My first one-shot, if my second DP fic. Bear with me a bit. Kind of has to do with my own obsession with claw machines, if you can call it an obsession.
The Claw
"C'mon, Tuck," Daniel Fenton, better known as Danny, said, glancing back at his friend. "Let's go."
"Yeah, Tucker," Samantha Manson, known as, by all who didn't have a death wish, Sam. "I wanna get out of this animal-mutilating death trap known as a fast food restaurant." Both were attempting to coax their friend, Tucker Foley, into leaving the local fast food place, the Nasty Burger. Having eaten, they were ready to leave, and thought Tucker was, too.
"But look!" Tucker said excitedly as his two friends held the door open. "They've got one of those claw machines."
"Claw machines?"
"Yeah, you know, the ones with the little stuffed animals in them. I used to rock at these." Tucker took a quarter out of his pocket and inserted it into the machine.
"Tucker, you know those things are rigged, right?" Sam told him, one black eyebrow raised. "No one ever gets anything out of them."
"Nuh uh! I can get anything out of one of these. Just watch." The other two teens did watch as Tucker maneuvered the black joystick, positioning the metal claw above a cute pink teddy bear that was sitting directly on top of the pile of other animals. Pressing the red button on the top of the joystick, Tucker watched in triumph as it closed perfectly over the small bear.
"Ha!" He said smugly.
"Just keep watching," Sam said with a smirk. Tucker turned back to the machine to see the bear being lifted by the claw. With a shake, it reached the top, but knocked the bear loose in the process. It landed exactly as it had been before.
"What the heck!" Tucker said angrily. "I HAD that one! I had it!" Danny rolled his eyes.
"Sure, Tuck, whatever. Can we go now?"
"No way!" Tucker replied. "Not until I get that stupid bear!"
For the next half an hour or so, Tucker deposited quarter after quarter in the machine to get that bear, his two bored friends watching the ceiling. The same thing happened over and over again, until…
"Dang it," Tucker said. "I'm outta quarters."
"Thank God," Sam replied. "Let's go."
"Wait," Danny said. He looked around. By this time, everyone had left the restaurant. Even the cashier was gone, presumably on break. "Hey, Tucker, I bet I could get that bear without spending any money."
"Yeah?" Tucker replied smugly. "You won't get any farther than me."
"Wanna bet?" Danny said with a grin. Turning his arm intangible, he reached inside the machine and took out the bear Tucker had been trying to get.
"Hey!" Tucker said indignantly. "That's not fair!"
"You didn't specify that I couldn't use my powers," Danny replied, handing the bear to Tucker. "Enjoy." Danny and Sam laughed, and Tucker joined in as they went out the door of the Nasty Burger.
Not especially long, but then, it didn't have to be. Dunno, I was just bored and felt like writing something, (Yes, I DO have the next chapter of AotD done for tomorrow!) and, well, I've had this idea for a while. Originally, it was Danny who played the claw machine and got fed up, but I thought it was funnier with Tucker. Anyway, R&R, please and thank you.