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Chapter 3: Never Meant to Be

The next day, you sit eating on a bench, gratefully eating a potato. Around you, Tubbo and Tommy are messing around with the potions they made. Fundy and Wilbur are nowhere to be seen and Eret left to go grind for supplies. Meaning you got stuck with babysitting.

"HAHA, TAKE THAT, YOU BI-" Tommy yells, throwing a snowball at Tubbo

"LANGUAGE!" you break in, glaring at him. Tommy grins back, then yelps as Tubbo stabs him with a wooden sword.

"TUBBO! NO! BAD TUBBO!" Tommy yelps, running away.

"GET BACK HERE, YOU ****-BAG!" Tubbo shouts, running after him. You sigh, stand, and slowly walk after them.

"NO BREAKING ANY BONES!" you call to them, "I'M NOT HAVING WILBUR BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME!" Their only reply is another squeal. You grin, shaking your head, and walk back to the cameravan. Digging open your backpack, you find a grindstone and sharpen your sword until it's whisker thin on the edges. (DON'T ASK ME HOW STONE CAN BREAK SOMETHING HARDER THAN DIAMOND) Satisfied, you stow both objects in your backpack and walk along the city walls, searching for the gate.

Finally, you find it and are about to go outside when you hear Wilbur yelling. You turn to see him and Fundy running towards you, screaming, "DREAM'S HERE!!!" Your eyes widen and you unsheathe Orphan Slayer.

"WHERE??!?!" you yell back. Wilbur points to the wall, and you scale it until you're on top of it. Outside, you see Dream, Sap, and George standing down there. You cursed under your breath, ducking your head back down. Slowly, the Dream Team walks towards the gate.

"WILBUR!" Dream shouts. Reluctantly, Wilbur heads out to meet him, and you can see them conversing too quietly for you to hear. Finally, Dream turns and leaves, George, Punz, and Sapnap following.

"What was that about?" you mutter as you climb down to meet Wilbur, who looks pale but determined. "What did he say?" you ask him curiously.

Wilbur meets your gaze, eyes a mix of fear, exhaustion, and will. "Dream wants white flags tomorrow," Wilbur said softly. "Either that or war." He raises his head a little bit more, looking more like the Wilbur you knew. "We're gonna give him war."

"YEAH! **** THE GREEN DOG!" Tommy crows, excited. You admire his enthusiasm, but you know from Wilbur that you're all severely outsupplied and outskilled. There's no way L'manburg is going to survive this.

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You yawn and stretch your arms, slightly sore from the night spent sleeping outside the cameravan. Wilbur had forbidden you to sleep outside from now on, as it was 'too dangerous after the forest fire'. Rolling your shoulders, you stood, wondering where everyone was. After picking up your bow and Orphan Slayer, you remembered: today you would fight for supplies. Well, and for L'manburg's independence. But mostly supplies.

Finally, you find Eret coming out of a hole in the wall.

"Oh! Hey Shadow!" he says, nearly bumping into you.

"Hey Eret. Where is everyone?" you ask, gesturing to the quiet nation.

Eret shrugged. "We're supposed to meet in the cameravan soon, so I suggest you wait for them there."

You groan. "Oh joy, now I have to walk back." As you turn around to go back, you pause. "What's in the hole?" you ask curiously.

Eret looks flustered and nervous. "You'll see later today." He winks at you, barely visible through his sunglasses. "I want it to be a surprise."

You shrug and start walking back towards the cameravan, growing slightly nervous about the impending war.

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