#science fair

Time loop au for the day of the science fair, the day every went haywire.

Stan wakes up earlier that day than usual. He leaves the house before Ford wakes up to drive around town, get some food, help out the old lady from the deli who offered him his job back for the summer— part of him wishes that he wouldn’t need it, the other knows he will— and maybe work a bit on the Stan o war.

Ford wakes up 2 hours before the science fair to get ready. He’s confused as he walks out of the house, seeing Stan’s car gone. He had assumed Stan would be there with him but oh well. What was he expecting.

The science fair happens.

Ford fails

He confronts Stan

Filbrick overhears

He grips tightly onto his sons shirt, slightly cutting off his airway.

Stan is thrown out, his prepacked duffle bag launched at him.

Ford closes the curtain

Stan drives away

Fordcries next to the window

He hears wheels screeching before the loud sound of a crash

He peeks out into the street

His brothers plates lay on the road

He runs like never before ignoring his parents questioning

He’s barefoot but that’s the least of his worries, even as he feels the sting of glass cutting into the soles of his feet as he get closer

The other guy is already out of the car blood dripping from his forehead

His brother is no where in sight, worry bubbling up in his stomach boiling hot

Ford gets closer to the drivers side, the smoke stinging his eyes

He lets out scream of terror upon realizing where the other car had crashed into, the drivers side of the car concaved entirely.

His knees fall onto the ground as he sobs, tears mix with snot and sweat, clogging his nose

The gasoline drips, the smoke rises, his mother voice blares in the background.

The explosion rips through the street, through his skin-

Stan wakes up with a gasp, clutching into his covers. He looks around his room, catching sight of the time. A nightmare? He debates waking ford up but decides against it as he gets ready and leaves for town.

A few hours later Stanford Pines wakes up screaming, clutching onto his face, the feeling of his skin burning off still too familiar. His mother runs in asking him if he’s okay. He catches sight of the time, his breathe stuttering.

“What day is it?”

“What- Uh April-“

“No Ma, I mean is there anything special going on today?”

His mother states at him worriedly, “The science fair, hun. Are you-“

Her words feel muffled in his ears.

He slowly gets up as he peeks out the room. Stan’s car is gone, anger as well as fear well up in his throat.

Field trip! Yay!

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