Rurrlock & ShadowLord's A New Nightmare
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Story created by Rurrlock-God of Power
Chapter 7: Seven Minutes to Midnight
Monday 16th March 1981 11:53pm
A young boy watched as his parents were walking down a dark alley at night. They didn't even seem to know that little boy was there; they were just talking to themselves about something. Then the little boy felt a trickle of water go down his face, he looked up to see it was starting to rain. Slowly spitting at first, but then it started to come down harder.
''LET GO! HELP!'' The little boy heard, he looked by down to see his mum and dad attacked by a thug with a knife. The boy runs to try to help, but he doesn't seem to be getting any closer. He can do nothing but watch as SLASH! His mum goes to the floor, her throat cut.
''Mummy!''
SLASH! His dad is cut across the torso, and he falls to the ground. He was still alive, but only just. The boy stops running as he looks at the thug...and he was looking back. The boy whimpered and backed away like a scared puppy. The thug just stood there, his maggot infested face smiling, loving the fear he was giving this boy.
The dad rolled over a bit to face the little boy ''Steven...run!''
The little boy saw his reflection in the puddle, he was no longer a little boy, but he was a 17 year old...a 17 year old Steven Johnston. The thug screamed in a terrible high pitch and drove the knife into Steven's father, his father however let out a scream that sounded like it was coming from a little girl; and for a breath flash, his father's face resembled a little girls.
''NOOOO!''
''Steven...Steven look at me, wake up!'' Becky yelled. Steven calmed down and looked around to see him and Becky in her bedroom, lying in her bed, the covers hiding their naked bodies. Steven tried to get his breathing back under control; Becky hugged him tightly not wanting to let him go.
''It's okay you're awake now, it was just a dream''.
''It wasn't a dream...a memory''.
''It was your parents wasn't it?'' Becky knew about Steven's parents and the nightmares he had about them.
''I just don't understand how I can remember how they died, when I wasn't even there!''
''Steven you lost your parents...that is unimaginable. You just...it's just too hard for someone to lose them that early. And of course this Freddy Krueger doesn't help...'' Becky yawned. And Steven looked up at her ''You're tired too''.
''I want to go to sleep so bad...but if we do, he'll get us!''
Steven brushed a bit of her hair away from her face, and she looked at him ''As long as you've got me, that bastard won't get anywhere near you!''
Becky smiled again and the two kissed ''How did I ever get into a fight with you...I'm really sorry'' Becky said.
''I think over the last ten minutes we showed how sorry we are'' Steven joked. A sly grin then appeared on Becky's face ''Oh, I don't know. I don't think I've shown you how sorry I really am'' They started kissing again, it was then starting to get a little more intimate between them as they went for round 2.
KNOCK! KNOCK! ''Becky we need to talk'' Megan called from behind Becky's bedroom door.
''She has perfect timing doesn't she?'' Becky whispered frustrated.
''I know Steven's in there as well...I just want to talk to both of you'' Megan called again, but this time her voice seemed to break a bit. Becky then seemed a bit more worried about what she was going to say; since the date went wrong, the two sisters haven't talked at all. But Becky and Steven got dressed and went out to see what Megan was calling for.
''Finally, finished!'' Weasel leapt up with joy after finally fixing his favourite chair. He took a seat and started spinning on it. He stopped and out of nowhere a man was standing in front of him.
''AH!'' Weasel screamed ''Whoa, sorry buddy. Just don't do that okay? I've had enough of that lately!''
''My apologies'' Freddy responded. He then found another chair and sat down.
''So what can I do for you?'' Weasel asked.
''Information...do you know someone by the name of Steven Johnston?''
Weasel flinched a bit, but he kept calm, he wasn't about to rat out Steven a third time ''Never heard of him!''
''Really? Because from what I heard, you know everyone in Springwood. And you're telling me the one person I'm looking for...you don't know him?''
''Well...um...I'm one of those people that...needs to see the face. You know, remember from actually seeing him, so unless you have a picture?'' Weasel tried to sneak his way out, but was shocked to see Freddy pull out a picture of Steven from a year ago.
''Uh...um...'' Weasel was lost at first ''Oh yeah I've seen that kid before...but I don't know him!''
Freddy glances at Weasel, and Weasel starts to panic a bit more ''I mean...I've seen him walk by a couple of times, but I've never talked to him!''
''Where have you seen him?''
''Down by...Hilltop Street!''
''That's on the outskirts of Springwood, what would you be doing there?'' Freddy asked.
''Um...um...well I know his...I know his...um...''
''You're not a good liar!''
''Yeah well you're one to talk. I mean who are you? Are you with the police or what? Cause I could get you in trouble...'' He was cut off as Freddy lunges and grabs him by the throat slamming him into the wall. Weasel struggles and kicks but Freddy doesn't let go; he reaches into his cloak and when his hand comes out, it is inside a glove with knives for fingers. Weasel thrashes harder, but Freddy just brings him forward and slams the back of his head into the wall. He stops struggling as Freddy leans in.
''I went to his house, he wasn't there. From what I've heard you two are close friends, you must know where else he goes?'' He whispers calmly. Weasel gasps gently; his eyes fluttering, his head feeling fuzzy and he can feel the blood trickling from the back of his head. Freddy tightens his grip.
''Where is he?''
Weasel thinks of what to say, he remembers an old junkyard that was abandoned years ago ''Joe's Metal Man's, we hang around there sometimes...''
''I know that place is abandoned, has been for years. No one goes there...that's strike one...'' Freddy then plunges his claw into Weasel's side. He grunts in pain, but Freddy doesn't stop, he slams his head on the wall again.
''Let's try again, where is Steven?'' Freddy says a little more urgently. Weasel needed something that could work. Then he remembers Ryan saying he and his parents would be going out for the night ''He went to visit his cousin, Ryan Johnston, he told me...''
''You're lying; I was at Ryan's house. Steven wasn't there, but Ryan did just fine you, should have seen the look on his face before he died!''
Weasel's pain then seemed to disappear, he forgot about the wounds. Once those words came out of Freddy's mouth, Weasel found new strength. He lunged forward, but Freddy stayed strong, tightening his grip around the neck before slamming him into the wall harder, and plunging his claws on Weasel's other side.
''That's strike two...one more lie...and you're out!'' Freddy chuckled as he stroked his claw over Weasel's face.
''Tabatha'' Weasel grunted out.
''What?''
''Tabatha Gillespie, Steven's girlfriend. He's always with her, 37 Munkington Lane''.
Freddy then remembered the girl in the group's dream. Smiling he turned to Weasel ''It's very noble to tell the truth...especially when they are your last words!'' Freddy brought his claw back, and darted it into Weasel's stomach. He screamed for a moment, before finally passing away. Freddy lets go and Weasel slumps to the floor. He takes one last look at the boy before making his way out.
But if Freddy had stayed longer, he would have seen a motionless Weasel spring to life panting and laughing his head off while removing a scratched up metal jacket from under his shirt.
''Game, set & match to the street rat!'' Weasel laughed. He slowly and painfully got to his feet; Freddy's strikes did cut him a little. But he didn't care; he just tricked Freddy Krueger...twice because he told Freddy the wrong address. Weasel knew Tabby's parents were divorced; she was staying at her mum's while her dad was out. So Freddy was going to her dad's empty house. Weasel grunted and groaned as he made his way out to the street and head off to find Steven, never had victory hurt so much!
Teresa was taken back; Wendy told her that her parents were rich, but this was just...''Whoa!'' This wasn't a house, it was a mansion...seriously it's a mansion. Every room was at least four times the size of any room she has ever seen before. The rooms sparkled, not a speck of dust anywhere.
But something else struck Teresa, despite the large amount of room, and the obvious millions that the Lanes still had, there was nothing really special. There were modest tables and chairs, a small TV; the walls looked like they were painted by five year olds and not the professionals they could have hired.
''My parents are pretty tight!'' Wendy said helping Teresa carry her suitcase to the top of the (long) stairs.
''Tight?''
''Okay not exactly, but since the house they haven't spent big anymore''.
''Why...'' Teresa stumbled as he reached the top step, but thanks to Wendy's quick reflexes she just caught her hand and helped her steady herself. After a few seconds of silence they realise they were still holding hands, Teresa quickly let go ''Thanks'' She breathed out.
''No problem. So where was I...oh yeah, you can thank my uncle for making my parents tight. All my family are descendant from royalty; my uncle was just as rich as my parents. When I was about one or two, he got really addicted to gambling; a year later, he's lost everything. That taught my parents a lesson; if it's possible to earn this much money, it's possible to lose that much money as well''.
Wendy pointed to her bedroom down just to Teresa's left. Teresa opened it and went in expecting the same huge walls and space, but instead saw just a normal bedroom just about bigger then her own. Again nothing special; bed, cupboard, a stack of old board game, they only thing that did strike Teresa was the amount of videos she had, about thirty.
''Anyway...'' Wendy continued ''I prefer living the normal life anyway!''
''Why?'' Teresa asked as she left her suitcase in the corner. Wendy sat on her bed, and Teresa took a seat on the edge of it.
''Fancy, new or top-class places just make me feel uncomfortable. It just feels like it's...too much. I've grown up with my parents wanting to squeeze every penny, so I've just gotten use to not getting what I want. Although, there are the occasional latest clothes that I like'' Wendy joked, and Teresa laughed a bit.
''I'm like the opposite end of the barrel'' Teresa whispered ''We...are really low on money. And the fact that my dad's blind doesn't help. So we tried everything to pay bills; sell old pets, me being home-schooled, my mum...taking my dad's benefits...''
''She did that!'' A shocked Wendy gasped, Teresa just nodded.
''She was never the same when my dad got the disease that made him blind. She always wants to fit in with the top class, wanting to be the most perfect person, because she believed she was perfect. It was like she thought my dad was the disease. Nancy also got treated pretty badly by her...I was actually the only one in the family she didn't find a disappointment, till tonight''.
Teresa just kept her head down, while Wendy was still trying to gather the fact that someone like her mother actually exists ''How can she find you a disappointment?''
''I think that's pretty obvious''.
''So you like girls; what is wrong with liking someone that...you know you've got a much better chance of finding love then her''.
Teresa then slowly brought her head up and looked at Wendy ''What makes you say that?''
''Because what is there not to like about you?''
Teresa smiled at her and Wendy smiled back. Teresa's heart was beating faster; it felt like it was going up her throat.
''Yeah well, I haven't really had much luck finding someone''.
''Haven't you had any crushes?'' Wendy asked. And Teresa flinched a bit, but not because of the crush she had on her, but...
''I had a crush, my first crush about three years ago. I think it was cause of her I found out I...liked girls!''
''What happened to her?''
Teresa chocked up a bit before saying ''We lived...pretty close, her parents had died. And for a while it was good; I kinda took care of her, she really appreciated me hanging around with her and...I was enjoying being with her that almost out of the blue I say...I have a crush on her. Then one night, I told her how I felt...and...and...''
''Teresa, she didn't hurt you did she?'' Wendy asked with a voice full of concern.
Teresa nodded ''She slapped me across the face and called me a freak'' She quickly said before breaking down crying. Wendy moved closer and tightly hugged her, letting Teresa rest her head on her shoulder. Tears were starting to form in her eyes as well; how could someone be so cruel, especially to someone like Teresa.
''Teresa, you don't need someone like that, what she did was...just...''
''At least tonight I saw that old self of hers again'' Teresa cut in day-dreaming a bit. Now Wendy was confused ''Wait...what? Tonight, how...NANCY?'' Teresa nodded
''But...what...I mean...'' Wendy didn't even know how to begin this.
''We're not real sisters so I thought...we could. But she just wasn't in to me. In fact, I think it was me telling her to truth that turned her into...the Nancy you knew''.
Wendy started getting a better understanding of what Teresa was thinking; she placed her palm on Teresa's cheek and wiped away the tears flowing down her face. But even when the tears were gone, she kept her hand on her face, and this caused Teresa to shift uncomfortably.
''Teresa I've got to ask you something!'' She said quickly. Teresa didn't answer, but Wendy asked ''Do you have a crush on me?''
Teresa turned her head a bit so she wasn't looking at Wendy, but Wendy's hand was still on her cheek.
''How did you know?'' Teresa asked, but she kind of already knew the answer.
''Just...the way you look at me, the way you act around me, and that you don't want to be close to me now that I know you're gay''.
''Wendy...I've never told anyone about myself like this before, but I trust you. You're just so amazing; you're kind, funny, always there for me, and...I want to be your friend, I don't want to spoil what we have because...'' Teresa couldn't continue because Wendy's lips were on hers.
Teresa was quite shocked by this, she pulled back ''Wha...''
''I want to be more than friends. Teresa you're the first person that's ever listened to me; the first person that has actually cared about what I have to say. You're...amazing as well. You just make me feel special. I love you!''
Teresa was lost for words, was this a dream? No it wasn't...it was real!
''I love you so much!'' Teresa said, and the two's lips crashed into each other again this time with more passion, and they weren't holding back. The two sat on the bed kissing for what seemed like hours, everything around them seemed to glitter, their heads were buzzing and the hearts were beating loud enough to make a beat together.
They pulled back again for air; they stared into each other's eyes, smiling and laughing at how it came to this. Without even realising, Teresa was slowly pulling Wendy's shirt up. Teresa looked at Wendy for permission, and for an answer Wendy started unbuckling the belt on her own trousers.
Teresa leaned in and they started kissing again. Wendy gently rested on her back on the bed, and Teresa lay on top of her. As they continued to kiss; their clothes were tossed aside. Nothing to them mattered more to them then each other right now. They showed each other how much they loved and cared for each other for hours. When they had no more energy left; they just lay under the covers, holding each other, never wanting to let go...ever.
''So what's this about Megan?'' Becky asked kinda bitterly.
''I want to say that...I'm really sorry about the way I acted''.
Steven looked like he had already forgiven her, but Becky probably needed more convincing.
''Becky I just...didn't know what I was thinking...''
''I know what you was thinking!'' Becky spat back; and a look of hurt appeared on Megan's face, but she wasn't giving up yet.
''I know what I did was wrong. You're going out with Steven now; but...I went out with him first and it was one of the happiest times of my life...so I just want to say...don't do what I did!''
Steven kept his head down; Becky's face was softening, but she still had a bitter look on her face. Megan continued ''Steven was so good to me...and I repaid it by saying I'm not ready for a relationship yet. But then when...his parents died I thought that maybe I could make him feel better, that this may be my chance to repay him...but he was already with you. And at first I thought that I had to be with him...that we had to be together again to show how sorry I was. But then at the date, when I saw Nick dead; I just got a flash, that...what if it was you? Becky I don't care how much I love Steven; I don't want to lose you to get to him!''
Becky's face was now more sympathetic; she walked over to Megan. Megan flinched a bit thinking she was going to get a slap, but was surprised when Becky hugged her.
''I forgive you'' Becky whispered in her ear.
RING! RING! The phone went off.
''I'll get it'' Becky said as she left to get the phone. Megan looked over to Steven ''I can't believe she forgave me!''
''Told you she would!'' Steven replied.
''She is good for you, and you for her. But I swear, if you think about dumping her I'll make sure you can never have kids with another woman''.
They both laughed ''You know that will never cross my mind'' Steven said.
''Steven!'' Becky called out. Steven and Megan walked out into the hallway to see Becky holding the phone.
''It's Weasel...he...you should hear this'' They knew something was wrong because Becky was trying to hold back tears. Steven walked over and took the phone from her, listening to Weasel on the other side. Becky walked to Megan standing beside her. They both watched as Steven was listening, a shocked look appears on his face, his lips were quivering until finally he sunk to his knees still holding the phone before breaking down crying.
''What happened?'' Megan whispered to her sister.
''Weasel was just attacked by Freddy!''
''Oh no...''
''He's okay, he got away...it's Ryan...''
''Is Ryan okay?''
Becky trembled a bit; she turned to Megan and shook her head ''He's dead!''
Megan gasped as both sisters' painfully watched Steven on his knees crying his heart out.
Tabby just sat on the couch trying to keep her eyelids open; she was trying everything, coffee, sweets and any kind of waker-upper there was. Finally it came down to her sitting on the couch watching Thamuz Part VI: Hell Warriors, one of her favourite films so this was good enough. Her mother walked in on her, and looked at what she was watching.
''I don't know how you can watch these kinds of films, they're disgusting'' She spat out, and Tabby could smell the liquor and cigarette in her breath.
''Mum, this film is a classic!''
''Classic? Dear these films dried up after the fourth one!'' She said as she started making her way out of the room until...
''Mum wait, I we talk for a second?'' Tabby said. Mrs. Gillespie looked surprised at first, Tabby never really wanted to talk to her about anything. But Tabby wanted to know.
''Mum, did you ever feel like you were going to grow up alone?'' She said quite quick, and her mum was taken aback a bit.
''What? Dear, I don't want to talk about...''
''Please mum I need to know!'' But Mrs. Gillespie just kept her face away, her eyes staring into the distance. Tabby took this as no answer and sunk back into the couch.
''I wasn't popular...'' Mrs. Gillespie said with the face still turned ''In fact I was bullied alot. I was treated badly by so many people...that I thought everyone hated me, and I would never find anyone...''
Tabby listened intently; see could never imagine hearing one of her mother's old stories and imagine herself in place of her mother.
''And so...one night I just thought...no more. So I made my way over to Willbersine Bridge, and...just as I was about to jump, someone stopped me...''
''Daddy'' Tabby whispered, Mrs. Gillespie nodded and continued ''At first everything was perfect, there was nothing but us. Enjoying ourselves, always being there for each other; it was amazing!''
''But...if everything was so perfect why did you and dad get divorced?'' Tabby thought she was going to get a good shout of her mum, but instead she just turned to face Tabby and answered.
''Because we grew up, and soon there was no time for ourselves. We got into one argument after another that...we...thought it was best to be alone''.
''How could you say that?'' Tabby shouted, and Mrs. Gillespie was shocked.
''What would make you want to be alone? You and dad spent most of your childhood together, I've wasted mine chasing after a boy I will never get! And now you've pretty much just told me that after I leave school there won't be any time to love anyone...meaning I will be alone for my whole life like you and dad are now!'' Tabby couldn't stop herself from shouting out that last bit, she placed her hand over her mouth but it was too late.
She turned her body round so she couldn't face her mother, but had too once her mother placed her hand on her shoulder.
''Listen to me dear, not every relationship is like the one your father and I shared. You will find someone, just wait a bit and you will!'' Tabby gave her mother a grateful look, something she rarely did.
RING! RING! There goes their phone.
Tabby got up and made her way to the phone, she turned back to her mother; she smiled at her before picking up the phone.
''Hello?'' She said.
''Hey Tabby'' Kristin said on the other side.
''Hey, how you doing?'' After a few seconds Kristin didn't say anything and Tabby knew something was up.
''I tried to call the others but none of them answered...Tabby...'' Kristin's voice seemed to be braking up.
''Kristin what's wrong?'' Tabby asked worried now.
''I can't take it anymore. I just want to say...if I don't wake up...''
''NO! Kristen don't you dare say that!'' Tabby screamed in the phone.
''Tabby, it's too much. I can't get Freddy out of my head; I have to face him...and I don't want anyone else to get hurt, so I'm going alone!''
''NO! Just...wait I'll get the others...we can...''
''Tabby, Ryan's dead!'' Kristin cut in. And Tabby's world just seemed to stop.
''Wh...What?''
''Weasel just called, Freddy got to him. That's why I need to face him alone, so no one else can get hurt...tell the others...thanks for helping me cope, Mora was everything to me...and I never thanked them for helping me. Good-bye...'' The other side of the phone then went silent, except for the faint noises of Kristin walking away.
''NO! KRISTIN STOP PLEASE! KRISTIN COME BACK!''
''KRISTIN PLEASE! KRISTIN...'' Tabby called on the other side. Kristin was in her room; she grabbed a few big, old books she had next to her computer about dreams, powers and Gods. Instead of putting them on the self, she threw them in her bin, either way if she lived or not she wouldn't need those anymore.
''KRISTIN...'' Tabby was still calling. Kristin looked to her phone, listening to Tabby's pleas, but they were falling on deaf ears, Kristin had made up her mind. She laid on her bed, and gradually lets her sub-conscious take over.
''KRISTIN!''
Kristin's eyes burst open, yet she was still surrounded by darkness. She felt like she was being crushed; her eyes were stinging, and she couldn't breathe. She forces her arms outwards, but is really struggling, like the darkness is actually pushing her back. A stinging feeling goes all over her body, as she lifts her hand. And breaks through the darkness, just that glimmer of light shows what the darkness really is and why Kristin is having trouble...it's sand, she's buried.
She was almost out of air, her arms and legs were too weak to pull herself out. But then she remembers her last dream, when the entire group had some kind of dream powers. It was worth a try. From her hands she starts to produce all the water she can; whether from her sweat, her saliva or her tears, she uses the water to gradually lift her up toward the light.
She climbs out, her arms and legs numb. She looks down to see her bottom half in a sandpit. Then she looks around to see she wasn't in just some random sandpit, but one from school. She carefully gets to her feet looking around, the place was deserted. The playground equipment was all rusted, with black oil dripping off them. And crows perched on top of the school building.
SLAP! Kristin turns to see four girls standing over the sandpit, with another one falling in it, whimpering while holding her cheek that was just slapped. Kristin instantly knew who the big girls Sarah, Michelle, Kate and the leader Tina Gray (from Elm Street Part 1) and the little girl in the sandpit...her from five years ago.
''Please just let me go!'' Little Kristin cried out as she jumped up to run, but the others just stop her and pushed her in the pit again.
''You know the deal...'' Tina laughed ''If you want protection, you have to keep the pay coming'' Kristin couldn't stand her, she remembers the torment these girls put her through. Kristin thought that if she paid them to be bodyguards she wouldn't be bullied anymore, but it was worse. They still bullied her and took her money.
''I'm not going to pay you...you still hurt me!'' The little Kristin shouts, and in reply Tina kicks her in the gut hard. Kristin grunts a bit, she remembers that kick...but she also remembers what happens after.
Tina lifts her leg to kick again, but another leg kicks her on the knee causing her to fall to the ground. Sarah turns to the new coming, only to see the girl give her a hard dig in the nose. Michelle punches, but the girl blocks and elbows her in the ribs before pushing her down to the ground. She turns to Kate to see she was already running. Michelle and Sarah help Tina to her feet, who stares at the little Kristin intently.
''You're dead...I'm going to kill you!'' She grunts as her group carry her away. The new girl walks towards the little Kristin, who was a bit weary of her protector.
''Are you okay?'' She asks Kristin. The little Kristin doesn't say anything.
''It's alright, I won't bite. I'm Mora!''
Little Kristin stutters ''She...she said...she was going to...kill me?''
''She won't, she's just trying to act tough. Besides, I'll protect you!'' Mora beams causing the little Kristin to smile. Kristin knew that Mora would keep her promise; she was her bodyguard, she didn't want Kristin's money, only for her to be her friend.
The sand from the pit then explodes around Kristin. She covers her face and closes her eyes. When she opens them again she was still in the playground, but the sandpit was gone and there were kids on the equipment, but they were just sitting still. Looking lifelessly around the playground.
BOOM! In a flash of lightning, it turns into torrential rain. In seconds, Kristin is drenched...both her and the younger Kristin she sees leave the school carrying her bag. From the looks of the clothes, she could tell this is her from four or three years ago.
BAM! ''AH!'' Both Kristin's look across the playground to see Mora getting battered by Tina, Michelle and Sarah. The younger Kristin starts to run over to help, while our Kristin could only watch and wait for the inevitable...for this was the day that scarred her life.
Michelle and Sarah pick Mora up while Tina pummels her in the stomach. Kristin runs up behind Tina and BAM! A punch to the side of her face. Taking this chance, Mora elbows Michelle in the stomach causing her to let go. Kristin charges at Tina who is kneeled down on the ground.
GLITCH! Kristin jerks a bit and falls to her knees. Mora punches Sarah and turns to see Tina bury a knife in Kristin's stomach...this was the day Kristin became afraid of knives.
''KRISTIN!'' Mora screams as she charges at Tina, but she takes off, leaving Kristin lying on the ground the knife still in her stomach. Mora crashes down next to her, trying to keep Kristin from losing blood. She looks around and calls for help. That is when to our Kristin, everything becomes quiet. The drama was still going on but with no sounds coming, like watching a video without the sound.
Our Kristin stumbles back, and as the rain continues to fall but starts to slow down, to the point where Kristin can see images in the drops. She sees herself in the hospital, with her parents and Mora by her bedside. She then sees herself leaving the hospital with a bandage across her stomach. Flashes of her and Mora in court accusing Tina of attempted murder. And then, the after match of her trauma where every time she would see a knife she would panic and go into a frenzy. As Kristin watched the images in the rain drops she noticed that the raindrops were changing shape...knife like shapes. She closes her eyes. That doesn't stop Freddy placing his knife fingers on her shoulder, and leaning in close to her.
''Sweet memories! How does it feel to know that you couldn't save her!'' He chuckles in her ear, but he doesn't see the way Kristin facial expression changes, from fear...to rage. Freddy's hand on her shoulder then sets alight. He yells and stumbles back, shocked more than hurt. The rain drops stop in their tracks, floating in mid-air. The wind picks up, the ground starts to shake, the rain-drops around Kristin fall and her body lights on fire.
''All this time...I thought that I could save her, that I wasn't fast enough to save her. Because she helped me get through life, helped me heal in that hospital, I always thought that I would have to save her life one day...and when you killed her, I thought I could have done something to prevent it, that it was my fault she died. But now I know, you're right, I couldn't save her. It wasn't my fault she died...IT WAS YOURS!'' She screams as she creates a fist out of the ground and BAM! Freddy is sent soaring into the school building.
Kristin then blasts all of the rain drops at the school. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The school was blown apart, Kristin strains her eyes to try and find Freddy...no sign of him. Kristin looks around the playground, but then starts to hear a sort of twirling noise. She turns to see the roundabout thrown at her. She makes an air-bubble underneath her and flies over the projectile (Think Avatar: Airbender).
She lands on the ground, and then charred oak trees come alive and send vine and branches at her. Kristin unleashes a flamethrower at the trees burning them. From the flames a giant serpent rises and strikes. Kristin lifts the ground creating a shield. The fire serpent crashes through it head first, and Kristin unleashes a geyser of water on it. She watches as it falls to the ground and the flames disappear.
As Kristin turns to her school, the remains of the building have disappeared.
''Special delivery!'' Freddy yells from the sky. Kristin looks up to see Freddy drop the whole school on her CRASH!
Freddy lands on the ground, and right away he can feel the ground shake, and the sounds of something moving underneath...Kristin was tunnelling under the ground. BOOM! Kristin explodes from the ground next to Freddy; one hand the element of earth, the other of fire.
BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! Kristin pummels Freddy with her punches. Freddy stumbles back, but regains control and swings. Kristin blasts a gush of wind forcing Freddy's arm back the other way. Then she blasts the knife rain drops still in the air at Freddy's back. The knifes shoot through Freddy's body; and in Kristin's hand which consumes her fist. BAM! Her water fist sends Freddy flying back, and landing in the ground causing a crater.
Kristin pants heavily trying to regain her strength. She looks forward and sees that Freddy is no longer in the crater; instead a small flame, a puddle, a stone and a small gush of wind. But in a few seconds, these elements shift, become bigger and taking on human figure. And Kristin can only pray to God for help once the elements have transformed; standing before her is a flame version of Freddy with the knives at twice the length, a water version of Freddy where instead of knives his arm is an axe, a stone version of Freddy with a large hammer as his arm, and an air version of Freddy with a whip as his arm.
The four Freddy's all blast a beam of their element at Kristin. She shields herself by creating a sphere from the earth around her. The blasts blast open her earth shield and knock her back. The water version jumps at Kristin; it swings the axe but Kristin evades. Kristin slashes with a water fist, but it just cuts right through the Freddy. Kristin tries over and over, but she just goes right through it.
The fire Freddy sends waves of fire blasts at Kristin. She uses her air scooter again to dodge them all; but the wind Freddy turns into a typhoon and tries to suck her in. Kristin jumps off her air scooter, but then the typhoon pushes her away. Kristin rolls and tumbles right into the path of the earth Freddy.
It lifts it's hammer to strike, but Kristin creates her own earth hammer and swings BAM! The earth Freddy shatters into the ground...but then crumbles back together ready to swing the hammer again. Kristin jumps back as the hammer hits the ground, tearing the earth apart under Kristin. The fractured earth lifts up and smack Kristin in the chin. She coughs out a gush of blood, just before fire Freddy slashes her across the back. And she falls to the ground.
The pain Kristin is feeling right now is too much to endure. Her back felt like it (and probably) was on fire. Her head was so sore, she couldn't even lift it up to see the element Freddy's moving towards her. And she was losing alot of blood from her wounds, her muscles were aching, and Freddy was using her own power against her, she couldn't beat him. But maybe she didn't have too. If he could use her power against her, why not vice versa?
She leaps into the air over the Freddy's and lands weakly on her feet. She turns to see the water Freddy stand in front of the fire Freddy, just what she wanted! She blasts wind towards the water Freddy, and the liquid floes off its body and onto the fire, causing the fire Freddy to disappear. It worked, so it must surely work for the others.
The earth Freddy rises out of the ground behind Kristin, but she leaps over it and blasts another gush of wind sending the earth Freddy back into the water. Once they collide, the earth Freddy absorbs the water until it disappears as well.
Kristin leaps over the wind and earth Freddy, and blasts her biggest air blast yet. And the wind from her blast and the wind off the body of the Freddy cause the earth Freddy to be blown apart, and this time he doesn't come back.
Kristin collapses to the floor, just as the air Freddy kicks her and blows her back into the remains of the destroyed school. It actually smiles, thinking Kristin has run out of ideas. But Kristin doesn't need any one else to help her beat this last one. She gets to her feet slowly; her right arm becomes fire, her left arm water, her right leg earth, and her left wind. The air Freddy becomes a typhoon again and charges at her just as she lets it all go and blasts all of her power at the typhoon.
BOOM! The whole area is blown away by the impact. The school disintegrates into dust, the trees are no more, and everything is gone. Everything, except Kristin lying on the wasteland. Battered and bruised, and knowing she was on the edge. She literally gave everything; she won't be able to wake up from this. She would never have believed her powers could reach that level, but now they were gone...so how come her arm was caught on fire?
She grunts in pain, she wasn't causing her arm to catch fire, or her other arm to be surrounded by water. BOOM! BOOM! A chain of fire shoots out of her hand, while from her other hand a chain of water shoots out lifting her to her feet, and into the air. Then both her legs are covered in wind and earth, and chains of the elements shoot out from her feet into the ground, keeping her from rising into the sky anymore.
She screams at the top of her lungs; the fire was burning her arm, the water was crushing her other arm, as were the earth and air around her legs. And the chains were actually coming out from her body. She looks onto the ground to see Freddy (normal) looking up at her, his devil like laugh was the only noise now.
''A good try! It was a real blast! I would love to do this again sometime, but I'm afraid you're just too dangerous to keep around. And besides, you're friends should keep me entertained just as much as you did!''
A look of confusion appears on Freddy's face when he sees that Kristin is smiling.
''Want to share to joke with the class?'' He calls up at her.
Kristin keeps the smile on her face ''You think that they will just be some amusement to you. They are more powerful then you'll ever be...they'll have you on the ropes, they'll show you what true power is...they'll stop you!''
''HA!'' Freddy shrugs.
''You said it yourself, we're too dangerous to keep around!''
Freddy actually thinks about Kristin's words, and for a brief second he looks worried. In anger at these comments he flexes his fingers, and the element chains begin to pull apart. Kristin keeps the smile on her face, intimidating Freddy more. She thinks about her friends, how they helped her and were there for her when she needed help. She wishes them luck, but knows they don't need, for she seems more then convinced that they will kill Krueger. In a flash, she sees the face of Mora, as the chains pull at their hardest; and Kristin lets out her final scream.
Steven and Becky were sat on an old sofa as Megan stood next to them. Wendy and Teresa sat on another sofa beside them, while Tabby paced back and forth cursing and crying. Weasel sat on his usual chair, as they all tried to gather the news they got five minutes ago about Kristin.
''Why...WHY? WHY DID SHE HAVE TO DO THAT?'' Tabby screams, she was taking this the hardest.
Wendy speaks up ''There was nothing you could do...''
''She called me. I could have...talked her out of it or...or...'' She tries to continue but can't, as she sinks to the floor and starts to cry again.
Steven gets to his feet ''Kristin was right about one thing though...we are going to fall asleep, we will face him eventually. Kristin just taught us that we have to do it together, as a group!''
Becky stands and takes his and in hers ''I'm with you!''
Megan steps forward ''Anywhere my sister goes, I go too''
Wendy and Teresa stand up hand in hand ''Us too'' Teresa says.
They all turn to Tabby, she looks at each person before wiping the tears from her eyes ''Let's get that son of a bitch!''
''Guys?'' Weasel calls out and the group turn to him ''I think I might know someone who might know Freddy's weakness!''
The group seem to stop breathing and stare at Weasel in shock.
He groans and gets out of his seat, holding his cuts on his stomach ''Okay, Steven I'm going to be honest with you. I did not believe you're Freddy Krueger dream stalker story one bit. Plus, I don't know if this guy will help, he talks about how he's a time-traveller...not the most convincing story to say he knew Freddy''.
''He knew Freddy?''
''He didn't know him exactly but he has been following him. He's a funny guys; no birth records, no ID, no family but he seems to know alot about Krueger''.
''Who is he?''
''He was an agent once, Wesley Cater. Here's the address...'' Weasel gets a piece of paper and writes the address on it ''I don't know 100% if he'll help, but...he might be your best chance!''
Wow, I did not expect the chapter to be this long...and I originally thought it would be longer. I was going to include a chase scene involving Freddy and Weasel, I cut that because of time and pacing. Teresa and Wendy's scene was going to be a bit longer and more...um...M rated; but I cut that out because of pacing, I didn't want to go to an M rating, and I'm not the most experienced in writing those kinds of scenes.
Plus, the next chapters might take longer cause I'm falling behind, that's what happens when you write 5 stories at once, during important exams...so a lesson to all.
Next time- The group meet the ex-agent Wesley Carter, who is he? How does he know who Freddy is? And is his time-travel stories really false? Also, more members of the group will die at Freddy's blade...who will not survive to see Chapter 9...The final chapter!