Nowhere To Run: Part 1

The Huntsmen follow Jeremy Borash onto Morgan's estate. Pickle, Kun, and Leader. The massive, Gothic manor is surrounded by acres of overgrown forest.

Leader: What are we even doing here?

Borash: She told me to get you guys.

Kun: What, we're taking Morgan's car?

Borash: I don't know, you know as much as I do. Kuchisake says she's taking you guys to the lake.

They enter the manor, opening into a huge foyer. Borash leads them down a hallway, passing various occult art pieces and paintings, and brings them into the kitchen. Kuchisake-onna is there, standing in wait. She has her mask on.

Borash: Alright, they're here.

Kuchisake: Thank you, Jeremy. You may go.

Borash, looking uneasy around Kuchisake, waves quickly and leaves.

Leader: So, what are we doing, are we going?

Pickle: I'll drive.

Kuchisake: No. We won't be driving.

Leader: We're walking? Are you nuts? How far away is it?

Suddenly, Kuchisake-onna disappears. Everyone looks around, and sees that Pickle is gone. Kuchisake-onna is standing in his place. A moment later, she disappears again.

Kun: What's going on?! Did she turn on us?!

Leader: ...no, I think-

Kuchisake-onna reappears in front of them.

Leader: -I know what she's doing.

Kuchisake: I'm taking you to the lake myself.

Kun: Wait-

Kuchisake-onna and Kun disappear, with Kuchisake-onna instantly appearing where Kun was standing. She disappears again, and reappears in front of Leader seconds later.

Leader: Kuchisake, wait.

Kuchisake: Don't waste time.

Leader: Wait, damn it. Do you know where Morgan and my sister are?

Kuchisake: [tilts her head] They're safe.

Leader: ...okay. Fine. Will this work if I'm holding this? [He shows the pentagram he's holding]

Kuchisake: Those do not stop onryo.

Leader: Good... so if it doesn't, why haven't you tried to kill me?

Kuchisake: [tilts her head the other way] ...do you think I'm pretty?

Leader: Fuck's sake. Not the damn time.

Kuchisake-onna stares at Leader for several seconds.

Kuchisake: ...rude.

Leader disappears, with Kuchisake-onna appearing in his place. She then disappears, and the kitchen is empty.

Kuchisake-onna appears in Camp Crystal Lake. She slowly looks around, and sees that Pickle and Kun are already gone. She tilts her head curiously, and disappears, with Leader appearing in her place. Kuchisake-onna appears beside him. In possessing each of them, Kuchisake-onna was able to teleport them to Camp Crystal Lake. The plan was for them all to travel as a group, but even though she left Kun and Pickle right here, they were gone.

It couldn't have happened. It shouldn't have happened. How could the Kuchisake-onna have overpowered Jason? He was ready! He was trained! And worst of all, after he disappeared off that cliff... he didn't return! All that time spent trying to make him loyal, and he doesn't even return to finish the fight?! Where did his loyalties lie?! With the Father, or with himself?

Maybe Morgan got into his head. That sultry harlot! Even locked in the basement, she and her psychotic daughter pulled Jason from the path!

Father would have answers, and he'd have them NOW. Throwing open the door to the basement, Father stormed down the stairs, his heavy footsteps threatening to break the planks of wood as they creaked and groaned. And it was those heavy footsteps that made Father miss the basement door closing behind him.

With only the tiny window providing an overcast light, Father flipped the lightswitch... only to find that the bulb had burned out. Growing more agitated, Father yelled out.

Father: "Morgan!" "Get out here! Stop hiding! What did you do to Jason?!"

Father walked from the lightswitch, his fingers trailing along the wall. And in doing so, he felt a sticky wetness coat his fingertips. He looked at the wall, squinting in the gloom, and realized... the wall had been painted with a huge pentagram. Three feet across, with inch-thick lines, surrounded by a circle. And it looked to be painted in blood.

Suddenly, the lights came on. The basement, crude and unfinished, was covered in pentagrams and drawings. Some with blood, some with pencil, some scratched and carved right into the wood and even the cement floor. Drawings of the Kuchisake-onna, the Teke-Teke, figures with hair covering their faces, and other eerie characters covered the walls. There were also celtic knots, images of the moon phases, an image of a man with deer antlers, and scribbles of various knots and swirling designs. As Father slowly looked around the room, he realized that these images were also painted and carved on the ceiling.

Father: "What the..."

Realizing that Morgan and Tsaa were gone, Father turned back to the stairs... only to be greeted by the Kuchisake-onna. Without opening the door or making a sound, she had appeared right behind him.

Father: "You!" *He takes a single step back.* "You let them out! What have you done with Jason?!"

Kuchisake-onna's face was hidden by her mask, but it was still obvious that she was smiling with malicious glee. Without a word, she took a step towards him, with her bloodied scissors clenched in her fist.

Father: "Back, demon!" *Father reaches into his pocket* "You have no power over me! I've studied how to beat you!"

Father pulled a candy bar from his pocket. As the stories went, the Kuchisake-onna could be distracted long enough for an escape by giving her candy. And sure enough, Kuchisake-onna looked down at the Snickers bar, and slowly took it.

Father moved to run past her and up the stairs, but was stopped when Kuchisake-onna quickly snapped her attention back at him. Staring him dead in the eyes, she spoke no words, but it was clear that she'd kill him if he took another step.

As Father watched, confused, Kuchisake-onna slowly removed her mask. With her mouth slit clean up to the ears, her hideous smile slowly leaked streams of blood. And with slow, almost mechanical motions, she brought the candy bar up to her mouth and took a bite. She chewed slowly and quietly, as one would in polite company. All the while, staring at him.

Father: "What the hell do you want?"

Kuchisake-onna tilted her head, almost like a curious dog. She didn't seem to actually swallow her bite of candy, but just like that, it was gone.

Kuchisake-onna: "Do you think I'm pretty?"

Father: "Ha, I know your game! I won't give you a straight answer! You're so-so!"

This brought an amused smile to Kuchisake-onna's face, as she raised her scissors. Father was only dimly aware of the sound of the Snickers bar hitting the floor.

Kuchisake-onna: "Sorry, Father. That only works in movies."

Standing beside the house, Morgan and Tsaa were able to look inside the little basement window. They couldn't see what was going on, but the sudden splatter of blood hitting the inside of the glass told them all they needed to know.

*Camera pans back over to The Huntmen*

As Kun and Pickle wait they hear a scream...

Kun: Should we check it out or wait for them?

Pickle: We're The Huntsmen!...we can handle it and DELETE whoever stands between us yessss!

They quickly head towards the direction the scream came from.
It leads them to a run down cabin deep in the woods. Upon entering there is no sign of anyone...but upon inspection they find a hidden hatch in the floor.
It leads down underground to a series of tunnels.

Uncertain which way to go until yet another scream rings out.
They rush down the tunnel until it leads to to a door. As they open the door they see Empire laying on the floor.

Pickle: Empire?! You're alive?!

Empire: NO!...You can't be here! He's been waiting for you!

Suddenly the door slams shut behind them.

Kun: We need to go NOW!

Jason's mother's severed head: THEY'RE HERE!!! Now is the time! KILL THEM!!!

Jason grabs his machete and heads out into the foggy woodlands of Crystal Lake. It only takes him a moment to locate them. He finds only two standing in a clearing talking to each other....

Pickle Rick: What's taking them so long?

Kun: Don't know.

PR: Just saying how long does it take to...

Kun: Shhhh....

PR: What?

Kun: We're not alone.

Jason steps out of the shadows just long enough to be spotted.

Kun: THERE!

Broken Pickle: "Brother Jason! I knew you'd come!"

PR: Face us Monster!...Fore it is time for your...DELETION!!!

Jason disappears back into the woods...

PR: You can't run from us Monster!

Pickle Rick chases after Jason. Kun hesitantly follows.
They follow Jason through the woods hoping he will lead them to Tsaalyo, Morgan, and Empire.
Suddenly Jason has disappeared with no trace.

PR: Where did he go? He was right there!

Kun: I don't like this.

PR: Wait...What's that?

Kun: Looks like a person...

PR: EMPIRE OF THE WILD!!!

Without a second thought Pickle Rick runs to help his friend.

Kun: You Idiot!...Wait!!! IT'S A TRAP!!!

But he doesn't stop. Trap or not their friend is hurt and needs their help. However...upon reaching his long missing friend, he knows that there is nothing he can do.

PR: no...no...we are too late. HE IS DEAD! DO YOU HEAR ME BROTHER KUN?!? BROTHER KUN???

Pickle Rick looks up to see why Kun isn't responding, only to find Kun gasping for air as Jason holds him in the air with his hand wrapped around his throat.

PR: You have slain for the last time!

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Pickle Rick rushes Jason. Kun is tossed aside hitting the ground hard and gasping for breath...but alive.
Pickle tries to fight Jason but is no match for Jason's strength and quickly finds himself on the defense.

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Kun still struggling to regain his breath finds himself to struggling to speak.

Kun: We...ha..ve....to...ruu..nn...pic..le...he...gon..kill...us....

PR: I'll hold him...you run! Go find the others!
Then together we will strike dow...ehh...Tha...

He tries to speak but the stabbing pain in his abdomen won't let him.
Jason slowly pulls the machete from Pickles body.

Kun: Fu...ck!....

Jason knows the wound is not fatal and prepares to strike a killing blow but stops when he hears a small voice behind him.

Kuchisake: Do you think I'm pretty?

Kuchisake slowly approaches Jason, scissors clearly visible in her hand.

Kuchisake: Do you think I'm pretty?

Jason stands there, letting Kuchisake approach.

Kuchisake: Do you think I'm pretty?

Kuchisake walks right up to him. Her arms are calm at her sides, scissors clenched in one hand.

Kuchisake: Do you think I-

Suddenly, Jason punches Kuchisake in the gut, sending her flying towards a nearby tree. Her spine audibly snaps as the tree buckles from the impact. A few leaves gently fall as Jason stands there, looking at Kuchisake's mangled body.

Suddenly, Kuchisake straightens her body. A series of sickening crunches sound as her spine realigns, and she calmly stands. Jason tilts his head curiously, and tightens his grip on his machete.

Kuchisake: ANSWER ME!

Kuchisake throws her scissors, sticking them in Jason's throat to the hilt. Jason stands there, bleeding, and doesn't even twitch. Kuchisake runs at him, tackling him as she grabs the scissors. Jason is pushed back, but doesn't fall.

Kuchisake: AM I PRETTY?! ANSWER ME! YOU'RE RUDE!

Kuchisake yanks the scissors out, and repeatedly stabs Jason. Finally, Jason pushes her back, and swings his machete. Kuchisake blocks with her forearm. The blade sticks halfway in, but doesn't cut through. In response, Kuchisake stabs her scissors through Jason's bicep. Jason backhands Kuchisake with his free hand, knocking Kuchisake's mask off.

Kuchisake looks at Jason, her slit mouth bleeding profusely and her eyes wide with rage.

Kuchisake: HOW ABOUT NOW?!

Kuchisake yanks her scissors from Jason's arm, and plunges them into his forehead. Jason smacks Kuchisake back, pulling his machete from her arm. Kuchisake manages to hold onto her scissors, yanking them from Jason's head, but Jason's mask is stuck to them. Jason's deformed, monstrous face matches Kuchisake's furious scowl.

Kuchisake: REVOLTING!!

Jason throws his machete, impaling Kuchisake. She flies through the air and is impaled to a tree. Kuchisake coughs up blood, but seems more angry than hurt. She puts her hand on the hilt of the machete as Jason approaches. Once he's close, she yanks it free, and swings it at him. Jason blocks it by grabbing the blade. He yanks it from her grasp, and slaps Kuchisake with the tip of the blade, cutting one of her cheeks even wider open than it was. Kuchisake spins from the force, and looks down at the blood dripping onto her hand.

Jason swings his machete, but Kuchisake blocks by stabbing her scissors into his wrist.

Kuchisake: DISGUSTING!!

The fight continues all over Camp Crystal Lake. Both are stabbed and impaled so much, they leak more blood than the human body should be able to contain. Yet, the more they hurt each other, older wounds heal themselves. Jason never speaks, while Kuchisake grows more violently insane. She alternates between shrieking like a banshee, or screaming more insults. Finally, the fight takes them to the top of a cliff formation. Camp Crystal Lake never had cliffs, yet this one was right here. Over the edge, there was nothing, just a misty void.

Kuchisake: REPUGNANT BASTARD! ANSWER ME!!

Jason grabs Kuchisake by the throat, and slams her into a tree with such force, the tree snaps and falls over. As the branches fly, Jason grabs a large one, having been snapped at the base. He slams it through Kuchisake's gut, stopping just short of coming out her back. Kuchisake grabs Jason's throat, and pulls herself closer, pushing the branch right out her back as they get face to hideous face.

Kuchisake: YOUR MOTHER IS DEAD!!

Kuchisake stabs Jason through both eyes, and once more through the throat. She runs forward, pushing Jason back towards the edge of the cliff. Jason, still holding the branch, punches Kuchisake back. She flies off the branch, and lands a dozen feet away.

Jason is standing right at the edge of the cliff. Infuriated, he throws the branch away, and raises his machete.

Kuchisake sits up, still holding her scissors, and locks eyes with Jason.

Kuchisake: SUFFEEERRRRRRRRR!!

Jason takes a step, when suddenly, the ground under him gives way. Hardened stones snap as he slams into the very edge of the ground, and falls into the abyss.

Kuchisake stands out of the pool of her blood, and slowly walks towards the edge. Looking over the side, there is no sign of Jason. Just an impenetrable veil of Crystal Lake's mist.