The Depressed
Chapter 1: The boy with no friends
By Son of the Specter 992
As Steven and his group of pirates arrived in the town of Oblivic, they felt the fierce power of their stomachs. As the roar of their hunger sounded, they set out for a diner. As they explored the town, they could hear a comotion coming form down the block. Steven, Bryan, Dylan, Jesse, and Deven, ran to see what was going on.
When they reached the corner, they could see a 13 year old, wearing a tattered shirt and pants with blood stains. His face was covered with bruises. He was surrounded by a group of what looked like 23 year olds who had ganged up on him. As if they were trying to hurt him for some unknown reason.
Without thinking, Dylan drew his swords and stepped into the fight.
"Always the one to step in, isn't he? Come on, Bryan, Jesse, Deven, let's help him out." Steven said as he drew his pistol.
After Bryan drew his staff, Jesse drew his sword, Deven drew his chain, and Steven rushed into his fighting pose, the battle began. After only a few minutes the bullies were sent running. When the crew approached the boy, he quickly hit them out of the way and rushed into the surrounding woods.
Bryan and Dylan started to run after him when their captain stopped them.
"Guys, stop. We can't do anything without getting a good meal and getting ingredients for Bryan to cook with."
Steven and his crew left the mysterious child and set off to find some form of eatery. When they found and entered, they found one of the elder teens who had been attacking the 13 year old. He was talking to an older woman who seemed to have steam spewing out of her ears. She was repeatedly hitting him in the same area over and over again and his face seemed as red as an apple.
The boy turned and saw Steven's crew. He looked back at the woman in panic and whispered something to her. The woman, who had been sitting behind a counter, stood up and walked quickly to the crew.
"I hear from my son that you had a brawl in the city." The woman said immediately to the strangers who had just entered her diner.
Steven stepped forward. "Yes. I apologize. My name is Steven. This is my crew of pirates. Indeed there was a fight. Your son, along with a gang of other children his age was beating a younger kid who looked disowned. We were hoping that you could tell us more about him. Can you?"
"Oh, that must have been Josh. He's an orphan who people believe is the worst egg in the town. I don't believe that at all. When Josh was younger, his house burned down in a huge blaze. His parents were killed in the fire as well. The police officials found it to be an unsolved case. They accused Josh of arson and locked him in prison. Ever since, whenever someone commits a crime, they blame Josh or look at him as the prime suspect. Either way, they throw him in jail. No one trusts him anymore. He has been shunned from the community and lives by himself in the woods. I'm the only one in this town that believes him. I just wish that everyone else would believe in him like I do."