Chapter 13: Uncover
Thomas and Sherman both walked on the sidewalk heading for school. Sherman talked mostly about him and his friend Penny and their class project. But Thomas's mind was somewhere else. Thomas couldn't get out of his mind about his father and his mother and their final exam. Thomas then stopped walking and looked a crossed the street at the little coffee shop that his father and mother always went after their acting class. "Hey Thomas you okay?" Sherman asked as he pulled on Thomas's arm. Thomas then looked at Sherman. "Oh. Sorry Sherman my mind is somewhere else," Thomas said as he looked back at the coffee shop. Sherman then looked at what Thomas was looking at. "You want to go get coffee?" Sherman asked. Thomas shook himself out of his thoughts and looked at Sherman again.
"No... let's just get to school," Thomas said forcing a small smile. Sherman just nodded as they walked along. Once they got to school, Sherman had already walked into the school building while Thomas stayed outside. Thomas waited until everyone was in the school before leaving the grounds. Thomas looked on a map of his found and found the acting class that Peabody and his mother both took. It was about an hour of walking but Thomas did find the building eventually. Thomas looked up and studied the building. The building gave Thomas chills since this was maybe the last place his parents were together. Thomas walked up the steps and headed into the building. "Were closed kid," said an old lady at the desk who was reading a book.
"Are you Miss Shepherd?" Thomas asked. The lady didn't look at Thomas, she only turned to the next page of her book. "Whos asking?" The lady asked. Thomas took a breath and moved closer. "Miss Shepherd was an acting teacher here and I'm looking for her, " Thomas answered now at the desk. The lady then puts down her book and looks at Thomas. "Look kid I am Miss Shepherd but what do you want?" Miss Shepherd asked looking Thomas in the eye. Thomas nodded. "I think you know my mother. Eleanor Matthews," Thomas said as he swallowed. "yeah I do," Miss Shepherd said as she leaned forward. "And my father Hector Peabody," Thomas said with a blink. Miss Shepheard eyes widen and jaw dropped. "Yeah I know what you're gonna say. How can an adult white male beagle have a kid with a human. I've seen the DNA test for myself and it's true. A dog had a human child with a human," Thomas explained with a smile.
Miss Shepherd looked closely at Thomas. "You look like both of them. I mean with your hair and your eyes," Miss Shepherd said almost trying to touch his hair. "Okay Miss Shepherd. I need to know somethings about my mom and dad," Thomas said as he took a step back from Miss Shepherd. Miss Shepherd just smiled at Thomas. "Alright kid come in my office," Miss Shepherd said as she stood up and walked over to her office. Thomas followed her and went into her office. Thomas sat down in front of Miss Shepherd's desk as she sat in front of Thomas on the other side. "So tell me kid what can I help you with?" Miss Shepherd asked as she sat back in her chair. Thomas then sat up in his chair to talk. "Well my dad told me about how they met and well he stopped right at the exam," Thomas said as he looked down. Miss Shepherd nodded as she sat up.
"So… they kissed at their scene and that was it," Miss Shepherd said as she leaned forward at her desk. Thomas was a little confused by this. "That's it? Nothing happened after that?" Thomas asked. Miss Shepherd then sighed. "Well. After that kiss for their scene. Your dad stormed out of the auditorium and what looked like to me. he had tears in his eyes," Miss Shepherd said as she looked down at her desk. Thomas then nodded. "Alright thank you for your help Miss Shepherd," Thomas said as he stood up and walked towards the door. "Hey kid wait," Miss Shepherd spoke up. Thomas then turned around and looked at Miss Shepherd. "Yeah?" Thomas asked. Miss Shepherd wrote something down on a piece of paper. "You're mom had a best friend in my class. Her name was Jess Walker. She might know more than I do," Miss Shepherd said as she handed Thomas the piece of paper.
Thomas took the piece of paper and looked at it. It was an address. "1251 washington street," Thomas said before he puts the paper in his pocket. Thomas then looks up at Miss Shepherd and smiles. "Thank you for helping me," Thomas said as he turned and puts his hand on the door knob. "One more thing kid." Miss Shepherd spoke up again. "Yeah?" Thomas said without looking at Miss Shepherd. "You're mom also loved the name Thomas because it sounded smart much like your father. Mr. Peabody," Miss Shepherd said with smile. Thomas only chuckled. "That sounds like her," Thomas said as he opened the door and left the office. Thomas walked out of the building while taking out the note out of his pocket. While taking the note out of his pocket Thomas bumped into someone.
"Oh sor- Sherman?!" Thomas shouted looking down at his brother. "And Penny! Hi we never met but I'm Sherman's Best friend," Penny said as she walked out from behind the small staircase. "Jesus Sherman what are you and Penny doing here?"Thomas asked as he pulled his brother up. "Following you. What else would we be doing," Sherman said as Penny stood beside him. "Go back to school and say you were late. Both of you!" Thomas said as he looked at his note again. "No we're going with you," Sherman protested. Thomas then looked up at his brother. "No your not going with me," Thomas said still looking at his brother. Sherman then looked at Penny then looked back at Thomas while crossing their arms. "Yes we are," Penny spoke up. Thomas then rolled his eyes. Thomas knew that they weren't going back to school. Thomas then took a deep breath and he made a fist in his left hand.
Thomas then got into Sherman's face. "You better keep up! Both of you!" Thomas said as he pointed in both of their faces. Thomas then started walking away. "We will!" Sherman called out as he and Penny both started running after Thomas. The three kids took the subway to get to the other side of the city. Penny and Sherman had never took the subway before so they stayed close to Thomas along the way. "What you guys never been on a subway before?" Thomas asked as he looked at Sherman and Penny who were almost sitting on each other. "No! This is so gross! How do ride in this kind of place?" Penny said as she started sitting closer to Sherman. "I think this is kinda cool," Sherman said with a smile. Penny then rolled her eyes.
Thomas just chuckled as he pulled out his phone to look at his map. "We're close," Thomas said as he puts his phone away. "Good! Because I could use some hand sanitizer," Penny said as she sat up. Thomas then shook his head with a smile. A man sat a crossed from them just kept looking at Thomas. The man then looked closer at Thomas until he knew who he was. "Hey you're Thomas Peabody," The man said pointing at Thomas. Thomas then looked up at The man and raise one eyebrow. "Can I help you sir?" Thomas asked. The man only continued to smile at Thomas. "You're the new face of Pepsi. Um Pepsi Emotion!" The man said a little loud.
People started to look Thomas's way and started whispering to each other. "Yes sir that I am," Thomas said with smile. "Did you know that Jamal Lyon did a Pepsi commercial on this same subway train," The man said with another smile. Thomas nodded. "I didn't know that. But um this is our stop and we have to get going," Thomas said as he stood up and grabbed Sherman and pulled him along. Penny followed them out of the train as they walked out of the subway. "Who's Jamal Lyon?" Asked Sherman as they rushed out of the subway. "He's a recording artist for Empire," Thomas said as they walked up the streets.
Peabody sits in his office looking through some paperwork until Mr. Peterson busted through the office doors. "Sir you can just walk into Mr. Peabody's office without an appointment," the intern said trying to stop Mr. Peterson from going into Peabody's office. "It's okay Mrs. Summers he's okay," Peabody said holding his paw out. Mrs. Summers then nodded before leaving the office and closing the door behind her. "Now. Mr, Peterson what maybe the problem?" Peabody asked as he sits back in his desk and folds his paws together. "Where is my daughter Peabody!" Mr. Peterson said in anger. Peabody was a little confused by this. "In school I presume. Why Mr. Peterson what has happened?" Peabody said as he leaned forward in his seat. Mr. Peterson started pacing back and forth in the middle of the office. "I dropped her off at school and the school told me that she and Sherman are both not in school right now," Mr. Peterson said as he stopped pacing.
Peabody's eyes widen. "What?! What about Thomas?" Peabody asked as his heart started racing. "Nothing. he's gone too," Mr. Peterson answered. Peabody howled as he started to lose it. "Mr. Peabody?" Mrs. Summers said as she came into the office. "Yes Mrs. Summers?" Peabody said looking past Mr. Peterson to look at Mrs. Summers. "I think I know where your kids are," Mrs. Summers said as she held her iPad close to her. "Where!?" Mr. Peterson asked. "Please Mrs. Summers show us what you have and then I can do the rest," Peabody said calmly. Mrs. Summers nodded as she took out her iPad and pulled up twitter from Mr. Peabody's TV screen. "Thomas has some fans from his Pepsi Emotion campaign and they have been taking pictures of him, Sherman and Penny," Mrs. Summers explained as she looked through the pictures. "Okay Thank you Mrs. Summers I can take it from here now," Peabody said. Mrs. Summers nodded before leaving the room.
Mr. Peterson then looked at Peabody. "So what's your plan now?" Mr. Peterson asked. Peabody then went to his computer and went to work. "I put a tracking device in Thomas's iPhone. I should be able to know where they are in a few seconds," Peabody said as he did everything in his computer. "Alright. They are heading for Washington street," Peabody said as he looked up at Mr. Peterson. "Okay let's go get them," Mr. Peterson said as he started walking out of the office. Peabody then printed off the map of where the kids were going and started to follow Mr. Peterson out of the office. "Whatever you're planning to do Thomas. I hope you're safe," Peabody said closing his office door.
Kodiwolf321 A/N: Alright guys this is it! The search is on! Thomas is looking for some answers and he has Sherman and Penny along for the ride! And guy's we are one chapter away from phase one being done! with Phase two I think is gonna be having to do with a little love "Wink, Wink" :D Anyways guy's be sure to follow me on twitter for more updates on Lost and Found it's Kodi_wolf_321 and be sure to check out my YouTube for Daily Vlogs and Let's Talk Lost and Found. My YouTube channel is called Kodiwolf321. Alright guy's thats it for now until next time!