Chapter 19
Tohru's Decision

At a school in Dimmsdale, Tohru was running in the hallways, crying in fear, being chased by some radical students, about two feet tall, holding up torches and pitchforks.
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She screamed in fear, "WHAT DID I DO WRONG?"

Let's recall what Tohru did…

Tohru arrived at Dimmsdale Elementary. She was greeted by the principal in the school, wearing a gray suit and a red beehive hairstyle. She introduced herself to her.

"Miss Waxelplax," she said, "My name is Tohru Honda, member of the Resistance. We got your call and dispatched me to rush over."

Waxelplax stated, "I'm so glad you came, Miss Hondo."

"Honda."

"Sorry. Anyway, some of my students are in a rampage, as we speak! They've managed to grab each teacher we know and sent them to heaven or heck!"

"Don't you mean "Hell"?"

"Not in the Nickelodeon World, you'd say it. TV Land does it."

A black-cloaked guy then announced, holding a lamp and pineapple, "And here's the lamp from Heck… and here's a pineapple from Heck."

Peaches of "Rocko", every-pepples!

She giggled and continued on, "So… A few of my students got rowdy and decided to go on a killing spree. However, there were only 12 students… and they murdered two P.E. teachers and an Art teacher. One of my students created a red-sepia toned portrait of a cat, snuggling by a window, after killing off the teacher."

She showed Tohru the blood-painted portrait. Tohru blushed, "Aw, how cute… even for murderers, they are creative."

Waxelplax said, "Well, be that as it may, we have the brightest and most gifted student in school, as well."

"Did they end up caught in the killing spree lust?"

"Yes. After killing the cafeteria ladies, serving them rancid slop. The student body increased from 12… to one hundred and twenty!"

Tohru gasped, "Ten times the drama…" as she asked, "And… Were there any suspects?"

"Timmy Turner, for one… But he was home, doing his homework. Trixie Tang was a possible suspect, but she, too, was busy with a project. That's when I found out who it was…"

"Who?"

"You won't believe me, but someone in this school was a phony. He was tall, handsome, with a beard stubble, and messy hair. My opinion is that he was held back, many times."

Tohru whispered, "Chris…"

She thought, "If he was there, then how did he know where I was going, earlier?"

She stated, "Who's the next target?"

The principal said, "Denzel Crocker. He was to be removed from the school, but I figured I'd give him a raise. Poor sucker."

She cackled, but huffed, "WHAT? YOU deal with a fairy-crazed lunatic who lives with his mother!"

Tohru nodded and said, "I'll see what I can do. Where is Mr. Crocker, now?"

Waxelplax said, "He's in the gymnasium. Be careful… We were going to send in the SWAT Force, but they were too vicious to be detained."

She got up and left, "Don't worry. Uo and Hana can't make it, since they're busy, so I'll find Crocker and bring him to safety."

"He's already in the gym. Most of the students gone home, but a few have regrouped, hoping to find more teachers. Me? I am trying to hide in my desk, for so long."

"Right. I'll inform Uo-Chan of some weapons, since I am unarmed. I'm coming back, tomorrow morning, to do this mission. Uo is gone, but I'm leader, until she's back. So, I'll start tomorrow, since I have business to tend to."

The principal smiled, "Good. Your mission begins at eight."

She left to the hallways, as she snuck into the gym. She found Crocker in the bleachers, wrapped in rope. He was screaming, "HELP!"

He was spazzing out, shouted, "This rope has been tying me, suspiciously! Those students on a killing spree! DEATH! I am teacher legend! I know now the responsible party… Turner! And his three…

FAIRY GODPARENTS!"

He twitched, as Tohru approached him, "Hey! Who are you, badly drawn Kappa Mikey wannabe?"

Tohru responded, "I'm not Americanized. I come in peace… and to let you out."

She grabbed the ropes and untied him. He stretched out and smiled, "GAH! HAH, HAH! YES! Finally… Sweet Mother Freedom! Thank you, Miss. If you were a student, I'd give you an F… F as in… FAERIES!"

He spoke at the 4th wall, "Noticed I said what you thought I was gonna say? This is a family alternate world."

Tohru said, "I'm unarmed, but most students are at home. This is your chance to escape. Trust me. I'm on your side… Well, on the category of weird and unique, but on the Good Side, nonetheless."

Crocker asked, "Why did you come and save me? It must be an angel from heaven! OR A FAIRY!"

He barked, "I only came to give these students… Fs! I always give them Fs, on account that they are miserable children! And I'm giving them Fs, FOREVER! Many teachers tried to stop them, but morale in this school has plummeted! GAH!"

She responded, "Okay, calm down. Listen to me, as hard as you can."

She stated, "Get to a safe place and hide, away from this school. Your Principal has assigned me to protect you from these mass-produced disasters. Meet me back at 7 in the morning, at your house, so we can map out our strategy."

Denzel smiled, "GREAT! Here's my address. Meet me in my home, and no hurry. Be on time… or it's Fs FOR YOU!"

Tohru nodded, "Uh… Sure. I'll remember that. Now go!"

He ran off, screaming in laughs, "I'm off! FAERIES!"
SLAM! "GAH!" He slammed through a wall.

"Are you okay?" Tohru called to him.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Happens to me, every day," he moaned, as he got up.

He went through the door and shouted, "See you soon, kid! AND HURRY! Again, FAERIES!"

He drove off in a black van, heading for home. Tohru smirked, "Hey… He has the same type of van that Mister Gaynes has."

She stepped out of the gym and headed to the hallway.

"Well, well, well," a small voice called, "Another adult to save the day."

Tohru gasped, as she saw a small boy with dark skin. He glared evilly, "So… I take it you're the hero of this group."

Tohru bowed, "Sorry. I'm-."

"A DEAD DUCK! KILL THE INTRUDER!"

They piled up, kids all around, attacking Tohru, trying to crush her. She screamed in horror, as she was succumbed to the kids' attack, by punching, kicking, spitting, and scratching her. She screamed, "HELP! NO! STOP IT! AAH!"

As she was about to succumb to her death, she then sensed a vision. She saw Percival and Father Matthias, heading to Chris McLean's mansion, as he was plotting his next move. She knew that Percival was gonna do the punishment for the Resistance. In an ounce of rage and her inner beast, she screamed, breaking out of the kids' pile.

"CHRIS!" She yelled.

She ran off to the exit, as the kids chased after her, in angry mini-mob formation. They gained on her, throwing spears and pencils at her. She was crying in fear, "WHY AM I DOING THIS?"

And this is where we left off. Tohru ran out of the hallways and into the playground. She panicked, "Man! Who were they?"

She then heard some students singing in an enchanted, yet eerie melody.

One, two… Button my shoe… Three, four… Lock the door…

They walked to her, as Tohru was in fear, crying for help. As the students went closer, she had an idea. She pulled out the radio that she got from Chris, and distracted them. She then said, "Who wants this?"

The leader, the boy with dark skin, announced, "I'll take it. It's a portable ham radio. They don't make these, anymore. This is a DSB-SC model, made for use in South Africa and Brazil."

Tohru wept, "Keep it. Just don't hurt me, anymore."

She ran off, as few of the students chased after her. The boy was in awe. He said, "SWEET! Now I can contact anybody in these worlds! Maybe I'll meet famous geniuses!"

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Tohru continued to run, nearing the exit. She threw down books from the lockers and janitorial equipment, just to block their way. But as she made it to the door, the four students jumped downward from the ceiling, with a huge pitchfork. They aimed at her, about to be impaled by them. She stopped and sobbed, "Oh, great!"

The students laughed, as they went closer… and then…

STAB!

Tohru blocked it with her arm, piercing her forearm. She bled a bit and threw the pitchfork down. She escaped through the door.

"QUICK! KILL HER!" One student shouted.

They threw rulers, pencils, protractors, pens, and blades at her, but they were too late. Tohru panted for air, as she was by the door, holding her bloodied arm. She then said, "I almost died… These kids are in-."

STAB!
A ruler impaled the door, by the left side Tohru's head.

"—sane." She squeaked.

But then, Uo and Hana drove by, from SimCity, in their red motorcycle.

"Tohru!" Uo called, "GET IN!"

She ran down the stairs and headed to the motorcycle, and hopped behind Uo. She gasped, "It's about time you came! I'm so glad! MOVE OUT!"

They revved off, leaving Dimmsdale.

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Tohru explained what happened, telling that her mission will wait in the morning. On the plus side, she rescued Mr. Crocker, but was almost bludgeoned by the students.

"Wow. That must've sucked," Uo said, "Chef Hatchet has died, and we escaped a nuclear holocaust."

Hanajima said, "We found him and tried to oust him. But we were too late to save him from the city's death."

Tohru huffed, "Well, at least Chef died. Chris is next… I just learned that Chris McLean is the REAL mastermind behind the alternate worlds. It was confirmed, and he planted a bug on me."

Uo gasped, "A spy-bug? Gross."

Hanajima spoke, "She was bugged. Meaning Chris heard our every move, since the iHyrule incident."

"Luckily, I removed it, before I got here. And from what I hear, Percival is going to finish the job."

She insisted, "I'll go! Drop me off at Chris's mansion!"

Hanajima replied, "No. You cannot go there. You're too close to him."

Tohru pleaded, "But… He gave me a choice. He used us, so I should be the one to kill him!"

Hanajima barked, "I said, NO!"

Uotani said, "Let her go."

"Uo…"

"If what she says is true, we have no choice. We formed the Resistance, only stop evil beings like Chris McLean. Tohru's right. He manipulated her, so it's her call."

Hanajima sighed, "Fair enough. Be careful, over there. Be back here, when you're finished."

Tohru smiled, "Thanks, guys."

The trio sped off, heading back to HQ. But first, they must drop off Tohru.

Percival and Matthias arrived at his huge tall mansion, about twenty stories high.

"Why do the bad guys always have a tower?" Percival groaned.

Matthias used a hand motion and said, "Almighty Father, forgive me… for I must-."

"LESS TALKING, MORE ACTION!" He yelled, as he busted the door down.

They ran up the stairs, all the way up to the top floor, which is Chris's private relaxation room, full of pictures of himself, awards he won, and a huge hot tub. There was also a huge window, viewing each direction. He was in his chair, reading the news about Chef's death.

"Huh… So much for help. I didn't even know the city was in the brink of destruction."

Percival busted down the door and called out, "MCLEAN!"

Chris gasped, "Oh! And who might you be?"

Percival showed his badge, "Percival Gaynes! F.B.I.! You're under arrest!"

Chris shouted, "ME? And what grounds? What did I do?"

Matthias proclaimed, "You, Chris McLean, are the devil! You wanted this, for your own fun and enjoyment! THIS IS HELL ON EARTH!"

Percival barked, "No one will save you now. Chef Hatchet is dead, and you have interns left!"

Chris smiled, "Not quite."

He snapped his fingers and brought up some deformed interns, wearing red shirts and gray jeans, limping in pain, moaning in agony. The men were shocked and appalled.

"MY GOD!" Matthias cried, "These poor souls, deformed and influenced by the hateful man and his fun duties!"

Percival shouted, "They look dead, but they are still human! Those who work for Chris McLean must die! Forgive me, Father, for I must create the only act of sin to be cleansed!"

He whispered, "And once spawned, they are forever loyal to Chris McLean."

He charged at the interns and delivered a huge arsenal of attacks at them. He kicked one of the interns' head off his body, with a roundhouse kick. He delivered a sock to the skull at another, while throwing one into the awards stand. Two interns were grabbed by the collar and were smashed in the face with a double headbutt. After that, he delivered a heel kick to the intern's skull. One by one, Percival destroyed each intern. He approached a prone Chris and was angered.

"You… are under arrest, McLean…" he snarled.

Chris snarled, "You forget… It's over! I rule all the worlds!"

Percival huffed, "The Demonic Reign of Chris McLean will not happen! NO ONE can now help you! YOU have lost!"

Chris glowed in a demonic aura and roared, "No… No… NO!"

He grabbed Percival's neck and punched him in the face with a huge right hook, singeing his cheek and chin. He flew into the wall and was out cold. Father Matthias approached him and glared, "You have grown weak, Chris McLean! I am going to end this, once and for all!"

Matthias has Chris cornered. Will he succeed?

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Meanwhile, Tohru was dropped off at Chris's mansion. Uo said to her, "Good luck. Don't let us down, Tohru."

Tohru bowed, "I promise I'll return."

Hanajima said, "It's a long run up. He wants it, as a tower."

They drove off, as Tohru ran inside the mansion and headed upstairs. She gasped, "Man, it's a lot of stairs!"

She ran up the twenty-storied building and found Chris, about to be killed by Matthias. She pleaded, "WAIT!"

They turned and saw Tohru. Chris moaned in pain, "Tohru… I'm hurt… Help me."

Tohru shivered, "No. I can't."

Matthias called, "So… you're Tohru Honda. No one can save him! You, however, have been deceived by this man!"

"I DO NOT! He had me angry! I refuse to let Chris die, like that! Chris dies… in my hand!"

"JUDAS!" He grabbed her hair and yelled, "ARE YOU GOING TO LET HIM INTIMIDATE YOU?"

He barked, as he pulled her hair, while Tohru was on her knees, yelling in pain, "You, young lost lamb, have been a fool! God works in mysterious ways! I came here, as a request to my son, to extinguish the beast! Miss Honda! PRAISE TO ME THAT YOU WILL CONVERT AND JOIN MY CONGREGATION!"

Tohru pleaded, "I… I will! Just let me go! It hurts! I only came to kill Chris McLean, after Chef Hatchet was killed!"

"I kill McLean! You, however, shall do no such thing! THOU… shalt not kill!"

"OW! Come on!"

"NO! You shalt not be a pawn to Satan! YOU… You shall be enlightened by your path to glory! Do you, Tohru Honda, wish to be converted by your past sins and corrupt soul and be cleansed by the almighty GOD!"

Tohru cried, "YES!"

Chris groaned, "NO!"

Matthias let go of her hair, as Tohru held her head. She was in pain, as Matthias held his hand up.

He preached, "By the power of these holy worlds, but yet UNHOLY acts of sin, I free you of your dark soul, your evil ways, and your corrupt aura!
BE FREE! Darkness, be free of this holy young saint and let her rise from the democracy of hate! BEGONE!"

BAP!
She was struck in the forehead, dropping to the ground. She lied on the floor, as Matthias approached McLean.

"Now… As for you… you shall be gone from this world!"

Chris sobbed, as he was about to die. Tohru got up and said, "Well… as long as he is dead… I feel… I feel…"

He recited Ezekiel 25:16, as Tohru suddenly felt something in her forehead. It leaked from her forehead, which was red. She felt it.

"Blood?" She thought, "How did…?"

She stared at Matthias, who held a sword at Chris, about to strike down at him.

"He did this…" she grumbled, "He made me bleed… Why did he do this? I agree to be free of McLean's evil pact… but he didn't have to gash me!"

Matthias raised his sword high and shouted, "AND YOU WILL KNOW MY NAME IS THE LORD, WHEN I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEE!"

Tohru cried, "No…"

And then… it happened…

Chris screamed in terror, as Tohru yelled, "NO!"

She shoved Matthias out of the way and roared at him. "HE'S MY PREY!"

Matthias yelled, "WHAT IS THIS? HAVE YOU LEARN NOTHING? YOU EVIL TEMPTRESS!"

Tohru grabbed his robe and lifted him up high, while glowing in her red and black aura. She snapped, "You won't kill him! You can't kill him! YOU CAN'T EVER KILL HIM! No one kills Chris McLean… NOBODY KILLS HIM! NOBODY KILLS HIM, EXCEPT ME!"

Chris was astonished, as Tohru threw Matthias through the glass window.

SMASH!
"AAAAAAAAAAAHH!" He plummeted off a twenty-story building, all the way to his death.

Tohru's powers faded and dropped to her knees. She started to tremble in fear, as Chris got up.

"What have I done?" She sobbed in fear.

"That… was… AWESOME!" Chris smiled, "You actually saved me! WAY TO GO!"

He saw Tohru crying in horror, as she killed a man… an innocent man. He comforted her and stated, "You know… He did grab your hair."

Thunder clapped, as rain began to fall. Tohru, in distraught, started to beg for Chris, out of remembering what Aya told her.

She decreed, "Please. I could care less about you! I wanted to save these worlds! I want to help fix them! All I wanted was to help Uo and Hana! They're gonna die! What should I do?"

Chris said, "Well, how about you work for me? I needed a few more interns. You, however, are the perfect candidate, to be in my Total Drama!"

He extended his hand to her and asked, "I can make you even more powerful, as you are, right now… Join me… and we'll help make the worlds, as it is."

Tohru pleaded, with her head down, and on her knees, "I shall do as you say. I'll work for you and obey your every whim… Just please save Hana and Uo!"

"As you wish."

He held his hand high and shot a white energy pulse into Tohru, blinding her for a bit. Her eyes went blank, her skin started to heal, and her scrapes and cuts disappeared. She stood up and went to a kneeled pose.

Chris declared, "Tohru Honda… for you, you are the strongest of the rest. Hence to forthwith, you shall be known as… Onigiri."

Tohru bowed, "Thank you… Master."

She stood up and spoke, "To what purpose should I do?"

Chris McLean had done it! She has controlled Onigiri. Now, now she obeys his every whim.

Chris said, as he left, "Do your job at Dimmsdale Elementary, and do this for me."

She bowed and said, "Yes, master."

"Beforehand… get rid of that guy. I need to find more people to do my bidding and clean up this mess."

"I shall. I hear. I obey. I understand."

He left, as Percival woke up. Tohru turned to him and lifted him up.

"Are you… okay?" Tohru asked him.

Percival groaned, "I'm fine. Did Chris die, yet?"

"Not yet. McLean escaped… but Father Matthias… he was killed."

"Damn it all! I am not licked yet. Tohru, come with me, if you want to survive him."

"No. I have to return to HQ and prepare for my mission for tomorrow."

He extended his hand and insisted, "Okay. I'll take you home."

"NO!"

She slapped his hand and added, "I'll find my way out."

She walked down the stairs, as Percival asked, "Uh… Okay… I wonder what she meant."

He looked down and saw a view of Matthias, killed on a huge vehicle roof, covered in blood.

"Damn fool…" he muttered, "Even with his hunt for salvation, he was no match. It's a shame, though."

He prayed, "Rest in peace, Father Hiram Matthias…"

He headed home, too, as he was upset.

And THAT is how Onigiri was born, being consumed by Chris McLean's evil power.
But the story is not over. What will Tohru do in Dimmsdale, now that she's in McLean's power?

Don't miss the next chapter, as we wind down the entire Origin Story.