A/N: This is for retro maina who asked me to write something for them. They wrote the summary. I've never Done requests before but I thought I'd give it a shot. This is a gender swap of the episode "The Cuckoo Clock of Doom".
I have enjoyed writing it so far so I hope you all like it. Please review!
Michelle had a light purple shirt with "I had a cookie, but I eated it" written in black and a kitten in the center. She held the phone with her left shoulder as she painted her nails bright purple. "I'm telling you April, my little brother is the worst." she stated. "He always messes everything up."
"Come on Tommy isn't that bad." April replied. "He want's attention; it's common for his age."
"He's five years younger than us, five." Michelle repeated. "And that gives him the right to ruin my life?"
"Your party wasn't that bad. Everyone loved it."
"That's not the way I remember it."
(Flashback, 3 days ago)
The living room ceiling was covered in streamers and a banner hung over the doorway leading to the dining room that read "Happy 15th Birthday Michelle!" in bold pink letters. Michelle sat in a chair opening gifts from her friends who were sitting around her in a circle. She opened up a flat present from Ryan, a boy at her school.
"I wonder if it's a CD." a girl said.
"No way, it's obviously shoes." another girl added.
Michelle opened it the rest of the way to find a CD for a band she used to listen to. "Oh, thanks Ryan. I didn't have this one." she smiled.
"No problem, Happy B-day." he replied.
"You had that CD last week but through it it out because "That band was so lame". I bet you'll keep it since it's from your crush, huh?" Tommy smirked.
Everyone laughed and she glared at her brother.
"Michelle! Can you come and help me with the cake please?" her mom asked from the other room.
"Coming!" she called before running into the kitchen. "Tommy's ruining my party, why can't he go in his room until it's over?"
"We'll talk about this later. Take the cake in the other room so you can make a wish."
Michelle took the cake. "I've made my wish but Tornado Tommy is still here."
She walked through the doorway but failed to notice Tommy push a skateboard in her path. Making her trip, fall backwards and the cake splat over her face. Everybody around her laughed, including Ryan.
"Aren't you supposed to share the cake, Michelle?" a girl said and they laughed more.
(Back to the present)
"Why don't you tell your parents what happened?" April asked.
"You seriously think they'll do anything? Please." Michelle scoffed. "They never believe me, Tommy is always the innocent one. Nothing will change."
"I guess your right."
There was a loud knock on her door. "Hang on a sec." Michelle opened the door only to get drenched in water by her brother.
Tommy dropped the squirt gun and ran off. "Betcha' can't catch me!"
"Why you little!" she put the phone to her ear. "I'm going to need to call you back."
"Ok, talk to you soon." April replied.
"See ya." She hung up, through the phone onto her bed and grabbed the squirt-gun to chase down her sibling. "Get back here you little jerk!"
Michelle ran after Tommy and tried to get her brother with the water but missed, getting other objects around the house wet instead. The chase continued for what felt like an hour until she finally cornered him.
"What is with you ruining my life!" she yelled before getting Tommy in the face with water.
"Michelle, what are you doing!?"
Crap. Michelle thought before turning to her mother. "He's the one that started this!"
"What? No I didn't!" Tommy played innocent, his red t-shirt was drenched. "She came out of nowhere, saying I ruined her party and chased me!"
"That's not what happened!" she said.
Their mom rubbed her head, clearly irritated. "Look, I don't have time to listen to this. Your father decided to buy some dusty, old clock even thought I said not to." She looked at Michelle and took the toy away. "Go to your room after you clean this up and Tommy go get some dry clothes on, ok sweetie?"
"Yes Mom." he said, gave his sister a smirk and left.
Of course she believed him.
Michelle cleaned up the mess and went to her room to continue the conversation she had with April. A couple hours later she was called downstairs by her Dad to see what he got.
"I have been waiting years to buy this." he said and removed the sheet covering it to reveal a clock.
The dark wood framed the gold face of the clock, matching chains hung in the compartment in the center and light wooden tabs with numbers down the sides. The wood was carved into an odd pattern that only made the whole clock scream creepy.
"It's, a clock." Michelle couldn't believe he was so excited about the ugly old thing.
"Not just an ordinary clock, a magical cuckoo clock." Her dad waved his arms as he told a story. "Long ago a old wizard carved this cuckoo clock with his magic and it is said that some of that magic is still in the clock to this day. Waiting for someone to find the secret to unlock it."
"Magic, really dad? I'm not two." she replied.
The clock reached the hour, ugly yellow bird popped out and screeched: CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO!
"Well it diffidently works." their dad said taking his hands off his ears.
Michelle's mom raised an eyebrow. "You didn't buy a broken clock, did you Charlie?"
"No, Tiffany. Abigail at the antique shop said there was something wrong with it but I don't see anything." he told his wife.
"What do these numbers mean?" Tommy asked tapping a few hard.
Charlie pushed his son's hand away from the clock gently. "Tommy, I don't want either of you touching the clock, otherwise you'll be in very big trouble, ok?"
Michelle tried not to let her excitement show. That's how I'll get back at him!
The boy frowned. "Ok."
"Good. Now both of you go to bed, you have school tomorrow." Their dad stated.
They said their goodbyes and everyone went to bed. Everyone, except Michelle. She listened to see if anyone was up then slowly crept from her room, down the stairs and into the living room where the clock stood a few feet away. The second hand inched its way to the 12 and rang loudly.
CUCKOO CUCKOO CUK- The battered bird was cut off by its head getting twisted backwards.
Michelle put her hand to her side and smirked. "Good luck getting out of this one, Tommy."