"Dad! I'm gonna go out into  the forest and take a walk!" A girl yelled. "Okay honey, Stay safe." "Okay I will!" "Wait, Belle, If you see a stranger don't talk to them." "Ugh, dad, There's never anyone around here I'm not gonna see anyone." Belle said as she left home. She walked into the forest as a large airship flew above her. "Wow, that's cool! ... Did something fall off of it?" She ignored it and kept walking deeper into the forest. She was picking flowers when she heard something move. "Hello? I wonder if its an animal." She looked over where she heard the sound and saw a boy with long hair limping along the trail. "H-Hello?" She looked closer at him and noticed his arm was missing! "Oh my god! Are you okay?!" The boy didn't say anything. "Hey! I'm gonna get you some help!" The boy backed up and tripped over a rock, falling down. The boy looked scared. "H-Hey... I'm not gonna hurt you.. Come with me I can help you." She said with a smile. She reached out her hand  and smiled. He grabbed her hand and stood up. 

She started leading him back to her house, worried, but trying to stay calm. "I'm Belle, What's your name?" He didn't say anything. "Don't wanna talk? That's Okay. We're almost home." Eventually the two arrived at Belle's house. "h-Here we are! Stay right here!" She opened the door and went inside. "DAD! HELP" "Belle?! What's wrong?! Are you okay??" "I found a boy in the woods missing an arm! We have to help him!" Belles dad ran outside and found Leo, he brought him into the garage where he bandaged up the wounds. "Boy, you're lucky to be alive. What happened to you?" ... He didn't say anything. "He doesn't talk, dad." "Well, can you hear?" He nodded his head yes. "I see, Well I'm Thomas Benz. I'm an inventor. This is my daughter Anabelle." "I go by Belle dad!" "Yeah sure, anyway do you think you could write on something and tell us about yourself?" Leo nodded. "Here, write your name." "Leo" "Hm, so your name is Leo. That's a strong name." "I like your name Leo!" Belle said happily. "Now, how old are you?" "17" "I see, Belle here is 15. You two could be friends." Leo looked uncomfortable. "Now, What happened to you? Why are you missing an arm?" "Ultra" "Ultra... Sounds familiar. Here look, You can stay with us for a while. Tomorrow I'd like if you and Belle would go to town and get some groceries. Also, Belle Get him some new clothes." "Sure thing, Follow me Leo!"

Belle lead Leo into a spare room in their house. "let's see what we got here... Ah! Here we go. here's a blue shirt with a smiley face on it, and here's some sweat pants. go ahead and get changed, I'll be in my room." Belle explained and then left the room. Leo got changed into the clothes and sat on the bed. (Why are they being so nice to me... They don't even know me) He then got up and knocked on belle's door. "Hi! You look a lot better with those new clean clothes on, I would stay up and talk but it's getting late, We should go to sleep. You can stay in that room you changed in. Goodnight Leo." She closed the door and he went back to his room and laid down. Falling asleep shortly after.

*Knock Knock* "Leo! It's belle! Get up, we have to go town!" Leo got up and exited the room finally taking a good look at Belle. She was a shorter, Petite girl With blonde hair and long pigtails. He feels like he can trust her. Soon after, Leo and Belle head into town. "Just follow me Leo, we have a few things to buy." As they walked through the town Leo could feel the eyes of the people staring at him. He tried to ignore it but he... he.. he was having a panic attack! He took off running to try and hide. "Leo! Come back!" Belle tried to yell, but he kept on running. She chased after him and after a while she found him behind a building crouched down, cowering in fear. "Leo! Are you okay?! What happened?" He didn't say anything. "Leo... I know you're scared... But it's okay... I'm here with you. None of the people are gonna do you any harm. I promise." She said as she grabbed his hand. He stood up, looked at her and smiled. Leo has made his first friend.

Meanwhile, Back at home. "Ultra did this to him, huh? Figures. I knew they were shady from the start." Thomas said to himself. "I can't let this poor boy go on in the shape he's in. I'll make a little gift for him." "Dad! We're home!" "Oh good, Did everything go okay?" Belle looked at Leo. "Yeah everything's fine. I'm gonna go to sleep though." "Alright goodnight" Belle ran off to her room leaving Leo standing alone. 'Hey, Leo. Come in here for a minute." Thomas said. Leo Walked into the garage where he was working on something. "Belle doesn't have any friends. I know she's happy she found you. She's been really lonely since her mom passed." Leo just stared at him. "Even if you don't say anything... You can still be a good friend. So please." ... Leo smiled at him and gave him a thumbs up. "Go to sleep. I have a surprise for you. I'll give it to you tomorrow."