Friday the 13th: Out of the Hellmouth into the Lake.
Xander sat watching Megan carefully. He had told her his story and she had believed him. Or he thought she had. Now he sat patiently waiting for hers. He knew something bad had happened to her or someone she knew in the past.
"It started in May of 1988. I was a camp counsler at Camp Forrest Green. Or. Camp Crystal Lake. It started like any other summer. The kids came to the camp and we taught them things. There were four of us at the camp. Only I survived." Megan seemed to swallow a lump in her throat and licked her lips before continueing.
"Jason Voorhees. The Jason Voorhees came back. he killed my friends.... My father." Megan's eyes seemed to shimmer with unshed tears as she talked. Xander sat beside her and put a comforting arm on her shoulder. He wanted to tell her to stop. Tell her she didn't have to say anything. And she didn't. But she needed to. She had kept this bottled inside for to long.
"My husband well. Future husband Tommy Jarvis was able to drown Jason in the lake. Somehow Jason escaped. After hearing about all the murders that had been taking place Tommy came to check it out. He never came home..." Megan seemed to be staring through the wall as she pictured a distant memory. Xander closed his eyes in sympathy for the woman beside him. He wanted to say he was sorry. But it wasn't enough. Finally he settled for squeezing her shoulder to show he was still there.
"The sheriff found Tommy's body in the middle of the lake. A hockey mask in his hand. They said he probably killed the man dressed as Jason. Its hard to believe what the police will miss." Xander only nodded in agreement thinking of all the things that happened in his home town. All the murders and disappearances the police chalked up to... Well. Animals or runaways.
"This happened four years ago. Everything has been quiet since then but I know he's still here. He'll never leave. When I heard they were opening the camp I decided to try and help. So... Here I am." Xander held Megan close as she cried before talking.
"Your not alone. I'll help all I can. I mean I'm not slayer hell i'm just a normal guy but I'll do all I can. I promise." The two soon fell into a comfortable silence followed by sleep.
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The old Ford Escort wagon flew down the dirt road at speeds of fifty-five miles an hour. They were late. They being the young couple in the front seats.
"So. You think we'll have fun this weekend?" The woman (Janice) asked the driver a tall young man named Tom.
"You think both of you could shut up and let me sleep." A female voice (Ashley) from the back seat yelled without sitting up.
"Aren't you a grouch." Janice said with a slight smile on her face. A huff was the only reply. Tom sighed as he pulled the car over to the side of the road.
"Let's just camp here tonight. Tomorrow we'll find the camp and get to work." The two passengers agreed.
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Xander awoke to a strange noise outside the cabin. He slowly pulled out of Megan's arms and moved toward the door. Megan stirred for a second before falling silent. Xander looked down at her and smiled slightly before moving toward the door and looking out the two front windows of the cabins. He didn't see anything so he moved back toward the bed. As he walked he heard the noise again. Turning slowly he moved toward the door and slowly opened it to see.... Micha.
"What the hell do you want?" Xander asked as he looked out the door and around the cabins.
"I was wondering where you were man. Now that I know i'm gonna head back to the cabin. Seya tomorrow bro." Xander shook his head as he closed the door. Micha reminded him of Jesse. They looked nothing alike but the humor was there. Xander shook his head nad turned back to the bed to see Megan smiling at him.
"Already making good friends huh?" Xander looked at her with a smile.
"I'm lucky that way. Come on. Lets get back to sleep. I wanna learn to shoot a bow tomorrow."
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"Are you sure it's safe to camp out here?" Ashley asked as she laid her sleeping bag on the ground. Tom shrugged while smiling.
"Why not? Afraid Jason's gonna get ya?" Tom laughed as Ashley raised her middle finger and climbed into her sleeping bag. Janice walked up to Tom and kissed him wrapping her arms around him.
"Lets go for a walk." She said in a sexy voice. Tom didn't even answer her he just began walking. Ashley rolled her eyes as the two disappeared into the darkness. Then she closed her eyes.
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The kissing had turned into more as Tom and Janice leaned against a large tree. Janices' shirt had been discarded and her bra was being moved quickly. The two were so wrapped up in there hormones niether noticed the figure walk up to them and turn its' head sideways as if to be in thought. Then all they felt was pain as the machete blade entered Toms' back and went through Janices' chest impaling both of them to the large tree. Two down. One to go.
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Ashley heard a loud scream and moved from her sleeping bag.
"Tom! Janice! This isn't funny!" She yelled into the darkened trees around her getting no answer she began walking to the trees before stopping and rolling her eyes.
"Fine. Don't answer me. I'm taking the car and getting a motel room!" Ashley turned to walk back to the car only to bump into man and fall to the ground. She looked at the white hockey mask in fear and began to crawl backwards. Jason just watched her with a void and dark eye. Ashley's breathing had accelerated. Her adrenelin level had shot through the roof. She stood and turned quickly running into the woods. Jason took slow and steady steps after her. She was as good as dead.
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She ran through the tree as fast as possible. Her long blonde hair flew behind her like a flag catching on branches and being ripped from her scalp. She didn't notice. She was to afraid. After she thought she lost Jason she leaned against a tree to catch her breath. When she opened her eyes she saw the mask. Then. She saw the gleam of metal in the moonlight. Then. She saw nothing.
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A new day had dawned on Camp Crystal Lake. And there were four warm bodies that had just turned cold.
End chapter three.
Xander sat watching Megan carefully. He had told her his story and she had believed him. Or he thought she had. Now he sat patiently waiting for hers. He knew something bad had happened to her or someone she knew in the past.
"It started in May of 1988. I was a camp counsler at Camp Forrest Green. Or. Camp Crystal Lake. It started like any other summer. The kids came to the camp and we taught them things. There were four of us at the camp. Only I survived." Megan seemed to swallow a lump in her throat and licked her lips before continueing.
"Jason Voorhees. The Jason Voorhees came back. he killed my friends.... My father." Megan's eyes seemed to shimmer with unshed tears as she talked. Xander sat beside her and put a comforting arm on her shoulder. He wanted to tell her to stop. Tell her she didn't have to say anything. And she didn't. But she needed to. She had kept this bottled inside for to long.
"My husband well. Future husband Tommy Jarvis was able to drown Jason in the lake. Somehow Jason escaped. After hearing about all the murders that had been taking place Tommy came to check it out. He never came home..." Megan seemed to be staring through the wall as she pictured a distant memory. Xander closed his eyes in sympathy for the woman beside him. He wanted to say he was sorry. But it wasn't enough. Finally he settled for squeezing her shoulder to show he was still there.
"The sheriff found Tommy's body in the middle of the lake. A hockey mask in his hand. They said he probably killed the man dressed as Jason. Its hard to believe what the police will miss." Xander only nodded in agreement thinking of all the things that happened in his home town. All the murders and disappearances the police chalked up to... Well. Animals or runaways.
"This happened four years ago. Everything has been quiet since then but I know he's still here. He'll never leave. When I heard they were opening the camp I decided to try and help. So... Here I am." Xander held Megan close as she cried before talking.
"Your not alone. I'll help all I can. I mean I'm not slayer hell i'm just a normal guy but I'll do all I can. I promise." The two soon fell into a comfortable silence followed by sleep.
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The old Ford Escort wagon flew down the dirt road at speeds of fifty-five miles an hour. They were late. They being the young couple in the front seats.
"So. You think we'll have fun this weekend?" The woman (Janice) asked the driver a tall young man named Tom.
"You think both of you could shut up and let me sleep." A female voice (Ashley) from the back seat yelled without sitting up.
"Aren't you a grouch." Janice said with a slight smile on her face. A huff was the only reply. Tom sighed as he pulled the car over to the side of the road.
"Let's just camp here tonight. Tomorrow we'll find the camp and get to work." The two passengers agreed.
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Xander awoke to a strange noise outside the cabin. He slowly pulled out of Megan's arms and moved toward the door. Megan stirred for a second before falling silent. Xander looked down at her and smiled slightly before moving toward the door and looking out the two front windows of the cabins. He didn't see anything so he moved back toward the bed. As he walked he heard the noise again. Turning slowly he moved toward the door and slowly opened it to see.... Micha.
"What the hell do you want?" Xander asked as he looked out the door and around the cabins.
"I was wondering where you were man. Now that I know i'm gonna head back to the cabin. Seya tomorrow bro." Xander shook his head as he closed the door. Micha reminded him of Jesse. They looked nothing alike but the humor was there. Xander shook his head nad turned back to the bed to see Megan smiling at him.
"Already making good friends huh?" Xander looked at her with a smile.
"I'm lucky that way. Come on. Lets get back to sleep. I wanna learn to shoot a bow tomorrow."
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"Are you sure it's safe to camp out here?" Ashley asked as she laid her sleeping bag on the ground. Tom shrugged while smiling.
"Why not? Afraid Jason's gonna get ya?" Tom laughed as Ashley raised her middle finger and climbed into her sleeping bag. Janice walked up to Tom and kissed him wrapping her arms around him.
"Lets go for a walk." She said in a sexy voice. Tom didn't even answer her he just began walking. Ashley rolled her eyes as the two disappeared into the darkness. Then she closed her eyes.
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The kissing had turned into more as Tom and Janice leaned against a large tree. Janices' shirt had been discarded and her bra was being moved quickly. The two were so wrapped up in there hormones niether noticed the figure walk up to them and turn its' head sideways as if to be in thought. Then all they felt was pain as the machete blade entered Toms' back and went through Janices' chest impaling both of them to the large tree. Two down. One to go.
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Ashley heard a loud scream and moved from her sleeping bag.
"Tom! Janice! This isn't funny!" She yelled into the darkened trees around her getting no answer she began walking to the trees before stopping and rolling her eyes.
"Fine. Don't answer me. I'm taking the car and getting a motel room!" Ashley turned to walk back to the car only to bump into man and fall to the ground. She looked at the white hockey mask in fear and began to crawl backwards. Jason just watched her with a void and dark eye. Ashley's breathing had accelerated. Her adrenelin level had shot through the roof. She stood and turned quickly running into the woods. Jason took slow and steady steps after her. She was as good as dead.
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She ran through the tree as fast as possible. Her long blonde hair flew behind her like a flag catching on branches and being ripped from her scalp. She didn't notice. She was to afraid. After she thought she lost Jason she leaned against a tree to catch her breath. When she opened her eyes she saw the mask. Then. She saw the gleam of metal in the moonlight. Then. She saw nothing.
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A new day had dawned on Camp Crystal Lake. And there were four warm bodies that had just turned cold.
End chapter three.