𝖜𝖊'𝖛𝖊 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖓 𝖘𝖔 𝖋𝖆𝖗 - act 2 - a dream smp fanfic

Am I Broken?

      In which Tubbo questions himself and other people.

      Or, the beginning of a timid boy's character development.

"Is he alright?"

"No, stupid. Would you be alright if you betrayed your best friend?"

"Well, he only did that because Schlatt's scary. I don't like Schlatt."

" SHHH, he might hear you!"

"But Schlatt makes us feel good! Schlatt said we were smart."

"I miss Tommy. Why can't we have Tommy back?"

Tubbo let the voices in his head run rampant, letting the imaginary voices keep him company and distract him from what he was doing.

He flinched as another block of the wall crumbled under his pickaxe. He started on another block. He knew Schlatt would come along soon and reprimand him for not going faster, but every block he broke brought him physical pain.

"Why aren't you working?"

Tubbo tensed when he heard Schlatt's voice on his far right. In the corner of his eye, he saw Niki stand up angrily, her pickaxe lying uselessly on the grass. She barely came up to Schlatt's chest, but she glared at him with steel in her eyes.

"This isn't right, Schlatt. Men worked for hours on these walls to keep L'Manburg safe. You're tearing down history-"

"I'm going to stop you right there, Niki." Jschlatt's big hand covered her mouth. She glared at him with disgust, pushing it away.

"That's Ms. Nihachu to you." She clenched her fists, standing up straighter.

"Well, Ms. Nihachu." Schlatt put his hands on his knees, leaning down like he was talking to a child. "Your boyfriend is no longer the president of this country, so you have no say in what I do or what I don't do. So be a good little girl and listen to the rules."

Niki's eyes flared as she refused to move. Schlatt tilted his head in amusement. "Maybe I can offer a little present to persuade you. Perhaps a new fox? A little Fungi?"

"I'm not a pretty little princess." Tubbo had never heard Niki raise her voice before. She pushed Schlatt away forcefully. "And the only present I want is for this tyranny to end and Wilbur Soot and Tommyinnit be returned to their rightful place in L'Manburg."

Schlatt sighed, shaking his head in disappointment. "Or perhaps you would be persuaded if I rose the taxes on your bakery, hmm? It would truly be a shame if the little place was suddenly...... gone."

He imitated a poof with his hand, grinning. Niki was nearly trembling with rage, opening her mouth to yell at him again. Suddenly, HBomb grabbed her wrist, fear in his eyes.

"Niki, it's not worth it." H whispered softly, tugging her wrist. Even his little dog, Link, stared up at her with pleading eyes. She stared at him in shock.

"H, you don't understand how important these walls are-"

"Niki, it's just not worth it, ok? Let's-let's just go."

Schlatt grinned cruelly as Niki lowered her head, letting H pull her away. Link growled at Schlatt quietly before following after them.

"That's not right. He shouldn't be talking to Niki like that."

"If Wilbur was here, he would've ripped Schlatt to shreds."

"Yet another thing we can add to the court case, lads."