Family by Blood

Chapter20: we are not giving up before we have tried

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Tommy
Tommy's favorite time of day was sunrise. He sat on the front steps of their shack and waited for Drista to come home from training like she did everyday. As usual, when the sun started to peak over the treeline, Drista and her neon green hoodie rounded the outside corner of the manor.

She was sluggish in her walk. Like Drista was thinking hard about something unpleasant.

That simply would not do.

Tommy cupped his hands and leaned forward on his toes. "Hey Drista! You are a prick!"

Drista looked up; Tommy could not see her expression but she yelled back. "You are a child!"

Tommy as per usual pretended to act very offended and turned to march back into the house. Maybe even swear loudly in frustration for good measure. He turned and Drista was sitting on the front steps.

"It's just, I've been talking with Sapnap-" Drista sighed.

"Why on earth would you be talking to that dipstick." Tommy chuckled sitting next to her. "That idiot let accidently let Spirit escape last week because he forgot to close the fence."

Drista shook her head. "See apparently Sapnap heard about something and told Karl-"

"The guy that can allegedly got back in time?"

"Tommy stop interrupting me." Drista scolded him playfully, slapping his shoulder. "And it's not alleged, it's true."

Tommy grinned in a way that was sure to annoy her. "Sure, Drista."

"Tommy, Dream is doing something really bad, and Sapnap and Karl want me to help them figure out what exactly it is." Drista exclaimed.

Tommy was royally confused. "What? Sapnap and Karl suspect he's doing what exactly?"

"I don't know!" Drista shouted frustratedly. "Something bad."

"Like that explains anything." Tommy said.

Drista huffed. "This is serious Tommy. You know how Dream gets about people doubting him."

Tommy came to, feeling adrenaline shoot through his body. He jolted awake. Tommy blinked several times before he sat up, his head pounding a bit. Looking around he saw he was in Technoblade's bedroom somehow. Ranboo was rummaging through his cabinets.

"All these rare items and not a single totem of undying." Ranboo muttered to himself.

Alone-Sire-Where

Tommy grimaced as he recalled the last few moments before he passed out.

Effing Wilbur.

"Ranboob, what the heck are you doing?"

Ranboo looked up and was relieved. "Oh, Tommy, good we can get out of here then."

Tommy pressed a hand to his head. "What is going on?" Ranboo dumped random armor pieces on the floor.

"I'm going to be straight with you Tommy, I haven't a clue." Ranboo admitted strapping a mix of netherite and diamond armor to his body. "But I need to stay here. I can teleport you out if you want but-"

"Oh hell no I'm staying." Tommy said standing and leaning on the post of Technoblade's bed to hide how unstable he was on his feet. "I would stay even if you weren't."

Ranboo frowned but nodded. "Right. Listen, we need to get to Sapnap. To save him from Wilbur and to possibly use him as leverage but mainly the first one."

Tommy grinned a little in surprise. "A man with a plan, let's do it big man."

Ranboo gave an awkward nod. He picked up a turtle shell helmet off its stand and handed it to Tommy. He took it and was reminded of Technoblade all those weeks ago when he hid behind the man like a child.