First of all I want to thank epalladino, believer29 and theshadowcat for reviewing my first Hellboy work titled "Father". It meant a lot to me...since Hellboy is a good character and I wanted to keep faithful to the movie and the comics while including some of my perspective.
Second, this is a story set 2 nights before the start of the movie; this is a scene that includes Abe and Professor Broom discussing Hellboy affinity to break rules.
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The library stands as calm as usual. The only sound comes from moving the pages from the old books by Professor Broom so Abe can keep reading tonight; is a rainy night in New Jersey but in the underground federal facility is always warm thanks to the adapted fireplace in the corner, they are many lying books on the floor, it was one of those nights were you were not reading for the search of knowledge, but for deliverance of fear…but is not a normal night…Tom Manning called to say Hellboy is missing again.
-Evil prevails when good people do nothing- Said Abe quoting Edward Burke; he swims around in the tank trying to find peace to an idea that is affecting him. Where is the big fella?
Professor Broom knows exactly what Abe means, are we doing enough to protect him from himself? Are we digging hard into the core of the abysm? "-Always fear the silence that comes before the storm-"He said in his slow methodical voice to the Ictius sapiens.
-Are you concerned about the big red ape professor? - Asked Abe sincerely; the professor was the only person who could stand a chance against Abe's special abilities…yet he never tried really hard to search in the professors mind out of respect for the old man.
-I'm more concerned with his inability to follow rules, than for his well being- Prof. Broom responded.
-He might never change his ways Professor- Abe said.
-I know…I fear like any father for the future of my son…yet I often asked myself if there is something I did wrong with him- Professor Broom looked at Abe with concerned eyes.
-He's a good man Professor we just have to give him time- Abe responded with determination…
Abe always felt like an elder yet weaker brother, he knows that Hellboy will pay attention to his opinion as long as he tells him what Ape wants to hear; and he can always look up on Hellboy to keep him out of harms way…it was a solid relationship… yet he knew that the red monkey was missing something in his life, but is actually someone.
-Time may be the only thing we don't have Abe- he said while touching the old Archangel Michael Statue…he always found serenity at contemplating the eternal fight with good and evil, sometimes in his nightmares he saw the Angel piercing not the devil but the flesh of his son; in those night he woke up sweaty and scared for his child; when he was younger he used to go to the kid's room and watch him at his sleep, he never doubt about the decision he took that night so many years ago…but now that his time is ending he often wonders about the future that lies for H.B. when he is gone.
But demons and angels had no choice because mainly they had no soul…there were forever bound to their fate…his son was different, he had a soul…he knew it the day he hold him for the first time on a blanket in Scotland so many years ago…the little red devil felt protected and for the first time the Professor felt needed, he knew in that precise moment that their destiny was sealed….those were the happy days.
-Professor, You are feeling very sad…may I inquire why? - Abe sometimes had problems understanding some sublime emotions; he had to distance himself because he was so perceptive that sometimes he felt the sadness of a cleaning lady outside that misses her daughter, or the death of a relative of someone he never met… but the Professor was not a person to show emotions, even if he was older he knew that Professor Broom was the teacher and they were the students.
Prof. Broom walked to the glass and looked at Abe's eyes, then he moved his hand towards the glass and said: -Abe at the sunset of our lives we look upon the decision we made and the price that we paid for the happiness that we've been given…"I just fear that the price is more that I can pay my friend".
-I understand professor, pardon my intrusion- Abe said while touching the glass from the inside of the tank.
He turned the pages again for the six books that Abe's was reading and slowly moved to his own reading couch, he was obviously limping more than usual, and felt like Atlas carrying the weight of the world in his shoulders, Abe didn't know it for sure but suspected that his beloved Professor Broom was dying.
A red alert sounds in the inside of the room and breaks the embarrassing silence, Hellboy has just arrived.
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