Arthur walked down the concrete path in the park.He looked around,there were some kids playing while their parents watched and some people were either walking or playing with their dogs.He sighed then looked down.
'Why do you seem so sad?',he heard Oliver's voice echo through his ears.
Arthur looked around in confusion but Oliver was no where to be seen.
'I'm talking to you through your mind since I'm apart of you.'
He nodded in response,"So...how,exactly,are you gonna help me?"
'Oooh that's easy!We're going to eliminate our opponents',Oliver cooed
Arthur gasped as his eyes widened.
"Wh-What!?What do you mean?"
'We need to eliminate them to show them how powerful we are.'
"W-We can't do that.."
'Yes we can,Arthur.We're strong enough to destroy them now!'
"Who is 'them'?",Arthur questioned.
'Alfred and Francis,of course',Oliver responded with a carefree attitude.
Arthur quickly responded,"No!...We c-can't do that.."
'Of course we can~!'
"No we can not!Are you insane?!",Arthur raised his voice and stopped walking.
'What are you talking about,Arthur?That's the reason you called for me,is it not?'
Arthur growled,"N-No..!",he looked down at the ground,"Well...m-maybe I did....But I can't do i-it...."
'I'll help you.We'll be able to do it together,don't worry',Oliver responded calmly,'After all,I'm sure deep down,you can't wait to get rid of them.You'll finally get your revenge on Alfred for what he did to you in 1776!'
Arthur flinched at the mention of that terrible memory.It was the worst thing that had ever happened to him and Oliver mentioned it with such ease.
"Shut up.Never mention that again!"
'Alright,alright.I'm sorry..I understand how much of a sensitive topic that is for you...But-...we have company.....'
Arthur lifted his head up and noticed a young child standing in front of him.The child was male and had a cowboy costume on.Arthur looked at the child's face and he gasped slightly.He looked exactly like Alfred when he was younger.
There was a brief silence until Arthur heard Oliver's voice,'Alfred might be pulling a prank on you..He's obviously trying to taunt you.'
"Wh-Why would he be taunting me...?",Arthur asked.
The child stared at Arthur nervously,not sure what to say since he thought Arthur was asking him.
'What do you mean 'why'?He always taunts you!He probably had someone make this kid look like him when he was young.And I bet you he's watching us right now.I think we should show him that we're not gonna put up with this anymore.'
Arthur furrowed his eyebrows and opened his mouth to say something,but the child interrupted him.
"P-Please stop,you're scaring me..",the child cried out as tears formed in his eyes.
Arthur remained silent as he stared at the young boy,'Alfred wouldn't do something like this..',he thought to himself.
"I'm sorr-",he started to apologize to the child but was interrupted by a pain in his head and chest.
