Hi, loyal readers! As you can tell by the chapter title, this is my rewrite for 'Tomoki's Secret'. Not much to say about it, except you might be able to see some Specter/Junie fluff in a certain place if you look hard enough, although it's pretty much Specter just being, well, Specter. xD When you review, tell me if you find it! So, author notes look like (this), thoughts are italicized. By the way, Junie kinda sorta is scared to death of heights. D So, um, enjoy!

Tomoki's Secret

Tomoki was defeated. Kei, Yumi, and Junie watched through the thin fog as he swayed for a second, then fell to his hands and knees with a feeble groan. A few seconds later, his afro, which is apparently a wig, falls off and rolls to the trio's feet, revealing a monkey helmet on Tomoki's head. Yumi and Junie squealed in surprise, while Kei back up a couple of steps.

(Guys don't squeal. D)

Tomoki slowly looked up, then gasped and jumped to his feet, covering his head. His secret was out.

"There's…uh….There's an explanation for this!" he stuttered in a panic.

(Yeah, um, for the flashback, I didn't describe the pictures or anything because I didn't know how to. It's beyond me why, and I'm sorry about that.)

Flashback

Tomoki narrated. "I…was on the monkey helmet research team…with the Professor and Aki…." he began haltingly. "Then one day, during an experiment…an accident caused my head to…well…become like this….That's what did it; what led my life astray!"

End Flashback

Tomoki sobbed gently as Kei, Yumi, and Junie stared at him, filled with sympathy.

"Go ahead! Laugh! I know you want to…." Tomoki said sullenly.

"You poor guy…." Kei said softly.

"Yeah." Yumi agreed, nodding slightly. Junie slowly bent down to pick up the afro/wig. She cautiously walked over to Tomoki and held it out to him. Tomoki removed his hands from covering his eyes, sensing someone near him, and stared at Junie, confused. After a few seconds of silence, they heard laughing. A TV screen then came down(out of nowhere), and Specter was on it, laughing his head off.

"T-Tomoki! What happened to your head!" Specter asked between hysterical laughter. Instead of waiting for an answer, he continued laughing. Tomoki didn't say anything; he just stared at his 'partner'.

"Hey! Don't laugh at him, Specter!" Kei yelled angrily, balling his hands into fists.

"Huh…?" Tomoki voiced softly.

Specter's later finally stopped as he folded his arms tightly across his chest, almost as if pouting.

"Oh, leave me alone! Who wouldn't laugh at…that?" he said, tilting is head slightly.

Junie huffed. (No, not in the suicidal way. xx) "You're so…You're such a…You're such a brat, you know that?" she said, finally finding the right word to properly describe Specter in her eyes. Specter took on a look of mock pain.

"Oh, that hurt. But for you…I'll let it slide." He mused with a smirk.

For me? What the heck is that supposed to mean? Junie thought, her jaw dropped. But she mentally smacked herself for looking like such an idiot, closed her mouth, and planted her hands on her hips, glaring at the ground. Specter, and only Specter, saw the pink that briefly came across her cheeks, and made a mental note of it before continuing.

"Anyway, my 'Double Paradise Plan' is still on. And it's not like you'll ever be able to reach me here! How does it feel to be so helpless? Huh?" He paused to snicker. "Have fun sitting there, sucking your thumbs! Mmmm…Ciao. Au revoir." And, with that, he disappeared from the large TV screen.

"Arrgh! What're we gonna do now?" Kei said angrily, looking to Yumi. But someone else answered before she could.

"Don't fret! I'll help you!" Tomoki said cheerily, his wig in place on his head. Junie stood at his side, looking rather pleased with both herself and Tomoki.

"You...will?" Yumi asked, confused slightly.

"But, first, please shake my hand. Your kind words and actions meant a lot to me." He stopped to shake Kei, Yumi, and Junie's hands. "Now, I'll take you to Mister Specter's place..."He paused again, taking on a pose much like the tower they stood on. "Space Tomoki Mark One...launch!" Tomoki Tower began to lift off from the ground. Apparently, it was also a rocket. Thick, grey smoke covered the ground of the futuristic-city-like area.

"And, we're off! to limitless outer space!" Tomoki cried triumphantly. (I didn't capitalize the 'T' in 'to' on purpose. It's a thing writers do with certain kinds of sentences...It's hard to explain, but there's a good reason. P)

"Outer space?"

"Wow!"

Junie, however, didn't quite share their enthusiasm. "Great. We get to go even higher up. I feel so privileged." she muttered, folding her arms over her chest.

"Look, you three! We can see it now!" Tomoki said excitedly.

"What, the moon?" Junie asked.

"No, behind the moon. Look carefully!"

A huge space station with a slight but definite albino monkey's likeness to it came into view.

"What is that?" Yumi said after a sharp intake of breath.

"It's so big!" Kei breathed.

Junie narrowed her eyes in thought. "D-Do you mean to tell me that Specter is...?" She trailed off.

"That's right! Mister Specter's in there; in Space Station SARU-003!...Prepare for entry...!"

THE END

Hm. That Specter/Junie stuff was much more noticeable than I'd intended. Oh well. Anyway, R&R please!