SCREAM - Formido animi preces a malo est
Disclaimer : I do not own SCREAM, Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, Dewey Riley, Woodsboro, Nightmare on Elm Street, Springwood or Freddy Krueger etc. I also do not own the counselors from Friday the 13th The Game by Gun Media. They are owned by their parent company and all I own are my OC's which are appearing in this story.
This story is a direct continuation from my first two horror stories, Friday the 13th - Daemon Nocte and Nightmare on Elm Street - Daemon Redi Somniumx and is a continuation of the events stated there, set five years later. Some of the survivors of that story will appear in this one.
Text between *...* is a person's thoughts.
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Chapter One -
FIVE years has passed since the killings at Crystal Lake, Forest Green and Springwood. The survivors have moved on and over time, have dispersed across the country, with some having settled in a small town in California called Woodsboro. The town is one which is familiar with a dark past, but like Forest Green, has moved on and grown into a bright prosperous community.
Driving down the main street, a loaded stationwagon drove past the local businesses. The driver, one Emilia Roberts, smiled as she looked around. The town was everything Mara Summers had said it was. Her smile faded slightly as she remembered what happened before.
Mara had been the best friend to one Rina Masterson, who was the twin sister to a friend of Emilia's, Grant. He had been at Crystal Lake along with some others when the Crystal Lake Killer struck and her friends, Mario Papparino and Jane Kirk were murdered. Emilia also saw the murders attributed to the Springwood Slasher, Freddy Krueger first hand when the killer possessed a girl and used her to snap the neck of a fellow survivor, Sasha Myers.
Emilia was still haunted by the memories of those weeks, so long ago. She had been at Mara's wedding to her long time boyfriend, Jeffrey Summers... had even been her Maid of Honor. Over the years, the two grew to be close friends, so when she had told Mara she needed a new start, her friend's response was simple.
Move to Woodsboro and start anew. So, she had looked online and found a simple two storey townhouse, fully furnished, in the town limits, packed up her sister and their belongings and left their hometown of Springwood. Now, in Woodsboro, Emilia hoped that they could start anew.
Looking out the window of the car, Avril Roberts frowned and popped some bubblegum.
"Great... Nice town sis, can I go die now?"
Behind the steering wheel, Emilia frowned as she glanced at her younger sibling. Four years have passed since the deaths of her parents in a horror automobile accident and she became the Guardian of her then Twelve year old sister. She had tried to the best of her abilities to care and raise Avril responsibly, but at Seventeen, she was just like every other teenager... which meant Emilia had to grow eyes in the back of her head.
"Hey Avril, cheer up. New town, new opportunities."
Looking at her older sibling, Avril lowered her sunglasses to the bridge of her nose.
"... Opportunities for YOU, you mean."
She then popped her gum again loudly, before raising her glasses back up and looked out the window. Unconsciously, Emilia gripped the wheel tightly, as she turned the car off the main road of the town and down a side street. Silence filled the car, occasionally broken by Avril's gum popping, until Emilia brought the car to a stop in front of a small, two storey townhouse. She glanced at her phone, rechecking the message, then smiled.
"Ok, this is it Sis."
Rolling her eyes behind her glasses, Avril undid her seatbelt and climbed out, grabbing her bag. Her clothing attire was in the Grunge fashion and she regarded the residence with some scorn.
"Whatever... "
Emilia sighed as she looked over at the house. This was a new start for her and her sister... to start fresh. Walking up the path, she smiled at the small garden outside the house, before climbing up the steps and stood on the front verandah. Off to one side was a chair suspended by a chain from the roof, which Avril frowned at.
Emilia brought the key out of her pocket and unlocked the door, the hinges creaked loudly, causing her to chuckle nervously as she looked at her sister.
"Part of the charm?"
Watching her sister groan, Emilia turned and stepped foot inside, looking down the hallway. The wooden floor was a deep mahogany color, matching well with the white walls, as the two sisters entered. Emilia looked in the first room off the hallway, a sunken living room with a doorway to the dining room. Smiling, Emilia looked around the first floor as her sister climbed up the stairs to the second landing. Opening the first door, Avril looked in at the bathroom, before walking down the small corridor. Opening the next door, the master bedroom opened up before her. Light streamed in through the bay window, illuminating the room and making it feel airy.
Frowning, she shut the door and walked to the other door, opening it. Inside, the room was considerably darker, as the window was on the back of the building, allowing some light in. Deciding on this room for herself, she dumped her bag on the bed and walked over to the window and opened the blind.
Looking out on to the small, yet still well kept backyard, she let her gaze wander and found she could see over the fence into the neighbor's yard. She was about to turn away, when she saw movement in the pool, as a young man broke the surface and climbed out of the water. Avril found herself staring at the man, the water glistening on his bare chest and down to the figure hugging shorts he was wearing. Biting her lip, she watched as he grabbed a towel and started to dry himself, so preoccupied that she failed to notice Emilia standing next to her.
"See something you like sis?"
Her face flushed red, Avril stuttered and bumped into the blind, attracting the man's attention. Looking up at the window, Avril and Emilia were clearly seen, making him smile. Emilia chuckled as Avril closed the blind and glared at her.
"Not funny."
Smiling broadly, Emilia turned and walked over to the bedroom door.
"Come on, we've got to unpack the car, before we can go greet the neighbors."
Muttering to herself, Avril followed her sister back downstairs and out to their car. Opening the back door, Emilia grabbed a large bag and a smaller one as her sister opened one of the side doors. Reaching over, she grabbed a bag with her laptop in it and her backpack for school and stood up. Turning around, she saw the man from next door, who was walking up to her with a smile on his face.
"Hi, heard we were getting new neighbors." he stopped in front of Avril and extended his right hand "Name's Mark, Mark Charleson."
Blushing, Avril swallowed and grasped his hand in her own, noting how small her hand was to his.
"Avril Roberts."
Mark smiled then looked at the car.
"Well, what sort of neighbor would I be, if I didn't help you guys unload your car?"
Before Avril could respond, her sister spoke up in a amused tone.
"A poor one I'd imagine..." she walked over and looked Mark square in the eyes "Marky Mark... are you chatting up my little sister? Whatever would your sister say?"
Before Mark could respond, a female voice spoke out from behind them.
"Marcus Andrew Charleson! What are you doing out here dressed like that! Do you want to get in trouble!?"
The three turned and saw a young woman, with long light brown hair and wearing a long dress and jacket. As Mark groaned, Emilia smiled and walked up to the woman.
"Mara! You didn't say that the house for sale was your neighbors!"
Puzzled and then recognition dawned on the woman's face, as she stepped forward and embraced Emilia in a hug.
"Emilia! We didn't think you would be getting here for another few days!"
With a smile, Emilia nodded.
"Yeah, that was the plan. But we got all our stuff sorted out, so thought why not get a headstart and... here we are!"
The two women smiled, as Avril leaned over to Mark.
"Uhh... they know each other?"
Mark nodded as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah... something happened a few years ago and they became friends." he shrugged "Don't remember much, was only thirteen back then and too preoccupied with gaming. Heh, still am to a degree I guess, was trying to get into a pro gaming team..."
Avril looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Let me guess... you took an arrow to the knee?"
A dry chuckle escaped him as he turned to look at her.
"Gamer as well eh?"
Avril smiled and patted her laptop bag.
"Don't mean to brag... but I'm pretty good at FPS games."
Raising an eye, Mark nodded.
"Well, may have to have a game with you sometime. You on..."
Emilia and Mara walked over and interrupted the two.
"Ok Mark... enough with the smooth talking. Let's help them unpack and then we can all go out to dinner tonight."
Looking at his sister, a hopeful look on his face.
"You mean..."
Mara laughed and nodded.
"Yes, we'll go to Starkhavens." She noticed the looks on Emilia and Avril's faces "It's a local bar and grill, just opened a year or so ago."
Grinning, Mark fist pumped the air.
"Yeah! They've got the best steaks and the onion rings..."
Emilia smiled and nodded.
"Ok, ok... you've convinced us. So let's get to work."
Nodding, the youth turned around, grabbing three bags and hurried up the path to the house. Avirl smirked as she headed inside while Emilia and Mara watched them.
"Your brother seems rather... energetic."
Mara sighed.
"It's been rough the last few years though... I'm just glad he doesn't remember anything from THAT period."
Emilia looked at her friend and saw old grief appear on Mara's face. Reaching over, she patted Mara on the shoulder.
"You still miss her..."
Wiping a tear from her eyes, Mara nodded.
"She was my best friend... We... we grew up together. Spent so much time with her, her cousin and her brother... and now..."
The two women walked away from the car, as Mark raced out to grab some more cases and then headed back inside. Emilia looked closely at her friend.
"Have... have you heard anything from Grant?"
Shaking her head, Mara looked up.
"Last I heard... his relationship with Deborah fell apart. She... She's living with her parents in Seattle, raising two adorable children." she looked at her hands "Grant... Grant's disappeared. I tried reaching out to Liam, Sonya... they don't know where he is either."
Emilia frowned. Grant was instrumental in the defeat of the two killers all those years ago, buying time for another friend of theirs to complete a spell which sent the two into another dimension. For him to just disappear...
"... What... AJ and her... sources?"
Mara frowned.
"She's gone deep into the occult. Last I heard she had left the Coven she had joined and was in San Francisco." she folded her arms across her chest "I still think she had something to do with Grant and Deborah's break up."
Emilia looked at her, a puzzled look on her face, as Mark and Avril were still unpacking the car behind them.
"What do you mean?"
Mara sighed and looked to the side.
"After... after what happened, when they returned... remember how Grant was wounded? AJ was all over him, only backed away when Deborah got near. I know Grant and Deborah loved each other... and that AJ was with Adam..." she frowned again "Just.. the way she was towards him, made me think that there was something there..."
Emilia was silent, processing what her friend had said... when Avril called out.
"Hey, Sis! I'm not moving all of your junk!"
Startled from her woolgathering, Emilia turned and nodded.
"Ok, ok... we're coming." She headed back towards the car, Mara by her side "Perhaps it was just... heat of the moment or something. Life and death struggle and such... "
Mara nodded as she lifted a bag off the back seat.
"Maybe... Hell, it has been five years... I could just be seeing something there which isn't."
Just then, a large utility pulled into the driveway, a fair haired man climbed out and waved to Mara. Smiling she waved back as he walked over.
"Emilia... you remember my husband, Jeff."
Emilia smiled as he approached and hugged him.
"Of course I do! Have you finally grown up yet?"
Jeff grinned at her.
"I'm a respectable business entrepreneur now Emilia... Run my own business in town."
Before Emilia could respond, Mark looked down from the Verandah, Avril next to him.
"Meaning, he sits on his butt all day, behind a counter selling games to others... while playing them at work!"
Jeff turned and shouted back.
"THAT'S CALLED 'PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE' YOUNG MAN!"
Mark responded.
"BULL! IT'S CALLED 'PLAYING AROUND AT WORK'!"
Jeff was about to retort, when Mara cleared her throat.
"Honey, enough. Now we still need to help Emilia and her sister, unpack their car... then we can get ready and head out to Starkhavens."
As with Mark, Jeff's eyes lit up... and he started to audibly drool.
"Oh man... those Sirloin steaks..." he looked at them "What are you standing around for? Let's get going!"
Laughing, Mara watched her husband grab some bags and hurry them up the path as she followed behind him. Emilia smiled, thinking that this was exactly what she and Avril needed. A fresh start.
A chance to leave the terror from the past... behind. After all, what were the odds of anything bad happening in Woodsboro?
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Deaths-Head : I was going to take a break after posting the last chapters of my Nightmare on Elm Street story... but I got to brainstorming ideas... which evolved into this lol. It is a direct continuation and there will be two other stories I have plan which will follow along, concurrent to this one. Don't know whether to start on them or continue working on this one... guess we'll find out eh?
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