Whistle While You Work

[Dr. Linksano/Wayne Schlumper]

Linksano nodded glad the matter was over.

"Do let me know Tony. I'd love to help out. Plus with suits like that taking out Mechakara will be easier than ever." said Linksano.

He paused seeing Wayne was back as he walked over to Linkara.

"Wayne will be a great help but poor Stone. Trapped in his own mind. I fear Jesu Otaku may turn into Edward again soon at this rate." said whispered.

He paused as an idea came to him.

"You've used magic to turn toys from Power Rangers and Star Trek into real things. What about other franchises? Like YU-GI-OH for example? The Millennium Items. From what I remember the Puzzle and Ring let the owner have two spirits in their body and the Rod split Marik's mind in two and eventually banished his dark side to the Shadow Realm with Yugi's help. Been awhile since I've seen that. But if we could turn one of them into the real thing it could give Stone temporary control until we could find a permanent solution. Although it might take time to turn the toy into the real thing. What do you think?" whispered Linksano.

He wasn't going to say his theory if it wouldn't work. He didn't want to get Sherlock's hopes up. He'd seen Sherlock and Stone had become quite close and Sherlock was one of Stone's idols so it made sense. It would be up to Linkara if it would work.

(ooc: Thinking it could take awhile. Linksano & Linkara would need to retrieve the item from his home, and bring it to life. Make sure it was working, etc. But the Millennium Ring I'd like to use since this way I could use Stone & Wayne for awhile until Wayne goes away again. And if we get another Jesu Otaku/Edward she could get a Millenium item so she could be both too.)

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Dr. Tease paused seeing Sherlock was hurt. She knew Stone and had come to see him as a friend through their adventures in To Boldly Flee and now here.

"He came back before. After the battle was over he and Jesu Otaku reverted from Wayne and Edward to their original forms. It was just temporary. But even if it's not this time we'll find a way to get him back. It just might take time as we don't know what changed him or how he changed back the last time really." said Dr. Tease.

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Wayne was still going adjusting his device unaware what was going on. Although he'd heard about Tony's suits and was glad they would soon be ready. That would come in handy.

Stone was trying to get out of his body but Wayne had taken over. So he was just forced to watch seeing Sherlock hurt that Wayne barely knew him and Dr. Tease whispering to him in the corner. There had to be a way to regain control again. But he had no ideas. The last time thankfully it had worn off but what if it didn't this time? What if he was stuck like this? Trapped in his own body while an alter ego from one of his favorite movies lived his life. He refused to believe that. Surely Dr. Tease, Sherlock, and the others would find a way. Somehow.

[Linkara]

(OCC: Yeah, so we'll agree it'll work but we need to deal with Wayne taking over for a while. That's what Linkara will have to say)

Linkara turned to Linksano as he spoke. Linkara nodded. Aware that the detective was close by and the possibilites of change would make the detective scoff or want to be a part of. The comic nerd thought hard about this, pondering into his hand and sighed. He whispered back "Sounds like a good shot. But it'll take a while. My magic is new and therefore takes a while. Besides, my Yu-Gi-Oh stuff is back at the house. We'll have to go back to get it. And test it too, it might... well... NOT work" Linkara turned hoping Holmes wasn't listening, he wasn't but the detective looked heartbroken and it made the general feel bad. They had to get Stone back
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Holmes turned to see Wayne's form, giving a silent glare that was quick and painless before turning to Dr. Tease. Her words were like daggers, stabbing him more and more but instead of showing the pain of emotional attachment he only gave a heartbroken look. Stone was not stone, he was someone else. Someone he did not care for. Someone he did not... love? Could it be love? Was this what Watson called it one time? Love? Maybe. But Sherlock nodded and said with a lump in his throat "Very well. I shall do my part in anything I can, and don't tell me there's nothing I can do. If there is anything at all. Make. Me. Help"

[Dr. Linksano/Wayne Schlumper]

Linksano nodded.

"Alright. Perhaps when we're finished up here we could go with Harvey and 90's Kid and maybe Marzgurl as well. Shouldn't go there by ourselves since Mechakara, Ask That Guy, and a few of the others know where the house is. And Comic-cron 1 may not able to warn us in time so we should be as quick as we can and with a strong team to back us up." whispered Linksano.

He paused glancing at Stone and Tease and then back at Linkara.

"Then perhaps we should keep the details between us for the moment and just say you're getting supplies if anyone comes with us. At least until we're sure we can get the Millennium Items to work." whispered Linksano.

(ooc: this could just happen off screen but figured they should take more than just the two of them.)

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Dr. Tease nodded as she listened to him.

"I understand. He's your friend. He's mine too. Before this I didn't really seem to care much for people outside of Dr. Block, Nostalgia Chick, and her group of friends who appeared on her show. But things started to change when Dr. Block and I were invited to help out Spoony and we started to like people. I'm even dating someone now. But the point is Stone is my friend. And we will help him. If there's a way you can help I will let you know." said Dr. Tease.

She paused as science had turned him back but perhaps magic could get Stone back. Although she wasn't sure if Maleficent's magic might make things worse so she decided to focus on science for the moment.

"The only people who knew about this device are Jesu Otaku and Stone. And Stone's now Wayne. And they only know about it through dreams. I don't think they even kept the designs on the device. \It's up to us to figure how this device works and how to reverse it." said Dr. Tease.

She paused glancing at the strange device on the counter although not sure if they should mess with it. Not wanting more alternate selves for anyone else.

[Deleted]

The little weasel shook its head and he stood up again. He felt better, he told himself. Again, he put on a more haughty front to hide that he was feeling shitty. Starscream was thankful that apparently his bout of weakness had gone unnoticed. Haha, he was better at hiding things than he thought. Hmmm... hiding things; sounded like a good idea if he wanted to sabotage his "friend"'s plans. The drone lifted its head attentively. What in the name of Vector Sigma were they going on about? He lifted a tiny weasel paw to his head and rubbed his would-be temples tiredly.

"I need a rest - or some Energon," He hissed dismissively.

The tiny Decepticon got to his feet and turned around, leaping off the table he'd been sitting on.

"You fleshlings weave your little webs. I'll just continue my own work," He huffed.

[Linkara]

"I bid thee good luck sir with whatever you wish to do! Faretheewell!" Tony responded sarcastically to Broadcast. Honestly not caring what he would do, he just wanted the damn robot to go away. Tony was annoyed and it showed, there was quite a lot of comtempt with the engineer. He was yanked immediately by Donny, who didn't want any trouble and the turtle hissed to the man

"Tony. Stop it. You're going to make it worse" Donny snapped quietly

"He started it" Tony snapped even quieter than Donny

"I don't care. Knock it off" Donny hissed
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Sherlock nodded, hurt still in his heart and anger through his mind. His eyes gazed at the technology and was so determined to use every single thing he could actually succeed in using. Sherlock turned to Tease and nodded "Whatever sources we can use. We shall use them" He sounded determined to help but he was actually determined to just bring Stone back. He didn't care how. He wanted Stone back. He never had the chance to confess the feelings he had for Stone

(OCC: This is ok right? Feels kinda corny)
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(OCC: Agreed. Harvey, 90's Kid, Marzgurl, Linkara and Linksano do all this getting stuff and Yu-Gi-Oh things off-screen)

Linkara nodded "Keep it a secret for now. Tell only 90's Kid, Marzgurl, Harvey and keep it between us. Marzgurl... Just tell her. I trust her enough. She can keep secrets" He was quiet, aware there were people around and was sure there may be a tiny arguement but he ignored it for now. He wanted to figure out a important plan in progress. Linkara breathed and responded "I think that settles things for now. Let's just get back to our weapons. We're gonna need them very soon"

[Dr. Linksano/Wayne Schlumper]

"Sounds good. But I think we should just tell Marzgurl and Harvey. Don't know if 90's Kid could keep something like this a secret. We could just tell him we're bringing stuff over. We don't want to raise anyone's hopes if this doesn't work." said Linksano.

He paused listening to Starscream speak through Broadcast. He paused looking at Linkara concerned.

"You don't think that amnesia story he told was an act do you? That he's still a villain? I mean Maleficent and Grimhilde seem to be wanting to work with us. But he's a Decepticon. If he wanted to he could cause serious damage to us if he decided to go rogue or join the other armies. Are we sure we can trust him?" whispered Linksano.

(ooc: up to you if you want to add in 90's kid into the secret or not.)

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Dr. Tease looked at Holmes sadly before pulling him into a hug.

"I wish I could do more but we will find a way to bring him back. Don't forget he's our friend too." said Dr. Tease.

She smiled and stepped away from him and pulled out a device scanning Wayne when he wasn't looking and then scanning the device he had touched.

"Well hopefully with these data readings we can find a way to get Stone back. A shame Wayne has to go though. It'd be nice if we could have them both. We could use all the help we coudl get in this war." said Dr. Tease.

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Wayne kept going unaware what was going on. Until he paused seeing Stone and Dr. Tease looking at him again.

"What is so fascinating about me? Do I have spinach in my teeth or something?" asked Wayne.

(ooc: No it sounded great to me.)

[Linkara]

(OCC: Yeah probably not. Look 90's kid is great but he's, well, a kid. Won't be able to keep a secret for very long. Best to leave him out)

Linkara shook his head "Leave 90's kid out of this. He's kinda too loud to keep a secret anyway. Just tell Harvey and Marz. Nobody else. It's better this way" He wasn't a big fan of lying but he didn't want to make promises he couldn't keep. It was the only option that seemed right. Besides, he wasn't keeping it just to himself, he was telling Harvey, Marzgurl and obviously Linksano. He then turned to see Broadcast wander off and a suspicious look was on the comic book nerd's face as Linksano expressed his concerns. "No. I'm not sure at all that we should trust him. I never was but this act he's pulling is starting to fall apart. I say we keep an eye on him too" Linkara said, completely honest and his voice filled with judgement. After the traitorous schemes within the war, Linkara had to be careful and he knew that if he got too close to someone it would hurt him. He trusted Marz more than his life so she was out of the equation and a majority of the heroes he trusted but within the ranks Linkara has his opinions
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Holmes accepted Dr. Tease's hug and nodded at her words, trying to not be so selfish above all else. He was about to respond more when Wayne commented. Sherlock gave a smile and responded "Oh no dear Wayne. We simply were discussing how much technology you made so far" A lie but a white lie never hurt anyone. Holmes turned to Dr. Tease with a smile as if to encourage the lie he just made

[Detective Mike Stone]

Linksano nodded pausing as he turned to him.

"Why don't I tell Harvey and you tell Marzgurl? You seem to be hanging out with her a lot lately. Glad you're found someone by the way. She's a good match for you." whispered Linksano.

He chuckled and went back to the weapons deciding to update them or come up with ideas to make new weapons.

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Dr. Tease smiled wishing she could do more. She nodded at Holmes's claim.

"Yes. That's right. You've doing quiet well with that machine. At this rate you'll be done with it today." said Dr. Tease.

She chuckled glancing at Tony, Donatello, Linksano, and Linkara who were free for the moment. She paused leaning over to Holmes.

"I'm going to talk to the others. We can see if we can work on something now. Talk to him. You know you weren't his only idol right? Wayne was too. That's probably why the machine created Wayne's personality in him so well. Stone was already a good detective so turning into you would have just made him a better one. Wayne was needed fior his scientific expertise. Just don't forget he's still in there. Don't give up hope." whispered Dr. Tease.

She smiled patting him on the shoulder before walking over to the group. She motioned for Linksano, Linkara to join her as she headed over to Donny and Tony. Once the five were together she brought up the findings she had on Stone and that machine.

"We all need to be working on this. If it's turned Stone back it could do the same to Jesu Otaku or any of us. We need to reverse this and fix that machine or destroy it after we reverse it. We have enough geniuses know. I think Wayne would be a big help but I do think it's not fair to Stone to be trapped in his own body. Any one have any ideas?" asked Dr. Tease.

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Linksano paused following Dr. Tease over hearing her. He paused shaking his head.

"Nope. No ideas yet." lied Linksano.

He paused before continuing.

"But you're right. Stone needs to be freed. And with the five of us working together I'm sure we can get him free in no time." said Linksano.

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Meanwhile Stone heard Dr. Tease and Holmes and nodded accepting their answer. Dr. Tease then left to talk to some of the others and he guessed she was talking about an invention or flirting with them. He shrugged not really caring which it was as he went back to his inventing. He had a lot of work to do before this was finished.

[Linkara]

Linkara smiled at the mention of Linksano's praise towards him and marzgurl being a couple. He nodded his gratitude and linksano's idea being ok with him. Suddenly Dr. Tease motioned for him, Linksano, Donny and Tony to have a chat about the Stone issue. Linkara quickly followed and turned to Linksano aware of the lie they had to keep "I have no idea yet but hopefully we'll find something" He turned to the others and responded "What about you guys any ideas?"
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Donny shook his head sadly "I was thinking about Stone for a while. He's been acting funny now I know why. I know Wayne's helpful but I'm not one to keep someone stuck inside a different personality" He turned to Tony who seemed to be thinking about this problem hard. The turtle rubbed his head and responded to Dr. Tease "Maybe we can make some sort of machine that pulls the two apart so we can have both Wayne and Stone? That way it'll be useful to us and Stone would be back!"
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Tony was quiet for once in his life. He had no idea how to solve this problem just yet. This problem wasn't like Loki's mind control or a machine to fix. It was a person within a person and a personality completely opposite from someone else's. He turned and heard Donny's suggestion, Tony smirked unsure it was a good idea but curious to what the others thought
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Holmes nodded at Dr. Tease and smiled as she patted his shoulder. Holmes turned and felt that he should talk to the scientist. Maybe Wayne wasn't entirely bad to have around but the passion for getting Stone back overpowered him. Regardless he knew he had to keep quiet. So with a quick turn to Wayne he responded "I say wayne. Care to tell me what this contraption is going to do for our army? I am ever so curious"

[Dr. Linksano/Wayne Schlumper]

Linksano nodded listening to the others.

"We have to come up with some concrete plans fast. Frankly not all of us are as good as Linkara, Donny, or Tony at being intelligent and good fighters. Stone was a decent fighter before but now all he wants to do is invent. If that device zaps more of our members we could risk becoming an army of scientists. And we can't win with just intelligence and a few cool gadgets. We need everyone at their best as themselves." said Linksano.

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"Dr. Linksano is right. I wouldn't like it if the device worked in reverse and made me stupid or less hot. For your safety might want to wear gloves while you touch that device in case it's still active." said Dr. Tease.

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Wayne smiled as he kept working at the device finally finishing it. He chuckled before turning to Holmes.

"I perfected a portable version of my old shrink ray. This could help us get rid of our opponents for a rescue mission. Perhaps even help us get a few prisoners of our own. Or help us sneak in tiny without anyone knowing we're in the house." said Wayne.

[Linkara]

Donny listened to this and agreed completely. If it screwed up it really screwed up and Donny didn't want more chaos where there was plenty of that going about. Don turned to Dr. Tease and responded "Yeah, you being less inteligent would be damaging and making tony less inteligent would be bad. I was just thinking out loud"
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"Do you have any idea how bad it would make ME look? I can totally get you guys need me but I actually LIKE being smart. So if the machine screwed up my inteligence would be finite. So I agree we need to make something strong AND perminant, anything really" Tony said calmly and pleasantly. He was in a good mood now and wanted to solve the problem with Stone
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Sherlock smiled kindly at the ray. "This is indeed useful. It can give us possibilities undreamed of. Good work Wayne" Sherlock was sincere but there was that very underlining message that he felt guilty praising him. It just wasn't Stone. It was Wayne. A completely different person. If stone heard him in there, Sherlock hoped he would understand

[Dr. Carly Tease]

Dr. Tease nodded.

"Then we're all in agreement. We have to find a way to reverse that machine or come up with our own cure. Either way, we have to make sure it doesn't affect any of us. Only someone changed like Stone. Be advised though. She's not the only one. Jesu Otaku became Edward once before. There's a chance he might come back. And if there is we need to make this cure work for her as well just in case." said Dr. Tease.

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Linksano nodded.

"She's right about Jesu Otaku and the device. We can't let it infect anyone else. Perhaps we should dismantle it and see what went wrong." said Linksano.

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Wayne paused look at Holmes and smiled.

"Yes. I'm sure it will." said Wayne.

He paused putting the device down glancing at the device he touched earlier.

"What is this doing out here? Just junk." said Wayne.

He paused touching it as there was a flash as Stone was there.

"Thank you for not giving up on me my friend. I know I'd do the same for you. I'm afraid the device isn't a two-way street. But I hoped if he touched it again I could talk even just for a moment. Take care of my friends for me. And see ya soon." said Stone.

He smiled as a tear went down his cheek as a blinding light blinded him as the device exploded hurling Stone into a wall. Only he was Wayne again.

"Remarkable. This isn't my body. I'm using someone else's. I see that now." said Wayne.

He paused realizing he was just a memory of Wayne from Stone's childhood memories growing up watching the film. The real Wayne was back in his world. It saddened him as he realized his fate.

"I'm not even real. I'm just a figment of his memories somehow given control of the body. A figment no one wants." said Wayne.

He turned and bolted from the room seeing Sherlock's stunned expression and the huddle of genuises. They wanted Stone back. He knew it. And yet here he was trying to help them out and they just wanted to get rid of him. He tripped over a toy in the hall crashing to the ground as he sighed.

"It's not fair." he mumbled, staying where he was.

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Dr. Tease was shocked as Stone briefly returned before the machine exploded and he ran out clearly Wayne again.

"This isn't going to end well. We have to find a cure fast." said Dr. Tease.

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Linksano was also speechless at the site. They had to do something. He felt bad for both Stone and Wayne. Wayne was beginning to see he wasn't real. Hopefully, they could find a way to help Stone and Wayne. Somehow.

[Linkara]

Holmes was shocked beyond belief of what the hell went on. However his only regret was not saying good bye or even his confession to Stone. Tears swelled in his face but he dared not let it show. Wayne's running away made it a bit worse for Holmes, for he knew in there Stone was struggling too. And also, it made Sherlock now pity Wayne and also try to convince Wayne to give up instead of force. Holmes, despite his previous hatred of Wayne, now felt pity and decided to make the best of it and run after the scientist. He turned to the group of shocked scientists and responded "I know we need to find a cure but right now we must accept Wayne. You were right Dr. Tease. I must be patient. Excuse me, I must find him" Sherlock then left to find Wayne.
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"Man, Sherlock's got a mind full of nuts. Worse than me. Trust me" Tony commented, shocked and trying to deal with all this confusion. Linkara and Donny stared open-mouthed for many minutes. Tony however patted both of the men's backs and responded to Dr. Tease "Time to get cooking. Look's like things may be a while so why not start thinking or pondering now? We don't have to invent without a plan sometimes"

[Dr. Linksano/Wayne Schlumper]

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Wayne paused seeing Holmes as he sighed. He was too upset and tired to get up at the moment anyway.

"I'm over here Holmes." said Wayne.

He sighed again wishing he wasn't just a figment. That he was the real Wayne. Now they would try to make him disappear to get their friend back. And he couldn't really blame them either. If his wife and kids had been... but they weren't his family. He had no family, no friends. He was nothing but a part of Stone's memory somehow brought to life thanks to a faulty machine.

"I don't want to disappear." he whispered.

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Dr. Tease nodded as Holmes left turning to the others.

"Ok. All other projects should be on the back burner. Things we work on during our spare time or very little. Stone's one of us. And we have to help get him back. With the machine gone at least no one else will be like him. I'll clean up over there. But we need some ideas fast. For all we know the longer Wayne is in control the harder it may be to get Stone back." said Dr. Tease.

She excused herself grabbing a broom and began sweeping up debris from the machine as well as beakers and things. She would have tried to reverse it with her new invention but she wasn't sure if it would work so she chose to clean instead.

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Linksano paused as Holmes went after Wayne and Dr. Tease spoke.

"She's right. We should work on this separately though. Or in groups. That would give us more chances to reverse what happened to Stone. And to Jesu Otaku if she splits into Edward again." said Linksano.

[Linkara]

Holmes went over to the man and somehow regretted feeling pity for Wayne, yet the pity came still. Maybe Stone was reaching out to him by coming through wayne, or maybe vise versa. Stone was in there but Wayne was here now. Sherlock had to deal with this. He didn't know if he could but he knew he had to. Sherlock saw Wayne was on the floor. Out of the compassion he had for Wayne only, Sherlock willingly helped Wayne up and held his shoulders. He smiled as fluently as he could "Dear wayne, you will not disappear. You are important to the team. Yes you're... for a lack of a better word, not the only person keeping this body but you are important. I'm sure there is a way to keep you while keeping Stone as well"

He knew he was being blunt about Stone but he continued before Wayne said anything "Just because we want stone does not mean we do not want or need you. I know what it is like to be different or act differently. I don't care about what others think but you do and you shouldn't"
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Donny frowned sadly. He was unsure about this whole thing and his idea to keep both of them was down the drain but he went over, got a broom and voluntarily helped sweeping. He turned to Dr. Tease and responded with a sad smile "Hey at least the chemicals didn't spread all over the house right? I remember one time my inventions did that. I was twelve and it didn't end well" He was trying to make a joke or try to cheer the others up. He knew it wasn't what they wanted but it was something they needed
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Linkara nodded about the situation and Tony rubbed his eyes. As linkara turned to Dr. Linksano to make sure that the mention of Wayne was made sure to be kept a priority, Tony went over and looked to the glove he still had on and snapped his other hand to make it fold up and he put it in his pocket. "Well there goes my show. Began happy, ended shitty" Tony then sighed "Seriously though, poor Stone. Gotta feel bad for that kid. Sherlock really liked him"

"Of course he liked him. They're friends. They've been friends since----" Linkara began but Tony shut him up with a knowing gaze

"No, like really liked him" Tony said with a tone of implyment that Sherlock and Stone were more than friends.