Tyrus One-Shots

Obstacles

The town of Shadyside was currently in the worst storms that have ever been seen. A tornado was currently in the city lake and was about to make its way through the town. If only the citizens have taken note of the events leading up to this moment. Trees dying, birds falling from the sky already dead, and the snow coming in eighty-degree weather. The week-long oddities did raise eyebrows, but the townspeople never really thought anything of it, except Cyrus.

Cyrus knew that this storm was coming because he is the one who caused it. Him using his time travel powers caused this week-long butterfly effect resulting in the storm of the century. It started when he saved TJ from being shot by Reed. Cyrus saw the shooting and it triggered his powers to rewind time. He didn't realize at the time that rewinding time and removing TJ would result in the destruction of the town.

TJ tried to make it to the park where the swing set was located. He had to keep pushing his light brown hair out of his face because the strong wind and rain keep preventing him from seeing fully without any distraction. His whole life has been living hell this past week. He needed to get where he felt safe and comfortable, which is the swing set.

"I caused all of this." Cyrus stated as he looked at the tornado right in front of them. "I disrupted fate too much that all I did was cause death and destruction."

TJ looked at his best friend. "You were given a power that you didn't ask for. If you haven't had done what you did, then we wouldn't have solved my issue with Jonah and my parents. You may not be Doctor Who, but you're Cyrus Goodman! There's only one way to stop all of this."

TJ pulled out the polaroid of the dirt bike that Cyrus took a picture of on the day they hung out with Reed. Cyrus carefully grabbed the photo from TJ and began tearing up.

"I can't!" Cyrus screamed cried. "You're everything to me! I can't after everything that we've been through."

"It's the only way! All of this was caused because of me being alive. Do you not realize how many times I almost died or have died this week? It's my destiny to die, Cyrus. Just think of all the people that deserve to live instead of me. My mom doesn't need to die by a storm in a diner. Even my sister doesn't deserve this."

"Look at it this way. If I go back and let you be shot, then you would die with nothing and no one. You would die without ever expressing who you really are and having real friends. You wouldn't have ever fixed the issues between Jonah and your family."

"Even though that's true, think about all the people that deserve to live: Walker, Andi, Buffy, Jonah, Amber, Gus, Marty, Bex, Cece, Bowie, and Libby. Especially Libby."

"What about Reed?"

"FUCK REED!" TJ shouted at the top of his lungs. Cyrus could tell that he was pissed as he never raised his voice like this before, and his face turned red from anger. "Reed has been such a petty ass bitch to us this over the dumbest shit! And even before this hell of a week started, he was still a bitch! He tried to ruin our friendship, he constantly harassed Lester for who he is and bossed him around like a lab rat, and he even gave you death stares when you would answer a question right. He's a total jerk and a big bully! Everything that anyone does he has a problem with it and makes their lives a living hell."

Cyrus was not that surprised that TJ felt that way. Reed was the head jerk of the school. "Reed probably has some mental issues that need to be checked on. He's just troubled. He needs real friends that are willing to help him. However, he can't do that when you're not here, please, you need to stay alive, so we can help him."

TJ looked at Cyrus, then faced the tornado. Cyrus could read the expression on his face perfectly. TJ didn't want to go back and die, but it was the choice he thought was right. A tear ran down TJ's face as Cyrus looked down at the polaroid.

Thoughts on thoughts circled in Cyrus's mind in this moment. One part of him thought that going back in time and letting TJ die would save the town, but then TJ wouldn't have come to terms with himself and fixed his issues. On the other hand, letting TJ live right now would bring destruction to town and people might or might not die.

Cyrus looked at the picture. He looked at the red dirt bike that was resting on the track. He had taken the picture seconds before what would become a week to remember. He focused on it to try to use his powers to travel back to that moment. Right now, it was him to make the final decision, the live of one or the lives of many. As he was almost about to be sent back, he stopped. He ripped the polaroid in half and threw it to the side.

TJ stared at him in shock. He couldn't believe that he wouldn't take the chance to save the town. "Cyrus, why?"

"I couldn't do it." Cyrus looked at her best friend. "With everything that we've been through, I just couldn't. TJ, just think of all that we can do now. We can work together to help others. They need us. But most importantly, I need you."

"Cyrus, what if you made the wrong decision?"

"I can never make the wrong decision when I'm with you."

The two held onto each other as they embraced for the upcoming tornado. Even though they were in danger because of the storm, they felt safe when they are together. They faced the storm and prepared for anything that came their way.

The next morning, TJ and Cyrus through what remained of Arcadia Bay. They saw buildings that had turned into rumble, almost the entire town was like that. There were a few places that still had some sort of structure. Before they walked through the town's exit, TJ stopped them. He reached over and held onto Cyrus's hand. They both knew that the decision was right for them. For the two of them, this is just another obstacle that they went through together.