~ Asylum ~

Chapter One: World Building at its Finest

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Everyone had someone. Every single person in Unit B, Sector Four at Illaqueate Institutions had at least one person that they felt connected to-- someone they could turn to when the strange Institution lifestyle that had been forced upon them was a bit too much.

Dream, George, and Sapnap. They had all arrived in a five-year time span of each other, and they were arguably the closest friends in their Unit. Some would even argue that Dream and George were more than friends, which would explain Sapnap's constant complaining about being a third wheel.

BadBoyHalo, Skeppy, and A6d. The three of them had been brought together by the influence of boredom, and Skeppy's want to prank others. Now, they were practically inseparable, and occasionally, the other two even helped Skeppy with his shenanigans. There was a similar rumour to Dream and George's that was about Skeppy and Bad, and A6d was living proof. Whenever he felt like a third wheel, he'd turn to Sapnap, and the two boys bonded over being constantly left out-- sad.

Technoblade and Wilbur. Theirs was a friendship of trust and emotional support. Not only to each other, but Wilbur has been known to calm people down when they're not having a good day, Technoblade trying to help and make them laugh as well. The two of them were closer than any normal friends were, but nobody questioned it.

And Philza. His closest friends were Techno and Wilbur, but he was definitely the dad of the group, alongside BadBoyHalo. He had been in the institution for longer than anyone else, and he had been alone in the unit for seven years before the tiny baby BadBoyHalo appeared. He was loved by everyone, and he would probably die for the other nine boys in his unit.

And sure, these were the main groups, but it went further than just that. As previously stated, A6d and Sapnap would hang out whenever they felt forgotten. Phil and Bad would constantly work together to round everyone up. Dream and Technoblade had an interesting relationship where they were either giving each other pointers on how to be better in combat, or at each other's neck to see who's stronger. Wilbur was constantly teasing George about his relationship with Dream, if you count that.

Yet, there was always going to be an odd one out.

Tommy.

He was the youngest of the group, sixteen, and he could never find someone who he really could label as a good friend. Dream treated him like a child, George just ignored him, Sapnap highly disliked him, Skeppy and Bad thought he was a bad influence, and A6d barely acknowledged him.

Sure, he was better acquainted with Phil, Wilbur, and Techno, but he knew that those three would be just as fine without him. (A/N: Dak0ta: that hit a lot closer to home than I initially intended it to- Donut: ahahaha rip you- wait now that i'm editing this- DAK0TA-)

Unlike the other people in his unit, Tommy didn't completely trust the Illaqueate Institutions. Everyone in his unit had been in the institution since birth, and the doctors who took care of Tommy and the others told them that the world outside of the institution didn't accept people with enhancements.

Oh, did I forget to mention enhancements? Well, to put it simply, enhancements are essentially superpowers. It's not a genetic thing. 1 in every 100,000 people are born with an enhancement, and it can be anything from speaking to animals to omnifabrication.

On the subject of enhancements, even Tommy's power is unlike everyone else's. He has the power of destruction, so he can pretty much erase anything from the face of the earth. It takes a tremendous amount of energy, though, and it's a lot of responsibility for a sixteen-year-old. Combat wise, the best thing Tommy can do is something he likes to call 'snap', where he pretty much destroys all the air in a little area, and as more oxygen rushes back to fill the void, it creates almost a vacuum that pulls things in and then violently pushes them out with a mini-explosion.