Agent Arizona: Season 16

Lights Out

In the castle of the Cosmic Powers, Tucker was on a balcony looking out at the sky. Sister then walks up behind him. 

"Having some quiet, huh?" 

"Yeah. I found a weird door." 

"You left it open." Sister says thumbing at it. 

Tucker sighs. "That figures. I am pretty thoughtless." 

"If that's how it's gonna be, man." Sister turns to leave but Tucker stops her. 

"Wait." Tucker then walks to her. "K, you...I mean...I need to apologize. What I called you was awful. I wanted to cram the words right back into my mouth." 

Sister exhales. "I know you did. I was...chubby. I mean, I still am but...back when I was a teenager, I didn't love it. In high school, everyone was screwin' each other, and I wasn't ready, and it's like, you say "frigid," suddenly I'm in short pants at Wailuku High, hearing it again for the first time." 

"I'm sorry." Tucker says. 

"Yeah, I know...ya dummy." Sister chuckles jabbing his arm. 

"Man. I just...I had this feeling! And it kept growing! And it was so hard-" 

Sister snickers. "Bow Chicka Bow Wow." 

Tucker just scoffs. 

"I'm sorry too. I kinda ate your heart. Looks like we both blurt out dumb things when we feel small." 

"K, I like you." Tucker says bluntly. 

Sister crosses her arms. "Just like that..." 

"I really like you. And maybe I went about expressing it the wrong way." 

"Maybe?!" Sister cries. 

"But...I still like you! Regardless!" Tucker persists. 

"I'm not great with feelings, Tucker. But yeah. I think I had feelings for you, too." 

Tucker raises an eyebrow. "Had?" 

"Yeah, you kinda snuffed 'em out." Sister says rubbing her neck. 

"Yeah. Par for the course. Everything I touch, I—I screw up! I screwed you. I screwed England. I screwed Washington." 

"Heck yeah." 

"I'm being serious here." Tucker snaps. "You don't understand. I'm responsible for his injury. My friend, my mentor! I did this to him!" 

Sister rolls her eyes. "Come on." 

"You weren't there. I rushed in like an idiot, and I got him shot." Tucker says touching his throat as if he had taken the bullet. 

"Oh, were you supposed to babysit the elite killing machine?" Sister questions. 

"He was looking right at me when it happened! Oh god, K, he was looking right at me!" 

"And what are you gonna do, huh?" 

Tucker runs a hand through his hair. "I don't know." 

"I'll tell you what you're gonna do, Mister Pity Party. One of two things. You ready? You will either A: do nothing, or B: try and save Wash and risk freeing an all-powerful time god. Not much of a choice, is it?" 

Tucker nods and grabs his helmet. "Yep. Okay. Loud and clear." 

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"We need to go back and save Wash." Tucker says simply to the Reds and Blues. 

"Is brain damage contagious?" Sister asks.