(A/N: Yes, I know it's ALMOST the same as in the game, but c'mon, the story's going to get juicy in a few chapters, where you really lose contact with Hammond... And yes, I'm keeping this as close to the script as I can.)

Chapter 1 : New Arrivals

A few minutes after we crashed in the Ishimura, I sent Isaac to check a security console, while Kendra was trying to hack an elevator. If I had only known what would happen right there and then... As a quick recap, we – that is Kendra, Johnston, Chen, Isaac and I – were sent on a mission to repair a communications blackout in the USG Ishimura, but as we tried to land, we discovered (a little too late, if you ask me) that their guidance tether was damaged and, as I stated at the beginning of this, we crashed. What we found inside of the planet-cracker, however, didn't exactly look like a communications blackout, it was a massacre! … Anyway, when Isaac, our engineer, by the way, checked the console...

- Huh. That doesn't look good. – Johnston said – She's taken a lot of damage.

- The Tram's System is offline. Getting around is going to be difficult – I said –. The air seems to be flowing again. That's a start.

When I said that, as a sort of a trigger phrase, the quarantine suddenly activated and the lights died out, causing us to ready our weapons at once.

- What the hell was that? – I heard Kendra shout.

- I'm not sure...

Right then, something – I'd later know what that exactly was – fell from one of the vents in the ceiling.

- What the hell? – I heard Johnston ask

- I don't know! Something's in the room with us! – Kendra answered

Suddenly, with a disgusting sound, we saw Johnston fall over... with his head falling over opposite of him... We heard his RIG' characteristic flat-line sound right after.

- Jesus! Open fire! Open fire! - I shouted as Chen and I started firing at the... thing with our rifles. - Kendra! Power!

Another of those things suddenly jumped on Chen, and started slashing him with the... were that blades?... coming out of his hands. I tried to make it fall back, to no avail.

- Kendra...!

- Come on... come on. Got it! - I heard her say.

As we heard Chen's RIG flat-line sound, we knew we couldn't do anything to save him, and we ran to the elevator. Right after the doors closed, we heard the sound of crystal crashing, and I suddenly remembered Isaac... (A/N: OK, the necromorph following Isaac there doesn't really break the window but pop out of a vent a moment later)

- Isaac, get the hell out of there! - I shouted at him.

Kendra managed to unlock the door, and told him to run, too. I remember praying for his well-being.

- Do you think he made it? - I asked Kendra when the elevator's doors opened.

- I don't know... - she answered – His chances were very slim, with one of them after him and no weapons...

We took a few cautious steps out of the elevator, and I couldn't believe what we saw... the walls were completely coated with blood, so much blood not even a surgeon could have stood it without nausea... But, of course, that wasn't all... there were also the corpses... and after a few more steps another body fell right in front of us. But the worst of it, was the ID on the RIG... Johnston. (A/N: There actually isn't another room here, just a corridor and an elevator to the Tram Station...)

- Oh my god! - Kendra shouted. - What did they do to him?

- I... - I could find no words. - We have to keep moving, those th... Watch out!

Right after I said those words, the vent at the end of the corridor popped open, and another of those monstrosities came from inside of it. I opened fire, and it ate the bullets, not even worrying to dodge them, not falling, not seemingly receiving any damage at all. Finally, after I, due to the recoil, blew its arms away – which I would later learn was their weak spot – the thing died... or more accurately, stopped trying to kill us.

But that one wasn't alone. The vent above us also popped open, and our dead friend's buddy fell and tried to slash Kendra, narrowly failing, as she threw herself to the ground. This time, seeing as it was trying to get to Kendra, I shot its legs, not only slowing it down but severing them. That didn't kill it, though, so we took our advantage and flew, locking the door after us. We seemed to be in the Tram Station. Then, we saw the door in the control room open before us... and it was Isaac!

- Isaac? Isaac! God, I can't believe he made it. - Kendra said, waving her arms at him.

- Isaac, we ran into more of them on the way over here. Are you okay? - I asked.

- More what? - interrupted Kendra before Isaac could answer me – What the hell are those things? Is that the crew?

- Keep your voice down! - I urged her - Whatever they are, they're not friendly! And half the doors on the ship are locked because of the quarantine. Now we have to get to the bridge, but first we got to repair the tram system.

- You're crazy Hammond – snapped at me Kendra -. You're going to get us all killed.

- If you listen to me, I WILL get you out of here alive. Now, what's wrong with the tram?

- The data board's fried but there should be a spare in the Maintenance Bay. There's also a broken tram blocking the tunnel that needs to be repaired -informed Kendra -. Dammit, everything is on the other side of this quarantine. We can't reach it from here.

- No we can't... but you can – I told Isaac -. Isaac, if I can get to the bridge, I should be able to access the personnel files. You fix the tram and I'll help you find Nicole. - Now I remember not fulfilling my promise, as when I had the chance I didn't take it... That's another thing I regret for accepting this mission.

So, the only things we could do were to monitor Isaac's progress in the repairs and stay vigilant in case anything came out of a vent. When I saw Isaac had just encountered one of those monsters, I told him to dismember them.

Some time later, Isaac came back, replaced the data board and called the repaired tram.

- Alright, we're onboard and heading to the bridge. Good work – I praised him.

- Strange... the quarantine just lifted... - Kendra mused.

- Whatever was in the flight lounge must have left. That's lucky for us. Isaac, get back to the Kellion and prep it for launch. We'll find out what we can from the bridge and meet you there.

- If we live that long. You're out of your league, Hammond. This is suicide! We're going to die out here – Kendra snapped at me. That pissed me off.

- Your lack of confidence in me is duly noted, Ms Daniels, but I have a mission to complete and that's exactly what I'm going to do. With or without you. - I told her -. Do we understand each other?

- Just get us out of here alive.

After that, she didn't talk to me for the rest of the way to the bridge. When we finally arrived, we saw the whole bridge was covered in blood, and other parts of the ship seemed to be as well. I commed Isaac.

- Isaac, we made it to the Bridge. It's a nightmare up here. No survivors. We're going to try and get to the Command computer. Wish us luck. – I hanged before he could answer.

A few moments later, we heard an explosion, and the AI voice started sounding throughout the ship

"Alert. Collision detected in the main hanger bay. Emergency crews have been notified."

- What the hell is happening down there? What happened to the shuttle? - I cried on the comm, fearing the worst.

- That was our ride home... It's the only way off this ship... - Kendra looked in shock, as we realized it was the shuttle what had exploded.

- Kendra... - I tried to reassure her.

- No Hammond! This changes everything! - she shouted.

- Just let me think! Can you access the Command Computer? - I asked her.

- It's no good. There was an executive lockdown on all primary systems. Without the Captain's authorization, I can't access them.

- Well? Where's the Captain? - I asked her, growing more impatient by the minute.

- Here he is. Captain Benjamin Matthius. Location... Medlab. Status... - she looked depressed at this – Deceased.

- What? How? - I asked

- I can't access that information. Find the Captain and you'll find his RIG. With his authorization codes, I can crack this computer open.

- Dammit! Isaac, I'm sending the Tram back to your location. Get to the medical lab and find that RIG as fast as you can. - I suddenly heard some noise. Kendra seemed to have heard that too.

- What was that? - she wondered.

And then, I saw it. Not really like the ones with the blades protruding from their palms – by now I have dubbed them "Slashers", but this one was more muscular, and instead of legs, had a long tail.

- Holy Shit! Come on, get out of here! - I commanded.

We ran away from the room as fast as we could, and locked the door. We kept running, but what we found wasn't exactly shelter... instead, we ran right into an ambush.

- Kendra! Go! Go! Go! Let's get out of here! - I shouted.

- How, Hammond, HOW? - She panicked.

- Don't know, run!

I can't exactly remember what we did, or how we did it, but by the time we lost the creatures, Kendra was gone.