{"id":6263,"date":"1992-09-01T00:01:33","date_gmt":"1992-09-01T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/?p=6263"},"modified":"2012-08-03T03:25:57","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T03:25:57","slug":"a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master-adaptation-excerpts-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master-adaptation-excerpts-6\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master \u2014 Adaptation Excerpts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted by Bob Italia<br \/>\nTranscribed by Rob Nimmo<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SIX<\/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;\"><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>A few nights later, Alice stood behind the counter of the Crave Inn Diner, adding up the night\u2019s receipts near the cash register. Her waitress uniform was spotted with stains, evidence of a hard day. When she finished with the receipts, she closed the cash register. Then she poured coffee grounds into a cup of black coffee and stirred it before downing the cup. Dan walked in and headed for the counter. \u201cHey, how ya doin\u2019? Haven\u2019t seen you around lately.\u201d Alice looked up. \u201cI\u2019ve been working double shifts.\u201d \u201cExtra money, huh?\u201d \u201cLook, you know why. You just don\u2019t believe.\u201d Dan looked around and leaned toward her. \u201cNo offense or anything, but it\u2019s kind of hard to swallow.\u201d \u201cThe story is. The deaths you can\u2019t argue with.\u201d Then her eyes welled up. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to do. I can\u2019t stop it. Why doesn\u2019t he just kill me?\u201d Dan studied her. \u201cHow long you been awake?\u201d \u201cThree days. Don\u2019t you understand? Everytime I sleep, someone might die!\u201d \u201cAll right, let\u2019s assume this whole thing is true. Why does Freddy all of a sudden need you?\u201d \u201cKristen was the last child left of the people who killed Freddy. Maybe Freddy can\u2019t get to new kids without someone like me\u2014someone to bring them to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dan and Alice were silent for a moment. Dan read a mix of emotions on Alice\u2019s face: guilt, shame, anger, and despair. He was about to say something when a voice called out. Dan\u2019s date, a pretty and polished young woman, appeared at the door. \u201cDanny, we\u2019re gonna be late for the drive-in!\u201d Dan was embarrassed. So was Alice, who was also jealous. \u201cI have to get back to work.\u201d Alice hurried off to the kitchen as Dan watched in frustration. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next day, in the boys\u2019 locker room, Dan approached Rick and sat next to him on a bench. \u201cYou look wasted,\u201d Dan said. \u201cBeen up with Alice,\u201d Rick replied. \u201cHow\u2019s she doing? I ran into her last night.\u201d \u201cShe\u2019s still blaming herself for Sheila,\u201d Rick said. \u201cI know how it feels. I\u2019ve been thinking about Kristen. Maybe I could\u2019ve stopped it, if I\u2019d have listened.\u201d \u201cAbout Freddy?\u201d Dan said. \u201cWhat else? You ever look over this town\u2019s history? Not a safe place to be a teenager. Anyway, if I\u2019m next, watch your back.\u201d Suddenly, the coach appeared. \u201cHey, you bozos!\u201d he bellowed. \u201cUp and out\u2014now!\u201d Dan and the other boys headed out to gym class. Rick scrambled to get dressed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alice struggled to stay awake in the back row of the lecture hall. At the front, a lecturer droned on in a boring monotone. \u201cEvery society, dating back to the ancients, has had theories regarding dreams, what they mean, how to control them,\u201d the lecturer said. \u201cAristotle believed that during sleep your soul roams free. What it sees are dreams. Skilled dreamers control what they see. There is a theory that there are two gates your soul can enter, one positive gate, the other a negative. The dream master guards the positive gate and protects its sleeping host. There are fewer theories about the negative gate&#8230;\u201d The lecturer\u2019s words became distorted as Alice began falling asleep. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rick was lacing his high-tops when, suddenly, his locker door began rattling. Just then, a group of cheerleaders barged into the locker room. They looked at Rick and laughed as he stood in confusion. At that moment, the entire room began shaking. Rick looked around and saw the room transform into an elevator. Buttons pushed out of the walls; the door changed. One cheerleader pushed Button #13. The elevator shot up. Then the doors opened and the cheerleaders shoved their way out. Rick could see Alice among the girls. She was pushing against the flow, trick could see Alice among the girls. She was pushing against the flow, trying to reach him. Suddenly, he door slammed in Rick\u2019s face. The elevator rocketed downward as the lighted buttons blinked faster and faster until they were a blurry glow. \u201cGoing down,\u201d Freddy\u2019s voice blared from the elevator speaker. \u201cWomen\u2019s wear, lingerie, cutlery, butcher knives&#8230;China.\u201d The elevator came to a sudden halt. Rick was thrown to the ground. Then the door flew open.<\/p>\n<p>Rick got up and looked around the pristinely clean Chinese room filled with tatami mattes and colored screens. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Rick was hurtled backward as if kicked by an invisible opponent. \u201cA true warrior, Rick-san, needs no eyes,\u201d Freddy\u2019s voice echoed. Rick was kicked again and knocked to the floor. Enraged, Rick jumped to his feet and flailed at the air. \u201cCome out and fight me, you coward!\u201d Freddy laughed. \u201cNinja warriors have calm. Find your balance, Rick-san.\u201d Rick was hit again and thrown back against a screen. He stood slowly, with ultimate concentration. Suddenly, he kicked back at the air and connected with a resounding thump. Then he progressed forward with a series of karate moves\u2014all of which connected soundly and quickly with the invisible force. \u201cToo wimpy to show yourself, Krueger? Well, how\u2019s this for balance?\u201d Summoning all his might, Rick kicked at the air. Freddy\u2019s glove appeared out of thin air and landed on the floor. Rick stopped and stared at the glove. He laughed victoriously. \u201cHow you gonna get me without your weapon? You\u2019re dead meat!\u201d Freddy\u2019s laugh resounded through the room. Suddenly, the glove jumped up and shot toward Rick. \u201cHari-kari to you and your balance, boy,\u201d Freddy said. \u201cSayonara, Rick-san.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alice woke with a jolt. She was hit by an incredible force. Her entire seat shook off its bolts. Students next to her backed away. Alice smashed her desk top with her fist, sending bits of wood and metal flying. Then she let out a soul-crushing cry. \u201cNoooooo!\u201d The windows in the lecture hall shattered as Alice ran out of the room to the gym. There she found the coach as he opened the boys\u2019 locker room door. \u201cHey, Rick!\u201d he shouted. \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d When Rick didn\u2019t answer, the coach entered the locker room. Alice followed him. They found Rick lying by his locker, his twisted hand lifeless on the floor. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A few days later, Alice and Debbie stood near Rick\u2019s gravesite as other mourners gathered for the funeral. Debbie was sobbing softly. Alice was emotionless. She was wearing Rick\u2019s dark sunglasses. \u201cAre you okay?\u201d Dan said suddenly to Alice. \u201cNot really.\u201d \u201cIs there something I can do?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t think so. I guess this is my own war.\u201d \u201cNo it isn\u2019t,\u201d Debbie said. \u201cWe all gotta survive.\u201d She flexed her arm. \u201cI don\u2019t spend hours working out to let some night-stalker beat me.\u201d \u201cYou really don\u2019t get it,\u201d Alice said. \u201cHe\u2019s not a night-stalker. It\u2019ll take more than bench presses to beat him.\u201d \u201cWhy can\u2019t we just talk to the authorities?\u201d Dan asked. \u201cYeah, right,\u201d Alice replied. \u201cLet\u2019s trade death by Freddy for life in a rubber room. Adults won\u2019t see it. They can\u2019t.\u201d \u201cWhat else can we do?\u201d Dan said. \u201cTry what the other kids did,\u201d Alice stated. \u201cKeep each other awake. We\u2019ll meet at Debbie\u2019s tonight. At least if we don\u2019t sleep he can\u2019t get us.\u201d<\/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-4-the-dream-master-adaptation-excerpts-5\/\">Chapter 5<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master-adaptation-excerpts-7\/\">Chapter 7<\/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 SIX<\/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":[17,339],"class_list":["post-6263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-4-the-dream-master","tag-bob-italia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6263","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=6263"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6266,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6263\/revisions\/6266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}