My Family (Sally The Salmon)

♠ Chapter 14 ♠

(Sally's POV)

Wilbur rolls his eyes. "Sure. Whatever you want to believe, Toms." Tommy raised his eyebrows. "I don't like that attitude. We need to get ready!" He elbowed Wilbur. "Who put to in charge?" I asked. Tommy laughed "Me bitch!" We all laughed. Then Tommy said that he had to get ready and went down into the ravine.

"Dream has never been on our side... Why would he decide to help us now?" Wilbur asked me. "Unless..." Looks like he answered his own question. "He's accepted the reality that L'manberg can't be saved." He chuckled. "Dream isn't on our side, he's on his own."

I put a hand on his shoulder. He shoved it off. Then he digs in his pockets and pulls out a lighter. He grabs the letter from the chest "Maybe we can find ourselves a common interest. He might be very useful to have around..." He lit the paper on fire.

"Wilby, are you okay?" I asked him. "Never better, love." He replied. I know that's a lie, but I chose not to say anything.

(A Week Later)

It's been a week. Wilbur was finally comfortable with showing Tubbo Pogtopia and he came there everyday to deliver news.

Today, me and Wilbur were talking when Tubbo walked in. "Wilbur, I have news. This is important. Schlatt's having another speech in a few minutes. He said it was something about a festival." He told us. I look at Wilbur, he was thinking.

"I'll be going now..." Tubbo said as he walked away. Wilbur was still thinking but it was interuptted by Tommy. "I got some diamonds and now I have half a stack of diamond blocks!" Wilbur looked annoyed.

"What's wrong Wil? Did someone shit in your breakfast?" He laughed. I gave him a look that says to be quiet, he didn't see me. "I guess that's a weird way to scramble eggs!" He laughed again.

Wilbur got irritated. "Tommy!" He yelled. Tommy instantly shut up. "Schlatt is having anothet decree in a few minutes..." I told him. "W-what does that mean?" He asks. Wilbur answers "I don't know, Tommy. But I don't want you being there." Tommy's eyes widened "Why?!" He yelled.

"You're reckless, Tommy. You arw endangering our whole operetion." Wilbur told him. "B-But I'm your right hand! That's not fair!"

"He's not wrong Tommy. You might get yourself in trouble." I tell him.

"There is a reason that you're not president and will never be!" Wilbur shouted. I put a hand on Tommy's shoulder "You can stay here and train with Techno. We'll tell him to take it easy on you." I suggest. He looks at me with a smile.

"Fine." Both of us look back to Wilbur. "You can come if you want to. But you need to start acting more mature." I take the hand off Tommy's shoulder and go whisper to Wil "He's just a child, Wil. He has the right to act like one." Then I go back to Tommy's side.

"So, do you want to come with us?" I ask him. He nods.

"Okay. That's settled. Let's go."

(Timeskip)

We were at the NASA tower again, watching over everything. Schlatt went up to the stand and started speaking.

"Citizens of Manberg. How are we all doing today?" He asked. Some people responded, some people didn't. "The sun is about to rise over another great day in Manberg! I woke up at the right side of the bed today. I think we should do something big. I've got some plans." Then we all notice someone going up the podium. Tubbo. How did we get here before him?

"Tubbo! Finally! How come you haven't been around lately?" Schlatt asks him. I got worried for a second. "I've been where I always am, Schlatt. I'm building up records for the library." He lied. I mentally sighed in relief.

Schlatt smiled "Good to know. Anyway, I'm here for only one thing. Fundy, I want you to restore the podium to it's forms glory." Then he whispered something under his breath. I couldn't hear what he whispered. He turns to Fundy "I'm gonna give you a week to do it. Y'know why?" He asks. "Because it has to look nice for the MANBERG FESTIVAL!" He announced.

"Today, I'm gonna do something that people will remember. Something people will appreciate." He says. "That's the first..." I mutter. "We're gonna throw a party. It's gonna be a celebration of democracy. The democracy that put me in power." I scoff "The demoracy that you called 'overrated'."

"I say we invite all of our pals. Eret, Dream, my friend Technoblade."

Friend?

Tommy pulls out his crossbow and aims for Schlatt. I didn't say anything. I want Schlatt to die as much as he does. But Wilbur put a hand infront of Tommy which stopped him from shooting.

"I wanna drive home the idea that this celebration will be about Manberg. A celebration of democracy, of law, and of the new era of peace that has been brought forth by my administration. Thus ends the presidential speech." He finished. Schlatt, Quackity, Tubbo, and Fundy left the podium.

"Wil, I could've taken that shot!" Tommy yelled at Wilbur. "Killing Schlatt wouldn't do anything. Killing Schlatt wouldn't fix a single thing. It wouldn't matter if you killed him or not." Wilbur told Tommy. "As much as I want Schlatt dead, Wilbur has a point, Tommy." I put a hand on the 16 year old's shoulder.

(Timeskip)

On the way to Pogtopia, Wilbur was silent the whole time. It looked like he was in deep thought.

When we finally got back to Pogtopia he said "I-I have a question... For the both of you..." "Ask away, Wil." We wait for the question.

"This festival doesn't feel evil... It seems like an actual good thing that Schlatt is doing." I nod. "Well, not gonna lie, it's pretty suspicious and I don't trust it... But in the surface, it doesn't really seem bad..."

"Are we the bad guys?"

I stood frozen in my spot. "What?" Tommy asked. "'Cause we just kinda made ourselves in charge. Then we had a vote, and Schlatt won which was completely legal. And now we're trying to overthrow him.. This doesn't seem morally right..."

"Am I the villian in this story?"