Chapter 2: The Returning

This is what happened after they left the BPRD "Oh crap, I think that we would really have to reutrn to the BPRD" exclaims Hellboy.
"We've been walking for hours and we haven't reached anywhere. Where are we gonna go anyway?"

"You are vight Hellboy, we must vace the vacts zat ve are not going anyvhere. Ve have novhere to stay. Ve cannot certainly find a job anyvhere. Who shall accept an ectoplasmic,a fish man and a demon as their employees. Plus, Liz is pregnant."

"Yeah, I that we should go back and say sorry." says Liz. "What do you think Abe?"

Abe is still looking sullen and miserable."Yes, anything you like."
Hellboy clasps a hand on Abe's back. "Oh come on Blue. There are many women out there. Live on. Go on with life."

"Red!" Liz pulls Hellboy's arm. "Can't you see that he is hurting? How would you react if I died?"

"Yeah, now I understand,"he answers guiltily.

"But Red, me and Nuala are made for each other. We are very much alike. I vowed to protect her but look where she is now."Blue says quietly.

Hellboy continues to pat Abe's back,"Blue, its not your fault, if it's anyone's fault it is her assness of a brother."

"So vhat do ve do now?"asks Johann.

Liz answers,"I guess all that we can do is start the walking back."

"Wait, isn't that Manning?"chimed Hellboy

"Ja, it iz Agent Manning."replies Johann

Manning and some agents are running toward them until they stopped and Manning has his hands on his knees still gasping for air. It would seem that he is obviously exhausted.

"Look Manning we have something to tell you..."says Hellboy while approaching him but is abruptly interrupted by Manning.

"Okay, okay. Just please go back to the BPRD! I'll give you anything you guys want. The country needs you! I just got a call from Washington and they say that we can't let you go for you guys are the only ones who can stop those monsters roaming around the city. Just please, go back!" At this point, Manning is literally on his knees begging. The former agents just looked at each other with a small glint in their faces, well actually Johann has no face but it would seem that if he has one that is what his expression would be. And also, Abe is not smiling but is still in his sad and grieving state. The agents followed Manning and rode on the plane. There, Hellboy, Liz, and Johann compromised with Manning with what they want while Abe is just sitting on a seat next to a window looking at the clouds while still thinking of Nuala and of what could have been.

Then they got to the BPRD, they rested and got themselves cleaned up. Hellboy and Liz talked about their future children to-be, Johann continued doing his hobby of creating miniature furniture, and Abe just sulked in the library while drinking and occasionally trying to sing the "Can't Smile Without You." There was nothing much to do the next day for there were no missions. Hellboy lifted his weights while Liz is cooking and reading a book about how to be a mother. But nevertheless, they were all sad while doing their stuff for Abe is very sad. They visited him from time to time but he wouldn't say a word to them except for the time that he said that all he wanted is to be alone.

After Hellboy and Liz left.....

Abe is sitting on the stairs of the library. Holding a 6-hole ring with cans of beer. And one of those is in his hand. He is drinking it non-stop. Then he suddenly stopped when a bump was made on the door. He remembered how he was so ashamed of drinking when they went to her for she pushed the emergency button. There he saw Nuada holding her sister hostage, with a knife on her cheek. He suddenly thought what she could have said when she saw him drinking.

Gosh, all I could think is about her. And she's..de..moved on to a better place. I wonder how she is. I wonder if she didn t die what could we be today. I d tell her that I love her. More than anyone and anything else. I d give my life for her. I wish that I was the one dead instead of her. She is such a wonderful woman. She is calm, beautiful, and those words each word she says is like spoken by an angel. I know that she is the one. She is the one that I d marry one day. But we haven t the time to go to that. The more that I think about it, I can see how brave and selfless she is. She sacrificed her own life to end the life of his brother who wants to destroy the world. I love her so much. When she was dying, she told me how much she loves me. And how her dying is the only way to stop her brother from killing all humanity. I argued with her for a moment. I told her in her mind that we could still cure her. And then that we could lock up Nuada in a high-security prison. She told me that her brother will still escape. And another thing is that there are still many ways that her brother could kill humanity even without the golden army. And she said that her brother would not stop even if it means destroying all humans without any magical objects of sorts. He would find a way to build his own army and still somehow decrease the human population dramatically. Oh, how proud I am of my sweet dear Nuala. We did not even have the time to spend with each other so that I could show her how much I care for her. I want to protect her so much and yet I didn t have a chance.

Abe takes another swig of beer. After that he goes to his tank and swims as hard as he can around and around. Abe is doing this rituals again and again the whole day, drink, think, sing, swim and then repeat. All Hellboy, Liz and Johann could do is watch him suffer.

"Iz he alzo like this ven Provessor Vroom died? Are you Agent Hellboy also like this when he died?", asked Johann.

"No Johann. We all thought Abe could not even cry. But look at him now. He finally cried. I cried. Just a little. When dad died." says Hellboy. But in his mind he thought, how can Johann talk so casually about the situations of death? What's with that man? Oh yeah, I forgot, he is almost dead himself.

"We ought to cheer him up even a little. I know! Let s give him a bowl of his favorite rotten eggs! If that does not cheer him up even a little, I don t know what will!", said Liz.

The trio gave Abe a bowl of rotten eggs but he wouldn t even touch it. They were forced to leave it on a table in the library and then they peeked through the door to see if he will eat it once they left. But he still wouldn t touch it. He acted as if it wasn t even there. All he thought was about Nuala and what he could have done or what would have been.

+Comments please! In the next chapter, Nuala is back on Earth! What should she do then? That is what you are going to find out in the next chapter anyway. Suggestions are open as to what you want to happen!+