Tommy's Guide to Owning a Pet Army

Phase One

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Tommy's headache was becoming worse and worse. It had started in the morning, pounding his head and making him wish that he were dead. But alas, that made it worse. He wanted a nap. A long nap. Naps are nice. He sighed. Maybe a nap would be alright.

As he lay his head down to go to sleep, he realized something. He has visitors. Groaning, he got off the bed and made his way down the stairs only tripping on one step the way down. He heard screeching outside, presumably one of his birds attacking Phil or Techno's head. He sighed. They really didn't like the newcomers. Maybe they needed to rest just as much as he did.

He opened the door, the screaming becoming louder and louder, making him have to cover his ears.

"QUIET!!"

He screamed, loud enough for someone at the top of the canopy to hear. Silence followed. He sighed happily. He liked it when people listened to him.

"Look, I'm gonna take a nap. Please don't do anything stupid, I'm trusting you, whether I like it or not." He made sure to send a glare their way, even though he didn't actually know where they were. He clapped his hands, a signal for his pets to follow him. In a matter of seconds, he was swarmed by his zoo, encasing him so that he wasn't present to the outside world.

"Stop it!"

He shooed them slightly off him, so he could at least breath.

"Come on, time for some rest."

Happy sounds came out of the blob, letting him know that they were very pleased about this decision.

He closed the door, heading back upstairs to sleep, leaving a shocked Techno and Phil to wonder how he got them so under control.

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Techno turned to Phil, and then sat down, exhausted after mere minutes of trying to control the animals that seemed to like only Tommy.

His clothes were ripped, sweat was dripping down his face, and all he wanted to do was sleep.

Phil also wanted to do the same, but they had other matters to attend to, like convincing Tommy to come with them.

It looked like he had made a home here and seemed to love it very much, but Techno and Phil suspected he may be insane. He kept giving dirty looks to random objects and pointing at their abdomens instead of their faces. He needed human interactment.

They wanted to redeem themselves, and take him back to the arctic. They wanted to see his annoying face again, hear the spews of swears coming out of his mouth. Be engulfed by the hugs he always gave when he saw them. They wanted their Tommy back.

They talked about their plan until Tommy opened the door and unleashed his animals onto the lawn. He walked down the stairs and sat on the lawn, seemingly watching the animals play.

Time for phase one, start to gain his trust back.

"So uh, how did you find this place?"

"Don't talk to me."

Okaaay.

Phil looked at Techno, silently asking for help. Techno nodded.

"Wanna spar like we used to do when we were younger?"

Tommy physically bristled at that, shoulders shooting up as he slowly turned around.

They could practically feel the death glare being sent from underneath the bandages, going though them and making them freeze.