The tale of Dopey

Turning fifteen

Doc had adopted Dopey back when he was two. He found him outside his door with a note saying, 'At home I was called Darren. You can choose to keep this name or give me a new one. The truth shall be revealed along the line' and with that he had pulled the young dwarf inside and asked him where his parents were. The child spoke in whistles but Doc found he could still understand him, "hey there little guy what are you doing out here at this time at night?" "(whistling) I don't have a home. I was abandoned. I wanted to know could I stay here. I used to be called Darren but you can call me Dopey. That's what the boys at my school called me because I don't know how to read or write" "don't you worry Dopey. I will teach you. And yes you can stay here. For as long as you want" "(whistling) is there anyone else here?" "Yes there is five dwarfs; Sleepy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful and Sneezy" "(whistling) could I meet them. I've something to show you" "in the morning. They're sleeping. But for now we best get to bed ourselves. Come on you can sleep in the guest bed.
(Thirteen years later)

"Dopey are you getting up? We're having pancakes for breakfast. Your favourite!" "(whistling) coming Doc! Just was talking to my friend" The now fifteen year old Dopey walked down the stairs into the kitchen/dining room/living room and sat in his seat at the table. He started eating his pancakes when he looked up to see the other six dwarfs looking at him, "(whistling) what? Did I forget my hat? Is my flower gone?" With that last question he glared at Grumpy. When they were in a near death experience Grumpy had revealed he was the one who stole his flower but Dopey had thought it was a cow and got chased by them for ages after checking every cow he knew for his flower. He still hadn't forgiven Grumpy. He wouldn't until his scar disappeared. He'd gotten a cut from a bull's horn and it had needed stitches. The stitches were gone but the scar was still there and until it left he would not forgive Grumpy. "No Dopey but it seems you forgot to check the calendar. Go on see what date it is" it had included on the note that Dopey's birthday was the second of December and today was that day. "(whistling) it's my birthday! Who hoo! I'm finally fifteen!" "And that means Dopey I can finally tell you about your past" "(whistling) yes! Come on Doc tell me!" "Okay so it all started back when you were two. You were a tiny dwarf in that, still too big for you, jumper and you were sitting there on my doorstep out in the cold rain. So I picked up and took you inside. I asked you were your parents were and you told me, in whistles, that you were abandoned but actually your mother turned you into a baby so I could take you for my own then when you were five your sister Ella came to visit me and told me everything and about your magic powers. Then I met the rest of your family and seen their own powers and their disguises then five years ago your brother Freddy went missing, on his thirteenth birthday, and he is still missing to this day. But at your real home are the rest of your family waiting for his return. And you are not Dopey. Your real name is Darren but you told me as a kid to call you Dopey because that's what you said the kids at your school called you because you couldn't read or write but I taught you how and now look at how you've developed. That's why you are here Dopey. To learn. Then once you've learned enough you will be allowed to venture off wherever you feel you need to go. Where you need to be. And that is home"