He's out of control, Charlie Brown!!!

Chapter 2: On the Case

RRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGG!!! The school bell sounded and on cue, all the kids screamed and ran as fast as they could. Linus and Charlie Brown were amongst them but they stopped by the wall to catch their breath. The wall was their favorite spot to talk.

"Well, now that school is done with, we're free!" Linus said breathlessly. He stuck his thumb in his mouth and held his blanket. He couldn't get his mind off what happened this morning. They left the wall and headed for Charlie Brown's house.

"See ya, Linus" Charlie Brown said as he went up to his house. Linus ran until he came to his house. Rerun was sitting in the living room, playing with his blocks. Lucy didn't appear to be home yet. Linus went to his room and put his backpack down. Then, he went downstairs and saw Lucy standing in the living room. All she did was stare at him. Lucy walked upstairs, pushing past Linus. They didn't talk for the rest of the night. Linus watched TV until bedtime. Rerun was already in bed and Lucy was brushing her teeth. He walked sleepily up the stairs and got changed into his pajamas. He had a strange feeling that he wasn't alone in his room. He shivered then got into bed with his trusty security blanket and fell into a deep sleep.

Rerun bolted into the living room. He had been at his friend's house all morning and he was full of energy. He saw Linus sitting on a stool in front of the television. Is he shaking? Rerun thought.

"Linus?" Rerun called. Linus didn't turn around. How could he be occupied? The TV wasn't even on.

"Linus?" he asked again. Rerun walked up to him, being careful that he didn't scare him. Rerun tapped Linus on the shoulder and Linus fell back. He landed on the floor, unconsious.

"Aagh!" Rerun screamed. He knelt down, adrenaline rushing to his head. He tried shaking Linus awake, but it didn't work. Unsure of what to do and who to get for help, he ran out the door and all of the way to Charlie Brown's house. He pounded on the door a couple of times before Charlie Brown opened the door. Snoopy, Charlie Brown's beagle, was with him.

"Rerun, what's wrong?" Charlie Brown asked, concerned. He never saw Rerun in this kind of state except when he went for rides on the back of his mom's bike. His mom was a really bad bike rider, so Rerun was always shaken up after a ride.

"Linus...passed...out...Need...help" Rerun replied, breathlessly.

"Well, come on! Let's help him. Snoopy, we need all the help we can get!" Charlie Brown called to his dog. The three of them sped up the sidewalk and to Rerun's house. Linus was still on the floor, unconsious. Charlie Brown rushed to Linus' side and propped him up with his hand.

"Rerun, go get a glass of water. And hurry!" Charlie Brown instructed. Without hesitation, Rerun ran into the kitchen and came back with a tall glass of water. Snoopy just stayed back and watched. Rerun handed Charlie Brown the water and Charlie Brown poured it on Linus' face. Instantly, Linus woke up, coughing. Rerun got a good look at his brother's face. It looked like a car accident. He had tremendous bags under his eyes, his eyes were as wide as dinner plates and bleary, and he was as white as a ghost. Charlie Brown made him sit up, but Linus held his head and clutched his stomach.

"Linus, what happened? What's wrong?" Charlie Brown asked.

"M-my blanket...it's g-g-gone!" Linus cried, "I woke up and it was gone. I had it last night"

"You mean this is what happens when your blanket is taken away?" Rerun remarked.

"My blanket! I got to go get my blanket back!" Linus jumped to his feet and ran to the door. But he clung onto the door pane. His world was a blur of colors. His vision was foggy and the world seemed to be spinning around him. He felt dizzy and he let out a big groan. Linus' grip on the door pane loosened a little. Charlie Brown hustled to Linus. He knew what was next. The outlines of things were fading and he fell back onto the flor, unconsious once more. Charlie Brown propped him up again and Rerun rushed over with water. Charlie Brown poured it all over Linus' face again and he woke up again, coughing up the water that traveled into his mouth.

"I need my blanket back, Charlie Brown. I'll die without it!" Linus wimpered. This is where Linus' overreactions get out of hand. Charlie Brown helped Linus to his feet and brought him to the couch where he laid him down and propped him up. Charlie Brown felt Linus' forehead as he talked to Rerun.

"Rerun, you need to find out where Linus' blanket is and who took it. I feel that Lucy took it. Snoopy can go with you. He's a hunting dog, he'll be able to help you". Linus let out a huge groan. When they went to New York to get the blanket back, Snoopy went with him and he didn't help at all.

"Áre you sure?" Rerun asked.

"Absolutely. Now hurry!"

"Wait, aren't you coming?"

"No. I'll stay with your brother. He needs help and he can't do it by himself" Charlie Brown replied.

"Ok. C'mon, Snoopy. We've got a mystery to solve" Rerun chanted. Snoopy was already dressed in his detective outfit. Rerun was going to ask how he did it so soon, but decided to focus. Something else was strange about Snoopy. He had a weird look on his face but Rerun couldn't think of what it was. He motioned Snoopy to come along. They were going to help Rerun's brother, no matter what it took.