The War of L'Manburg

Chapter 1: The Idea

It all started with a young man named Wilbur Soot. He had one dream, to create a company that made and sold potions. There was one thing however, it was considered illegal by the government which ruled over the land where Wilbur lived. Despite this, there was an unspoken truth that potions were necessary for many of DreamSMP's citizens, including the king himself, the creator of the server, Dream. Potions were created privately in the secrecy of each person's home, and Wilbur knew all this. He formed a plan to ensure the success of his business.

In the darkness of night and the secrecy of the woods, Wilbur met with his friend Tommy. They agreed to work together. "In the world of capitalism and production and business, you can't just produce something and expect people to buy it, right? You have to either create scarcity or capitalize on an already scarce substance. Now in this case potions aren't rare, they're not rare at all, which is why we need to create scarcity by taking everyone's brewing stands." That was the first step in Wilbur's master plan.

Wilbur also understood that they needed a reason for the people to give up their brewing stands, essentially a fear factor. Tommy came up with the idea that brewing stands give people horrible diarrhea. They set out on their quest at the crack of dawn.

"Uh oh," Tommy muttered under his breath. Wilbur turned around and saw Tubbo and Sapnap. They had been spotted and could not run. Tommy, the great actor, managed to convince Tubbo to give up his four brewing stands. Tubbo took Tommy and Wilbur to his house to check if he had any more potion making materials.

"It's blaze rods that are the most hazardous," Wilbur said, and Tubbo freaked out.

"I have like a stack of them!" He exclaimed. He ran into his secret stash and dropped them on the floor for Tommy. But before Tommy could, Sapnap picked them up. He had tagged along the whole time. Wilbur and Tommy just realized the danger Sapnap posed to their business. Sapnap was a high ranking officer who worked for Dream himself.

"I'll take those," Sapnap said calmly.

Tubbo, Tommy, and Wilbur started backing up. Sapnap was dressed in full diamond armor and held a menacing sword. "Don't come towards us," Wilbur said.

"Where do you dispose of the potion making materials?" Tubbo asked, out of unhelpful curiosity.

"Yeah, take us to go see it," Sapnap said.

Wilbur hesitated but relented. They climbed over a hill and Tubbo gasped. There, situated on the other side of the river was Wilbur's caravan. "We need to ask that you don't come in. It's dangerous. It's for your own good," Wilbur said. He tried to keep his voice calm, they were too close to his business for comfort.

"Tubbo, I don't think this is a disposal system," Sapnap said. "I need to look." Without asking for permission, Sapnap pushed past Wilbur and entered the caravan. There, in the main section of the vehicle, was Wilbur and Tommy's secret potion brewing empire. "WHAT?!"