The Trials of Friendship
By: Shlee Verde
Summary: This takes place after the finale of season 2. Its AU; I never really liked how the authors of the show took that story line. So this is my version of the season 3 premiere. Enjoy! And as always in my stories - there is no slash: Tommy and Merton are just good friends. Sorry for those of you who like that stuff.
The Trials of Friendship
Chapter 4
Tommy walked back down into the lair, frustrated. "Euryale's gone. Not a trace, no trail to follow. How could she just disappear like that?"
"I don't know," Lori responded. "But there's something..spooky...about her. Despite what she said about wanting to help, I don't trust her Tommy. She's hiding something."
"Yeah," Tommy murmured.
The two friends were silent for a moment. Suddenly a light flashed in Tommy's eyes and he turned towards the door. "Where are you going?" Lori asked.
"After Euryale, she probably went to the park - she left right after we told her about it, she was really interested in it." Tommy pulled open the door, and then noticed that Lori was following him.
"Lori, you need to stay here. Make sure nothing happens to Merton. The last thing we need is for his sister or somebody to come down here and freak out. Besides, we don't really want to make Euryale feel gained up on. I really think she wants to help us."
Lori hesitated, but seeing Tommy's point, nodded. "All right, Tommy. Be careful."
Tommy grinned at her, "Come on, I'm always careful."
*****
Euryale appeared in the park. She looked around the small courtyard. 'Yes,' she said to herself. 'It happened here.' The place reeked with pain. Suffering. Death.
Medusa's statue was nowhere to be found. Hermes must have already taken her to the Underworld. Good. That was ONE less thing to worry about.
Euryale walked forward a few steps, gaining perceptions from around her. Suddenly she stopped and knelt down.
Right in the spot Medusa's stone body had been.
Placing her pale hands on the ground, she closed her eyes.
And she saw.
She saw everything that had transpired there. Medusa confronting Lori Baxter, Tommy Dawkins and Merton Dingle showing up, the fight, Merton Dingle jumping in front of his best friend. Medusa and Merton Dingle both turned to stone. The look of shock on Tommy Dawkins face.
She knew everything now.
Except what to do about it.
But before that..she had to fulfill her obligation. She did not have any desire to do it, but she knew she must. It was her duty.
Forcing her eyes to fill with bitter tears, she opened her mouth.
And sang.
The song was not in the language of the people in Pleasantville, or anywhere near here. The language was that of her own country, her own time. She allowed the sadness she did not really feel to enter her voice, her voice itself was low and mournful, like a sad bird dying in agony.
This is what she had to do.
This was her lament. The lament she was bound by her blood to make.
Finally, the required time spent. Euryale stood up. She had to get back to the...lair, was it? Tommy Dawkins and Lori Baxter would be suspicious.
And she still had to discover how to save Merton Dingle.
She turned around. And started.
There was Tommy Dawkins. Standing there, staring at her like he did not know what to think.
Well, he probably didn't.
"Euryale..what are you doing here?" Tommy asked. He sounded like he was putting two and two together and getting six.
"I am here to discover the truth."
"The truth about what?"
"The fate of Merton Dingle. And of Medusa."
"What? Didn't you believe us?" Tommy asked, angrily.
"Yes. I simply needed an unbiased account. Without emotions." The reply was as cool as ever.
Tommy snorted. "People have emotion, Euryale."
"I do not."
Tommy whirled around to face her, to see if she was serious. 'Yeah', he thought. 'She is. Damn.' His eyebrows lifted. That reminded him.
"Euryale. Wh-What was that noise you were making?"
For the first time since Tommy Dawkins had met Euryale, she hesitated in a response. And the hesitation showed slightly on her eerily unreadable face.
Finally she replied, "I was singing, Tommy Dawkins."
Tommy blinked a few times. Singing? "Not in English." It wasn't a question.
"No. I told you I am from far, far away. And from long ago."
"Long ago? How old are you Euryale?"
The woman barked a humorless laugh. "Older than you can possibly imagine."
Tommy shivered, suddenly feeling cold. Okay. So he wasn't going to get a straight answer there. He tried to change the subject. "What were you signing?"
Hesitation.
Then, Euryale sighed. "My lament."
"Your what?"
"Lament. It is a custom of my people, a way of mourning someone who has died." She hesitated again, but then decided to be completely honest with the werewolf.
"It is a family obligation."
"Family?" Tommy asked, slowly.
Euryale turned to look at him, her black eyes again penetrating him with her gaze, focusing at him from her too pale face.
Tommy's eyes widened. Suddenly everything clicked. Her knowledge. Her appearance. Her lament.
Seeing the realization in Tommy's eyes, Euryale smiled, revealing two rows of pointed yellow teeth.
"You're a..."
"Yes, Tommy Dawkins," Euryale said, almost sadly. "I am a Gorgon."
She reached up with her pale hands and pulled back her hood, revealing green, stringy hair. That was like seaweed.
"Medusa was my sister."
TBC
A/N: wow! cliffhanger alert. sorry i have been so long in my updates, being a college student is very time consuming. but i promise to update as often as possible. just a word for those of you that like the greek mythology facts: euryale and medusa really were sisters and the lament of euryale is pretty famous in mythology - we talked about it in class anyway. i don't think that the gorgon's had telepathic ability, its important to the story so just let me play around with some stuff. if you want clarification about what is actually mythology and what i am bending to my will - just ask. i will try to remember to distinguish the stuff in these notes. THANK YOU TO MY REVIEWERS - i am glad you are enjoying this as much as i am. oh, and to the Lori fans, just a warning, she's not going to be in this story much. sorry, i just don't like her. besides, this story is about T/M friendship. i don't want to risk Lori detracting from that. just thought i'd give you guys a heads up. well, anyway. more later. love ya all, Verde
By: Shlee Verde
Summary: This takes place after the finale of season 2. Its AU; I never really liked how the authors of the show took that story line. So this is my version of the season 3 premiere. Enjoy! And as always in my stories - there is no slash: Tommy and Merton are just good friends. Sorry for those of you who like that stuff.
The Trials of Friendship
Chapter 4
Tommy walked back down into the lair, frustrated. "Euryale's gone. Not a trace, no trail to follow. How could she just disappear like that?"
"I don't know," Lori responded. "But there's something..spooky...about her. Despite what she said about wanting to help, I don't trust her Tommy. She's hiding something."
"Yeah," Tommy murmured.
The two friends were silent for a moment. Suddenly a light flashed in Tommy's eyes and he turned towards the door. "Where are you going?" Lori asked.
"After Euryale, she probably went to the park - she left right after we told her about it, she was really interested in it." Tommy pulled open the door, and then noticed that Lori was following him.
"Lori, you need to stay here. Make sure nothing happens to Merton. The last thing we need is for his sister or somebody to come down here and freak out. Besides, we don't really want to make Euryale feel gained up on. I really think she wants to help us."
Lori hesitated, but seeing Tommy's point, nodded. "All right, Tommy. Be careful."
Tommy grinned at her, "Come on, I'm always careful."
*****
Euryale appeared in the park. She looked around the small courtyard. 'Yes,' she said to herself. 'It happened here.' The place reeked with pain. Suffering. Death.
Medusa's statue was nowhere to be found. Hermes must have already taken her to the Underworld. Good. That was ONE less thing to worry about.
Euryale walked forward a few steps, gaining perceptions from around her. Suddenly she stopped and knelt down.
Right in the spot Medusa's stone body had been.
Placing her pale hands on the ground, she closed her eyes.
And she saw.
She saw everything that had transpired there. Medusa confronting Lori Baxter, Tommy Dawkins and Merton Dingle showing up, the fight, Merton Dingle jumping in front of his best friend. Medusa and Merton Dingle both turned to stone. The look of shock on Tommy Dawkins face.
She knew everything now.
Except what to do about it.
But before that..she had to fulfill her obligation. She did not have any desire to do it, but she knew she must. It was her duty.
Forcing her eyes to fill with bitter tears, she opened her mouth.
And sang.
The song was not in the language of the people in Pleasantville, or anywhere near here. The language was that of her own country, her own time. She allowed the sadness she did not really feel to enter her voice, her voice itself was low and mournful, like a sad bird dying in agony.
This is what she had to do.
This was her lament. The lament she was bound by her blood to make.
Finally, the required time spent. Euryale stood up. She had to get back to the...lair, was it? Tommy Dawkins and Lori Baxter would be suspicious.
And she still had to discover how to save Merton Dingle.
She turned around. And started.
There was Tommy Dawkins. Standing there, staring at her like he did not know what to think.
Well, he probably didn't.
"Euryale..what are you doing here?" Tommy asked. He sounded like he was putting two and two together and getting six.
"I am here to discover the truth."
"The truth about what?"
"The fate of Merton Dingle. And of Medusa."
"What? Didn't you believe us?" Tommy asked, angrily.
"Yes. I simply needed an unbiased account. Without emotions." The reply was as cool as ever.
Tommy snorted. "People have emotion, Euryale."
"I do not."
Tommy whirled around to face her, to see if she was serious. 'Yeah', he thought. 'She is. Damn.' His eyebrows lifted. That reminded him.
"Euryale. Wh-What was that noise you were making?"
For the first time since Tommy Dawkins had met Euryale, she hesitated in a response. And the hesitation showed slightly on her eerily unreadable face.
Finally she replied, "I was singing, Tommy Dawkins."
Tommy blinked a few times. Singing? "Not in English." It wasn't a question.
"No. I told you I am from far, far away. And from long ago."
"Long ago? How old are you Euryale?"
The woman barked a humorless laugh. "Older than you can possibly imagine."
Tommy shivered, suddenly feeling cold. Okay. So he wasn't going to get a straight answer there. He tried to change the subject. "What were you signing?"
Hesitation.
Then, Euryale sighed. "My lament."
"Your what?"
"Lament. It is a custom of my people, a way of mourning someone who has died." She hesitated again, but then decided to be completely honest with the werewolf.
"It is a family obligation."
"Family?" Tommy asked, slowly.
Euryale turned to look at him, her black eyes again penetrating him with her gaze, focusing at him from her too pale face.
Tommy's eyes widened. Suddenly everything clicked. Her knowledge. Her appearance. Her lament.
Seeing the realization in Tommy's eyes, Euryale smiled, revealing two rows of pointed yellow teeth.
"You're a..."
"Yes, Tommy Dawkins," Euryale said, almost sadly. "I am a Gorgon."
She reached up with her pale hands and pulled back her hood, revealing green, stringy hair. That was like seaweed.
"Medusa was my sister."
TBC
A/N: wow! cliffhanger alert. sorry i have been so long in my updates, being a college student is very time consuming. but i promise to update as often as possible. just a word for those of you that like the greek mythology facts: euryale and medusa really were sisters and the lament of euryale is pretty famous in mythology - we talked about it in class anyway. i don't think that the gorgon's had telepathic ability, its important to the story so just let me play around with some stuff. if you want clarification about what is actually mythology and what i am bending to my will - just ask. i will try to remember to distinguish the stuff in these notes. THANK YOU TO MY REVIEWERS - i am glad you are enjoying this as much as i am. oh, and to the Lori fans, just a warning, she's not going to be in this story much. sorry, i just don't like her. besides, this story is about T/M friendship. i don't want to risk Lori detracting from that. just thought i'd give you guys a heads up. well, anyway. more later. love ya all, Verde