Another chapter! I have ideas for the rest of the story and when it will end. My estimation is…three more chapters to this one and then a sequel. I'm having some trouble planning for the sequel…I guess I'll worry about that when I am finished with this fan fic.

Now, I brought one of Wes Craven's characters in, Alice, who was the Dream Master in the 4th and 5th Freddy Krueger series. I figured she would be suitable since Nancy and Kristen are dead…Freddy's daughter, Maggie/Kathryn, is used in a bunch of other fan fics, and Alice happens to be the one who has more control of dreams.

"Alice Johnson?" Kate asked.

David nodded and said, "She lives in Mason. That's about an hour from here."

"I don't care if it's on the other side of the world," said Kate, as she stood up. "I have to get Rose out of this coma. Her life may depend on it."

"Well, hopefully Alice Johnson will have answers," David replied. "We don't know what we're up against." He also stood up and put the files back in the folders.

"She survived Freddy Krueger. She must have some type of experience with him."

David shook his head. "I'm still having trouble believing that this guy is killing people through dreams. Then I think of Rose and I'm not so sure."

"I know. Sometimes, I wish I was the one dreaming." Kate walked over to the fridge and looked at Rose's graduation photo. "I wish that the accident never happened and that she was safe at home." She looked away and locked eyes with David. "Rose knows Freddy. She knew him when she was a kid. She had fresh scratches all over her arms and I thought she was doing it to herself. She never mentioned Freddy's name but I had a feeling she wanted to. Her dad didn't give her the time to explain. He ordered me to send her straight to a therapist."

David put a hand on her arm and said, "Don't feel guilty, Kate. You're doing everything in your power to help her. I don't see your ex-husband helping."

"I didn't tell him about the accident. I haven't found the time and I don't think I'll tell him now."

"You'll have to eventually."

Kate nodded. "Do you want to drive to Mason?"

"Sure. I know where it is."

"I hope Alice will be willing to help us."

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Rose was watching the door of the flourish room. She was preparing herself for what will happen next. Krueger has been gone for a while but he'll be back. Rose is getting the feeling that he enjoyed their little session that they had earlier. Her body certainly enjoyed it. How can her own body betray her like that? She accepted the orgasm even though it was distressing on her part.

No, she won't let it happen again. She'll take full control of her body if it happens again.

Rose put her head back and sighed. She was just about to relax her body until the door opened. Keeping her eyes closed, she pretended to be asleep. That may not work but she's willing to try anything now.

Krueger's footsteps were getting closer to the bed and Rose remained still. She managed to get her muscles to relax and her eyes to stay still. Maybe I can fool the dream demon, she grimly thought to herself.

Freddy put his hand on her knee and smirked when he felt her legs tense. "Do you think you can fool me, little Rose?" He ran his hand up her leg, reaching the point he desired. "I am the one who is in control of this dream. Your life is now in my hands."

"Just kill me," Rose whispered. "I want to die." She surprised herself by saying those words, but deep in her soul, she knows it is the truth. Her body is in a coma and Freddy is the one keeping her in it. She lost all hope.

Freddy's finger moved to her clit and he began to play around with it. "Do you really want to die, little Rose?"

Rose looked into his cold eyes and nodded. "Yes, I do. I want to die more than anything right now." She tried to ignore the finger that was teasing her. That new sexual need was returning.

"Really?" Freddy put the finger that was teasing her, inside her sex and replaced the finger with his thumb. "I'll only let you die under one condition."

"What condition would that be?"

"The condition is, I take full control of your body...if you know what I mean," Freddy said while speeding up the fingering process.

Rose's whole body went tense with anger more than fear. "That will never happen!" She didn't mean to shout that out but she was angry. Angry that she was trapped in this nightmare. Angry that she doesn't have the control over her own body and fate. Angry that she'll never go to college like she wanted.

"Then I won't kill you," Freddy said matter-of-factly. His gloved hand grabbed her chin, and he put his face close to hers. "You're going to have to wait for your mom to pull the plug or you let me take you."

"Never," she said, narrowing her eyes.

Freddy put his mouth next to her ear and whispered, "Then you'll suffer longer. Do you really want that, my little Rose?"

"It's better than losing my innocence to a monster." She tried to pull back, but his fingers tightened on her chin.

"There is a way you could make it all end," Freddy said. "Give yourself to me and I promise to make your death quick and painless." Freddy stuck another finger inside her and Rose shivered, her skin stirring into goose bumps.

"Yes, I know a way to make it end," Rose began, her voice steadily increasing. "I kill myself. That is the only way this can end. Do you honestly think I'd be so stupid as to believe you'd stop torturing me just because I give up my virginity to you?"

Freddy stopped stroking her and studied her angry face. She's beginning to know how his mind works. It looks like he is going to have to destroy her sooner than he thought. Once his victims get to his mind, they become stronger and learn how to fight him off. Not this time.

"Oh no, Rose. I will not give you that option," Freddy said. "But if you really want to, go ahead." He took straightened up and took his glove off. He handed it to her and she looked at him in disbelief. "You have the glove." He whispered in her ear, "Kill yourself."

Rose shivered at his cold breath, but did not move.

"Do you have the courage, Rose, my little Rose, to kill yourself to spoil my fun with you? Do you have hope? Hope that you'll get out of this coma? Hope that someone will come rescuse you?" He took his glove and put it back on his hand. He scratched her collarbone and Rose hissed with pain. Freddy walked over to the bed and smirked at her. "Nobody has the power to rescue you from me."

He left and slammed the door. Rose was breathing fast and staring at the ceiling. As much as she hates to admit it, he's right.

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"Okay, we're on her street," Kate said from the passenger seat. She was looking around and said, "Nice neighborhood." It was one of those rich neighborhoods where all the houses looked alike. Not like the old houses in Springwood.

"What's the number of the house?" David asked.

"Twenty-nine." Kate was getting very anxious. Alice Johnson is their only hope.

"Found it," said David. He stopped the car in front of 29 Brook Avenue.

Kate gathered up the files and got out of the car. David did the same and ran over to her. "Kate, listen to me. Don't mention Freddy right away. We don't know what kind of past she had with him and we don't want to scare her."

"I know. I just want this nightmare to end soon."

They stopped in front of a mahogany door with an oval glass window. Kate rang the doorbell and they waited.

There were quick footsteps and the door opened. A boy about thirteen, with blue eyes and brown hair, stood there. "Hi."

"Hi, my name is Kate Miller and this is David Potter. Does Alice Johnson live here?"

"Yeah, she's my mom. You're not selling anything, are you?" the boy asked while eyeing the files in Kate's arms.

"Oh no, we need to talk to her about something important. Is she home?"

The boy nodded and said, "You can come in." He turned his head and yelled, "Mom, you have visitors!"

Kate and David heard footsteps from the second floor. Kate's eyes went wide when she saw a beautiful woman walking down the marble steps. She looked like she was in her early thirties and Kate was guessing she had her son as a young age.

"Are you Alice Johnson?" Kate asked.

"I am."

"They want to talk to you about something important," said the boy who was looking curious.

"What would that be?" Alice directed the question at Kate and David.

"Does the name Freddy Krueger sound familiar to you?" Kate asked.

David flinched and watched Alice's expression go from curiosity to horror. "Jacob, go finish your homework while I talk to these people."

Jacob looked disappointed but obeyed his mother. Alice made sure he was gone and then said, "Follow me to the living room."

Kate and David followed her into a comfortable looking room and took a seat on the couch. Alice sat down in an armchair across from them and asked, "Who are you and how do you know about me?"

"We don't mean you any harm," David said quickly. "My name is David Potter and I am a cop from Springwood. This is Kate Miller."

"Okay, but what do you want?" Her blue eyes were wide with some fear.

"My seventeen year old daughter, Rose, just got into a car accident and she is now in a coma," Kate continued and making eye contact with Alice. "She just started getting random cuts on her body and no one is even touching her. She has puncture wounds on her hands and her body is getting all cut up."

"I never seen anything like it," said David. "We think Rose is trapped inside a nightmare and someone is holding her there."

Alice quickly pushed her red hair behind her ears and asked, "Do you live on Elm Street in Springwood?"

Kate nodded. "The files I am holding contain mysterious deaths." She held the files out and Alice took them.

Alice looked through them and had a look of sadness on her face. "Kristen Parker was my best friend in high school. One day, she confided to me about nightmares. I suggested to her that you have the power to control your own dreams.

"Kristen's two friends, Kincaid and Joey, were found dead in their beds. She was so devastated and she told me that she was going to get revenge on someone. I asked who but she didn't answer. Instead, her, me, my brother Rick, and my crush, Dan took a trip to an old house on Elm Street."

"1428 Elm Street," said Kate.

Alice nodded. "At first, Rick, Dan, and I thought it was just an old house, but Kristen seemed terrified of it.

"Kristen leaves and I notice a chalk drawing of the house, on the ground. As I leave, I turn to look at it again but it was gone. I sort of shrugged it off and left with my brother.

"That night, I was having a restless sleep. I heard Kristen call my name and I was suddenly in a boiler room. I didn't react much but I remember seeing Kristen and a man with a burnt face. He seemed...happy because there was more fresh meat.

"Kristen tries to wake up and apologizes for pulling me in. The man tells me to come to him but Kristen makes an attempt to attack him. He lifts her and says, 'Now no one sleeps.'

"Kristen comes out from beneath the water and throws a blue light towards me. She said, 'You need my power.' It passes through him first and then it goes into me. I wake up and I realize that Kristen is in danger. Rick and I run to her house and we can see the flames in her upstairs bedroom. When we enter the room with Kristen's mom, the bed is in a blaze of flames. The last of Kristen is a charred arm."

Kate and David were staring at Alice with shock written on their faces.

"After Kristen's death, I was trying to figure out who Freddy was, but all my friends were beginning to die, including my brother. Shelia was the first, Rick was the second, and Debbie was the last.

"As this was happening, my powers started to increase. I found out that I am the only one who can stop him."

"Did you?" Kate asked. She had to know how Alice fought him.

"A couple of times. The first time, I had to face him alone because Dan got into an accident and was sent to the hospital. I wanted to use all of my newly absorbed abilities against him. The fight was relatively equal, except that I had a mortal body and he didn't, giving him the advantage of immortality."

"Advantage of immortality?" David asked, looking confused. He was always a logical person, but now he is learning that the supernatural exists and pure evil is really out there.

"It's an advantage that proves nearly too great to overcome. Freddy declares that he's been guarding his gate for too long to be taken down by me. Just as he is preparing to kill me, I recall the final verse of the dream master spell. 'Let evil see itself'.

"That verse helped me defeat Freddy, by using the power of the spell to make him see the evil that is inside. I used my power as guardian of the gate of good dreams, and released the souls, that Freddy imprisoned into the gates of good dreams where he can no longer harm them. I locked the door on him and all was well for a while.

"Dan and I started seeing each other and senior year was going great. I made new friends and Dan and I become closer." Alice smiled and thought of Dan. She thought of his charming smile and gentle eyes.

"It didn't have a happy ending, did it?" said Kate, watching how sad Alice looked.

"It didn't. I started to have dreams of a young nun, with a name tag that said 'Amanda Krueger', being locked away in an asylum full of maniacs. She was...raped by them.

"After graduation, I make my way to work and find myself back at the asylum. I was being wheeled into an operating room on a stretcher, wearing Amanda's uniform, and screaming in pain. As I look around, I see Amanda Krueger on the table, instead of me, giving birth. As the baby is delivered, Amanda clamors to get it. The baby breaks free from the doctors and escapes the room.

"This wasn't an ordinary baby. The doctor's referred to it as a gift from God, but Amanda thought differently. I followed the baby into a church rectory, the same place where I defeated Freddy the first time. Before I can stop him, the baby finds Freddy's clothes and quickly grows into an adult. Amanda shows up to help me, but she is disrupted when Freddy slams the church doors. Amanda was trying to tell me to look for her in the tower."

Alice sat back and asked, "Would you like anything to drink before I continue?"

Kate and David shook their heads. They were eager to learn more.

"I phoned Dan to tell him that Freddy is back. I wish I hadn't...it only got him killed. He used his motorcycle to get to the diner, but he fell asleep and drives into another vehicle. I run outside to see that Dan was dead. I fainted and then I awake in a hospital.

"I was informed that I was pregnant with Dan's child. That gave me some comfort. Dan was dead, but I was carrying a part of him. But I knew this wasn't the end because Freddy was back. I knew it was my duty to defeat him again. I am the dream master.

"He started killing my friends, he started with Greta and later he kills Mark. That's when I request an early ultrasound for my baby, and I soon realize that Freddy is using my child to get into my friend's dreams.

"The only friend that survived is Yvonne. I manage to rescue her and I ask her to help me defeat him. Amanda was the key to defeating Freddy. That time, I had help from Amanda."

"Do you think you can help get my daughter back?" Kate asked.

Alice looked uncomfortable and said, "I have a son."

Now Kate was the one who looked defeated. Alice was their only hope and now that hope is gone.

Alice noticed this and sighed. "Okay, I'll help you."

"Thank you," Kate whispered. "This means a lot to me. I want to know, why hasn't Freddy killed her yet?"

"Hmm...It's rare when Freddy grows an obsession for one of his victims. Especially one he met for the first time." Alice was thinking for a minute and then something snapped in her head. "Has Rose met him before?"

"Y-yes," Kate stammered. "When Rose was a kid, she had nightmares and also scratches on her body. My husband and I thought she was hurting herself. Obviously it was more."

"How long was this going on for?" Alice asked.

"Six months I think. It stopped once the doctor gave her a drug called, Hypnocil."

"I know what drug you're talking about. I'm guessing she didn't take it before the accident. That gave Freddy the advantage to get her back."

Kate watched as Alice flipped through the pages of the file. "Freddy won't keep her alive for long, will he?"

Alice shook her head. "He'll kill her eventually, but he may also be waiting for you to pull the plug, Kate."

"That won't happen."

"Well, that's giving him the opportunity to have more fun with her. I have a plan, but I need to be by Rose's side for that. Meaning, you need to get her out of the hospital and to your house."

David shook his head. "They'll never allow that."

"I can't do this in the hospital."

"Let me talk to them," said Kate. "David, you're a cop. Maybe you can convince them."

"I stole the files."

"But they don't know," Kate said, taking his hand. "Please, David, she's my only daughter. I can't leave her in that nightmare. You saw the cuts on her body and those puncture wounds."

David looked into Kate's desperate eyes. How can he say no to her? "Okay."

Alice nodded and said, "We start tomorrow."

Alright! While I was typing this chapter, I was watching A Nightmare on Elm Street and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3. Those movies kept me writing. I think I should do that for all the fan fics I write.

I want to finish Trapped before January ends. I'm really looking forward to typing the sequel.