CHAPTER 21: FAMILY CALLS
Pretty soon the crack of dawn had eventually come after a very long and soothing night of sleep and most of the kids were saying goodbye to Pierre for the time being as Claudia smiled and showed her gratitude for his hospitality "T-thanks a lot for letting us s-stay the night Pierre." before Skylar nodded his head and happily added in agreement "I could definitely say that again,you're a pretty cool guy." to which the red headed boy grew a small smirk and nonchalantly replied "It was no problem at all,it was very nice meeting the rest of y'all. I look forward to seeing you all at the concert."
"You know if I get the time I can see if Trevor can have you and that girl come backstage with us after the show." Charlie Brown suddenly perked up and generously offered at the mention to which Pierre immediately took him up on the offer with a shake of his hand "That would be very nice Charles." before Peppermint Patty lightly punched him in the arm and cheerfully remarked "I'm glad to see you haven't changed too much since last time Pierre,I'd offer you a tumble but I don't want to make things awkward between me and Franco." which prompted Franco to roll his eyes with a smile before Charlie Brown enthusiastically lamented "See you around Pierre. You can come down to Sparkyville anytime." to which Freida nodded her head and cheerfully added "Yeah and you can meet everyone else."
"I'll definitely be thinking about that in the future. See y'all around too." Pierre lightly chuckled and returned Charlie Brown's farewell while the kids began to pile into the car with the exception of Ed however who instead walked up to Pierre and happily showed his gratitude "Thanks a lot for the directions Pierre,if I didn't have this map who knows how long it could have taken me to find this place?" to which the boy's smile turned into a more serious frown while he warned "No problem Ed,but I must warn you that you be extremely careful at the chateau,and if there's a slight chance that you don't find who you're looking for inside,try going into the cellar because there's a secret passage that leads to a series of underground caverns from what I've heard." which prompted Ed to give a thumbs up and confidently reassure the boy "Got it. I can handle myself perfectly fine."
Meanwhile on the house's front porch,Lucy appeared to be talking with none other than Black Widow on her cellphone after Cobra had gotten into contact with her as the spider sternly questioned "Alright,what do you need to talk about?" to which Lucy took a deep breath and promptly explained herself "We seem to be doing just fine in France so far,but I can't help but think that Ed over here could be leading himself into a trap by someone who has a very bad grudge against him. So I was wondering if you and the spiders could figure out if Arin and Mrs Hampton are still in custody,because those are the only two people who could possibly set up something like this from what I know." to which Black Widow couldn't help but go along with the request with a raised eyebrow "Oh I've definitely heard about those two over the years,apparently they both have a very long prison sentence due to what they did. I'll head over to the juvenile detention center and see if Arin is still there,and then I'll see if Mrs Hampton is still at Minnesota's federal prison. If any of them have somehow been let out or even worse escaped,that boy better watch out."
"Ok that's good,thanks Widow." Lucy gave a sigh of relief and thanked Black Widow for the help before she hung up her phone and got in the car with everyone else as Linus politely questioned out of curiosity while Snoopy started to drive off "Lucy,who were you talking to over there?" to which the girl promptly made up a lie in response "I was just seeing how my Scheroder is doing back home. So where are we heading off to today?"
"I guess we're just gonna go follow this map to that chateau,it's only a few hours away." Rebecca shrugged her arms and calmly guessed as she looked over at Ed who was now studying Pierre's map to which the hermit lifted his head up and nonchalantly added "Yeah I guess we are,y'all can just drop me off at the entrance of the forest and go up to the hotel." which prompted Freida to raise an eyebrow and question in response "Are you sure about that Ed?"
"I can handle myself just fine in the woods,and I don't want to risk y'all getting hurt out there." Ed sighed and promptly explained himself as he leaned his seat back a little,put his feet up on the driver's seat and tried to rest his eyes for a bit before Sally shrugged and decided to go along with the idea "Hey I see no problem with that,I don't need to be walking around out there." to which Peppermint Patty stretched out her arms and cheerfully remarked "Well I guess that settles it then,but if you need us to come out there with you,feel free to ask us."
"Yeah,the very least we could do is help you out if you need it." Charlie Brown nodded his head and calmly added in agreement to which Linus smiled and poetically added "If there even comes a point where you're gonna want to do this together,all you have to do is ask." which suddenly caused Ed to open his eyes back up and meekly stammer in response "Together? I still can't believe I can say or hear that word in regards to people. Most of my life has been spent with animals and while they have their own valuable type of company that I won't pass any opportunity to partake in,I still like it when I can feel the same way about people. I don't wanna sound overly wishy-washy,but I can't help but get all tingly when we do stuff together like this." and everyone could only keep mostly silent in awe for a few moments after that before Linus sighed and happily agreed as he thought of all his friends and everyone else back home "Yeah Ed,I have to admit that I feel that too sometimes."
Linus:
Every knight who is yearning for a cause that seems lost.
Knows a bridge that is burning still can be crossed.
Charlie Brown:
Gotta keep on believing 'cause believing can make it true.
Franklin And Skylar:
You've got to just believe in you.
Franklin:
There's a hero inside you.
Skylar:
Who's been there all along.
Linus:
Standing right there beside you.
Linus,Charlie Brown,Franklin and Skylar:
Singing your song.
Peppermint Patty:
With a sense of direction.
Marcie:
And a whole new connection.
Everyone:
We're gonna make it my friend!
Ed:
Together we're gonna make it.
Franco:
Through the darkest night.
Franklin:
Together we're gonna make it.
Charlie Brown:
Gonna make it back home.
Freida:
Together we're gonna make it.
Gonna stand up and fight.
Skylar:
'Cause before this is over.
Skylar and Claudia:
Together.
Skylar:
We'll make it right.
Everyone:
When we get together it's tight.
*Montage starts of iconic moments from Peanuts The Next Chapter season's 1-3 including fan episodes.*
Franklin:
Yes! Over rivers and valleys!
Franco:
Over mountains and streams!
Over tragic finales!
Charlie Brown:
Heart broken dreams!
Charlie Brown And Linus:
Ever true ever daring.
Skylar:
Ever forever swearing.
Sally And Eudora:
We're gonna make it my friend!
Freida:
Together we're gonna make it.
Snoopy,Andy,Olaf and Roger:
We're about to get spayed!
Gracie:
Together we're gonna make it.
Snoopy,Andy,Olaf and Roger:
Did they sharpen the blade?
Lucy:
Together we're gonna make it.
Snoopy,Andy,Olaf and Roger:
But we won't be afraid.
Everyone:
Gonna stand up together.
Together we'll get it right.
Rebecca:
'Cause at the end of the day!
We'll be together again!
Everyone:
Until then!
Together we're gonna make it!
Through the darkest night!
Together we're gonna make it!
Gonna make it back home!
Together we're gonna make it!
Gonna stand up and fight!
'Cause together is better!
Together we'll make it right!
Together we're gonna make it!
Girls:
Stand up!
Everyone:
'Cause together is better!
Ed:
Than whatever I've done yeah!
Everyone:
Together is better!
Claudia:
Than the power of one!
Everyone:
Together is better!
Ed:
Than whatever you might have planned.
Here I stand!
Everyone:
In a foreign wonderland!
*Montage ends.*
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"Together." Written By Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy.
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