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When Dream turned over to look at Niki there was a figure holding her arms behind her back. Wilbur was at Dream's side in an instant. Wait wasn't he...never mind focus Dream focus! Dream turned his attention to Niki. He didn't advance because he was worried the figure would hurt her. Dream followed the figure with his glare until the figure was standing right next to another figure in front of Tommy and Tubno. Wilbur groaned and appeared next to Tommy. The hell...how's he doing that...normally he's a lot slower. Focus Dream your sister's life is endangered! Wilbur put a hand on his forehead. Tommy snarled at the figures. Tubbo put his arm in front if Tommy as he watched Niki. Dream walked up to them and stood behind Tommy, staring down the figures.

"Well, well ,well...what do we have here? Tommy and Wil and people I don't even know." Dream recognized the voice, it was the guy from earlier, Sapnap. Dream snarled, "How do you know who they are?! Also let go of my sister!" Dream did a double take. Wait how can this guy see us. Sapnap laughed. "Karl won't let her go until we know what you guys want." Dream tried everything in his power not to lash out on these strangers. "Alright fine, but what do you want from us?!" Karl laughed at this. "What we want to know is why you're in our kingdom!" Wait their kingdom...what are they on about..? Dream noticed something moving behind Sapnap, he couldn't make out what it was so he ignored it. Tommy rolled his eyes a drew his flash light, clicking the button, blasting light onto the two strangers. Karl hissed at Tommy but kept a good grip on Niki. Dream could see them clearly now. The one called Karl had fluffy light brown hair, and grey eyes, he had some freckles dotting his face. The one that went by Sapnap was raven haired and he had obsidian like eyes. Dream's eyes widen and he suddenly realized why this forest was forbidden. Karl had small black horns and a purple tail with a spike on the end. Sapnap was the same except his tail was crimson red. Dream tensed up a little bit. Demons...

Sapnap hit the flash light and created fire out of thin air. "Tommy you know bright lights bother Karl. Get that shit outta here." Tommy rolled his eyes and leans against Wilbur. Tubbo's eyes were wide with excitement. "WHOA THAT'S SOOOO COOL!!!" Dream clamps his hand over his brother's mouth. Karl snickers a little. "Like I said who are you and what are you doing here." Wilbur went to start reasoning with them but Dream jumped in. "We ran away from home. Okay, I have a question before I answer the next. How do you know Tommy?" Sapnap almost doubled over laughing. Dream looked over at him generally confused. "Ay Tommy, ya didn't tell them? Same with you Wilbur?" Sapnap said Wilbur's name like it was poisonous. Dream looked from Tommy to Wilbur confused. Tubbo's face plumets, this couldn't be true. "Surely not. T-tommy doesn't hide anything from me! H-he would've told me! R-right Tommy?!?" Tommy hung his head low, he hated seeing his best friend upset. "Sorry Tubbo, I had to. Same with Wil." Wilbur snarls at Tommy for throwing him under the bus. Sapnap smirked at his trouble making. "Go ahead and tell them or even better show them." Dream had forgotten about Niki, she wasn't struggling or screaming. She was completely calm and Dream respected that. Tommy sighed and started glowing slightly as did Wilbur. All of a sudden the light died and Wilbur and Tommy looked the same except for tails and horns. Tommy's horns and tail were the same bright red. Wilbur's horns and tail were storm grey and his left horn was broken.

Karl was getting tired of this. "Okay now answer my question who are you guys?!" He pushed the question again starting to get pissed. "Ya know what? I'll let go of your beloved sister then you gotta tell me." Karl let's go of Niki and she runs to Dream's side. "Fine we'll tell you. I'm Dream this is Niki, and the one who looks broken right now is Tubbo." Sapnap's eyes widened and his mouth curled into a smile. "Like the Dream? Like the prince?" Dream nods and rolls his eyes, he hates being recognized for being a prince. "I watched your battle a couple weeks ago! You're a really good fighter! Wait, you could've easily gotten your sister away from Karl, why didn't you?" Dream stopped for a second realizing what Sapnap had said. He knows me for my fighting, and connected it to me being a prince...hm that's new. "Uhm, Niki could tell you weren't going to hurt her so there was no point." Sapnap nods and Karl smiles finally getting his answer.

Tubbo was still broken over the fact that Tommy hadn't told him about his secret. They had started walking again but this time with Karl and Sapnap. Wait if Sapnap has powers that means Tommy, Wil, and Karl do too. Tubbo gets lost in his thoughts and starts to worry Dream. Tubbo finally speaks up, "So what can you guys do? Since Sapnap summons fire, what about you guys?" Sapnap shot Tubbo an annoyed glare. "I can't summon fire I make it appear. Wait, it's the same thing." Sapnap shrugs off his stupidity and continues walking. Wilbur smiles at Tubbo, "I can teleport, well technically it's super speed but it makes it look like I can teleport! I think Dream kinda caught onto that whenever I moved so quickly." Dream shoots his head up upon hearing his name then nods, he then goes back to eating an apple he had in his bag. "You're way more talkative Wilbur." "It was all a front, I'm always talkative!" Dream nods then looks at Karl. Karl looks over at Dream. "Oh uhm yeah, I can control nature I also have excellent hearing!" Karl then mumbles something else but Dream can't quite pick up on it. Sapnap mocked Karl and rolled his eyes, Karl caught him and slapped him. That got Niki to laugh a bit. Tubbo looks over at Tommy with hurt eyes. Tommy looks up feeling Tubbo's eyes on him then shoots his head back down. "Uhm, I can manipulate my size but only if I have enough sugar in my body." Dream looked over at Tommy confused, he had never heard Tommy's voice so quiet. Tubbo smiles, forgetting the fact that Tommy had lied to him. "THAT'S SO COOL TOMMY!!!" Tubbo starts jumping up and down he starts walking beside Tommy and constantly asking questions. Tommy looks up and smiles, answering his friend's questions. Drean walks up to Sapnap and Sapnap jumps. "God damn it dude! You startled me." Dream wheezes at that. "Where are you taking us anyway?" Sapnap smirks and looks back at Karl who is goofing off with Niki. "Taking you lovely folks back to our kingdom." Dream's eyes widened. "Isn't this already your kingdom?" Sapnap laughed at that. "You'll see, and I bet you'd love to meet our prince and king."

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