Immortal │ Dream SMP Immortal TommyInnit and Tubbo AU

2 - why worry about being late (when you have all the time in the world?)

Summary: Tommy and Tubbo versus Dream, except the rescue team gets there a few seconds too late.

Warnings: Foul Language, Blood, Violence

"This way," Punz muttered, plates of netherite armor clinking as he strode down the path. The others followed him, armed to the teeth and silent, preparing themselves for the fight that was sure to come. Ranboo trailed at the back of the group, fiddling nervously with his trident.

The mercenary stopped in front of the portal, turning to face them. "This is it."

"Everyone ready?" Quackity called, his grip tightening on the hilt of his weapon. There were murmurs of agreement. Punz took a deep breath, set his shoulders, and walked into the portal.

"I'm sorry Dream, but you should have paid me more."

Dream turned to look at him, mouth pulled back into a fierce scowl. Without hesitation he whirled, and the rest of the group stepped out of the portal in time to see Dream bury his axe in Tubbo's back.

"NO!" Puffy screamed. There was a moment of stunned silence.

Dream yanked the axe out of Tubbo with a sickening squelch. The boy's eyes met Tommy's, shining with blank confusion. He opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was a blood-filled gurgle. His knees gave out and collapsed to the floor.

"TUBBO!" Tommy cried, diving for him. He knelt by his friend's side, scooping him up and cradling him as best as he could. "Tubbo, no no no--"

"Healing potions," Sam shouted, whirling on his heel. "Does anyone have healing potions?!"

Tubbo was trying to speak, hands curling in Tommy's shirt. He gurgled some more, sounds soon turning into horrendous choking noises. The SMP watched, frozen, as the teen gave one last, weak cough before going still. His hand relaxed, releasing its death grip on Tommy. Tommy stared blankly down at his friend's half-lidded eyes.

"Tubbo?" he croaked. "Hey, Tubbo. Say something."

The corpse did not reply.

"Hey, Tubbo." Tommy's voice cracked. He began shaking. "This isn't funny, Tubbo. Say something."

Dream, who had been watching with bland curiosity up until now, took a step forward. "Tommy--"

Sapnap crossed the room in two strides and punched the mask clean off his face. Dream staggered back, clutching his nose, eyes blown wide as he hastily dodged under Sapnap's enraged swings. Puffy snapped out of her stupor and joined the fight moments later, the rest of the group following her lead.

Sam carefully knelt down beside Tommy, who had started shaking Tubbo back and forth in the hopes of getting a response. "Tommy."

Tommy swung to face him, eyes wild. "Hey, Sam," he said. "Tubbo isn't waking up. Why won't he wake up? Tell him to wake up, Sam."

Sam swallowed. "Tommy, Tubbo-- Tubbo is dead."

"No he's not." Tommy turned back to the corpse. "Tubbo isn't dead. Tubbo's fine, he's just being a lazy bitch--Tubbo, please, this isn't funny."

Ranboo silently collapsed to his knees in front of Tommy, ignoring the fight going on behind him. He set a trembling finger against Tubbo's neck, then yanked it away like he had been burned.

"H-he's got no pulse," he choked out. "He's-- Tommy, he's--"

"No," Tommy insisted. His face crumpled. "No, he's. . . he's not. . ."

And then Tubbo jerked, let out a strangled wheeze, and rolled out of Tommy's arms right into Ranboo's lap. The enderman hybrid let out a startled shriek, scrambling back as the not-so-dead Tubbo hacked a wad of blood and phlegm onto the floor.

Any trace of grief instantly disappeared from Tommy's face, replaced with annoyance. "God damnit, Tubbo!"

Tubbo groaned, pounding on his chest. "Wh-- urgh -- what?"

Tommy scowled. "You were supposed to stay dead! "

Tubbo sat up, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth. "Huh? Why-- oh. They. . . don't know, do they."

Tommy flung his arms towards the sky. "No! "

Tubbo turned to look at the gathered SMP, blinked owlishly, and turned back to Tommy. He smiled sheepishly. ". . . Oops?"

"What?" Dream demanded from where he had been backed into a corner, Sapnap's axe shoved under his chin.

"Fuck you," Tommy snapped, flipping him off. He turned back to Tubbo. "Tubbo, I swear to Prime I am going to strangle you with my bare hands--" He hastily scrambled forward and began rubbing Tubbo's freshly-healed back as the boy doubled over, hacking out another mouthful of blood.

"I hate this," Tubbo muttered, wiping his mouth with the back of his wrist. He stared down at the floor for a moment more, squinting, then spit out one last glob. "Okay, I think that's the last of it."

"You sure?"

"Yep." Tubbo poked mournfully at his bloodied clothes. "Aw, this was my favorite outfit."

"Tubbo, you have nine copies of the exact same outfit," Tommy deadpanned. He rubbed a hand through his hair, seemingly uncaring of the blood getting in his curls. "Maybe worry about how we're gonna explain this?"

Tubbo shrugged. "I'm immortal," he chirped cheerily. He turned to stare directly at Dream. "Can't kill me, bitch."

Ranboo made a weak choking noise. Tubbo eyed him, then reached out to pat his hand. "You okay?"

"What the fuck?" Someone spluttered.

"Tubbo's immortal," Tommy repeated, glaring at Tubbo when the boy opened his mouth. "No, shut up. You already exposed yourself, don't expose more."

Tubbo shut his mouth and looked appropriately remorseful. Tommy groaned. "Can you stand?"

Tubbo's face scrunched up. He tried to push himself to his feet, only to stagger. Tommy shot to his feet and grabbed his arm before he could fall over.

"Wait, wait, wait," Quackity snapped. "Why-- how--"

"We don't know," Tommy snapped back. "Now back the fuck off. I'm going to take Tubbo away for a while, and you're going to leave us alone while he recovers."

He marched Tubbo to the portal, glaring at the crowd the entire time. Ranboo stumbled after them, glancing nervously at Dream. They stopped in front of the portal steps, and Tommy turned to the group. "Suck it, green boy," he snapped at Dream, flipped him off, then helped Tubbo up the steps and into the portal.

"What the fuck," Sapnap said into the ensuing silence.

End Notes:

Ranboo goes with them because they don't have any weapons/armor at the moment and there are mobs in the Nether. He gets dragged into the impromptu self-care session.
Tommy was planning on using Tubbo's 'death' to run away from the Dream SMP with Tubbo after Tubbo woke up. Then Tubbo went and exposed himself. The "don't expose more" comment is referring to Tommy's immortality. Sure, the SMP knows Tubbo's immortal now, but they don't need to know that Tommy is too.

The pacing of this oneshot is terrible but eh