Good Things Never Last

Chapter 56

"Y/N, will you come up here for a sec?"

I went still as every single person in the crowd, including Techno, turned to face me. The pink-haired man beside me briefly shook his head, trying to tell me not to go, but I didn't really have much of an option. Schlatt was the president, and I was in the centre of his country, surrounded by his people, so disobeying him seemed like my last option. I stood up, shaking ever so slightly as my gut told me to run, to run as fast as possible, but my feet took me the opposite way, to the podium.

Climbing the stairs, I found myself locking eyes with both Tubbo and the president as I was fidgeting with my fingers, clueless about what was about to happen.
"No hard feelings about the exile right? I couldn't have someone as close as you to the boys wandering around my nation"
"Yeah, I completely get it Mr. president"
I literally had to bite my tongue so I didn't go on a rant about how ridiculous it all was. So hard, in fact, that I could taste the iron in my blood.

"Tubbo I'll cut to the fucking chase alright"
My attention was brought back to the small boy that was practically pinned against the wall, but his gaze was fixed elsewhere.
After following the brunette's eyes to a nearby building, I saw a tuft of yellow hair. Slowly, the figure peaked over the ledge that they sat behind. Brilliant blue eyes connect with my own. His red and white shirt stood out from the stone walls surrounding him.

Tommy was there.

I couldn't work out why he hadn't he told me he was going.

I sent him a weary smile as Schlatt slammed his hand on the wall just above Tubbo, causing me to step forward towards the pair.

"Schlatt what are you doing?"
He quickly shushed me as I froze on the spot, watching as he sneered at Tubbo.
"And it really sucks for me to say this, right here in front of everyone"
He shook his head slowly, then turned to give me an evil grin before returning his gaze to the terrified teen.

"Tubbo... I know what you've been up to"
Time stopped as Tubbo's eyes darted to mine, a desperate look on his face as I just watched on, unsure about what to do. All I could hear was my heart pounding in my chest as my breathing quickened.

"What are you talking about Schlatt? What are you doing?"
Schlatt laughed sarcastically as he quickly surrounded Tubbo in black stone, encasing the young boy in it.

"What have I been up to, he says, what have I been up to"
Schlatt was laughing hysterically at this point, his gaze bouncing between me, Tubbo, the crowd, and the blond that watched from afar.

"You're conspiring! With the idiots, with the tyrants"
The volume of his voice slowly got louder, making sure everyone in the nation could hear what he was saying.

"That we kicked out of this great country, months ago. Tubbo, I don't know if you know this, but treason isn't exactly a respectable thing around here"
Tubbo just sat there in his small box, standing against the back wall to keep his distance from the goat man. He kept opening his mouth to respond, but no words came out.

"I know what you've been doing. So don't try and tell me that you've done nothing wrong"
I took a step forward, intending to push Schlatt away from the boy, but Quackity took hold of my hand. He merely shook his head as he glared holes in the back of Schlatt's head.

"Do you know what happens to traitors Tubbo?"
"Uhhhh"
"Nothing good"
Quackity's grip on my arm began to relax, and before I realised it, the goat-man himself was prowling towards me.
He walked over to me as I tried to shrink away, only to be met with the wall opposite from Tubbo.