Chapter 2: Jason's Lament

After fighting a darker version of Luna, recovering from his severe injury, and walking up to her chamber, Jason through out the time took the time to think. Nightmare Moon told him to wait for her as she changed. Jason wasn't sure what she meant by that. The masked man sat on the bed without hesitation. He stared into space then, thinking about his situation. He's trapped inside a magical prison created by Princess Luna to keep Nightmare Moon from taking over her. In the wolf mans mind, he had every right to not trust the alicorn. Matter of fact, he wanted to kill her. However because of his immortality not being with him anymore, it was suicide to go against her. Jason learned this from their fight. The masked man pulled off his mask and glided a hand across his face. Jason rubbed his temple and he let out an exhale of breathe. He was tired, and admittedly hungry. He hadn't felt hunger in years. It was a pain in his stomach that growled at him every minute. Choosing to ignore the growling in his stomach, Jason continued his train of thought. He thought about how his friends. The Crusaders, Luna, and even his friends in his world. The little sack boy and Leatherface. They were Jason's very first friends since his resurrection. The masked man wondered how long he had been dead. The last time he saw The Crusaders, they looked as though they were in middle school. They must have been teenagers by now.

THEIR READY FOR YOU JASON.

The masked man's eyes shot open. He jumped to his feet and scanned the room. He was alone, except for Nightmare Moon was behind a closed door in the bedroom. She didn't hear it. Jason narrowed his eyes. The voice sounded female, elderly. Her voice was sounded of anger and excitement. Jason never heard of a voice that large amount of evil since his...mother. The masked man remembered when he would hear voices. The voices of his deceased mother in his head, telling him to kill everyone that dared enter Camp Crystal Lake. He remembers seeing her floating head in his sleep, scolding him for losing against the teens. Jason felt himself shrink every time he saw his mother, always being her killing machine. The way she used him to kill others outside of the lake. Jason could never disobey her, he didn't know why. That was until he left for Equestria. Then, the voices stopped. If was as if his and his mothers connection was severed. For the longest time, he was glad that happened. Finally, he could do his own thing without her yelling at him for failing or not killing a teen she wanted dead.

COME JASON...MOMMIES WAITING FOR YOU.

The masked man shacked his head and planted his palms on each of his ears. He started to growl and grunt in frustration. She was inside his head.

STOP STRUGGLING! LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER!

Jason felt his nerves escape him. He felt his feet start to move by themselves. He turned and started walking toward the scythe Nightmare Moon had placed on the wall outside the bathroom. She was going to make him kill her! Jason, reluctantly, picked up the scythe and looked toward the closed door. The sound of running water stopping.

NOW...KILL THAT WITCH!

He was struggling. Trying to fight the control that was over him. Jason planted his feet firmly on the ground and watched as his arms tried going ahead of him, pulling him to his potential victim. A massive headache came over the masked man and Jason found himself sliding across the floor. The door knob to the bathroom creaked and Jason felt his heart stop. The shape of a pony came from behind the door and stood in the doorframe. The shape was pitch black, Jason couldn't make out features. Her voice spoke to him. Though it sounded weird. It sounded like multiple people talking at once.

"We trusted you...we treated you like family...and this is how you repay us!?"

Jason was sliding closer, his arms raising the blade above his head. Under his mask, Jason was actually trying to scream. His mouth moved, but no voice came out. The pony spoke again. Again, multiple voices. Jason recognized them all.

"I thought you were my friend Jason!"

"You betrayed everyone you ever cared about you!"

"I wish we never helped you!"

The masked man was one step away from killing the pony in front of him, his arms locked above him. Jason couldn't bare listening to the crusaders scold him. He didn't know what he did. Why were they screaming at him? The voice in the wolf mans head answered him.

"CANT YOU SEE? YOU GAVE IN TO YOUR OLD TEMPTATIONS! YOU KILLED THOSE CLOSEST TO THEM! YOU ARE A MURDERER!"

Jason opened his eyes. Seeing he was in a completely different scene then where he was. Their was nothing but black around him. Jason could move again. He looked around, he was alone. Jason heard a voice behind him that made his eyes go wide.

"Perfect, isn't it?" Jason knew that voice anywhere. He swiftly turned around to see a green and red sweater in front of him. A brown fedora blocking the face of the slasher. Freddy Kruger cackled, looking up to stare his old enemy in the eyes. Jason clenched his fists, this whole thing was nothing but a nightmare he conjured up. Before the masked man could start stomping toward his old enemy. Freddy raised his clawed palm to him.

"How does it feel knowing you were never there to help them?"

Freddy vanished in a wall of hellfire. Jason looked around, searching for the dream killer. His voice came back in Jason' mind, tearing at his skull like nails on a chalkboard.

"You were never their friend. Admit it, you wanted to kill them!"

Jason shook his head, trying to get Freddy's voice out of his head. He started to smack himself, trying to wake himself up from the nightmare. Nothing was working. Then, he started hearing whispers. Whispers of what sounded like hundreds of people. All speaking in the masked mans ear. A new voice came forward, addressing the masked wolf.

"Cant you hear them? All the people and ponies you killed are here!"

Blue spirits started appearing from the dark. All of them with looks of sadness, anger, and disbelief. They surrounded Jason, speaking louder by the minute. The tone of the whispers grew deeper and more in number. Jason put his hands to his ears, trying to block out the voices. Jason looked up and saw the image of a pony approaching him, no expression on her face. Just snow white eyes. The female spoke in a raspy voice, sounding as though their more of her speaking at once.

"These are the spirits of the innocents that have fell victim to your bloodlust! For years their voices have been silent. Now they have a chance to speak their minds about you."

Suddenly, the voices came in more clear. However they weren't pleasant. Jason was assaulted with comment after comment. People sharing their ways to kill him, to imprison him, and wishing he never existed.

"I HATE YOU!"

"YOU RUINED MY LIFE!"

"DIE IN A FIRE!"

"MONSTER!"

"FREAK!"

"BURN IN HELL!"

Jason was on his knees. His hands wrapped around his skull. Trying to block out the voices. He didn't want to listen. He was tired of the voices in his head. He was tired of being yelled at. Most of all, he wanted to be left alone. He didn't want to hear anyone. All he wanted right now was to be left alone and stay like that. He felt the spirits closing in on him. Surrounding him. Jason began shaking violently on the ground. The spirits were on top of him. It felt like the anger of the ghosts was like massive weights on top of the masked man. Crushing him with every second. Jason was sure he was going to collapse at any moment. Then, the feeling of heaviness had lifted. Jason looked up and saw the ghost were gone. He got to his feet, breathing heavily. His nerves were getting the best of him, his heart was racing to the point where he thought he was going to have a heart attack. Then, a he saw a pony walking toward him. A scythe held in her hand. A ring of fire formed around Jason, trapping him inside. Jason attempted to leave he ring but the fire was burning to strong. The masked man backed away from the edge and heard the pony call out to him.

"Now you will pay for your sins monster!"

The winged pony glided down toward the wolf man and landed right in front of him. The image of her became more clear then, it was Princess Luna. Jason watched as Luna raised the scythe above her head. For once, the masked man felt a pain in his chest. All of his friends had insulted him. Even if this was a nightmare, it still hurt for some reason. Before Luna swung her blade, she said her final words.

"I hope you die in a fire!"

Jason could only watch as the blade swung toward him. The masked man's life flashed before his eyes. He watched as every kill he committed flashed before him. The scene then changed to that of Equestria, his first time meeting the crusaders until his sacrifice to defeat Tirek. He didn't want to leave them. He didn't want to die again. With that in his mind, Jason unleashed a scream, a mixture of a roar and of a normal yell.

"NO!" Jason roared.

The masked man awoke in a frantic state. His heart racing to a dangerous proportion, he was hyperventilating, his vision clouded. Jason put his face in his hands, trying to calm himself down. Then a sudden realization hit him. His mask was gone. Jason searched frantically for it. He saw it next to him on the bed. He quickly grabbed it and slid it over his face. The masked man felt a hand touch his shoulder suddenly. He looked and saw Nightmare Moon with a towel over her head and body. Jason looked and saw he was still on her bed. He must have dozed off. The wolf man rubbed his eyes.

"You looked as though you were having a severe nightmare." the dark alicorn said. "You were twitching and snarling in your sleep."

Nightmare Moon sat on the other end of the bed, outfitting herself with a gown.

"I have to say, out of the countless times I've seen ponies squirm during nightmares, yours was the most interesting."

The alicorn finished dressing herself and walked in front of Jason. He wasn't moving, his head was down looking at the ground. It looked as though the masked man in front of her was just an empty shell. Nightmare Moon raises an eye brow and tries to look into Jason's eyes. She crouches down and stares into the black holes of the hockey mask. Jason had his eyes close, a watering substance forming out of his eyelid. The dream must have been more severe than she thought. Nightmare Moon straightened herself and placed her hands to her hips.

"You looked as though you were having a seizure."

Jason still didn't move, still not saying anything. Nightmare Moon wondered of the masked man could even speak more than no. She didn't know how to approach him. She didn't know if he was having another one right now. She then heard the masked man let out a deep breathe. She watched as the large wolf stood up, grabbing his mask and sliding it off his face. The dark alicorn felt a strange feeling come over her as soon as she saw the deformed face of the wolf man. Even though his face was severely damaged, she could see a look of depression and anxiety on his face. Nightmare Moon lost any sense of curiosity in her mind, instead it was replaced with a strong sense of worry. She didn't know why she felt it. Seeing the deformed creature so saddened made her nervous. Nightmare Moon feared no mortal or even immortal, but right now she was scared. The look on Jason's face changed to an emotionless face. Nightmare Moon stepped back from the wolf man. He turned around and grabbed his mask, throwing it over his face. Jason looked back at the dark alicorn, his mask frowning at her.

"What is wrong?" she asked.

Jason, once again, didn't say anything. He stood there. Looking at Nightmare Moon like a statue. The alicorn was a good five steps away from him. She drew her scythe in precaution. Ready to strike if the masked man tried anything. Jason started walking toward the alicorn. She raised the scythe above her head but Jason grabbed the handle of the blade and the two were at a stand still with each other. Nightmare Moon was certain the masked man would kill her with her own blade at any second. However, she was surprised when Jason grabbed the scythe out of her hands and placed it on the ground next to him. Nightmare Moon couldn't move, she was paralyzed, thinking the masked man was about to rip her apart. She never felt fear like this before. It was as if all feeling in her body was gone. She shut her eyes as the masked man raised a hand to her. However, instead of feeling a choking sensation or a hand ripping through her torso, she felt the masked man stroking her neck and mane. She opened her eyes and saw Jason standing over her, patting her head and petting her. A harsh blush came to the dark alicorns face, she walked back slightly. Jason cocked his head at her.

"I-I suppose that's your way of saying you'll help me?"

Jason nodded. Nightmare Moon gave a wide smile, stretching across her face.

"Excellent! I am sure Luna will die from the separation but at least-"

Nightmare Moon was cut off when a powerful hand grabbed her neck and lifted her in the air. She looked down at Jason and saw him shaking his head in disapproval.

"Ack! O-okay! Luna will be sparred!"

The masked man released Nightmare Moon and she dropped down to her hands and knees. She coughed and gagged, rubbing her neck. She looked up at the wolf man with a sense of annoyance.

"Was just shaking your head not enough!?" she barked.

Jason wasn't moved. He didn't want his friend hurt. He grabbed the alicorn by her arm and lifted her onto her hooves. Jason has seen his mistakes, his sins, and the insanity that had plagued him. He didn't know why he had the dream, or to even call it that. It felt so real yet it seemed as though to be nothing. Jason didn't know, his demons will forever curse him but that was something he wanted. He wanted the voices his head to shout at him. To scratch at his soul to its core. To remind him to never let himself be corrupted to be used as a slave again. Even by his own mother. After all, she was dead. Jason now knows its for the best. Their were no strings on him anymore. Now, he could make his own decisions. His first choice, to get back to Equestria and see his friends.

Nightmare Moon then noticed a strange set of clouds engulfing the outside. She walked to her balcony and watched as white lighting bolts impacted the earth and thunder roared in the sky. Jason soon joined her and the two watched as the storm rapidly drew closer. The wind was blowing violently, parts of the castle were crumbling down. The two watched as stone walls of the old castle were torn down by the harsh winds. The storm was right on top of them, lighting was striking the castle and the thunder ringed in their ears. Nightmare Moon shielded her eyes and grabbed onto the railing of the balcony. Jason stood there, looking up at the strange storm. In a flash of light, the two were blinded. A bolt of lighting had struck the two. In an instant, the two had vanished from the balcony. Jason opened his eyes and saw him and Nightmare Moon were in a strange dream like scene. They were floating as if the strange dimension was void of gravity. Then, a black and white swirling portal opened behind the passed out body of Nightmare Moon. Jason reached out to her but the portal pulled the alicorn inside and closed behind her. Jason was now alone in the strange dimension. Another portal opened behind him and started pulling him in. Jason grabbed the edge of the portal, he didn't know where it was going and he didn't want to know. Then, a familiar cackle caught his attention. Jason looked up and saw a green and red sweater. A brown hat, and brown pants. A bladed hand clicked and clanked at the strange mans side. Freddy Kruger was standing over Jason.

"You have a portal to catch motherfucker." he chuckled.

Jason reached out to Freddy but the demon violently kicked him in the face, sending him flying into the unknown portal. Freddy laughed manically and clasped his hands together. His bladed hand going over his other.

"We'll see you real soon ol' buddy"

Three different shadowy figures then appeared behind Freddy and the demon let out a cackle. It was payback time for the masked man, and it was going to be brutal. Freddy turned around to face the three shadowy figures. "Find Jason and take your revenge against him. Kill him and I assure you, immortality will be granted to each of you." The three shadow figures laughed and disappeared into clouds of smoke. Freddy laughed and cracked his knuckles. "Oh yes, paybacks a bitch Voorhees."