Hello my minions, this is Chapter Ten and I must say that I'm pretty excited to get this up and running. However, school does start on the 6th where I'm at, so expect some lag, or maybe even more inspiration (because I stated how school is always the best time to get ideas while I'm pretending to be interested in what I'm 'learning'). I wanna go ahead and get this started, so enjoy.

"What's the shortest route?" Edd asked Sarah as they glanced at the map. They had thirteen minutes to get to the church if they wanted to get there by seven-thirty. Although they had an extra fifteen minutes, neither of them wanted to leave Mellie and Alena in the clutches of the cultists for an extended period of time. They were on Katz Street, which was only a five minute walk -if that- from the Church.

"Well... Ed and I saw that the bridges were crawling with monsters, so we may not be able to take the bridges."

Eddy groaned, "You've got to be kidding me, how in the hell are we gonna get in?!"
"Eddy, not so loud, you'll draw attention," Edd looked at him, and then turned to Ed, "We may have to take the exit from the West Wing. There can't be that many cultists in one area can there?"

Sarah bit her lip in thought, "Most exits can't be opened from the outside, how could we get in?"

"I think I remember where I dropped the crowbar, it's in the apartments. I think it's in the manager's suite." Ed suggested.

Edd and Eddy didn't know how they felt about the apartments. One run-in with Pyramid Head was one too many, in their opinion.

"I can't see how we have any other choice, but what happens if that -I think Alena called it the 'Other world'- comes back?" Edd inquired.

"Who cares, we're wasting time as it is. We only have so long before Alena could get hurt." Ed frowned and began walking in the direction of Blue Creek.

Edd looked at Eddy, "Stay here with Sarah. I'll go with him."

"But splitting up is the root of all evil." Eddy frowned before finally giving in and standing next to Sarah. "Come on, pipsqueak; let's see if there are any creeps near the exit."

Edd ran off to Ed before seeing the angry eye of his little sister.

Once he caught up with his friend, he placed a hand on his shoulder. "Ed, breathe. We'll be able to save her."

Although he didn't know it, Ed took very little comfort in those words. He couldn't sit still as long as Alena was in this world.

Edd sighed and looked onward, seeing the outline of the apartments in the distance. He wasn't fond of the idea; but like he said earlier, they didn't have much a choice.

His insides twisted in anxiety as Ed looked at the front of the door. Unlike the first time they had entered, they weren't being chased by the lying bodies, but they were still hurrying.

"Ed…?"

He looked to him, "What?"

"I just realized… We barricaded the front door."

Ed cursed under his breath, remembering it as well. He looked around the side, seeing the same open window that they escaped from. He motioned for Edd to follow and jogged to it.

He looked up, "Double D, you'll have to go up." He said. Before he could give some form of argument, he spoke quickly. "You're the smaller one. You won't be able to lift me up."

Edd knew he was right and walked up to him. Just as he lifted him up, he nearly had a heart attack. As the world began to peel away and turn into rust and blood, the image of Pyramid Head almost brought him to a panic state. Ed brought him down with light speed when he saw his friend's expression.

"What is it?" he whispered.

"It's him…" he pointed upward.

Ed and Edd pushed their bodies against the wall, trying to stay out of sight.

"We have to hurry… We don't have much time…" Ed muttered.

"Lift me up again." Edd ordered.

Ed looked to him with a risen eyebrow.

"Just do it." He hissed.

Ed sighed and lifted him up on his shoulder, "This is a bad idea…" he muttered to himself.

Edd poked his head up slightly, seeing Pyramid Head drag his long knife out of the suite. He saw his chance and motioned for him to lift higher. He pulled himself through the frame and carefully stepped onto the stained carpet. God knew what was on that carpet, and Edd certainly didn't want to.

Tiptoeing across the room, Edd scanned the room for the crowbar that Ed used to defend them with. So far, no dice, and Edd's palms started to get sweaty with anticipation and fright. He needed to hurry, or he could be within the line of sight with the monster he would forever see in his nightmares.

The stench from the room was unbearable. Like rotting flesh and god knows what else. Edd forced himself to not gag when he bent down to grab the crowbar. Thank god…

He looked up, hearing the scraping sound of Pyramid Head's knife. His insides twisted and his legs were paralyzed in fear, as the large man walked into the room, intending to kill.

"Do you think they're alright?" Sarah asked Eddy as they sat in the dark and cold alleyway.

Eddy shrugged, "Double D is smart, and Ed is too, in his own way… I think they'll be alright." He nodded. "I'm more worried about Mellie and Alena. I can't imagine what it must be like being with those maniacs." He replied.

There was a period of silence, until Sarah looked at him and sighed. "Eddy?"

He turned to face her, "What?"

"Sorry for all those years of beating you guys up and calling you names." She looked to the ground, "I guess that all the time I was here, I thought that I would die. But if I do, it would feel better if I had the chance to apologize."

Eddy didn't know if it was the Otherworld, the lying bodies, or even Pyramid Head, but he nodded. "Trust me; I think I deserved a few of those attempts at scratching my eyes out. I'm sorry too." He patted her shoulder. Giving a reassuring grin, he spoke "You're forgiven... pipsqueak."

She playfully punched his side and laughed quietly; Maybe we will be alright...

Eddy's cheerful expression died in a matter of seconds, before hissing, "Get down."

Sarah ducked behind a large wooden... thing... she didn't know what it was, but she utilized it as cover. She strained her ears, trying to comprehend what could have been coming their way. The footsteps she heard were loud, and fast. They were becoming louder, until it was like a collaboration of many sounds. Sarah's stomach turned to ice when she heard the all too familiar scrape of metal against concrete.

"That must be them," she whispered.

They both stood, arming themselves with whatever could protect them from the wrath of Pyramid Head.

"ED BOYS! WHY DID YOU DRAG ROLF INTO THIS?!"

Eddy almost laughed out loud, recognizing the odd accented voice. Not once did they really find out where Rolf was from, but nonetheless, it was a comforting tone.

Edd's string of apologies was easily heard as Eddy and Sarah slowly inched their way to the street, peeking their heads out from the side of the brick building beside the church.

"EDDY!"

He turned on his heel, seeing a lying body stumble its way towards them. "How the hell did that thing get there?!" he shouted and looked to Ed, "I need the crowbar!"

Ed was unable to help; he was battling two of the monsters at once. "Where's the gun?!"

"I gave it to Mellie and Alena before they went inside!" Edd cried.

Mellie paced back and forth on the old decrepit reddish brown carpet. They looked at the phone; they had to wait at least another ten minutes before going into full panic mode. She occasionally paid attention to what Rowena and Alena were saying, but she was too worried to be able to even think straight.

"I've dreamt of how I got out, but is that really it?" Alena asked.

Rowena nodded, "Yes, but I don't know if it will work now. A girl tried that years ago and made it to Sheppard's Glen, but she said that it was the exact same as here."

"Well... maybe it can happen again? I mean, Sheppard's Glen sounds a lot better than here... no offense." Mellie said quietly.

Rowena nodded, "It would be a lot safer, and there you could form a more concrete plan to leave." She started to whisper, "... it would be advised that your friends hurry. Some of the followers are becoming restless."

"I know." Her daughter whispered. Alena knew well that the others needed to hurry, but she had no form of contact. She wasn't fond of the idea of 'opening the way to paradise'. Knowing the followers... it wouldn't be as pleasant as it sounded.

Mellie hushed them and listened carefully, "Do you guys hear that?"

The two women remained silent, before rushing to the stain glass windows. Both knew that they wouldn't be able to see well, but they could get a good idea of who was out there.

"Is that... Rolf?" Mellie muttered.

"Huh?" Rowena and Alena looked at the girl with quizzical expressions.

Her face flushed, "Rolf... He lives in the same neighborhood as everyone else. I shared a foreign language class with him once." She replied.

"That also sounds like... Oh no." Alena frowned. She heard frantic yelling and screaming until the pieces of the Otherworld fell away.

It was back to the fog world, where the worst threat was the cultists and Christabella.

"GET OFF!"
"DARE YOU TOUCH THE SON OF A SHEPPARD?!"

"BURN IN HELL!"

The collage of voices shocked the three, until it donned that the cultists had brought the others inside.

Alena dashed to the doors of the west wing, ignoring the shouts of the other women. When she opened the door, she was shocked to see Christabella glaring at her.

"The time has come. You must open the gate to paradise."

She stumbled backward, knowing full well what her plans were.

Rowena pleaded, "Please, Christabella, just let her go."

"Silent!" she shrieked, causing everyone in the room to shudder in fear. She turned to Alena, "You should be proud of yourself. You get to lead the way to paradise with blood-stained hands."

AUTHOR'S NOTES

Yeah, you see the notes at the beginning of this chapter? That was written back in the beginning of August. YEAH. AUGUST. Anyway, I am terribly sorry for the lack of good quality, and lack of cursing, much like the other chapters. I'm writing this in school, so I should probably be a little more careful with my language... *sigh*

Also, I apologize for the long period of time between chapters. Since the whole Resident Evil movie and game thing, I've been influenced by nothing but coffee and zombies (which can be a very dangerous combination). Now, I am forcing myself to get back into Silent Hill madness so I can get this bitch finished without my brain exploding. You guys better hope that I have enough coffee.

ALSO: Message me if something sounds messed up, since it has been a long time since I worked on this. Message me SOON so I can edit and fix it.

By the way, I really hope youtube-mp3 starts working again…