"But they made him from you." Red said. "That's...well...that's as close as it gets, right?"

Unable to dispute the facts any further, Q just turned his head to the side.

His hair pulled on his shoulders, pulling back and revealing pointed ears, the tips the same silver that his parents were striped with.

Red blinked at the sight.

"...Wow, you are mostly Silver." Red remarked. "Shit...I can't believe you were down there."

Turning back to him, Q frowned. "Where did you think they got the DNA from? They attempted to use Luda's twice - numbers one and two, on twins that had been born human - but he was too unstable."

"Huh?" Red frowned. "They used Luda's DNA?"

"Only twice," Q informed. "But the children they used them on became too powerful too fast. Mine appeared to come on slower, so they continued to use mine."

"Hold it, what children?" Red asked. "They didn't terminate them, did they?"

"Not as far as I know," Q hummed. "The numbers they gave them were 2 and 3."

"Are you shitting me!?" Red paled a bit- which was pretty noticeable given his tanned skin. "Th-those psychos...that's Chess and Domino...Kayen's henchmen and bodyguards! You mean they have Luda's DNA in them- are you serious!?"

"I have no reason to not be," Q replied.

"Q...this is bad...this is really bad." Red shook his head. "Not to mention, if Luda wants you dead and Kayen's running around your DNA and those whack-jobs have Luda's..."

"DNA does not make choices," Q informed. "If either of them wish to kill me, it is of their own free will."

He was silent for a moment, before he frowned.

"Why would they want to kill me?"

"You probably don't have to worry, they'd want to kill Kayen at that rate." Red reasoned. "...Then again, they'll want to kill you just because Kayen will want you dead."

"Why would Kayen want me dead?" Q inquired. "I've never met him before. It isn't logical."

"You're a Silver, he'll want you dead and want you strung out on display for the other ones to see you." Red replied. "This kid is nuts Q, N - U - T - S, nuts. He's super-powerful and completely desensitized- everyone's afraid of him."

Q wasn't really sure what to say, so he just sat in silence and watched the rest of the Silvers around them going about their business.

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"Adam!"

Someone grabbed his shoulders and shook him roughly.

"Wake up, Adam!"