Ty was standing by the front door to let Peter in, when he saw Dustin walking around the kitchen. After Dustin had left, Ty then walked over to the fridge, and opened the door.
"Hey, Peter, would you like something to drink?" Ty offered his cousin.
"Sure!" Peter replied, as he sat on the couch.
Ty looked around in the fridge and noticed that the glass containing Jeremy was missing!
"Hey, Dustin! Uhh...did you see where the glass in the fridge went?" Ty asked, as Dustin was walking towards his bedroom.
"Yeah. I drank some water out of it and put it away. How come mom and dad let you get away with leaving dishes around? If I did that--"
"Wait...you drank..." Ty tried to regain his composure. "Where's the glass now?"
Dustin grumbled and stomped over to the cupboard. He opened it and there was the glass. Totally empty and dry.
"And you...drank..."
"Yeah! I had some water, geeze. I didn't drink any of your soda, I swear."
"How long ago was that?"
"I dunno. Not too long ago."
Ty was thinking quickly. Dustin drank Jeremy but there were still no signs that Jeremy was inside his brother. Maybe Jeremy needed some more time to find his way around the new body?
"Hey JEREMY!" shouted Ty, "You need more time in there?"
Dustin blinked.
"Dude, what are you--"
"Have you taken a leak yet?" Ty asked.
"What? No! Why are you asking--"
Ty quietly made a quick alteration in Dustin.
"Seriously, Ty, you're being really weird--" But Dustin broke off. He felt a tingling around his crotch. "What did you do. Oh man, WHAT did you just DO to me?"
"Nothing, Dustin--I just...I made it so you don't have to go to the bathroom."
"WHAT?"
"It'll be way more convenient. Now you won't have to get up and go during long movies."
"What are you DOING? Quit changing me into things!" Dustin ran from the kitchen and slammed the door to his bedroom. Ty heard the door lock.
Peter walked in the room. "What's going on? Ty, I thought you were gonna show me something."
Ty sighed. He spoke quickly, without thinking. "I'm sorry it's just...well, Dustin, he... Peter, you know my best friend Jeremy? Well, he really wanted to be changed into something kinda unusual."
"Changed into something?" asked Peter.
Ty explained what had happened to him that day and the details about his mysterious new power.
"...and Jeremy asked me to turn him into a glass of water. And Dustin just drank him!"
"Whoa dude! That's awesome! Man, I wish I could've drank him. Have Jeremy inside me." Peter got a weird look on his face and shifted. Ty didn't like it.
"So, Ty, why don't you just wish Jeremy back into this glass so I can drink him?"
"Dude, I can't make people teleport. I can only change physical things about them. And I think I have to be looking or focusing on whoever it is I'm changing."
Peter smirked. "So Ty...can you...change ME into something?"
Ty was too busy thinking about what Jeremy would do now that he was inside Dustin to worry about causing any MORE transformation problems. He dragged Peter to the front door. "Sorry man, uhh...only works three times a day and I've used 'em all up. But come back tomorrow and maybe we can work something out. Okay bye." Ty shut the door, then headed like a shot for Dustin's room.
"Dustin! Hey brother!"
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Jeremy stopped trying to scream once he realized his watery form wouldn't allow it. After he slipped down the drain, the whole world plunged into darkness. He felt his body squeezing down, up, in circles, then farther and farther down through the maze of pipes beneath the house.
After what felt like an eternity of sliding through the tight pipes, Jeremy finally came to the end of his ride. The pipe ended abruptly and he found himself feeling free and open, floating in a large, warm body of water. He quickly focused himself on keeping his molecules together. Jeremy's vision went a greenish yellow and he sensed a horrible smell and taste.
He knew where he was. It was awful. But worst of all, there was a current. And there wasn't anything Jeremy could do but ride with it down this putrid river of sewage.
Miles and miles...