The Bound Fedora

Chapter 9: You Should've Listened

Freddy went from dream to dream killing anyone he could get his hands on to distract himself from thinking about Sidney. After slashing his fourth victim he lost his concentration and couldn't block her thoughts out anymore and he wished she'd just wake up already. He even attempted to push her out of his world but he couldn't soon realizing that he was the reason she couldn't wake up because he wanted her there. He felt stronger when she was in his world and felt even more so when he was in her dreams and had to stop himself from dragging her into each dream he entered with him.

After several agonizingly long hours she finally woke up on her own and finally was able to successfully block out her thoughts. He sighed in relief even though he felt a little weak from her leaving his world and focusing all night to stay away from her. If he was going to do something to get rid of this link between him he needed to act fast to keep himself from screwing anything up. Because if he didn't soon he wouldn't be able to control himself and risk losing everything he'd been working for all these years.

Sidney laid in bed staring at the ceiling for a few moments a bit surprised that Freddy had successfully left her alone the rest of the night. Thinking back on what happened she wondered just how much the bond between them was taking a toll on him. She shook it from her head not wanting to think on it too much.

There was a commotion going on in the hallway and she opened her door to see Delvin and Brent having an argument.

"I said I'm fine it was an accident. I swear I didn't do it on purpose. I took some as soon as I woke myself up." Brent said defensively.

"Well you must've done something to piss him off! There was a report of six, six deaths all in one night. The most I've ever seen other than the times he's been pulled into our world and when he first started there were two maybe three at the most in a night. Hell lately it's been one or two a night and before that it was only one a night if not every other. What did he say to you?" Delvin demanded.

"Not much. He came to me as Sidney but I caught on right away and ran. He lifted me by the throat and I don't know what happened but he dropped me and then I woke up." Brent explained.

"Well something is setting him off and we need to figure out what it is." He explained.

"What's going on?" Sidney asked shoving herself between the two of them feeling partially responsible for Brent forgetting to take his Hypnocil. Soon Beth, Darrien, and Niki were standing in the hallway listening in.

"It's Krueger he's killing a lot more than usual. And most of them are local to springwood." Delvin explained making her heart sink knowing that she was the reason.

"Oh. Well, don't blame Brent for forgetting his Hypnocil. It's my fault I kept him up late I didn't know his week was up." She said apologetically.

"It's ok. It happens. I just want you both to be more careful in remembering when you need to take it. Are you still taking just the twenty four hour ones?" He asked.

"Yes, it's easier for me to remember to take something once a day than once a week." She explained already knowing that they would ask her that question since the other Hypnocil was in shot form.

"Whatever works best for you. Sorry for blowing up on you like that Brent. I'm just worried. I know I shouldn't be telling you all this but over the past two weeks everyone in the south wing has been killed off by him as well." Delvin explained and Beth and Niki let out horrified gasps.

"Most of them have been in there for several years... why would he suddenly decide to kill them off?" Darrien asked standing rather closely to Niki who clutched onto him making him tense up.