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I don't own Sweeney Todd or any of the orginal characters. What I do own is the idea
Nellie looked at Lucy like she had lost her mind. "I know it doesn't make sense Nellie," Lucy said, "but I have to do it. Benjamin is not guilty of the crime that he was accused of and even if he had been I have to do this." "But do you know the danger you are putting yourself into," Nellie protested, "and the consequences that can occur if you're caught. Do you realize things would change… in many ways"
Lucy rocked Joanna tenderly in her arms. "I'm aware that this is a risk," Lucy confirmed, "and I'm well aware that things won't be easy," she added, "but I will not have my daughter be brought up in this world without her father. It's not fair to her. It's not fair to him. I will not have the ones I love put into such a position"
"Do you even have a plan," Nellie asked. "Do you honestly think I would go about this without a plan," Lucy asked rolling her eyes, "Of course I have a plan" "Are you going to like, oh I don't know, TELL ME," Nellie asked impatiently "It's complicated," Lucy answered evasively. Nellie rolled her eyes.
Lucy went upstairs and Nellie followed her. "What are you doing," Nellie inquired. "I'm going upstairs," Lucy answered, "I need to pack some things" "Why," Nellie persisted. "Because," Lucy replied, "I'm going somewhere"
Nellie playfully punched her friend in the shoulder. "Thank you captain obvious," Nellie retorted, "how about giving me a little bit more detail then that" Lucy sighed. "Okay here it is," Lucy responded handing Joanna to Nellie, "I got a job" "Tell me more," Nellie insisted.
"I'm going to be a guard at Devil's Island" "What! How and more importantly why," "It's simple," Lucy explained, "that way Benjamin can escape" "Simple huh," Nellie said, "but it's not so simple."
"How is it not simple," Lucy wondered aloud. "For one thing, how are you going to raise Joanna in such a place as Devil's Island? Also, you may not realize this but as a guard you'll be forced to do things that you won't want to do." "I know that," Lucy said calmly. "Do you," Nellie argued, "Do you really know that?
"I don't think you do. I don't think there is any way for you to possibly know that until you're there. Sometimes the head guard will order the other guards to whip the prisoners and don't think that you won't be required to do that to Ben" "I'll refuse," Lucy said calmly. "You can't refuse," Nellie exclaimed, "they'd whip you if you refused"
In the next chapter you will find out how Lucy ended up getting the posion as a guard in Devil's Island. Also Nellie tries to talk Lucy out of doing this and Lucy and Joanna board the ship to Devil's Island