OKKO AU; Beast KO and Carol

The Parkgoes

“I hope Greyman doesn't get mad at me for this,” She whispered to herself.

As she strolled over the city streets her plan was already working. Her captive creature was looking out from his cage with eager interest. He could see things, but the things couldn't exactly look back. He was peering through tiny holes and a small dark door after all.

Carol spotted a park.

Bingo

At the park Carol sat on a bench and placed the prisoner next to her. His eyes followed frolicking toddlers and imaginative pre-teens. Their activity was enticing. He grumbled a whine. The lad wanted to join in.

“What? What's up?” Carol asked him whimsically. He didn't respond, but a kid did.

“What's in there?” A little girl asked peeking in already. She had a flower behind her ear. Her friends curiously popped around the situation that she had approached.

“A monster..” Carol said trying to inspire their imagination, while at the same time telling the truth. The little girl gasped.

“He's beautiful...” She breathed while looking through the door. The creature just stared back, eyes wide.

“What!? What!?” A little drake boy wanted to see, along with 2 viking girls. The drake boy quickly zipped his snake tongue in and out of the kennel. The prisoner slammed his hand down on where the drake’s tongue used to be.

“Woah!” the drake giggled.

“Yeah, don't put anything in there,” Carol said.

“He's like a cat!” one of the viking girls said.

“He's not a cat he's a porcupine!” the other viking girl said.

“The lady said he was a monster, but I think he looks like a boy,” the girl with the flower behind her ear said.

“But boys don't have long hair,” the drake said.

“Foolish. Boys CAN have long hair,” One of the viking girls said.

Carol chuckled to herself at the word ‘foolish’.

“For real?!” the drake asked.

“Yeah. My dad has long hair, and a beard and even hair in his nose,” the other viking girl said pointing to her own nostrils.

“I have no hair,” The drake said happily.

“Is he a boy on the outside but a monster on the inside?” the girl asked Carol.

“Er, I don't know! I only met him yesterday,” Carol said.

“You only met your son yesterday?!” one of the viking girls shouted.

“Well he's not my-”

“Una! Don't be so RUDE!” the other viking girl said.

“Wait, you're not his mom?” The drake looked into the carrier.

“No,” Carol said.

“Well, I thought he was your son,” Una said.

“Why?” Carol was confused.

“Eh, you guys have, t-the same face,” the drake said. He closed one eye and drew Carol’s face in the air with his finger. The other kids followed and did the same thing.

“Wait, you said you met him yesterday? Does he have a name?” The girl with the flower said looking into the kennel.

“Nope,” Carol responded.

“Can we name him!?!” the drake shouted.

“I guess you can. Go for it,” Carol was interested in what they would come up with.
They didn't say anything.

“...Well we can't name him if we don't know what he does!” Una (one of the vikings) said.

“Has he ever eliminated anyone?” Una’s sister asked.

“Uh, I haven't seen him do it,” Carol didn't know how to talk about that. She thought about the entire 40th floor of a building collapsing.

“So he doesn't take lives huh. How does he battle?” the girl asked.

“He punches!” Carol lightly punched the air.

The drake and Una pretended to box with one another.

“Una. I'm gonna pretend to punch you, fall over,” the drake said quickly.

“No,” Una said. She punched the drake in his scaly snout.

“Ow!” he said holding his nose.

“Shade! fall over. I hit you,” Una said.

“That hurt!” Shade, the drake said.

“Ya Una you're not supposed to actually hit them. Fall down, Shade should win,” Una’s sister said.

Shade pulled a pretend punch, and Una fell over.

“Knockout!” The little girl with the flower said looking briefly away from the prisoner.

“Cool, but we still don't have a name,” Una said lying on the ground.

“Know any good boxers?” Una’s sister asked.

“Like the dog?” Shade asked.

“She means boxer like the sport,” the little girl with the flower said looking at the creature. She stuck her tongue out at him. He copied her, sticking his tongue out too. She giggled.

“I don't know any boxers,” Shade said, disappointed in himself.  

“What about K.O.?” Carol suggested.

“Is he a famous boxer?” Una’s sister asked.

“No, but it would be a cool name for the monster,” Carol said.

“Yeah Knockout!” Una punched up in the air while still laying on the woodchipped ground.

“No, just KO,” Carol said.

“Ah,” the girl with the flower sighed still looking at him, “Silver Spark the hero, and KO the monster. What is life going to do with you 2?”

Carol looked over at the kids gazing over at KO. He just stared back. In awe of a friendly faces.

“Can we let him out?” Shade asked.

“No,”