Don't own them but a gal can always dream.
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Takes place after 3:03.
It's Just a Nightmare
I'm scared. The waves are tossing me about and the currents are trying to pull me under. Barely able to see above the next wave, I spot Billy in the distance, swimming towards me. I'm struggling to keep my head above the water as he's getting closer. Suddenly, Billy disappears as a riptide pulls him under. Moments later, he breaks the surface and is staring at me, his face terrified. Brown eyes wide, his arms are flailing. He's trying to tell me something, but I can't make out the words. Moments later he disappears.
Watching where he went under, I wait for him to resurface but he doesn't. Satisfied that one was enough for now, the ocean releases me and I'm suddenly able to move. Quickly I swim toward the spot I last saw him. Turning in all directions, I'm yelling his name.
Suddenly he's on the surface next to me, but it's not the Billy I know. This face is bloated and skin has peeled away in places showing just bones. The eyeballs are gone having been eaten by various fish. The mouth curls into a horrible grin, and the arms are reaching out for me. Screaming, I panic and push myself backwards, away from the thing, but it follows and gets closer. Finally it grabs me, disappears under the water, and pulls me down with it. Salt water enters my mouth and I start choking. I look up searching for the blue sky, but all I can see is cloudy water. The thing keeps pulling me deeper and my lungs are burning with the need for air.
Kicking hard, I manage to get away and break the surface. As I suck the sweet air into my lungs, the monster is beside me again. But this time it's not alone. Looking around there are more of them...more than I can count.
"Danny...Danny..." they chant over and over. As one of them grabs my arm I start screaming...