A/N: This is where we left off after Amanda saved Sherman from being taken by Ms. Grunion. And Penny got in trouble for bullying and using someone else's tragedy as a bullying tool. Now, onto the chapter. Enjoy!
Sherman and Peabody went up to the penthouse and Sherman threw his bag onto the couch.
"The pills wore off early again, didn't they?" asked Peabody. Sherman looked to his father.
"You knew?" asked Sherman.
"Those cuts you left in that girl's arm went pretty deep. Normal nails are too dull to do something like that. But it's not your fault, Sherman" said Peabody. Sherman looked out the window and began growling and balling his hands into fists in the process.
"I know that. It was her fault, she shouldn't have been using Hayden's memory against me" said Sherman as he walked closer towards the window and stared down at the traffic of the city.
"Indeed, it was very despicable for her to do that" Peabody said. Sherman didn't say a word and looked over to the central park area from the window. He was sensing the presence of another werewolf, the one Hayden warned him about no doubt.
"Sherman, are you listening?" Peabody asked trying to get his attention. Sherman snapped out of his thoughts and turned back to the beagle.
"Sorry, I just thought I saw something" Sherman said putting his hand under his glasses and rubbed his temples.
"It's alright. But I want to let you know that the amount of pills you should take should be increased to at least two" said Peabody. Sherman nodded and said nothing. The phone began ringing and Peabody spoke to his son softly.
"I'll answer that. Why don't you go take a bath and get changed into your pajamas and I'll make us dinner" Peabody said.
"Alright" Sherman said as he left the room and Peabody answered the phone.
"Peabody speaking" answered the white beagle.
"Hello, Mr. Peabody. It's Patty Peterson. I'm just calling to say that we are terribly sorry for what our daughter did to Sherman. We want to make it up to the both of you. How about this Friday night you two come over for dinner?" Patty offered on the other line.
"I believe that would be acceptable. What time?" Peabody asked.
"At five thirty. The kids get out of school at two thirty so they'll have plenty of time to get ready" said Patty. Peabody then took a deep breath and went over to his calendar and marked down the date.
"We'll be there. Have a nice night, Mrs. Peterson" said Peabody.
"You too, goodbye" she said before the line went silent and Peabody put the phone back on the charger.
Meanwhile, Sherman was in the bathtub and his hair was wet. He stared into the bubbly water and held his knees against his chest.
"What you did back there was pretty reckless" a voice said. Sherman looked next to him to see Hayden against the wall and outside the bathtub.
"She got what was coming to her" Sherman said as he turned away from Hayden and to his knees that were up to his chin.
"Yeah, but what would have happened if she knew what you really were?" asked Hayden with a smirk. Sherman had to admit that it was a pretty straight forward question.
"Then she'd have to be removed from the picture?" Sherman asked back with a raised eyebrow.
"Exactly. But she didn't know what you really are, so she's safe. For now" Hayden said turning around and placing his arms on the edge of the tub and laying his chin down on them as he and Sherman talked.
"But what about that Grunion lady?" Sherman asked turning around to face the spirit of his friend.
"We destroy her if she gets too involved in your lives. She's a threat to us, she's a threat to your family, she's a threat to Peabody, and she's a threat to your secret" Hayden explained to him. Sherman shook his head and looked back to Hayden.
"And the other werewolf?" Sherman asked.
"It won't stop hunting you down until you give it what it wants" Hayden said with a small sinister smile on his face.
"And what does it want?" Sherman asked again.
"That's something you'll have to figure out for yourself" said Hayden. The door knocked and a voice came from the other end.
"Sherman, it's me. May I come in?" asked Peabody gently. Sherman shook his head and saw that Hayden's ghost had left the room.
"C-come in" Sherman acknowledged the beagle's question. Peabody opened the door and knelt down on his knees in front of Sherman.
"I have something to tell you" Peabody said as he picked a rubber duck of the floor and placed it in the tub.
"So do I" Sherman said.
"I'll go first. On Friday night, we'll be having dinner with the Petersons" Sherman's eyes widened when he heard that, he would be entering enemy territory and it would be the girl who bullied him he'd be having dinner with. Sherman just placed a hand on the scar where Hayden bit him and spoke.
"Why? You heard what Amanda said, you heard what their daughter did to me" said Sherman as he gripped his bit shoulder lightly.
"They called and said they feel bad for what Penny did, and I'm giving them a chance to reconcile with us. Everyone deserves a chance at redemption, Sherman" Peabody said placing a paw on the hand on Sherman's shoulder and gently placed it back in the water.
"Okay" Sherman muttered. Peabody smiled.
"Now what was it you were gonna tell me?" asked Peabody. Sherman took a deep breath and spoke.
"There's another werewolf out there. It's been stalking me. I've been feeling it's presence at school, at home, whenever we're out I sense it's near" said Sherman. His wolf instincts that Hayden gave him allowed him to sense if other werewolves were nearby. Peabody was beginning to get worried.
"Why didn't you tell me?" asked the beagle.
"Given the fact that you were trying to make me forget the whole werewolf thing that happened in Colorado all those months ago and that I got bullied today I didn't think it was important" Sherman said picking the rubber duck out of the water and staring into it's painted eyes.
"I know it's been stressful for you, and now this other wolf stalking you has been adding to your stress, but we'll make it through like always" Peabody said with a reassuring smile which Sherman returned.
"Get dressed and meet me in the kitchen, we'll be having fried chicken tonight" Peabody said before leaving Sherman alone in the tub to think about all that Hayden had talked to him about.
A/N: Alright, so in this AU, the Petersons invite Peabody and Sherman over, and Sherman is still fighting to not become what turned Hayden into a monster. More to come in the next update. Please review, thanks!