Chapter Thirty-Five

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I feel so bad, the boys just want to impress the people they look up to, so now they're gonna do things they don't want to do to make them happy 🥺💔
Am I the only one who finds that so friggin sad?
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I feel so bad, the boys just want to impress the people they look up to, so now they're gonna do things they don't want to do to make them happy 🥺💔 Am I the only one who finds that so friggin sad?———

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Third Person Pov:

Just as Matt was afraid of, Tom is constantly running around the base to check up on different stations and make sure they're virus free, checks every rebel room to make sure they're doing their exercises and eating properly, and while also doing more paperwork and training than is needed.

For crying out loud, the poor guy lifts heavy weights at night so he can pass out from exhaustion because he has insomnia from worrying so much about Edd and gets up at 2:00 in the morning to get in extra training outside in the cold fall air.

But what he does that warms everyone's heart at base is that he sits at Edd's side every single day for several hours, even if Edd's asleep and at a very contagious state. He fears Edd dying so much that he has night terrors every single night and has convinced himself that if he takes enough sleeping pills then he'll fall asleep, but instead of sleeping he ends up throwing up several pills each night and almost overdosing...

But right now, Tom is sitting in his office and looking at different papers filled with information spies have gathered in the Red Army base.. that is until the deep sadness inside him makes tears start to form in his eyes and he begins to sob alone, he places his forehead on his desk and makes a cave around his head with his arms as he tries to suppress his crying.

"I.. I can't.. I just can't do this anymore..." Tom mutters as he slowly lifts his head and rests his elbows on his desk, holding his head up by his hands. "B-but I have to do this.. for Edd..." Tom then looks to his open laptop as he sniffles and wipes his tears, he opens up his mail and still sees no response from Red. "It's been so long since he's talked to me.. I wonder if he's okay..."

Tom then sniffles again and sighs, he then looks back down at his papers and grabs his pen to start underlining important information- but then he sees a part of a familiar devil mask under a few pieces of paper, so he mumbles a "Huh?" and moves the other papers off of the particular paper.

Tom's digital eyes widen when he sees the title, "GENERAL WINSTON GETS REPLACED BY RED AVENGER DUE TO THE BLOODBURN VIRUS!!" with a picture of Red training a group of soldiers underneath, which Tom jumps out of his seat with the paper in his hand as he covers his mouth in pure shock and some minor teardrops roll down his cheeks.

"R-Red?.. Red is leading the.. R-Red Army?.." Tom asks himself in a whisper as he back up into the wall and slowly slides down it into a sitting position with his legs bent close to his chest, he begins to read the report quietly aloud, "General Winston has caught the Bloodburn virus and appointed Red Avenger to lead the Red Army in place of himself,"

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