Hunted

Gone

"Stupid fucking skeletons." I grumbled as I made my way out of the cave pulling an arrow out my armor chest plate.

"Ugh whatever it was all worth it for these babies" I said as I took out a stack of diamonds.

I beamed at them with pride and put them back in my inventory. "Techno is gonna be so proud of me. I wonder how Tubbo is doing? Hopefully he's feeling better."

As I walked back home I saw a figure in the distance. I froze. It looked like the figure was running.

Not only was it running but it was running right at me.

Just as I was about to book it the other way I heard the faintest sound of my name.

Wait. I'm so stupid. It's Techno.

I quickly ran up to meet him and when I did he had a look in his eyes. A look I'd never seen before. It's a look I've seen plenty of times from people who "visited" me after my exile but never from Techno.

It was pity.

My happiness was quickly replaced with fear.

"Techno what's wrong? Why are you back here?" I looked over his shoulder to see if I could find Tubbo behind him but there was no one in sight.

"Hey where's-"

"He's gone."

I stood there for second.

What?

"I'm sorry. What'd you say again? I don't, uh, I don't think I heard you right."

Techno slowly walked up to me and laid a hand on my shoulder.

"Tommy, Tubbo is gone."

"Gone? W-what do you mean gone?! Like someone kidnapped him? Or do you mean" an image of a cold lifeless Tubbo shoot through my mind "n-no. NO! Techno he he isn't dead! Right!?"

I pleadingly looked up to him. Praying that what I was saying wasn't true.

He looked away.

"Fuck! Techno answer me damnit!"

I stared at him. Tears silently falling down my face.

"Tommy, he isn't dead."

Relief instantly washed over me and I feel to my knees. Thank goodness. He's okay.

"But Tommy I'm gonna be honest what I'm about to tell you might be a bit much for you but before I tell you I just want you to know that I'm here for you okay? And if the world were to turn against you I would still be by your side no matter what. Okay? I love you Tommy. You're an amazing friend and I care about you."

What the fuck? Why is he saying this? It's so unlike him. It's freaking me out.

I chuckled "Come on Techno you seem like I'm going to fall apart with what your about to say. Look he must of been kidnapped so let's just go and find him and kidnap him back. Simple as that." I stood back up already thinking up various plans to get tubbo back. Oooo I wonder what kind of potions I should make.

Just as I walked by him I was stopped by his hand gripping my own.

I looked down at our hands and he griped even harder. What?

"What's wrong Techno? Come on we gotta go kidnap Tubbo."

His grip hardened and I winced.

"What the fuck? What's up with you?"

"Tommy, Tubbo wasn't kidnapped."

"What? Then where is he? What happened?"

Techno silently laughed to himself.