A/N: Last chapter, Jill and her older brother Brandon have fallen victims to Ghostface. And Penny was being made to watch a horror movie by her mother so she can try and fix the situation between them. Not to mention Sherman had some reassurance from Hayden when he was losing hope when he found out about Grunion's death and Ghostface calling him when he saw it on TV. This is where we left off, enjoy!
Sherman, Hayden, and Mason were now walking to school together. Since Ghostface was still on the loose, the three friends decided to use the 'Buddy System' to protect themselves in case they stumbled upon the killer on their way to and from school.
"So, I heard you guys had a sleepover last night" Mason said to Sherman.
"Yeah, we watched a few 'Goosebumps' episodes and then we watched 'The Hills Run Red' and then we went to sleep" Sherman answered.
"Is that the one with mutants living in the deserts of New Mexico?" asked Mason.
"No, that's 'The Hills Have Eyes'. This was a totally different movie" Hayden piped in. When they were about to cross the street, they noticed everyone was outside the school's doors which were totally locked.
"What's going on? How come the doors aren't open?" asked Sherman.
"Maybe the Principal overslept?" Hayden suggested.
"Probably, but why don't we just go up there and see for ourselves" Mason suggested. The three boys then made their way across the street and through the crowds of other kids that were also wondering why the gates were locked. The intercom then came on.
"Attention, may I have your attention please?" asked the voice of the principal on the intercom. All the students looked up to the speakers that were on the left and right sides on the outside of the door.
"It's with great sorrow that I must inform you that the two siblings, Jill and Brandon Evelyn were found dead in cold blood in their own home last night" the principal said. Everyone gasped in horror, Sherman looked down at his feet and his face grew a look of anger as well as clench his fists.
"Ghostface" Sherman snarled, knowing all too well who did it. Hayden and Mason were in shock too, they were talking about it too.
"Now, because of the deaths of three beloved classmates, I am now forced to cancel classes until the murderer is caught" the principal said over the speakers. Half the student body was cheering, mostly because of school being canceled, while the others were upset and thought it would be a good time to mourn their friends.
"Have a good day" the principal said before turning off the intercom. The other students in the crowd disbanded from it going back to their homes. Sherman looked to his friends.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" the redhead asked.
"Ghostface did it?" Hayden and Mason asked in unison.
"Dang right" Sherman said. He then felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around to Sherman to see Penny.
"Penny, what are you...?" before Sherman could finish his question, the blonde cut him off.
"I just wanna say that I'm sorry. It was wrong what I did, and I know it now because that sick creep killed Jill and her brother right in front of my mom and I" Penny explained. Sherman's eyes widened in shock at what Penny told him.
"So, you're sorry after you saw someone murdered in cold blood right in front of you?" asked Sherman. Penny only nodded and spoke back.
"Yes, and I know that..." Penny tried to say, but Sherman cut her off this time.
"You're forgiven" Sherman said. Penny was a little shocked to hear this.
"I'm forgiven?" Penny asked to make sure the redhead wasn't playing any jokes with her.
"Yes, on one condition though" Sherman said. Penny then wanted to know what the catch was to be forgiven.
"What?" she asked.
"Sit through a 'Friday the 13th' marathon with me at my place tonight" said Sherman.
"Sure, sounds easy enough" Penny said, knowing that his condition was gonna involve a horror movie, a marathon of classic ones no doubt.
"Alright. Meet me at my place near twelve o' clock PM. I wanna start early on it. We've got about eleven movies to watch, including 'Freddy vs. Jason'" Sherman said. Penny nodded and hugged Sherman, who blushed but returned the hug nonetheless.
"See ya" Penny said walking home now.
"That went well" Sherman said.
"Yeah, didn't think she'd be apologizing so soon" Hayden said, who had been watching the whole thing with Mason.
"So what are you gonna do now, Sherman?" Mason asked.
"I'd better go pick up some candy from the convenience store and some popcorn to get ready for the marathon" said Sherman.
"Alright, see ya later then" Hayden said.
"Bye!" Sherman said waving 'Bye' to both his friends before walking down the street and then felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. The redhead then looked at his new phone (Which he got yesterday at 'Best Buy' because he broke his last one) to reveal 'Unknown Caller' on the screen and a picture of a question mark on the screen and prepared for it to be Ghostface.
"Hello?" Sherman answered.
"Happy to hear from me again, Sherman?" asked the voice from the other end. Sherman was right, it was Ghostface.
"What do you think!?" Sherman said looking all around him.
"I knew you would. I like playing this game with you" Ghostface said chuckling.
"I told you already that my life isn't some game for anybody to play" Sherman said.
"And I already told you that it was whether you liked it or not" Ghostface retorted.
"I'm not just gonna stand here all day and play gamed with the sicko who killed my friend" Sherman said with venom in his voice.
"Woah, Sherman. Never knew you could be so hostile. I like it like that, it makes the game so much more fun" said Ghostface.
"You've already ruined my life enough, can't you just leave me alone?" Sherman asked.
"No can do. Besides, I can't stop now, not until everyone remembers" stated Ghostface. Sherman was confused a bit.
"Remember? What do you mean?" asked Sherman.
"You know how long it's been since the last set of killings? Four years, Sherman. And everybody forgot, why? You were adopted, and it made history all over the USA" Ghostface said.
"So you're doing this all for attention?" Sherman asked, a little irritated with Ghostface toying around with his anger and emotions.
"Attention? Oh no, not anything like that. It's just that nobody was afraid of what happened all those years ago with Billy Loomis and his buddy, Stu. That's why I needed to make sure everybody remembered" Ghostface explained.
"So you're stirring up fear just like the other guys before you?" Sherman asked.
"Bingo! It's a new chapter for the Woodsboro murders, Sherman. And you're right in the middle of it" Ghostface said before giving a sinister laugh.
"You come near any of my friends, I swear..." Sherman was about to continue but Ghostface cut him off.
"You'll do what? Oh I know, nothing! You know why? Because I have the advantage, a bargaining chip If you will" Ghostface said. Sherman was now confused again.
"What do you mean? What bargaining chip?" Sherman asked.
"That mutt you call a father. It all started with him, he adopted you and everybody just forgot that the killings were happening in Woodsboro all over again. It started with your dad, and it all ends with you" Ghostface said before hanging up and the dial tone was all Sherman could ever hear now before hanging up himself. Sherman growled in frustration. But then he thought about what Ghostface said, his dad was in danger, and one wrong move could mean Mr. Peabody could get killed.
"No, I'm not gonna let that happen" said Sherman shaking his head and then decided to think about the movie marathon he was gonna have with Penny and went to the convenience store to pick up the candy and popcorn and then went back home.
When Sherman was now back home in his penthouse, he saw Mr. Peabody reading a book and then he spoke to him.
"Hi, Mr. Peabody" Sherman said.
"Hello Sherman. The school district called, all schools are closed until that wretched killer is off the streets" Peabody said, now noticing Sherman looking sad sitting next to him.
"Sherman, what's wrong?" asked the beagle. Sherman knew there was now no point in lying and spoke.
"I've been getting calls from the killer. He said he's doing all this to make people remember the murders that happened four years ago, the same year you adopted me" explained Sherman, Peabody then placed a paw on the boy's hand and spoke.
"Why didn't you tell me?" asked Peabody.
"With everything else that's been going on, I thought something as stupid as threatening phone calls from a serial killer didn't matter" Sherman said in defense.
"But it does. Nobody is safe until that little creep is thrown in prison where he belongs" Peabody said, Sherman then took a deep breath and continued.
"He said he had a bargaining chip to get me to play some sort of game he's playing with my life. That's you" Sherman said. Peabody flinched at Sherman's words.
"Me? But why?" asked the white furred beagle.
"He said you adopting me when I was 10 back in 2011 made everyone forget about the killings happening again that year. He said something about hurting you if I didn't do as he said" Sherman explained letting tears fog up his glasses. But then he felt Peabody take the glasses off him and wipe them clear again before putting them back on his son's face.
"Sherman, I'll be fine. I have several belts in many different styles of martial arts. I can defend myself from a psycho killer any day. Everything's gonna end, I promise" Mr. Peabody said, making the preteen smile and hug his dad.
"Thanks, dad" Sherman said. Peabody was taken aback by this, but responded.
"You're welcome kiddo" said Mr. Peabody. He rarely called Sherman 'Kiddo' or 'Sport' or any fatherly nicknames dads had for their sons, but this was the first time he ever did, making it super special. Sherman then spent most of his time hugging his dad until he knew it was ready to get ready for Penny to be over for the 'Friday the 13th' marathon.
A/N: So now, school's canceled until Ghostface is caught, Penny apologized to Sherman, and Sherman had some much needed fatherly time with Mr. Peabody after Ghostface threatening to kill him if he didn't play his little 'Game'. And now Peabody wants to be called 'Dad', how sweet. More to come in the next update. Please review, thanks!