Tim woke up that Wednesday morning with Allen’s voice booming inside of his head.
“Ooooh Timmyyyyy…. Wake up wake up my dear Tim, ol’ buddy ol’ pal…. I need you here so I can experiment with a new method of getting to school!” the voice said.
“Huh? What?”
Suddenly Tim felt his hands and his legs come to life! It was like his body had a life of its own. Tim grabbed some clothes from his dresser, and immediately ran towards the bathroom where he took a very quick shower. After he was done, he dried off, ran into the bedroom, and got dressed.
“Whoa!! What’s going on here?” he shouted, since he was unable to stop himself from getting dressed. “Why do I have to get up so early?”
“Oh I just wanted to have some fun this morning, before school starts…” Allen’s voice replied cheerfully.
Tim put on his t-shirt, shorts, socks, tennis shoes, and baseball cap. Then he grabbed his backpack and raced out the door, heading straight towards Allen’s house, which was a few blocks away.
“Are you sending me to swim practice?” Tim wondered, as he was jogging towards Allen’s house. Allen was the captain of the swim team, and he loved using the power which Ty had given him, which gave him control over Tim and Peter. It was no coincidence that both Tim and Peter were on the swim team!
“No… I just wanted to have some fun… Don’t worry! Just come here!” Allen replied.
After a few minutes, Tim arrived at his house, and Allen was patiently waiting on the sidewalk in front of his house. They were only four blocks from school, and Allen decided he wanted to try an alternate way of getting to school.
“Hey dude” Allen said. “Give me your backpack so I can hold on to it for you!”
“But… Can’t I carry it myself?” Tim wondered out loud.
“Nope…” Allen chuckled. “Not as my skateboard you can’t…”
“Huh? What? Skateboard?”
“My parents didn’t want to buy me the skateboard I asked for… So you’ll be my skateboard instead!” he replied, as he closed his eyes and concentrated.
Tim gasped as he suddenly saw his body shrink rapidly, until he was only about two feet tall. Then he realized that his body was taking on a flat, narrow shape, as his arms and legs fused together, and his torso started to transform into a small wooden board. On his back, a metal beam was holding the wooden board together, with two rubber pieces that the four wheels were attached to. There were several pieces of plastic and metal, and the wheels were exactly like those used by skateboards. He was slowly turning into a skateboard!
The only difference was that his eyes, nose, and mouth were visible on the top side of the board, right in the center.
“Alright, Tim!” Allen laughed. “It’s time to take my new skateboard for a ride!”
Tim’s faced looked up at Allen in disbelief, when Allen suddenly jumped on his new skateboard.
“Don’t worry, dude!” Allen laughed. “My shoes are brand new… You’re a very sturdy little board, so having me riding on you won’t hurt you one bit…”
Allen rolled down the straight, pushing off against the pavement with his right foot, while using his left foot steadily planted on his new skateboard. He would then stand sideways on the board, with both feet facing to one side. He would bend his knees to keep his balance, and to allow for the board to make it through the sharp turns, until he arrived at the entrance to the school in just a few minutes.
“Alright, Timmy! We’re here!” Allen chuckled, as he came to a stop. He jumped off the board, tapping it on the rear with his foot; allow it to fly up in the air so he could catch it with one hand.
“You made a great skateboard, Tim!” Allen chuckled, as he carefully set the board down on the wheels, neatly on the sidewalk before the school.
The skateboard then suddenly grew longer and started to fill out, until it was almost 6 feet long. The wooden board then slowly became bigger, as it slowly reverted back to Tim’s human form. The wheels on the bottom disappeared from his back, and within seconds, Tim found himself lying on the floor, right in front of the schoolyard.
“Golly! Sleeping BEFORE school has even started!??? Get up, Tim!!” Allen laughed out loud.
Allen extended his hand, and Tim grabbed it so he could pull himself up off his feet.
“That was weird… I’ve never been a skateboard before!”
“What shall we do on the way home, after school?” Allen wondered, with an evil grin.