Disclaimers are in the prologue.
Get ready for an awesome chapter, people. This is going to be the first of what I hope will be many crazy moments.
It all happened rather fast. One minute, they stood ready to escape, to kill again, to go out there and take over. The next minute, Candyman felt cold steel slash its way through his stomach. Freddy had rammed his blades deep into Candyman. Taken aback, Candyman went wide-eyed and stared into the face of the smiling Freddy.
"Sorry, Candyboy, but there's only room for one, and that's me."
He lifted with all of his strength, tearing Candyman up inside. Candyman remained in a state of shock for a few moments longer, then he began to laugh weakly. Now it was Freddy's turn to look shocked.
"You think...it's that easy...to get rid of me?"
Freddy removed his claw from Candyman and found that it was covered with bees. Bees began to pour from Candyman's wound and his open mouth. They began to swarm around Freddy, who was grunting and batting them away. Candyman dropped to the floor slowly, holding himself up with one arm. Freddy ran for the portal, still swatting at the bees, and jumped into it.
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"Look, Will," Detective Hobbs said, "I want you to tell me who you think killed him."
They were standing in an empty dorm. The door was closed and they had all the privacy they could want.
"What makes you think I know who it is?"
"Come on, Will, I know when someone's not telling me everything. That's why I'm a detective. Now come on. Your roommate's brain was ripped out of his skull. There's no prints, no murder weapon. All I've got is a shitload of witnesses who all say they saw a monster break down the door and kill your roommate."
Will and Lori exchanged worried glances.
Hobbs definitely noticed. "What am I missing here?"
"Have you ever heard of Freddy Krueger, Detective?" Lori asked a little hesitantly.
Hobbs cocked his head slightly. "No, I don't believe so."
"This is going to be a long, crazy story," Will began, "but please just hear us out."
"I'm listening."
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The Creeper wondered if Freddy's plan had worked. So far, it had been about five minutes and nothing had come through the portal. He was getting tired of waiting.
But then, a sound came from inside the portal. The Creeper listened closely. The sound was almost like a clink sound. He slowly began to walk towards it. Only seconds later, four chains with hooks on the ends shot out of the portal and wrapped around the Creeper's neck. Surprised, the Creeper grabbed the chains and tried to pry them loose, but they were wrapped too tightly. Not only that, but the chains themselves were razor-sharp, digging into his neck.
Just as quickly as they had come, the chains twisted back around and took the Creeper's head off with them. His body dropped to its knees as Pinhead stepped out of the portal and the chains withdrew completely. Pinhead only stared blankly at the headless creature.
The clawed appendage that was the back of the Creeper's neck sprung to life suddenly. It reached into the hole where the head had been and dug around inside. The appendage produced a new, human head in place of the old one, whose features suddenly changed to that of the Creeper's.
Pinhead's expression changed to one of mild confusion; he was not one to be easily surprised. "What manner of creature are you?"
The Creeper looked very angry, even for him. He stood up on both feet.
"No matter. You will be my new pet."
Just then, Freddy Krueger was ejected from the portal, still chasing bees away from him. The last of them flew off after they were outside the portal. Pinhead spun around to see Freddy and this time, he really was surprised.
"Who are you?"
Freddy stood up and dusted himself off, picking up his hat. He glared at Pinhead and clicked his claws together. "I'm your worst nightmare."
A sound came from behind Pinhead and he spun around in time to see the Creeper flying right at him. The Creeper plowed him in the stomach and sent him flying back through the portal. In the same instant, the Creeper snatched up a maniacally laughing Freddy and carried him off into the distance.
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Candyman was hurt badly. Though he wouldn't die exactly, he was in an excrutiating amount of pain. Freddy had fooled him, tricked him into believing that they might ever be partners. How could he have been so stupid? He knew Freddy's background, knew what he was capable of. That was why he had approached him in the first place.
"Krueger..." he said weakly, "I'll get you for this...I swear it..."
He felt the last bit of his energy draining away. But suddenly, he felt more life in him.
Then more. And yet more. Still more.
Someone was talking about him.
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"That's a pretty far-fetched fucking story, guys," Hobbs said, leaning back against a wall. Lori and Will had told him about the whole thing starting with Freddy, Jason, and their epic battle across Springwood, and ending with the previous night. "I mean, if they were there, how come I didn't hear about it on the news or something?"
"Because there was a coveup" Lori began, irritated.
"Right, right, I remember now. The adults covered it up."
This was becoming frustrating to Will. He knew the cop thought they were psychotic, and now was being condescending. "Look, Detective, I know it doesn't make much sense, but it's true. It happened then, and it's happening now."
Hobbs looked back and forth between the two of them and he nodded, sighing. "Ok...Lori. You said that last night, someone attacked you..."
"...In my dream," she interrupted.
Hobbs stared at her for a second. "...Right. So you saw this guy, and it wasn't Freddy. Who was he?"
"I don't know, I've never seen him before, but...he wrote the word 'Candyman' in blood all over my bathroom."
"'Candyman'? You think that's what he calls himself...Candyman?"
"Yes, but I don't know how he fits into all this."
"So, do you think this Candyman guy could be responsible for killing Will's roommate?"
"I don't know, I mean...he had a hook for a hand."
"Alright," Hobbs said. "Alright." He stood up straight and began to walk to the bathroom.
"Detective," Will said, "I don't know anything about this other guy, but I do know Krueger's behind it."
Hobbs looked at Will. "How do you know Candyman ain't the mastermind?" And then he went into the bathroom. He turned on the faucet and began to wash his hands.
"Man, these kids are crazy," he whispered to himself. "Dead serial killers, dream stalkers..."
He looked at his reflection in the mirror. "I mean, 'Candyman'? Come on, where do they get this shit..."
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One second, Candyman was in Hell, waiting for it. The next, he was alive again, and out of Hell, back in the world where he belonged. He knew exactly what his next move was going to be, and he was going to do it as soon as possible. And when he found Freddy, fucking heads were going to roll. And after Freddy was taken care of, nothing would be able to stand in his way. But right now, there was something he had to do. Someone had called for him.
Author's Notes: This was a very special chapter for me. Originally, I had planned to keep Freddy and Candyman as partners, but I soon realized that it wouldn't work. Freddy is a weasly kind of guy, you know? He would jump at the opportunity to ditch Candyman.
And for those of you who weren't counting, Detective Hobbs did say Candyman five times. And if you're saying to yourself, "Self? How can Candyman come out if Hobbs wasn't looking in the mirror until the fifth time he said it?", well, just stop right there. If I remember correctly, in the first Candyman movie, at the very end, Trevor did not look in the mirror all five times he said Helen's name. Also, this is my story and that's how I roll. Take it!