Like Father, like Son (discontinued)

A Visit to the Enemy

"What do you mean he's gone?! Techno, you said you saw him, which way did he go?! I can stop him before he gets back-" Tommy shouted to the three older royalty before him. As he ran past them, Techno stopped him, wrapping his much stronger arm around his body, preventing the boy from moving. "I'm sorry Tommy." The pink haired prince mumbled. It suddenly dawned on the blonde that his brothers, his family, had planned this. "You- you're all scheming bastards! You let him leave so he would freeze!" Tommy screamed at Wilbur, who shifted slightly behind Philza's wings. The youngest prince snarled in annoyance, rage, as he struggled in Techno's arms. "My boy, please calm down. You heard what he said, there's an assassin here. We can't have you risking your life to protect our enemy." The king explained calmly, only to be rewarded by more anger leaking into Tommy's expression. "The ENEMY?! That's Tub, not the 'enemy'! I thought you liked him? I thought he could become part of our family?!" He screamed, making his oldest brother flinch slightly. The entire hall went silent, aside from Tommy's ferocious struggling, which he eventually forced himself out of. The second his feet hit the ground, he bolted to and out the large wooden door. "Technoblade, is Prince Tub safe?" Phil asked, regret evident in his tone. The prince nodded, which made the king sigh slightly. Wilbur huffed. "We should have killed him when we had the chance. He's going to be the end of our countries if Tommy continues to rebel for his sake." He grumbled. Philza stared at his son in shock, in disgust. "He's a boy Wil. We couldn't kill a child." He exclaimed, shakily sucking in a breath that threatened tears as his eldest son grabbed the king's shoulder. "Wilbur is right. Their friendship will be the end of us." He repeated out, monotone. Philza backed away from his sons in horror. "This is not the way I raised you two..." He ruffled the wings that lay heavy on his back, his feathers suddenly feeling like lead. "If you boys do anything, anything at all.... Don't let Tommy find out. It'll be his breaking point." The two princes nodded to their father as they turned and walked into the war room, already full of men awaiting their arrival. The doors shut on Philza, who watched in terror as Wilbur began to laugh, reading plans written in the packet he held. "These are not my sons."

The youngest Pogtopian prince ran through the streets, checking every alleyway for a trace of his missing friend. "Tub? Big T? Please, where are you?" He yelled above people's heads. He was pushed around by the growing mob of pedestrians before finally escaping the mass, getting thrown into a puddle near the roadside. Tommy felt himself beginning to cry, not tears of sadness, but anger. His own family betrayed him. They sent his only friend out into a blizzard with no directions home. He curled in on himself, his body shaking as sobs wracked his entire being. "Please, let him be okay. Please, let him get home safe. Please, please, please...." "Excuse me?" Tommy whipped his head up, his red puffy eyes glaring down the man towering above him. "I'm kinda in the middle of something, prick." The man only smiled cunningly as his orange ears flicked backwards slightly. "Please excuse me, your highness, but I was wondering if you would like to accompany me to Manberg? I just got word that Prince Tub arrived this morning and is already asking for you to visit." The man explained, offering a hand to the blonde. Tommy scowled and shoved the fox-man's hand away, pushing himself up off the ground on his own. "You must be the man sent here to retrieve him. The assassin?" The man's eyes widened in mock appreciation as he bowed deeply to the prince. "That's a high praise from the next king of Pogtopia to call me such a title, thank you my liege." Tommy frowned more but didn't retort. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Private Fundy of Sir Halo's platoon. I am a skilled warrior so know that you are safe if you choose to accompany me back to Manberg." Fundy bowed once more as he began to walk in the direction of the farmlands. Tommy ran to catch up to the fox. "So I have a choice? You aren't going to slash my legs if I say no?" The boy asked suspiciously, making Fundy burst out laughing. "Of course you have a choice! If you say no, i'll have to inform Prince Tub that you declined his invitation. But if you say yes, you will be the first Pogtopian to set foot in Manberg and live to tell the tale." Fundy smiled, revealing the sharp canine teeth that loom threateningly over the prince. Tommy faltered before regaining his courage. "Okay, fine. Take me to Tub."