Mara: Ok, so, today is Friday the 13th, my day! Jason's day! I started this story not too long ago and thought today was an appropriate time to finally start putting it up. After reading through it, I think it is worthy of being here...Maybe. Either way, my friends and I are all connected to our certain serial killers, the men we love! Mine is, obviously, Jason, while Molly's is Michael Myers, Bonnie's is the Miner, Ricky's being Freddy Krueger, and Nichole's being Leatherface. I plan to write stories for each of us, having the person corresponding to that killer be the main character. So, if you happen to like this, the others may be of interest when I have them up! ^_^ Oh, right, disclaimer! I do not, to my unfortunate knowledge, own Jason Voorhees or Camp Crystal Lake. I do, however, own my friends, as well as, myself, throught this story! And there you go.
Stranger Things Have Happened
Ch 1: Taken
Jamie yawned, stretching across the back seat of her friend's Toyota Corolla and her two other friend's that sat in the back with her. "Jamie, wake up, you're missing all the fun!" Molly, who was sitting to Jamie's left, shook her legs, bouncing with excitement. They must be close.
"Yeah, you were the one who wanted to take this trip and dragged us along." Bonnie, who was to her right, shifted, uncomfortable from sitting in the same position for the past 3 hours.
"You all agreed of your own free will to come." Jamie pointed out sleepily, stretching again and sitting up.
Ricky glanced into the back seat, grinning. "You know you kidnapped us all! Why else would we even bother to go camping all the way out here?"
"Eyes on the road! And he's kinda right, isn't he? I mean, hasn't Camp Crystal Lake been abandoned for, like, ever?" Nichole, who sat in the passenger's seat, questioned, looking back at them as well.
Jamie shook her head. "No, not always. It was open for a long time until Jason Voorhees drowned out in the lake." Jamie looked as if she were taking that into consideration and sighed. "I actually visited last year as well. It wasn't for long, a day at the most. You know, I heard rumors while I was there too. That Jason is still alive..." She looked at each person in the car. "That he has killed everyone who has come back to the camp and can't be killed himself. Every time they try, he just keeps coming back."
"Why do I feel like that is why we are taking this trip?" Molly asked, shaking her head at the thought but not protesting.
Jamie grinned. "Come on, you guys can't say you don't want to know!"
"It's probably a story to get this place some publicity. Teens like nothing more than to go check out a good murder site!" Bonnie chimed in, nudging Jamie who nodded in agreement.
"If nothing else, it's nice to get away and just go camping again for once. I haven't been in years." Ricky responded, Nichole answering with a nod.
Jamie glanced over, out the car window to watch the trees pass them by. "So how much longer? Anyone know?"
"It should be just another few minutes. When we stopped back at the gas station, the guy said it was just up the road a bit further." Jamie nodded and sighed heavily, wishing the car ride would just end. Just as Ricky had promised, the trip soon ended, as they came upon the area of the road that broke off into a somewhat hidden trail.
"Hey, here's something no one thought about, where are we going to leave the car?" Molly asked as they pulled over, allowing for everyone to pile out and use their legs again.
"We could just park it behind those trees, couldn't we? I mean, we will only be out here about a week and I doubt anyone would even see it there." Ricky suggested.
They agreed and figured it wouldn't matter either way. After parking the car, the five gathered their things, which were no more than two tents, the necessary supplies such as flashlights, batteries, sleeping bags, etc., and the much needed food and drink.
As they started down the path, Jamie leading the way with flashlight in hand, Bonnie began to break into random songs, the others joining her when they knew the words. It provoked Nichole to start Disney songs and Ricky helped bring things back around by singing the Spongebob theme song, the only thing he could really come up with off the top of his head. The farther into the woods they got, the louder their singing became, as there was no one around them for miles now.
"You know, I was thinking, what would we do if that Jason thing were true? Like, if he were still alive? I think I would just scream in his face if I saw him." Ricky said, breaking the song they had started.
"I would run at him like this." Molly then proceeded to run by everyone, flailing her arms in the air and making gurgling noises. She stopped when she reached Ricky at the front and everyone laughed.
"I love you Molly." Nichole said, shaking her head and laughing at the previous spectacle.
"He wouldn't know what to do if I did that. And then, while he was off his guard, I would slide between his legs then run."
"I would just flat out run in the first place. Or kick him. I would kick him then run." Nichole said.
"Where's the fun in that?" Bonnie asked. "Personally, I would have a conversation with him. I bet he would have some interesting stories to tell!"
"I know what I would do if I met him." Jamie grinned to herself in the dark.
"Well, share it with the rest of us!" Molly prodded.
"I would take him home with me. I would want to keep him!"
"Yeah, I bet mom would just love that! Who's that Jamie? Oh, just my 10 foot tall serial killer lover!" Ricky said, using a tone that would suggest such a thing was normal.
"Way to exaggerate his height, and shut up!" She pushed Ricky forward some as they all came upon the clearing they had been hoping for. "It's about damn time." Jamie sighed, dropping her bag from her back and sitting on a log that had been set up around a spot of blackened wood on the ground. Other people had been here before as well, as the old wood showed the existence of previous fires. Jamie reached out to move them and noticed the wood was still a bit warm. "Seems like the other people left not too long ago, huh?"
"I'll start up the tents if someone else will go for more fire wood." Ricky suggested.
"Me! I'll go!" Jamie hopped up, grabbing Ricky's flashlight. "Come on Molly, you can help me." The girl groaned in protest but dropped her stuff down and followed after Jamie. "I just didn't want to set up the tents." Jamie admitted, flicking on the flashlight and scanning the ground.
Molly grabbed sticks and twigs up as the two walked. "Yeah, that is one of the most boring parts of going camping." There was a bit of silence as they continued on, moving further and further into the woods, until finally Molly spoke up again. "Do you think it's true?"
"What, the Jason thing?" Jamie shrugged. "I guess all a girl can really do is hope, huh?" She laughed slightly. "God, there is something wrong with us, do you know that?"
"Mhm, and do you know I am just fine with that?"
"I do! I am as well, to be honest." Once again, Jamie swept her flashlight over the area and caught sight of the sign they had not planned on searching for until the next morning. It stood high over a path that undoubtedly led to the lake. Camp Crystal Lake. They were definitely in the right place. Jamie turned to let Molly know there discovery and realized she was already staring up at the sign, mouth open in her wordless emotion. "I know." Was all Jamie could answer.
A loud snap of a tree branch under someone's foot caused both girls to jump in fear and whirl to face the person approaching them. Nichole held up a hand to block the blinding light from her eyes. "Whoa, what has the two of you so on edge?"
"That." Jamie pointed the light to shine over that ominous sign again.
"Oh." Nichole stared on for a moment before coming back to the matter at hand. "We need the fire going so we can see what we are doing back at the clearing."
"Right, I completely forgot about that." Jamie looked to Molly, who was still staring at the sign before shaking off her worry.
"Let's just get back then." It was mostly silence as they moved quickly back to where Bonnie and Ricky were waiting.
"Hey, it's about time. We were starting to worried that Jason got you guys." Ricky laughed from where he lay on the ground, arms behind his head.
"Well, we at least know we are in the right place." Nichole muttered, sitting by the fire spot as Molly and Jamie stacked the wood.
"How so?" Bonnie asked, sitting down as well.
"We found the sign to the camp." Molly answered, taking a small lighter from her pocket and sparking it, setting the wood into a blaze.
"Seriously?" Ricky sat up excitedly. "Do you remember where it is? We should go now!"
"No!" Everyone else answered together.
Ricky laid back again, looking somewhat disappointed about them rejecting his plan.
"Haven't you ever watched a horror movie? That is one of the worst things you can do, aside from having sex, of course." Bonnie said in a knowing tone.
"Besides, it will be at least somewhat safer to go out in the morning. We will be able to see what we are doing and if anyone will plan on killing us or not." Nichole responded. Jamie sat in silence, watching as the fire blazed before them and letting the entire idea sink in. They had found what they were looking for, but was it safe? What if Jason was alive still? She shook her head. It was ridiculous! He couldn't be. Someone who drowned wouldn't still be alive...right?
The five sat up for hours, until the time finally reached 1AM. Nichole was the first to break away from the group for sleep, taking the bigger of the two tents. Ricky fought against his body, struggling to stay awake because he wanted to go off on his own and look for the camp but eventually, he gave in and took the smaller tent. Molly and Bonnie decided to go off to sleep when the time finally reached 2:30. "Jamie, are you staying up for a bit longer?" Molly asked as Bonnie slipped into the bigger tent with Nichole.
"Yeah. I'm not really tired yet. I'll make sure to put the fire out before going to bed though." Jamie said, holding her hands to the fire. "Sleep well you guys, see you in the morning."
Molly nodded and disappeared into the same tent, leaving Jamie to her own devices. She sighed heavily, rubbing her hands together and looking around to the edge of their campsite. The light of the fire barely reached the tree line, making things beyond that point look darker than they were. Jamie looked back at the tents and finally stood, picking up the bucket they had earlier filled with water. Before she could douse the fire, there was a loud crack out at the edge of the trees, like that of a branch breaking under someone's foot yet again. Jamie froze, staring out intently at the area it came from, trying to force her eyes to adjust to the dark. There was another snap and she placed the bucket down, feeling safer with the fire blazing to light up the area.
Everything was silent and Jamie looked back at the tents once again, feeling they would be safe if she let the fire burn. It would keep any animals that may be around the camp away from them. She picked up one of the branches they had gathered earlier and lit the end up, moving towards the edge of the camp in hopes of driving away any creature that could be there.
Jamie could feel her heart pounding as she moved out of the light of the fire, only having her makeshift torch to guide her now. She swept it around the area before her, looking for anything that might be around. A bit further out, she dipped her torch to the ground, noticing the thick, dark liquid that traced just past her and into the dark once again. Jamie bent down, daring to touch it and feeling it was still warm, whatever it was. She lifted her fingers to get a better look and caught the metallic scent that traveled with it.
A sudden piercing scream tore Jamie back into reality as she rose and flew back towards the camp. More screams joined to the first, fear and panic taking hold and making it difficult to determine who was who. The only thing that distinguishable was the occasional screaming of Ricky's name out of fear.