THE WORLD THAT NEVER WAS
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Disclaimer: Boboiboy belongs to MONSTA
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Genre(s): Hurt/Comfort
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Warning: Typo is my most loyal fan, spelling mistakes because English is not my mother language. Possibly OOC. NOT BETA, so beware of grammar mistakes.
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"Hello. My name's Boboibot. And I'm here to help you take care of your hero work."
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" You looked tired," Boboibot mechanically spoke, watching as Boboiboy slowly walked to the bench the robot was sitting at the moment. When he arrived, he immediately slumped on the chair, fanning himself with his hand. And Boboibot helped him by pulling up a tiny fan from under the metal hat; it was a built in, designed to cool the machine inside as well, " Today's job seems to be rough, I see."
"Nah. It was just Fire, being a little bit hyper than usual. So, he accidentally set a bunch of plank on fire and I have to cut another tree to compensate that," Boboiboy sighed, appreciating the wind coming down his way, "Should've not separated into three."
" At least he now knew how to keep himself in check, right?"
"Yup. Earth was pretty thorough in reprimanding him," Boboiboy chuckled. He knew it was basically him, but seeing how cowed Fire was as Earth spitting mad, was pretty funny (Thunderstorm chose a wise move and stay far, far away from the responsible side of them all; he knew from experience how scary Earth look when he was pissed. That sing-song voice and that polite smile is going to give him nightmare), "What about you? Do you have a problem on your end?"
"No. But I found a very cute cat stuck on a tree today and—"
Boboiboy smiled as the robot started talking animatedly about a new feline he found in the neighborhood.
He recalled the day when Computer contacted them. He was on his way back to nursed the injury—the awakening of Boboiboy Fire, added with Adu Du's out of nowhere attack (he knew they couldn't be a friend out in the open any longer, but he really wasn't kidding when he said 'they'll be enemies the next time they meet'), took a toll on his body—when Ochobot bip and the hologram of the Computer then popped up. It said that the boss needed Boboiboy's other elemental's element. Now that he knew Fire appeared because the hero was tired of all of the citizen's expectations, Boss is building a helper robot to, well, help Boboiboy in keeping the city in check. However, they cannot let the townsfolk knew about the robot's existence. So, by making him as close as possible to Boboiboy, in appearance and power, the robot could stealthily support from afar and if someone accidentally saw it, they will just think it was Boboiboy and not 'Boboibot'.
The next day, at ten at night, Boboibot made his official appearance.
Since then, they keep each other company. They've agreed to meet at this particular park, where they were having their conversation right now, because no one seems to come here. It is a bit far from the town. And most of the playthings—such as jungle gym, slide, swing set, and trapeze ring—were all rusty. The sandbox doesn't even have any sand anymore. It was basically an abandoned park and was a perfect place for them to meet, as nobody—besides the hero's grandfather and friends. And, again, except Gopal—knew about their relationship.
Boboibot had just finished his today's story escapade when he saw the other's expression. He looked mulish and contemplated, " What did you have in mind, Boboiboy?"
The said boy hesitated for a bit, "Are you…sure you want to be me?"
"Hm?"
It had been on Boboiboy's mind since the very beginning. And now that they're closed enough, he finally had the courage to say, "I know Adu Du created you to help us, to help me. But…it's clear you have your own personality. You have your own conscience, preference. You even like different things than I do. That's why are you really…okay?" his voice went a bit low at the end of the sentence, "You…can do whatever you want, really. I'm not as tired as I used to be, people are starting to ask less of me because they also realized that I still need my rest, so you can ask Adu Du to be…yourself. You know, if you want to."
Boboibot was silent for over a minute. He tilted his head, chin clasped between thumb and index finger before he surreptitiously answered, "I don't mind."
"But—"
"Boss may have built me to be your shadow. Yet as you have observed yourself, I have my own thing. As long as I don't stay far from my self, then I won't feel like I'm just a cheap copy of another person," his eyes closed. The robot was trying to mimic a smiling human, to express his gratefulness for Boboiboy was kind enough to be concerned over someone like him, "I like my role as your friend. And I like my role as my Boss's therapy robot. I won't change it for the better when this is already the best life a helper robot could ever get. Maybe one day, when Boss can finally show his true face to the world. And he isn't as lonely as he is anymore. But for now—"
"This is enough"
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When Adu Du gets his freedom, Boboibot's new form will follow suit, huh?
What a nice thought. Boboibot wasn't the only one who wish for that day to come now. The hero himself cannot wait for the day when he could proudly present his new friend for the rest of the town to see. How proud and glad he was that someone like Boboibot existed in the first place.
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But that will never happen.
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Because now, they have to fight. To stave off Probe's suspiciousness and Gopal's question regarding 'his best friend's' whereabouts at every weekend.
Boboiboy didn't remember how he reacted when Computer said so. He thought he heard a scream.
(Ah...it was me)
(I was the one who screamed)
(Did it come out of his mouth? Or his heart? He didn't know)
What he did remember was Boboibot. With a gaze full of smiles—so small, brittle, and sad—he mouthed 'Take care of boss for me, okay?' as he accepted the hero's Ultimate Attack.
And he remembered how Boboiboy Water stood under the storm for a little while longer. Wondering whether the liquid trickling down his cheeks came from the heavy rain or from his own eyes.
(A/N): Oh hey, chapter two is a lot sadder lol.
Thank you for reading and have a nice day~
