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A/N: Hey everyone. So here is an oldie from my fanfiction.net account that I've decided to bring over here. This was written back when Scream 4 originally came out in 2011, and the story starts off in the "real" world where Stab is a fictional film (and before the events of Scream 4) before transitioning to the actual movie in the next chapter. Having grown as a writer since then, I am gonna try and clean up and maybe change a few things from the original fic, but it'll be the same thing overall. Hope you all enjoy!
It was the end of a long and stressful school week for the kids at Woodsboro high. They were all ready now to just kick back and relax and not even think about the words 'home' and 'work'. Cleaning out her locker for the weekend was Amanda Johnson. She was the top of her class, but also had killer looks that made almost every guy in school throw themselves at her; even the ones that already had girlfriends. Amanda took her last book from her locker, shut it, and almost jumped out of her shoes when she saw her best friend standing right next to her.
"Brian! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" She yelled hitting him on the shoulder.
"Does this look like a horror film to you, Amanda?" Brian joked and Amanda rolled her eyes. Brian was a decent looking guy and was perhaps the biggest horror movie fanatic since the late Randy Meeks. "So, speaking of horror movies, do you know what film is coming out in theaters this weekend?" Brian asked her.
"Halloween H30: 30 years later?" Amanda guessed as a joke.
"Don't even joke around. That would be a horrible idea. Try again," he said exiting the school with her.
"Another Saw movie?"
"Ok, now you're just being ridiculous."
"I give up then. What's coming out?"
"Stab 5," he said holding up five fingers and with obvious glee in his voice.
"Hold up," Amanda said raising her hand to stop him. "Another Stab movie?"
"Awesome isn't it? Those films are classics."
"The original trilogy was a classic, but Stab 4 wound up being a massive train wreck that stretched on for miles. It's like they can create a good production when it's based off of true events. But when circumstances force them to come up with an original story, they can't make something innovative to save their lives," Amanda criticized. "Lest we forget that at the end of Stab 3 all of the original characters were killed off. I felt absolutely nothing for the brand new cast in Stab 4. The new female lead in particular was a poor replacement for Sidney. She lacked her strength and depth and was 1 dimensional just like the rest of the characters. And the final nail in the coffin was that Ghostface didn't even use a voice modifier this film! That's the defining piece of the franchise and for the producers to leave it out was a huge insult to the fans not to mention the guy that does the Ghostface voice," she frustratedly finished.
"Well yes, Stab 4 was less on par with its predecessors, but I wouldn't criticize it that far. Plus I've heard good things about what Stab 5 has to offer."
"Like what? Did you read any spoilers?"
"Hell no, I hate those things. My number one rule for movies is that you stay off the internet the month a highly anticipated film is going to come out. There's always that one random youtube douche that just has to ruin the movie just for the enjoyment of it. As for the film, I read a few interviews in the newspaper about it and the new director that they brought on for the project acknowledges what went wrong with Stab 4. I've never heard of this guy, but he claims to be going back to the original story set in the trilogy, which sounds promising at least."
"Didn't Sidney threaten to sue them if they used her story again though?" Amanda asked; interest peaked.
"They managed to reach some sort of settlement. I'm not sure what and I don't know how they can use Sidney again since she died in the third film, but it's gotten me very curious. I know you have to be curious to, so why don't we go see the film together this weekend?"
"I don't know, Brian."
"I'll pay for your ticket," he offered.
"Just my ticket," Amanda said with a raised eyebrow.
"Your popcorn as well," Brian continued. Amanda put her hands on her hips.
"Fine. I'll pay for your drink too. Satisfied?"
"Yep," she said with a smile. "See you tomorrow," and she headed off for her car. Brian stared at her with a goofy grin on his face, and then jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"What the hell! ? You know I hate that," he said to his other friend, Nick.
"Sorry. I couldn't help, but notice that you invited Amanda to the movies even caving to her demands that you'll pay for all her stuff. I hope you realize this is not a date."
"Maybe not now, but someday I will get that date."
"When are you going to realize that geeks like us never get the girl?" Nick asked him.
"Hey I'm not a geek!" Brian shouted in offense.
"Not on the outside. But on the inside you're practically channeling the lost essence of Randy Meeks."
"Oh shut up," Brian ordered. "There's no replacing that guy, which was the only thing that pissed me off about Stab 3."
Later that weekend
"Excuse me. Coming through. Move your feet you, dick! Finally!" Brian said slumping down into one of the few empty seats available in the theater; Amanda sitting in the seat next to him.
They were both surprised to see that it was a full house. Most of the people there were their classmates who swore they'd never see Stab 5 after how Stab 4 turned out. The movie received a mix of good and bad reviews, but Amanda said she'd be the judge of whether or not the movie was good.
"Let me know if you get scared. I'll protect you," Brian joked.
"I don't scare easy, but I'll keep that in mind," she said lightly slapping his shoulder. The lights in the theatre turned off and the previews started.
THE FOLLOWING PREVIEW HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR ALL AUDIENCES
In the year 2000
*screen fades in to a girl holding a locket with a familiar person's picture in it*
A grisly chain of events led to the deaths of 5 people
Jenna: Starring at that picture again?
Sarah: It's the only memory I have of her.
Jenna: You never even met the girl.
Sarah: I would've liked to. We were still family.
The events continued for years to come
Jenna: Let's catch up with the rest of the class. I'm sure the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower has to be awesome.
*The class goes to the top of the tower. There is suddenly an explosion*
Jenna: Oh My God!
*Portions of the tower start to collapse. Jenna falls over the edge and Sarah grabs her hand to save her. They both wind up falling over and just as they hit the ground Sarah finds herself looking at her sister's picture again, completely unharmed*
Sarah: We can't go into the tower!
Jenna: What is wrong with you!?
*Jenna grabs her shoulders and tries to calm her friend down as part of the tower explodes again. It starts to collapse once more and Sarah looks on in horror*
In Death
Doctor Kalarjian: I should warn you. She's a very disturbed patient.
There are no accidents
*Kalarjian leads Sarah down the halls of a mental institution*
Kalarjian: She reminds me of a patient I used to know long ago.
No coincidences
*Kalarjian presses a button on an intercom*
Kalarjian: You have a visitor Wendy.
*the lights in the room of a surprisingly alive Wendy Christensen turn on and she steps toward the window separating her from Sarah and Kalarjian*
Wendy: Who are you?
AND NO ESCAPES
Sarah: Someone like you. I'm Sarah. My half-sister was Clear Rivers.
Final Destination 5
All Bets Are Off This Summer
Amanda watched in disbelief. "Another one?" She whispered.
"Shhhh," a random movie goer shushed.
Amanda shot him the bird and looked back at the screen. After sitting through previews featuring a movie adaptation of the Maximum Ride book series, starring part of the cast of the Twilight Saga, a sequel to the 'Friday the 13th' and 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' remakes and some new slasher franchise that obviously gave away the best parts of the movie in the trailer, the final preparations for the feature presentation started.
Ghostface: Are you alone in the house?
Victim: Who is this… hold on. Sorry guys. I've got another call.
Director: CUT!
It takes one phone call to ruin a movie even before it's finished. Please be courteous and silence you cell phones now.
After about ten seconds later the words 'and now our feature presentation' appeared on screen. A small applause started as a song started to play in the background.
You're Going Down: By Sick Puppies
Dimension Films Presents
A film by Fred Nevarc
Define your meaning of war
To me it's what we do when we're bored
I feel the heat coming off of the blacktop
And it makes me want it more
Because I'm hyped up, outta control
If it's a fight I'm ready to go
I wouldn't put my money on the other guy
If you know what I know that I know
The screen started off black, but then something white started to fade into view; slowly at first and then it shot forward revealing to be Ghostface's mask. This time the audience erupted into an even bigger applause. The next shot was a close up of the eye holes of the Ghostface mask. Shown in the holes were the faces of Billy and Stu. There was a flash and their faces were replaced by Ghostface.
It's been a long time coming
And the tables' turned around
Cause one of us is goin'
One of us is goin' down!
I'm not running, it's a little different now
Cause one of us is goin'
One of us is goin' down!
Ghostface held up his knife and the shot zoomed into the blade. The people shown on it were Gale and Dewey.
Define your meaning of fun
To me it's when we're getting done
I feel the heat coming off of the blacktop
So get ready for another one
Let's take a trip down memory lane
The words circulate in my brain
You can treat this like another all the same
But don't cry like a bitch when you feel the pain
The letters that made up 'Stab' were next to appear on screen. A girl with blood red hair whom neither Amanda or Brian had seen showed up in one of the letters. Her eyes were scrunched up in either pain or forced concentration. The next letter showed the face of a girl with light brown hair starring at the previous one with a scared look on her face.
It's been a long time coming
And the tables' turned around
Cause one of us is goin'
One of us is goin' down!
Ghostface was back on screen and chucked his knife straight at the audience as if this picture was in 3D. The knife stopped when the blade covered the entire screen. This time the image was split with Sidney's face on one side of the knife and Ghostface's on the other. There was another flash and then the left side of Sidney's face made up half the knife and right side of Ghostface's made up the other half. Having not seen any trailers for the film, Brian and Amanda were both still confused as to how all these definitively dead characters, especially the core 3, could be alive.
The credits went on for about another minute and then showed the numbers 1, 2, 3, and finally the face of Randy making the audience go completely nuts.
I'm not running, it's a little different now
Cause one of us is going
One of us is goin' down!
Ghostface took one final swing at the screen and the main title appeared.
STAB 5!
The title faded off screen and then the movie finally commenced. The once enthralled crowd silenced themselves immediately in anticipation for what promises to be the best film in the Stab franchise.
To Be Continued...