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15. Nothing Good Ever Happens to Traitors

   "WHAT THE FUCK?"

   Nia mumbles under her breath as she stares at Schlatt and Quackity standing in front of the young brunette boy, trapped in a box with no means of escape.

   She glances at Technoblade, who seems equally as confused.

   In fact, nobody in the audience knows what's going on.

   "I know what you've been up to, Tubbo," Schlatt repeats his previous statement, a malicious smirk appearing on his face.

   Tubbo visibly starts to panic, tugging at the suit jacket he's wearing. His expression doesn't help either as he momentarily frowns, his eyes flickering from one place to another in a desperate attempt of getting out of trouble by avoiding direct eye contact with Schlatt.

   The boy looks at Nia for a moment. She bites her bottom lip, currently not finding a way to get Tubbo out of trouble without dying. Not just her, but both of them. Manburg versus Nia are not favorable odds.

   But she knows she cannot let Schlatt kill this boy. He's too young to die. He's still a teenager. It doesn't sit right with Nia nor anything she stands for.

   Tubbo's involvement in this predicament in itself is horrible. So is Tommy's.

   And if there is anything that Nia got out of hanging around Tommy and Tubbo, it's that the two boys care about each other profoundly, which is what got them into this mess.

   Schlatt making Tubbo a cabinet member and keeping him inside Manburg was a sly and clever move. A blackmail, a threat of sorts. If Pogtopia attacks, Tubbo will not come out of it unharmed.

   It's the same situation with George. Except that man is an adult.

   Tubbo? Tubbo is still a child. And so is Tommy. They shouldn't be dealing with any of this shit.

   "Wh-what- what have I been up to, Schlatt?" Tubbo stutters, still trying to avoid Schlatt's eye.

   He makes it painfully obvious that he's lying to Schlatt and knows exactly what the President is talking about. The question is how Schlatt knows.

   "What have I been up to? He says!" A maniacal laugh leaves the President's lips.

   "Schlatt, I-" Tubbo tries to speak but fails as Schlatt starts talking over him.

   "You've been conspiring!"

   An audible gasp leaves the audience. Nia looks at the back seats to catch a glimpse of Sara and Niki, both shocked about the outcome of this festival.

   To be fair, Nia did say something will most likely go wrong. She doesn't trust festivals nor big events anymore. Though the last one she attended prior to the Manburg festival did help her flee her kingdom.

   "You've been conspiring with those idiots! Those tyrants! The tyrants that we kicked out of this nation! That we kicked out of this great country months ago!"

   Schlatt spreads his arms vigorously, pointing from Tubbo to the grounds of Manburg.

   Nia notices that if Schlatt pointed just a few more metres up, he would have pointed out the hiding spot of Tommy and Wilbur, who Nia had spotted only moments before.

   They catch her gaze, and she notices how panicky Tommy is. Wilbur, on the other hand, is calm. She can see the wheels in his head spinning as he ponders the best option out of the situation.