The Honor Saga: Episode I - The First Scream

Every story has a middle point. Ours is when Tyler and Nancy meet for the first time.

Every story has an ending. Ours is usually with Nancy moving on after losing her family and friends.

But where there's an ending...there is always...A BEGINNING,

Before Tyler and Nancy were the stars...

Before Andrew and Scott were parents...

BEFORE THE ORIGINAL HONOR!

The Honor Saga: Episode I - The First Scream is the prequel to the Tyler and Nancy stories.

PLOT: Andrew Carter and Scott Lane are teenage best friends, who belong to different groups of friends, are brought together when a killer targets their family and friends.

Chapter 1
We find ourselves at the two-story mansion belonging to Cassie Monroe. But she is not present during this scene as she’s hosting with friends. Who we do focus on is SCOTT LANE (17), a frizzle hair, 70s style teenager. Scott is heavily drinking and smoking weed. He is drunk and stoned off his ass. A drunk teen notices Scott appearing like he’s not having any fun. He slaps him on the back and asks him, “Why the long face?” Scott just shrugs, saying he’s just drinking. Nothing much happening here. The drunk teenage claims that a lot is happening. He encourages Scott to party hard. A loud song plays and the drunk teen pushes Scott to dance on the table. Under the influence of the drugs and alcohol, Scott does just that. Scott gets on the table and proceeds to dance. Everyone cheers and turns their attention to Scott’s dancing. Scott takes off his leather jacket and throws it to the crowd. This makes everyone cheer. Scott busts out some dance moves, which everyone loves. Then out of nowhere, Scott does the “CHICKEN DANCE.” Everyone is shocked and surprised by this move by Scott. Scott shouts, “Hey, look everybody. I’m dancing like a chicken!” He flaps arms up and down and going “Buck! Buck! Buck!” like a chicken. This makes everyone laugh. We find that somebody is filming this through their camera phone. Through a series of time montage, we find that person using the internet and social media to spread the video. Many people who were not at the party comment it. Some make fun of Scott and some admire his moves. But it’s the embarrassing Chicken Dance that is the topic of most of these topics. In his room, we find that Scott has seen the video. Unlike Audrey, who was clearly devastated by her kissing video going viral, Scott just goes “Ha!” and shrugs. He’s not affected by this at all. He even admits how funny and stupid it was. He clearly had fun after all.

A nice sports car pulls into the driveway of the WAGNER HOUSE, which is in the middle of nowhere and is the only house around. In the car is BENNY PIKE and HILLARY WAGNER (both 17). Hillary and Benny talk about the party that they just came from. Hillary looks at her phone and tells Benny that Scott's Chicken Dance has gone viral and has broken the internet. We come to realize that Hillary is the person who we saw filming Scott's video and spreaded it online. Benny reminds Hillary that her parents are coming home late tonight and asks if they can have a party of their own just for the two of them. Benny winks. Hillary smiles, knowing what he’s saying. Hillary agrees. They get out of the car. From within the bushes across the property, we find a shadowy figure staring directly at them. We can’t see who or what it is. It’s too dark to see. In the upstairs master bedroom, Benny and Hillary are having sex. Hillary moans as he thrusts her hard. Hillary begs him to keep going. But it’s clear that Benny can’t hang on for too long. Hillary screams out with pleasure. Benny finally releases it and they both have an orgasm. Benny lies down next to Hillary as he catches his breath. Hillary says that was amazing, which Benny agrees to. Benny checks his watch and says that he better leave before her parents come home. Benny gets dressed. Hillary says that she’s going to take a shower. They kiss each other goodbye. In the bathroom, an already naked Hillary turns on the shower. She feels the temperature of the water. Satisfied with the warmth of the water, Hillary steps inside and begins her shower. Benny steps out of the house and heads for his car. He searches through his keys. From SOMEONE’S POV, we slowly approach Benny as he searches for his car keys. Benny looks at his car window. Through the reflection, he can see a ghostly face standing behind him. He turns around. But before he can react to the dark figure, he’s whacked in the head with a bat.

We CUT TO Hillary in the shower. She turns the shower off and grabs a towel. Sometime later, Hillary is going downstairs, now wearing her peejays. She goes into her living room and sits on the couch. She turns on the TV. Suddenly, the house phone rings. She answers it. It’s a man with a deep voice, who says, “Hello, Hillary.” She asks who this is and he tells her that he’s a friend. Hillary says that he doesn’t sound like a friend that she knows of. The Voice tells her that because he is a new friend. Hillary scoffs and says, “Yeah, right.” The Voice asks her what she’s up to. Seeing that he sounds friendly, Hillary goes along with it, and tells him that she just finished showering and that she’s now watching TV. The Voice says that sounds cool. Hillary asks what he’s up to. The Voice says that he’s out hunting. Hillary asks what he’s hunting for. The Voice says that he’s hunting for people. Hillary laughs, thinking that he’s joking, and asks if he’s caught a person yet. The Voice confirms that he has, saying that it’s a guy name “Benny.” Hillary is taken aback by this. She tells him that her boyfriend’s name is Benny. The Voice says that is a coincidence, claiming that he caught Benny when he was leaving his girlfriend’s house, whose name is Hillary, and that they had just sex.

Hillary realizes that the caller has attacked her boyfriend. She asks him what he’s done with Benny. The Voice tells her to look out the back patio. Hillary moves over to the back french doors and turns on the patio lights. She finds that Benny is tied to a chair. Hillary screams and tries to unlock the door. But The Voice says, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Hillary looks around for the Figure, as does Benny, who is looking on both sides. But the Figure is nowhere to be seen. Hillary asks where he is. But The Voice says that she must guess. Hillary asks what he wants from them. The Voice says that he wants to play a game. Hillary, at first, refuses. But The Voice threatens to kill Benny is she refuses to play. Hillary gives in and asks what kind of game. The Voice says that it’s a Presidential trivia. Hillary remembers learning some history about the U.S. Presidents in history class. The Voice gives her a warm up question; “Who was the first President to live in the White House?” Hillary thinks for a moment. Then she remembers that Washington never lived in the White House. She remembers that John Adams, Washington’s Vice President, became the second President. But she also remembers Jefferson, the third President, had made some remodeling to the mansion. So her answer; John Adams. The Voice confirms that her answer is correct.

The Voice gives her the real questions; “Who is the first AMERICAN President?” Hillary smiles and jumps up. She knows the answers; GEORGE WASHINGTON! However, The Voice tells her that’s the wrong answer. What? George Washington is NOT the first American President? How is that possible? George Washington is the first President of the United States. But The Voice points out that the first seven Presidents, Washington to Jackson, as well as the ninth President, William Henry Harrison, were all born as BRITISH-SUBJECTS. Therefore, Martin Van Buren, the eighth President, born in 1782, which was six years AFTER the U.S. Declared Independence, was the firstborn American President. An upset Hillary calls The Voice out for tricking her. But The Voice says that she has a bonus question. However, poor Benny is out. And with that, Hillary hears a knife slashing and the sound of Benny gurgling. Hillary turns to the french doors and finds her boyfriend dying with his throat slashed. Hillary screams for Benny. But it’s too late. Benny Pike, boyfriend of Hillary Wagner, is dead.

Hillary backs away and hides by the TV. She is crying. We can hear The Voice laughing on the phone. He tells her that they’re not finished yet. Hillary nervously puts the phone to her ear. The Voice tells her that he’s got one last question for her. Hillary is shaking badly. He asks; “Which President is on the ten dollar bill?” Hillary thinks for a moment. She grabs a ten dollar bill from her wallet. Her answer: Alexander Hamilton. But The Voice tells her that’s the wrong answer. But that is the right answer, right? Alexander Hamilton IS on the ten dollar bill. How is that the wrong answer? The Voice admits that she got the answer right on WHO is on the ten dollar bill. But his question was, “Which PRESIDENT is on the ten dollar bill?” The Voice reminds Hillary that Alexander Hamilton was NEVER President. He was just Washington’s Treasury Secretary. So Hillary’s answer should have been, “There is NO President on the ten dollar bill.” Hillary cries. She knows that she cannot call him out this time. And she knows that she’s fucked. Hillary begs for her life. The Voice says that she should start running.

Suddenly, the french doors shatter due to a chair being thrown through it. Hillary runs across her house. Storming in is our Ghostface killer, FRANCIS. Francis is large at 6’5, bulky, and is wearing a black hooded leather trench coat and a mask that is a combination of the Father Death mask and the Brandon James mask. Hillary runs to the front door. She attempts to unlock it. But Francis is coming at her with his knife raised. He goes to stab her. But she moves out of the way and he stabs the door. Hillary kicks him down. Hillary runs back to the back area and runs out the shattered backdoor as he gets up and attempts to pull his knife out. Hillary hides beneath windows, looking up to see where Francis is. But he’s disappeared. Hillary hears a car entering the property. She turns to see the car. It’s her parents’ car. She sighs in relief. Her parents are coming home to rescue her. She moves away from the window. She hides beneath another window. She takes a peek and sees Francis in the middle of the house as he looks for her. She ducks back down and continues on to the next window. She sees her parents’ car getting closer to the house. But it’s still got a ways to go before they’re home. Hillary peeks up at the next window. See sees a dark figure blocking the window. The dark figure turns around and faces her. It’s FRANCIS. Hillary screams as Francis’s head smashes through the window. He grabs her. She struggles to get away from him. So she decks Francis in the face. This makes him release her.

Hillary runs away. She sees that her parents’ car is just about home. She goes to run in the path of the car. But before she can, Francis comes out nowhere and grabs her. Hillary screams out. Francis stabs her in the chest. He pushes her onto the grass. She is in shock as she looks at her bleeding chest. She looks up at the killer as he hovers over her. Hillary begs for her life. But this ignored. Francis viciously and brutally stabs Hillary multiple times. Hillary Wagner is dead. Hillary’s parents pull up to the house. We find that Benny’s car is gone. The parents get out of the car. The father is WILLIAM “BILL” WAGNER and the mother is MILLIE WAGNER (both 47). The Wagners go into the house. They find both their daughter and her boyfriend’s dead bodies on the couch. Millie screams at the sight of her dead daughter. Millie turns around and is shocked to find written in blood on their wall is, “SKILLION.” What is Skillion and what does it mean to them or to this story?

Chapter 2
The next morning, we meet the CARTER FAMILY; the balding war veteran and Sheriff of Clearwood CLARENCE (45), the housewife and mother KATHY (42), the skinny and kinda dorky ANDREW (17), and the sexy and promiscuous LORRAINE (19). Kathy asks Andrew how Scott is doing. Andrew says that he’s doing okay. He doesn’t hang out with his new group of friends but they still talk and hang out at the Cafe. Kathy says that’s good. Clarence mentions that this morning at five, he heard somebody walking on the balcony. A nervous Lorraine claims that was her needing to smoke a cigarette. Clarence nods, saying, “Yeah, I guess those cigarettes makes you look like a guy trying to sneak out of the house.” Kathy smiles and guesses that it’s Keith Curtis. Clarence says “Unless Keith grew long dark brown hair in the last twenty four hours since we’ve last seen him, I don’t think that was Keith, Cathy.” Andrew turns to Lorraine and says “Busted!” Lorraine is embarrassed that her father caught her cheating on her boyfriend. Clarence tells her that having a guy sneaking in and out of the house is one thing, but that doing so while cheating on her boyfriend is wrong. He reminds her that her parents didn’t raise her to be like that. Lorraine puts on the fake, “I’m sorry, Daddy. I made a mistake. One that I regret. I won’t do it again.” Clarence says that if she wants to make it right that she is to tell Keith about it. Lorraine promises that she will tell Keith.

At Clearwood High School, Scott exits from his car. People are staring at him. But he doesn’t care. He doesn’t care what people think of him. Students are doing mocks of his infamous chicken dance from last night. Some call him weird while others say that it was cool. All Scott knows is that he was drunk and stoned and is now somewhat embarrassed by it. Who the hell does a chicken dance? Cute geek, IRIS LILLY (17) approaches Scott and compliments his dancing. Scott chuckles and accepts Iris’s joke, since she’s not making fun of him in a mean way. Iris tells Scott not to let it get to him because they all do stupid, weird, and embarrassing things. Scott asks if any of them ever go viral. Iris says not always but his incident could have been worse. Scott asks how so. Iris says that he could have been doing the chicken dance while fully naked. Scott laughs.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the courtyard, Andrew is with his girlfriend ALICE WORTH (17), her best friend CASSIE MONROE (17), her boyfriend OSCAR FISHER (17), and Oscar’s best friend JEREMY SMITH (17). Andrew is friends with this group despite them being the pretty ones and he being dorky. This is most likely due to his relationship with the beautiful Alice. Andrew sees how upset Scott is. He turns to his friends and asks them how the video went viral if Hillary planned on erasing that video. Cassie says that she honestly thinks that it was a kickass dance and that it deserved to be seen. Oscar agrees, saying that he wishes he could dance that good even if it was the chicken dance. Jeremy says that it shouldn’t be a big deal. Andrew argues that it’s a big deal to Scott and that Hillary had no right to spread the video. Realizing why they’re defending this, Andrew asks Oscar rather he deleted the video or not. Oscar admits that he did...after sending it to C.J., saying that C.J. likes dancing videos. Andrew asks Jeremy. But Jeremy claims that Zach saw it on his phone. Disappointed with his friends, Andrew asks them if they understand the term “viral.” It’s now that Jeremy points out that Hillary isn’t here. Alice says that they know that she did the wide release. Cassie says, “Of course, it was Hillary. She’s a spoiled sociopath with no impulse control.” Cassie believes that Carol is ditching school to avoid Andrew’s good boy wrath. Andrew just glares at them. Cassie tells Andrew that his friend will be fine. Alice advices Andrew to give it twentyfour hours, saying that someone will text and drive their hybrid into a tree. Cassie adds that Scott might Jim Morrison his anger into creative energy for one of his little songs.

In English class, Mr. MIGUEL DE LA CRUZ (27) is giving the class a lecture on the history shadows and fears. But Scott isn’t paying attention. He’s staring at the new girl, the beautiful MELINA GLOVER (17). He can’t get over how beautiful she is. Cassie gets his attention and informs him of her name and that she just moved here from Everett. Scott just keeps staring at her. Jeremy says that he thought that Scott was gay. Scott smirks and says “No, that’s you, buddy.” Our main characters chuckle at this comment, which gets Miguel’s attention. Seeing that Scott started it, Miguel asks Scott to tell the class which genre originated with “The Castle of Otranto.” Scott acts like a smartass and says “The castle genre?” This gets everyone laughing. Suddenly, everyone’s phone rings. Miguel tells everyone to turn off their phones. But everyone ignores him. Cassie announces that Hillary and Benny were murdered. This shocks everyone including Miguel.

Chapter 3
At lunch our main characters; Andrew, Alice, Cassie, Oscar, and Jeremy along with Scott, Iris, and their friends CHUCK LARSON (18) and his girlfriend CHERI HAMILTON (17) are watching the LIVE video of Clarence making a statement about the murders. Clarence says that they will not rest until the murderer is brought to justice. Clarence promises Clearwood that the killer will be caught. The video ends. Everyone turns to Andrew and asks him if he thinks that his father could stop the killer. Andrew has no doubt about it as he’s grown up seeing his father as being someone who is tough and unstoppable. Throughout this conversation, Jeremy and Iris can’t help but stare and smile at each other. It’s obvious that despite their differences in their social status and lifestyle that they like each other. Cassie says that she still can’t believe that Hillary and Benny were murdered. Jeremy says that he has heard that Hillary’s parents found the word, “Skillion” written on the wall. Andrew asks what Skillion is. Iris chimes in with, “Not, what. But who.” Andrew asks who Skillion is. Iris starts our beloved Geek monologue that we loved Noah and Randy for. “Skillion was a criminal who murdered, raped, and kidnapped people. He was almost arrested fifteen years ago. But a technicality resulted in his release. After that, Skillion and his gang started kidnapping innocent people and throwing them in what is known as ‘Pit', an underground prison.”

FLASHBACK

We find the dark underground prison. People are huddle together; starving, cold or hot, injured, and scared. The ceiling door opens. A new kidnapped victim is thrown in. The door closes as prisoners attempt to escape. As we see the events in the Pit occur, Iris continues to narrated, saying that once in awhile, Skillion would play games with the prisoners by having them play Russian Roulette against each other. We see two prisoners being forced to play this tragic game. They take turns in pulling the trigger on themselves until one of them shoots themselves in the head. We see families huddling together as they try to stay together. But many times, they are forced away from each other because of the gang taking the loved ones to be tortured, to play Russian Roulette, or to be killed.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Everyone is horrified by this story. They knew about the Pit but these details were too much for them to know about. Alice says that she has heard about this Pit before. She claims that nobody has ever escaped from the Pit before it was found by the police. But Iris says that someone did escaped; A little girl. The escape occurred ten years ago.

FLASHBACK

When the ceiling door opens, many escape the prison, including a little girl, who we’ll call ANGEL (7), and her PROTECTOR (15). The protector’s face is covered by a hood and by darkness. Only his eyes are seen. He takes Angel and they climb out of the prison. But they find themselves in a large building. They run as other prisoners try to escape. But the gang is too large for everyone to escape from. As the gang rounds up the escaped prisoners, Angel and her Protector run through the building, looking for a way out. They find a door and they go for it. But the gang catches up to them. The Protector fights off the gang, telling Angel to run. Angel is able to evade the gang and run out of the door. Although the Protector, himself, is just a child, he easily knocks many gang members down as he is too large to be taken out easily. The gang attempts to go for the door to recapture Angel. But the Protector doesn’t give them a chance as he uses his hands to kill a few gang members. Outside, Angel stops running and turns to see her Protector suddenly being surrounded by gang members. The Protector turns to her. They give each other one last look. Realizing his possible fate, The Protector says, “Goodbye” to Angel. Then he is recaptured by the gang. Angel continues to run. Angel finds a car coming by and waves it down. The car stops for her and she gets in. The car drives off with her. Angel is free and saved.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Iris explains that it’s because of Angel’s escape that the police were able to track down the Pit. She adds that Clarence was the cop who led the charge and that it was Clarence, himself, who killed Skillion in the shootout. Many prisoners were saved. But history has not recorded rather or not Angel’s protector survived his recapture.

Chapter 4
At the local cafe, The Hub, we find Andrew and Scott having milkshakes together as they do their weekly catch up routine. It’s when they are separated from their new groups just to be together. Andrew says that he still can’t believe that Hillary and Benny were murdered. Scott nods and says that it’s horrible. Andrew points out that Hillary was the one who spread the video of his chicken dance online, therefore, he should be happy that she was killed. Scott says that the video didn’t hurt him. He says that it’s just a silly and embarrassing thing. Therefore, it’s no big thing to him. He’s already getting over it. Andrew says that is good. He asks Scott why they do this and not just hang out on a regular basis. Scott says that he doesn’t know, suggesting that it’s because Andrew is now with his beautiful girlfriend and her beautiful group of friends, while he (Scott) is with his new friends. Andrew suggests that they should come together in bringing their group of friends together.

NOTE: This is a foreshadow of the group of friends that we know and love; the Dork (Andrew), the hot tomboy (Daphne), the Rebell (Scott), the handsome idiot (Nick), the foreign kid (Charlie), and rich hot bitch (Melissa).

Scott says that sounds cool but he doubts that either side would agree to it. Andrew says that they should try. Scott agrees that it couldn’t hurt to try. Andrew says that his parents are having a party tonight at his house and that his friends are coming over to his basement. Scott says that’s cool. Andrew suggests that Scott and his friends come over. Scott nods and says that he’ll think about it. Scott and Andrew just stare at each other for a moment. Time has taken away their old friendship when it was just the two of them. It’s hard for them to be apart. They’re like brothers and the idea of them being apart to be with their own group is not easy for them. Scott says that he’ll see Andrew later, which Andrew says that he’ll see him later. Scott gets up and leaves. Andrew is sad that this all that he and Scott gets now. A once a week talking date at the Hub. Whatever happened their adventures and troublemaking? It’s all gone. Andrew hangs out with the beautiful people and Scott hangs out with the outcast.

Andrew drives his dad’s old Vista Cruiser back home. As he makes it home, he sees a little boy, about five years old, riding around on his tricycle. This isn’t the first time that he’s seen the boy around his neighborhood. Andrew pulls into the driveway of his house. As he gets out, the little boy stops by. Andrew says hi to him, which the little boy says hi back. Andrew asks him what he’s up to. The little boy says that he’s just riding around. Andrew asks him where his mother is. The little boy says that he doesn’t have a mother. Andrew asks where his dad is. The little boy says that his daddy is hanging out somewhere. Concerned for the child, Andrew asks him for his name. The little boy tells him that he doesn’t have a name and that he just goes by, “LITTLE MAN.” Andrew asks Little Man if he lives around here. Little Man tells him that he lives on the other end of the neighborhood. Andrew asks him if he wants a ride home. Little Man says no because he can make it on his own. Andrew smiles and tells him to be careful out there. Little Man says that he will. Andrew says goodbye to the little boy, who says goodbye to him. Andrew walks into the house. Little Man looks up to one of the upstairs bedroom windows. Staring down at him is Lorraine. She is filled with emotions by his presence. Little Man smiles and waves at her. Lorraine puts on a smile and waves back. Now that Little Man has seen Lorraine, the person that he really stopped by to see, he gets back on his tricycle and rides off. Lorraine moves away from the window and starts crying.

Sometime later, Andrew is in the kitchen and doing his homework while having a snack. Lorraine walks into the kitchen and sits by Andrew. This surprises her little brother, as they don’t always care for each other. Andrew asks what she wants. Lorraine admits to seeing him talking to a little boy. Andrew confirms that he did talk to the little boy. Lorraine asks him what the kid said. Andrew says that he was just riding around alone. Lorraine asks if the boy mentioned his parents. Andrew says that the boy mentioned having a father but not a mother. Lorraine asks if the boy said why he stopped by. Andrew says that he just stopped to say hi. He asks why. Lorraine hesitates in saying anything. She gets up and faces away from Andrew. Tears stream down her face. Lorraine says that everyday for the past month, the little boy has stopped by to see her. They never actually talked. But he always smiles and waves at her. Lorraine at first didn’t know why or who he was. But the more she saw him, she realized who he was, and realized why he stops. Lorraine says that the little boy knows who she is. Andrew stops to think for a moment. Then it hits him. He gets up and turns Lorraine around to face him. Andrew stares at his sister’s face. He sees Little Man’s face and eyes in her. Andrew asks her “It’s him, isn’t it?” (Who is him?) Lorraine nods, confirming that Little Man is “Him”, whoever “Him” is. Lorraine asks that Andrew not tell Mom and Dad, pointing out that they’re still mad for what she did and should they find out about him, they’ll try to force her to do something that she doesn’t want to do, which is to take him in and care for him. Lorraine says that she doesn’t to do that. She doesn’t have it in her to take care of a child. Andrew promises not to say anything. An emotional Lorraine hugs Andrew, who wraps his arms around his sister. This shows that despite their distaste for each other, they’re still family and that they love each other.

Chapter 5
That night, there is a party at the Carter house. The parents and adults are upstairs while Andrew’s friends are down in the basement. This includes Alice, Cassie, Oscar, and Jeremy. Cassie had invited Melina. The basement door opens and Scott and Iris enter. Andrew says that he’s glad that Scott and Iris made it. Scott says that he’s glad to have came. Andrew asks if everyone knows Scott and Iris. Everyone, obviously, knows who Scott is for obvious reasons. Scott says that two other friends, Chuck and Cheri, are out smoking a joint. Oscar gets up and says he’ll join them. Cassie tells him to have fun. Oscar goes out to the outside stairs between the backyard and basement. He asks Chuck and Cheri if he could join them in smoking. The stoner couple gladly accepts his company and passes the joint to him. Oscar takes a hit and says that it’s good shit. Chuck confirms that he grew it himself.

In Lorraine’s bedroom, Lorraine and her boyfriend, KEITH CURTIS (20), are making out on her bed. Lorraine stops and tells him that there is something that she must confess to him. Keith asks her what it is. Lorraine hesitates and delays. Keith asks her again what it is. Lorraine says that the last time he was over, that she stole a few dollars from his wallet while he was in the bathroom. She apologizes to him. Keith laughs and says that he forgives her. He confesses that he’s done it to her, too. She laughs and sighs. She’s glad that she got that off of her chest. They go back to making out, which slowly proceeds to having sex.

Back in the basement, Scott, Alice, and Cassie are trying to convince Andrew to get them beers. Scottl tells Andrew that it’s time. Andrew asks him why he doesn’t just do it. Scott points out that it’s Andrew’s house, which Cassie backs him up with, “Your house.” Scott directs Andrew to listen to the party, pointing upstairs. He says that the party has hit critical mass and that in ten minutes, there will be no more beer opportunities. A nervous Andrew says that if his dad catches him stealing beers, he’ll kill him. Scott pats Andrew on his lap and says that he’s willing to take that risk. Alice tells Andrew not to worry about it, saying that he should remain calm, keep moving, and above all, don’t get caught. Scott gets up and gently grabs Andrew’s face and says, “And Andrew...Cold. Definitely cold”, referring to the beers. Andrew nods with understanding. Scott pats him on the back as Andrew gets up. Andrew runs up the stairs to perform the mission.

In the kitchen, Kathy is pulling out a tray of pizza rolls out of the oven. She’s singing along to “Love Will Keep Us Together.” As she takes the tray out to the dining room, Andrew almost runs into her as he exits the basement. His sweet mother warns him about the hot pizza rolls. Andrew follows her through the dining room. Kathy places the tray on the table, telling her party guests that the pizza rolls are hot. She moves into the den with her son right behind her. A guest compliments her decor, which Kathy thanks them for. Andrew follows Kathy into the living room. As she talks to other guests, Andrew finds two cans of beer on the brick divider behind the couch. He puts them in his pocket just in time when a party guest, BRUCE (40s), starts talking to him. Andrew is polite to him as Bruce asks him about school, which Andrew says is going good. Another guest calls Bruce over to them. Bruce says goodbye to Andrew and goes to the other guest.

Andrew turns around and finds some beers in a bowl of ice. He goes to grab them but is greeted by his strict father, who says “Andrew!” in a tone that sounds like he’s been caught. Andrew nervously asks “Yeah, Dad?” But to his surprise, Clarence asks him what stupid conversation Bruce tried to get him in. Andrew nervously laughs in relief and claims that Bruce was just asking how school was. Clarence pulls out a bottle of beer. He ducks down to grab the beer opener. As he does this, Andrew quickly grabs two cans of beer without his father seeing this. Clarence comes back up and opens his beer. He notices that Andrew is holding the beers. He asks him why he has the beers. Andrew says that he just found them sitting around. Naive about the truth, Clarence tells his son to put the beer away. Andrew respectfully says “Well, I intend to, sir.” Hearing their conversation, Kathy approaches Andrew and hands him two more cans of beer. She asks him to pop them all in the fridge. With six beers in his possession, Andrew has completed his mission. He runs out of the living room.

Down in the basement, Scott and Melina are talking. Scott says that he hopes that Andrew brings enough for them all. Melina says that she doesn't need beer. Melina pulls out a flask from her purse and takes a drink. She offers a drink to Scott, which accepts and drinks. The two proceed to talk. Jeremy and Iris are also talking to each other. Jeremy asks her how come she didn’t want a beer. Iris says that she doesn’t drink because she’s had relatives who were alcoholic and have died as a result of drinking. Iris says that she’d rather have a Pepsi. Jeremy smiles and goes over to fridge. He pulls out two Pepsis. He hands one to Iris, who comments that he likes Pepsi, too. Jeremy says that Pepsi is his favorite soda. Iris says that Pepsi is also her favorite soda. Jeremy smiles and says that they must have a few things in common. Iris suggests that they probably do. Jeremy asks if she’d like to talk and get to know each other. Iris smiles and says that she’d love that.

Andrew comes down and shows off the beers. Scott cries out that “He’s alive!” Andrew passes a beer to Scott, Alice, Cassie, Oscar, and one to Chuck and Cheri, who’ll share the one together, and keeps the last one for himself. Scott raises his can up, which everyone else follows, including Melina, who raises her flask. Scott announces that “Tonight...Andrew stole something. To Carter!” Everyone else follows the toast; “TO CARTER!” Andrew makes a speech, saying that tonight he sees that his group of friends and Scott’s group of friends have come together. He adds that everyone is getting alone and suggests that tonight should be the start of a new group of friends; where the beautiful, jocks, stoners, rebels, and geeks can come together as one without discrimination over their status, lifestyle, and stereotype. Everyone agrees. Cassie, the leader of the beautiful people, says that she’d love for that to happen. Scott says he’s cool with it if his outcast friends are down with. Iris, Chuck, and Cheri say that they’re down with it. Andrew then declares that’s it official, they are a group. They all cheer and toast to their newfound group.

And so our beloved group is establish, minus Daphne, Nick, Charlie, and Melissa, who’ve yet to show up in these stories.

Chapter 6
Immediately after the toasting scene, Lorraine and Keith are coming down the stairs. Clarence approaches them and says hi. They say hi back to her father. Clarence asks Lorraine if she told Keith what she did wrong. Lorraine says that she did, which Keith confirms that she did, confessing that he has done it to her, too. Clarence says, “Oh?”, not realizing that Lorraine had confessed to something else rather than about cheating on him, therefore, it looks bad on Keith. Lorraine says, “But we forgive each other and promised that we’ll never do it again. Right, baby?” Keith confirms that. Clarence smiles and says as along as they do good by each other. Clarence walks away from them and goes back to the party. Lorraine and Keith just look at each other and shrug.

Down in the basement, everyone is starting to leave. Jeremy offers Iris a ride home, which she accepts. They leave together. Chuck and Cheri say that they’re going to walk home together, which Scott says okay to, as he brought them over. Cassie and Oscar offer Melina a ride home, as they’re the ones who brought her over. But Melina asks if Scott could take her home. Scott says sure. Understanding her reasons for this, Cassie and Oscar smile and leave. Scott tells Melina that he wants to speak to Andrew for a moment. Melina says that she’ll wait for him outside and she steps outside. Andrew and Scott sit on the couch for a moment. Andrew gloats that he told Scott that they could get their friends together. Scott smiles and tells Andrew that he got it right this time. Andrew says that now that their friends are together in one group that he and Scott can be with each other everyday now without fear of separating over friendship. Scott agrees and says that he’s happy that has happened. Scott says that he should take Melina home. They both get up and hug each other. They say goodnight to each other and Scott leaves.

Sometime later, Scott is driving Melina home in his truck. Melina says that it was a cool party. Scott agrees. Melina asks how long has he and Andrew been friends. Scott says that that they’ve been friends for eleven years. Melina says that is awesome. Scott reveals that one day Andrew was being bullied and followed by some mean kids. So Scott protected him and walked him home everyday and ever since then, they’ve been friends. Melina says that is very sweet of Scott to be protective. Scott says that he was trying to help another good guy. Melina refers to Scott as a good guy. Scott smiles and denies it. Melina insists that he’s a good guy. They arrive at Melina’s house. Scott asks her if she really thinks that he’s a good guy. Melina smiles and says that he’s the best guy that she’s met in Clearwood. Scott says that she should wait until she meets other guys in Clearwood. Melina says that she doesn’t care about the rest of the other guys in Clearwood, because nobody could ever match up to him. Scott smiles and thanks her. And with that, Melina grabs Scott’s face and kisses him. They smile at each other. Melina says goodnight as she gets out. Scott says goodnight and that he’ll see her at school on Monday. She agrees and shuts his truck door. Scott smiles in amazement. He hasn’t been kissed in a while. He drives off.

Back at the Carter’s, Lorraine and Keith are standing in the driving way and making out. Keith is about to leave. Lorraine says goodbye to her boyfriend as he begins to leave. He smacks her ass as he proceeds to walk away. As Keith walks to the road, Lorraine walks back inside the house. We PAN AWAY from them to the bushes. We find Little Man ducked down and watching all of this. He runs from the bushes, hiding as he’s following Keith. We DISSOLVE to sometime later. Keith has walked into a field to get to his house. He’s all alone in the dark. The moonlight is the only source of light he has. But he doesn’t need it as he’s walked home in the dark several times. He knows his way around even in the dark. In a LONG ANGLE, we see the shadowy figure of Little Man running across the field. Keith hears the running and turns towards that direction. He asks who’s there. But he gets no response. As Keith scans the area, we see Little Man running behind him. Keith turns around. There is nobody there. Suddenly, he hears giggling. Keith moves to a bush and finds Little Man. Keith asks what the kid is doing. Little Man runs away from him. Keith chases after him. He looks around the field. It’s obvious to us that Little Man is luring him somewhere. Keith looks around. Then he finds the kid. He asks what the “little shit” is up to. Little Man eyes something behind him. Now Keith feels a presence behind him. He turns around only to find -- BRANDONFACE. A Ghostface killer wearing the Brandon James mask and poncho.

Brandonface smacks Keith, making him fall to the ground. Keith looks up and finds that the killer is pulling out a knife. Keith goes to get up. But Little Man pins him down. (That’s right, Little Man is a little villain) Keith is much stronger than the kid. But Brandonface stomps on his legs and kneecaps, preventing him from getting up. In pain and weakened, Keith is unable to get up, allowing Little Man to hold him down. And with that, Brandonface proceeds to stab Keith multiple times in the chest. Keith Curtis, boyfriend of Lorraine Carter, is dead. Brandonface and Little Man give each other a “Mission accomplished” look.

NOTE: Remember that Francis and Brandonface are not together. They are separate killers on their separate missions with separate agendas. Much like Kieran’s killer and Tom Martin.

Chapter 7
On Monday morning, Andrew and Scott meet up at school at their lockers. They ask each other how things are going. Scott tells Andrew that Melina kissed him. Andrew says that’s great and asks if they’re going to go out. Scott says that he doesn’t know, although, he confesses that he does like her. Andrew tells him that he should give it a try. Melina approaches Scott and says hi. Scott says hi back. Melina apologizes for the kiss and hopes that she wasn’t going too far. Scott smiles and says that she was fine. Scott leans in and gives her a kiss. Scott asks if she’d like to go out to dinner with him tonight. Melina smiles and says that she’d love to. Scott says that she’ll see her later and she agrees. Melina walks away, smiling and staring at Scott. Andrew pats Scott on the shoulder, telling him that he’s done a good job. The other main characters; Alice, Cassie, Oscar, Jeremy, Iris, Chuck, and Cheri arrive by the lockers for the first time as a united group in front of the school. This catches many other students off guard as they’re seeing the beautiful group and the outcast group together for the very first time.

The other main characters has just seen the kiss between Scott and Melina and tease him about it. Scott tells them that he’s taking her out to dinner. They say how great that is. Oscar says that he and Cassie knew something was up when Melina decided to get a ride home from Scott the other day at the party. Iris tells Jeremy that she’s going to her class. Jeremy says okay. Iris is disappointed that he isn’t paying attention to her. Iris proceeds to walk off nearly in tears. The others, seeing this, glares at Jeremy. He realizes his mistake. Seeing that Iris has now walked across the hall, Jeremy shouts to her. This not only catches Iris’s attention, but the rest of the other students in the hall. Jeremy approaches her and kisses her in front of the entire school. The entire school cheers. This makes Iris smile so bright. She nearly faints over this. Jeremy says, “I’ll be right by your classroom door to take you to your next class, babe.” Iris says, “Okay.” She walks to her first class satisfied.

At the Sheriff’s office, Clarence is meeting with JAMES MONROE (47). Monroe tells Clarence that he is concerned about the killer being loose and that they need to find him. Clarence agrees but says that the killer was careful not to leave any evidence behind, therefore, it’s not easy to find him. Monroe points out that the killer left behind the “Skillion” message and is worried that it’s one of Skillion’s men trying to avenge his death. Clarence doubts this as Clarence, himself, killed all of Skillion’s men in the pit. Monroe refers to Clarence as a hero and a legend in this town. Monroe points out that Clarence took out the most dangerous criminal and terrorist group in town. Therefore, nobody would dare try to mess with Clearwood with Clarence as the Sheriff. Clarence reminds Monroe that he could have stopped Skillion long before he killed him but didn’t take the right precaution, therefore, as a result, many innocent people were killed and lost their families. Monroe reminds him that was a mistake, a mistake he made up when he killed Skillion, his men, and saved several innocent people from the Pit. Monroe continues to push the “Hero” badge on Clarence, who is very modest about his accomplishments.

Back at the school, just like he said that he would, Jeremy is waiting outside Iris’s current classroom. The bell rings. All of the students leave the classroom. Iris comes out and smiles when she sees Jeremy waiting for her. They hug and kiss. Jeremy asks her if she’s ready for English class, which she says that she is. Jeremy takes Iris by the hand and they walk to English together, while holding hands. In English Class, Miguel talks about movies and how they affect the real world. Iris points out that many movies have inspired real incidents. Liking her comment, Miguel asks Iris to name an instance. Iris points out that the Reagan assassination attempt was inspired by the movie, “Taxi Driver”, which co-starred Jodi Foster, who John Hinckley was trying to impress by shooting the President. Miguel compliments her knowledge of history. Miguel says that he wants to partner the students up and have them research events that took place that were inspired by movies and write an essay about it. Miguel partners up; Andrew and Alice, Scott and Melina, Cassie and Oscar, Iris and Jeremy, a and Chuck and Cheri.

NOTE: All of their chosen incidents are going to be fictional. This is done to help make our prequels timeless as not to set a particular timeline in our stories.

In the library, our partnered main characters are doing research on their chosen real life incidents inspired by movies. Andrew and Alice are looking up a real incident where a teenager sliced his eye/face open trying to look like Ernst Stravo Blofeld, the Bond villain, from You Only Live Twice (1967) in 1973. Scott and Melina are doing their essay on a young man who killed a group of teens by using a chainsaw after he saw the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) in 1975. Jeremy and Iris are doing their essay on a man who tried to shoot up a police station immediately after seeing The Terminator (1984) in theaters. Chuck and Cheri are doing their essay on a pair of stoners who attempted to build a van made out of marijuana after seeing Up In Smoke (1978) in 1982. Cassie and Oscar are doing an essay on a man who stabbed his wife to death in the shower after seeing Psycho (1960) in 1970.

Chapter 8
Clarence and Kathy are sitting at the couch together and watching TV. Clarence is clearly stressed and not fully there. Kathy leans over to her husband and asks him what is wrong. Clarence tells her that he’s stressing about this killer and it’s connection to Skillion. Kathy asks if Skillion’s men may be responsible. Clarence says that is a possibility but reminds his wife that he killed everyone involved with Skillion. Kathy asks if there’s a possibility that not everybody involved with Skillion was present during the raid. Perhaps somebody that Skillion might have been protecting and didn’t want there, such as a child or lover or friend that he never allowed anyone, including his own gang, to know about. Clarence nods, agreeing with that major possibility. Clarence says that he wishes that he could get to the bottom of this. Kathy says that he should get his mind off of work for now. Clarence asks how he should do that. Kathy smiles and says that she knows a way. She gets up and heads for the stairs. But Clarence doesn’t get it yet. He continues to ask how. Then he realizes where his wife is going. Clarence gleefully cries, “OH!”, upon realizing what his wife is suggesting that they do together. He playfully chases her up the stairs, which she giggles as they run upstairs to their bedroom.

Down in the basement, we find Andrew and Alice making out on the couch. Andrew says that he’s glad that their group has joined forces with Scott’s group of friends. Alice agrees, saying that Oscar has gotten close to Chuck and Cheri. She also finds Jeremy and Iris so adorable together. But she also points out that Andrew and Scott are now closer than ever. Andrew says that is what he loves the most about their groups coming together. Now he and Scott doesn’t have to have those stupid once a week meet ups at the Hub. Alice says now their entire group can go to the Hub together, which Andrew says that he likes the sound of that. As they continue to make out, Andrew asks Alice if she thinks that she’s ready for it. Alice smiles and nods. She knows what “It” means. Alice says that she’s ready. They continue making out, getting hot and heavy. They proceed to rip each other’s clothes off. However, before this turns into sex, we CUT TO...

Outside a liquor store, we find Chuck, Cheri, and Oscar together. Chuck is pressuring Oscar to get them some alcohol. Oscar asks why Chuck doesn’t just do it since he looks over twenty-one anyways. Chuck reveals that he use to until they found out his age. Chuck gives him a fake ID that he made for him. Chuck tells Oscar to get his ass in there and get them some hard stuff. Oscar gives in and goes into the store. As Oscar goes inside, Chuck comments on how Oscar has become a cool ally for them. Cheri agrees, saying that he maybe a pretty jock but he’s one of them alright. In the liquor store, Oscar walks around the store and looking at everything. The clerk eyes him, suspicious of his age. Oscar finds a bottle of Scotch-Whiskey. He looks at it and nods with approval of it. He goes to the counter with the bottle. The clerk asks for his ID. Oscar shows him the fake ID. The ID looks so authentic that it’s hard to tell if it’s fake. The Clerk goes through all the procedures to determine it’s authenticity. But everything appear to be clear. And with that, he hands him back his ID and charges him up for the bottle, which Oscar pays for. Outside the store, Oscar comes out with the bottle, which gets Chuck and Cheri cheering him on. They both hug and thank him, which Oscar nervously chuckles over.

At Jeremy’s house, Jeremy and Iris are making out on his bed. It’s getting hot and heavy. Jeremy moves his hand towards her pants. But she stops him. Iris tells him that she’s not ready yet. Jeremy obeys her wish and tells her that they don’t have to do anything that she doesn’t want to do. Iris apologizes to him for not wanting to. But Jeremy says that she doesn’t need to apologize. Jeremy insists that when the time comes, when they’re both ready, then they’ll do it. Iris agrees. Iris makes up for not having sex by putting his hand under her shirt and allowing him to do what he wishes with her breast.

Back at the Carter’s, Lorraine is escorting a male lover out the back door. They go outside to his car. They kiss each other goodbye. The Lover drives off. Lorraine notices that across the street is Little Man, who is standing by his tricycle. She stares at him for a moment. She goes to head back inside the house. But she stops and turns back to see the little boy. Lorraine sighs and walks across the street. She approaches Little Man and introduces herself as Lorraine. Little Man smiles and says that he knows who she is. Lorraine asks for his name. Little Man simply refers himself as “Little Man.” Lorraine asks him if he wants something to eat. He nods his head. In the house, Lorraine and Little Man are having milk and cookies and are bonding. This is witnessed by Andrew, who is smiling at the sight of his sister and nephew together. Sometime later, we see Lorraine escort Little Man out to the back, just like she had with her lover earlier, and they say goodbye to each other. As Little Man walks off, Lorraine calls for him. She opens her arms out for him. Little Man walks into her arms. The estranged mother and son hug each other. Lorraine kisses him on the head as tears stream down her face. She tells Little Man how sorry she is. She insists that she doesn’t have what it takes to care for a child. She admits that she never wanted children. But for some reason, despite what we know about the child and what she has just said to him, Little Man tells her that she forgives her. Lorraine goes back inside as Little Man goes back to his tricycle. As he’s riding away from his mother’s house, we find Lorraine’s Lover’s car following him. The Lover’s car pulls up to Little Man. We find that driving the car is Brandonface, who tells Little Man to get in the car. Little Man does as he’s told. Upon getting in the car, Little Man looks behind his seat in the backseat. He finds that Lorraine’s latest Lover, the one who owns the car, has been brutally murdered by Brandonface.

Chapter 9
That same night, Scott and Melina are in Scott’s El Camino and making out. Rock music is playing on the radio. Suddenly, Melina stops, saying that she heard something outside. Scott listens out for whatever she heard. But hears nothing. But Melina insists that she heard something and asks if he’ll check it out. Scott agrees and steps out of the car. It turns out that they’re out in the woods. It’s dark and scattered with trees. If someone is really out there, they could be hiding behind the trees. Scott looks around. But he sees or hears nobody. He is about to give up and head back to his car. However, he hears a twig snapping behind him. He turns around. He looks at that direction. There is definitely something there. But we know Scott. He is tough, fearless, and has the most balls out of all of the Scream characters in the entire Franchise. Yes, that includes the movies and show. Without fear or thinking about it, Scott walks in that direction. Suddenly, Francis appears out of nowhere and knocks him down. Having seen this from inside the car, Melina screams out loud. Scott turns to her. He’s afraid for her. Scott tells Melina to run. Melina gets out of the car and makes a run for it. With her gone, Scott is now able to focus on fighting Francis. But Francis is not your typical Ghostface. Francis is much bigger and stronger than him. Scott goes to throw a punch. But as he does so, Francis grabs his throat, which hurts Scott, and makes him struggle for his life. But rather than killing him, Francis uses his bare hands to knock him unconscious.

At the Carter’s basement, Andrew, Alice, Cassie, Oscar, Iris, Jeremy, Chuck, and Cheri are watching TV together. Suddenly, Melina walks into the basement. They notice that she’s out of breath and looks horrified. They ask her what is wrong, saying that they thought that she had a date with Scott. Melina tells them that somebody has attacked Scott. They ask who did it. Melina says that it was a large man in a mask. Just then Andrew’s phone rings. He answers it. It’s Francis, who tells Andrew that he has Scott and if Andrew wants to see his friend again, then he is to go to the place where Skillion silenced many voices and where many tears shed as a result. If they tell anyone, especially Clarence, Scott will die. After hanging up, Andrew tells the group what Francis said. They realize that the place that Francis is holding Scott at is where the Pit was. Andrew and his friends go upstairs and asks Clarence where the Pit was. Clarence says it was at the abandoned clubhouse known as Woodside in the outskirts of Clearwood. And with that information known to them, Andrew secretly leaves his house with his friends to go save his best friend.

Andrew drives his Vista Cruiser with Alice in the front with him, Cassie, Oscar, and Melina as his backseat passengers. Chuck, Cheri, Iris, Jeremy go in Chuck’s van. And together, they make it to the Woodside abandoned clubhouse. They go inside and look around. It’s only now that they can feel it’s haunting past of innocent victims being kidnapped, imprisoned, tortured, forced to kill themselves, and be killed. It’s absolutely heartbreaking to them. They decide to split up. Chuck, Cheri, and Oscar will stay on the first floor, Iris, Jeremy, and Cassie will go up to the second floor, and Andrew, Alice, and Melina to will go down to the basement to look for Scott. So they go to their respective floor. Iris and Jeremy are heading for the stairs when Cassie finds an elevator. They aren’t sure if it still works or not. So Jeremy presses the UP button. And to their surprise, the elevator opens. They walk in and takes the elevator up to the second floor. Upon entering the second floor, Iris and Jeremy take each other by the hand and walk in together. It’s clear to us that Jeremy will protect Iris, who is clearly frightened by the darkness and with the knowledge of what could be waiting for them. Cassie is more concerned about Oscar, who is with his stoner pals. Chuck, Cheri, and Oscar go through every room in the first floor. But find nothing. Having just checked everything, they give up. They believe either that the killer is holding Scott in another floor or that the killer was lying and Scott isn’t really here. Oscar suggests that they chill and just wait to hear from the rest of the group since there’s nothing more that they can do. Chuck and Cheri agree. Chuck pulls out a joint and lights it. As this happens, Cheri pulls out flask and takes sip. Chuck passes the joint to Cheri, who then passes the flask to Oscar. It goes in circles between the three.

Somewhere in a dark and unknown location to us, we find Scott beaten and weak. We PAN ABOVE Scott to find a familiar large closed opening. We realize that Scott is in THE PIT. Meanwhile, Andrew, Alice, and Melina are searching the basement for Scott. Melina’s high heels is making clicking sounds on the floor. This is heard by Scott in the Pit. He recognizes the sounds as Melina’s highheels. He calls out to her. Andrew, Alice, and Melina suddenly hear his voice. They call out to him. Scott continues to holler. They follow his voice into a large room. They find on the floor is the opening to the Pit. They realize that this is the Pit and Scott is being held in there. Melina finds the lever to open the opening. She yanks it up and the opening opens up. They find Scott, who slowly gets up from the floor upon it being opened. They ask Scott if he’s okay. Scott tells that them that he’ll be okay. He asks them to help him get outta here. They find a long chain on the floor. Andrew grabs it and throws one end down to Scott. He instructs him to wrap it around him and to hang on to it. Scott does as instructed, wrapping the chain around his waist and hangs on. Andrew, Alice, and Melina proceed to pull him up. Having heard their hollering, the others; Iris, Jeremy, Cassie, Oscar, Chuck, and Cheri arrive. They help in pulling Scott out of the Pit. Once he’s out, they all hug Scott in relief. He suggests that they get out of there before the killer finds them. They all agree and leaves the Pit.

They run through the hall and finds the elevator. They nervously wait for the elevator. They’re hoping that Francis isn’t nearby. The elevator door opens and Francis is found standing there. He raises his knife and chases them. Our main characters run away. Andrew and Alice push Francis as they all head up the stairs. Francis slowly gets up as they make it to the first floor. They continue running as Francis begins running up the stairs. However, he slips on the steps, going down just a few steps. He gets back up and proceeds to run up again. However, by the time he gets to the first floor, the group has already exited the clubhouse. Andrew, Alice, and Melina puts Scott into the backseat of the Vista Cruiser. Andrew and Alice get in front while Melina joins Scott in the back. Chuck and Cheri get in front of the van while Iris, Jeremy, Cassie, and Oscar cram into the back of the van. Francis bursts out of the clubhouse and goes for the Vista Cruiser. Andrew is able to hit the gas and drive off before Francis can open any of the doors. Our group has successfully saved Scott and escaped from Francis.

Chapter 10
The group has just successfully saved Scott from Francis at the Pit. They all sneak into the basement. Andrew and Oscar carry the injured Scott onto the couch. Iris attends to his wounds. But Scott insists that he’ll be okay. He claims that he just got bruised up. Scott continues his usual cool, calm, and chill persona even while injured. He acts like it’s no big deal. Scott thanks them all for saving him. He asks them how they knew where to find him. Andrew tells him that the killer called him and told him where to find him. Iris reminds everyone that the killer sent them to the Pit, where Skillion imprisoned many innocent victims. Everyone understands this. Iris continues by pointing that Hillary and Benny’s killer wrote Skillion’s name on the wall. It’s now that everyone realizes that Hillary and Benny’s killer is the same person who kidnapped Scott. Now everyone wonders why someone involved with Skillion is targeting them. Why would they kill Hillary and Benny? Andrew thinks for a moment. Then Andrew points out that they were part of their group. Now they’re all targeted. But why? Andrew asks Iris if she was sure that his father was the one who took out Skillion. Iris confirms that then-Deputy Clarence Carter was the officer who led the raid on the Pit and was the one who put a bullet into Skillion’s head. Andrew sighs as it hits him. The killer must be avenging Skillion’s death. Clarence is the killer’s enemy and he’s being punished by having his son pay for his sins. Everyone agrees that this must be the reason why Francis is targeting them. But who is Francis to Skillion? A friend? A son? A brother? A victim that he used Stockholm syndrome on?

NOTE: Stockholm syndrome is where a victim sympathizes with his or her capture and eventually sides with the villain despite being a victim of this person.

The next morning at English class, Miguel is having the class continue their research on real life events that was inspired by movies. Miguel tells them that they have until Friday to finish their assignment. The bell rings. Miguel dismisses everyone. He goes to his desk as Iris approaches him. Iris says that she and Jeremy is almost finished and asks if they should give him their assignment early or not. Miguel says that they can do it on Friday like everyone instead of early. Iris thanks him. She notices a child’s toy on his desk. Miguel sees that she has found it and laughs about it. He tells her that it’s for his little boy. Iris asks about his son. Miguel says that he’s only five years old. Iris smiles and asks Miguel if he’s married. Miguel says that he’s not married. He admits that his son came about over something that the mother claims was a mistake. Iris says that she’s sorry to hear that and for bringing it up. Miguel says that it’s okay and continues to talk about it. Miguel says that his son’s mother was not ready to have kids but that she was also anti-abortion, therefore, refused to kill their baby. But she gave up their child. Miguel has been raising the son alone. Iris smiles and tells Miguel that he’s a good man for doing that. Miguel thanks her for saying that.

In the halls, Scott and Melina are walking together. Scott is somewhat limping as a result of his injuries from last night. Melina asks Scott if he’s sure that he’s okay. Scott continues to insist that he’s fine. Melina apologizes over the fact that things went wrong last night. Scott tells her that it’s not her fault. Scott says that until his attack that he had a great time with her. Melina says that she also had a great time. Melina confesses to Scott that while she was running away from the killer, that she noticed how tough Scott was even against the bigger man. Scott says that he’s not tough. He was just trying to protect her. Melina smiles and tells him that she now has strong feelings for Scott for doing that for her. Scott confesses that he has strong feelings for Melina, too. He says that he’ll do anything to protect her. They kiss each other. Outside the school, Cassie, Oscar, Chuck, and Cheri are passing a joint to each other. They talk about what happened last night and how they plan on defending themselves from the killer. Oscar jokingly says that maybe they could give him all of their beers and weed, therefore, make him so drunk and high that they could beat him up together. They laugh with Cassie jokingly calling Oscar “stupid.”

At the Carter’s basement, Andrew is sitting alone on the couch and watching TV. His cellphone rings. He answers it. It’s Francis, who says “Hello, Andrew.” Andrew asks who this is. Francis introduces himself as Francis, the last person he shall see alive when his time comes, which he claims is coming real soon. Andrew asks what he wants. Francis says that he wants him to suffer and to play a game with him. He requires his presence with Alice, who is held up. Andrew demands that he not hurt Alice. Francis says that he won’t hurt Alice yet. Not until Andrew shows up for the game. Andrew asks where. Francis tells him at Woodside where the Pit is at. He tells him that he has only fifteen minutes to get here or else Alice will die. And with that, Andrew wastes no time and runs out of his house.

Twelve minutes later, Andrew speeds up to the clubhouse. He runs inside. His phone rings. It’s Francis, who tells him that he did well in getting here before his time was up. Andrew asks where Alice is at. Francis says that she’s at the same place that he held up Scott. Andrew runs into the Pit room in the basement. But upon entering, he finds a large screen showing a LIVE FEED of Alice tied to a chair in the Pit. She is crying and begging for her life. Andrew goes to pull the lever. But Francis says that if he touches that lever that he will kill Alice. Andrew asks what he can do to save Alice. Francis tells him that he wants to play a trivia game with him. Andrew asks him what the topic is. Francis says that since he knows that Andrew is a smart dork, he’ll make it easy for him. The Presidential trivia. Andrew nods his head and agrees to play. Francis says that he has only three questions for him. If Andrew gets two out of three right, Alice lives. If Andrew gets two out of three wrong, Alice dies. Andrew is very nervous and Francis starts the game.

Francis asks the first question. “Who was the first Congressman to be elected President of the United States?” Francis names Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and John Quincy Adams. This one is hard. Adams was known for being a Congressman AFTER being President and was Secretary of State before becoming President. James Garfield was elected President as a Congressman. But Lincoln’s biggest problem when running for President that he served a short single term in congress without any prior or post-congressional political experience before he was President. So Andrew picks Lincoln. But Francis says that is the wrong answer. Andrew asks how so. Francis points out that Lincoln was a FORMER Congressman. The answer was James Garfield, who was the first and to this date the ONLY sitting Congressman elected President. Every President who served Congress before were already out of Congress when elected.

Francis asks the next question. “Who is the first American President?” Remember this question was given to Hillary, who got it wrong. But will he trick Andrew? Andrew, however, is a real nerd. He points out that George Washington was the first President of the United States. But that if Francis wants to be literal in the “American” sense, then he picks Martin Van Buren, saying that he was the first natural born American President. Francis laughs and confesses his admiration for Andrew’s genius, saying that he’ll give Andrew this as a score. Therefore, he’s got to answer one more question right in order to save Alice’s life.

Francis asks the third and final question. “Who was the first divorced President?” James Buchanan, Ronald Reagan, or Grover Cleveland. Andrew thinks about this. He remembers Buchanan being possibly gay. He remembers that Reagan was married to Nancy Davis, a fellow actor. Cleveland, however, had a child prior to his Presidency and got married while as President. So Andrew chooses Grover Cleveland. But Francis tells Andrew that is the wrong answer. He reveals that the answer was Ronald Reagan. He reminds Andrew that Nancy Davis was Reagan’s second wife, as Reagan was married to Jane Wyman first and they adopted two kids. Andrew is horrified that he got the answer wrong. Francis says that he’s sorry but Alice must pay the price for his wrong answers.

Andrew sees Francis slowly approaching Alice on the screen. He runs to the lever and pulls it down, opening the Pit. Francis is shown to almost be next to Alice. Andrew looks down, prepared to jump down into the Pit. But when it opens, he finds Alice’s dead body on the chair. Andrew looks back at the screen. It shows Francis slicing Alice’s throat. Alice Worth, girlfriend of Andrew, is dead. Truth be told, she was dead even before Francis called Andrew. He never had the chance to save her. Andrew collapses, sobbing over his girlfriend.

Chapter 11
Sometime later, the entire police force, including Clarence, is at the Pit. He’s trying to comfort his son. The paramedics takes Alice’s body away in a bodybag. Andrew tells his father that he tried to save her life. Clarence says that he knows that. Andrew confesses to him that they snuck in here last night to save Scott. They succeeded but Alice paid the price for it. Clarence asked him why he didn’t say anything to him about it. Andrew tells him because the killer threatened to kill Scott if he told him. Andrew tells Clarence that the killer is somehow involved with Skillion. Clarence says that he already knows this. Andrew reminds his father that he killed Skillion and his entire gang and asks how is there anyone out there involved with Skillion if all of his known associates are dead. Clarence says that he doesn’t know yet. But he’s trying to find out. Andrew says that he and his friends are suffering for Clarence killing Skillion. Clarence nods in understanding. Clarence tells Andrew how sorry he is that this is all happening. The father and son hug each other as Andrew cries in his father’s arms.

The next day in the basement, our main characters are sitting on the couch, on chairs, and on the floor, mourning Alice together. Andrew and Cassie are taking it the hardest. Cassie and Alice were best friends. Oscar comforts Cassie as she loses it. Scott and Melina are trying to comfort Andrew. In the living room, even Clarence is having a hard time dealing with this. His son’s girlfriend was just killed and he is beginning to believe that this is his fault. Kathy insists that Alice’s death was NOT his fault. Kathy continues to refer to her husband as a good man and a hero. She believes that the person who killed Alice, Hillary, and Benny must be avenging Skillion by making their son pay for what Clarence did. Clarence confesses to his wife that he is afraid of that. That someone is making his son pay for Clarence doing what was right. Kathy asks Clarence if he’d like to take a drive around the block to help clear his mind. Clarence agrees only if Kathy drives, which she agrees to.

Outside on the driveway, Kathy and Clarence are pulling out of their driveway. Little Man rides his tricycle up to the house. They smile at the cute little boy. Kathy asks if he’s lost. Little Man says no, claiming that he’s just riding around the neighborhood. Kathy smiles and drives off. Little Man turns to the Carter house. Lorraine smiles and waves at Little Man, who waves back. And with that, Little Man rides off. Lorraine goes onto her bed and attempts to call Keith. But she only reaches his voicemail again. She becomes frustrated over Keith not answering his phone for the hundredth time. Lorraine sighs and calls another number. She asks the person on the other line if he’d like to go out with her tonight.

That night, Lorraine and her new lover, TRICK (27), are arriving at a dance. They walk in and proceed to dance. They get some alcoholic drinks. Lorraine is trying to enjoy herself in order to get her mind off of Keith and Little Man. Trick finishes two drinks before he tells Lorraine that he has to go to the bathroom. Trick goes to the bathroom while Lorraine continues drinking and dancing. In the bathroom, Trick goes into an empty stall and does his business. Meanwhile, Lorraine continues drinking hard stuff. She is getting drunk. Back in the bathroom, as Trick is doing his business, he hears the bathroom door open and somebody walks in. He hears the person walking into the stall next to him. He pays no mind to it as he believes this is just another man coming in to use the bathroom. Trick finishes his business and flushes the toilet. He exits from the stall and washes his hands. As he’s washing his hands, we can find the Figure of the other person slowly sneaking out of his stall. Trick doesn’t notice this. Trick finishes washing his hands and heads for the door. As he goes to grab the door, he is pulled off screen by the person. We stay on the same shot without moving to where Trick is. We can hear Trick screaming as he’s being killed off screen. We can hear the sounds of the knife stabbing him. Suddenly, Trick is silenced. Trick, lover of Lorraine, is dead.

Back on the dance floor, Lorraine is wasted. She’s stumbling and slurring badly. She goes through a crowd of dancers, who push her away. She can’t see or think clearly. Suddenly, she stops when she sees somebody familiar to her. Standing in the distance is Little Man, who is staring directly at her. Lorraine is confused by his presence at the dance. Little Man starts to walk away. Lorraine asks him to wait for her. Lorraine follows Little Man. She goes through several crowds of dancers as she slowly starts to lose her son. Eventually, she gets to where the tables are. She is shocked and terrified when she finds Trick and Keith's dead bodies sitting on chairs at a table. She starts to panic. Other people starts to finally notice the bodies. They all scream and run away. Eventually, Lorraine finds herself all alone with the bodies. She circles around, drunk, confused, and panicking. Suddenly, she stops when she sees BRANDONFACE in the distance. She takes a good look at him. She is horrified by his appearance. She realizes that this is who killed Trick. Instead of running, she just stands there, terrified. Suddenly, Lorraine faints.

Chapter 12
Sometime later, Clarence and his police force are at the dance. Like with Andrew before, Clarence is comforting his daughter. She says that she saw her little boy. Clarence asks how does she know what her son, whom she gave up for adoption, would look like after five years. Lorraine points out that a mother always know. Lorraine tells him that Little Man comes by the house everyday. Clarence asks if he’s the little boy that he and Kathy saw on the tricycle earlier. Lorraine confirms this. Clarence is shocked to hear this. His grandson has been hanging around their house all this time. Clarence says that they’ll talk about the boy later and asks for the description of the killer. Lorraine describes Brandonface as a man wearing a white mask with it’s mouth open, leather clothing, and a hood. This is the same description as Francis.

NOTE: Hard to distinguish the difference. So to Clarence, the killers are the same.

The next morning, which is Friday, Miguel is addressing the class about the murders. He tells his students, more specifically our main characters, that he is there to talk if anyone needs to talk to. Miguel gives Andrew his condolences over Alice’s murder. Andrew thanks him. Miguel tells the class that they must move on no matter how hard things are. He reminds them that today is the due date of their assignment. He asks everyone to turn in their papers with the exception of Andrew. The rest of the class come up and place their papers in an inbox.

In Clarence’s office at the police station, Clarence and his Deputies are talking about the murders. Clarence tells them that he’s got to personally find this killer himself if the killer is really avenging Skillion. The Deputies say that they’re willing to help him, which Clarence appreciates. His cell phone rings. He tells his men to give him privacies. The Deputies leave and Clarence answers his phone. It’s Francis. He tells Clarence that he has heard that the Sheriff is searching for him. Clarence realizes that this is the killer. He asks what he wants. Francis says that he wants him. He tells Clarence that if he wants his kids’ suffering to end, then he is to come alone to the Pit where they can end it once and for all. Clarence asks if this has anything to do with Skillion. Francis confirms that this has everything to do with Skillion. Francis demands that Clarence meets him at Woodside in half an hour or else more people will die. More specifically, Andrew, Lorraine, and Kathy. Fearing for his family’s lives, Clarence agrees to meet with Francis.

Down in the Carter basement, our main characters are talking about their situation. Andrew is thirsty for the killer’s blood. He wants no mercy on Francis. Iris is on her phone, looking at the list of everyone involved with Skillion; Family, friends, associates, gang members, etc. Nobody named Francis. Andrew says that maybe Francis is a fake name and that they’re using that name to hide his real identity. Scott agrees, saying that there is no way that this killer is going to reveal his true identity until the end when he thinks that he’s scott free. Iris suggests that there will be a big massacre near the end, where the killer will try to take them all out until it’s just Andrew and maybe Clarence left. Only then will he reveal himself. Melina says that is a classic slasher cliche. Iris suggests something they find disturbing; That perhaps the killer is one of them or is involved with the killer. They all look at each other. They all deny being involved with the killer. Andrew says right now he is not concerned with who is involved until he finds Francis.

Clarence arrives at Woodside. He stares at the abandoned large clubhouse. Memories of his raid hits him. Where he found innocent lives that were taken and the lives of those who took them that he took over it. He can still see the bodies of women and children and can still hear the screams of those who were dying when he came to their rescue. Clarence walks into the clubhouse and draws his gun. He checks every floor. Then he goes down to the basement. The most obvious location to find Francis. This is about Skillion. And while Skillion was everywhere at Woodside, the most defining thing about Skillion and Woodside is the Pit. Clarence goes into the Pit room. He hears a scream coming from inside the Pit. He rushes to the lever and opens the Pit. However, upon looking down, he finds that the screams were on an audio recording. He has been duped. Suddenly, Francis comes out of nowhere and whacks him in the back of the head. Clarence’s unconscious body falls into the Pit. He lands hard on the Pit’s surface. He’ll survive this injury. But Clarence is in now in the hands of Francis.

Chapter 13
On the steps of the basement stairs in the backyard, we find Chuck and Cheri smoking a cigarette together. In the basement, we find Scott, Melina, Iris, Jeremy, Cassie, and Jeremy hanging out. They’re still upset over the death of Alice. Melina asks Scott if he’d like to take a walk. Scott agrees. They go out the basement door. They greet the stoner couple by the stairs as they head for the main road. In the kitchen, Andrew is at the table as his mother is making cookies for him. She is trying to comfort her son, who is still mourning Alice. It’s obvious that she’s had to do this a lot for her family and friends who are sad. She knows how to comfort people with food. While Andrew drinks some milk, Kathy places a full plate of chocolate chip cookies in front of Andrew. She smiles and tells him to have as much as he wants. Andrew brings up enough strength to smile and thanks his mother. Lorraine comes downstairs and tells her mother that she’s going out for a little bit. Despite disagreeing with her daughter’s choice, Kathy allows her to go since she’s an adult. Lorraine walks out of the house through the sliding glass door and meets up with her new lover, MARK (21). They get into his car and Lorraine instructs him to drive to the park in her neighborhood. This is seen by Francis, who proceeds to follow the car by foot. As Francis moves away, we also see that Little Man is also watching. Little Man also runs off.

Sometime later, we find Mark’s car parked by the neighborhood park that is not far from the Carter’s house. Francis finds his way there. He plans on killing Mark and taking Lorraine back to the house for his plan against the Carter family. However, as he goes to make his move -- SOMEBODY ELSE GETS THERE FIRST -- BRANDONFACE! Brandonface pulls Mark out of the car and stabs him multiple times. Mark is dead. Lorraine gets out of the car and goes to run but trips. Brandonface goes to corner her. But then, Francis appears out of nowhere. Both killers cock their heads in a Michael Myers-Jason Voorhees fashion at seeing each other. A confused and frightened Lorraine faints at the sight of these two. Now both Ghostface killers want her. But they want her for themselves. And there is only one way that’s going to happen. They’re gonna have to fight for her.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- PLACE YOUR BETS...THE FIGHT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR STARTS NOW!

Both killers pull a weapon; Brandonface pulls out a sword and Francis pulls out a machete. They circle around each other like Anakin and Obi-Wan did in Episode III before their battle. And with that, this fight begins…Brandonface charges first. But Francis blocks his sword with his machete. And the two begin swinging their weapons at each other. It’s very skillful and badass. Very Anakin vs Obi-Wan like. Both are strong and equal in their swordsmanship. But the swords are not the only thing that they swing at each other. They also throw punches at each other. They even do kicks. In fact, Brandonface kicks Francis in the face, causing the larger killer to fall on the ground. Brandonface goes at him, but Francis trips him. As Brandonface falls to the ground, Francis gets back up. He goes to swing the machete down at Brandonface. But Brandonface blocks it with his sword. Brandonface kicks Francis in the groin, which makes Francis back off enough for Brandonface to get up. They swing their weapons at each other. But both grab each other’s wrists, stopping their weapons from swinging. This becomes a throwing match, where both killers shove and throw each other into trees.

Francis swings Brandonface behind him, throwing him into somebody’s yard. He runs to the smaller killer. But Brandonface, despite being smaller, shows that he’s much more stronger and powerful than he appears against the larger killer. That’s right. Their height and muscle appearance is NOT a factor. Whereas Francis is superior in height and muscles, Brandonface is superior in mind, strategy, and experience as it’s clear that Brandonface is the older one of the two. Together with their respective skills and ways, they cannot stop each other. Francis goes to swing his machete at Brandonface. But Brandonface is able to kick the machete out of his hands. Brandonface goes to swing his sword at Francis. But Francis is able to grab and twist his wrist, making him drop his sword. Now, it’s become a hand to hand combat between the two killers. They throw each other, punch each other, and kick each other. Both appear to be equal in their defense skills. This eventually forces them to move around the yard. They grab each other, attempting to throw each other, which gets them closer and closer to the house. This leads them to throw each other towards the back sliding glass door.

In the house, we find an old couple, DON and MARGY SUTTON (late 60s/early 70s), watching an old movie where a fight is occurring in the scene. Margy is really bored with the same old scenes. Don is more annoyed at the fake fighting. He says that there is nothing like a good old fight where men really beat it out of each other. They both comment on how they wish that they could see a real fight occur. Just then -- the sliding glass door shatters. The old couple turn to find Francis and Brandonface fighting. They are shocked and confused by this. But they proceed to smile when they realize it’s an actual fight. They’re not even scared over the fact that they’re wearing scary masks and costume. God has just answered their prayers. The wife says that she’s rooting for the one in the raincoat (Brandonface). The husband says that he’s rooting for the big guy (Francis). The killers grab items from the house and throws them at each other; vases, plates, pictures, chairs, etc. The old couple shout for them to “Let him have it”, with Don even throwing punches at the air like they do when watching boxing. Only now they’re getting the real thing. Anytime one of the killers throws a painful and powerful hit at the other, the couple cheers over it. Despite the seriousness of this fight, the Suttons are having the time of their lives. Francis tackles Brandonface through the front door, forcing their fight back outside. Don chuckles and tells his wife that his guy won. Margy shrugs and says that she’s just glad that they saw a real fight instead of a fake one from the movies. They look around their house and realizes the extent of the mess. Don says that they should keep it like this as a reminder of what they just witnessed.

Outside, the fight continues as Francis and Brandonface continues to punch, kick, and throw each other across the yard. Brandonface kicks Francis down and runs across the side of the house. Francis chases him back to the backyard. Brandonface finds his sword and retains it. Francis grabs his machete. And the fight goes back to being between their weapons. They continue swinging like they were Jedi and Siths battling it out. Then comes a big part in their fight. They both slam their weapons at each other’s weapons. They hold them against each other, trying hard to push each other’s weapon forward. Francis is stronger. But Brandonface knows how to handle the force of the sword-holding-push that Francis has yet to experience, giving them both an advantage and disadvantage. With neither able to be stronger than the other with the sword-hold-push, they push each other. As Francis raises his machete up, Brandonface takes advantage of that position and swings his sword across Francis’s stomach. Though, Francis is covered by a lot of hard clothing, it’s strong enough to cut some skin. But just enough to get Francis’s attention.

With Francis appearing to be injured, Brandonface goes for the attack. But Francis gives him a big surprise. He does a swing-jump-kick (Not sure the actual term for it) and Brandonface flies into a tree. Brandonface is out cold. Francis has won the fight and Brandonface has been defeated. But Brandonface is NOT dead. Francis walks away. Immediately after Francis is off screen, Little Man appears out of nowhere to check on Brandonface. He finds his mentor injured and unconscious. Uncertain of what to do next, he runs away. Back at the Park, Francis finds Lorraine still lying unconscious on the grass. He grabs her and carries her away.

Chapter 14
Back at the Carter house, Chuck and Cheri are in the basement and sharing a joint, Iris and Jeremy are watching a movie in the living room, Oscar and Cassie are having sex in an extra bedroom upstairs, Andrew is lying on his bed in depression, and Kathy is out in the backyard, smoking a cigarette. Kathy thinks about everything going on, such as her husband stressing over finding the killer and both of her children have been attacked and witnessed someone close to them being murdered. Why is this killer after her family? As she is taking her final drag of the cigarette, she hears noises coming from the backyard. She moves over to the back and looks around. There is nobody around. She believes that maybe it was a stray cat or a squirrel running around. She turns around and, suddenly, she’s face to face with Francis. Francis pins her to the wall. Kathy cries and begs for her life. But Francis says that he still needs her. He’s not ready to kill her yet. And with that, Francis bangs Kathy’s head against the wall, knocking her out. As Kathy’s unconscious body slides down the wall, Francis picks her up and carries her down the basement.

Down in the basement, Chuck and Cheri are stoned out of their minds. Francis walks down the outside stairs to the basement door. He can see them through the window. Cheri gets up from the couch and tells Chuck that she’s going to the bathroom. Francis watches and waits as Cheri goes into the bathroom. Once she’s in the bathroom, Francis opens the basement door and places the unconscious Kathy against the wall. He sneaks up behind Chuck, who is unaware of his presence. Chuck takes another drag of his joint when Francis covers Chuck’s mouth with his hand. He is suffocating him and forcing him to swallow the joint. Chuck’s throat burns due to the joint being lit. But the smoke gets into his body, causing him to suffocate from the smoke as well. Chuck cannot breathe. Eventually, Chuck stops breathing and his arms slumps down. Chuck Larson, boyfriend of Cheri, new friend of Oscar, and stoner friend of Scott, is dead. Francis hears the toilet flushing in the bathroom. He moves to the bathroom door. When Cheri opens the door, Francis tackles her back in. He slams Cheri into the mirror, which shatters. She falls to the floor. Francis grabs a shard of glass and approaches Cheri. She begs for her life. But Francis stabs Cheri to death with the shard of glass. Cheri Hamilton, girlfriend of Chuck and a stoner friend of Scott, is dead.

In the kitchen, Jeremy and Iris are making chocolate pudding on the stove. They’re distracted with flirting, kissing, and staring at the stove to not notice Francis coming out of the basement and turns into the living room. Francis passes through the living room and goes upstairs. In the extra bedroom, Cassie and Oscar are having sex. Francis lurks in the hallway, watching them. He takes a peek in Andrew’s bedroom. Andrew is laying on his bed and listening to music. He is oblivious to Francis’s presence. Francis leaves Andrew alone to focus on the couple having sex in the other room. In the bedroom, Cassie demands for Oscar to keep going, which he does. Cassie moans out loud. Francis sneaks into the bedroom. He approaches the couple. Cassie has her eyes closed, which Francis notices. He takes advantage of this. He grabs Oscar and shoves the knife in the back of his neck. Oscar Fischer, boyfriend of Cassie, is dead. He throws Oscar off of Cassie. She finally opens her eyes. But before she can scream, Francis slams the knife into her forehead, killing her instantly. Cassie Monroe, girlfriend of Oscar, is dead.

In the kitchen, Jeremy and Iris finish making their pudding. They put the pudding in two bowls for each of them. They take their bowls into the living and they sit on the couch. They eat their pudding while watching TV. Jeremy takes Iris by the hand, which makes her smile. They are developing a strong relationship. They kiss each other. They kiss again. It turns into a makeout session. Iris tells Jeremy that she’s ready. He asks her if she’s sure. Iris confirms that she is ready. They continue to make out as they take off each other’s shirt. Jeremy gets on top of Iris, who is still wearing her bra and pants. While this is going on, Francis slowly comes down the stairs. He sees them on the couch. Francis approaches the couch from behind Jeremy. Iris finally sees him. She tries to warn Jeremy about him. But Jeremy is too busy trying to take off her pants to realize anything. But before he can, Francis pulls him off of her. Iris screams as she watches Jeremy being stabbed in the chest from behind. Jeremy Smith, boyfriend of Iris, is dead. Francis throws Jeremy’s body aside.

Francis attempts to stab Iris. But she moves out of the way. Francis attempts to chase her. But she throws everything she can find at the killer. Iris runs into the kitchen. Francis barges in after her. Iris pulls out a knife from the drawer. She proceeds to swing it at Francis, who avoids being hit. Iris raises the knife, attempting to stab Francis. But Francis whacks her across the face really hard. This makes Iris fall to the floor. Iris tries to get up. But she’s hurt. Her nose is bleeding as a result of being smacked across the face. She tries to crawl away. But Francis drags her away. Iris screams and cries helplessly as she’s dragged off screen.

Chapter 15
Scott and Melina walk back to the Carters. They walk in through the back sliding glass door. They walk through the kitchen as they laugh and talk. Things appear to be good for them. They walk into the living room. But upon walking in, they find a critically wounded Iris, all cut up and bloodied. She’s alive. But they also find Clarence, Kathy, and Lorraine all tied up. Francis walks in from the den with Andrew as his hostage. Scott and Melina are shocked by this. Francis welcomes them to the party. Now that he has everyone, he can continue. Francis releases Andrew. Scott goes over to him and asks him if he’s okay. Andrew confirms that he’s okay.

Andrew and Scott turn to Francis and asks him what he wants from their family. Yes, Scott just referred to the Carters as his family. While he still lives with a mother, his mother is a neglective alcoholic, who never cares for her son. Clarence and Kathy actually care for Scott like they are his parents. Francis tells them that he’s seeking revenge for Clarence’s failures. Clarence asks what he did wrong. Francis confirms that this is over the Pit. Clarence reminds him that he killed everyone involved with Skillion, therefore, he’s wondering how Francis could be avenging Skillion’s death. Francis chuckles. He reveals that he’s NOT avenging Skillion. Francis points out that he hates Skillion and is glad that he’s dead. Francis says that “We” are not avenging what Skillion did. But that they are avenging against Clarence’s failures over it. Everyone is shocked to hear him say, “We.” Then suddenly, a voice says, “Yes...we.” Andrew, Iris, and the Carters turn to find Scott being held at knife point by -- MELINA.

Scott feels hurt and betrayed by Melina’s reveal. Melina reveals that she hasn’t killed anyone in this massacre. But she infiltrated the group to spy on them and to gather anyone for this night where she and Francis took out Clarence and his family for his failure. Andrew, Scott, and Clarence asks her why she’s doing this. They ask what Clarence did wrong to her. Melina reveals that it’s because of Clarence’s failures to get a warrant to arrest Skillion and that instead of killing him, he just arrested him. But because Clarence did NOT get a warrant and tortured the already injured Skillion, Clarence was forced to release Skillion on a technicality. Skillion was free to establish his sick PIT prison, which Melina and Francis were subjects to. This shock everyone. Melina and Francis are not avenging Skillion’s death. They’re avenging what Skillion did to them. And they’re blaming Clarence for it. As Melina talks, Clarence is loosening up his rope from his wrist.

Melina reveals through FLASHBACKS that she was nearly giving up when she was escaped with the help of her protector. We remember the little girl, Angel, who was saved by another prisoner. While other innocent prisoners were rounded up during the escape, Angel and her Protector were able to get to a door. Melina reveals to them that she escaped through the door. That’s right -- Melina is Angel. Angel/Melina escaped through the door while her protector fought off the gang trying to recapture them. Melina recaps how when she ran out the door, she saw her protector fighting off the gangs. But he was recaptured and beaten. Angel was saved when she waved down a car. She then brought the police over to Woodside. The officer in charge of the raid, of course, was Clarence. Clarence saved the other prisoners and killed Skillion and his gang. But in their eyes, he was too late. Angel lost her mother, her soul, and her protector...who was deformed and injured. But he survived. Melina reveals that her and her father took her protector in. She and her protector became best friends.

It’s now do we realize that the Protector is none other than -- FRANCIS. Melina reveals that Francis was in the PIT longer than her. As a result of the trauma he suffered from both physical and mental torture, he lost his soul and identity. He didn’t remember who he was or anything about his past. So when Angel met her protector, she named him Francis. Francis now wears the mask to conceal his scars and deformed face as a result of his tortures. Melina reveals that she was renamed Melina as a way to protect herself from any possible survivors of Skillion’s gang. With the help of her father, Melina and Francis were able to train and prepare for this moment. They blame Clarence for their suffering. Skillion did it. But Clarence failed to prevent it. Had he either done the right procedures to arrest him or just killed him in the first place, none of this would have happened. Clarence reminds her that he saved them. But Melina says that she saved herself and that Clarence is NOT a hero. He is the cause of it. Clarence tries to apologize to her for his failures. But Melina isn’t having it. She says that he needs to suffer the same loss, pain, and heartbreak that she and Francis had to endure. Except only this time, nobody is coming to their rescue and nobody is escaping this.

Melina says that it’s time for everyone to say goodbye. She goes to stab Scott. But Scott grabs her wrist. It becomes a struggle between Scott and Melina. Francis goes to help her. But Andrew grabs a chair and whacks Francis with it. Francis turns and attacks Andrew. But Clarence fully frees himself and tackles Francis. As he fights Francis, he tells Andrew to free Kathy and Lorraine. Francis and Clarence fight a good fight. Clarence is using both his military and police skills to fight the large killer. Upon being freed, Lorraine joins the fight with her father. Upon being freed, Kathy attends to Iris. Melina and Scott continue to fight as Andrew, Lorraine, and their father fight Francis together. Scott and Melina throw each other into the kitchen, where they destroy the kitchen by throwing each other everywhere. Melina gets the upperhand, throwing and bashing Scott everywhere. Exhausted and weak, Scott stops fighting. Melina throws him on the floor and gets on him. Melina says that she loved their time together. But that it must come to an end now. She raises her knife up in the air. Scott feels a steak knife on the floor and grabs it. Melina swings the knife down towards Scott. But he catches her wrist then slams the steak knife into Melina’s skull. Melina Glover, girlfriend of Scott, partner of Francis, and Skillion’s prisoner, formerly known as Angel, is dead.

Back in the living room, despite being outnumbered by three to one, Francis is easily beating the Carter family. With Andrew and Lorraine defeated and giving up, it’s just Francis and Clarence. Francis grabs Clarence and slams his body onto the floor. He pulls out his knife and tells the Carter family to say goodbye. He goes to stab Clarence. But, suddenly, Francis gasps in pain and falls off of Clarence. We find that Scott has thrown Melina’s knife into his back. Clarence grabs Francis’s knife. Everyone hugs Scott in relief. Suddenly, Francis rises and pulls out his machete. But before he can do anything, Clarence throws his own knife into Francis’s eye. Francis, partner of Melina, Angel’s protector, and the main killer of the story, is dead.

Everyone is relieved that it’s over. They; Clarence, Kathy, Lorraine, Andrew, Scott, and Iris have survived this nightmare. Andrew approaches Francis. He pulls the knife out of his eye. Clarence asks what he’s doing. Andrew removes Francis’s mask. However, before we can see his face, we CUT TO everyone’s reaction. Everyone is shocked, horrified, and disgusted by what they see. We DO NOT see Francis’s face. They turn away from the dead Francis and they all check on Iris.

Chapter 16
It’s been a few weeks since the murders ended. Andrew and Scott’s friendship is stronger than ever. Iris has made a full recover and continues to be part of their group, which they shall reestablish with new people. They mourn the loss of their friends; Alice, Cassie, Oscar, Chuck, Cheri, and Jeremy. Scott wants to mourn Melina but it’s painful knowing that she was the one responsible for it all. While at the cemetery to pay their respects to all of their lost friends, Andrew and Scott find Lorraine mourning Keith at his grave. They approach Lorraine and asks if she’s okay. She says that she’s trying to be okay. She confesses that she regrets cheating on him. She vows to never date again even though she likes having sex. Andrew says that he’ll support her no matter. While he wishes for her to not sleep around, he’ll never stop loving her. Both Andrew and Scott put their arms around Lorraine like family.

As the three stand there, a young guy around their age approaches Keith’s grave. He excuses himself so that he can place flowers on Keith’s grave. Andrew, Scott, and Lorraine are curious about this guy. He looks exactly like Keith except he’s younger, taller, skinnier, and has longer hair. They introduce themselves to this guy. The guy introduces himself as Keith’s younger brother -- NICK CURTIS (17). Lorraine takes Nick by the hand and gives him her condolences. Nick smiles and thanks her. Nick reveals that Keith spoke of her to him. Lorraine smiles. Andrew and Scott asks if Nick is doing anything today. Nick says that he has nothing planned. Andrew and Scott asks Nick if he would like to hang out with them. Nick smiles and says that he’d like that. The four of them; Andrew, Scott, Nick, and Lorraine leave together.

At an unknown location to us, we find Little Man crying. He’s all alone and scared. Suddenly, Brandonface appears behind him. Little Man feels his presence. He runs into Brandonface’s arms. They hug each other. He tells the killer that he’s happy that’s still alive, confessing that he thought that he was dead. Brandonface tells Little Man that he’ll never leave him. He’s not Lorraine. Little Man’s eyes are widen by this. Little Man says that is right. Brandonface is NOT Lorraine. And with that, they will continue their plans to terrorize Lorraine.

Confirmed Facts

 * This is meant to be a prequel and the beginning of the Tyler and Nancy stories. However, neither character appears in this story.
 * Daphne, Nick, Charlie, and Melissa do NOT appear in this story. They will gradually appear throughout the prequel trilogy.
 * Nick does appear at the end.
 * Many of the aspects of this story is taken from the MTV Scream Season 1.
 * All of the main characters who are based on That 70s Show characters are seen to appear like their 70s Show counterparts. Meaning Andrew is played by Eric Forman, Scott is played by Hyde, Clarence is played by Red, Kathy is played by Kitty, and Lorraine is played Laurie
 * This is the very first time that Lorraine will have a large role in the stories without dying.
 * Scott's embaressing viral video of him dancing like a chicken in a party is taken from That 70s Show episode "Son and Daughter" (08x14), where Hyde has a party at his biological father's house and dances like a chicken on a table.
 * The character Iris Lilly is named after author Donald Newton's mother.
 * The Mayor James Monroe shares the same name as the 5th President of the United States.
 * There are four villains. Two killers and two unmasked helpers. The first unmasked villain is revealed in Chapter 6 during Brandonface's first kill. The second unmasked villain will be revealed at the end as the shocking twist. None of the two unmasked villains kill anyone. Francis and Brandonface are the only villains who kill anyone.
 * Brandonface was originally going to kill only victim but the story now requires him to kill more victims.
 * Chapter 13 will feature a special fight between two characters that Scream fans would most likely love to see. Plus an adorable and funny old couple makes an appearance during the fight scene.
 * In Chapter 6, we learn that LIttle Man is Brandonface's accomplice.
 * We learn that Melina is Angel, the little girl who escaped from the Pit, and Francis is Angel's protector. This is based on Bane and Tailia from The Dark Knight Rises.

Body Count

 * Regular non-important characters will be just "Male Character" or "Female Character." They are NOT anyone in the list of the characters.
 * Minor Main Characters is someone below Cheri Hamilton on the list of characters, such as Miguel and Kieth
 * MAJOR MAIN CHARACTERS is someone above Alice Worth in the list of characters, such as Andrew, Scott, Clarence, Kathy, and Lorraine.
 * Main Characters are in between Lorraine and Miguel, such as Alice, Iris, Cassie, Oscar, Chuck and Cheri.