I recently saw "The End of the Universe-ity" episode of The Fairly Odd Parents. In my opinion, it was one of the best Poof era episodes. The ending was a bit predictable, however. We all knew Timmy would rip off the Dark Powers suit and defeat Dark Lazer. But it got me thinking; what if Timmy had fallen prey to the influences of the Dark Power? What if Wanda's pleading had fallen on deaf ears? Warning: This is a very violet story with fights, death, blood and the occasional curse word. If such things would ruin your memories of the show, or you honestly can't stomach such things, I strongly and respectfully ask you read something else.

For those of you who are still here, I humbly present…

Cloaked in Shadow

Prologue: Descent into Darkness

Applause rippled through the crowd as Dark Lazer, sworn enemy of the Earth and President of Lazer Academy stepped up to the podium. He cleared his throat, and spoke in his deep voice that could either be somewhat happy or very intimidating. "We are gathered here this fine day to congratulate the first graduating class…erm, student, of Lazer Academy." He paused as another round of clapping ensued. Lazer held up a diploma, black paper with a purple ribbon. He turned towards the far end of the stage, where a small child stood in a smaller version of his suit. The child looked as if he were uninterested in the ceremony, hands in his pockets, his eyes half lidded. "Timmy Turner, Congratulations!" boomed Lazer.

Timmy slowly strolled forward and accepted his diploma from the larger man as everyone in the audience stood and cheered. Lazer quickly switched his tone from one of celebration to one of hurried anticipation. He quickly led Timmy to the control panel of the death ball, where the giant red 'destroy' button gleamed. "Ok, now all you have to do is push the button, and the Earth will go bye-bye!" Lazer exclaimed excitedly. Slowly, Timmy lifted his right hand from his pocket, slowly moving towards the button. Suddenly, three rolling robots appeared at his side: two larger ones, one green and the other pink, while the smaller one was a light shade of blue. Legs sprouted from each, as did the head joints, revealing the faces of his god parents, Cosmo and Wanda, and their baby son Poof.

Almost immediately, Wanda began her nagging. "Timmy, you can't honestly be thinking of blowing up the Earth!" Her shrill voice was like sandpaper to Timmy's ears, and he quickly tried to tune her out. "Think about all the people! Think about your parents!" Cosmo butted in. "Yeah! Who are down there, riding huge chopper bikes that they bought with your college fund!" Wanda shot a heat beam across his mouth, sealing it shut. "Think about us!" she continued. "Think about Poof!" "Poof poof!" said Poof, not really understanding what was going on, but knowing it was bad. "Don't listen to them!" Dark Lazer said, his voice just as annoying as Wanda's. "Push the button! Destroy the Earth! Think of it Timmy! You and me, masters of the Dark Powers! We could rule the universe! Me as the king, you as my assistant!"

At that moment, something snapped in Timmy's brain. His mind had been fighting itself, the pink, fairy filled half screaming he rip off the suit and battle back against Lazer, while the darker side of his brain shouted at him to do it. But at that moment, when he heard that even with all his power, even after achieving what so many had failed to do because of him, he was still going to be somebody's lackey. At that moment, both halves of his brain made decision, and fused together with single mindedness. The sudden clarity of his mind caused his power to sky rocket, an effect both Dark Lazer and the Fairies felt in an instant. Unfortunately for Lazer, he didn't have time to be scared of Turner's power spike, for in the space of half a second, Timmy whipped around, facing Lazer. He moved his hand in front of his face, his entire arm surrounded by the pure blackness of the energy coursing within the boy. Timmy casually snapped his fingers, and Dark Lazer was literally ripped apart.

Lazer's arms and legs were torn with a gut wrenching 'rippp!', and his bones were shattered with sickening crunches. Even before he began screaming, Lazer's blood began forming a huge pool on the polished floor, his limbs flying every which way, coating everything in the room with a fine red mist. Lazer let out a primal scream, one of a animal that was wounded very badly and experiencing pain that it had never dared to imagine. Timmy slowly walked over to Lazer, his lips twisted in a wretched smile. "Assistant, my foot!" he spat. At the same time he said it, he cocked his leg back, his leg flowing with blackness. He made sure Lazer had heard him, then brought his leg flying forward. There was another sickening snap, and more spurts of blood as Lazer's head flew across the room, coming to rest at the feet of Poof.

The baby fairy stood there, stunned at the head, and at his god uncles' actions. Before Poof could even begin to wail, Timmy waved his hand, silencing everyone in the room. He spoke, in a now very dark voice, no doubt influenced by his recent kill. "From now on, you all work for me. You will obey me, you shall honor my commands and respect my authority. You shall only speak to me if you are commanded to. And you shall refer to me as either Timothy Darkhand, or Sir. Anyone who doesn't comply," he pointed at the bloody remains of Lazer, "will receive a fate far worse than him. Am I understood?" Timothy waved his hand again, and all the soldiers and robots in the room snapped a salute and a loud, "SIR, YES SIR!" "Good, now go spread the word."

With that, Timothy turned to the fairies. Their mouths were still sealed, but their eyes spoke what they were thinking. Cosmo was scared of the sudden change in his god kid, Wanda was appalled, and Poof's eyes were filled with tears. Timothy took the sight of them in, and said, "I feel I owe you a debt of gratitude. Without your magic to guide me to this point, I would never have discovered my true potential. I wish to repay you by offering you the positions of my personal advisors. You shall have everything you could ever desire, rule free." Wanda's eyes grew fiery, as did Cosmo's and even Poofs. It was obvious they wanted none of his offer. Timothy sighed. "Well, I would kill you, due to your refusal of my offer and the fact that you are the three beings who could ever pray of getting in my way, but I have a better idea." He lifted both of his hands again, and six beams of concentrated darkness flew from them. Two hit each fairy, one in the head, and one in the heart. Even without their mouths, their faces contorted and twisted with pain, as the golden magic and feelings of their fairy lives were stripped from them, and slowly replaced with the limitless potential of the Darkness. All three struggled, but slowly they opened their eyes, to reveal they were as dark as their new masters'.

Timothy smiled, and in a silky tone said, "From now on, you three exist outside the realm and rules of Fairy World. You will obey none but me, and in exchange you shall be feared as the supreme dominators of the universe." All three fairies saluted him, and he restored their mouths. They all smiled, their teeth now pointed fangs, glistening and dripping with darkness. "Yes, my Lord," the two elder fairies said, while the youngest simply said. "Puff puff!" Timothy smiled again, and turned to a nearby group of soldiers. "You there! Prep the transport shuttle for immediate departure!" They saluted and rushed from the room. Timothy turned to the view port, smiling at the Earth below. "It's time to show the universe it's new ruler. Starting with a certain city…" He grinned, letting his mind wander. Oh yes, Dimmesdale was in for a surprise.

And there you have it. Hope you don't hate me for turning Timmy into Darth Vader meets Predator, and leave me your feedback. Till then, see ya!

JMAHWK