My Adventures in Silent Hill

Chapter 5

"God, I hate basements." Maria muttered. "They're so creepy."

We walked down a long hallway in the basement. Suddenly, I got that feeling we were being followed and I looked behind us to see Pyramid Head. "Oh shit, run!"

We ran down the long hallway and James and I were able to get into the elevator. But then it was closing and Maria could only fit her hand through the gap.

"Maria, hold on!" I said, struggling to open the doors. "They won't open!"

James pushed all of the buttons, but none of them worked.

"James!" she screamed and then there was a large impact and Maria's hand went limp. It fell back away from the doors and they closed.

I slid down to the ground and banged my fist on the floor. "Damnit….."

He also slid to the ground. "First Mary….now Maria…how many people am I gonna lose?"

"The only thing we can do now is just…..move on." I say. "She's not coming back."

The doors binged and they opened. We both got up and walked out of the hospital onto the front steps. "What now…?" I ask.

He shrugged.

"Hmm…..let's head over to the historical society." I suggest.

"Alright."

….

"Ow….damn holes…." I muttered after jumping down into the fifth hole in this stupid historical society.

"It's like a labyrinth." James says, looking around. "Stay close so we don't get separated."

"M-kay."

We walked through the labyrinth for a while until we came to a space with prison bars between us and the room behind it.

And there was someone sitting in the room.

Not just anybody…

Maria….

"Maria! You're alive!" he exclaimed. "I thought that thing killed you! Are you hurt bad?"

"Not at all silly." Maria said with a small chuckle.

My eyes narrowed. Did Maria somehow escape? No….she would've died of blood loss…

"Maria? That thing…..it stabbed you. There was blood everywhere."

"Stabbed me? What do you mean?"

"It chased us to the elevator. And then….."

"James, what are you talking about?"

"Just before! Don't you remember?"

I finally lost my patience and grabbed James by the wrist, pulling him away from the metal bars. "That's not Maria."

"How do you know?" he asks.

"Because she's dead! She was killed by that monster!" I shouted.

Maria chuckled. "Silly girl. I was never killed by any monster. I'm right here."

"Fuck you! You're not Maria!"

"Hey…!" James scolded. "Maybe that is Maria. Maybe she somehow escaped."

"Are you that dense James?" I growled. "Maria was killed by that monster! I saw it! You saw it!"

"Then it was just an illusion!"

I sighed angrily. "Fine, don't believe me." I faced the door and began to walk away.

"Wait!" James grabbed my wrist.

"Let go of me." I yanked my wrist away and glared at him. "Believe me or not. That's not Maria and until you get that through your thick skull, I'll be somewhere else." And with that, I walked out.

…

I walked down the street, huffing angrily. "Why are men so fucking stupid?" I muttered to myself. "I was the only one who saw through that illusion."

I stopped and looked up at the sky as the ash slowly fell. "Why did you bring me here? Was I a…good victim or something? Because I nearly got killed from before….."

I sighed and a single tear fell down my cheek. I roughly wiped it away. "I wanna go home….."

THUMP, SCRAP

I heard that familiar sound and I slowly turned around to see the same monster from before, the one who had a pyramid for a head.

"Oh fuck….." was all I said before I turned on my heel and ran. I kept running and suddenly, I tripped over a crack and fell hard on my stomach.

I heard the monster coming up from behind me, but then the creature from when I first came to Silent Hill appeared and there were about 3 of them. They sulked towards me, making retching noises.

I looked between Pyramid Head and the creatures.

I was trapped.

I'm screwed….I thought.

The creatures were slowly closing in and the opening in their chest seemed to expand. My eyes widened. Then, the giant knife that Pyramid Head carried sliced off one of the creature's heads. It collapsed to the ground, twitching.

The creatures groaned and gurgled. I looked up at Pyramid Head as it raised its giant knife above its head and then swung at the creatures, slicing both of their heads off at the same time. They too, collapsed to the ground.

I looked up at the towering monster before me as it lowered its knife and moved it's…head until it seemed to be looking down at me. "Um…..thanks?" I said with a squeak.

Pyramid Head suddenly reached down and grabbed the front of my shirt, lifting me up until it was looking up at me. "P-please don't kill me!" I stammered. "I don't wanna die….."

"We brought you here." A girl's voice says.

I looked down and saw a girl about 7 years old with black hair and wearing a blue dress. She was standing beside Pyramid Head. "Who…..are you?" I ask with a sniffle.

"I am Alessa." The girl replies. "You can put her down." She said to Pyramid Head.

I was gently set down. "Why….did you bring me here?"

"Because…everyone must face their demons." Alessa replied. "You see…..I was tortured and picked on, just like you Shell. I made this town the way it is now because of my hatred."

"Am…I dead?"

"No."

"Then this isn't a dream."

"No. The reason why we brought you here is because you must face your demons."

"My….demons?" I muttered to myself. "What demons?"

"You will find out soon. Turn around."

I did as Alessa told me and seconds later, something hit the back of my neck hard and I blacked out onto the cold cement.

…

"Uhn…." I groaned weakly and pried my eyes open as I sat up. I was still in the same place. "What…..happened?"

"Shell!"

My ears perked up at my name being called. "James?"

I saw his figure come running through the thick fog towards me as I stood up. Once he finally reached me, he grabbed my upper arms and shook me. "Why did you run away like that?"

"Why do you care? All you care about is Mary."

"I…" he sighed. "I'm…sorry. I….met up with Eddie….."

"And what happened to him?"

"We fought…and I killed him." His hands went limp to his sides.

"I wouldn't blame you." I said quietly.

"We have to leave."

"I can't leave." I say.

He looked at me. "Wha…what?"

"I can't leave, not yet. I have to face my demons." I replied.

He grabbed my shoulders. "We have to leave! We can't stay here! It'll make us both go crazy!"

I looked at the ground. "I can't leave James…we all have to face our demons. You go find Mary and I'll go face my demons."

"What demons?"

"That's what I have to find out." I answered and backed away from him. "I have to face them alone."

"At least let me go with you."

I smiled a little. "Okay."