Location 2 Project: OPPC // DreamTeam AU

Chapter 18

The atmosphere was stale.

All of the PC squad sat in amber wards lounge.

George was pale.
He was yet to spread the news, but even the memory of it caused his heart to accelerate.

"Where's Tubbo?"
Wilbur said abruptly, breaking into the silence.

Suddenly everyone began to realise Tubbo was missing.

Eret seemed to have already noticed.

Skeppy was becoming slightly impatient.
"Jeez Gogy, you call us all here and just make us sit here in silence-"

"Skeppy."
Eret cut him off harshly.

The silence polluted the room once again.

George breathed deeply and slowly, he lifted his head up and was met by the gaze of the 4 others.

"There- there was a accident."
George said gently, his voice seemed to quiver as the words tumbled out of his mouth.

Everyone went pale

"Where. Is. Tubbo?"
Wilbur repeated, with more stern.

George shut his eyes
"He killed himself"

The silence was overwhelming. Wilbur looked especially shook as did Sapnap.

Skeppy looked guilty of his impatience.

And Eret looked like he expected it.

Sapnap finally decided to speak up
"Are you...sure it was su-"

"Yes I'm sure."
George said swiftly

"What the actual fuck did he do that for? So many years of training for this- for this shit and he decided to off himself now of all times-"
Wilbur said angrily

Eret raised his head elegantly
"I agree, what a waste of time and potential he was.

"That is not what I meant asshole"
Wilbur growled

George got riled up too
"Eret, our friend just- just died- and you say something like that?"
His voice was weak and cracked

Skeppy wanted to try to stir the argument away before it escalated.
"George, dont take this the wrong way but, what did you do with the body?"

"And what are we going to do with it."
Sapnap added

George sighed

"I placed my coat over him for now but...I'm not sure what we are to do... we can't leave the facility so we can't bury him.."

"We have an incinerator"
Eret suggested passively

Skeppy gazed at him sharply
"Shut the fuck up. Nobody wants to hear your twisted inputs mr fucking fancy pants"

"He might be right though..."
Sapnap said gently
"What else are we going to do-"

"Do you even hear yourself? God I didnt know red class people were such assholes, and here I thought you were one of the good ones here"
Skeppy spat out aggressively

Sapnap looked to George, expecting him to be mad, but George's eyes remained fixated on the ground.

"George... will you be ok on your own?"

George didn't respond

The bickering and shouting between Skeppy, Sapnap and Eret picked back up and continued ferociously whilst Wilbur and George were left silently pondering to themselves.

Wilbur glanced at Skeppy firmly.

Good kid, but needs to grow up..
Wilbur thought

Skeppys grand use of hand gestures revealed something to Wilbur.

He seemed to have a Coal black bruise looking mark in his wrist.

Wilbur grabbed skeppys wrist and held it up

"Wilbur wha-"

Skeppy's sleeve slipped down and revealed the large mark.

"The hell happened to you, Zak"
Wilbur said worryingly

Eret looked displeased with the name usage

"I... uh well I... hit my arm off the door frame really hard"
Skeppy sputtered out

"Likely story.."
George huffed out from under his breath.

Sapnap glanced at George worryingly, he isn't usually like this..

I mean of course he's acting off, anyone would
Sapnap thought dumbfoundedly

Skeppy pulled back his wrist and held it close to himself.

Eret stood up.
"I'm going to deal with Tubbo myself.

Skeppy went to retaliate but now Wilbur stopped him
"Its what has to be done..."
Wilbur said softly

Skeppy looked shattered
"G-George- you agree you me...right?"
Skeppy said defeatedly

George didn't respond.

Eret left the room and not too long after everyone started leaving.

Soon it was just Sapnap and George.

"George..."
Sapnap said quietly

George glanced up at him slowly, Sapnap could see even behind George's sunglasses that his eyes were red and puffy.

Sapnap smiled weakly and spread his arms out
"Everything will be ok"

George fell into his arms and hugged back, crying softly into his shoulder

Everything will be ok.