𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙇 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆 - 𝑺𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎

Seven

"We have to think, strategize." Jennifer said as Dewey drove the car. "Milton's the key to everything."

"He's a pervert, not a killer," Gale said.

"Doesn't matter," Jacqui said from next to Jennifer in the backseat. "Pervert's a pervert, I say he's 'collateral damage' when killing Ghostface, who's with me?!" She held a hand up for a high-five, which only Jennifer returned.

Jennifer looked to Jacqui. "He's gotta be involved somehow. We should follow him."

"We're gonna go back to the precinct and tell Kincaid and Sidney what we found out," Gale said in annoyance.

"Or we can give a phone call, that's also a thing." Jacqui murmured, rolling her eyes.

"My Gale would be much more aggressive," Jennifer said. "My Gale would suspect everybody. My Gale would—"

"Shut up!" Gale and Dewey both shouted at the same time, making Jacqui dryly laugh.

Dewey's phone started ringing and he picked up. "Riley here. — Hey, Sid. I'm with Gale. We're on our way to see you." Jennifer leaned forward to listen in on what Sidney said. ". . . Wait, Sid, I'm not so sure that's such a good idea. . . . No— . . . W-We're on our way. . . . But still, Sid—" He closed the phone.

"Jennifer, what'd she say?" Jacqui asked Jennifer, who just shrugged.

"Looks like we're going to that party after all," Dewey said, and Jacqui widely smiled.

"Yes, I wanted to go so bad but I didn't know how to tell you guys!" Jacqui leaned back in her seat. "I was honestly just gonna climb out of the window and call a taxi.""

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"Hey, guys. Come on in. Join the party," Roman said as the five of them walked into the house.

"Yeah, well, actually we're here to see Sidney," Gale said.

"Really? Sidney's here."

"Where? Where's Sidney?" Dewey asked.

"She's right there," Roman said, pointing to Angelina.

"No, the real Sidney," Jacqui smacked him on the back of the head. "Like how she's "Gale" and she's Gale," she gestured to Jennifer and Gale. "And like how she's "me" and I'm actually me." She then gestured to Lindsay and herself.

Jennifer sat down on one of the couches as Jacqui grabbed a glass. "Sidney Prescott?" Roman asked, shaking his head. "No, I'd never invite her here."

"Well, she's on her way," Gale said.

Roman lifted his glass. "Well, the more the merrier."

"Why would Sidney come to a Stab cast party?" Lindsay scoffed a laugh. "She hates us."

Jacqui suddenly glared. "Why don't you just do the world a favor and take an acting class, you C-list, Botox bimbo!" She angrily shot back, Gale's eyes widened. Jacqui sighed, sipping from a glass Roman handed her as she rolled her eyes. "It's Michigan all over."

"This is not like Michigan." Roman rolled his eyes.

"God, this house is incredible," Angelina spoke in astonishment as she looked around. "It's old Hollywood."

"Yeah, could the dude have more money?" Tyson scoffed.

"Supposedly, Milton has a secret screening room that was like the scene back in the seventies, you know," Roman explained. "It was like, drinks and drugs and girls and movies and shit."

"Wow! I wish I could've seen it," Angelina smiled, Gale and Dewey were doing their own thing.

"Big old screening room shouldn't be too hard to find," Roman said, starting to walk off. "I'm gonna go check this place out."

"Woah, Roman! Wait a minute! Hold up!" Jacqui yelled, standing up.

"Roman Bridger, I should beat your ass right now!" Lindsay shouted while also getting up.

"Really, wait!" Tyson exclaimed, standing up at the same time as Lindsay did. "Just one damn minute. There's a psycho killer on the loose, and you wanna go traipsing around this gigantic mansion? Have you ever actually seen the Stab movies?" He gestured to Dewey as he was walking out of the room with Gale. "Every time this dude enters a room, he ends up a goddam shish-kebab!"

"Yes! That's what I'm saying!" Lindsay exclaimed. "We should stick together."

"Yeah!" Jacqui nodded. "How come every time some scary shit happens and we should stick together some white person always says, "Let's split up?""

After a moment, Roman shrugged. "Okay." He pointed to Jennifer and Angelina, the only other two white people left in the room. "You two, follow me."

Jacqui, Tyson, and Lindsay stared in shock as the three walked away. "Wow— I actually can't even argue with that—" Jacqui huffed.

"I'll be right back!" Roman yelled as he left.

"Later, skater!" Jacqui called out after, he didn't reply this time. She then gasped. "Ohhhh, he said the thing!"

". . . Well, at least they aren't going alone?" Lindsay shrugged.

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After a while of walking, Jacqui turned to Lindsay and Tyson. "I'm gonna go look for Roman, you two aren't as fun to be around."

"Why are all your close friends white?" Tyson asked after her.

"That's not even true, shut up!" Jacqui protested as she went to leave.

Jacqui continued to walk but stopped and turned when the corner of her eye spotted the door to the basement, openly ajar. Jacqui looked around, realizing nobody was near her. "Fuck, man." She huffed before heading down the stairs.

"Roman! Jennifer!" Jacqui called out, no reply. "Dewey! Gale!" She still got no reply and angrily whined. "Why is it always me?!"

Jacqui walked through the props, jumping once or twice at things that looked very real. She nudged a fake body a couple of times just to be sure before turning to the green light that was at the corner of her eye.

Her expression dropped when she saw some white cloth sticking out, the coffin slightly ajar. She slowly approached and grabbed onto the coffin, taking a minute before pulling it open to reveal Roman's body.

Jacqui stared in terror at what was in front of her and fully took it in. Her mouth drew open and she screamed the loudest she had since the last killing, gripping onto the edge of the coffin. She sunk down when she stopped screaming and sharply inhaled and exhaled. "WHAT THE FUCK?!" She very loudly shouted.

Jacqui sat there for a moment longer with her back against the table the coffin stood on. She murmured a long string of swears while taking a small bag of some white powder out of her pocket, putting some on her finger and snorting it with barely any hesitation.

After that, Jacqui took a moment to collect herself before realizing she needed a weapon now that the killer was definitely there, she peeked back over at Roman's body. "I'm sorry, man. Don't haunt me for this." Jacqui's eyes squinted as she gripped one hand onto the knife's handle. "Fuck, I do not feel good about this!" She got ready to pull it out when a scream erupted from next to her, making her heart stop.

Jacqui screamed and let go of the knife that she was ready to yank out as Jennifer gripped onto her shoulders. "Is he dead?!"

"What do you fuckin' think?!" Jacqui shouted back, gesturing to his body. Jennifer started to run off, making Jacqui lose her original train of thought as she followed after. "Don't leave me alone after that!"

The second Jennifer turned the corner after coming up the stairs, she bumped into Gale, who held a gun. Jennifer and Gale both screamed before Jacqui caught up to them.

"Roman's dead!" Jacqui quickly told Gale, her eyes glassy. She would've been in complete tears if she didn't do some coke earlier. "Like, really dead!"

"Fuck!" Gale looked around. "Okay, we've gotta go!"