X-men Evolution Fan Fiction / Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction / Silent Hill Fan Fiction ❯ In The Mist Lies Death (X-Men/Harry Potter/Silent Hill Crossover) ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

By: Rinean

Chapter Nine

They were back in the bedroom once more, the door locked behind them. They huddled in the middle of the room, trying to figure out how to escape. "I've got an idea," Kitty whispered. "We go out the window to the ledge of the roof, then we, like, jump into the street."

Harry gave her an incredulous look. "Hello, we'd all break our legs!"

"Not me," Toad boasted. "I'll land on my feet."

"Shut up," Lance said, smacking the back of Toad's head.

"Just trust me, okay?" Kitty said, then walked to the window and opened it as quietly as possible. The boys glanced at each other before following her out onto the roof. "Now hold onto me and don't let go, no matter what." Harry and Toad each held onto an arm, Lance held onto her jeans just above her butt so his fingers were pressed against her soft skin. "On three," Kitty said. "We jump to the middle of the street."

"I still don't-"

"Trust me, Harry!" Kitty shouted at him. "One... Two..."

There was a terrifyingly loud crashing noise as Pyramid Head's blade ripped through the door.

"THREE!"

The group jumped, preferring to be stains on the pavement rather than be at the mercy of Pyramid Head. Harry had his eyes closed tight, certain that his legs were about to break upon impact with the concrete below.

To Harry's amazement, the blow never came. Instead he was shocked as he fell into freezing cold water. He stood quickly, and the instant his face broke the water, an awful stench crept into his nose. He opened his eyes to see they were in a dim tunnel made of brick, stagnant sewage water all around them. There was a walkway on either side of the the water, and the four of them made their way up the short service ladder onto one.

"Sorry," Kitty apologized as they sat on the bricks for a moment. "I didn't know there'd be, like, sewer so close to the surface. I was just gonna pop us in and out of the ground so we could run."

Harry suddenly realized what had happened; Kitty's power of going through solid objects had let them go safely through the ground. "Better to be in the sewer than in little bloody pieces," he said. If they'd stayed in that room and talked for only seconds longer, he realized, they'd all probably be dead. "Come on. Let's find a way out of here.

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"It just doesn't make sense. That gate was definitely locked when we were here before..." Hank said. It had even been marked off on their map. It was now open, though how it had become so was a mystery. "Amara, please correct the map.

Amara, even though she was still not speaking to Hank, did as she was told. Bobby shuffled along beside her. "Hey, there's a little building over there," he pointed out in the expanse of empty road. "Maybe it's a 7-11 or something," he added hopefully. "What I wouldn't give for a Twinkie, they never go bad..."

"Okay, Twinkie Man, we'll go check it out," Hank said with a small chuckle.

A loud crack rang through the air and Hank fell to his knees, clutching his right shoulder. It took a moment for them to realize what had happened.

"Don't shoot!" Bobby shouted. "We're not monsters!"

Amara leaned down and helped Hank to his feet, holding some gauze from her pack against the wound tightly. "I am so sorry..." he said. "Sorry about everything..."

She looked him in the eye. "I'm sorry for screaming at you," she said back.

They reached the little shack and realized with a start that they recognized the boy holding a shotgun in the window.

"Pietro?"

"Yeah, it's me, and our Jeep broke down, before you ask. Get inside. Now."

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Khadrim had washed himself about six times in the shower, and now he had dried himself and dressed. He flopped into an old wooden chair in the main room of the apartment. Looking around, he realized that three people were missing.

Amera was the only one in the room, sleeping in another chair and leaning against the window. "Amera?"

She stirred and looked around. Then she noticed he'd taken a shower. "I need to do your bandages," she said.

"Where are the others?" Because I doubt Kurt would willingly leave you alone with me... He thought bitterly.

"Well... They waited until you were in the shower so they could go find food. Kurt was reluctant to leave me, but I made him go; I am the best at bandaging." She nodded at his leg. "And you're too protective to let them go without you. Done."

The bandage was perfect, she'd obviously done well in their first aid lessons. "Thanks."

A few minutes passed in silence before Amera let out a frustrated growl of boredom. "God, there's nothing to do!"

"Except survive."

"Yeah, who knew that surviving would bore you to death?" She sighed and jumped to her feet. She then proceeded to rummage through every available drawer and cabinet.

"What are you doing?"

"Snooping."