We Are Us

CHAPTER 130: Reinauguration

The Garage

"Oh my god, Duke? How? Why?", Lucas asks, dumbfounded. Clay snaps again, "Don't act like you don't-", he is interrupted by being thrown over Chuck's shoulders. "We can carry this out the rest of the way. Wait in the car unless he tries getting out, if he does then take him to the Estate.", Xavier demanded quickly. "First, Duke went on an undercover mission with Chuck, got the lights beat out of them and Duke was admitted to the hospital. After some time passed, including us beating the shit out of one another, he was working in here on one of the cars. It was a setup and he was blown to smithereens, rushed to the hospital, and pronounced DOA.", I explained. Thor stared me down after this so I walk to Tatsuya as Lucas began to cry. Tatsuya asked how I've been. "Better. I've been at Clay's house for a few days. Where were you, I thought you lived there?", I asked. "No, man. I got my own apartment with Clay's help, after I was there for a few months. I'm doing good right now, even though I'm only home half the time that I sleep. I'm probably gonna move out and ask Thor if I can stay in the Estate.", he said. We hear Lucas's sobby sentences now. "I swear to you, I didn't know anything about that! After I was kicked out of the brotherhood and my home, I stayed at the Institute for a while, until I found out Darwin's intentions for me and you guys. He was gonna use me as Clay's weakness to get to him. My friend's pregnant wife was killed in front of him and me by Darwin! How did he die? Did he suffer?", he asks. "Oh, you're damn right.", Thor said. "So, all you got from those people was the rifle? You didn't distribute anything except cash and the firearm?", he asks. "No, I swear man, I only was looking forward to killing Darwin then offing myself so I didn't have to go to jail. Did you kill him?", Lucas asks, "No," Thor starts, "that was all Clay. He was going after you next until we ended up here. Where we are now. What do you want?"