Back with another story here. And no, this will not be another one-shot.
You may be curious as to why of all fandoms to write fanfiction about, it had to be the one where it's almost unknown to any anglophone. This a Perman fanfiction, just like the last one ('A Restful Place') I did which is in no way related to this story. If my tumblr is to be of relevance (which it is), I have been fixated on this series for quite a while and am obsessing over one of its characters. That's all the details I could give or we'll be up to more paragraphs here, and we don't want author notes getting too long now.
Happy reading!
Walk Me Home
Chapter 1
A crisis was averted and the day was saved.
"Thank you so much for saving us!" said a man shivering under a thick blanket, alongside him his family who seem to be suffering as much.
An avalanche had just occurred and thanks to the help of Perman and his two friends, Pergirl and Booby, they were able to pull them out after an intense search. Luckily, the family had not succumbed to the cold.
"Just doing our job, sir!" Pergirl saluted. "We're so glad you're able to keep warm in there. Sorry for taking so long..."
"Not to worry, dear," said the wife. "Three helpful people like you have been help enough by going out of your way to do such a dangerous mission..." There was a brief pause. "There were three of you, weren't there?"
A bit curious, Pergirl and Booby turned around. They were surprised to find that he wasn't there.
Booby was frantic and in his own language that somehow can be understood by any human who wore a particular mask or helmet, pointed out that he had not seen him since they flew off of the fallen snow.
"What?! I thought he'd be back by now!" she shouted. "He must still be in the snow! We have to find him, fast!" She then turned her attention to the family. "Anyway, you're welcome but you have to excuse us. A dear friend of ours might be in trouble!"
Waving goodbye, they flew away, returning to the scene of the disaster. The pile of snow was immensely thick. Perman might be in the same place where they rescued the once trapped family but as they both remembered, the chasm that held them had collapsed meaning that Perman was now somewhere in the snow, slowly being frozen.
They both landed on the spot they were sure he saw him last.
"Come on, Booby! We have no time to lose!"
Booby nodded as he chattered. There, they began to dig.
"Perman!" she called. "If you can hear us, say something, alright?!"
The two couldn't have been farther from their friend however. Their efforts might have been in vain.
Somewhere just below the mountains and far from all the snow, a cottage stood.
Perman was laid to rest in a bed and had just woken up, stretching his arms and yawning. The only thing was that he wasn't aware of being ever taken to someplace else. So he was in shock.
"Huh?! Where am I?" he asked. "How did I get here...?"
What he remembered last was that he was flying around the mountain top, the harsh, cold wind blowing him. He had gotten lost and fallen somewhere, as he guessed, farther from where the rescue team to save the family. And he laid there, knowing for sure that it was the end for him.
"Wow... I can't believe I actually thought of that," he held on to his legs closer. "I was so ready... But then I'm here... I wonder who brought me here?"
Just as if someone heard his question, he was thinking out loud after all, the door opened. The figure that entered the house was someone he... found surprising to see.
"B-Birdman...?"
There he was, standing proudly in all his glorious stature, his cape being blown by a soft breeze. Along with that, he was carrying a teapot and the cup to pour it in. He walked in ever so carefully, to the bed where Perman, or as of now, Mitsuo was sitting up.
Mitsuo had just noticed that he was out of his costume. A warm and wet cloth, which he guessed was on his forehead, had fallen to the bed beside him. He was currently naked and only his underwear was left on.
"Ah, you've come to, No. 1!" He placed the items he carried to the bedside drawer. "You wouldn't have guessed how worried I was when I found you. You were unconscious and so cold."
"Birdman, wh—...?"
"You shouldn't have wandered like that, No, 1. Supposing that you lay there any longer? I can't even think of how things would turn out if that ever happened..."
"Birdman?" Mitsuo called again. "Wh-where are my clothes?"
"They were soaked in the snow," he answered, "You'd have frozen even out of the snow if I didn't get them off you. Don't worry, I'm just drying them—"
"And how long was I out?"
"About... let's see... an hour and a half, I guess?"
"What?!" Mitsuo jumped. "But... how about Pergirl and Booby? Oh no, they must still be looking for me!" He looked around the room, panicking.
"No. 1, calm down!"
"I have to call them now! What if they've been looking for me this whole time?"
Suddenly, a beeping noise came from a contacting device, signaling an incoming message. "This is Birdman speaking!"
"Birdman!" the voice was quickly made out to be Pergirl's. She sounded like she was crying. "We can't find him anywhere! We tried calling him and he's not answering! He might be unconscious and he's too frozen to move! He could be dead!"
"No. 3, no need to panic. He is with me and is resting," Birdman responded. "And unfortunately, his badge has been badly damaged which was why he hasn't been returning your calls."
"My badge...!" Mitsuo exclaimed. "What happened to it?!"
"Don't worry, I'll give you a new one tomorrow..." he whispered to Mitsuo then turning back to talk to Pergirl shortly after. "Like I said, Perman is fine and will be taken care of. Go back to your homes. You are done for today."
"Okay..." Pergirl said, perking up but still sniffling. "Thank you!"
Then they both hung up.
Perman remained still, until he was told to drink the tea from the pot... which he suddenly did.
"Once your clothes dry up, you can dress up and fly home, alright? I just hope you don't get sick since you have school. It is Monday tomorrow."
-To be continued-
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