Disclaimer: I don't own any original Halloween characters…not even Michael. I wish!

Chapter 9: Study Session



Jesse drove down the street and turned on the radio. 'Mwahahahaha! Greetings

boys and ghouls, this is Stevie Wayne coming at you from WKAI-Haddonfield and we're

here to wish you a happy Halloween. Watch out for the boogeyman kiddies!' The first

song cam on, it was 'Monster Mash'. Jesse started drumming to the beat as they drove

and Dan shouted from the back seat, "Turn up the volume girl!" Jesse smiled and cranked

it. Stephen started to sing along but couldn't get all the words right.

Jesse looked at the boys as they pulled up to a stop sign, "So fellahs, do you

wanna go trick or treating now or after we go to the school?" Stephen shouted, "Now!

Please can we go now?" He turned around to ask Dan and he shrugged, "Sure, why not."

Jesse giggled, "Ok then, I'll drop you too off at the start of the next block and meet you at

the end, that way you can stop at a few houses on the way." Dan added, "Just, don't drive

off without us" Jesse smiled, "Off course! I would never…" She drove through the

intersection and followed the road to a little neighborhood near the school. "Ok boys

Orange Grove is our first stop. Out you go." Jesse pulled up at the curb and Stephen and

Dan got out. Stephen ran up to the first house on the street and rang the doorbell. "Wait

up Kiddo!" Dan hollered, he turned back and waved as Jesse drove down to the end of the

block.

An elderly woman answered the door and looked down at the little clown on her

doorstep. She smiled, "My what a cute little clown. Here, have some candy." She held out

a big bowl of snacks and Stephen took a handful. The woman looked up at Dan and her

smile faltered, "Eh, my what a cute, um, Mime. You look a little old to be trick or

treating." Dan rolled his eyes, "Thanks lady, happy Halloween. Come on Stephen we have

more houses to go to." The duo went to the next house and rang the doorbell. The middle

aged man handed Stephen a chocolate bar and tried to a suppress a laugh when he saw

Dan's costume. "Real scary kid." Dan huffed, what was wrong his outfit anyways?

Jesse sat parked on the end of Orange Grove road. She flipped through a magazine

while listening to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' on the radio. "Now that's scary." Jesse

laughed to herself. It was after five and the sun was starting to set. An eerie orange glow

crept over the town, stretching tree's shadows and darkening the streets. Jesse had been

reading an interesting article in her magazine, 'how to tame the animal in your man'. Jesse

was so engrossed in the article that she didn't even notice Dan and Stephen hustle past the

car with a swarm of other kids. They headed to the last house on Orange Grove.

Dan waited as Stephen got his candy from the lady in the last house on the block.

Stephen ran up to Dan and pleaded, "One more street please!" Dan looked at his watch

and back at Jesse's car which was at the corner a ways back. "Well, make it quick ok, we

have to get to school. Ms. Harris is waiting." Stephen didn't hesitate and ran down to the

corner and turned right. Dan followed and turned right onto Lampkin Lane. Stephen ran

to the first house on the new street and showed off his costume. Dan followed slowly

behind him and slowly realized where he was. "Shit…" he whispered to himself. He didn't

want to be on this street. The long street stretched past them as Stephen went to the next

house, and the next, and the next. Dan checked his watch again, it was quarter to six.

"Stephen we better get back, I was supposed to be to school by five thirty. Jesse's

probably waiting." Stephen had vanished. Dan started walking down the street faster,

looking for his brother, "Shit." he said to himself louder. He started running down the

street and calling Stephen's name and finally saw him past a group of overgrown bushes.

He was standing on the front steps of 45 Lampkin Lane, the Myers house and

Dan's former residence. Dan came to an abrupt stop and slowly crept up to the small boy.

Stephen was just standing on the steps, his mask obscuring his pale face. He just stood

there, looking at the door and clutching his pumpkin basket. Stephen didn't make a sound

as Dan snuck up behind him, "bro?" Dan whispered in Stephen's ear and the young boy

jumped, "Ahh! Wha!?" Stephen whipped around and startled Dan, "What's wrong?"

Stephen took his mask off, "Danny….I wanna go now." Dan took his brother by the hand

and turned to walk back onto the sidewalk when a car horn made them both jump. "Hurry

up clowns, we gotta go!" Jesse had found them and rushed them into the car.

Thom and John greeted Officer Merrick as he drove up to the house, "Evening

Thom." Thom shook the man's hand, "Nice of you to come Dave. Kara, John and I have

to go out for awhile so I want you to be here when Dan and the others get home ok?

Who'd Mark send to trail the kids anyways?" Merrick set his rifle down, "Sheriff asked

Officer Cole Starks to follow them and keep me an em' posted. They're in good hands

Thom. Don't worry." Thom smiled, "I'm not. Just uh, keep the house safe and watch out

for the cats, they like to play hide and seek." Thom walked out the front door and John

followed quietly. Kara stepped out from the kitchen with Diane, "Go home Diane. Lock

the doors and stay put until we get back, just to be safe." Diane gave her best friend a

worried smile, "The kids will be fine Kara. The cavalry and I can watch them when they

get back." Kara gave Diane a quick hug and they walked past Merrick; greeting him; and

left the house. Merrick shut and locked the door behind him. No one was getting in

without his permission. Diane walked next door to her house and opened the door. She

stepped in and waved at the trio as they pulled out of the driveway in Kara's van.

Miles had been at Sara's dorm room since after school. She had text messaged him

and asked if they could talk. Miles had been surprised when Sara asked him to go to

Ridgemont with her, "I just don't want to go by myself. I wont know anyone except John

and Dr. Wallace, and I don't know them very well." Miles couldn't say no and they

planned on going to the school to tell Dan and Jesse that they wouldn't be joining them at

the barn. Miles was relieved about that, he was nervous about telling Sara how he felt. He

knew she needed to know but he just couldn't bring himself to take that risk. He still

didn't want to risk jeopardizing their friendship.

At about six o'clock, Jesse, Dan and Stephen arrived at Haddonfield High School

and walked through the front door just as Mr. Puck, the janitor as locking up. "Cutting it

close eh kids? Ms, Harris has been waiting for you guys for half an hour." Jesse and the

others hurried past the old man and he shut the door behind them and locked it. "Don't

worry, you wont be stuck in here all weekend, Ms. Harris has a set of keys." "Night Puck"

Dan waved as Jesse headed for the stairs. Stephen was in awe as he looked around at the

'big kid school'. He'd been there before, for school plays and games but not like this. It

was so…empty. "Ms. Harris is waiting for us Dan." Jesse waited for her boyfriend and his

brother and they headed upstairs to the second floor. Their footsteps echoed down the

long corridor as they headed up to the English wing. Jesse looked at Dan, "You don't

even have your work with you!" Dan laughed, "My paper's saved in the lab, no sweat."

He looked at her cold gaze, "Really! I'm almost finished with it!"

They arrived at Ms. Harris' classroom and found her sitting at her desk typing on

her computer. She looked up from the monitor and saw the group, "Finally, I was

beginning to think you ditched me." She took a sip of her coffee and set it on her desk.

"Not yet.." Dan said to himself. Jesse elbowed him in his ribs. Stephen looked at them

confused, then she looked at Dan's teacher. "Hi, I'm Stephen!" Elizabeth laughed to

herself, "Yes, we have met child. You came with your parents to orientation earlier this

year. Stephen looked at Jesse, "Oh yeah." She laughed. "Ms. Harris, do you want Dan to

finish his paper now?" Ms. Harris removed her glasses and gave Dan a stern look, "Now

Daniel, you know that paper was due today. I noticed you weren't in class seventh

period." Dan shuffled in his place, "Yeah well, family emergency." Stephen jumped in,

"We got to go to the police station! The sheriff showed me the shooting range and the

interrogation rooms." Ms. Harris lifted an eyebrow and Dan smiled nervously, "Uh,

everything's fine now! Can I go to the lab and finish my report?" Ms. Harris motioned for

Dan to use her computer, "Oh right, thanks." She logged off and let him on. Jesse pulled

up a chair and sat next to him to help. Stephen plopped down on the floor and started

rummaging through his candy.

Miles sat next to Sara as she drove down the street towards the high school. He

fumbled with his fingers nervously, "So, I'll bet you were top of your class back when you

were in high school." Sara nodded, "Valedictorian, class of 99". Miles looked out the

window and noticed a few drops of rain begin to fall. "It's gonna keep on raining for the

rest of the week huh." Sara turned around a corner, "Dunno, maybe." Miles took a deep

breath, it was now or never, "Sara I, uh…" Sara looked at him, she could almost hear the

words in his head. She felt the same way. They spoke the words at the same time, "I like

you." Sara stopped at a red light and turned to face the smiling man next to her. This

young man had saved her life, he had been there to support her for the past two years. She

owed more than she could ever repay him. She leaned forward and kissed his cheek. Miles

blushed and moved his face, his lips, right onto hers. They locked lips in a tender kiss.

Sara savored the milky taste of Miles' lips. Miles fell into ecstasy as he smelled Sara's hair

brushing over his forehead. They continued to kiss lovingly until the car behind them

honked it's horn. Sara broke the kiss and looked at the light, it was green. Sara hit the gas

and started laughing as the car behind them passed them and beeped again. Miles started

chuckling as well. Sara drove the rest of the way with her left hand only. With her right,

she grasped Miles' hand gently.

Lindsay answered her phone. It was her secretary telling her that John and the

others had arrived. Lindsay checked the clock, it was six thirty. "Send them in Kathryn."

Lindsay walked out of her office and headed towards the front desk. Kathryn Porter sat at

her desk answering phones as the elevator doors opened. Thom, Kara and John walked

out, covered from head to toe in water. "Helluva storm huh?" Lindsay asked as she

walked over to greet them. "Kathryn, can you call the Sheriff and tell him their here?"

Kathryn nodded and got on the phone.



John immediately spoke up, "Please Dr. Wallace, tell us what this is all about. Why

do you really want us here? It cant just be for our protection, what's your game?" Kara

cleaned her glasses and looked at Lindsay, "I have to admit, he has a point Lindsay. I

mean, why bring us all the way out here…we're not going to be any safer here than back

in town." Lindsay sighed, "Your right. There is another reason I brought you here. Come

with me, I have something to show you." Lindsay turned around and headed for the

elevator. John and the others followed. "We're here for a purpose aren't we. Something's

happening." Thom spoke more to himself than to the others, he was processing

everything.

They got in the elevator and Lindsay pushed the basement button, "After

talking to you John, and Sara Moyer, I did some thinking. I think there is a bigger

connection to everyone here." Kara tilted her head, "What do you mean?" Lindsay crossed

her arms and adjusted her glasses, "Remember two years ago when the Myers house was

used for a live web cam reality show on Halloween night?" The others nodded, Kara

bitterly added, "How could I forget? They made a farce out of my family's slaughter."

Lindsay nodded, "Yes, Dangertainment made a mockery of all the tragedies that have

befallen that house. I did some research on the project and found out that my employers

made a very generous donation to the Dangertainment company. Ridgemont and Smith's

Grove sponsored the project." Thom's eyes widened. John shivered and Kara put a hand

on his shoulder, then she turned to Lindsay, "What does that mean?" Thom answered her

question, "It means they sponsored the massacre." "There's more," Lindsay continued as

the elevator came to stop.

They entered a dark dirty hallway, "the lower sub-basement of the facility."

Lindsay remarked. Kara looked around in disgust, "Quaint." John was getting frustrated,

"What else is there?" Lindsay looked to him, "I went back and checked Sara Moyer's file,

did you know she was adopted?" Thom was stunned, "No?" Lindsay continued, "Yes,

back in 1982, just two months after she was born. I did some digging and it turns out that

Peter Myers and Pamela Strode had been having an affair." John and Kara both shouted,

"What!?" Thom remained silent, thinking. Lindsay led them down the long hallway. They

reached a secured door and Lindsay pulled out a keycard which she ran through the

scanner. The door unlocked and she opened it and let them in, "Yes, Michael's father

began a torrid affair with Pamela Strode in 1963, only months before Judith's murder.

When Michael killed his sister, Pamela and Morgan took Laurie as their own, but the affair

continued. I read in Dr. Sam Loomis' manuscript that Peter Myers would often come and

visit his son without his wife Audrey. The affair continued until 1981 when Peter and

Audrey Myers were killed in a car crash." John huffed, "You sure? My mom fooled the

country into thinking she died in a car wreck, maybe they did too."

Lindsay frowned and answered, "No, I saw death certificates, autopsy photographs

and reports and the very occupied graves of the deceased. They're dead, trust me. There's

more." They waited for her to continue, "Pamela and Morgan were a god decade younger

than the Myers. Pamela became pregnant in 1980, the same year the Myers died. Loomis

discovered that Audrey and Peter had been having severe marital problems in the months

before Judith died. There were rumors that Peter cheated on his wife several times,

nothing solid. Audrey accused Peter of having a sexual relationship with their

daughter. It was a well known fact that Judith was a nymphomaniac but the suspicions of

incest began tearing the family apart. Audrey was planning on leaving Peter, which is

when he started the affair with Pamela Strode. Even after Judith died, they

continued their secret affair." John frowned in disgust, "This is seriously fucked up."

Lindsay chuckled sardonically, "It gets even more fucked up. Loomis wrote in his

manuscripts; he had no proof but he knew; the night the Myers died. Audrey learned of

the affair. I don't know if they knew about Pamela's pregnancy but in any case they died

and Peter's dirty little secret died with them."

Thom spoke, "But it didn't." Kara looked at him, he hadn't said anything in

awhile. "Pamela and Morgan were a good decade younger than the Myers. The Myers

died in 1980 and Pamela Strode gave birth to Sara Strode in 1981.

She told Morgan the child was his, he never knew the truth. They agreed to put her up for

adoption when Laurie faked her death later that year. They didn't know their daughter had

secretly moved to California, it would have put them at risk. They severed all contacts

with the Myers bloodline; Jamie, Laurie, everyone. I suspect Pamela gave Sara up because

she knew the baby had Myers blood in her." John was pale with a sudden realization,

"Sara." Thom got out his cell phone, "Do you have her number Linz?" Lindsay nodded,

"It's ok. I have met with her, just the other day actually. She agreed to come here tonight,

just like the rest of you. She's probably on her way right now."

Sara and Miles arrived at the high school and parked in the front lot. They tried to

get in the front door but it was locked. Miles got out his cell phone, "Hold on a sec." He

dialed and A phone started ringing in Ms. Harris' classroom. Jesse walked over to her

purse which was lying on a desk. She answered it, "Hello? Miles! Oh hey, ok hold on, I'll

be right down." She hung up and turned to Ms. Harris, "Ms. Harris? Miles and his friend

Sara are here, can we let them in?" Ms. Harris nodded, "Of course, would you care to join

me." Jesse agreed and they walked out into the hallway. Ms. Harris could tell that Jesse

was stressed out, "How are you holding up Jessica? I know this is a difficult time of year

for Daniel and his family." Jesse forced a smile, "Yeah, they get pretty stressed around

Halloween. Can you blame them? I've been trying to be there for Dan, he needs me now

more than ever." Ms. Harris looked at Jesse with sympathy in her eyes as they began

down the stairs. Jesse looked around the dark school. Most of the lights had been turned

off. Only the English wing was dimly lit by the few lights overhead. Ms. Harris led Jesse

down the dark stairs, recently polished by Mr. Puck. Jesse looked at the long hallways

hidden in shadow, her own locker looking menacing. "This place is so creepy after dark.

How can you stay here so late?" Ms. Harris laughed, "Believe me, this school isn't nearly

as scary as the pile of term papers I have on my desk." They both laughed and headed

from the stairs to the metal double doors at the end of the hall. They saw Miles and Sara

waiting on the other side and Ms. Harris took her keys off from around her neck. She

walked over to the doors and unlocked them.

Officer Cole Starks 36, sat in his squad car parked on the street across from the

school. He saw Miles and Sara enter the school and got on the radio, "Sheriff?" Sheriff

Grayson came on the other end, "Starks? What's your position?" Starks looked over to

the school, "I'm at the high school. Sara Moyer and a young man just arrived. I'm going

to drive around the block a couple of times and check the perimeter." Grayson replied,

"Good. Then I want you parked outside the school, in the back. Keep out of sight, I don't

want to alarm the kids. Over and out." Starks put the radio receiver down and started the

squad car and drove off. He didn't notice the shadowy form of the Shape lurking in the

trees right near the school. Fresh blood would soon be shed.