Henry Stickmin: CopperRight Oneshots

1: Hands (Angst)

The sounds of gears churning and engines whirring filled the sky. A large, red airship floated through the sky at a slow pace. This ship belonged to the Toppat Clan, the most dangerous crime-gang in the world. People feared them, some surrendered their belongings to them, some were in hiding because of them.

Wouldn't it shock you to find out there was a larger threat to the Toppat Clan then the clan themselves? Well, it's true. There is one man who has robbed a bank, escaped prison, stole a very valuable diamond, infiltrated the Toppat's airship and escaped the Wall, a super high-security prison in the mountains. This man was feared by his foes and everybody around him. This was Henry Stickmin.

Recently, Henry had escaped the Wall and called on the Toppats to save him. When Henry made the leap to safety, nobody was there. The leader, Mr. Reginald Copperbottoms, let him go and fall into the sea. Many assumed he was dead, many forgot about him, until news spread that he was found alive. There was also rumors a mysterious lady had fixed him up, and now he was prepared to get his revenge.

In the airship, various clicks of heels filled the main room. Light filtered through the cracks in the blinds covering the main window. A couple things were being shoved around as a man paced around his desk and other things. His papers were scattered all over the control panel, and many places on his desk had been dented with various hits. There was a knock at the entrance door, as a raspy voice called, "-Boss?" Reginald froze in place, beginning to clean up the mess he made. The door then opened, and a cyborg man in a suit stepped into the room.

RHM, Reginald's Right Hand Man, viewed his surroundings and noticed a couple... off things. The blinds were closed, everything seemed out of place, and Reginald looked like a disaster. His eyes were red, his suit was damp and his hands seemed shaky.

"Boss, is everything ok?" As RHM approached his boss, he began to step back to the window, covering his face. "Yes, I'm fine. Could you please leave—?" RHM refused and kept stepping forward until he was backed against the counter. Reginald's hand swiped behind him as he knocked over a small plant in a pot. This startled him and made him turn around to fix the broken pot. "No, no no! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to break it, I'm-" Reginald's hand was taken by his assistant.

"You don't have to apologize, I can fix it.. have you been.. crying, Regi?" He seemed concerned, his hand gripping around his tightly. "Nothing, just.. ok, I'm just.." "Just what? You can tell me anything." RHM smiled reassuringly, and this caused Regi to relax a bit. "It's just.. you see, remember when I sort of.. threw him off-?" "..yes?" "Well, apparently he's coming back for revenge, and I'm.. nervous. I'm scared he's going to go for you, he's going to hurt you or damage your system, or even worse, I just," He continued to ramble, and the smile wiped off of RHM's face completely.

"Hey, hey." He paused briefly to look at his assistant. "I can't promise you everything will be ok... but I will protect you. Alright? I can promise that. Henry won't lay a finger on you on my watch... ok, Regi?" Reginald quickly wrapped RHM into a hug and muttered through tears, "Thank you... I'll protect you too." They both embraced each other before RHM left to prepare for Henry's arrival.

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Not long after, he arrived. He and RHM stood on the roof to the airship and prepared to fight. Inside, RHM knew he had somewhat of a chance if he attacked correctly.. but one wrong move could be the end of him. He was nervous, yes, he didn't want to leave Reginald alone.. but he had to protect him. At all costs.

He began to charge up a large attack, gripping onto his robotic arm tightly. "I...I'm going to delete you!!" Henry wasn't phased as his arm transformed into a bat. "..for years I've been shunned, mocked, made fun of.. but only Reginald made me feel like an actual person... This is for YOU!"

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..
...it was over.

Reginald sat in his office, planning out what to do. He was so scared, so nervous, and his hands began to shake again. Oh, how he wished RHM could hold them right now. "He has to be doing well, I know he is..." He tried to reassure himself with what little hope he had left, but his eyes began to well up with tears. What if he was hurt, or even.. dead? No, he couldn't think that way. He was confident in his right hand man.. but was it enough?

There was a sudden burst into his office as one of his members shouted, "boss, BOSS!! Henry's made it inside! We don't know where RHM is but... we don't know if he made it."

The words shot him directly through the heart. His hands trailed up his face as he began to sob, the hot tears pouring from his eyes. The world swirled and everything seemed dark. He opened his eyes, but he could barely see. Everything was blurry and he could barely move.
There he was, in front of him. Reginald reached out, and his hand wrapped around RHM's. Everything faded away, and he fell. He was falling, seamlessly to nowhere.

Gone, but not forgotten,
This good old friend of mine.
He risked his life to save my own,
And that's something I can't shake.

Now I know,
I was not ready for the heartbreak.

This
This man
This man will pay for his actions
With his life

I never got to tell you,

I love you, with all of my heart

I hope you can forgive me for being ignorant,
This could've all been avoided
If it wasn't for my simple-minded decisions,
You'd still be alive.

I'm so sorry, my right hand man,
For letting you down
Letting you know all of my insecurities
And fears

This caused your down-fall.

I miss you.