Kevin hummed to himself as he took control of the island that sat in the middle of the kitchen, which was covered in countless bottles of various shapes, sizes, and colors. He moved from one side to the other elegantly, grabbing and unscrewing bottles and pouring the contents into two separate glasses. To an observer, it might seem like he was grabbing them at random, with no clear method to his madness, but to Kevin, it was anything but. Liquids of blue, gold, black, red, clear, and more were poured into the glasses, slowly but surely filling them up until they were nearly overflowing. With a smile he grabbed a small, light brown bottle and opened it before adding one single drop from it into each glass. Smoke rose from the glasses and formed a cloud, blackened and with lighting circulating through it. The smoke clouds soon turned into skulls and crossbones and let out a terrifying laugh before disappearing. Satisfied with how his concoctions had turned out, he slid one of the glasses across the island, where it stopped right before Eda.

The elder witch picked up the glass and inspected the mystery liquid within. After giving it a quick sniff and finding it smelled like a mixture of blood apple and cinnamon, she shrugged before taking a sip. As the cool liquid traveled down her throat, she smacked her lips and tried pinpointing the exact taste of the drink. She tasted hints of black licorice and pure, bottled lighting she was sure she had purposely hidden before he started making these drinks. Then the full power of the drink finally hit her.

Eda's eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fell backwards out of her chair and onto the ground below. Kevin concentrated the power he used for his clones and a pocket watch appeared in his right hand before he started counting the seconds. A total of 20 seconds passed before Eda's eyes rolled upwards and she gasped. With a sudden burst of energy, she shot up from the ground and back to her feet.

"Whoo! That was-That was…whoo!" she exclaimed excitedly before snatching her glass off of the island and taking another sip. Kevin chuckled at her reaction.

"Glad you like it. This thing is strong enough to kill an adult human male, so I'm glad witches are stronger than the average human."

"Like it? Kid, I love it! It's been a long time since something's knocked me out for so long. Keep making me these and I might forgive you for…the incident." She shuddered at the horrid memory.

"How was I supposed to know that would happen if I gave Hooty chocolate?" he asked. "Besides, my clones cleaned up the mess."

"The physical mess, yeah, but they can't get rid of the mental scarring that I'm now stuck with until the day I die," she said with just a tad of annoyance hidden in her tone. "Now if you're done, let's head outside. I'm sure the others are getting impatient waiting," she said before heading out the door and into the backyard.

Kevin nodded in acknowledgment and licked his lips in excitement as he grabbed his own glass. Raising the glass to his lips, he readied himself to take a drink. The bottled lighting within the drink jumped out of the glass and left a tingling sensation against his lips. But before he could consume even a drop of his creation, the glass was quickly snatched out of his hand, much to his surprise.

"What the? Luz! Luz no, no please don't I'm literally beg—goddammit!" he exclaimed angrily, watching as his friend poured his drink down the sink's drain without so much as a second thought. "Why?! Why would you do that? I spent two hours making and perfecting that!"

"Because you promised me that you'd cut back and eventually stop drinking," she retorted with a frown, her disappointment immeasurable. "Remember? That I promised I'd help you get better?"

"You know in the other dimensions, Archer and McCree both supported and even encouraged my alcoholism. I don't see why you can't either," he grumbled while crossing his arms against his chest and sitting down in a chair. Luz had a sad smile on her face as she walked forward and wrapped her arms around him. He was startled, not used to such contact, but relaxed into the embrace.

"Because I actually care about you and your wellbeing and want you to get better. To me, it sounds like those guys were more like acquaintances than actual friends. Friends are supposed to help you when you're hurting and be there for you, but it sounds like they didn't try and let you suffer in silence instead. Am I right?" she asked, and he let out a small huff.

"I…guess they could've been better," he sighed, and she smiled.

"There we go. Look, I promised you a long time ago that I'd help you better yourself and help you move on from your past life. But I need you to want to get better and help me help you, okay?" she asked, and he let out another small sigh.

"Okay, okay, I'll try, I promise. I'll…tone down my drinking, for you," he said, causing her smile to grow before she pecked his right temple and ruffled his hair.

"I'm happy to hear it! We'll get you better before you even know it!" she exclaimed before moving to the upper cabinet and opening the door. She grabbed several small boxes before closing it. "C'mon, let's head outside so we can start the movie! I'm still surprised Amity suggested it, but I'm happy she did!"

"I'll be out in a second; let me just clean up a bit," he said. Luz nodded before exiting through the door and entering the backyard like Eda had. Kevin watched the door, a small sigh leaving him as he leaned over the island. "Shit, am I whipped? Because I feel whipped," he said while grabbing one of the alcohol bottles and opened it. Watching the door again to make sure Luz wasn't there, he went to take a sip, but the inside of the bottle burned a bright pink as a small fire formed and quickly evaporated its contents. "Speaking of whipped," he muttered. He turned to the doorway that led to the living room and noticed Amity standing there, arms crossed over her chest and looking unamused.

"There are no words to describe the amount of jealousy I'm feeling right now," she said evenly, secretly seething with anger and causing him to chuckle.

"Well maybe if you, I don't know, would actually confess your feelings to her instead of doing my plan, you'd be the one getting forehead kisses," he snarked, reaching for and opening yet another bottle. But like before, a pink flame formed inside and evaporated the liquid inside. "Really? Are we really doing this right now?"

"If she wants you to cut back and stop drinking, then I'm gonna help make sure you cut back and stop." Amity shrugged before walking into the kitchen. "Now, explain to me this plan one more time."

"Classic horror movie date. Horror movies are scientifically proven to make people have stronger feelings when they're scared and with someone. So you two watch the horror movie, you get scared, she comforts you, your guys' adrenaline rises, while in the moment you two kiss, than you kiss again, than she scoops you up, takes you to her bedroom, then you guys—" He cut himself off, a pair of scissors forming in each hand. He opened them up and then stuck them inside one another before moving them around, causing the witch to splutter and blush dark red. "—and then finally, this happens," he said, scissors disappearing before he grabbed an opened and half empty water bottle and laid it on its side. He slammed his fist down onto it, causing the water to squirt out and onto the floor below. "It's simple. Oh, uh, you're…bleeding a little," he said, grabbing a nearby tissue before handing it to her. The witch could feel blood slowly dripping out of her nose, and she was quick to wipe it away.

"Are you actively trying to embarrass me?" she asked as she finished cleaning away the blood before throwing it away.

"Pretty much, I'm still sore over the whole 'you attacking me because you thought I was with Luz' thing. So, I'm gonna try and help you two get together while also trying to embarrass you and make your life a living hell." He shrugged with a smile. "Edric and Emira do the same thing, so just think of me as your long-lost sibling."

"They're never going to find your body," Amity said while massaging her temples. "What are the chances something goes wrong, like your two previous plans?"

"Hmm, low I guess? Unless of course you throw up or piss yourself out of fright from the movie."

"Oh please, I'm a witch who deals with terrifying things all day. Especially my parents," she whispered under her breath, but Kevin, of course, heard. He was putting that in the 'talk about later' file. "So, I highly doubt one of your human movies will be able to scare me that badly," she said, causing him to grin.

"Let's go find out then," he said before getting out of the chair and opening the door for her.

Exiting through the door, she stepped outside and headed towards the little movie watching area Kevin had set up. Several small rows consisting of two comfortable seats were set up in front of a large, white screen where the movie would be shown. Dimly lit lights were hung above them from the nearby tree branches, giving it movie theater-esque feel. Gus and Willow (who Luz had invited without Kevin's or Amity's knowing until quite recently) occupied the first row, Luz occupied one of the two seats of the second row (the other seat was reserved specifically for Amity), and in the third row there were three seats, with one opened for Kevin, one where King sat, and one where Eda sat.

Amity made her way towards her seat while Kevin walked towards the crystal ball he had reversed engineered in order to be compatible with his phone. The witch gave a little wave to Luz as she got close, and the human girl beamed excitedly as her friend sat down next to her.

"I can't believe we're about to watch a real human movie! I wonder what it's going to be about?" Gus asked, causing Willow to shrug as she had no clue either.

"You guys are going to love it! It's one of my all-time favorites!" Luz exclaimed excitedly before turning to the greenette beside her. "If you get scared, just let me know and I'll protect you! I am your fearless champion after all, remember?" Luz reminded Amity, causing the witch to blush red.

'She still remembers that after all this time?' Amity asked herself. "I-I'll hold you to it, m-my fearless champion," she said before the lights above their heads turned off. A projection shot out from the crystal ball and onto the screen, and the viewers readied themselves to watch the movie. The witch sat back in her seat and stared at the screen as the title card began to play.

How scary could a human movie actually be?

(50 minutes into the movie)

Human movies could actually be pretty scary, Amity soon learned.

A shudder ran up her spine as she watched another teenage male scream and plead for help as he was sucked into his mattress by an unknown force. His screams of pain and terror echoed through the trees of the forest, and Amity cringed as a geyser of blood began shooting up from the hole in the bed and began painting the room in fresh crimson. The teen's mother came in mere seconds later and screamed in fright as she watched before getting doused in her boy's blood.

Amity wasn't sure what to expect when the title 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' first flashed on the screen, but her imagination couldn't have prepared her for what was to come. Already the main villain, a dream demon known as Freddy Kruger, had killed three of the four main teenagers of the movie. The first was a girl he slashed across the stomach before dragging and throwing her around the room like some kind of ragdoll, the second was a boy who he hung with a sheet inside the jail cell the police had locked the teen in, and now he had just claimed his third victim.

As if that wasn't bad enough, Freddy's design was hideous beyond belief, with his face burnt and flesh missing, showing the red muscle underneath. His knife fingers glided against one another as he hunted his prey, and the horrifying noise made her shudder in fear. How in the Boiling Isles was this one of Luz's favorite movies? The girl had an otter onesie, for Titan's sake!

Amity clenched her armrests as Freddy's horrid and mocking laughter came from the screen once again; she could feel herself shaking like a leaf in the wind from the horrible noise.

"Psst. Are you okay?" Luz asked from beside her, noticing the girls shaking as it vibrated her own seat.

Amity shook her head no, regretting picking this option of Kevin's. She felt an arm wrap around her shoulders and was brought closer to Luz; the witch could feel her face heat up as her head was placed on the human girl's shoulder.

"It's okay, he's not real and can't hurt. Even if he was, I'd protect you, no matter what!" Luz smiled down at her, and Amity could already feel herself calming down from the embrace. That was, until another screen of terror came from the movie, and on instinct she latched onto her human and buried her face into her neck.

"S-sorry," Amity whimpered and was ready to pull back, but felt Luz's grip on her tighten.

"It's okay, it's okay. We can stay like this if it makes you feel more comfortable," Luz whispered into her ear, unable to see the witch's cheeks turn a darker shade of red from the lack of light. Amity nodded and buried her face back into the crook of Luz's neck and breathed in, the scent of coconut causing her to relax. And this time, in her love's embrace, she didn't react as Freddy laughed his mocking laugh.

"I am such a professional at this. I should really start charging," Kevin mused to himself as he watched the two from his seat. His left hand was currently combing through the fur of King's back as the little demon curled up in a ball, scared from the movie. "You all right, King? You seem scared."

"M-Me? S-Scared of s-some fake d-demon that c-couldn't even m-make it as one of m-my henchmen? H-Ha! D-Don't make me l-laugh," King stuttered, using his tail to cover his eyes. "R-Right Eda?" he asked, but grew confused when he didn't hear his friend's mocking snort of laughter; she never passed up an opportunity of poking fun at him, especially when he was 'scared.' "Eda?" he asked again, moving his tail a little bit so he could stare at his friend. His eyes widened in surprise and fear as she watched her slouch in her chair, asleep. "Oh no. O-Oh no! Eda! Eda wake up!" he screamed frantically before moving towards her and grabbing her arm. He started to frantically shake her, trying to wake her up.

"What's wrong, King?" Kevin asked as he watched the little demon freak out.

"We need to wake Eda up! She cannot fall asleep while watching this!" he exclaimed, using his tiny little paws to slap her face in order to wake her up.

"Why not?" Kevin asked. His confusion was only furthered as a white aura formed around Eda before flying above her and heading towards the crystal ball.

"That's why!" King shivered in fear as the crystal ball was consumed by the white energy. The demon proceeded to climb up Eda before diving into her hair.

"King? The hell is going on? What is that stuff?" Kevin asked.

"I-It's Eda's powers! If she falls asleep while watching something, her magic leaks out and—" King was cut off as a deep, gravely laugh echoed through the forest, causing him and Kevin to freeze. They turned towards the screen and Kevin's eyes widened in surprise as a circle of flames appeared in front of the screen. In a gush of blood and flames, a figure popped out of the flames; a man in a red and green striped sweater and black hat.

"Whoa! I didn't know humans had access to illusion magic! He looks so real! It's almost as if I can touch him," Gus said, mesmerized by the figure before him. He reached out to try and touch the man, and paid no mind as the figure grinned evilly and raised and his clawed hand.

"Gus no!" Kevin and King shouted in unison. "He's real!" King warned, but it was too late.

A scream was torn from Gus's throat as the sharp and rusty blades were brought down upon him, two of the four actually managing to slice through the flesh of his arm and causing it to gush crimson blood. The man let out another evil laugh before sending another slash towards Gus, but Willow acted faster and summoned a vine that wrapped around Gus before it pulled him back before the second attack could hit him.

"Everybody run!" Kevin shouted while picking up Eda and King before running off into the forest. The others followed the order, with Luz taking Amity's hand before running off as well while Willow carried Gus away to help bandage his fresh wound. The man let out another chilling laugh before running into the forest after them.

(With Kevin)

"You have 10 seconds to explain to me what the hell is going on," Kevin growled as he paced back and forth in the forest clearing as King continued trying to wake Eda up.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up!" King shouted as he continued slapping Eda's cheeks with his tiny paws. Each strike did nothing to wake the witch up, causing the little demon to sigh. "Sometimes when Eda falls asleep while watching a show or movie, her magic leaks out and it brings one character from whatever she's watching to life. It's why she puts me in charge of keeping her awake or to turn off the crystal ball, but that stupid movie made me scared and distracted me."

"And of course that one character turns out to be Freddy Kruger," Kevin sighed while pinching the bridge of his nose. "How do we deal with this? What does Eda usually do when this stuff happens?"

"The characters that Eda brings to life are stronger in our world than in their tv or movie world. The only way to defeat them is to go for the brain, like zombies."

"Why does this shit always happen to me?" Kevin asked himself as he summoned three clones. "You three, we have a class S villain out there somewhere. Willow and Gus ran off in one direction, Luz and Amity in another. One, I want you going after Willow and Gus, Two, you go after Luz and Amity. Three, you take Eda and King back to the Owl House. I'm gonna try and track Freddy down; call me if something happens. Got it?"

"Yes sir!" the three clones nodded before One and Two dashed off into the forest. Three squatted down before lifting Eda up and resting her over his shoulder. King was quick to climb on top of the clone's head.

"We'll try to wake Eda up as soon as possible so she can help. Onward, noble steed!" King exclaimed, causing Three to grumble under his breath in annoyance before trudging his way towards the Owl House.

"I just know Amity's gonna blame this on me somehow," Kevin dragged his hands down his face in annoyance before Freddy's laugh echoed towards the woods once more. "Round two Kruger, let's see who wins this time."

(With Luz and Amity)

Amity tried her best to keep up with Luz's speed as the two ran through the forest in an attempt to escape Freddy. The dream demon's laughter bounced off the trees, making it seem like he was all around them. She still had no idea how he came to be, but what she did know was that somehow, in some way, she was going to blame Kevin for this.

Looking over her shoulder to see if he was following them, Amity let out a small 'oof' when she felt herself slam into Luz's back, the impact sending her falling down to the ground. She rubbed her back and stared up at Luz as she stood still.

"Luz? What are you doing? We gotta keep going before he finds us!" Amity exclaimed, standing up from the ground before reaching for Luz's hand, but the girl pulled away before she could. "Luz?" Amity asked, confused at Luz's reaction.

"There's no Luz here!" the figure before spoke to her in a sickly tone, causing the witch to freeze. She watched as the figure before her grabbed the sides of its head and pulled, tearing off the fake Luz suit it wore. Freddy turned to her with a terrifying grin and waved at her with his knives. "Hello, Amity."

The witch jumped back from the demon and drew a spell circle in the air, summoning an Abomination that rose from the ground. The blob roared as it charged the villain, but Freddy merely laughed and raised his gloved hand before slashing downwards, tearing through the monster like nothing. He shivered in delight as the purple goo cascaded down his knives, but it was nothing compared to the real thing; it was nothing like blood.

"Is that all you've got?" he chuckled, sending a shiver down her spine. Amity turned to run away but felt something latch onto her ankle, tripping her and sending her falling to the ground. She stared down at and watched as his clawed hand popped out of a small portal and gripped her ankle tightly, knives digging into her flesh and scratching her. Her eyes widened in fear as he moved slowly and tauntingly towards her, treating her as if she was a trapped prey and he a hunter. Soon he was towering over her, knives scratching against each other in eager and sick anticipation. He raised his hand high in the air, ready to strike, and Amity closed her eyes so she couldn't see her demise coming.

"Get away from her!" a voice shouted from the forest, and a pillar of ice shot forth from the bushes and slammed straight into Freddy's chest, sending the dream demon flying back into the air and smacking against a tree, making him lose his grip on Amity's ankle. Luz jumped out of the bushes and stood in front of her friend. "Stay away from my Amity," she growled at the killer.

"Luz!" Amity exclaimed, sighing in relief that her friend was okay. But she froze again as Luz's wording registered. 'Her Amity?!'

"I'm gonna have fun tearing you to shreds," Freddy growled as he stood up, knives digging into the tree and slashing it in half.

Digging out two glyphs from her pocket, Luz smacked them down onto the ground below. Out of one came another pillar of ice, and out the other came several giant and thick vines. The two attacks traveled towards the villain, but he was prepared this time. Freddy ducked under the ice pillar before slashing through the vines, destroying them. He charged towards them as Luz smacked down more glyphs, causing more waves of ice and plants to surge forth in hopes of hitting him.

Alas, nothing worked as the mad man slashed his way through the ice and vines, both attacks proving futile and only enraging him. Luz pulled out two glyphs when he got close and slammed them together, creating a mock flashbang in hopes of blinding him, but the dream demon merely tanked it; the light was of no bother to him ever since he was burned alive. When he was close, Freddy raised his clawed hand high in the air, ready to strike. But Luz remained in her place, eyes closed and arms extended, welcoming the blow; she was willing to do anything to protect her friend.

"Luz, no!" Amity cried out, watching Luz willingly sacrifice herself for her. Freddy grinned and slashed downwards, expecting to shred Luz apart.

But nothing happened.

Freddy did a double take, noticing that his knives weren't covered in blood and flesh like he had expected. Luz opened her eyes when she didn't feel the pain, and watched as he slashed at her once more, but his claw merely went through her, like it didn't even exist. Again and again he slashed at her, but received the same result every time.

"The fuck?" he growled in annoyance, eyeing his claws before staring at the girl before him. "You…You're not scared of me, are you?"

"I haven't been since I was a kid," Luz answered truthfully before the realization hit her. "You still have your weaknesses, just like in the movie! You can't hurt me because I'm not scared of you!" she exclaimed, causing the demon to growl in annoyance.

"You've won this round, but I can sense there's a town nearby just full of new prey. Enjoy your little victory while it lasts," he snarled at them as a pool of blood formed around his feet. The dream demon fell through, disappearing into the night. Luz let out a shaky breath before turning and kneeling down next to Amity.

"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" she asked, worried that she had been too late.

"I'm fine, his knives got me, but it's nothing too serious," Amity said, wincing as she watched blood dribble down from the wound. She felt herself freeze when Luz suddenly lunged at her and brought her into a hug. She felt herself being pressed against the Latina's chest and blushed heavily. "L-Luz?"

"I-I was worried that he had gotten to you," Luz whispered, grip tightening on her witch. "Some fearless champion I turned out to be. I couldn't protect you, and you got hurt because of it. I-I failed you."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't blame yourself," Amity said, pulling back so she could grab Luz's cheeks so their eyes could meet. "You got here just in time and saved my life. That doesn't sound like you failed me, now does it?" Amity asked, causing Luz to give a little pout. 'Titan, she's too adorable.'

"I guess not," the human girl sighed, putting her hands over Amity's and keeping them in place. "But from now on, I'll try harder to keep you safe!" she exclaimed before turning her head slightly and kissing Amity's right palm. "Anything for my princess," she said with a wink. Amity inhaled sharply, face and ears turning a dark shade of red. On the inside, she was screaming from how cute her human could be.

"There you guys are!" a voice suddenly shouted, and the two turned to see Kevin barreling through the bushes. "I've been looking everywhere for you two!"

"Kevin?" Amity asked, confused. Why was he out here? And, what about the others?

"No, it's a clone," Luz answered, pointing to the boy's right shoulder where the number two was emblazoned on his shirt.

"Where's Freddy?" Two asked, kneeling down next to Amity to check on her wounds.

"He ran off. He said he was going into town to 'hunt for some prey.'" Amity shuddered at those words; it still amazed her how someone could be so vile and evil.

"Sir, I've found Luz and Amity. Amity has a few cuts but they seem fine overall. Kruger has been reported to be heading towards town," Two said into his earpiece.

"Roger that, Two. One and Three have made it back to the Owl House with Gus, Willow, Eda, and King. Get Amity and Luz there asap, I'm pursuing Kruger," the real Kevin ordered from the other, causing Two to nod at the command.

"C'mon, it's not safe out here with that maniac on the loose. Sir is going after him," Two informed the duo before standing. He watched as Luz scooped Amity up into her arms before the trio started making their way back to the Owl House.

(Bonesborough)

"'Your brother's too sick to get the potions, we need you to do it.' It's just a fucking runny nose! Little shit's probably faking it anyway," Boscha angrily growled to herself as she walked through the quietly desolate streets of the town. Her brother was supposed to go out early that morning to collect some potions that their parents had wanted, but the fucker's nose started to run and their mother had gone into a full-blown panic. She refused to let him leave bed and forced Boscha to do all his chores. Where was her special treatment? "So fucking unfair."

The sudden scraping of metal against brick caught her attention, and she turned around to see a man walking down the street after her; clawed hand leaving cuts in the stone of every building he passed by. She shook her head in annoyance, thinking of him as nothing more than a freak that did this kind of shit for sick kicks, and turned back around to continue her walk.

"What's wrong, little girl? Scared?" she heard him ask in a mocking tone. She rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Listen dude, just fuck off and leave me—" she started to say, turning around to address the man, but grew confused when he wasn't there. "—alone. The hell did he go?"

"Right behind you," a sick and gravelly voice whispered in her ear. The witch turned and jumped back with a yelp as the man from before slashed at her with his clawed hand. "Another feisty one I see, just the way I like them," he said with a sickening grin, causing a shudder to run down her spine. He charged at her, clawed hand raised in the air, but Boscha was quick to dodge out of the way of his slash.

"Who the hell are you?" Boscha asked with a growl, eyeing the area for a way to escape.

"I'm the hunter, and you are my prey," he cackled as blood pooled around his feet. He fell through, leaving Boscha to go on the defensive as she readied herself to counter whatever the man would do. She eyed the area, waiting for him to attack once more.

Blood pooled behind her feet, and she turned to watch the man pop out of the ground and with his clawed hand raised high in the air. She raised her own arm as a defense, believing an injured arm would be better than being dead. But she heard the man let out a strangled gasp as he froze on the spot. Looking down, her eyes widened in surprise as she noticed the blue spear impaled through his chest, a sickly green goo dropped from the tip and landed on the ground below.

"Freddy!" a voice exclaimed behind the man, causing his eyes to widen in surprise. Turning his head, he let out an animalistic snarl at the person behind him. "It's been a while."

"You!"

"Me," Kevin grinned, keeping his grip tight on the weapon he had plunged through the demon's back. With a grunt he raised the demon high into the air, before turning and going to slam Freddy into the ground. But a pool of blood opened before he could, swallowing the dream demon before he could get hurt. The spear disappeared from his hands, and he stood in front of Boscha as he readied himself for Freddy. "Get out of here while you can. I'll hold him off."

"You! What the fuck is going on here? Who the fuck is that guy?" Boscha cursed loudly, demanding answers.

"I'll explain later. You need to get out of here now!" Kevin ordered before a chilling laugh echoed through the town, sending shivers down their spines. They watched as blood pooled a good distance away from them and watched as the man rose from it.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? Another little friend of yours? Ooo, I can't wait to snip her up like the last one," Freddy cackled menacingly.

"You're not touching her, Kruger. I won't allow it," Kevin growled, surprising Boscha. She had never heard him that angry before. Her surprise only grew when two of his clones poofed to life on either side of her. "You two, get her out of and away from here, now."

"Yes sir," they spoke in unison, before each grabbed one of her wrists and began dragging her away.

"Hey! Let go of me assholes! This isn't over, you idiot!" Boscha called out as the clones rounded the corner with her, getting her out before any blood could be shed. Kevin sighed before cracking his neck.

"Round two Freddy. Ready for a repeat?"

"You only beat me last time because of that blasted girl! But I had the last laugh when I sliced her head clean off of her body. You don't have anyone backing you up this time around; you're as good as dead, kid."

"My power has grown since our last battle Kruger; you can't hope to stand a chance against me now," Kevin growled, psyching himself up and steeling his nerves. In truth, he was still terrified of the demon before him. But he wouldn't let Freddy hurt anyone he cared about; not again.

"Then maybe I won't fight you. Maybe I'll travel through this new world and continue my killing spree on these poor, unexpecting fools," he threatened with a sickening grin that sent a small shudder down Kevin's spine.

"We both know you won't do that, Freddy. You hate leaving loose ends, hate letting your prey get away. I'm the only one you couldn't kill, Kruger; I'm the one who got away. I can see it in your eyes, you hate me for what I did to you in your dimension," Kevin said with a smirk, causing the murderous demon to snarl. "So I'm gonna give you one shot, one opportunity, to finish what you started. No tricks, no ulterior motives, just a second chance for you to rip me to shreds. What do ya say? Or is the big bad dream demon still scared of little ole me?"

He could see Freddy's usual green eyes glowed red with rage. Before Kevin could blink, Freddy was falling through his blood portal once more, causing Kevin to shove his hand into his pocket as he readied himself for the dream demon. Blood pooled around his feet, trapping him in place. Freddy rose from the ground in front of him and wrapped his hand around the human's throat before lifting him into the air. Freddy plunged his knives into Kevin's chest, causing the human to scream out in pain as the bladed weapons dug deep into his skin. The demon smiled sickly and dragged his hand downwards, tearing through the soft flesh before he pulled his claw out, watching with satisfaction as the crimson liquid dribbled down the bladed tips and onto the ground below.

"Heh, who's scared now?" Freddy asked with a growl. "That little friend of yours didn't even flinch at me; imagine not being tougher than some little girl!"

"You never were…the brightest Freddy," Kevin managed to gasp out before pulling his hand out of his pocket and jabbing something into the villain's neck.

The reaction was instant; Freddy roared out in pain as thousands of volts of electricity coursed through his demonic body. He dropped Kevin onto the ground and fell to his knees, fingers digging into his neck to try and get out whatever Kevin had stabbed him with. But out of the nearby shadows flew blue chains of energy that clamped around his wrists, ankles, and neck, trapping him. Several of Kevin's clones came out of the shadows, five of which held onto chains that trapped Freddy, and two who went to Kevin to help him stand. Freddy pulled at his limbs, trying to break free, but was unsuccessful.

"My powers counter your own, Kruger. I told you, I've grown stronger since our last fight," Kevin said as the clones helped him to his feet. He pulled away from the clones and started walking towards the captive demon. "You know, in one of the dimensions I've been to, there were these special fire crews who'd go around, hunting people that turned into demons. They would say this little prayer before…extinguishing them. Pleading to god to put their souls at rest and to help them find peace. But you don't deserve such pleasantries, Kruger," Kevin said as he towered over the villain, but the demon could only chuckle at his story.

"We both know there's no such thing as god, kid. If there was, neither of us would exist."

"I'm nothing like you Freddy," Kevin growled down at him, but the demon let out a dark of laughter in response.

"Keep telling yourself that," Freddy said. "So what now? Is this the part of your job where I beg for forgiveness and mercy? Where I beg for you to let me go?" he asked, but Kevin shook his head no.

"No Freddy, there's only one thing I want you to do."

"And what's that?" he asked before Kevin placed his hand over the villain's face.

"Burn."

Freddy could feel his face heating up and began howling in pain as flames suddenly erupted from Kevin's hand, slowly but surely burning him. He struggled against the chains more and more, his screams of pain growing louder and louder as the flames grew hotter. Kevin stared down at the demon with an uncaring gaze, watching his eyes stare back at him pleadingly, silently begging for it to stop. The smell of burning flesh was ripe and pungent in the air; it came from the mixture of Freddy's burning face and Kevin's arm as he continued using his power. With a grunt, Kevin concentrated his flames into a pure beam, and he watched as it carved through Freddy's skull and brain, coming through the back end to hit the ground below. Kevin stopped the beam of fire and pulled his hand away, staring down the fresh hole he had carved through the villain's skull, exposing the now blackened and charred brain hidden inside. Or at least, what was left of it. Freddy's eyes stared back at him, emotionless and glossy, and he watched as the villain's body suddenly turned into a white goo that splattered onto the dirt. The chains that had held Kruger down disappeared, as did the clones.

"That's 2-0 Kruger; better luck next time," Kevin mocked the white goo before wincing at the pain. He fell to his knees and clutched at his wound; the blood was quickly bathing his hand and drenching his shirt in its crimson color. "Shit, it's bad. I need to get back to Eda so she can patch me up. What else could go wrong tonight?"

"Kevin!" a voice shouted, and he quietly groaned to himself while pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Of course," he sighed to himself, turning his head to see Boscha running towards him, with only one clone following. "I thought I told you to get her out of here. And where's Eight?"

"Sorry sir, she managed to poof Eight before running back this way. I tried stopping her," Clone Seven informed him, giving a small bow as Boscha kneeled down next to him.

"Shit, that looks bad." She flinched at his gaping wounds before rummaging around in her bag.

"It's okay, I've had worse," he said, eyeing her as she brought out several small potion bottles. "Why'd you come back?"

"Because it'd look really suspicious if I was the last one to see you before you died," she said, mixing the potions into an already empty bottle. "And, maybe, just maybe…I was worried about you, but just a tiny, little bit."

"Aww, so you do care," he cooed, only to receive an annoyed glare in return. "Wait, why do you care?" he asked with a quirked eyebrow, watching as the potion she was making slowly turned black and bubbly.

"I've…been thinking about what you said. I'll admit that maybe I've been a bit of a…" she trailed off, trying to find the right word.

"A bitch?"

"I was going to say bully, but fine, let's go with that." She rolled her eyes, annoyed. "So, I've been trying to be less of a 'bitch,' as you put it," she said, making his eyes widen in surprise. Kevin considered himself great at reading people, and she seemed to be telling the truth. He couldn't help but smile, which quickly evaporated once she shoved the potion bottle into his face. "Here, drink it," she ordered as he took the bottle from her and gave it a whiff, and his facial reaction showed exactly how he felt about the concoction.

"Ahh, this thing smells like pure death!" he exclaimed, letting out a noise of disgust and extending his potion-holding hand forward and away from him.

"Potions that heal bad injuries are supposed to smell bad; otherwise they wouldn't get the job done." She shrugged. "Now, drink it before I shove it down your throat!"

"Ooo, kinky. You have such a way with words," he teased, causing her to splutter, her cheeks flushing pink. He let out a small laugh at her reaction before downing the drink in one gulp, the taste causing him to shudder in disgust. Staring down at his wound, he was surprised to see it glow black before it started to slowly close itself shut. "It's working!"

"Duh. I'm the best student in the potion track at school for a reason," she bragged proudly, causing him to roll his eyes.

"Nice humble brag," he snarked before the wound fully closed. He poked at it a few times, checking to make sure it wouldn't open again. When it didn't, he was satisfied, and the two stood after Boscha packed her potions back into her bag.

"How do you feel?"

"A bit light-headed, probably from the loss of blood. But I should be fine," he said, going to take a step before he stumbled. Boscha was quick and wrapped an arm around his waist while also wrapping one of his arms around her shoulders. She kept him steady and helped him with his balance, keeping him from falling down. The human flushed pink at the contact. "Uh, thanks. Guess I'm more light-headed than I thought," he laughed.

"Really? I couldn't tell." She rolled her eyes before staring back at the clone. "Hey, get him back to the Owl Shack or whatever safe."

"Yes ma'am." Eight nodded before moving to wrap Kevin's other arm around his shoulders, allowing Boscha to let go.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, you can't just order my clones around like that! They're me! And you! The hell do you think you're doing?"

"Uh, following her orders, sir," Eight answered simply, causing Kevin to roll his eyes in annoyance.

"Don't let him get in any more trouble, I can't always be there to save his ass," Boscha said before walking away.

"Hey!" Kevin called out to her. "Thanks again."

"Don't mention it. Just remember we're not even on the whole 'saving each other's lives' thing. I'm still up by two!" she yelled back as Kevin and Eight watched her walk away and disappear around one of the corners. Kevin smirked to himself before noticing the look Eight was giving him.

"What?"

"Nothing, nothing…" Eight trailed off, a teasing smile forming. "I just think it's funny that—"

"Finish that sentence and I'm unmaking you."

(Library: Amity's secret room)

"I can thoroughly say I did not see Freddy Kruger coming to life and trying to kill us as a possibility of happening and ruining your date. But I guess in this dimension, anything is possible," Kevin said as he marked 'scary movie night' off the list. He let out a small exasperated noise before sitting down in a chair and kicking his feet up onto the back of another. Digging around his pocket, he pulled out a small potion bottle and played with it.

"I don't know, things didn't turn out too badly," Amity sighed dreamily, a small but goofy smile forming as she remembered her time with Luz that night.

"Is that because you guys cuddled, she kissed your hand, called you princess, and carried you like one?" he asked with a smirk, causing her to splutter and gasp, cheeks turning red.

"How did you know about all that? Was it that stupid clone of yours?" she asked with an annoyed growl.

"Oooh yeah. Two told me you couldn't stop smiling as she carried you. It cracked me up," he said with a small cackle, causing the greenette to huff, annoyed. As she watched him, she noticed the small potion in his hands and smirked.

"I see I wasn't the only one who had a…special acquaintance tonight." She smiled at his confused stare. "Boscha's name is written under that potion bottle," she said, causing his eyes to widen momentarily before he looked. Low and behold, there her name was, written in thick, black ink.

"Ah, so it is. Anyway, Ms. Princess, what's the next choice?" he asked, quickly changing the subject and tossing her a marker. She caught it before standing up from her seat and making her way towards the board. She eyed the seven remaining options before circling the next one she wanted to try.

"So…you and Boscha have been spending quite a bit of time alone together. Let's talk about that."

"We could, or we could talk about all the fanart and fanfiction you've made of you and Luz," he shot back with a smirk, causing her to freeze.

"You-You know about that?"

"I do now," he smirked, causing her to groan in annoyance and embarrassment.

It wasn't too late to kill him, was it?


For the most part I liked this chapter, and I hope you all did as well. Was originally gonna have Kevin and Freddy fight Mortal Kombat style, but I realized early on that'd be too much of a hassle so I decided not to.

Anyway, surprise, I've revealed one of the things wrong with Kevin; he does indeed suffer from alcoholism. I mentioned it to a reviewer on Ao3 that while Kevin may not have many physical weaknesses, he has plenty of mental ones, with alcoholism being on of them. The others will be revealed eventually, so be on the lookout.

Sorry for the Gus lovers out there, I needed someone to get hurt a bit. Don't worry, he'll be fine. Also illusion magic in the Boiling Isles is the human equivalent of 3D. So yeah, there's that.

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! I finally posted chapter 1 of the Grim Reaper!Luz X Amity AU! It's called "Protector from Beyond the Grave"! Check it out either here or on Ao3.

Speaking of AUs, I came up with two more ideas. So far the current list AUs I have are: Jock Amity X Abused Luz, Grim Reaper Luz X Life Deity Amity (or Life Deity Luz X Grim Reaper Amity), Werewolf Luz X Vampire Amity, Battle of the Bands AU, Jock Luz X Goth Nerd Amity, a Luz harem idea, a regular Highschool AU (friends turn ex-friends turn friends turn lovers, Boscha is a real bitch in this one), a Overwatch eSports AU where Luz is a Tracer/Genji main and Amity is a Widowmaker main, and a A/B/O fic (Alpha/Beta/Omega), which will be very...self indulgent, let's say. And also a prequel to '10 Ways To Get A Human To Fall In Love With You' that'll show Kevin and Luz becoming closer and becoming best friends. I can't decide which one I wanna do next. What do you all think?

Fuck I could've sworn there was more stuff I wanted to say. Oh well.

Join me next time when Luz nearly fist fights a carnie. See ya in chapter 10!