It's fair to say that if you haven't played Until Dawn yet, or at least watched it online, Spoiler Alert. So, I haven't actually played the game yet, but I want to so bad. Unfortunately I don't have a ps4 yet, but my fiance does so I'm going buy the game and play it at his house. However, I've watched Pewdiepie play it all the way through and I've been watching Markiplier play through on his channel. I also watched the different ways the characters can die or live and so on, but I decided this fanfic would take place with everyone living in the end, only Josh lives too. In this story Josh was found by the rescue team before he could succumb to the curse of the wendigo and taken back home only to be submitted into an institute for the mentally unstable soon after.

I hope you all enjoy. Please read and review, it'd be greatly appreciated :D

He sat at a table by himself, staring at the various patterns in the wood, his eyes following the various lines as if following the path of a maze, trying to find his way out. Various other patients where at other tables with their families and friends while he sat alone, waiting quietly.

In the next room seven people stood awkwardly trying to make up their minds. It'd been eight months since they've all been together in one area, ever since that dreadful night on the mountain. It'd been the first time since that dreadful night they had been in the same building as 'him' and it was not an easy thing for any of them to do, but they were there.

Mike had brought it up months ago, after hearing about them finding him alive and bringing him home. It wasn't long after that they heard 'he' had admitted himself into the hospital for his hallucinations and various other reasons. It took everyone several months to agree.

Sam was the first to agree, but that was no surprise, then Chris, though it took him quite a bit longer than Sam. After him was Em. She wasn't too thrilled with the idea but she decided it'd be worth a try, besides, she had a few choice words for 'him'. Then Matt followed right after Em did, seemingly for his own reasons, but the rest figured he just agreed for Em's sake.

Ashley was the hardest to convince after what Josh had put them through, especially after what Josh had put her and Chris through, not once, but twice. Both times Chris had chosen her over himself or Josh, which in the end was both flattering but more terrifying than anything. Not only had he seemingly threatened their lives twice, but he had punched her, right in the eye. With some convincing from Chris, she had finally agreed.

Last was Jessica. After the whole ordeal she was admitted into an institute for her own sake, but she wasn't there long. She never was really the same, she'd been fairly quiet the whole time since they gathered together at the institute where they kept Josh. Though when she saw Mike, she perked up quite a bit.

And there they were, all gathered together for the first time in months. They all glanced into the two way mirror, watching Josh stare at the table quietly awaiting the guests he was promised.

"So...what's the plan?" Matt was the first to break the silence.

"Do we all head in, or...?" Chris began, unsure where he was headed.

Mike shook his head, "No, we'd just confuse him, probably cause him to have some sort of episode."

"It's the least he deserves," Em spat, "The prick."

"Hey, he's been through enough," Matt said, trying to calm her down, though it probably wasn't the best move.

"Like hell, after all that shit he pulled up there I'm surprised he's not in prison," she retorted.

"He lost his mind," Sam reminded them, "he was trying to avenge his sister's. In the long run, he kinda had a point. I mean it was twisted and messed up, but you guys did kinda cause his sisters' death," she pointed out.

"Sure, take his side," Em snapped, "Why don't you go in there and give him a blow job while you're at it."

"Guys, relax," Mike stepped in. "Yes, what we did was wrong, with the exception of Chris, Sam and Josh, the rest of us did play a part in what caused Beth and Hanna's death. It's not something I'm proud of, but...we messed up. Josh had a right to hate us for what we did, but he did go about it the wrong way. After we found him in the mines, he was tripping out. Their deaths really fucked with him guys and it will follow him as well as us for the rest of our lives, there's no changing that. We can't forget what he did to us, nor can we forget the 'harmless' prank we played on Hannah, but we have to talk to him, all of us. We need to clear the air."

"Clear the air, my ass," Em grunted as she folder her arms over her chest.

"So who goes first?" Chris asked.

The room was silent as everyone exchanged glances. Sam was about to step forward when Mike approached the door, "Here goes nothing." He opened the door and stepped inside the large room. It was full of people visiting their friends or family members at the institute and then there was Josh. He was off to the side, a table near the corner, distant from the others, paying no mind to Mike as he approached. In fact, Mike was sure he probably wasn't even aware it was Mike at all, at least until he spoke.

"H-hey there Josh," he began as he took the seat across from him, careful not to make any sudden movements.

Josh didn't respond, not right away, until slowly he looked up at Mike, staring at him like he was a stranger. Slowly but surely, the fog began to fade from Josh's eyes as he stared into Mike's, "M-mike...is that you?"

Mike offered a half smile and a nod, "Yeah Josh, it's me."

Josh smiled back at him, but only for a moment, for it faded just as quickly as it appeared, "No, no, no, no," Josh shook his head, pressing his hands to his temples, "you shouldn't be here," he groaned, "you're not safe around me." Josh warned as he began rocking in his seat.

Mike frowned, perhaps this wasn't a good idea after all, "Josh, relax, its fine."

Josh shook his head more, his rocking becoming more frantic, "No, no man, it is not fine, you shouldn't be here, no, no, no. Not after that, it's not good, it's not safe," he claimed.

Mike sighed unsure what to do at that point to calm down his old friend. He started reconsidering having everyone show up at once, maybe ease him into the idea of seeing everyone again so he doesn't explode or something. Just as he was moving to leave, the door came open and Sam walked in. Mike glanced over his shoulder as she approached and tried to signal for her to go back before Josh loses it, but it was too late.

"Josh," she said quietly, but just loud enough to get Josh's attention. Slowly he looked up at her, his eyes wide, his mouth agape as he gawked up at her, like a child looking to his mother for forgiveness.

He swallowed, "Sam?"

She smiled down at him and took the next seat, "Hey Josh."

He shook his head again, this time, tears building up in his eyes, "I'm sorry!" he sobbed, "I'm so sorry," he buried his face in his hands, "I didn't mean it, I swear, I didn't mean to hurt anyone."

Sam flashed a concerned look towards Mike who only shrug. "The nurses are looking at us."

Mike glanced over his shoulder, "We need to calm him down."

Sam rested a hand Josh's back, "Josh, it's fine, everyone is fine. A little sour, but they're fine."

Josh looked up at her, "But Jess..."

"Jess is fine, turns out she managed to get out of the mines too. She survived the fall," Mike assured him.

Josh narrowed his eyes, "You're lying," he spat, "Those things killed her because of me!"

Matt prodded Jess's shoulder, "Go show him you're fine," he said.

"I'm not sure that's such a good idea," Em suggested. But Jessica was already on her feet and out the door. She strutted across the room and up to the Table where the three of them sat and tapped Josh on the shoulder. He jumped and looked up at her, expecting him to recognize her, maybe be relieved to see her, she forced a smile, but it only made things worse.

Horror struck his face as he jumped up out of his chair, "No, you're not real, he proclaimed. You're dead!"

"Jesus Christ, he's so fucked up," Em proclaimed.

"That's the tortured soul of a guilty conscious," Ashley finally said and they all looked to her.

Jess shook her head, "No Josh, I'm real," she tried to convince him.

Josh backed away, "No, go away, you're not real! You're not real!"

A nurse approached the group of them, "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you guys to leave and maybe come back another day, you're upsetting the other patients."

Another nurse came up beside Josh while two large men held him back before the nurse ejected him with some sort of sedative.

The three old friends frowned as they watched their old friend be carried away.

"Perhaps another time," Sam suggested.

With that the group hesitantly left the institute, leaving their disheveled friend behind.