Chapter 6

"You too?", Dave asks after Theodore tells him that Freddy has attacked him. "Yes, and he cut me too", Theodore sobs as his brothers and Dave try to calm him down.

Dave sees the cuts and says, "This is definitely very strange. Come on, let's clean and bandage those up." Dave takes Theodore to the bathroom to deal with his cuts. "What other evidence can I give you? This should 100% prove that Freddy is real!", Alvin says to Simon. "Once is something, but three times? That is weird. Obviously you're totally right about Freddy not being an ordinary dream phenomenon", Simon replied. "Thank you! You're completely on board now. This creep needs to be stopped! What can we do?", Alvin says to his nerdy brother. "That is something even I don't know", Simon says back.

In the bathroom, Dave has cleaned the blood from Theodore's cuts and is bandaging his shoulder up. "I think Alvin is right, Freddy is real!", Theodore says to Dave. "You know, three times this has happened is extremely strange. I do agree with Alvin that these dreams you guys are having aren't normal dreams. However, like I told Alvin, I would never let anything bad happen to you", Dave replies. Theodore at this point has stopped crying, but is still terrified. "I know you'd look out for us, but in the dream, I stabbed Freddy with a knife and it didn't even affect him. He's unstoppable!", Theodore cries out. Dave hugs Theodore and says, "It's okay. Like I just said, I'm here. Let's get you back to bed."

Dave and Theodore get back to the bedroom. Dave then says to Alvin, "I'll admit that these nightmares are not typical nightmares you and your brothers have been having lately. I definitely agree with you there, Alvin. But remember, I would make sure nothing bad happens to you or your brothers regardless. Even if this Freddy guy you have been talking about is real, I'd make sure he would never do anything bad to you." "Thanks Dave. But know that he'll still come after us or even someone else and I even tried to hurt him. I stabbed him in the chest in one of my dreams with a pole and he just laughed and pulled it out! It didn't even hurt him!", Alvin said. "You know, Theodore said something similar happened in his dream where he stabbed that guy with a knife and it didn't even affect him", Dave replied. "I honestly think these events might be connected", Simon says. "I mean, look at what's happened. Alvin dreamed about this guy and woke up with cuts; same with me and Theodore. I think Alvin might be right." Dave responds, "I know you're scared, but just remember what I said, I'd never let anything bad happen to you. Now relax and try to go back to sleep." Dave tucks Theodore back into bed and as he is walking out of the room, he says, "Goodnight boys." "Goodnight Dave", the boys respond. The boys however are too scared to sleep comfortably for the rest of the night.

Morning comes and the boys hear Dave call out, "Boys, breakfast is ready!" They tiredly go downstairs to the kitchen. Dave has made oatmeal for breakfast. "Theodore, are you okay?", Dave asks the green clad chipmunk after noticing that he looked the most tired of the three. "I'm still scared about what happened to me last night. I couldn't go back to sleep", Theodore answers. Dave says, "I know it scared you really bad and what has been going on lately has been strange, but remember, I'm here for you, Alvin, and Simon." "Okay", Theodore says taking comfort in knowing that Dave would fight for them. However he still couldn't get Freddy's face and laugh out of his mind. "You know, you boys could go out for a while with the Chipettes today. How does that sound?", Dave says to the boys. Simon responds, "I'd like that. I think it would take our minds off of Freddy for a while. What about you, Alvin?" "Sure, I'm definitely up for it", Alvin responds to his blue wearing brother.

The boys finish breakfast and then go over to the Miller house. "Hi there boys! You here for the girls?", Ms. Miller says after answering the door. Alvin says, "Hi Ms. Miller, we want to see if the girls want to go to town for a while." Ms. Miller responds, "Okay, I'll get them." "Girls! The boys are here!", she calls to the Chipettes. The girls come to the door. Alvin asks, "You want to go to town for a while and have some fun?" Brittany responds, "That's actually a good idea. What do you say Jeanette?" Jeanette says, "I agree. Eleanor, you want to go to town for a while?" Eleanor answers, "Sure thing!" "Alright, where should we go first?", Alvin says. "Maybe the arcade?", Brittany says. Simon responds, "Yeah, let's go to the arcade first. Good idea, Brittany."

The Chipmunks and Chipettes are driven by Ms. Miller to the arcade in town. Alvin and Brittany play a two player shootings game while Simon and Jeanette play pinball and Eleanor and Theodore play a driving game. "Oh no!", Alvin says as his character is about to get killed by a zombie. Brittany is able to save him in the game. She smirks and says, "You're welcome." "Sure, thanks Brittany", Alvin says.

At the pinball machine, Simon is on a roll racking up points when his ball gets through the arms in the machine and he loses it. "Ah nuts!", Simon says. "I was doing really good too! Well, your turn Jeanette", he says. Jeanette takes over and actually manages to get close to Simon's score before she causes a tilt. "Really? A tilt? I almost beat your score!", she says. Simon says, "I'll admit, I was worried there for a bit. You are definitely better at this than I expected."

"Yeah Ellie, you won!", Theodore exclaims when Eleanor wins the race they were driving in on their game. "I know. You did good yourself", she says to Theodore after he comes in third place. "This is fun!", Theodore says. Eleanor responds, "I totally agree."

The Chipmunks and Chipettes spend two hours playing games at the arcade before Ms. Miller picks them up. "You want to go to the ice cream shop?", she asks them. "Sure, that sounds great!", Theodore says. Alvin then says to Theodore, "I knew you would say that. You and ice cream are like white on rice." "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?", Theodore says. "Oh relax Theo, I'm just messing with you", Alvin says. "Oh, okay", Theodore responds.

At the ice cream shop, Theodore and Eleanor share a sundae while Simon and Jeanette have root beer floats. Alvin and Brittany decide to share a banana split. "So, how have you been lately?", Eleanor asks Theodore. He answers, "Last night I had a horrible nightmare. It was Freddy! He was disguised as a cat me and my brothers had years ago and then he got me in a boiler room and was trying to kill me! He managed to cut me right here." Theodore then shows the bandages on his shoulder to Eleanor. "Oh my! I hope you're okay now", Eleanor says. "I'm better. Thanks Ellie", Theodore responds. "Strange that these events are happening lately", Eleanor then says. Theodore responds, "I know, and it's really scary."

Brittany overhears Theodore and Eleanor's conversation and says, "Now Theodore? What is going on here?" Alvin says, "I told you, Freddy is real. What other evidence do you need?" Brittany responds, "A guy in dreams that is real is still very hard to believe, Alvin. I'll believe it when I see it myself." Simon says to Brittany, "I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. Freddy is most likely real. Me and my brothers dreaming about the same guy and waking up with cuts? Even I am now thinking this is more than just traditional nightmares." "Oh boy", Brittany mutters.

The Chipmunks and Chipettes are later driven back home by Ms. Miller. "Hope you enjoyed your time with the girls", Ms. Miller says to the boys as they get out of her car. Simon says, "We did. Thank you." "See you later!", Ms. Miller shouts as the boys head inside their house. Alvin looks back and waves before closing the door.

"So how did your day with the Chipettes go?", Dave asks the boys. "It was great!", Theodore says enthusiastically. "It went good", Simon responds. "Nice time", Alvin says. "That's good to hear", Dave says. The boys later have dinner and watch some TV.

At the Miller house, Ms. Miller asks, "How did you like your time today with the Chipmunks?" Eleanor responds, "It was very nice." Jeanette answers, "I really liked it." Brittany says, "It went good and smooth. I liked it. Alvin wasn't even that annoying." "Brittany!", Eleanor says. "Well I was just saying", Brittany defended. They later have dinner.

It gets late and at the Seville house, Dave is tucking the boys in for the night. "Hope one of you doesn't have another nightmare. I know how badly those dreams have been scaring you lately", Dave says. Theodore says, "I hope so too." "Goodnight fellas", Dave says. "Goodnight Dave", the boys say.

At the Miller house, the same is happening. Ms. Miller is tucking the girls into bed. "Get some sleep, you've got school tomorrow", she says. "Goodnight girls", Ms. Miller says. The girls responded, "Goodnight Ms. Miller."

The sun shines through the windows and Brittany mutters, "Morning already?" She hears a knock at the door and goes to answer it. There's no one there, but at her feet is a package. "This is strange", Brittany says to herself when she sees the package is for her. She takes it to the bedroom and opens it. "Nice!", Brittany exclaims softly when she sees that it's a makeup kit. "I've been wanting a new one for a while", she says. She tries some of the eyeliner on and then goes for the face powder. Brittany is applying it while looking in the mirror in the bedroom when she suddenly feels something warm on her face. She looks and sees wet red blotches on her face and rubs them with her hands. "What in the world is this?!", Brittany says when she sees the red liquid on her hands that came off her face. It's blood! She notices something about her reflection in the mirror and looks to see that the reflection is morphing into something hideous. "Wow! Don't you look killer!", the morphed reflection says in a raspy voice. It's Freddy! He then comes out of the mirror and Brittany screams and runs when he tries to slash her.

Brittany runs for the front door only to discover it's locked. Freddy runs and tries to stab her with his knives, but she just gets out of the way and Freddy briefly gets his blades caught in the door. Brittany asks, "Who are you?" Freddy grins evilly and says, "You should know, your boyfriend told you about me." Brittany gasps and says, "You're Freddy?!" "That's right!", Freddy says before letting out a raspy evil laugh. Brittany then says, "For the record, he's not my boyfriend. He's just a good friend." "Do you think I care? Either way, you're going to meet the eternal sleep!", Freddy says before running at Brittany again. Brittany manages to run a few steps before the floor starts swallowing her. "Ever get that sinking feeling?", Freddy says with an evil smirk as he scrapes his knives on a window. Brittany screams as the floor swallows her. She then lands on a harder floor. "Ouch!", she says before she gets up. "What is this creepy place?", Brittany asks herself while getting more frightened by the second. She hears Freddy scrape his knives on metal pipes before he says, "This will be your tomb." Freddy suddenly appears behind Brittany and she turns around only to get slashed on her arm. Freddy chuckles evilly and flexes his knife fingers. Brittany starts backing up and yells, "This is a dream! You aren't real!" Freddy says, "I'm very real. I'm as real as this." Freddy proceeds to cut the right side of Brittany's face and lets out a chilling laugh.

Brittany runs and looks for a weapon to use and a place to hide. She manages to find a long pipe on the floor and quickly picks it up. Freddy runs up and Brittany hits him several times with the pipe. On the next swing, Freddy catches the pipe and throws it aside. Brittany runs looking again for a place to hide. "A bit of a fighter. That makes this one even more fun", Freddy says to himself with a wicked smile.

Brittany ducks down and hides between two boilers and tries her best to stay quiet. She hears footsteps and panics, but manages to stay quiet. Freddy runs right by her hiding place. She breathes a sigh of relief and steps out only to run into Alvin. "Come on! We need to go now!", she says to Alvin who is just blankly looking at her. He then starts singing:

One, two Freddy's coming for you

Three, four better lock your door

Five, six grab your crucifix

Seven, eight gonna stay up late

Nine, ten never sleep again

Brittany freezes with fear and as a result, doesn't see Freddy coming for her from the side. He knocks her down and then grabs her by her shirt and pins her against the wall. Freddy pulls back his right hand and rasps, "Sweet dreams", before attacking her with his knives.

Brittany wakes up screaming in her bed which wakes up Jeanette and Eleanor. Ms. Miller, hearing Brittany scream, runs into the girls' room. "What happened?", Ms. Miller asks. Brittany says, "I had a horrible nightmare." Ms. Miller sees the cuts on Brittany's arm and face and says, "Brittany dear, how did you get those cuts?" Brittany looks on her arm and sees the cuts and gasps. Brittany then looks under her nails, but doesn't see skin, fur, or blood. She knows she couldn't have done it to herself. "Come on, let's get those cleaned up", Ms. Miller says as she takes Brittany to the bathroom. Jeanette and Eleanor come to the same conclusion and say, "He is real!"

In the bathroom, Brittany is getting her cuts on her arm cleaned and bandaged when she sees the cuts on her face. "Ms. Miller, what about these?", Brittany says while pointing to the cuts on her face. "Don't worry, I'll get those in a bit", Ms. Miller says. Brittany gets all the cuts cleaned and bandaged. She says as Ms. Miller is taking her back to the bedroom, "I don't know how this happened. I didn't do it and there's nothing sharp near me." "I don't think you accidentally did this to yourself either, dear. But whatever happened to cause the cuts is weird", Ms. Miller admits. She then assures Brittany, "Don't worry, it was just a bad dream. You and your sisters know that I'd protect you, even with my aging bones." Brittany gets back in bed and Ms. Miller says, "Goodnight again girls", before going to bed. As Brittany lies in bed, she is putting two and two together: Freddy, cuts in the same places where he cut her in the dream, the boiler room. She then comes to the horrifying conclusion that Alvin is right. Freddy is real!

Brittany is the first of the Chipettes to encounter Freddy. Find out what happens next. Please review!