How to take down an empire with voices in your head

5. Friendly Compromises.

Tubbo sat on the edge of a cliff, in the L'manburg crater. All the memories of L'manburg playing in his mind as he pulled at the grass he took forever to grow. All of this,

all the flowers, all the trees, Tubbo had raised to their fullest. Each flower is full of color, and each tree is full of lush leaves. "Tubbo?" A voice called behind him.

He turned his head around to see Quackity standing next to a tree, "Oh yeah, almost forgot you were coming Big Q." Tubbo said, getting up and walking into the shade of the tree.

Quackity laughed, "Yeah so did I, so guess it's fair." He shrugged. 

"Guess it is." Tubbo smiled. 

"Well then, let's talk shall we?" Quackity asked.

"We shall," Tubbo said as they walked off.

After a long walk, both men sat at a table, in the needle of Las Nevadas, talking. "So Tubbo, about this whole 'cookie outpost' thing?" Quackity began, shuffling in his seat.

"Oh yeah well-" Tubbo stopped, "Well?" Quackity questioned. "Oh yeah I have to tell you, Ranboo came to me some while ago and said that for the most part, he was fine with Las Nevadas taking down the walls. He also stated that he had an 'other half', being you, that might not agree. So Tubbo, I'm here to ask you for myself.

What would you like to compromise with me, what would you be willing to do? Because this 'cookie outpost' of yours that's built like a literal military base!- Needs to have some changes done to it if you want it to stay where it currently is." Quackity explained, slightly pointing towards Tubbo's cookie outpost. 

"Well, at first- well since Ranboo and I last discussed this, yes I wouldn't have been willing to compromise or do anything." Quackity's eyebrows raised in suspicion of Tubbo's words. "But now? Well, now I think I'm willing to compromise. I think back to when I made this whole cookie outpost thing, I was just in a bad spot man. I didn't really think things through, I think I just kinda acted out of emotion, and that emotion- I think it was just anger. I'm better now though, so I'm willing to compromise or whatever we needa do Quackity." Tubbo explained, looking out over Las Nevadas.

 "Oh, well then. I'm sorry that you weren't in a good spot back then, but I'm happy you are better now." Quackity smiled.

 "Well, maybe let's head to the cookie outpost itself for some compromisations yeah?" Tubbo said and they both stepped out of their seats.

As the cookie outpost's walls came into view Tubbo began to remember his conversations with Ranboo about the future plan for this place. Tubbo was filled with anger back then and is filled with regret now. All the times he burst out on Ranboo during the making of this build. all the times where he sat there just staring out the window, trying to forget everything. All the times he stayed up walking around his outpost to find something- anything wrong to scold himself at. Luckily with some help, Tubbo has left his past ways.

Tubbo now sees the world with "An optimistically reasonable admiration" as he stated it. 

"Ah see these big walls you built? Yeah, these- not saying they are- kinda felt like a threat to my country. I just think for now let's focus on these walls." Quackity said pointing up to the stone brick walls, "and maybe that farm-" Quackity quickly stated, moving his body completely so his hand was pointing at the field of crops to their left. 

"Well, the wall can definitely come down. Seems as though you've already started that a bit." Tubbo laughed gesturing to the half-torn down wall. 

Quackity burst out laughing, "Oh yeah! I forgot about that- sorry I guess. I mean it's getting taking down anyway ya know?" Quackity smiled, making Tubbo join him in laughing. 

"Well that might not just be all I was thinking actually," Tubbo said after they both calmed down from laughing.

 "Oh then what else?" Quackity said.

"Uh, do you by chance need any recruits for Las Nevadas?" Tubbo asked, "Oh it depends on the person why? You want to join Tubbo?" Quackity questioned. "If I'm allowed," Tubbo said.

"Well of course you are, you're Tubbo. My man!" Quackity cheered receiving a wide smile from Tubbo. "Alrighty then that hopefully fixes the next thing," Tubbo said.

"Next thing?" Quackity quizzed, "this whole cookie outpost thing. I mean I'm a part of Las Nevadas now. The wall can still go, but what with the rest of it?" Tubbo explained.

Quackity thought, "Well since you are part of Las Nevadas, why don't we have this building of yours be part of Las Nevadas? Now of course it will still be yours- everything here is in your name, it belongs to Tubbo right. Just its part of Las Nevadas." Quackity said. 

"Wait that's actually perfect! Yeah, yeah I like that- I think I like that a lot!" Tubbo exclaimed, smiling at Quackity who smiled back. 

"Great, this is great. Wow- this talk went so well. It's always such a pleasure to talk with you Tubbo." Quackity said, holding out his hand.

"And same with you." Tubbo agreed, taking Quackity's hand and shaking it.