Fan Episode 6: Nightmare on Sparkyville
CHAPTER 1: SLEEPOVER MOVIES
Violet was hosting her first big slumber party. That was the good part. The bad part was that since they were under 14-they needed a babysitter. It didn't help that Claudia's older sister, Krissy, was on a date with her girlfriend. The only good thing was that Freddy had pitched in and decided to help babysit. Sidewinder too was being an extra pair of eyes. Another downside was that since Freddy's parents were out of town, he also had to look after Francesca.
At the moment, Freddy, Violet, Patty (Swanson), Lucy, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty and Franco were watching a horror movie-Nightmare on Elm Street to be exact. Franklin was trying to teach Melanie how to pillow fight; Claudia, Skylar and Frieda were doing Pictionary (Claudia was winning), Francesca was busy dancing...in the bathroom while Pigpen, Ox, Shermy, Rattler, Joslyn and Thibault (in that order) were waiting for the diva to finish up. The others were either asleep, gossiping or (in Linus' case) reading poems to their girlfriends.
"This movie is so lame..." groaned Lucy. "I mean, where's all the blood and stuff?"
Freddy rolled his eyes. "It's coming..." he explained.
"I saw this when I was 7...key is don't fall asleep." Peppermint Patty added.
"You saw this when you were seven?!" Schroeder realized. "No wonder you can't sleep alone..."
"Yeah..." the tomboy sighed.
"Sir?" the movie goers sighed before turning up the TV volume. A nudge caught Violet's attention. "Vi?"
"What, Carlin?" Violet groaned as both Patty and Peppermint Patty turned their attentions away from the TV.
"I had a nightmare...can I stay with you guys?" whispered Marcie.
"A nightmare?" Patty (Swanson) wondered. "About what? I'm all ears."
"It was about the B...the...the B..." Marcie trembled, clinging onto a teddy bear.
"The Banshee?" asked Franco.
"Yes! The Banshee that haunts sleepovers! The queen of all sleepovers!"
"Marcie, you're overreacting..." Schroeder sighed.
"There's no sleepover banshee. You had a nightmare." explained Lucy in a calming matter as she patted Marcie on the head.
"It was crying." Marcie argued.
"No; you were crying in your sleep." Lucy groaned.
"It shrieked out that it was the queen of slumber parties."
"You were sleep-talking..."
"It captured you, Frieda, Sally, Violet and Patty. Peppermint Patty and I went to retrieve Freddy."
"That nightmare, was it by any chance based on the story Verona and Damien told us? Be honest, Carlin." realized Lucy in a you-got-to-be-kidding manner.
"Uh huh; only this time, it ended quite darker: the Banshee caught Peppermint Patty and I and took us all away..." Marcie explained.
"It was just fiction, Marcie." Peppermint Patty promised. "I mean, look at Freddy Kreuger on screen-he looks all scary, but he's fictitious."
"You mean it, Sir?" whimpered Marcie.
"We're positive...in fact, you can stay right here with us until you fall asleep again."
"You're the best, Sir."
"And stop calling-" the tomboy began only to scream.
"What's he doing, Sir?" asked Marcie as she hid in Freddy's pajama top.
"HEY!" exclaimed Freddy.
"He's killing a kid." Lucy stated.
"We already saw-" Marcie began.
"It's gorier." added Schroeder.
"Cool!" exclaimed Franco. "Guizer!"
A few hours in and Freddy had flopped asleep, remote on his chest and popcorn about to fall out of his mouth. Peppermint Patty was protecting Marcie from the sights on the TV while Franco nuzzled up closer to his girlfriend. Claudia, Franklin and Melanie however decided to watch the movie as well.
"Sir, is it over yet?" Marcie whimpered.
"No, Marcie...shh, just try to sleep." Peppermint Patty reassured.
"No, Sir...how will I forget that face...that burnt...up face of Freddy K...Kreuger..." within seconds, the younger girl had flopped asleep in her best friend's arms.
"Goodnight, Marcie..." the tomboy smiled. "Please try to have some sweet dreams..." she prayed.
Ox sighed as he looked over at the TV. "What's so fun about some burnt up dude killing preteens?" he asked.
"Someone had a good idea, Oxie..." began Patty (Swanson). "And Freddy's the ruler of the dream world."
"He is?" a bewildered Melanie asked, pointing at Freddy Fabulous.
"How do I even explain this one?" groaned Franklin.
"No clue." Schroeder sighed. "And she's YOUR girlfriend..."
"Thanks, Schroeder..." Franklin replied with a second groan.
Claudia was hiding her face with a pillow. "Is he g-g-gone?" she asked.
"Yes, Kreuger's not on screen." replied Lucy.
"I'm getting a bit sleepy..." began Peppermint Patty as she tried figuring out how the heck she was gonna get comfy enough to fall asleep without waking her best friend. An idea then hit her. "Claude..."
"Hmm?" wondered Claudia.
"Can you keep an eye on Marcie?" Peppermint Patty shushed.
"Aye-aye." Claudia responded.
"Where're we gonna even find an eye?" Melanie asked as Franklin facepalmed. His girlfriend just reached a new low in his book.
A few minutes later, Peppermint Patty was struggling to keep her eyes awake, and it was showing. Her eyes would close, the open slightly, close, open slightly. It was as if her eyes were stuck in a loop. Claudia was once again hiding her face in a pillow and Franklin decided not to answer any more questions for the night-or until Melanie fell asleep...whichever came first. A few seconds passed and Claudia nearly jumped out of her skin once the tomboy began snoring. In fact, Claudia ran towards her bag, got her headphones on and ran back to the couch.
"I'm bushed..." Franklin yawned, but Melanie didn't say anything. She was talking with the other girls.
"Ow...my aching head..." whimpered Peppermint Patty.
"What happened, Sir?" worried Marcie, looking around for her glasses (which were on her head).
"I don't know-and stop calling me 'Sir'..." replied Patty. "C'mon, let's find out where we are."
"Okay, Sir." Marcie called back before the tomboy grabbed her friend's glasses and put them back on her face. "Thanks."
The two girls began walking around aimlessly, wondering where they were; then they saw Freddy-facing a wall. He had a grey hat on along with a familiar looking red and green knitted sweater. "Hey, F-Freddy, what's wrong?" the tomboy trembled as a spirit of a girl popped up behind the two girls.
"Missed me?" the girl's spirit asked.
"BANSHEE!" Marcie screamed.
"Marceline Carlin, try not to scare yourself silly. There's no such thing as the Banshee of Hennepin County. You're hallucinating." Peppermint Patty responded.
"M-maybe I am...just a little silly fear when you think about it...a banshee...that's a laugh."
"Then laugh at this..." the girl's spirit replied before possessing Marcie.
"Okay, that tickled a little." Marcie realized.
"Now..." said the Banshee. "I can control you. We're gonna have so much fun together."
"Freddy, we need your help!"
"Not today..." Freddy's voice sighed as he shied away from the wall. His face was all burnt and shriveled. "Cause this is the last time you both'll be sleeping!"
"SIR! HELP!" Marcie screamed. "She has full control of me! What do I do?"
"Let me grab a cross thingy..." Peppermint Patty suggested.
"Crucifix, Sir, not cross thingy."
"Whatever-I got it!"
"Hurry, Sir! Before horrible stuff happens."
CHAPTER 2: HE WAS FREDDY FABULOUS...