Raven sipped her seventh cup of tea, holding the warm mug firmly between her fingers.
Gotta stay awake. Gotta stay awake. Gotta...stay... AWAKE! C'mon Raven, pull yourself together. It's only been- She looked at her clock- four hours. Come on!
The mug slipped from her hands and shattered on the hardwood floor. Raven jumped up and ran to the bathroom for a towel. When she had sopped up the last of the tea, she used the thick towel to pick up the shards of ceramic. She dumped them in the trashcan, then flopped down on her bed. Her eyes felt so heavy... maybe a tiny nap wouldn't hurt...
No, she thought. I am not going to sleep. Not after that. Nope, not gonna fall asleep.
Raven crossed her legs and began to meditate.
I was in a dingy building, tinted with a reddish glow. It was almost as if a fire was burning nearby. I looked around, through the steam, at the pipes and levers.
"Where am I?" I wondered aloud. I wandered through the smoke and steam, looking for any clue to my whereabouts. Suddenly, I heard... singing. Little girls singing a nursery rhyme. I couldn't understand the words, so I moved towards the sound. As I approached it, the words became clearer.
I opened a door and saw a few young girls- maybe four or five years old- jumping rope to the song. I listened to the words, trying to hear exactly what they were saying. As soon as i did, I wished I hadn't.
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you.
Three, four, better lock your door.
Five, six, grab your crucifix.
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late
Nine, ten, never...sleep...again."
I shuddered, then heard, in a completely different voice: "Freddy's comin' for you!"
I don't own any of the Nightmare on Elm St. or Teen Titans stuff. I REALLY wish I owned Freddy Krueger, but no such luck.