An: Writing for a kid is hard. I'm going to go ahead and say that I have him speak fairly well, but I am basing the kid off of my four year old little brother who speaks fairly well. I tried to mess up some of the words to make the kid sound younger but it was driving me insane so I went back an fixed it.
Slight continuation on my fun fact in the last chapter. Well more of a headcannon really. I'd like to think that when Tomar-Re does run into Superman he is proud of him. Like "I may have failed but a least this Kryptonian is seen as a hero on his adopted planet."
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KikakatTIOI—The idea was too good to pass. Yeah hot Tomar-Re, I fought with myself for a little bit deciding whether or not I was going to write that part. I'm glad I got Mary right. A YJ/GLTAS crossover! Can't wait! I felt bad for him when I read what he tried to do.
JEN-M – He did.
Little Dark Sapphire—Yay I'm not alone! Yes he is.
No name 120—Why thank you and here is the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my thoughts. Mary belongs to KikaKatTIOI
Italics for thoughts
"Daddy?!" Mary thought as she whipped her head around to face the child's voice. She saw a small child running towards them his eyes smiling. She glanced at Tomar-Re and gasped, He was crouched down a little with his arms spread. A smile was on his face as well.
The child ran and jumped up into Tomar-Re's arms. He wrapped his arms around Tomar-Re's neck and hugged him. Tomar-Re hugged the child back tightly. That is when Mary got a better look at him. His skin was a darker orange than Tomar-Re's and his fin was the same color as his skin. He was almost half Mary's height. He wore black pants, a tan short-sleeved shirt and grey shoes that looked a little like sneakers. His eyes were closed so she could see their color.
"Daddy are you coming home early?" the child asked pushing away a bit. His arms were still around Tomar-Re's neck.
"I need to see you and your mother of course," Tomar-Re replied," What are you doing out here?"
"I was going to surprise you at work," he said sheepishly. Tomar-Re fixed him in a stern look. " I know I should have stayed home." The boy turned and looked at Mary. "Hey you're new."
The child shimmied out of Tomar-Re's arms and began to circle Mary asking several questions, like what her name was. "My name is Mary," she replied.
She tried to keep her eyes on him as he circled her, but that left her dizzy. "Tomar-Tu!" Tomar-Re said suddenly make the boy stop just behind her," Do you notice anything about Mary?"
Tomar-Tu walked around to Mary's front. "She's a Green Lantern," he replied.
"How do we greet Green Lanterns?"
"Oh right," he said. He placed his fist across his heart and started to bow. He began to lose his balance, straightened up, reoriented his feet and tried again. This time he kept his balance. "Welcome to Xudar," He said rising.
"Thank you," Mary said with a smile. She then looked at Tomar-Re. Her face clearly read "you better explain this.
"Mary this is my son Tomar-Tu," Tomar-Re said gesturing to the boy smiling at her.
"You can call me Tooey everyone does," Tomar-Tu said looking at her with bright blue eyes. It was pronounced like gooey but with a 't' sound instead.
"You have a son!" Mary said shocked," How!"
"I would hope that we do not have to go through that whole discussion," Tomar-Re said. Mary's eyes widened and she quickly shook her head. That part of science class was awkward enough.
"I'm just a little surprised is all."
They did not noticed that while they were talking Tooey was looking between Mary and Tomar-Re. "Daddy why is a Green Lantern here," he asked before his father could respond.
"Tooey.. um.. you see..," he began having a little trouble getting his words together. He never finished because Tomar-Tu interrupted.
"You're going to O…O.. Oa," Tooey whined fixing his father in a stare that was full of disappointment. " You promised the whole week. It has only been two days."
"I'm needed," Tomar-Re said crouching down till he was at eye level with his son," If I had a choice I would stay with you."
"I know," Tooey said turning away," Momma isn't going to like this."
"No she is not. We should get going. The quicker we get there the better."
"Whatever," Tooey said as they began to walk towards Tomar-Re's house. Tooey avoided making any eye contact with his father.
"So Tomar-Re's wife must have his ring. The explains why the people at the Science Center were wishing him luck. I feel kind of bad for the situation that Tomar-Re is in. Maybe I can see if I can relieve some tension."
"Hey Tooey," Mary said to get his attention," How old are you?"
"I'm four and a half ma'am," Tooey said. He didn't look at her; he kept his eyes focused on something in front of him.
"Please just call me Mary. Ma'am makes me feel old," Mary said getting a giggle out of Tooey. They walked quietly. Mary would glance over at Tomar-Re every so often and see him quietly talking to himself. He would mouth something, shake his head and mouth something else.
"He must be trying to figure out what he is going to say when we reach his home" Mary thought. She couldn't help but sympathize for the guy. Carol Ferris tried to hide the fact that she hated when Hal had to fly off when the Guardians called. Being with a Green Lantern puts pressure on any relationship.
They had left most of the homes back where Tomar-Tu had met them. There was only one house up ahead. "Is that your home?" she asked no one in particular.
"It is," said Tomar-Re. Mary took a better look at it now that she knew it was where they were going.
The home, like many others on Xudar, was grey. It was a dome shape; it had one main area with three smaller parts sticking off of it. There were several windows that Mary was certain to have Invisible Glass. The home was surrounded by a black rock wall that came up to her waist. There were a few dark colored trees with dark green leaves that kind of looked like Palm Trees. Near the door there was a little flower garden with flowers of exotic colors.
"MOMMA," Tooey called as he broke into a light jog," We're home!" He ran to hug the figure that had just come out of the door.
The Xudarian was female, which was easy to see. Her skin was the same shade as Tomar-Tu's but her head fin was different. It was smaller and went to the back of her neck and was red. Her beak was lighter than her skin. He wore a dress with straps that rested on her shoulders. The length was a little interesting. The front half went to her knees before it sloped back to her ankles. It was a light purple color with green curves all over it. She wore gladiator sandals that were tan. She was looking down at Tomar-Tu who was hugging her so her eyes were hidden from Mary's view.
Mary took a quick glance at Tomar-Re and couldn't help but smile. The look on his face read nothing but love and pride at what he was seeing. "He really cares for his family. I hate that I have to take him away."
Mary looked back at the scene in front of her. The woman had finished hugging Tooey and was looking at Tomar-Re with a smile. Her amethyst colored eyes looked over to Mary and her smile dropped. Her head snapped back to Tomar-Re and if looks could kill he would be six feet under.
"You gave me your word it would be a week," she said standing up. She shot him one last glare before turning around and stalking back into the house, Tooey right behind her. Her wings were the last thing seen as she disappeared.
Tomar-Re sighed heavily. "If you want me to come back later I can," Mary said keeping a question at bay. Tomar-Re just shook his head.
"With Nazli," he said with a sad chuckle," I don't think it will help." He walked towards his door with Mary following.
"This is not going to be easy."
AN: I'm not overly happy with the ending of this, it seemed really wordy. Oh well, we have now seen almost all of Tomar-Re's family. I made up Nazli, so bear with me as I figure out her whole character. Anyway, I have a party to prepare for this weekend. The four year old I mentioned at the beginning is turning five and my other 2 year old brother is turning 3. The party is going to be TMNT and I'm excited. I'm a total Shellhead.
Please review and tell me what you think.
