Silent Evil

Chapter 4

"Is she okay?"

"Might've hit her head, but she'll be okay."

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Leigh and Wesker's forms hovering over me. "Agh….." I groaned and sat up, tenderly rubbing the back of my head. I noticed that it wasn't dark anymore and the town was now back to its normal…..place, foggy and falling ash. "Guess I passed out…" I said.

"Don't worry. I just woke up 10 minutes ago." Wesker said as he helped me stand.

"Oh, that's comforting." I said. "That was so weird….those creatures backed away….almost like they were afraid of that strange siren."

"Those creatures….." Leigh began. "They only come out when it gets dark like that."

"How long have you been here?"

"2 weeks." She answered.

I sighed and grabbed my gun off the floor. "I just don't understand…..there's something going on in this town and I don't like it. Not at all." I said.

The captain put a hand on my shoulder. "We'll get to the bottom of this. We just need to find the other missing persons first." His hand fell from my shoulder.

I snorted. "That's if we make it out of here."

Chris and Jill

Chris woke to a weight on his shoulder and he glanced over to see Jill sleeping. He smiled slightly and moved to brush some of her hair out of her face. She then yawned and opened her eyes. "Is it over?"

"Yeah." He answered and stood, helping Jill up.

"What happened? Why did it get all dark?" she asks.

"I don't know."

"Wesker to Chris."

Chris snatched the radio from his belt. "Hey Captain."

"How are you and Jill holding up? Any missing persons?"

"We're doing alright and we haven't found anybody yet. We up all the way by Ridgeview Medical Clinic."

"Alright, have you heard from the others?"

"Rebecca and Barry informed us before that siren went off the second time. And then Joseph and Brad radioed us about encountering some weird-looking dogs." Chris answered.

"That's….good. I'll contact the others and see how they are. Over and out."

Wesker and Shell

Wesker put the radio on his belt after speaking to Rebecca, Barry, Joseph and Brad. They all seemed to be doing alright.

"Where to next?" I ask.

He pulled out the map from his back pocket and un-folded it. "Let's head over to Happy Burger. We might find someone there." He folded the map back up and put it in his back pocket.

I nodded as Leigh took my hand and we walked to Happy Burger since it was just across from Nelly's Bar. All of a sudden, we heard a scream. Leigh screamed as she looked up.

We looked up and saw a winged-monster. Both Wesker and I took aim and began to shoot at it. But it was fast and flew down towards us. "Duck!" the three of us ducked.

I closed one eye and took aim. "Die you monster." I whispered and pulled the trigger as the creature turned to us. The bullet went right through its head and it screeched weakly, falling to the ground and twitching a little. I walked towards the creature and shot it through the head again. "Just to be sure."

The three of us looked through Happy Burger and didn't find anyone. We looked at the map again and found the next nearest place: the Grand Market.

As we walked through the fog, I saw a figure in the fog. "Hey!" I shouted at it. The figure seemed to see me and ran off. "Stay here." I said to Leigh and ran off after the figure.

"Get back here Shell! It's too dangerous!" I heard Wesker shout.

I ran after the figure for what seemed like several minutes until I came to the Grand Market. I was just about to run around the corner when someone popped out and pointed its gun at me. "Freeze!" it was a woman with short blonde hair and wearing a police uniform.

I pointed my gun at her. "How 'bout you freeze?"

"I'm a police officer. Drop the gun or I'll shoot." She warned.

"And I'm with STARS. Drop your gun or I'll shoot." I warned.

The woman gave me a weird look. "STARS?"

Wesker and Leigh soon came up from behind me. "Lower your gun." Wesker told me.

I narrowed my eyes, but lowered my gun anyway. "Who are you people?" the woman asks.

"We're with a special group called STARS. I'm their captain, Wesker." Wesker answered.

Leigh came over and gripped my hand. The woman stared at us for a moment, but then she lowered her gun and put it on her belt. "Okay Wesker, why are you here?"

"We got a call about missing people here in Silent Hill." I answered. "Leigh is one of them."

"And how many more of you are there?"

"6 more. All are in teams of two." Wesker answered. "Now, since we've answered your questions, it would be fair if you answered some of ours."

"Yeah, like what's your name?" I ask. "I'm Shell and this is Leigh."

"The name's Cybil Bennett. I was sent here after we lost communication." The woman replied. "Where are you three heading?"

"Grand Marker to look for the missing people." I answered.

"Mind if I join you?" Cybil asks.

I glanced at Wesker, who just shrugged. I looked back to Cybil. "Fine with me. Just don't point your gun at me anymore."

Rebecca and Barry

"No stop! Get away from me!" a girl's voice screamed.

"Sounds like trouble." Barry said and readied his gun.

A girl of 17 years old came running around the corner and hid behind Rebecca. "S-shoot it!"

A weird-looking dog came from around the corner and growled deeply before lunging at the three. Barry easily took it down with a few bullets.

Rebecca began to comfort the girl. "What's your name?"

"M-Michelle Wilson." The girl shuddered.

Barry took the radio off his belt. "Barry to Wesker."

"This is Wesker."

"We found a girl named Michelle Wilson. Is she on the missing persons list?"

There was a slight rustling. "Yeah, she alive?" Shell asks.

"Yeah."

"Two alive and two dead…." Shell said.

"Where are you two at?" Wesker asks.

"Silent Hill Saving Bank."

"Alright, good job. Over and out."

Wesker and Shell

"Found one alive." Wesker said as he put the radio on his belt.

I sighed in relief. "That's good."

"I'm guessing that was another team." Cybil says.

"Yeah. Barry and Rebecca." I answered. "So, shall we enter the Grand Market?"

Just as we reached the entrance into the Grand Market, the same siren began wailing and it began to get dark.

"Oh-no…" I said. "Leigh, stay close to me."

She nodded and held onto my hand tightly. The four of us entered the Grand Market when it became pitch-black. "Man, I hate this so much." I muttered.

"What's going on?" Cybil asks as she shined her flashlight.

"We're not entirely sure either." Wesker answered.

"Monsters come out when this happens." Leigh said.

"Yeah, just be careful." I said as we moved through the market. There was rotten food on counters and on the floor. "I hope we don't see those little creatures again. They scared the hell outta me the first time."

I suddenly heard scuffling. "I think we should leave." I say.

"Good idea. Let's go, now." Wesker said and we began to run to the entrance.

We left the Grand Market when we heard growling. "Not them again…." I muttered angrily. The same dog-like creatures appeared from before, except their faces were covered in worms. "Oh fuck…..shoot it!"

The three of us began to shoot at the monster and it didn't even get the chance to attack.

"Whew, thank god." I sighed in relief.

Until we heard more growling and more of them appeared.

"Why?" I shouted.

"Forget it, just run!" Wesker shouted.

I picked up Leigh and began to run after the others and to my surprise, I was slightly faster than them. "You guys are slowpokes! I'm carrying more weight and you're slower than me!"

"Just shut up and run!" Wesker said.

We finally reached a large apartment building and ran in, shutting the door behind us and we used our bodies to keep the door closed as the monsters smashed into it, trying to break in.

"This is just great." I muttered.

All of a sudden, the siren went off and the outside and inside slowly began to lighten up.

The banging stopped and now it was normal.

We all sighed in relief.

"That was a close one." I said, still holding Leigh and yawned loudly. "Man, I'm exhausted."

"We should find a place to sleep for a while." Cybil suggested.

….

Cybil placed the blanket over the sleeping Shell and Leigh and sighed, sitting down on the couch. They had stuff placed in front of the door, just in case. "Why don't you get some sleep? I can take first watch." She said as Wesker looked out the window.

"I'm fine."

"You've been in this hell-hole longer than me. Get some sleep. I'll be fine." Cybil smiled a little.

The captain sighed and took his radio off his belt. "Wesker to Chris."

"This is Chris."

"We're taking a break for a while. If we don't answer, we'll probably be asleep."

"Okay Captain, want me to tell the others?"

"Yes."

"Alright. Get some sleep Captain. You sound like you need it."

Wesker shut the radio off and placed it on his belt. He placed his gun on the end table and sat down on the edge of the bed. He glanced over his shoulder at the sleeping Shell. "I shouldn't have brought her here."

"Why not? Are you two close or something?" Cybil asks.

"She wanted to come to Silent Hill and I said no. But that changed when we got the call about the missing persons. No one else volunteered, so I picked who was going." He answered and for the first time that day, took his sunglasses off, rubbing his eyes before lying down beside Shell. The bed was a king sized, so it was big enough for all of them.

"I guess she regrets coming here now." Cybil said softly.

Wesker put his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. "Yeah….." he mumbled before he finally fell asleep.

Cybil smiled gently and looked out the window, watching the ash slowly fall from the sky.