Chapter: Wilt

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A/N: Sorry this has taken so long to get out. Life and work have been major pains in my….. (Clears throat), well anyway it caused some major writer's block, but I think I'm starting to break through it. So hopefully I'll be able to start getting these out in a more timely matter. You'll also have to excuse me if any of the characters in this chapter seem OOC, but I've only seen a few episodes of Foster's and that was a while ago, though I did try to get close to what I remembered.

To Astro-McPhearson: Thanks for the review. Guess I forgot to say this, but the chapters won't necessarily link up or really be in order. Depending on who I'm focusing on in the current chapter, characters that I've already done a previous chapter on may make an appearance; if I think the person in the current chapter disappeared before them. The only reason that first three chapters linked up was because Dexter and Ben disappeared at around the same time, during the battle for Tech Square.

Wilt had never hated anything or anybody before. Sure he had gotten annoyed or frustrated at someone before (usually Bloo), but never for very long, it just wasn't in his nature. He was usually such a laid back kind of guy that was the way he had been created. Even when he had been beaten by Foul Larry, he had never hated him; actually he'd been more upset with himself then with Larry, but now he knew what true hate was. As Wilt looked down at Fusion Numbuh Five's smug smile, he felt true burning hatred well up inside of him. They had made a deal! His friends were supposed to be safe and sound in Foster's! But they weren't, they were gone, and it was his fault for not listening to them in the first place. He should have known that a Fusion would never keep their word.

*A few days ago*

Wilt had been watching Eddy wheel and deal different kids all morning, and was feeling just the tiniest bit bored with watching him. Leaving his post and walking around the back of Eddy's 'thorn' he tapped Double D on the shoulder. Turning the quieter boy immediately smiled and tuned out Eddy as he focused on the friend in front of him.

"Sorry, hope I'm not bothering you, but I'm going to visit Foster's for a little while. Sorry, that's not a problem is it?" asked Wilt, looking slightly worried that he was putting Edd out.

"Of course it's not a problem. You have a nice visit and watch out for the fusion monsters, they've became rather aggressive lately. Actually, may I suggest that you take a monkey flight, it would keep you safer and you would get there faster as well," said Double D, as he pointed over to the area that Mojo's monkey minions had taken as their own. Seeing the look of doubt on Wilt's face and realizing that he was about to argue that he didn't want to be a bother, Double D pulled a bit of a trump card. "It would also make me feel so much better, since I wouldn't have to worry if you had gotten there safely or not."

Wilt sagged a little as Double D said that, after all he didn't like to make people worry about him, especially a sweet boy like Double D, so nodding his expectance, Wilt turned and headed for the monkeys.

Touching down in front Foster's a few minutes later, Wilt was glad he had taken Double D's suggestion, after all now he had even more time to spend with his friends. Looking around, he spotted Frankie, Eduardo, and Mr. Harriman standing together in front of the gates. Walking closer he also noticed that they looked very worried and scared.

"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting, but is everything ok?"

"No, everything is not ok! It fact the whole thing is unheard of, and that will never do," said Mr. Harriman, as he bounced back and forth in front of the gate.

"Fusion Numbuh Five is demanding to be allowed to adopt an imaginary friend. She said that if we didn't give her one soon that she would destroy Foster's," said Frankie, as she cast fugitive glances toward the maze behind the house. Seeing the scared looks on the other's faces Wilt quickly came to a decision.

"Why not send me? I'll be her friend if it keeps Foster's safe," asked Wilt, as he looked at the others.

"Absolutely NOT!"

"What a preposterous idea, Master Wilt. That will not do at all."

"Si is a muy mal idea. You no should do."

Surprised by the force of the emotions behind their words and expressions, Wilt quickly put up he's hand in surrendered and made a calming motion. "Alright, I'm sorry. It was a bad idea, sorry."

"It was a bad idea Wilt. You can't trust a Fusion, they never tell the trust and they never keep their promises! We'll never give them an imaginary friend; we won't lose someone else, not like we did Mac and Coco. We just can't." Frankie's voice trailed off near the end, and she looked away from the others, but not fast enough to hide the tears building in her eyes. Feeling guilty for making Frankie cry, Wilt bent down and wrapped his good arm around her. She gratefully turned and buried her face into his chest, silent sobs shaking her body. After a few minutes, Frankie seemed to pull herself together and pushed away from Wilt.

"Don't cry Frankie, I'm sorry. I'll just stick around and try to help you think of a better plan, is that ok?" Wilt sighed in relief, as Frankie nodded and even gave him a small smile.

Several days later, they had still not thought of a good plan to get rid of the fusion. They had even called on Dexter to see if he could think of anything to do. As a result, he was trying to scan and pin point the exact location of the Fusion's lair, but so far he had not had any luck. They came to realized that they were running out of time, when one of the friends found a gobby trap out behind the maze, and that discovery was what made Wilt go against the advice of all his friends.

First he needed to make made sure the Cul-de-Sac would be cared for when he was gone. So going up to Eduardo, Wilt explained how the kids were starting to get worried about not having the familiar presence of an imaginary friend nearby. So Eduardo agreed to go to the Sac but just until Wilt was ready to go back. Wilt even asked Frankie to take Eduardo so he won't be so afraid to leave the house, which she agreed to do, and Mr. Harriman he distracted by pointing out a few of the friends that were breaking the rules. Walking to the entrance to the maze, he felt very guilty about tricking his friends, but he knew it would be worth it if they were all kept safe.

"Hello? Is anyone here? Hello?" Seeing movement off to his left, Wilt slowly started to make his way deeper into the maze. He continued to follow the slight movements he would catch out of the corner of his eye, until he came to the very center of the maze. He stopped just short of entering the small area when he saw what was in it. Standing in front of a fusion portal was Fusion Numbuh Five, a sick, twisted, just wrong version of the sweet, adorable girl that Wilt had once met. Taking a deep breath, Wilt gather up the last remains of his courage and stepped into the clearing.

"Um.....hello? Sorry it took so long, but I'm your new imaginary friend. So you can leave Foster's alone now. That's ok right?" Wilt's voice trailed off uncertainly, as the fusion in front of him continued to just stare. Just as he was starting to fidget under its gaze, Fusion Numbuh Five walked over to him and taking him by the wrist began to lead him toward the fusion portal. Wilt's first instinct was to try and pull away from the fusion's ice cold touch, but he firmly stomped down on that compulsion, reminding himself that this was for the other friends at Foster's. Going through the fusion portal was one of the worst things he had ever experienced, and left his skin crawling and his stomach doing flips flops.

The time that it took to travel through the lair, Wilt was actually glad the Fusion Doppelganger was with him. This flitting gratitude was because the Extremospawns that roamed the lair gave them a wide breath as they passed through it. Finally they reached the other end of the lair and once again Wilt was subjected to having his skin crawl and his stomach doing flip flops, as they passed through another portal, only to have it drop a moment later as Wilt realized what he was seeing.

From where they were, high in the mountains, Wilt could see the whole expanse of Foster's laid out before him. Starting forward, Wilt had every intention to ask the fusion what they were doing here, when he was suddenly grabbed from both sides by a pair of Timber Terrors. As they started to drag him to a nearby transport, he could just see the Foster's bus pulling up outside the house. Drinking in the last sight of his home, Wilt's attention was drawn to Fusion Numbuh Five, as she turned to face him. Locking eyes with her, Wilt felt a feeling of dread rush through him as he watched a smirk across her face and saw her slowly raise her hand.

"NO!!!"

Miles away, in a laboratory deep underground, alarms and lights started to go off. Dropping the tracking devise he was finishing, Dexter quickly ran over to his main computer console, and taking in the reading that were scrolling across his screen, he began to swear loudly and started inputting commands into the system. At the same time that the alarms and lights were turning off, out of a slot in the ground next to the headquarters, erupted ten energy shield disks that shot off towards Foster's. Leaning against the console, Dexter let out a heavy sigh before queuing up his com.

"Blossom, come in this is Dexter."

"Blossom here. What is it Dexter?"

"I need you to gather a team and head out to Foster's. The tearafussers in the area have gone haywire and several gobby traps have exploded, causing Foster's to become an Infected Zone. You need to look for any traces of survivors and Fusion Numbuh Five. Contact me with any findings, understood?"

Understood, Blossom out!"

Cutting the connection, Dexter once more looked up at the readings surrounding Foster's before a determined look entered his eyes. Turning he swiftly returned to his work bench and picking up the pieces of the ruin tracker, he once again reaffirmed his oath. Fuse would NOT win, he would pay for every life lost, Dexter would make sure of it.