Read Online The Nightmare Man by Joseph Lidster - Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Joseph Lidster
Ads: Link
you’re just an alien. Well, I’m called Luke Smith and I was made by aliens to destroy the world.’
He took another step forward. ‘This brilliant woman, Sarah Jane Smith, she found me. And she made me good. And she found others. A boy called Clyde. And a girl called Rani.’
He paused and glanced at Clyde and Rani. They were just staring at him, on the verge of falling into their nightmares.
‘This world has faced so many nightmares, but there’s always been someone to stop them. Us!’ he continued. ‘Because when we’re together, we can do anything. You know, I was scared because I thought my mates wouldn’t be there for me.’ He stopped and laughed. ‘But never mind Oxford, they followed me into my nightmares! Three kids breaking down the walls of dreams to be together. Something no one’s ever done before.’
He paused again and stared at his two friends. ‘Because together, we’re unbeatable!’
For a moment, there was silence. Then the Nightmare Man started to clap, slowly. ‘Oh, very good. But you really think words can stop a creature like me? ’
Luke suddenly grinned. ‘I wasn’t talking to you.’
Clyde looked at him and then looked at Rani. They both smiled.
‘He’s right!’ said Rani.
‘Together, we stop the aliens!’ said Clyde.
‘We stop the nightmares!’ continued Rani. They pulled away from the open doors and ran towards Luke. The three of them looked up at the Nightmare Man. They weren’t scared or even nervous. They were confident.
Luke took Rani’s hand. The Nightmare Man gasped in pain.
‘Because, when we’re together…’ said Luke.
He took Clyde’s hand. And the Nightmare Man gasped again.
‘We’re not scared,’ Luke continued. ‘So you’ve no hold over us now.’
The three of them began to advance on the Nightmare Man, forcing him back towards the open doors.
Clyde grinned. ‘We’re brilliant when we’re together.’
The Nightmare Man was gasping in pain. ‘ Get away from me! Get away! ’
Rani blew him a kiss. ‘No. You can’t stop us. We’re not scared.’
Luke grinned at her. ‘So there we go. The boy made by aliens to destroy the world, saves the world yet again.’
The Nightmare Man screamed as he found himself being sucked in through one of the doors. ‘ No, please! Mercy! ’
But before anyone could do anything, he was sucked into the darkness and the door slammed shut behind him.
‘Oh, hello love!’
The Nightmare Man turned and jumped back in horror. He was in Clyde’s burger bar and there, sitting in her scooter, was the wizened old form of Sarah Jane. The clock above them tick-tocked merrily down at him.
He turned back but the door had gone. He was trapped!
In the corridor, Luke, Clyde and Rani were still holding hands as they watched the light fade behind the door.
Rani looked at Luke. ‘You did it!’
He shook his head. ‘We did it.’ Then he took a deep breath and grinned. ‘Let’s get out of here.’
Clyde nodded. ‘Yeah, time to wake up!’
The three of them looked at each other.
‘How are we going to do that?’ asked Rani. ‘How do we wake up?’
Luke reached out and pinched Clyde’s arm. Clyde yelped and Rani laughed and…
The corridor was empty.
The Nightmare Man was pacing up and down in the burger bar. ‘ No! I can’t be trapped here! This can’t happen to me! ’
Like Clyde before him, he ran to the main doors and tried to open them. He shook them so hard, but they didn’t move. ‘ Let me out! Children of Earth, I demand you sleep and you dream and you fear! You will fear me! ’
Sarah Jane just smiled at him. ‘Oh come on, come and sit down. And I’ll tell you all about my brilliant son.’
The Nightmare Man turned and looked at her with disgust. ‘No,’ he gasped.
But Sarah Jane continued. ‘His name’s Luke Smith. And he’s going to live happily ever after.’
And the Nightmare Man started to scream.
Sarah Jane was trying to repair K-9. Once the Nightmare Man had left
He took another step forward. ‘This brilliant woman, Sarah Jane Smith, she found me. And she made me good. And she found others. A boy called Clyde. And a girl called Rani.’
He paused and glanced at Clyde and Rani. They were just staring at him, on the verge of falling into their nightmares.
‘This world has faced so many nightmares, but there’s always been someone to stop them. Us!’ he continued. ‘Because when we’re together, we can do anything. You know, I was scared because I thought my mates wouldn’t be there for me.’ He stopped and laughed. ‘But never mind Oxford, they followed me into my nightmares! Three kids breaking down the walls of dreams to be together. Something no one’s ever done before.’
He paused again and stared at his two friends. ‘Because together, we’re unbeatable!’
For a moment, there was silence. Then the Nightmare Man started to clap, slowly. ‘Oh, very good. But you really think words can stop a creature like me? ’
Luke suddenly grinned. ‘I wasn’t talking to you.’
Clyde looked at him and then looked at Rani. They both smiled.
‘He’s right!’ said Rani.
‘Together, we stop the aliens!’ said Clyde.
‘We stop the nightmares!’ continued Rani. They pulled away from the open doors and ran towards Luke. The three of them looked up at the Nightmare Man. They weren’t scared or even nervous. They were confident.
Luke took Rani’s hand. The Nightmare Man gasped in pain.
‘Because, when we’re together…’ said Luke.
He took Clyde’s hand. And the Nightmare Man gasped again.
‘We’re not scared,’ Luke continued. ‘So you’ve no hold over us now.’
The three of them began to advance on the Nightmare Man, forcing him back towards the open doors.
Clyde grinned. ‘We’re brilliant when we’re together.’
The Nightmare Man was gasping in pain. ‘ Get away from me! Get away! ’
Rani blew him a kiss. ‘No. You can’t stop us. We’re not scared.’
Luke grinned at her. ‘So there we go. The boy made by aliens to destroy the world, saves the world yet again.’
The Nightmare Man screamed as he found himself being sucked in through one of the doors. ‘ No, please! Mercy! ’
But before anyone could do anything, he was sucked into the darkness and the door slammed shut behind him.
‘Oh, hello love!’
The Nightmare Man turned and jumped back in horror. He was in Clyde’s burger bar and there, sitting in her scooter, was the wizened old form of Sarah Jane. The clock above them tick-tocked merrily down at him.
He turned back but the door had gone. He was trapped!
In the corridor, Luke, Clyde and Rani were still holding hands as they watched the light fade behind the door.
Rani looked at Luke. ‘You did it!’
He shook his head. ‘We did it.’ Then he took a deep breath and grinned. ‘Let’s get out of here.’
Clyde nodded. ‘Yeah, time to wake up!’
The three of them looked at each other.
‘How are we going to do that?’ asked Rani. ‘How do we wake up?’
Luke reached out and pinched Clyde’s arm. Clyde yelped and Rani laughed and…
The corridor was empty.
The Nightmare Man was pacing up and down in the burger bar. ‘ No! I can’t be trapped here! This can’t happen to me! ’
Like Clyde before him, he ran to the main doors and tried to open them. He shook them so hard, but they didn’t move. ‘ Let me out! Children of Earth, I demand you sleep and you dream and you fear! You will fear me! ’
Sarah Jane just smiled at him. ‘Oh come on, come and sit down. And I’ll tell you all about my brilliant son.’
The Nightmare Man turned and looked at her with disgust. ‘No,’ he gasped.
But Sarah Jane continued. ‘His name’s Luke Smith. And he’s going to live happily ever after.’
And the Nightmare Man started to scream.
Sarah Jane was trying to repair K-9. Once the Nightmare Man had left
Similar Books
