Everyone headed out of the prison and back up the stairs to see Tommy. Philza was in front with Technoblade, Tubbo and Ranboo behind him. The door to Tommy's room was open an ajar. Philza looked through it to see Tommy sitting in his bed and still holding onto the corpse. He wouldn't let go of his brother. His head was hung low and occasionally Philza could see a few tears fall onto the white shirt. Everyone else grieved too, Technoblade, Tubbo, Ranboo, the citizens, his own father, but Tommy was close, he was young. Any of those on its own, Tommy wouldn't be like that but he was only 16 and had already lost two of who he loved. Who he depended on in his entire life. He knew they could get Dream to bring him back but even then Tommy couldn't help but grieve.
Philza looked back at the others and motioned them to go to the meeting room. They left Tommy on his own knowing that he wouldn't want to talk to anyone. They met up in the meeting room shortly after.
"So, what do we do?" Ranboo asked once Techno had pulled the map off the table.
"We have a couple of main objectives right now... We need to rebuild L, Manburg and give those citizens their homes back. And we need to get Dream to revive Wilbur." Philza said
"IF he can... I've only heard it as a rumor from his other men that he can revive people. I'm not entirely sure if he can or not." Ranboo jumped in.
"What if he can't...? What if it actually is a rumor and Dream can't revive anyone?" Tubbo asked worried about how Tommy would react.
"Well, I guess then were going to have to move on like we did with mother... We'll have to make Tommy the next heir and... appoint an in-command as a general..." Techno said leaning on the table with his arms and hoping it wouldn't have to be like that.
"But despite whether we get Wilbur back or not, we have to bury him." Philza said breaking the silence between them.
"Wait what you mean BURY him?! If we revive him we don't want him to suffocate in the ground!" Techno said.
"Techno the reason we have to bury him is, I'm sure Dream isn't going to cope with us for at least a week or so and we can't have Tommy still cling onto him. That body will start to rot and it'll change into an issue. He won't be able to part with him. Also If Dream ends up not doing it or can't revive then it wouldn't be too hard for us, especially Tommy to stay away from him since he would already be buried. It's hard... I know... especially knowing that there's a chance we can bring him back... but we have to. Tomorrow we'll send Wilbur to be cleaned and well say our goodbyes, hopefully only for a few days." Philza said ending the conversation between them.
"We'll all head to bed then. See you all tomorrow" Technoblade said leaving the room. Everyone left the room and headed to their own rooms to get some rest. They were still in their war clothes and still covered in blood, sweat and tears, but they didn't care. Techno started to head down the hall towards his room. It was on the end of the hall on the second floor after Tommy's and Wilbur's. He was going past Tommy's room when he heard something. He backed up and pressed his ear against the closed door. It was muffled but he clearly heard something. He heard the strings of a guitar. The fingers running down the strings that once played thousands of songs. The simple strum turned into a rhythm. A song that was played all those years ago in the garden. The hands that used to play it losing life not long ago. Was Tommy really playing Wilbur's song? Techno was surprised. As far as he knew Tommy never even held Wilbur's guitar in his life. Hearing him play the song was new.
"Techno!? What the hell are you doing listening through my door?!" A voice said behind him. Freaking out, Techno turned to see Tommy standing behind him in the hall and staring at him.
"Wh- What- How- What!?" Techno was speechless to see Tommy standing out next to him. If Tommy was there then who was playing inside?
"W-WHO THE HELL'S PLAYING WILBUR'S GUITAR INSIDE!?" Tommy said hearing the music and went to open his door. Tommy pushed pass Techno and opened his door. The both of them saw Wilbur lying on Tommy's bed. Sitting on the bed next to him was a person, or a thing that looked exactly like him. His skin was light gray and translucent. He was holding the guitar in his arms and playing the song. His dark gray hair falling in front of his face. He wore a brown beanie and a mustard yellow shirt with black pants. He's eyes were closed and wore a smile that Wilbur always gave when he was at peace with his guitar. Tommy and Techno stood staring at the ghostly apparition playing in front of them. He finished playing the song and looked at them. His eyes were black and hollow but at the same time gave the same warming look the hazel brown eyes did.
"W- Wilbur...?" Tommy said out of breath almost sounding like a whisper.
"Oh, Hello! Sorry if I scared you, my names Ghostbur!" He said with a smile. His voice had an echo to it and was really cheery but you could hear a slight tear like voice beneath. There was no doubt, Wilbur had returned as Ghostbur.
"Ghostbur...?" Technoblade said entering the room and going past Tommy who was still standing in the doorway. Tommy didn't know how to react. Should he be happy or sad? Scared or mad? Was he imagining this? He's brother was back, but not back to normal. He was still there on the bed, but his soul had escaped and was standing next to it.
"Are you real?" Tommy asked finally being able to move and came next to Techno who stood in front of Ghostbur.
"Well, sort of. I do exist but not completely you could say." Ghostbur said still in his cheery voice while looking down at his own self. If this was Wilbur, the actual Wilbur with brown hair and eyes, Tommy would've crashed into him and broken down, but something about Ghostbur didn't hit him right. It made him feel weird that his brother's ghost was there.
"Are you really Wilbur's ghost?" Techno asked wondering why out of everything Ghostbur wasn't asking about the fight or anything.
"Oh, yeah. I am, kind of. I am him, but I don't really remember anything in my time alive. I just know who you and a few more people are." He said still in his cheery voice. It was clear his voice was like that.
"Do you remember how you uhm... became like this?" Tommy asked.
"No, I don't"
"Wil- Ghostbur... its...it's nice to meet you..." Tommy said slowly approaching him. It was weird to say this. He knew that this was Wilbur, just a little different but it doesn't mean that they aren't close. He went in for a hug and Ghostbur was taken aback by it but slowly gave one back. It was the first time in his afterlife Ghostbur got a hug and it felt nice, to feel warmth and love from someone. Techno smiled to see Tommy happy for the first time after the war.
"OW!" Ghostbur screamed out and pushed away from Tommy.
"Why? What's the matter?" Tommy asked wiping tears off his face with his sleeve. Ghostbur pulled the collar of his shirt down a bit revealing a gray dot near his neck.
"Water... it burns me" Ghostbur said rubbing the area with his finger. After a while the spot faded back to his light gray skin.
"Oh, I'm sorry" Tommy said bending his head down and sniffling.
"Its ok, you guys don't really know much about my new ways, so its fine!" He said giving a smile that hadn't been seen in L, Manburg for weeks.
"We have to tell father about this." Techno said.
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Philza heard a knock on his door. He opened it to face Tommy and Technoblade.
"Father... We need you to know something." Tommy said giving a worried face.
"Ok, sure what is i-" Philza stopped cold when Tommy entered the room holding Ghostbur by his arm. Technoblade entered as well and all three of them stood in front of Philza, who closed the door and stood questioning what he saw. "W- Wilbur...?" Philza, much like Tommy was confused to see the spirit in front of him.
"Father, This is Ghostbur, He... He's Wilbur's spirit and was in my room when we entered it." Tommy said letting go of his hand. Ghostbur looked at Philza. He knew who he was but didn't know he was killed by him. Philza was in a way, happy to see the spirit. He saw that he had a chance again. And he took it.
"IM SO SORRY!" He said running into Ghostbur's shoulder and breaking down. He sent his wings around him and hugged him closer. The tears burnt him like Tommy's, but Ghostbur didn't react. He was stunned for some reason.
"Father...? Did you... Was it you that..." Ghostbur looked at Philza who looked up from his shoulder as well.
"G-Ghostbur, I'm so sorry for... I didn't mean to it was an accident and- and- I..."
"Its ok...father, I know that Dream... I know you didn't do it..."
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The gray spots faded away on Ghostbur's skin. Philza, happy to see that his sonwas still here in spirit, took him to Wilbur's room. It was a weird thing foreveryone that their brother was back as a ghost but figured that it would bebetter than not having one at all. Ranboo and Tubbo were informed of Ghostburand introduced. Going to bed they knew that even if Dream wouldn't be able torevive Wilbur, they would have Ghostbur with them. The petal still hung ontothe Gardenia.
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30 Years (DSMP)
General Fiction!!!_TW_ blood, Gore!!! This story is inspired off of "Passerine - bluejamas" therefore a few scenes of this story may be similar to that story. As the rain fell upon the people, Philza, after almost 30 years, knew that with the news of the death, t...
