Chapter 8
Jason vs. Ash: Round 2
"Everyone, move to the front of the store, please!" Carrie screamed at the shoppers while she fought her way through the crowds! She was still looking for Bree and hadn't had much luck finding anyone else, either! "David! Bree!"
"Carrie, over here!" David yelled. Carrie heard his voice and pushed through the crowd to find David trying to drag a woman away from a pile of blood and guts that had been her husband!
"Get her out of here!"
"What about you?" Carrie asked.
"I'm going to find the others, then call the police!" David didn't wait for Carrie to respond before running for the front office!
Ash fired his shotgun at Jason, knocking the machete out of his hand. Seizing his advantage, Ash took his chainsaw and sliced it across Jason's gut! He stuck it into Jason's side and was showered in black goop that stunk to high heaven! Jason backed away and grabbed the chainsaw, bringing his fist down on the engine and smashing it to bits! Instantly, the chainsaw stopped!
Ash looked at Jason, then at the chainsaw, then back at Jason.
"Oh shit!" Jason grabbed the chainsaw blade as Ash protested. "Hey, big fellow. No need to do anything..."
Jason swung the chainsaw around in a full circle with Ash still holding onto it for dear life!
"CRAAAAZZZZYYYY! AHHH!" Ash was spun around and around until Jason let go of the blade, sending Ash into a stack of boxes! Jason then turned and grabbed a man who happened to be fleeing by, holding him by the throat and lifting him into the air! With his free hand, he grabbed a toothbrush that had been removed from its packaging in the commotion and stuck the tip of it in the man's ear!
"What the-?" The man started to scream, but Jason pulled his hand back and slapped the toothbrush all the way into the man's ear, blood dripping off the bristles!
"Don't forget to floss!" Freddy shouted from Jason's mind.
Jason then grabbed another shopper and ripped his lower jaw free of his head! The man stumbled around with his tongue dangling free before Jason mercifully ended him with a machete skewer to the neck!
"Clean up on Aisle 4! Bring the bleach!" Freddy laughed!
Finished, Jason lumbered down to the end of the aisle, taking extra care to stomp on the decapitated head nearby! He approached the end of the aisle...
WHA-BAM!
Ash whipped around the end of the aisle with a large frying pan and directed it right at Jason's mask! It connected with a loud "CRACK" and a vibrating "DOING" from the pan! Jason's head cracked as it twisted sideways! He grabbed his head and, with a single twist, yanked his head back into place, then snatched the frying pan from Ash, moving with a speed that left Ash rather speechless!
WHA-BAM!
Jason swung the frying pan so hard and fast that it shattered when it connected with Ash's chin. Ash stumbled backwards, drunkenly tripping over the puddles of blood and offal on the floor.
"London bridge is falling down! Falling down, falling down!" Ash dazedly sang as he fell down, landing face first in someone's stomach.
"My fair lady!" Freddy finished as he stuck his head out from Jason's black rotted ear.
Ash sat up and slowly got his bearings. "Come on, Wayne Dead-Ski!" Ash screamed as he stood. He ducked down into the Automotive section, where David was waiting!
"Catch!" David tossed Ash a tire iron, who caught it and slammed it into Jason's head! The iron pierced Jason's rotted skull, but Jason didn't seem to notice! He grabbed the iron and pulled it out before snapping it in half, tossing the broken pieces at Ash! The pieces barely missed Ash and David, but pierced through two rows of motor oil before embedding in the wall behind them!
Seeing her friends in trouble, Carrie grabbed a nearby kitchen knife and shoved it into Jason's shoulder!
"Leave them alone, you bastard!" she screamed. Jason turned and backhanded her, sending her to the ground where she smacked her head hard!
"Carrie!" David screamed! He started running for her but slipped and fell on the motor oil! He smacked his head against the shelf, knocking him unconscious briefly; when he woke up, Jason was standing over him, about to skewer him to the floor with the machete!
BA-BOOM!
Jason stumbled back, the machete missing David's face by inches! David crawled to his feet and tried pulling the machete out of the floor, but it was stuck!
Meanwhile, Ash lured Jason into Sporting Goods! Jarvis was behind the gun counter, loading several rifles at once! When Ash emptied one, he threw it on the counter for Jarvis to reload, then grabbed another one!
"David!" Ash yelled. "Get Carrie out of here! Raoul, I need you go find Bree and the book! Raoul?" Raoul didn't respond, and it occurred to Ash that he hadn't seen him since their fight outside; had he already been killed in the commotion?
Jason stumbled forward, and Ash returned to the moment at hand! He fired a .44 Magnum at Jason, but this only served to piss him off even more! Jason lunged forward and grabbed Ash, picking him up and ramming him through the back wall! Ash's head exited the other side through a "Safety First" sign!
Jason pulled Ash out of the wall, only to hurl him through it again! Ash flew through the air as Jason released him, sending him into a vending machine in the employee break room!
As darkness filled his vision, Ash saw Bree standing in the aisle, seemingly in the middle of an escape attempt! She was still holding the book in her hand, too!
Terrified, she tossed the book to the ground, hoping Jason would just take it and go away! Jason stopped, bent over, and grabbed the Necronomicon! With the book in his hands, Jason then stared at Bree! Jason moved in front of her, blocking her from Ash's sight; Ash didn't see what happened next because he blacked out. However, her scream haunted the darkness...
Jason looked around. The store was lifeless now; the screams had stopped, which meant they were all gone. Mommy would be pleased...
Jason walked down the aisle, book in hand, but stopped as he made his way through Lawn and Garden. On the shelf was a brand-new machete. The blade was matte black in color with a serrated back edge, a hard sheath and a leather handle wrap. Jason eyed the machete in his hand, rusted and nicked in numerous places; the handle was wood and nearly worn away. Jason tossed it over his shoulder, where it landed in the back of a man who was trying to crawl away; he stopped crawling.
Satisfied with the new blade, Jason tore it free of the packaging and started to walk away, when a thought occurred to him...
Carrie came to with David standing over her. He held the cell phone in his hand and said, "Cops are on their way."
"Where's Ash?" Carrie asked. She was answered by a muffled sound from the vending machines.
"Are you alright?" David asked Ash, who promptly flipped him a bird with his metal hand, but he couldn't see where David was standing so he waved it around in an attempt to find his general direction.
David grabbed Ash's waist and gave a solid yank, pulling Ash free from the machine. They landed backwards and Ash, with a start, asked, "Where's Jason? He was after Bree and the Necronomicon!"
He was answered by the frightened Raoul! "Holy shit! He killed them all! He fucking killed them all! Jason Fucking Voorhees! He even took that fucking book!"
The three of them stepped out of the employee lounge and found Raoul and Jarvis staring at the sales floor. Bodies lay strewn everywhere. Blood and guts painted the walls in a deep shade of crimson.
Ash looked around for Jason, but couldn't find him; he was long gone!
Then his eyes lay on a horrific sight: Bree.
Jason had given her one doozy of a Columbian Necktie; she had a huge hole in her neck from which her tongue and vocal chords protruded along with her spinal column, her green t-shirt stained red, almost like a macabre Christmas sweater.
Silently, Carrie said, "Oh God, Bree…" She started sniffling and Ash handed her a Kleenex. Raoul keeled over and barfed at the gruesome sight.
"We need a place to regroup." Ash said as he helped Raoul to his feet.
"We can go back to our apartment," said Carrie.
At that moment, there was a single ding from the doors at the front of the store. Carrie ran up to the front and saw Jake standing near the registers, half naked and covered in blood.
"Jake!" she yelled as she approached him. Jake was too stunned to move. All the blood and body parts everywhere... it was too much!
"Carrie..." Jake said.
"Jake, where's Sandy?" Carrie asked nervously, though she feared she already knew the answer.
"I need... I need... Oh, shit..." Jake said and passed out.
"Oh, God," Carrie mumbled. "David, help me move him to my car!"
Jason walked back to his cabin in the woods, the book gripped firmly in his hands. He had done what he sat out to do and anticipated what was in store for him when he got back.
It wasn't long before he was back at the shack. He entered the main room and approached the altar, slamming the book open atop the table on his mother's sweater, facing Freddy's severed head!
Freddy then emerged from behind Jason's monstrous form and picked up the book, flipping through the pages and reading off the contents.
"Now then, let's see what's inside here. Deadites, Time Vortexes, Resurrection, blah-blah-blah..." He drew his clawed forefinger across his tongue, as if wetting his finger before turning the page.
"What's this? 'Waking Nightmares'. Sounds right up my alley."
Freddy held the book out with one hand and adjusted his collar as if adjusting a tie, then began reading the phrase written on the page.
"Ah-hem... Klattu... Verata... Nikto!"
The world around him began to shimmer and distort; a bright blue vortex appeared before him! Freddy grinned widely, snapped the book shut, and stepped through it, disappearing as it closed behind him!
Jason, too, stared at a blue Vortex! He watched as Freddy materialized, spinning out of it like a top! Sparks flew out of the Vortex and when it disappeared, Freddy stood arms outstretched and just as burnt as ever!
"I'm baaaack! Ah-hahahahahaha!"
Jason stood in silence as Freddy turned to him and said, "Well, thanks for everything, kiddo. This whole thing makes up for you beating the shit out of me with my own arms before. Kind of, anyway.
"Have fun hacking up campers and virgins. Kill a few for me!" With that, Freddy turned to leave!
"Talk about a one-trick-pony," Freddy said under his breath. "Ah well, can't all have an artistic flair like yours truly… Huh?"
Jason had grabbed Freddy's arm. Freddy tried to shrug him off, but Jason didn't let go. At all...
"What the fuck is this? Oh..." Freddy smiled and circled Jason. "Brainless Boy remembers the bargain, eh? Well a deal's a deal, I suppose. Let's see if we can't find a passage that will breathe new life into those non-existent brain cells of yours..."
Lightning flashed from inside the cabin as Freddy laughed his evil laugh: "Ah-hahahahahaha!"
