Wishful Thinking
"Let's hang out Tim-Tim." said Gary smiling.
"Not now Gary, I said I'll hang out with Chester and A.J. today." Timmy said while searching for his video game. "Ha, I found it! Bye Gary, we can hang out later!" he yelled as he ran off.
"That's what you said yesterday." Gary whispered, watching as the door slammed shut.
..
Watching Timmy sleep, he smiled.
It was nice to be by him; he was always so warm. Hugging him tightly, he was happy when Timmy did the same unconsciously.
Snuggling closer, he murmured, "I wish this would last forever."
Winking, a shooting star flew by.
..
He was seething with rage.
What does Timmy see in those idiots he calls "friends"? What do they have that I don't? Does Timmy not want to be with me anymore?
Locked away in Timmy's mind, he sat there, waiting for Timmy to come get him.
He'll come soon right?
..
It was all dark and lonely in here.
It had been hours already, if not, days and Timmy still hadn't shown up yet.
Wandering around, Gary stumbled upon a door.
"Maybe Timmy's on the other side." He said excitedly. Wrenching the door open, all he could see was toys.
Toys that he had seen Timmy toss aside, never to be seen again afterwards until now and a realization struck him.
He had been abandoned.
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Hanging out with Chester and A.J. was great.
He was so happy to finally have friends. Now he didn't have to be alone anymore.
But why did it feel like he had forgotten something - something important.
"I'm totally going to kick your butt this time Timmy!" cried A.J.
"No way, you'll never beat me!" said Timmy grinning as Chester cheered.
Wait, what was I thinking about? Never mind, it wasn't important.
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Revenge, it was hollow.
Returning to steal Timmy's friends had been far too easy, yet he had failed to lock away Timmy like he had done to him.
The second time was no different either.
He had captured his family and friends, ending up with a bunch of Timmys who served him and all the others in the end yes, but it wasn't even really Timmy for crying out loud!
Why couldn't I do it? How could I have failed? Why can't I be content now?
Why can't I just forget?
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"I'm sorry Gary." Timmy muttered.
He was so ashamed of himself. How could he have forgotten about Gary? He who had once been his best friend was now an enemy.
"It's my entire fault. I shouldn't have abandoned him." He cried.
"Sweetie, you can't blame yourself. You were five years old then. You couldn't have known better." said Wanda looking at Timmy sadly, while Cosmo was silent for once.
"I know, but I wished I hadn't done that. I never wanted to hurt Gary. He was my best friend, the first friend I ever had." He said dejectedly.
He wanted to be friends again.
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This was it.
All he had to do was wish that he had never existed. Then he would cease to be and could never have been able to hurt Timmy at all.
He knew Timmy regretted it now. He lived inside him after all and it wasn't hard to break into his thoughts either.
Why didn't I ever try to find out the truth before?
Gary smiled regretfully.
It was because I was afraid – too afraid to find out why he had abandoned me.
The fault hadn't entirely been Timmy's to begin with as he had found out. His parents and those therapy sessions slowly tore them apart. Imagination it seemed wasn't a worthwhile trait to have and that hurt deeply, after all, Gary was born from Timmy's imagination.
But everything will be better soon Timmy.
"I wish that I had never existed." said Gary.
Magic rushed over him, causing him to slip into unconsciousness.
I wish it could've lasted forever.
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Waking up, Timmy suddenly asked, "Who's Gary?"
"Who?" said Wanda who had woken up a few minutes earlier than Timmy and was wondering why she couldn't remember what had happened before she fell asleep. Shrugging, she focused on Timmy.
"Gary. Who's Gary?" he asked again.
"I don't know kiddo. You sure it wasn't just a dream you had? You know, you do have a wild imagination after all." said Wanda.
"Yeah, but it felt so real. It felt like I knew him from somewhere before." replied Timmy slowly. "Oh well, like you said, it was probably just a dream." Timmy pondered, before his grip on his dream loosened and faded.
It was just a dream after all, right?
TBC...
AN: Okay, now time to clear up any questions. So Gary is Timmy's "imaginary" friend before he got fairly godparents and became friends with Chester and A.J. But when Timmy becomes friends with Chester and A.J., he slowly stops hanging out with Gary, thus forcing him back into his mind and "forgetting" him. And I made it so that even though Gary lives inside Timmy's mind, he doesn't know what Timmy thoughts are unless he breaks into the "main part of his mind" and I definitely blame Timmy's parents for "getting rid" of Gary. By the way, this is going to be in three parts if nothing goes awry, since I mostly have it plotted out. Review maybe?