Pirates crew |dreamnoblade|

Chapter 3~ Rescued

Eret was right, the journey did take two weeks. Two weeks of Techno yelling and snapping at anybody who questioned his choice .

Before the ship could even be tied up to the dock, Techno was off the ship, running through the streets, with lanterns hanging on people's porches supplying the light in the dark city. He could see people milling around, stumbling out of pubs, their loud footsteps perfectly masking the pink haired man running through the streets.

When the captain arrived at the large and dark prison, he gripped his sword tighter and searched for the side door he knew was there. He could see guards guarding (lol) around the tops of the building, silhouetted by the light of the moon. His fingers itching to take out the men, but he resisted, still searching for the entrance.

He eventually found it, his hand that had been dragging across the stone walls hitting oak. He slowly pushed the creaky door open, being met with a long hallway void of any guards, lanterns strung on the wall illuminating the harsh stone ground. Techno walked inside, shutting the door lightly behind him, crimson eyes watching for any guards roaming the place. His steps felt like lead, the sound reverberating through the large hall.

The place was familiar, every door was the same as the last time the pink haired man was here, back when his crew was captured during his first years as a pirate, no older than thirteen. The captain had brought him along to get a feel for a fight, and it worked better than either of them would have thought. That was the first time the man had killed somebody, and he could've never predicted that he would be back here roughly eight years later on his own accord.

His thoughts were interrupted by a guard standing in front of a door, his bored expression turning to surprise at the sight of the pirate in front of him. The pink haired man grinned, his sharp smile flashing, before a blade met the guard's neck. After the body had fallen to the ground, Techno continued through the door the man was guarding, finding various maps laid out on large stone tables.

He walked over to the maps, gazing across the large painted seas, multiple small makeshift boats scattered around. The boats, at closer inspection, were small replicas of both Techno's and Dream's ships. The difference between the two was Techno's ship was standing proudly, unmoving against the blue background, while Dream's ship was overturned, a large red X painted under it. That couldn't mean anything good.

Just for the hell of it, Techno swiped both of their ships off the map, crumbling the parchment between his fingers, leaving a wrinkled ball that fell to the ground. The man continued through the large room, being greeted with another door opposite of the one he entered through. He slowly creaked the door open, this one significantly heavier than the other one, before he stopped once he heard a small grunt. He barely thought before he slammed the door open, the person seemingly sleeping against the wood now unconscious on the floor in between the stone wall and the door.

The man strode through the halls, looking for the distinct iron door of the cells. He heard the two men before he saw them, their bodies shaking with laughter, stood outside the familiar large door. Techno didn't even feel an ounce of remorse for these people, they weren't even doing their job. He quickly disposed of them and snagged the key off of the one on the right, opening the door before slipping in unnoticed by the lone man in the cell. He silently shut the door behind him, walking towards the figure huddled in the corner of one of the numerous cells.

He could hear small breaths filling the air, echoing off the  stone walls. The blonde on the ground in front of the pinkette was sitting with his back to the corner of the cell, his knees brought up to his chest, his arms holding them tight. Familiar dirty blond hair gave away the hidden identity of the person. The man didn't even look up when Techno's footsteps came to a stop in front of him, the pinkette crouching down in front of him. "Dream?"

That seemed to break the blond out of his haze slightly, his head snapping up in fear, trying and failing to push himself further in the corner. Techno raised his hands in surrender, glad he put his sword back in its holder before entering the room. He was about to open his mouth to reassure the blond that he wasn't going to attack him, but his words never came out because of the sight in front of him.

Frightened emerald eyes started into his ruby ones, freckles splattered across his skin, scars scattered across Dream's face. The man's usual mask is nowhere to be found, the beautiful face underneath now making an appearance. Techno temporarily  forgot what he was doing, before shaking his head and focusing on the man in front of him. "Dream, I'm here to help you get out, not to hurt you more."

The blond didn't seem sure of those words in the slightest, his breathing still uneven, his eyes still full of fear. The pink haired man narrowed his eyes, trying to think of how to get Dream out of here before the guards show up. He tries to gently move closer to the blond, keeping his hands low, empty palms facing up towards the ceiling. Dream watched him with caution, but he wasn't flinching at all, so Techno marks that as a plus. The pink haired man tries to inspect the injuries he can see, but before he can get too far, a body is clinging towards his.

The sudden weight on his chest is shocking, and Techno isn't too sure where to place his hands. They wave hesitantly in the air, before they rubt the blond's back. The man was mumbling something unclear into his chest, and Techno could feel his shirt start to become damp. "Hey, uh, you good?"

The green eyed man pulled away hesitantly, wiping his eyes while he sniffled. "I'm sorry, you're just the first non-Royal Guard person I've seen in weeks."

Techno wanted to ask what happened to his crew, but his words got lodged in his throat when he caught sight of the multiple red splotches on the other captain's outfit; one noticeable patch was on his stomach, right where Tommy stabbed him. "Holy shit, Dream, you're bleedin'."

The blond looked down at his shirt like he's never seen it before. "Oh yeah I guess I am." With that, the man promptly passed out onto Techno's chest. The pink haired man uttered an "ah shit" and caught the now unconscious man, attempting to find a way to get him out of the prison. The captain threw the blond man over his shoulder (yeet), managing to exit the large building without getting caught. When he made his way back to his ship, he was bombarded by questions from his crew, which were being ignored. Techno was bringing the blonde man to the infirmary  with Fundy following him closely.

"Captain Techno, who is this?" The curious orange haired man got to work immediately after the body was set down, grabbing various tools and bandages.

"Doesn't matter, just fix him up." With that, the ship's doctor set out to save the unconscious man.