The Trials of Friendship
By: Shlee Verde
Summary: This takes place after the finale of season 2. Its AU; I never really liked how the authors of the show took that story line. So this is my version of the season 3 premiere. Enjoy! And as always in my stories - there is no slash: Tommy and Merton are just good friends. Sorry for those of you who like that stuff.
The Trials of Friendship
Chapter 1
Tommy Dawkins stared sadly at the statue. He couldn't believe this had happened. How had it happened? One minute he was fighting Medusa and then the next Merton's a statue. Medusa had been turned to stone as well, but they had left her where she was and brought Merton back to the lair to think of a first step.
But all Tommy could think about was Merton. How in his last few hours with his best friend, he had been furious with his best friend, refusing to forgive him for kissing Lori. Now Tommy wished he could have those few hours back. But he couldn't. Now Merton was..
No, he wasn't dead. They were going to think of something. They had to.
Tommy looked over at his other friend.
Lori Baxter stood lost in thought. There was something she knew she was forgetting, something important, she just couldn't remember..
"Think of anything yet?" Tommy's sad voice cut into her musings. Her friend sounded so sad, she had to hold back tears. She knew how close Tommy and Merton were. No. Are, she corrected herself. How close they are. She had to stop being fatalistic.
"No," she responded.
Tommy sighed, then walked over to Merton's desk and sat down in his chair. "Well, I guess I should see if Merton had any notes about Medusa or those Gorgon-things"
Note. Something in Lori's head finally clicked.
"Tommy," Lori said reaching into her jeans pocket, "Merton left me this note earlier. Right before this happened."
She pulled out a small, wrinkled scrap of paper. Tommy took it from her and read it.
"Gorgoneion."
"What in the heck is that?" Lori asked.
"No clue," Tommy reached for the dictionary. He read the definition to himself, "Um, I guess it's a representation of a Gorgon's head, like a statue or something."
Lori thought. "Does Merton have one?"
Tommy laughed fondly, "It wouldn't surprise me. He has a lot of weird freaky stuff." He walked to Merton's closet, which was where he stored his 'weird freaky stuff.' After about a half hour of rummaging through Merton's numerous artifacts and making a huge mess of the Lair, Lori held up a small statue: "I guess this is it."
Tommy shuddered. The thing was pretty darn ugly. The stone gorgon's face was scaly, its demon-like eyes bulged out of its head, and its hair featured snakes that looked to be slithering around its head. "Man, Medusa looked NOTHING like that."
Lori glared at him, and rolled her eyes. "So now what do we do?"
"You're asking me? Merton was..is the brains of this operation. Not me."
Lori sighed. "Well let's try setting it out." She set the gorgoneion on a small table in the middle of a ring of candles.
For a moment nothing happened.
Then all the lights in the room went out.
"Tommy?" Lori asked. Tommy just shook is head. He had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Then suddenly the candles around the gorgoneion lit themselves up.
"Okay, I'm officially freaked out now." Tommy murmured, wolfing out.
The outside door to the lair flew open. And a figure stepped into the room.
It was a woman, she appeared to be their age. She wore a long black robe that covered her entire body and her head, except for her face, which was very pale. But the most disturbing thing about this woman was her eyes. They were completely black, giving her the appearance that she could stare into your soul.
She looked around, and focusing on the wolfed out Tommy, her lips curled up into a slight smile. "Greetings Thomas Dawkins. I was summoned."
Tommy and Lori looked at the woman, each other, the gorgoneion, and back at the woman. "Who are you?" Tommy asked. He hoped he didn't sound as scared as he really was.
The woman looked vaguely amused. "My name is Euryale. I am here to help you."
TBC
A/N: A lot of this story comes from elements of Greek Mythology that I am going to be playing around with. Those of you who are very knowledgeable in that area, already know who Euryale is. Please don't ruin the surprise for the others. I like surprises, especially when I get to do them. More later. -Verde
By: Shlee Verde
Summary: This takes place after the finale of season 2. Its AU; I never really liked how the authors of the show took that story line. So this is my version of the season 3 premiere. Enjoy! And as always in my stories - there is no slash: Tommy and Merton are just good friends. Sorry for those of you who like that stuff.
The Trials of Friendship
Chapter 1
Tommy Dawkins stared sadly at the statue. He couldn't believe this had happened. How had it happened? One minute he was fighting Medusa and then the next Merton's a statue. Medusa had been turned to stone as well, but they had left her where she was and brought Merton back to the lair to think of a first step.
But all Tommy could think about was Merton. How in his last few hours with his best friend, he had been furious with his best friend, refusing to forgive him for kissing Lori. Now Tommy wished he could have those few hours back. But he couldn't. Now Merton was..
No, he wasn't dead. They were going to think of something. They had to.
Tommy looked over at his other friend.
Lori Baxter stood lost in thought. There was something she knew she was forgetting, something important, she just couldn't remember..
"Think of anything yet?" Tommy's sad voice cut into her musings. Her friend sounded so sad, she had to hold back tears. She knew how close Tommy and Merton were. No. Are, she corrected herself. How close they are. She had to stop being fatalistic.
"No," she responded.
Tommy sighed, then walked over to Merton's desk and sat down in his chair. "Well, I guess I should see if Merton had any notes about Medusa or those Gorgon-things"
Note. Something in Lori's head finally clicked.
"Tommy," Lori said reaching into her jeans pocket, "Merton left me this note earlier. Right before this happened."
She pulled out a small, wrinkled scrap of paper. Tommy took it from her and read it.
"Gorgoneion."
"What in the heck is that?" Lori asked.
"No clue," Tommy reached for the dictionary. He read the definition to himself, "Um, I guess it's a representation of a Gorgon's head, like a statue or something."
Lori thought. "Does Merton have one?"
Tommy laughed fondly, "It wouldn't surprise me. He has a lot of weird freaky stuff." He walked to Merton's closet, which was where he stored his 'weird freaky stuff.' After about a half hour of rummaging through Merton's numerous artifacts and making a huge mess of the Lair, Lori held up a small statue: "I guess this is it."
Tommy shuddered. The thing was pretty darn ugly. The stone gorgon's face was scaly, its demon-like eyes bulged out of its head, and its hair featured snakes that looked to be slithering around its head. "Man, Medusa looked NOTHING like that."
Lori glared at him, and rolled her eyes. "So now what do we do?"
"You're asking me? Merton was..is the brains of this operation. Not me."
Lori sighed. "Well let's try setting it out." She set the gorgoneion on a small table in the middle of a ring of candles.
For a moment nothing happened.
Then all the lights in the room went out.
"Tommy?" Lori asked. Tommy just shook is head. He had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Then suddenly the candles around the gorgoneion lit themselves up.
"Okay, I'm officially freaked out now." Tommy murmured, wolfing out.
The outside door to the lair flew open. And a figure stepped into the room.
It was a woman, she appeared to be their age. She wore a long black robe that covered her entire body and her head, except for her face, which was very pale. But the most disturbing thing about this woman was her eyes. They were completely black, giving her the appearance that she could stare into your soul.
She looked around, and focusing on the wolfed out Tommy, her lips curled up into a slight smile. "Greetings Thomas Dawkins. I was summoned."
Tommy and Lori looked at the woman, each other, the gorgoneion, and back at the woman. "Who are you?" Tommy asked. He hoped he didn't sound as scared as he really was.
The woman looked vaguely amused. "My name is Euryale. I am here to help you."
TBC
A/N: A lot of this story comes from elements of Greek Mythology that I am going to be playing around with. Those of you who are very knowledgeable in that area, already know who Euryale is. Please don't ruin the surprise for the others. I like surprises, especially when I get to do them. More later. -Verde