Disclaimer: I don't own Scream, and make no profit from this work. Also, I own next to nothing, so don't sue me, please!
Author's Notes: I think some of the killers are just itching for Sid and Gale. I'm impressed that the seven have managed to work together as well as they have. It really speaks to their ambitions and motivations.
Chapter Thirteen: Secrets and Lies, Honor and Duty
Gale awoke in the evening, as the sun was setting, feeling cheerful and a little better about things. As sad as she still was, she felt that she was doing a good job of not making things any worse, or putting herself in danger. The police had told both her and Sid to lay low while they were investigating, and Gale had been more than happy to oblige after giving the matter some thought. Her difficulty in solving last night's riddle from her subconscious mind had been largely forgotten, replaced by a renewal of spirit.
When she went out of her room and saw Sidney, she knew that more had happened, and the details came out. The body count was not at four, but now at fifteen. It was now out that Ghostface had been behind it, and speculation was rampant that it had been the previous killers.
"Gale, maybe it is out job to help," Sidney said quietly.
That afternoon, while Stu, Billy, and Debbie had been resting, Roman and Charlie out shopping, and Mickey collecting more knives Jill had the hideout to herself. She decided to use this valuable time to snoop through the others' things. She had found very little of any interest, but did find something very odd in Roman's room. A disc that had 'PLAY ME' written on it.
Jill had popped it into a computer, and a video started playing from it, showing Ghostface. He took his mask off, revealing, no surprise, Roman.
"If you have found this disc, then I am dead, and you are, no doubt, my successor," Roman said solemnly. "I have taken Billy Loomis as an apprentice, but he has proven unable to act as my successor."
Roman shifted position, and did not look completely comfortable. "If someone killed me, and you know who did it, I want you to act immediately on my behalf. Avenge me, as gorily as you can."
He leaned closer to the camera. "In return for this loyalty, I will keep no more secrets from you. In learning about me, you will see many places, but there is one that held special significance to me, and, if we had enough time together, you. If I was not able to have that much time with you, it's up to you to figure it out. Search carefully, and you will find it. I've hidden it away well. Inside that will be all you need to carry on what I have started, whether Sidney is alive or dead."
That was the end. Jill was confused beyond the telling of it. She had suspected that like herself, Roman did not see the seven Ghostfaces as having an equal partnership. This, however, seemed to suggest that Roman was preparing for the possibility of them all dying, or at least himself. She put the DVD back where she had found it. A special place where Roman would have hidden something vital for his successor? Where could it be? What could it be?
Jill knew that she didn't understand, but vowed to get to the bottom of this on her own.