Scream 2 –The Alternate Version

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Making her way on campus is Gale Weathers. Or should she be called best-selling author Gale Weathers. Having written the book about the Woodsboro murders, Gale Weathers was on top of the world. Not only is her book selling like hot cakes, a movie was made about the killings. She was making a fortune off of the tragedies that befallen her home town. She's on the phone talking to an important person.

"Threatening to what? Are you kidding me? They'd be stupid to pull this movie. With all the free press, It's gonna break box office records." Gale said to the person on the other phone. "Consider it done."

Joel the cameraman made his way over to Gale.

"Ms. Weathers? Hi, I'm Joel, your new cameraman." Joel said to her.

"Yeah you got experience?" Gale asked.

"Oh yeah, I shot the bingo finals, Almost won an award for that." Joel said to him.

"Great. Ok, Joel, this is how it works. I point you shoot. You stay focused and fast on your toes and we'll get along fine. Think you can handle that?" Gale asked him being the diva she thinks she is.

"Uh, yeah. You point, I shoot, I'm there." Joel repeated.

"Excuse me Ms. Weathers, could I have a word with you?" Debbie Salt a writer for the post telegraph walks with Gale trying to get her attention.

"No." Gale said rather rudely.

"Please, it'll just take a second. I just want to say that I'm a huge fan of your work. I read your book, couldn't put it down. It was great." Debbie said smiling staying in step with Gale.

"Thank you." Gale said to her not really interested in what she has to say.

"I'm a writer myself, well just for the local paper, The Post Telegraph. I'm Debbie Salt. I took your seminar last year in Chicago. I was the one in the front row asking all the question.

" Right, I thought you look familiar." Gale said to her.

"Yeah, well I can't wait to see the movie. You know must be getting a lot of flack about that. Right?" Debbie asked baiting Gale.

"No Comment." Gale said to her having heard this numerous times from people she's interviewed.

"Please Ms. Weathers, it would be such an honor if I could get a quote from you for my story." Debbie said to her. Gale stopped in her tracks.

"Alright. Begin Quote." Gale starts to say.

"Great." Debbie said smiling.

"Your flattering remarks are both desperate and obvious. End quote." Gale said rudely. Debbie watched her.

"Gale, do you feel the murders are related to Sidney Prescott, Billy Loomis and Tatum Riley?" one reporter asks. Gale doesn't respond.

"Could I have your attention, my name is Chief Louis Hartley." Chief Hartley said.

"Chief Hartley, Hi, Gale Weathers, Author of the Woodsboro Murders. Do you think that the killer will strike again?" Gale asked.

"We have no evidence that this is a serial killer. I'd like to read from a prepared statement." Chief Hartley said pulling out a piece of paper.

"Are you taking any precautions?" Gale asked.

"This is huge." Tatum said as she, Mickey, Derek, Sidney, Billy and Halle made their way over to the ledge of the of the school building. "Sid, Bill look, it's Gale Weathers press conference. Author of the press conference starring Gales Weathers. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Gale Weathers." She said sarcastically while Mickey filmed her. The others chuckled.

"Be kind, she was there with is and has a scar to prove it." Sidney said.

"We all do Sid." Tatum said.

Several sorority girls, including Lois and Murphy approach the group.

"Hello everyone." Lois greeted brightly, her pale smile making everyone sick.

"Oh, hello sister Lois, sister Murphy." Halle said politely.

"Hello, pledge." Murphy said to her. Halle looked away. Tatum sucked her teeth. Despite being a sister of Omega Beta Zeta, she didn't like Lois or Murphy at all. She would've preferred to hang with Halle. "Hi Sid. Hey Billy."

"Hi." Sid said as Billy waved.

"Tatum." Lois said to her. Tatum smiled, her smile very much fake.

"This must be flat out hell for you three." Murphy said to them.

"We manage just fine." Sidney said.

"How are you three holding up?" Lois asked.

"We're ok." Billy said to her. "Thanks for asking.

"To think this fuss is all about you three. Not directly, but in some six degrees of Kevin Bacon way." Murphy said. Tatum rolled her eyes, while Derek held her. Sidney smirked while Billy pulled her close to him.

"So Sid, Billy, you two coming to our little martini mixer tonight?" Lois asked. "I know Tatum will be there."

"I don't know, I think…" Sidney starts to say.

"I don't think we can Lois." Billy starts to say. "Sid and I want some alone time toge…"

"They'll be there." Halle said smiling. Billy and Sidney look at each other giving in.

"Good, cause Sid, we have our eyes on you. The Delta Lambdas are very sensitive your plight. If you need anything you just call. Bye!" Lois said smiling as she and her sorority sisters turned and walked away.

"Why don't you ever dress like that Tatum?" Derek asked her.

"Fuck you." Tatum said turning away from Derek. Sidney rolled her eyes at him while Billy gave him a death glare. Mickey shook his head in discuss. Derek paid no attention to the looks he was getting.

"The Delta Lambdas are a bunch of fucking cunts." Mickey said as Sidney, Billy and Tatum laughed.

"Hey! I'm pledging Delta Lambda." Halle said a little offended that Mickey would say that.

"Oh my god." Sidney said. Not too far from where they are, Dewey can be seen looking around.

"Oh no. Tell me he's not here?" Tatum groaned recognizing her own brother.

"Who's that?" Derek asked her. "You're old boyfriend?" Derek chuckles at his own joke.

"That's her brother jack ass." Billy said as he, Sid, and Tatum made their way over to Dewey.

"Dewey." Tatum said.

"Tatum." Dewey said to his sister. "Come here you." He said pulling her into a hug. Tatum hugged him back.

"Hey Dewey." Sidney said.

"Hey kiddo." Dewey said hugging Sidney. "Billy what's man?" He and Billy shook hands.

"Good man and you?" Billy asked.

"I'm better." Dewey said.

"How's the back?" Sidney asked.

"Healed." Dewey said to her.

"Dew, what are you doing here?" Tatum asked.

"I was so worried about the three of you. I heard about what happened and caught the first flight. Can we all talk?" Dewey asked. Tatum rolled her eyes.

"Sure." Billy said pulling Sidney and Tatum towards a porch with a table on it.

"How are things going with you guys?" Dewey asked. "How's college life treating you?"

"Well it's cool I guess. My major is business, Sid's is theatre and Tatum well I'm not sure." Billy said smirking.

"Neither am I." Tatum said as the group laughed.

"Things were going fine until now. But uh, theatre is going great. I got my first starring role and we open in two days." Sidney said excited.

"That's great!" Dewey said to her.

"Yeah my girl is gonna be on stage. I can't wait." Billy said to her. Tatum didn't say anything.

"What about you Billy? How's it going for you?" Dewey genuinely concerned.

"For some reason the classes come naturally to me. I know the work inside and out." Billy said to him. "I think I'm gonna be a business man once college is over."

"Well you've always been a math wiz." Sidney said to him. "He helps me in my math homework. That is when we can have some alone time."

"That's awesome you two." Dewey said smiling. Tatum hadn't said anything. She was too busy wondering if her brother actually cared about her. It was bad enough that Stu turned out to be a psychotic fuck, now she has a boyfriend who has eyes for her best friend. It was painful.

"Yeah, we've got great friends. No apparent homicidal tendencies." Sidney said to him.

"I just worry. Look, guys, if there is some freaked out psycho trying to follow in and Randy Meeks' footsteps, you three probably already know him, or her, or them. They're probably already in your life. They get off on that kind of thing." Dewey said as the three looked on each wearing different expression. Tatum's face wore the expression of hurt. Sid's face was one of confusion. She didn't understand why Randy and Stu did what they did. Regardless what Randy said his reason was, he had no right to kill innocent people. Billy wore an expression of anger. He hadn't trusted anyone like he trusted Stu. Despite making fun of Stu, he actually liked the guy. The only person he somewhat trusts now is Mickey his roommate.

"You think we don't know that Dewey?" Sidney asked. "What are we suppose to do, crawl under a rock.

"No, I'm gonna talk to chief Hartley and the local police. I'm gonna stick around to make sure that you guys are safe." Dewey said as they nodded agreeing to let him stick around.

"Well if there is a killer out there targeting us, I can guarantee you that this time I won't be cught off guard and I will kill whoever is under that mask." Billy said frowning.

"Let's not think about that right now. I'm hang around if that's ok with you guys?" Dewey said to them.

"Yeah, I'd be honored." Sidney said smiling thanking god that Dewey was in her life.

"Me to." Billy said to him.

"What you're not going to ask me how I'm doing?" Tatum asked sarcastically. Dewey watched her surprised at her attitude towards him. "Why should I be surprised? It's not like you give a shit about me."

"Tatum." Sidney scolded.

"Of course he cares about you Tay. You're his sister." Billy said to her.

"Tatum, you know I care about you." Dewey said to her.

"Did mom put you up this?" Tatum asked.

"Put me up to what?" Dewey asked.

"Look, I truly don't give a shit if you stick or if you don't. Just stay away from me." Tatum said walking away from the table.

"Tatum." Sidney called to her.

"Is she ok?" Dewey asked them.

"She's been going through a lot right now." Billy said. "Give her some time."

"She'll come around." Sidney said as Dewey nodded.

"I'm gonna go talk to the Chief now." Dewey said to Billy and Sid. All three stood up and headed away from the porch with him. "Later you two."

See you Dew." Billy said as Dewey walked away from them just as Mickey, Halle and Derek walked up to them.

"Hey, you alright?" Derek asked.

"You should go talk to Tatum." Sidney said as the turned to see Tatum ignoring Dewey walking towards them.

"She'll be ok." Derek said. Billy rolled his eyes pulling Sidney into him.

"Chief Hartley said the girl was stabbed seven…" Mickey said.

"Drop it!" Billy said hoping to avoid upsetting Sidney. Mickey understood this thus the reason he shut up.

"Hello Sidney." Came Gale's voice. They hadn't notice Gale slither up behind them.

"Hi…Gale." Sidney said frowning.

"Tatum, Billy. How are you guys doing?" Gale asked.

"We're fine. What do you want Gale?" Tatum asked.

"Well, I was hoping I could get a few words from you with…" Gale said as Joel moved to the side to reveal…Cotton Weary.

"Cotton." Billy said to him.

"Hello Sidney, Tatum, Billy. It's good to see you guys again." Cotton said looking rather dapper in his grey suit.

"Gale Weathers we are at Windsor college where Sidney Prescott has just been reunited with Cotton Weary for the first time since wrongfully accusing him of murdering her mother." Gale reports.

"What the hell are you doing?" Sidney asked.

"What she normally does…fucks up people's lives." Tatum retorts.

"We want to know what you think…" Gale said to Sidney.

"Sidney, I'd like to say that I forgive and forget and like you, I'd like to move on with my life." Cotton said to her while looking at the camera.

"You Bitch!" Sidney cursed about to punch Gale a second time.

"Nah, ahh ah!" Gale said backing up a bit.

"Come on Sid, let's go." Billy said trying to pull Sidney away from Gale. It doesn't work.

"Oh Sidney share with us please!" Gale begged. BAM! Sidney slapped the shit out of her.

"I'll share with you!" Sidney said as Billy really pulled her away.

"Nice!" Tatum said smiling. "That's twice you got that bitch."

"Did you get that on film?" Halle mocked.

"Yes I got that on film." Joel retorted.

"Gale, where's she going? What's going on? She didn't know?" Cotton asked.

"Oh ma, that was cold."

"Hey, you need to check your conscience at the door sweetie! We're not to be loved." Gale said holding the left of side of her face.

"Gale, you promised me 10 minutes of air time." Cotton complained.

"You'll get you ten minutes when I get my goddamn interview!" Gale yelled.

"Gale, now I did my part. Don't walk away from! Gale!" Cotton called to her.

"Joel!" Gale calls to her cameraman.

Gale walks up the campus where she runs into Dewey.

"Dewey, what are you doing here?" Gale asked.

"Can't you just leave them alone? Haven't they been through enough? And my name is Dwight!" Dewey said rather nastily.

"I was only doing my job, Dwight." Gale said to him.

"No matter who gets hurt in the process?" Dwight responds.

"Hey! Who got punched here? Again!" Gale said.

"Well, I don't condone violence, but you had it coming. Page 32, Deputy Dewey filled with the room with his Barney Fifish presence." Dewey said having read her book.

"I see you read my book." Gale said sarcastically.

"Well, yes I do read Miss Weathers." Dewey said rudely.

"Come on Dewey, its just a character in a book." Gale said to him.

"Page 41, Deputy Dewey oozed with inexperience." Dewey said to her.

"Don't you think you're overreacting just a little bit?" Gale asked him.

"No, what I think is that your money hungry and fame seeking and forgive me for saying mediocre writing, has a cold storage shed where your heart should be. No offense intended." Dewy said.

"Dewey, I never meant to imply…"

"How do you know that my dimwitted inexperience isn't merely a subtle form of manipulation used to lower people's expectations thereby enhancing my ability to effectively maneuver within any given situation?" Dewey asked her in one breathe. Gale stared at him smiling.

"I'm sorry." Gale said trying to touch him but he flinches. "I don't know what else to say except that I'm sorry."

"No, I'm sorry, I misjudged you. Oh, one more thing, nice streaks." Dewey said walking away from her.

"Well!" Gale said watching him walk away from her.

To Be Continued!