How to take down an empire with voices in your head

10. Telling Tubbo

Tubbo sat in front of Ranboo, waiting patiently.

Ranboo had said he wanted to talk, of course, it was about the whole Eggpire thing.

Ranboo was struggling to tell him, however. He just couldn't seem to do it.

"Ranboo?"

Ranboo focused back, "Oh yes?"

"You said you wanted to talk?"

"I- yes I do."

Tubbo waited, "Then talk. Don't just sit there."

"Well, it's a long story," Ranboo began.

Tubbo nodded, ready to listen.

"So I talked to Philza and I found out that Techno was in prison. The next day I figured out that Techno had said three days, not three months.

Which was what Phil read it as. Anyways, so we went to get him out of there, and well, Phil kept on acting as if he didn't want to. So I asked

him about it. Apparently, he didn't want Techno out of jail-"

"What? That doesn't sound like a very Phil-thing to do?"

"That's what I said! But then it turns out Phi was trying to protect him since well, the Eggpire said if we broke Techno out of prison they would

come for Techno-"

"Oh."

"And me."

"What?"

"Yup, the Eggipre said if we broke Techno out of prison they would kill us. So since we've broken him out they just might be looking."

"This is bad. Wait, I heard that Sam contained the Egg. There's no way they have enough teammates to take on you and Techno."

"Unless they have a piece or something of the Egg, that's enough to take control of someone."

"Well shit."

"Indeed," Ranboo sighed.

"Why did they even want Techno in the prison?" Tubbo asked.

"According to Techno, he teamed with Quackity and Purpled and outmatched them severely so they scrambled. He says they feel threatened by his power."

"Yeah, I could hear Techno saying that," Tubbo nodded.

Ranboo let out a light chuckle, "We're being careful though."

"I will too, just wait until they find out what Snowchester is cable of!" Tubbo threw his fist in the air.

Both shared a laugh before it fell silent, the wind was loud outside and if it weren't for the fire that was crackling very noisily they would be freezing.

"Ranboo," Tubbo said breaking the silence.

Ranboo hummed.

"Please do be careful. I don't want to lose you to some egg lovers."

Ranboo couldn't help but laugh, "I will. I have to die very specially. Maybe heroically, or poetically- I don't even know if that's a thing."

Tubbo took his turn to laugh, "Yeah being killed by people who are mind-controlled by an egg doesn't sound very cool."

"Yeah, it's like tripping and falling off a clip."

"What?" Tubbo snorted with laughter.

"Both are boring ways to die."

"So is choking to death at a family reunion."

"Oh," Ranboo paused.

Tubbo just laughed, "What?"

"Nothing."

"Alright, so you promise that you won't let some egg worshipers harm you?"

"Of course Tubbo, I'll charm them with some deviled eggs. I'm sure they would love that."

Tubbo laughed and hugged Ranboo, "I'm sure they would. Be safe."

"Hey, you too though."

Tubbo laughed, "Alright."

They broke the hug and Ranboo waved goodbye, leaving the small cabin and headed back to his house.