Trigger Warning: Violence, Mentions of Death, Gore, Manipulation
Phil burst through the door with Sapnap close behind him. The room was huge, and very dark. Stalks of chorus fruit grew in the corner while the rest of the room was either blank area for flying, or poles jutting out of the walls that Tommy could land on if he wished.
Tommy jumped to his feet and let out a joyful screech. “⎅⏃⎅⋉⏃?” Without hesitation, Phil ran to Tommy and wrapped his arms around his neck into a hug, with Tommy moving his head to wrap around Phil. “You were dead. I saw you die. Oh, I’ve missed you so much. I thought I’d lost you forever. How are you here? How are you alive?” Tears welled in Phil’s eyes. He had Tommy back. He had his boy back. He had his son back.
“⋔⊬ ⏚⍜⎅⊬ ⍙⏃⌇ ⎅⟒⌇⏁⍀⍜⊬⟒⎅ ⏃⋏⎅ ⋔⊬ ⌿⍜⍙⟒⍀ ⍙⏃⌇ ⎅⍀⏃⟟⋏⟒⎅, ⏚⎍⏁ ⟟ ⍀⟒⋔⏃⟟⋏⟒⎅ ⏃⌰⟟⎐⟒. ⟟ ⟊⎍⌇⏁ ⋏⟒⟒⎅⟒⎅ ⏃ ⋏⟒⍙ ⏚⍜⎅⊬. ⍙⊑⏃⏁ ⊑⏃⌿⌿⟒⋏⟒⎅ ⏁⍜ ⏁⟒☊⊑⋏⍜?” “What’s he saying?” Phil turned to Fundy, who was standing a few feet away. “His body was only destroyed. He wants to know what happened to Techno,” Fundy translated. “Techno was tortured and killed by Khinzarb after he betrayed him and the piglins,” Phil explained solemnly. “⏁⍜⍀⏁⎍⍀⟒⎅?” “Translate everything he says,” Phil commanded. “He wants to know what you mean by tortured.” “He made the voices worse. He claims that they never stop. That they constantly want him to kill. I’ve seen him in the Afterlife once, but he didn’t enjoy my presence. Wilbur is in the Overworld at our old house. He still mourns you and Techno.” “⟟'⎐⟒ ⏚⟒⟒⋏ ⍙⟟⏁⊑ ⍙⟟⌰⏚⎍⍀.” “So you’ve seen how he is? How upset he is?” Phil backed up a bit so he could look at his dragon son. “⊑⟒'⌇ ⟟⋔⌿⍀⍜⎐⟒⎅. ⋏⍜⏁ ⋔⎍☊⊑, ⏚⎍⏁ ⊑⟒ ⊑⏃⌇. ⟒⎐⟒⋏ ⟟⎎ ⟟ ☊⍜⎍⌰⎅⋏'⏁ ⏁⏃⌰☍ ⏁⍜ ⊑⟟⋔, ⟟'⎐⟒ ⌇⟒⟒⋔⟟⋏☌⌰⊬ ⊑⟒⌰⌿⟒⎅ ⏚⊬ ⟊⎍⌇⏁ ⏚⟒⟟⋏☌ ⏁⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⏁⍜ ⌰⟟⌇⏁⟒⋏.” “We must see him and show you who you really are. We will leave later. You need time to rest and we need to catch up.”
The constant thumping of Wilbur’s foot made the house tremble slightly. The dragon hadn’t come back. It was bound to leave eventually. He can’t deny that he’s a bit upset about it. It’s fine, though. He had plenty of time to get over it. All the time in the world, in fact.
Wilbur sighed as he stood up. Somebody was knocking on the door. He grabbed the rifle on the table, just as he always did.
“I see you found my dragon.” Wilbur stared past Phil at the large, black beast. “We need to talk. Do you mind coming outside?” Phil requested. Wilbur set the gun down and made sure to shut the door behind him.
“Is this about the dragon? I don’t know where he came from. He just showed up on my lawn.” “⊑⟟, ⍙⟟⌰⏚⎍⍀.” “Hello, Dragon.” Wilbur’s eyes landed on the boy standing next to the dragon, avoiding eye contact. “Who’s that?” Wilbur questioned. “That’s Fundy, and you know Sapnap.” “Hey, Wilbur. It’s been a while,” Sapnap greeted.
“What the hell is that?” Everyone turned their heads to the side of the clearing where Eryn, Tubbo, Ranboo, and the ghost of Techno stood. Eryn had been the one who spoke. “⟟⏁'⌇ ⏃ ⎅⍀⏃☌⍜⋏. ⊑⟒'⌇ ⎎⍀⍜⋔ ⋔⊬ ⊑⍜⋔⟒.” “Interesting,” Eryn mumbled in response to Ranboo. “Fundy?” Tubbo met his eyes. “Techno?” Phil looked his son up and down. Wilbur stood frozen with shock. “Philza,” Techno nodded his head in greeting. “I can’t say I was expecting to see you, or most of these people here. Hello, Wilbur. Eryn suggested I see you. He said it might help, even if I didn’t want to.” “Okay, well, while everyone is here, I suppose I should break the news to you. Tommy’s alive,” Phil announced. Wilbur looked even more sick than he did before, “Excuse me?” “⊑⟒⌰⌰⍜, ⍀⏃⋏⏚⍜⍜. ⏁⎍⏚⏚⍜, ⟟'⋔ ⏃⌇⌇⎍⋔⟟⋏☌ ⊬⍜⎍ ☊⏃⋏ ⎍⋏⎅⟒⍀⌇⏁⏃⋏⎅ ⋔⟒ ⏃⌇ ⍙⟒⌰⌰.” “Huh?” Tubbo backed up a step. Ranboo’s eyes widened with surprise. “I’m lost still,” Techno shook his head. “As am I,” Wilbur stated. “Tommy, is that you?” Tubbo’s voice quivered. “⊬⟒⌇. ⟟⏁'⌇ ☌⍜⍜⎅ ⏁⍜ ⌇⟒⟒ ⊬⍜⎍, ⍜⌰⎅ ⎎⍀⟟⟒⋏⎅.” “Wait, what?” Techno looked around with confusion. Wilbur slumped back against the house. Phil rested his hand on his shoulder to make sure he didn’t collapse.
“What do you guys think you’re doing?” Kristen appeared with Bad beside her. She looked around with shock, “Do you realize how stupid you all are being?” “Hey, Kristen,” most of the demons mumbled. “Tommy, do you realize how big of a power source you radiate? Aphmau came to me and asked me why you were back here, and she told me about you.” Kristen turned to Techno, “You know very well ghosts aren’t allowed and you know what the consequences are.” She turned back to Phil, Fundy, and Sapnap, “You are supposed to tell me when you come here, you aren’t supposed to be here at all, and you, I expected better from you, Sapnap.” “Oh, fuck you,” Techno rolled his eyes. “Can you not see we are in the middle of something?” Phil stated angrily. “⎎⎍⋏⎅⊬, ☊⏃⋏ ⊬⍜⎍ ⏁⟒⌰⌰ ⊑⟒⍀ ⏁⍜ ⌰⟒⏃⎐⟒?” Tommy requested. “Tommy says to f off,” Fundy translated harshly. “I wasn’t going to not let them see him,” Sapnap argued. “You’re all intolerable. Fine. Get caught. I don’t care anymore.” Kristen and Bad vanished just as quickly as they had arrived.
Phil grunted as he grabbed Wilbur to stop him from collapsing. “I’ll take you to the couch,” he mumbled. “⏚⍀⟟⋏☌ ⊑⟟⋔ ⊑⟒⍀⟒.” Fundy translated. Phil nodded and walked Wilbur to Tommy, where he sat down against Tommy’s side. Techno slowly walked over and sat down in front of them. Phil backed up towards Techno. “Are you really Tommy?” Wilbur whispered. The dragon nodded his head slightly.
Fundy was noticeably uncomfortable. Tubbo beckoned him over to him, Ranboo, and Eryn. “Are you doing alright?” Tubbo asked with concern. “⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⟟⌇ ⊬⍜⎍⍀ ⎎⏃⏁⊑⟒⍀?” “Yeah, I guess so, and yes he is, Ranboo,” Fundy responded. “⊬⍜⎍ ⌇⊑⍜⎍⌰⎅ ⌇⌿⟒⏃☍ ⏁⍜ ⊑⟟⋔.” “It’s complicated. Besides, this is not the time. He’s in shock.” “Do we know how he managed to get the body of a dragon?” Eryn asked curiously. “⏁⍜⋔⋔⊬ ☊⍀⟒⏃⏁⟒⎅ ⋔⊬ ⌰⏃⋏⎅. ⊑⟒ ⋔⎍⌇⏁ ⊑⏃⎐⟒ ☌⍜⋏⟒ ⏁⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⏃⋏⎅ ⎎⍜⎍⋏⎅ ⏁⊑⟒ ⏚⍜⎅⊬ ⍜⎎ ⏃ ⎅⍀⏃☌⍜⋏ ⏁⍜ ⏁⏃☍⟒ ⎎⍜⍀ ⊑⟟⋔⌇⟒⌰⎎.” “Interesting.”
Tommy curled his neck around Wilbur. Techno slowly reached to touch his scaly head, but his hand passed straight through. “I watched you die,” Wilbur whispered. “⟟ ⏁⊑⍜⎍☌⊑⏁ ⊬⍜⎍ ⍙⟒⍀⟒ ⎅⟒⏃⎅.” Tommy turned to Techno, “⏃⋏⎅ ⊬⍜⎍ ⏃⍀⟒ ⎅⟒⏃⎅. ⍙⊑⏃⏁ ⊑⏃⌿⌿⟒⋏⟒⎅ ⏁⍜ ⊬⍜⎍? ⊑⍜⍙ ⏃⍀⟒ ⊬⍜⎍ ⌰⟟☍⟒ ⏁⊑⟟⌇?” “He wants to know what happened to you, Techno,” Ranboo told them. “Khinzarb tortured and killed me. He made the voices worse. They want me to kill everyone except you and Ranboo. I didn’t want to stay in the Afterlife anymore so I came here to find Eryn. He insisted I come and see Wilbur. We took a little field trip and found you guys here as well. That’s the gist of it.” Techno didn’t feel like talking about it anymore.
“How are you here?” Wilbur asked quietly. Tommy went on to explain everything that had happened to him in the past years, with Tubbo and Ranboo frequently translating for them. He talked about how he didn’t have a body, about Zenido, about his nightmares, and just about his life on the island.
“Do you miss your dragon family?” Phil asked. “⍜⎎ ☊⍜⎍⍀⌇⟒. ⟟ ⎅⟟⎅ ⏚⟒⌰⟟⟒⎐⟒ ⏁⊑⟒⋔ ⏁⍜ ⏚⟒ ⋔⊬ ⎎⏃⋔⟟⌰⊬ ⎎⍜⍀ ⏃ ⍙⊑⟟⌰⟒.” “What happens if this body dies?” Techno queeried. “⏁⊑⟒⋏ ⟟ ⎎⟟⋏⎅ ⏃⋏⍜⏁⊑⟒⍀ ⍜⋏⟒. ⌿⍀⟒⎎⟒⍀⏃⏚⌰⊬ ⊑⎍⋔⏃⋏. ⏁⊑⟒⊬ ⏁⟒⋏⎅ ⏁⍜ ⏚⟒ ⏃⏚⌰⟒ ⏁⍜ ⌇⌿⟒⏃☍ ⋔⍜⍀⟒ ⌰⏃⋏☌⎍⏃☌⟒⌇.” “I can’t believe this,” Wilbur mumbled. “Both of you guys are here.” “⟟ ☊⏃⋏ ⊑⏃⍀⎅⌰⊬ ⏚⟒⌰⟟⟒⎐⟒ ⟟⏁ ⟒⟟⏁⊑⟒⍀. ⟟ ⍙⏃⌇ ⌇⎍⍀⟒ ⏁⊑⏃⏁ ⏚⍜⏁⊑ ⍜⎎ ⊬⍜⎍ ⍙⍜⎍⌰⎅ ⏚⟒ ⎅⟒⏃⎅, ⍙⊑⟟☊⊑ ⟟ ⌇⎍⌿⌿⍜⌇⟒ ⊬⍜⎍ ⏃⍀⟒, ⏁⟒☊⊑⋏⍜. ⟟ ⊑⏃⎅ ⏃⌰⌰ ⏁⊑⟒ ⟟⋏⏁⟒⋏⏁⟟⍜⋏ ⍜⎎ ☌⍜⟟⋏☌ ⏚⏃☊☍ ⏁⍜ ⋔⊬ ⍀⟒⏃⌰⋔. ⟟ ⟊⎍⌇⏁ ⋏⟒⟒⎅⟒⎅ ⏁⍜ ⏚⟒ ⌇⎍⍀⟒.”
“Not to ruin the moment here, but Kristen was right, you know.” Everyone turned to Sapnap. “Tommy is giving off a giant energy source, and Techno’s is pretty noticeable as well. Aphmau is guaranteed to tell the other gods and they will come here, meaning Tommy will be found out, Techno will be gone for good, and who knows what will happen to the rest of us.” “It’s too late for that.” DreamXD appeared before them all, grinning, with Aphmau, Kristen, Grian, Drista, and TapL with him.
Tommy growled, taking a defensive stance in front of Wilbur, while Phil moved between the gods and Techno, who had taken a few steps back from the fear of seeing TapL once again. Eryn and Fundy got out their guns and attempted to block Tubbo and Ranboo, though Ranboo ignored them and went beside the two. Sapnap just stood there, refusing to look his goddess in the eyes.
“Do you really think you can protect yourselves from gods?” DreamXD chuckled. “Good thing we have a god of our own,” Eryn stated, refusing to let his eyes leave the God of God’s. “Oh, well, that’s an easy fix. Tommy, if you don’t surrender right now, Wilbur dies.” “I won’t let you get to him,” Tommy growled. “I see you can still speak the God’s Language despite your new form.” “That would have been good to know earlier,” Phil spoke up. “I prefer Ender.” “Anyways, I suggest you surrender, now that we have Wilbur.” Tommy swiftly turned around to see Illumina holding a knife to Wilbur’s neck. He had been hiding in the shadows of the forest and took the chance to reveal himself whilst the group was talking. “Don’t do it, Tommy. Don’t give in. Go back to your island,” Wilbur insisted. “Will!” Techno ran out from behind Phil and to the God of Darkness and his brother. “Don’t take a step closer!” Illumina’s breathing quickened and he pushed the knife up against Wilbur. “It’s not like I can do anything!” Techno argued, but backed up anyways.
“Tommy, get out of here!” Wilbur shouted once again. Everyone stared expectantly at the dragon, who seemed a lot smaller now then he was before. “I don’t want you to die!” Tommy shook his head. Fear clouded his eyes. “I died a long time ago! Please, just go!” Tommy looked back at his father. “This is your decision. My fate has been sealed.” Surprising everyone, Phil then got down on his knees and lifted his arms up in surrender. Sapnap stared at him for a second before doing the same. Tubbo followed suit, then Fundy, then Eryn, each placing their guns on the floor in front of them, leaving only Tommy, Wilbur, Techno, and Ranboo standing. “Why do you two not surrender?” DreamXD questioned Techno and Ranboo with curiosity. “I’ve never surrendered before. I don’t plan on starting now, not that I have any reason to. I’m already dead,” Techno responded. “I have nobody to surrender to,” Ranboo answered, using English instead of the normal Ender. “He’s not one of my demons,” Kristen shrugged. “He’s not even alive, and never was. No nerves, no brain waves, no heartbeat. Nothing,” Grian stated. “Then he shouldn’t be here,” and in a swift motion, TapL pulled out his crossbow and shot an arrow straight through Ranboo’s head. He almost immediately collapsed to the ground, dead, or as much dead as something that wasn’t alive can be.
Tubbo, Fundy, and Eryn dropped their arms and crawled to their fallen friend. “Ranboo?” Tubbo shook his arm. Ranboo was one death they had not prepared themselves for. He had no reason to die. They expected him to be around as long as they all were around, probably longer, but now he was the first to go. In a fit of rage, Eryn grabbed his gun off the ground and pointed it at TapL. He was about to shoot, but was interrupted. “I surrender.” Everyone turned to Tommy. “Tommy, no!” Wilbur called out. Techno took a step towards Will, but stopped when he saw a drop of blood slide down his neck. Phil just looked down at the floor, arms still raised. He knew what Tommy’s answer would be. Everybody did, including Wilbur.
“Wonderful!” DreamXD smiled. “Almab, you and your demons may return to the Underworld. Khinzarb, I believe you said that you would be taking the ghost with you? Rajhade, Tajiyaab, Alasulf, Arnalam, if you would, please stay behind to assist me.” “What?” Techno’s eyes widened. “I actually would like it if Alasulf came with me. Just for a little bit,” Khinzarb requested. “Of course,” Alasad nodded. “I could spare a few moments, I suppose,” Alasulf sighed. Kristen, the demons, TapL, Grian, and Techno all disappeared
“Why am I still here?” Fundy’s voice quivered. Wilbur wasn’t surprised to find himself still standing there, Illumina’s knife continuing to cut into his neck. He was, however, surprised to see Fundy there, though he knew why he would be. “It has come to our attention that you are emitting an abnormal amount of power for reasons we don’t know, so naturally we will be taking you into custody for an extended period of time,” DreamXD responded. “Almab should be sending the two of you to the God’s Realm any second now.” And just like that Fundy and Wilbur disappeared. The others quickly did the same, leaving behind an empty, rock covered field with nothing but a small shack that had been there for centuries. It was as if nothing had ever happened.
Big chapter right here. What’s gonna happen? Who knows? I do. Cause I’m the author. I hope you enjoyed part 33! If you have any questions or want to be pinged tell me in the comments!
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