30 Years (DSMP)

Chapter 26 - Unknown Betrayal

In a few hours at dawn, the army gathered in the plains among the bodies from the previous fight.

"Ranboo why are you wearing that mask?" Wilbur asked as Ranboo came to the front beside him to start leading the army.

"Oh, It's just I remembered that where we are heading, we might need to cover our face a bit. You should too" He said getting onto his horse and nervously adjusting his mask.

"Oh, it's ok I don't need a mask" Tommy said riding up next to him on his horse.

"Anyway shall we start?" Philza said as he flapped in one place in the sky, looking at Ranboo.

And with a whip of a leather strap, Ranboo along with Wilbur and Tommy beside him and Philza soaring above, took off with the army behind him towards the direction of the Dream smp. They went on for a while. No one said anything and the atmosphere was filled with the routine sounds of horse footsteps on the grass and the movement of Philza's wings. The air gradually started to get colder and a light snowfall started. The grass started to get coated in snow as they went further and soon they came to a snowy plain. The white floor spreading out as far as they could see and the trees all coated in snow.

"Is this it?" Wilbur asked as Ranboo slowed his horse and came to a stop.

"Kind of, were close I just need to..." Ranboo looked around him at the trees like he was looking for someone.

"Uhm...Ranboo?" Tommy asked after the entire army had stopped and was just standing in the snowfall.

"Alright I know where we have to go" Ranboo said and he turned his horse in a direction, it didn't look any different from any other direction and looked like he had no idea where they had to go.

"You sure? It looks like any other area" Philza asked landing next to him.

"Yes I'm sure" He said as he cracked a whip and took off on his horse, the rest started following him again. The wind started to pick up, and after a bit the snowfall got heavier. It was clear that a snowstorm was heading their way soon. Ranboo, with the help of Philza, Tommy and Wilbur bought the army to a halt and set up a small camp behind a wall of rock that stood a bit away. In a few minutes there were multiple tents and each one held a group of people. The royal family, Ranboo and Tubbo had a separate tent to themselves.
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The snowstorm had finished but left behind a thick coat of snow on all the tents and an ankle deep carpet. The small breeze with a light snowfall still hung around the campsite. The moon gave light that did a mood lighting around the plains. The flap of the main tent was opened by someone. He came out and closed the flap behind him. He looked around until his eyes adjusted to the small lighting. With the moonlight reflecting off of his horns, He walked a bit until he came to a boulder that wasn't too far. Going behind it he sat down on the snow next to someone else. Ranboo had his head tucked in his arms and freaked out a little when he heard Tubbo sit next to him, he didn't lift his head though fearing Tubbo would see his smile.

"Hey there friend? What are you doing out here?" Tubbo asked as he looked at Ranboo who still had his head tucked in.

"Nothing" Ranboo said tucking his head in more.

"Well you're out here for something right? Why do you have your head tucked inbig man?" There was a pause but after a bit Ranboo lifted his head towardsTubbo showing his smile.

"WHAT THE-"

"SHUSHUSHUSHU- DON'T SAY ANTHING" Ranboo said immediately jumping towards Tubboand covering his mouth with his hand. Tubbo struggled for a bit but after awhile of telling him to calm down, Tubbo stopped and in a nervous face, slowlypulled away Ranboo's hand.

"Wh- Why... Why do you have that... smile?" Hesaid slowly leaning back away from him.

"*sigh* Promise me you won't tell anyone...?" Ranboo said tilting his head downa little but still looking at Tubbo.

"I...I won't tell anyone..."

"You remember when I said that I could forget things?

"Y-Yeah?"

"Well I have this... voice... it came a while back when I first joined Dream'sarmy. He didn't say anything bad, was just there in the night and would justtalk with me. But after the war and when I joined L, Manburg he started to tellme that I ender walked more and what I did during them... I don't know if Ishould trust what he says because he's just a voice but then again I don'treally know what I did. Some things he said were things that I didn't want tobe true. But it seems like they were true..."

"What... What are the things he said?"

"a couple of nights back... he told me to get something in my pocket... it was astick of dynamite... and he said that 'if only the group Dream had assigned hadthe dynamite and was killed in the explosion, how did I have it'... He keepstelling that I'm going to double cross you and join Dream again once we get tothe Dream smp...That you guys don't care about me and that Dream did care...Tubbo...I think I might have enderwalked during the war and helped... blow up L,Manburg..." Ranboo said getting into a cannonball position and hiding his facecompletely. Tubbo noticed his ears bending down as he spoke. Ranboo expectedTubbo to judge him after what he said and would either not speak to him againor tell everyone in camp. There was a pause Ranboo couldn't see anything andthought Tubbo had left.

"What about the smile?"

"I- It came yesterday night... I was in bed and the voice told me to reach in mypocket again. I pulled out this mask." Ranboo said throwing the mask in hishand down on the snow between him and Tubbo. "I asked why I should wear it andhe told 'to cover this smile' and only then I saw in the mirror... this gruesomeand hideous look... It was clear that I was with Dream or something like that...Tubbo... I don't know... I don't know what I will do once we get to the Dream smp...I don't know if I will be on your side and defeat Dream... or join him and just,kill you...I don't want to be on a side Tubbo, but it seems that the only way forany war to win is to pick a side... and I don't know who's side I'm on...If I'm aninside source for you or a trap from Dream..." Ranboo said lifting his face andwiping it with his sleeve. Tubbo saw that his tears were burning the skin onhis face. He wanted to know why but right now he had to help Ranboo, somehow.

"Ranboo... I think this voice is Dream."

"Wh- What...?" Ranboo said looking atTubbo is confusion.

"Dream said it himself. He has enough power to control anyone, especially witha mental issue. Ranboo I'm pretty sure Dream's controlling you. The voice,hearing from you, sounds like its defending Dream. Saying that you will joinhim. Saying that we don't care and that Dream did. Even the smile, it supportsthis. Did the voice tell you not to tell anyone about these?"

"Yeah he always threatened me to not tell anyone... but I... I CANT TAKE ITANYMORE" Ranboo said screaming out into the night.

"He didn't want you to tell anyone because for anyone else it's obvious it'sDream that's doing this from wherever he is."

"So... the voice it's Dream?"

"Yeah, did you tell him anything that Dream wasn't supposed to know?"

"No... I don't think so...? But he seemed to know some things that we thought hedidn't know... like the explosion? Even the trap on his men..."

"How would he- God, Dream knows everything... I'm starting to think he knows werecoming..." Tubbo said leaning back on the rock and pulling his hair back.

Ranboo stopped cold... he remembered how he talked about the plan of the secondattack with the voice. How he said he was going to help them the next day aboutthe plan... He realized...

"Whatever happens you will help him"

"I... Helped him..."

"What?"

"I helped Dream... I talked with him about our plans. The second attack I toldhim everything... without even knowing... He even told me that no matter what I didI would help Dream... I helped him... I had been on Dream's side, helping him anddouble crossing you all this time without even knowing. He knows that werecoming. He's probably got his entire army ready to just kill us. All because ofme..."

"Ranboo, it's not your fault, you know very well that Dream is controlling youso you aren't doing it intentionally. Don't worry Ranboo, no matter what youtold him we'll go in and end this once and for all. Even if he knows werecoming we'll fight him and kill him." Tubbo said hugging Ranboo. He heard asmall sizzle, like something burning.