Chapter 4: Tanya learns the truth

Author's notes: Wow! This has been really cool so far! I am so glad everyone likes this story thus far, and that you guys have been reviewing me! Thank you so much! The rating has gone up to R, because it's going to be a little bit more violent...Alrighty, so this chapter someone knocks some sense into Tanya, and it probably isn't who you think. So, have fun, and I hope you enjoy this chapter of The Teacher is Taught!

I walked through the moonlit streets with my baseball bat gripped in one hand; my anger was as suppressed as it could be. Still, I couldn't believe what was happening. One minute, I had my family, and I had a semi-normal life; the next, I was a full-fledged demon warrior who was taking my revenge on the people who tried to kill me. I felt a little guilty now about Jessica, because Chris and I went to the funeral. It was pretty nice, but they didn't show her body. I wonder why, huh?

Enough sarcasm, I decided, as I walked towards Keith's apartment complex. Freddy had told me that he usually was out drinking, and nothing would be able to stop me. After all, it was the slums. I saw at least seven homeless people, and I gave them some loose change. I didn't want to see them freeze to death. Keith on the other hand…

I finally saw Keith after a little while, and I scowled at him in disgust. He had a bottle of beer in one hand, and a cigarette in another. And I thought I had bad habits. Oh well. Time to have fun.

I swept myself into the shadows and became the demonic version of myself. I snuck up on him, laughing loudly. He turned around quickly, and I noticed tears had stained his cheeks. "Who the fuck are you? Isn't it a little early for fucking Halloween?" I gripped the baseball bat harder, and I suppressed my feelings to maul him. "I don't know. But, uh, how's your leg?" Keith looked at me. "There isn't anything wrong with my fucking leg!" I grinned, and swung the bat towards his kneecap.

"Now there is." I smirked, and I saw him fall down in pain. He howled, and I only smiled, as I walked over to his fallen form. "So, I want you to tell me a bedtime story, okay Keith?" I stepped on his kneecap and crunched down. He screamed again, but I clamped my hand on his mouth. "Pay attention, honey." I made him nod, and I got off his leg, my hand still over his mouth. "You and a couple buddies of yours attacked a friend of mine, yes?" He shook his head, and I raised my eyebrows, before standing up and driving my heel into his leg. "Now do you remember?" I could see him crying. He nodded yes, and I stepped off again.

"Yeah, I remember." He said after I removed my hand. "It was a job that me and my buddies did. It was for immunity." I chuckled slightly. "On what, Survivor?" He shook his head. "Freddy…He said-" My hand went back onto his mouth. "Freddy? As in Freddy Krueger?" My voice began to intensify, as he nodded. I removed my hand once more, and he began to tell me my bedtime story.

"Freddy had told me and my buddies that if we attacked somebody, we and our families wouldn't have to worry about him invading our dreams. He said that he needed us to attack some girl, and we did; so what?" I slapped him. "I want you to tell me what you did to her." "Well, Freddy told us that we could do whatever we wanted, so some of the guys raped her, and I just kicked her a lot." I couldn't speak, and I stood up. "He just said that we couldn't kill her. He said he needed her for something. So what's it to you?" "You stole my fucking life!"

He stared at me, bewildered, as I realized what I said. "Jesus…You're Tanya!" "And since you just admitted to trying to kill me, I think I owe you." Keith looked at me, afraid, and then he looked behind me, and he backed harder against the wall. "Fr-Freddy!!"

I whirled around, and saw Freddy. "You ASSHOLE!!" I pounced on him, and I started to punch him with all my strength. Then I was lifted up, and Freddy stood up, dusting himself off. "Eh Eh." He said, shaking his head, and he threw me hard against the wall. "I never thought you'd actually be smart enough to figure it out. I guess I was wrong." I spat out a wad of blood. "You really tried to kill me…you let them rape me…and you fucking lied to me, saying you were my friend!" I tried to lunge forward again, but he just threw me against the wall. "Tanya. It was a way to get you out of your dysfunctional life! I only hired some extra help to get you started. And by the way, I love what you did to him so far."

I began to cry, and I felt my anger rising. "I'm TIRED OF THIS BULLSHIT!!!" I said, sweeping myself into the shadows. Freddy realized something then. He couldn't sense me anymore. He looked back at Keith, and saw his throat had been cut. And in blood on the brick wall, was the words 'I'll be waiting'

I was crying at my parent's graves. I couldn't hold back my tears any longer, and I knew it inside. God, my life was a fucking fairytale now. I looked down at my hands, and I saw Keith's blood. "Mommy…Daddy…why can't I be with you now? Why? I saw a form coming out of the darkness, and I started to run. "Tanya! Wait!" I stopped, as I saw a girl.

"What's wrong, Tan?" I wiped my tears. "Nothing…I'm fine." "Is that blood?" I nodded. "Ya. It's blood." "Tan, whose is it?" I knew I couldn't tell her, but for some reason I was comfortable enough. "It's Keith's…"

I began to tell her my story, and she only nodded. "So what are you going to do?" I shrugged. "I don't know…I just don't know…" She nodded, and told me to look at her. When I did, she slapped me. My mouth widened in shock, as I looked back at her. "Pull yourself together, Tan. You know what you have to do to receive redemption." I shook my head. "You need to find some help, then you need to Kill Freddy."

My eyes were closed for a few moments when I realized what was being said. "You aren't a friend from school, are you?" The girl shook her head. "No. I'm a friend. I'm just like you, not exactly willing to do what was needed at first. You may know me through Freddy. My names Laurie."

My eyes widened, and I realized what I hadn't before. "You married Will… I saw you in the paper reel…" She nodded. "I'm a friend of a friend of your new step mom." I laughed. "She knew from the beginning. About you and Freddy. She called me, and I started to spy on you. When I realized what was happening, I went after Michelle. She told me to look after you, while she tried to convince your dad to move. We couldn't get to your dad in time, however."

Laurie helped me up, and I smiled at her. "So who do you think I should go to?" "Well, there are a couple known killers down west and south. They should be able to help you; they've got big grudges against Freddy." I nodded. "So where should I be heading to, first?" "Camp Blood."

A couple days later…

I arrived in the coldness of Camp Blood, with Laurie by my side. "The person we're looking for here is Jason Voorhees. He faced off against Freddy four years ago, and now he's supposedly asleep. I'm on his good side, thankfully."

I looked over Laurie with a sort of admiration. She was tall, strawberry blonde, and had a strong will about her. She went through Freddy like I did, although she wasn't on his side. He killed her mother, and she had no idea until four years ago. I didn't really think that she could possibly be on the good side of a psychopathic zombie, but maybe I was wrong.

We walked up to the lake, and I saw an old sign. "Camp Crystal Lake?" "That's what it was called before Jason's mother began killing. Jason was drowned because camp counselors weren't paying attention. His mother took revenge on them, but then she was killed, and Jason came back from the dead. Jason doesn't stay dead for long. Neither does Freddy, as you can tell. The one quality about Jason is that he wears a hockey mask, and he has a machete. Jason killed Freddy, and I helped."

"What made Jason so pissed at Freddy?"

"Freddy took the shape of Jason's mother to bring him back from the dead. Freddy, as Jason's mother, took control of him for a small time, until Jason realized that his mother was still dead. It made him completely furious, and he went back at Freddy."

We sat on the front edge of the port, and I saw the blue green water. "It's actually pretty nice here." Laurie smiled. "Wait till you see it at night." We wouldn't have to wait very long, I decided, noticing it was 7:00 pm. We just sat on the port, and we waited. At 10:03, I figured out why Jason likes the dark.

It was foggy, and I could only see about 10 meters in front of me. I exhaled hard, and Laurie smiled at the water. "Here he comes." I looked out onto the water, and saw bubbles rising up from the water. After a few moments, I saw a head, and then a full body rise up. He was 6'3 at least, and I was completely terrified. Laurie stayed still, and then smiled. "How was your sleep, Jason?" Jason grunted, and looked over at me. "Um…hi?"

Laurie and I spent the next couple hours telling Jason about what was happening in Springwood. Jason only nodded, and after a while, I could see him studying me. I shifted uncomfortably a couple times before he got the point. Laurie seemed to do most of the talking between the three of us, but she didn't seem to really mind. I actually wasn't aware that Jason couldn't talk, but for some reason, he started to cough.

Laurie seemed concerned, but then he partly took off his mask, enough for him to hack something up. He spit a large black thing out, and he started to croak. "T-Tha-Thank you." My eyes widened. Laurie looked at him in shock. "You can talk?!" He nodded. "Yeah…I think this girl's more special than you thought, Laurie. Maybe that's why Freddy chose her."

Author's ending notes: YAY!! Okay, I couldn't exactly stand Jason not talking, because it just doesn't seem right. Don't worry though; the next dude is not going to talk. Want a small clue? This guy's been in 8 horror movies. Any guesses? Thank you, and please review!!!