Universe 20
Tucker woke up with a massive headache, and everything was blurry.
Though the last one was because he didn't have his glasses on, Tucker reached to the side looking for his glasses, not feeling them.
"Here," his mom said, handing him his glasses. Tucker nodded, thankfully putting on his glasses. He could see his parents and the worried looks on their faces. "Sam brought you home last night. She told us what happened," his dad said, "you really worried us, son."
Tucker nodded. "I know I'm sorry, but Danny needed help. I couldn't just let him fight Vlad on his own"
Tucker got out of bed, grabbing the watch that held his armor and the beret that was his disguised Steel Spector helmet, putting them on. Odds are nothing was going to happen today, but with Vlad making a move again, it was better to be safe than sorry.
"We know, and we're very proud of you for sticking up for your friend," his mom said, "but we worry about you."
'I know the feeling' Tucker thought his parents didn't remember. Still, he, Sam, and Danny all remembered the summer when Freakshow had kidnapped their families except for some reason Sams's grandma to get them to retrieve the Reality gems from where they were hidden.
'I should probably be worried about that Deadpool guy having them, but he at least doesn't want to take over the world' Tucker thought he'd been so worried that Freakshow might do something to his parents, so had Danny and Sam even if she wouldn't admit to anyone.
Now Vlad was back, and Tucker was worried that the fruitloop would go after his family to beat one of his 'sons' for revenge.
The guy was petty enough to try and kill Mr. Fenton for a lab accident.
"I promise I'll be careful," Tucker promised, hugging his parents.
In Henry and Luke's apartment, Henry punched his punching bag HARD. He should have known something like this would happen.
He should have known Vlad would try and do something. He should have known he wouldn't give up on having his perfect son, and look what his persistence had gotten him.
A giant, a dark power ranger, an archer who could turn into a big cat, a dark copy of Chat Noir, an Ectonourite, and worst of all, A SPEEDSTER!
"You know ordinarily, I love watching you work out," Henry heard his girlfriend Alex says. Henry turned around to see her standing in casual clothes on a to-go tray with two coffees in her hands, "but not when you're beating yourself up."
"How did you get in," Henry asked. Alex pulled a key out of her pocket "it doesn't take a spy to know you keep your spare key under the mat," she said, putting the coffees down, she walked over and gave Henry a hug one he happily returned "you know no one blames you for what Vlad did last night."
"How do you-" Henry was about to ask when he figured out EXACTLY how his girlfriend learned about what happened last night. "Jazz called you, didn't she."
Alex nodded "me, Gwen and Mina are on boyfriend cheer-up duty, or in Mina's case, make sure Luke goes to bed after staying up all night figuring out Vlad's plan duty."
Henry nodded. "I should have known that Vlad would do something. I was his second in command" he sat down with his back against the wall.
Alex sighed, sitter down beside him "babe, you were under mind control. He made you act as he would," she reminded, "I wouldn't exactly call that being second in command."
But that was it he should have known what Vlad would do because there were days when it felt like Henry could still HEAR his voice in the back of his head telling him that Danny would never trust him his friends would turn on him that no one would ever love him unless he forced them to
He knew that Vlad didn't control him anymore, but still, on days like this, it was like Vlad was there with him, mocking him.
Alex didn't say anything. Instead, she just put her arm around his shoulder and sat as close as she could to him without actually being in his lap "everything's going to be ok," she whispered against his shoulder.
"How do you know that," Henry asked
"I just know," she told him.
They sat like that for the rest of the morning.
