Rest (Ghost Au)

Chapter 42

Technoblade lifted the scythe and as Punz attacked once again, this time with a different scythe, one that was dropped by another Reaper. Techno managed to block the attack but Punz quickly pulled back and went for another strike. Techno nearly get hit, but managed to dodge it ultimately landing on the ground. Punz smirked and went for a swift motion, but Techno was faster and managed to strike Punz's legs. The blond's body began to fade away, dropping the scythe with a loud clang. 

Technoblade let out a sigh, standing up. He had to regroup with Dream, so they should probably be around by the house. He made his way there and found that Dream was talking to a guy wearing a brown cloak. "Hey, what's he still doing here?" Techno asked.

"Oh," the guy in the cloak said, "you got rid of all of them. Tha—that was pretty quick," he gave a nervous chuckle. "Good thing I'm on you guys' side."

"On our side?" A woman asked her voice in disbelief. "You literally just held me hostage."

"That was like 20 minutes ago," the Reaper said. "Look, I'm willing to help you guys get that kid back home," he stated, "and after this, I'm quitting, alright. I realize that whatever the council is doing is just outright terrible and I really shouldn't be taking advantage of it." 

"Glad you managed to get that through your thick head," Dream said. "You have a lot of making up to do."

"I know," the Reaper said. "I plan on working with Sam and Puffy in the future."

"Alright, I'm kinda out of the loop right now," Techno started. "Who the heck are you?" 

"Oh, I'm Sapnap," the boy said. "I'm an ex-Reaper."

Techno stared at the group before him, "You know what? I'm not—I'm not even gonna question it. Let's just go to this base."

"Oh right," Sam said, remembering the plan that Dream told them, "C'mon, follow me."

The group followed Sam until they neared the Portal Room. "Heh? we're here again?"

"Yeah," Sam said, still walking towards the hidden room. "Last place they'd expect, right?" He finally got to the entrance of Karl's base.

When Sam opened the door, they were met by frantic screaming. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE GONNA DO?!"

"I DON'T KNOW! STOP RUNNING AROUND!"

"AHHH I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING! THE BOOK JUST LOOKS LIKE GIBBERISH NOW!"

"WILL YOU GUYS CALM THE FUCK DOWN!"

Tommy was running around the...well it looks like a library so we're going with that. Wilbur and Phil were scanning the bookshelves for something while Karl was on the table skimming the books.  

"Uhhh, what's going on?" Puffy asked, which made all four heads turn to her.

"Puffy! Look at this shit!" Tommy exclaimed, running towards the woman,  showing his arm that was fully transparent.

"Holy—" Puffy stopped herself. "Wha—how long have you been here, exactly, Tommy?" She asked.

"I don't know," Tommy said. "What's that got to do with anything?"

"Are you sure you didn't go inside the Isolation Room?" Sam asked.

"What—what do you mean?" Tommy asked. "I told you, I bit the guy. I never went into that Isolation Room."

"Yeah, shouldn't he be in the clear or something?" Wilbur asked.

"Not exactly," both Sam and Sapnap said, drawing attention to themselves. Tommy's eyes wandered to Sapnap making the blond take a step back. 

"What the fuck is he doing here?!" Tommy asked, pointing to Sapnap.

"Calm down," Dream started, "he's not gonna rat us out."

"And how can you be sure?" Phil asked. 

"Because if he does," Techno started, "I'll be the one to take care of him."

Sapnap let out a nervous laugh, "Yeah, what he said."

"You guys were saying something?" Wilbur asked Puffy and Sam.

"Yeah, uh the main purpose of the Isolation Room is to force the human inside to absorb the energy surrounding them. Theoretically, if a human were to stay here in Ghost Realm doing nothing, they wouldn't be affected much," Sam Started "that said, Tommy's been running around and all that, his body is absorbing the energy anyway."

"That's just fuckin' bullshit!" Tommy exclaimed. "Who made the dumb rules for this Realm anyway?!" He let out a frustrated sigh before slumping down on the floor. 

"Is there anyway he can get back?" Someone asked. 

Everyone looked around the room for the voice, "Oh, wait," Tommy said, lifting the small crystal ball with Ranboo peaking out of the glass.

"Don't you guys have like limbo or something?" Tubbo asked.

Puffy shook her head, "No," she said. "At least, I don't think so. Either way, Tommy can't go into limbo since he isn't dead." 

Wilbur groaned, "We're back to that problem again."

"Can't get back home 'cause you're not dead and don't have a portal. Can't go through the Universal Portal 'cause you're neither a ghost or a Lost Soul," Phil sighed at their predicament.

Puffy let out a hum, "Well, if you're willing..." she started, "we can always just risk it, ya know?"

"Risk...you don't mean..." Phil trailed off.

"What I'm saying is," Puffy continued, "Tommy's technically not human anymore, so maybe, just maybe... He could try going through the Universal Portal?"

"No," Wilbur stated, "There's no way he's gonna—"

"I don't mind trying it," Tommy said. 

"What the hell?" Wilbur exclaimed. "You know if this goes wrong..."

"I probably would be a mindless ghost thing," Tommy shrugged before sighing. "I just wanna go home, man." He then turned to Karl, "How's this thing work, Karl?"

"...Well, if he's alright with it," Phil mumbled.

"Phil, you can't be serious." Wilbur looked to the older male who was stood beside him.

"I mean, look at him Wil," Phil said, gesturing to Tommy. "His body's disappearing, like, fast." He gestured to the boy who's torso was transparent, along with his arm and a foot. "He's gonna turn into a Lost Soul if he stays here any longer."

"And what will happen if he goes through the portal?" Wilbur asked.

Phil sighed, "He could, revert back to human, or he's gonna stay transparent and shit. and still become a Lost Soul. Either way, it's better than doing nothing."

"Yeah!" Wilbur watched as Tommy cheered at whatever plan they have come up with. 

"Let's go!" Tommy exclaimed, standing up from his seat. 

Wilbur watched as everyone in the room went along with it. He shook his head, before following, murmuring something under his breathe. 

"This is not gonna end well."

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Chapter here! You guys really out there laughing at Tommy for pulling a Coco when man's about to lose his existence smh /lh. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!

Updates are gonna be slow 'cause like, school, lol. More updates around late May or early June! Thank you everyone for your support <3

Anyway! NEXT CHAPTER! They go along with the Universal Portal plan. What could possibly go wrong?

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-LuminaStarCrest