you only had to fool me once

Oblivion

Tommy was walking home from school on a normal day. When he saw a small movement out of the corner of his eye. He looked down to see a small blak vine.

“That isn’t possible” he thought, “there isn’t a black vine” “his family told him that”

He looked around to see if anyone was nearby, 

when he looked back the vine was around his leg

The vine pulled him off his feet, Dragging him into an alleyway.

Tommy tried to fight the vine but it was too strong, And he was too weak

When the vine stopped he had scrapes all over his legs and arms

That would be the least of his worries

Two shadowed out figures where in front of him, he could only make out their eyes

One with glowing white and the other with ender

He didn't get a good look though, cloth getting shoved in his mouth knocking him unconscious

~+~

Thankfully Phil didn’t get any strikes when he came back to XD empty handed

But now he was forced to have this be his only mission, He was currently in the library studying the dragon hybrid

He could ask Ranboo, But he didn’t want to worry the kid, so books it was.

He was currently reading a book titled “unknown facts about ender powers”, It was the closest he could get.

He turned the page when a paper fell to the floor, He went to pick it up when he saw it, 

The words “Black vines” where bolded at the top,

Phil couldn’t believe what he was looking at,

The picture of the “black vines” looked the same as the red counterpart.

The paper was a Blueprint, A blueprint to something that does not or shouldn't exist.

~+~

“How can’t there even be fingerprints on the paper?” Techno asked Sam

When techno got back to the tower, he had b-lined to the lab where Sam was waiting.

“No idea but Wyvern isn't in our database.” Sam responded

“Could it be a codename?”

“Possibly”

Techno scoffed “what I don’t get is why they did this.”

“Mabey to spite us?” Sam responded,

“Sam you and I both know if someone was trying to spite us they would go-” Technoblade paused “More personal.” He finished.

“You're talking about your brother” Sam stated “you're scared cause he has no power.” Sam finished.

“If I’m gonna be real with you…”,

Sam reassuringly nodded,

“I’m terrified”,

“No one has been born with powers in over a century”.

~+~

“Are you sure this is a good idea” Wren asked Drista Dragging a now unconscious teenager, The child of the #1 hero, to put it in speculation.

“If you're right about the powers thing he could control them too” Drista replied, eyes staying forward.

The kid passed by the HQ of the “little” cult that Drista had, everyday to school so they had a lot of time to plan, they also wouldn’t be seen when they carried it out.

They made it to a room where they keep visitors plopping the teen inside and turning on the cameras to alert of any motion.

Wren closed the door behind her, following Drista to the meeting area,

“So-” Wren started

“No, we are not using the kid for leverage, if he has the powers we explain, if he doesn't we’ll have ender take his memories and let him go,” Drista interrupted Wren

“Ok good” Wren nodded

Iris walked into the room, her pink hair tucked into a bun.

“Tempest you are needed in the Black room” Iris said to Drista

The “Black room” was a codeword for where they keep the vines,

 Drista follows Iris Waving good-bye to Wren as she leaves the room.

Dristas cult wasn’t like the others, we had control over the egg not the other way around, we were more like vigilanties, But stayed in the shadows.

With nothing to do, Wren decided to go to the greenhouse to talk with Atlas.

As she was rounding the hallway, she got a notification oh her communicator

Pulling it out of her pocket, there were two test results, only one matters:

Black vine ability test:

100% positive

~+~

“Everything will be fine” wilbur thought

Tommy was late coming home from school, Like hours late with no phone call or text.

Wil picked up his phone, hands shaking, pressing on the group chat labeled “the Bench Trio + Wilbur” the first part was an inside joke that the four had made, the chat had Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo and himself in it.

He typed:

Wilbur: Have you guys seen tommy?

Tubbo: No sorry

Ranboo: Nope, why is he ok?

Wilbur: Nope he’s fine he just texted me, sorry for confusion.

Tubbo: no problem.

Ranboo: You're good.

Wilbur put his phone down, tears threatening to spill over.

Why hadn't he told them, He was scared for their feelings, call him sentimental he doesn't care.

Wil realized he had never checked the mail. 

He got off the couch and opened the door to the mailbox that was connected to their house.

Wil sifted through the letters nothing much Bills, adds, spam but at the bottom of the pile there was just a piece of paper with the words:

Don’t worry he’s safe- Wyvern

Wil’s stomach turned, Tommy, Their Tommy had been taken. 

Wilbur took a picture and sent it to his brother and father with an explanation of what happened, they both responded with,

We will be home soon.

~+~