A Splash Of Paint (MCYT Oneshots)

It's Okay Now (Niki & Tubbo)

Fire was all Tubbo saw as he ran into the forest. His breaths were coming out short and heavily, but he couldn't afford to take a break from running. Not when he didn't know what would happen if he did.

It had started out to be such a good day, too. So how did it end up like this?

As he ran, he stopped when he bumped and crashed into someone, who caught him in their arms. He looked up to see the worried face to Niki.

"Tubbo, what happened?" she asked worriedly. Tubbo slumped over in relief, but continued to try and run.

"Niki!" he gasped out. "L'manburg's gone! Don't- don't you see the flames? It's all gone, Niki!"

"Oh, you poor bumblebee," instead of running away, however, Niki hugged him, patting his back in an attempt to soothe him. "It's going to be okay. We can rebuild. And even better, you don't need to worry about people hurting you anymore!"

"I mean yeah, but it's in flames, Niki!" Tubbo yelled, trying to push away from her. Only to freeze when his mind registered the rest of her words. "Wait. Wait, Niki, what do you mean?"

"I said what I said," Niki responded kindly. "You don't have to worry anymore, Tubbo. All of the bad guys who would hurt you? Gone! You don't have to be under so much stress now, Tubbo! You can be a kid again, aren't you happy?"

Tubbo glanced up, and realised that Niki's face had blood splattered on it. But more importantly, her hair was tied up with a shade of pink eerily similar to a certain someone's hair. Her eyes were looking down at him kindly, but Tubbo knew her intentions were probably anything but.

Tubbo's blood ran cold as he felt his breaths coming out slower. He struggled harder, but it didn't seem to make any much of a difference.

"Niki," Tubbo tried to jerk away, but found himself too weak to do so. "What did... you... do?"

Niki smiled and patted his head soothingly. "It's going to be okay now," she cooed, rubbing his sides soothingly, just like she used to do whenever he was crying or feeling stressed. "Dream and the others won't be a threat to you or Tommy anymore."

Tubbo's vision slowly turned black, and as much as he fought against it, he soon fell into the grasps of unconsciousness.

Niki smiled at the sight of the younger one she held in her arms. As the flames grew in size and heat, a tap to her shoulder made her whirl back, only to relax when she saw who it was.

"Ready to go now?" Eret asked her, a sword slung over their shoulder, and blood splattered across their face. A crown was laid on their head, also stained with blood. "I've already got Tommy at the base, and Ranboo's going with Fundy soon."

"We're fine now," Niki stroked Tubbo's hair as he slept, face peaceful ever since he became president. "Have you taken care of everything?"

Eret tapped their crown with a sly smirk. "Well, a crown this gorgeous didn't come for free, you know?"

Niki giggled as she hefted Tubbo so that she was carrying him in a piggyback. "That is true. Alright, we can go now."

Together, she and Eret walked off deeper into the forest. Behind them, flames ravaged the main area of the server, engulfing and burning everything it touched.

And in the distance, high above everything, a single pole stood, with a broken smiling mask tied to it, flying in the wind.