"...We were?" Trick whispered in surprise, looking toward his brother.

"Watari," Zero breathed. "Watari picked... you..."

"Before he and L died." Far nodded. "They wanted you boys here."

"Why?" Treat asked.

Zero shook his head to show that he didn't know, though Trick didn't really expect him to. His memories were coming back, but slowly.

"Well, Zero and I are training you guys now." Far offered. "Well...I'm just helping take care of you and Zero's teaching you two."

"So we can pretend to be other people." Treat nodded.

Zero frowned, looking at Far as if he'd been slapped. "I want them to... to be them..."

"But... you're supposed to teach us, daddy," Trick said, frowning. "Its why you're staying at Wammy's!"

"Because, you wanted to give up the life and stay with me after the last case." Far sighed. "The only choice they gave you was working as a teacher."

Zero frowned a bit... none of this sounded familiar, but if all these people were saying it then it had to be true, right?

Why would they all be lying... and how could they all do it so consistently?

"...Zero...do you not want to teach them?" Far asked- turning to look at the Asian boy. "You don't have to...I'd understand if you didn't want to."

"I don't... remember," Zero informed, shaking his head.

"That scary man with the red eyes made his memories all weird," Trick told Far, frowning.

"I know." Far said and there was an edge to his voice. "I won't let him hurt anyone ever again."

"He tied up me and Trick." Treat added. "Touched us and tied us up...and made us watching him and Near!"

Zero turned to look at Treat. "Watch... him and Near...?"

Treat nodded and shuddered.

"He was all over us and then he was in the bed with Near." Treat told the Asian boy.

"Oh god!" Zero croaked, before he winced in pain. "Mello is going to kill someone!"

"Mello was in the hospital with Near." Far offered.

"Mello showed up after Matt and Next saved us." Treat offered.

"Mello didn't completely blow up?" Zero wheezed.

"You are talking a lot, considering K said you'd never talk again," Trick hummed.

"I'm glad, I hope that doesn't stop." Treat told his brother.

"Mello got back after and didn't know where B was...none of us do, K won't tell us." Far frowned. "They don't trust us not to kill him now that he's in a coma."