They couldn't believe it. Techno and Wilbur stood still in their Parents' bedroom in front of them with Tommy running around them in circles screaming, "I CANT BELIEVE IT! IM GETTING A BABY SISTER!!!" Philza was holding his wife as if like she would collapse without help. Techno and Wilbur stood in confusion of if they should be exited or something else. "Well...? are you exited? Mother asked in a weak voice. "Well, I'm for certain Tommy's exited" said Philza as he watched the 7 year old jump up and down on their bed with excitement and screaming into pillows. Philza and his wife were more worried of Techno and Wilbur for they both already had a younger sibling and were worried if they didn't want another. But soon joining Tommy was the 14 year old boy and the almost adult excited for the first time of having a sister. Philza and the queen were relieved to know that they were happy to hear that.
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"mom, when will I meet her?" Tommy asked a few months later from the Queen while they were out in the Royal garden.
"Well it should be only a couple more months".
"But I want to meet her." Tommy said as he walked up to he's mother with a bouquet of flowers he picked from the garden hedges. As he gave the bouquet to his mother, he sat down and leaned against her.
"You will Tommy you will, I promise you once she's here both of you will be able run around and play in your room or garden or where ever you want until your heart's desire."
"Will you be ok?" he said standing up and looking straight into her eyes.
"I will be more than ok I will be happy and joyful to see you having fun with your sister. I promise" she said as she pulled him closer to her.
"Promise?" He looked up at her again.
"Promise. And you know I never break a promise right Tommy?"
Tommy giggled happy to know that.
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The Bell of the mighty church in the center of the town rang. It meant only one thing. It was still night but immediately the streets were flooded with people in their nightgowns exclaiming "oh my god, she here!" and "oh! I hope the queen is fine" And as the town folk reached the palace walls the line of guards outside were able to keep them in line and order until it was finished. Inside there was a heavy knocking on a door. Wilbur woke up immediately surprised at why there was knocking this late. Opening the door in oblige, he came face to face with Techno who was still in his nightdress but wide awake and had a worried look. Wilbur immediately realized what happened and both of them started to rush down the hallway to their parents' bedroom. As they approached it, they saw the entrance was flooded with maids from throughout the castle.
"Is Tommy here? I didn't get to look at his cot before I left the room" Wilbur asked Techno as they tried to go through the door.
"No I don't think so? I think father sent a maid to his room to make sure he didn't wake up for any commotion."
They couldn't get through. A nurse came out and told everyone that they would have to be patient and that it wasn't over still.
"All right we can go come on." Wilbur said as he grasped Techno's hand and started to bolt to the now accessible door.
"No" He said and grasped Wilbur with he's other one to hold him back. "Don't go in, I have a feeling mother might not want to see us during this." Wilbur, was dismayed but still agreed with techno. And both of them stood still in front of the giant wooden doors praying their mother was ok.
A few hours passed and all the people outside the door, especially the two brothers, could hear nothing but the queen, behind the doors. "I never knew this was what she went through..." said Wilbur who was experiencing this situation for the first time.
"I haven't either... when you and Tommy were being born, father locked me in my room until it was over. I had no idea what was happening". But then, came silence. Cocking their head up, Wilbur and Techno questioned if it was over and they were allowed in. No one else seemed to be noticing the silence. It went on for a while and then out of nowhere the two brothers heard something they would never forget.
It was a scream. A sad scream. But it wasn't the Queens scream. It was...
"Tommy! He's in there! Techno we got to go in now!"
As Techno pushed the doors open Wilbur dashed through it only coming to an immediate halt. Techno followed but came to a halt as well. In front of them was Father facing the wall with his back facing a bed, and in that bed, was mother, drained of energy. Tommy was lying on top of her and hugging her by the shoulder and weeping.
"NO MOMMY PLEASE DON'T GO! YOU PROMISED.YOU PROMISED ME YOU WOULD BE OK. THAT YOU WOULD BE HAPPY! I DON'T CARE IF MY SISTER IS HERE! I WANT YOU TO BE HERE MORE! PLE-
A cold and weak hand cupped the cheek of a tear stained face.
"It's ok Tommy... I'm sorry I broke my promise... I'm sorry I couldn't give you your sister... or my happiness... I'm sorry I had to leave you now Tommy... like this... but please remember that no matter what, I will always be they with you ok? In the future anytime you feel you have nothing... please know I'm here with you..."
"NO PLEASE I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PROMISE! YOU WILL BE THERE IN THE FUTURE! ALIVE MOMMY! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITHOUT YOU" he said as the tears flowed in. he couldn't see well at all. Everything was misty. But he could still make out his mother there, in bed. "MOMMY PLEASE" every word he said you could hear him choking on he's own tears.
Not just him. Wilbur and Techno stood in the same spot they stopped, watching their little brother in sorrow, their mother on the last bit of her life. Tears were being shed by all 3.
The maids outside didn't hesitate to come in once Techno opened the doors. But they only faced the view of their queen's death. Tommy buried his face into her shoulder and gripped onto the gown. The queen came closer to Tommy's ear.
"I love you Tommy"
Tommy stood up on the bed. No. the corpse. The hand that once gave him love and affection was now lying limp on the blood stained sheets. The left shoulder of the gown was drenched with tears of a boy. Tommy just sat there on the bed next to his now dead mother. He didn't know what to do next. He felt like he was helpless without her. He was lifted off the bed by a familiar pair of hands. The hands held him like how they did 8 years ago. Looking up, he faced he's father looking upon he's wife. There weren't tears but Tommy felt the damp areas on the gown as Philza hugged him closer. There was a moment of silence.
It was broken by Technoblade.
"Now what..."
It was a question they all faced but chose to ignore.
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Shortly afterwards, Philza, still holding Tommy in his hands, walked out to the balcony overlooking the town folk along with Techno and Wilbur. The folk expecting good news, started cheering as the King made his entrance onto the pearl white platform. With the following words of his highness the mood of the town folk changed immediately. The happiness and cheeriness was gone in a second. The Royal family would stay out on the balcony until all folk retreated back to their homes. Majority were tearing up and walked off without another word, some would stay behind for a bit to mope with their friends about it for a while then leave, but one person stood out.
As the crowd cleared out, one person stayed behind, not crying, not sad, but simply stood on the grounds and was looking up at the family on the balcony. It was a small boy about the same age as Tommy. He had dark brown hair that seemed to be a mushroom cut. He's crystal blue eyes showed nothing but innocence. It seemed at his age he didn't understand anything that happened. Eventually a woman came up running "Tubbo, I told you not to let go of my hand. Now come on you should go to bed" she said as she picked him up like Tommy and took off back to their home
No one was left in the yard and the 3 sons and King went back inside. Philza went to put Tommy to bed and tried to cheer him up,
"Dad... Why did mommy have to go...? What did she do to leave us...?"
"Tommy..., She-..."
Philza didn't know how to answer that question. Before whenever Tommy had a question from him, he would answer without hesitating, but this particular one left him speechless.
"Well, I guess it's a natural cause?"
" But... *sniff* she promised me she would be okay..." Tommy said in a teary voice.
"I know Tommy, I know... But it was something we couldn't change."
There was a moment of silence. All there was, was a father sitting by his son in the darkness having only moonlight seep in through the curtain cracks and illuminate the room.
"Well Tommy I have to go and do something about the castle. Good night Tommy, And I am so sorry for this."
As Philza got up and left towards the door, Tommy stopped him,
"wait. Dad? Can you please sing the song that mommy used to sing me before sleep?"
Philza expecting to have some time alone and was already tearing up, turned back around after a few wipes on his sleeve and came to the side of the bed.
"Of course Tommy..."
Outside the ears of two boys had been pressed on the door during the entire conversation. As Wilbur and Techno backed off from the door. They stood waiting for their father to come. Hearing a familiar tune from inside, the two listened, but didn't do or say anything. Soon Philza came outside and closed the door behind on a now, asleep Tommy. "Is there anything we have to do, Father?" Techno asked assuming he would need Wil and he's help around the castle. "No you two head back to sleep. I'll take care of everything." Though confused both of them obliged and headed back to bed.
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30 Years (DSMP)
General Fiction!!!_TW_ blood, Gore!!! This story is inspired off of "Passerine - bluejamas" therefore a few scenes of this story may be similar to that story. As the rain fell upon the people, Philza, after almost 30 years, knew that with the news of the death, t...
