Chapter Fourteen

Rules To Surviving A Trilogy By Paul Himbry

Four vehicles pull into the parking lot of Sunrise Studios. The vehicles belong to Det. Kincaid, Dewey, Mickey and Billy Det. Kincaid is driving fast and almost hits a man on a bike.

"Slow down." The Biker says.

"Sorry." Det. Kincaid said.

Two men dressed as aliens walk by. They must be filming some sort of scifi movie in different studio lot. All four cars come to a stop.

"Watch the fuckin aliens!" Det. Wallace says.

"I'm gonna go talk to the studio brass about those photos." Det. Kincaid told his partner.

"Yeah, right. I know where you're goin." Det. Wallace teases.

"Keep an eye for them!" Det. Kincaid said.

"I know where you're going! You're gonna her some flows and candy. You know she's a married woman. I don't think Billy Loomis would like that very much. You trying to date his wife." Det. Wallce teases smiling.

"Give me a break." Det. Kincaid said smirking. His partner knew him so well and knew he had a crush Sidney.

"Yeah. Give me a call." Det. Wallace said. "Get me a cup of coffee."

"Keep you eyes on them." Det. Kincaid said pulling away in his car.

"Where's he going?" Dewey asked.

"He's getting Sidney some flowers and candy." Det. Wallace said laughing. Gale smirked at his comment.

"What?" Dewey asked smirking.

"Why are you guys smiling?" Tatum asked.

"Babe isn't obvious?" Mickey asked her. Tatum shook her head just as Sidney and Billy walked up to them.

"Det. Kincaid has a crush." Dewey said without giving away who has a crush on. Dewey looked at Sidney then Tatum looked at Sidney and it was obvious what they were talking about. She realizes who Det. Kincaid is crushin on. She smiles.

"What's so funny?" Sidney asks oblivious to their conversation.

"Dewey made a joke." Tatum said as Gale and Mickey chuckled.

"That's Serral Road, that's where one of the pictures was taken." Dewey told her.

"God, I can't believe she never mentioned any of this." Sidney said. She and Billy were holding hands.

"I wonder why. If I were an actor, I'd tell the world." Billy said Sidney smirked. Mickey chuckled.

Sharen Himbry pops out.

"Dewey!" Sharen says as they turned around startled. "Sorry!"

"Sharen!" Sidney said.

"Oh my god, Sid, Billy Tatum, Mickey." Sharen said happy to see them.

"Hold it right there!" Det. Wallace said to her.

"Don't shoot, I'm only 18!" Sharen said.

"It's ok, we know her." Dewey said.

"We do?" Gale asked. "Tell me that's his ex-girlfriend, and I'll shoot myself." Gale said to Sidney. Tatum frowned.

"That's Sharen Himbry Paul's sister, Principal Himbry's niece." Sidney said.

"Himbry's niece?" Gale wondered aloud.

"Yeah, can't you tell? She has the same goofy smile Paul had." Tatum commented.

"Haha, Tatum. Good to see you to." Sharen said smirking. Tatum pulled her into a hug.

"How are you guys."

"We're good, how about you. How you been holding up?" Mickey asked her. He knew Paul and was friends with him.

"I'm ok. There's something you should see." Sharen said holding up a video of entitled Scary Movie 101. All seven went inside a trailer. Sharen placed the video into the VCR. Paul appears on the screen.

"Told you I'd make a movie someday. Huh?" Paul said.

"Oh my God." Sidney said.

"Good ole Paul." Mickey said smiling.

"Well, if you're watching this tape, it means as I feared, I did not survive these killings here at Windsor College. And that Giving up my Virginity to Karen Colcheck at the video store probably wasn't a good idea." Paul said.

"Karen Colcheck?" Dewey asked. Billy and Tatum laughed.

"Yes, Karen Colcheck." Paul says on the video.

"Creepy Karen?" Dewey asks.

"YES CREEPY KAREN. LOOK, WE WERE IN THE VIDEO STORE LATE, SHE WAS WORKING AND PUTTING AWAY SOME VIDEOS IN THE PORN SECTION. SHIT HAPPENS. I WAS HORNEY!" Paul said as Tatum, Billy and Mickey laughed a little harder. Sidney smirked blushing a bit and Gale chuckled to. Dewey was a bit grossed out by the thought sleeping with Karen Colcheck.

There's a knock on the door in the video.

"Open the door Paul." Came the voice of his roommate.

"15 minutes." Paul said.

"It's my room to dude!" His roommate said.

"Dude, 15 minutes, I'm leaving my legacy." Paul said as the knocking continues. "15 minutes dude! Damn! Anyway, the reason I am here is to help you, so that my death will not be in vain. That my life's work will help save some other poor soul from getting mutilated. If this killer does come back, and he's for real, there are a few things that you gotta remember. Is this simply another sequel? Well, if it is, same rules apply. But, here's the critical thing. If you find yourself dealing with an unexpected backstory, and a preponderance of exposition, then the sequel rules do not apply. Because you are not dealing with a sequel, you are dealing with the concluding chapter of a trilogy." Paul said.

"A Trilogy?" Dewey asked. Billy looked on. Mickey nods as if agreeing with Paul.

"That's right. It's a rarity in the horror field, but it does exist, and it's a force to be reckoned with, because true trilogies are all about going back to the beginning and discovering something that wasn't true from the get go. 'Godfather', 'Jedi', all revealed something that we thought was true, that wasn't true. So if it is a trilogy you are

dealing with, here are some super trilogy rules. One, you got a killer who's gonna be super human. Stabbing him won't work, shooting him won't work, basically in the third one, you gotta cryogenically freeze his head, decapitate him, or blow him up. Number two; anyone including the main character can die. This means you, Sid, Bill and Tatum. Even you Mickey. I'm sorry, it's the final chapter. It can be fucking 'Reservoir Dogs' by the time this thing is through. Number three; the past will come back to bite you in the ass! Whatever you think you know about the past, forget it. The past is not at rest, any sins you think were committed in the past are about to break out and destroy you.

So in closing, let me say good luck, God Speed, and for some of you, I'll see you soon, cause the rules say, some of you ain't gonna make it. I didn't, not if you're watching this tape." Paul said as the video cuts off.

"Fuck." Billy cursed. Sidney instinctively took his hand.

Mickey thought for a second.

"Something we thought was true but wasn't True." He thinks to himself.

All seven make their way out of the trailer.

"Thank you." Sidney said hugging Sharen. "You be careful."

"I will. Later Tatum." Sharen said hugging her and then Mickey. Billy kisses her forehead.

"Take care ok." Billy tells her. She nods.

"I've got an idea." Gale said.

"Do you want us to come with you?" Dewey asked her.

"I work better alone. Why don't you try and find out where the other pictures were taken." Gale said.

"I can see nothing has changed." Sidney said referring to Gale. Billy smiled. Dewey shook his head.

"No." Dewey said.

"That's not a bad idea. Tatum come on." Mickey said pulling her by the arm.

"Where are we going?" Tatum asked.

"The library." Mickey said. "We'll meet up with you guys at the precinct."

"Ok." Sidney says.

"I'm gonna check in on the boys." Billy said taking out his cell phone.

"Ok." Sidney said. "I'm gonna go to the ladies room."

"Ok. I'll be right here." Dewey said as he watched Sidney disappear head into the building walking towards the bathroom.

To Be Continued!