Chapter 10

My name is Dewey Duck, and I am a survivor. I've finally reunited with both my brothers. Now we're a family again. It's been so long since I've seen us together again. It feels, satisfying, knowing that they're not dead. Now that they're both here I can finally tell them about master Washi. Without him, I don't think I would have ever found them. But I'm gonna save that story for another time. They'll hear it eventually. After we killed Beaks, we headed back to the camp that we set up. There we all started to catch up. Well, all of us except Huey. Huey barely talked to anyone, he was only looking out into space. He just seemed a little too distant. Time to figure him out.

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As Huey sat down and looked at the sky, Dewey sat next to him. Dewey was concerned about his brother.

"Everyone's having a good time over there." Dewey said trying to get Huey to notice. "Wanna join them? It might help you feel better." Huey looked at Dewey and started to speak.

"No, I'm fine here." Huey said emotionlessly. Dewey didn't understand why his brother was acting like this.

"Okay Huey, you gotta tell me what's wrong." Dewey demanded as Huey started to lay down. "I know it's been a long time, like 5 years, but you gotta help me understand what you going through." Huey then started to stand up. He took off his shirt revealing all the scars that Beaks gave him.

"You wanna understand what I'm going through?!" Huey said as Dewey looked in shock. He's only seen his brother's scars in the videos that Beaks showed him. Never in person before. "These are what he gave me to punish me. Every time I did something that was below his expectations, he would stab me, cut me, whip me, beat me, anything that would get me to be compliant." Huey started speaking louder as Dewey listened. "He would also torture me mentally. He would always tell me that you or Louie were the only people who were gonna save me. He made holograms of you guys laughing at me getting tortured, and saying how you don't want to save me." Huey started speaking louder and angrier as Dewey continued to listen. "And you know what the worst thing he did to me was! He through me in the place where all his reject test subjects were located! Do you know what they did to me?! They raped Dewey, they did it to the point where it felt like a normal thing!" Huey started yelling with furiousness as Dewey looked at his brother in shock. "AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORST PART OF THAT IS?! I WOULD WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND TELL MYSELF, THIS IS MY LIFE NOW! THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS DEAL WITH IT! SO NO, I DON'T BELONG OVER THERE WITH YOUR FRIENDS! THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN A SUNSET WITHOUT HAVING BLOOD ON MY HANDS! AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES MATTERS EVEN WORSE! THE FACT THAT I MISS HIM!" Huey started breaking down in tears. Dewey went over to comfort him. "He broke me to the point where I fell like I need him." Dewey continued to hug his brother as Louie came over to join them.

"It's over now." Louie said as Huey kept apologizing. "Don't be sorry, just let it out." Everyone started watching as the brothers showed their love for each other.

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It was the middle of the night. The Flower Guardians decided to leave so they can help people who are still trying to survive the apocalypse. Iris decided to stay with the group. Jax, Harper, and Dagger left to find a place where they can all atone for what they did. Louie decided that he would accompany Dewey on his journey a little longer before going back to his group. Webby decided to stay as well. As everyone was asleep, Dewey woke up and saw Huey trying to leave. As Huey walked out of the tent they were staying in, Dewey started to speak.

"Where are you going?" Dewey asked as Huey sighed.

"I left a note that would explain everything." Huey said as Dewey walked closer.

"So what, you're just gonna leave?!" Dewey asked angrily. "Without saying goodbye to anyone?! If you're gonna leave, you at least owe us that much." Huey sighed as he began to explain.

"It's complicated Dewey, I can't stay here." Huey said upsettingly. "I just need some time to think, alright. This isn't gonna work out at my current state." Dewey was confused.

"And why not?" Dewey asked as Huey answered.

"Being in the Lazarus Pit doesn't only effect your body, it effects your mind." Huey explained as Dewey listened. "Where you only kill when you have to, I have to kill all the time. I will die if I don't kill someone once a month. It's a little too complicated to explain, but I was this close to killing one of you. If I stay here, I'm afraid that I'll hurt someone." Dewey started to understand as Louie came out of nowhere.

"So that's why you're leaving without saying goodbye?!" Louie asked angrily as Huey tried to explain. He was immediately cut off by Louie. "You did this same crap 5 years ago. You left me without saying a damn word. All you did was leave a note. Now that you're back, I guess the cycle is repeating. Family doesn't turn their back on family, and that's exactly what you're doing right now. So I'm giving you an ultimatum. If you walk out on us right now, consider our brotherhood over." Huey didn't know what to say. Dewey tried to step in.

"Louie, I don't think that's very fair." Dewey said as Louie folded his arms.

"Oh it's perfectly fair." Louie said as Huey tried to decide. "What's it gonna be Huey?!" Huey finally decided. He gave Dewey the paper that he took from Mark Beaks. He then walked to Louie and gave him a hug.

"You will always be my brother, and I will always love you." Huey said as Louie hugged back. "But I have to go. I'm sorry Louie." Huey let go of Louie as Louie started to cry. Huey walked away as Louie walked back in the tent.

"I guess I didn't know him as well as I thought." Louie said as he cried himself back to sleep. Dewey watched as Sin came out of her tent.

"I'm going with him." Sin said as she grabbed her sword. "I'll make sure he doesn't get into too much trouble." Dewey then grabbed her shoulder.

"Make sure you take good care of him." Dewey requested as Sin looked at him and nodded. She then started running to catch up with Huey. Huey started to speak.

"I know the name you gave me earlier wasn't your real name." Huey said as Sin laughed.

"Wow, you really are brilliant." Sin said as they continued to walk. "My name is April, and I'm gonna follow you to the ends of the earth." With that said, they began their journey.

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Louie continued to cry as Iris walked into his tent. She was concerned about how he was feeling. Louie began to speak.

"The first time I see my brother in 5 years and he leaves." Louie said as he cried. "Without even intending to say goodbye. I thought I knew him, but clearly there's still a lot I don't know. And now it really makes me wonder if we even knew each other at all. I'm gonna make sure I never abandon you guys. I'm gonna stay here till the very end. I'll be better than him. I'll never give up." Louie then started to breakdown knowing that his brother chose to leave. Iris then gave him a hug to comfort him. They then looked into each other's eyes. They moved in closer until their lips made contact. They continued to kiss as everyone else was asleep.

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Dewey sat on top of the RV that Baron and Destiny were sleeping in. He stared at the folded piece of paper that Huey gave him. He noticed that there was writing on the back of the paper.

Dear Dewey,

If you're reading this, it means that I left. I know that I just came back and you guys haven't seen me in a while, but I just want you to understand that I still love you guys. I know you think I'm selfish for leaving you guys, but I just don't want to see anyone else get hurt because of me. I am the worlds best assassin as of right now. But I don't want to be that anymore. I want to be a hero. I'm going to find a cure to my illness, and then I'll be back for you guys, if you still want me. On the back of this letter are the last four names of the 10 Horsemen. It's written in a special kind of ink. You can only see the 4th name as of right now, but after you kill him, the 3rd name will appear. The process will continue until you kill the last Horseman. I wish you the best of luck Dewey. And I also have one more request. Whatever you do, don't come looking for me. We'll meet again, but now isn't the right time. I also left you a gift. I left you an artificial assistant. She will help you locate the people that you need to find. Be careful out there Dew.

Your brother,

Huey

It was hard for Dewey to read that letter. Once he finished reading it. He turned the paper around. He was shocked by the name he saw. He started to rethink everything he knew about the people he met through his travels. He dropped the piece of paper as he started to fall to the ground in panic. The name on the paper said Washi Tori. As Dewey continued to grow fearful, he started to here a sound. It sounded like sirens. Dewey immediately knew what that sound was. He began yelling for everyone to wake up so they could get moving. Baron and Destiny came out of the RV as Baron started to speak.

"Why are we in such a hurry?" Baron asked rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Destiny then started to here the sirens.

"Oh crap, they're coming!" Destiny said as Dewey tried to pack everything up.

"Who's coming?" Baron asked. Just then, they were surrounded by people with guns. There were red dotted lights pointed all around them. One of the men started pulling out a pack of cigarettes and started to smoke one.

"Well, well, well, look at what we got here." The man said as everyone had their hands raised. "If it isn't Dewey Duck and Destiny Gold. You escaped from us once, but you're not gonna do it again. We've bumped up security now." Webby was confused.

"Dewey, who are these guys?" Webby asked as Dewey tried to answer. The man interrupted him.

"Oh haven't they told you?!" The man said as he blow the smoke out of his mouth. "Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Evan Quackerton, and I'm the owner of the inescapable prison, Coton. And I'm here to take back my two least favorite prisoners." Evan said as the group knew that they were outnumbered and outmatched.

End of Chapter 10

End of The Blue Swordsman

To be continued in

The Blue Swordsman: Vol 2