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MHxxPAPER DOLL: Here you go. Hey, that's okay. Knowledge of the movie isn't imperative to enjoying the fic. That's fine. Merry belated Christmas.

MayMarie: Well, read on and see.

BeeDiddy: Thanks. Here's more. Sorry this isn't soon enough. Hope this chap is enjoyable.

JG (ch1): Thanks. Hope you have read it.

Thugalet: Thanks. Sorry this isn't soon enough.

Windyfontaine: Thanks. Perhaps. Not really a Dasey fic. Glad I could bring up happy memories. Here you go, merry belated Christmas.

Brian: Hey, cool. Yeah, that could work. I'm not sure if those can be faked, so you might wanna do some research first. If it's not realistic, I'd advise you to go with a different angle.

DISCLAIMER

LWD belongs to Canadian Television. I only own the plot and characters you don't recognize. Anyone interested in reading my Supernatural\Criminal Minds crossover can find it in the Criminal Minds section entitled Family Ties. I'm not sure how long some food takes to cook, so I'm taking liberties. Bold\italics is from NOES. The actual watching of the movie happens after the younger kids go to bed. Some implied Demily and a reference to chap 6.

The next morning, Casey found herself in the kitchen on her cell phone with Emily, complaining about the fact that her stepbrother had pushed his way into her last night with her friends.

"And Derek just like, totally butted in and forced himself into Elm Street night," she finished.

"You're having a movie night and you didn't invite me?" her friend asked.

"Em, you don't even like Nightmare On Elm Street," was the response. Emily fell silent. That was true. She didn't like that movie at all. But she still didn't understand why Casey was leaving her out. Ever since her friends from her old neighborhood had shown up, Casey had been totally ignoring her, and Emily had to admit, she felt left out.

"Can I come over anyway?" the girl asked.

"Sure, I suppose. I don't really know how much fun it'll be for you, though," was the answer. They talked some more, and then hung up. Casey sighed softly. She didn't know what to do. She didn't like the idea of everybody horning in on her last night with her friends. However, there wasn't anything she could do about it. The girl went about getting herself some breakfast. Presently, the rest of the family came down.

"Good morning, Casey," Nora said.

"Morning, Mom," Casey responded.

"You excited about tonight?" Nora questioned as she and the rest and the family got their own breakfast.

"Ecstatic," Casey grinned. She laughed. It'd be nice to have another Elm Street night. She hadn't had a night with her friends for so long. She wondered if Rod would dress up again. She grinned, remembering the last time they had had one of their movie nights. Rod had been in true form that night, reciting all the Rod and Freddy lines, getting the inflections perfect. Casey quickly finished her cereal and then continued getting ready for the day. After her usual morning chores were finished, grabbed a pencil and piece of paper and started making a list.

"What are you doing?" Derek asked.

"Making a list of everything we need to buy for tonight," Casey responded.

"Why?" Derek wondered.

"Because there's a lot of work that goes into Elm Street night. It doesn't just happen. You have to prepare for it," Casey answered, without looking up.

"Oh, please. You buy some food, get the movie, sit down, and watch it," Derek stated. Casey scoffed.

"Shows what you know," she replied. Just then, her phone rang. "Hello?" she queried.

"You got the list?" Rod asked.

"Good morning to you too," Casey laughed. Then, "Of course I have the list. Who do you think you're talking to?"

"Okay. We'll be by in a few minutes to pick you up," Rod said.

"That's great. See ya soon," Casey stated. She hung up.

"I wish I was old enough to be part of the Elm Street Kids," Lizzie moped. In their old neighborhood, she had always watched Casey and her friends take on Elm Street and envisioned herself doing the same. But now, it didn't look like that was going to happen.

"Hey, you have your own little group in Elm Street," Casey reminded her.

"Yeah, but it's not the same. You guys are so cool. Everyone wants to be an Elm Street Kid," Lizzie continued somewhat dejectedly.

"Hey. You don't have to be in our shadow. You be who you want to be. The Elm Street Kids is just a group. It doesn't completely define us and it shouldn't be that way for you. Just be the best Lizzie you can be," Casey encouraged. The younger girl smiled. Before anyone could say anything else, a car horn sounded.

"Oooh! That's them! Gotta go, bye!" Casey exclaimed, and then rushed out.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Derek exclaimed, quickly running after her.

"Why's your stepbrother following us?" Rod wondered.

"Slight change of plans: he and a friend of mine are watchin' the movie with us," Casey explained.

"Aw, man," the group groaned together.

"Well, Derek's out of my control, and my friend Emily's been feeling left out lately," Casey stated.

"Well, we can't have that. I mean, any friend of yours is a friend of ours," Jack commented. Derek got into the backseat of the car.

"What's the best store?" Jack wondered.

"There's an Albertson's nearby," Casey answered. She then gave him the directions. Derek tried to make himself comfortable as Jack drove off. When they got to the score, the kids spread out. Derek hurried after Rod.

"So, what's going on?" he questioned.

"I'm gettin' the drinks and the popcorn," Rod responded.

"So, what? You guys just get everything hours before the movie and hope nothing goes bad?" Derek asked.

"You kiddin' me? Preparin' for Elm Street night takes all day. I mean, not only do we need to buy the provisions, but we gotta make stuff out of it," Rod told him. A few minutes later, the group met at the checkout counter. After paying for the food, they headed back for the MacDonald\Venturi household. As soon as they entered the house, they each went to work. Presently, the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," Rod offered. He went to the front door.

"Hi. Is Casey here?" Emily questioned.

"Yo, Casey! Visitor!" Rod shouted. With a laugh, Casey came out of the kitchen.

"Emily. Hey," she greeted as Rod went back to help his friends.

"Hey," Emily acknowledged. Then, as she looked towards the kitchen, "What's going on?"

"Oh, we're getting ready for Elm Street night," Casey replied.

"You're making a whole night of it?" Emily asked in surprise.

"Oh, yeah," Casey replied. "Come on, I'll introduce you to everybody," she continued. Then, she walked into the kitchen with her friend right behind her.

"Hey, who's this?" Jack questioned.

"Guys, this is Emily. Emily, this are my best friends Rod, Alex, and Jack," Casey introduced them.

"Hi," Emily said.

"Hey," they all chorused.

"How's the Cherry Jubilee comin'?" Casey wondered.

"I think it's gonna be my best ever," Alex said.

"Well, I'm lookin' forward to Rod's Popcorn Surprise," Jack declared.

"What's the surprise?" Derek wondered from his position on a counter.

"That's for us to know, and you to find out," Rod responded.

"You know, you could help us here," Alex snapped.

"Hey, you're the guests. I can have you all thrown out," Derek stated.

"Hey, back off, Derek. And if you're not gonna help, at least get out of our way," Casey snarled.

"Don't tell me what to do. If you're not nicer, I'll have Dad and Nora call the whole thing off," Derek threatened.

"Bite me with a twirling lawnmower," Casey retorted. Rod, Alex, and Jack bit back chuckles. Finally, hours later, all the preparations were done. As the others placed the food on the table, Casey took out the DVD and put it in the machine. Instantly, eerie music was heard as the menu came up. Rod turned off the lights and Casey pressed the 'play' button. Everyone sat down, Casey with her friends on the couch and Emily and Derek on the floor. A man let out a raspy chuckle as he let his hands search along the work bench.

"Oh, look at how he makes the glove," Alex noted appreciatively.

"Tina". "Tina". There was an evil chuckle. Emily shivered and moved closer to Derek. Tina ran through the boiler room as Freddy chased after her. Off-screen, a goat bleated.

"I wonder why they used a goat in this movie," Derek commented.

"You know, I always wondered that myself," Casey agreed as Rod slung an arm around her. Emily jumped when Freddy jumped out of nowhere behind Tina.

"You okay, Tina?" Mrs. Gray asked.

"Just a nightmare, Ma," Tina responded.

"Some nightmare judging from that," the woman noted. Tina looked down at her nightgown to see four angry slash marks.

"Ooooh, that's so creepy," Emily shivered. Then, the jump rope song started.

"One, two. Freddy's comin' for you. Three, four. Better lock your door. Five, six, grab your crucifix. Seven, eight. Gonna stay up late. Nine, ten. Never sleep again," Rod, Alex, Jack, and Casey sang. Derek rolled his eyes in annoyance and grabbed a fistful of popcorn. He hoped they didn't make a habit of reciting the movie lines. The four laughed at their favorite parts, including when the sound effect tape went haywire on Glenn.

"I love that part," Alex hooted. Then, came the first mention of Freddy Krueger.

"What'd you dream?" Tina asked.

"I dreamed about a guy in a dirty red and green sweater," Nancy responded.

"Well, what about the fingernails?" Tina wondered.

"Well, he scraped his fingernails along things," Nancy answered. Then, she went on stating that they were more like finger-knives.

"Screeeeeeee," Casey said along with Nancy. Rod laughed. Then was the part where they heard a noise. Tina and Nancy forced Glenn to go outside and check it out.

"This is the only part that I don't like. That they have the guy being the only 'brave' one," Casey said with a roll of her eyes. Emily screamed when someone came out of the bushes.

"And it's Rod Lane bringin' Lantz down just three yards from the goal line! What a brilliant tackle, and the fans go wild!" Casey laughed. As the movie progressed, Derek found Emily continually screaming and reaching for him. Something he didn't completely hate.

"Nancy." Surprised, Nancy looked to see her friend Tina covered in a body bag. She followed the blood trail. As she went down the hall, she was surprised to see leaves falling. When she opened the next door, she found herself in a boiler room.

"Tina?" Nancy asked. She heard strange laughter. "Tina?" she asked again. "T---Tina?" Then, Freddy appeared. "Who are you?" Nancy asked.

"Oh, that's so gross," Emily moaned when Freddy sliced himself. Casey and her friends said nothing, but kept eating from the assortment of food. As the teens watched the film, Nora and George occasionally checked in on them. On one of these visits, they ran into Marti.

"Daddy, I need to go to the bathroom," the little girl said sleepily.

"Okay, let's go," George said. He hoisted Marti up into the air. "Here we go," he stated. As he took his daughter to the faculties, Nora peeked into the living room to see Heather Langenkamp and Johnny Depp running up the stairs that led to the police station.

"Hey, this is a good part," she commented. She watched as the teens argued with the adults until they were allowed to go visit their friend.

"RO---O---O---OD!" Nancy screamed when she saw her friend hanging from the window. As soon as the officers started lowering the teen to the ground, Nora went back to bed. Emily gasped and buried her head in Derek's shoulder.

"Hey, no worries. It's just a movie," he told her.

"This is horrible. How can you guys watch this?" Emily wondered. However, she received no answer. The movie continued. After the scene where Nancy pulled the Krueger's hat from her dream, Emily stood up.

"Emily, are you okay?" Casey asked, momentarily taking her eyes off the screen.

"I'm going home. You guys are crazy," Emily responded.

"You crazy? You can't go alone. It's pitch black out there," Alex protested.

"I'll walk her," Derek offered.

"Thanks, Derek," Emily sighed in relief. He and Emily walked out. A few seconds later, he came back alone.

"What'd I miss?" Derek wondered, settling down into his previous position.

"They're just now explaining who Krueger is," Casey answered. They were quiet as Marge Thompson explained who Krueger had been and what he had done.

"Man, that's a bunch of croc," Derek muttered when he heard about the technicality that had set the man free. On the screen, Marge told Nancy what they had done in retaliation.

"But he can't get you now. He's dead honey, because Mommy killed him," Marge said. "I even took his knives," she continued, unwrapping the cloth. Nancy recoiled when she saw the glove and rusty blades. The group watched as Nancy made plans to battle Krueger. Then, they came onto the famous bed scene.

"And there I go," Jack said as Glen screamed as he was sucked down the hole. Then, Nancy went about setting her trap. When Nancy woke up from the dream, Derek relaxed.

"I'm crazy after all," Nancy sighed. Freddy jumped through a mirror! Nancy screamed and ran through the house.

"Man, the cops are so stupid," Jack said in disgust.

"What do you expect from television?" Alex asked. Then, they were silent until the final showdown. The sheet on the bed rose and tore until it revealed Freddy.

"I know you're there, Freddy," Nancy said.

"You think you was gonna get away from me?" Freddy asked. Everyone watched as Nancy went on to say that it was too late, that she now knew the secret to defeating him. She turned around and told him that she wanted her mother and friends back and that she was renouncing the power she had given him.

"You're nothing." She walked away with Krueger at her heels. When he went to attack, he disappeared. When she opened the door, it was bright outside. After a short conversation with her mother, Nancy's friends came to pick her up and she got into the car.

"Uh-oh. Here it comes," Casey said as the top of the convertible came down. A few minutes later, Nancy started screaming for her mother. Three little girls played jump rope and sang the Freddy song. Casey turned off the DVD.

"Okay, we gotta go. We still need to pack," Rod said. With that, her friends walked out the door and left. The next morning, after everybody had finished breakfast, there was a honk outside the house.

"Casey, your friends are here," Derek said needlessly. Casey went outside.

"Hi, everyone," she greeted as she approached the car.

"Hey, girl," Rod said back.

"I'm gonna miss you guys," she moped.

"Hey, we'll be back," Rod assured.

"We gotta go. I promised my dad that we'd be right behind him," Jack said. They said their good byes and headed off. Casey stood on the drive and waved until her friends were out of sight. Though she was sad to see them leave, she was comforted by the fact that their friendship hadn't changed and that she'd always be the Elm Street Queen.

THE END