Hooray, no reviews yet. Oh well, I enjoy writing this (for now, and then it will become a chore, until that sweet last chapter) and will continue. Also, I'd like to point out that I've only played ONE Silent Hill game because I'm old fashioned and I have a GameCube and Nintendo 64 (GAWD, I love that bugger). I was lucky to get a Wii a few years ago, but then my cat chewed through the sensor cord. God, he is so lucky he's cute .
Ed dropped his duffle bag into the trunk of Eddy's car. They had already swung by Eddy and Edd's apartments to grab a few things. Eddy couldn't help but bring a couple of beers from his refrigerator along with the energy drinks. Edd couldn't stand the idea of leaving town without his labeler or his first aid kit.
As for Ed, he packed the essentials and a picture of him and his sister when they were younger. That picture became his most valued possession –even more valued than the rarest issue of Kill the Zombie Penguin- ever since his sister went missing.
"Okay, I believe the map says we take this road…" Edd checked the road map.
"I've never been to Silent Hill; do you think they have a good music store after we find Sarah?" Eddy poked his head under Edd's arm to see the map.
"Excuse me?" they heard a feminine voice call from behind them.
The moment Ed turned his head, he was dumbstruck. The girl who stood there was a little short and frail looking. Her curled blonde hair hung to her shoulders and her hazel eyes were accented with a subtle amount of black eyeliner and mascara. She wore a black button up vest over a dark blue short sleeved shirt. Her black skirt flowed freely a little under mid-thigh, and her black boots made small thud noises as she walked. She carried a medium sized bag over her shoulder.
"Are you going to Silent Hill?" she asked. Her voice was light and quiet.
Edd smiled kindly, "Yes ma'am, we are."
"Why do you ask?" Eddy crossed his arms, hoping to look intimidating to her.
"I was heading there."
"On foot?"
"Yes."
"Well, may we offer a ride?" Edd asked.
"I would love that, thank you." She smiled.
She set her duffle bag next to Ed's and smiled as she hopped into the car. Ed, who was still slightly dumbstruck, shook himself out of it and claimed the seat next to her.
Edd grinned and sat in the driver's seat and looked to Eddy, who was already in, "Can you give directions well?" he asked.
Eddy nodded and took the map from his friend, "You'll want to take this road." He pointed forward.
As Edd turned on the car, he spoke, "So what is taking you to Silent Hill, Miss…?"
"Alena. Alena Kennedy. And I'm looking for some answers. What about you guys?" she asked.
"Same here." Ed said quietly.
Edd's smile faltered slightly, but he tried to remain positive within the sad aura. "So are you from around here? I don't recognize you too much."
"Oh, I was homeschooled, and I didn't go out much. Mom and Dad were really protective."
"You know, I was to be homeschooled as well, but neither of my parents was home a lot, so that didn't work out." Edd smiled.
"I always wanted to go to a regular school. But then on my first day of middle school, I got too scared and went home." She giggled.
"Oh yeah, I remember you." Eddy tried his best to look at her. "You were in Mrs. Turner's class for about… thirty minutes, I think."
She laughed with a slight tone of discomfort, "Yeah. When I started attending college in Boston, that fear dissolved. I'm a lot better with people now." Alena folded her hands in her lap. Her tone lightened, "My best friends were always my parents. But three weeks ago, I met this girl, Sarah Mason. She helped me quite a bit as well."
Ed shifted uncomfortably, and Edd fell silent. Eddy turned his head to look out the window.
"Um, Alena?" Edd spoke softly.
"Yes? What's wrong?" she asked, alarm dripping from her voice.
"Sarah, Ed's sister, went missing three days ago… That's why we're going to Silent Hill." He mumbled.
Alena slumped back into the seat and brought her hand up to her mouth. "I-I'm so sorry…" she whispered. She glanced at the man beside her, feeling like a horrible person for bringing up the subject entirely. "Is there any way I can help?"
Ed turned his head to face her, "Would you mind joining us?"
"We're doing a search party." Eddy spoke.
She hastily nodded, "Yes, I really would like to help."
The four young adults were silent after that, the only sound being made was the car as it drove, and Alena's humming. (A/N: This would be the hummed version of Lost Carol from SH3)
Ed leaned his head against the window and sighed. Four hours of sleep wasn't much to run on, and he was beginning to feel the effects of exhaustion. He suddenly felt himself falling asleep.
As Ed slept in the backseat, Edd looked to Eddy, "Eddy, did the weather forecast say that it would be foggy?"
"I don't know; I didn't watch it."
Edd frowned slightly; This may be a set-back… He drove with severe caution as the fog thickened, "This seems like it's coming right out of one of Ed's movies." He looked to Eddy.
Eddy nodded and checked his phone, "There's no signal, dammit…" he muttered and shoved the phone back into his pocket.
"I told you, you need to drop that company. Their reviews are terrible…" Edd mumbled.
Eddy snatched his friend's phone, "Oh yeah? Well look here, you don't have a signal either." He retorted.
Edd looked at his phone, "Well, that's odd. I always have reception with my phone company…"
"Could it be the fog?" Alena questioned, after checking her phone. She, too, had no signal.
"No… We may just be in a no service area." Edd reassured his friends, and himself.
Ed stirred in his sleep, mumbling something incoherent. Alena looked to him with a worried expression, "Is he okay?" she asked the other two in a quiet voice.
Edd, slightly afraid to take his eyes off the road, looked to Ed, and frowned, "I don't know… Try to wake him up."
Alena gently placed her hand on his shoulder, "Hey…" she said.
Ed's head shot up and looked around to find where the gentle touch came from. His gaze rested on Alena, "Are we there yet?" he asked groggily.
"We should be, but I can't see a thing." Edd pulled over to the side of the road, "We may have to wait for the fog to rise."
"How 'bout I lead you guys?" Eddy rolled down his window and hopped out. "Drive slowly, and I'll lead you to Jacks Inn. It can't be too far."
Edd nodded.
For twenty minutes, Eddy led the other three throughout the town.
Eddy shuddered; this town gave him the creeps. The streets were silent. He felt his insides twist; something was wrong. Even with the weather being the way it was; it was spring break. Shouldn't this town still be somewhat… busy? Silent Hill was living up to its name as Eddy motioned for the car to stop.
Edd poked his head out the window, "Are we at the hotel?"
Eddy nodded, "It looks closed. I'm gonna go check it out." He said.
Edd nodded and watched him walk into the thick fog. He drummed his fingers against the steering wheel, feeling just as nervous as his friend.
Eddy shoved his hand in his right into his jacket pocket, stroking the lock blade concealed in it. He didn't know what was putting him on edge, but something gave him a bad feeling, like something terrible was going to happen. A small bead of perspiration slid down his forehead, causing him to instinctively wipe it away with his sleeve.
Where the hell is everybody?
Alena sat quietly playing with the hem of her skirt. She noted the small split developing at the bottom of the side-seam. I'll have to get this fixed… Alena hated it when things were asymmetrical, and a split up the side of her skirt would just not do. It was one of her many OCD's, like cleanliness (especially personal cleanliness) and her bookshelf. She smiled to herself, remembering the time that Sarah teased her because her bookshelf was organized a certain way. It was set from author in alphabetical order, and in some cases, if the author had written more than one book, those were set in alphabetical order, and if the author wrote a series, it was in numerical order. Alena liked it when things were in order.
"So, have you always lived in Peach Creek?" Edd looked at her.
Alena looked up, being pulled back to earth, "No, um… My parents adopted me from here." She replied.
"You were adopted?" Ed asked and received a nod. "So what happened to your real parents?"
"Ed-!"
"No- I-It's fine. And I was too young to remember them at all. Mom says that they died just a little after I was born. To be honest, Alena probably isn't even my real name." she spoke. She never had any problem with the fact that she was adopted. Her legal guardians thought it wrong to hide it from her, especially when the difference in appearance was great. She didn't mind that her parents weren't biological; that didn't make them love her any less or vice versa. If she were still a minor, and her parents revealed themselves, she'd probably still live with the Kennedys. If anything, she'd probably confront them, and ask why they abandoned her. But… that wasn't the case with Alena. Her parents wouldn't reveal themselves, nor would she ever have the chance to confront them.
"How old were you?"
"Three or four months old. Mom and Dad were on the last day of their honeymoon when they found me."
"Have you ever been back here since the adoption?" Edd asked, slightly turning his head to see Alena.
She shook her head, "No. My parents said that there was no reason for me to ever go back. But they said that if I had any questions, that I could ask them."
"Isn't that kind of strict?" Ed asked, raising an eyebrow.
Alena shook her head again, "I don't think so. I've never really wanted to go until the dreams started."
"What dreams?"
"Ever since I was fifteen, I started having dreams about Silent Hill. Now, five years later," she motioned to herself and the car, "Here I am." She played with a blonde curl.
"Aaaand why did you wait? Usually some people would go the moment they were allowed to leave the house without parental permission." Edd tilted his head slightly.
"Well, I didn't feel the need to go until the dreams got darker." She played with her thumbs absent-mindedly.
"Darker how?" Ed asked.
"Well, I started having nightmares a few months ago. They were… odd to say the least. I dreamt of the town, and these frightening creatures, and it was like a hellish version of this place." She said, her voice shaking ever so lightly. "I think the worst part, is that it felt like the town was calling me."
Eddy saw the outline of a tall road sign. He could barely make out the words 'Jacks Inn' on the sign. It's about damn time… He thought and hurried his pace to a fast walk. He stopped at the double doors, shocked.
Eddy now had a better view of the hotel, and it wasn't pretty. The metal framing of the glass doors was rusted, part of which was eaten away, and the glass itself was shattered. A few shards lay on the ground, crunching underneath his feet as he walked closer. What the hell?
Spinning on his heel, Eddy nearly broke into a run back to his car, but something stopped him.
Step. Step. Stumble. Step. Step.
Eddy stopped and searched for the source of the noise. He could hear his heart beat rapidly against his ribcage, along with the footsteps.
The steps were getting closer. Eddy wasted no time pulling out his knife and flipping it open, who or whatever it was, it was scaring the hell out of him. The fact that he could barely see due to the fog only made matters much, much worse.
Eddy turned around, to see a stumbling figure approach him.
"Hey!" he called out.
The figure only made its way to him at a much quicker pace, confusing Eddy until he got a better look at it.
The creature had no arms whatsoever, like the skin was constricting its movement. The lack of arms, resulted in lack of balance –that explained the frequent staggering- and a long split was visible, trailing from its left shoulder down to its right hip. It had no face, but still managed to be able to find Eddy.
Eddy watched in fright as it ventured closer and closer to him. "G-Get away!"
The split in its body widened, and a burning yellow liquid squirted out and onto Eddy.
Eddy grunted at the pain, Jesus, this shit's like acid!
Eddy had enough and kicked the creature away.
"Ha!" he hollered as it fell on its back. "Let's see you get up now, motherfucker." He spat at the creature.
Eddy had spoken too soon, and jumped backwards when the creature slid itself across the ground. Chasing Eddy, it did this until it could finally move back to its feet, and stumbled towards him again.
"EDDY!" he heard Ed call from a distance. Edd and Alena stood behind him.
The creature turned around and began staggering towards them. "Alena, Edd, get in the car. Eddy, come here! I have an idea!"
Monobrow with an idea? Should I be worried? Instead of waiting to decide whether or not to, he ran passed the creature and to his friend.
"Get in the car, and wait for me!"
"What?"
"Just do it!"
Before Eddy could argue, he was pulled into the car by Edd. "Alena, go into the trunk and pull out my small blue bag!" he said to her, "Eddy's burns may need medical attention!"
She hopped out and popped open the trunk, frantically searching for the bag. She smiled when she pulled it from the back of the trunk, along with her small carry-on bag.
"Here!" she said and handed it to Edd once she was in the car. She opened her bag and pulled out an unopened bottle of water and yanked her vest off. She poured some water onto the vest and handed it to Edd, "Use this to wipe it off." She said.
"But-"
"Trust me, that thing is old, I'd have needed to throw it out anyway."
As Edd treated Eddy's wounds, Alena saw Ed's figure run back to the car.
"Ed!" she waved for him out of the window.
His alarmed expression didn't change, even when he yanked the door open and jumped into the car. "Um, we may need to go."
"What happened?" Eddy asked.
"I tried to lose them but…" he looked out the window.
To their horror, three more of those creatures were headed straight for them.
Edd handed Alena the first aid products, "Here, you treat the wounds, I'll-" he stopped.
"What is it?" Ed leaned forward.
"The car, it won't start!" Edd panicked.
"Shit!" Eddy cursed out loud. "We'll have to leave the car!"
Alena quickly began packing up the medical supplies back into the blue bag, "Let's go!" she exited. The three men needn't be told twice.
Ed sighed, "Do you think I'll be able to get my picture when those things leave?"
"Wait!"
"Alena!" Edd called for her when she turned around back to the car.
She popped the hood and opened her bag, grabbing the hunting knife. She pulled open Ed's bag and found a small piece of paper, which had a picture of Sarah and Ed.
She looked up, unsheathed the knife and slashed across on of the creature's face. Its head turned to the side and quickly moved back, as if it were watching her. She whimpered in fear. Until a leg shot out beside her, kicking the creature away. She turned to see Ed standing there, "Come on!" he said and grabbed her hand. He pulled her towards Edd and Eddy, who were standing where Alena stopped and turned.
"In here!" Edd pointed to a tall building. They ran into the establishment, Eddy and Ed barricading the door as soon as they were all inside.
Thump! Thump!
Alena jumped each time the creatures banged themselves against the double doors until finally, silence.
She sighed in relief and turned to examine their surroundings, "Welcome to Blue Creek Apartments…" she read off a poster next to the door.
AUTHOR'S NOTES
Whoo! That was action packed and probably terrible! I'll be honest, I'm not good at action scenes, but I'm pretty good at character development.
Well, that was much longer than what I usually write, but I just couldn't stop! I seriously had waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much fun with the Lying Figures chasing them.
So, I've decided that I'll be using different locations from all of the games, like later on, I'll be using Central Square Shopping Center, and then I'll use Lakeview Hotel, and even Brookhaven Hospital (not in this order; it'll be everywhere and anywhere at once). So… yeah. Enjoy. I hope this chapter didn't confuse the hell out of you, and if something confuses you, feel free to let me know. I don't bite… usually. :3
WELL, this is PhilosophicalZombie, signing off!