SHOUTOUTS/ANSWERS

Darkness Takes Over: Like I said in the PM, I wasn't too sure of that. So, sorry if that's wrong. Glad you like the story.

Windyfontaine: Thanks. Well, someone had to die. Thanks, here you go. Hope the rain's not too bad where you are. I will.

Jayme: Thanks. Glad you think so. Hope this is soon enough. Well, since you asked so nicely…lol.

Pajama Jam (Ch 2): Thanks. Glad you think so.

DISCLAIMER

Belongs to Wes Craven and New Line Cinema. I only own characters you don't recognize.

Minutes later, several police cars were at Westin Hills and Captain Thompson and some men were perusing the scene.

"What happened, Nancy?" Lt. Hector Garcia questioned.

"It was my fault. I didn't get here in time. I let him get taken," Nancy responded.

"Hold on, baby. This wasn't your fault," Capt. Thompson told her.

"I saw him!" Nancy exclaimed.

"What do you mean?" Sgt. Garcia questioned.

"I forgot to take my Hypnocil and somehow---I'm not sure exactly what happened---I got pulled into this kid's dream. He was fighting Krueger!" Nancy told them, her voice breaking.

"Okay, calm down, baby. You got here as fast as you could," Capt. Thompson assured, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"I just feel like I messed up. That I let these kids down," Nancy said tearfully. Just then, they heard a commotion.

"I wanna see her! I wanna talk to the new doctor!" a girl shouted.

"Daddy, I think I should---" she began to say.

"Go ahead," her father responded. She took off in the direction of the commotion, with Rod at her heels.

"I wanna talk to the new doctor!" a girl screamed, pushing Dr. Gordon.

"She's not---" he began to say.

"I'm right here," she interrupted. "I know what happened to your friend," she continued, enveloping the woman in a hug.

"He dreamed this would happen. There was this guy---" the girl began to say.

"He had knives for fingers," Nancy finished.

"How---how did---" the girl wondered. Nancy looked at Neil.

"I need to set up a meeting. How many of your patients are having these types of dreams?" she questioned.

"A small group of my patients do share the same collective delusion," the man allowed.

"Get them together. I'm gonna sign them out and take them to my house where we can talk," she told him.

"Nancy, I don't know if---" Neil began to say.

"Look! It's urgent!" Nancy interrupted with a shout.

"Do as she says," Capt. Thompson instructed. Neil blew out a breath.

"Okay. Okay," he agreed. Everyone around here's gone nuts, he thought to himself. However, he went to do as he was told. Meanwhile, in her bedroom, Alicia had fallen asleep at her computer. Alicia looked around. Where was she? It seemed to be an abandoned boiler room.

"H---hello?" she asked. There was rasping breathing. "Who---who's there?" she queried.

"Alicia," a man whispered.

"Who's there?" she asked. There was the sound of cloth ripping and Alicia took off. She---she had to get away! The man began pursuing her. The girl gave little exclamations. As she ran, she could hear the man gaining on her. Suddenly, she was grabbed from behind. She screamed! Alicia jerked awake.

"Whoa. Freaky," she muttered. Just then, her mother appeared in the doorway.

"Are you okay, Alicia?" Holly Carter questioned.

"It was just bad dream, Mom. I'm all right," Alicia replied.

"Baby, what happened to your nightgown?" Holly questioned, coming into the room.

"Wha---" Confused, the girl look down. To her horror, her nightgown now had four large slashes in it. "Mom?" she asked.

"I'm taking you to Capt. Thompson. He'll know what to do," the woman declared. Then, she grabbed Alicia's arm, took her to the car, and then got in. Then, the woman drove off.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

The beginning part of Alicia and her mother's conversation and the way she wakes up is the only scene from NOES that I'm using. Everything else will definitely be different.