A while later, after having dropped off their stuff, the two were now heading into town. to see if they could find any sign of Raglan, or Darwin as he went by now.
"See anything?" Nicodemus asked his wife. She shook her head "Nothing yet..."
They walked up to an orange woman, who was walking down the road with her egg-shaped son in hand, deciding to ask her.
"Um, excuse me Ma'am, do you have a moment?" Ahab tapped the woman on the shoulder.
"Hmm? Yes, what is it?"
"Well, uh, we're new in town, and we're looming for someone, and were hoping that you might know where he is."
"Oh? Who is it you're looking for?"
"Um, his name is Darwin I believe. Fish, has legs, 10 years old."
"Oh, him. Are you sure you want to get involved with his family?" She crossed her arms.
"What? What's wrong with his family?" Nicodemus asked, sounding rather worried.
"What isn't wrong with them? I mean, don't get me wrong, he and the girl are fine, and their mother is...alright I suppose, but it's the father and eldest you should be avoiding. They cause destruction and chaos whoever they go. They're a nightmare..." She shook her head as she remembered some of the things they'd done. "God, to think I almost had to pretend I liked them..."
"Yes, it's a shame Anais had no taste in her shows. She otherwise would have been a very enjoyable playmate." Her son spoke up in agreement.
"Thanks for the warning but we would still very much like to track him down. You see we're-" Ahab began before the woman interrupted her.
"No, you really don't. Trust me, you'll regret it. Now, if you excuse me I have a council meeting to get to."
Before they could say anything else the woman and her child walked away, leaving the two standing there confused and slightly worried.
"Could Raglan's family really be that horrible?" Ahab worried.
Nicodemus placed his fin onto her shoulder. "No, no, I'm sure she was just exaggerating. Besides we saw the videos, he look very happy. If he wasn't he would have left them, right?"
"Yeah...yeah, you're right. It's nothing to worry about. We can judge them for ourselves when we find them."
"Well, they aren't anywhere here so where else should we look?"
"Hmm, where would kids his age hang out? The park? The mall?"
"Both of those seem possible. Then again, he might just be at home, wherever that is..."
"Well, let's just search both. Doesn't matter how long it takes, we have to find him. We just have to."
Nicodemus nodded. "Okay then, where first?"
"The park. It's on the way to the mall I think so we might as well start there."
"How do you know that?" He asked surprised.
"I studied a map of Elmore last night before we left. Wanted to make sure we could find our way around."
He smiled. "You always were the one to think ahead."
She smiled back before giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Someone has to..."
He took her fin and gave it a squeeze. "Right then. Let's find our son."
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The Reunion
FanfictionIt's been 8 years since Darwin ended up in the Watterson household. 8 years since he began his new life. But what happened to his real parents? How did he end up in the awesome store in the first place? and will his parents ever come back? My idea o...
