Chapter Twenty-Four

Billy To The Rescue

"I'll ask you again detective, what are you doing here?" Sidney asked.

"I heard shots. Tyson's dead. What's going on?" Det. Kincaid asked.

"What are you doing here Kincaid?" Sidney asked for the third time.

"Looking for you. Tyson said there was a party here tonight. I thought, "Uh-oh, third act celebration." I thought I'd better check it out." Det. Kincaid lied smoothly.

"Alone? Where's your partner?" Sidney asked. Kincaid lowers his gun and raises his arms.

"Ok. Miss Prescott, I'm here to help. Put the gun down. Put the gun." He tells her. Sidney for some reason doesn't trust him but she lowers the gun anyway.

She does, and he moves closer. Ghost face jumps out and Kincaid pushes Sidney out of the way. She hits her head on Dewey's chair. Ghost face and Kincaid struggle.

"SID! Wake up Sid! Sid come on! Wake up!" Dewey called to her.

"Sidney! Sid!" Gale calls her to.

"Sid!" Dewey calls her again.

"Shoot the fucker! Shoot him!" Gale yells.

Ghostface kicks Kincaid and he hits his head on the mantle. Sid shoots at Ghostface, but he ducks.

"You want me mother fucker, come get me!"

"RUN!"

Sid runs and Ghost face follows. She tries the door but it's locked. Ghost face lunges and she dodges. He goes through the glass. She runs down the hall and locks herself in a room. Ghost face bangs on the door. Sidney notices a light coming from beneath a bookshelf. She tries to move it but it doesn't move. She rapidly starts throwing books off the shelf, looking for the one to open the shelf. She finds it and goes in, locking the door behind her.

Det. Kincaid gets to his feet. He's groggy from the struggle with Ghost Face but is on his feet none the less. His legs are wobbly under him but he goes for his gun.

"Kincaid, help us out." Dewey said. Kincaid turns to him slowly. The look on his face is unrecognizable. "Detective." Dewey called to him.

"Kincaid, help us." Gale asks.

"I'm going to help Sidney." Det. Kincaid as he stalks off. Both Gale and Dewey are stunned.

"What the fuck was that?" Dewey asked.

"I don't know but we've get out of here to Sidney." Gale said.

"And find my sister." Dewey said. Dewey moves his hands a bit more and is able to get free. "Yes." He said excitedly and then removes the rope from his ankles. He then goes and unties Gale. Both embrace in a hug.

Sidney looks around to find another exit but is having trouble. She finds another door but it's locked.

"Shit." She curses. She looks around the huge screening room. She has no idea what has transpired in this very room long before she was born. She looks around amazed at the room yet wondering what significance it had on her situation. If only she knew.

Billy's car pulls to the side. Wanting to be conspicuous, Billy gets out of the car and runs over to the side gate. He slides his way past the gate and move towards the side windows. He stops upon spotting Tatum knocked on the floor. He decides to make his way over to the door that leads to the room. It was jammed. Billy pushed it but it wouldn't so he kicks the door and it bursts open. He rushes over towards Tatum who's on conscience on the floor.

"Tatum, Tatum wake up." Billy said shaking her. Tatum begins to wake up. "Oh thank god." Billy said hugging her tight. She hugged him back. "Tatum, are you ok?"

"Yeah. My fucking head hurts. That fucking prick knocked me out." Tatum said standing up with help from Billy.

"I'm so glad you're ok." Billy said.

"Me to. Where's Sidney?" She asks.

"She's here someplace. We have to find her. Come on." Billy said grabbing Tatum's hand.

"Sid...come in here... please... it's just me Sid." Maureen's voice.

It is the secret screening room. There are several couches and a bar. Oh the screen is a recent movie of Sidney's mother.

"Oh, I was so pretty. Everybody loved me! Have you missed me Sidney?" Maureen's voice. Sidney sees a home video of Maureen putting make up on in the mirror. A body enters, covered in a blood stained sheet. " Would you like to hold me one last time? What's the matter? What are you staring at? Don't you remember your…" A metallic click is heard and the killer's voice is heard. "mother?" He takes off the sheet and is in the costume underneath. It's Ghost Face. Sidney runs to the door. "Uh- uh!" He lock it automatically. Sidney runs to another door, but it is locked too. "You're not going anywhere Sidney! It's time you came to terms with me, and with mother! Maybe you never knew her at all, Sidney. Maybe you can't get past the surface of things!" He rips open the robe to reveal a bulletproof vest.

"Who the hell are you?" Sidney asked curious to know. After all the killer did go to this much trouble to find her why not know who she was dealing with underneath the mask.

"I told you, the other half of you!" Ghost Face said.

"What the hell does that mean?" Sidney asked confused. Ghost Face laughs.

"You don't get it do you Sidney. I searched for a mother too, an actress named Rina Reynolds. I tried to find her my whole life. And six years ago I actually tracked her down. Knocked on her door thinking she'd welcome me with open arms, but she had a new life and a new name, Maureen Prescott! You were the only child she claimed Sidney. She shut me out in the cold forever, her own son!" He takes off the mask. It is Roman.

Sidney is silent.

"Roman Bridger, director." Roman said with voice changer. "And brother." He speaks in his normal voice. "She slammed the door I my face, Sid, said I was Rina's child and Rina was dead. And it struck me, what a good idea! So I watched her, made a little home movie, a little family film. Seems Maureen, mom, she really got around. I mean, Cotton was one thing, everybody knew about that." Roman said. There is footage of Maureen with Cotton and Randy's father on the screen. "But Randy's father, that was the key. Your friend didn't like seeing his daddy in my movie too much, didn't like it at all. And once I supplied the motivation. All the kid needed was a few pointers. Have a partner to sell out in case you get caught, find someone to frame, it was like he was making a movie!"

"You? This is all because of you." Sidney said

"I'm a director Sid, I direct." Roman told her.

"Ah!" Sidney said not at all impressed.

"I had no idea that they were gonna make a film of their own. And what a film it turned out to be, huh? I mean introducing Sidney the victim, Sidney the survivor, Sidney the STAR!" Roman said.

"You didn't count on my husband being in my life did you?" Sidney said.

"Billy, hm, no I didn't. I thought he would've dumped but I guess true love does win out doesn't it?"

"Yes it does." Sidney said as she begins to pace. Roman watches her amused.

"What are you think Sidney?" He asks her.

"You've got me wondering something." Sidney tells him.

"What's that, sis." Roman said it sarcastically and Sidney give him a sarcastic smile.

"Well, you couldn't have possibly done this all on your own. So tell me dear brother, since I'm going to die anyway, why not tell me who your partner is?" Sidney said.

"You're right. I didn't do this alone. I'll do you one better. I'll let you meet him. Ole partner come on out and show my sister who you are." Roman said as the mystery partner came out of the same direction Roman made his entrance.

Another person dressed in a Ghost Face costume appeared before them. The person removes the make to reveal…. Detective Mark Kincaid. Sidney frowned hard. Roman smirked.

"I fucking knew it." Sidney said.

Gale and Dewey break down the library doors.

"One... two... three!" Dewey said as he Gale try to break another door down.

Tatum and Billy squatted down in the rooms' other door. They could see Sidney is trapped by Roman and Detective Kincaid. They don't realize there's another party involved. A woman. She points the gun at Tatum and Billy's head. Both stand up.

"Fine, you got what you wanted, hero and villains face to face. Well you know what happens now, both villains dies!" Sidney said.

"I don't think so Sidney. See, we're not the villains, you, that bitch Tatum and your soon to be dead husband Billy are the victims. Isn't that right guys?" Det. Kincaid asks as Tatum and Billy move towards Sidney with their hands up in the air. Both have a gun pointed at them by none other than…Angelina Tyler. Roman and pretended to stab her and she pretended to be dead to so their plan would work. It did.

"Angelina?" Sidney asked. "You're apart of this to?"

"Surprise Sidney." Angelina said smiling mockingly.

"So now what?" Tatum asked.

"What the fuck is going on?" Billy asked glaring at Kincaid.

"Don't you know Tatum? I'm sure you do. You and Mickey learned the truth didn't you?" Kincaid asked with venom in his voice.

"Know what?" Sidney asked.

"Sid, Roman is your brother." Tatum told her.

"I know that now. What I don't know is what Kincaid has to do with his." Sidney said.

"You'll see." Kincaid said nodding to Roman.

Roman goes to a closet and pulls out John Milton.

"Here he is, the man who gave away your mother's innocence! Huh, what he did to her made her a slut, didn't it, huh? She never recovered from that night, right here in this room!" Roman said holding a tied up John Milton.

"They fucked her three ways from Sunday, ruined her life. Ruined yours too, didn't it, Sid. Do you hate him Sid? Come one, I know you do. I'm sure you do!" Kincaid told them.

"You getting it Sidney?" Roman asked. Sidney didn't say anything. She was trying to figure it out. "She doesn't get it Mark." Roman said.

"Sidney, Roman's isn't the only person related to you." Billy told her. Sidney looked at her husband. "Mark Kincaid is John Milton's son." Sidney's expression changed to shock. It all made sense to her now.

"Well, Marky Mark here is actually my brother." Roman said. "We share the same father but different mothers. The only difference is that he knew his mother. I never knew mine until I was much older and even then she didn't want me."

"You hate him Sidney. I sure do." Kincaid angrily to the man he once called father.

Roman pulls out a tape recorder.

"I know who you are. I know what happened to my mother, and I want you to understand, I'm gonna make you pay!" Sid's voice is on the recorder.

"That's what the police are gonna find on Milton's answering machine right next to his lifeless mutilated corpse." Roman said as Kincaid moves towards Milton who tries to speak but can't cause of tape on his mouth. "What, can't hear you." He removes the tape.

"See, you Sid. my… dear ole dad was there the night Maureen uh excuse me Rina was raped. In fact he was one of the men who raped her. He and Corman that's why I had to kill Corman. It was his crime." Kincaid smiled revealing that he not Roman killed Roger Corman. All three frowned. "My father's crime wasn't that he raped Rina and fathered my brother, his crime was abandoning me. My mother loved him and he screwed up didn't you you son of a bitch!" Kincaid slaps Milton hard across his face. Roman holds Milton from behind. Angelina laughs.

"You two are my boys. You don't have to do this. Just tell me what you want, I can make it happen. Any picture, name your budget, script approval, final cut!" Milton said trying to save his own ass.

"Sorry dad but we already have it." Kincaid said turning his had as Roman slit Milton's throat.

"NO!" Sidney screams. Milton's body is thrown to the ground. Sidney Tatum, and Billy stand face to face with the trio who orchestrated the murders of eight people. Who will Survive?

To Be Continued!

Author's Notes: Only three more chapters left. Enjoy.