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Chapter Seventeen: The Good, The Bad, The Worst
Kali turned the slicer onto its thickest setting and turned the blade on making Tabitha shriek. She let out an ear-piercing scream as Kali shoved her hand into it. Blood splattered the wall and Kali's face. Freddy gave her some extra strength to keep the girl from wiggling her way out of her grip. After slicing a thick layer of her arm off she dropped to the floor screaming and bleeding in agony.
"Please! No!" Tabitha screamed staring at her arm in horror. Kali glared down at her angrily and she pulled herself up and tried to make her way to the back room. She watched unsure of what to do next and watched her trip on a floor mat her face hitting the hard tile floor making a sickening crack upon impact and she let out another blood curdling scream. Kali stood in shock not knowing what to do as the metallic scent of blood filled her nose.
Kill her. Freddy breathed in her ear. She eyed the knives on the counter and watched Tabitha's pathetic attempts to get back up.
"I can't…" She turned to the slicer and switched the blade off and turned her back to the bloody mess that Tabitha had turned into. Freddy growled at her and took over. Before she realized what was happening she had the largest knife in her hand and was advancing on Tabitha who sat in a puddle of her own blood with her back against the wall clutching her arm to her chest sobbing loudly. Kali tried to fight Freddy for control but he was too strong for her. "Stop!" She yelled at him making Tabitha look up in her direction.
No, you started it, now I'm going to finish it! He rasped grabbing Tabitha by the hair making her face them. Blood dripped down her face from her broken nose and she let out a loud sob. Freddy stabbed the knife into her shoulder and she screamed in pain and began thrashing her legs until she realized that she couldn't knock Kali over. Kali struggled to close her eyes but it was no use, he was in complete control and all she could do is sit there and watch as Freddy tore the girl apart. He dragged the knife down her chest and plunged it deep into her heart making her gag on her own blood. He let her fall to the floor leaving the knife in her chest and looked down at her. She looked up into his eyes.
"Kali?" She gurgled and he laughed demonically as he placed a foot on her bloody chest pressing until he heard her ribcage snap. He stared down at her until the life left her eyes and he absorbed her soul. It sent an electric charge though Kali suddenly making her more aware of everything around her. She could smell the thick metallic scent of the blood and could feel what Freddy was feeling.
He had never killed someone with the other person consciously with him in their body before. The result was definitely intriguing. She started breathing heavily becoming as aroused as he was. She looked down at her blood stained hands. Freddy licked her fingers making her cringe at the metallic taste in her mouth. He still had full control and despite how much the two of them wanted to be in the dream world together Kali fought her desire.
"We need to get out of here." Kali said looking away from the bloody mess. Freddy looked towards the front of the store. The door was locked and all the blinds had been pulled down so no one could see in, even the open sign had been turned off. Then something caught his eye and Kali could feel the anger ripple through him.
"It's him." He rasped and Kali instantly knew what he was talking about as she saw the shadow of someone attempting to peak through the thick sunshades that had been pulled down by Freddy when she wasn't paying attention. "Burn the place and leave out the back." He instructed and Kali obeyed. She threw her apron, hat, and work shirt off onto the ground leaving her in just her tank top black work pants and tennis shoes. She quickly washed the blood off her arms and face.
She ran into the back room and grabbed two large bottles of undiluted cleaner. The yellow 'warning flammable' label clearly visible. She poured it all over the store making sure not to miss anything especially Tabitha's body. She made a trail out the back door and lit it with Tabitha's lighter she got out of her purse and shut the back door behind her before making her way to her car as quickly as possible. It was the middle of the day so she kept an eye out for Wesley and luckily he had left according to Freddy and she found a note written on her car window with a dry erase marker.
'Kali please I love you don't let him have your soul.' Kali rolled her eyes as she wiped the message from her window. Luckily it was a Sunday and the summer time was the slowest time of year for business in Arizona since everyone always went away someplace cooler to spend their summer, leaving the parking lot almost completely deserted. Luckily her work wasn't attached to any other building and stood on its own so she wouldn't have to worry about the fire spreading. As she drove off she could see smoke beginning to rise out of the building.
"What was that?" Freddy asked staring back at her in her rear view mirror.
"What are you talking about?" She eyed him as she drove faster wanting to get home and shower before her mom woke up.
"You actually almost killed someone! Where in the hell did that come from? You weren't even thinking about it when you did it!" He sounded almost proud of her.
"I don't know what happened… I just snapped… I'm fine…" She tried to convince herself.
"Well I hope it happens again…" He laughed then disappeared before Kali could respond. She took in a deep breath and blared her music the rest of the way home trying not to think about what just happened.
Luckily when she got home it was barely three o'clock giving her time to shower before her Mom woke up. Once out of the shower she got dressed in her normal attire of Tripp pants and a tank top and began making waffles and scrambled eggs for her lunch and breakfast for her Mom. Her Mom updated her on Paige and how she was doing in her new place. She had gotten a job at the local sports outlet there as the assistant manager. Kali walked her Mom out to her car and once she was out of the drive way Freddy was instantly back.
Go get in bed… Now… He rasped seductively in her ear and she quickly went inside locking up the front door. She locked her own door just in case Freddy decided to keep her asleep for the whole day so her Mom couldn't wake her. Once Kali was in bed she closed her eyes and before she knew it Freddy had slammed her into the wall beside his bed.
Freddy wanted her more than ever after seeing her attack that girl and hacking her arm up. The image of Kali covered in blood flashed through his mind. He kissed her hard and threw her to the bed. She attempted to catch her breath but he was already straddling her and biting at her ears and neck making her extremely wet. He laughed wickedly above her as she fell limp beneath him from the waves of heat each lick and bite sent through her.
He held her hands above her head and leaned into her and whispered into her ear. "You're not going anywhere until I get what I want." His voice sent chills down her back making her arch into him. He let out a faint moan and released her wrists slowly running his hand and blades down her arms and began slicing her shirt to pieces never once breaking her skin. She tried to move her arms only to realize that they were being held down by an invisible force.
Once her shirt was in shreds on the floor, he rested his head on her chest breathing in her sweet scent enjoying how soft her skin felt against his face. Kali closed her eyes and enjoyed the strange texture of his skin. She was brought back into her frenzy when he began sucking on her nipples making her moan and arch her back. He slowly made is way down her stomach making Kali bite her lip. When he made it past her naval he made sure to hold her legs down with his knees and slid a blade under the waist of her pants and sliced them all the way down and did the same with the other leg violently pulling them off. He got even lower on the bed and invisible bonds took over to hold her legs in place.
He ran the back of his blades down her inner thigh and she struggled to break free. Her head was spinning and she couldn't see straight. The heat encompassing her was intoxicatingly unbearable. She gripped the sheets and arched her back as he slowly ran a blade back up her thigh and stomach stopping at her chin.
"Please…" She begged as he straddled her again and licked her ear making another wave of pleasure wash through her.
"Please, what?" He breathed in her ear making her close her eyes and breathed in.
"I want you…" She whispered opening her eyes to see Freddy completely naked on top of her. Her arms and legs were suddenly freed and she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. Her legs wrapped around his waist as she kissed him ravenously and scratched down his back making him moan against her lips.
"You are mine…" He breathed on her lips his blades moving with precision over her chest slicing at her making her cry out. He enjoyed the metallic taste of her blood as he licked her fresh wound leaving only a small F shaped scar on her chest. Making his way back up to her mouth he quickly thrust into her and they both let out loud moans of pleasure. They stared into each other clutching on for dear life as they began thrusting together switching positions every few moments.
They remained this way until Kali completely gave out unable to continue on after her fourteenth orgasm and Freddy took over and finally finished letting out a long guttural moan before collapsing on top of Kali both of them breathing heavily. Kali placed light kisses on his neck and he slowly rolled off of her and onto his back beside her. They laid there until they caught their breath and their hearts stopped racing.
"You know I could have gone longer." Freddy laughed turning to her and she simply rolled her eyes and nuzzled into his chest making him tense up. She ignored it knowing that he wasn't used to any of this. After a few moments he relaxed putting an arm around her. She breathed in his scent actually comforted by it now instead of repulsed. The lights in the house began to flicker and Freddy was instantly clothed and on his feet.
"What is it?" Kali asked as her clothes reappeared onto her.
"Someone ran out of Hypnocil." He smiled wickedly and turned to Kali. "This might take awhile." He warned before disappearing. Kali sat on the bed and concentrated waking herself up. She sat up in bed only to be greeted by the door bell ringing.
As she jumped out of bed her shredded clothes fell to the ground. She quickly shoved them under her mattress and put a fresh pair of pajamas on inspecting herself in the mirror she ran her fingers through her sex tangled hair. She inspected the F scar that Freddy had left on her chest and smiled to herself as she ran her fingers over it and was brought back to her senses when the doorbell rang loudly again. What time was it anyway?
She turned on the front porch light and opened the front door and was greeted by two police officers. Kali got so lost with Freddy in her dream she almost forgot about Tabitha and setting the store on fire.
"Excuse me miss we know it's late but can we please speak with Kali Rankin?" The taller of the two asked politely.
"That'd be me." She replied surprised at how easy it was for her to stay calm.
"Could you come down to the station with me and answer a few questions it appears that there was a fire at your work and it burned almost completely to the ground before firefighters arrived and put it out and one of your coworkers must have gotten stuck inside." He explained.
"That's fine. Just let me grab some shoes and my ID." She replied and the two followed her inside.
"Thank you miss, we appreciate your cooperation. We'll drive you to the station." The other officer insisted in a way that implied that he expected her to try and sneak away from them.
They made annoying small talk on the way there not wanting to talk about the fire before being able to record her responses. It seemed to take them forever to get things ready for her interrogation. They still weren't able to properly identify Tabitha's body but they suspected it was her since she was the only employee they had not been able to get to for questioning. As much as Kali should have been nervous and afraid of being found out she was completely calm and acted as if it was a shock that Tabitha could have gotten trapped inside.
She told them that her and Tabitha had a fight so she left the store in anger leaving Tabitha alone. She came up with all kinds of possible ways that the store could have caught fire. Once they were done Kali was then led down a hall and was sat in a small room with a small machine in the center of it. A lie detector, they left her alone in that room for a long time. There was some commotion going on in the main part of the station but Kali didn't dare leave her seat not wanting them to think she was attempting to flee.
Did I miss anything?" Freddy rasped sounding rather pleased and Kali let out a sigh of relief. Freddy took a moment to read her mind recapping all that he missed while enjoying himself torturing one of the brats from the hospital. Don't worry I can deal with this… There was a low snarl from Freddy. Yourboyfriendis here. He sounded beyond angry.
What? Why is Wesley here? Kali asked confused.
He's looking for you… I'm not sure why, his thoughts are too scattered right now. He explained as he attempted to calm himself.
Kali straightened up when the door open. "Sorry that took so long." The young officer apologized. "There is some crazy kid out there looking for you. He's not right in the head. Has he ever caused you problems before?" He asked as he hooked the machine up to Kali.
"He's my crazy ex-boyfriend, funny part is he's the one that broke up with me." She explained and the officer gave her a worried look.
"Well in that case we'll make sure to take you out the back way so he can't get to you." He promised and Kali nodded in agreement. The lie detector test wasn't bad at all, especially with Freddy to help her fool the stupid machine. They asked her a bunch of basic questions trying to indicate if she was even capable of committing a crime such as murder or arson.
Kali was so happy when she saw the police cruiser pull out of her driveway and disappear out of sight.
Good riddance… Freddy spat after them. Cops annoy me to no end. You can't figure out if a person is going to kill someone just by having people answer a bunch a questions. They…"Kali tuned him out as he ranted on and made herself something to eat. It was four in the morning. Her mom would be home in a few hours. After eating a quick bowl of ramen she returned to bed locking her door not wanting to be in the real world.
Kali had brought Freddy another victim and when he was finished they sat on his couch together.
"Earlier you said one of the kids from the hospital ran out of Hypnocil. How does that even happen if they're in such a controlled environment?" Kali asked watching him slowly scrape his blades along the armrest of the couch as if he was deep in thought.
"Everyone there is given Hypnocil on a weekly basis as a shot and some daily in their food or as a pill. Some kids are on different kinds of Hypnocil that do different things according to the doctors or the kid's preference. Someone got sick so they isolated them from the rest so they wouldn't infect the others. But she had a fever so high it burned the Hypnocil out of her system. And once you dream of me every time you fall asleep without Hypnocil you come straight to me." He smiled deviously pointing to himself with his blades.
"So how long can you stay in our world once I pull you out?" Kali asked and Freddy pondered for a moment.
"I don't know… I've only been pulled out twice and it was only for a few hours. But with as strong as I am now, a long time." He looked thoughtful for a moment then turned and glared at Kali his eyes glowing as she thought of her next question. She ignored him and asked it anyways.
"Get mad at me all you want for asking this… but can you die? Can you even get hurt?" Kali asked looking him in the eye ignoring his angry glare until he sat back on the couch and looked at her seriously.
"I really don't know… They've tried to kill me in here, but that doesn't do anything. I've been hurt in the real world before when I was weaker, but whenever I come back here I'm fine." He explained his eyes seemed to be looking off into the distance. "Just a few more days…" He trailed off and suddenly straightened up and the TV switched on showing Wesley pounding on Kali's front door. Kali watched in confusion as a worried look crossed Freddy's face.
"Kali… you need to wake up." He quickly stood from the couch and grabbed Kali by the shoulder. "You need to wake up now!" He pushed her out of the dream world and once she sat up in bed she could hear Wesley's loud knocking. She jumped out of bed and quickly put on a pair of shoes and headed for the door.
Whatareyou doing? You need to get out of here!Freddy screamed at her.
"I will once you tell me what the hell is going on! I'm going to see what he wants there has to be a good reason he's been frantically looking for me." She explained as she locked the chain lock in the door and unlocked the dead bolt and Wesley's knocking stopped. She opened the door as far as the chain lock would allow coming face to face with an unkempt Wesley.
"I know he's here with you and I don't care anymore! It's all my fault I called them and now they're coming for you! Why did I call them?! They…"
"Wesley calm down! Who in the hell is they?!" She cut him off and Freddy growled making Wesley straighten up and take a step back.
"You did what!?" Freddy rasped taking over and ripping the chain lock off of its hinges. He wrapped his hands around Wesley's throat and began strangling him.
"Stop it!" Kali screamed at the top of her lungs and Freddy dropped Wesley to the ground giving control back to Kali. She could see a black SUV barreling down the main road towards her house.
"It's them…" Freddy confirmed and Wesley stood grabbing Kali by the hand.
"Kali we need to get you out of here!" He screamed pulling her out of the house and towards his car. Freddy yanked her hand free of Wesley's grip.
"Leave us the fuck alone!" Freddy yelled at him slamming him into the ground. He was infuriated. Kali could feel the heat from his anger. The SUV was now only a few feet from her driveway and she used Freddy's strength to run as fast as she could through the house.
"What are you doing?" Freddy rasped.
"I don't know… hiding? There isn't much I can do! Can't you pull me into the dream world with you or something?" Kali was panicking almost hysterical as she looked around trying to find a place to hide. "I don't want to go to the lab…" She cried and Freddy urged her on and she ran out the front door right past two middle-aged men who had come from the SUV.
Wesley sat unconscious in the back of the SUV and a young lady jumped out of the vehicle at Kali. She dodged her and ran for Wesley's car that was parked across the street jumping into the driver's seat. The keys were on the floor and she fumbled with them to get them in the ignition.
"Got her!" She heard the woman yell a few feet away from the car when Kali felt the sting in her neck. She pulled a dart out of her neck with an empty vial encased within it.
"No!" Freddy screamed. He knew it was too late the vial was filled with a strong dose of Hypnocil and tranquilizer. It would affect her within minutes. The Hypnocil was too strong for him to burn out of her system without completely undoing everything they had done. He pulled her into his world as fast as he could.
Kali was shaking and crying hysterically in the middle of the living room floor. Freddy put a hand on her shoulder and she looked up at him. He kneeled down beside her and wrapped an arm around her. She could still feel his anger but all she could focus on was her fear.
"Kali listen to me. I can't… I can't help you. They're going to take you… but no matter what they do to you, don't tell them anything. And Sam… they can't know I've told you about her. Just…" He explained gravely his voice fading as he started to say something else. The entire room went dark and Kali desperately grasped at the air.
Nothing but darkness and silence surrounded her, even his heat was gone leaving her with a chill. Then nothingness. The next thing she knew she was opening her eyes in a brightly lit room strapped down to a metal slab. She pulled on her restraints to find that they wouldn't budge.
"Let me go!" She rasped her throat dry from sleep. A woman in a lab coat wearing a medical facemask approached her.
"Finally awake I see?" Her voice was eerily familiar. She grabbed a small cup of water off the nearby table with a straw in it and she put the straw to Kali's lips and she took a quick drink swallowing hard. "Is that better?" She asked sweetly.
"No, un-tie me! Screw you assholes and your fucking Hypnocil!" She spat at the woman making her laugh.
"Oh Kali…" She laughed. "You're not going anywhere… you're different from the others. So many things we could learn from you..." She took her medical mask off making Kali's eyes go wide with horror when she saw the woman's face. "Welcome to Groveberg Hypnocil Facility." She smiled prepping a needle. The woman staring down at her was Wesley's mother.