" Stanley, Stan you alright?" Fionas voice came like a rushing tide into his ears.. The Mask cringed at the voice.." I hate that bitch...always getting in the way.." Stanley whispered " You dont call her that Mask..." Fiona said suddenly " I can hear him Stanley...and Mask shut your mouth." Mask would have grabbed Stanleys throat but he heard footsteps approaching the door. " This aint over you two pussies." and he vanished into thin air..
Mina, Sawyer, Skinner, and Ash and Nemo stepped into the room. The rest of the group, Stuart, James, and Mattias waited outside. Mina held out a small hand to Stanleys and he shook it silently admiring her pale skin and red hair. He shook Sawyers hand, and Skinners even though he didnt quite grab it the first time, and Nemo simply bowed and sank into a chair. Even though Stanley felt weak he wanted to sit up and try to have some manners. " Geez..a few days ago I only saw you guys as characters in some books I had to read in the tenth grade.." Sawyer chuckled " That Mark Twain guy was a real good liar. Guy wrote my life story when I was just a baby."
Mina spoke up, " Bram Stoker got some of the details wrong but it was a powerful book overall." Skinner giggled " Well that H.G. Wells got the story partially right." Nemo just tiredly said " Jules Verne may know of my times as a pirate...but he shows me as an insane monster, not a human..." Stanley spoke up, confused he said, " Than why didnt you guys go after these writers in like a law-suit or something?" Mina grinned lightly and said as she sat down in a chair.
" A very good question Mr.Ipkiss..it added to our anonimity." Stanley said " Why would you guys want that?" Mina answered that question with prescision, " Imagine The world as we know it knowing that vampires, invisible men, sea captains with incredibly powerful ships, and that an American legend was real?" Stanley nodded, " That would cause a media and political uproar."
Stanley struggled to image how the world would have been shaped is these people had gone public...offers from other governments to work for them, religious hysteria... Stanley layed his head back in the pillow and pressed the button so his bed would raise so he could see them. Than their heads turned as a thin looking man with muttonchop side-burns entered wearing the same military uniform the rest of were wearing. " Mr. Jekyll should you really be out of bed?" Jekyll nonchalantly deflected their protests and shook Stanleys hand. Suddenly their gaze seemed to shift towards an object that wasnt there.
Hyde stared Mask down...He stared right back at him. " Who are you? Mr. Muscles?" Hyde shook his head in anger at the green faced man. " No...I am Hyde, Edward Hyde. Do you have a name or should I call you gangrene?" " Name...well for now...just call me Mask." Hyde nodded and kept staring him down. Suddenly as Mask tried to grab for the big mans neck, so did Hyde.
" Do not underestimate me Mask...you have no idea what your dealing with." Mask shoved Hyde away and brought him to the floor, The Mask pulled out a pogo-stick and started jumping on Hyde. " Get away from Hyde!" Jekyll suddenly screamed and lunged at Mask. He went through the Mask and landed on the floor. Mask did a few more jumps before landing on Hydes nuts and getting in his face " Listen Hydie...Your nothing compared to me...once I become free of Stanleys mind and the etheral plane I will become a GOD!" Than he vanished leaving a bruised Hyde for only Jekyll and Ipkiss to see.
Sawyer picked up Jekyll and asked him " What was he doing." " He was hurting him jumping on him with some sort of contraption." " It was a pogo stick Henry.." Stanley said, his face pale... Thats when security guards and two doctors rushed in.
" What happened?" One asked as he checked Stans vital signs. Stanley told the story and the rest of the team was escorted from the room. He was alone again... he hated loneliness. Thats when he just broke down and sobbed, he curled into a loose ball and blocked out the laughs of Mask that filled his mind.
Thats when the voice of Fiona came on the line. Her voice flooded him with hope, with warmth, it seemed to make things better for a while. " Hey Stanley...what happened." " Fiona, Mask is gettng stronger he managed to wrestle Hyde to the ground, Edward Hyde!" " Dont worry Stanley, even the most powerful of beings have a weakness. He will slip up eventually and thats the time we can strike back. Stanley choked back sobs and said " I hope so." Stanley looked up at the clock it was 3:00 P.M. in the afternoon. " Fiona." " Yes Stanley?" " Do you believe nice guys finish last?" There was a long silence before, " No."
" Good." " Do you wanna know why I believe nice guys dont finish last?" " Why?" There was a long silence before she started to speak.." My father was born in Brisbane and joined the Royal Australian Navy at 18. He rose to be an officer of a naval destroyer that was stationed in the waters between New Zealand and Australia. One day while he was on shore leave he stopped a mugging, he got shot in the shoulder and that guy was put away for decades. He always made sure me and my mom had what he needed, got respect from his crew and his peers. He always seemed to have everything planned out. He retired a few years ago." Fiona giggled, it was the nicest sound in the world.." You see...nice guys dont always finish last."
Freddy settled down in a nice plush chair and clicked his claws unconciously, Hannibal sat down in the chair next to him and put on his glasses, flipping through his notes. Micheal, Jason, and Leatherface just stood there, scanning the area and sizing up each other. Yon-Du-Do bowed and walked out of the room.
There was a few moments of awkward silence and then a bald man entered the room. Hannibal smiled and stood up to meet the man, greeting him in Korean. " Gentleman this is Kai-Lo-Wu-Nong..." Freddy waved a claw at him and Micheal, Jason, and Leatherfaces eyes turned to him, once again sizing him up.
Hannibal was about to translate but Kai-Lo-Wu-Nong cut him off with sharp but perfect English. " Hello Gentleman, I am Kai-Lo-Wu-Nong.. Leader of North Korea.. I have control of Songs unlaunched Nuclear weapons, my country cannot be invaded from any country without risk of nuclear decimation.. I have learned of The westerners attempt at building a special team of trained men and women to stop me.." He gazed at the group of men before him, " You are the answer to this...together we can bring them down and take the place as world power."
He turned to Freddy. " Krueger...you are the essence of nightmares...the thing that makes children scream in their sleep. If you help me I can guarantee you all the children you can desire..and a little kingdom of your own in Elm Street." Freddy was speechless and let out in a stunned voice " You got a deal.." He turned to Hannibal but he cut him off. " The only thing I desire now...is freedom and a woman named Clarice Sterling." Kai-Lo smiled and said " Done." He turned to other three freaks. " I can guarantee you all the people you could ever want to kill, maim, mutilate and even rape if you desire." Jason, Micheal and Leatherface just nodded.
Kai-Lo laughed and said. " Now if you gentleman will just accompany me to-." Suddenly Freddy clutched his stomach in agony, soon Jason, Micheal, Leatherface and Hannibal crumpled to the floor. " I f-f-feared this." Hannibal said as he clutched his chest. " They placed something in us.." He winced, " That can hurt us..badly.."
Freddy felt the all-to familar rush of Hypnocil flooding his veins. But this time he could feel it starting to seep into his mind... He realised slowly that he may not survive this much Hypnocil in his system...He wondered of the rest of the team. Hannibal, Micheal and Leatherface..they could die..but... he wouldnt mind Jason being dead though...