T'N'T

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/7984366.

Rating: General Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Fandom: Tremors: The Series, Tremors - All Media Types
Character: Burt Gummer, Tyler Reed, Travis Welker
Additional Tags: Humor, Adventure, let's be honest; i titled this after dynamite; it's not
hard to know what to expect
Stats: Published: 2016-09-08 Chapters: 1/? Words: 298

T'N'T
by TekeoMiona

Summary

The worms are dead, the con man's dead, the African adventure is over, and now it's time to
go back home to his hide-a-way desert, his eccentric friends, and...the partner he left
behind. Oh, and Travis is coming too! Surely that won't be a problem...right?

Notes

Rumpy wanted Travis and Tyler interacting. Poof. This'll have a series of fun shots.

*DISCLAIMER* I make no claim to own Tremors or its characters. They are the property
of Universal Studios. No profit is made from this writing.

"You went to Africa? Without me?!"

Burt winced as he put his truck in park. "Hi, Tyler."

"Don't 'Hi Tyler' me!" Tyler snapped. "What the hell, Burt? I go into Bixby for one afternoon and
you leave the continent? For an assignment? I thought we were partners!"

"Hey, you've gone solo on me before," Burt shot back defensively.

"You were already busy! It's not the same! Why didn't you call me?"

Burt sighed. "I don't know, I guess the casting department couldn't get a hold of you."

Tyler crossed his arms and fumed.

"Um," Travis spoke up from the passenger seat, where he'd been silently watching the exchange.
"If it makes you feel better, we were hired by a crook who couldn't actually pay us. I'm assuming,
he actually got eaten before we could talk about payment, but I'm pretty sure he wasn't gonna make
good on that."

Tyler stared at the new guy for a moment before moving his eyes back to Burt. "'We were hired'?"
he repeated. Burt slunk down in his seat. "Who the hell even is this guy?!"

"Oh, Travis Welker, Burt's long lost son, nice to meet you," Travis said, offering his hand across
his aforementioned father's chest with a grin. Burt was far too slow in trying to stop him from
divulging that little piece of information. Accepting his doom, he slid down even further.

Several long, awkward seconds dragged by as Tyler just stared. Travis' smile grew nervous,
glancing back and forth between a shrinking Burt and a shell-shocked Tyler. No one said anything.
No one moved.

Just as Travis was about to pull his unaccepted hand back, Tyler raised his. Pointing slowly
towards Travis as he looked down at Burt, too stunned to still be angry.

"He's your what now?"

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