PEANUTS: The Next ChapterEpisode 33: A Mother for Peppermint Patty

by HPDrummerman

Years after her mother's death, Peppermint Patty's father is finally getting back in the dating game. Patty, meanwhile, envisions what it would be like to actually have a mother figure around the house. Snoopy joins Sally at another round of rehab, and joins in on the wheelchair races. (Special guest Claudia by LivingOnLaughs)

2. Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2: THE WHEELCHAIR RACES

Sally had gotten home from rehab. She saw Snoopy sleeping on top of his doghouse. She went and woke him up, as she had something to talk to him about.

"Wake up Snoopy," she said. "We need to talk. All right, listen, you crazy mutt. Since you like to race around in wheelchairs, I wanted to tell you Thursday there's a wheelchair race going on. I'm not participating, but a lot of the other kids are. If you want to, you can come with me to rehab on Thursday and enter the race. What do you say?" Snoopy thought about it for a moment, when he shook his head in agreement.

"Okay, then," Sally finished. "Remember, meet me at the school on Thursday so we can go straight there." And Sally rolled herself towards the house. Charlie Brown was coming out with Snoopy's supper, at that moment.

"Hey, Sally," he greeted. "What were you talking to Snoopy about?"

"I told him about a wheelchair race going on at rehab on Thursday," Sally responded. "He agreed to enter and race, since he likes to race around in wheelchairs."

"Okay, then," said her brother. "Linus is still under the weather, so Lucy will be tutoring you again."

"Oh brother," sighed Sally. And she wheeled herself up the ramp into the house and Charlie Brown brought Snoopy his supper.

Later that night, Charlie Brown heard the phone ring. He got up out of bed to see who it was. He picked up the receiver and answered it.

"Hello?" said a groggy Charlie Brown.

"Chuck!" It was Peppermint Patty. "My dad is dating a woman from his job! Can you believe it?!"

"Good for him," yawned Charlie Brown. "Don't you think you should talk to Franco about this? Not to mention it's one in the morning."

"I'm sorry, but I'm too excited to sleep, Chuck! I may actually gain a mother from this!"

"I guess you're too excited to let anyone else sleep, either for that matter."

"I'm too in a good mood that your sarcasm doesn't affect me, Chuck. I think I will call Franco, though. He is my boyfriend, after all, and he needs to know this, too! Talk to you later, Chuck ol' boy!" And Charlie Brown hung up the phone and tried to get some sleep again. All of the sudden he heard pounding on the door.

"Good grief! Now what?!" And he went to answer the door. It was Snoopy. He had another nightmare and couldn't sleep. So he joined Charlie Brown in bed.

After they were in bed, Charlie Brown asked Snoopy, "What was it now? Was it the giant Beagle-Eater again?" Snoopy nodded.

"Dogs have some weird nightmares," Charlie Brown thought to himself. He and Snoopy went to sleep when Charlie Brown then heard a tap on the window. He looked and saw a scared Woodstock. He opened the window.

"Don't tell me YOU had a nightmare, too?!" Woodstock nodded and shivered with fear. "All right, little guy, come on in." And Woodstock joined them and finally everyone went to sleep. Thankfully, Sally didn't wake up, as she slept like a log, for once.

NEXT CHAPTER: MOTHER TALK