Everyone froze, even Ranboo, the one being held hostage. Techno put out his flames, weapons were lowered. Part of Tubbo hoped his friend could just teleport to safety, but he knew from experience that pain definitely made it hard to concentrate, and if you couldn't concentrate it was harder to use your powers. And getting stabbed probably didn't feel very good. Shit- Schlatt let out a laugh, and it definitely sounded a bit unhinged.
"Un-fucking-believable..." he muttered, scanning the group. His eyes zeroed in on his sons. Quackity, who was stood between Karl and Purpled. Fundy, who was standing with Niki and Eret, his friends, slightly closer to the action than he was. And George, who was practically hidden between Dream and Sapnap, but he still looked determined. Scared, but determined.
"You three..." he snarled, "After everything I've done, after I raised you, this is how you fucking repay me?"
"Raised us?" Fundy snapped, which earned a proud look from Niki, "All you did was manipulate us!! Our whole lives! All you did was hurt and manipulate us, you never cared!"
"Of course I care!" Schlatt growled back, "I care more than you know. You would have just been wasted potential if I hadn't stepped in!"
"You only stepped in after we lost our parents! We were weak, vulnerable, and you made us look up to you, trust you..." Fundy's lip trembled
"Is that really what you think?" Schlatt chuckled darkly, "oh, how ignorant you are Fundy...I saved you. I saved all of you! Your parents would have never allowed you to reach your full potential! They didn't see how powerful you could be! I did!"
That made them pause
"The hell does that mean?" Quackity snapped, narrowing his eyes.
Toby's eyes widened as he started to process Schlatt's words. Holy shit-
"Oh Alex...poor naïve little Alex, do you think it was a coincidence all my children have abilities when it's considered a fairly rare trait?" Schlatt smirked, before pausing, "Well, I suppose George was a coincidence...His parents messed with the wrong person. So I decided to...get rid of them myself. But I guess I couldn't bring myself to kill a kid, so I took him in. Him having powers made it all worth it. Made it easier to find other kids with powerful abilities"
George had gone completely white, staring in shock. Dream and Sapnap looked like they wanted to kill the guy, and him holding a knife to Ranboo was the only thing keeping them from ripping him apart. Toby understood them.
"And Fundy, sweet, innocent, quiet Fundy..." Schlatt turned on him, "you think a child your age could have accidentally started a fire like that?"
"You son of a-" Niki looked like she was about to run at the man, but Eret held her back, a blank look on their face that Toby had seen on his mom when she was really pissed.
"And it was all too easy to stage an accident for your parents Alexis..." he laughed, turning towards the youngest of the three, "Accidents are almost too easy..."
"You son of a bitch!" Quackity snarled, finishing Niki's thought, trying to launch himself at the man who'd raised him, Karl and Purpled barely managing to hold him back, though they both looked like they wanted to murder the villain themsleves.
Dream took a step towards Schlatt, but George grabbed his arm, quietly shaking his head. He was pale, and shaking slightly. Something told Toby that he wasn't taking the news of his parents' killer well.
When he glanced At Fundy, Niki and Eret. The tallest of the three had a hand on each of their shoulders. To comfort Fundy, and to calm Niki before she tried to attack Schlatt.
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To Be a Hero
Acción|Cross Posted on Archive of Our Own| In a world where a small percentage of people are born with powers, Toby was born with a power considered villainous. As a result he kept it a secret from everyone, including his family, and gave up on becoming a...
