Duchenne (DSMP Superhero AU)

Chapter 51

There had been a massive memorial. Hundreds had died in the fight between the Syndicate and Dream, and it was good that Dream had let go of the rest of the civilians when he had or there would have been many more.

Sadly, Void hadn't been found after the battle. Someone found one of his horns in a storm drain, but the rest of him (if he was even alive) hadn't been found anywhere.

The election for the new president had been a rather sombre gathering, Tubbo offering to run when no one else stepped forward and winning by default. He promised everyone that he would make the city a safer place, and not be the Tyrant that his father had been.

Schlatt, along with Clay (Dream), Sam (The Warden), Karl (Timer), Fundy (Vixen), and Eret (Rex Iris) were all sent to Pandora under the new guidance.

Clay hadn't fought back much, muttering things about how terrible he was. Sam hadn't fought back either, accepting that what he had done was wrong and trusting the prison that he had built. Timer didn't say anything, just turned himself in and looked at his watch knowingly.

Vixen, on the other hand, fought back viciously. He put Spore in the hospital when he was being contained, screaming for his father. President Tubbo was rather relieved when he was finally in his cell.

Eret just walked into Pandora, saluting to the guards as he put himself in his cell.

Of course, Tubbo wasn't completely free from corruption. He announced that everyone who did not legally use their powers were to be sent to Pandora for at least a month, the powerless people in office agreeing to pass the bill pretty easily.

Jester refused to follow his rules, landing him on the wanted list. Slime followed Jester. He had explained to Wilbur that he needed to atone for turning his back on Jester, right before he disappeared the same night Jester did.

Bad, Spore, Captain P, Crystalize and Caduceus agreed to the new bill as well, content with their job as heroes. Dolus and Icarus agreed to work under the law, Dolus believing in Tubbo to do the right thing.

Of course, after this, Thanatos knew that he couldn't act under the law and ran away from home, leaving a note for Phil explaining that he couldn't live in the same house as heroes. Tommy didn't leave his room for a week after Techno left.

Wilbur knocked on the door, leaning against it.

"Tommy? May I come in?"

A red string snaked out from under the door, wrapping around WIlbur's wrist and tugging on it.

Wilbur opened the door, his gaze landing on Tommy.

He held Void's horn in one hand, and Magma's glasses in the other. He looked up at Wilbur, his eyes fixed on the white streak.

Wilbur sat down next to Tommy, glancing in between the objects in Tommy's hands and Tommy's eyes that were fixed on his hair. Eventually, Tommy put down the objects and leaned over to his bedside table, scribbling something down.

He turned it around to show Wilbur.

What do you think Jack and Ranboo's limbos are like?

Wilbur shrugged, leaning back on Tommy's bed.

"Jack's is probably the Syndicate meeting room to be honest, he seemed to get beaten up in there a lot. As for Ranboo..."

Wilbur thought about it. Ranboo had cared about secrets more than anything else, Wilbur couldn't actually think of anything that he knew for certain about the boy.

Then he remembered a conversation he had with Ranboo many years ago.

"Ranboo had a recurring nightmare a few years ago. He was stuck on an island in the middle of the ocean, seeing the people he cared about drowning not far away but too far for Ranboo to reach over and save them. I bet you that that's what his limbo is."

Tommy nodded slowly, turning the notepad around. He scribbled something down and turned the notepad back around to face Wilbur.

What about my Limbo? Do you think it would be a dark room filled with a cobweb of green strings and smiley faces?

Wilbur wasn't sure how to respond.

"I'm not... sure. But I know for a fact that Kirsten would be there to support you."