Saw: The Next Generation 2
Chapter 6
Jade slammed on the pedal as the three girls in the van drove down the highway. Maya munched on a gas station honey bun while Kelly and Jade has donuts.
Maya looked back at Kelly from the passenger seat. "Hey, do you want some company back there?"
Kelly looked up at her. "Huh?"
"You're not eating," Maya said.
Kelly looked down at her uneaten chocolate donuts. "I guess I'm not hungry."
"You're worried," Maya said. "We all are. Kelly, it won't help them if you don't eat."
Kelly gave Maya a look and turned to the window.
Jade turned the music down in the car. "I should tell you guys something."
Kelly and Maya looked over to her attentively.
"I met John Kramer." Jade said.
Maya's head tilted to the side. She scoffed in disbelief. "I'm sorry, what!?"
Kelly sat up in her seat. "Oh my God. How could you not tell us sooner?"
"You met the real Jigsaw killer?" Maya said.
"He was my neighbor years ago." Jade said. "I was five when we moved into that neighborhood. We only lived there for 2 years but I remember him."
"Because he became a serial killer." Kelly said.
Jade shook her head. "He wasn't like that-not back then. He greeted us when we moved in. He helped us fix our car when the battery died. Mr. Kramer-"
"Ugh, don't call him that," Kelly said. "He's Jigsaw."
"He was Mr. Kramer to me," Jade said. "He and Jill were nice. My parent's invited them to my 6th birthday party with our family and friends-"
"What did they get you?" Maya asked.
Jade bit her lip. "A corvette."
Maya chucked, "You've downgraded my friend."
Kelly rolled her eyes and looked back over to Jade. "Didn't your parents think a mini car was too much for them to spend?"
"They did, but the Kramer's became close with my family." Jade said.
"Disgusting," Kelly said. "You and your parents must have been so shocked when you found out he was a killer."
"We were shocked," Jade said quietly. "My mom was devastated. Of course, no one told me the truth of what he did. Just that the police were after him for committing crimes. I found out when I was 12. The news was mentioning the anniversary of the serial killer's death..."
"How did John react when you left?" Maya asked.
"They were sad to see us go, but they understood." Jade said.
The three girls were quiet for the next few minutes, with nothing but the sound of the car driving on the road.
The six players left the dark room from the first level. They continued to walk down the hallway together. Ivy limped along the way, holding her pierced leg.
Daniel walked in front of the group. When he walked passed an empty frame on the wall, the lights in the hallways in front of them lit up.
Several feet away, there was a large contraption that blocked the rest of the hallway. It was a wall of 10 knives on each side. There was a one inch gap between the knives. On the wall, the words "Level 2" was written in red.
Sofia took a step back. "I'm not going through that."
Maddie held her, "Hey, don't worry about that."
Daniel stood to the side of the knife wall, peeking through it. It was like peeking through blinds.
"What are you doing?" Alison asked.
"Volunteering?" Frank said.
"I see a button on the other side," Daniel called.
"That means someone actually has to go through that to get to it," Ivy said. She covered her mouth.
"Not it!" Alison said.
Maddie made a face at Alison.
Daniel turned back to the five other players. Alison tried hiding herself behind Frank. Maddie held a terrified Sofia. Ivy backed up. Frank folded his arms and glanced away from Daniel.
Daniel backed up and stood in the middle of the knife wall. He took a deep breath and turned around, facing the players. He slowly inches back towards the knives.
"Daniel!" Ivy said.
"No!" Alison said to Ivy. "Let him."
"Someone has to," Maddie said. "And he chose to."
Daniel felt the first knife in his ankle. The knife by his head broke his skin first. Daniel slowly backed up further and further. Each step brought a deeper cut. He could feel each slice. One on each side of his head, one on each side of his neck, three on his arms, and five on his legs.
Maddie covered Sofia's eyes as the blood began dripping down from Daniel's body. Ivy squinted her eyes as Daniel went further through the knife wall.
Daniel screamed as he made it all the way through the knife wall. He fell to the floor on the other side and the knives went back in place.
"Daniel!?" Ivy asked.
"Are you alive?" Frank asked.
Daniel, face down on the floor, held up a thumbs up.