Chapter Twenty-One: Messages

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♪ so cry me a river til you drown in a lake ♪

I left my chat on quite a cliffhanger yesterday and it's kind of funny looking at Twitter and seeing everyone freaking out. It was rainy today, which means a perfect day to stream, so I decided to tweet something out.

 It was rainy today, which means a perfect day to stream, so I decided to tweet something out

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"Oooo Autumn has a special stream planned!" Frey yelled from the other room. I yelled back, "Aww you have my Twitter notifs on! Fan behavior!" Nat, who had just woken up too, was observing the conversation and laughed to herself. At lunch I made myself a sandwich and explained to the others, "Well basically I'm doing another lore stream cause right now on the SMP I'm stuck in the egg." "Ohhh. Interesting." Replied Nat and Frey shrugged, "Alright, well I'm gonna call Clay, so bye." "Aww." Nat and I said at the same time which made Frey glare at us before heading upstairs.

As soon as I spawned in on the server, I saw my surrounding and remembered what happened last night. Chat was still going wack from last time, but I ignored them. I didn't know what to do, or how to escape, and that was when I got a visitor. Ranboo joined the vc and stood outside of the egg, "Autumn I'm sorry for leaving you last night. How did you even get stuck on here?" "I don't know, but can you get me out?" I wondered and Ranboo shook his head, "I- I can't. I don't know how, and I can't touch it." "Do you have a book and quill?" I asked and Ranboo checked his inventory, "Uhhh, that's my diary, that's a book of coordinates, and here we are, I do have an extra one!" He threw me a book and quill.

"Ranboo. I need you to be my messenger."
I stated and Ranboo got confused, "Messenger?  What messages?" "I need to go give this to Tommy." I threw him my book after signing the note, "Do you know where he is." "Yes, I have it written down here somewhere-" Ranboo flipped through the pages of his book. I smiled, "Thank you Ranboo, come back soon." Ranboo took the book and quickly made his way to exiled Tommy.

Tommy

Just another day streaming in exile. Ranboo recently found out where I was and he's been checking in on me. He messaged me saying that he had something to give me, I wonder what it is...

"Sup Ranboo!" I exclaimed as the half man half enderman creature appeared through the nether portal. Ranboo threw me what looked like a book, "This is from Autumn." "Autumn?" I could barely believe the words he was saying. I gulped and opened up the book to read the contents kept inside.

Tommy,
Things aren't right in L'manburg. Ever since you left there's been something dark spreading spreading around. I don't know what it is, Captain Puffy said something about an 'egg.' The thing is Tommy, it's trapped me. I'm stuck in this red place, Ranboo has been trying to help me, but he doesn't know how. I am unable to escape and I don't know how long I'll be stuck here. Tommy, I don't know who else to turn to. Tubbo already has too much on his plate with his presidency, I don't know where Karl is, Quackity and Fundy are trying to hunt down Technoblade. Please help me Tommy, before the egg spreads further.
Yours truly,
Autym

I gasped and quickly wrote my response in a book to give to Ranboo to deliver. I can't leave exile, but I will do what I must. My friends safety is more of a priority to me than being stuck under Dream's watch.

Autumn

"Autumn! I've returned!" Ranboo threw me a new book from Tommy. Took long enough. I opened up the book and read out loud to my stream.

"Dear Autumn,
I can't believe that you're actually writing to me, I hope that this isn't just one of Dream's tricks. Are you sure we can trust Ranboo? That's besides the point, are you sure there's no way to get out? Autumn, I'm prepared to make sacrifices, I just need you to give me the word.
- Tommyinnit"

Ranboo went back and forth delivering Tommy and I's messages to each. The books kept coming and going, Ranboo had to use Tubbo's cow farm in order to keep up the leather supply for making all of these books and quills.

Tommy,
The only source of escape here is a one block hole, which obviously I can't fit through. I trust Ranboo, I think you should to, he wouldn't betray us. Ranboo is no traitor. I don't want to get in trouble or stay in exile longer than you need to. I also don't want your actions to affect L'manburg.
Sincerely,
A

Autumn,
I have an idea... but it might be risky. You mentioned a one block hole, and I assuming that's how you're communicating with Ranboo and it's how he's giving you items. Can you see anything out of there? Like is it safe and if you did get through it would you be able to run away easily?
- T

Dear Tommy,
I can barely see some light seeping through the missing block. What is your idea? Tommy, I'm up for anything, and I'm running out of options. It's getting quite lonely in here, although I do have Ranboo. It's only a matter of time until Puffy, or Ant, or Bad return, and we don't know what they'll do when they come back.
Please hurry,
Autumn

Dearest Autumn,
Punz just got offline for the night. He's the main one I worry about. I have invisibility potions, and I can get there quickly, I just can't get caught. I have a trap door and an ender pearl, one or the other must work. I'll be on my way as soon as you receive this message.
Good luck,
T

Right after I read through the last message, someone joined Ranboo and I's vc. "Autumn, I'm here." Tommy whispered, "Are you stuck in that red thing?" "Yeah, over here." I peered outside and saw potion effects seeping near the one block hole. Tommy threw me a trapdoor, which I placed down and was squished close to the floor. Next he handed me an enderpearl, which I threw forward and was teleported outside. The three of us made a run for it until we were far away from the red spreading creature.

"Thank you Tommy, I owe you." I smiled and he shrugged, "You don't owe me anything Autumn. Anyways, I better get back before-" "oh shit." I gasped.

CaptainPuffy joined the game.

"Autumn, run, run back to your house. I have to go." Commanded Tommy as he left the voice channel. It started to rain and Ranboo hid. Once again I was left alone. I managed to make it back to my horrendous house and that was when Nat yelled from the room over, "Autumn, you me and Frey are going shopping." "Alright bye stream!" I quickly ended my stream and raided Ranboo. "I'm coming." I yelled as I ran after Nat out the door on the way to Frey car, meanwhile I was still processing what had just happened on today's stream.

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