Alan Wake - Episode 2: Taken - Elderwood National Park
3Once they reach the cabin, Alan tells Barry to wait in the cabin, and if he was not back by morning, to call the cavalry. Alan then walks in the direction to the main reception. Whilst on the way there, he has another vision in his mind, but once it was over, Alan sees a tornado around the main reception, with gunshots and a man screaming, who sounds like Rusty. Alan meets Rusty who is seriously injured. He tells Alan that he found a page in the office that came true and to go get it and to turn the lights on. Alan reaches the fuse box, but he was too late as he sees an axe has destroyed it. Before Alan could go back to Rusty, Alan hears more screaming from Rusty, and what sounds like the tornado. Alan rushes to help him, but some Taken stand in his way. He deals with them and notices Rusty and the dog, Max, had gone. Alan goes through the mammoth sized hole in the wall, but before he can go any further, he is stopped by Rusty, who has now turned Taken. He wields an axe and can travel at super quick speeds. Alan manages to deal with him, but before he could take a quick rest, more Taken begin to attack him. He deals with them and heads down the path that the Taken uncovered for him. Barry calls Alan, and asks what those gunshots were about, but Alan just tells him to keep calm and not to worry. Alan hangs up and carries on through. Alan finds a sign pointing to Lover's Peak and follows the path, and along the way encounters even more Taken. Alan soon defeats them and carries on along the path. He follows more signs that all lead to Lover's Peak, but has to be even more careful, as the wind starts to pick up, making Alan more vulnerable. After a few moments, the wind calms but it is not long before Alan encounters a barricaded fence, blocking his path. He manages to find a fence he can jump over, so he does so. He then reaches a cable cart, which moves towards him. Alan walks onto it and makes it travel to the other side. But it is not long before he is attacked by ravens, and the cart soon becomes hijacked, causing it to crash on the other side.
Alan lands on the floor, and spots Taken heading towards him. He tries to reach for his flashlight, but the Taken block his path. It is not before long when a man kills them all and saves him. Alan picks up his flashlight and follows the man. The strange man also gives Alan some flares, and Alan is amazed to notice that the man can see them too, and it is not just in his head. Alan says that he lost his gun, but the man has a gun on him. He tells Alan to be the light source and he'll be the weapon. Alan seems to not trust the man, and soon realizes who he is... the kidnapper. Alan demands the gun from him several times when they are attacked by Taken, but the kidnapper turns him down every time. The kidnapper and Alan reach a wooden ledge, and the kidnapper tells Wake that this is the last stand, and to be prepared for the Taken that are about to attack. The light above them goes out, and the Taken attack. They are severely outnumbered, but just manage to defeat them all.
Now things get serious, when Alan asks the kidnapper where his wife is. The kidnapper knew he was going to say that, as he read it all before in manuscript pages written by Alan. The kidnapper demands the entire manuscript or else Alan's wife is going to suffer. Alan punches him in the face and they both fall off the ledge, landing luckily on solid ground. The kidnapper loses his gun, and Alan finds it. Just before Alan could shoot him, the kidnapper runs away into the distance. Alan encounters bear traps, which Rusty warned Alan about earlier. The bear traps are shiny, so this allows Alan to avoid them by spotting the reflection bounced back. Alan's only choice is to head back through the woods and get back to Barry. Alan comes across an old water mill, which he uses to try and get to higher ground, and to try and find a pathway. He reaches the top of the mill, and it's not long before logs start to fall and more Taken start to attack, including even more dangerous Taken... one wielding a chainsaw.
Alan finally makes it through the woods, but soon gets another call from Barry, saying that there are birds around the house that are just watching Barry. Alan manages to find a vehicle and uses it to get to Barry, but can go no further with the car since the road was blocked. Alan walks the rest of the way, but soon gets a call from the kidnapper, and tells him to meet him at the Coal Mine at noon in two days. Alan notices many birds in the sky around the house. Using some flares, his flash light and a flare gun, Alan fights off the birds until it is safe. Barry now believes Alan over everything he told Barry.
Alan sent Barry into town the next morning to try and figure out who the man was, Alan has no clue what to do. He tries to write a fake manuscript, but his writers block stops him from doing so. In town.