Runway - DSMP (discontinued)

Chapter 2: A New Home

POV - Tommy

After many hours of flying, it was nightfall. I hadn't found anywhere good enough to make a house or another settlement, so I slept in a tree for the night. I chose a large oak tree with sturdy branches so I had enough room to fit on it and the branch wouldn't break. I had a rope with me since I still had the supplies from Techno's house. I also had enough food to last me a while, so I would be ok until I found other people, or I could go hunting. I lived with my brother Wilbur practically since I was born, and since I was so young, he taught me how to identify plants and hunt. I tied myself to a tree to keep myself from falling while I slept. I stare at the moon and stars, which shine brightly. I always loved the stars. They were so far away, away from the horrors of our world. I fall asleep to the sounds of crickets chirping in the night and an owl's hoot.

As the sun rose, showing a new day was about to begin, I was already awake, packing everything up and putting my rope back into my bag (inventory). I stretch my wings once again and begin to fly. I've always liked flying. It made me feel free, going through clouds and feeling the breeze flow through my hair. The view from up in the sky was incredible. I flew for another couple of hours until I saw smoke, then I saw the building, and then a castle. But it all looked like it was in ruins, so I flew down to see what was happening. I land just outside the village and look around. I look around but don't see anyone yet, so I call out.

"IS ANYONE HERE" and "HELLO, I'M HERE TO HELP"

I keep looking around for a while until I hear some crying and rush to it. Once I found where the noise came from, I found a young girl around 3 and a young boy around 6, who looked like they hadn't eaten in days.

The young girl had small greyish wings on her back and wore a white and pink dress with black shoes. She was a moth hybrid. Her long brown was braided with a flower in it. The young boy has midnight black skin, like his short hair, which makes his red eyes stand out. He wears a dark blue t-shirt and black shorts.

I quickly grab a couple of steaks and hand them out to them. At first, they were hesitant but then gave in and ate them in a second. Once they were finished, I asked.

"What are your names."

The oldest replied with

"My name is Shroud, and this is my little sister Clementine," Shroud said, " You aren't going to hurt us, are you, Mr...?"

"I'm Tommy, and I'd never hurt someone unless they hurt my family or me," I reply. "Where are everyone and your family."

Shroud replied, "Men raided our kingdom. We are the only people who survived because we were out playing before we saw smoke and ran further." Shroud said, tears forming in his eyes.

I crouched down and hugged the children, who reminded him of himself many months ago when he was alone and unwanted. I then decided to care for these kids until my last breath.

"How about you help me rebuild your home? We'll rebuild everything, bury everyone, and we could look for wandering people who are lost or need a new home and invite them to live here and then everyone can live together in peace." I propose to the kids, and they look at each other excitedly until they finally agree.

And from then on, construction began. I began taking everything down, using what good materials were available to me while the kids ran around. When I rebuilt the castle, finished the graveyard, made a clean water system, made a community farm, an animal shelter and fixed and furnished houses, many people came across our community. After word got out, it had been a year, and everyone agreed that I was to be their King as I did make up 90% of the kingdom and helped anyone in need. So on February 1st 2023, I was sworn in as King and Shroud, and Clementine was sworn in as prince and princess.

Everything was perfect,

For now.