All right, we're back! In the previous chapter, the Acme Loo students were able to find out from the four main Perfecto Prep students what happened to cause Elmyra's death and subsequently join forces with them, though it's obvious this was only done because this was such a dangerous and dire situation and desperate times call for desperate measures, plus it won't be forever. In any event, they've gotten to the Perfecto Prep building after Calamity Coyote created clones of them in order to make it look like they were still at school, and they've gotten to work in what studies they must do to find out about how Freddy Krueger got into their universe. They also all need to plan how they're going to try and put an end to him before he puts an end to them. How will they do this? Can they prevent anything similar from ever occurring again in the process? Only one way to find out. Read on!

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A Nightmare On Acme Acres

Chapter 2

The toons inside of this room in the Perfecto Prep building wasted no time in getting to work and playing their parts in what needed to be done to find things out. They knew this was a matter of life or death they were dealing with here, so they couldn't afford to stall. They worked together hard enough so that it was not long before they were able to find out both the reason that Freddy had entered their world as well as why it was Elmyra he'd chosen as his first target, and the manner in which he killed her.

"Ah, so he chose Elmyra because she was a nightmare to us all and he felt there was only room for one nightmare in any universe, and that was him, plus she was a human child, and also a little girl, at that. His favorite kind of target, even while he was looking for new targets." Babs said after she and the others learned of this. "Furthermore, he was also going for irony. As he'd entered this universe, he'd learned a lot about it. One of the things he learned was that Elmyra was dreaded by us animals and by people, for that matter. And she tortured any animals she had in her clutches, all without even knowing about it, true to brainless form. Since Freddy was a lot smarter than her, plus he intentionally tortured and/or killed his victims, plus had before starting to kill people murdered small animals, not to mention how Elmyra's death, which would under normal circumstances be a godsend, would be a sign of something awful impeding the way that it happened here, he felt it would be a most hilarious and sadistic irony for him to torture Elmyra to death as part of his debut here in Acme Acres. And that's just what he did, making her his first of victims as, when she fell asleep last night, he created numerous animals with sharp claws and teeth that were as vengeful as the ones she tortured and/or killed would have been were they to be given the chance to strike back at her. Following their mangling her badly, Freddy himself did well to play a hand in her death. Literally, as he slashed and carved her up with his glove blades via turning them into a cage with sharp bladed bars that Elmyra was trapped in as he made those bars close on her and cut her up even worse than she'd been torn up before this. Hence the reason Elmyra looked as she did once a corpse in bed."

"That sure explains a lot." Furrball commented. "Oui, and it accounts for why we were so frightened as we were, too." Fifi added. "After all, Freddy was trying to make it so, along with all else mentioned, we would be unable to tell what was going on and therefore shaken, which of course we still would be if the four Perfectos here hadn't helped show us the truth and help us get to where we are now." Buster said. "Thanks, guys." "Don't mention it. Ever." Roddy said as a reply. "And, since he wanted us to be scared shitless so we wouldn't be able to do blow when we finally were unable not to fall asleep and thus would be exposed to his threatening attacks…" added in Calamity with a sign he held up, and Little Beeper held up a sign that said: "Well, I do believe it's clear now exactly why things happened as they did before a miracle occurred to make it so we had a way to find things out and fight back."

But these weren't the only things the toons had learned. They had also learned the origin of Freddy. They may have known about him due to his fame in their universe, but none of them were aware of how he came to be until now. Anyway, everyone did their parts in this to perfection, and once they were done, it was outright irrefutable as to how this had happened. That Bookworm and Calamity were part of all this only further ensured it wouldn't take them long to put the pieces together and make things all click the fuck into place. Now, then, on to what happened after they'd all gotten their work done.

"Okay, it's much clearer now how the hell Freddy got here." Mary spoke. "Indeed, it is." Plucky agreed. "Somehow, someone got their hands on my Freddy costume that I wore as my getup for Halloween and used a special gem they owned to bring the real Freddy into this world through that costume, which they changed into a portal of sorts for him and him alone! Not only are they going to pay for putting our lives and possibly those of many others in danger, but they are also going to pay for stealing and fucking with my costume! I had to spend money on that, ya know!"

The others barring Monty and the four Perfectos rolled their eyes with a smile, since it of course was only too clear that both Plucky's heroic, steadfast side and greedy, selfish side were at this time shining through simultaneously. "Well, a clue we've got as to who is could be, despite it being a mystery who could have done that, is that not only does the culprit have too much time on his or her hands, but he or she also is quite rich in addition to having a particularly nasty mean streak and evil soul." Buster commented. "Yes." a comment from Roddy consisted of. "As in, a mean streak and evil soul that even me, Danforth, Ruby, Margot and Monty combined couldn't hope to equal."

"Well said." Babs nodded. "But on to what we've found out along with that, whoever did it made sure to stay obscured from anyone and everyone around them, Freddy included, so that no one would find them out, nor would any of the knowledge of what happened reach Freddy. Krueger didn't care, anyway, as he'd been in the mood for new prey, and if he would find it in the ones he'd target in this new universe, he by all means was perfectly fine with that."

"In addeeteeon, we all know know of Krueger's oreegeen, no?" Fifi said. "Yes, we most definitely do!" a sign Calamity held up read. "At least according to what sources say." Furrball's words came out as. "And sources say that Freddy Krueger, or, to use his full name, Frederick Charles Krueger, was born as the bastard son of a hundred maniacs." Fowlmouth spoke. "The piss-poor life he grew up in eventually molded him into a child killing monster." Monty stated. "He kept himself as secret as possible, even getting the alias 'The Springwood Slasher' from the parents of the Elm Street he lived on in the process." Ruby put in.

"Eventually, he was caught, at which point he'd murdered at least twenty kids." Gogo said. "Though he was put on trial, he got off and freed by freak chance happenstance." said Danforth. "Of course, the parents of the kids he murdered, as well as all of Springwood's other parents, were anything but happy about this." Margot commented. "So, like, to take justice into their own hands and avenge their children, or some junk," Shirley put in, "they tracked him down to his boiler room, which was where he'd spend most of his time when not on the job he had as a janitor."

Hamton put in afterwards: "Following that, they set the entire boiler room on fire and saw to it that they destroyed him with said flames." "But while they did succeed," Buster then said to the others, "and in fact fried his ass more perfectly than fish and chips, this was not to be the end of him. Not by a long shot." Babs put across: "Because three dream demons came along and they offered him, the most evil soul, to become a god of sorts between dreamland and reality, making it so he was able to enter anyone's nightmares, control those nightmares and, were he to kill what victim he was attacking in that nightmare, kill him or her in real life, as well."

"Naturally, he was unhesitant to accept the offer." Plucky remarked. "And he zus became ze monster we all know, fear and loathe to zis day." Fifi said. "His killing sprees were almost as frequent as his villainy," a sign Little Beeper held up said, and then he held up another sign that said: "and no matter how many times he was seemingly destroyed, he always came back for more." "He, like, became as iconic as he was well known and infamous, or some junk." Shirley remarked.

"All very true." Sweetie spoke. "And now?" Lil' Sneezer added. "Now he's become our problem." Mary said. "As have the ones who brought him here, though we'll have to find out, in addition to who they are, how to deal with and punish them, after we've seen Freddy shut down." Furrball put in. "Yeah. For the time being, we need to figure out a way to combat and get rid of Krueger." Ruby put across. "Would you look at that?" Babs remarked. "A rat agreeing with a cat on something!" Plucky added. "And a Perfecto Prep rat doing so with a cat who attends Acme Loo! Now I've seen everything!"

"Very funny." Furrball an' Ruby said to them in unison. "May we please focus on the task at hand here?" Buster asked. The others turned to him and Babs then said: "Okay, we're all ears. What's the plan?" Buster then replied: "As you know, especially due to how hard we studied and figured out all we did, one of Freddy's few weaknesses is that, if he is gotten a hold of by someone in a nightmare and then that someone wakes up, he's brought into the real world, where, while still formidable and tough, he is considerably more vulnerable to the attacks of his opponents and he can't do any of his crazy-ass manipulation shit."

The others nodded and Plucky said: "Go on…" Buster did so by saying: "So our best bet would be to have it so that a few of us fall asleep, while the rest of us wait and keep watch in the waking world. Should this happen, the ones sleeping could get a hold of Freddy once he attacks them, and we could use some kind of device, especially since Calamity and/or Bookworm could easily invent that device, to signal when that hold has been gotten of him and thus when we need to wake them up. Additionally, that same device could be used to signal when the sleeping ones are in peril and need to be awoken in order to stay alive."

"Fabulous idea, Buster!" Babs congratulated, and both Calamity and Bookworm got to work, quickly created exactly that device. "Bingo! Well done, guys!" Buster said. "And thanks, Babsy." "Alzough eet ees worth pointeeng out…" Fifi pointed out, "…zat given who we are to be dealeeng weeth here, eet would probably be best to come up weeth a Plan B or even C just een case, no?" "Yeah, the skunk lady's got a point." Plucky agreed. "Like, what do you have for an alternate plan, or some junk?" Shirley asked.

Buster then said: "Good point and good question there, Fifi, Plucky, Shirley. Should our initial plan fail, Plan B will be to trick Freddy into setting his nightmare realm on fire. This will make him feel trapped and turn the tide in our favor. Remember, Freddy is pyrophobic due to how he got burned alive as a human. And if that doesn't work, Plan C will be to play hit and run with Freddy. As in, make it so any of us facing him attack him, then make a quick getaway to make sure we weaken him and he can't hurt us. Said attacks will have to be more than just simple physical blows, though, since he's his own God in dreamland. We'll have to use our own manipulation abilities to counter his and turn them against him."

The others nodded, and Roddy said: "While not foolproof, those plans seem like the best bets we've got here." "Yeah, but something to note." Buster said. "While they are three different plans, there are three things-three vital, important and crucial things-they all have in common. To be exact, number one is that all three involve us showing nary a sign of fear. Remember, Freddy gets his power from the scared feelings, screams and afraid paranoia of his victims. The more we show frightened feelings, the more powerful Freddy becomes. If we are as brazen and daring as is possible to be while still being smart, level-headed and down to earth, then he may become all but impotent."

The others nodded and Buster said: "The second thing that links all three plans to each other is that, since all three involve some of us falling asleep to face Freddy, we need to be keeping the devices that Bookworm and Calamity made at hand, so if someone suddenly is in a great deal of danger and needs to be awoken, we can do so on the spot." After another nod and a signal to go on from the others, Buster finished up by saying: "Finally, the third and last thing all three plans have in common is that we're all in this together and there's no backing out or any turning back now. We aren't stopping until this is all over. One way or another."

"There's only one way this is turning out, blue boy." Plucky said after him along with the others Buster had told his plans to all gave a final nod. "Krueger's going down, and the same will happen to whoever the ones who brought him here after taking my Halloween costume are." And with that, the toons put everything together and got ready for what had to be done, everyone that was in this group being chosen for a specific role.

After much discussion and decision, it was in the end made so that Dizzy, Gogo, Plucky, Shirley, Furrball, Fifi, Hamton, Ruby and Babs would be the ones who fell asleep and confronted Freddy in dreamland. It would be Buster, Calamity, Little Beeper, Bookworm, Mary, Monty, Sweetie and Roddy who would keep awake and make certain they all kept their eyes open and minds focused on when they would need to awaken their friends for one reason or another. And Margot, Danforth, Lil' Sneezer, Byron and Fowlmouth would all keep watch by looking out the windows in order to make sure that the clones which had been not only made to make it look like they were still at school, but also programmed to go to their usual homes after school so no one would think anything was up, kept doing their jobs for the time it'd take the ones they were cloned from to get things done and stop Freddy.

After it was arranged, everyone got into their respective positions to do their part, and due to how it had taken so long for all this to be done that it was nighttime, it was all the more reason that Freddy would attack the ones going into dreamland, so the ones staying in the waking world of either function in it made sure to have plenty of coffee and soda at the ready, so that not a one of them would fall asleep, or so they were hoping, while on the job.

TO BE CONTINUED…

How was this chapter for you? Now that it's been found out how Freddy Krueger got into their universe, as well as why he chose Elmyra as his first victim, how are the teamed-up toons going to combat him? Will the strategies they thought up and agreed to work? Are the clones still making it look like they're still at Acme Loo so that they can do this without any awkward interfering? Are some of them unknowingly near the ends of their lives? Find out in the next of chapters! Please rate and review, everybody!