-I know I haven't updated in forever, but I went on vacation again. This is the final chapter, I hope everybody enjoyed this fic!-
Zack turned around slowly and found the source of the voice. There she was, standing in front of him. Tawny. "Oh my God!" she screamed, "I can't believe you're here! Weren't you supposed to be, like, um, gone?" Zack fumbled for an answer. How was he supposed to respond to that?
"Uh, well, you know...I'm still here for the same reason that you're still here."
Tawny smiled because she had figured something out. It was really big deal for her, because it didn't happen very often.
"Oh, okay. Yeah, I went to the airport, but they only fly out to that country, like, once a month. I'm, like, so, like, incredibly lucky that it, like, leaves tomorrow, and then, I'll be, like, close to you all the time! So did you not get on the plane either?"
"Uh, no, that's why I'm standing here. But I'll be on the plane tomorrow, even if you don't see me. Just always keep looking for me and never come back."
"Okay! Like, oh my God, don't you just love this song?" she asked, referring to Behind Blue Eyes. Zack nodded. "It's a great one," he said. "I LOVE LIMP BIZKIT!!!" Tawny screamed.
By this time, Freddy had made his way over and was standing next to Zack. Both Freddy and Zack looked at Tawny incredulously, wondering if she could seriously be that stupid. Oh yeah, she definitely could. Freddy took the liberty of telling her that she was deadly wrong. "This isn't Limp Bizkit, it's The Who. Limp Bizkit eats it! (a/n ha, that reminds me of Rooney eats it! Want a gummi bear, they've been in my pocket, they're nice and warm!)I mean, Limp Bizkit even went so far as to change the lyrics. Crash course in music: number one, never remake a Who song, because no one's as good as The Who, and number two, NEVER change lyrics written by Pete Townshend, the genius of all geniuses!" Freddy ranted. (A/n Can you tell that I hate Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst and LOVE The Who???)
Tawny appeared to be very confused (that happened to her a lot). Zack and Freddy took the opportunity and made a dash for their condo. They made it back safely, leaving Tawny on the sand, dazed.
She stood there trying to process all the information she had just been given, but it was tough. It would take her a few minutes. Just then, the fast, rocking part of the song came on. The part that goes: when my fist clenches crack it open, before I use it and lose my cool, when I smile tell me some bad news, before I laugh and act like a fool, and if I swallow anything evil, put your finger down my throat, and if I shiver please give me a blanket, keep me warm, let me wear your coat. This was too much for Tawny. That wasn't part of the song as she knew it.
She headed off the beach to call a taxi so she could go to the airport. Her head was pounding because nothing was making sense. Sadly, this was the way she would live the rest of her life.
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Zack, Freddy, and Freddy's mom went home the next day. Everything was normal, and they never saw Tawny again. Life was good.
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One month later, Tawny was in Djibouti. She'd been there for a little while when some people from the Peace Corps took her in. One day the leader of the expedition, Johnny, was playing a CD on his portable boom box which ran on batteries. The song Every Breath You Take came on, and Tawny squealed, "I love Puff Daddy!"
Johnny and the rest of the Peace Corps people stared at her. "The Police," Johnny said. ""I thought they didn't have police here," Tawny replied.
"No, this song is by The Police."
"Who are they?"
"You know, The Police!"
"You just said there were no police here!"
"Don't Stand So Close To Me?"
Tawny put her hands up in front of her and said, "Fine, you want me to back off, I will." Johnny looked exasperated and yelled, "Roxanne!?!?"
"My name is Tawny, not Roxanne!"
"What about Message in a Bottle? You know, I'm sending out an SOS?" Johnny said, singing the last part.
"Okay, now you want help? God! I am so out of here!" With that, Tawny walked into the jungle. Johnny tried to stop her, but she would not be detained. No one saw her again for the rest of her life, which was only a couple of days. A very pissed off liger (lion/tiger mix) saw her as she died. The story was covered on the news, but Freddy and Zack never saw it.
-The end! Did you like it or not? Review! Look out for my next fic, which is going to be called Thunderfingers. The first chapter of that will be up tomorrow (maybe, probably!) REVIEW!!!-
