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Arthur's voice was hoarse from crying, "What do you mean? He was just a child-" "And you were just his beloved brother. I did say he would die for you, after all."

"Alfred tried to cut out his heart. But...of course if he succeeded he wouldn't be here, right? So it's not that important at the moment, I will inform you of the reason later on. Over the years he realized that Billy is like a child and cannot function under pain of any kind. He first started to wear tacks in his shoes and stuffed them with rags so the blood wouldn't leak out. He would always use the tacks and he would dislocate his shoulder or his fingers when he slept. But when you visited they weren't enough. Alfred would pour salt into his shoes so that the wounds would burn all the time, and he once put fire ants in his bed sheets. He had a horrible childhood-and a horrible life altogether, but as long as you were okay he was happy. As long as you were safe, he knew that what he did was worth it.

The next time you came to visit was many years later correct? One night Billy managed to control Alfred's body and went into your room while you were sleeping and tried to slit your throat. But Alfred stopped him, which should have been impossible. You know why he was able to save you? Because you were so precious to him, he couldn't bear to lose you. He knew that it was getting worse, so he decided to break away from you-to become independent. He did it to save you not spite you. He loved and still loves you. Breaking away from you was too much to bear, so he somehow created me. Whether or not he developed DID from the stress or he had it before and he himself was a personality is both unknown and irrelevant. I was born-is the main thing.

But after many years of fighting and as America, the country, began to grow, I realized that I was not cut out for the political side of things. I had been designed solely for the Revolution-for fighting. So Alfred created Andrew to do it for him. We also act as 'silencers' as well as 'safety nets'. What I mean is that while Alfred is in charge, we deal with Billy and make sure to suppress him, so Alfred isn't under as much pressure. However, Alfred still insists on the glass in his shoes. Whether it's just in case or it's become a habit is beyond me. But believe me when I say that it hurts like a bitch." Bit ended with an uncomfortable squirm.

Arthur blinked slowly as he tried to comprehend everything.

"So where is Alfred now?" Matthew stressed.

"Oui, Andrew said something about Alfred being with Billy? What did he mean by that?"

"He meant what he said. Listen, all four of us have our own little 'worlds' inside the head of 'America', which is what we use to refer to the 'vessel-" he gestured to himself "and not one of us in particular, since we don't know who the real 'America' is. Alfred and Billy have an ongoing 'spat' on who's the real 'America'. Which is probably why America is in the lowest level of his mind's 'worlds': Billy's. His is the lowest level, then Alfred's, then mine, and at the very top is Andrew's. When the pills caused Alfred to lose consciousness, Billy apparently dragged him down to his 'world', since when I checked Alfred's 'world' he wasn't there.

For some reason,Billy's main goal is to become the true 'America' (whether he is the real one or not) and kill you." Bit paused and stared Arthur directly in the eyes, "But to do that he needs to kill Alfred. Alfred is the last remaining barrier between him and you."

"Hold on, wouldn't killing Alfred, if Alfred is in fact the real 'America', kill Billy as well? And you and Andrew as well? That is right, oui?"

Bit sighed and ran a hand through his ebony dyed hair, "That's the weird thing, I was thinking the same thing as well. It is true that if the real 'America' is killed we, meaning all the personalities, die. Which is why I have a good, or bad depending on the situation, feeling that Billy is in fact the real 'America'. Alfred is the only real threat, because if he is just a personality-Andrew and I die as well because he created us. So in short, our main goal is rescuing and retrieving Alfred." Matthew raised an eyebrow, "So how are we going to do that?"

"Simple. I'm going to take you inside of 'America's' mind."