SHOUT OUTS/ANSWERS

Sue1313: Well, hang on just a little big longer. Thanks. Here you go.

DISCLAIMER

Belongs to Wes Craven, New Line Cinema, and CBS. And the BAU knows Donald's a Captain because they were introduced when they first got to Springwood. I use a line from NOES 1. Reference to The Dream Child.

Joey panted nervously and tried to stop the shifting room.
"Somebody! Help me!" he cried. Maniacal laughter filled the room. This isn't happening! This isn't happening! This isn't happening! Joey thought to himself. He continued to throw himself against the door. He had to get out! Meanwhile, after Derek and Prentiss' dreams, the BAU had been reviewing the case, when Prentiss had noticed a couple of ambulances whizzing by. Curious, they had all gotten in their cars and followed them. When they got there, they were surprised to see a group of people being rushed into various rooms.

"What's going on?" Derek wondered.

"They're caught in the dreamscape," Cp. Thompson answered.

"What does that mean?" Prentiss asked.

"It means that they can't wake up," Captain Thompson

"W--wait a minute. You're saying they're all asleep?" JJ questioned.

"Yeah," Cp. Thompson answered. Then, as a doctor came up, "How's Crusel?"

"We've got his breathing stabilized, but he still seems pretty frightened. Whatever he's dreaming about, it isn't good," the doctor answered.

"Wait, wait, wait. If they're all dreaming, why don't they just wake themselves up?" Derek wondered.

"Because they're trapped, that's why," Cp. Thompson replied. "He's got them all trapped," he continued.

"Okay, Captain. You better explain what the heck's going on…now," Rossi instructed.

"Well, since all of my officers are down…I guess I have no choice now," Cp. Thompson responded.

"You're telling us that everyone that was just brought in is a police officer?" Rossi queried.

"That's exactly what I'm saying," Cp. Thompson confirmed. Kristen looked around at the old house. Why did Krueger always bring her here? It didn't scare her anymore. SCREE! She gasped and turned around.

"Where are you, Krueger? I know you're here," she declared. There was a throaty chuckle and the man stepped into view.

"Brave little Piggy," he sneered. Kristen flipped through the air and knocked Krueger back. Alice's brow furrowed in confusion. Why was she in a meadow?

"I never used to dream this," she commented.

"Alice," a voice called.

"Dan?" she queried.

"Alice," the voice called again. She turned around. Was it possible? Was Dan really here?

"Dan?" Alice asked.

"Alice," her one-time boyfriend, Dan Jordan said, appearing in front of her. Eagerly, but tentatively, she stepped forward.

"Dan, what are you doing here?" Alice questioned.

"I had to make sure you and Jacob were all right," Dan said, approaching her.

"Dan, we're all right," Alice stated. Meanwhile, Jacob was running up a flight of stairs, trying to ignore the pain in his side. Mom. I gotta reach Mom, he thought to himself.

"Mom?" he called. In the meadow, Alice's brow furrowed.

"Jacob?" she questioned. She turned towards the sound and Dan reached for her.

"Hey, be careful. It could be Krueger trying to trick us," he warned. Wait. This isn't right. Dan is dead. Krueger killed him, Alice thought to herself. This--this couldn't be Dan. Krueger had killed him while he was riding his motorcycle. But what if it was Dan? What if he had come back to protect them?

"Mom!" Jacob called again. Alice once again turned to the sound and started for it, but Dan grabbed her wrist.

"Wait. Be careful, Alice," he cautioned. Suddenly, Jacob appeared in the meadow!
"MOM! THAT'S NOT DAD!" he shouted. Alice yanked away and kicked him away from her. Krueger growled and started for him. In his prison, Kincaid gave a final tug on the bars, which broke apart, and he quickly ran out of the room.

"Kristen! Joey!" he shouted. In the still-shrinking room, Joey heard his friend's cry.

"Kincaid?" he asked. Then, he gave a yell of fright as the room grew even smaller. As she ran, Kristen concentrated on the others. They all had to get out of here. Joey gave frightened cries. He put his hands on the ceiling in a futile effort to stop the room from caving in.

"No. No," he said. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he shouted. The nurses and doctors screamed in fright as the windows shattered.

"Joey," Cp. Thompson groaned as the BAU looked around in surprise. How had this happened? Almost simultaneously, Rick, Alice, Jacob, Joey, Kincaid, Kristen, Nancy, and Rod jerked awake.

"Whoa. Way too close," Joey said in fright, his voice muffled by his oxygen mask.