A/N: Okay, so Penny drove Sherman over the edge and he actually hurt her with his werewolf nails. And we saw Ms. Grunion for the first time, she is serving as the secondary antagonist in this whole thing. If you wanna know who the first antagonist is, it's the other werewolf Hayden bit and is after Sherman. This is the principal's office scene from MPAS, only I edited it a bit to make it fit the 'Wolf Creek' story. Anyways, enjoy!
Mr. Peabody walked into the office and was greeted by Principal Purdy and Ms. Grunion.
"May I ask what this is about?" asked Mr. Peabody.
"Sherman got into a fight today" said Ms. Grunion as she handed Peabody a file. The beagle opened the file to see photos of the bleeding claw marks of where Sherman left them on her arm.
"My boy did this?" asked Peabody.
"Yes, and I have the girl's parents here with me" she said pointing to the bottom left corner to reveal Penny's parents, Paul and Patty standing up from their seats.
"Mr. and Mrs. Peterson" said Peabody as he shook Mr. Peterson's hand.
"Peabody" said Mr. Peterson scornfully.
"Sherman doesn't start fights without reason, I can assure you that" said the beagle in defense of his son as he sat back down.
"Well, nonetheless I'm afraid Sherman might be removed from your custody" Ms. Grunion said.
"No he won't be" said a new voice. All eyes were focused on the brunette woman who saw the fight as well.
"And you are?" Paul asked.
"I'm Amanda Ellefritz, I work at the community center for troubled children. I can assure you that Sherman is in no trouble whatsoever" said Amanda as she sat down next to Peabody.
"Oh really? He dug his nails into a girl's arm and made her bleed" Grunion retorted with a smile, trying to make a point against Amanda.
"He had a purpose. I witnessed the whole fight, and afterwords while Sherman was waiting I got a quick interview with him about what happened" said Amanda as she held up a file and placed it on her lap.
"Very well, would you care to explain what happened, miss Ellefritz?" asked Principal Purdy.
"Yes sir. Penny approached Sherman and called him a 'Dog'. She even smacked his sandwich out his hand and told him to 'Fetch'. That's when Sherman pinned her down as a warning to stop" said Amanda. Peabody, and the Petersons were in shock to hear about this.
"Oh my" said Peabody.
"Why would Penny do that?" asked Paul. Amanda shrugged and then continued.
"After Sherman got up to get his food off the floor, Penny grabbed something out of his pocket and tried to make him jump up for it unless he admitted he was a dog" said Amanda. Patty spoke up to ask Amanda a question.
"What was it she took from him?" she asked.
"Sherman let me hold this to show you all what Penny took" Amanda pulled a photo out of the file and handed it to Peabody. He unfolded it to reveal it being the photo of Hayden and Sherman together at the movies.
"She didn't!" Peabody growled with an angry face.
"I'm afraid she did" said Amanda. Mr. Peterson took the photo gently from Peabody and he and his wife got a good look at the image.
"Who is that in the photo with him?" asked Patty. Peabody sighed and then spoke.
"His name was Hayden McClaine, he was Sherman's best friend. And he's also the reason we moved away from Wolf Creek in Colorado" he said. Grunion spoke up.
"What do you mean?" she asked with a stern tone. She clearly didn't like Peabody, or the idea of a dog raising a child in general. That was why she was trying to hard to find a way to get Sherman out of his custody.
"Hayden and Sherman were getting drinks at a Seven Eleven about three blocks away from their school, then a man came in and held a gun up to the cashier. Hayden tried to make a run for the door, but that's when the man recognized it and shot Hayden in the head" said Peabody.
"Oh my, how awful" said Patty.
"Sherman fell into depression after that. Hayden's mother and I agreed that it would take a longer time for Sherman to recover if he was in the town his best friend was murdered in. So, over the summer we moved back to New York so Sherman could have a chance at forgetting what happened and move on with his life" Peabody explained. He then held the photo up to Purdy, Grunion, Amanda, and the Petersons.
"This photo is something that Sherman has been always carrying around with him his whole life. He has a collection of them, but to Sherman, ever since the shooting, every one of them is special to him" Peabody said tucking the photo away behind him.
"This doesn't change the fact that you haven't raised your child well enough" Grunion piped in.
"Yes it does. Penny provoked him, Sherman just... snapped. No one is to blame for this but Penny and her arrogant actions. Peabody's parenting has nothing to do with this" said Amanda as she stood up to Grunion. Peabody was actually surprised at how this woman was defending him and his rights to keep Sherman as his son. Amanda turned back to Peabody.
"Has Sherman been taking anything since the incident, like anti-depressants?" she asked.
"Yes, and I don't think they're working. He's not getting any better, he thinks about Hayden almost every day of his life" Peabody said, referring to the Monkshood pills as anti-depressant medicines. Amanda then looked over to Purdy and Grunion.
"There's no need to bring Child Protective Services into this. Sherman was provoked by someone who had the audacity to use treasured property and family matters to bully him" Amanda said. Purdy was already convinced after hearing Amanda and Peabody's story about Hayden's death.
"Very well, Mr. Peabody, your son is free to go" said Purdy.
"Thank you, sir" said Peabody. He then turned to Paul and Patty.
"Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, your daughter will have detention tomorrow, we can't tolerate bullying in this school" Paul nodded. Grunion then left the room and saw Peabody comforting Sherman by rubbing his shoulder and that Sherman was holding the photo in his hands.
"Mr. Peabody, a word?" asked Grunion. Peabody walked over around the corner and then Grunion spoke.
"You will mess up someday, and I'll be there to take that little brat away from you" she threatened. Peabody growled and spoke.
"Leave my son alone. He's going through enough grief right now and I don't need you being thrown into the picture" he said walking away from her.
"Come along, Sherman. We're going home" he said. Peabody then guided Sherman back to the motorcycle and they drove off to their penthouse together.
A/N: So, we have someone kindhearted enough to listen to Sherman's side of the story, which was Amanda. And Grunion is determined to get Sherman away from Peabody no matter what. Little does she know that Sherman could easily kill her because he's a werewolf. More to come in the next update. Please review, thanks!