"Thank the heavens you're back," Ranboo ran up to them as Phil led them into the throne room. "I don't think he's doing too well, whatever Tommy did has really affected him."

"Techno!" Wilbur called as he ran past Ranboo to the open bedroom door, he needed the confirmation that his twin was alive. Inside the room Techno was sat by the dim fire, he stared at the flames, frozen in place. "Tech?" He flinched when Wilbur sat by him and hugged him, tears wetting his tunic.

"Will," Techno breathed, the word barely audible. He expected Wilbur to be a ghost, not the human in front of him. "How?"

"Let's just call it a miracle," Wilbur smiled, using his sleeve to wipe off his tears.

"He-he betrayed me," Techno looked down at the ground, he thought Tommy was with him, that Tommy was one of the few people he could trust.

"Well I guess we're all learning that he's no longer the Tommy we knew," Tubbo said, his voice was still horace and the once faded bruises on his neck had reformed as if he had just been injured.

"What did he do," Ranboo asked, needing to know if they needed elixirs. With Tommy he had learned that the boy had nearly photographic memory, so the effects of him messing with others minds were still unknown.

"He messed with our minds," Clay said, his voice wavered and for the first time Sapnap saw a different side of him. This wasn't the defensive, guarded Clay he knew.

"I died, all over again," Wilbur whispered, this time it was Techno that hugged him. New scars decorated his face and neck, scars from long gone wounds.

"Don-don't you have to talk to this council," Clay looked at Drista.

"Yes, I do," she straightened at the mention of the council.

"I should come too," Techno started to stand up, but his knees buckled from underneath him. "I made some grave errors in judgment."

"You're in no position to stand, I'll come," Ranboo said, "my word will be just as good as Techno's."

"But it won't," Techno said as Wilbur helped him stand up, "I put myself into this position, I'll get us out."

"Here," Phil set Tommy down on the bed, "I'll go get that staff, make sure he doesn't wake up."

Ranboo then realized something at the mention of the staff. "This is great! Without that staff Tommy probably can't go anywhere. If he wakes up he can't escape."

"What do you mean," Clay asked.

"Tommy's been partially paralyzed from the waist down, the staff had been enchanted to give a boost to the holder's legs," Ranboo explained.

"That'll work," Techno recalled the past week. As he did he kept finding thoughts that weren't his, but they almost seemed like his. The attack on the Northern Palace would kill hundreds on both sides, and if he were to leave the manor unprotected the king would be able to attack them, over take the manor, and kill the young creatures that lived there. If he wanted to kill Drista and the human royal family he could have sent an assassin or gone himself. He wanted to stop the war, not keep it going.

"I've got it," Phil came back in with the staff. Techno adjusted his cape, took the staff, and looked over at Drista, he knew what he had to do. He didn't want to but right now the best thing to do was to get this power off his shoulders. Then, he could be free to do what he wanted, without anything restricting him.

"Okay then, let's do this," Drista said, part of her worried that Techno wouldn't change anything and her sentence of treason would stand. Silently she followed Techno, taking in the throne room, worried that it might be the last time she saw it, and entered the council room.

"King Technoblade," Puffy said, the first to speak up. "What is the meaning of letting two humans into the manor, hundreds have seen them and-"

Techno raised his free hand, "I, have made a grave lapse in judgement. Drista is not the traitor you were told. Without her and the humans among us I would not be standing here right now."

"What do you mean," Punz asked, "The Count has said that humans can't be trusted, and you even said that Drista is a traitor."

"And we thought angels couldn't be trusted yet Tubbo has proven, in the past, to be loyal," Techno said, "Drista, would you care to explain to all of us why you were in the Northern Palace?"

"I may have betrayed the Count, but I had the best interests of our people at heart," Drista said, putting on a fake confidence. "While at the Northern Palace I formed an alliance with Lord Eret and Prince Sapnap, demigod son of King Hypixal."

"Which only reinforces what I have to say," Techno said, "Tommy and I are the true traitors, not to the council or the legacy of the Count, but to the creatures of the Nether. If it means anything anymore, I believe that Drista, or if you decide it, Countess Drista, has thought of the people before anything."

"Very well," Puffy said, her emotionless expression revealing nothing. "The council will need some time to discuss this newfound information you have given us."

"Take all the time you need," Techno said, hobbling his way out of the room. Drista held back a sigh of relief, Techno had told the truth, well from his point of view.

"What did you do," Ranboo asked as they came back in. Techno looked over at Tommy as he sat at the foot of the bed.

"Mine, Drista, and Tommy's fates now lie in the hands of the council," Techno said, how long was the elixir supposed to last. Tommy was still, too still.

"Haha, yeah, nothing suspicious about coming in with a human and demigod, right?" Sapnap nervously chuckled. Tommy's hand twitched, just slightly.

"He's awake," Techno said, "we need more of that elixir."

"How can you tell," Ranboo asked, to him it still looked like he was out cold.

"Trust me, there's no way the elixir lasted that long," Techno took a vial and moved to use it again.

"No!" Tommy growled, his eyes flying open and trying to push it away. The vial fell to the ground and broke open, the fumes filled the cramped room. In the chaos Tommy had managed to limp out of the room and close the door on them. He knew he couldn't escape through the main entrance but there was the hidden room Drista had somehow got in through.

"Where'd he go," Drista coughed as she opened the door for her and Techno, they didn't need air and could hold their breaths if needed, but it was still taxing.

"Gone," Techno growled, "didn't want to face the judgement from the council."

"The council has come to a decision," Puffy came in, "We would also like to talk to this prince, assuming he is one of the people that accompanied you."

"We'll be right in," Sapnap stumbled out, trying to shake off the dizziness from the elixir. He then whispered to them, "Everyone else is out cold."

"What are we supposed to tell them," Drista hissed.

"We worry about Tommy later," Techno said, "my dad and the others will find him as soon as they can. He won't make it far, not with his injuries." Without another word he hobbled over to Puffy and the others followed.

"We have been told that you are the fabled demigod prince of the humans," Punz said, "is this true?"

"I am," Sapnap said, standing at the head of the table with Drista and Technoblade. "I am Prince Sapnap, demigod son of Bellona and heir to the throne. I am also willing to hold peaceful negotiations to finally stop this war as soon as I take the throne."

"Well it seems that Drista was telling the truth," Puffy said, "for that we have decided to restore her title and right to the throne. Please take your place, Countess Drista. The fates of Tommy and Technoblade are in your hands."

"The price of treason is usually death," Drista stated, and Techno's eyes widened from horror, she wouldn't. "But considering Tommy's past actions for the council I would like to lighten the sentence to a lifetime imprisonment. As for Technoblade, he will be stripped of all power and kept on close watch. I have evidence that Tommy used and manipulated him but time will tell how accurate this is."

"We have no suitable place to keep him," Jordan said, a werewolf and a former captain of the army alongside Puffy.

"My uncle, Lord Eret, does," Sapnap said, "it hasn't been used in years, but a prison was built into the mountains."

"We will send a crow immediately," Drista said, "I will have Ranboo lead the transfer party. Technoblade, you are dismissed from this meeting." Techno nodded then made his way to the hallway entrance of the council room. He had to find Tommy before he could cause anymore damage.

So the power of government may have gotten to Tommy, boy this has been fun to write, too bad this is only going to be a single novel and not series cause I honestly love the characters I've crafted based on the mcyt's. Thank you all for reading and please vote and comment!

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