SHOUT OUTS/ANSWERS

Darkness Takes Over: Thank you. I only saw the first half of the series premier, but I have to admit, he was the inspiration. Thank you.

SweetistSin01: Yeah, no prob. Yeah, I liked him too. Exactly. Lol. Read and see. Sorry this isn't soon enough.

DISCLAIMER

Belongs to Wes Craven and New Line Cinema. I only own the new plot. Refers to my fic "Survivors".

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Joey shouted, causing the room to shake. Nancy tensed, anticipating the fatal blow. However, the blades merely passed through her as if she wasn't even there. There was a roar of anger, and she was released. Kincaid and Max quickly pulled her towards the group. However, the other blades were still going strong.

"Are you okay?" Kristen asked.

"I--I was just trying to stay as still as possible. Thought that if I didn't move--he wouldn't be able to splatter me all over the place," Nancy told them.

"And instead you got your dream power," Joey stated.

"Yeah," Nancy grinned. Without warning, the floor rippled and everyone fell to the floor.

"Oh, geez. He's not gonna turn into a giant snake again, is he?" Kristen wondered. Then, the floors and walls began shifting.

"The room's closing in!" Rick shouted. Alice and Sheila grabbed onto each in fright. Joey panted nervously as the floor rose to meet the ceiling.

"Kris, get us out of here, now!" he shouted. With a small cry, Kristen shut her eyes and concentrated. The door opened.

"What on Earth is going on here?" Dr. Ken Carver demanded as everyone awoke.

"Okay, that was way too close," Joey sighed as everyone helped each other up.

"Dr. Thompson. I should've known," Dr. Carver stated with a huffing sigh.

"Another unauthorized session Dr. Thompson?" Dr. Elizabeth Simms accused.

"At least she listens to us," Kincaid bit off.

"Kincaid," Nancy chided. The boy didn't reply, but had the grace to look embarrassed.

"Dr. Thompson, I have half a mind to re-fire you," Dr. Carver told her.

"Dr. Carver, I'm afraid that'd be impossible and unfair," Dr. Neil Gordon told him.

"What are you talking about?" Dr. Carver demanded.

"These aren't patients of ours," Dr. Gordon stated.

"Which is even more alarming: bringing in outsiders into a high security ward," Dr. Carver responded.

"And you wonder why we never listened to you," Joey said.

"Joey," Nancy chided again.

"Sorry," Joey apologized. However, he continued to throw daggers at the man with his eyes.

"Doctor Carver, Doctor Simms, I think it's high-time you started listening to her," Max commented. Surprised, the two turned to him.

"Max, don't tell me she's gotten to you too," Dr. Simms stated.

"You owe us! You sent her away and nearly got me killed! You nearly got Joey killed!" Kristen snapped.

"Kris, Kris, calm down," Rick said soothingly, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"No, I'm not going to calm down! I'm so sick and tired of everybody acting like they know what they're doing, when they don't have a freakin' clue!" Kristen shouted. Then, "Come on!" With that, she started off, the others close behind.

"Max, what happened here?" Dr. Simms questioned.

"Doc, you're gonna think it's crazy," Max replied.

"Max, if Dr. Thompson's done anything to those kids--" Dr. Carver began.

"Now wait a minute, Dr. Carver. You and Dr. Simms may not agree with her opinions, but you know fully well that she'd never hurt the kids," Dr. Gordon interrupted.

"Neil, are you forgetting that one of her little experiments landed Joey in a coma?" Dr. Simms demanded.

"Dr. Simms, I'm not so sure it was her," Max said.

"Max, given the light of evid--" Dr. Simms began to say.

"You weren't the one who found her! I was!" Max interrupted. His mind went back.

"What on Earth?" Max asked. He knelt down by Nancy who had blood seeping through her shirt. He quickly pressed buzzer.

"I'm okay. It's over now," Nancy said weakly.

"You just hold on girl," Max stated.

"Dr. Simms, I'm starting to believe that Nancy Thompson was doing what she claimed all along--trying to help the kids," he told them.

"Why on Earth would you believe that?" Dr. Simms questioned.

"When I found her--her cuts--they looked like they had been made by four razors," Max reported. Meanwhile, the others had driven over to Nancy's house and had gathered in the living room. They watched as Kristen paced back and forth.

"Kris, will you stop? You're making me seasick," Joey complained.

"The nerve of them!" Kristen fumed.

"Well, we always knew Dr. Carver and Dr. Simms were idiots," Kincaid reminded her.

"But accusing Nancy like that!" Kristen exclaimed. "That stupid b--" she began.

"Kristen," Nancy warned.

"She nearly killed us,' Kristen continued. Meanwhile, Elaine Parker, Roger and Shelly Crusel, and Bob and Mary Kincaid met with each other at the Crusel's house.

"Okay, what am I doing here? I have important things to do," Elaine stated.

"Principal Styner called. He said that our kids once again ran out of Springwood High in the middle of the day," Bob answered.

"I just don't understand why Joey would do something like this. It's just not like him," Shelly commented.

"I'll tell you what it is: it's that Nancy Thompson woman," Elaine said harshly. "Kristen spends nearly all of her time with her, talking about who knows what," she continued.

"But to hear the kids talk, Miss Thompson is a heroine," Roger pointed out.

"Some heroine. She nearly got your boy Joseph killed," Elaine sniffed. "And to make matters worse, she's got those poor kids still talking about Fred Krueger as if that maniacal bastard is still alive," she continued. For a moment, the parents stared at each other. It was Shelly who broke the silence.

"What if they're right?" she asked.

"What?" the others questioned.

"What if our kids are right?" she repeated. "What if Fred has come back? What if he is killing them in their dreams?" she wondered. The whole group became silent.