Choose Wisely (MCYT Super Powers AU)

Part 27: The List

(I don't know if I've mentioned it in this story yet, but "..." means pov change and "-" means flashback. Thanks for 5k as well!)

Skeppy had been angrily driving all night, it was currently 7 am. He forgot what it felt like to hold the steering wheel with both of his normal hands, it felt good.

Skeppy still couldn't figure out what had happened. He had went against Bad, his best friend, but it turned out that Bad was only doing crime to make sure his boss didn't hurt Skeppy. He also thought it was weird that Bad let him manage files back at the Schlatt building even though he was bad at it.

Maybe so he could be prepared. Skeppy took this into consideration, and it did seem like something Bad would do. If Skeppy saw all the files, he could protect himself against any threat that the Dream Team had, including the Dream Team itself.

Skeppy's phone rang. He didn't bother checking who it was and put it on speaker.

"SKEPPY!!"

"Bad?!" Skeppy asked, annoyed and confused. "I'm not really in the mood to talk to you right now-"

"Listen," Bad sounded really scared and panicked, so Skeppy decided to hear him out. "I got in a heated argument with Dream. You're no longer safe, and also might be a target right now. Just keep an eye out, maybe get out of town. Ant and I will try and find you."

"Bad, that's crazy!" Skeppy yelled. He turned a corner by the reverse coaster. He saw two people who looked familiar, but he didn't know from where. "This is the only city for miles! Where would I go?! I can fight if I need to anyway."

"Please Skeppy," Bad sighed. "I can't risk you getting hurt. You're my best friend, if feel awful if something happened to you."

"Nothing Is going to happen to me," Skeppy rolled his eyes. "Look! There's no crystals, no need for poison, I'm just in my car driving around."

"I wouldn't be in a car," Bad's voice grew nervous. "One time Dream sent an order to set a car on fire while driving to kill the people inside. Just lay low for a bit, and stay away from any Dream Team locations."

Skeppy saw a familiar group walk across the intersection he was stopped at. "Quick question, do these rules apply to people who are actively against the Dream Team?"

"Well I mean," Skeppy could tell Bad was thinking. "Be careful, you were kind of a part of it. But I'm sure they might be useful. Why, who is it?"

"Puffy, Sam, Niki," Skeppy squinted. "And two other guys. Should I talk to them?"

"They'll probably be fine with you, seeing as you helped them beat up... defeat..."

"About that," Skeppy had been dying to ask. "Did you really join the Dream Team to keep me safe?"

"Yeah," Bad sighed. "Dream keeps this confidential between the hunters, so you wouldn't have seen it. We have a list of citizens that could be potential threats because of their powers. Tubbo, Technoblade, and a couple others you've met are on the list. Tommy used to not be on there, but now he's at the top. Punz was also on it until Dream hired him. Before I agreed to work there, you were pretty close to number one."

"What was the list for?" Skeppy asked.

"I didn't understand it at the time, but I think I get it now. Sometimes Dream would send the hunters to go neutralize a person. There was no killing, just injuring enough so their powers wouldn't be a threat. Sometimes though, Dream would go alone. He would come back and cross the name off, but never explained what he did. I think he permanently stole their powers."

"And you started working with them so you wouldn't have to hunt me," Skeppy let what Bad said sink in. "You didn't want Dream to take my powers."

"Well," Bad said. "I've only just found out the stealing powers thing. I have to go now, I need to talk to someone. Go catch up to Puffy and them."