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XXIII - S W I F T!

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TW- PROFANITY/BLOOD/VIOLENCE

WC- 1641

--(Y/N) POV---

We ran like the teenagers do in movies while being chased by the cops. But the difference being, we weren't scared at all. Our eyes were filled with the ecstatic feeling of energy whirling through the veins in our bodies. We shared genuine laughs as we ran from the man right on our tail.

Dream felt nothing but the urge for vengeance. The green bastard is a very smart man, I must admit, but he wasn't stuck fending for his life without a home like I was. Two years of that nonsense and you begin to pick up some things. Two years of being hunted down by the ruling eyes of the kingdoms were nothing compared to this. Our actions were just simple acts of thievery before a big war begins at the crack of dawn. Though, our destruction must have meant more to Dream. Maybe that was his home we just wrecked? What if he's homeless now? More or less, that would be pretty funny.

Our breaths grew weaker with each stride, so Tommy and I progressively slowed down. Dream held the same pace of speed, which wasn't good in our case. The only possible way of not being caught by Dream was to go through the front gates. The moon was inching towards the horizon, giving me an estimated time of four o'clock AM. Only about two more hours till dawn. The clatter of the gates should be able to cause some attention of the citizens inside, but we would be caught before we even get in.

My eyes quickly drift to the surface below us. We ran upon the wooden 'Prime Path' as Tommy calls it, so there were no rocks or pebbles to gain attention. I need to think fast, so I quickly pull Tommy off the path and onto a gravel-like surface. There are a few small rocks, some being small chunks of flint, in our path. I stopped mid-run to pick up a few of them and threw as much as I could in my pockets.

Tommy looked down at me with panic as he pulled me back up to my feet. "What the fuck, (Y/N)?! Now's not the time to start a rock collection!" 

I look back at him. "Tommy, I need you to get me one dead branch," I say as I take out one of my high-carbon steel-throwing knives from my pocket. I never get to use this type of knife because the steel is too soft for any heavy work, but it works almost perfectly for striking fires. Good thinking, (Y/N). More arson after nearly dying in a fire. Except, it wasn't exactly an attempt at starting a fire. The branch I ordered Tommy to retrieve would act like a flare. An attention grabber. Risking some of our green grasses' color would be worth two lives right now.

Once Tommy retrieved the stick, I looked up at him quickly, "Tommy I need you to count down from ten and keep running to the gates." I quickly place a handful of rocks in one of his hands and close it. "Once you hit zero, yell. I need you to yell as loud as you can, so we can wake some of the people in those walls. After doing this, you need to throw the rocks at the gates to create a louder noise. But most importantly, don't look back."

I can see the questions in Tommy's eyes, but he knows very well what's going on. I have my role to play, and he has his. He knows I can outrun everyone inside of the L'Manberg walls and can probably outrun the entire DreamSMP as well. My injured leg may play a minor role in my sprint, though. If worse comes to worst, I'll just have to rely on Tommy's safety, rather than mine. He still needs to live a decent childhood with or without me.

I stop in my tracks and watch Tommy run to the gates, not looking back once. I hold the dead branch and the knife in one hand and search for a piece of flint with the other. My hands shake with fear as I quickly yank out a small chunk of flint. With my dominant hand, I begin to strike the flint on the knife, creating small sparks, until a fire builds on the dried wood of the branch. With a few quick blows, the fire spreads quickly. With the growth, I can trust the fire won't go out after I toss it over the walls of L'Manberg. I just had to trust my arm could throw that high up.

I quickly sprint closer to the wall and ready myself to throw the branch. As soon as I was close enough to the wall, I threw the branch with all the strength I had left in me up and over the wall. I almost let out a cry of relief, as my plan is going just as planned. But I don't get the intermission to celebrate as I hear the pats of the following feet. Tommy wasn't the target, I was. I broke the potions, therefore it was only fair I would be followed.

I turn around panting at each breath. I decide to not run any further; I would eventually give up because of my exhaustion. It would only leave the jogging green male at an advantage. As my follower approaches in a walk, I can tell he thirsts for my bloodshed. "Pre-war fighting? I don't think that counts, Mr. Dream."

"That's okay because I am not asking for the bonus points," He approaches with a glint of humor in his tone. I see him unsheathe his sword and adjust his grip on the handle. "You broke my material and we burnt your trees. Consider this a tiebreaker, sweetheart."

The way his words flow through the air almost triggers me into a battle stance. Instead, I place my hands on the grips of two knives. "I see," I mutter under my breath. "So you want to tango with the Rango?" At my comment, I do an epic twirly trick with the knives and run at my opponent with full speed.

As Dream quickly raises his sword in defense, I swiftly slide below him and push myself back to my feet again. I don't intend on causing any injury this early in the morning, I just want to mess with him. Get the good ol' 'morning tease' in as I regain my energy to run back to walls. Hopefully, Tommy is safe from harm and calling for help. I should be able to last long enough.

I turn around to see that Dream has raised his sword, ready to swipe at any movement made. As soon as I tighten my grip on my knives, Dream makes his move swiping right towards my neck. I duck under the sharp sword and quickly place the two blades of my knives to stop the sword from any further movement. Sure this will damage the knives, but the surprise of the impact was able to disarm Dream of his sword. This left him weaponless as his sword clattered on the ground a decent distance away from our feet.

"Seems the warrior princess still has it in her, huh?" Dream says, not moving at all. "Sapnap told me, but I didn't believe his words till now."

"Yeah, I guess I still got it," I say looking down at my now dented knife until I felt a rushing weight tackle my body. I look away for one second, and I am tackled by my enemy.

The male's hand finds its way to my hand that holds my knife and quickly yanks it down to my neck. "I guess not..." Dream humms only inches away from my face.

"Kill me now before you make the same mistake as last time," I spit, showing no fear at all. I know he won't kill me. He would've killed me long ago if so. He's waiting for the moment it will hurt most. The moment where it won't hurt only me, but my community as well.

"I won't kill you," Dream whispers as his hot breath lingers in my ears, as I predicted. "When I kill, I want it to hurt. I want it to feel as if every bit of sanity you have left in you rips you to pieces. Anything a pathetic blade can do will never equal up to the pain of love. It's bitter in that way, and that's what makes power so powerful..."

Dream slowly makes his way to his feet, harshly yanking the knife from my hand. "I'd ask you to join us, but I can already see where your heart lies," I see the dim moonlight reflect upon the surface of his mask. He lets out a small breath as I hear faint voices yelling my name. "It's a shame to see such talent go to waste."

With that, he leaves me on nature's surface for my friends to find. All I can hear are the muffled shouts of Wilbur and Tommy trying to snap me out of my thought.

I don't understand why he wants to inflict pain on all of us just for wanting separate land?

All I know now is that I will try my hardest in the upcoming war in about two hours.

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***SHAMBLES!- A/N
pulled an all nighter to watch tommyinnit in vc with a few friends WHILE WRITING WATTPAD 😌👏 been havin' fun writing recently, so more updates coming!

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