"We haven't found a body yet, M'amm" They'd tell me. Some how giving me hope every time I think about it. Every time I think about him. Some how my brain goes straight to that hopeful little room where I'd see him reading a book and smiling at me 'There you are, My little water bug' He'd say. Then wrap his arms around me and tell me of some Shakespearean tale, like he always had done when I was younger. When I really was...his 'little' water bug.
January 6th; 2010
B.P.R.D. headquarters
The slam of a garbage truck's doors and the sound of a grumpy red demon could be heard from the entrance of the B.P.R.D. Another mission, another day, another six pack of beer. Hellboy, one of the best kept secrets of the B.P.R.D. The large red Demon, with the filed down horns, tail, and the massive stone hand.
"Why can't we ever stop by the store to pick up snacks again?" Hellboy groaned through his teeth as he lit the Cigar in his mouth.
"Perhaps, it's because we're two monsters to the human eye, as it be, You're a big red monkey who smokes and eats more then he..."
"Watch it, Abe..."
"Right...And myself being an intellectual fish man. We're not normal Hellboy, and if Humans see us then they could possibly freak out, as people might say, and cause the media to come sniffing about" Abe Sapien was, in lack of a better term, the better half of this Dynamic duo. To Hellboy's red skin, he matches with patterned blue skin, To his horns he matches gills. To his stone hand he matches a telepathic form of communication. To Hellboy's brawn, he compliments with Brains "Besides, why would you want to go out...when all people will do is make fun of you?"
"Maybe it's because I don't like being cooped up all the time" Hellboy grunted taking a long drag off his cigar.
"Yes, but you already...go out, all the time. We do missions, travel the world, see the sights...It's not like you have cabin fever or something?"
"Yeah, but that's work stuff...I wanna be out there, with the people and not..." Abe sighed as Hellboy stopped to face him "Not be a freak? Hellboy..." He sighed gently "We've tried this before. It just doesn't work...They aren't ready to...understand"
Hellboy turned from him and gave out a sigh "Yeah, I guess so..." He cleared his throat and shrugged it off "Hey, Come on fish face, let's get inside"
"I do not appreciate that nick name!" Abe yelled slightly offended. Making Hellboy chuckle under his breath "Let's go bother Liz or something...Let's go!" He shouted as Abe rushed to catch up.
Mozart played in the back ground. The flipping of the occasional page to an old book. Rotten eggs filled the room with their stench. A calm filled the room as Abe shifted from one book to another. He was out of his tank for once, merely to catch up on some of the folk lore to the next place they were going to travel to. Scotland, the place were Hellboy was born. Or at least found by Professor Trevor Broom. The legends about their mythology really was an interesting read. It was like reading about Native American folk tales, or perhaps Egyptian scripture. creatures roamed the lands since before humans and even after that. Abe was more focused on the legends of the Daoine.
He picked up a blue and black book, and read about the technical and physical features of the Daoine an Domhain. The people of the Earth. Strange name since they were equipped to swim in water and live there all their lives if they had to. He read more about them. A single female could deliver up to four eggs in one lay. Or they could have offspring like mammals, taking up to a 6 month term of Pregnancy rather than a 9 month term, as humans do. It wasn't really their choice, it was really how much activity the female did during her term.
"Fascinating!" Abe exclaimed reading more.
Should a female hunt or fish more after conception, her body will lay those eggs rather then keep them in side her. Allowing the mother to do more activity, and the eggs more time to be safe. Should the female do less activity and merely gather food or do meager tasks, she will carry the eggs till they hatch and then some, so each newborn will be healthy by the time they are born. If an egg hatches out side the mother, An active nest caretaker will keep the newborns well fed and warm till they are grown enough to be given back to their parents. Either way, An average amount of offspring between two Daoines, were about 1 to 4.
Abe then read on to the culture of the Tribes of Daoines. And the most famous Tribe, Herikal's red-weed tribe. The Red weeds are a tribe of close knit Daoine's. Small Males were the fishermen of the tribe, Large males were the warriors of the tribe, Thick females were the hunters of the tribe, and smaller females were the gatherers and the caretakers to the nests of the tribe.
A mated pair of Daoines would gather seaweed and stones under a twig and grass cover. This was a nest. The male of the pair would keep the nest protected during the night, his female resting beside him. The female would care for it during the day, while the male was out fishing or fighting off other Daoines. Either way, only four out of the twenty four hours of a day, were used together by both male and female of a mated pair. During the mating season, the mated pair would spend much more time together then they would any other time of the year. During the winter months all Daoines found a cave under water to hibernate. A whole tribe was under one leader. A Máistir was the leader of the Tribe. He and his bride would get the best of the seaweed, the best of the crops, or the best of the meals. He earned the best of everything. He was the main protector of the whole tribe. During the Hibernation months he was awake and protecting the tribe. King Herikal did this every year, for his people. He was a silent watcher, for his many children, his wife, and his people.
King Herikal was a strong, thickly built male, while his wife, Surikk, was a thickly built Female. The top warrior, and the top huntress made a perfect pair. Their children became good hunters, warriors, and some were even excellent fishers. His tribe, made up of his family, and many other traveling Daoines that had stuck with his tribe for comfort and a new home.
Abe then read that the reason they're called the red weed tribe, was their nests were made up of mostly Red seaweed. Other random facts about the Daoines and this particular tribe was, the descendants of Herikal and his wife, could change the skin color and pattern to resemble what ever the skin color and pattern was of the caretaker that raised the newborn, from when it was hatched to when it was given back to it parents.
Abe continued to read about the Daoines when he felt he knew just about every thing he could about them. All the information he retained could be useful to him one day, if he ran into a creature much like the Daoines. Though he had heard the species were extinct, one could never know. Abe popped another rotten egg into his mouth and wondered about the Daoines. Then flipped through to a page of King Herikal's last moments. He read his last words allowed "A father's love...surpasses his own lifetime" He wondered about that for a while. Sitting on the edge of a table. It hadn't been that long ago that Professor Broom had passed. If he hadn't of been murdered, he would have died from cancer. Abe was the first one to know. He sighed heavily then thinking about how Professor Broom had raised Hellboy, and on how in some odd way, Professor Broom was like a father to him as well.
He then felt a rush of happiness. If these words were indeed true, then in a way, Professor Broom continues to love both Hellboy and him even after his death. He then silently hoped, the Professor had found peace and happiness where ever he was now. Abe may never know what it's like to be a father, but just simply watching Professor Broom and Hellboy was enough to simply get an idea of it.
If he could smile, he would then. Instead, he gave off a content sigh, and silently thanked King Herikal for his words.
'A father's love Surpasses his own life time', Such a loving sentiment.
Okay so there's a lot more Background stuff here then there is actual story line. I apologize for that, I especially apologize if it seems to be all over the place. I'm really trying my best here.
I forgot to mention that the 'Daoine an Domhain' are in fact my own creation of creatures. I know right now it seems like there more original content then Hellboy content, and I, once again, Apologize for that. However I promise the next chapter will be much more Hellboy and Abe action, and less Back ground info.
Also, I apologize if some of the information might seem mixed up, like the dates or the information of the actual Hellboy Characters. I'm doing as much research I can while remembering back on the movies. Once again, this is more for me and not for other people. So I'm trying, but I'm not that concerned about getting every detail correct. I'm human, I'm gonna screw up.
Thank you to every one that's Favorited or reviewed this story so far, I really hope you guys like it. It's a LOT of fun to write, and is an awesome time killer. If I make people happy whilst doing so, that's just another bonus!
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