#its called bull in a china shop! Will show and explain it once its finally drawn!

[statistically-unlikely-monster]

Secrets No More Finale

Chapter 5: Like a Bull in a China shop

And for once I finished one of these things! Guess it really does help when you make a plan instead of winging it like an idiot. I initially wrote this chapter while I was delirious from not sleeping, so 99% of this was changed from the original. At least now it’s coherent. Anyways, enough about me, enjoy the chapter.

Matt happily flopped down on the couch with a bowl of popcorn in hand. The TV had just finished playing commercials before cutting back to his show, “Oh good, I didn’t miss anything.” He sighed with relief. Ringo curled up next to him, reaching her paw up to get some popcorn, “No kitty, this is my popcorn!” Matt pushed her away. Ringo let out a little sad mewl, staring up at him with sad little eyes, “Oh alright, one piece. But no more than that! You’re not supposed to have people food.”

Not long after the show ended, Matt heard something coming from upstairs. He shot up, pausing the TV, and twisting himself toward where the sound came from. At first there was the sound of something falling, and a pause of silence. Matt strained his ears but heard nothing else. He turned back to the TV and brushed it off as nothing. Before he could even unpause it, there was something else. Someone talking loudly to themselves. The walls muffled out the words, but he could tell it was Tom.

“Tom?” Matt called up, “You okay buddy?”

Tom made no reply. He just kept talking to himself, his voice picking up into a panic before letting out a scream. Just hearing it made Matt’s blood curdle. In every adventure they had, Tom hardly ever screamed, or at least not with that much pain or fear in it. 

Matt cautiously got up with Ringo following close behind, fur fluffed up. Every instinct within him was pleading for him to run and hide. Despite that, he forced himself forward, swallowing the lump in his throat. Halfway up the stairs, Tom let out another scream. If Matt didn’t know any better, he would have thought Tom was being murdered. He shook the thought from his mind. No, it’s got to be an elaborate joke. He’s going to open Tom’s door and see it was just a silly prank.

Matt carefully reached out to the door knob. A chill ran up his spine when he finally heard what Tom was saying.

“C-calm down, calm down please,” Tom was pleading to himself in between sobs and screams, “Stop. Stop. STOP!”

Matt, against all good judgement, slowly opened the door and peeked through the crack. Tom was curled up on the floor. His clothes were ripped to shreds and his limbs looked like that of a large purple bear. A long tail curled itself around his body, and two horns poked out from his darkening hair.

“T-Tom?” Matt stuttered, about screaming himself when Tom’s head snapped up. Ringo hissed at him, back arched and claws drawn.

“RUN!” Tom roared at him, showing a set of fangs that were much too big for his mouth. His voice was deeper than before. To Matt it sounded like that of a demon. Tom’s “eyes” lit up like two lanterns with bright purple light.

Matt backed away in shock. Suddenly Tom fell silent, tail thrashing about in rage. A low growl escaped his mouth. On all fours, he stalked over to his friend, resembling more of a wild animal than a man. He pounced with claws bared, ready to carve into Matt. Ringo bounded out of the way and rushed downstairs to hide.

“OH SH-” Matt exclaimed, turning on his heel and jumping out of the way just before Tom could pin him down. Tom flew face first into the wall, leaving a huge hole in it from his horns, “I don’t want to be in charge anymore!” Matt cried as he raced downstairs. While Tom was still disoriented, he hid himself under the couch. He curled up in a defensive ball. Of all the things he thought were going to happen today, his friend turning into a monster was not one. Shaking like a leaf, he peeked out from under the couch, seeing big dark purple paws pace about in search. Matt shuddered, hoping Tom didn’t notice him.

Suddenly, the couch was tossed across the room. It flew through the window and out onto the lawn. Tom towered over Matt, baring sharp fangs and claws. He roared at him before pouncing like a tiger. Matt rolled out of the way just in time, causing Tom to slam into the coffee table and shatter the TV screen. Despite the pain, Tom rose up to his paws and chased Matt out the door.  

The whole way down the street, Matt screamed like a little baby for help. No matter how much he tried to run, Tom was right behind him, snapping and growling at his heels. At one point he could swear Tom’s fangs caught him, but the adrenaline rush made it hard to tell without slowing down. 

Matt wasn’t the only one running. Passerby were diving out of the way, screaming and shouting as they tried to escape the wrath of the beast. Cars swerved around Matt, some coming dangerously close to wrecking. Even with everything else around, the monster stayed focused on Matt.

“HELP!” Matt cried, foolishly looking back to see Tom still right behind him. When he turned back around, his foot caught the edge of the curb and sent him plummeting into the sidewalk. Tom pinned him down, one paw on Matt’s head, and the rest holding down his body. His tail thrashed about wildly as a smile grew on his face. The light in his eyes grew brighter. He snarled, leaning in to rip into Matt with his fangs, “Tom stop! You’re scratching up my face!” Matt pleaded. Tom ignored his friend’s pleas, tearing huge holes into Matt’s jacket. 

“He’s not food!” Poweredd shouted, swooping down like a guardian angel. He punched Tom off of Matt, sending the monster flying backward into the street, “Fear not citizen, I am here!” He reassured Matt with the most heroic voice he could muster up. Matt shakily stood up, eyes widening when he saw Tom get back up.

Tom, rightfully ticked off, roared, lunging at Poweredd with full intent to bite him. Poweredd jumped out of the way, pushing Matt along with him, “It’s not safe here! You need to go!”

“No, he’s my friend!” Matt protested, “...Wait a minute. Edd?!” he gasped, “I thought you said you lost your powers!”

“Uh, long story-” He dodged another attack from Tom, “What was that about this thing being your friend?”

“That’s Tom! I don’t know what happened, but he turned into that!” Matt explained.

Suddenly some things clicked for him, “...Oh my god, I’m a moron.”

Tom snapped at Poweredd, swinging his paws in an attempt to pin him down.

“Tom, what’s gotten into you?!” Poweredd cried, not really expecting a response. Tom growled, finally landing a scratch on Poweredd’s arm. That was the he noticed the glow in his eyes from the traffic cam video, “Oh god, you are being controlled, aren’t you?” He shuddered, clutching his wound. He refused to fight back. Despite Tom not being in his right mind, it was still Tom all the same, “Matt, get out of here! I can handle it!”

Matt refused, “He’s going to kill you!”

“Since when have I worried about stuff like that?” Edd answered back, blocking another one of Tom’s swings, “Just go! I’ll be fine!”

Shaking his head, Matt ran away, leaving Edd on his own to fight. Tom charged like a bull with his horns, coming dangerously close to actually hitting Edd. Edd flew out of the way, “Look, I didn’t want to do this but you leave me no choice!” 

Edd grabbed Tom by the tail and raised him up into the air, “Okay, you’re going to stay up here until you chill out!” Tom flailed himself around in the air, desperately trying to claw his way free. In the process he ripped up the end of his own tail. Suddenly, the light in Tom’s eyes flickered before growing more intense, “...That can’t be good.”

Tom steadily started growing taller. The dark purple fur took over his full body, and his two “eyes” fused into one large one. His face lengthened into a muzzle full of fangs. Edd couldn’t keep his grip on him, letting the tail slip out of his hands and land on the ground. Tom landed with a crunch. Thankfully, when Edd looked down, Tom was fine. The street under his paws not so much.

Tom roared at him in fury, smacking Poweredd out of the air. The impact sent Edd spiraling toward the ground, but he regained control before he could fall, “Tom, I’m sorry-” He shouted as green light manifested around his fists, “But you give me no choice!” He reeled back to punch, but the green light faded just as soon as it was there. He tried to get back up in the air, but he was stuck on the ground, “Of all the times for my powers to run out!” 

The monster charged at him like a bull. Poweredd quickly jumped out of the way, sending Tom flying into one of the houses. The people inside screamed and ran away in a panic. Luckily, the monster seemed to be only focused on him. 

Edd ran over to help the people he accidentally put into harm, but without his flight he was a slow moving target out in the open. The monster finally managed to snatch Poweredd up in his paws. Slowly, Tom pressed down on him, squeezing the air out of his lungs like toothpaste. The more he struggled, the more pressure Tom added. Broken asphalt jabbed at Poweredd’s skin, clawing parts of him open. 

“Tom...please…” Poweredd wheezed as his face started to turn blue, “You need… You need to fight it.” His vision started to blur, “This...isn’t you.” 

The monster let out a growl that almost sounded like a laugh. Tears were collecting at the edges of its eye. Tom couldn’t fight back against himself, so all he could do was just watch.

At some point Poweredd accepted it. This was how he was going out. He stilled under the weight. He heard someone calling his name as the world started to fade to black. Suddenly, he was freed. He took in a huge gasp of air as the blue drifted from his face. 

Standing over him was Matt. He was completely out of breath, clutching desperately to a bent golf club, “Friends don’t kill friends!” He shouted up at Tom, who was rearing back a paw, ready to snap him in half, “Edd, I got a plan! Distract him for me!”

Edd nodded, forcing himself up, and running under Tom to cling onto his tail. Tom roared, twisting around to pounce on Edd. Meanwhile, Matt ran around the same side as Edd. Just before Tom pounced, Edd dived out of the way, making Tom land face first on the asphalt.

“Nothing personal Tom!” Matt shouted, swinging the bat directly into Tom’s eye. With a his, the light flew out like a puff of smoke, leaving Tom to shrink down back to normal. 

He was covered in bruises and scrapes, most of which on his back from where he clawed up his tail. Every part of him felt sore. Both “eyes” were clenched shut as he let out a pained groan.

Poweredd, panting, turned to Matt, “That was f*cking brilliant! How did you know that would work?!” 

Matt brushed off his overcoat with a proud smile, “I did what any good hero would do. I guessed.” He kneeled down to prop up Tom’s head with his arms, “You uh...you good?”

Tom slowly peeled his eyes open, rubbing the bridge of his nose, “ I feel like I got hit by a train.” He groaned, “...Why are we in the street? And why is Edd in a Halloween costume?”

“Well…” Matt started, “You passed out from not sleeping, and when I checked on you- you went rabid and destroyed most of the neighborhood.” he rubbed the back of his neck.

Tom froze, “eyes” going wide, “I didn’t hurt anyone, did I?”

Matt chuckled, “How do I put this lightly… You tried to eat me and you were five seconds away from murdering Edd.” Tom flinched, trying to back away, “But we aren’t mad at you! Don’t worry!”

“Of course I’m going to worry!” Tom roared, “I lose control one time, and I go on a killing spree!”

“Hey, it wasn’t your fault. You weren’t the one attacking people, and no one’s dead, so calm down,” Poweredd reassured him, kneeling down next to him, “So uh, mind explaining?” he slipped his mask off and wiped the sweat away with his glove.

Tom glared down at his feet, dodging looking any of them in the eye, “I...I don’t know myself. All I know is that I turn into that when...when I’m not calm. Which is not great if you have no calm outside of being drunk,” he coughed, wincing at the pain in his chest, “But the alcohol stopped working and I kept transforming in my sleep… in hindsight not sleeping at all probably made things worse.” 

Suddenly Matt snatched him up in a hug, “That’s awful! You poor thing!”

“Matt!” Tom grumbled, hitting his arm, “You’re crushing me!” Matt refused to let go, so he sighed.

“What about that light in your eyes?” Edd asked, “I noticed that’s what made you go berserk.”

Tom shrugged, “No clue. Never noticed it before...then again I can’t remember anything from being a monster.” He coughed, chest aching from being battered up during the fight, “Well Edd, anything you want to share with the class?” He gestured with his hand to the costume.

Edd just nervously chuckled, “Well, I was hiding that I still had my powers, but your thing kinda makes that look silly now. I just...how do I put this without sounding like a jerk...I thought if I told you guys you wouldn’t be able to keep the secret and get us all in trouble.” 

Matt shrugged, “Yeah, that’s fair. Secrets have never been my strong point.” Tom agreed with a nod.

As if on cue, a caravan of police cars came down the street right to them. Poweredd stood up to greet them.

The chief pulled over on the sidewalk and hopped out, “What did we miss?” he chuckled.

Edd glanced back at his friends before replying, “Oh, well I defeated the monster! It’s gone now, gone for good.”

The chief cocked an eyebrow, “Where is it then?” he folded his arms, “You can’t expect me to believe it vanished into thin air.”

“Well you see about that-” Edd started, trying to come up with a good excuse on the fly.

Luckily his friends had his back. Matt came up to defend him, bringing along Tom still trapped in a hug, “That’s actually what happened, officer!” Matt piped up, “I got to see it! One second it was there, and then when Poweredd killed it, it went poof! Gone with the wind!”

Tom nodded along, “Yep, it was pretty cool.”

The chief, looking confused, just shrugged, “Well, I guess case closed then. Good job kid. Maybe we can work together again sometime,” Before he jumped back in the car he turned back to them, “Do you guys want a ride home?”

All three nodded, jumping in. Tom sat in the back with Matt and leaned against the window. He had a faint smile on his face as he watched the scenery go by. In hindsight it was stupid of him to think his friends would ever push him away. They kept Matt around, and he tried to kill them as both a vampire and a zombie. He promised himself two things. The first was that he was going to work more on keeping control, and the second was that he was going to take the world’s longest nap the minute he got home.

The chief dropped all three of them off at the door, thanked Edd one last time, and left.

“What do you guys say about taking it easy for the day so we can forget this whole thing h-” Edd started as he opened the door. He was cut off in shock upon seeing most of the house completely trashed and Ringo cowering under the stairs, “What in the-” He whipped around to face the others, “I thought I said don’t break anything?!”

In unison both replied, “It was the neighbors.”

[natsumiheart]

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I JUST GOT A HEART ATTACK WHY ARE YOU APOLOGIZING FOR MAKING CONTENT FOR MY OC AAA AND THE EXECUTION TOO!

i im crying thank you so much i love it, i demand to be burried with this 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Guys, I just saw the new post on @natsumiheart ’s blog, and their oc is such a cutie. Sorry Natsumi, but I just felt like I had to make fanart of this gorgeous gal. I had an idea for an execution for her in which she is trapped in a clay Monokuma and put in a kiln to burn alive, but the twist is instead the clay pot she is in explodes in the kiln, leaving her ashes and broken pottery when it’s done being fired. I also tried to design other pottery based on what you wrote about her, such as the image of her brother or making the little icon of monokuma. She is such a cutie and I kinda feel band for drawing her like this.