Time (Dream smp)

13

T.W.: mention of abuse and suicide

It was quiet in Phil's house as Tommy stared into the warm tea in his hands. After a few moments, Phil sighed.

"Tommy, it's time to explain everything." He said, settling his wings behind him, "What happened during your exile?"

"Um, well, Dream manipulated me-" Tommy started.

"We know that Tommy." Techno sighed, "what were you saying before? All the stuff you yelled at Dream?"

"Tommy." Wilbur held his brothers shaking hands, "I don't know what exile you're talking about, but no one here is going to hurt you."

Tommy gave a shakey sigh and looked out the window, "When Tubbo exiled me... After he said he wouldn't... Dream took me to this plains biome really far away. He made me give up all my armor and he threw it in a hole and blew it up. Every single time he visited me. He'd threaten to kill me if I refused. He told me he was my only friend because no one else visited me... No one cared... No one showed up to my beach party... I kept waking up at the bottom of the ocean. The day I went to Techno's, Dream found the secret chests I was storing up. He-he blew it up. He blew up Logstedshire. That was the day he cut off my wings. And the day I almost took my last cannon life."

"Tommy... are you okay?" Phil asked, wrapping his wing around his son's shoulders.

"Huh?" Tommy looked up.

"You're crying." Techno said quietly.

Tommy touched his cheek to feel cold tears, "oh."

Wilbur reached out and wiped away his little brothers tears, "Tommy, I swear to any god out there that I will never let Dream hurt you again."

Tommy nodded and looked at Tubbo, who was staring at the table with wide eyes.

"Tubbo?" Tommy asked quietly.

Tubbo jumped slightly and looked at Tommy with the same shocked expression.

"Tubbo?" Ranboo placed a hand on his shoulder, "are you okay?"

"I don't remember that." Tubbo said shakily, "I don't remember your exile. Or anything about it!"

"Tubbo, Tubbo!" Tommy stood up, "it's okay!"

"It's not okay Tommy!" Tubbo gasped, "why would I exile you!? I don't remember, I don't know!"

"Tubbo! It was Dream! Dream made you!" Tommy yelled.

"Why didn't I stand up to him!?" Tubbo yelled back.

Tommy paused, "because you did what was best for L'manburg."

Tubbo looked down, "I don't think sending my best friend away was the best thing to do."

"Tubbo, were still best friends. Nothing is going to change that, alright?" Tommy said.

Tubbo smiled lightly, "alright."

Phil sighed, standing up, "I think we should all take a break before Tommy tells us what happened in the prison. Techno, Wil, can I talk to you for a minute? Kids, you go play outside or something."

The kids nodded, making their way towards the door. The snow crunched under their feet, reflecting the golden tones of the setting sun.

"So... How-how are you feeling after... That..." Ranboo asked, his tail sweeping the snow to the side as it anxiously flicked.

Tommy shrugged, "not too bad. Maybe a little better? I don't know..."

"I'm feeling kinda messed up..." Tubbo sighed, holding his head.

"We'll figure it out." Tommy nudged Tubbo's arm, "I mean, Ranboo has problems with his memory, so he probably has some ideas!"

Ranboo tensed, "my memory issues are more to deal with my non enderman half, not whatever is happening with the world."

Tommy hummed, "you don't think it has any correlation?"

"I mean, probably not." Ranboo shrugged, then stopped in his tracks, "wait, where's Tubbo?"

"What?" Tommy looked around, not being able to find his friend in the snowy landscape, "Tubbo!?"

"Tubbo!" Ranboo called, turning in a circle.

"Tubbo!" Tommy yelled.

"Dude chill, I'm right here."

The two jumped and turned to see Tubbo leading a very confused Karl over.

"Tubbo!" Ranboo ran over, "don't run off like that! You scared us!"

"I'm capable of taking care of myself!" Tubbo huffed, "unlike Karl here. He kept calling me Jackie and Ash and Percy and Robin. I think the whole memory thing really messed him up."

"Oh geez, are you okay?" Ranboo asked the time traveler.

Karl squinted at Ranboo, "Ran? No, John John? Wait, no, you're... Zachary?"

Ranboo took a step back, "I'm... I'm Ranboo."

"What about me? Do you remember me?" Tommy asked.

"Tommy..." Karl nodded, "Tommyinnit."

"Yeah!" Tommy laughed, "the one and only!"

Tubbo laughed, "I don't think anyone could forget you, big man."

"Kids!" Phil called, stepping out his house, "come back-! Oh?"

Karls eyes went wide, "Watson!?"

"What?" Phil asked as Techno stepped out.

"What's taking so long?" The pig hybrid asked.

"Sir Billiam the third!?" Karl gasped.

Techno paused, "heh?"

Tubbo smiled, "we found Karl! His memory seems to be really messed up though!"

"I can see that..." Phil said slowly, "well... Bring him inside and, uh, I guess we have to help him."

The kids nodded and guided Karl into Phil's house. Karl looked around, seemingly not recognizing any of his surroundings.

"Where am I?" Karl asked.

"Oh, Hi Karl!" Wilbur smiled and waved.

Karl squinted at him, "Ghostbur?"

Wilbur laughed nervously, "uh, no. At least I hope not..."

"Right now you're in the Arctic Empire." Techno said, "where me, Technoblade, and Phil and Ranboo live."

"Do you remember the SMP? Or L'manburg?" Phil asked.

"Um, kinda?" Karl said, "I remember Kinoko Kingdom and Sapnap and Quackity..."

"Kinoko Kingdom?" Wilbur laughed, "is it made of mushrooms?"

Karl smiled lightly, "yeah. Me, Sapnap and George built it. And Quackity was supposed to come... Why didn't he come?"

Phil glanced at Tommy before sighing, "well, if we help you get back to Kinoko, do you think they'll be there?"

"I don't know..." Karl admitted.

"Well I for one would love to see Kinoko Kingdom." Wilbur smiled.

"Oh! I've been there!" Tubbo said, "it's beautiful!"

Techno shrugged, "as long as it's not a government."

"So we're going to Kinoko Kingdom?" Ranboo asked.

"Hell yeah! Road trip!" Tommy laughed.

"Can we just leave Tommy here?" Techno asked Phil.

"We could." Phil shrugged, "but all your stuff is here so..."

Techno sighed, "nevermind, Tommy absolutely has to come with us."

"Hey! I wouldn't steal from my beloved friends!" Tommy crossed his arms.

Tubbo rolled his eyes, "sure boss man."

Wilbur sighed softly. It seemed like everything was going to be okay.