"Against All Odds"
by,
Bunny
Tommy is sitting alone in the Lair, absently thumbing through some of
Merton's books, trying to find *any* kind of loophole to save him. He looks
sadly at the statue that was his best friend, and shakes his head ruefully.
"I'm so sorry..." he whispers, blinking back the tears and shaking his head,
forcing himself to return to the book, but he looks off into the distance, as
if struck by some memory...
~How can I just let you walk away? Just let you leave without a trace? When
I stand here taking every breath, with you. Oooooh. You're the only one who
really knew me at all. How can you just walk away from me, when all I can do
is watch you leave? Cos, we shared the laughter and the pain. And even shed
the tears. You're the only one who really knew me at all.~
{Tommy danced, Stacey in his arms, not a care in the world. Suddenly, a soft
plea broke up on his ears...
Merton was yanked from his chair by T&T. "I was sitting... HELP ME!" he
yelped as they dragged him away.
Tommy's protective instinct instantly up, he grew angry fangs without even
thinking about it.
"Tommy, not here! We're in a public place." Stacey giggled, thinking he was
on the make.
Tommy nodded and gave her a closed-mouthed smile, sending an evil glare
towards the doorway behind her back. Suddenly, he noticed the claws
growing... "Ahhh..." he whispered, suddenly running away.
"Tommy, where are you going?!" she demanded, stamping her foot.
"It's only fair to warn you, my father's a Navy Seal..." Merton said as they
were dragging him towards the wall.
Tommy grew angrier, his transformation more quickly coming.
"I could disembowel a Rhino with a paperclip?" he tried, as they slammed him
into the wall.
"What do you think, Tim?" Travis asked. "We work on the suplex, figure four,
or go straight for the bodyslam?"
"Bodyslam!" they said together, with a little nod.
Tommy growled ferally as he leaped upon them, knocking them away from Merton.
Merton cheered him on as he fought them and scared them away.
"See ya, loosers!" Merton taunted as they jumped the fence. "Yeah, there's
more where that came from! OH yeah! Thanks, Tommy..." he said gratefully,
looking around for his new friend. "Tommy? What are you doin' back here?" he
asked, seeing him finally with his head stuck in the back door.
"That should be *me* in there dancing with her." he pouted. "But nooooo. Look
at me! I'm a frikin monster!"
"You saved my butt, Tommy... A monster wouldn't've done that..." he said
softly. "Except for maybe Swamp Thing; he had a good heart..." he ammended
with a tilt of his head. "Come on, we should get you back to the Lair before
the Dog Catcher makes his rounds..." he said, biting back a laugh and turning
to go. "Tommy?"
"Yeah, yeah... I'm coming..." he sighed, taking one last look at Stacey
dancing with the other guy...}
~So, take a look at me now. Well, there's just an empty space. And, there's
nothin' left here to remind me. Just the memory of your face. Well, take a
look at me now. Well, there's just an empty space. And, you coming back to me
is against the odds, and that's what I've got to face.~
{Tommy carefully shouldered the knapsack with Merton's head inside.
"My neck, Tommy. My neck..." he pleaded. "Your gym-bag *stinks*!" he
complained.
"Hope you had fun at the school psychiatrist, Tommy." Becky smiled at him.
"Oh, uh, thanks?" he said, confused, as he was walking past. "Merton, how's
your sister know about that?" he demanded.
"Oh, I might've mentioned it in exchange for remote-control privileges?" he
said a bit apologetically.
"Merton! You realize your sister's the biggest gossip in school? I don't want
people thinkin' I'm nuts!" he hissed.
"It's all about you. What about me? I'm invisible, my head's in a bag, and
I'm totally naked."
Tommy let go of the bag and moved away, freaked. "Totally?"
Merton nodded.
"Couldn't you at least have put some underwear on?"
"My clothes aren't invisible; just me. Did ya want it to look like you were
chased around by a pair of haunted underpants?"}
~I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry.
There's so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why. You're the only
one who really knew me at all.~
{Merton stood to the side as Tommy jumped out of the bushes, ready to fight
his double.
"Now I'm gonna kick my butt!" he declared, getting into fighting stance.
It seemed to be a standstill, each blocking the others moves...
"You can't beat me!" Evil Tommy taunted. "I'm just as strong as you. I'm just
as fast as you. But, *unlike* you, I play dirty!" he said, reaching up to
kick him below the belt.
Tommy merely laughed. "I know, that's why I'm wearin' my cup."
Evil Tommy looked scared for the merest of seconds, just as Tommy reached and
kicked *him*, sending him flying.
Getting on top of him, he punched him over and over, leaving him laying on
the ground, gasping. Finally, he grabbed a rock, ready to do away with him.
"Tommy! Don't do it!" Merton pleaded. "If you do it, you'll be just as bad as
him. The only way to master your inner demons is to accept them. As part of
who you are."
"Time to come home." Tommy nodded, standing before him with his arms spread.
"Nooooo!" Evil Tommy screamed as he was sucked back inside of Tommy.
Tommy sat on his knees, gasping and panting.
"Is... is he gone?" Merton asked, coming to check on Tommy.
"No. He's just back where he belongs..."}
~So, take a look at me now. Well, there's just an empty space. And, there's
nothin' left here to remind me, just the memory of your face. Now, take a
look at me now. Cos there's just an empty space. But, to wait for you is all
I can do. And, that's what I've got to face. Take a good look at me now. Cos
I'll still be standin' here. And, you comin' back to me is against all odds.
It's a chance I've got to take.~
Tommy took one more look Merton and shook his head sadly. "I... I'll be
seein' ya, buddy. That's a promise..." he rasped out, giving a short salute
before he shut the door and walked away...
~Take a look at me now...~
~*The End*~
by,
Bunny
Tommy is sitting alone in the Lair, absently thumbing through some of
Merton's books, trying to find *any* kind of loophole to save him. He looks
sadly at the statue that was his best friend, and shakes his head ruefully.
"I'm so sorry..." he whispers, blinking back the tears and shaking his head,
forcing himself to return to the book, but he looks off into the distance, as
if struck by some memory...
~How can I just let you walk away? Just let you leave without a trace? When
I stand here taking every breath, with you. Oooooh. You're the only one who
really knew me at all. How can you just walk away from me, when all I can do
is watch you leave? Cos, we shared the laughter and the pain. And even shed
the tears. You're the only one who really knew me at all.~
{Tommy danced, Stacey in his arms, not a care in the world. Suddenly, a soft
plea broke up on his ears...
Merton was yanked from his chair by T&T. "I was sitting... HELP ME!" he
yelped as they dragged him away.
Tommy's protective instinct instantly up, he grew angry fangs without even
thinking about it.
"Tommy, not here! We're in a public place." Stacey giggled, thinking he was
on the make.
Tommy nodded and gave her a closed-mouthed smile, sending an evil glare
towards the doorway behind her back. Suddenly, he noticed the claws
growing... "Ahhh..." he whispered, suddenly running away.
"Tommy, where are you going?!" she demanded, stamping her foot.
"It's only fair to warn you, my father's a Navy Seal..." Merton said as they
were dragging him towards the wall.
Tommy grew angrier, his transformation more quickly coming.
"I could disembowel a Rhino with a paperclip?" he tried, as they slammed him
into the wall.
"What do you think, Tim?" Travis asked. "We work on the suplex, figure four,
or go straight for the bodyslam?"
"Bodyslam!" they said together, with a little nod.
Tommy growled ferally as he leaped upon them, knocking them away from Merton.
Merton cheered him on as he fought them and scared them away.
"See ya, loosers!" Merton taunted as they jumped the fence. "Yeah, there's
more where that came from! OH yeah! Thanks, Tommy..." he said gratefully,
looking around for his new friend. "Tommy? What are you doin' back here?" he
asked, seeing him finally with his head stuck in the back door.
"That should be *me* in there dancing with her." he pouted. "But nooooo. Look
at me! I'm a frikin monster!"
"You saved my butt, Tommy... A monster wouldn't've done that..." he said
softly. "Except for maybe Swamp Thing; he had a good heart..." he ammended
with a tilt of his head. "Come on, we should get you back to the Lair before
the Dog Catcher makes his rounds..." he said, biting back a laugh and turning
to go. "Tommy?"
"Yeah, yeah... I'm coming..." he sighed, taking one last look at Stacey
dancing with the other guy...}
~So, take a look at me now. Well, there's just an empty space. And, there's
nothin' left here to remind me. Just the memory of your face. Well, take a
look at me now. Well, there's just an empty space. And, you coming back to me
is against the odds, and that's what I've got to face.~
{Tommy carefully shouldered the knapsack with Merton's head inside.
"My neck, Tommy. My neck..." he pleaded. "Your gym-bag *stinks*!" he
complained.
"Hope you had fun at the school psychiatrist, Tommy." Becky smiled at him.
"Oh, uh, thanks?" he said, confused, as he was walking past. "Merton, how's
your sister know about that?" he demanded.
"Oh, I might've mentioned it in exchange for remote-control privileges?" he
said a bit apologetically.
"Merton! You realize your sister's the biggest gossip in school? I don't want
people thinkin' I'm nuts!" he hissed.
"It's all about you. What about me? I'm invisible, my head's in a bag, and
I'm totally naked."
Tommy let go of the bag and moved away, freaked. "Totally?"
Merton nodded.
"Couldn't you at least have put some underwear on?"
"My clothes aren't invisible; just me. Did ya want it to look like you were
chased around by a pair of haunted underpants?"}
~I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry.
There's so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why. You're the only
one who really knew me at all.~
{Merton stood to the side as Tommy jumped out of the bushes, ready to fight
his double.
"Now I'm gonna kick my butt!" he declared, getting into fighting stance.
It seemed to be a standstill, each blocking the others moves...
"You can't beat me!" Evil Tommy taunted. "I'm just as strong as you. I'm just
as fast as you. But, *unlike* you, I play dirty!" he said, reaching up to
kick him below the belt.
Tommy merely laughed. "I know, that's why I'm wearin' my cup."
Evil Tommy looked scared for the merest of seconds, just as Tommy reached and
kicked *him*, sending him flying.
Getting on top of him, he punched him over and over, leaving him laying on
the ground, gasping. Finally, he grabbed a rock, ready to do away with him.
"Tommy! Don't do it!" Merton pleaded. "If you do it, you'll be just as bad as
him. The only way to master your inner demons is to accept them. As part of
who you are."
"Time to come home." Tommy nodded, standing before him with his arms spread.
"Nooooo!" Evil Tommy screamed as he was sucked back inside of Tommy.
Tommy sat on his knees, gasping and panting.
"Is... is he gone?" Merton asked, coming to check on Tommy.
"No. He's just back where he belongs..."}
~So, take a look at me now. Well, there's just an empty space. And, there's
nothin' left here to remind me, just the memory of your face. Now, take a
look at me now. Cos there's just an empty space. But, to wait for you is all
I can do. And, that's what I've got to face. Take a good look at me now. Cos
I'll still be standin' here. And, you comin' back to me is against all odds.
It's a chance I've got to take.~
Tommy took one more look Merton and shook his head sadly. "I... I'll be
seein' ya, buddy. That's a promise..." he rasped out, giving a short salute
before he shut the door and walked away...
~Take a look at me now...~
~*The End*~
