{"id":6084,"date":"1992-09-01T00:01:43","date_gmt":"1992-09-01T00:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/?p=6084"},"modified":"2012-08-02T01:57:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T01:57:45","slug":"a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-adaptation-excerpts-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-adaptation-excerpts-5\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors \u2014 Adaptation Excerpts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted by Bob Italia<br \/>\nTranscribed by Rob Nimmo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1562391585?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=thenightmaone-20&#038;linkCode=xm2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creativeASIN=1562391585\" target=\"_blank\">Order<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div style=\u201ddisplay:block;float:right;\">\n<div style=\"padding-left: 16px;padding-bottom: 16px\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0772942500851985\";\n\/* 250 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3976876457\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next day, Nancy closed the door of the group therapy room and faced the remaining teens: Kristen, Kincaid, Will, Taryn, and Joey. Gordon sat nearby with a clipboard on his knee. Simms was conspicuously absent. \u201cOkay, straight talk only in here,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cIs this group?\u201d Taryn asked. \u201cWell, unofficially,\u201d Gordon replied. \u201cPretty soon there won\u2019t be enough of us left to call it \u2018Group\u2019.\u201d \u201cListen up,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cNancy\u2019s got something to say.\u201d Nancy paused. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know who\u2019s trying to kill you. He wears a dirty brown hat. He\u2019s horribly burned. He has razors on his right hand.\u201d All eyes fell on Nancy. \u201cWho is he?\u201d Taryn said. \u201cFreddy Krueger,\u201d Nancy replied. \u201cHe was a child murderer before he died. After he died, he became\u2026something worse. Six years ago, Freddy killed my friends. He almost killed me. I thought I got rid of him\u2014but I guess he was too strong.\u201d The group stared at her in amazement, not knowing whether to believe or doubt. \u201cWhy is he after us?\u201d Will asked. \u201cYeah,\u201d said Taryn. \u201cWhat did we do?\u201d \u201cNot what you did,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cYour parents. My parents. They burned him alive. We\u2019re paying for their sins. You\u2019re the last of the Elm Street children.\u201d The group stared at each other in bewilderment. \u201cMom and Dad?\u201d Will said. \u201cThat\u2019s crazy. They never said\u2014\u201d \u201cOh, sure,\u201d Taryn said. \u201cThat\u2019s the sorta thing parents tell their kids. \u2018Goodnight, honey. Don\u2019t forget to say your prayers. Oh, by the way, your father and I torched some maniac last night\u2019.\u201d \u201cSo what do we do about this creep?\u201d Kincaid asked. \u201cLast time, it was me against him,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t strong enough&#8230; alone. Kristen\u2019s the key. She\u2019s got a very special talent. A gift.\u201d \u201cI haven\u2019t been able to do that since I was a little girl,\u201d Kristen said. \u201cYou did it the other night,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cThat was different.\u201d \u201cYou never lose a gift like that,\u201d Nancy stated. \u201cYou just forget how to use it. How about it? Will you try?\u201d Kristen nodded. \u201cEach one of you has an inner strength\u2014some special power you\u2019ve had in your most wonderful dreams. Together we can learn to use those powers&#8230; if we try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, we\u2019re going to try a little group hypnosis,\u201d Gordon said. He turned to a high-tech chrome pendulum device sitting on the tabletop and flicked the switch. The pendulum rocked slowly from side to side as a tiny blip of high intensity light flashed intermittently. Everybody stared at the device. \u201cI want you all to follow the pendulum with your eyes. Tune out everything else\u2026nothing else exists but the pendulum.\u201d \u201cTake us there, Kristen,\u201d Nancy said softly to her. \u201cBreathe deeply and relax,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cKeep following the pendulum.\u201d The group stared at the device, becoming mesmerized. \u201cYou find yourselves getting tired,\u201d Gordon said. \u201cNothing would feel better right now than a nice, long, deep sleep.\u201d Kristen\u2019s eyes fluttered closed. \u201cI\u2019m going to count backwards from five,\u201d Gordon said, \u201cand when I finish, you will all be asleep. Five\u2026four\u2026three\u2026\u201d Nancy stared at the device, lulled under its spell. \u201cTwo\u2026one.\u201d Kristen\u2019s eyes flew open and she looked up. Everything seemed the same. \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d she said. Everybody reacted with disappointment. \u201cWe can try again,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cEverybody take five,\u201d Gordon stated. Several teens stood to stretch their legs. Gordon turned to Nancy, drawing her aside. \u201cLook, I was willing to go along with this for the kids\u2019 peace of mind,\u201d he said. \u201cBut you\u2019ve got to face reality.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Joey got a drink at the water cooler. He paused, hearing the rhythmic squeaking of a cart. Marcy, a cute candy-striper, appeared outside the door with her cart. She saw Joey and stopped. Joey smiled. Marcy glanced around to see if anyone was watching, then smiled and gestured to him. Joey looked around, then slipped out the door unnoticed. Then Gordon absentmindedly toyed with the metal click-clack balls on the desk. \u201cNeil, let\u2019s give it one more time,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t work, then I promise\u2014\u201d Gordon raised the end ball and let go. Instead of clicking, the balls floated apart. Nancy gazed in wonder as the metal balls floated past her head. All activity in the room came to a standstill. Everybody stared at the floating metal balls. \u201cWe\u2019re here,\u201d Will said. \u201cWhere?\u201d Taryn asked. \u201cHere?\u201d \u201cYes,\u201d Kristen said. \u201cWe\u2019re in the dream.\u201d  Gordon stared at the balls in rapt fascination. \u201cNo we\u2019re not\u2026we\u2019re in Group.\u201d \u201cIn my dreams, I can walk,\u201d Will said. \u201cMy legs are strong.\u201d Everyone turned to see Will standing straight and tall. His wheelchair was gone. He plucked a metal ball from the air, held it in his fist, then blew in one end. A dragonfly appeared out of his hand. \u201cWe made it,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cNeil, we made it!\u201d Gordon ducked as the dragonfly flew past. \u201cThis isn\u2019t possible. And if it is, what the hell am I doing here?\u201d \u201cTry something, Kristen,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cWhat can you do in your dreams?\u201d Kristen took a few steps back, then launched herself into a perfectly executed series of twisting hands flips across the room. \u201cA perfect score!\u201d Will cried. \u201cThe crowd goes wild!\u201d Kincaid picked up a metal chair and twisted it open like a paperclip with his bare hands. \u201cDig this!\u201d Then everyone looked at Taryn. She had become a breathtaking street punk: shimmering platinum hair swept back in a wild Mohawk and dressed in sleek black leather with delicate silver chains. \u201cIn my dreams, I\u2019m beautiful.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, the lights dimmed and flickered out. Everybody stood motionless, looking around apprehensively. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening?\u201d Gordon asked. \u201cHe\u2019s close,\u201d Kristen said. \u201cFreddy?\u201d Nancy inquired. \u201cHe\u2019s heavy in the halls,\u201d Kristen replied. Taryn glanced around. \u201cWhere\u2019s Joey?\u201d Kristen\u2019s eyes bulged. \u201cFreddy\u2019s got him! We\u2019ve got to help him!\u201d Gordon grabbed the door\u2014then yanked his hand back. The doorknob was glowing red-hot. Then the door began to scorch and sizzle as the room turned stifling hot. \u201cThe room\u2019s changing!\u201d Will shouted. The walls began closing in. The group was backed into the center of the room as it became cylindrical\u2014like the inside of a furnace. Rivets appeared as the walls became scorched steel plates. Gordon staggered back. \u201cThis is crazy!\u201d He looked down and saw his feet slogging through smoldering ash. Kincaid hunkered down and tried to push through the steel door. Then he jumped back as his hands were burned. The group looked about helplessly as the smoke thickened. Roaring flames leaping up around them. <\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, the furnace door slammed open. Simms stood in the perfectly normal hospital hallway. Everything fell silent. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on in here?\u201d she said. Gordon, Nancy and the others were seated in their chairs, heads coming up as they awakened. They gazed around, still confused. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with Joey?\u201d Simms inquired. Joey was lying unconscious on the floor near his chair. Simms rushed to his side. \u201cHe\u2019s not breathing!\u201d Nancy pushed her out of the way and knelt over Joey, desperately giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-adaptation-excerpts-4\/\">Chapter 4<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-adaptation-excerpts-6\/\">Chapter 6<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapted by Bob Italia Transcribed by Rob Nimmo Order FIVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,339],"class_list":["post-6084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors","tag-bob-italia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6084"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6246,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6084\/revisions\/6246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}