Chapter 14
{Page 15}
Revealing

•~~~•

Tommy woke up.

He looked around him, he was in his room? Tommy tried to stand up but the exhaustion got the better of him, making him fall down on the bed.

He groaned in annoyance and pouted to himself.
"Cmon body...work..with...me!"
He finally stood up, though he was shaking, struggling to stand.

He rolled his eyes. Quite pathetic but it's better than staying in bed.
Tommy opened the door and saw Tubbo sitting on his desk looking through all his stuff.

Confusion settling in, Tommy walked with heavy footsteps towards Tubbo.
"Hey don't touch that!"

•~~~•

Tubbo jumped and dropped a book he was looking at.

Tubbo scanned the room and saw Tommy. Happiness and sadness filled his eyes as he ran towards Tommy, helping him to a nearby chair.

"Tommy are you ok?!"
Tubbo looked dead in his friends eye. Tommy looked away.

"Yeah, I'm alright."
Was Tommys simple reply, quite conscious of the fact that Tubbo might've seen what he has been doing over the past few days.

"can you hand me over that pen?"
Tommy pointed to a pen on his desk. Oblivious to Tubbos glare.
"Oh and a piece of paper as well."

Tubbo slapped his hand, quite harshly.
"What the fuck Tubbo?!"
Tommy half shouted at the boy who crossed his arms with frustration.

"You're going to stay here and explain everything to me before you can even lift a pen in the first place!"
Tubbo sat down across from Tommy and stared at him dead in the eye.

"Explaining starts now."

"Tubbo I'm not going to join some stupid role play!"
Tommy complains, looking out the window in case anybody was nearby.

"Explain."

"Tubbo I swear-"

"Nope!"
Tubbo didn't allow him to talk, and it was starting to get on Tommys nerves.

"Tubbo I'm going to start swearing if you f-"

"Explain!"

"Fuck, shit, PUSSY-"
Tommy started to annoy him first, perfect strategy to leave him alone.
He saw Tubbo deeply sigh.
"..explain."

"PISS..."
Tommy shouted, grumbling when Tubbos face showed no sign of annoyance.

"..dickhead.."
Tommy whispers, starting to laugh for no particular reason. This, making Tubbo smile. "There's the normal Tommy!"

Tommy pouted at him. Thinking;
'And why did Tubbo even do that? That's a quest for another day.'
"I'm always normal!"

Tubbo stared blankly at his friend and shrugged.
"What ever you say big man."

Tommy watched Tubbo stand up and back to his desk, picking up papers on the floor.

Looking at Tommy.
"Do you ever clean your place Tommy?"

"That doesn't matter! What matters is why you're looking through me stuff like my mom or something!"
Tubbo ignored his friends whines and annoying voice at the moment. He wants to know what's going on.

Tubbo picked up a nearby journal,
'How many journals does this guy have?'

Tubbo looked at Tommy for answers who shook his head, looking a little desperate for him to not open it.
"Tubbo-"

Tubbo looked at it more carefully.

He wants to open it now.

"Tubbo I swear to God don't you-"

Tubbo opened the book. First page.

No spells or ancient evil came out, no.
No cringy shit or anything. But.

To Tubbo, it was worse. It read:

Plan A

Run away.

Tubbo slammed the book closed and threw it to the desk. That sentence, was enough to say what Tommy was plotting, running away.

"Tubbo I can-"

"Shut up."
Tubbo spat out, staring at the walls filled with maps.
Filled with random doodles, drawings, and notes with writings.

He realised everything now.

But why?

"Tubbo!"

"Shut up!"
Tubbo repeats again, much louder than the previous one.

Today was an emotional ride for Tubbo.

"Tommy! Why leave without us! We have everything! Everything! We could fight together! And you just go? Like we don't care about you?!"
Tubbo interrogations, watching as Tommys strength starts to show when he was able to stand up properly.

"Tubbo you're overreacting let me say my par-"

Tubbo shook his head, he looked at him across from the desk. Sadness and angry overwhelmed him.
"No! I'm not letting you! Our Promise Tommy! Our promise! I'm not going to loose you again!"

Tubbo shouts, breathing in and out. But one major factor was imbedded in his mind.

the night when Tommy ran away from Syldavia.

Memories flooded Tubbo about that night.

How he cried so many hours, the letter that Tommy left, and how Tubbo promised he'll look for him again.

"Tubbo..."
Tommy speaks up carefully, not wanting to make the wrong move.
"...can I explain my side...of the story..?"

Tubbo looked at Tommy, then what's behind him, a large window, a bird. In its nest. How simple yet so beautiful.
What's beautiful about it, was that it's home.

"..yeah. Go on then."
Tubbo slowly approached Tommy and sat down beside him, ready to listen.

"It sounds pathetic but...I want to save this world. I don't want to be some pathetic side character or support, I want to make a difference."
Tommy starts, looking at Tubbo dead in the eyes.

"To end this evil, to end it all. But I don't want to loose people while at it. I...I don't want you or Wilbur..or anyone for that matter to die!"
Tubbo was confused why he was saying this.

He doesn't want his friends to die, but the reason was quite shit.

"And I think..it's in my place to stop it because I was the one who brought this whole...you get it."
Tommy looks..guilty.

He stood up looking out the window, it had stopped raining.

Hope.
Could shine so bright, but could let you down oh so very quickly.

"Tubbo."

"...yeah?"
Tubbo was fiddling with his hands in suspense, what is his plan now that Tubbo knows?

"Do you...want to come with me?"
Tommy glanced at Tubbo, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Tubbo gasped at him, and smiled.
But he frowned soon after.

"But...what about the others? Are we going to tell them this?"
Tubbo also stood up, wanting to know his answer.

Tommy stayed silent.

"Tommy?"

"...no Tubbo, no."

"But..."
Tubbo realised his point, and judging by that, he agrees with Tommy. "Ok."

"So you in?" Tommy asked him, one final time. He wants to know if his friend will risk his life with him.

The bird from the nest flew to the open sky. Unaware of these dangers.
"Yeah, I'm in."

•~~~•

The two had to be sneaky on what they should do.
Tubbo understood why Tommy write so much.

to know everything about everyone.

By everything, he means their schedule. What they'll do the next day, when they'll do it and how they'll do it.
Tubbo wanted to help but Tommy insisted to do all the writing.

It was an eventful week. They had to prepare.

But one specific day stood out of the rest, and it wasn't a pleasant day.

Tommy stood outside of where Fundy lived, weird right?
Well, Tubbo wanted to "borrow" some of Fundys special plants he grew for fun.

By borrow he meant steal.

Tommy waited patiently, though talking to himself until a man approached the building. Never seeing him before, he tensed up, slowly bringing out his sword.

The man was close enough for Tommy to see him properly.
He wore glasses and a black outfit, he looked like a mess and his brown hair was also.

Tommy could see behind him that he was holding something, flowers? A card?

Somethings going on.
"Who are you?"
Tommy questioned the man, looking suspiciously at the flowers.

"Ah sorry, I'm Eret. A pleasure to meet you." He had a deep voice which scared him a little. Then it clicked, 'this is the guy Fundy always talks about!'

The perfect moment then came, Tubbo and Fundy walked out happily talking. Fundy stopped in his tracks when he saw Eret.

Eret cleared his throat.
"Hello Fundy." Tubbos mouth opened and looked at Fundy, then at Eret.

The two younger boys shared a gaze with one another.
Tubbo decided to help Fundy.

"Oh so you collected the flowers I requested!" Tubbo "smiled" at Eret taking the bouquet of Flowers from him.

Seemed mean but whatever is best.

Eret gave a confused and unhappy look to Tubbo. "Sorry that's-"

"Let's go Tubbo!" Tommy quickly dragged him away before it can get any worse.

Tubbo looked curiously at the bouquet of flowers.
"Weird.."

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"Tubbo! Did you see the glare the both of them gave us?!"
Tommy gave out. They're now in Tubbos base because he wanted to investigate the flowers.

"Tubbo are you even listening?!!"
Tommy pleaded to his friend who was looking through a box that had many pictures of flowers on them.

"Tubbo!"

"Stop whining Tommy...aha!"
Tubbo pulled out a small card that had a picture of one specific flower.

"Tubbo why are you showing me this."
He stared at the picture then at the flowers with boredom.

"This flower Tommy, It's a fire flower! A burning passion!"
Tubbo explains, however frowns when Tommy seemed uninterested.

"Tommy, Eret wants to be in good terms with Fundy again!"
Tubbo gently placed back the card back in the box, though he admired the flower.

"And what you're saying is...?"

"Eret wants to be forgiven Tommy, judging by all the stories Fundy tells, Eret wants to turn over a new leaf."
Tubbo was practically buzzing with ideas.

Tommy faked a sick face and shook his head.

Now is not the time to go all friendly and platonic.
"Never in my years am I going to some..friendship maker! Besides we should be on the run-"

"Tommy listen!"
Tubbo ran to him, shaking his shoulders. Tommy had to listen.

"If we do this! It'll make us less suspicious! And we'll have more trust and more time to prepare! So...?"
Tubbo was correct, but some part of this made him worry.

"Fuck you."
Tommy simply says, storming over to read the card that was placed in the bouquet of flowers.

"Ok-?"

"I'll only do it because you'll fail without my help!"

Tubbo rolled his eyes and nodded making Tommy smile in triumph.

Plan A

Run away    (Not yet)

REAL PLAN A

Friendship

-Tubbo
And Tommy

~~~

It's been a week, Tommy and Tubbo are ready to go.

Though they have to say their goodbyes somehow.

Tommy walked to his base, with Spark grew significantly taller than the last time they met. Turns out this kit-sune is more mischievous than Tommy had thought.

The Kitsune first faked its own identity, kitsunes do have the ability to shape-shift so Spark shape-shifted into a smaller version of itself.

Secondly, Spark is still growing. Even for a few hundred years, Spark didn't properly had a family to begin with.
Meaning it had to grow on its own, having no idea how to control his own power.

This is the reason why Spark acted like a small, innocent fox in the first place, to try get an owner.

Niki explained the whole story to Tommy, how Spark deceived him.
She said that Spark is intelligent though which is a huge plus, Tommy wasn't angry, he was impressed.

He opened the door to his base, walking inside, he grabbed his bag and looked around the place. Messy but liveable.

"Tommy!"
Tubbo ran inside, with no reason, Tubbo stuffed a load of things into his bag. Tommy gave glared Tubbo then at the bag, then back at him. "What the actual fuck Tubbo?!"

Tubbo smiled brightly, unfazed of the atmosphere. "Your things!"

"My what?!!"

"I borrowed them for reasons! I packed mine as well! Also.." Tubbo pulled out 2 bottles that had a strange liquid inside of them.
"Tubbo..."

"Potions! Since I helped Fundy and Eret out they wanted to pay me back in some way, so I asked for invisibility potions. They thought it was strange but I said I wanted to prank you which seemed believable."
Tubbo teased, seeming proud of his accomplishments.

"You already helped them?"

"They were dramatic enough, but a picnic with me seemed to lighten the mood."
Tubbo explained, Tommy nodded, approvingly.

"Smart move, but what about Spark and Misty...?"
Tommy took a glance at Spark, his fur is quite bright and he may get caught easily. Tubbo groaned at him.

"You seriously don't know your pet do you?"

"Yeah I do..?"

"Kitsunes can turn invisible you Idiot! And since Misty has like a blueish skin she'll blend in the night sky perfectly fine."
Tubbo crossed his arms with a small smile. Tommy did a small "o" with his mouth.

Tubbo rolled his eyes, yet smiled at the end. The two are going out on an adventure.

"Tubbo why are you so excited? Haven't you already gone on adventures before? Especially since you know about animals and flowers so much."
Tommy asked, putting the last of his things in his bag. Tubbos smile faltered a bit.

"Well...books have helped me..?"
Tommy paused, his friend never went out exploring?

"Well, you went out with me when going into the forest back at your home! Doesn't that count?"
Tommy asks, slightly upset that those small outdoor adventures don't really matter to Tubbo.

Tommy gave Tubbo a respectable nod and closed his bag.

"Well, see you at my place until then?"
Tommy asked Tubbo who was about to leave his place.

"Yup, but I know you're still going to follow me since you're so clingy."
Tubbo joked, following after Tommy's pout.

"I am not clingy! Get outta here!"
Tommy pushed him out the door, the both of them laughing.

"What an adventure we will have..."
he said this after Tubbo left, admiring his "home" for the "last" time.

~~~

He heard a knock on the door, assuming it would be Tubbo.

With no hesitation he swung the door.
"Ha! Now who's the clingy one-?"

Wilbur stood at the door instead. With no Tubbo in sight.
"..wrong person.."
Tommy mumbled, allowing Wilbur to enter his home.

Wilbur entered his place, looking around the room.

Wilbur stood in the middle of the room while Tommy stood near the door.
"Something wrong Wil?"

"Nothings wrong Tommy...I need to confess something."
Wilbur says straight up, kicking away nearby papers on Tommys floor.

Tommy raised an eyebrow.
"Oh..? Is this something to do with..the war with Dream..?"

"No not that! It's about...this is going to be so confusing...no not now, not when...no."
Wilbur shook his head, sitting down on a nearby seat with despair.

Tommy was dumbfounded. But he didn't want Wilbur to be too stressed.
"Wil, you know you can trust me with anything, I'll always stay by your side. If you can't say this now...I understand everything."

Wilbur gave Tommy a fond look.
"....do you know your family well Tommy?"

Tommy was hesitant to reply. What does he want to know?
"...yeah? I mean I've known my mom since birth, I've never known my dad, and my two dogs...where's this going..?"

Tommy saw Wilburs anxious eyes.

"..Tommy...I...look I....that's not really your family."
Wilbur confesses.

Tommy did a small laugh.
"Nice one Wil, I'm not that stupid."

"I'm serious. Your...mom is just a guardian, not your actual..mother."
Tommy, still thinking he was joking, decided to just listen, but in his opinion he's wrong.

Wilbur is always wrong.
"Tommy, I'm your brother."

'What the fuck.'

"..what. The. Fuck.?"
Tommy asks, his head now messed up. This took a turn. But it would probably be a joke.

"Well, to explain. We are brothers. One older brother and our father. Tommy I-"
Tommy cut him off.
His mother is his mother.

Not a guardian. But it makes sense.

'But why did they leave?'
"Then why did you all lie to me?"

"Tommy, it was for your safety alright? Phil-"
Tommy nearly laughs at the word safety. He really doesn't want to fight when this is the night where they run.

"No! I could've stayed with my real family...did you know how lonely I was? Barely any friends. Only now I met Tubbo and he's a true friend! This is all some joke-!"

He saw Wilbur pull out a photograph from his pocket, he gave it to Tommy. He grabbed it from Wilburs hands, staring at the picture.

It had a small childlike child. It was Tommy.

He looked at Wilbur who was significantly younger, standing beside a winged man and a strangely pink haired person.

"...who..?"

Wilbur walked to where Tommy was standing, pointing to the people.
"That pink haired one is Technoblade. I remember you annoying him so much." Tommy couldn't help but smile, but with guilt and confusion.

'Why tell me now?'

"The one in the middle, holding you his name is Philza. He's an angel only he dyed his wings, strange but unique. Techno is half piglin, only has the ears though."
Wilbur rants on about the unique family, expecting various questions from Tommy. He only stayed quiet.

Tommy stared at the picture, a bittersweet moment arrived.

"so...this is my...actual family..?"

Wilbur nodded. He picked another photograph from his pocket.

This time it showed Wilbur and this..Technoblade sparing with each other. Each holding a wooden sword. He saw himself holding a stick in this middle of this.

It was actually real. His head hurts.
"I..."

"I have a little too much photos."
Wilbur said in a guilty tone. Tommy stared in awe at him then at the the photos he gave. "..but why leave me...?"

"The world has gotten more dangerous. Our dad had to fight and he couldn't protect you as much anymore. You see those scars?"
Wilbur pointed to his arm.

Tommy lifted his sleeve slightly, no one knew this except Tubbo and Wilbur. And his mother, guardian?

"Those were from dragons Tommy."
Wilbur says bluntly.

The story went from 0 to 100 quickly. That has to be a lie.
"You've got to be SH-"

"It's too hard to explain but...I'll tell you all of this tomorrow, hey you might see them as well!"
Wilbur says happily, sitting up from his seat and placing a hand on Tommys shoulder.

'Shit.'
"W-wait! Wilbur I-"

Wilbur gave a confused glance at his "younger brother".

"Never mind...see you..Wil." Wilbur gave a quick smile and walked out of the door. Tommy looked at the photos Wilbur gave him.

"I'm fucking screwed.."