Lavender Snow

Pretty Please?

Phil and Techno weren't as keen on the idea of visiting the End as Tommy was.

"Are you seriously considering this?!" Phil spluttered. "You want to go back to the place you've been recovering from for months?!"

Tommy folded his arms. "It's home! Besides, I wouldn't be going alone, I'd bring you guys and Ranboo!"

Techno shook his head. "Tommy, do you realize how much strain that could put on Ranboo's power? To recharge, you have to be happy. How are any of us supposed to be happy in the place where we were abused? We won't have any way to get back to Earth."

Tommy frowned. "We can jump in the void—"

"Which we also know nothin' about," Techno interrupted. "It may not work for everyone. Skeppy didn't make it, and we don't know how it will affect non-Enderians. Would you really put everyone's lives at risk?"

Wilbur raised his hand tentatively. "Um, I agree with Tommy."

"What?!" Phil yelled.

"I think it's a great idea!" Wilbur said defensively. "We all go to the End, disguise Tommy and Ranboo somehow, and explore a little until Ranboo can recharge and take us back to Earth! They got to see our cultures and world, why can't we do the same?"

"Because we have no way of guaranteeing that we'll be safe. We've never been to the End—"

"But we've seen it in Tommy's illusions!" Wilbur gestured toward Tommy. "We've explored the cities and islands, so we know the general appearance of the End, and we can teleport to an empty island, not the middle of a fucking city! We'll be fine!"

Phil pinched the bridge of his nose. "You're forgetting that Ranboo may not want to go back to the End."

Ranboo pursed his lips. "Um. . . I don't really care. . . if you guys really want to go, I might be able to take you? I've never teleported other people, though, so we'd have to see if I can do that."

"Yeah, no pressure, of course," Wilbur said, "I just think it would be an interesting opportunity!"

"That's not good enough of a reason, mate," Phil sighed. "It's not like a simple vacation to the nearest castle, it's a dangerous trip to another dimension."

"Or planet," Tommy mumbled. "Who knows?"

Techno huffed. "We're not going. I never want to see that place again."

Ranboo shook his head a bit, then sat up straight on the couch. "We have to go. What if we could find an Enderian city? One that hasn't been taken by Dream?"

Tommy flinched at the name. Techno just frowned. "They're extremely hard to find, Ranboo, we wouldn't even know where to look, and without our wings, we can't fly from island to island."

"But he— I can teleport!" Ranboo bounced his knee, looking agitated. "And Tommy's been to one. He just doesn't remember. So maybe he can make an illusion there!"

Tommy nodded. "Yeah! Holy shit, if that works, I'll finally get to see where I was born! Maybe there will be Enderians still living there!"

"I don't know. . ." Phil said.

Tommy clasped his hands together. "Please, Dad? What if my parents survived? What if they're waiting for me? I've always wondered who they were! This could be our chance to find them!"

Phil looked away, biting his lip. "The chance of surviving, let alone actually finding anything is low, Tommy, surely you know that. . ."

"But there is a chance!" Tommy said fervently. "What if we find a city of Enderians? What if we find Techno's Skeppy? What if we find our families?"