A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: When The Soldier Comes Marching Home

A Nightmare on Elm Street and related characters are property of Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema. Hank Müller is my property.

Chapter 1: A New Home

"Müller, report! Report! R-" a voice cried out over the radio.

Sergeant Hank Müller reached out for the walkie-talkie and picked it up.

"Sir?"

The voice on the radio changed to a smug and smarmy one.

"Hey, hey, LBJ. How many kids did you kill today?" it taunted.

Müller winced.

"Sir?"

"Müller, you've killed kids. We're not so different."

"Who are y-"

Hank Müller shot out of bed as an alarm clock blared.

"Mister Müller, are you okay?"

The door creaked open and a young blond woman entered the room.

"Miss Thompson, I presume?"

"Call me Tina. Everyone does."

"Yeah, I'm okay. Just another bad dream."

A concerned look materialized on Tina's face.

"Was it the war again?"

Hank nodded as he climbed out of bed and donned a set of coveralls.

"Breakfast is waiting on the table." Tina announced.

"Good. Maybe I'll-"

At that moment, Hank's mind wandered.

"Lieutenant Walsh, this is Müller. I'm approaching the remains of the car bomb now. Looks like civilian casualties."

"Acknowledged."

Hank leaned in to examine one of the victims. Just then, another victim rolled over, revealing a horribly burned face.

"Missed me! Missed me! Now you gotta kiss me!" the 'victim' taunted.

In that moment, Hank screamed.

"Oh God! Oh God! Get away from me!" Hank yelled.

Tina turned around at her tenant's sudden outburst.

"Mister Müller, are you okay?"

Hank shook his head.

"Stay calm. I'll get my mom on the line. She's a therapist in Dayton, and she's had a lot of experience with veterans like you."

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

If you're going into this fanfic expecting elaborate deaths and Freddy being his campier self, you will be disappointed. This is intended to be a serious story about a military veteran struggling with PTSD while also having to contend with Freddy Krueger. Also, the Tina here is Nancy's daughter- the Tina in the original film was her in-universe namesake.