In The Game {DSMP}

5

"so you're tellin' me that were breaking Dream out of prison?" Techno raised an eyebrow, "alright."

"Yes! Thank you Techno!" Tommy laughed.

"Just like that? No questions asked?" Wilbur asked.

Techno shrugged, "I mean, what questions do I need to ask? It sounds like something to do so..."

Quackity chuckled, "and to think Sam and I were going to lock you in with Dream."

"What?" Techno tilted his head.

"What?" Quackity smiled, looking around.

Techno sighed, "okay, when are we doing this?"

"As soon as we can get resources to break in." Tommy said, "we'll need pistons, redstone, fire res, and milk. Maybe health potions too. Oh! And turtle shell helmets or helmets with water breathing! A piston takes 25 seconds to mine with an efficiency V netherite pick and mining fatigue."

"Pistons?" Tubbo asked.

Tommy nodded, "instead of trying to break the blocks, we'll just move them."

"That's genius." Quackity whispered, "but how are we going to get the resources?"

Tommy smiled and turned to Ranboo. The enderman took a step back.

"Me!?" Ranboo exclaimed.

"Ranboo you're the richest person on the server." Tommy sighed.

Tubbo nodded, "it's true! You have an entire chest full of emerald blocks!"

"I-I mean..." Ranboo looked away.

"And you have like, forty totems." Tommy said.

"Forty totems!?" Wilbur yelled.

"I... Have a lot of free time..." Ranboo sighed.

Techno chuckled, "oh my god..."

"Have you ever considered gambling?" Quackity smirked.

"Hey! No!" Tommy stepped between them, "no gaslight, gatekeep, girlbossing here!"

Everyone went silent for a moment.

"Tommy what the fuck." Wilbur said quietly.

Tommy paused for a moment, "you know, let's just move past that and start making potions."

"Boo and I are on it." Tubbo rolled his eyes with a smile, "but we're staying in Snowchester to take care of Michael."

"Michael?" Wilbur asked, "is there a new person?"

Tubbo froze, realizing what he said. He looked at Ranboo.

"Um, he, um-" Ranboo stammered.

"It's the name of a project they're working on!" Tommy jumped in, "now can we get on task again?"

Wilbur shrugged. Quackity shook his head and stepped up.

"I need to get back to my country now." The man said, "message me when it's time."

Tommy nodded as Quackity walked away. Techno rolled his shoulder, making it pop loudly.

"Well I'm going to rest up before the fight. See you tomorrow probably." Techno said, walking into his house.

Wilbur sighed, "I don't really care why we're breaking Dream out, but I never expected you to be the one to try."

Tommy shrugged, "I have my reasons... They might sound insane-"

"Very insane." Tubbo smirked.

Tommy rolled his eyes, "but just trust me, okay."

"Anything for my little brother." Wilbur smiled, ruffling Tommy's hair.

Tommy hit Wilbur's hand away, taking a step back.

"You're so different from the Wilbur I know..." Tommy muttered under his breath.

"People change Tommy." Wilbur smirked, turning around, "have fun preparing."

Tommy stayed silent as Wilbur walked away. Ranboo came up behind him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Come on, we should go now." The enderman said softly.

Tommy nodded, following his friends characters through the snow and back to the portal. This Wilbur seemed so... cold. So different from the Wilbur from his world. He didn't like this Wilbur. Or Quackity, or even this Techno. Not while they're real and not just personas.

"Tommy?" Tubbo asked, "what's Wilbur like in your world?"

Tommy smiled softly, "well he's not interested in killing and blowing things up. He makes music actually. He's in a band called LoveJoy and they have some amazing songs! Wil is amazing at this game called geoguesser, where you have to guess where you are based on pictures. And Wilburs really nice even though we fight like brothers."

"Once again your world seems so much better than this one..." Ranboo gave a short laugh.

"Eh... Sort of..." Tommy sighed, "there's a lot of pressure sometimes. A lot of people expect a lot of things from us."

"Like running a country?" Tubbo smirked.

"Like being up to date on all the politics in the world, not saying something problematic, understanding everything about everything, speaking about big issues." Tommy crossed his arms, "saying one wrong thing could spell disaster and hundreds of people will go against you and try to cancel you. But we're just people! When I started streaming I was literally a kid! I'm still a... a kid! I don't know everything! All I wanted to do was play a game and make people happy..."

"All I wanted to do is live peacefully with my best friend." Tubbo said quietly, "I guess our worlds aren't so different."

Tommy gave him a small smile, "maybe not."

"Both of you are lucky." Ranboo sighed, "I don't remember... Anything really."

Tommy gave the enderman a pat on the arm, "you'll figure it out."

Ranboo blinked, his eyes going wide, "o-oh, thank you..."

"No problem!" Tommy smiled, falling back through the portal, "now let's break Dream out of prison!"