The Adventures of Spyden: Book Two: Time is of the Essence
Disclaimer: HA! I don't own Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (or any characters in it) JtHM and all characters relating to Jhonen's fabulous works. However, I am the creator of Spy, (who is a main character in the story if you couldn't tell) Brion, and Ned.
Author's Note: This is the second book in my Spyden series. I highly recommend you read my other two fics first as they both tie into this storyline.
I would like to thank DanMat6288 for inspiration…and also deviantart's "Paradoxal" for inspiration as well (not to mention the look of the character in question).
This book finally comes to a close, well on to the next one!
See the last A/N for details on my next couple books!
This chapter is for anyone who has reviewed to my story. YOU ROCK! OUT LOUD!
Anyway, please R&R.
Now on with the story…
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Chapter Seven: Aftermath of Time
"TAYLOR!" The thought of Taylor actually being alive finally sunk in as he rushed to hug his once-lost sister. Mac put on a small smile and walked over to the window. He looked out to see Duchess disappear through the hidden trap door that, for some reason, went directly to her room.
"How did you survive?" Brion asked in disbelief.
"hehehe, funny you should ask that…" Taylor stalled before Mac unknowingly saved her.
"What about Bloo?"
"And Spy?" Taylor added.
Brion gave Taylor a brief quizzical look before answering, "They're probably on the ground level somewhere. Let's go find them."
Sure enough, Spy and Bloo were in the (destroyed) foyer gazing at the calm skies. The Sun hadn't broken through the clouds yet, but the rain and thunder had stopped. When Spy saw Taylor, he was just as dumbfounded as Brion was, but he recovered after a few minutes.
"Hey, Taylor…um…why are you here?"
"And how are you still alive?" Brion added again. Taylor sighed before answering.
"Well, technically, I'm not really alive…"
"So you're an ANGEL?" Bloo asked, a smile spreading across his face.
"I guess you could put it like that…"
"So, back to the first question, why are you here?" Spy asked curiously.
"I wanted to see you guys, I went to your lab, but you weren't there. I noticed the readings on the monitor were flashing, and that usually means something bad…so I grabbed the Judgment Blade," She looked at Brion, "which YOU left behind, and followed you here."
Silence.
"There's so much more to this, isn't there?" Brion asked, "It sounds…at little too convenient for me…"
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In a desolate gray wasteland
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Ned reformed on his hands and knees on the ground. The grey ash covered the entire horizon from every direction, black clouds of smoke covered the sky. Ned stood up as a figure walked toward him. The figure wore a black tuxedo and a top hat. The figure stopped about a foot away from Ned.
"I take it you failed…" The figure spoke in a deep growling voice that seemed to come from all directions.
"He interfered…" Ned replied coldly.
"It matters little, I thought you would be strong enough to take down at least ONE of the Guardians…You certainly had the chance."
Ned didn't reply, he only stared at the figure slightly taller than him.
"Even your earlier plans, though not perfect, brought me more satisfaction. The plan you had WAS flawless, but your lack of experience blocked your judgment." The figure walked closer to Ned, "You don't even have any souls to offer me. You didn't kill at all; that is most displeasing."
Still no reply from Ned.
"You have failed in opening even ONE of the four gates that are essential for my eternal power." A pause. "You will go to find the other three Guardians."
"And of the other Guardian?"
"You cannot go back there, because of your weakness. But I will send someone to destroy him. Now be gone." Ned flew off into the sky and above the clouds of smoke. "Abaddon, come."
Fire erupted from the ground in front of the figure and formed into a female figure with blood red wings and menacing horns jutting out of her head. She seemed to be covered in dull red scales, much like a dragon. "Yes, my lord?"
"I don't care how you do it, but destroy the Imaginary Guardian."
"How much time do I have, my lord?"
"Have fun with it."
"Good, you know how much I hate rushing things."
"It seems to run in the generation…go." And with that, she vanished in a plume of flame.
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Foster's
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"Let's just say that I'm on a mission to protect a certain group of people." Taylor finished.
"OOOooo. Confidential, Huh?" Brion responded. Wilt soon appeared in the room along with a few other friends of the house.
"Hey Wilt, this is Brion and Taylor; they helped us save the house." Spy said, carefully choosing his words. "Brion, Taylor, this is Wilt."
"Wow, you really ARE tall." Taylor said.
"It's glad to see you guys are safe, we started to worry when you weren't with the rest of us."
"Where were you guys?" Mac asked.
"The safe." A pause
"HA! I told you we shoulda gone to the safe, but NOOoo you had to get all 'run out of air' on me and stuff…how did you guys get air?"
"The safe was really big, and was said to have been built with tiny air holes to make it a safe place for anything."
"That's so cool!" Mac, Bloo, and Brion chimed in unison.
"Anyway, Mr. Herriman is having us run a damage report on the house, again."
"Pfft, why bother? He's just gonna check what we say himself anyway, man you'd think he'd save time just by trusting us, jeez." Bloo got a weird look from Mac after saying that.
"Trust you, Bloo?"
"Yeah!"
"With something detail oriented?"
"Yeah!"
"Okay…"
Brion looked around the room for a moment before asking, "Where's Lewin?"
"And Todd?" Mac added.
"I wouldn't bother looking for them…" Taylor said. "They only existed because of what happened on this day…since we've changed that outcome, they don't exist anymore…"
"Aww, I liked Todd…" Mac said disappointingly.
"I know, Lewin made the best sub I've ever TASTED." Spy drooled at the mention of the sub.
"I think you're going to miss the sub more than Lewin…" Taylor knelt down to Mac's height and whipped out a small envelope from her sleeve. "Give this to the next person who saves your life, don't forget it." Mac took the envelope and read the one name on the front.
"Matt. Who's Matt?"
"You'll find out soon enough; besides, don't you have somewhere to go soon?"
Mac thought for a second and then jerked to attention when he remembered, "OH! I'm going to Disney World! I have to talk to Frankie, Wilt, do you know where she is?"
Wilt walked over to the Foster's 'intercom' system (which was miraculously still in tact) "Hang on, I'll get her for you." He picked up the receiver and said.
"Excuse me. Frankie, Mac wants to talk to you in the foyer." Frankie quickly walked into the room.
"I'm here, what do you want Mac?" she asked nicely.
"I'm going to Disney World for a week and…"
"Yes, you can go, and call us when you get back, okay?"
"Great! See ya Bloo!"
"Wait, WHAT! He gets to go to Disney World and I DON'T! How unfair is that? Now what am I supposed to do for the rest of the week?"
Brion opened a monitor on his forearm and hit a hologram keyboard, "Well, we have to go…sorry about the damage to the house."
"It's no problem, really." Wilt replied.
"Come and visit anytime!" Frankie waved. Spy, Brion, and Taylor vanished in a blue swirl. Eduardo walked in with a bag of garbage and debris from around the house, on the top was…
"MY PADDLEBALL!" Bloo snatched it quickly and snuggled it for a few seconds before trying to hit the ball.
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DBD
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Spy sat on the couch staring at the TV, remote in hand. Taylor walked in and sat next to Spy to watch as well, when she noticed something…
The TV was off.
"Spy, you do know you're staring at a blank screen, right?"
"Hm?" Spy snapped back to reality at Taylor's question.
"What's up?"
"I'm just worried about Mac…what if Ned comes back to do this all over again?"
"He won't be."
"How do YOU know…wait."
"The Judgment Blade basically has a neat side-effect against beings like Ned."
"That would be…"
"Spirits, beings that are immortal, and beings that can regenerate after a supposed death, like Ned. After a fatal injury, Ned sucks in the dark energies around him, preferably rage, and uses them to reform himself; this mainly covers thoughts and emotions, not physical actions. The more evil there is around him, the faster he regenerates. The Judgment Blade destroys that power in the current dimension the being is slain in."
"But I beat Ned with the Judgment Blade before, and obviously he was still doing well…"
"Only in the hands of the original wielder of the Blade can harness its full potential. When you defeated Ned with it, you only temporarily stunted his powers instead of permanently, like I did today." Spy thought for a moment.
"But doesn't that mean he could still come back to that dimension?"
"Yes, he can, but if he gets killed after his powers are eliminated in that dimension, he ceases to exist."
Spy sighed, Taylor put her hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, I've already called for Mac to have some protection when I'm not there, they're going to…arrange their meeting. Besides, without you, he probably would've had a horrible future ahead of him, but now he can actually have a chance for a great life."
"You're right…I should just stop worrying, Yeah!"
"The 'I'm surprised my sis isn't cooking' dinner is ready!"
"ALL RIGHT! What are we having?" as the two walked into the dining room.
"Liver and onions!" Brion set a plate in front of Spy.
"uuugh." Spy stared at the mush in front of him, "I think I saw it move…and is Liver and onions supposed to be green?"
"That's it, I'm cooking! Get out of the way you mad scientist, I'm making Mac and Cheese supreme!"
"I love that dish! I can picture it now!" Brion said.
"Hopefully, I can actually eat it!" Spy said, poking his liver and onions with Brion's fork.
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A/N: I'M SO HAPPY! I UPDATED! YAY!
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Next BookS: Book Three: The Will of a Robot: Spyden and My Life as a Teenage Robot crossover! Might be awhile before it appears though…
And don't worry! The Foster's action continues with the next story I will be working on…
'Ice on the Gates' : When Mac finds a boy with chilling powers, both of their lives become intertwined in the rollercoaster of life.
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