doomsday | dream smp

four

"We're gonna nuke each other up boys, 'til old satan stands impressed."

"So when can I meet this Schlatt person?" Ophelia asked, moving Wilbur's things into her house. They had decided her house was the better living option as it was closer to Tommy and Tubbo.

"Well, I do have a meeting with him today, I suppose I could bring you." He sighed, plopping down onto the bed.

"Really? That would be great!" She was excited, she was dying to know who he was because Wilbur was being super secretive about him.

"Just warning you, he has a very strong personality." Wilbur cautioned, he did not seem as excited as Ophelia was.

"C'mon, he can't be as bad as Tommy."

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Wilbur and Ophelia found themselves outside of a small shack in the middle of nowhere. It would be a shock if there was anything living out there, the grass was dead, the only source of water was a small pond, and she could count on one hand the amount of trees she saw.

"The person endorsing you lives here?" She asked skeptical, the way Wilbur spoke about him she was assuming he was a nation's leader somewhere.

"Yes, this is his place. If you want to back out now is your last chance."

"No I'm not backing out, I want to meet him." She decided.

Taking his eyes off of Ophelia, Wilbur knocked in a rhythmic pattern on the door and from the other side a gruff voice yelled, "Come in."

The two entered and were immediately hit by the overwhelming smell of alcohol. Taking in her surroundings, it was easy to tell this man was a drunk. His back was turned to them and he seemed to be staring at something in his right hand, with a bottle in his other. Wilbur walked forward and set a hand on Schlatt's shoulder.

"Wilbur!" He slurred, standing up quickly, almost falling over, Wilbur bracing him.

"Hey buddy." Wilbur gave him a small smile, he helped the intoxicated man over to the kitchen, nodding his head to have Ophelia follow him. The kitchen was just as big of a mess that the living room was. Schlatt traded the other man for the counter, trying to balance himself. Wilbur found a coffee pot within the mess and put some water on. Ophelia finally got a good look at Schlatt, he had deep, dark eye bags and his hair was a tousled mess. He was definitely older than both her and Wilbur, he looked like he was at least in his mid-thirties. While Ophelia was taking in his appearance, Schlatt finally noticed her presence, gaining some sobriety.

"And who is this?" He spoke, more of asking Wilbur.

"Schlatt meet Ophelia, Ophelia meet Schlatt." He took a brief glance between the two, Schlatt didn't seem to show any reaction and Ophelia had her mask on so it was impossible to tell if she reacted.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, I've heard plenty." Ophelia spoke.

"Well I know nothing about you, I am curious however." Schlatt smirked. Ophelia scoffed in disgust and looked to Wilbur. "Hey Will, how about you let me talk to your lady friend, alone for a moment. Just so that we can learn more about each other."

"Lady friend? I have a name asshat." She said, he was awful, why did Wilbur have to choose him?

"Schlatt, I am warning you, don't try anything. I'll be outside." Wilbur solemnly walked outside of the shack. Ophelia was shocked, he really just left her in here with this creep.

"So what's your story?" He asked, pouring himself a cup of coffee.

"I'm sorry?" She replied, confused.

"Well you obviously have some backstory, you don't wear something that covers your face unless you have trust issues or you're an assassin." She didn't like how he talked, he spoke like he already knew who she was.

"I'm a soldier." Was all she replied, she was not going to tell this creep all about herself.

"Which family member did you kill?" He looked up from stirring his coffee.

"Excuse me? I didn't kill anyone in my family."

"Oh c'mon, your everything about you says that you have a tragic backstory which probably includes losing a loved one or killing someone who you once loved or both." Schlatt perplexed her, how did he know so much? They had only just met.

"Okay, I lost two loved ones." She gave in a little. "What's your story? How did you end up living in a sad excuse for a house and a drunk?"

"You have bite, I like that." He spoke, ignoring her question.

"Why does Wilbur need your help?" She finally asked.

"I'm a very influential person, people listen to me."

"It sure doesn't seem like it."

He set down his coffee cup and walked closer to Ophelia until they were a foot apart, "You need to learn that you can't read everyone like a book. You have this hardcore front but under all of that you are a weak little girl." He growled. That was enough for her, she kicked him in the nuts and pulled the knife she had hidden in her boot out, grabbing the front of his shirt and pushing him into the counter. Her knife was grazing his neck and she stared into his eyes, where she saw no reaction, in fact he was laughing.

"What's so funny?" She asked, not moving from her position.

"You won't hurt me."

"And why not?" She was furious.

"It's simple, your darling boyfriend needs me to help him win and you would do anything for him wouldn't you, sweetheart." His voice was laced with venom. Ophelia removed her knife from his neck but didn't move from where she was standing.

"Okay, I won't hurt you, for now." She spoke, "However, once Wilbur has won this election, I can't guarantee anything." He just smiled at her, it made her sick.

"I can't wait."

Without breaking eye contact, she pushed her knife into the counter, swiping his hand with it. She turned around and started for the door, not wanting to be around him any longer. She reached the door and before opening it she took a final glance at him and spoke, "Don't call me sweetheart."

A/N

hey everyone! i have big plans for this book so i hope y'all are ready cause it's gonna get crazy. i'm sorry for the slow updates lately, i'm super busy with school and i haven't had much motivation to write. also, yes i am making schlatt older than he actually is in order for the story to work. i hope you all enjoyed this chapter :) remember to join my discord link in my bio and to vote, comment, and follow (self promo over sorry) ily all and i hope you have a great day/night.