Summertime is for soaring around and hanging your school bags in the closet. My buddies and I were eager for this relaxation to help forget the tragedy of a previous friend's murder case. Despite the challenges of life, we make an effort to persevere. Coming out leaves a lasting impact on me as Dustin takes down the crucifix over his bed. Around the time when Beth is blossoming from her shell, Carson develops a new addiction. Finally, Mandy's family life keeps deteriorating. This is more than even Phineaus and Ferb accomplished in a single summer! But regrettably, everything would go south. From the splattering of my consciousness with fuzzy portions of my day and the skin crawling appearances of mysterious notes. To boyfriends who associate with the wrong people, put on tough exteriors to feel validated inside, and even obstruct the assimilation of a harmful figure's intentions. All of this culminates into carnival day, when yet another child's blood washes the floors of BerkVille. What took place? Who was the criminal? Who was the victim, and could it possibly be...

Summer sinks into a dark void and out of it emerges the haunting masked stalker "Masquerade". Threats, blissful taunting videos displayed on various screens and the everlasting feeling of being watched. Us five, Dustin, Carson, Beth, Mandy and I, Toy, have to now face our biggest threats: the embodiment of ourselves. Taking our identities and faces, Masquerade's puppets confuse the clueless, rewrite our stories, take advantage of situations and loved ones, flipping the script. Everyone's a suspect and friends turn into foes. Lies and unspoken past secrets toss over the tides and Masquerade becomes our real life boogieman. At the front of the case is Mandy coming off solving the puzzle from summer with a false piece. She's dedicated to figuring out who's behind the mask and their motivations. Seemingly, the only path to do so is through those behind our clay face molds. But that'll prove to be challenging as we try to preserve ourselves, lives and reputation participating in Masquerade's series of twisted childlike games. In the background, a family traced with secrets brings a new level of mystery to BerkVille. And soon we start to consider the possibility of everything being connected somehow. With all this, we try to balance our day to day lives of new romances, angels, competition, being outed and its consequences, family strife, and new endeavors. Have you gotten your dress and mask for the masquerade ball?