I'm not a bad guy, I promise

Chapter 10

Tw for this chapter: Fighting, blood, violence, past abuse and manipulation

Tommy shook while he sat in Wilbur's arms. He heard the shouting from outside and he felt awful. He brought them here, he led Dream straight to them. He said Dream's name and now things were going wrong.

As if Wilbur was the one who could read minds he began to coo softly.

"It's not your fault Sunshine. It's okay. You're safe here, you'll be okay." Wilbur whispered softly. Tommy just sobbed harder and harder. More blood was getting on Wilbur's shirt but he didn't care.

Outside things were insane.

Techno currently had Flames in a headlock, though he was getting burned by said villain. Dream was trying to fight with Phil, but Phil was not giving him the chance. Phil had Dream stuck in the air as Dream kept trying to get out of the air.

Phil vaguely knew what powers Dream had, but he also wasn't sure. He would have to ask Tommy later. The ones he did know Dream had were running at lightning speeds and he was oddly really good with a sword.

"I'm going to get Nightmare one way or another!" Dream yelled as he kept trying to move out of the air. Phil rolled his eyes.

"No you won't. You can't enter this space so there's no use trying. He's not some pet for you to torment anymore." Phil spit back at him. Dream huffed but kept struggling. Suddenly there was another rumble overhead.

Niki, also known as Terrifying Wonder (for good reason) Was flying down. She landed near Phil.

"You called, Dream and Flames at it again?" She asked Phil and he nodded as he tried his best to focus on what was happening with Dream. Keeping him suspended in the air wasn't super easy.

"Yeah but this time we have another situation going on." Phil responded and Niki looked at him oddly. "His ex sidekick is inside with Wil?" Phil offered.

"You took Little Nightmare!" Niki exclaimed.

"That's what I'm saying! I just want my sidekick back!" Dream shouted and Niki glared at him. Suddenly Dream's suit caught fire.

"Listen, I'll explain later. Techno is getting burned alive over there and I'm struggling to hold him here. Where's Eret?" Phil asked.

"The queen is currently trying to figure out where the fuck Fox boy went." Niki said as she rolled her eyes.

"It's not Fox boy! I swear to god." A voice yelled and Niki turned to look at Fundy, aka Fox Man (read: fox boy).

"Then become a man, Fundy." Niki snapped. Fundy growled but ignored her for the most part as he launched into the air and bit Dream.

"Fucking Fox Boy!" Dream shouted as Phil let the two down and they crashed to the ground.

"Why does everyone think I'm a fox boy for fuck sake I'm not a furry!" Fundy shouted before he clawed at Dream's mask. The mask snapped in half and it felt like everything started dying at once.

What actually happened was Dream's power was held in his mask, and when it broke, the power went everywhere. The amount of pressure it put on everything around it was intense and it felt like a burning knife cutting through everything in the area.

Dream and Flames were able to ignore the pain and grab the pieces of Dream's mask. Then, within a blink of an eye they were gone, it was as if Wilbur had teleported them out of here or something. Though this was known to be not true, since when everyone retreated inside Wilbur was holding Tommy close to him on the kitchen floor.

"The sounds and the rumbling were too loud in my room, so I took him here where it wasn't so loud." Wilbur explained as he cradled Tommy's head into his chest softly. Tommy was on the verge of sleep again. Though at the sound of more than two footsteps he jerked his head up, hitting Wilbur's chin.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry." Tommy started spewing out, but Wilbur shushed him and held him tighter.

"It's okay, you're okay, you're safe." Wilbur said softly. Tommy began to shake again as he still heard more footsteps walking towards them. Phil looked at Fundy, Eret, and Niki before pointing over to the table, all of them getting the hint and sitting down. Phil then looked over to Techno.

"You alright?" Phil asked softly, to which Techno just nodded. "You gonna use the tissue healer on your burns?"

"Yeah, I just want to test it." Techno growled lowly before he left the room. Phil turned back to Wilbur, who was helping Tommy drink some water out of a plastic cup. Wilbur was holding the cup for him, and Phil smiled softly at the small act.

"Hey Tommy." Phil said softly to catch the attention of the small boy. Tommy looked over to Phil, eyes glossed over with the remaining tears, his hands still shaking slightly. "There's some people here for you to meet, they're good guys." Phil said softly.

"Are they going to hurt me?" Tommy asked quietly, and Phil shook his head.

"No, I won't let them hurt you." Wilbur said sharply, to which Tommy turned to look at the man whose lap he was sitting in.

"But I'm a bad guy. Good guys hurt bad guys." Tommy whispered softly, though Phil could still hear what he said from where he was standing.

"You are not a bad guy Tommy, I promise." Wilbur said even softer. Tommy swallowed and looked down at the ground. "Come on, let's introduce you to the others, they're really sweet." Wilbur encouraged. Tommy nodded and stood up, Wilbur standing up after him. Phil smiled and led them over to the table.

"Tommy, this is Niki, Eret and Fundy, also known as Terrifying Wonder, The Queen and Fox Man. Tommy was Little Nightmare" Phil introduced, pointing out each and everyone of them. Niki and Eret both smiled and waved, but Fundy frowned and crossed his arms.

"Why the fuck do you have a bad guy's side kick here, isn't that like rule one of being a hero, don't fucking take in your enemy?" Fundy snapped, to which Phil dropped his smile.

"Fundy, he wasn't hanging around him for fun, he was taken in and kidnapped." Phil said lowly.

"And what if that is just what he's telling you, what if he is just a liar who's using you for information so he can just run back to that fucking idiot!" Fundy yelled at him, standing up and slamming his fist on the table.

Tommy flinched and began to shake more, Wilbur had a hand on his shoulder but it was pushed off when Tommy ran off towards the stairs, taking them two at a time. Wilbur looked at the stairs and then glared at Fundy.

"I want you out of this fucking house Fundy. That kid was abused for fucking years, had the back of his neck branded and can't fucking stand up on his own because he has been starved and trained to be a solider by a psychopath." Wilbur snapped, turning and running after Tommy.

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