Corridors of the Mind
by Shell Lee
Tony couldn't figure out what was happening. One minute he was in a morgue the next walking down to catch a launch? How was that possible? And then there was that feeling he wasn't alone. Something was happening and he just wasn't quite getting it.
He wanted to just sit down and try to figure this thing out. Somehow he just kept on walking. The next bench he passed Tony tried to sit down. All he managed was veering towards it a little but not quite getting there.
This was freaking him out. He had almost just about no control over his body. For the rest of trip down to the launch he kept trying to see just how much control he had. Piccolo found out that he could alter his walking course a little but not stop at all and he couldn't say anything. Once or twice he heard a "Hi" or a "Hello" come out of his mouth but as far as he knew he hadn't said a thing.
By the time he got down to the launch Tony was dead tired. Fortunately his body seemed to think so to and sat down for a long nap on one of the benches.
***
Brody was on the last shuttle back to the seaQuest. When he got on, he saw Tony sleeping on a bench next to the door and Henderson sitting next to him. He knew that she had just gone out on a second date with Tim and he wanted the details.
"So Lonnie. How the date go?" Subtlety wasn't his best subject.
"Wow. Blunt today, aren't we?" Jim knew an attempt to change the subject when he saw one. So he just stared at her with a 'come-on' expression on his face. "I don't know if it's him or what but every time we go out we either pick something one of us hates or something happens."
"Calm down you don't want to wake Tony up do you?" She shuddered at that thought. The last thing she wanted was love advice from Tony. "You've been out only twice. How can you say every time?"
"Easy. It didn't work this time and it didn't work last time. That's every time." Her voice was considerably lower than last time.
"Ok. What happened? Maybe we can figure this out and get you two together." Brody thought they looked cute together and wanted them to be happy. It wasn't often two people could be happy in life.
"We went out for a hike. The day was beautiful. It was perfect for a nice romantic hike. The foliage just turning beautiful bright colors when Tim breaks down and has an asthma attack! He didn't even bring his inhaler!" She didn't sound too pleased with how events turned out.
"Calm down. There's no need to get all worked up. Take a deep breath." Brody took a deep breath to prove his point. "Now who's to say the next time you go out wont be better? Third time's the charm, right?"
***
Tony could hear voices. He didn't know where they were coming from. But he did know what they were talking about. Tim and Lonnie's date. He'd been wondering how that went.
***
"You do have a point but I just don't want to go through that again. What if next times worse and one of us ends up going to the hospital?" She was calming down now and it showed.
"That's a risk everyone takes. You two do make a cute couple. Where is Tim anyway? I thought you two would come back together." He had been thinking they'd come back as a couple but by now it was obvious that they hadn't.
"He went back to seaQuest yesterday. I wanted one more day to think about things. You know. About him and me. You know this is a big help. Thank you."
"It wasn't nothing. Glad to help." And Jim was. People started coming on in groups and it wasn't long before they took off for the seaQuest. They didn't know they had a stow away.
***
Mark could hear the conversation. He nearly laughed. The person he was hired to kill was just above him. If he hadn't been so tired after his fight with Piccolo then he'd kill them and be done with this. It was so ironic. He spent days working out just what he needed to do and say to be believable as Tony. Then what happens? On his way to the seaQuest he ends up taking the trip with his victim. He was just too tired to care. 'Later,' he consoled himself. 'Later. There'll be plenty of time later.' For now he just rested buying his time for when Mark could kill him and have Tony take the fall.
by Shell Lee
Tony couldn't figure out what was happening. One minute he was in a morgue the next walking down to catch a launch? How was that possible? And then there was that feeling he wasn't alone. Something was happening and he just wasn't quite getting it.
He wanted to just sit down and try to figure this thing out. Somehow he just kept on walking. The next bench he passed Tony tried to sit down. All he managed was veering towards it a little but not quite getting there.
This was freaking him out. He had almost just about no control over his body. For the rest of trip down to the launch he kept trying to see just how much control he had. Piccolo found out that he could alter his walking course a little but not stop at all and he couldn't say anything. Once or twice he heard a "Hi" or a "Hello" come out of his mouth but as far as he knew he hadn't said a thing.
By the time he got down to the launch Tony was dead tired. Fortunately his body seemed to think so to and sat down for a long nap on one of the benches.
***
Brody was on the last shuttle back to the seaQuest. When he got on, he saw Tony sleeping on a bench next to the door and Henderson sitting next to him. He knew that she had just gone out on a second date with Tim and he wanted the details.
"So Lonnie. How the date go?" Subtlety wasn't his best subject.
"Wow. Blunt today, aren't we?" Jim knew an attempt to change the subject when he saw one. So he just stared at her with a 'come-on' expression on his face. "I don't know if it's him or what but every time we go out we either pick something one of us hates or something happens."
"Calm down you don't want to wake Tony up do you?" She shuddered at that thought. The last thing she wanted was love advice from Tony. "You've been out only twice. How can you say every time?"
"Easy. It didn't work this time and it didn't work last time. That's every time." Her voice was considerably lower than last time.
"Ok. What happened? Maybe we can figure this out and get you two together." Brody thought they looked cute together and wanted them to be happy. It wasn't often two people could be happy in life.
"We went out for a hike. The day was beautiful. It was perfect for a nice romantic hike. The foliage just turning beautiful bright colors when Tim breaks down and has an asthma attack! He didn't even bring his inhaler!" She didn't sound too pleased with how events turned out.
"Calm down. There's no need to get all worked up. Take a deep breath." Brody took a deep breath to prove his point. "Now who's to say the next time you go out wont be better? Third time's the charm, right?"
***
Tony could hear voices. He didn't know where they were coming from. But he did know what they were talking about. Tim and Lonnie's date. He'd been wondering how that went.
***
"You do have a point but I just don't want to go through that again. What if next times worse and one of us ends up going to the hospital?" She was calming down now and it showed.
"That's a risk everyone takes. You two do make a cute couple. Where is Tim anyway? I thought you two would come back together." He had been thinking they'd come back as a couple but by now it was obvious that they hadn't.
"He went back to seaQuest yesterday. I wanted one more day to think about things. You know. About him and me. You know this is a big help. Thank you."
"It wasn't nothing. Glad to help." And Jim was. People started coming on in groups and it wasn't long before they took off for the seaQuest. They didn't know they had a stow away.
***
Mark could hear the conversation. He nearly laughed. The person he was hired to kill was just above him. If he hadn't been so tired after his fight with Piccolo then he'd kill them and be done with this. It was so ironic. He spent days working out just what he needed to do and say to be believable as Tony. Then what happens? On his way to the seaQuest he ends up taking the trip with his victim. He was just too tired to care. 'Later,' he consoled himself. 'Later. There'll be plenty of time later.' For now he just rested buying his time for when Mark could kill him and have Tony take the fall.