Tale 009: Intel and regains

[theboywiththebook]

754 Partridge Drive

[Henry has opened up the mail to find a card and a certain walkie talkie. He flips the card over as it shows a picture of a castle. Blinking, he looks out the window, to see in the back that his castle in the backyard. Not destroyed like Regina had done to it. A smile broadens on his face.] (Locked to house mates)

[Later]

[Henry is waiting for those he called on the phone to show up.] (Opened to all.)

 

Phone [Filtered from the drones and The mayor and the Lucy household] 

[So after the horrors of the Carnival, Henry is on the phone and has filtered this call.]

It's Henry. I made it back from the Carnival thanks to Lucas and I managed to find some stuff out. I'm not going to share it over the phonelines, even if it's filtered it might be too dangerous. So come to 754 Partridge Drive. I'll be in the back yard in my castle.

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[theboywiththebook]

[Henry looks inside and what he is hoping to see is the blond haired boy from Mother's day is actually nothing. Empty inside with a disembodied voice.

He's not scared though, but he is of course as expected, not happy about it. But he wants to know why Ed put his brother in a suit of armor.]

Why did he do that?

[snacklist]

[Sombrely, he replaces the helmet back where it should be, resting his elbows on his knees before replying.]

Something... happened, and I lost my entire body. Brother lost his leg, and then gave up his arm so that I could be transmuted to the armour. He saved my life.

[theboywiththebook]

[Okay, that's better than 'My brother stuck me in a suit of armor because he's evil.' Not by much because they had been hurt but better than being something even worse.]

And you guys are trying to find a way to get your bodies back in your world, right?

[snacklist]

M-Mm!

[He sits up a bit straighter. He might not be capable of showing emotions on this face, but his stance is radiating determination.]

We're not going to stop until we find a way!

[theboywiththebook]

[T-than why is he expression emotion now? Just look at that face!]

Mm, I believe it too. Any spell can be broken, so anything that happened to you can be fixed.

[Henry smiles. Oh what naive logic, but hey at least he's hopeful.]

But, how come you don't just go to the post office and exchange your armor for your body?

[snacklist]

[He thinks about explaining that it's not a spell, but he'll let it slide in favour of the other question.]

You lose something at the post office, and maybe I'd lose something really important like Brother or Winry... Or Mom.

[theboywiththebook]

Oh...yeah I can see how that wouldn't be good...sorry.

[snacklist]

We'll get our bodies back, but we're not going to endanger the things we care about to do it.

[theboywiththebook]

I'm sure you will. I believe in both of you.

[After all, Ed and Al are like his big bros...kind of.]

[snacklist]

So don't worry any more, okay?

[theboywiththebook]

I won't, just don't hide things anymore. You'll worry everybody that way.

[snacklist]

R-Right!

[Cue the cheesiest thumbs up it's possible for a suit of armour to give.]

sorry i took so long x-x

[theboywiththebook]

[Just going to hug the huge suit of armor now.]

Good.

lol it's cool

[snacklist]

[O-Oh. He has so rarely been hugged in this body, and it still makes him sad that he can't feel it. But he does wrap his arms carefully around Henry in return.]

Mm.

Re: lol it's cool

[theboywiththebook]

[Well, he'll get all the hugs from Henry. Doesn't matter if he was in a suit of armor, he was still a person.]

[snacklist]

[Eventually he pulls back a bit to rest his hand on Henry's head.]

I really like your castle.

[theboywiththebook]

[Looking up at the suit of armor, he smiles.]

Thanks, I thought I lost it forever.

[Regina takes away all his happiness.]

[snacklist]

You can get mostly anything back here.

[Even the stuff you don't want.]

[theboywiththebook]

Yeah, this place can do anything....
[But he sounds bitter as he says it.]

so sorry for the slow tag ):

[snacklist]

Henry..?

[What's wrong, it's on the tip of his tongue to ask, but... Henry will tell him if he wants to.]

pshaw it's okay.

[theboywiththebook]

It's nothing.

[He's just a little upset with WHAT this town does. Sending evil clown monsters and the like after people and stuff.]

[snacklist]

The best thing about having friends is that you can talk to them if you're sad, right?

[theboywiththebook]

Y-yeah...

[Henry's looking down.]

It's just...I didn't think any town would be worse than Storybrooke. And, well, Mayfield is. What's worse is you've all been here longer than me and you've suffered so much.

[Cue waterworks.]

[snacklist]

H-Hey, don't cry.

[He's stretching a hand out and resting it lightly on Henry's head, ruffling his hair gently.]

Even if it's bad sometimes, we're only going to get through it by protecting each other and moving forwards. Don't think about what might have happened here in the past, we're all still here and we can still be okay.

[theboywiththebook]

I know...but this place is just worse than Storybrooke. It just gives you things to be happy about first, and then it just rips it all away from you and it just reminds everyone how bad it is...

[Sorry Al, just crying still. Maybe even a little for you too. Cause after all, Henry's kind of figured a metal suit of armor can't even do anything like regular people can.

But he wipes his face. That's right...they were still alive, they needed to keep being strong.]

Yeah, we can't give up just yet.