Free-Fall: Vigilante Tommyinnit AU

《CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX》

TimeDeo POV-

This was what I wanted.

Seeing Dream like this, paralyzed and trapped. I wanted this, for him to feel exactly what Tommy felt, to go through everything he put Tommy through.

He's sorry, (he better be) although I feel maybe I shouldn't have told Karl to trick him, not that Karl wouldn't have tried to help Dream correct himself either way, but maybe I am being to harsh with things.

Even now, I have Dream in a bed-rest with George at his side, despite their recent fall out. Dream doesn't regret injecting the virus into himself. He continued his rant with how he needs to feel what Tommy felt. That he needs to put himself into Tommy's place, and yeah, I agree, that's a pretty good start to trying to earn forgiveness, understanding what you did and knowing you were wrong. However, I knew deep down Tommy didn't really want to kill anyone, not even Dream. Tommy didn't want to kill anyone before, he sure as hell doesn't want to start now.

Even before, with his talk about using his own blood as a weapon, or, rather turning it into one (not that it wasn't already), I went with it. I realized that deep down, him being a recreation of the deity, E.G.G, would mean teaching him how to control his anger. And he is still angry. He doesn't want to be, but it's hard not to be when he still sees Wilbur, Technoblade and Philza, the very people that tossed him aside and only wanted him when he is gone. 

Maybe they have changed, but that will never change what Tommy was put through. Or, not unless I did use the discs for their purpose. I'm not Karl, but if things do happen the way he predicted, I just might have to change things using the discs. To prevent further damage.

However, mine and Karls deal is an odd one. I just hope things go according to plan.

Cat and mellohi were supposed to replay someones life, replaying it back to the past in a way, though it depended on how you played them, if you played them backwards, then it would take someone back to their past, but they wouldn't know it unless they were the ones who set the discs in motion. When they were played regularly, it would move you from the present time, to the future. Though, Karl didn't mention that because he thought he could trick me, but I know just as much about these discs as he does. 

I dont know what Karls goals are, but I know he also cares for Tommy.

He was there with Boffy and witnessed how Tommy was treated as a child. 

Though, Karl was no longer a hero. He had given that up a long time ago, he just lingers now- around the hero tower, around the streets vigilantes walk and amongst the dark alleys Villains often make empty promises with each other. Suppose I was one of them now too. Making my own empty promises with Karl. I promised him I would save both Tommy and Dream, and yeah, of course I'll save Tommy, but why should I save Dream? What has he done so far besides trying to practically kill himself? Just running away from his own problems thinking he's fixing things. He's delusional. Though, I suppose XD is to blame for that.

"I dont know who you are, but I know you work for Dream-", "You have it wrong, George, my name is Deo, and Dream works for me", George stared at me, startled and offended, "dont look at me like that, I can't do much for Dream, he did this to himself. He had a reason to, so leave him be for now, and hope he can make a full recovery from this virus", "I dont get it, whats going on with him, what do you mean virus?- is it red venom?", George's breath hitched, and he looked as though he would faint at any moment. "It is not red venom, red venom wouldn't do this, at first, it would enhance people's abilities, however, now it has evolved, but not for the better. It affects people differently now. It can either make you stronger or remove your ability all together, it's a 50/50 chance sort of thing. Your DNA, or your genetics have no role to play in it either. It's completely random. What Dream is facing, is called the XD disease, or the XD virus. It's more dangerous, more fatal. You rarely survive it, and even if you do, there are lasting symptoms that never truly go away. You can be completely rid of the Virus, if you are lucky, but still suffer from paralysis every now and then, as well as difficulty breathing. It's hell, and Dream decided to put himself through it", I explained, leaving George zero room to interrupt with his own thoughts, seeing the look on his face, despite his glasses, I could tell he was more than distraught. He kept his mouth shut, but I could see he was struggling to hold his tongue. I left the room before he could get a single word in. 

Nothing he had to say was worth my time. 

Tommy POV-

It was crazy. Revisiting the memories of yesterday. It was so much. Revealing my own identity, Seeing Deo, Luke, Bitzel, and Boffy, and hearing them reveal they were Villains now. With a goal to overthrow the Hero corporation too. I had never felt like I did in that moment, I wanted to help them. I still want to help them. Scratch that, I already am  Helping them now. I'm using my own blood to do it too.

Even I know, the blood I throw up every now and then, while it is more frequent because of the lasting effects of the XD virus, was always something normal. Boffy told me it was because I was angry. When I was a kid, he would tell me I was angry and that was how my body would react to it, in order to try and balance itself. It was weird. I didn't understand. I didn't understand how my emotions could impact my body physically. I thought there was a line between physical and mental or emotional. Boffy said it was because of my ability, but I didn't think I had an ability. He showed me that when I got too angry, blood would start to find it's way up my throat, that it was because anger planted red vines in my lungs that needed to exit my body. He told me my emotions were my ability, that without proper self-control, the blood would grow back into vines that would instead sprout out my hangs, in the form of energy at first. I discovered what he meant later on, when I got into an argument with Tubbo. He had lost control of his own emotions and started saying things to specifically hurt me, even though, I know he never meant it, I couldn't help but lose my cool. I remember only seeing red, shouting something, I didn't know what, but when I looked at Tubbo, he was on the floor, holding arm, red vines clutching onto the skin, practically infecting the area around it. He said I lunged at him and scared his arm. Ranboo took one look at his hands and rushed to get a knife, cutting out the veins from his skin and cleaning the infected area with rubbing alcohol and something called "soul fire", it was like fire as liquid but blue, and was only used for emergencies. This was one of them. I later tested it out during a fight with a Villain, Halo and his partner Blue-Diamond. It didn't end well for them so I stopped using it. I didn't try experimenting with my ability, and only allowed myself to learn how to control my emotions better, to prevent another incident like those few.