Time (Dream smp)

21

Wilbur smiled softly as he stared out the window of Technoblade's cabin. He could hear the kids messing around downstairs, playing some sort of game. Or creating nuclear weapons, but Wilbur was pretty sure it was games.

Something caught Wilbur's eye outside. He felt his heart pull toward it for some reason. He had to...

"Where are you going?" Techno asked as Wilbur rushed outside.

Wilbur didn't answer, running past Techno with a bright smile. Techno shrugged and went back to reading his book. Wilbur could take care of himself. Besides, Phil was out there somewhere, maybe Wilbur wanted to tell him something.

"Techno! Techno! Look!" Wilbur yelled, running back in.

Techno's eyes widened as he saw Wilbur hugging a blue sheep, guiding the animal inside the warm cabin. For a moment Technoblade saw a ghost through iron bars.

"I've named him Friend!" Wilbur laughed, burying his face in the thick blue wool.

Techno smiled softly, "that's great Gh-... Wilbur. That's great."

If Wilbur saw the piglin wipe away a tear, he didn't say anything. This was the Wilbur Technoblade knew. Before L'manburg, before Pogtopia, before death. His little brother.

"Hey mate-" Phil opened the door.

"Phil! Look! I've named him Friend!" Wilbur smiled, showing his dad the face of the blue sheep.

Phil smiled, ruffling Wilbur's hair, "Good job Wil. I'm proud of you "

Tommy jumped up the ladder, "hey do you have any-! Friend!"

Tommy gasped and ran over to the sheep. The soft blue wool gave under his fingers, reminding him of the time he and Ranboo rescued Friend from Dream's base. Before Wilbur was revived...

Wilbur laughed as the sheep nuzzled him, "You know Friend?"

"You had him before." Techno said quietly.

Wilbur giggled and buried his face in the sheep's wool. This was his Friend. His blue.

"Oh hey, it's Friend." Ranboo smiled as he walked up to the animal, patting his head.

"He's blue! I like blue!" Wilbur smiled.

Phil chuckled lightly. His son was back. It was like old times. Back when they were a family.

Suddenly, Tubbo ran up the ladder.

"Um guys! I just remembered we have a slight problem!" Tubbo yelled.

"Uh, yeah. We've been teleported to the future?" Techno raised an eyebrow.

"No!" Tubbo gasped, "just before we were all teleport and shit, I lost a nuke!"

Phil sighed, "I'm sorry, what!? You lost a nuke!?"

"It's a long story, but we should probably find Jack Manifold!" Tubbo told the group.

"Why Jack Manifold!?" Tommy yelled.

"How do you lose a nuclear weapon?" Wilbur asked.

"No time for questions! We have to get back to Snowchester!" Tubbo yelled, already trying to drag everyone out the door.

"There's nukes in Snowchester!?" Ranboo shouted, "what about Michael!?"

"That's why we have to get back!" Tubbo shouted back.

"Okay, okay, let's go then." Phil nodded.

Tubbo nodded, quickly running off towards his home. The rest followed, getting increasingly worried about the usually calm boys behavior.

It was starting to get dark as the group approached Snowchester. Tubbo rushed through the doors of the mansion.

"This place is a maze..." Techno muttered as he wandered the halls.

Ranboo nodded, "Michaels room is this way."

Ranboo lead everyone into Michaels room. Tubbo was hugging his son tightly. Michael looked up, squealing happily as he saw his other father.

"So this is Michael." Techno hummed.

"Yep." Ranboo moved over to hold Michaels hand, "this is our son."

"We have to get him out of here." Tubbo said, picking him up, "If someone still has the missing nuke, they could blow up Snowchester."

"Well I'm not exactly the safest person for a child to be around..." Tommy shrugged.

"You are a child." Wilbur smirked, nudging his brother.

"Shut up!" Tommy snapped.

Phil smiled, "he could stay in the Arctic."

"Heh!?" Techno turned to Phil.

Phil shrugged, patting Michaels head, "yeah. I mean, he's my grandson."

Techno paused, "I'm not ready to be an uncle."

Wilbur broke down laughing, "Techno! I have a son! You're already an uncle!"

Techno groaned, "Wil, you are insufferable."

"Wait!" Tommy yelled, "does that mean I'm an uncle!?"

Tubbo laughed, "yes Tommy. You're an uncle."

"Wait," Ranboo started, "if I'm married to you, and you're Wilbur's brother... Doesn't that make us uncle's as well?"

"Oh my god, you're right!" Tubbo gasped, "were a family of uncle's!"

Phil chuckled, "okay okay, let's go home now."

Ranboo smiled and adjusted Michaels coat, "alright Michael, we're going to stay at Uncle Techno's for a bit."

Wilbur looked out the window, "actually, I think it would be best to stay here for the night. And we have to find Jack Manifold in the morning anyway."

"Michael takes priority." Tubbo said, "we'll get him to safety first."

Wilbur nodded, "understood."

"Where would Jack even be?" Ranboo asked.

Tommy thought for a moment, then groaned, "the hotel!"