A/N and disclaimer: So here is the next chapter. I warn you guys, this isn't the final version of this chapter but I felt the need to put it up here even so. Again, I don't' own Freddy or the NOES universe, just Julie, Jay, Doug, Beverly, and Joseph. Please enjoy and if you have feedback I'd be happy to hear it.

Julie, Doug and Jay sat on the porch again, watching the sky grow dark. "Aren't you just a little scared now?"

"I know I am," Jay said looking at them. "I don't want that guy in my dreams."

Julie sighed. "It frightens me a little too. But his self before he was burned, I still feel drawn to him."

"You sound like you have a crush," Jay remarked.

She blushed. "I know it sounds silly but I think that part of his soul isn't evil."

"Hey, this guy is dead. I wasn't aware you were into necrophilia," Doug quipped.

Julie smacked his arm hard. "His spirit, you jerk. I'm not interested in his mortal remains."

Jay sat silent for a moment. "Guys, doesn't it strike you as a little too convenient that we found someone who knew so much about Freddy?"

"I chalked it up to dumb luck," Doug replied.

"I think Freddy is pushing to be found," she said. "I'll see if I can find him in my dreams tonight. Maybe I'll finally get some answers."

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Julie opened her eyes to find herself back at the Krueger house only the bedroom was clean and fresh. The night air blew in the window. Suddenly she felt very sleepy. Yawning, she walked over to the bed and flopped on top of it. She closed her eyes and dozed.

A knife blade came down and touched lightly on her knee. Julie did not stir. The blade trailed up her leg, pressing just hard enough to leave a light red mark in its wake. Julie smiled and kept her eyes closed. "I was hoping you'd come back," she said and rolled over. She opened her eyes and screamed. The burned Freddy laughed and pinned her shoulders to the bed.

"Thanks for resurrecting me, bitch." He leaned down and licked her cheek. "You have the honor of being my first in a long time." He raised his gloved hand. She squirmed and got her knees up to her chest. Quickly she planted her feet against his chest and pushed with all of her strength. Freddy fell back onto the floor. She leapt off the bed and ran for the door. Quickly she hurried downstairs. Once down she closed her eyes and concentrated on Jay then took a few steps. The floor changed to tile under her bare feet. She opened her eyes and found Jay standing over a pot on the stove. She ran to him.

"Jay! He's here! Freddy is here! Somehow we brought him back." There was a thumping from the other side of the kitchen door.

"What was that?" he asked, a little frightened.

She shook her head. "I don't know. I think it's him. We have to wake up right now!" She looked around then saw the pot of boiling water. "I'm sorry Jay, this is gonna hurt…" She took his hand and plunged both his and hers into the water. She screamed with pain…and sat up in bed.

"Julie!" Beverly came running in. "Are you okay?"

Julie hid her burned hand quickly. "I'm okay…just a nightmare."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, go back to sleep, Mom."

"Okay. But you call if you need anything." Beverly turned and walked back down the hall. Julie leapt out of bed, holding her hand gingerly in front of her. Quickly she hurried downstairs to the living room where Jay and Doug were sitting up, both wide awake.

"Jay, are you okay?" she asked holding out her burned hand for them to see. Jay held out his. "I'm sorry, hon. I couldn't think of any other way." She went over to the aloe plant and broke off two leaves. She came back over and handed him one before sitting down.

Doug looked at the two of them. "So you both saw him?"

Julie shook her head, rubbing aloe juice on her hand. "He was in mine. I ran into Jay's and I think he followed."

"How did he come back?"

"He said we resurrected him. I don't know what that means. How did we find him?"

Jay looked solemn. "I think I know." Julie and Doug looked at him curiously. He went on. "All the interest we've devoted to this haunted house. All the questions we asked. We stirred up a lot of belief. And I hate to say it, but you were already believing in him, Julie."

She nodded. "I know. This is mainly my fault."

"No one's looking to place the blame," Doug said, taking her good hand in his. "You didn't ask for him to start coming into your dreams."

"But I listened to him, even wanted him to come into them," she said, misery in her voice. "He told me to find him. And I did. Now he's loose and I have no idea how to close him up again." She looked from one to the other. "Any ideas?"

Jay studied the floor for a moment. "Well, I don't think killing him would work. He seems to be able to come back no matter what."

"So we find a way to bind him," Doug said. "That way he can't escape. At least not before we get out of here."

"What am I gonna tell my mother?" Julie said, head in her hands.

"Don't tell her anything," Doug said. "He's only come after kids, not adults."

"There's a first time for everything," she said morosely. "Well, I'm not tired anymore. How about you guys?"

Jay shook his head and so did Doug. Julie smiled. "How does a movie sound?"

"Sounds like the perfect thing for would-be insomniacs," Jay said, smiling