Post by tobias on Mar 1, 2019 11:09:07 GMT
Jacob rolled over and tried not to fall asleep while yawning. The more he tried to stay awake, the more futile it became as his eyes started getting heavy, finally closing. After a few seconds, a noise caused Jacob to bolt up wide awake.
And that's when the boy realized he wasn't in his comfy bed at home. He was sitting in an unkept yard with tall grass, a cracked sidewalk and dilapitdated fencing. Jacob slowly turned his head to the sound of three little girls in white dresses playing jumprope a few feet away.
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three four, better lock your door."
Jacob knew he had to be dreaming as he stood up, but he could feel the cold, wet grass under his bare feet as he backed away.
"Five, six, grab your crucifix. Seven, eight, better stay up late..."
As Jacob slowly backed away, he felt a door behind him. He slowly turned to see he was standing on the doorstep of the condemned Krueger residence. The house he'd been warned against going to, even being restricted from going down the same street as the old house.
"Nine, ten, never sleep again."
The door slowly creaked open as Jacob turned his head to see the girls were gone, replaced by two rotweilers with human faces. The dogs shrieked at Jacob as they started rushing toward him. Jacob panicked and rushed into the house, closing the door behind him before the dogs could reach him.
"Come on, Jacob, wake up," Jacob said as he slapped himself a few times. "I'm in charge of my dreams, I can dream myself someplace better. The comic book store, my favorite pizza place, my crush's bedroom, anywhere else but here!"
He started breathing heavy as the sound of a chandelier swinging in the wind came from the dining room; the sounds of thunder and lightning were heard from outside; and the faint sounds of a baby crying were heard from all around.
"Mom, please, help me," Jacob pleaded as he tried to stay strong. The dinging on a bike bell could be heard as a tricycle wheeled itself in from the next room. "I just want to go home."
As Jacob tried to pull the door open, a bladed finger tapped him on the shoulder. The boy quickly jumped around to find no one else was in the room with him. Not being able to opent he door, Jacob slowly backed away before seeing the basement door entrance.
"I can get out through the cellar," Jacob told himself as he headed downstairs. "I'll get myself out of this place."
Slowly making his way downstairs, Jacob found the boiler room with dozens of hanging chains reaching down from the ceiling. He could feel the heat from the furnace as he tried to make his way to the cellar door. The sound of children giggling was heard as he saw two boys younger than him, dressed in white as they tossed a rubber ball to each other, although he couldn't see their faces. One had dark hair and the other dark blonde hair.
"Which way is the way out?" Jacob asked.
"I don't know," the first boy said. "Rick, do you know the way out?"
"I don't know, Dan, do you know the way out?"
"Wait, I know," Dan said as both boys face Jacob, revealing charred skeleton faces. "There is no way out!"
Jacob screamed as he turned, running right into Freddy Krueger, who lifted Jacob up by his shirt and slammed him against the wall..
"School's back in session, Jacob!" Freddy said as he raised his hand with a clawed glove. "Time to learn a lesson from Professor Freddy!"
To be continued in NIGHTMARE WARRIORS: THE GATHERING, coming in May!
And that's when the boy realized he wasn't in his comfy bed at home. He was sitting in an unkept yard with tall grass, a cracked sidewalk and dilapitdated fencing. Jacob slowly turned his head to the sound of three little girls in white dresses playing jumprope a few feet away.
"One, two, Freddy's coming for you. Three four, better lock your door."
Jacob knew he had to be dreaming as he stood up, but he could feel the cold, wet grass under his bare feet as he backed away.
"Five, six, grab your crucifix. Seven, eight, better stay up late..."
As Jacob slowly backed away, he felt a door behind him. He slowly turned to see he was standing on the doorstep of the condemned Krueger residence. The house he'd been warned against going to, even being restricted from going down the same street as the old house.
"Nine, ten, never sleep again."
The door slowly creaked open as Jacob turned his head to see the girls were gone, replaced by two rotweilers with human faces. The dogs shrieked at Jacob as they started rushing toward him. Jacob panicked and rushed into the house, closing the door behind him before the dogs could reach him.
"Come on, Jacob, wake up," Jacob said as he slapped himself a few times. "I'm in charge of my dreams, I can dream myself someplace better. The comic book store, my favorite pizza place, my crush's bedroom, anywhere else but here!"
He started breathing heavy as the sound of a chandelier swinging in the wind came from the dining room; the sounds of thunder and lightning were heard from outside; and the faint sounds of a baby crying were heard from all around.
"Mom, please, help me," Jacob pleaded as he tried to stay strong. The dinging on a bike bell could be heard as a tricycle wheeled itself in from the next room. "I just want to go home."
As Jacob tried to pull the door open, a bladed finger tapped him on the shoulder. The boy quickly jumped around to find no one else was in the room with him. Not being able to opent he door, Jacob slowly backed away before seeing the basement door entrance.
"I can get out through the cellar," Jacob told himself as he headed downstairs. "I'll get myself out of this place."
Slowly making his way downstairs, Jacob found the boiler room with dozens of hanging chains reaching down from the ceiling. He could feel the heat from the furnace as he tried to make his way to the cellar door. The sound of children giggling was heard as he saw two boys younger than him, dressed in white as they tossed a rubber ball to each other, although he couldn't see their faces. One had dark hair and the other dark blonde hair.
"Which way is the way out?" Jacob asked.
"I don't know," the first boy said. "Rick, do you know the way out?"
"I don't know, Dan, do you know the way out?"
"Wait, I know," Dan said as both boys face Jacob, revealing charred skeleton faces. "There is no way out!"
Jacob screamed as he turned, running right into Freddy Krueger, who lifted Jacob up by his shirt and slammed him against the wall..
"School's back in session, Jacob!" Freddy said as he raised his hand with a clawed glove. "Time to learn a lesson from Professor Freddy!"
To be continued in NIGHTMARE WARRIORS: THE GATHERING, coming in May!