A/N: Thanks for all the reviews, everybody! We're really glad you like where this is going as we're completely excited about this story. There is a casting call that we just have to do in this chapter. The Crazy Guy (you'll know who he is) is our little tribute to Bruce Campbell, Horror God Extraordinaire. You know what to do!

Disclaimer: We own neither 70s SHOW nor FRIDAY THE 13TH. But we DO want to give Jason a big hug. He clearly needs one.


Chapter 2: Pacing Death's Trail

Jackie sat smashed between the two people she least wanted to be the middle of a sandwich with. It was a shame for her to not want to sit by her boyfriend, but any girl would feel the same way she did if Ted was being Octopus Man on her. He was trying his best to get Jackie to sleep with him, and she wasn't giving in. The other person was far worse than Ted's tired attempts at grabbing her inner thighs and breasts. Hyde had refused to sit in the back, and Jackie had to sit next to the girl that was shaping into her new nemesis. Every time they took a left turn, Jackie's arm would press up against Trisha's large breast. It disgusted Jackie to be sitting next to a girl that just might be sluttier than Laurie, and she definitely didn't want to be touching her. She silently cursed Hyde under her breath. Why couldn't he have let Jackie have the front seat?

"You know, Hyde…" Trisha began as she pushed out her chest even though Hyde clearly couldn't see her. "When we get to the camp grounds, I think I just might show you this trick I can do with my tongue."

Jackie felt like gagging at the girl's pitiful attempts.

"Good to know." Hyde replied, continuing to stare out the passenger window of the Vista Cruiser.

Jackie fumed at his response. Did that mean good to know, "I don't care", or good to know, "Awesome."? She decided two could play at that game. And she was the master.

"Isn't this weekend going to be romantic, Ted?" Jackie beamed up at him, making sure her voice was extra cute and squeaky. Even though she knew it would fuel the handsy fire, if she could get Hyde's goat it had a possibility of being worth it.

Ted's eyes perked up at her statement. "Oh yeah. Romantic." He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her in close. "And you know what happens when thing are 'romantic'." His eyes invaded her body as he looked her up and down.

Jackie forced a smile, trying her best not to reveal her discomfort. She grabbed his arm and pushed it off of her still smiling. She decided that keeping her mouth shut would just have to be the best bet.

She heard a little chuckle emerge from Trisha as the girl just shook her head, most likely at Jackie. "You know, I don't see what the big deal with romance is anyway. It's all just a little silly and childish to me. Are you planning on growing up any time soon?"

Jackie shot a look in her direction. That comment was a direct blow to her. Jackie wanted to bite her tongue, but her fiery nature demanded that she stand up for herself. "Romance puts some actual dignity into a relationship."

The blonde wrinkled her nose as she thought quickly of a come back. Her face reminded Jackie strangely of Annette's, but her smugness was Sam all the way. "Well I'd rather not have dignity than to be a prude." Jackie had had just about enough of this. It was one thing to be called childish. It was quite another to be called a prude when she most certainly was not one.

"You don't even know what dignity means!" Jackie shouted, throwing her arms in the air and preparing herself to get into another verbal match with a slutty blonde that was taunting her with her ex-boyfriend.

"Hey!" Donna interrupted, trying to stop the fight from continuing. "Hey, uh, Jackie." Donna began stalling as she thought of anything that would get Jackie's attention away from Trisha. "I was thinking of dying my hair red again. What do you think about that?"

"Whatever." Jackie dully responded, crossing her arms and plopping against the seat. She started to move closer to Ted when she felt his hand snake up the back of her shirt.

"You're really hot when you get mad." He said. Jackie closed her eyes bitterly as his hand played with her bra strap.

"Thanks," she said, softly.

"Psh, and you say I have no dignity," Trisha said cruelly, and Jackie bit her lip. For once it seemed that the trashy blonde was right, and that hurt a lot.

In the front seat, Hyde squeezed his fist by his side as he tried to ignore Ted's words. This guy was just like another Kelso except a lot more of a dirtbag. At least Kelso could take a hint when a girl wanted him to stop, and he wasn't a total sleaze ball about it. Next to him, Donna noticed Hyde's foot tapping angrily against the floor board. He only did that when he was trying to pretend that he wasn't pissed. She also noticed that he just sat there when Trisha and Jackie were fighting, but once Ted started hitting on Jackie again, his foot started up.

Donna laid her head on her boyfriend's shoulder and sighed. If this kept up, this trip wasn't going to be as fun as she thought it would be.


Meanwhile, back in the van, Kelso had been talking non stop ever since they crossed the border.

"So I said to myself 'Kelso, it wouldn't be a bad thing if you left your post for an ice cream cone'. So I left my security for like, ten minutes, and apparently some crazy former sfripper attacked another stripper. Long story short, I got my time cut at the club. But the ice cream was good!"

"Lord spare those who have to put their safety in your hands," Armand said, completely sick of Kelso's ramblings.

"And really, it's not like Starla had that big of a black eye," Kelso continued. Armand rolled his eyes dramatically, and Fez averted his. He knew that Armand was not really one who would get along with the basement gang, but he had hoped that he would attempt to, if not for the sake of the gang, for the sake of Fez. Unfortunately, the entire ride had been either silent or snippy, and it was beginning to wear thin.

"Ugh, Kelso, my ass is sore!" Laurie said, hitting his shoulder. "I'm beginning to regret my bribe to come along on this trip!"

"Hey hey hey, baby, don't worry about it," Kelso said. "When we get to the camp we'll be able to stretch out and just make out all day long."

"Lucky her," Armand muttered under his breath.

"So Armand, you like camping, don't you?" Fez asked.

"It's okay," Armand said. "I kind of like the more intimate trips more than the big group ones…."

"Hah, if you two want to go off and be alone, we won't stop you, but let me know where you are gonna be so I don't walk in on it. Don't want you falling for me Armand, that would hurt Fez."

"Are you seriously still talking?" Armand asked.

"…. I think so," Kelso said, and Fez prayed for a rest stop to happen in the near future.

"Hey, there's a gas station, can we stop and stretch our legs?" Laurie asked.


"Finally, a gas station," Donna said, and Eric pulled the Vista Cruiser up to it. The run downed exterior resembled the gas station in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but everyone in the car was just so sick of each other, they would rather face the possibility of a cannibalistic family than each other for one more second. Jackie shoved herself out of the middle of the back seat, climbing over Ted a little. He swatted her butt as she crawled over him, and she giggled a little bit trying to stop herself from cussing him out.

"I can't believe that only took three hours, Kelso made it sound like an Exodus," Eric said, trying to be optimistic as the van pulled up behind them at the gas station. Jackie set her pink sneaker clad feet on the gravel of the gas station pump area and sighed. The trip certainly didn't feel like just three hours to her.

"I hate camping," she said, matter of factly.

"It's kind of pointless that you came on this trip then," Hyde said, as Trisha slipped her hand in the back pocket of his jeans. "That's all we're going to be doing is camping, you know." Jackie curtly crossed her arms and didn't answer. She headed to the back part of the gas station, trying her best not to seem too upset in front of everyone as she walked away.

"She's such a bitch," Trisha said. Hyde barely even looked at her and chose to say nothing. Instead, he walked away to the gas pumps so he could smoke.

Kelso and Laurie jumped out of the van.

"According to the map we're almost to the camp grounds!" Kelso said, holding up the wrinkled guide to the area. "Then it's just one big happy send off to Donna and Eric! WOOOO!!!"

"My God, he's like a hyperactive five year old," Armand said as he and Fez climbed out of the van also. Armand placed his sunglasses atop his head, not even noticing that Fez didn't answer, but he had chose to ignore Armand's comment and dug in his wallet to retrieve some money.

"I hope I can buy some candy here," he stated. "And it better be good candy too, none of this Circus Peanuts crap."

"Where's Jackie?" Laurie asked.

"I think she went to get away from you know who," Donna said quietly, and motioned towards Trisha who was oblivious to everyone around her. Laurie smirked cruelly.

"That doesn't surprise me," she said.

Jackie walked behind the gas station and pulled out her hand mirror. She began examining her face, and decided to apply a little more eyeliner.

"Like I really need eyeliner at some old camp," she muttered.

"Camp?" a menacing voice said, and she turned around, startled. Sitting on a bike was a man who looked to be in his late forties, and he was eyeing Jackie. His large, strong chin that had a prominent indention and unkept stubble was attached to a daunting face with high cheekbones and a square forehead. He would have been handsome had he not had a crazy look in his dark brown eyes. She closed her mirror with her hand, and tilted her head, trying her best to pretend that he didn't startle her.

"Yeah, my friends and I are road tripping to Camp Crystal Lake or whatever," Jackie said. "A couple of them are going to college in the fall, and-."

"Camp Blood?" he asked, and walked to her slowly, his brown eyes staring intently into her blue – green ones. "Do not go there." He continued to walk closer to her as his voice remained steady and demanding. "Turn around and stay away from that camp."

"Excuse me?" she asked, and he grabbed her wrist fearfully. "Hey, let-!"

"It's cursed! Don't go to that camp, whatever you do, young lady!" he screamed at her desperately. "If you know what's good for you you'll stay away, far far away from that lake! I've heard stories. Horrible, horrible stories!" She yanked her hand away, and his eyes practically pleaded with her. But it wasn't just his eyes that frightened Jackie; it was twisting fear in his voice that tugged at Jackie's nerves as he shouted his warning.

"Tell your friends not to go!" he said as his voice stayed stern but dropped in tone. "He's there, you know. He's there!" Jackie couldn't take anymore. She rushed away from the man, and trotted back to the cars.

Donna was filling the gas tank when Jackie arrived short of breath.

"Donna, I just talked to this guy, and-."

"Jackie, are you okay?" Donna asked, noticing the panicked look in her eyes.

"No, that's what I'm trying to tell you!" she exclaimed. "This guy back there said that the camp we're going to is cursed!"

"What are you talking about?" Eric asked, coming outside with two cokes for him and Donna.

"This guy! He's back there and he said that the camp was cursed. He called it 'Camp Blood'!" Jackie said, cringing as she repeated the words. "I don't think that-."

"Jackie, you've been crabby and whiny this whole trip," Donna exclaimed, losing her patience. "Look, I know that you don't like camping and nature, but we're almost there and it's really important for Eric and me to get this final group trip, ya know?"

"But Donna," Jackie whimpered. "I'm scared,"

"Jackie, don't be scared," Donna said, this time trying to comfort her friend. "The guy, whoever he was, was probably just trying to scare you, okay? It's going to be fun. We're going to have lots of fun, okay? I promise. Just stop freaking out." Jackie didn't know what to say. On one hand, the man seemed genuinely concerned about her going to this camp, despite the insanity in his aggressive actions. On the other, she really wanted to prove to her friends that she could be fun in the wilderness and not be a constant whiner or wet blanket.

Ted walked up and slipped an arm around Jackie's waist.

"Hey baby, what's the matter?" he asked.

"She's worried about the camp," Eric said.

"Awww, don't be scared of a summer camp," Ted said, rubbing her side. "The only thing to be afraid of is bugs and the dark, and I can protect you from both."

"But you guys," Jackie said, and Ted stopped her.

"And besides, if you get TOO scared you can always cuddle up next to me if the zombies start coming from the woods," Ted said, tickling her side and moving his hand down her thigh.

"Ted, don't," she said, sort of laughing, but moreso because she was uncomfortable instead of amused.

"They're coming to get you, Jacqueline," he said, still poking at her. Donna rolled her eyes, able to tell Ted was making Jackie uneasy.

"Ted, stop," Jackie said, firmly this time, and he listened.

Hyde was watching the two from a distance as he smoked his cigarette, and glowered at Ted's actions and Jackie's obvious discomfort. He wished that Jackie would find a guy who was actually good to her, but lately that hadn't been happening. The only one who came close was Fez and well…. That didn't work out for obvious reasons.

Kelso and Laurie stepped up behind him.

"Well the tank to the van is full," Kelso said. "The guy told me that the camp grounds were only twenty miles from here, so we'll be there really soon."

"Cool," Hyde said, putting out his smoke.

"Where's Trisha?" Laurie asked.

"Huh. Oh, I don't know," Hyde said. The thought of Trisha hadn't even crossed his mind. "So what do you make of how Ted treats Jackie?"

"Why?" Kelso asked. "He seems like a fun guy."

"Hah," Laurie scoffed. "He likes seeing women uncomfortable. I've met a few in my day. He's anything but fun. I'd keep an eye on your little girlfriend, Hyde, cuz she's in for an unpleasant time with the likes of him." As Laurie and Kelso walked back to load into the van, Hyde glared.

"She's not my girlfriend!" he called back to them.

"Are we all ready?" Donna asked, as Eric came back from the station.

"We're paid up, let's hit the road!" Eric said, and they got in the car. Jackie looked over her shoulder one more time, and saw the strange man again. He shook his head at her, and she shrugged as if to say 'what can I do?' She got in the car between Trisha and Ted, and sighed.


After twenty miles had passed, the cars drove down a windy road that took them into the forest. Eric turned the car as they saw a direction marker for the camp, and the road turned from poorly managed asphalt to dirt. The road's terrain was too much for the suspension, and they all gripped various parts of the car to keep from bouncing around violently.

"I think I'm gonna puke from all this bouncing," Eric said, slowing the car to alleviate the bad ride.

"We have to be close," Donna said. "If this ends up being a wild goose chase, I'm going to throttle Kelso."

"Oh, maybe not, Donna," Eric said. "Take a look at THAT."

An intimidating, rusted metal archway met the two vehicles at the entrance of Camp Crystal Lake. Vines intertwined with the poles, showing that the place really had been deserted for quite sometime. As the gang drove down the pathway and more of the camp came into view, it become increasing;y clear just how alone they really were. Grass was overgrown on both sides of the path. One by one, the cars passed by dilapidated cabins built for kid campers getting away from their parents for the summer. However, the darkened, possibly molded wood that looked like it was about to collapse any minute didn't hold up the intentional child-like innocence. Jackie silently remembered Donna mentioning murders that happened at a camp in Illinois. Not to mention what that strange man had said to her outside the gas station. Chills ran up her arms as the hollow cabins glared back at her. She didn't like this place one bit.

"This place doesn't look open," Eric said. "In fact, it looks a little more than run down."

"This is just stupid," Trisha said.

"Suddenly this weekend doesn't seem like a last hurrah," Hyde said.

The gang pulled their cars in front of the main cabin, which looked better than the smaller cabins before. Someone must have been around to take care of it once in a while. The brush was cleared more and yellow bleached grass lay flat beneath their feet. The edge of the woods was only yards away, and despite it being the middle of the afternoon, a sea of darkness with holes of penetrating white light filled the forest.

"Kelso!" Donna exclaimed, climbing out of the Vista Cruiser. "What the hell is this?!"

"It's Camp Crystal Lake!" Kelso said, hopping from the van. "Great, isn't it?"

"Kelso you idiot, this place is closed!" Hyde snapped.

"But it's cheap!" Kelso insisted.

"Yeah, it's cheap because it's DILAPIDATED!" Laurie snapped. "Look at this! The cabins are basically falling in on each other!"

"But they aren't totally collapsed yet, and that's a good thing," Kelso said, not grasping why his friends were so pissed off.

"Here's a surprise," Armand said. "Kelso screws up. Why am I SO not shocked?"

"Come on, it's still gonna be great," Kelso said. "You guys believe me, don't you?"

"….. No," Fez said. Trisha rested her arm on Hyde's shoulder, and looked around with disgust. Ted pet Jackie's hair, and she decided to say something. Not really an 'I told you so', but just to stick it to all of them a little bit.

"Is it just me, or is this place a little creepy?" Jackie asked as everyone started unpacking their stuff from the cars.

"What? Are you scared of the boogey man getting you?" Trisha mocked as she stuck her bottom lip out.

"No!" Jackie retorted, trying her hardest not to smack that pout right off of Trisha's face. "I'm just making an observation. Though you should be careful, as I hear tell that boogey men have a taste for extremely trashy girls. It's as if the grime is seasoning to them."

"BUUUUUUURN!" Kelso yelled, laughing at Jackie's quip and happy that the attention was now off of him and his blunder. Hyde sort of smirked. Good for her for sticking up for herself, he thought. Then when Trisha looked at him for support, he shrugged.

"Jackie, that was meaner than usual," Fez said. "Are you okay?"

"Yes," Jackie lied. She didn't want to set herself up again, as Trisha would now be out for blood.

"So what should we do first?" Laurie asked. "I want to hit that lake."

"Ooh, I like that idea," Armand said.

"We can't stay out too late though," Trisha said. "Jackie's afraid of the dark, remember?"

Off into the woods stood a large man peering behind an oak tree at the new arrivals. Even though no one was even close enough to hear him, his natural silence matched his cold stance as he studied the group of young adults. He watched as one by one suitcases, coolers, and boxes were unloaded from the back of a large van by the girls and boys. It had been a year since blood had been shed on this part of camp, and it looked like another massacre would occur that night. Jason didn't feel much these days unless it came to killing all the guilty people of the world, and watching the laughing group make themselves at home in the camp he had lurked around for years sent only tiny thrills through him.

But then, he saw her.

It was rare that Jason found someone actually worth killing. He gazed intently as a tiny brunette stood away from the others and looked into the forest, right where Jason was standing. Jason quickly memorized her body, the way she tossed her hair when she spoke and the angry niche in her eyebrows that formed when she glared at another girl in their little group.

Jason suddenly took a whole new interest in the gang of kids….