A Big Loss

A Big Loss is the 14th episode in Terrance's Terrible Family.

Next episode: Theodore Moves Out

Synopsis:
Tara passes away, causing grief from Terrance and Theodore. Thomas reveals his true feelings for Tara and Tara's friends begin to feel lost without her.

Character Appearances:

 * Terrance
 * Theodore
 * Tara
 * Thomas
 * Daisy
 * Jenny
 * Kelly

Transcript:
Terrance came into Tara’s room and looked worried.

Terrance took his mother’s hand.

Terrance: Please don’t leave me so soon, mother. You’ve always been there for me. Don’t go! Don’t go!

Terrance began crying.

Terrance: Answer me! Please! Don’t go!

Tara looked groggy and opened her eyes.

Tara (groggy): I’m sorry, Terrance… I’m… not… going to make it.

Tara closed her eyes again.

Terrance shook the bed.

Terrance: MOM! MOM! Wake up! Wake up now! You can’t be dead!

Terrance cried even more.

Terrance: Dad! Theodore! Come quick! Mom’s dead!

Thomas and Theodore suddenly flashed in.

Terrance: She’s really dead, guys! What am I going to do?

Theodore: Wait… she… IS?

Thomas put his head on her chest.

Thomas: Her heart isn’t beating at all.

Terrance cried even more.

Terrance: I don’t BELIEVE this! What happened?! I… I can’t believe this!

Terrance flashed out.

Theodore: I should probably check on him.

Thomas: Go right ahead, Theodore. I’ll keep her company.

Theodore nodded and flashed out.

Thomas: Well… This is it! It’s my time! When her funeral starts, I take away all her powers!

Thomas laughed evilly.

~ ~ ~

Terrance was in his and Theodore’s room crying.

Theodore flashed in.

Theodore: Terrance, are you okay?

Terrance: NO! I’m NOT okay! Mom’s dead.

Theodore: You know, you could bring her back to life. You know. With your powers…

Terrance: WHY are you telling me this?

Theodore: Because I want to help. To get this family back to normal. Use your powers and bring her back to life.

Terrance: That’s a great idea! I’ll do it! I hope it works.

Thomas flashed in.

Thomas: Don’t even think about it, Terrance.

Terrance: What do you mean?

Thomas: I mean. If you bring back your mother, it’ll ruin all my plans!

Theodore: Your… PLANS?

Terrance: What are you up to?

Thomas: Did I say plans? I meant…

Terrance: Save it. What did you do to mom?

Thomas: You REALLY want to know?

Thomas grinned evilly.

Thomas: I planned this whole death. You see… Before you kids were born, I made your mother take powers from Anti-Fairy World… and I intend to absorb those powers into myself at her funeral! You kids were a pawn in my plans, cause you see… I had to make sure she got sicker and sicker, but I also had to make it look like I loved her. But really… I don’t. How could I even love a pathetic human like Tara?

Terrance got mad.

Terrance: YOU are DESPICABLE!

Theodore: Terrance… Please…

Terrance: NO! I’ve HAD it with this stupid family! With my stupid father! You know what? You should be lucky I don’t just kill you!

Thomas: You wouldn’t!

Terrance: NO! I won’t! For now… But…

Terrance punched Thomas in the face.

Terrance: I hope you know what it feels like! I’m OUT of here!

Terrance flashed out.

Theodore: Do you want me to…

Thomas: Go. Get out of here.

Theodore looked frightened and flashed out.

~ ~ ~

Terrance was in the woods, pacing near Daisy’s time machine.

Terrance: I hate my stupid family. Dad will pay for killing mom. Theodore isn’t even doing anything. I wish I was far, far away from here!

Daisy came out of her time machine and noticed Terrance.

Daisy: Terrance?

Terrance: Daisy! My mom’s dead!

Daisy: Dead?! Whatever do you mean?!

Terrance: I mean dead! As in never coming back! And get this… My FATHER planned her death all along!

Daisy gasped.

Daisy: That’s terrible!

Terrance: Come to my mother’s funeral. She needs you.

Daisy: I will! But wait…

Daisy looked nervous.

Daisy: Will your father be there?

Terrance: Uhhh… YEAH! And he’s planning on sucking her powers into himself! We gotta stop him!

Daisy: Okay! Let’s get the others!

Terrance: The others?

Daisy: You know… Jenny and Kelly?

Terrance: Right! We should stop my father from completing his deranged plan!

Terrance flashed out with Daisy.

Theodore flashed in.

Theodore: Wait… Terrance?

Theodore flashed out.

~ ~ ~

Meanwhile, back at home, Thomas was getting ready to complete his plan.

Theodore flashed in.

Thomas: Thank goodness you’re here! Make sure nobody stops me in the next part of my plan!

Theodore: I’m sorry, father. But I’m no longer listening to you anymore.

Thomas: What do you mean? You’ve always helped me with my plans.

Theodore: Not anymore. You’re a total sociopath and you don’t even care that you killed mother...and now you’ve successfully torn this family apart. Terrance is devastated. And… I… I can’t even look at you anymore. I hope you’re happy.

Thomas: Oh! I am! I’m REAL happy! You pathetic kids were getting in my way! That’s why I had to cause you and Terrance to argue! That’s why I pretended like I favored you MORE! This whole family will crash and burn without your mother, and that’s what I intended to do.

Theodore: You know what? I’m out of here. Tomorrow, I’m moving to the Southern Isles.

Thomas: What? You can’t!

Theodore: I can… and I will! I’m 21 now and I’m done living with you!

Theodore left just as Terrance came in with Daisy, Jenny, and Kelly.

Thomas: I hope you’re happy, Terrance. Your brother is leaving us.

Terrance: Don’t be absurd. That’s just a lie so I don’t stop you from taking mom’s powers!

Daisy: You aren’t going to get away with this!

Jenny: We’re lost without Tara.

Kelly: Yeah. Our foursome is no longer complete.

Thomas: Give me a break. Tara is nothing. Just like you three!

Jenny: I never liked you for some reason. Now I know why.

Kelly: I can’t believe you killed your own wife and you don’t even care.

Daisy: How do you sleep at night?

Thomas: With warm milk and my aspirations to rule the world.

Terrance rolled his eyes.

Terrance: Let’s get out of here. Dad never will learn. And I am really sick of his lies.

Daisy: But what about stopping him from taking your mother’s powers?

Terrance: You can figure that out on your own. I need to convince Theodore into not leaving!

Terrance flashed out.

Thomas: There is nothing you can do to stop me!

Daisy: Oh yeah? Wanna bet?

Daisy took out a futuristic gadget and pushed the big red button on it.

Thomas became frozen in time.

Daisy: This should give us some time to come up with a plan to stop Thomas.

Jenny: Where… Where’d you get that thing?

Daisy: Barb gave it to me. Isn’t that sweet?

Kelly: What about Thomas?

Daisy: Well… We prepare Tara’s tombstone before Thomas can get anywhere near her.

Kelly: I like that plan!

Jenny: We take Tara to the cemetery. I know a mortician who’ll bury Tara so Thomas doesn’t get to her!

Daisy: Okay, let’s go!

Kelly: Shouldn’t we unfreeze Thomas?

Daisy: Ehh… I give him a day.

Daisy, Jenny, and Kelly left with Tara’s body on a big cart.

~ ~ ~

Theodore was packing up his bags when Terrance flashed in.

Terrance: Theodore… You’re really leaving?

Theodore: I have to. Mom’s gone. Dad lied to us for years. And Freddy moved to Auradon last month. I… have no purpose anymore.

Terrance: You got me.

Theodore scoffed.

Theodore: You? You’ve made my life miserable. No way am I living with you anymore.

Terrance: Actually, YOU made MY life miserable! I’m sorry, but if you stay, things will be somewhat normal. At least for me.

Theodore: If I made your life so miserable, why do you even want me around?

Terrance: So we’ll still be a family. I am not living with dad alone.

Theodore: Then… come with me?

Terrance: No way! You would give me a tiny shack while you live in the castle. I know you.

Theodore: I would. But… Staying with dad may be risky. I’d watch your back.

Terrance: No worries. I can handle him. I… Just hope you don’t get into any trouble. I’d hate for something to happen to you too.

Theodore: Yeah right.

Terrance rolled his eyes.

Terrance: Hug?

Terrance hugged Theodore.

Theodore smiled and hugged Terrance back.

Terrance: We’ll get through this together. Even if you do decide to move away from here.

Theodore: Thank you, Terrance.

~ ~ ~

Meanwhile, Daisy, Jenny, and Kelly already got Tara buried.

Daisy: Now we must notify Terrance and Theodore. We’ll get this funeral started… without Thomas.

Jenny: Good plan! But how are we going to do that if Terrance and Theodore are back at the house?

Daisy: With this!

Daisy got out a remote control.

Kelly: Another remote control?

Daisy: Well, yeah! Watch this!

Daisy scanned herself, Jenny, and Kelly and turned on the remote control.

~ ~ ~

In Terrance and Theodore’s room, Theodore was still packing, while Terrance was reading a book.

Daisy, Jenny, and Kelly appeared in hologram form in the room.

Terrance: Daisy? Jenny? Kelly?

Daisy: We need you two to come to the cemetery.

Jenny: This is for the funeral for Tara. You’ll come...and don’t tell your father.

Kelly: It’s really important.

The hologram disappeared.

Terrance: Well? Let’s go!

Theodore: I need to pack more of my stuff!

Terrance: You can do that when you get back!

Terrance grabbed Theodore’s hand and they flashed out.

~ ~ ~

Terrance and Theodore arrived at the funeral.

There was sad music playing from Daisy’s phone.

Terrance: I am feeling really, really emotional!

Theodore started crying.

Theodore: Same!

Daisy: We’ve come to honor a special lady who recently passed away. Tara Gothel, the woman we all admire. A great mother, a great friend, and a fantastic cook! We all miss her deeply.

Jenny: Now we shall have her sons go up to pay their respects.

Kelly: First up… Her eldest son, Theodore.

Theodore went up to the tombstone.

Theodore: Uhhh… Well… Mom… I miss you… And… I…

Theodore began crying.

Theodore: I can’t do this anymore!

Theodore flashed out.

Daisy: And now Terrance?

Terrance flashed up some flowers.

Terrance: Mother, you were the only one who got me. I… wish you could’ve been around forever. I’ll need you all my life and I’ll never let you go.

Terrance began crying.

Terrance: And… You were always the one I could turn to. You’re very special. And I really, really need you close to me.

Daisy: Okay, I think that’s it…

Terrance: Uhhh, can I stay here by the tombstone? Like… for the rest of today?

Daisy: I don’t see why not.

Jenny: This has been a beautiful funeral.

Kelly: Tara wouldn’t want us to be sad for long.

Daisy, Jenny, and Kelly left.

Terrance was still by the tombstone crying.

Terrance: But I just might be. I miss you, mother.