You Just Have to Believe

Chapter 12:

"WEBBY!!!" Finally, the laughter came to a stop as she heard a familiar voice yell her name.

"WEBBY WAKE UP!!" There is was again. That voice.

"WEBBY!!" Finally, webby gasped and shot up only to be gently pushed back down as the sudden lunge had made her head spin. Right. Bad idea.

"Webby are you okay?!" She opened her eyes to see the familiar duck who had been yelling her name. Or shall she say ducks. Louie, Dewey and Huey all hovering over her with a worried expression. "G-Guys?" She stuttered as her eyes came back to reality and the blur had flew away. "Yeah it's us." Their beaks formed a slight smile as they embraced her in a soft hug, however Webby did nothing in response, she didn't push them away and she didn't hug them back.

"Webby what happened?" Louie asked, trying his best not to overreact. She stayed silent and stared at them with a look the boys couldn't quite get. Mad? Sad? A mix of the both?

"Do you remember?" Huey asked taking a step forward as he fiddled with his hands. Oh she remembered alright. She remembered how she was so naive to believe the triplets would ever be her friends. She remembered how foolish she was to believe Max, Alex and Travis were her friends. She remembered how stupid she was to think she would ever even have friends. She remembered Max and Alex pinning her to the locker. She remembered Tarvis' fist leaving a mark in her face, and her dignity. She remembered Max and Alex's webbed feet digging into her stomach before leaving with laughter. She remembered the ear piecing words they spoke before she fell to the endless pit of darkness.

'We knew you were weak. We just needed proof and here it is.'

Webby gave a sigh before letting a tear slip from her eye. Trying to be strong, she looked away and wiped her tear viciously with her arm.

"Webby.........who did this to you?" There he was. The duck she was most disappointed in. The duck she thought she could always trust and count on, even if his brothers weren't always there, she thought he was.

Dewey.

Her long lost twin. The guy who had been through everything with her, just to throw her in the trash again like everyone else.

Dewey placed both hands on Webby's shoulders as he stared into her eyes. Weird. He seemed.........serious. Dewey was never serious about anything. What game was he playing? "Webs tell us who did this to you." He spoke firmly, never letting us eyes slip away from hers.

"Webby please answer us, we're really worried about you." Louie spoke with worry and pain, to everyone's surprise. He stepped forward, also fiddling with his hands.

Wait............what? They're worried about her? But how? They set it up.........didn't they?

"What?" She questioned back, tilting her head. "We're.........worried about you?" Louie started throwing on a questioning look. Why did he have to repeat himself? She knew they always worried about her since the incident, why did she question him? Unless.........unless someone questioned her about her relationship with them. Unless someone persuaded her she was not and never will be part of the family. Unless this wasn't all just an accident and someone did this to her. But who?

Webby's gaze was slowly drawn to the floor as she felt herself fall into her endless thoughts.

Why would they care? Didn't they set the whole thing up? Didn't they ask Travis, Max and Alex? To beat her up? Isn't that why they introduced her to them? Unless.........

Wait.........thats it! It all became clear. The words Travis, Alex and Max spoke. How they lied about the triplets being there. The triplets didn't set it up. They were set up! Just like Webby was! Of course! Bullies in the shadows! Innocent on the outside, however on the inside, they were cruel bullies who only go after the best of the best. They obviously heard about the countless adventures Webby had been on with the Scrooge McDuck. Seeing her weak and vulnerable made her an easy target. This was all her fault. Again, she should've just put her seatbelt on. She should've listened to Huey! Wow.........she never thought she'd hear herself say that.