The Next Chapter of Our Lives (Ghostface X Michael Myers)

A New Normal

I know, I know, it's been a while! I am SO sorry! But now the story is BACK! So let's do this.

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A week had passed since Daniel had attacked. Everything was going quite smoothly. There was no sign of the deranged grandson of Loomis. There was also no sign of Collin, Mia, or Sydney.

As much as that is good news, Michael and Ghostface knew they still had to keep their guard up and be prepared to face them down if need be.

Meanwhile, though, Michael was fairing pretty well. Little by little, he was re-gaining weight and he was sleeping more. He hung his mechanic's suit and continued to wear casual clothing.

They wounds they had received were also healing nicely. Michael was able to remove the stitches after a few days. They were most likely going to scar, but they both already have plenty of scars from the past. So what's a few more? It won't make a difference.

But they both knew one thing was certain.

The amount of time they had to recover was the same amount of time the enemy had. It wouldn't be long before they were both fit again. Odds were, as soon as they were fully recovered, there was going to be another attack of sorts.

Michael was thinking about this during dinner one night. He silently poked his food, lost in thought.

Ghostface noticed this. "You okay, babe?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah. I was just thinking about them again. I can't help but feel like that night was only the beginning."

"I know you do. I feel that way, too," Ghostface agreed.

"Well, I was thinking that whenever they do attack, we should be more prepared than we were last time."

"Last time, they had the element of surprise on their side," Laurie pointed out.

"True. This time, we're expecting them. That will definitely help us out. But it isn't enough. I think I need to start polishing my combat skills. They're pretty rusty."

"I probably should, too. I've trained myself so that I could take out Sydney, but it wasn't enough. Guess I need more training," Ghostface said.

"Okay if I join you? If there's a way for me to help, I want to be able to," Laurie said.

"Sure. We could use all the help we can get," Michael said.

"I wanna learn to fight!" Jamie piped up.

Michael chuckled. "That's very sweet of you, Jamie. But I don't want to risk you getting hurt. When they attack again, I want you to hide yourself and stay away from the chaos. Don't come out of hiding until we say so. Understand?"

Jamie sighed. "Yes, Uncle Michael."

"You know, can still train with us. If they do find you, I want you to be able to defend yourself."

Jamie smiled. "Really? You mean it?"

"I mean it!"

"Cool! When do we start?"

"We can start tonight in the dream world. We'll see if Freddy can whip something up that will help us train," Ghostface suggested.

"Good idea," Michael said.

"What about the dogs? Think we should maybe have them train as well? They can probably help," Ghostface said.

"Well, Dagger was was a former police dog. I know he has the skill set. Maybe we should help him get back into fighting the enemy. What about Spirit?"

"She was protective of me. She protected me from my old man. With a bit of training, she'd make an excellent fighter, I think," Ghostface said.

"It's settled then."

"I'll give Freddy a call and see what he says," Ghostface said, pulling out his phone. He scrolled through his contacts, pressed Freddy's number, put his phone on speaker, and then set it down on the table.

A few moments passed. Then Freddy picked up. "Hey, bro! What's up? How's everything?"

"Everything's going great. We're recovering pretty well. What about you guys?"

"Everything is great here."

"That's good," Ghostface said. He cleared his throat. "Listen, is it possible we could ask for a favor?"

"Of course."

"We're convinced that that night was only the beginning and we want to start training to prepare ourselves for next time," Ghostface explained. "Is it possible we could train in the dream world? I think it will help us immensely."

"That sounds like a good idea. Okay if Jase and I train with you? We should probably get back into shape ourselves," Freddy said.

"Of course you guys can! We can use all the help we can get. In fact, I advise you also try to train Ember and Pamela," Ghostface said.

"That's probably a good idea," Freddy agreed.

"All right then. Meet you in the dream world tonight?"

"Meet you in the dream world tonight."

"Hey. Thanks for doing this, Fred. We owe you one big time," Michael said.

"Don't mention it. Anything for family," Freddy said. "Well, the important family members," he added with a chuckle.

Ghostface chuckled as well. "Hell yeah. Couldn't agree more."

"See you guys tonight."

"See you tonight."

And with that, Ghostface hung up.

Crystal Lake

"Who was that?" Jason asked.

"Tim. Get yourself ready. Tonight, we train and get our asses in shape."

"Really?"

"Yes. Those little twerps from that night might attack again. I want us to be ready so we can help them," Freddy explained.

"All right. I'm down. I probably should in general, anyway. I feel like I'm losing my touch. Teenagers seem to be more of a challenge to kill these days," Jason said, giving his gut a poke.

Freddy chuckled and looked at his own. "Same here."

The two psychos chuckled.

"Mommy, Daddy, you're not fat," Bryce chirped.

"Thanks, kiddo," Jason said, ruffling his hair, causing the toddler to giggle.

Whew! Done! Sorry this chapter is kind of filler. I feel like I should add something before we advance to some more plot. Anyway, it's great to be back. Until next time. So long!

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