When Death Returns
Chapter 3
Merton, Tommy, and Lori finally made there way to the park were they found death with an elderly women across the path.
"Hey look! There! He's over there!" Lori yelled, pointing towards him.
"Ok, so what's the plan" Merton asked worriedly with a quiver in his voice.
"Well… we go up to him, tell him to leave us alone and stop bothering us or we'll---" Tommy began before Lori cut in.
"Or well kick his butt and make sure he gets the picture." Lori yelled with a smirk as she placed her fists on her hips.
"Ok… good plan…. But what would the big picture be exactly?" Merton asks tilting his head to the side.
"The big picture would be that if he doesn't do as we ask, and if he touches even a hair on either one of you heads I'll have to break those fingers and snap them off for souvenirs." Tommy states, while wrapping an arm over both of the friends beside him tightly.
"Ok… a little gruesome, but fair…" Merton says raising an eyebrow looking strangely at Tommy.
"Yah that's all very nice guys but… where'd he go?" Lori asks taping Tommy on shoulder.
"I dunno, he was just there a minute ago… but when I find him he's gonna wish he'd never come to Pleasantville." Tommy says while he takes him arms off from around his friends and smashes his fist in his palm.
"Oh is that so?" Death says from behind them. Merton freezes and slowly turns around panting ands whimpering loudly. "You know I was going to wait until tomorrow but I have a busy schedule so I might as well finish you off now!" Death exclaimed.
"I don't think so death!" Tommy yelled as he wolfed out. "You see you're not taking my little buddy anywhere!" Tommy exclaimed as he took a step in front of Merton protectively.
"Oh you poor, stupid child." Death said. "Why fight for… your friend… if you can call him that, while risking your own life?" Death asks.
"Because he's my best friend and all three of us face bigger and worse things than you every day." Tommy shouted showing the anger in his eyes.
"Your call… and death wish…" Death said with loud laughter.
"Bring it on!" Tommy said while standing in a fighting position.
"Isn't that a movie?" Death asked while throwing his sickle (Long knife) to the side.
"Oh yah… I mean… how am I supposed to know?" Tommy asked blushing while everyone looked at him strangely. "What! It's not like I saw it or anything…. Ok that's not the point!" Tommy yelled as he got back into his fighting position once more.
"Right! Go get em' Tommy!" Merton yelled from the side lines.
"Ok Tommy let's see what you got." Death said in a low voice. Tommy charged at him and swung and punch but death ducked and it missed him. Death then took a swing at Tommy but caught him off guard and hit him square in the face. While Tommy struggled to keep his balance, death hit him again only this time in the gut and as Tommy knelt over in pain death pulled his shirt over his head and shoved him to the ground. Merton ran over to Tommy and helped him up as Lori took over for Tommy. She took a swing at him and got him in the gut sending him to the ground but he quickly grabbed his sickle and was just about to hit Lori with it before Tommy quickly ran over and kicked it out of his hand just in the nick of time. Tommy shoved him to the ground and helped Lori up. They were both about to finish him off before Merton pulled them back.
"Merton what are you doing?" Tommy asked.
"He's mine!" Merton said with a grin as he stormed toward Death and punched him directly in the jaw, knocking him back on the ground. Merton quickly jumped on top of him and kept punch him over and over until death begged for Mersey.
"Ok, Ok, you win. I'll leave you alone! Geeze! Can't a guy take a soul in peace anymore?!" Death exclaimed as Merton got off of him and death vanished with a little Poof. Tommy and Lori just stood there in shock.
"Mer...Merton…" Lori asked with question in her voice.
"Yah Lori?" Merton said while rubbing his now hurting fists, but yet had a proud smile on his face.
"How did you--" Lori began before Tommy cut her off.
"I think what Lori means is why don't you ever do that to T N' T?" Tommy asked finishing her sentence.
"Oh, I don't know, thought it was about time I fought my own battle for once. And beside they actually scare me." Merton said walking towards his two best friends.
"Oh…" Lori said still amazed that MERTON just saved the day.
"So… anyone up for some birthday fun? I hear there's a birthday boy who now needs to celebrate two things now…" Tommy said with a smile, as he slung his arms around each of his friend's shoulders once more. All three of them walked out of the park all with a smile on there face, and were now about to go and have some celebration time.
Ok, sorry I rushed this chapter so much but I'm working on a new story and I'm trying to concentrate on one thing at a time. Anyways I have one last little chapter coming for this story so keep reading! R&R please.