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Ranboo walked around the community house, pacing. "I can't remember... I’m scared"
Sapnap was walking by with Karl and Quackity around his arms. "Karrlll I love you" Sapnap purred in Karl’s ear.
Karl shivers and giggles. "Stooop" he looks up and freezes. "Is Ranboo ok?" All three of them paused looking at Ranboo pacing and fighting tears.
"Ranboo!" Sapnap called out. "Are you ok?"
Ranboo jumped and stared at Sapnap wide eyed. " M-Me? Me Ranboo?"
"Yes, you silly!" Karl responded. Karl stepped forward walking towards Ranboo. "What's going on?"
"N-nothing nothing" Ranboo stuttered backing up. "Leave me alone." All three of them kept going closer and Ranboo backed up against a wall dropping his memory book.
Karl picked up the book dusting it off. "Hey, you can talk to us. What is going on?"
Ranboo started trembling in fear.
"Back up Karl" Quackity said. "Ranboo be honest with us please. What's going on?"
"I-I if I tell you might hate me" Ranboo muttered.
"I could never hate you Ranboo." Karl smiled backing up. "Please we just want to help."
"Can... can we go somewhere private?" Ranboo asked still filled with fear.
"Sure! let’s go to my father’s place." Sapnap chimed in. "It is the most secret place ever."
"o-ok..."Ranboo nodded as Sapnap guided them to BadboyHalo's house.
"You can trust us you know" Quackity whispered walking next to Ranboo. "I know with L'manburg... I... yeah bit I've changed I promise... these two... helped change me"
"Quackity I’m sorry I ever made you sus of me" Ranboo responded hugging his memory book to his chest.
"Don't worry about its man. Seriously. The past is in the past" Quackity wrapped his arm around Ranboo’s shoulder in a brotherly manner. "So, is it your memories again?" Quackity whispered.
Ranboo nodded but staying silent.
"Thought so. I hope we can help you." Quackity smiled and pet Ranboos head.
"So Ranboo where you living now?" Sapnap asked.
"U-uh far away..." Ranboo muttered.
"Ok good you have somewhere to live. I would have to make you live with us if you didn't." Sapnap lightly threatened.
"O-oh" Ranboo responded. His tail wrapping around his leg. He was scared. "J-just promise not to kill Enderchest..."
"Who's Enderchest?" Karl asked.
"M-my comfort cat... Enderchest has helped me through a lot. Kind of like an ESA"
"I won’t kill your ESA Ranboo. I'm not that heartless" Sapnap responded as they reached Bad’s house.
"This is Bad's house..." Ranboo whispered.
"He is my dad dude you didn't know that. He’s away with Skeppy anyway" Sapnap shrugged.
Karl opened the door holding it open for them all. After they all entered the house Karl closed the door.
"You can sit if you want" Sapnap said while sitting on a couch arm draped over the edge of the couch. "So, what's going on?" Karl sat next to Sapnap leaning on his chest while Quackity sat on his lap.
Ranboo sat across from them hugging the memory book "W-well where do I start?"
"The beginning" Quackity responded.
Ranboo froze unsure of where the beginning was. “Well… it all started when I joined…”
Sapnap waved his hand, “No no not that. I meant when all your memory issues started.”
“So birth?”
“No… You know what I mean Ranboo!” Sapnap snapped making Ranboo jump. “Sorry…” He sighed and whispered, “Please we just want to help.”
Ranboo nodded and muttered, “Well after the L’manburg doomsday I have been having incidents where I just… do things I don’t remember doing. I call it Enderwalking… Others seem to call it Sleepwalking. Along with this… I have been ah… hearing a voice…”
“A voice” Karl asked worriedly.
“Yeah... specifically Dream’s voice…I’ve never talked to the man! It can’t be him” Ranboo laughed halfly.
“What does he say?” Sapnap muttered. He was concerned for this child; would his best friend manipulate someone?
“Things like you are alone and you betrayed everyone.” Ranboo covered his eyes wanting to scream. “I didn’t betray anyone… did I?”
Karl and Sapnap looked at Quackity. “No… you really didn’t you stuck to your morals and that is what matters…” Quackity muttered.
“So, this voice…is causing your memory issues to be worse? How can we help?” Karl asked.
“Nothing can really help me… I appreciate it though!” Ranboo looked at his phone. “I should… I should be going” He got up and smiled, “Thank you for letting me vent!” Then started to run away. Back to his home.
Sapnap looked at his fiancés and grumbled, “I’m worried for him guys”
“Me too” Karl and Quackity said at the same time as Ranboo left through the nether portal. He needed to get home.
Techno walked home, his tears freezing in the cold. He looked behind him to stare at his nether portal. Hope fading from his mind. 'He isn’t coming back' the voices screamed. He wiped his tears away. He wanted to be angry, but he couldn't. He sat down next to the portal putting his head in his hands. The urge to scream built.
"DAMMIT TOMMY!! I TRUSTED YOU I ALWAYS TRUST YOU" Techno screamed into his hands. A familiar emotion filled his heart. He grabbed his heart letting the hurt build. The tears he tried to hold back being let out. "I always trust you and yet you always hurt me... Why do I ever let people in. they do this to me!"
The voices started to fill his head, 'Then kill them all' they chanted. 'Kill every one of them.'
"No... I-I won’t." Techno gritted his teeth. In the forest nearby a young man stood. He heard the screams. While he hid behind a tree worried, he knew not to get to close.
"Techno..." Phil muttered walking up to Technoblade. "Are you alright mate?"
"Yeah... I-I am" Techno sniffled wiping the tears. "I just Tommy betrayed me again Phil..." He looked up at Phil sadness in his eyes.
Phil sat next to his friend and sighed, "I'm sorry bud. I know you were just wanting to let him in."
Techno leaned on Phil's shoulder closing his eyes. "The voices want me to kill everyone Phil." He muttered.
"Well do you want to?" Phil asked wrapping his arm around Techno's shoulder holding him.
"No... I do not... I just want people to treat me like I am human..."
"You are human" Ranboo whispered from his tree.
"You are human Techno. I'm sure someone will come around and treat you like one" Phil whispered.
"I doubt that Phil. Everyone just uses me...Except you Phil..." Techno sighed getting up.
Ranboo watched Techno and Phil start to walk back to their house. "You can come out now" Techno looked to where Ranboo stood.
Fear filled the young ender boy's head. He was spotted. Ranboo laughed nervously and stepped forward. "I-I can explain Technoblade sir I am sorry I didn't mean to overhear" He stuttered trying to hide the fact he was scared.
Techno turned around and looked Ranboo in the eyes. The bloodlust and malice making the young child shrink in fear. "you called me human...." He whispered, "Thank you."
Ranboo let out a sigh and smiled brightly, " No problem!"
Phil stood behind Techno with a slight smile on his face. 'Techno needed someone like Ranboo around. Someone else to show he matters.' he thought to himself.
Techno put his hand on Ranboo's shoulder and hugged him. "Thank you..."
Ranboo froze, not used to affection before hugging back. "You are welcome..."
Phil slowly walked away as they hugged. "They need time alone" Phil told himself as he walked to his house. He sighed taking out a picture of himself, Techno and Wilbur from his pocket. "Wilbur... my son..." He whispered, "I'm sorry." Tears filled his eyes as the memory of his son dying by his blade filled his mind. He looked up at his house; "I really let my place go, didn't I?" The walls were corroding, windows cracked.
He walked up the stairs opening the door. Seeing all the dust, and mold. He looked around shaking his head. "I can't..." He wiped his tears away as he went up to his bed, getting in it as he started to cry. "I'm sorry son..." he cried into his pillows, " I killed you I'm sorry!" He let the wave of exhaustion overcome him. He would do anything to get his son back. Even trade his life.
Meanwhile Ranboo followed Techno back to his home, "Hey Techno... Where does Phil live?" he asked curiously.
"I honestly don't know Ranboo" Techno muttered.
The voices in Techno's head started to all say, 'He treats you as human. Do not hurt him'
Techno looked over at Ranboo who was staring at the ground as he walked. "Ranboo let me ask you something. Are you ok?" Techno asked.
Ranboo stopped and looked up at Techno, "Me?"
"Yes you" Techno looked back at the enderboy.
"I-I'm fine...Why do you ask?"
"You don't seem fine Ranboo. What's going on?" Techno stabbed his sword into the ground, leaning on it. "Tell me the truth."
Ranboo looked at Techno. "I- the truth? Well, the truth is..." He paused trying to think of an excuse.
Dream filled his head, 'Lie. Do not trust him'
Ranboo fought the tears in his eyes. "Just tired is all"
Techno looked Ranboo up and down. 'He’s telling lies' he thought to himself. "Are you sure?"
Ranboo nodded wiping the tears away. "Y-yeah"
Techno picked his sword up as the voices shouted, 'HES LYING TECHNO HE ISNT FINE!!!'
Ranboo shook his head as Techno muttered, "Ranboo whenever you want to tell me the truth let me know."
Ranboo nodded and smiled, "Thank you..."
Days passed and Ranboo had not seen Phil nor Techno anywhere. It was as if he vanished. The Dream voice in Ranboo's head was getting worse. He felt like he was losing his mind.
"Please stop" Ranboo cried holding his hands to his ears.
'Break me out Ranboo... Do it. Betray them' The dream voice cackled.
"No, I won't!" Ranboo shouted as Enderchest hopped into his lap purring.
'Do it' the voice demanded again.
Ranboo let the tears fall as he wanted to beg anyone to save him. Ranboo had his sword in one hand staring at the TNT in his bag.
Techno logged on and started to run towards Ranboo's house. He knew something was wrong. "Someone save me" Ranboo begged. "I'm scared!"
Techno broke the door down and hugged the enderboy. "Shh it's ok I'm here." Techno hushed him. The voices in his head silent for once.
"Techno... I- it’s time for me to be honest... I hear Dream's voice in my head... all the time" Ranboo cried in his shoulder.
"It's ok I hear voices too. You are not alone." Techno held the young man in his arms as he cried.
'He is lying. Hurt him. Save me' Dreams voice demanded.
Ranboo covered his eyes and screamed in Techno's shoulder. "SHUT UP!!"
Techno watched the child fight the voice. "What does 'he' demand Ranboo?" Techno asked.
"F-for me to save him... I don't want to. Techno I'm scared... I've been enderwalking again... he has control..."
Techno balled one of his hands in a fist gritting his teeth. "What else has the voice said." The voices in Techno's head demanding blood. 'Protect Ranboo. Blood for the blood god' they chanted.
"He- he tells me things that I might have done but I know I haven't" Ranboo cried.
Techno growled and held the small child closer. "He won't get to you ok?" The Axe of Peace made by Ranboo on his hip. "I protect those I care about. And you Ranboo are one of those people."
Ranboo wiped the tears and looked over at Techno. "The Eggpire has been trying to corrupt me too... to get to you" He whispered.
"They WHAT!"
Ranboo just sat there and silently nodded.
"Let me text Phil." Techno stood up taking out his phone and called Phil.
Phil woke up in his bed to hear his "PHIL WATCH OUT PHIL NOO" from his phone.
"Yeah..." He groggily said.
"Phil wake up. We have some people to kill" Techno growled walking away from Ranboo for a bit.
"what's going on?" Phil asked rubbing one of his eyes.
"The 'Eggpire' has threated Ranboo. I will not stand for this. They are wanting to use him to get to me." Techno growled gripping the Axe tightly.
"On my way" Phil said jumping out of bed. He put his armor on and grabbed his battle sword. "They threatened him?"
"Yep. You have 10 minutes" Techno growled.
Techno hung up and turned to Ranboo. "Ranboo get your armor on. Meet me and Phil at my house"
Ranboo looked up at Techno from the floor. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. The blade is about to start a war." Techno growled. He walked to his house. He grabbed the pig skull and dropped it over his head starting to text someone.
Ranboo put his armor on as the Dream voice was silent. "He really will start a war...?" He asked himself.
Phil walked into Techno's house armored up. "Explain the situation."
Techno turned around sheathing his sword and putting his axe at his side. "Ranboo was having a voice in his head scare him. I held him and he said the Eggpire. Also known as Bad, Antfrost, Punz, Skeppy all die. I texted Puffy She is on her way."
"You and puffy eh?" Phil chuckled.
"You good Phil?" Techno asked ignoring Phil’s comment.
"I- not really but I will survive." Phil sighed and grabbed potions. "We really going to war?"
Techno nodded. "Yes."
Phil looked out the window to see Ranboo getting ready. "This child really got, though, didn't he?"
"Yes... I did not expect it Phil... After Tommy I didn't want anyone to get in, but he got in." Techno smiled, "It's refreshing after this long Phil... Someone treats me like I'm human..." Techno let a tear fall.
Phil smiled and looked at Techno. "Good. you and he need it."
Ranboo walked out of his house and knocked on Techno's door. "Can I come in.."
"Yep!" Phil shouted letting Ranboo in.
Techno looked at Ranboo tossing him some golden apples and invisibility potions. "Take these. If they chase you. You hide behind us. You will not die on my watch."
Ranboo nodded and put them in his pocket. " I can fight Techno... I promise"
Techno sighed, "I believe you, but I don't want you to die." Phil and Technoblade searched for the Eggpire for hours not finding them online. “If they are online you text us ok? Or scream. We will hear it ok?”
Ranboo nodded and whispered, “ok…”
Again, days passed. Everything seemed to be fine, almost at a peaceful standstill. Online was Ranboo, Tubbo, and Sam. They were all just chilling in their own little ways.
Ranboo looked up at the sky outside of his house and sighed happily. “It is so peaceful. I am so happy.” Then clouds started to form around him. Danger was coming. He gets a notification that Badboyhalo, Antfrost, and Punz logged on. Fear filled him. “Oh no” he muttered going down into his basement hiding his valuables in his vault. “I have to run!” He stated as he exited his house, only to see the three same people in front of him.
Ranboo backed up against the wall of his house. His heart beating faster than he could imagine. "P-please leave me alone" he whispered in fear. He left his sword downstairs with all his tools. He had nothing on him.
Bad grinned and patted Ranboo's head grinning from ear to ear. "The egg wants you Ranboo. it will have you." Behind Bad 2 people showed up; Ant and Punz. "If you try to escape, we will kill you. Follow us." He laughed. backing up. Punz stood on Ranboo's left and Ant on his right.
"I-I don’t want to. please leave me alone" Ranboo whimpered. Tears started to form in his eyes as his body trembled in fear.
"I don't care. Follow!" Punz shouted while putting his sword to Ranboo's neck. "Follow. NOW"
"OK OK I WILL" Ranboo screamed in fear. His thoughts filled with, 'techno... Phil please please help me'
As Bad started to walk to the portal to bring Ranboo to the egg, they get a notification that Technoblade Ph1lza have logged on
"RUN TAKE THE CHILD AND RUN" Bad screamed.
Punz pointed his sword at Ranboo's back and growled. "Run boy."
Ranboo let his tears fall, not caring if it hurt him. "Please I just want to go home" he whimpered walking faster. The portal was in sight. His hope of being saved was getting weaker. In the chat 2 messages appear: Badboyhalo was slain by Technoblade and Antfrost was slain by Ph1lza.
Ranboo let out a small smile. He still had hope. The portal almost right in front of them. "They tried..." Ranboo whispers.
"Excuse me" a faint voice says. Punz looks up to see 2 figures at the portal. Arms crossed particles glowing. Strength, Fire Resistance, and more.
"Move!" Punz growls and putting his sword back to Ranboos neck.
"You see I can't do that" Technoblade grinned coming out from the shadows. "You see this kid... this kid is with us. And you hurt him. "
Phil appeared from behind Punz. "We don't let anyone hurt people we care about. Let him go or you’re the one who dies."
Bad screaming "DO IT PUNZ THE EGG WANTS RANBOO DEAD!!"
Punz started to slice Ranboo's neck. Slowly and painfully. "For the Eggpire..."
Ranboo screamed in pain as his blood started to drip on his neck. The voice coming back to his mind. ‘All your fault. you deserve it. you hurt everyone.’
"STOP!! YOU ARE WRONG!" Ranboo begs.
Techno chuckled and smiled at Ranboo, "Hey voice shut up. Whatever your saying is wrong. and you know what. Anyway Punz. I think you hurt him enough." Techno circled around Punz slowly with Phil. "The voices in my head are saying one thing Phil"
Phil grinned, "And what are they saying?"
"BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD." Techno and Phil started to eat a golden apple. They knew what to do. Punz tossed Ranboo aside at half a heart to eat a golden apple.
"Bring it on blood god." Punz grinned. "I can beat you any day.” The air was still. Everyone was waiting for the other to make the first move. Techno looked at Phil and nodded as he ran towards Punz.
Phil waited for Techno to give him an opening. As Punz and Techno traded blows; it gave Bad enough time to come back. Phil saw bad and ender pearled in front of Ranboo to protect him. "Not on my watch Bad."
"Move Phil. He must come with us." Bad threatened as one message appeared. Everyone froze seeing the message. There was no way. They look over to see Technoblade covered in blood. He had the look of murder in his eyes. The message said, "Punz was killed by Technoblade."
Puffy laughed and came out from the portal. "Bad are you trying to hurt a child?" She glared. Sam with her.
Phil laughed and put his back to Bad as Techno stalked towards the hooded man. "Ranboo hey open your eyes. Are you okay?" He whispered making the child drink a healing potion. "We got you."
Sam and Puffy stood behind Bad arms crossed giving him no way of escape. "Blood for the blood god" they said in unison as Technoblade sliced Bad's head off. A message appearing: Badboyhalo was slain by Technoblade.
Phil looked over. "Good job!" he shouted then going back to Ranboo. "He isn't waking up!" Phil slapped the cheeks of the seemingly asleep ender child.
"What?" Techno, Sam, and Puffy said in unison running over.
"Ranboo wake up please" Phil got the hair out of the child's eyes.
"Has he always had no eyelids..."Sam whispered.
"Yes" Puffy whispered back. "He is part enderman right?"
"yeah... we don't know the other half" Techno sighed stabbing the ground with his sword leaning on it.
Phil picked the child up in his arms. there was no death message, but the child wouldn't wake up. "Techno are we..." he whispers.
"No, we can't be!" Techno screams, tears falling from his face.
Phil walked to Ranboo's house while carrying him and placed him on his own bed. "Please wake up." Everyone stayed by Ranboo's bed.
"Ranboo wake up my friend wake up please please wake up" Tears falling from his eyes as Techno begged. "Please." The voices freaking out, "Is he dead" Techno whispers.
"I- I don't know" Phil responds wiping tears from his eyes. "But I know one thing. This 'Eggpire' is dead." He says in a monotone.
"Agreed Phil" Techno nods. "The blood god will kill them all."
Sam looks at then and whispers, "Can I help?"
"Me too" Puffy said.
Techno looked around and grinned. "Anarchy"
Everyone laughed and nodded. "For anarchy"
After about a week, Puffy visited again. "Ranboo please give me some sign of life." she begged holding his hand. After a minute, his hand moved. slightly but it moved. Puffy looked up in shock. "Ranboo?!?"She shouted causing everyone to come running.
"IS HE OK" Phil asked panting as he ran up the stairs.
Ranboo slowly opened his eyes wincing at the light. "⍙⊑⟒⍀⟒ ⏃⋔ ⟟?[WHERE AM I?]"
Phil walked over and smiled. "You are home kiddo. It will be ok"
Ranboo winced and touched his throat. " ⌿⏃⟟⋏[PAIN]" he whimpered.
Phil nodded and pet the kid's head. "I know kiddo we almost lost you"
Techno walked in and smiled. "good to see you alive" he muttered.
Ranboo looked at Techno and whimpered, "⌇⍜⍀⍀⊬... ⟟ ☌⍜⏁ ⟟⋏ ⏁⊑⟒ ⍙⏃⊬[SORRY I GOT IN THE WAY]"
Techno shook his head, "No you didn't kid. Just rest ok." He turned his back. "Don't worry I will keep you safe... Blood Prince"
Days passed and all seemed to go back to normal. There was a very present darkness growing. It had everyone on edge. It was like there was a presence growing in all corners of the world. In this darkness there was one event that stuck out.
After a few days when Ranboo healed there was that peace again, but with a sense of dread. People were planning for war and Ranboo just was stuck in his home. One day he comes upon a note next to his bed, “Thank you my friend-Dream” he read out loud. That same fear filled his body. “What is this?” He asked himself. “What happened… What did I do!” He started to pace back and forth in his bedroom. “No no I can’t think of what it means… But if I’m right it means…” He started to hyperventilate out of fear. With no one to calm him down he passed out hearing that familiar song in his head. Thunder stroke outside of his house. The darkness was growing.
A notification was sent to everyone in the server, online and offline. “DREAM HAS BROKE OUT OF PRISON.”