-•a year later•-
Ash: age 17

I was just farming when Carl starts to freak out

I run over and calm him down as I direct him to the stables

I look over to see techno fighting who looks like to be a goat hybrid

It looked like a fair fight

I saw as technos eyes were red- dear god

I grab a spare sword and attack the goat from the back as he turns around and throws me to the side making me land on my stomach letting go of the sword and making it fly somewhere else

Techno grabs my sword as the goat goes for me and grabs me by my throat holding me up

"You dare hurt me and I'll kill her" he said as he sounded tipsy

"Techno please!" I say

"Does she speck English?" He asked

"No" techno said as I struggle to get down

"Tell her to stop moving or I'll kill her" the goat said

"When I say so kick him in the face" techno said out of breath as I nod and stop moving

I was nearly fluent in English and piglin

"Your going to get get your crazy horse and make her ride it to mannurg and. To my office and when I get back if she's not there I'll kill you" he said

"Now" techno said as I kick him in the face and techno tackles him causing the goat to tighten his grip

"Feija-" I start as my vocals got cut off

Techno rubs over to me and pry's his hands off my neck then staps his arm as he picks me up and runs to the house

"F-fe" my throat felt like it was on fire

"Don't try- PHIL" he yelled as Phil came running down and sees us and brings me to the couch

Why does it feel like I can breath

I set a hand on my chest as I feel my chest rising and falling

I am breathing

I'll live

•_technos POV_•

I rush outside to see Shaltt no where is sight only a trail of blood which eventually stops

I pick up the sword and bring it to its spot then goes inside and grabs a spare rag and wipes off the blood on my hands and face

"Techno what happened to her" Phil said as I threw my rag into the sink

"Shaltt" I say as I go over to her and feel her neck, pulse is...she's a alive and breathing is...barely

"We could take her to Kinoko-"

"No I'm not being her outside the fences" I say as ash wakes up gasping for air

I run over by her side

"Don't try to talk you won't be able to and breath slowly" I say as she nods

I hold her in a sitting position so she can breath easier

"Techno we have to theres not enough supply's here to help her" Phil said as Ash flings her hand up to grab my forearm

"You'll be ok Ash" I said as he nods still holding my arm

"Karl wouldn't hurt her, or allow Sapnap to" Phil said as I looked to Ash

"You ok with that?" I said as she nods

I pick her up gently as I set a mask over her face

"It's so the air isn't as cold and it won't hurt your lungs as much" I explained as she nods

We go outside as i grab Carl and Phil grabs his horse- which he hasn't named

We get on and I hold Ash in my arms

"It's best if you go to sleep it'll keep your breathing normal and it'll make time fly" I say as Ash grabs my arms

"You'll be ok" I say as I ride off towards the direction as Phil follows

After a few hours we get there as I get off Carl holding Ash who's barely awake

"Techno what are you doing here" Sapnap said

"I have no weapons on me I-" I say

"You can still murder us with your hands" he said as I felt Phil come up behind me

"My daughter need your medicine" I said as Sapnap looks at me as Karl walks up

"Daughter?" He asked

"Yes, she got choked and can barely breath" I say as Sapnap walks up to me to look at the girl in my hands

"You hurt her and I will blow Kinoko up" I say as he nods

"I know" he said taking Ash

I saw as Ash looked panicked as she started to hit Sapnap

"Don't waste your breath" I say as Ash looks at me

"Hey techno,Phil" Karl says as Sapnap explains to Karl as Karl takes ash and walks away

"Since your still dangerous you can enter" Sapnap says

"Just me then" Phil said

"You just as dangerous- probably more" he said as I just walked following Karl

"Techno you can't go in" Sapnap said as I kept walking

I wasn't going to let some guy take Ash away and expect me not to follow

We go into a room where Karl sets her down

"Her neck is-"

"Shut" I say as I go over to Ash and cover her ears

"Her neck is swollen that's why she can't breath if you would've came tomorrow you wouldn't be able to" Karl says

"What?" I say as Ash grabs my hand

"By tomorrow she'll be dead" Karl says as he puts a needle into Ash's neck

"What was that" I say in my strict voice

"Something that will dull down the swelling" Karl said as Ash went to sleep

"Then-"

"I know what I'm doing techno" Karl said as I stood beside Ash and held her hand

After a few hours of ice and needles she finally woke up gasping as her breathing sounded better but raspy

"Karl~" I heard George say as Karl went to try and stop him

"Your helping them!" George says as Ash tried to speck

"Not yet" I say as she holds onto me

"I'm helping his daughter" Karl said as Ash looks at me as I nod back to her

"He has a daughter!" George yelled as I let go of Ash and walked over to George and crossed my arms and stared down at him

"Who's the-" George said

"Adopted" I say as I take the stupid mushroom hat off of his head and throws it down

"What the hell!" He yells as Phil comes in

"Dreams coming" he said as I went to Ash and put a mask on her again and handed her one of Karl's old hoodies

She put it on as it was a bit to big but it hid her

I pick her up as we leave I look at Karl

"She'll be fine- slow and steady" he said as I nod and run off with Phil

We reach our horses as we realize how dark it is

I grab my armour and gently put the helmet,pants and boots on ash

My chestplate was to big

I go on and set Ash in front of me resting her on my chest

I undo my cape and set it on top of her

She leans into my body- probably just for warmth she still has 4 years then she'll probably leave...why would she stay

I heard my armour click and I see an arrow stabbed into the cape but the armour protected Ash's leg, the main target

I pull out my bow and take the arrow and shoots the skeleton and I lift up the cape to make sure she's not hurt

She reaches her hand out and lowers mine setting the cape back down

We reach home as I take off the armour and set her in her bed and go to go downstairs but goes against that idea and takes off my boots and anything else that was in the way

I crawled into the bed with Ash as she nuzzles her head into my chest

I cover her in blankets and wrap my arms around her falling asleep

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