Normally Freddy would take children to the power plant to kill them, but as he looked at me in the backseat he found that he couldn't bring himself to take me there. There was something different about me. I reminded him of a younger version of himself, constantly being picked on by my peers and forced to live with an abusive Foster/ "so called adopted family."

As we drove further away from the playground in silence I began to get nervous. Where was this man taking me. I could see the delight in his eyes at the scared look on my face. "Awe Princess, your not scared of me are you? I thought you trusted me." Freddy said pouting.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad." I replied tearfully and Freddy smiled.

"That's alright Kitten. You said you ran away because your foster parents were arguing about not wanting you anymore right?"

"Yes."

"I can tell that you don't want to go back into the system and have to move again."

"No one wants a freak like me." I replied wiping the tears away from my eyes. "Do you have a mommy and daddy?"

Freddy's face went dark and a snarl curled his lips. "That is none of your concern."

I shrank back into my seat and tried to make myself as small as I possibly could. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry and make you angry. I just want to get to know you better."

I replied tearfully letting out a small whimper. It was obvious that I had brought up a subject that made him extremely angry and that scared me. I started to feel sleepy but I didn't want to make him upset with me so I struggled to stay awake.

Freddy could tell that I was scared of upsetting him. Now normally that's a look he loved to see in a child's eyes, but again for some reason, seeing me feeling afraid, bothered him and his face softened.

"I'm sorry Kitten, I shouldn't have gotten so upset. The truth is my past is not a subject that I like to talk about. My mother never saw me as her son. She only saw me as a curse. She never loved me and I doubt that she ever will." Freddy replied with a sigh.

"She doesn't sound like a very good mommy. Mommies & daddies are supposed to always love you no matter what."

Freddy sighed "yes, parents are supposed to love their children. I suppose it was because of the circumstances of my birth that my mother has chosen to treat me the way she does. However, that is a subject that you are far to young for. Just know that mother is not a subject that I like discussing."

"I'm sorry that I brought up such painful memories. I hope that I don't ever meet that mean lady. She's wrong. Your not a curse you is a nice man." I replied with a yawn.

At this, Freddy chuckled in amusement. He had managed to make me hate his mother in only a few words. He could tell that I was tired but was fighting to stay awake as quietly he turned on his radio and smiled as I finally drifted off to sleep.

Upon arriving at the house Freddy gently shook my shoulder startling me awake and instantly I began to cry. Where was I? Who was this strange man? What did he want with me? "Shhh little one. It's ok. Daddy's sorry he scared you but it's time to wake up."

I looked up at Freddy completely confused. Did he just say daddy? He wasn't my daddy, was he? I whimpered as he removed my seat buckle and gently took me out of the car seat.
I looked up to see a beautiful home he smiled at the curious look on my face . "Do you live here all by yourself?" I asked my eyes wide with wonder.

"I have for a long time but now that I have you I won't have to feel sad or lonely ever again and neither will you."

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"Your going to live with me from now on. We are going to be a happy family. Would you like that?"

"You mean your going to be my daddy?" I asked my eyes widening with shock.

Freddy chuckled his eyes sparkling in delight. "Yes little one. If you want me to be?"

"Forevers?" I asked wide eyed and Freddy nodded. "You promise?"

"Yes little one. However, if I'm going to be your daddy, then you will have to obey certain rules one very special rule in particular." Freddy replied.

"What's that?" In asked cocking my head to one side in curiosity.

"I want you to promise me you will never ask or allow a boy to kiss you. When you are older promise me that no matter how many boys or girls for that matter, ask you out you will always so no. Promise me that you will always remain this sweet and innocent little girl. No matter how old you get."

"Kiss? A boy? Yucky." I replied pretending to gag. "Boys are icky and they isn't bewwy nice. I would neba want a boy to kiss me." I shivered at the thought and then made a face indicating how disgusting the idea of kissing, offering to kiss or even allowing a boy to kiss me was. At this Freddy chuckled. I looked at him in confusion. "What's so funny?" I asked with a frown. 

"Nothing. I just love how completely pure and innocent you are. I wish what you said was true, but unfortunately, you won't always think boys are icky." Freddy replied with a sigh.

"Why not?" I asked puzzled.

Freddy chuckled and then replied "that is a conversation for another time."

"Otay. I Promise I won't ever  kiss or offer to kiss any boys or girls and I won't let boys or girls kiss me. Mista Kruger Sir?"

"Yes princess?" Freddy replied looking down at me.

"Can Me call you daddy now?"

"Yes Princess, you can call me daddy." Freddy replied. "Now come on, let's get you inside and into bed. You've had a long day." He said picking me up heading towards the house.

A few days later, Freddy took me downstairs and sat me on a bench as he placed a photograph into a notebook. I looked around at all the articles on the walls with pictures of the children who had been murdered.

"Daddy?"

"Yes Kitten?"

"What do you use that for?" I asked pointing towards his glove which was still dripping blood from his latest victim.

"I use it when I'm out doing my special work."

"Could you tell me mowa about you special wowk? Me would lobe to help you daddy. Can me?" I asked not realizing the severity of what I was asking.

Freddy cocked his eyebrow at me in surprise. He hadn't expected me to say or ask something like that. "You want to help me?" I nodded and Freddy smiled at me. "Would you like to try it on for size?" Freddy asked his eyes sparkling in delight. I nodded and Freddy helped me put it on and then sat back down at his desk to observe my reaction.

I stared at the glove turning my hand to look at it and that's when I noticed the dark red substance dripping from the blades. Suddenly I began to shiver uncontrollably and I quickly removed the glove and dropped on the ground before me. "Is something the matter Kitten?"

I backed away from him slightly and he frowned at me. The look of pride now replaced with one of semi concern and irritation. "This is blood isn't it?" I asked pointing towards the glove.

"Yes it is blood." Freddy replied looking at me trying to determine my reaction to this news.

"Is it human blood?"

Freddy didn't reply at first but then rose from
where he was sitting and slowly advanced towards me. "What do you think?" He asked as he picked the glove up off the floor replaced it on his hand. I swallowed but didn't reply as I continued to shiver. Freddy sighed disappointment beginning to show in his gaze. "Are you afraid of me Kitten?"

At first, I didn't know how to respond except for whimpering slightly. Then I closed my eyes and began to thing about all the things that Freddy had done for me. He had taken me in when no one else wanted me, and even though I wasn't his daughter he let me call him daddy. "You lobe me don't you daddy?"

"Yes Kitten." Freddy replied.

"Then You not eba gonna huwt me wight?"

"No, I will never hurt you. Your my sweet little princess and I love you dearly." Freddy replied.

"Me not afraid of you. I love you daddy." I replied giving him a hug.

"The fact that I'm the Springwood Slasher doesn't bother you?" Freddy asked his eyebrows raised in surprise.

I thought about it for a moment and then replied "No. But I nu understand . Why do you hurt them daddy?" I asked concerned.

Freddy smiled at me and pulled me into an embrace. Taking my hand he led me over to the table and handed me his scrapbook. "Each of these kids, were spoiled rotten little brats. They deserved to be given their medicine for their terrible behavior towards others. Just like each one of those children at the park who made fun of you deserve to be punished." Freddy replied. 

"I looked up at him in surprise. "You'd punish those kids for me?"

"Of course. They hurt you and No one hurts my little Princess and gets away with it." Freddy replied.

"Can Me help you give them they medicine?" I asked still not fully understanding that by medicine he meant killing them.

Freddy smiled at me my question filling him with pride. "Yes Princess, you can help me give those bad children their medicine."

Suddenly my tummy growled and I looked over at Freddy. "Daddy me hungry. Can we get something to eat?"

"Of course Princess. What would you like to
Do? Stay here or go out to eat?"

I thought about it for a few minutes then replied "out daddy."

Freddy chuckled "of course we can Princess. Daddy just has to finish a few things before we can go ok?"

"Otwy Daddy." I replied cheerfully. I waited patiently for him to finish and once he had he scooped me up in his arms and we headed to the car.

"Hold it right there Kruger!" I whimpered as I saw a police man pointing a gun at us. "Put the girl down and put your hands over your head." The officer ordered.

"Why officer, is there something wrong?" Freddy asked with a smile as he followed the officer's instructions. I whimpered upon being put down as I felt a sense of comfort in his arms. Once he had placed me down next to him  and raised his hands over his head the officer called to me.

"Little girl, I want you to back away from him slowly ok?"

"Why?" I asked confusion written across my face.

"He's a very bad man." The Officer replied.

"You take that back! My daddy is not a bad man!" I replied with a frown and Freddy chuckled his eyes sparkling in delight. He could tell that I was afraid of the police officers.

The officers looked at each other unsure how to respond. "Sweetheart, Mr. Kruger kidnapped you."

"Kidnap?" I looked up at Freddy in confusion.

"It means that I took you away against your will. That I am using fear to force you to remain with me." Freddy replied.

"That's a lie. Daddy nu kidnap me. Him wescue me. Him lobes me and Me lobe him. So go away and leabe us alone!"

"I am afraid that's simply not possible little girl. I know this hard to understand, but Mr. Kruger isn't your father. He broke the law and now he must be punished for it."

An officer replied grabbing ahold of my hand and pulling me in the direction of the police car. "Let go of me!" I yelled biting his arm and kicking him in the knee so that he let go.

"Come here you little brat!" The Officer growled lunging at me.

"No!" I yelled kicking him in his knees causing him to drop his gun which I picked up and pointed at him.

"Little one, that is not a toy, now hand it over." The officer who's gun it was replied.

"Stop calling me that! Only daddy gets to call me that! Now Go away!" I replied pointing the gun at both of the officers.

"This just went from a bad situation to a really bad situation. How are we going to get her to drop the gun?" The officer asked the other who shrugged. One of the Officers turned to face Freddy and she gave him a pleading look. "We could use a little help here."

Freddy shrugged his shoulders "what do you expect me to do?"

"Make the little brat, put the gun down and go with us." The officer I had bitten replied.

Freddy frowned his eyes turning into little slits. "Don't you ever call her that again! She is not a brat. If she doesn't want to go with you then I'm not going to force her too." Freddy replied with an amused smile.

"You sick demented donkey!! You think this is funny you Ba*st*rd?" The officer who's gun I now held demanded angrily.

I frowned and let out a deep growl my eyes flashing in anger. How dare this officer call daddy names especially a bad words like that. Pointing the gun in his direction I pulled the trigger shooting him in the leg. He swore as he fell to the ground.

"That little brat shot me! She shot me!" He screamed grabbing ahold of his leg.

"You shouldn't say bad wowds." I replied.

Freddy chuckled his eyes sparkling in amusement but then a sad expression filled his eyes. As he noticed more police cars heading down the street in our direction and he sighed sadly. "Princess." I looked up at him and smiled but his expression remained sad. "Princess I need you to go with the nice policeman."

"Did Me do something wong daddy?"

"What kind of stupid question is that? Of course you did something wrong! Not only did you do something wrong ,you broke the law kid. Don't you know it's a crime to shoot someone? I could charge you with attempted murder and you'd spend the rest of you life in a jail cell." The officer replied with a frown.

At this, I shrunk back hiding behind Freddy and looking up at him the fear in my eyes evident. "Me don't want to go to jail. Me didn't meant to huwt (hurt) the officea it was an accident." I replied tearfully dropping the gun on the ground.

"I know sweetheart."

"Please don't let them awwest (arrest) me." I whimpered and Freddy sighed.

"They aren't going to arrest you. They are going to bring you back to your foster parents." Freddy replied sadly.

"No! Me don't want too go. Me want to stay witfh you. Please let me stay wifth you daddy."

"I can't sweetheart. You have to go with them." Freddy replied with a sad sigh.

"Don't you lobe me anymowa?" I asked sadly.

"Of course I do." Freddy replied kneeling down and wiping my tears away. "I will always love you."

"Then why is you doing this? Why is you making me go back to people who don't lobe owa want me? Me don't undastand." I reply tearfully.

Again Freddy sighs. "I want you to listen to me very carefully ok? I nod sniffling. "You have done nothing wrong and I love you more then you will ever know. I promise I will do everything I can to make sure you are returned to me..."

"Don't count on it Kruger." The officer nearby replied placing handcuffs on Freddy and shoving him in the back of their cruiser.

As I watched this, I started to whine trying hard to fight back tears. Why were they doing this? Why couldn't they let me be happy? "Shhh. It's ok little one. I'm going to take you home to your mommy and daddy. Everything is all right. You don't have to be afraid. Mr. Kruger is going to go to jail for a very long time." The Officer replied kneeling down so that she was at my level. I looked up at her tearfully.

"Why are you taking me away fwom (from) me daddy? I lobe him."

The officer looked at me worriedly "This is not good. It seems our young victim is suffering from Stockholm syndrome. She may need some counseling in order to deal with what has happened."

"Me want Fweddy!" I replied whimpering. "Me no wanna back to libing wifth those mean people! Me wanna libe wifth Daddy Fweedy!" I scream kicking and hitting the officers who sigh in frustration as they place me into a car seat in their cruiser.

As usual, my foster parents were not home but my sister and babysitter who happened to be our older cousin was. They stood there in the doorway my sister had a smug look on her face. The babysitter frowned and tapped her foot in irritation. "Catherine where have you been?"

"Me thought mommy and daddy didn't want me anymowa so Me wan away." I replied.

"That's ridiculous! My aunt and uncle love you though for the life of me I don't know why. Your nothing but a little brat. Do you know how dangerous what you did was? Running away like that?" My cousin demanded angrily.

"Actually, Catherine was kidnapped by Mr. Kruger. He managed to brainwash the poor child, into thinking that he is her father. When we tried explaining that Mr. Kruger wasn't her father and that he was a very bad man she became very agitated and she refused to leave his side. Even biting my partner when he tried explaining that Mr. Kruger had kidnapped her."

"She bit you? Catherine how could you? You know better!" My cousin demanded glaring at me.

"Don't forget the fact that she shot me."
Her partner replied.

"You did WHAT??!!!" My cousin practically screamed at me. Then turning her attention to the officers she replied "I am so sorry for all the trouble she's caused you. Thank you so much for bringing her home safely officers. You can rest assured that I will be informing my Aunt and Uncle of her behavior upon their return."

"It was our pleasure. Do us a favor kid, stay home." The officer I had shot replied looking at me and sighing.

I stuck my tongue out at him in response. After they had pulled away my cousin glared at me angrily. "Your an ungrateful little brat you know that? Running away like that. I contacted your caseworker and she will be here soon to bring you to a new home. You don't deserve to be a part of our family."

"You can't do that."

"Yes I can." My cousin replied with a smile.

At this my eyes filled with tears once more and I sniffled. "Please don't send me back. Me be good fowm now on Me pwomise."

"Sorry, but I don't believe you. Your caseworker will be here any minute, so I suggest you get packing."

"Please sissy, tell hewa she can't do this." I replied looking over at my foster sister pleadingly.

"Sorry, but I'm on her side." My foster sister replied with a satisfied smile on her face.

"Are you sure this is what your aunt and uncle want?" My caseworker asked my cousin for the million time as she placed the last of my belongings in the car.

"I'm afraid so, things just aren't working out with Catherine. We had to call the police again tonight to go and search for as she ran away today. This isn't the first time she's done that. My aunt and uncle are at their wits end trying to understand why she wound do such a thing. She doesn't seem to understand how dangerous running away is in fact, she allowed herself to be kidnapped and she shot the officer when they attempted to rescue her. She's very lucky that she wasn't the Springwood Slasher's latest victim."

"I'm sorry The Who?" My casework asked confused.

"The Springwood Slasher. He or she has been kidnapping, torturing and possibly sexually abusing several children before brutality murdering them. When the Slasher's victims have been found they could only be identified using their dental records."

"That's horrible." My caseworker replied shocked to hear this.

"From what I understand the Springwood Slasher has already killed at least 20 children. If the police hadn't found Catherine who knows what could have happened. The police should be spending their time trying to track down this killer. Instead they keep having to run around town looking for her every time she gets upset about something. This is getting to be a bad habit. I'm sure you can understand given the circumstances why my aunt and uncle feel it's best to remove her from the household." My cousin replied.

"Yes of course. I am sorry she has caused such trouble. Where exactly are your aunt and uncle? I'd like to clarify a few things with them. After all, this is rather last minute to be having to come and get her and find her a new place to stay."

"They are sorry about the last minute notice but as I have explained they are at their wits end. She never listens, she is constantly getting into fights with her sister and now with this whole running away when she gets mad thing it's just too much. As for where they are, they are at work and can't be disturbed. That's why they had me contact you to come and picked her up before they came home. They are much too tired to have to deal with her after a long days work. They said they'd be more then willing to fill out any paperwork that is required and pay a fine if needed and told me to inform you that if you have anymore questions or concerns that you can contact them and they'd be happy to answer any questions you deem necessary."

"It's unusual but ok. Tell your aunt and uncle that I am sorry things didn't work out." My casework said as she closed the car door.

"I will." My cousin replied with an evil smile.

As I was placed in the car. Nancy whispered in my ear "I told you nobody loves you! Nobody wants to have you for a daughter and nobody ever will." She taunted smiling happily as we drove off.

"Can me ask you a question?"

"Of course Catherine, you can ask me anything."

"Why did you beliebe what my cousin told you?"

"Adults don't lie about things like this. This wouldn't have happened, if you had behaved yourself. What on earth possessed you into running away?"

"Mommy and daddy awgue about me a lot. Mommy said that she didn't want me. That the money for taking care of me was too little and I was too much of a bwat. (Brat) Daddy yelled at hewa saying that they didn't take me fow (for) the money that they took me in because it was the wight (right) thing to do. Mommy said that she wanted me gone because I was nothing but twouble (trouble) . Daddy slapped her. They was so angwy (angry) with each other. Me was afwaid. (afraid).

"Running away is never the answer. Why did you go with Mr. Kruger?"

"He said he was going to be me daddy, but those mean police officeas took me away fwom
Him. Why did they habe to take me away? Me was happy libing with Fweddy. (Freddy) Can't you take me back and make them undeastand that he's not a bad man? That He's me daddy and he lobes me?"

"I'm afraid that I can't do that."

"Me pwomise me good fowm now on. Me just want to be with Fweddy. Me want to be his little girl. Why can't he be me daddy?"

"I'm afraid that's not possible. Sometimes things don't work out no matter how much we want them too. This was simply not meant to be. I promise everything is going to be alright. I will not rest until I am able to find you the right home."

Time jump a few hrs later

The prosecution began showing pictures of Freddy's victims explaining how they were identified and where they were found. "Do you have any closing remarks?" The judge asked once the slides were done and the lights were turned back on.

The prosecutor looked out at the crowd then back at the judge. "Those are the only remarks. The slides speak for themselves. Save for the thanks to Lieutenant Glocker that I myself and this entire community owe for finally apprehending this unholy apparition."

"Objection!"

"Oh excuse me, alleged unholy apparition that's all your honor." The prosecutor replied pinching his forehead as if he had a headache.

"Attorney for the accused do you have any evidence you wish to present?"

"I do your honor. I have but two pieces of evidence to submit." The defense attorney replied looking back towards the lieutenant with a slight smirk. The Cheif suddenly looked very nervous. "Due to new evidence that I have just recently obtained I call for complete dismissal of the case." The attorney replied.

"Dismissal?" The crowd muttered in both shock and confusion.

"I protest your honor!" The prosecutor replied.

"Your out of order Mr. Prosecutor. Councilors approach the bench." The judge replied. Upon doing so Freddy's attorney handed her two documents. Glancing down at them she frowned and looked directly at the Chief and then back down at the paperwork. Then back at the courtroom. She sighed.

"The evidence presented to this court was obtained during an illegal arrest. Not in compliance with the supreme courts ruling on the rights of the accused." At this the prosecutor looked back at the Chief with a bit of confusion. His wife looked over at him a look of irritation on his face. What had he done? The judge sighed "it is with great regret that I must grant the defense's request to dismiss."

"Your honor this man must not be allowed to walk free!" The prosecutor replied angrily pointing at Freddy.

"Then the police should have made sure the warrant was signed in the proper place and he should have been read his rights at the time of his arrest. I'm as sorry as you are but the law is the law. If proceeder had been followed this couldn't have happened. Court is dismissed."
As the judge returned to her chambers Freddy was released much to the dismay of the parents of his victims.

"I almost shot him Sarah. I almost pulled the trigger."

"So what stopped you!" She demanded tearfully unable to look her husband in the face.

Late back at the station one of the officers confirmed that their had been no Freddy sightings. "He's laying low. He knows we are watching him." The Chief replied not the least bit surprised by this news.

"We aren't the only ones." His Officer on duty replied.

"What's that's mean?" The Cheif asked in concern.

"Word has it that some parents don't feel like waiting for Freddy to show up. They are going to find him."

"Great! Great! That's just what we need around here a bunch of half cocked vigilantes." The Chief replied sarcastically.

The officer threw some paperwork onto the Cheif's desk. "Well hell Tim! I'm just a bit surprised that your not out their with them."

The Cheif looked at his officer and frowned. "I came here because I thought that one person could make a difference and he can by upholding the law not by breaking it."

"Yeah well, sometimes you have to bend it just a little bit." The officer replied.

"What like them out there? No! No! I know the law I know where it begins and I know where it ends! Do you?"

"Yeah Cheif."'

"Good then take a patrol unit and radio in if you spot any concerned citizens." The Cheif replied.

The officer sighed in frustration grabbing his coat "you got it."

Meanwhile, at the abandoned power plant a little girl whimpered as Freddy tossed a doll into the furnace. He then stretched his glove out suddenly their was a loud scream. The officer who the Chief had sent out spotted a group of parents and radioed the Chief. "I think I just spotted our citizens heading down Elm street with a backseat loaded with firepower."

The Chief groaned "will this night never end?"

Back at the power plant the parents angrily called to Freddy to come out. Knowing he wouldn't respond they opened up the back of one of their cars. It was indeed loaded with materials to make cherry bombs. One of the mom's tried to convince the other parents that this wasn't right that they could call the police but the other parents were fed up. "This ends tonight! This is for my son!" One of the men yelled tossing a cherry bomb through the window it landed near an open can of gasoline and the place exploded.

Freddy's point of view

Dream demon "we know what you want."

Freddy: "Everything has it's price. What's yours?"

"Does it matter?"

"No I suppose not. I do want it all." Freddy replied with an evil smile.

"We knew that you would. Open up! Now you'll be immortal." With that the dream slammed themselves into his chest. "A word of warning if the children no longer fear you then you will loose all of your power. Fear will be the key to your revenge fear from those living in your hometown of Springwood. You can invade their dreams and make their worst fears come true." The dream demons replied.

"Praying on people's fear is something that I know how to do extremely well." Freddy replied with a smile.'