Chaz found Leni down by the creek that ran into the lake. She wasn't crying, but she was hugging her knees very close to her chest. The plump teenager sat down next to his friend, putting one arm around her shoulders. "Are you okay?"
"What if the story is true?" Leni asked. Chaz cocked a curious eyebrow. "I mean about Jason. He'd be fully grown by now, wouldn't he? What if he did see his mother get killed and now he's taking revenge? I mean, I kinda feel bad for him, y'know? He'd be like a little boy trapped in an adult body, waiting for his mother to come home. And I'm telling you, I saw someone in the woods earlier today."
"Leni… Jason Voorhees is a myth." Chaz assured her. "A myth. He drowned in the lake and his mother died. That's all. It was a tragic thing, yeah, but the rest is nothing more than an urban legend. Whatever it was you saw was probably just some kind of animal. Now, c'mon. It's getting pretty late. We should go to sleep. We've got a lot planned for tomorrow."
"Okay." She conceded and followed him back towards the cabin. On their way, Leni spotted someone floating in the lake. "Luna?" She called. "Luna, is that you?" But the body didn't move, it just floated, aimlessly, through the water. Leni knew something was wrong. She took off her sweater and began to wade out into the lake. Chaz waited on the beach, ready to help resuscitate if needed. Leni finally grabbed Luna's legs and pulled her to the shore. But when they dragged her onto the beach, they both screamed in terror at the sight of a large cut in her head.
Leni buried her face in her palms, crying at the loss of her little sister. Chaz looked around the area to see if he could find whoever did this, instead, he found Sam's body washed up under the dock. Chaz managed to pull Leni up to her feet, insisting that they get back to the cabin and warn the others. But on their way inside, they ran into Maggie and Luan, two more victims of whoever killed the two rockers.
They moved past the bodies and ran inside. "You go find Lori and Bobby! I'll call the police!" Chaz told her. Leni quickly darted upstairs, tripping on the last step and bumping her head on the floor, but she got back up and rushed to the oldest couple's room.
"Lori!" She shouted as she banged on the door. "Lori! Bobby! We have to get out of here!" She rattled the doorknob until it finally opened. She slowly stepped closer to the bed, gingerly grabbing the corners of the blanket. She yanked the blanket off to reveal the bloody corpses of her only older sister and her boyfriend. Leni fell to her knees, sobbing loudly, wondering why this was happening to them.
Then, she realized that whoever did this might still be nearby. She quickly got back to her feet, still shaking in terror, and moved down the hall back to the stairs. She was just halfway down when she saw a shadow sneaking up from behind Chaz. "Look out!"
Chaz turned around just in time to dodge the gigging pole. Jason dropped the pole and Chaz jumped onto his back, trying to pin him to the ground. But Jason was much stronger than his prey, and easily brushed him off. Luckily, Leni had picked up a baseball bat and hit it against his head. She hit him a few more times before dropping the bat and helping Chaz up. They grabbed the keys to Vanzilla and rushed outside. Once inside the vehicle, Chaz fumbled with the keys.
"Believe me, now?" Leni shuddered.
"Yeah.." He whimpered. "But who's gonna believe me?"
He turned the keys in the ignition but the van wouldn't start. Leni was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, bawling as the engine tried to start. Suddenly, her head snapped up as she realized: "Oh, my God! LILY! W-w-we can't leave without Lily!" She kicked open the passenger door and frantically rushed back up to the cabin.
"Leni, no! Wait! He'll kill you, too!" Chaz yelled as he got out of the driver's seat. He tried to chase after her, but he slipped on a patch of mud, sliding down the hill where he hit his head on a rock.
Leni, cautiously, stepped towards the cabin. She opened the door, walked inside, and her eyes widened in shock. "Chaz…? Jason's gone… Chaz?" She looked behind herself to see that no one was there. Leni's breath hitched. It was bad enough that she was the dumbest person she knew, but now, there was a killer on the loose, three of her sisters were dead, one was missing, and she was looking for her all by herself.
Having grown up in such a large family, that had always been her real worst fear: being alone.
She crept through the kitchen, grabbing a kitchen knife for protection. She opened every cabinet, hoping that one of them would have her baby sister hiding behind it. Against her better judgement, she moved back upstairs to check every room. First bedroom; no one in there. Second bedroom; no one in there. Third bedroom; a pitchfork tried to stab her in the head.
She ducked just in time, and stabbed Jason in the foot. As the hulking man tried to pull the blade free, Leni scurried downstairs. Jason soon chased after her and saw her hide in the bathroom. Leni held the door closed with all of her strength, trying not to sound too scared as Jason pounded on it from the outside. The girl, hastily, looked around, trying to find an exit. The pounding finally died down and Leni's eyes darted to the window. She grabbed a towel off the rack and tied it around the doorknob and one of the sink cabinets. She carefully unlocked the window's latch and made her way out.
But she didn't get far. Jason was waiting for her with the pitchfork. She screamed again and hurried back inside. Fortunately, the towel wasn't strong enough and the door opened easily. She ran out of the bathroom, and was about to go out through the front door, but she saw Jason running up from the window. She ran back upstairs and hid under her bed. Jason's footsteps came from the stairs and he wandered in and out of every bedroom.
All Leni had to do was wait for him to go away, and then she could sneak back to Vanzilla, run to the nearest town, and come back to save Lily. But bad luck caught up to her when a giant spider crawled over to her. Leni held her hand over her mouth, stifling her screams as the hideous arachnid crawled over her face. She was so caught up in keeping quiet, she didn't notice that she was actually wetting herself from fear. At last, she opened her eyes after hearing the door close. Jason was gone. She carefully poked her head out from under the bed and looked up.
Leni's screams echoed around the camp. Jason was hiding on top of the other bed, waiting for her to show herself. And he would have gotten her if the mattress hadn't caved in. The pitchfork snapped in half and Leni ran out the door. Grabbing the keys, she ran back to Vanzilla and started the engine. She, forcefully, pushed the gear shift down and stomped on the gas pedal. Vanzilla crashed into a tree and the airbag broke Leni's nose.
"Damn it!" She cried. Looking in the rear-view mirror to see if any serious damage had been done, she spotted Jason coming out of the cabin, running after her with a pickaxe. She screamed again and ran off into the woods. The adrenaline pumping through her veins was enough to keep her going. But everywhere she went, Jason cut her off.
Just when she thought she was running out of options, she saw a run-down shack with lights inside in the distance. "Help!" She cried, running inside. "Please, help!" She entered the shack, trying to find anyone who could help her, but it was completely empty. She started crying again as she saw Jason catching up to her again.
She rushed into one room, and barricaded the door with a thick log. She tried to steady her breathing, but it only got worse when Jason started chopping at the door with his pickaxe. Leni turned around to find another exit, only to become paralyzed with fear.
Behind her was a crudely built altar with a light blue sweater and a rotting, severed head on top. The story was true; Jason was killing to avenge his mother's death. Leni's brain finally reactivated at the sound of another chop. She took a step backwards, crushing a picture frame under her foot. She kneeled down to pick up the picture and saw it was a woman in her late teens holding a baby Jason. "This was Jason's mother?" She thought to herself, stunned by the uncanny resemblance she shared with her.
And in that moment, something spectacular happened. Something that most of her family always thought would never happen. Something that surprised Leni, herself. She got an idea. As the chopping continued, Leni put on the tattered sweater, fixed her hair so that it looked like the woman's, and hide a rusty machete behind her back.
Jason was furious. The final intruder had not only invaded his land, but now, his own personal property. After he had broken the door down, he would tear her limb from limb, and use her blood to paint the walls of his home. At last, the barricade gave way…
"Jason!" And the killer stopped, dead in his tracks. His mother was standing right in front of him. Back from the grave.
"It's over, Jason…" Leni forced a smile onto her face as she spoke. So far, her plan was working. "Y-you've done your job, Jason… Mommy's very proud of you…"
Jason's mind was having trouble processing what was going on. His mother had died, and yet she was standing right there. He lifted the pickaxe again, ready to strike.
"Jason, mommy is talking to you!" Leni was starting to cry again, but steadied her voice when she noticed her tone had seriously affected Jason. "Jason… mommy is talking to you…" Jason lowered the axe again. "Th-that's good, Jason… kneel down… mommy has a special reward for you. Kneel down…" Jason slowly got down on his knees, not wanting to upset her.
"That's it… that's a good boy… that's a good boy…" Leni carefully lifted the machete over her head, preparing to end the man's reign of terror. But she twisted her body too far, moving away from the altar, revealing the severed head to Jason. Just as Leni brought her weapon down, Jason blocked it and cut her thigh.
"Leni!" Chaz had found the shack and saw that Jason was about to finish the kill. Without hesitating, he jumped onto Jason's back, wrapping his arms, tightly, around his neck. While they fought, Leni hurried to grab the machete again. Jason now had his full attention on Chaz and was about to dig the pickaxe into his chest. But Leni was faster, and chopped hard into his shoulder.
Jason dropped the axe as the pain spread throughout his body. He tried to pull the blade out, but he was starting to lose consciousness. Ultimately, he succumbed to the pain, and fell to the ground. Leni wanted to see if he was still breathing, so she gingerly pulled the burlap sack off of his head. Both teens recoiled in disgust once they saw his horribly deformed face.
Leni tried to stand, but her thigh was seriously hurt. Chaz lifted her up in his arms and gently carried her back to the cabin. When they arrived, Chaz got the first-aid kit and did his best to help her wound. "Chaz…" Leni whimpered. "We can't leave without Lily… she's just gotta be out there, somewhere…"
"We won't. I promise." He replied. The two friends hugged each other, tight, comforting themselves from the traumatic experience.
Suddenly, a scratching noise came from the cabin door. The two teens quietly grabbed pieces of the broken pitchfork, Leni pointed the sharp sharp end at the door while Chaz used the handle as a blunt weapon. He slowly got up and moved to the door. If it was Jason again, they were going to finish him, once and for all. Chaz looked at Leni, who nodded as if to tell him to open the door. He grabbed the doorknob and the door flung open. Leni's lips quivered, her eyes began to water, and she dropped the pitchfork.
Sitting there, half-naked, muddy, but otherwise unharmed, was the littlest Loud. Lily rose to her feet and began to stumble towards her sister, giggling happily as she always did. "Oh, my God…" Leni cried in relief. "Yes… yes, that's it, Lily… come to Leni…"
"RAAAAAGH!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Leni shrieked in terror as Jason crashed through the window, pulling her out into the wilderness once again.
"Miss! Miss, can you hear me? I think she's waking up."
Leni's eyes slowly opened up, trying to adjust to the morning sunlight. As she looked around, she spotted the cut that she received from Jason was unmended, and still bleeding. The camp was now surrounded by policemen and EMT, and she was strapped down to a gurney to keep from moving, being loaded into an ambulance. But the other two survivors were nowhere to be seen. "L-Lily?! Chaz?! Lily?!"
"No! No, no, no, no, no, no. Don't try to talk. Sanchez! Get her leg bandaged up, stat!"
Leni was still screaming when the ambulance's doors were shut, and the sound of the siren soon drowned out her desperate cries. After collecting the rest of the bodies and preparing to take them to the morgue, everyone left, and Camp Crystal Lake was silent and still once again.
(...)
Starring
Leni Loud
Lori Loud
Luna Loud
Luan Loud
Lily Loud
Bobby Santiago
Sam
Maggie
Chaz
And Jason Voorhees
