Oh Brother Of Mine

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"that boy!"

Tommy felt two people grab him. Tubbo was gone as he was dragged through the crowd. Wilbur hissed at the man to his right, who ended up being Sapnap, and swiped at him. Someone from the crowd yelled, grabbing the cat and throwing his somewhere. Tommy shouted after Wilbur, but the cat was lost to the crowd. He couldn't see Tubbo either at this point.

Then Tommy was thrown down in front of Dream. The white helmet started down at him, cold and emotionless as his hands were bound behind his back. Tommy felt his blood freeze. The chants of the crowd filled his head. Tommy was pulled to his feet and the crowd went silent.

"This boy is a witch!" Dream yelled to the crowd, "According to law, he will be burned at the stake!"

"I'm not a witch!" Tommy yelled, finally gathering his thoughts.

"Oh? Then what about your cat?" Dream asked.

"He's just a cat!" Tommy shouted, "he's annoying and won't leave me alone!"

Dream hummed, "like a witches familiar."

"What the fuck!?" Tommy yelled, struggling against the ropes, "he's a normal cat!"

"And this mark?" Dream grabbed Tommy's arm, examining a small triangle shaped scar there.

"I-I don't know... I've had it forever..." Tommy shrugged his arm away.

"It's the mark of a witch!" Dream said, "I've seen it before! On the witch Technoblade."

The crowd gasped collectively. Murmurs grew in volume at the mention of the violent blood witch. Even Tommy shivered at his name.

"Dream, the pyre is set." George stepped up next to the white helmed man.

Dream nodded, "alright."

Tommy shook his head, tears building in his eyes, "no no, please, I'm not a witch! I'm not- I'm not a witch!"

His protests fell on deaf ears. Dream dragged him over to the pyre. Tommy had always thought they looked cool, but being lead up to it, knowing you were about to die, made him more terrified than anything.

Tommy was tied to the pyre. He looked out at the crowd, trying to find Tubbo. All he saw was a sea of angry faces. No Tubbo in sight. Tommy's heart sunk when he couldn't spot Wilbur either. He was alone.

Tommy let out a small sob as Sapnap threw the first torch. The crowd cheered as the fire took. Smoke started rising around Tommy, choking him out and stinging his eyes. Tears fell down his face as he cried. The flames licked up at his feet. It was hard to breathe. He could still hear the cheers of the crowd over the roar of the fire.

Then the crowd started screaming in fear. Tommy opened his eyes to see pink hair and a red cloak in front of him. The fire didn't seem to touch the person as he walked towards the crowd. People scattered, screaming in fear. They trampled each other, pushing and shoving in their panic. It was chaos.

A caw brought Tommy back to himself. A crow sat on his shoulder, tilting his head at him. Tommy realized his hands were free. He quickly scrambled down the burning pyre.

Someone grabbed him, yanking him back. Tommy looked back to see Dream gripping his arm tightly. Moments later, someone stomped down on Dream's arm, freeing Tommy. The boy scrambled away. He looked up, his eyes going wide.

"Well?" Technoblade looked down at him, "are you going to escape?"

Tommy nodded, too shocked for words. He shakily got to his feet, stumbling out to the forest. It was quieter there. The panic of the village was long gone. Tommy fell to his knees, breathing heavily. What the fuck just happened!? He almost died! Technoblade saved him!
A small caw brought him back to reality. The crow from earlier hopped off his shoulder, staring at him.

"Um, thank you..." Tommy said quietly.

The bird cawed, ruffling his wings. Tommy sat back. He was alone now. Tubbo was gone, Wilbur was lost-

Tommy's head shot up, "Wilbur! Where is he!? Where's my cat!?"

The crow cawed and hopped in place. He flicked his wings, tilting his head at Tommy.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand you." Tommy got to his feet, "I have to find Wilbur. He could be hurt!"

The crow cawed loudly, flying in Tommy's face to keep him from going towards the village. The boy stumbled back, landing hard against a tree.

"Ow! What the fuck was that for!?" Tommy yelled.

The crow just cawed at him.

Tommy shook his head, getting back on his feet, "I don't have time to deal with you, my cat might be hurt!"

"Your cat is fine."

Tommy turned sharply to see a man with long pink hair and a red cloak walking towards him. In his arms, wrapped up in the cloak, was Wilbur. The cat was laying limply in the folds of the fabric, only his tail swaying side to side as the man walked.

"Wilbur!" Tommy yelled, running over to the cat, "oh Wilbur I'm sorry! I'm so so sorry!"

The sound of angry shouts echoed through the trees. The pinkette turned his head sharply towards the noise.

"Come on, we need to go." The man said, wrapping his cloak around Tommy.

The boy felt the world tilt for a moment. Then everything changed. The air no longer smelled of smoke. It was completely silent. And it was cold.

Tommy shivered as he peeked out of the cloak. They were standing outside two cabins in a very snowy area. The crow from earlier swooped down into a birdhouse by one of the cabins, cawing loudly.

"Where- where are we?" Tommy asked, "and-and why did you save me?"

The pink haired man moved away from Tommy, "I'm Technoblade. This is my cabin, and my crow familiar Philza. And I saved because, well, you're my brother."

"What?" Tommy said quietly.

"You're my brother." Technoblade repeated, "that mark on your arm, I have the same one. You're a witch like me."

"But I'm not a witch!" Tommy cried, "I've never had any powers, or-or weird things happen to me!"

Techno raised an eyebrow, "you have a witches mark, a familiar, and Dream, the witch hunter famous for his accuracy, said that you're a witch."

"This witches mark is just a scar from when I was young!" Tommy yelled, "and Wilbur isn't my familiar! He's just an annoying cat that follows me around everywhere! And yeah, maybe Dream is like, super accurate or something, but everyone makes mistakes! Dream only spoke to me for about a minute!"

"And let me guess, Wilbur hissed and growled and clawed at them when you spoke?" Techno sighed.

"How did you..." Tommy crossed his arms.

"Because familiars are here to protect and guide us." Techno explained, "come inside. I'll heal you and your cat, and you can get some food and rest.

Tommy almost didn't follow. Why would he willingly go into a witches house? But then he remembered that Techno still had Wilbur. Tommy ended up stumbling through the snow after Techno.