Snitches Get Stitches (Dream SMP AU Story)

How are you a ghost? (Part 2)

Tubbo let out a deep breath the sweet smell of cookies floating from Nikki's bakery.

Since they managed to take down Schlatt everyone decided on L'manburg being a main city rather than a country. Tubbo passed the power of mayor to Quackity as he learnt how to live again.

Now people from all over flocked to the Dream SMP (Promptly later named Esempii) Nikki's bread or Bad's donuts. Karl owned the local library, Fundy was vice with a small family and Puffy now sailed the seas becoming known to the world as, 'The World's Most Moral Pirate'

Sam got rid of the prison and replaced it with a smaller one, that fit the true nature of a prison while being rehabilitating. He even taught Redstone classes with Fundy every now and then. Everyone else made new friends with the villagers, travelled their separate ways or disappeared off the face of the earth.

And Tubbo? After enduring months of pain, torture and loneliness, he was getting better. He met Ranboo and his adopted son and quickly became a part of their dynamic (Platonically of course). He still travelled around with Karl, but for the most part people had learned sign language to accommodate the mute brunet.

It was on a calm day of Tubbo watering his plants that something threw him off. He swore it turned extremely cold behind him. "Hello? Who's there?" He asked, wincing at the pain his throat let out just by saying a few words.

He got no answer but a giggle. He shivered not because of the cold, but because last time he had heard giggles, they were accompanied by agonizing pain. 

Tubbo placed down his bucket of water and headed for Karl's house. He entered hearing not only Karl's voice, but Quackity and Nikki's too. "Tubbo? Are you alright?" Nikki's soft voice asked. The brunet nodded and let himself be dragged to a chair. "Can you tell us what happened? You're all shaky and stuff." Quackity said.

"I was watering my plants when it got really cold beside me, like arctic type cold," He signed. "There was a pretty creepy giggle behind me and when I asked who was there I got no answer."

The other three were silent the entire time. When Karl spoke up he seemed a little pissed. "Well, let's go see if it was some stupid prank to scare you."

Karl grabbed Tubbo's hand and helped him to his house with Nikki and Quackity in pursuit. He showed them where it happened. "Hm..." There was a rustle of bushes and footsteps. "There doesn't seem to be any evidence someone was here."

"Well, I heard something." Tubbo insisted. Then, he heard it again. A giggle. Tubbo turned around to where it came from. "What the hell..."

"Hello! Did you miss me?"

Tubbo froze. He slowly reached out. He needed something to hold on too. Karl's hand met his and he relaxed. "How... what the fuck are you!?" Quackity yelled.

What Tubbo assumed to be Tommy's voice sang from in front of him, "I'm a ghost duck boy! I love how you don't just assume that."