Timmy sat with his chin in his hand to prop up his head at the desk of his room,while absentmindedly drumming his fingers on it.Turning slightly,hemade out the image of Wanda sobbing uncontrolabley in her mother's arms.It had been almost 4 hours since Cosmo had dissapeared when Timmy and Waldo had managed to undo the framework of the box in Timmy's room,only to find Cosmo had poofed away somewhere as it was being opened and not leaving any indication of where he went and when he'd be back.
"I can't believe it..."Wanda snuffled in Martha's lime-green blouse,"All I ever did was try to be a good wife and for what!"
Timmy then turned to look at Waldo and Roberto,staring at them with symphatized expressions and exchanged weary looks with one another,Timmy couldn't take it anymore!
"OK!Please!Take a breath...!"Timmy nearly shouted,causing everyone to look at him startled,only breifly,"I know Cosmo left for somewhere.But we should maybe try thinking where,instead of just sitting here doing nothing."
"Kids got a point,ya know."Roberto was first to exclaim before anyone else,shoving his hands guilitly in his pockets.
"But where?"Wanda asked with an exhale of fresh air,starting to regain her normal,tolerant andpartly-coolself-esteem back,"Cosmo could be anywhere in the entire universe!"
"I can think of one place in particular."Timmy countered with a knowing look and waited for someone to catch on.
"Mama Cosma!"They all chanted at once and instantly,3 wands were glowing and transporting everyone to fairyworld at once.But when they got there,everyone but Timmy glared suspciously at Waldo,who in turn grinned sheepishly.
"Exactly when were you given a wand,son?"Martha asked him with a spark in her eye to show him she meant business.
"Yeah,son.Kind of funny you're only in you're 7th level of godparenting practice and haven't yet mastered enough to get one,which comes ususally in level 10!"Roberto joined in,with an equal amount of spark staring to flare up in his eyes.
"I...sort of burrowed it when I heard you guys were in danger."He confessed slowly,but choosing his words carefully as he did,showing seldom signs of coolness in his voice.
"That was...very brave,Wallie."Wanda smiled at him gratefully and adimiringly flew over to hug him.
"Aw,it was nothing."He laughed airly and shoved her away playfully,just like when they were little,he noted with a smile.
"OK,let's go pay a visit to Mama Cosma!"Timmy told them with a daring smirk,reminding them of thier mission.
Meanwhile in Mama Cosma's house....
As Mama Cosma sat knitting in her chair,humming with the birds just outsideher window,she was surprised to see her Cosmo already arriving.But there was a catch,he was still acting quiet and apathic almost constantly now.
"Cosmo!"Mama Cosma cried,tooken back some,"Are you alright?!You look just terrible...."
Cosmo gave his mother a hard look at all the cooeing,but just sighed in instead and tried to manage her a smile.When that didn't happen,he just shrugged and flew into his old room to lock the door and then there was nothing at all.
"Well,done.You did better then I thought."She cleared her voice,then spoke into the nearest phone to Crocker back magic.She let it ring a few times and knew he was hearing it for the first time only when he picked it up.
"What?!"Came a disgusted groan,"What'd you want!!!??!!"
"Uh..."She stammered slightly,but then regained her ability to talk in a slick and dark manner,"Thank you.You have sent me the fairy I wanted all along,in deed.Thank you!!!"
"What're you blabbering about,werido?"Crocker's voice screeched at her edgly,not getting what was happening at all,"I kept them all for myself,after you gave me the box and was going to push the button that turns them into fairy dust,whether or not you liked it and oops......!"
"Whatever,I got what I want.So there!"Mama Cosma spat at him in her normal cheeky tone and slammed the phone down on the reciever with a devious smirk and then turned to Cosmo's room,"And you're not leaving no matter what..."
"There's Mama Cosma's house!"Wanda accounced to the others who were behind her,she was first to arrive,then Timmy and Waldo,then Martha and Roberto,"I have a really good reason to go in there and give her a piece of my mind!Besides,it's her fault this whole thing started in the first place!"
Timmy put a restraining hold on Wanda's arm,long enough for her to turn to him with a questioning eyebrow,"Let's just stick to the plan.....O-K?Where's Cosmo's room?"
The plan was,was to go up to where Cosmo's window was and try to reason with him.Once he saw that everything was okay,he'd leave with them againist his mother's wishes,as usual and everything would be fine!
Author interupting:Little did they know,there'd be an unbearable twist to it.OK,sorry,back to the story!
In his room....
Cosmo sat floating the bed,looking down at the oak wood floor.Why was he here?What was the purpose?Then he remembered with a nerve-breaking memmory,he was the cause of Wanda's hidden unhappinest.So said Roberto,but that was enough to make Cosmo realize,he just wasn't good enough anymore for her.Maybe he never even was....
"Cosmo!"A frantic whisperrattled him out of his thoughts of dismay,he turned to the window and gingerly made his way over to it,"Cosmo,it's us!Come on,come down here."
Sure enough,they were all gathered outside his window,eager for a chance to talk to him.No more though,then Wanda herself.She stared up at him,into his miserable,blank,once green now kind of a smoldering,cloudy gray eyes.
"No..."He told them faintly,turning his eyes studdornly skyward,"I'm the cause ofall of this and I don't wanna be the cause of it anymore!"
Everyone but Wanda and Timmy seemed to take a step backwards,who remained looking straight up at Cosmo with flabbergasted expressions.Timmy took this oppurtunity,to glance over at Wanda,who was almost furiously determinded to get Cosmo to at least listen.It was her willingness,that made Cosmo look down at them once more,but almost in tears.
"Cosmo!"Wanda cried hoarsely up to him,tears starting to fill her empty pink eyes as well,"I love you!Timmy loves you!You're mother...she does.But her's is so limited.It's set up with restrictions and limits,while mines unconditional.For pete sakes,sweetie!We've been together for over 10-thousand years!Isn't that long enough to trust me,to trust yourself..."
"Cosmo,"Timmy said softly up to him,long after Wanda had blown up in a fit of sobs,"We really do love you!It just wouldn't be the same without you,the fact is.Wanda's right,you're mother wants you all to herself and period.
Cosmo's hard expression and dark eyes,seemed to melt as he watched the two people who loved him the most,start to cry.Timmy,well,thought he rarely cried for his secret manly desires.Almost couldn't,but painful tears of agony and defeat managed to escape his eyes as well.One-by-one.When Cosmo saw this and the other's starting to dissovle into a steady stream-line of tears,he shook his head almost to revive himself out of a trance and let tears of guilt slide down his cheeks as well.Then he did what he'd been aching to do all along,he tried blasting a bolt from his wand to the window.
"What the-?!"He cried out loud,when the bolt bounced off the window and then re-aimed for Cosmo,it crashed into him and threw him back againist the wall,"Uh...cheese nachos?"
He was muttering random gibberish,when Mama Cosma flew into the room with her hands on her hips and a false smile on her face.She helped him up off the ground and dusted him off.
"My little Cosmo lolo,I can't just let you leave!"She sang in her highest tone yet,"You just got here,now I prepared dinner for you and then afterwards were going shopping!"
"Uh...Mama,I sorta changed my mind."Cosmo started to say unsurely,not trying to hurt her feelings,"But I just remembered!I have to go to the Go-Go-Girdles shop for my fitting and then I have to go someplace for about another 10-thousand years.Or if worse comes to worse,maybe even forever!"
"Relax,my dear Cosmo,"Mama Cosma told him sweetly,nearly forcing him into a high-chair,"You just forget all about that irrational,frivolous Wanda and that selfish little brat of a godchild Timmy!Now then,where were we?"
Cosmo felt something inside of him snap.He didn't know what,but he felt he had to stand his ground and stand it well.So,with all his confidence gathered,he poofed himself out of it and looked his mother straight in the eye.
"Mama,I know you think I'm in...uh....in..."He started with an air of self-assuance,but then almost dropped it.
"Incapable?"Mama Cosma asked him curiously.
"Yeah!You think I'm uncapable of living my own life!Well,mama,I may be dumb!And I may be not smart!And I might even not be able to think all the time,"Cosmo went on with saying in a firmly,outlined voice,completely oblivious to the fact that he was saying the same things over and over again,"But I know one thing for sure....you don't really love me,only when there's a catch you do!I've already told you once before,I'm happy!I love my job and my wife and my godchild and there's nothing you can do to change that...ever!"
"You really love them all that much,don't you?"Mama Cosma asked him slowly,without showing any emotion whatsoever.
"Yes.."Cosmo breathed out with a serious breath,"More then you could ever know,I'm sorry that it has to be this way.But as long as it is,I have to go with what I think is best for me."
"I'm sorry,"Mama Cosma told her son quietly,pushing the button down on a remote to unshackle the house that was on a tight lockdown,"After you're father got eaten by that darned dragon,I felt like you should always remain with me.But I was wrong,Cosmo,I really was.But know this,I do love you.I really do love you,but it's never the kind of love that could make you the happiest in life it looks like and for that....I'm letting you go.Go live you're life to it's fullest and be free!"
Cosmo took his mother's hand and smiled at her earnestly,"You don't know how HAPPY that makes me!I love you too,mama!And I always will,thank you sooo much!!If there's anything I could do to say thanks for the surrendor,just say the word!"
"How about letting me breath."Mama Cosma laughed when he hugged her tightly and then slapped him on the back,"Go on,son.You're father would be very proud of you,I am."
A few seconds later...
Cosmo and Wanda were embracing in a loving and deep embrace of affection.When the heart-wrenching embrace had broken down into just a firm and settled embrace,Timmy joined into it with the two faires welcoming him in with open arms.Then,when they were almost over with,everyone else came over to give a contribute to the final for seconds of it.
"Back to normal,then?"Timmy asked up at them with an even smile up at his two causally grinning faires.
"Back to normal,sport,back to normal."Wanda chuckled and reached down to ruffle the small match of his light-brownish hair still sticking up,"You may be returning back to you're old,video-game obessesed,magazine engrossed self!But...heh...I don't think I could be happier!"
"Me either."Cosmo agreed,patting the match of hair on top of Timmy's head as well and then giving Wanda a last hug.
"Well...almost."Timmy sighed in a remorseful tone,he had nearly forgotten about his friends and his fight with them.
The next day...
Timmy blinked his eyes open and then slowly rose in bed.For a moment,he just sort of sat there.Wondering if it had all really ever happen,then he saw his faires drowzing away comfortabley in thier castle and saw that it was indeed,Monday.He'd have to face them sooner or later,we decided with a sigh and then got up to make his bed.
"Timmy,"Timmy's mom told him,when he was coming down with his headheld up high to make his moher think everything was fine,"Chester and AJ. are outside waiting for you.You can have breakfeast after you chat with them first."
Timmy smiled gratefully at his mother's knowing wink and hurried out to his back stoop,to find a very down-in-the-dumps sight before him.His friends were looking down at the ground and only spoke to him because they sensed him there.
"Timmy...were sorry."AJ. was first to say,raising his slightly to look at Timmy,his eyes serious but sad,"We never-I never should of acted like such a jerk to you."
"Were both sorry,dude."Chester said apologenically,kicking at a pile of dirt at his feet,"We just lost it.Can you forgive us?"
"Alreadydone!Sorry I acted kind of jerky,myself."Timmy told them with a wide grin,while slapping them a high-five.He turned to go in and invite them in for breakfest.When he got this bizzare feeling,it seemed make him want to do something,but he wasn't sure what it was.
"Something wrong,sport?"Wanda asked Timmy as they sat down for breakfest,she was the pepper and Cosmo the salt.
"No."Timmy reassured her confidently but then shook his head and with a defiant smile said,"I don't know.But I have a feeling we're about to find out,very,very soon...."
The end.
Well,was that a story or was it?I'll began work on my grand FOP fanfic,that doesn't nessarily go along with this story.But it's kind of a leader on,maybe.And no,Timmy's growth spurt threw this series has abouslutely no relation to the story I'm doing as soon as I can.But I will tell you one thing,if you miss even 1 chapter of the next one.You're gonna regret it!My next FOP piece,will be based on a little bit of an older Timmy.With lots of humor,drama,suspence and action!It'll be PG though,but I'm going to make it my best piece yet!Wait and see.Well,hoped you've enjoyed my story.Thank you for being loyal and reading and reviewing.It brings a little tear to my eye...see...right there.(indicates a tear sliding down one pale cheek) Well,thanks a bunch to everyone!See ya!
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