Freddy vs. Jason Page #5

MEAGAN:

Did you know that our sub-conscious

retains everything that ever happened

to us? Everything. From the time

we're born until we die.

JESSE:

Really?

MEAGAN:

That's how Freddy gets at us...

by using our sub-conscious fears.

Fears our conscious minds have

repressed or forgotten.

JESSE:

I've got a news flash for you...

Freddy's dead.

MEAGAN:

I'm not so sure... if Freddy exists

in our sub-conscious then he can

never be fully erased. Like a bad

memory... you may blot it out of

your mind but it will alway be

hiding someplace in your dreams.

(off Jesse's

disbelieving stare)

Weren't you scared as a child by

something so stupid that you're

ashamed to admit it?

JESSE:

No.

MEAGAN:

No?

JESSE:

Well, yeah.

MEAGAN:

Well, what? What is it?

JESSE:

Well... when I was kid, my brother

took me to the carnival. And in the

penny arcade there was this robot

gunslinger...

MEAGAN:

Black Bart.

JESSE:

You know about Black Bart?

MEAGAN:

Duh. You put your quarter in and he

says, "Go ahead and draw, tenderfoot."

And then you pull your gun out and

shoot him.

JESSE:

That's just it -- I never could!

I'd point the gun right at him and

shoot, and I could never hit the guy.

So I always got killed.

MEAGAN:

No one can hit him -- it's a gyp.

JESSE:

Scared the sh*t out of me.

Meagan tries to hide her smile.

JESSE:

(continuing;

flustered)

Isn't that scary? I mean... for a

kid?

Meagan laughs. Somebody shushes her.

JESSE:

(continuing;

mad)

Okay, smartass... what about you?

What scared you the most as a kid?

A dark mood falls over Meagan as her mind winds back.

MEAGAN:

I remember... Lizzy wandered off

one day and we couldn't find her.

The police came and everything. I

wasn't really worried until I saw

her picture on TV... then I got

really scared.

(then)

Jesse, I can't explain it... but I

think something bad's going to

happen.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. SPECIAL SCHOOL - AFTERNOON

Lizzy sits on the steps of her school, clutching

her books and Raggedy Ann doll... waiting. Behind

her, wearing a protective helmet, another learning

disabled kid - LEONARD - taunts her.

LEONARD:

You're stupid!

LIZZY:

No, you are!

LEONARD:

They forgot you again!

LIZZY:

No, they didn't!

LEONARD:

Yes, they forgot and you're goin'

to wait out here until it's dark

and then the monsters are goin'

come and get you!

LIZZY:

No they won't, because I'm walkin'

home!

Lizzy gets to her feet and starts walking. Leonard

calls after her:

LEONARD:

Come back, Lizzy! You can wait with

me! I got forgot too, you know!

Lizzy keeps going, marching across the deserted school

yard. Leonard turns to go inside the school when he

bumps into a passing CULTIST. The cultist pushes him

down as he follows after Lizzy.

LEONARD:

(continuing)

Okay... I'm going to have to report

this!

Lizzy walks briskly along when she gets the feeling

she's being followed. She turns and sees a cultist

standing behind a tree several dozen yards behind her.

Lizzy turns away and quickens her pace but when she

glances back, the figure is still standing... but

closer.

Scared, Lizzy turns and runs, dropping her books as

she flees down the sidewalk. As she comes to the

street, a big black hearse suddenly pulls up in front

of her, the door swinging open wide. Burned arms

reach out to grab Lizzy. She screams.

The cultists grab Lizzy, pulling her into the car as

it roars off down the street.

CLOSE ON RAGGEDY ANN -- laying in the gutter.

CUT TO:

EXT. MEAGAN'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON

Jesse's car pulls up to a sea of police cars parked

in front of Meagan's house. Meagan gets out of the

car and rushes inside.

INT. MEAGAN'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS ACTION

COPS are everywhere as Meagan bursts into the house,

calling for her family. Jesse enters behind her when

Meagan's dad comes up, asking:

MEAGAN'S DAD

Didn't you get my message?

MEAGAN:

What message?

MEAGAN'S DAD

I called the school after lunch...

I had to stay late after work...

I...

Meagan's mother bellows from the living room where

she is talking to a policeman taking notes. She is

drunk and has been crying.

MEAGAN'S MOM

Don't you dare blame this on her,

you sorry bastard! It's all your

fault!

(to Meagan)

Where have you been anyway?

MEAGAN:

The library.

MEAGAN'S MOM

A likely Goddamn story!

Meagan's mom breaks down sobbing.

MEAGAN:

Dad... what's wrong? What's happened?

Where's Lizzy?

MEAGAN'S DAD

She didn't come home from school

today. The police got a report that

a girl fitting Lizzy's description

was forced into a car by some

crazies. They're pretty sure it was

this "Freddy" cult.

MEAGAN:

(shocked)

Oh, my God...

Meagan's dad puts his arm around Meagan and tries to

comfort her.

MEAGAN'S DAD

Now don't worry. The police are

doing everything they can.

Meagan looks over and sees Murdoch talking to his

men when a voice from upstairs calls down:

TROOPER:

(O.S.)

Hey, Cap'n... better have a look

up here!

INT. LIZZY'S ROOM - NEXT SECOND

As Murdoch enters, he spots Lizzy's night table and

the small glass menagerie there. Murdoch picks up

the unicorn and admires it when a TROOPER draws his

attention to the floor next to the bed.

Laying there are several childlike drawings of Freddy,

including one that has "Freddy Lives" scrawled across

the top.

Meagan enters and sees the drawings. She gasps.

TROOPER:

Looks like she was in the cult all

along.

MEAGAN:

No... no, she wouldn't do that!

Lizzy wouldn't join Freddy's cult!

TROOPER:

I know it's hard to believe, miss.

But a lot of good kids get caught

up in this kind of trouble.

Murdoch stares at the drawings, his jaw muscles

tightening. He clenches his fist, pulverizing the

little unicorn.

MURDOCH:

Punks...

Murdoch drops the broken pieces of the unicorn on

the table as he exits the room, brushing past Meagan.

INT. MEAGAN'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER

Meagan's dad follows Murdoch to the door, asking:

MEAGAN'S DAD

Captain Murdoch... is there any-

thing we can do?

MURDOCH:

You can pray, sir. Pray we find your

daughter before... well, before it's

too late. But rest assured, if I

can't persuade her to come back to

her loving home, then I'll do what's

best for her. I know you and your

wife wouldn't want her to suffer.

(to his men)

Come on... I want to go talk to

Erwin.

Murdoch and his men say "good-bye" and quickly exit.

EXT. MEAGAN'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER

As the last of the cops drive away, Meagan pulls

Jesse out of the house.

JESSE:

Where are we going?

MEAGAN:

Over to Stormie's.

JESSE:

Stormie? I thought you and her weren't

friends anymore since she stole that

twenty dollars from you.

MEAGAN:

That was her "klepto" phase... when

she was dating that gang member.

She dumped him a long time ago.

JESSE:

I still don't understand. What has

she got to do with Lizzy missing?

MEAGAN:

She used to be in the Freddy cult.

Maybe she knows where they took

Lizzy.

They exit to Jesse's car.

CUT TO:

INT. STORMIE'S ROOM - AFTERNOON

Meagan's high-strung best friend -- STORMIE -- is

blurting out at a mile-a-minute:

STORMIE:

If I did know I would call the

police, you know that. I love Lizzy.

No telling what those freaks will

do to her. Those Freddy cult guys

are hard core.

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