Rest (Ghost Au)

Chapter 39

"We're nearly there," Phil said from the other side of the crystal ball that Dream was holding.

"Alright, we're by  the portal, so come through whenever," Karl said.

The two could hear the car stop and Fundy telling the others that they were there. Tubbo was holding the crystal ball and was raising it to an empty area. "This it?" Tubbo who was wearing Phil's bucket hat, asked. 

"Yeah, yeah," Karl said. "You can try getting back here as long as you are within that area." 

"I'll go first," they hear Phil say, and moments later, Phil emerged from the Portal at the Ghost Realm.

"Phil, nice to actually meet you," Karl greeted.

"You too," Phil nodded. 

"Here, Phil," Dream handed the crystal ball to the older ghost. 

Phil brought the crystal ball up, "Tech and Wil can go," he said. "Fundy, Tubbo, and Ranboo you three stay in the car, We'll contact you when we get a hold of Tommy."

Soon enough, both Wilbur and Techno arrived at the Ghost Realm. "Let's get back to Sam's base," Dream said. "It's a decent way away from here."

"Yeah, and Tommy seemed ecstatic to see you guys, so we probably shouldn't keep him waiting," Karl laughed. 

"Glad you tolerated him for that long," Techno said, earning a nudge from Wilbur.

"He isn't one for conversation," Wilbur said. "What he meant was, thanks for keeping him safe for this long."

"Hope, he wasn't much trouble," Phil commented with a chuckle.

"No, no, he's alright. Bit rowdy and loud, but that's fine," Karl said. "Probably was a bit spooked."

"Sure didn't seem that way," Dream chuckled, "You guys heard his first words at me. Literal swears."

Wilbur and Phil laughed, while Techno shook his head with a smile, "Yup, sounds just like him," Wilbur said. 

"We should be there soon," Karl said, but his walking was halted by Dream who grabbed him by the arm.

"Look," he said, pointing to the entrance. Reapers were surrounding the area. The wall opened and Sam began talking to them, but was immediately pushed aside by the Reapers, storming into his base.

"Shit."

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"So you're the infamous boy that's being hunted down in these parts," Puffy said as she sat down on one of the chairs by the table.

"Yeah, girls can't help but chase me around," Tommy said with a low chuckle.

"Mhm, sure," Puffy said, rolling her eyes playfully. "I still can't believe Sam never bothered to tell me that he'd already found you."

"Hey, in my defense, I didn't realize that it was him," Sam said with hands raised.

"Yeah! In his defense I was too awesome!" Tommy said.

"That, that is not what I said," Sam laughed. 

"It is, it is, no need to deny it, Sammy boy," Tommy smirked.

"Yeah, Sam, why would Tommy lie?" Puffy said, making Tommy laugh.

"I—" Sam stopped talking when he hears a knock on the metal that was disguised as a wall entrance. Silently, Sam motioned for them to get down. Not understanding it, Puffy had to pull Tommy under the table. Just in case. 

"Who is it?" Sam called.

"We're here for inspection, Sam," he hears a familiar voice call, Punz. "We have word that you were seen to be walking with a blond boy earlier?"

Sam furrowed his eyebrows before crouching down, "There's a back door," he whispered. "That should lead you two to an alleyway that barely anyone goes to," he said before looking at Tommy,  "When you get there, run. Try to find somewhere to hide. We'll find you once everything has cleared up."

Puffy lead Tommy to the back door, just in time to hear the entrance open. "Hey, hold on!" Sam yelled, which made the two hurry. 

Reapers stormed Sam's base, searching every room for the blond boy. Sapnap in particular headed straight to the back room. "Hey," he called out to the two who had just slipped through the back door. 

"Stop there," Sapnap said as he ran and reach forward. He managed to get a hold of the back of Tommy's shirt, pulling him backwards.

"Stop it!" Puffy yelled. "Why are you doing this? He's just a kid. A human at that, he shouldn't even be here!" What Puffy had said reminded Sapnap of his conversation with Dream. 

"So you force humans to let their souls get sucked out!?" Dream yelled.  "That's fucked up," he said in a soft voice. "You—you know that, don't you?"

Sapnap let out a sigh. "If I let you go, the woman has to stay," he said.

"Wha—why?!" Tommy yelled as he tried to pry Sapnap's hands off of his shirt.

"Well, I gotta have an alibi, don't I?" Sapnap said in a 'matter of fact' tone. 

"Alright, you are not making any sense," Puffy said. "One moment you're chasing after Tommy, now you're letting him go?"

Sapnap could feel his eye twitch in annoyance, "Will you please just get this over with before I change my mind and hand over the kid to the council?" He said. "You have Dream on your side, and as much me and Dream aren't in good terms right now, I'm letting you go." He let go fo Tommy.

"Go Tommy," Puffy said, pushing the boy, urging him to run.

"Wh—what about you guys," Tommy asked.

Puffy smiled at him, "We're already dead, Tommy. You need to get back home, yeah?" 

Tommy frowned at that, but ran. The least he can do is not get caught while Sam and Puffy were trying to get him away. While Karl and Dream were meeting up with Phil, Wil, and Techno. While Eret, Fundy, Niki, and Ranboo were testing their psychic abilities just to get him out of there. Not while Tubbo was waiting for him to get back. Not when he himself is sick of this chase. He just wants to get back home, lay around and watch Up. 

So Tommy kept running. Not even turning back. He could hear the yells of the Reapers telling him to stop, but he ignored it. He pushed through the people and avoided the random items sprawled across the streets of the Ghost Realm. Tommy reached an intersection and turned right without any thought, which turned out to be a bad idea. It was a dead end.  

Tommy turned around. Maybe if I hurry, I can get back to the intersection while they're still far. He thought as he dashed forward. His spirits were crushed when he saw brown blobs appear at the end of the road. He was about to turn around again when he felt someone pull on his arm, dragging him inside a narrow alley. 

He felt himself encased in someone's arms. He looked up at the person who pulled him aside and grinned when he saw the bright pink hair. 

"Techno!" 

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10 more chapters left! We're nearing the end of the story. Thank you everyone for sticking around for this long <3 

I hope you guys enjoyed! 

NEXT CHAPTER! Techno, Wilbur, and Phil help Tommy escape the Reapers. 

Thank you for reading! Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

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