Chapter 2- Out of all the people

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No one can throw a bigger tantrum than a narcissist who is losing control of someone's mind. Or Micheal, if he doesn't have his chicken put carefully into his pen at bedtime. Of course, Ranboo forgot. Even though the enderman hybrid had it written on a sign in literally every room in his house. Nevertheless, he was now dealing with a screaming zombie piglin toddler.

"Micheal hey hey, buddy." he cooed, the toddler continued to screech, his cries an odd mix of a human toddler and a screaming pig. It would be humorous if Ranboo wasn't so tired. Techno had only just gotten out of prison and he was working the syndicate over time, Ranboo shuddered. Now was not the time to think about the syndicate or their mission.

He turned his gaze to the toddler, scrunching up his face.

"Okay" he reassured himself, he had been practising. "It's only one sentence". He knelt down to Michael's level. Making sure to have eye contact with the piglin, "☇≚☩ ☇≚☩ ☈‡⊒⊒☩ ꑇ⌆'⌤ ⌑⍩ϟ☩. ⊹ϟ⊹ϟ'⌤ ☇≚ꈌ≚" he said, pigling felt rough on his tongue. He could speak English and Ender just fine. But Piglin was a stretch.

Micheal stopped screaming, instantaneously

"〲☇≚ꈌ≚'⌤ ≡☩ ⊒ϟ⊒ϟ?" he asked in response. Ranboo took a second to translate the words in his mind.

"⊒ϟ⊒ϟ ꑇ⌤ ϟ〲ϟ☩ ♮⌑ꈌ ⌆☇≚ 〲≚≚⍩" he said cautiously fully expecting Michael to start to cry, instead he let out a soft snort of acknowledgement, shuffling to his bed and sitting on his bed, patting the spot next to him for his papa. Ranboo sat down next to his adoptive son. Micheal leaned into his papa's torso, his one eye fluttering before he drifted off.

Ranboo slowly shifted off the bed, smiling softly.

"Goodnight buddy" he said softly before closing the trap door and descending down the ladder. Ranboo looked around, hoping that Tubbo would be standing there waiting for his taller husband to climb down. No one was there.

He's where he is happy Ranboo reminded himself, there was no use crying over it. That only adds physical pain to his heartbreak. Ranboo sighed before stepping outside, the cooler air crisp on his face and caused a slight stinging to his eyes. His breaths came out in vapours as he headed for his other house.

"Ranboo, right on time" Phil smiled politely, Ranboo returned the greeting with a soft smile

"Hey Phil, was just wondering if you had any potatoes and gold?". Phil's smile faded

"Yeah of course mate" he said looking around, of course no one was around. Phil stepped aside. "Come on in, looks like it's going to blizzard" he said as Ranboo stepped into the warmth of Phil's house. Technoblade was sitting on the floor next to Steve, the polar bear, looking up before the Piglin man.

"Hello Ranboo" techno is still focused on the polar bear.

"Hey" Ranboo said. Still standing awkwardly by the door.

"Sit down mate" Phil said, giving the ender hybrid a little nudge. Ranboo sat by Phil.

"So, Ranboo you said you had some gold for old potatoes here" Techno snickered at the code words. Ranboo nodded

"uh, where should I start?" he asked

"Where we left off" Techno said

"Well, um ok. So about the van, wil hasn't exactly started anything other than burger still"

"And Quackity?" Phil enquired

"Wil still seems pretty adamant that it's just some friendly competition" Techno scoffed at that.

"This is Wilbur we are talking about, Ranboo"

"He umm, he went looking for TNT the other day" ranboo added as he searched through his notebook. Phil looked up from whatever he had been doing, Ranboo didn't know, with a raised eyebrow.

"He WHAT?"

"Yeah, since Quackity is on hair trigger, everyone is stacked up with fully enchanted gear since, you know, they think Dream has escaped." Ranboo scrunched up his face as he spoke. Techno inhaled

"Ranboo buddy, I know you hate him. Just give the man a chance." Phil said.

"I" Ranboo paused, faking a smile "I guess I should. I mean, we are breaking him out"

Phil clapped him on the back.

"Good sport, mate" Ranboo shrugged

"It's the best I can do," he said, getting up. "I've got to go. Wilbur wants me to open shop tomorrow. He was hounding the last time I was late so" he trailed off. The other two nodded.

"That's fine mate" Phil said opening the door, Ranboo slipped out.

"Goodbye Ranboo, thanks for the gold" Techno said from the floor, he waved in response as he walked off their land and towards Snowchester.

He scrunched his fists, inhaling deeply. Ranboo looked back, unable to see the lights of the emerald duo's houses. It had begun to snow during the short duration he had been inside Phil's house. Ranboo groaned,

"Out of all the people, why does have to be him" he stared out to the distance of the prison

"Out of all the people, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOU" he screamed.

"Damnit Tubbo, where are you"

Translation for the end,

Hey hey buddy it's okay. Papa's here

Where's my dada?

Dada is away for the week.

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