The Rift

Chapter 9: Abducted.

First I just want to say that none of the characters or ideas in this story are meant to represent any person or idea in the real world. This is just entertainment.

 Lynn Jr. sat alone at the dinner table. It was after midnight, her hair was a mess, and she had dark circles under her eyes. She had a big cup of coffee in her hands and her whole body was trembling.

Her parents whispered to each other in the living room.

"We have to do something about this." Lynn Sr said.

"What can we do?" Rita asked. "Is there somebody we can call?"

"She says Freddy Krueger was doing this to her." Lynn Sr. said. "Who the heck is going to believe that?"

"I was actually reading an article about this today." Rita said. "This has been happening to a lot of people in Royal Woods over the past few days."

"What do you mean?" Lynn Sr. whispered.

"Nightmares, and mysterious scratches appearing overnight." Rita said. "I read it in the news. It's spreading like the plague. And all the victims of it say they saw Freddy Krueger in their dreams."

"I think you're right Rita." Lynn Sr. said. "I have had some costumers come in today in the same condition Lynn is in. It looked like they hadn't gotten any sleep, in days. Something is going on, and our little girl is in trouble."

"First Lincoln, now Lynn." Rita said. "Oh, Lynn what is happening to our family."

"Well at least Lincoln is better now." Lynn Sr. said. "Thank goodness his episode only lasted for a few days."

The parents walked into the dining room to talk to their daughter.

"Lynn honey." Rita said. "Are you ok. Have you gotten any sleep tonight?"

"He can't get me if I don't sleep." Lynn said, not looking up, just starring ahead.

"Freddy Krueger?" Rita said.

"You don't believe me." Lynn replied.

"Well we do believe something is going on with you." Lynn sr. said. "We wanna help anyway we can."

"Would it help to know you're not alone?" Rita asked.

"I'm not?" Lynn Jr. said.

"Apparently, whatever this ithing, has been going around." Rita explained. "Just today I was filling a patients cavities he refused laughing gas because he didn't want to risk falling asleep. He was afraid Freddy would get him."

"He actually said the name Freddy Krueger?" Lynn asked.

Rita nodded. "I thought it was crazy at first. But I read a news article claiming this has been happening to a lot of people."

"Did they find a cure?" Lynn Sr. asked.

"I don't know." Rita said.

"I know how to stop it. How to stop all of it." Lynn Jr. said. "we gotta kill Freddy. Then find that Red King guy and kick his but before he sends more monsters after us."

...

A glass case sat atop the desk of Agent Jay. In the case was some sort of bony claw, like something from a dinosaur.

"What is that?" Agent Phil asked referring to the claw on Jay's desk. "A dinosaur fossil?"

"Oh, that's no fossil." Jay explained. "You recall the incident in Roswell? And what they brought to area 51"