Lucy Van Pelt: A Lost Cause FIRST LOOK

Lucy Van Pelt: A Lost Cause, is a new mini-series based on the fanfiction A Waste of Time and Space. It revolves around the fall of Lucy and how her death affected the PEANUTS gang, now adults. We take a look at the main characters and their lives now.

CHARLIE BROWN: Now 36, the former blockhead is now a successful owner of a five-star restaurant in Vallejo, California. He is also a bachelor still looking for the right woman. In high school, Charlie finally called Lucy out on all of the things she had done to him and Linus, finally telling her that she was nothing more than a miserable fat, sociopath with no ambition beyond tearing other folks down. And rather than stoop to her level and say that she would never amount to anything and belittle her like she did him, he ignored her and moved on. In A Lost Cause we will see how her death affected him as he learns about her death via text from Linus. On his way back to Sparkyville, he runs into a familiar face.

LINUS VAN PELT: 33 year old Linus is now a retired staff sergeant who served in the army. He now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Having lost a leg in combat, Linus is estranged from his family, with the lone exception of his brother Rerun. He blames his parents for the abuse he endured with Lucy and he hates them just as much as Lucy, if not more. While his relationship with his father is strained, Linus harbors more animosity towards his mother, who was Lucy's biggest enabler. He is married to a beautiful woman named Audrey, who's expecting anytime. No one knows if he'll even come to Lucy's funeral, not just because of his hatred of his sister, but because of having to deal with his parents.

SALLY BROWN: 30 year old Sally is engaged to Schroeder, the one-time crush of Lucy. They now live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In high school, after telling Lucy where to go, Schroeder started having real feelings for Charlie Brown's little sister. As Sally grew older, she became more responsible and more focused on her studies. She, like her brother, now owns her own business, which is a salon, thus following in their father's footsteps in working with hair.

LIAM "RERUN" VAN PELT: At 28, Rerun's life has been a roller coaster. Run-Ins with the law for drug charges, driving under the influence, his life has been even worse than Linus, who managed to break away from the drama of his family. Rerun, on the other hand, was more affected by it than his older brother. He is also estranged from his parents, but while Linus keeps them at arms-length at best, Rerun severed all ties to them, only talking to Linus, who has offered to find him some help and rehab. He lives near his brother in Boston.

SCHROEDER: At 35, Schroeder has become a renowned pianist, playing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and even teaching music at a high school. As mentioned earlier, he is engaged to Sally, Charlie Brown's sister. They had started dating in high school, much to the chagrin of Lucy. Schroeder finally told Lucy that in addition to being an unattractive blob who doesn't take care of herself, she is a miserable person and even before she became a fat mess, he would never date an awful human being like her, let alone MARRY someone like her. Once he was finally free of Lucy, he and Sally started dating. He hasn't made up his mind about going to the funeral, either.

PATRICIA "PEPPERMINT PATTY" REICHARDT: 36 year old Peppermint Patty, who now goes by Tricia, has grown out of her Plain Jane look and has become a beautiful shapely, yet still athletic woman. She is also engaged to her childhood friend, Roy, who she started dating after Charlie Brown moved to California. Of all the PEANUTS gang, Tricia harbors the least animosity towards Lucy, as they never really came into any real conflict. She has remained friends with Charlie, Linus, and some of the others. Though she lost contact with Marcie after she moved to the other side of the country with Franklin.

MARCIE CARLIN-ARMSTRONG: 34 year old Marcie is now married to Franklin. They have two wonderful kids and are now career-oriented people. Marcie doesn't push her kids academically like her parents did. She rarely talks to them now, if ever as a result, though her aversion to her folks is not to the degree of the Van Pelt brothers. They now live in Baltimore, Maryland.

FRANKLIN ARMSTRONG: 36 year old Franklin married Marcie, one of the sweetest girls around. Like Linus, he was active in the military, coming home with honors. He is also a doting dad and a staff sergeant at a local base in Baltimore, thus working closely to Washington. The couple has kept in contact with Charlie Brown, but has lost contact with Peppermint Patty (Tricia).

PATTY SWANSON-LUCAS: 38 year old Patty is now a stay-at-home mother to twins. Her husband, Mark Lucas, works for a computer company, thus allowing Patty to care for the kids. She has kept in contact with her childhood best friend, Violet Gray, who had moved to Los Angeles after 5th Grade. Patty's the one who tells her about Lucy's suicide.

VIOLET GRAY: 38 year old Violet has grown into quite the beautiful woman. No longer the snobby girl she once was, Violet became an actress and model. She also remained single, never finding the right man. On the way back to Sparkyville for Lucy's funeral, a chance encounter with an unlikely blast from the past, however, changes that.

MATTHEW "PIG PEN" TUCKER: No longer the dusty kid he once was, 35 year old Matt Tucker, a.k.a. Pig Pen, is now the picture of cleanliness. He had never left town and was still talking to some of the folks who stayed like Patty and Tricia. He's also kept in contact with Charlie Brown and had went to visit him a few times in Vallejo. Frieda's the one who tells Pig Pen about Lucy's suicide.

FRIEDA RICH: 34 year old Frieda now owns a clothing store in town. A petite, yet curvy woman, guys had tried to date Frieda, but she always held out for someone else that had also stayed in Sparkyville. Once the best friend of Lucy, she learns about her death from the Van Pelts directly.

Snoopy and Woodstock are both deceased in this story, so no appearances from them. They do get a few mentions, though.