Rurrlock & ShadowLord's A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Fatal Four-Way
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Characters created by ShadowLord1329, Wes Craven and Victor Miller
Story created by ShadowLord1329 and Rurrlock-God of Power
Chapter 4: Pieces Coming Together
Tommy could practically have smelt the death coming from both Voorhees brothers; he had to work on the traps around Stephanie's home fast. The young woman was finding it hard to believe that her great uncle was back from the dead and ready to kill again, but she was forced to believe it as Tommy was the type that would never joke on a matter like this. And her suspicions were confirmed as Tommy and her drove away and could hear in the background her home being broken in and the gunshots of the trap Tommy placed.
''How can he be back?'' Stephanie asked in disbelief.
''Freddy back to his old tricks again!''
''Freddy's alive too?''
''And it doesn't stop there, he also resurrected Jason's older brother! Steven Voorhees!''
She didn't know how to respond to the last statement other than with. ''I didn't even know he had a brother''.
''He hasn't made himself as much of a legend as Jason has, but that doesn't make him any less dangerous''.
''So what do we do now?''
''Jacob and Karen were taking care of the older brother while he was asleep, but he woke up so they must be as well, so we'll meet up with them later''.
''Where are we meeting up?''
KNOCK! KNOCK! Tommy was banging on the door so hard it was a miracle that it hadn't broken down yet. Stephanie had told him to calm down so they would scare any of the neighbours nearby, that however was the least of Tommy's concerns right now. KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! He continued pounding on the door until finally it was answered by one former physician and destroyer of Freddy Krueger.
''Tommy? Stephanie? What's going on?'' Neil Gordon asked.
''Something bad as you might tell with us being here. You mind if we come in?''
''Do I have a choice?'' Neil said sarcastically as he let the two come in and take a seat. ''They're back aren't they''.
''And still just as murderous as ever, and they're not alone. You ever heard of Steven Voorhees?''
Neil thought about this for a moment; when he and Maggie tried to recruit the Nightmare Warriors it was best they researched on their targets and learn all about them. ''He a close relative of Jason's''.
''His brother, and Krueger's decided to throw him into the mix as well''.
''Have you contacted the others?''
''Jacob and Karen already know, they're probably still in Dream World trying to find Krueger. Jason and Steven where at Stephanie's house…''
Neil then looked over at her with great concern, his fatherly protection of youngsters still with him till this day. ''I'm fine'' Stephanie assured him.
Tommy continued with what he was saying. ''We've all been trying to contact Tina but she hasn't been responding''.
''I talked to her last week…'' Neil cut in. ''She had some assignment with one of her patients. It was top secret of course so her employers wouldn't let me get any of her contact details''.
''Yeah well Jacob and Karen don't have to worry about that, if Tina ever falls asleep…or does that telekinetic thing she does, hopefully they'll get to her before Freddy can''.
''You keep mentioning that those two will take care of Freddy…'' Neil interrupted knowing where Tommy was going with this. ''You haven't mentioned what we plan to do with the Voorhees brothers''.
''You can leave that to me!''
''What?'' Stephanie gasped in shock. ''I'm the only one that can kill him…''
''Not anymore, not that his brother is here as well. Only a Voorhees can kill another Voorhees, and apparently these two don't get along. If I can aim them towards each other, hopefully they can take each other out for good''.
''And what if only one does?'' Stephanie asked. ''You need me for reassurance that your plan doesn't work''.
''It's okay, you don't have to take the risk anymore…''
''Too late for that!'' She snapped. ''You may have been fighting Jason since you were a kid, but I've been fighting with the Voorhees line since I was born. You're not the only one with nightmares about this; I need them to end to. He killed my family too''.
Tommy looked like he wanted to continue arguing, he wanted to continue arguing, but nothing he was going to say was going to change this woman's mind. This was the only thing he didn't like about the team, almost everyone is just as stubborn as he is.
The moment was interrupted by Neil's phone ringing. He walked over and answered. ''Hello?''
''Dr Gordon, its Jacob!''
''Jacob! Thank God you're okay, is Karen there with you?''
''She's fine. We need to talk…''
''No need, Tommy's already filled me in''.
''Is Tommy there with you?''
''He and Stephanie are both here and fine''.
''What happened with Steven?'' Tommy called out loud enough for Jacob to hear on the other side. ''I thought you had him asleep, yet when I tried to dump the body he woke up''.
''There was something else that came…''
The three in the room froze for a second. ''Did Freddy arrive?'' Neil asked.
''No…it was something else. A boy in the dreams, powerful I think even stronger than Freddy. Goes by the Nightmare God the Sandman''.
''What?'' Tommy said. ''You mean there's another new face?''
''Yeah, and he wants Karen. He almost had her but something happened, he like froze up or something and we got away''.
The room stayed quite for a second, the options for the group were running low, they hadn't planned on anything else happening while trying to deal with their current problems, now they find someone new and more powerful is here and after them.
''What about Tina?'' Jacob asked.
''We can't contact her, you need to find her and warn her!'' Neil said. He didn't get an answer or anything, the other line just seemed to go quiet for no reason. ''Jacob?''
''She's asleep; I can feel her she's gone to sleep. Karen and I will warn her and then we'll have to meet up''.
''We need somewhere new…'' Stephanie called out. ''With Jason after us we have to keep moving as it is''.
''We'll meet up at the hardware store in Washington, that'll give us the time to warn Tina. Good luck guys''.
''You too!'' Neil said before hanging up.
Faraway, in an undisclosed location. Tina Shepard worked at her desk, filling in paperwork and setting arrangements and appointments for her patients. Her work had become a good way for her to forget her troubled past, just knowing she's helping others with her powers go on to have better futures was more than enough satisfaction to her. So much so she rarely worked for money, in fact she was paid so little her office had actually become her home now. Not that she ever really had a home out there to begin with; this place was much safer to her…or at least that's what she thought.
''Tina!'' She could hear the faint sound of someone calling her name. She couldn't recognise the voice it was so faint. She got up from her desk, walked to her office door and looked out down both corridors, no one there. She was probably just imagining things; her powers have a habit of doing that to her sometimes, at least nowadays she could control them better. She turned back and yelp quickly seeing Jacob randomly appear in her office. ''Sorry, I was calling you'' He said.
''Jacob how did you get here?''
''There's no time for that, you're asleep and you need to wake up!''
''Why? What's going on?''
''Read my mind on the way, we need to wake up''.
''How am I supposed to do that?'' She asked.
''Here let me'' Jacob said as he moved his hand to place it on Tina's face. However, she backed away from his touch. ''Tina, we don't have time!''
''No, tell me what's going on first!''
''I promise I'll explain everything later, but now we really need to go!''
Tina waited for a moment, considering what her answer might be. In deep thought, she looked into Jacob's eyes and could tell something was wrong. She nodded her head lightly to signal Jacob to go ahead. The teenage boy smiled and moved his hand forward again…only for Tina to use her power and fling him across the room and crash hard against the wall. ''What the hell is wrong with you?'' Jacob groaned.
''Stop playing Krueger!'' Tina hissed.
The look of surprise on Jacob's quickly shifted from confusing to glee; he stood back on his own two feet and his body began to change until he was in the familiar attire of the hat, glove, sweater and burnt skin. ''See that power of yours still works when you're asleep!'' Freddy smirked as he slashed his claws together rapidly, causing a rain of sparks to fly off them and head right for Tina. However, as the sparks came close, they fizzed out.
''I've been practicing!'' Tina said...right before her desk was hovering in the air, and thrown right on Freddy, knocking him right through the office wall and door. Tina quickly ran forward to face Freddy again; it would take more than that to slow him down. But she couldn't take another step forward, because outside of the wall in her office now as a huge lake…Crystal Lake to be exact.
And then right in front of Tina, a figure burst through the surface of the lake and grabbed onto her foot. Tina was so close to kicking the thing off her, but stopped when she saw who it was, her long deceased father, clinging onto her leg. ''Tina, why did you kill me? I said I was sorry! How could you kill your own father?''
''No, let go!'' She screamed and telekinetically pushed her father back down under water. Not wanting to see this happen all over again, she turned around as the sounds of her father struggling underwater echoed into her ears. She then started screaming in pain and her eyes felt like they were on fire.
''You don't want to open those pretty blues, I can fix that!'' Freddy smirked standing next to Tina. She cried as beneath her eyelids the skin began to burn in such a way that it carved a scene on it, the scene of her causing her father's death. Soon the images moved, she now tried to open her eyes but found that she couldn't, she would have to watch it over and over while Freddy laughed manically.
''Now die bitch!'' Freddy said as he raised his claw and struck down…BAM! But before the blades could do any damage, the burnt killer was kicked on his left cheek by Jacob's foot and sent crashing into the lake.
Karen leaned in next to Tina and placed a hand over her eyes. In a few short seconds, the burning sensation under Tina's eyes died down, and she could finally open her blood shot and watery eyes. ''Are you okay?'' Jacob asked as he checked on her. Tina gave a nod.
''Surf's up piggy's!'' Freddy bellowed. The three turned and saw that the water had now turned into a giant tsunami, and the tsunami soon took the shape of Freddy's face. It laughed once more as it crashed down on them, it's mouth wide open to suck them all in as it washed away everything around them.
BOOM! The water then exploded as the three Nightmare Warriors all stood and created a force field around them using their respective powers. What was left of the water quickly swirled into a humanoid body and took the shape of Freddy Krueger once more.
''It's no use Krueger…'' Jacob said. ''We're still stronger than you!''
''I wouldn't bet on it, I've been learning some new tricks while I've been away!'' Freddy raised his hand, and then his four knives darted forward with chains coming out of the bottom. Each of them wrapped themselves around Jacob, who just stood refusing to do anything to stop the chains from crushing him. Tina tried to step forward and help, Karen held out her hand to stop her, she knew what Jacob was up too and believed in him.
''Little tied up Jacob?'' Freddy chuckled.
''Will you stop with the puns''. Jacob smiled before flexing his arms and the chains around him broke apart with ease. ''They stopped being funny years ago!''
''How about this one?'' Freddy then disappeared and reappeared again right behind Jacob. He swung his knives aiming for the back of Jacob's head; however, the Dream Master ducked down BAM! And then kicked at Freddy's stomach. The Dream Monster stepped back clutching his stomach, spitting out blood with each pant. Jacob was now on the offensive; his fist turned into ice BAM! He punched Freddy square in the face; the killer's face was now covered in stinging ice, but that wasn't what was concerning him right now.
''I don't get it…all that power I had before from the spell book, it's gone!'' No wonder he seemed to be more in control with his emotions than before, no wonder he couldn't land a hit on Jacob, his power was really gone, he was back to square one again. In anger he transformed into his Dream Demon formed; the muscular, piranha faced demon with the organic claw charged for Jacob again.
''My turn!'' And in a brilliant burst of blue light, Jacob ascended to his Dream Master form and the real fight begun.
BAM! BAM! All of a sudden, both of them were punched aside and crashed against a brick wall that erupted from the ground. As the bricks fell on top of them, Jacob noticed the bricks were layered with golden cement. ''Oh no'' He whispered. And his fears were confirmed when he saw Sandman advance on the both of them.
''No!'' Freddy yelled. ''Not you again!''
''You know him?'' Jacob asked.
''Oh Freddy and I go a long way…'' Sandman mocked. ''Nights out at the clubs, poker, fun times right Krueger? Just a shame you were never that much competition''.
''Oh yeah…who was the one that killed your girlfriend!'' Freddy chuckled more out of desperation than confidence.
''You're trying to piss off a god?'' Jacob said.
''THIS IS GOD!'' Freddy shouted as he charged forward and attacked Sandman with everything he had. With every swipe every slash he took, Sandman just blocked and punched Freddy away like he was made of rubber. But the Dream Killer didn't stop, he was too close to having more power than ever before, and he wasn't going to let the Sandman get to him first, he wasn't going to lose ever again. Not to Jacob, the Sandman or anyone else.
''Hey Freddo, you losing a little weight?'' Sandman smirked sarcastically before he punched Freddy right through the stomach. The fist bursting from the other side then fired a beam of golden energy right at Jacob who wasn't ready to dodge. Thankfully Tina had, using all the power she had, she pushed the beam away and it went off in the other direction.
''Thanks'', Jacob called over to her. ''Protect Karen; they're who she's after. And if we don't beat them she can't use her power and we can't get out of here!'' Jacob then charged forward to join in the battle. He threw two blue energy whips that wrapped around both of them, he lifted them up in the air and then slammed them both down hard into the ground.
''Is that the best you've got''. Sandman taunted as he walked out of the crater. ''I've got more of a punch in my little toe then you do in your entire body, now you die first…AHHHH!'' Sandman fell to his knees and cried in agony again much to Jacob's surprise. To his eyes, the Sandman was just having a severe headache. But what he couldn't see was the spirit of Steven Johnston standing over the Sandman.
''Get out of my head!'' Sandman stuttered.
''No, the deal was you kill Krueger, no one else!''
''You don't tell me what to do''.
''I do now''.
While this unseen argument went on, Freddy emerged behind Sandman and aimed his claws for the Nightmare God's back. ''Your power will do just fine!'' Freddy stabbed forward, however his arm was caught by Jacob.
''Not a chance!'' BAM! He then elbowed Freddy in the face BAM! And kicked him in the ribs knocking him aside with ease. Freddy to back up, and extended his arm to the point it actually turned into a snake, the knives taking the shape of a cobra's face and fangs. It struck out at Jacob who could only run and dodge for the moment, while Sandman continued his argument.
''Isn't this what you wanted?'' Sandman gestured for Steven to look at Freddy's weakened state. ''You drive him to the point of near death, and keep him there for as long as possible until he simply fades away''.
''It was, but I can see what you're planning on doing. Killing her and taking your place as God of Dreams, Nightmares all kinds of thought. I won't let that happen''.
''You should have thought of that before you set me free!''
From the side-lines, Karen watched as Jacob moved in close enough to drive the cobra's fangs into the extended arm of Freddy, forcing him to retract back clutching his weakened arm. Tina was more interested in something else that was going on with the new comer. ''Who's that with him?'' She asked pointing to Sandman.
To Karen it looked as if the Nightmare God was sitting alone, talking to himself. ''There's no one there!''
''There's a boy with him!'' Tina assured her. She could tell from Karen's mind she couldn't see anyone else there. The telekinetic looked on in confusion at how only she can see this, and wondered who this boy was talking to the God as if he was its master. Maybe he could be the key needed to beating Sandman. ''I need to know who he is, stay here and don't move''.
''Tina don't!'' But it was too late. Tina was already running over to them.
Sandman then noticed her running over towards them; after that, his eyes darted to Jacob and Freddy's battle in which it seemed Jacob would win in a matter of minutes, that's when a planned formed in Sandman's head. He turned to Steven once more. ''I never wanted this, to be sealed in some mortal's body!''
''You're the one who's complaining? You're not the one who's lost everything!'' Steven snapped.
''I have. To a God, power is everything to them…'' He looked over at Tina getting closer and then back at Jacob and Freddy. ''And I'm about to get mine back!''
Before Steven could stop him; Sandman throws a ball of golden energy, hitting Jacob in the back. He screamed as the energy ball burnt almost his whole back. This attack threw him off pace, and now was defenceless as Freddy slashed his claws at him. ''Now join your whore of a mother!''
''Jacob!'' Karen screamed. Tina heard this scream and saw Freddy about to strike the fatal blow. She used her power to hold Freddy in place and throw him down to the ground. However in doing so, nothing was no protecting Karen, and in a split second, Sandman teleported past Steven, past Tina and right behind Karen.
To Be Continued…
Dun, dun, dun...major cliffhanger there. What's going to happen? You'll find out very soon! Next time- The surviours are forced to make a dangerous and drastic plan to win this war against the slasher icons. Until next time, thanks and take care everyone!