The only way I could get this character in a room with the rest of the cast is to have them get knocked out and basically trapped in a room with them. But he can’t just be unconscious and trapped in rooms forever. And he has super-speed meaning any moment where he’s free is one where he can just bolt and be gone. So how do I make this character decide to actually stay with people?
I considered breaking his leg but then he couldn’t fight and run around.
I also considered doing a suicide squad neck band that will force him into it but the main character is too heroic to do that. I considered the hero giving himself the neck band to make the other character trust him but that’s a very drastic choice and the other character will probably just run anyway.
I considered changing his character to be a character who would do this, but there’s no real plot reason he’d want to even if he was okay with it so
I considered prolonging this choice somehow, but the super-speed, and the prophecy, and the fact that the plot hasn’t started until they go on their quest, that means it’s now or never honestly.
I also considered giving the hero a moment of ultimate selflessness to make the other character trust him, but the only moment to work to that end is one that has to happen later in the plot, and also wouldn’t work as well without the context. Honestly this level of trust has to be earned and it takes time for him to do that.
What do I do about this?