Hi all, chapter four here for your viewing pleasure. I hope you like the story so far, all constructive criticism is well recieved and very helpful!

I don't own Freddy or anything to do with the NOES franchise. That demented SOB belongs to Wes Craven and New Line Cinema. I just like to mess with them , mwah ha haa!

Chapter Four

'Gwen? What the fuck?' Nancy was pressed against the door, wild eyed and ready to take the 'fight' option.

Gwen stepped forward, apologetic and looking so forlorn that Nancy dropped her hands in response. Gwen's hands on the other hand twisted and untwisted, a habit she had learned in her hometown of Springwood. A habit which had returned since her encounter with an unconcious Nancy on the sidewalk outside the 'Fedora' bar. It was Gwen's red rimmed eyes that gave Nancy the heads up that the teenager had been crying.

Nancy sized her up, weighing her odds if a catfight should break out. She figured Gwen didn't clear five foot, and must have weighed eighty pounds at the most. If it came down to it, even in her mind-muddled state, Nancy would wipe the floor with her.

'Gwen? What the hell is going on?'

With this, Gwen burst into a wave of fresh tears and rushed to bury her head in Nancy's shoulder.

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With the girl settled on the sofa, Nancy had chosen to stay standing with the telephone well within reach. Taking a deep breath, she composed herself and began her list of questions to get much needed information from her lock-picking neighbour.

'One, you answer me straight or I call the cops, no bullshit, yes? Two, don't make any sudden moves without telling me. I'm so burned out I won't take it well. Got it?'

The girl nodded twice in the positive, her hands still twisting and untwisting in her lap.

'So,' Nancy folded her arms across her chest, 'what the hell do you think you're playing at breaking into my apartment? Were you trying to scare the sh-'

'Krueger! You said his name, on the sidewalk when you was passed out, I heard you,' the girl burst out, cutting Nancy off midflow. Tears again beggining to roll down her cheeks, 'you was talkin' in your sleep, all confused, but I heard you say his name!'

Nancy felt the colour drain from her face as she swayed a little on the spot. 'What do you know about Krueger?'

Gwen sat bolt upright from her slumped position on the sofa, her hands now clenched so tight her knuckles matched the pallor of Nancy's skin.

'That bastard Krueger is the reason my brother is in Westin Hills.'

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They had been sitting in silence for the best part of an hour. Gwen was the only person who had moved, with permission from Nancy, to switch the lights on in the apartment.

When Nancy finally spoke, her voice was thick with emotion. Urgent, yet hesitant at the same time. 'What do you mean he put your brother in Westin Hills? You said you had a younger brother, Krueger died in 1969.'

Gwen raised her eyebrow, 'You know what I mean, he went in there the same as you Nancy. That fucker drove him so batshit he jumped off the Springwood Overpass, tried to kill himself but ended up paralysed. Was sectioned for his own saftey. Sectioned in a fuckin' weelchair no less.'

'How did you kn-'

'Got my hands on your file last time I visited Will, not just good at pickin' door locks y'know," the girl gave a wry smile, "Got all your info and tracked you down. I need your help Nancy.'

With narrowed eyes Nancy stared at the young woman sat across from her, "You still have my file?"

Gwen nodded, yes.

Nancy sat back in her chair, still trying to process this avalance of information. Again they settled into silence, the only sounds were the passing cars driving in the rain outside and the soft breathing from the two young women. Despite the whirring thoughts of both Gwen and Nancy, there was a strange peace settling over the apartment.

A sudden SCREEE! sent both of them to their feet, Gwen grasping Nancy's hand, once again on the verge of tears.

'Shit,' Nancy put her hand to her heart, 'the pipes. It's the pipes starting up, for hot water."

Nancy flumped down onto the chair and raked her shaking hand through her thick brown hair, then she leaned forward and looked Gwen dead in the eye. "What is it you want from me Gwen? I've tangled with Krueger before and I thought I won, but I was wrong. I lost and in my current state I don't fancy my chances against him again. I'm not strong enough, not mentally anyway."

Nancy snorted to herself at this, for all the mayhem and destruction Krueger caused, he looked like a stiff breeze would knock him down. The benefits of being psychotic enough to fashion your own murder weapon, not to mention having untold supernatural power. She allowed herself to smirk a little.

Gwen, with her hands still twisting, met Nancy's steely gaze with her own. "You have to go back Nancy, we have to go back to Springwood."

Nancy's smirk disappeared, a thrill of terror coursed through her body. Of course she did, she'd known that since they had crossed the border out of Springwood. As if a door had been flung wide open, flashback after flashback ran through her mind. She clenched her eyes shut as vivid images came over her in waves.

The first nightmare...her bare feet slapping on the iron grating of his boiler room...his hot, foul breath on her neck, the screeching of his hellish blades...Tina, Rod, Glen, her Mom...bloodied and dismembered children jumping rope...one, two Freddy's coming for you...

"Nancy!"

Nancy came round to the sound of Gwen's voice to find she was crouched on the floor with her hands in her hair, shaking from the force of the images which had been unleashed in her mind. The younger girl was crouched beside her, her eyes wide with terror. Nancy took in a few deep, shuddering breaths before standing slowly to her feet.

With one word, her fate was sealed. It was time to wipe that fucker out once and for all. Either that or die trying.

"When?"

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Hi ho, hi ho, it's back to Springwood we go... I know this is going slowly, but I didn't want to rush to the showdown. I bet you're wondering, 'Lara, if Nancy has already been admitted to Westin Hills, how is she going to be able to work there?...'

Don't worry cupcakes, you'll find out soon enough ;)

Chapter five up soon!

Lara xx