Why Me? {Magical Boys Benchtrio}

Boundaries Are Important, And So Is Fear

Tommy couldn't help but feel guilty when he saw Ranboo. How could he get away with barely a scratch while the enderman hybrid could barely sit up with his injuries. A young woman with fluffy red hair and silvery-blue scales dappling her cheeks was tending to him. She chuckled at something Ranboo said. Ranboo winced harshly as she cleaned the wound on his shoulder.

"Ranboo." Phil smiled as he walked over.

"Phil!?" Ranboo gasped, wincing at the sudden movement.

Phil laughed lightly, "calm down, you'll hurt yourself more."

The woman rolled her eyes, "I'll dump water on you if you hurt yourself, I swear I'll do it."

Ranboo's ears went back, "please don't..."

The woman laughed as she finished bandaging his wound. She turned around, running straight into Wilbur. The woman quickly caught him before he fell.

"Um, hi." Wilbur gave her an awkward smile.

The woman blushed darkly, helping him up, "I'm so sorry! I should have looked where I was going!"

"It's okay." Wilbur chuckled, "I'm Wilbur."

"Sally." The woman smiled back, "I'll just, um, I need to check on the others..."

Wilbur quickly stepped out of her way, "oh! Sorry!"

"It's okay!" Sally giggled, "I'll... I'll see you around Wilbur."

Wilbur sighed as she walked off, a dopey smile of his face. He turned back around to see Ranboo, Phil, and Tommy just staring at him.

"What?" Wilbur asked quickly, "did I do something wrong!?"

Phil laughed, "no mate, it's nothing."

Ranboo snickered, leaning over to Tommy, "Wilbur's going to have one hell of a time if they get together."

Tommy broke down in laughter, having to hold himself up on the bed. Ranboo laughed as well, then winced and held the wound on his stomach.

"Careful! Sally doesn't make empty threat's." Phil told him.

Ranboo sighed sharply, "trust me, I know."

Phil's smiled fell slightly, "I'm sorry."

"For what?" Ranboo looked up.

"Sending you to get the weapons. It was so much more dangerous than I thought it would be." Phil told him, "I never thought The Green God would send wielders after you."

"Well, it wasn't all bad." Ranboo smiled up at Tommy briefly, "and besides, I made some friends."

"You're such a sap!" Tommy nudged him lightly.

"Ow!" Ranboo flinched back.

"Sorry! Sorry!" Tommy quickly apologized, his wings fluffing up in panic.

"Wait, when did you get wings!?" Ranboo yelled.

Tommy chuckled lightly, pulling his wings closer, "um, when I woke up here?"

"Oh. Wait!" Ranboo tried sitting up, but fell back with a cry of pain, "Where's Tubbo!?"

"Stop moving!" Phil ordered, "Tubbo was moved to a different room. He needed extensive healing."

"W-why?" Ranboo gripped the sheets tightly.

"He was burned badly." Phil told him, "our best healers are working on him right now, but he'll have scarring."

Ranboo's eyes widened, "but he-he'll be okay, right?"

"Yes, don't worry. He should be fine." Phil gave him a small smile, "but what about you? How are you feeling?"

Ranboo's tail twitched, "everything hurts pretty bad... But Sally said there's nothing life threatening, so there's that. She said I'll be cleared to walk around in a few days."

"That's good, but not what I meant." Phil shifted his wings.

Ranboo looked down, "I'm... Disappointed in myself... I wasn't able to get the weapons in time, I wasn't able to protect Tommy and Tubbo. And now Puffy got dragged back here too-!"

"Puffy chose to come back." Phil interrupted, "and like I said before, the mission was much more dangerous than I thought."

"But," Ranboo liked up, "you-you sent Tommy and Wilbur to that world to keep them away from the war, as I dragged them right into it!"

Phil sighed, looking at his sons, "that's not your fault Ranboo. I knew that they would be back."

"How?" Tommy asked, fidgeting with his fingers.

"Just before you were born, your mother, Kristen, had a vision." Phil explained, "she's the Goddess of Death, and she can see when people die. She saw the death of the Green God. The people who kill him are three boys. A golden boy like the stars, bright with laughter. A boy who's sunny rays can burn as easily as they can warm. And a boy like the moon, who's always right by the sun. These boys would end the Green God."

Phil looked at Tommy and Ranboo, "those boys are you. The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars. The trio that will save our world."