AN: Tin Man is not mine but OMG it was frickin awesome. I loved it. For this...I'm kind of going out of my comfort zone because while I feel the characters I don't feel confident in writing them. So I'm throwing this out there in the hopes of some constructive feed back. Enjoy!
The gentle pattering of rain annoyed her. It mocked her. It pushed her down in the mud and laughed in her face. To say that she hated the rain would be an understatement. Although she didn't use to hate the rain. The rain used to comfort her. She would go out into it and look up into the sky and pray for escape. Well, her escape came, but in the process, she found out that her parents were robots, her sister was an evil witch, it was her fault her sister was an evil witch, she was a princess, and a whole buch of other stuff she'd rather not get into right now. She sighed. It was too much. It was all just too much for her to handle. And her friends…her friends were no longer by her side; no longer helping her out, helping her cope. Glitch, Ambrose now, was off advising her mother. Raw went home to help his people. And Cain…She sighed again. This was pitiful. She stood and walked through the corriders and out the castle. And she walked. She didn't stop, she just let the rain pelt her and ruin her dress. She didn't like it anyway. Eventually, she cleared the walls of Central City and was out in the wilderness. Frankly, she was surpirsed at the fact that noone stopped her yet. Of course, maybe the rain had something to do with it.
The castle was in chaos. Every nook and cranny was being serched for any trace of the Princess. Ambrose was going out of his mind with worry. He saw what was happening with her, but he pushed to the back of his head, hoping that it was just an adjustment phase. Apparently, he was wrong. She had disappeared. And it was raining, no one would be out in the rain, so no one would have seen her. The Queen was talking to an old Tin Man. She thought that she should bring in someone who would be albe to find her. Ambrose thought this was a brilliant idea. He walked swiftly over to the Queen and suggested bringing in Raw. He should know too.
He was busy building a fire in his cottage. Slowly coaxing it to life, he couldn't help but feel unsettled. He couldn't place the reason why either. Until someone was pounding on his door. He opened it to be surprised by his son. He was pushed out of the way by his son and he started to pace the small room. Finally, Jeb spat out what was bothering him. He stiffened and was about to go get his coat when someone else pounded on his door. He yanked it open to be face to face with an old friend. His old friend took one look at his face and nodded. His old friend shifted to reveal two horses and he was out of there and on a horse, galloping for the City.
Her dress was muddied and soaking wet, her shoes discarded long ago. Finally, she came across a small alcove in the forest. Wandering over to a tree, she leaned against it and slid down to sit on the ground. Small. She felt so small and hopeless. Curling into herself, she started to weep; her tears mixing with the rain.
He was frantic. Ambrose watched him as he scanned the City. While Ambrose was frantic for a best friend that he had neglected, Cain was searching for a love that he thought was unrequited. Which it wasn't. But he wasn't going to bring that up right then. As soon as that thought danced through his mind, Cain was off of the wall and running through the castle with Ambrose and the Princess's royal guard on his tail. He was slightly sorry that Raw wasn't there, but it was too far away. The journey to his homeland was three days away at a good nonstop pace, stopping only for the night. This was one adventure to be had without him.
My Angel. Oh my angel. Where are you? You have all of us worried. Why didn't you tell me what was happening? We could have helped. We could have helped.
The sound of hoofs pounding the ground jolted her out of her nightmare. She shuddered and stood, moving further into the forest and returning to a curled position when she could no longer hear the horses.
Where are you, Princess? Please, a sign that you're ok. Please forgive me for not being there. I want to apologise, but I need you here so that I can do it. I need you. I thought I could hide from it, but I can't. I need you. I love you. Please.
He closed his eyes and let his head drop to rest on his chest. Ambrose watched sadly as Cain dropped further into despair. Cain sucked in a huge breath through his nose and got off of his horse, his shoes making a splutching noise as they landed in the mud. And he walked. Confused, Ambrose got off of his horse and followed, waving to the guard to stay put. They wandered through the forrest until Cain tripped on something. Looking down, he muttered a indistinct sound and looked around. He looked at Ambrose and held up Dg's shoes. Ambrose nodded. Cain unlatched the clasps and hooked them on his belt loop. With that, he started to walk again.
If you disappear, you'll be hurting a lot more people than you realize. Me, your mother, your father, your sister, Raw. You'll also probably take a certain Tin Man with you if it turns out that you're gone. I hope you've considered this.
Leave me alone. Please, just leave me alone. I can hear you. I can hear you all. But where were you when I need you the most? Where were you when everything was said and done? Where you ever truly my friends?
Cain froze mid-step. Abruptly, he turned and started running. Follow your heart. From a long time ago, he recalled something the Mystic Man said. At the time, he thought he was talking about Adora. But now…now he knew that his second chance at life was dwindling quickly with the amount of time that she was out here.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Just like my life. Just like me. Nothing left to do but let go.
Cain and Ambrose broke through the clearing. Cain didn't even pause, he knew where she was. Stumbling through the brush, he stopped at the sight before him.
"Hey there princess."