NANCY FORMAN (turning 7 tomorrow), survivor of the first X's murder spree, is sleeping in her bed.
The sound of a knife scraping is heard from outside her bedroom. Nancy sits up from her bed. She begins panicking. The events from the previous story has traumatized her. Even the sound of a knife cutting food gives her flashbacks.
Nancy gets out of her bed and cautiously approaches her bedroom door. She is afraid of what she might find outside her bedroom.
NANCY: Grandpa? Grandma?
She opens her door and peeks out into the hallway. There is nothing out there.
NANCY: Grandpa?
She quietly and cautiously walks out of her bedroom and heads for her grandparents' bedroom.
Nancy walks into her grandparents' bedroom. They are asleep.
NANCY: Grandma, Grandpa.
They don't respond to her.
NANCY: I heard a noise. I'm scared. Can I sleep with you tonight?
Nancy pulls the blanket off of them. RED (72) and KITTY (66) are dead. Red's throat has been sliced and Kitty has a knife sticking out of her chest.
Nancy screams.
Nancy runs out of her grandparents' bedroom. She runs through the hallway and into Eric's old bedroom.
Eric and Donna are sleeping in Eric's old bed.
NANCY: Uncle Eric! Aunt Donna! Grandma and Grandpa are dead!
Nancy screams when she finds - ERIC and DONNA (both 39) dead in the bed together. Nancy, backing away, trips over something. When she picks herself up, she finds what she tripped over were the bodies of her older cousins JEFF (9) and VERONICA (8).
NANCY: NO!
Nancy runs out of Eric's bedroom. She runs downstairs where she finds in the living room, sitting on the couch, are the bodies of FEZ (39) and MICHAEL KELSO (40). Sitting on Red's chair is the body of STEVEN HYDE (40). Blood is everywhere.
Nancy starts crying uncontrollably. She cannot believe what is happening. She goes to run but she runs into her older brother TYLER FORMAN (19). The brother and sister hug each in relief of finding each other still alive.
TYLER: Oh, Nancy.
NANCY: Tyler.
TYLER: Come on, sweetie. We're getting out of here.
Tyler takes Nancy's hand and leads her to the front door. He opens the door and waiting for them is - X. Nancy screams at the sight of the killer. Tyler tries to be tough and protect his sister. Tyler punches X in the face but to no effect. X punches him back and Tyler goes down.
All Nancy can do is cry and stand there, watching helplessly as X continues his attack on Tyler.
TYLER: Run, Nancy!
Nancy runs as X starts stabbing Tyler. Tyler's murder is similar and as brutal as Vanessa's murder in the previous chapter. Tyler Forman, the hero and star of That 90s Story, is dead.
Nancy runs into the kitchen. She finds the body of BETSY KELSO (21) sitting at the table. Besty's body is slumped down with her head resting on the table. A knife is sticking out of her back.
Nancy goes to the sliding glass door and tries to open it but it won't open. She checks the lock. It is unlocked. Yet it won't open.
NANCY: No.
Nancy starts pounding on the door. She's hoping that someone will hear her and save her.
NANCY: SOMEBODY! HELP ME! PLEASE! HELP!
Nancy hears X walk into the kitchen. She turns around to see the killer approaching her. She begins crying as she slides down to the floor.
NANCY: No. Please…
X stops right in front of the little girl. Looking down on her. She's helpless and afraid for her life. X removes his hood and reveals himself as - JOHN RILEY, Nancy's abusive father, who was murdered by Laurez in the previous story.
JOHN: I told you that you would never escape from me. I would always find you. And now you shall be punished for running away from Daddy.
John raises the knife above Nancy. She begins to cry and scream as she helplessly watches her father prepare to murder her.
NANCY: NO! DADDY! PLEASE! NO! DADDY! I'M SORRY!
We're in Nancy's POV. John swings the knife down to Nancy (therefore us). The impact/stabbing from the knife turns the SCREEN BLACK.
Even though the screen is black, we can still hear Nancy screaming.
The LIGHTS turn on in her bedroom. Red and Kitty rushes to Nancy on her bedside. Nancy is still screaming, crying, jerking around on her bed. Hasn't snapped out of her nightmare yet.
RED: NANCY!
KITTY: NANCY!
They both hold her. Trying to wake her up.
KITTY: (louder) NANCY!
Nancy finally snaps out of it. Awake. She looks around her. It's just her Grandparents with her in her bedroom. Kitty holds her tightly. Comforting the scared child.
KITTY: It's okay, sweetie. It was just another nightmare. You're safe.
Nancy cries in her Grandmother's arms. She holds her arm out...signaling that she wants to grab something.
KITTY: Red, give it to her.
Red grabs a framed picture. It's a picture of LAURIE FORMAN (Season 1-5/LRK), Nancy and Tyler's mother. Red takes a moment to remember his late daughter before he gives her picture to his Granddaughter.
Once Nancy has the picture of her mother in her hands, she holds it tightly. Hugging it.
NANCY: Mommy.
In the previous story, Nancy didn't know about her mother. In between the previous story and this story, she's learned all about Laurie and appreciates what her mother was meant to be to her. Her picture now serves as Nancy's security blanket. She sees her mother as her guardian angel, watching over her from Heaven. The picture makes her feel safe.
As Nancy holds the picture, Kitty lays her down. Red tucks her in. They both give her kisses.
KITTY: Mommy will protect you. So you can sleep without fear now.
Nancy does not let go of the picture. She feels a lot more comfortable now. Red and Kitty head out of her bedroom. Red gives Nancy one last look to make sure that she's okay before he closes the door.
We ZOOM IN on Nancy falling asleep. A woman's hand begins rubbing her hair. Gentle and kind. The woman's face comes into our view to kiss Nancy on the head. We ZOOM OUT and move our focus onto the woman. We finally recognize who the woman is. It's LAURIE FORMAN.
LAURIE: It's okay, baby. Mommy's here. I won't let anything happen to you.
We ZOOM back onto Nancy's beautiful eyes.
LAURIE: (off screen) I love you, Nancy.
After a few seconds, we ZOOM OUT to find that Laurie has disappeared. Nancy is now alone.