It's No Longer Just Your War- Dream SMP AU

Chapter 8- The Lake 2; Electric Boogaloo

Did I spell that correctly?  I have no idea.  We can only hope at this point.  Anyways, this chapter took me almost a week to write, so I'm kinda proud of it!  Also, the friend who persuaded me into getting this account made art of Wilbur cooking, which I am most definitely going to add.  There are small mentions of scarring, but that's about it.  Enjoy!

Techno crouched in the bushes, peering towards the lake. Sapnap was with him, his eyes glued on the path behind them. Dream and Skeppy were arguing over something while still in the lake, but Bad found Techno's eyes and nodded. Techno let go of the branches and gave Sapnap a swift wink. They slithered forward, not standing higher than a crouch. They slowed to a stop as they reached the peak of the hill. Techno scooped up a small pebble, lined up his shot, and hit Tubbo in the back of the head. The brunette turned, and through some stroke of luck saw Tommy behind him, laughing.

"That's IT! I AM SICK OF YOUR CRAP TOMMY," Tubbo yelled, then zipped to him and tackled him. They rolled around on the ground, yelling and swearing up a storm. Quackity took advantage of their distraction and attempted to take the tire swing for his own, but Karl was there as well. They began to argue as well, and soon all four children were fighting tooth and nail. Techno grinned widely at Sapnap, who nodded back, giggling. Techno picked up a chunk of dirt and chucked it. It flew over the heads of distracted children and plopped into the water. A huge force rammed into the boys.

They stopped fighting almost immediately and stood up, but before they could regain their bearings, invisible George ran into them again and knocked them over the edge. The four children fell from the little cliff screaming and hit the water with a large splash. Techno and Sapnap cheered loudly and ran to the swings. George put his sunglasses back on, a huge smile carved into his face. Dream, Bad, and Skeppy cheered too, and soon they were floating up to the edge. Skeppy's face was contorted as he dropped the three of them off and fell to his knees panting. Bad peeled off a glove, grabbed his arm, and hauled him upright. Once Skeppy's face had recovered some of its coloring, Bad let go. Dream was ecstatic.

"You have no idea how long we've been trying to do that," he said.

"Oh, that was easy," Techno replied, that cunning smile returning. "This is the hard part." He leaped and grabbed onto the tire swing. With a soft pant, he managed to slide his feet into the center and stand properly.

"Oh it's on," Sapnap said, grinning evilly. As soon as the swing came back near the edge of the cliff, Sapnap jumped for it. Techno tried slapping his hand away from the rope, but Sapnap held strong. He tried to pry Techno's fingers away, but Techno refused to give up. They swung high over the water, fighting for dominance. Dream and Skeppy cheered for Techno while George and Bad backed up Sapnap. Techno finally managed to loosen Sap's hands. He kicked his knees, causing the raven-haired boy to drop. He gave Sap one giant push, and he fell to the water with an oomph.

Dream and Skeppy whooped along with Techno. George and Bad laughed a little. Techno lowered himself, kicking his feet out into empty space. He carefully sat on the swing, looking out over the lake. The younger ones were at the shore now in a huddle, probably trying to plan something. Techno waved at Phil, who was still in the shade. Wilbur and Fundy now basked in the sun, talking with large gestures. The sun was reaching its peak and cast a warm glow over the entire scene.

"The other swing is where we have the most fun," George said from behind him. Techno swung his body to face the Brit. He nodded his head at the rope. It was thick, white, and had multiple knots tied into it at varying heights. Techno swung his body back and forth, generating as much momentum as possible. He finally stood on the swaying tire, waited for it to be at the right angle, and leaped for the edge. His feet landed right on the edge and he grabbed a tree to steady himself. He went to step forward, and the ground beneath him dropped.