Lavender Snow

Pinky Promise

Sapnap woke up tied to a chair.

He kept his eyes shut, but was immediately alert, listening. Someone was standing on his right.

"Yeah, I know you're awake," the man drawled, "I watch enough true crime to recognize when your breathing changed."

Sapnap opened his eyes, quickly glancing around the room. The walls and floor were made of gray stone, and metal pipes ran into the ceiling from various strange machines. The Enderian that had knocked him out was standing in front of the only door, scowling at him.

"Where the hell am I?" Sapnap said, baring his teeth.

The Enderian bared his teeth back. "Our furnace room. Don't try anything."

"Furnace room? What, did you brand me like some other Enderian?" Sapnap spat. "Missed your tattoo, so you gave me yours?"

"If only I could," the Enderian growled. "You could do with a few years of living like an Enderian."

Sapnap kept eye contact with the Enderian, but felt for his power, wrists tingling. Shit. I'm low. "You make it sound like being an Enderian is a bad thing. You don't even have a tattoo, don't talk about things you don't know anything about."

"I know enough." The Enderian opened the door. "I'm going to check on Tubbo. Don't move."

"Very funny," Sapnap muttered. He listened for the footsteps moving away, then summoned fire to his hands, burning his bonds.

As soon as one of his hands was free, he reached down and undid his ankle ties, then touched his earring. "Dream, are you there?"

There was silence for a moment, then Dream's distorted voice filtered through. "Pyro! You were supposed to report to me hours ago! Where are you?!"

"Earth." Sapnap grimaced. "There's an Enderian without a tattoo holding me captive."

"That's Technoblade. He'll be the biggest threat to you." Dream hummed. "What's your power at?"

"Low, almost gone now that I've melted my binds."

"Prime." Dream groaned. "Look, hopefully I'll be there soon, okay? You remember your orders?"

"Kill as many people as I can, yeah. Dream, maybe—"

"Don't die, general. I'll see you soon."

"Dream!" The earring was silent.

"Dammit, Dream." Sapnap sighed and stood up, stretching. "Well, let's make the last of this fire count."

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Techno wasn't an idiot. He knew the general would try to escape the moment he left. So when the smell of burning plastic wafted up the stairs, he was quick to sneak back down and listen through the door.

". . .holding me captive," the general said, slightly muffled. There was a pause. "Low, almost gone now that I've melted my bonds."

So he does have a way of communicating with the emperor. Good to know.

Low low low low low low low low low, the voices chanted.

Yeah, yeah, got it. Techno rolled his eyes. I've got this handled, how 'bout you guys go check on Ranboo?

Chat muttered their discontent, but a third of them left.

"Kill as many people as I can, yeah. Dream, maybe—"

Techno winced at the name. Kill everyone? Sheesh, this guy is hardcore.

Kill, kill, kill, E, kill, blood, blood, kill, E, kill, kill, blood god, kill, kill, kill