Bang and Burn ~ Dreamnotfound + Skephalo

Chapter 28

A/n- Publishing two chapters today bc I've been eagerly waiting to introduce some new characters. I hope you all enjoy!!!

"Ok, I know this looks bad," Dylan calmly stated as he placed himself between everyone. "Give me a minute of your time and I can explain everything."

Though Nick wasn't moving, he still looked like he was ready to kill something. "Dylan, you fucking invited two criminals into Forte."

"Technically, we weren't invited in," Cat corrected. He pulled Jude's badge out of his back pocket. "We needed to borrow this to get in and up the elevator. You may want to return it." He handed it to Dylan, who then handed it to Clay. "We didn't mean to scare you. We were just told that Dylan could help us."

"Who told you that?" Clay asked.

"Agent Sprite," Wilbur answered. "She trusts Dylan quite a lot."

Clay looked over at Dylan as he looked away, his face turning red. "Agent Sprite? Who's that?"

"She's just one of the agents we are after," Dylan mumbled. "She's cool."

Nick scoffed. "I'm pretty sure she was there when I was taken. She is anything but cool."

Dylan crossed his arms. "You don't know her like I do, Nick."

"But you don't know her at all, Dylan!" Nick was getting even more fired up than before. "She kidnapped me! She tortured me! FUCK HER, DYLAN!"

"Last I remember, she didn't hurt you, did she?" Dylan questioned. He stared Nick down, determined to be just as intimidating as he was. Nick's eyes peered into Dylan's soul, making his chest burn, but he wasn't about to show that it bothered him.

Nick finally looked away. "No, she didn't do anything to me."

Dylan smirked. "Thought so."

Clay cleared his throat, gathering everyone's attention. "So, why are you two here? You better give me a damn good reason before I call Technoblade to remove you two."

"NO!" Wilbur screamed. "Please. I'm begging. I'll tell you everything that you need to know, but Techno will serve our asses on a silver platter if he finds out two criminals are in here. You need to swear that you won't tell anyone that we are here."

"Ok, answer this for me," Clay started, "How are you two involved in everything going on? You're obviously after us for some reason and if you expect me to talk to you, I deserve to know what's going on."

Wilbur clenched his jaw as his eyes started welling up with tears. Cat noticed this and grabbed his hand. "It's okay, Will. This is our way out. Everything will be okay." Cat pecked his cheek. "You've got this, love." George and Clay both wanted to question Wilbur about his relationship with Cat, but they knew that now wasn't the time. Instead, they impatiently waited for Wilbur to start talking.

"I killed them," Wilbur started, "All twelve of the victims died at my hands." Clay's jaw dropped and Nick started shaking, both ready to attack Wilbur. "But Clay, you need to know that I'm not the enemy here. You're going to need my help if you expect to win this."

Unable to contain his anger, Clay charged at Wilbur and pinned him against the wall. Clay gritted his teeth as he wound up his fist to punch Wilbur. "You ruined EVERYTHING! You killed innocent people and ruined my career. I trusted you, but I guess I was wrong." He then threw a punch at Wilbur, but Dylan caught his fist before he made contact.

"Clay, that's enough!" Dylan yelled. "He wants to help! Just hear him out!"

Cat placed a hand on Clay's shoulder. "Please, listen to us." Clay let go of Wilbur and whipped around to hit Cat in the stomach. Cat stumbled backward and right into Nick, who then broke free from George to attack Cat. He pinned Cat to the ground, finally letting all of his emotions explode out of him. He began throwing punch after punch until George managed to pull him off.