Even events that happened many years ago can have an effect on the present. Decisions we make have dire consequences even when we don't mean them to be. It might not seem like it would be our fault, but we usually put the blame on us. What's more is that we struggle to follow the paths in our lives when they split in two different directions.

"Maybe people will see me as a monster. Maybe I am a monster. What matters to me is that Natsu keeps safe." Ezekiel Dragneel, a scientist that went missing years ago. This story will open it up as to why.

"Daddy!" Ezekiel heard his little boy, Natsu, call for him. He shut off his computer and hurried up the stairs from the basement in his house.

"Natsu?" Ezekiel said as he tried to look for him.

"Daddy!" Ezekiel heard his son call from his office. Ezekiel hurried inside and when he did, he saw his office was ransacked with there being a smashed window. Natsu looked at him as he was confused as what was going on, but Ezekiel knew very well what all of this was. Ezekiel knew there was only one thing that he could do now. This was the day that Natsu's life changed around and his father had no idea how much it was.

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New York City

Ezekiel took his wife, Nancy, and his son to the suburbs of New York City. They went to pay a visit to Ezekiel's old friend: Igneel.

"I know this might be so sudden, but I need to you to take care of Natsu." Ezekiel said.

"Ezekiel, I'm glad to take care of Natsu, but I don't understand why this is happening." Igneel said. "How long will you be gone? How long until you come back?"

"I'm sorry, Igneel. I can't really go into all the details." Ezekiel said. "I don't know when we'll come back. I just need you to make sure he stays safe." Igneel didn't understand, but he saw Natsu didn't either. Igneel tried to stay strong for the kid's sake.

"He still sleeps with a nightlight. He doesn't like crust on his sandwiches. He also has a big appetite." Nancy was telling Igneel everything he needed to know about taking care of Natsu, but Ezekiel was in a hurry and they needed to get going.

"Nancy, we have to go." Ezekiel said. There's much resentment in leaving their child behind, but this had to be done. Ezekiel got down and held his son one last time. "Be good, Natsu."

"I want to go with you." Natsu said.

"I'm afraid you can't." Ezekiel said. "Don't be scared. Igneel will take great care of you." With that, Ezekiel had to leave his son behind never knowing how much of an effect this really had on his son.

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The Sky

Ezekiel and Nancy reserved a private flight for them and were soaring high in the air. Ezekiel was working on his computer and was working on an upload to a separate server known as Roosevelt.

"It's uploading now." Ezekiel said. "In a few minutes, it will all be uploaded and secured." He looked to his wife and saw she was still distressed about the whole thing as she stared out the window.

"Did you see his face? He's never going to understand." Nancy said.

"I know." Ezekiel said as he grabbed a hold of her hand.

"He's just a poor little boy." Nancy said.

"Nancy, we've been over this." Ezekiel said. "We're going to spend the rest of our lives running, always looking back, never feeling safe. We can't do that to him. He's safer with Igneel than with us." Nancy understood that, but she still didn't feel right about leaving him behind. Nancy got up and went into the bathroom to clean herself up. When she did, a flight attendant came out of the pilot's room.

"Working hard or hardly working?" The attendant asked.

"More than you know." Ezekiel said. The attendant went over to a sink and started to wash his hands.

"What are you working on, sir?" The attendant asked. Ezekiel noticed the attendant's blood stained hands.

"Just a little project." Ezekiel said as he had his guard up. "Do you think I could speak with the pilot?"

"Isn't there something I can help you with?" The attendant asked as he cleaned off his hands.

"I would just like to radio ahead." Ezekiel said as he was about to see it for himself, but the attendant pulled out a gun and kept Ezekiel from going anywhere.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." The attendant said. Ezekiel moved carefully as he sat back down. The attendant locked the bathroom door to keep Nancy trapped and pulled out a parachute just for himself. Nancy tried to get the door open, but she felt it was locked.

"Ezekiel? Ezekiel." Nancy called out as she tried to get herself out.

"Here's how this is going to work. You're going to hand over that computer and I'm leaving before this plane comes crashing down." The attendant threatened as he was aiming to steal it. Ezekiel kept his eye on it as he saw the upload was still happening and it needs to get done. Ezekiel was about to act when the bathroom door burst open and Nancy came out.

"Nancy!" Ezekiel called out. The attendant turned to her and smacked her with her hitting against the wall. Ezekiel grabbed his arm to keep him from firing the gun. Ezekiel slammed him against the wall and pounded him a couple times in the head, but the assassin pushed off and slammed him against the other side and tried to strangle him. Nancy grabbed a piece of glassware and slammed it against the assassin, but he turned to her and shot at her.

"Aw!" Nancy dropped to the ground holding her abdomen.

"Nancy!" Ezekial shouted as he was able to shove him against the ground and gave him one good hit across the face and knocked him out. Ezekiel grabbed the gun so he wouldn't use it and helped her. "Don't worry. You're going to be okay." He helped her to a seat and tried to place an oxygen mask on her.

"The upload…." Nancy said. Ezekiel checked the computer and saw the upload was at ninety-five percent.

"It's almost done. Just try and hang on." Ezekiel said. More than he could say for himself. The attendant got back up and tackled Ezekiel. He held him down and tried to keep Ezekiel from using the gun against him. At the same time, the pilot dropped dead and it messed with the controls and caused the plane to plummet. The attendant tried reaching for the computer, but Ezekiel kept him away from it. The assassin decided to strangle Ezekiel with a seatbelt. Ezekiel knew there was only one thing to do. He took the gun and shot a window. It caused the other windows to shatter and the plane slowly broke apart. The first to go was the door and it turned into a wind tunnel. The assassin tried to take the computer, but Ezekiel kicked him right in the face and grabbed the computer.

"AAWWW!" The assassin was shot out of the plane with him hitting his head against the tail. Ezekiel needed to make sure the upload finished. He noticed the last bit of it finished and now he could let the computer go. Ezekiel turned to his wife and wished none of this had to happen to his family. He took his regrets with him as the plane crashed to the ground, but perhaps it's good that he did what he did. It brought upon the story of Dragon-Man.