My Friday the 13th story -Fan Fic
Friday the 13th: The Revenge
Location close to Minersville & the Camp Packanack edge of Crystal Lake, Wessex County, New Jersey. 1984. After Chris Higgins is chased in the woods, and before Part 2.
Chapter 1
Opening: early dawn, the sun is only just peeking, yet to penetrate the thick of the forest. The cold of the night is slowly leaving with the rising fog from the boggy, moss covered ground. The camera (at a high angle) slowly moves above the forest, and picks up on the movement of two shadowy figures travelling between the trees. Following their movement the figures are revealed to be a man who appears to be in his early 40s, somewhat grizzled looking, short bearded, a crossbow in hand, quietly moving forward through the undergrowth, he takes a crossbow bolt from the quiver on his back, his eyes intensely staring at a focal point through the branches and leaves. Following closely is a younger man in his late teens almost crouching, wearing full camouflage attire, a rifle at his side, a cloth bag strapped over his shoulder, and a machete that’s way too sharp, and way too big for him. They halt in unison, get down to a crawling position, both still glaring ahead as they quietly edge themselves forward to a resting position, both weapons held out, and eyes piercing the scopes like threads through a needle.
The young man takes his eyes off his objective for a second, and quietly speaks, “Why do you always bring that old thing out with us?” nodding at the crossbow. The man pauses, takes his eye off the scope for a second, “Vietnam….since Vietnam….. I just don’t use guns any more”.
The kid responds, “I bet you saw some crazy shit, special forces, right?”.
Man still staring down the length of the bolt, “uh huh”.
Kid “Yeh, Dad told me a few things. But he said you don’t like to talk about it much”.
Man “yup”.
Kid “He did say you were a pretty good shot, so why not use a gun?”
Man, giving him a side eye and looking down the flight groove at the same time, “They taught me how to kill in a thousand different ways, so I don’t need a gun now”.
Kid “That’s so cool”.
Man “It’s not as cool as it sounds”.
The man gestures forward, ahead in an opening of the forest a large deer is munching from the ground, between 40 & 50 yards away. It shifts into a clearer view for the two hunters, and the kid readies himself for the shot.