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

Chapter 16- Manhunt

HELLO!!  I am back with another chapter because why the heck not?  I went on a bit of a writing spree for this one, not gonna lie.  CUE THE MANHUNT MUSIC!!

"DOO DOO DOO DOO!!"

Warning- there is blood and injuries in this chapter.  As per usual, I'll do quick descriptions so no one misses anything.  Alright, ENJOY!

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Techno was lounging on the couch, reading a new book. He was leaning on Dream's side with his feet kicked out over the armrest. Dream was facing forward, trying different illusions. At the moment, he was trying to make Techno's blanket disappear. He could get it physically to disappear, but he couldn't make it feel like it was gone. The blanket had a fluffy white underside and a red, soft top and was, at the moment, visible. Dream groaned in frustration and sat back completely. He had taken off his mask and was massaging his temples. Techno gave a sympathetic snort but didn't look up from his book.

In retaliation, Dream made the book disappear.

"Hey!"

The boy stuck out his tongue wrinkled his nose, which was immature yet enduring.

"Pay more attention and I'll give it back."

"Oh I'm paying plenty of attention, I'm letting you use me as a guinea pig. Shouldn't that be enough 'O Needy One'?"

Dream cringed at the name and allowed the book to reappear. Techno went back to reading and Dream continued trying. About twenty minutes later, Dream gave a triumphant whoop as Techno shivered. It felt as though the blanket had been yanked off of him and the cold air around them stun his skin.

"Ok give it back now, I'm freezing."

"You'll have to catch me first," Dream replied. He snatched the blanket from Techno and bolted with a wheeze. Techno shouted angrily and chased after him, yelling loudly. Dream ran through the kitchen, dining room, a hallway, and back into the living room. The household watched in amusement as Techno chased Dream, making bets on how quickly he would be caught.

Five minutes later and everyone owed Puffy. Techno had Dream pinned to the ground and was tying him to a chair with the blanket. At that exact moment, Sapnap walked through the front door and laughed so hard he fell over. Techno looked back and felt his cheeks heat up. Dream was blushing as well, and Techno untied him and let him up.

"He stole my blanket," Techno said defensively, crossing his arms.

"That's not what it looked like," Sapnap choked out, tears pricking the corners of his eyes. Techno went even more red and Dream quickly put his mask back on. His ears were bright red. Phil walked through the doorway as well and closed the door behind him, shutting out the frigid cold.

"Well," he said, shaking ice and snow from his hair, "the generator froze over, so it looks like we're going to have to wait the storm out without power." A groan went up through the group. "I know I know, there's nothing we can do though. If we melt the ice, I'm worried the water will ruin the inner workings."

People nodded, but everyone was annoyed and distraught.

"We could play manhunt," Tubbo offered, looking around at the upset faces.

"How do you play that," Techno asked.

"We turn out all the lights and sort into two teams. One team guards a base and the other team has to try and tag the base. If the team guarding the base tags someone trying to tag the base, the person who was tagged is out. Once everyone has been tagged or tagged the base, we switch roles and play again. You get two points for tagging the base and one point for tagging other people."