmat suit. "Where are you taking me?" AJ demanded. There was no reply. The solider pushed AJ into an operating room. A doctor was in the room. He looked up and greeted them with a smile. "Bring my patient in!" The doctor ordered. The soldier did what he was told without a word. "You may leave us." The doctor said. The solider walked away without a word closing the door behind him. "I'm not sick!" AJ yelled. "Oh but you are! You see, you are here!" The doctor explained. "I was forced here! I'm fine!" AJ yelled. "Well, I'm the doctor here. And I say you are sick and need an operation… Now if you excuse me I'm going to wash my hands and put gloves on. We don't want to get sick now do we?" The doctor said. As the doctor walked over to the sink AJ could distinctly hear a loud screeching noise. Like something heavy being dragged through the halls. A large man burst through the door shattering the frame. He dragged a large blade behind him. He wore a giant pyramid helm. He picked up the blade and lunged with a loud whoosh. Feces ran down the not so good doctor's legs and the giant blade struck him. The doctor was impaled onto the far wall. "Mommy…" The doctor said as Pyramid Head brought the blade up slicing through the doctor's body, cutting him almost in half. Pyramid Head approached AJ and looked down at him. As if, he was contemplating what to do. Pyramid Head walked away from AJ dragging the giant blade behind, leaving AJ to fight with his restraints. Team Light has been drawn into the depths of Silent Hill… Time will only tell who will survive if any of them do…