The next chapter of The Nightmares From Hell.
Jean Grey sat in her third period class room, which was history. She tried to study on what the teacher was saying, but she found herself simply trying to stay awake.
"Damn." Jean thinks to herself, "I knew something like this would happen if me and Scott shared a room. God, I wish he could have just kept it in his pants for the night. I hope he's suffering just as much as me right now." The teacher continued to ramble on with her lesson, with Jean still trying to keep herself awake. All of a sudden, Jean and her desk start to turn. Her eyes widen in complete shock. "Whoa, what's happening?" she questions. When her and her desk have been completey turned around, she finds the other haft of the classroom was gone and there stood a small pre-school in front of her. She turns and looks around at the other students and teacher in the class, but they didn't seem to notice. Jean stands up from her desk and starts to move slowly towards the pre-school. She stops at the fence, then sees a group of children playing. A short, thin man joins the children. The man looked very familiar to Jean. Jean then turns her head back to see that the classroom was gone. Her attentions turns back to the pre-school, as the man starts to speak.
"Guess what, kids." the man says, "We're going to be meeting some new kids today."
"YAAAAY!" the childern cheer. Just then, Xavier and Storm enter through the gate, with pre-school versions of Jean, Cyclops, Boom-Boom, and Gambit by their legs. The man joins them.
"Hi there." the man greets, with a smile on his face, "You must be Charles and Ro. It's so good to have you here."
"And it is a pleasure for us as well." Xavier replies, "And these are our children." The man drops to one knee in front of the children.
"Well, hello there." the man says, "And what's your guys' names?"
"I'm Scott." Cyclops answers.
"Nice to meet you, Scott." the man replies.
"I'm Tabitha." Boom-Boom informs.
"Well, can I call you Tabby for short?" the man questions.
"No." Boom-Boom answers, looking serious.
"Remy LeBeau's the name." Gambit says, pulling out a deck, "How 'bout a game of cards?"
"Maybe later." the man replies, then looks at the littler Jean, "And who are you, little girl?"
"I'm Jean." the littler Jean answers, smiling.
"It's so good to meet all of you." the man informs, "My name is Mr. Krueger." Jean's eyes widen in complete shock. "But the other children call me Freddy." the man says, then stands back to his feet, "I'm sure you'll all get along with the others nicely."
"I do hope so." Xavier replies, "This was the closet pre-school to our home. And the other parents have spoken quite well of you."
"Well, I'm sure they'll be just fine here." Freddy informs.
"I'm glad to hear that." Xavier says, "Now, I think we should be going. Goodbye, children."
"Have fun." Storm adds, as her and Xavier leave the pre-school. The little versions of the mutants join the other children and play. As Freddy was about to make his way over, two more people walk through the gate. It is revealed to be Jackal and Mystique, and with them are pre-school versions of Rogue and Nightcrawler. Jean was completely surprised to see them together.
"Hi, can I help you?" Freddy questions.
"Yes, we're Adrian and Raven Wilson, and we looking for the pre-school." Mystique answers.
"Oh, that's right, Adrian and Raven, we spoke over the phone." Freddy replies, "I thought we had planned to meet on Monday."
"Yes, but sadly we have to meet with a few people about some business, and our babysitter is sick." Jackal explains, "So, we just thought we could drop by and maybe sign the papers today and get these two into the program."
"Well, that's a great idea." Freddy replies, smiling, "I'll go get the papers." Freddy then enters the pre-school. Jean walks around to the gate and enters, yet no one seemed to notice her.
"Daddy." Rogue says, tugging at Jackal's pants leg. Jackal squats down to her level.
"What is it, Anna?" Jackal questions.
"I'm scared." Rogue answers, "I don't wanna stay here."
"There's nothing to be afraid of." Jackal informs, "You're going to have fun here. And Mr. Krueger's a nice man."
"Don't leave them here, Adrian!" Jean orders, but no one could hear her.
"Remember what daddy told you about being a big girl?" Jackal questions. Rogue nods. "Well, this is a part of it." Jackal explains, "You can make new friends, and have lots of fun. And your brother's going to be here with you. And I promise, nothing bad is going to happen."
"Promise?" Rogue questions.
"I promise." Jackal repeats. Rogue smiles, then hugs Jackal. Mystique kisses the two children on the cheek as Freddy walks out with a paper and pen in his hand. "How you and Kurt go over and play with the other?" Jackal says. Rogue nods, then her and Nightcrawler go to play.
"Here we are." Freddy says, handing the paper and pen to Jackal, "Just sign the dotted line and they are in."
"Adrian, please, think about what you're doing!" Jean begs, but still, no one heard. Before Jackal could sign, Mystique stops him.
"Adrian, I don't know if the kids are really ready for this." Mystique informs.
"I think they're old enough for pre-school, honey." Jackal replies, "And it's going to be a great experience for them." Mystique thinks for a moment. then nods.
"You're right." Mystique says.
"No!" Jean yells.
"A lot of parents have felt the same way." Freddy informs, "But once they see how much fun the children have, they fell like they made the right choice." Jackal and Mystique sign the paper, then hand it back to Freddy. "Perfect." Freddy says, "It's going to be great having little Anna and Kurt here." Jackal and Mystique smile.
"Bye, kids." Jackal says, "We'll be back to pick you up soon."
"Bye, daddy." Rogue replies, waving. The two leave the pre-school. Freddy smiles, then looks at the children. Jean looks in utter horror at the man that was in front of her. Freddy then makes his way back into the pre-school. Jean sighs and makes her way over to her littler self, who was playing tea party. Jean looks around at the other version of the mutants. Cyclops was playing a game of catch with another child. Gambit was playing a game of solitaire. Shadowcat was picking flowers. Boom-Boom was throwing little timebombs in front of some of the other children, scaring them. And Nightcrawler was pushing Rogue on a swing. "Higher, Kurt, higher." Rogue says. Nightcrawler pushes Rogue again, only for her to come back down and knock Nightcrawler back, causing him to teleport to the other side of the fence. Nightcrawler looks around in confusion. A hand then phases through the fence and pulls Nightcrawler back inside. Nightcrawler finds himself in front of Shadowcat.
"You're funny looking." Shadowcat states. Rogue looks around for Nightcrawler, while she still sat on the swing. Just then, she finds herself looking at a card, which was the Queen of Hearts. Rogue looks over to see Gambit holding it.
"For you, Chere." Gambit says, "Remy's lucky lady." Rogue takes the card and blushes a little. Jean smiles at the sight, then looks down to see that there was a little tea cup sat in font of her. She looks over to see her littler version smiling at her.
"Jean, you can see me?" Jean questions. Her littler copy nods. Just then, Freddy joins the two.
"Hi there, Jean." Freddy greets, "What are you doing?"
"I'm having a tea party with a beautiful princess." the little Jean answers, "She's right there." The littler Jean points at Jean, but Freddy didn't seem to notice her.
"Well, it's very good to meet you." Freddy says, trying to play along, "Hey, Jean, I have a great idea. How about we go and explore a little dungeon that's under the school? But you can't tell anyone about it."
"Jean, tell him no." Jean orders.
"The princess says I shouldn't." the little Jean informs.
"Well, she can come with us." Freddy replies, "And I've heard that there's treasure down there."
"Treasure?" the little Jean questions.
"Don't listen to him, Jean!" Jean says.
"Yeah." Freddy answers, "You want treasure, don't you?"
"Yeah!" Jean replies, "Let's go!" Freddy grins then stands up with the littler Jean. The two make their way towards the school.
"Jean, no!" Jean yells, trying to follow them. Just then, Cyclops accidently throws a ball over the fence.
"I'll get it!" Shadowcat says, then phase through the fence. She ran into the street where the ball laid. Jean turns her attention toward the street, then sees a car heading towards Shadowcat.
"KITTY!" Jean yells. She then uses her powers to lift Shadowcat into the air, right before the car could hit her.
"Hey, I'm flying!" Shadowcat yells. The other children look on in amasement. Jean then brings Shadowcat back over the fence with the other children. Jean then turns back to the pre-school and rushes inside. She runs down the dark halls, searching for Freddy and her littler self.
"Jean!" Jean calls out, "Jean!" She runs down some more halls. All of a sudden, she finds the little version of herself crying in a hall. Jean quickly rushes over to her. "Jean, are you okay?" she questions.
"She was a very good girl." a raspy voice says. Jean looks up to see Freddy, now with burnt skin, a brown fedora, a green and red striped sweater, and a glove with four blades attached to the fingers on his hand. "She didn't scream a single bit." Freddy informs. Jean grabs her littler self and runs back down the halls. After awhile of running, she stops and leans against a wall. She breathed heavily, then peeks around a corner, finding no one there. Jean sighs, then turns, only for Freddy to ram his claws into the littler Jean.
Jean wakes up, finding herself back in her class room. She sighs in relief, then looks down. Her eyes went completely wide. She raises her hand and covers her chest with a book.
"Yes, Miss Grey?" the teacher questions.
"I'm not feeling too well." Jean answers, "May I please be excused."
"Yes, you may." the teacher replies. Jean stands and leave the classroom, still holding her book to her chest. Jean quickly rushes into the girls restroom. She removes the book, revealing four small stab wounds on her chest.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Pretty shocking stuff, right? What will come next? Read to find out. Please Review. Thanks.
