Intervention from oneself.

Chapter one

"So, how are things?" The voice was startling, coming from complete silence.
The large, green coated man turned around in his chair, a look of surprise on his face, quickly turning into disgust.

"What are you doing here?" He spat out, looking fed up already.

"Happy yet? You fill that hole deep inside you? Or do you still want more?"

That was it. Standing up, he towered over the creature. "Look. If you got a problem with me, and what I'm doing, why haven't you used your 'quote unquote' powers to stop me?" Hand motions and all, he glared at the Lorax, seemingly mocking him, getting more and more frustrated as he went on.

The Lorax paused, He was unsure on what to say, though he was quick to get interrupted one more, before a chance to say anything even appeared.

He smirked at the silence, knowing he was correct. "Right, I forgot. You're a fraud. I need you to get out. Now." The Once-ler raised his voice, pointing towards the long, twisted staircase.

"Why? Do I make you uncomfortable? Remind you of the promises you made? The man you used to be?"

"You know what?" He started, glaring down at The Lorax, his eyes seeming to flare with anger. "You can just shut your mustache. My conscience is clear. I have done nothing illegal. I have my rights, and I intend to keep on biggering and biggering, and turning more Truffula trees into Thneeds." He took a deep breath, the man's voice raising and getting more alarming as he went on. Making his way down the stairs, he nearly stepped on and kept pushing the odd animal down and down until they finally reached the end. Acid scept from his voice, almost growling. "And nothing is going to stop me."

"Don't you realize what's happening to you? You've been corrupted by greed." The Lorax cried out, honestly, scared. When of his height was yelling and almost screaming at someone so small, getting closer and closer, spewing venom in his words, it was hard not to be.

"If being 'corrupted by greed' means that I'll be successful and have people finally treat me with respect, then so be it." He straightened his back, now standing upright once again. His eyes meeting the Lorax's with an icy stare. "I'm finally adored, loved. I'm looked upon with high regard now. I'm finally someone."

"Beanpole, you were always someone to us-" The creature started trying to reason with the man, maybe that would make him-

"To 'us'?" He paused. What was he to say? Was that true? Did these animals really care that much about him- No, no no. It didn't matter. They didn't matter now. " To a bunch of forest creatures? Sorry buddy, but I'd rather have respect from my mother rather than respect from some singing fish, birds, bears, and- and whatever you are."

"I'm- You're- Who even are you anymore?" The Lorax looked at him in defeat, it was an honest question. The young boy he had met five years ago seemed so different now.

"I'm" He gave a smirk, bending back down, eyeing the being that dared to confront him "The Once-ler, of course, Now, Leave." He straightened his stature, folding his arms, not bothering to look the other in the eyes.

"Fine. But I'm not giving up this easily."

"Of course you're not. Get out now, or I'm calling security, you're still on my property."

With that, The Lorax left back into the forest. What was there to do? Trees were being re-planted, but the forest was getting worse and worse, it wasn't enough. Brown Bar-ba-loots hardly had enough food to share between them all, Swomee-Swans were starting to loose their feathers, and the humming fish's water turned worse by the hour. He couldn't convince the animals to leave, it was still their home, they were in denial about the condition of the forest. As long as the truffula trees still stood, it was pointless. What could stop The Once-ler, then? There had to be something to make him realize what he was doing was wrong.

There was only one option left.

It was risky. Very, very risky.

But what else was there to do?

This would take up almost all of The Lorax's power, but if it meant saying the forest, it had to be done.