𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙮-𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣

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"ha ha, very funny." I say, holding my right arm gently as Techno beings me over inside the tower, out of the open. It was Tommy who had said it, the color blind joke, he was with Niki. Nihachu was getting a large bandage for my arm, I guessed.

"Hold still, this may hurt." The dark haired woman said, I hadn't even realized she was beside me. "Whatever they used, it worked fast, like really damn fast. If I didn't get to you when I did, you'd probably be dead by now Vie." Niki says softly, laying the clean bandage across my arm, securing it tightly. It stung, but it wasn't unbearable.

"Do you think you can stand on your own?" Technoblade said, still supporting my weight. I nod, biting the inside of my cheek as the pink haired man slowly slides out from under me. I feel unstable for a moment, but I can stand. Niki nods, then throws her bag back over her shoulder. Then, we are all rushing down the ladder, though we could've just jumped like the other four did, like how Sam just fell off the ledge. But, we didn't want to die, not yet at least.

"Quackity, Fundy, Tubbo!" I yell as soon as my feet hit the ground, arm feeling heavier with each step, but at least I can feel it. Technoblade held onto his sword, along with mine, having picked it up after before we went down. He hands me the purple blade as the three I called for run into the tower from outside.

They have sweat dripping from their foreheads, small tears in the clothes under their armor, and Quackity is missing his beanie.

"What the hell happened up there?!" Quackity shouts, throwing his arms up in the air, almost hitting Tommy in the jaw. "Four guys just started floating through the air and fired arrows at us!"

"Those were the same ones who we were fighting up there!" Niki shouts, moving to look out the opening of the tower. I watch her as she goes staying silent and close to Technoblade in case I collapse again. Niki stares out the door for a moment, then opens her mouth in shock, her eyes widening as she looks at the land that was once her home.

"We have to go, they are coming up the hill!" Niki shouts, running back in and pushing everyone out the door, but never touched Technoblade or myself. She was shouting as Quackity and Tommy started arguing, Technoblade and I follow suit, watching the tower as three faces pop inside the tower entrance, all holding weapons made of netherite, and wearing armor to match. Though, I see no swords. I see moon blades, I remember seeing them once I came back from my travels, and I see an axe that looks to be the size of the man holding it, and I see a two twin daggers that reach past the wielders arm.

I see Sapnap, Dream and Punz all staring at me and Technoblade as we recede down the hill with the others. I see Dream without his mask, and I see a psychotic smile cross over his features, and then I hear running.

"Go!" I shout, turning around to run down the hill as fast as I could before the three men could catch up. Technoblade runs beside me, his grip on his blade unwavering as we meet the others down in the plaza. Wilbur is no where in sight, but everyone else is. Niki, Tubbo, Tommy, Quackity, Fundy are all in a circle, staying close together as Technoblade and I close in, seeing the four we fought earlier appear on the podium overlooking our group. They hold no weapons.

I feel the wind rush behind my ears as I push into the circle, feeling everyone start to space out, defending a corner of their own. I see Tubbo get closer to Tommy, and the blonde to him. Niki to Fundy, Quackity to me. Although the situation I'm currently in is not Ideal, I feel warmth in my chest. We look out for our own.

I focus back on the hill Technoblade and I had just ran from, watching as the three heads pop back over the grass, each having a different look on their face. Sapnap having one of distress, Punz with one of annoyance, and Dream. He scares me most. Dream has a smile on his face, pleasant and calm, cocky if you will. He holds his axe close to his body, I'm still not sure why they have different weapons then what they were used to. But every though I had before is wiped clean, because Dream does the unexpected.

Dream stands at the top of the hill, before slowly walking down, with his hands raised. His hands raised in surrender. Sapnap follows, as does Punz, as do the ones on the podium. They each hold the weapons they had above their heads as the others around me start to relax ever so slightly, but this doesn't feel right.

Dream would never surrender, not even if he was going to lose, and it would be very easy for him to overwhelm our group right now. Very fucking easy. It was equal in numbers, seven to seven, but Dream had better fighters, better warriors on his side. He could rush us right now and we wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"Do not attack! Do not attack." Dream repeats when he's in range, his followers waiting behind him. I hear the same though pass over in my mind, over and over, pressing close to my ears inside my skull. Like it was hammering away at my brain, sending me into a fight or flight panic.

Getoutgetoutgetout Just over and over in my mind, followed by the conflict to either attack or not. To let them surrender, or kill them where they stood.

"We surrender." Dream announces, throwing his axe at our feet, Sapnap and Punz throwing their odd choice of blades along with them. Our group forms one strong line right across the plaza, curving ever so slightly to watch those on the podium as well as the trio in front of us. Technoblade kicks the weapons behind him, holding them with his golden boots. I stare Dream straight in the eyes as he speaks again.

"I have to show you all something." His head turns towards the van, the historic van sitting inside the Manburg area, covered in concrete and dirt, mud and stone to form the basic shape. the front of the van is still there, but there is movement inside of it. I stand confused, but nonetheless, follow dream as Technoblade keeps a hand on his shoulder, a tight hand on his shoulder with his sword pointed at his back to stop him from trying anything. Punz and Sapnap, along with the four on the podium climb on top of the van where a whole where the roof was supposed to be was. I see them as they stand with Quackity, Tubbo and Niki with swords drawn as well.

Technoblade pushes Dream inside the van, Tommy, Fundy and I all push our way inside the cramped van, that smells like burning wood and alcohol. We follow the smell to the back of the van where a man sits with a couple crates of alcohol situated beside him, though I see another man sitting on top of one of the empty crates. Neither wear armor, neither carry a weapon, they both just have bottles in their hands, both appearing to be empty. I catch eye of the other many empty bottles collecting in the corner of the van.

The men were Jschlatt, President of Manburg and the man we were here to defeat, and one of our own, drinking with the enemy.

Wilbur Soot.

𝟷𝟹𝟸𝟺 ᴡᴏʀᴅs