[ WP ] Two sworn enemies reminiscence

“ Johnathan? Is that you? ” 
 
 John looked up from his pint. “ It can ’ t be! Fredrik? I thought you passed years ago. ” 
 
 “ Nine, I have been in an old folk ’ s home. ” 
 
 “ HA! Fredrik Von Dread, the man that broke out of hundreds of prisons, confined to a nursing home. ” 
 
 “ How are you, old friend? ” 
 
 “ Not doing too good. My wife Fanny passed a month ago. ” 
 
 “ I am sorry to hear that. My condolences. ” 
 
 “ Never thought I ’ d live long enough to hear those words come out of your mouth, Von Dread. ” 
 
 “ Never thought you ’ d live long enough for me to say them, Major. ” 
 
 “ How is your son doing? ” 
 
 “ He is… progressing, as it were. He seeks to rebuild what I have wrought upon the world. Make atonement for an old man. He idolizes you. ” 
 
 “ I bet that was a hard pill to swallow. ” 
 
 “ Not as much as you might think. Better you than some of these… these pipsqueaks that run around here. ” 
 
 “ Have you seen the guy with the color changing Mohawk? ” 
 
 “ Yes, I believe they call him ‘ Hawk. Not related to the Hawk we knew. He was a hero. All he had was the ability to talk to birds and that anti-gravity belt Johnny Rocket made for him. Stopped me a couple times, to my humiliation. ” 
 
 “ I remember Hawk. I couldn ’ t stand his squeaky voice. ” 
 
 “ I don ’ t think anyone could. That ’ s half the reason he was in so much trouble, all of us villains were trying to kill him because of his voice. ” 
 
 “ You ’ d have done us a favor. ” 
 
 The two laughed. 
 
 “ We could have been friends once. ” 
 
 “ We could have been enemies too. ” 
 
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