Stolen (A Grumbo/Vampire Mumbo fanfic)

Chapter 30- Mumbo

The next day arrived after a very long and cold night. Mumbo woke up... semi-warm? Mumbo opens his eyes, and see's Beef's jacket on top of him. He looks around and sees Xisuma on the wall, as if he fell asleep while on watch, and Beef next to him, curled up to try and conserve body heat throughout the cold night. Beef's jacket falls off of Mumbo's chest, and Mumbo picks it up, taking it over to Beef's shivering form.

"I'll let them sleep... they need it."

Just end it. Nobody's here to stop you.

"No... no. Grian needs me to stay strong."

Grian's gone. Xelqua has taken over. You know this just as well as I do.

"No, he's still... I've seen him trying to break through... to get to me..."

Mumbo notices Xisuma starting to stir.

"Mumbo?" asks Xisuma in a groggy voice. "Are you okay?"

"Truth or not?"

"Truth? Why would I not want the truth?"

"Then... no. I'm not. They're saying that... that Grian's gone... and it's just Xelqua now. I don't want to believe it... but... but..." Mumbo starts to break down and Xisuma quickly stands up to comfort him.

"Hey, hey, hey, Grian's okay. I can guarantee that he's fighting as much as possible to get out. Xelqua has a strong hold on him, but that doesn't mean Xelqua's taken over Grian forever."

"I... I know but I just feel so... hopeless. I don't see any way that Xelqua's hold on Grian can be lifted enough for Grian to break through. The first time, Xelqua was off guard enough that Grian was able to break through, but now his guard is going to be so high that it'll be impossible for Grian to break through!" Mumbo exclaims. "Why couldn't Grian break out after he saw me? He should have been able to!"

"I don't know, but whatever happens, it will work out. Hopefully the... executions... happening today is just a warning of sorts, essentially to tell us to not do anything stupid. I don't think he's that paranoid of a couple humans are going to overthrow him.

"What in the world does that have to do with Grian?"

"I think he's paranoid that Grian will take over and rule the Watcher Kingdom as Grian, not him. I think the executions are basically a warning for Grian to not do anything stupid or our lives might be on the line."

"O-o-oh."

"Grian will be okay, Mumbo. He'll find a way to get out of Xelqua's head and back to his normal self."

The two slowly stop talking as they hear footsteps approaching their cell. Xelqua quickly wakes Beef up as Technoblade comes into view.

"I've been instructed to escort you three to the viewing grounds for the executions. I'm so sorry I was unable to convince Xelqua to let you not watch it."

"It's okay, Techno," says a groggy Beef, still rubbing the sleep out of his eyes as he hastily stood up. "Thank you for trying."

"I'm so sorry for what you're going to have to watch..."

"Apology accepted in advance," says Xisuma, helping a wobbly Beef not fall over.

The trio allow themselves to be *loosely* bound in ropes so they "won't run away" on their way to the viewing deck.

"How... how are they going to be executed?" asks Mumbo as they walked to the deck.

"Some will be beheaded, those are going to be your head officers, like head advisor, head knight, etc.. The others will most likely be killed by fireworks getting shot at them, lava being poured on their heads, drowning, etc.. Whatever fits Xelqua's fancy."