Mentioned only briefly, a teenage boy who frequently visits Ruby Pier. Nicky turns out to be the grandson of Ruby, for whom the amusement park was named. Nicky loses his car key on the ride “Freddy’s Free Fall” a few weeks before Eddie dies. It is the key that falls into the gears and causes the ride to break, setting off the series of events that leads to Eddie’s death. Nicky never learns about this connection.