Some of us have the same scars
The next day Pure was training hard under Master Qiang. He was practicing how to use his sword and guns together in close quarters combat.
Qiang: Keep it up; you are handling four people at once.
Qiang had gotten used to the hologram controls and be able to control some robots that Pure built easily so that Qiang can make them do what he tells them to.
Qiang: You have them weak, take them down.
Pure did not hesitate and took each one of them down one by one without taking damage.
Qiang: Impressive, you adapt quickly to your condition and you also learn fast on your feet.
Pure: It's because I have something driving me to victory.
Qiang: Indeed, William has to be stopped and he must be paid for his crimes.
Just then an emergency came in.
Seth: Pure we have a problem.
Pure: What is it?
Seth: A kid has gone into the forest where the dryads have taken refuge. No one will even go in there, but you can.
Pure: Master?
Qiang: Go, he must have a good reason for going in there.
Pure grabs his coat and leaves the fort to the dryads' home. He touched down outside the forest and walked inside the forest.
Pure: You got a lock on where he or she is?
Seth: He is at the oak tree sitting down. The dryads are hiding but they are curious as to why he came there.
Pure: Keep an eye out I'm going in.
Pure begins to walk towards where the oak tree was and he saw the dryads on the way. They saw him and kept behind him while he moved forward. Once he got to the tree he saw a little boy crying at the base. He looked to be about 14 years old and was wearing a long sleeve shirt and pants.
Pure: Hello?
The boy raises his head and sees Pure he tries to run but he saw one of the dryads. He turns back and starts to speak.
Boy: Have you come to take me back?
Pure was puzzled.
Pure: Take you back where?
Boy: That place I'm supposed to call home.
Pure: Calm down, I only came here about when you passed across to the dryads' homes.
Boy: Then what are you going to do?
Pure: Can we sit down and talk about why you are here first?
Boy: What about those three?
The dryads come behind Pure and he calms them down.
Pure: Don't worry, they won't hurt you.
Pure makes a seat out of his tails for him and the boy while the dryads stay close to Pure on the ground and near to the tree. Pure reaches into his bag, takes out a bottle of water and gives it to the boy. The boy takes it opens it and drinks it. From the look of the boy drinking he hasn't had much to drink in days.
Pure: Better?
Boy: Yes, thank you.
Pure: What is your name?
Boy: It's Miguel.
Pure: Well Miguel, the reason why I came here is because these three girls behind me are dryads. They are connected to the forest and they were frightened when you trespassed here, which is why I am asking why did you do it?
Miguel: Will you not criticize me when I tell you?
Pure: I have been through a lot Miguel; nothing you say will make me criticize you.
Miguel: Promise?
Pure: Promise.
Miguel: I ran away from my family for certain reasons.
Pure: You can tell me what happened.
Miguel: It is better if I show you.
Miguel took off his shirt and Pure could see scars, bruises and cuts all around him.
Pure: I see; you have been abused a lot.
Miguel starts to cry again. The dryad that got damaged from before went close to him and he saw her coming. He backed away but he saw a few scars on her skin from the fire she was burned from. He let her get close and she touched some of his scars gently and she allowed him to touch some of her scars.
Pure: You know you are not the only one that has been abused; you are looking at one too.
Miguel: You have been abused?
Pure took off his coat and the top of his armor and Miguel could see the scars and cuts Pure had.
Miguel: That happened to you?
Pure: Yes, this happened to me, we all have our stories but I want to hear yours.
Miguel: They come from my family; they think beating it out of you is the best thing. They keep beating me for everything, even for a little mistake.
Pure: What did they beat you for?
Miguel: Since I take care of plants for people, I figure out what is wrong with crops and tress and I fix them. They come back and people thank me for it and kept me fed with some of the crops as thanks.
Pure: Then why are your parents not seeing this?
Miguel: They think plants are useless and we will not need them soon enough.
Pure: Well then they are way off, we need plants regardless of what year it is and they need us for care.
Miguel: Well I couldn't take it anymore, so I ran away and came here to be close to nature.
Pure: Regardless of these three?
Miguel: I just want a place to feel more like home and help nature.
Pure: Well, I can't send you back to where you came from; you would get hurt or end up dead.
Miguel: What will you do?
Pure: I'm thinking.
The damaged dryad was thinking as well, she went to her tree and touched it. The tree started to move and transform itself into a tree house.
Pure: I think she knows.
Miguel: She wants me to live here with her?
Pure: Well, you two have been abused in some way, but the decision has to be yours, not mine.
Miguel: Mine?
Pure: Miguel, you are being given a chance, unlike how my family treated me, they made me like this for their gains. Are you willing to go through that same thing or are you going to take this chance?
Miguel thinks about it for a minute, the damaged dryad extends out her hand and looks him in his eyes.
Miguel: Pure, if I do this what about anybody else that has been abused, what about my home my family?
The two dryads come from behind Pure and went to the damaged dryad. They went over to the side a bit and then came back to Miguel and Pure. They all pointed to the trees and then pointed to the tree house.
Pure: You guys want me to bring them here, to live with you three?
All three of them nod.
Pure: Well, only if they are willing and want to help out with the sanctuary.
Miguel: I will take care of the sanctuary and they will take care of me.
Pure: So that is a yes?
Miguel: It's an absolutely.
Miguel reaches out his hand and the damaged dryad take it. She takes him up to the tree house by using a vine and making steps out of it Pure followed behind to get up to the tree house as well. There were chairs, tables even a bed that was woven from leaves was there to for him to sleep on.
Pure: Here, you will need these.
Pure gave Miguel a solar powered satellite phone, computer and some supplies so that he would be alright and allow him to grow some food.
Pure: Randal, I got a job for you and I think you are going to like it.
Randal: Hit me with it.
Pure: Child abuse scenario, need you to track down the parents and arrest them; I will get the arrest warrant and get the police on this.
Randal: Roger that, catching a ride and headed to you now, need a hair sample.
Pure: Miguel I need a hair sample.
Miguel: Go ahead.
Pure uses his claws and carefully snips a piece of his hair. The damaged dryad came to him and he sat down in a chair with her in his arms. Pure let them have some alone time, Pure waits at the front door for Randal while he was waiting the damaged dryad went and got some leaves, brought them to Miguel, she placed them on his bruises and wounds and she placed her hands on top of them. She uses her magic to heal up Miguel. Miguel looks through the leaves and he ground up a few in a bowl he found. He started rubbing it on where she had the burn marks and it was soothing her slightly charred skin. They each sat down in each other's arms to let the medicines take effect. When Randal got there he saw the tree house and Pure sitting down waiting and thinking.
Randal: Pure I'm here, you are thinking of something aren't you.
Pure: I'm thinking about what all of us went through, including me. That kid has been through the exact same thing I have minus turned into this.
Randal: what are you thinking about doing about that?
Pure: We need to heal not just the earth but people as well. People like Miguel and the damaged dryad from before, they need to find peace.
Randal: What are they up to?
Pure: They are healing each other through their ways of medicine.
Randal: Then it is best we leave them be, but I am still amazed that the dryad would take him in.
Pure: we may come from different species but we all can carry the same wounds.
Randal: Agreed.
Pure hands Randal the lock of hair from Miguel and he smells it. He picks up a trail of where Miguel came from.
Pure: I tracked down which city Miguel lives; he lives in Brazil so start there. I already got the arrest warrant ready just need a location and a name.
Randal: What about you?
Pure: I'll stay here a bit and then head back to the fort; I'll let you get your fun then we got a lot of people to help and heal when we are done with William.
Randal: Roger that.
Randal starts running like a wolf and goes after the scent he picked up. Pure went back inside the tree house to find Miguel and the damaged dryad sleeping in their arms. Pure took them up gently with his tails, went into the bedroom and placed them down in the bed. He pulled up the sheets on them and let them get some rest. Pure left a note with his number and a message which was take care of each other, call if there is trouble. He also left a transponder in case he couldn't reach the phone. Pure came out of the tree house and he saw the two dryads outside.
Pure: Don't worry, everything will be ok.
The dryads went back to building the rest of the village they were going to make for abused people. Pure went out of the forest and spawned his wings. Once he got high enough he used his thrusters to get back to the fort. When he got back to the fort he touched down and found Mima.
Mima: Hello Pure, is the kid ok?
Pure: His name is Miguel and he was abused almost like me, when everything is said and done we need to start helping the people of the earth to recover from their pains.
Mima: What shall we do to help them?
Pure: Start going through abuse reports, the worse the better once we sort them out we can ask them if they want to relocate to the forest for them to heal.
Mima: What about the dryads?
Pure: Miguel is with them and he and the damaged dryad have started to bond to each other through their pains.
Mima: Like how you bonded with Alisha and Carolina.
Pure: Exactly, they need someone that has been through hell to heal and that forest will be their place to heal.
Mima: Understood.
Pure walks off to head back to the training room, just then his dragon gem glowed and he heard the dragon's voice again.
Qiang: Well done student, you showed compassion to that child and he has found a real place to call home.
Pure: Thank you master; everyone carries wounds but some of them are the same despite what species we come from even a dryad has scars.
Qiang: and now all of them will heal, take the rest of the night off to think about a few things, we will continue training tomorrow. Go be with your loved ones.
The dragon gem stops glowing and pure heads to where Alisha and Carolina was. They were getting a soak in the tub and talking. Pure took off his clothes and joined them in the tub, each of them showing the scars of their pain. Meanwhile Randal was hot on the trail of Miguel's parents and bring them to justice. He coordinated with the police in Brazil and started hunting for them. The police also told him about abuse cases that they couldn't fix so he helped out with those too. He made sure everything was accounted for and that no one will ever be harmed ever again. (This episode goes out against all forms of abuse, harm to the environment and people who have been hurt in many ways. We are all the same even though we have differences, so stop all of this nonsense and make the world a better place.)
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