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This was not going how Sapphire intended. He was supposed to be on a stealth mission investigating a suspicious warehouse possibly holding illegal drugs but no, he decided to go chasing after the fucking #1 villain. 

Fucking Idiot.

Sapphire wore a cropped sleeveless dark navy turtleneck. On the left side of the garment were two parallel white stripes. The back of his shirt had two small slits where medium sized wings fit perfectly. The wings were a pale yellow color, some of the feathers were out of place and broken from a lack of care. Despite that they still seemed as though they were glowing in the sunset's slowly dimming light. His naturally tanned arms were covered by elbow length fingerless gloves. He wore something like black leggings that went under his shirt. A belt of the same color held things like bindings for detaining villains and a communicator. His shoes were slim and matched his pants. They almost looked attached. His hair was a dark brown nearly black. The hair was covered by a dull navy beanie which covered his ears whilst slightly wavy hair that barely went past his neck poked out of the bottom.The avian's eyes were a ln entrancing milk chocolate color.

The small hero had seen the man out of the corner of his eye. His wings puffed in surprise and immediately he had changed direction, entirely forgetting his previous mission.

Quickly the avian flew after the villain. Catching up with him in seconds thanks to his wings. The hero now found himself engaged in an achingly long battle with Nitäl.

The villain being the bastard that he was, was far to tall for comfort.

Sapphire wasn’t having a particularly good day and was thinking on instinct not logic. Any other day he would be making witty remarks and having fun with this. However right now he was completely silent and focused solely on the fight at hand. 

Nitäl was initially very confused by the #5 hero’s silence. Aware of the hero’s flare for drama. Though he just simply brushed it off, the taller could care less for the feelings of a simple minded hero.

Nitäl had taken to the top of the Villain charts mere days after his debut. He has retained the spot for years now. With his intense anarchistic ideals and propaganda it's easy to understand why. Disregarding his perfectly executed murders of government officials (losers) and destruction of government buildings, of course.

He wore a long red cloak with white fluff lining the top and bottom edges. His neck, detailed with golden chains, the most prominent of them showing off a bright green emerald. Under his cloak is an off white shirt resembling that of a pirate. On top of that is a black corset-like piece of armor placed above a pair of cuffed gray pants held up by a leather belt. The belt is accompanied by a hilt which holds a glistening netherite sword, a golden handle engraved with the words ‘Sic Semper Tyrannis’ in bold cursive lettering. The villain has long pink hair which has been neatly braided in preparation for a fight. Upon his head lies an animal skull, seemingly that of a Hoglin, hiding the skin around his blood red eyes, leaving his tusked smile out as to mock his enemies.

The villain's attire was not sensible for fighting yet he was still beating the shit out of the smaller hero.

Each of his movements from dodges to attacks was carefully coordinated. His punches were harsh and precise. Whilst his dodges were swift and balanced. He was never caught off guard by the small hero’s attacks.

 Sapphire was quickly growing irritated with the piglin hybrid with every swift movement 

The villain side stepped to avoid a punch to the face. Noticing an opening, Sapphire swept the villain's feet out from under him. The taller fell to the ground with a grunt.

 As Sapphire was getting ready to attack again, the piglin pushed himself up by his elbows. Simultaneously using the force to launch a painful kick on Sapphire’s abdomen. They went flying across the rooftop. Landing near the edge of the roof, either one could easily throw the other off.

 The villain was now pinning down the hero with a smirk of pride crossing his face. 

Sapphire was just now beginning to realize that he would not be able to win this fight alone. He knew it all along but was blinded by irritation and now the horror of not escaping this fight came crashing down on him like a tidal wave. He quickly found and pressed the emergency button located on the side of his comm. He was immediately met with a punch to the jaw as he returned his attention to the man above him.  

Suddenly the villain returned to his feet quickly grabbing a curved dagger from a sheath located in his boot. The man twirled it gracefully in his hand as he grabbed it. Knowing what position the blade would need to be in for this attack. 

Sapphire watched in shock and horror as the piglin swiftly hooked the dagger under one of the hero's canine teeth. The villain dragged Sapphire to his feet with the dagger. The avian's wings expanded as he let out a pained shriek from the dagger digging into his gums. Once he was on the same level as the other he felt an intense pain as the dagger was yanked upwards with more force than before. Tearing out the previously hooked tooth and dragging from his lip through his eye and finally stopping just past the small avian’s eyebrow.

With one fluid motion the villain had left a gash straight through the hero's face. Leaving the hero dripping with blood from the deep cut.

Sapphire screamed in pain as he fell once more to the ground. He could feel the blood dripping down his face. He could taste its iron flavoring on his tongue as he wailed on the floor.

Nitäl stood proudly above the Hero admiring the tear he had made. No mercy nor regret was seen on his face. Only pride.

“Blood For The Blood God” he says with unwavering pride in his actions.

“GET OFF HIM YOU PIG BASTARD!” could be heard from the villains side as he was ruthlessly tackled. Nitäl’s skin burned at the feeling of the larger man’s fiery skin.

Caught off guard by the attack the villain pushes the man away and leaps backwards attempting to put space between him and his attacker.

The villain recognized him as the #3 Hero Carnelian. Nitäl knew the powers the man possessed. He was aware of his current state. He wouldn't be able to win this fight without leaving quite severely burned.

Carnelian , also known as the Flame Hero, was larger than Nitäl in both height and muscle. He had on a cropped white T shirt with a tighter black long sleeve turtleneck. He wore a white bandanna on his head to push back his straight black hair. Flames exhumed from his arms and back. Although more fire could be seen in his eyes. His gaze filled with rage and something oddly protective.

Nitäl began to question the gaze of the hero. Why did he seem so protective. The villain had never seen these to work together on missions or even patrol. 

It didn’t matter….right now

As they circled each other. Both waiting for the other to strike first. Carnelians eyes drifted off of the villain to see Sapphire curled up on himself. Knees to his chest and hands over the left side of his teary face. 

Carnelian stared for a moment, searching for an injury on the other hero. Then he sees it. Blood, the shorter man’s hands are dripping with blood with no end in site. The blood was pouring from a deep tear in his face. Carnelian sucked in a breath. 

His anger grew. He wanted to pound the villans face in and chare his body until he was ash, but he couldn’t look away. His eyes filled with pity and sorrow alongside the intense rage.

Suddenly he felt a stinging pain in his side. As he fell he saw the slightly heeled boot that had hit him.

Nitäl took the opportunity of his opponents fall to call for backup. 

He drew his hands to his mouth and blew. 

A loud bird call erupted from his hands. He knew that one of his family members had to hear the call. Probably Anthus.

The larger hero finally made his way to his feet and began attacking recklessly. Punches alight with flames never meeting their target. 

He then blocked one punch in defense. Knocking the villain back slightly. Taking the opportunity Carnelian kneed the other in the gut once again knocking him to the hard cold concrete. Although this time a muted bang could be heard as the man's head cracked the concrete surface.

The hero winced at the sound but he felt no sympathy. He leaped onto Nitäl’s chest pinning him down with fiery hands. He grabbed the other by his neck and began choking him. 

He was blinded by rage. He knew that as a hero he wasn't supposed to fight with the goal of murder, but those thoughts were pushed back by thoughts of what the villain had done.

The villain under him let out a pained wheeze as he struggled to gain air.

“Where's that smile now.” Carnelian growled under his breath, voice laced with irritation.

Sapphire could hear strangled coughs from the corner of the roof he had pushed himself into. His face had stopped bleeding as much thanks to the pressure from his hands. He looks up to find Carnelian on top of Nitäl strangling the villain. The smaller hero gasped in horror. He knew that Carnelian tended to be protective and had some mild anger issues but this was new. 

He couldn't see anything but anger coming from the larger man. Sapphire knew that the villain would die at this rate and that the villain needed to be captured not killed as according to the agencies demands.

He scrambled back to his feet and ran over to the area of the roof where the hero had the villain pinned. 

Sapphire grabbed tightly onto the other hero's shoulders. He pulled the hero off the villain.

 Nitäl coughed and wheezed violently as the hero's hands were pulled off his now slightly burned neck. It wasn't really anything too bad so he wouldn’t have any scars gladly.

Carnelian pushed the avian away as soon as he had the chance.

“What the fuck man!”

“What do you mean ‘What the fuck’! You were gonna strangle him to death dumbass!”

“So what! He's the #1 villain! Who would even care!”

“THE AGENCY! THAT'S WHO PENDEJO!”

Carnelian snapped out of his enraged mindset and tensed at the smaller hero’s sudden anger. Realization engulfed his mind. He looked down at the villain. What was he thinking, he knew he couldn't kill him. Even if he still kind of wanted to. He knew what the consequences would be.

Nitäl was also realizing something. He realized that behind the heroes a tall figure was slowly approaching. 

The villain's initial thought was that another hero had shown up. Although as the figure came into view he noticed that the figure had a familiar set of wings attached to his back.

The bright blue wings of the tall slender avian were spread out wide with the intention of provoking fear in his opponents. The avian wore a loose black shirt which tucked into a well fitting pair of black jeans. The jeans had some rips and tears in them from being worn far to often. On his waist laid two criss-crossed belts which had pouches and other things attached to them. His shoes were a dark brown pair of lace up combat boots. Over the shoulders of the man was a dark navy gray trench coat. The coat had two gold chains connecting the two sides. Dangling on one of the chains was an emerald identical to the one worn by Nitäl. On top of it he adorned a small cobalt blue hooded cape that barely went past the middle of his back. His fluffy brown hair was parted on the left side of his face. A white streak wound its way through the brown hair. Similar to a strike of lightning in a stormy sky. The avian's hair was far shorter than the other villains. His hair stopped at the midpoint of his neck. Shielding his eyes from view was a dusty blue blindfold, securely tied on his face.

“Hello there gentleman.” The avian spoke with a smug grin and his hands in the large pockets of his coat. Wings still spread wide.

Sapphire and Carnelian wiped their heads to the side. The two of them both inspecting the approaching man.

The shorter hero gasped at the sight of man. The taller simply frowned in disgust.

The man standing before them was #2 villain, Ozymandius.

Ozymandius and Nitäl had debuted around the same time. The two were very quickly paired for the Villain Duo and Trio rankings. They were known as the Twin Duo and  ranked as the #1 Duo. 

Although it is not known if they are twins or not the name comes from their similar ideals and goals. Another reason for the name was the men’s eyes. Both villain’s, although similar in no other way, had identically colored eyes. A deep blood red which seemed entrancing and hypnotic. 

While they were a duo Ozymandius was still extremely dangerous on his own. The villain was known for blowing up buildings at random and for consistently taking hostages for no reason nor rhyme. His powers gave both a way of deception and protection unlike most people. 

He could create and manipulate sound waves. Meaning he could make the ground shake or send you flying through the air with one word. Though it also meant that he could manipulate the way his voice sounded. The villain could sound like anyone he wanted with no effort at all.

Sapphire was taken aback by the other villains sudden appearance. 

He had never seen the man in person only heard stories from his co-workers. The stories were not nearly accurate enough. The hero could see the unwavering confidence held by the taller villain. He had expected a disgusting arrogant man and instead found that the villain was oddly attractive. Still seemed like an arrogant asshole though.

Sapphire immediately shook the thought from his head. The man was a villain for Primes sake. What was wrong with him.

Nitäl lept up from the floor he was laid on and brutally punched Carnelian in the face before dashing to the side of his fellow villain. 

Nitäl was slightly smaller than the other but still visibly stronger.

Great someone even taller than the already tall piglin.

The smaller hero knew that with his partner here he would be able to take this fight. He had only been worried before because his arms were extremely beat up from a fight he had moments prior to this one. One arm was broken while the other had a sprained wrist. Meaning that he wouldn't be able to use his sword and his punches would be weaker.

He always tried to avoid using his other power. The main one was simply enhanced reflexes but the other was more violent and gory than even the villain could take.

Sapphire saw how the other villain regained his confidence as he stood alongside Ozymandias.

A look of worry crept onto the duck avian's face. He had never fought a villain higher than rank #7. These were the top #2 villains vs 2 heroes who weren’t even in the top 3.

Ozymandius noticed the look on Sapphire's face and smirked.

The villain turned his head and leaned in close to the smaller hero’s face. 

“Why so worried ducky ?”

Sapphire’s eyes went wide and his face grew red at the flirtatious words echoing from the taller avian's mouth. 

Why the hell was Ozymandius talking to him like that? They were in the middle of a fight and this man just thinks he can flirt his way around it. 

“What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue darling .” The villain spoke again, flustering the hero more with each word.

While Sapphire stood there, too stunned to speak, Carnelian was once again burning with rage. His skin was alight once more. Jealousy and anger engulfing him.

The smug look on the villain's face was wiped away when he felt a boot shaped impact in his gut. He fell to the floor near the avian hero’s feet. He folded himself over clutching his stomach. The villain slowly raised his head. His face of pain and shock was gone, replaced once again by a confident and arrogant smile. 

He spoke again with the same flirtatious tone this time directed at Carnelian.

“Protective now are we?”

The villain then turned to the other hero.

“It seems like you have an admirer darling”

Sapphire had never expected this from the villain when he first appeared. From what he heard the villain was normally more rude towards his opponents.

The taller avian stood and dusted off his coat tilting his head up to glare at the other hero. Carnelian stood in a defensive stance, slightly ahead of the smaller hero, ready to hit the villain again. 

Sapphire suddenly realized something when Ozymandius stood.

Nitäl had vanished. He was just gone, nowhere to be found.

Sapphire returned his attention to the tall villain looking startled and confused. The villain smirked at him.

“I think I will be taking my leave now gentlemen”

The villain spread his wings in preparation to boost himself into the sky. Then he took the small avians hand, bowed down and lightly kissed it.

Sapphire jerked his hand back in surprise. He stared at the villain cradleing his hand close to his chest. 

Ozymandius stood straight up, never looking away from the fellow avian. 

“See you soon ducky ”

Then he pushed his wings down and propelled into the air. Once high enough he flew away from the rooftop the hero’s stood on.

Carnelian was fuming. Sapphire was confused. Neither knew what to do. Until Carnelian scooped up the smaller one and started leaping across rooftops. He took the avian to the medic in the hero tower. They could talk about this at home when they were filling out the incident report. For now they sat in silence as the nurse treated Sapphire’s wound.

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Today was a good day for Wilbur Soot Minecraft. Firstly, Tommy let him leave the house and go rob a bank so he could pay off his college debt. Secondly, Niki gave him free scones at the bakery. Thirdly, the monthly villain meeting was canceled. Last but certainly not least he had just met his soulmate. 

Maybe he was being dramatic and sure he’d probably have to kidnap the man and they would have to get Stockholm syndrome just to trust him. So yeah this would be pretty difficult. Not including the fact that his soulmate was a hero. Who his brother almost killed like 15 minutes ago. 

Nevertheless the hero was his soulmate. Although Techno had just ruined any chance of the hero falling for Will since he just sliced threw HIS FUCKING EYE. But the hero definitely looked hot with the slice through his perfect skin. Like a torn tapestry but still perfect in every way. 

Wilbur also knew the hero’s name (totally).That wasn’t really a problem though since he could just internet stalk the hero after Tommy, Mom, and Dad integrate him and Techno about what the hell just happened. Or he could just ask Technoblade now.

“Hey Nitäl, what was that hero's name? '' Wilbur asked, trying to pretend like the hero wasn't a gift from the non existent god that cursed his soulmate with the life of a hero.

“The bastard who nearly killed me was Carnelian. The hero whose eye I sliced open was Sapphire.” Techno responded in his usual deep monotone voice. Clearly not realizing that the hero Sapphire was his brother's self proclaimed soulmate. Very disrespectful to the hero and villain’s future relationship.

“Why do you ask Ozymandius? I mean Sapphire has been a hero for a while now. He was the hero that took down Ram.” 

Ohh My God. Sapphire was the hero his dad had talked about a lot like A LOT.

 The hero just kinda appeared out of nowhere and took down the most powerful drug lord in the L’Manberg. Within, like his first year of being a hero. Wilbur now had three options. Number one tell Techno that sapphire, a hero, is his soulmate. Number two gaslight. Number three runs to Niki’s or River’s and stay at one of their places for a day before going home. Obviously he picked number two.

Wilbur smirked at his brother innocently.

 “I have no clue what you’re talking about Nitäl. I’ve never cared about that hero and never will”. 

Lies and slander.

“You just did asshole” Whaaaattttt… Wilbur has no clue what you're talking about.

“Nitäl I have literally never cared for the hero who took down my favorite drinking buddy.” 

That is a lie, he spent weeks drunkenly attacking heroes he believed were the ones who took down Ram. Wilburs denies any comment from Tommy calling him a Ram simp. 

“Sure, you don’t Ozymandias” Techno knows something is up he's not an idiot.

“You're gonna tell us when we get to the base”. He said with a knowing scowl.

That fucker

“Sure I will Nitäl, sure I will. Whatever helps you sleep at night.” Wilbur will definitely tell him at home. 

“Come on Ozymandius we should go see Asclepius to check my wounds, Carnelian really fucked me up” Oh the joys- Wilbur has to go back to Tommy’s “Sick Room” after getting just  discharged last week.

“Fine fine let's go.” and with that final answer from Wilbur they had to do the thing Will hated.

It’s safe to say that every villain Wilbur has ever worked with knows that his favorite part about being a villain is the part when you're running across the roofs not fighting anyone just simply existing, the only feelings being that of pure adrenaline and the wind flowing through his hair. Most of the other villains hate it because Wilbur bullies them when they’re too slow.

Unfortunately for Wilbur though he is forced to change from his villain costume to his civilian clothes. He’d much rather be in his black jeans and trench coat. Wilbur must walk the streets with civilians most of which had a relative he had killed. That makes it harder for him to have friends who weren’t other villains. His only friends are other villains or vigilantes.

L, lonely bastard

Wilbur begrudgingly changed out of his villain costume into his normal civilian clothes.

 Now pulling a yellow wool sweater with a dinosaur on it over his head. The sweater was one his mom made for him when he debuted with Techno. In fact Technos favorite jacket, the one he was wearing, was also something his mom made for him when he debuted. His pants were much less interesting, he wore cargo pants that he and Tommy had drawn all over last time he had to be in the “Sick Room” for more than a few hours, which was last week.(Listen, it was boring as hell in that bare room.Tommy really needed to decorate the place or something.)His shoes were a pair of converse with little ghost embroidered on the side of them, they were a gift from River. Wilbur took out his contacts and  glady set his glasses on his face. You know so he could fucking see. He puts in his earrings. Does Sapphire have any piercings, maybe he’ll find out some day. Finally he is ready to be Wilbur Soot Minecraft for the rest of the day. 

Techno’s outfit was much more boring. He was wearing his favorite red jacket. A boring black shirt and some black jeans that had too many cuts to really see. Those cuts were definitely not from the few weeks Techno tried to train Tommy how to use a sword. Huge mistake Technoblade. His shoes were an old beat up pair of combat boots that he’s had for too many years. Way too many. 

“Let’s go Will, we have to make it home before heroes start looking for us on the street” that was true. I mean Techno was very recognizable in and out of costume. Will not so much. 

“Fine, fine let’s go” Wilbur really didn’t want to go. The reason being having to be in Tommy’s “Sick Room” again… right after being discharged.

On the walk home they passed through the lower districts, where the fight had been. Walking through the streets this late you could see people going home not wanting to risk getting mugged or kidnapped into some ring. You could see the change between the lower zones which had higher crime rates and the higher zones which had much lower crime rates. You could ask almost any villain in L’manberg and they’ll tell you that they grew up in the lower districts, they saw the imbalance on where the hero’s went for partolls. Wilbur and the rest of his family know many villains who started as vigilantes wanting to help make a difference in their districts and help lower the crime rate, but almost every time ,without fail, the agencies would blame a vigilante for something a hero did causing them to switch.

As they got closer to the base the only people left outside were escorts waiting for the rich men from Upper L’manberg who only came down here to cheat on their wives with random people they hired off the streets. This was something that anyone living in the lower districts knew, despite it being illegal in L’manberg, they knew never to report it.

 It was the only way some people could make a living and everyone here understood and respected that.

 The people who spoke out against prostitution being illegal were the rich people, the same people who were regulars of some of the escorts in the lower districts. These people were saying that the punishment for this crime needs to be as severe as murder. Which by the way is absolutely insane.

As they passed from street to street the city began to get darker and quieter; Wilbur and Techno were almost at the base and Tommy's Sick Room. They finally got to the entrance of the base. The base was one of few nicer houses in the lower districts. It was just bordering being in the upper district. Will and Techno’s dad had bought this right before he had made his debut as a villain. This house had become a safe space for anyone. If any of the heroes or villains saw a kid in need they all knew to give the kid this address. This was where Techno, Tommy, and Wilbur had all gone after being on the street for such a long time. Not many kids came by anymore since vigilantes and villains aren't seen as the most trustworthy of people. But if someone needed it, Phil would give anyone a home with him. The base for villains was in the basement and none of the people staying there were allowed in there, so they wouldn’t get scared off. 

The house itself was an old Victorian style house built years before anyone who lives within its wall was alive. Except for Wilbur's mother of course. The house was a dark green that had lots of crows perched on top of the house. Their dad had spent years repairing it before he could open it up to people.

As Will and Techo walked up the brick path to the door, the door opened suddenly and a woman standing in a long black dress with a sun hat on despite it being almost completely dark out. She came running down the path towards them. The woman was Wilbur and Techno’s mother, also known as the villain Morrígan. She wasn't just a villain however, she also was the powerful Goddess of Death.

“Techno Blade Minecraft what did you do!?”

 Oh she is definitely pissed, she pulled out the full name. That's when you know you're screwed. 

Behind her you could see a tall man (not taller than either of the brothers though) with blonde hair and big black crow wings running to catch up. He quickly made his way to meet with the other three standing there on the brick path.

 This was Wilbur and Techno’s father, the villain Anthus or Phil; he had been the number one villain for years until Techno overtook him immediately. Phil hosted a really big party to honor the accomplishment with all the villains in L’manberg. 

“Kristen how ‘bout we finish this inside the house with Tommy present” the man spoke and as soon as he said that the group made their way inside.

As they stepped into the house you could tell that the house was lived in. There were many jackets on the coat rack and shoes scattered everywhere by the entryway. In the kitchen it seemed that before Wilbur and Techno had gotten there that someone was in the middle of cooking something. Kristen went and sat on the couch in her normal spot. Phil followed after and sat next to her.

“Tommy, your brothers are back. You need to come up, we are having a talk "Phil called for Tommy who was probably in the basement talking to his friends on call. After Phil had said that you could hear someone running up stairs loudly before bursting up from behind a bookshelf.

“Hello Father, what are we discussing today?” Tommy greeted him cheerfully, clearly he wasn’t prepared for the talk since he probably hasn’t seen the video of the fight Techno had with Sapphire.

“Before we get to me Wilbur has something to say” Techno cut in before Kristen could start. Now was the time when Wilbur had to tell his family that he had met his soulmate who was a hero and was Sapphire. 

Fun

“You snitch Techno” Wilbur hissed the insult quickly before turning to face his parents.

“I do have something to say but it’s unrelated to the talk that you're about to give us mom… trust me”

 It had everything to do with the talk since Sapphire was a major part of what Wilbur had to say. It was going to be a fun night

“Fine i’ll start”

Kristen was about to go off.

“Care to tell me why I turn on the tv expecting to watch my soap opera only to find my beautiful drama interrupted by a news story.” Kristen stopped and looked Techno dead in the eyes. 

“On how the villain Nitäl had rendered the hero Sapphire half blind by dragging a pickaxe through one of his eyes!” She was incredibly mad and Techno was incredibly grounded.

“Mom, he was attacking me. I was gonna have to hurt him pretty badly” That was seriously all Techno could come up with. Good lord he was screwed.

“Yes I know that but did it have to be during my soap opera because now I have to wait another week until I can watch that episode.” 

That's what this is about? A SOAP OPERA!

“HA! Techno you're getting grounded” Damn right he was, last time Wilbur interrupted one of Kristen's soap operas he was grounded for like a month.

“Yes of course he is but so are you Willbur, I think you forget you were in charge of Techno today” WHAT. Wilbur told them he was robbing a bank today to pay off his college debt.

“ Mom, I needed to get out of debt. I told y’all I was going after a bank today” Damn right Wilbur told them. 

“Wilbur, you know this. If Tech is going out someone needs to watch him, so therefore you are also grounded”

 Shit now Phil was getting involved this is serious. But in the corner of Will's eye he could see Tommy snickering. 

That bitch.

 These fuckers aren’t gonna know what hit ‘em. Since Wilbur is about to drop the soulmate bomb.

“I can’t be grounded cause i- um I met my soulmate!” 

Wow wilbur, real smooth 

“Well like I did but I didn’t ya know…” everyone including Techno’s mouth had dropped. Everyone was silent until Tommy spoke up.

“Well who are they and will they pass the Sally and Fundy test?” 

Wow Tommy bringing up Wilburs ex and child that's a low blow.

“ Well, uh here’s the thing,they probably won’t even get your guy’s approval” No way would they get approved by Phil and Techno. Kristen and Tommy were a maybe.

“ ok….but who are they?” 

Tommy he’s getting there just shut up.

“ well here’s the things, um, like he’s a-” 

god DAMN IT Tommy what is it now

“THEY’RE A HE?”

“Oh my god Tommy shut up please I'm getting there… so he’s a umm hero….” 

Well it’s done now his father will never look at him the same and he won't be allowed near Sapphire again. Looking around at the room he could see his mom frowning but something in her eyes told him that she was supportive and knew about it already which she probably already did. 

She may not be the Goddess of Love but she could still see the future of our lives.

 Phil looked shocked and angry. He knows I can’t control my feelings but he’s still mad. Tommy looked ecstatic the last partner Will had was Sally and Tommy loved making fun of Will for liking her. Techno was looking at him like ‘really’. I mean he probably guessed that is would happen but he was still very shocked.

“ Well Wilbur, who is this mysterious hero that you have fallen for?” Kristen didn’t seem mad anymore but she was still gonna ground him.

“ Its um s-Sapphire…” Wilbur said the name so quietly that barely anyone could hear. Of course Tommy did though and Tommy was hell bent on ruining Will’s romantic life if what he said next didn’t show it.

“You know he’s engaged right?” 

What the fuck Tommy.  

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“The cut is pretty deep but it didn’t damage anything other than your eye. You will have foggy vision in that eye and a scar.” The nurse said while placing butterfly bandaids over Quackity’s wound to pull the skin closer together. “Oh and you'll need a new tooth. Unless you wanna look like a hillbilly.”

The medbay is cold and smells of chemicals. Bright lights slowly blinded him in his now only working eye. Scattered around the room are a bunch of medical supplies. 

Sat in one of the seats is Sapnap. (Otherwise known as Carnelian.) He catches the duck hybrid's gaze and immediately turns his head in avoidance. Quackity withers at the act and goes back to looking down at his feet.

Quackity and Sapnap changed out of their hero suits and put on some street clothes. Q wore a pair of beige cargo pants and a large black hoodie with a flame decal on it. The hoodie was Sapnaps. While the taller one wasn't looking he changed his beanie from the navy one to a dark gray one. 

After giving Quackity a few instructions on how to care for the new wound while it heals. She then hands him some chemicals for cleaning and a few cotton swabs before pushing the two heros out of the medbay. The door slams behind them and  groans from behind the door can be heard as she walks away. Once she is out of earshot Quackity looks up at Sapnap. He reciprocates and looks down at the smaller hero. He studies the other's face intensely following the bandaged cut from his lip till he met the dark brown eyes.

His eyes are filled with sympathy and sadness. The anger from before still slightly present in his stare but the feeling is towards someone else. 

“I’m s-”

Quackity began to speak but was cut off as Sapnap pressed him into his chest and hugged him tight. His head falling in between Quackitys neck and shoulder. The taller is incredibly warm, the hug almost feels like sitting next to a fireplace while wrapped in a blanket. Then he begins to speak.

“I’m so sorry Q. I should’ve gotten there faster. I'm so so sorry”

He doesn't cry and neither does Quackity. To be fair Sapnap never cries. Not once in the three years that he's known the man has he never seen him cry.  Quackity has only cried once or twice in knowing him and Karl. The emotional stuff was usually left to Karl. 

He pulled away soon after. Sapnap looked down at him again. The look in his eyes is still the same. 

“It's ok it's not your fault, I went after him on my own it’s my fault not yours.” He says looking up at him with a reassuring smile. Sapnap’s frown deepens. His mouth opens to retaliate against Quackitys words but he is quickly interrupted by a loud green bastard.

“QUACKITY!!!”

oh fuck

Quackity violently flinches at the sound of the all too familiar voice. It rattles through his brain like an echo. Over and over and over and-

A hand grips his shoulder tightly causing him to let out a pained chirp. The hand turns him around sharply and now both shoulders are being held onto tightly by the blond man staring down at him with rage. He can feel his wings glue themselves onto his back in fear. His entire body trembling in fear.

The man towering above him was Dream. His blonde messy hair parted slightly to the side with large goat horns growing from his scalp. The horns are larger than most likely due to the common use of a drug which enhanced hybrid features for a more intimidating look. A black face mask covers the lower half of his face. His bright green eyes are still staring daggers down at Quackity. He wears a well fitting pale green hoodie and ripped dark blue jeans. 

“WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO!!”

 The duck flinched again and turned his face away to the side. His voice is much louder now that he is right at Quackity’s face.

“I got distracted from the mission. I’m sorry it won’t happen again.”

“It better not bitch”

And just like that Dream pushed him back roughly. He walked away muttering “useless” quietly under his breath. Thankfully Quackity landed safely in the arms of Sapnap. He held the other close for comfort as they watched the goat hybrid storm away down the hall. 

Sapnap gently turned the smaller hero around to face him. Using one hand to cup the side of his face, petting the cheek softly, while the other rested gently on Quackitys waist. 

“Let’s go home, babe”

He leant down while tipping Q’s head forward. Then his soft lips pressed a warm kiss on his forehead. 

The two walked out of the tower and to Sapnap's car. Sap’s arm snaked around Quackity’s back holding him close for comfort. 

Sapnap was always really touchy once the three had gotten together. Before that he would barely hug anyone. Quackity would always love how he would pull him to his side or pick him up spontaneously. It was always a nice change from the strict rules of being a hero.

Sapnap being the extravagant dumbass he is, has a fancy sports car. Don’t ask either of his partners what type because they have no clue, but it’s a bright red and somewhat sparkly.

He opens the door for Quackity who sits down and fastens the seatbelt while Sapnap gets in on the other side.

The drive home is about 7 minutes because it’s in the same district as the tower. All hero’s live in central or in the tower so that they can be called in for emergencies easier. Quackity pulls his headphones out of his backpack before turning them on and placing them on his head in a way that keeps the beanie in place. Then he hit play to resume the music which was playing prior to the patrol.

Dancing by The Sonic Sea Turtles starts blasting through the headphones. The upbeat instrumentals mixed with the gloomy vibe of the lyrics quickly let Quackity’s mind drift from reality. Barely aware of the cars driving alongside them or the people walking by. Before he knows it Sapnap is pulling into the driveway of their house and the song playing has now become Gasolina by Daddy Yankee. 

Following Sap he is soon walking through the door into the entrance room of the home. Sighing in relief at the welcoming and familiar surroundings. Q kicks off his shoes and immediately begins walking towards the living room. Rounding the corner he smiles at the sight of his other fiance laying across the couch intently watching Rupaul's Drag Race. As usual he's watching Season 10. (it's their favorite one)

“Hey.” 

Karl immediately turns his head and perks up with a smile. His hair is messy under a vibrant color block hoodie. The bottom half of his body is hidden under a fluffy pale yellow blanket. His hair is a light brown with bright pink bangs. His face is littered with small scars from work and bright star patches to cover acne spots. He is also wearing gold wire framed glasses.

“Q!! Your home.” He says in a cherry voice.

His face drops a little whilst he begins to look around for someone else. "Where's Sapnap?” 

“I think he went into the kitchen to make dinner.”

“Oh ok.”

Then the music from the TV stops drawing the two mens attention to the Drag Queens on the screen. As Rupaul announces the winner of the lip sync.

“Miss.Vanji, Shantay you stay”

In response to the winner Karl groans in disappointment whilst Quackity silently cheers.

SLAY MISS VANJI SLAY!!

“Why do you even like her?” Karl asks. Then he proceeds to yell in aggravation. “She never takes the critics!” 

“She's hilarious and fashionable. SHE'S THE ULTIMATE SLAY QUEEN!”

“She is not that funny”

how Fucking DARE YOU KARL!

“Fine then,” Quackity says with an eye roll. “I'm going upstairs to do some stuff.”

“Have fun!”

He turns around and walks to the bottom of the staircase. Then turns back around knowing that Karl is still looking at him. Karl tilts his head at Quackity in confusion. Then the duck begins walking backwards up the stairs (like a dumbass) and waving his hands all around him in the air. 

“Miss.Vaaaanji, Missss.Vanji, Misssss.Vaaaannnjjii” 

If you don't know this reference then get out. (jk)

“oh, My, GOD FUCK OFF!!”Karl yells at him through laughter.

Quackity finally turns around at the top of the stairs and walks to his office laughing. Opening the door into the cluttered workspace. 

A desk in the middle covered in papers and a computer setup. The setup is a basic monitor with a keyboard and mouse connected. Quackity does most of the paperwork. Mainly consisting of lengthy hero documents, taxes and budgeting for the group other than the occasional signatures from the other two dumbasses. 

Stacking the scattered papers and shoving them in a drawer for later. He aggressively shakes the mouse to get the monitor to light up and inputs the password. Once the desktop page opens he immediately clicks on the hero database application. Once the page loads he searches for the villains and sorts by rank.

Within seconds he sees the file. Located right beneath Nitäl is the Number 2 villain.

‘Number 2 Villain - Ozymandias’

Without hesitation Quackity clicks on the link. He is greeted with a photo taken from what seemed to be a news helicopter of the villain perched on top of a building examining the city.

His hair is being slightly blown by the wind along with his coat. His wings were slightly spread out. The healthy blue and white feathers glistened in the dull moon and street light. 

He was beautiful. Even when he was unaware of the photo being taken. Yet he was also so intriguing. The way he had talked to Quackity and his actions all left the small hero wanting to know more. To know every thought that passed through his mind. To see every step he took. 

His face turned red in realization of his own thoughts.

  “But it’s just for research purposes, nothing more. Simply so I can easily arrest him.”

Uh huh definitely nothing else there

His eyes finally left the photo to read the information listed on the villain.

Alias- Ozymandias 

Name- N/A

Gender- Male

Age- Suspected to be in mid 20s

Height- 6’5’

Weight- N/A

Enhancement- Sound Wave Manipulation 

Hybrid- Bird (most likely Bluejay)

Description- Member of the terrorist organization The Syndicate. Tends to do work alongside Number 1 Villain Nitäl. Mostly works with explosives kidnappings and stealth. Highly persuasive and also has the ability to alter his voice.

The information sadly hasn’t given him anything. It's all stuff he already knew or could just assume. Not willing to give up on the search Quackity clicks on the browser application. The page loads and once again he heads to the search bar. This time however he searches for Twitter. (I refuse to call Twitter ‘X’.) 

Quickly he logged in and clicked on the trending tab titled ‘OZYMANDIAS FLIRTING WITH HERO?!’. The page is filled with basement dwellers and discord mods theorizing and clips of the fight with slightly funny comments.

 After scrolling for a while Quackity mindlessly ends up clicking on a thread of Ozymandius photos. Once again for “research” purposes.

Lost once again “analyzing” the photos. Entranced by the bright blue in his wings and the smirk adorned by his face.

He didn’t hear it. He didn’t hear the knock or the greeting. Nor did he hear the creak of the door opening and the approaching steps. What he did hear all too late was the yell of his jealous and angered fiancé.

“QUACKITY WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING”

Quackity turned around quickly in his desk chair to find an enraged demon towering over him. His eyes once again filled with rage. However a new feeling has joined it. Betrayal.

Sapnap is stood above him. His arms lightly sparkling with flames. Quackity begins to panic immediately. Sapnap clearly thinks hes fallen. Fallen quick and hard it to the clutches of villains just from one interaction. 

“I haven't fallen” sure man

Of course the man was undeniably attractive and had flirted with me and succeeded in flustering Quackity with each word that passed through his lips. But he would not go that easily. Not after everything he had worked for and everything he knew he would lose. He would lose his job, his home, his partners. 

“Sapnap I promise it's not whatever you think it is.”

“What I THINK it is Quackity! IS you gawking at some villain after you just got beat up by one of them!”

“I'M NOT! IT'S JUST FOR RESEARCH!”

“HOW ARE PHOTOS OF A VILLAIN PERCHED ON ROOFTOPS RESEARCH!”

“THE DATABASE HAD NOTHING ABOUT HIS APPEARANCE”

“YOU JUST SAW HIM A COUPLE HOURS AGO”

“I WAS LITTLE TOO BLINDED BY THE BLOOD IN MY FACE TO GET A GOOD LOOK!”

At that statement Sapnap visibly flinched. But the anger still remained.

“I SAID SORRY! IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU SPONTANEOUSLY RAN AFTER THE NUMBER ONE VILLAIN!”

“w-What's going on?”

Both of their heads turned suddenly at the arrival of a third timid voice. There in the doorway stood Karl. His cheeks were glistening from the small tears rolling down his face. The hoodie he wore was being gripped tight by his shaking hands.

Immediately forgetting Sapnap, Quackity rushed to engulf Karl in a hug and apologize. Karl is quick to dig his head into Q's shoulder while Quackity rubs his head and whispers soft sorrys into his ears.

Karl could never stand the yelling. Trauma and shit like that. Sapnap and Quackity knew this and they tried their best to remain calm in situations like these. But there are some moments where the air gets so tense that they forget about the sensitive subject.

Sapnap stood in the corner of the room. Trying to calm down by pacing the area whilst rubbing his arms. In an attempt to calm the flames.

Suddenly Quackity is pushed away from Karl. He watches from the side as Sapnap takes him away to the bedroom. To most likely continue the apologizes. He closes the door behind him. Before fully exiting the room Sapnap turns his head and glares at Quackity. His eyes say one thing which makes Quackitys stomach twist. “This is not over”

The eyes.

They always say something. They say what you never want to hear. They reveal what is really being said beyond the lies. A window into another person. 

Quackity has always tried to avoid the eyes. Constantly looking down whenever he can. And when he has to try eye contact he simply stares at someone's mouth or forehead. He is content to shut the window. To be left oblivious rather than know the truth. Even when beyond those eyes are love and warmth it will always turn cold and bitter eventually. Why try?

And now Quackity is alone. (again)

Left alone in the bland room. The only light being the screen illuminated with the photo of Ozymandias. 

He hates the way the dark room engulfs his brain. Automatically invoking a feeling of isolation and dread. He staggers backwards. Tears begin to pool in his eyes. When he blinks the dam breaks and they flood down his face. His back hits the wall and he quickly sinks to the floor. Wrapping his arms around his legs and setting his head in the gap. He can feel his wings begging for release from under the hoodie. Sapnaps hoodie he remembers. The realization only makes the tears fall faster. He quickly rips the hoodie off and launches it across the room. Not caring to see where it lands, his head dives back into his arms and his wings instantly wrap around himself. 

And like usual the thoughts begin.

“It's your fault

You made him cry and you made him upset.

You forced him to leave you behind.

He left you to handle this on your own.

He left because its your fault.

He was scared of you.

Your falling

Slowly but still falling

And for what.

A psychotic villain who will break you even worse than before.

Dreams right.

He's always right.

You're nothing.”

Chapter Text

Wilbur layed there practically lifeless on his bed with the faint sound of Phoebe Bridgers as his only form of company.

 The feeling of dried tears that had long since stopped but the pain had remained. The wine bottles sitting carefully in his closet, yet to be opened this early in the day. The smell of a floral candle lit not too long ago. 

 Wilbur clearly didn’t know how to handle the news about Sapphire’s engagement well. Right after the news he had gone up to his room and went on his computer to try and find something that told him that Tommy was just lying to him and that there was no way he was actually with someone. Instead he found out that not only was Sapphire engaged but that he was engaged to two of the best heroes. Carnelian, the hero who had shown up as back up for Sapphire, and Moonstone. Moonstone was scheduled to patrol tonight in two and Wilbur had thought about going over to the district and fighting him. But the Syndicate had a movie night and no one skipped movie night. Wilbur had an hour to get his shit together so he can have a civil movie night with all the villains. 

 The start of a new song began to play. Suddenly the music was interrupted by a knock on the door. Wilbur slowly got up and walked over to the door, knowing it was Kristen who had come to go grocery shopping with him. The two had always gone shopping together. Wilbur slowly opened the door knowing that if he didn’t Kristen would break it down and drag him out anyway. 

Kristen wore a black pants suit with a white blouse with the flowy sleeves poking out from under a black waistcoat. Her long black hair was braided (most likely by Techno) with only her bangs free. As usual she wore the same sun hat, earrings and necklaces.

“Hurry up Wilbur, we are leaving in 10 minutes. I will meet you downstairs.” Kristen spoke.

“Ok mom I’ll be there in a second.” Wilbur replied dryly as she walked down the hallway.

After Kristen left, Wilbur began to get changed, still in the outfit he had worn after his first meeting with Sapphire yesterday. He put on a white button up that was buttoned all wrong because he couldn’t be bothered to fix it. He attempted to tie a tie for about 3 minutes until he finally got it right. He then put on another pair of black jeans, the only difference being the placement of the tears.

 When opening the closet his brain and eyes tried to avoid the wine but failed. He craved the feeling of numbness more than anything in this moment. The feeling of falling so deep to the point where every action is a simple instinct with no thought required.

 He grabbed a leather jacket which had many pockets and was slightly oversized. Wilbur walked to the mirror and attempted to fix his hair. Leaning over to his jewelry stand, he grabbed a few rings, a cross necklace (not for religion only style), and took out his earrings replacing them with a different pair that looked like safety pins.

 Wilbur looked at himself in the mirror clearly seeing that he looked quite unwell and frankly a mess. Wilbur knew there was nothing he could do to fix how he looked at this moment. He grabbed his Docs and put them on, once again struggling quite a bit. Finally getting them on. Wilbur stood up feeling taller as he walked out the door and down the stairs to meet his mom in the garage. Who was already sitting comfortably in her car.

 Kristen's car was quite a large black car with six rows of seats. Kristen was sitting in the front seat looking at Wilbur patiently waiting for him to get in. He walked over to the side of the car and sat in the passenger seat. Kristen looked over and smiled softly at him whilst giving Wilbur the aux. Wilbur put on his playlist. Him and Kristen immediately began humming along to the Taylor Swift song. The drive to Safeway wasn’t very long.

Kristen had to drive around the block quite a few times to cut off many people before begrudgingly settling for a parking spot quite a few blocks away from where the Safeway was. 

When Wilbur had first started to stay with Phil and Kristen, somehow the only way he could bond with Kristen was through grocery shopping. Neither of them could really cook so they left that to Phil and Techno but Wilbur and Kristen could buy stuff from the store so that’s what they did.

As they got closer to the Safeway Wilbur knew there was something Kristen wanted to talk to him aout. Probably about Sapphire. No shit Sherlock

“Ok so we need to get the normal things for niki’s apple pie so she can make that before we officially start since she should get there a bit before everyone else to set up her station in the kitchen.” Kristen told Wilbur as they grabbed a cart. Everyone loves Nikis desserts so she was always required to bring something.

“Then Techno needs some potatoes, obviously.” No one really knows why but when techno was 15 he became obsessed with potatoes and got in a contest with a kid in his grade on who could grow the most potatoes in a year…. Techno won by a lot.

“Then Phil wants us to get some more popcorn since we're out.'' They always run out after movie night.

“Tubbo wants honeycomb because of course he does, then Ran needs some corus fruit cause prices have risen and he’s running out at his place, Phil is also ordering mexican tonight.” 

They once tried to make the meal when it was only a few people but as the Syndicate grew so did the amount of food they had to make so they just started to order out instead. The only thing they had made at the house was Niki’s dessert. Because it’s Niki.

 Slowly Kristen and Will made their way to the fruit section to grab apples and then potatoes for Techno.

“Then Minx is bringing drugs since she's Minx, and then I actually don’t think Lani will be there” WHAT! No one ever missed movie night unless it was an emergency and if Lani wasn’t there then normally Tubbo also wouldn’t be there.

“Why won’t Lani be there?” I mean, I think everyone wants to know. Yes, yes we do

“Something with a friend of theirs needing them they should be the next one for sure though.” They better be, although Lani had been becoming less and less involved, no matter what they were still a valued member of the Syndicate. 

“Huh that’s odd I thought we were their only friends.” Wilbur said slowly becoming more and more like himself once more. He grabbed a few apples while Kristen went and got the potatoes.

“Ok so I think we should split up and meet here when we have everything ok Wil?”

 Will knew what he was going to get and Kristen knew what she was getting so they didn't need to discuss. Wilbur just nodded and went off to get what he was needed to.

Wilbur was getting the honeycombs and chorus fruit first. The honeycombs were always kinda hidden since it was rare and pretty expensive and Safeway didn’t want people in the poorer districts stealing honeycombs. Tubbo just craves the shit like crazy cause you know. Bee boi.

It's really weird though. Chorus fruit was something that was much harder to get if you weren’t an enderman hybrid or a rich fuck. But Wilbur pulled some strings to get some for Ranboo. Enderman hybrids biologically have to eat chorus fruit in order to keep their memory. No one really knows why it's just something they need. Recently the prices for chorus fruit have once more risen a lot since it became something that lots of rich people eat. Unfortunately due to the price increase it has become harder for enderman hybrids to get chorus fruit. So Phil pays for Ranboo to get it for him once a month. 

After retrieving the honeycombs and chorus fruit Wilbur needs to get some of the ingredients for the apple pie. Wilbur went and grabbed cinnamon and a few other spices before going to find Kristen. 

Wilbur was waiting for Kristen for about 5 minutes before she showed up. He put all the stuff he had grabbed in the cart. 

The walk to the check out was shockingly quiet. They paid for the items and went to the car.

“Hey Will we're gonna go pick up Niki and Jack now” THANK GOD NIKI and Jack I guess. (ash is a huge jack manifold stand and will not take criticism for liking the bald man's content). Niki was known as the villain Siren and Jack was known as Seer. Together the two made up the Rocket duo. Last year they went as Jessie and James. Wilbur was Mews. Listen, they lost a bet. 

“Sweet.” Wilbur was so happy to see Niki. He hadn't seen her in a day which was far to long.

Driving the familiar roads to Niki and Jack's house was something no sane person enjoyed. You had to go through so many side streets and with the people who wer driving like it's fucking GTA. It was never fun. Wilbur hates it. 

Standing outside a nice bakery was Niki and Jack. Niki wore a jacket with constellations. It was a jacket that Kristen had made. She made them for every member at this point. Niki's shirt was a white shirt with a cut out in the center(TIT WINDOW as ash calls it) in the front. She had a black pleated skirt on. Jack wore a red shirt and a denim jacket that you guessed it Kristen made. He wore blue jeans that he's had for god knows how long. 

Both of them saw the car and practically bolted over to it. 

“Hi Kristen, Hi Will! ” said Niki

“Ayup.” Of course Jack said that it was just a Jack thing.

“Hello to both of you two darlings.” Kristen was always polite to people in her car any other time she could be very harsh to members of the Syndicate that fell into who she considers family. So she treats them how she treats Will, Techno, Tommy, and her husband Phil. 

Driving back from Niki and Jacks was filled with lots of catching up after not seeing them in what felt like ages. Conversation between Wilbur Niki and Jack had always flowed easily. Niki and Wilbur had always had a very close relationship. The two were practically inseparable when Niki first joined the Syndicate. 

Driving back to their house felt much shorter than the drive to Niki's. Everyone got out of the car and started to unpack the trunk while talking about random stuff that came to mind. Going inside the house there were already a few people who had gotten there. 

Scanning around the room there were many of Tommy's friends already there and they were all sat around the TV playing mario kart. Whilst Eret was helping Phil with the food as always. 

“Hey king, nice to see you, how's it hanging since yesterday!” That was Tubbo. 

Tubbo was Tommy's best friend, he was a bee hybrid and his sister as mentioned is lani who is not here with the rest. Tubbo was the vigilante Daedulus. He was one of the few vigilantes under the Syndicate that came to the movie nights since he was a personal friend of almost everyone. 

Tubbo had wings that looked like glass poking out of the slits in his shirt with thin antennas pointing out from under his hair. He also had a large burn scar on the right side of face. He got that scar while he was fighting with Ram before he had died. Tubbo was wearing a muscle shirt with oil stains that he probably had gotten while working at Sam’s shop or by trying to make nukes in his apartment. He was wearing a denim jacket with many pins and patches that he got as gifts over the years.

“Hey Tubs, I've been holding up” Tommy snorted at Wilbur's response, what a little gremlin. GREMLINNNNNN

“Tommy shut it.” WIlbur snarked back at Tommy. Tommy would not be shutting up, even if he was dead he'd find a way.  

“Boob boy come and help beat up Tubbo please?” 

“Tommy you wanted to play mario kart, you can deal with losing” Ranboo/boob boy was the last member of the group playing mario kart.

 As usual he wore an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt over a Garfield T-shirt…. his fashion had seen better days but Wilbur was not one to judge, at all. He had spilt black and white hair with floating purple particles around him. 

Speaking of purple you can see a purple hoodie peaking out from the back of the couch.  Now a purple hoodie may not mean much to most people. But that purple hoodie meant Purpled was here. 

Purpled was a mercenary and his brother was Punz. Punz had worked against and for the villains several times. A few years ago Purpled split from doing missions with Punz and now mainly works with the Syndicate. Recently Purpled had infiltrated the hero tower and had started to work for them. No one really knew what type of hybrid Purpled was. He just called himself an alien. He wore a purple hoodie and black jeans. He looked like he was about to cry from Tommy simply existing near him. Which is pretty relatable to Wilbur. 

Niki and Wilbur continued to walk towards the kitchen with Jack staying behind to talk to Tommy. In the kitchen Eret was there sitting on the counter sipping a juice box(she's so real for that).  Slay

“Hi Will, hi Niki it's good to see you both. Unfortunately Elaina couldn't come today. They want all heroes at their residence because of what happened to Sapphire." 

Eret was a former hero who had betrayed the hero commission and switched to the Syndicate and Elaina was their best friend at the hero tower who didn't switch and stayed as a spy. Eret wore a black pantsuit similar to the one Kristen wore but with a corset belt around the waist. she had on her sunglasses as always to hide her eyes. 

It took awhile for Will to trust Eret, especially since Eret was one of the top 10 heroes. Yet so far Eret hadn't shown any sign of being a traitor. yet… 

“Hello Eret how are you doing” Niki asked Eret even tho we all knew what Eret would respond with. 

“I'm feeling quite fabulous today, Niki. how about you?” 

Clearly Niki and Eret were gonna start gossiping about people they knew in 12. People Wilbur didn't know so he quietly slipped away from the kitchen after putting down the stuff for Niki and everyone else down on the counter. 

Walking back into the living room Tommy, Tubbo, and Ranboo have started another round of mario kart. This time Purpled was joining them. Wilbur mentally put a bet that Tommy wouldn't win because he never did. Suddenly the door opened and in came Will's other best friend, River. She wore a dress with tiny pink flowers all over it and a white headband in her hair.Her hair was a faded pink with deep brown roots. She also wore round thin wire glasses. Accompanying a pair of white leg warmers was a pair of black Mary Janes that Tommy had gotten her as a gift when she went to his sick room for the first time.  Wilbur ran over to her so they could start to talk. 

“Hi River!” Wilbur said. 

it had been what felt like years since he had seen River (it was only a few days she came and brought him soup when he was in the sick room)

  L Lonely bitch

“ Hi Will it's good to see you, Minx is right behind me I think she's just parking” and with that Minx came bursting through the door. 

“What's up Wilbur? '' Minx said with their strong irish accent. Minx was wearing a black crop top and a pair of black jeans with fishnets underneath. She had purple hair with a headband that had devil horns. Minx had taken over running the drug empire of L’manberg after Ram was captured by Sapphire… no, Will do not go down that path. 

“Hi Minx.. I can't have any drugs Fundy and Sally are supposed to be here tonight.” Sally and Fundy rarely came to the movie nights but when they did it was fun since all the villains got to catch up with Sally who used to be a villain before she had a kid with Will and they broke up. And Fundy got to be with all his aunts and uncles who he didn't see often in case any of them ever got caught while at movie night. 

“Your loss” That was all Minx could say. Right then Willbur started to get a call. Pulling out his phone he saw it was Sally. 

“Hey I gotta take this I'll be back in a few” Wilbur walked off and picked up the phone.

“Hey Sal what's up? You and Fundy stuck in traffic or something?” Wilbur was lucky that he and Sally got along well and could coparent well. They both knew it was safer for Fundy to have a parent not be a villain and it was better for him to stay with Sally. 

“Hi Will. No unfortunately we won't be able to make it.” What the fuck Sally. 

“What Sally you told me you and Fundy would be here tonight.” 

“Yes Will I know that but Jared” Oh my god of fucking course it was Jared. He'd been saying that Fundy needed a “better” more present dad. But Will showed up to all school events he just didn't live with fundy!

FUCK YOU JARED!

 “ said that we should all do something just the three of us and he got mad when I told him that we were going to your house to watch a movie saying we could do that at home.” Wow Sally you all haven't come to this house in month. Fundy deserves to see the rest of his family. 

“Sally, Fundy should be able to see his grandparents, aunts and uncles. They were all really excited to see him” Jared is trying to take fundy away from his family. AND Jared thinks he's better than anyone else since he works at the hero tower. But really that just makes it so everyone here hates him even more than they normally would.  

“Will, I know that but Jared wants us to stay behind so we won't be there tonight. You'll see Fundy in a week on your normal weekend.” He probably wouldn't cause Jared would say no… again. 

“Ok, ok Sal tell Fundy I love him and can't wait for next weekend ok?” 

“Of course Will and no matter what you'll see him next weekend I promise and tell everyone I wish I was there.” She really couldn't stand up to Jared for the life of her. For someone who used to be a powerful villain it's sad to see that she can no longer stand up for herself. 

And with that Wilbur hung up. He walked back into the living room. Everyone was looking at him. 

“Ok so uh Sally and Fundy can't make it…. again.” And with that everyone erupted into groans. 

“Why the Fuck can they not!” Minx yelled it was clearly her; she was the only person with an irish accent so thick you could tell it was her from anywhere. 

“Jared” And at that point everyone started yelling even more clearly pissed.

“Sally wanted me to tell y'all she wishes she could be here and would be at the next one.” 

“We all know she won't be here next time, right.” Techno jumped in. Techno never got involved with the stuff with Sally, like never.  

“Yeah yeah, I know Tech.”

“So do you want a blunt or not?” Minx please shut up. 

“Nah I'm still not gonna smoke for tonight.” Good job Wilbur.  

“Alright alright everyone I know we just got big news but we are gonna start the movie. What movie should we start?" Phil butted in clearly wanting to change the subject. That's wonderful for you Phil. 

“Little Women!!”Niki yelled from the kitchen. 

“I second that one!”Eret yelled. 

“ I third that” River also yelled in response.

“Ok I guess, Little Women it is.” Phil said finalizing the answer  

The movie started and Phil started passing everyone's Mexican food out for dinner even though it was like 10:15 pm. But who cares. 

MEXICAN FOOD FOREVER BITCH!!!!(ash is as white as it gets)

Everyone was watching the movie and even Tommy, who was usually yelling at the movie, was quiet. Is he ok?   

Everyone was crying. Beth had just died. No one said anything. They were just crying and eating apple pie. Curse you Greta Gerwig. 

While everyone was crying the doorbell rang suddenly and a loud and erratic knocking began.  

“Shit shit shit has anyone done anything to maybe have the feds after them if so go to the basement and hide in the sick room!” Phil yelled at everyone. No one moved. Kristen got up and walked to the door. She peeked through the hole. 

“It's not the feds!” There was a sigh of relief through the entire room. 

“It's Lani and a girl” LANI AND A GIRL WHO KRISTEN DIDN’T KNOW. Lani must have snitched to the feds. 

“Before anyone says anything the girl seems to be injured and I’m gonna open the door.” She opened the door and Lani bursted in, holding the girl seemingly keeping her standing. 

“Tommy! I need you to heal her and Phil. I need you to give her a room. She needs a place to stay!” Lani was yelling.  ohhhhhh shitttttttttttttt

“Lani what's going on? Who is this person.” Tubbo said, running over to Lani. 

“I'll explain everything in the sick room, Will and Techno can you carry her to the room?” Techno and Wilbur both stood up and took the girl from Lani and let her use them as crutches. Will got a closer look at her noticing that the girl had a large wound in her side. 

Tommy and Phil got the book shelf to open into the basement. Techno and Will walked down, keeping the girl upright with Lani following. 

Once they made it down the stairs. They went down the hallway to the door with the well known sign.

“Tommy Innit’s Sick Room For Sick Bitches Bros & Non-binary Hoes.” slay

Lani came up and opened the door. Will and Tech followed, dropping the girl off right as she lost consciousness. Tommy came running in sitting next to bed with the girl and sat next to her. Tommy started to glow as he healed the girl. Slowly the wound started to close. The skin and flesh carefully stitching itself back together.

 Soon enough it was healed enough that she didn't need life support and Tommy wouldn't pass out. As Tommy finished healing other villains started to pour into the room. They all just stood there and looked at the girl then Lani then back at the girl. 

“Ok fine, I'll tell you who she is but promise not to flip out. I swear nothing bad will happen.” That's errie as fuck Lani and what is that suppose to mean. 

“Her name is Drista and she's a runaway. She's also XD’s sister and the Captain’s daughter” Ok what the fuck Lani. 

DRISTA!!!!!! YIPPPPEEEE

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Soda
Chapter 5

Quackity was running.

He was always running from the past, from the future

....

from love.

This time he was running down the street. The house of a yelling mother falling into the distance. Tears burning his face as they fell. His legs growing weak with every fast step. His lungs aching for a stable breath. His mind racing, longing for answers.

As he began to slow down he barely noticed as the old tattered car pulled up besides him. The door flung open barely avoiding hitting him in the face.

“GRAB HER!” A short latina woman would yell from the driver's seat of the car.

Within an instant a hand shot out from within the car. The hand gripped the back of his shirt as he attempted to escape once more with no success. Soon he was in the harsh embrace of the hands which should have felt warm and filled with love and support. Yet they are just as cold and suffocating as the night sky, like they always were.

The darkness that engulfed his mind felt more like a TV static. A memory too painful to relive.

Within moments he was back. This time placed in a different piece of his past. But he was still running. This time through a field. The moonlight sky filled with the fading stars.

The sound of a gunshot rang in his ears. Followed by the yells of the ever intolerant followers.

The followers of delusion. Those who follow their own fear. Which they chose to personify for the world to see.

“GET BACK HERE SCUM!”

“KILL IT!”

“SHE IS BEYOND ENLIGHTENMENT!”

Insults which would forever be ingrained in his mind. Restated by himself towards the mirror somewhere in the near future. He glanced back to see those who longed for his death. They held guns and flashlights, running towards him swiftly, continuing to yell familiar insults.

He ran for what felt like forever. Even when the chase had given up. He continued to run. Soon finding himself in one of the lower districts of L’manberg.

The alleys are filled with trash and the walls are stained with who knows what. A stray cat runs away with a hiss as Quackity abruptly falls to his knees. The tears beginning once again. This time they sting the cuts that litter his face from the brutal trees. He sits there for an hour. The only noises being that of traffic and his own sobs echoing through the alleyway.

His mind begins to fall deeper and deeper into the pit of despair he may never truly climb out of.

Soon a fancy limo has pulled up at the entrance of the alley. The driver exits first. She scurries around the car to open the door for whoever awaits inside. As the door clicks open, shiny black dress shoes step out. As Quackitys eyes follow the figure from bottom to top he sees a sleek unwrinkled charcoal gray suit. Underneath a white button up with the top two buttons undone accompanied by a loosened bright red tie. The man's face has a scruffy beard and a few scars on his lip, cheek, and eyebrow. His hair is thick and wavy. It's tucked behind his ears while large goat horns escape the tangles and curl by the sides of his head.

Quackity finally meets his eyes. Wine red irises paired with horizontal pupils. He falls in, entranced by the taller man's eyes, by the way they gleam in the streetlights.

“Hello there darling.” He says finally with a voice that feels like honey on Quackity’s wounds. Sweet and soothing.

The man extends a hand down towards Quackity.

“Why don't you come with me? I can help you.”

Quackity wipes the tears from his face then grabs the hand. Still staring into the stranger’s eyes. He lets the man help him up and into the expensive car. They sit in silence for a few minutes. Quackity looks down at the floor awkwardly. Too scared to make a mistake and get thrown out of the car.

A hand slides under his chin gently lifting his face from its position. Soon enough he's once again swimming in the wine red eyes.

“So then, what's your name beautiful?”

He shivers at the compliment and in a timid voice he replies.

“q-Quackity”

“Ah, and what a lovely name it is. You can call me Schlatt.” he says in the honey coated voice as he pulls his hand away.

His mind once again fading to static as he's pulled away from the harsh reality.

Again he's running.

Why can’t it just end.

He’s running through the crowd of patrons. Shoving past them as they mindlessly gawk and throw money at the dancer on stage. His bag weighs heavy on his back. Filled with the little amount of things he owns. There are no tears this time. They were already dried on his face and his eyes were filled with anger and fear.

He didn't know where he was going. He just needed out of this god damn club that he had been stuck in for years. As he found the exit of the building and stepped out into the alleyway which hid the club from the public. He stormed out of the alley and into the streets. As usual there were fancy cars with security outside them, waiting patiently for their employers to return from whatever form of
“Fun” they were indulging in. Suddenly he ran face first into the chest of a stranger who was heading towards one of the cars.

“Oh shit! I’m so sorry. My bad.” He said in a hurry, still trying to get further away from the club cause he knew that Schlatt would already be sending people to catch him. As he tried to speed past the tall man he felt a harsh firm grip on his wrist and pull him back.

“I know who you are.” The man said in a deep intimidating tone.

Quackity sucked in a breath of fear.

He suddenly realized who he had bumped into. Towering over him menacingly was the Number Two Hero.

XD

The man was in a wrinkled white button up, an undone green tie around his neck and a matching jacket in his other arm. His hair was a mess of dirty blonde curls and his eyes were a pale hazel color. The pupils and horns were the same as Schlatt. He hated those horns.

Before Quackity could respond XD spoke again.

“Your Schlatt’s whore.”

The words stung. Like they always did. Words spoken to him a thousand times in a thousand ways.

“You know…..It's a little bit of a crime to be in such a sinful business. I could turn you in pretty easily.”

“WAIT PLEASE! I'll do anything please.”

XD locked eyes with him and squinted. Examining Quackitys face. Looking for something but Quackity couldn't tell what.

“Get in the car.”

Quackity was quickly shoved into the vehicle. Dream followed after him. Then the car rumbled and began moving.

Dark again.

He would always remember the events that were never seen again. But he prefers that those events stay in his memories and stay far away from his subconscious mind.

Usually this was where it ended. Every painful memory, beginning with running and always ending in the back of a car. But tonight was different. There was a new fresh wound for his nightmares to drown in salt.

He was running again. At Least that was the same. This time however he was on the roofs of L’manberg. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop. His heart was racing from something more than the fast pace and his head was pounding with anxiety.

He looked over his shoulder.

There he was. The new main character of his trauma.

Nitäl.

The man's cape and hair were flowing behind him as he ran. He was fast. Faster than Quackity. Quickly gaining on the duck hybrid.

Quackity felt a sharp pain in the middle of his spine as a large boot made contact. Quackity spun around quickly with his small knife unsheathed and now held in preparation.

He was caught by surprise when he had turned around though. In the villains hand was a large netherite pickaxe. Not a sword or a dagger like from before. A pickaxe. Ok then, an interesting choice.

Nevertheless the ever consistent Nitäl took position. Within moments the pickaxe was already hooked on the tooth once more. The familiar feeling of flesh tearing apart as the cold metal dragged through his face. Dragging him up slightly with it.

He screamed once again as his vision flashes white.

He awoke violently with a gasp.

Quackity found himself pressed against the wall. Having previously been holding his knees tight to his chest with his wings draped over himself.

There he was against that same wall, in the same room, wearing the same clothes, and the exact same feeling of dread.

He pulled himself to his feet. His neck was twitching in pain from the position he had slept in. The golden wings spread out behind him to stretch. Feathers itching from a lack of care. His hair was messy under the beanie that sat atop his head.

Quackity walked back to the desk.

It was noon and he had an interview in less than 2 hours. Letting out a sigh he closed the tabs with photos of Ozymandias and other information. Finally he stepped out of the office whilst unlocking his phone.
He immediately noticed messages for the groupchat with his fiances. They quickly opened it to find 5 messages from both Sapnap and Karl.

pandas: Hey Q we left for work btw

Karl: We’re sorry about last night too. We shouldn't have left you

Karl: <3

pandas: Yeah that was a bad move

pandas: Sorry

Of course. They left once again not even bothering to check on him last night.

Why do you stay?
What's the point?

Q walked down the hall and into the bedroom. The bed was made perfectly. Karl was clearly upset if he took the time to make the bed. He only cleans when he’s emotional.

Walking past the bed he made his way to his side of the closet. He threw on dress pants, a white button up with slits for his wings, his navy blue beanie, and put in dangly gold earrings.

He was dreading the upcoming interview. He knew it would be the same as always. Questions about his past, his relationship and now about the fight. Speaking of which, his cut had scabbed slightly overnight. Still open in some areas. He quickly looked for the potions he kept hidden in the closet. He still had a bunch from when he encountered a certain drug lord. You never know when you’ll need it. He grabbed a glass vile which held a swirly hot pink liquid. He yanked the cork out and took it like a shot to avoid the taste. Looking back into the mirror, Quackity watched as the skin stitched itself back together. He grimaced when the cut was left scarred and his eye still white with blurry vision. His face was now ruined. Damaged just like he already was. But now everyone could see it.

He grabbed his bag, swung it over his head, and placed it across his chest. Then he tied on some nice shoes, put on black sunglasses and exited the home. He breathed in the afternoon air and sighed as he looked around. Then he quickly swept himself up with his wings. The golden feathers glistened in the sun as he flew to the other side of the central district. Within 2 minutes he arrived at the news station. A trip which should have taken 20 minutes. We love having wings. He landed at the entrance, fixed his hair and walked inside.

The person at the reception looked up and their eyes widened. It wasn't that odd to see heros at this news station. It was probably the only one the committee could manipulate enough. But this one was new so it must have been the first time for her. They wore a white blouse with puffy sleeves underneath a pair of light blue overalls. Their hair was a light orange short and fluffy. Quackity simply reached in his bag, showed them his entry badge and kept walking. Though before he fully reached the elevator he tilted his glasses down and gave a mock two fingered salute. He then stepped into the elevator and clicked the button for the studio floor. As soon as he reached the floor the people swarmed him to give him information and touch up some of his make up. He would wait in a chair off the stage for a while before he was told he could wait on the set.

He was sitting in a red arm chair across from a similar yet empty chair. A short table stood between the two with a simple coffee station setup. As he poured himself a cup of coffee a manager with large white wings walked up while talking to someone who sat on his shoulder. The manager wore a long flowy black skirt paired with a red tinted long sleeved button up. The shirt was cuffed at the wrists and a small yellow bow was pinned on it next to a name tag which read ‘Ash, He/They . His hair was straight with a slight mullet and bleached with brown roots growing slowly. He had a septum piercing and a few others in his ears. He held a clipboard and in one of his ears was an intercom.

Sitting on his shoulder is what looked to be an inchling. The person was only slightly bigger than the average hand and their eyes were fully white, no pupils, no iris, and no veins. She wore a pair of black bell bottom dress pants held up with a checkered belt. Tucked into the pants was a baggy light blue turtleneck with loose long sleeves. The same bow was pinned on the shirt accompanied by two layered silver chains, one with a swirly star dangling from it. Their hair was nearly shoulder length and wavy. It was colored a chocolate brown with the underneath bleached blonde. They had similar piercings to the taller one. Except in the main ear piercing was a silver star shaped hoop. Once they reached Quackity the two turned to face him.

“Hello there Mr.Quac-” The manager spoke first. But that was his real first name. How did this random news worker know his name? Had it been leaked, was he in danger?

“Ity! Its nice to meet you. My name is Ash” the manager said as he held out a hand for Quackity to shake.

“How do you know that?” Q sneered at the man.

“We know much more than you would care to. Don’t worry about it.” We? They both knew. Quackity was confused but he had to set it aside. It wouldn't matter anyway. He stood up and shook the given hand politely.

“It's nice to meet you too.” He replied in a calm tone.

“So we're gonna start in about eight minutes. Are there any questions you would like us to avoid specifically.” No one usually asked that before. Most news stations tried to squeeze every last drop of information from him.

“No questions about Ram. At all”

“Oh yeah that one's a touchy subject huh. Alright you got it.” What the fuck was this one on about.

“I’ll leave you to get acquainted with our reporter for today.” With that the inchling hopped off the avian's shoulder and grew to about 4 '11 before they landed on the floor and messed with their hair to fix it slightly.

“Hola! My name is Ollie, any pronouns.” The inchling held out his hand and Quackity once again returned the greeting before they both sat down and Ash walked away. Ollie instantly poured themselves a large cup of black coffee and began drinking it immediately. Now that they were a semi normal height Quackity could see the intense eyebags the reporter had.

“Not getting enough sleep?” Q asked. Trying to make some form of conversation.

“Nah man. Comes with genetics.” They replied.

“And the eyes?”

“Oh. Yepp same thing. I'm an inchling phantom hybrid so not much sleep in that department.”

“I've never met that kind of hybrid.”

“Yeah I'm one of a kind baby!”

Quackity laughed at that slightly. An odd combo to say the least. The reporter was energetic but still somewhat of a calming presence.

“WERE ON IN FIVE-” The camera man began yelling to inform them to prepare for the TVs.

“FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE!”

And with that the reporter jumped into action.

“Hello Again Everyone! Welcome back to the show! Today I am joined by the Number 5 Hero : Sapphire.” The camera panned to him and he smiled and waved gently. “Now as I'm sure you all saw, Sapphire was recently involved in a fight with two of the top villains. Nitäl and Ozymandias. What was that like for you?”

“Well the fight was unplanned and a spur of the moment thing. I felt a consistent rush of adrenaline but you know you push through.”

“That much is clear considering you're here with us after such a fight. In which you even suffered a serious injury. How is your eye doing by the way?”

“Well the cut scared pretty easily. However the vision in my eye is now blurry. Other than that I feel fine.”

“That's good to hear. Now there's one clip specifically that we want you to take a look at.”

The TV to the side of the camera clicked on to show a clip of yesterday's fight. The Carnelian and Sapphire were standing on the roof of a building. Across from the was Ozymandiaus. Then the video showed the Villain taking Quackitys hand and kissing it before he flew into the sky.

“Now I think I speak for all of us when I ask, what happened there?”

His breathing picked up and he almost froze. The only thing keeping him grounded was the rhythmic tapping of his foot against the rug covered floor.

“It’s- it’s just playful. Nothing more. He was simply trying to get under my skin.”
He stuttered through his words. Desperately trying to remain calm.

“Huh. Ok then if that’s what you think.”

What did this bitch mean if that’s what I think. THATS ALL IT WAS! no it’s not
WHO DOES THIS REPORTER THINK THEY ARE!

they’re not wrong

Ollie asked a few more basic questions and then it was over.

“Well that’s all the questions we have for today. Thank you so much for speaking with us today, Sapphire!” The reporter tilted their head and smiled playfully.

“No problem.” Q said bluntly.

The outro music played and the red light on the camera clicked off. Ollie stood up and began to walk away towards the taller avian. Quackity grabbed their wrist firmly, stopping the phantom in their tracks. She turned her head to him. He spoke with anger and irritation.

“What. Was. That.”

“I don't believe I know what you're talking about.” Ollie replied slightly annoyed. Probably by the way he had been grabbed but who gave a fuck Quackity wanted answers.

“You know exactly what I’m talking about puta.”

“Oh so we’re doing this in Spanish. Escucha aquí perra. Sé lo que sé y eso es todo. Atrápame de nuevo y esta historia no te irá a ninguna parte. Hasta luego Quackity.” With that Ollie yanked his arm from Quackity hold with little effort. He then continued walking and jumped playfully onto Ash’s shoulder once more. Quackity was left there confused. Story? Why did they say that?

The manager gave Quackity a nod and walked away. Ollie gave them a similar salute to the one Q had given the receptions and smirked at him.

He called the tower and told them his leg was still too messed up for patrol today and went home after that. It was about four pm when he got there. Karl and Sap were still out. He made dinner and left the extra in a container for the others to eat when they got back. His energy was drained from the quick healing and he just wanted to sleep in an actual bed. He took a shower without bothering to wash his wings. It was too difficult and they could last a few more days.

After the shower he threw on a oversized shirt and sweatpants. He still wore the beanie just cause it was cold in the house. As he was searching through the bookshelf in the bedroom for something to read he saw something move in the window.

I wonder what that is????

He knew it wasn't a bird because no bird in the city was that big. In curiosity and concern he opened the window to see what had moved. He had expected something stuck in the tree or maybe he was hallucinating. Anything would have been better.

Sadly to his displeasure it was none of those things. Instead he found a familiar tall avian perched on his neighbors balcony.

Ozymandias

He jumped back in surprise and cursed under his breath. The villain tilted his head at him and smiled before flying off into the sky once again.

WTF WAS THAT!!! WHY WAS HE OUTSIDE MY FUCKING WINDOW! FUCKING CREEP EVEN FOR A VILLAIN THATS WEIRD!

Why would he be outside my window? What would he want? WTF!

Q was confused and fully freaked out. He didn't know how to feel. First off it was fucking creepy and entirely weird. But he felt oddly comforted by it. It was still really weird and he did not want it to be a regular thing but it felt like someone actually might care for him. Definitely not in a healthy way but its not like his fiances even seemed to care about him this much lately. It was nice but still fucking creepy.

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After Lani dropped a new bombshell of shit for them to deal with at their house Wilbur decided he needed a break. Things were being thrown at him left and right and his depressed brain couldn't take it. He went to his room as soon as Drista woke up. He wanted to make sure she was ok then it was back to Phoebe Bridgers and bed rotting.

Wow what a great coping mechanism.

He stayed there for most of the rest of the  day. Nothing else mattered to him anymore; his soulmate loved someone else. Kristen told him he would be able to tell when he met his soulmate. That no matter what somehow they would always come back to him. But why was his soulmate with someone else if they were meant to be his. 

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Assuming it was Kristen, Wilbur called for them to come in.

“Hey Big Man, how's it going?” It was in fact not Kristen, but none other than Tommy. 

“Fuck off Toms.” Wilbur didn’t want to deal with Tommy, not right now.

“Hey hey I’m gonna go but Tubbo wanted to give you some shit.” 

Oh thank god for Tubbo, our lord and savior.

Even though Tubbo and his sister had moved out to live with some of their school friends, Tubbo and Lani still came over often to catch up with the rest of us or when Tubbo needed to be healed for something bigger than Lani could handle. 

He got lots of injuries being one of the very few vigilantes who hadn’t gotten framed yet. 

After a few seconds Tubbo walked into the room. Tubbo was quite short compared to Tommy. 

“What's up king!” Tubbo said. He was holding something under his arm. “Ok so I’m sorry about the short notice. I was gonna have Phil announce this at your villain meeting thing but it was canceled and then Tommy told me what happened. So consider this an early birthday present.”

 Tubbo handed Wilbur what was under his arm. It looked like a computer. Will just looked at him with a blank face since he already had many computers to make sure no one could track him.

“Thanks man, but I already have a lot of computers.” He said, gesturing to his desk.

“Yeah yeah, I know but none of them are like this one, because this is one that has access to the hero tower database. I thought it would be good for y’all to use while planning the downfall of the heroes, but you could probably use it to find information on Sapphire based on what Tommy told me” 

Holy shit this is a game changer.

“Wait hold on, this thing dead ass has access to the heroes private information” having access to the hero database would give us the upper hand and we could finally start our planning.

“Yep! Well I have to get going. Rans waiting for me outside. Oh and Lani will be over in a few days for dinner. See ya later Boss Man!” and with that Tubbo was off with Tommy, who was probably accompanying them to Eret’s. Movie night had kinda become a distaste so it seemed mostly everyone was leaving. 

Wilbur sat and stared at the computer with the knowledge that if what Tubbo said was true, the Syndicate could really start planning to take down the heroes. And he could find out more about Sapphire's life. 

With shaky hands he started to open the computer that could change the course of his life. The background not having been changed from the default one there was a sticky note with the password. 

The password was nothing special; it was clear that Tubbo was not thinking about whether or not the computer could get stolen. They could figure that out later

Will carefully entered in the password terrified that it would be incorrect. After getting into the computer he saw that it already had all the hero databases open. Wilbur quickly closed the computer knowing he wasn’t able to handle all of this on his own. 

He pulled out his phone, pulling up his best friend's contact and calling her. She picked up almost immediately.

“Hey Will what’s up” Niki’s voice never failed to calm Wilbur down and her scones never failed to make his day better.

“Was just wondering if you wanted to look into some hero shit. Tubbo came by and dropped off a computer with access to the database” 

She probably won’t be free for a bit. It was right when lots of people got off work and the bakery was normally busy right around now.

“Oh shit, hell yeah! How ‘bout you call River over and we have a girls night. I'll make sure to kick Jack out for the night” 

They hadn’t been able to hang out with just the three of them. Niki, River, and Wilbur in ages. Since both Niki and River had roommates and Wilbur still lived at home.

“Yeah I'll give her a call after this and pick her up. But where will Jack stay?” He didn’t have any other friends beside them so really where would he stay?

“He’ll find somewhere I think he’s going to go cause havoc up in Four later” since Moonstone is scheduled for tonight.”

 Moonstone hasn’t been out in a while since his power was mainly used for investigations. Meaning that Jack and lots of other villains were gonna take this as an opportunity to get him off the field for a bit. 

“MOONSTONE IS PATROLLING AGAIN??” Clearly no one had told Wilbur about this.

“Yes. Now go ask River to come over and pick her up.” 
 
“Ok ok bye Niki love ya!”

“Love ya too. See you in a bit”

With that Niki hung up. Wilbur pulled up River’s contact and called her. River took a little longer to pick up. As always.

“Hello Will, what do you need?” 

River’s calm voice was something that had shocked Wilbur when he heard her without a voice changer the first time. She sounded so sweet. No one would have suspected that she was a villain.

“Hey River! Niki and I were thinking of having a girls night. Niki is kicking Jack out and he’s gonna be in Four all night so we thought we should hang out.” Hopefully she was free tonight. She's been busy managing living with a new person a lot lately.

“Oh yes I would love to. Can you pick me up?” 

HELL YEAH!! The girls are getting back together!!! 

“Of course. I’ll be there in like, ten.” He hung up and grabbed the computer, his phone, and charger. Knowing he had most of the other necessities at Niki’s. 

Walking out of his room he could hear his own footsteps on the wooden floor. 

Earlier that day Phil and Kristen had gone out to meet with Coeus on some important matter that was meant to be discussed last night. The house was seemingly empty since Techno should also be out at his day job at the library. 

Wilbur walked down the stairs and off the house into the driveway to get his car. His car was a vintage convertible that Phil had bought him when he turned 16 and got his license even though he BARELY passed the test. 

Opening his car and stepping into the car he was reminded of how he couldn't drive for the life of him. Starting up the engine and driving straight out of the driveway in the direction of 12, where River lives. 

The streets were pretty packed but any regular who drove from 8 to 12 knew the shortcuts, never using the freeways because using the right streets was easier. So Wilbur set off driving at an ungodly speed making all too familiar turns through the streets. After just a few minutes of driving Wilbur found himself in front of River’s apartment building.

Wilbur began to honk to signal to River that he was there before inevitably yelling. 

“RIVER I'M HERE!”

 Like magic the door to the building opened and you could see a fairly short girl running towards the car. She was wearing a navy blue L’manberg University sweater, River was one of the only other villains who had gone to university. She also wore a light blue plaid skirt. Her hair was a faded pink with deep brown roots. She had flowers in her hair and wore round thin wire glasses. Accompanying white leg warmers was a pair of black Mary Janes that Tommy had gotten her as a gift when she went to his sick room for the first time. 

River was a fairly new villain having debuted as Nosoi, a little over a year ago. 

She had quickly become a high risk villain with her power being known as Plague and had gotten over half of the heroes sick with a plague like never seen before. 

River caused great panic among civilians. After the plague spread she got in a major fight with the Number Two Hero: Berrie which resulted in a few broken ribs and a failing lung. It was the first interaction she had with the Syndicate and officially joined shortly after.

As she sat in the car she looked over at Will with a smile. Right before pulling out of her driveway, he passed her the aux and let her start playing some music. 

As soon as the first song played the two started screaming whatever song came on. While driving you could always see the weird looks they would get for the singing but it never stopped them. 

Niki’s bakery was in 10 and would take normal driver's 30 minutes to get to, but Wilbur, well he was a shitty driver who couldn’t care less about speed limits so it only took him half the time.

 The car ride was full of both Will and River screaming song lyrics and River occasionally screaming because Will was going too fast. Soon enough they arrived at Niki’s bakery.

As they got out of the car they could see that it was a busy day. The duo went towards their normal booth and saw Niki sitting in the booth waiting. Niki was around Rivers height and had long pitch black hair with white streaks near the front. She wore a black shirt that had a round cut out in the chest area.

She had a jacket with stars and constellations all over it. It had been a gift from Kristen for Niki’s last birthday. She adorned a pair black cargo pants and combat boots that Techno had gotten her. When Will had first met Niki she was very different. She had light pink hair and had been underestimated by heroes and villains alike. 

She looked up, saw the two and waved them over. 

“I’m closing early so we can go back to my place, Jacks over at your place getting his shit from the basement. So we'll be left alone until he comes back in the morning.” 

All the villains had most of their weapons in the basement of Wilbur's house since it was hidden and the heroes did lots of random checks to see if anyone was a villain or housing villains. 

“Sweet when you closing-” 

Will had barely finished his sentence before Niki started yelling

“GET OUT OF MY BAKERY WERE CLOSED” Although Niki might not seem very scary when she yelled it was terrifying. Within seconds everyone was out. 

“I already sent my staff home was just waiting for you both to get here”

“We’re here now so let's go.” River spoke up.

Niki went and locked the doors while Will and River shuttered the windows. Once they were done they walked round the back and went up stairs. 

Niki’s apartment was right above the bakery. It's part of the reason she chose it. Once she opened the door we all walked over to her room and sat on the bed.

“Ok so the reason I asked to get together was cause I think I met my soulmate.” Wilbur finally told them. They both looked completely shocked. They were still under the impression that Willbur wasn’t over sally. But he was.

“OH MY GOD WHO IS IT” River said suddenly. Now here comes the hard part telling them it’s a hero.

“Oh uhm it's the hero Sapphire….” Niki and River were now even more shocked.

Wilbur knew it was coming but it was still painful when Niki finally restated the heartbreaking news.

 “He’s engaged tho’ right?” 

Well fuck you then Niki.

“Yeah… but if we're soulmates he’ll come to me eventually right?”

Sure Wilbur, sure.

“Well I don't know much about Sapphire. I think he was the one that didn’t catch the plague I spread.” 

Oh thank god River.

“Thank you River but I also wanted to inform you that Tubbo got access to the hero database and it’s on this computer.” Wilbur said while pulling out the computer.

“I wanted to know if y’all wanted to stalk Sapphire with me” 

“OF COURSE WE DO” They both said at the same time with big smiles.

Will put in the password and the computer was still the same as when he did earlier. The page had the L’manberg flag at the top and said in bold writing L’manberg Hero Society. Right underneath that in a smaller font it said hero database and that it was only for government officials.

 Well fuck that.

Wilbur clicked on the link and was met with a large list of Heroes, rankings, power descriptions and other details. Wilbur found the search bar and immediately typed in Sapphire.

The two girls were peeking at the screen from beside him. Eager to see the man their friend claimed as his soulmate. They all waited anxiously as the page loaded. When it finally did, Wilbur smiled in joy as the hero's face popped up on the screen. 

Alias- Sapphire
Rank- 5
Name- Alex Quackity
Gender- Male
Age- 22
Height- 5’7
Weight- 150 lb.
Enhancement- Prediction and Super Agility 
Hybrid- Duck
Description- Mainly works in stealth and alongside XD. Most well known for his take down of former Number Four Villain: Ram. Engaged to fellow heroes Carnelian and Moonstone. They live together and have been official for about 2 years. Keeps to himself and does as he is told. Refuses to answer any questions about life before joining the agency.

“Holy Shit! He took down Ram!” Niki exclaimed upon reading.

“No way!” River responded.

Wilbur was left in shock. Ram had been Will's drinking buddy and friend. He spent so long searching for whoever captured him and now he found out the man he had fallen in love with was the one who took his best friend from him. But Will would get over it. Of course he would. Wilbur was the type of person to hyper fixate on one person so much he would lose sight of all morals and rationals. It happened with Schlatt, Sally, his family and friends. And now with Sapphire no with Quackity.

 His love, his one and only.
This time was different however and they could all feel it. Niki and River had known as soon as Wilbur suggested the idea. Tommy and Techno knew as soon as Wilbur had told them. And Kristen, well Kristen always knew everything.

After looking for even more details on Quackity. The friends began to try and find dirt on his finances or some way to get Q to realize Wilbur's existence. Wilbur came up with a horrible yet somewhat brilliant idea. 

Stalk him until he notices.

Excuse me-

River was against the idea and Niki was feeling iffy about it but Wilbur was set on it. He tasked Niki and River with finding info on the heroes for Syndicate plans after finding the address of his soulmate and putting on the extra blind fold he kept in his pocket. Then he left to find him. 

Wilbur would see Quackity on the news and wait outside the station until the smaller avian walked out and began his way home. Wilbur would begin to follow him there, until a tall goose avian landed right in front of him and a small inchling hopped off the tall one’s shoulder and grew to life size.

Wilbur didn’t recognize the taller but the inchling was the reporter form Quackitys interview. The taller one seemed eager to leave turning to face the wall and refusing to meet Wills eyeline. The reporter, Ollie, was energetic but seemed put off by the villain and somewhat angered. 

“Hi.” Ollie said bluntly but in a kind tone.

“Hel-“ Wilbur started

“You know your kinda too tall. Like it’s weird.” Ollie cut him off. What was that.

Ollie clapped there hands together and spoke “Wilbur let me say this now, be careful with your actions because this doesn’t seem like a good idea if I’m being honest.” 

Excuse me. How did they know who he was or what he was doing.

“Wh-“ he began again but as he started the avian began flying upwards and grabbed Ollie by the hand to carry them along for the ride.

“That's all. Have fun!” Ollie yelled down at Wilbur as they were carried away.

Wtf

Wilbur simply ignored the weird encounter and moved on. He caught back up with the hero easily and followed him home once more. Not being suspected even once by the hero. Once the hero got home Wilbur continued to follow his movements through the windows. Till he realized that Q was about to take a shower and even that would feel like too much for a villain so he decided to wait on the window sill adjacent to the one in Quackery's bedroom. He watched as the small hero exited the bathroom in an adorably oversized shirt and some pants. Wilbur got lost in the day dream of Q wearing a shirt of his home and how cute he might look. He wanted so badly to scoop up the hero and fly him home to his room and keep him there to hold in his arms forever. Lost in his fantasy he almost fell off the balcony and scrambled to regain his hold on the wall. 

In his struggle Quackity had noticed him. Wilbur's eyes went wide when he saw the window fly open and he was met with the face of his soulmate. Just the sight of him was intoxicating. Will never wanted to look away. He never wanted Q to look away. He wished to be frozen in this moment forever. 

Quackity looked extremely confused by the sight of Wilbur outside his window in a panic Wilbur smiled and flew away. While that was his goal he was still extremely flustered just by being caught for such a stupid reason. He would fly back to Niki’s to help out with the planning and to rant about what had happened.

Amazing coping mechanisms right there

Chapter Text

Hi! I realize now I haven’t updated this in months… oops. So just a quick reminder that I am still working on this fic and it will be continuing. It’s been difficult due to us rewriting the end after certain Wilbur related events and I’m also a busy person so updates won’t be super common but I intend on finishing this fic. Also thank you to all the encouraging comments I really appreciate it!❤️

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Tommy worked as Wil, Techno, Lani, and Tubbo sat silently in the chairs against the wall. Tommy’s Sick Room was basically just a doctor's checkup room. Jars of cotton balls, popsicle sticks and Q-tips sat atop the counter and cabinets filled with both legal and illegal drugs lined the ceiling above. In the middle was a cot where a girl named Drista laid unconscious. Tommy ran around the room gathering supplies to aid him in healing and restoring the girl's energy.

Now Tommy was 99% of the time a ball of pure chaos and destruction. However as soon as there was someone on the medical bed he was the most professional being on the planet.

“Lani.” Tommy stated as he settled down in a rolling stool next to Drista. The supplies he had gathered sat in a tray beside him. Her head shot up and she looked at him intently with an eyebrow arched awaiting his next words.

“Why is she unconscious and for how long?”

“The Captain hit her in the head with an air blast about 20 minutes ago.” Lani said bluntly knowing that now wasn't the right time for details. Wilbur and Techno looked up quickly, surprise evident in their faces. Tommy stared in shock for a moment before quickly setting himself besides Drista’s head and lifting his hands to heal her.

Wilbur leaned across Techno and whispered to Lani.

“Why would the Captain hit her own daughter?”

The Captain was, whilst not a highly ranked hero, known by nearly everyone. She was the only hero who openly accepted and worked with vigilantes. She was seen as kind yet brave and in charge. The idea of her using her powers to hurt her own child would be insane to even think of.

“I- I was on a quick patrol before the movie night and Drista is a hero in training. I think her name is Truth anyways she dropped down in front of me and told me I needed to run. But before I could XD appeared behind her and used his powers to bind my limbs together and keep me from running.”

“SHHH!” Tommy glares at Lani. His hands begin to glow once more as he returns his eyes to Drista.

“Drista looked horrified and when XD noticed he started questioning her. Then the Captain showed up and got in between them. She yelled at him and they started fighting each other. Drista was helping me up with XD distracted. But when XD dodged one of the blasts it hit Drista instead and well it-” Lani gestures towards the bed where Tommy is pressing his hands to Drista’s forehead as they glow.

“They both stopped fighting for a moment but XD continued arguing like seconds after. The Captain sounded like she was gonna cry but I didn't know what else to do. So while they were arguing I healed her broken bones and then ran here.”

Wil and Techno looked less surprised now but still clearly confused on what they would do when she woke up. The story definitely helped to make sense of the situation seeing as previous assumptions were that the Captain had intentionally hit her own daughter with enough force to knock her out. After another minute of silence Tommy finally removes his hands, the glow gradually dying down. Sweat ran down Tommys face and his head started to ache instantly. He downs the Advil and bottle of water he had set aside previously. Then he looks up to find Lani staring at him patiently awaiting his comments. He sighs before speaking.

“She had a concussion and a few scratches. It should be fully healed and she'll wake up with a slight headache. Other than that she’s fine, she'll wake in about 15 minutes.” He says while wiping the sweat from his forehead. Tommy was stressed from so much shit he really didn't need this right now, and the headache was not helping. “You guys can stay if you like but me and Lani will be fine on our own even if she is feisty when she wakes.” He says to Techno and Wilbur regaining their attention.

“No”, Techno says bluntly.

“Yeah no thanks big man. We'll stay until she wakes up after that we'll leave.” Wilbur adds leaning back in his chair. Tommy rolls his eyes. He knew that they were never really gonna leave but it was worth a shot. Tommy sat next to Lani and talked to her more about the fight. While the twins whispered quite loudly about how to handle Drista if shit goes south. After about 25 minutes she shifts. Tommys eyes are the first to dart up and he's instantly at his feet and back on the stool beside the bed. The other three stand in preparation. Drista shifts more, her eyes twitching in every direction and her breaths shallow. Suddenly she gasps and shoots upright eyes wide and scared. She looks around in every direction inspecting her surroundings before her eyes land on Lani. Her eyes soften as she looks at her.

“You.” she says softly her voice raspy from just waking up. Lani smiles at her with a grin sweet enough to give you a toothache.

“Hi.” Lani responds.

“Alright as sweet as this is, since you're not attacking us, I'm gonna go resume my mental breakdown!” Wilbur says as he walks out of the room. Techno grunts, Tommy sighs and Lani and Drista watch him leave confused but not enough to question it. They sit in silence for a moment before Drista speaks again.

“Question. Where am I and who are you guys?” Her voice is no longer soft, it's blunt and direct. She's no longer facing Lani and is now staring at Tommy still standing beside her bed, currently drinking another water bottle. Tommy’s eyes widen when he realizes the question is for him. He quickly swallows and sets his water down before answering.

“Hi there! Welcome to Tommy’s Sick Room. That's me, I'm Tommy the one and only. And that-” He points his thumb at Techno who is leaning against the wall with his arms crossed glaring at the newly awoken girl. “-is my angsty brother Techno.” Tommy’s previous professional behavior is out the window and he's regained his chaotic gremlin personality once more. However Drista just continues to glare at him. Still suspicious of the new place and its people. Techno pushes off the wall as he inserts himself into the tense conversation.

“Basically you're in our med bay. Lani brought you here after you were knocked unconscious and the gremlin child healed your concussion and now we are here.” Drista slightly relaxes at that but is still tense and cold. Tommy makes note that she’d get along really well with Purpled. “What we want to know” Techno continues.

“Is where are we going from here?”

“What do you mean?”

“Are you going back to the heros, if not do you have a place to stay or do you need to stay here?”

Drista’s eyes go wide at the question. “i-I don't want to go back. But I have nowhere to go.-”

“-The only person I've ever met who's not from the agency is Lani.”

Lani looks up at the mention “Well then you can stay here!”

Drista grimaces “Lani. I don't know these people. I don't trust these people”

“I trust them. They can keep you safe until we can find you somewhere else safe.”

“We have tons of spare space and Phil makes the best food!” Tommy chimes in.

“Actually before Tommy goes saying things we need to make sure we can trust her.” Techno says as he glares at her again.

“I can’t lie.” Drista says.

Techno arches his eyebrow prompting her to explain.

“My power is called Liar. If I lie it makes whatever I lied about real. Like this.” She then looks at Tommy and speaks “Tommy has a White Monster Energy Drink”

Tommy doesn't have one. But then suddenly his hand begins to glitch and when it returns to normal he's holding a White Monster energy drink. Tommy cheers and pops the tab open before happily taking a large sip. Technos eyes widen in shock and horror. Horror because now Tommy is going to be 10 times more annoying and shocked because he expected her to be lying.

“If I lie about events it could cause a butterfly effect that will turn into an end of world catastrophe. Now how do I know I can trust you? You're just some random strangers.”

Tommy laughs at that. The idea that anyone in this house is at all normal is a hilarious idea. All but one of the permanent residents are famous villains and the other is a vigilante. Techno snatches the drink from out of Tommys hand and holds it above his head as Tommy jumps like a mad man to get it back.

“Listen if we tell you who we are and the purpose of your current location. Would you trust us? At least a little.” Techno asks before Tommy rams a stool into his leg causing him to drop the can right back into Tommys hands. Techno hits Tommy on the head playfully. Now for anyone saying Techno is being soft no he's not. There's no way he fully trusts her but she has nowhere else to go and Techno knows too much about what that feels like to let her go.

She thinks for a moment before answering.

“Sure, but not fully, but yeah.”

“Alright upstairs we go then.” He says before heading out. Tommy follows and he hears Lani and Drista whisper to each other before also following the brothers. They make their way back into the living room where Tubbo, Kristen, and Phil are sitting on the couch. The faint sound of music can be heard from Wil’s room upstairs.

“Ok so, Phil. Kristen, this is Drista. She will be staying with us but only if we inform her of who we are, occupations and such, as well as what this house is used for.” Phil’s eyebrows raise slightly. Kristen nods calmly and Tubbo nods with a little more hesitation.

“Can we trust her?” Phil questions.

“Yes,” Techno says sure of himself.

Phil nods in approval. Then Tommy speaks.

“Ok so I’m Tommy as I stated before but I am a Healer and Vigilante named Asclepius as well!” He says excitedly. Drista eyes light up with recognition but she just nods and looks at Tubbo who sat beside him.

“Ah well I’m also a vigilante, Daedalus.” He says nervously. Next is Phil.

“Hi mate, I'm Phil. But you probably know me as Anthus.” Dristas face tense at the sound of a villain name but relaxes quickly.

“Hello. It's nice to meet you. My name is Kristen and I’m also known as Morrigan.”

“You've met me but I'm also Nitäl and my other brother who is currently being a dumbass is Wilbur or Ozymandius.”

“Ah so I’m supposed to trust the most wanted criminals ok gotcha.” Drista says bluntly, voice flat and doubting. Techno furrows his eyebrows and glares at her. This was the most vulnerable they could be with someone they just met.

“Alright ok fine. I trust you but if I see any killing I’m going back on the streets. Got it?” Techno glances at Phil and he nods.

“Fine.” Techno agrees. “Tommy can show you to your room.”

Tommy takes that as his queue to lead Drista up the stairs to one of the many guest rooms. Tommy chats along the way giving a quick tour. Dista only replies in mumbles. Finally they make it to Dristas new room.

“Alright this is your room! I’m across the hall if you need anything. Oh and there's some baggy clothes in drawers. Tomorrow we can go shopping to replace your stuff. Don't do anything crazy for the rest of the day. You're still resting.” Tommy says quickly before slipping away back down stairs to talk more with Tubbo.

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Tommy woke up easily. He was a morning person, always has been. He hops out of bed quickly causing him to nearly trip. His floor was insanely cluttered. No spot was safe to step on. Most of it was clothing, empty cans, or snack bags. He made his way through the mess with ease. He threw on a red shirt and a pair of khaki cargo shorts with a black belt. Also quickly tying on his Doc Martens. He looked in the mirror to fix his hair. It was blonde and fluffy with a streak of white winding through it similar to Wilbur and Kristin.

He looked himself up and down in the mirror.

“God I need to get new clothes.” He says in his reflection.

And it was true. His fashion was fine but he owned like no accessories and rotated through 3 shirts every week. Then he got an idea. A slightly illegal, fun and safe idea. Quickly he bolts out of his room across the hall. He can still hear music blasting from Wilburs room two doors down. He ignores it and continues on to shake Drista awake, then he stops. Suddenly realizing that he did not know Drista enough to yank open her door and scream at her. However that didn’t mean he couldn’t bang on her door and yell obnoxiously.

BANG BANG BANG!!!

“Drista!!! Get your ass up!”

BANG BANG BANG!!!

“Shut. The. Fuck. UP!!!” With the last word the door swung open. Behind it stood Drista, her dirty blonde hair in a rut. She was wearing one of Technos old library shirts and a pair of Tommys old PE shorts. “What do you want?”

“First of all Good Morning! And also we are going shopping. Like now, so get dressed!”

“Ugh….fine.” and with that she slammed the door shut.

“Oh and Lani will be there!” Though Tommy couldn’t see it he was pretty sure Dristas face was now bright red. He was right.

Tommy ran back in his room and proceeded to text a group chat.

Big Man: HEY!!!!

purple: stfu

purple: it’s too early

Bee boi: HEY!

RanBoob:hi

Big Man: Let’s go to the mall!

Tiny hum: OO YES

Bee boi: YIPPE

RanBoob: yeeeeeeee

Bee gal: Is Drista going?

Big Man: Indeed she is

Bee gal: Awesome!

Replying to Big Man: Let’s go to the mall!
purple: no

Big Man: yes

purple: no

Big Man: yes

purple: no

Big Man: yes

purple: fine

Big Man: Perfect
Meet outside my place in an hour

Bee boi: oh can I bring over the laptop

Big Man: Yep

With that Tommy closed the tab and awaited their arrival by watching video essays on YouTube.

30 minutes later his door is launched open by Tubbo. He stands in the doorway wearing a white T shirt, red flannel, and jeans. Tucked under his left arm is a silver laptop.

“Hey man, what’s the laptop do, again?” Tommy says before pausing his video and looking at Tubbo.

“It has access to the full hero database with like all their info and shit”

Tommy’s eyes widened.
“So you could look up info on any hero?”

“Yep!”

Tommy bolted up and hooked arms with Tubbo dragging him to Wilbur’s door. He knocked gently, perfectly mimicking Kristan’s knock so Wilbur wouldn’t turn him away. Wilbur fell for it, called them in, and paused the loud music.

“Hey Big Man, how’s it going?” Tommy asks as he swings open the door.

“Fuck off Toms.” Wilbur says before launching a pillow at his head. Tommy easily dodged it and put his hands up in mock surrender.

“Hey hey I’m gonna go but Tubbo wanted to give you some shit”

Wilbur lifted his head from the pillow it was buried in to look at Tubbo with piqued interest. Tubbo froze. The laptop wasn’t specifically for Wilbur and it made no sense for Tubbo to just give him it for no reason. So he lied.

Tubbo stepped into the room. “What’s up king!”

Wilbur didn’t reply so Tubbo continued on “Ok so I’m sorry about the short notice. I was gonna have Phil announce this at your villain meeting thing but it was canceled and then Tommy told me what happened. So consider this an early birthday present.” Tommy did not tell Tubbo what was going on nor did Tubbo plan on giving this to them at the meeting but he could tell something was up with Wilbur and usually when he’s upset he likes to blow shit up. Tom side-eyed Tubbo upon hearing the lie.

Tubbo then passed Wilbur the laptop and the two made eye contact. Wilbur seemed confused by the item.

“Thanks man, but I already have a lot of computers.”

Tubbos eyebrows raise in understanding of the confusion. “Yeah yeah, I know but none of them are like this one, because this is one that has access to the hero tower database. I thought it would be good for y’all to use while planning the downfall of the heroes,”. Tubbo eyed Tommy letting him know his plan so that Tommy could give him the info he needed. Tommy stared back for a moment before relenting as he felt Tubbos energy enter his mind. Then it left and Tubbo continued “but you could probably use it to find information on Sapphire based on what Tommy told me”.

Wilburs eyebrows jumped and his eyes glittered with hope

“Wait hold on, this thing actually has access to the hero's private information?” Wilbur said excitedly.

“Yep! Well we gotta go get the others. It's mall time Baby!” Tommy chimes in.

“See ya later Boss Man!”

Tubbo was then dragged out of the room by Tommy. Tommy checked his phone to see messages from the group chat saying everyone was waiting outside.

“SAPPHIRE REALLY?” Tubbo whisper yells to Tom

“Yeah I don’t know man my brother’s weird.”

Tommy let go of Tubbos arm, who is now dizzy from the yanking, and banged down Dristas door once more.

This time it opened immediately.

Drista stands in the doorway with the same cold stare. She shifts her gaze from Tommy down to the smaller Tubbo. She inspects him with ease before looking back at Tommy, prompting to say what he meant to say initially.

“Drista! You’re ready? Great, Let’s Go!”

Tommy grabs the fellow teenager's wrist along with Tubbo. Unlike Tubbo, who is entirely unphased by Tommy’s grab, Drista flinches violently and instinctively throws Tommy over her shoulder. A high pitched screech escapes Tommy’s throat as he leaves the floor. As Drista launches Tommy towards the floor he curls into a ball and rolls on impact. Drista quickly snaps out of it and starts giving Tommy her apologies. But Tommy is already fully recovered and on his feet. Drista realizes how he saved himself from the impact. Tommy stands at the end of the hallway. He smirks at the girl frozen in awe.

Tommy’s used to people underestimating him. He finds it amusing now. He’s scrawny and tall and chaotic and has a simple healing power. However there’s a reason Tommy is known as one of the most powerful vigilantes. Tommy fights better than Wilbur and is a nerd for engineering. He and Tubbo design all the Syndicates technologies. Tommy runs his own missions and manages his own patrol. You will never meet a Minecraft who isn’t extraordinary in some way.

“Not touchy, got it.” Tommy says before strolling past her and dragging Tubbo down the stairs.
Drista stands there for a moment more, still surprised by Tommy. He had recovered so quickly and he wasn’t mad, at all. At the tower she would be screamed at for a reaction like that. Why wasn’t he mad?

“DRISTA HURRY UP!” Tommy yells up at her. Drista pulls it together and walks down stairs to find three new people and a much needed familiar face. Among the strangers is Lani. Drista immediately untenses and runs to her side. Drista then realizes something. The three new strangers must be in the Syndicate as well.

“Lani, can you introduce these people please like with the Syndicate stuff and all that?” Drista whispers to Lani.

“Oh, yeah of course.” Lani answers before pointing to a tall stranger in black hoodie and jeans.

“That’s Ranboo, they/them, a vigilante known as Hypnos” Ranboos skin and hair are half white, half black. His ears are pointed and floppy and two horns grow from his head and he has a long tail with black and white fluff at the end.

Lani then points to someone who is talking with Tommy. “That’s Purpled, known as Lelantos. He’s a Mercenary but he does some vigilante work with Tommy.” Purpled is well, quite purple. He’s wearing a purple hoodie with black jeans and purple sneakers. His hair is a dirty blonde with two dark purple antennas. The bags under his eyes are dark.

Lani then points to the final person. They’re small and are currently texting. “That’s Aimsey, any pronouns, they’re a vigilante known as Demon. Their probably texting their girlfriend.” Aimsey’s skin is pale and tinted grey. She has long straight dark brown hair topped with a red beanie that’s pulled back just enough for two similarly colored horns to peak out. He wears knee length overalls and a black sweater with a white button up collar. They wears black stripped socks with platform boots.

“That’s everyone!”

With Lanis conclusion Drista gives her a small smile and Lani restarts the previous conversation.
Aimsey looks up and tucks her phone away in a pocket.

“Hey Toms, what are we even doing?” Amy asks Tommy who is currently jumping around annoying Purpled. He stops and looks up as if he’s been waiting for someone to ask just that.

“We are doing a little….. CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATION!”.