Fly Free - [Technoblade x reader]

Chapter 23 - Stargazing

Laughter filled the air as the two hybrids joked with one another as they came closer to the village. The night was still young and the stars brightly lit the dark cloak the sky wore.

"I told you we could make it back in under two hours!" The Elytrian boasted, her hands on her hips.

"Ah ah, you said one hour, not two. Which means I win!" Techno laughed back, it felt so natural now to be this expressive with her, not strange at all. "So what's my prize?"

"What!? That's cheating, I was testing you before! I changed my answer to two hours, not one!" She exclaimed, jumping into the air, hovering for a second before coming down again, her wing not quite able to hold her body weight in the air. "You don't get a prize, I'm the one who won!"

Techno just laughed in response which seemed to make the Elytrian even more frustrated, pouting her cheeks in a childish manner before bursting out into laughter similarly to the Piglin she was next to. Pulling aside the vines covering the entrance to the village their laughter continued, not noticing the large figure standing in the entrance.

The sound of wings spreading and an 'ahem' brought their attention away from each other. Techno swore he could see [y/n]'s figure shrink beside him, her posture curling in on itself as she saw the man in front of them.

Phil's wings blocked any view of the village behind him, making their eyes solely focus on him. His usual kind, fatherly figure aura no longer lingered. Instead a harsh look was plastered onto his face, his hands behind his back as if had been standing there for hours, waiting for them to return.

"And where have you two been?" He asked, his voice monotone, whilst he raised a singular brow.

Techno didn't say anything at first, expecting [y/n] to say something, maybe retort back to her uncle. However, surprisingly she didn't say a word. He could see her mouth open as if she was about to speak before it closed, not a single word making it out. She was nervous... maybe even frightened? No, that couldn't be right.

"We got held up after the rescue, we had to find some shelter before returning to the village." Techno spoke up, stepping forward hoping to direct Phil's obvious anger to himself rather than [y/n].

The elder Elytrian seemed to ignore Techno's words, though he did spare him a glance. Instead he looked at [y/n] and spoke again, his voice just as harsh as before. "[y/n]. What happened?" It was not a request, it was a demand.

Swallowing the saliva pooling in the back of her throat she hesitantly spoke up. "It's as Techno says Phil. We got held up, it was too close to daylight so we found somewhere to stay before returning in the dark."

"Your wing is injured." He states, his voice nearly hitching as he sees the wrapped wing. "Where did you stay? I want answers."

"We stayed at my cabin, we were safe there. My brother's are hybrids too, I was able to use part of a healing pot I had stored in a med kit."

Phil's eyes went wide as Techno spoke, drawing closer to the two and raising his voice. "You went to the empire?! Do you know how foolish you are? If you had gotten caught by any of the hunters you could have doomed the entire rebellion!"

"What else were we meant to do?!" [y/n] nearly shouted back. "We were too far out from the village and I could not fly back! We were more likely to get caught by other hunters that were already out than one's in Techno's town! We had everything under control! Why can't you just trust me on my own?!"

"Because you're still young and naive." Phil's voice was cold making [y/n] back down instantly as if she hadn't just shouted at her uncle. "You shouldn't have gotten injured. You shouldn't have been out as long as you did. And you most definitely shouldn't have gone into the town, despite staying at a safe location."