Hunter's father didn't argue. He trusted cuttlefish's decision. He looks over at Hunter. "Go with him." Hunter just stands there shocked. After the week of punishment he was just going to let him go. Cuttlefish speak up first. "He will need his hero gear...I'm guessing you locked it away as punishment?" Hunter's father nodded. "Where did you put that gear?" Hunter's father points to a storage closest next to hunter. "In there with all the other things of his." Hunter slides open the door and sure enough there was his stuff. Hunter grabs the backpack, and runs outside of the house before his father could change his mind. The Agents, and Cuttlefish leave. Agent Orange pats Hunter on the back. "Its ok. I know what it feels like to be punished by doing all the chores in the house." "No...No you don't. they took everything away from me. My room was empty except a mattress. No pillow, no covers. Bars on the windows, and the breaker turned off for my room. then i had to do all the chores. i had to wash the cars and the house daily." Agent Orange recoils from what Hunter had said, and looks at cuttlefish. "Lets leave that in the past. With some time they will see reason." Hunter looks at Cuttlefish. "Did you know they would do that?" Cuttlefish sighs. "I knew your father would do something...I just wasn't expecting something so extreme"
They make it back to Cuttlefish's training facility by the time the sun started to set. Agent Blue and Orange left for home. Cuttlefish takes Hunter over to a large tent. "Its not much, but at least you get a roof over you head a bed to sleep on, pillows, and covers. Hunter walks in it was empty except for the bed, but he could help but to smile as tears welled up in his eyes. He puts the bag down near the entrance to the tent and lays down in the bed. Cuttlefish was standing at the doorway. "I wont wake you in the morning. Sleep as long as you need. We wont begin training tomorrow so you have time to adjust living here for a bit." as he says this Cuttlefish takes his leave. as he was leaving he hears Hunter. "Thank you" Cuttlefish smiles and gives him the peace symbol as he walks away to his home. Hunter falls asleep shortly after, and again the same nightmare. This time he was close enough that Hunter could make out his features...It was himself that was cloaked in shadow chasing him.
In the morning he bolts awake just as Marie walked in. "OH! I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you." In her hands was a music player and a portable speaker. "I talked to my cousin, and convinced her that you are a nice person...She even helped pay for this gift." She hands Hunter the music player and the speaker. Hunter takes the gift, and turns it on. It was the Squid Sister's latest album playing. Hunter was brought to tears. Marie was shocked by the response. "Do you not like it?!" Hunter shakes his head. "No i love it...its just...the past week i have had my heart broken. Tormented by a never ending nightmare. Forced to do chores till my limbs fall off...this is the nicest thing to happen to me." Hunter drys up his tears, and smiles at Marie. "Thank you" Marie smiles. "Your welcome. If you want breakfast i can get you something. "That would be nice thanks" Marie nods and heads out. Hunter puts the music player on the bed. he waits for the current song to finish before leaving the tent. He could see Marie talking to Cuttlefish. As he looked around he felt strange having to call this place home, but he didn't really have a choice. it was ether here, or home. Marie heads off to go get some breakfast for her grandpa and Hunter.
Hunter walks over to Cuttlefish. "Ah Hunter Marie told me you loved the gift." Hunter nods. "Yea" Cuttlefish smiles. "Good to hear. Marie just headed off to get us breakfast. I'm not a very good cook so i have my grand daughters get me food in the morning. I get it myself for lunch and dinner. Callie showed up a little bit before Marie did. Callie walks up to Hunter. "Hunter...I'm sorry for everything I have done. Marie has showed me what i have done only made things worse for you...Can you forgive me." Cuttlefish was shocked that Callie would apologize, and he turns to face Hunter to see what he would say. Hunter thinks about it for a bit. Everything she had done ran through his head. "I can...And at the same time I can't...Thank you for the Gift, but what has been done cant be undone." Callie was confused but how Hunter was acting she knew what it meant. "Stop blaming yourself for things that happened. The past is done lets just leave that day buried" Hunter, and Cuttlefish was shocked by her response. Its about this time Marie showed up and she was confused as to what was going on.
Callie sighs as Marie handed Hunter and her grandpa there food. "I got the same thing for both of you. its just a Breakfast combo." Hunter smiles. "Its fine thank you" Cuttlefish nods. "now off you two don't need to be late for morning announcements" Callie and Marie quickly head off to give morning announcements. Cuttlefish moves over to a table and over for Hunter to sit with him. Hunter walks over and sits on the other side of the table, and they both started to eat. Cuttlefish as the first to say something. "i know you have had a stressful week, but i need to know if you have been having any nightmares. specifically stranger than normal nightmares. Hunter stops eating. "yes...one nightmare. every night for the week something cloaked in shadows was chasing me...last night i could finally see who it was...and it was me." Cuttlefish looked worried. "you did hear everything i told your father about the split personality thing right?" Hunter nods and continues eating. "yea i heard it." Cuttlefish nods. "that nightmare shows the other you...The helmet to make you immune to fear needed to suppress certain emotions and enhance others. That's what leads to the split personality. Everyone had similar dreams, but saw the creature as a large demon chasing them down...for it to appear as yourself concerns me greatly. Hunter suddenly didn't feel well. "Can we stop talking about this?" Cuttlefish nods and lets Hunter finish his meal in peace.