"…Sherman!"

"…Dad…!" The voices swirled in his memories as he recalled losing his son. He had almost always refused to be called dad because he was afraid of something like this happening. He didn't want Sherman to become so attached to him that if he had to give him up he'd be alright with that. He just hadn't realized that he would get so attached to the boy now too.

Sherman had been dragged out of the court room while Mr. Peabody was held back by Animal Control, all the while, both crying in despair. Poor Sherman couldn't have been expected to understand. When Sherman was out of the room, Mr. Peabody broke down crying on his knees. He had just lost the only human to ever care for him, or that he himself had ever cared for. He couldn't handle this, being alone for the rest of his life while his little boy was taken care of by strangers.

He awoke from his memories and went back to his work. That had been years ago, he was sure that Sherman had forgotten about him now. He hadn't been allowed to see the boy since that day. He put a paw to his heart, he had been fighting to survive since that day. It had taken a greater toll on him than anyone could've predicted. His heart was now barely ticking as it was and he rarely did anymore visits to the past for fear of being reminded of his boy. His latest experiment was to make an element for Sherman. It was to be the power source for anything that Sherman would make or need in his lifetime. Shermanium was to be the name of the elemental power source.

As he finished the element, he wrote up the instructions to make it and a letter to his boy, as well as a note for himself. He then once more placed his paw on his heart and sighed. He was running out of time. "I'm sorry, Sherman… I failed you…" He then made his way to a cryogenics chamber that he had set up in case of such problems. He took off his glasses and bow tie and placed them on the table and then closed the door on himself to the chamber. "Forgive me,… my son…" He was frozen within seconds. He was no longer allowed to see his boy, but he was hoping that when they found him, they'd let Sherman know that he was given all of his worldly possessions. He loved that boy.