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Tommy took after his mother a lot, despite having the face of his father, he had the nature of the kind woman she was. Tommy had come to terms early that there was no chance he would be emperor, and so he threw himself into more passive studies vs his brother's rigorous battle and strategy studies. Where they were the cause of destruction, he created, and his creations were loved by all. Tommy weaved bark into baskets, knitted sweaters and blankets for those who didn't have them, and helped sew patches on the clothing of the poor children who couldn't afford a new coat. Tommy fixed, he created, that was his thing, passions coming from his mother.
Tommy was a sunlight, giving warmth to the people, with a smile and laugh that could make anyone feel better, he was the light of the kingdom. People wanted to destroy that light, assassinate the youngest prince, often forgetting that the sun was a star, and far more dangerous than people realize. Emperor Philza prided himself on giving all 3 of his kids well rounded educations after all. Tommy knew war and strategy just as much as he knew which broaches to go with which corset, Tommy's hands were skilled in more than just embroidering small birds onto the sleeves of his shirts. And while his brothers were more skilled in it, Tommy knew how to lead an army to victory as well. The Antarctic Empire was a kingdom that prided itself on strength.
It was a normal day, one like any other, Tommy was sitting on his throne, raccoon tail wagging slowly as he embroidered a bee on one of his friends shirts, right above his heart. Tommy found he liked to sit in the throne room while doing a task like this, something small and possible to do anywhere, unlike making a dress or fitting a blouse. The only other person in the throne room with him was his mother, Empress Kristen, who was looking through documents, reading over proposed laws for their kingdom. His father and brothers were off in Essempii, negotiating the terms of surrender.
The war they had been facing had lasted 4 years now, but with the loss of one of their most trusted generals, Sapnap, who had gone to live with his fiancée's in the kingdom of Kinoko, they had no choice but to surrender. Tommy and Kristen stayed home because they knew Essempii fought dirty, and an invasion while those 3 were out was something king Dream would do.
Tommy looked up as their military Captain entered the throne room, Sparkles, his daughter Crumb trailing after him, taking notes on her fathers work, the girl set to take her fathers position once he passed after all.
"Your Highness, we have spotted it, we think it will be here in about 3-4 hours at the pace it's going"
"Of course, thank you Sparkles, you are dismissed"
Captain Sparkles nodded, turning and walking out the door, presumably to prepare the armies, Crumb following him out after requesting Tommy say hello to her brother. Tommy nodded, watching the door shut before sparing a glance at his mother.
"Are we going to join them?"
"We have to make sure they don't take the throne first, go put on your armor, I don't want you ripping up your shirts"
Tommy sighed, but nodded, getting up to go grab his armor and weapons from the weaponry. Passing by Purpled in the hallway, and ex-Essempii spy which they got onto their side with a better deal. The two teens nodded at each other, before going and continuing going their separate ways. Once Tommy reached the weaponry, he threw open the glass cabinet that held his personalized suit of armor, along with his rapier and chakram. All 3 were decorated with golden lightning patterns, allowing Tommy to conduct electricity through them. They were also a rusted red color, which made them shine beautifully in the Antarctic sunlight, a true Tommy design.
Two people entered the weaponry after him, and Tommy didn't need to look to know who they were, Tubbo and Ranboo, his advisors and personal guards, both going to dawn both of their respective armor sets, Tubbo happily chatting about his newest weapon of mass destruction, which had only ever been used once on an enemy kingdom, thankfully. Tommy shuddered at the memory of their 26 year old king requesting Tommy's hand in marriage, other kings were weird, if Tubbo hadn't nuked them he was sure his family would have destroyed the kingdom in the more traditional manner.
Back on the situation at hand, Tommy finished buckling arm guard in place and glanced at his friends, Ranboo clicking his axe onto his belt, Tubbo doing the same but on his back.
"Well boys? Time to go defend our kingdom"
"Yeah murder!"
Tubbo laughed at Ranboos' statement, clapping his hands together in excitement. The trio continued to happily converse about murder and the ethics of hiding a body with endangered plants, entering the throne room and each getting into their invasion positioning, Tubbo and Ranboo behind opposing pillars, while Tommy sat back on his throne, cheering softly as his mother joined their conversation. It was the sort of family dynamic many wouldn't expect from the royals, but here Tommy was, making his case as to why it would totally work to plant a patch of trees on top of a body.
The conversation died as the doors were kicked open, a group of seemingly high ranking Essempii knighted entering their throne room. They were radiating a smug aura, smirking at the sight of the queen and youngest member of the royal family sitting on their thrones.
"As request by king Dream of Essempii, we ask that Empress Kristen and Princess Elliot surrender or face our army"
"Its Prince Theseus" Tommy grumbled, leaning over to place his head on his palm, raccoon tail twitching in annoyance at being not only dead named but also misgendered.
"I'm afraid we can't do that, as Emperor Philza is not here to give the formal negotiations of surrender"
(Elsewhere, the Emperor and the twin prince's all raised an eyebrow at Dreams declaration, the masked man thinking he played checkmate at sending his men to the Empire
"I'm sorry to tell you this, Mate, but we don't treat our women as objects"
"Tommy isn't even a woman!")
The leader of the group tilted his head, talking out and showing his sword as a threat, and the two royals inched their hand towards their own weapons.
"Alright, why not explain this in a way that you two can understand" The man said in a condescending tone, the other brutes behind him chuckling "we are here to kill you if you don't give us your crowns"
"And we will tell you this, in a way you can understand" His mother shot back, and with a small smile, she let out a little "no"
The men grunted, looking at each other before charging, those on the side letting out little startled noises as they were taken care of by Tubbo, Ian and Ranboo. And Kristen and Tommy didn't hold back either.
Kristen, armed with her Scythe, was able to take down someone before he even got remotely close, and Tommy was happily engaged in a dance with the leader of the group, dancing around his swings with a practiced grace. And then Tommy took out his chakram, happily separating them and throwing them out, the man scoffing at the fact he didn't throw them at his target. That was until Tommy let his electricity crackle forth, attaching to the two weapons flying in the air. Like 2 strings Tommy pulled, watching in delight as they sliced through not only the man fighting him, but some others that were standing as well. He called upon the loyalty enchantment his weapons had, both returning to their wielder in an instant. It was a dance of blades and red, one that was over too soon for their liking
("If i had to guess, Kristen and Tommy might have already taken care of your men"
Dream let out a noise akin to that of a hurt seagull at the statement
"Do you not know about the royal titles?" Wilbur asked, head tilting to the side
"Of course I do! The Angel of death, The Blood god, and The Siren! Who doesn't?"
"Your missing 2, Lady death, or Death herself, depending on your region, and The phoenix. Our mother and younger brother" Techno explained, tapping his hoof in annoyance)
"Mum can we please go out"
"Please? We promise we will be careful"
"And if these two aren't at least I will!"
Kristen looked at the children in front of her, sighing as they gave her their best puppy eyes, which were unfortunately working. Without context it looked like 3 boys asking to be let out to go buy some sweets, but those in the throne room knew for they were really asking to go participate in the battle outside. Kristen looked at Ian for help, but he was too busy messing with her husband's crows to be of any use. She sighed, staring back down at the boys
"Fine, but be back before sun down, and take Purpled with you! I think he's in one of the towers currently!" Kristen called, watching as the boys sprinted out to the battlefield in a chorus of whoops. Kristen smiled as she turned to settle in her throne, those boys would be wonderful warriors when they got older, Tommy would live up to his family name, Tubbo was a force to be reckoned with, and Ranboo was adjusting to life in the empire well. Phil was going to be so proud.
Tommy laughed with his friends as they all took down hordes of Essempii soldiers, each as foul as the last, spewing their bullshit, many civilians even joined the fun, defending their home from the men that were trying to invade their kingdom. Tommy swore he was a bride and groom fighting side by side somewhere in the frenzy as well, the bride's dress stained with red, and the groom's hair was frazzled and his tux was probably ripped, but they looked so happy together. Tommy made a mental note to scout them out later, give them congratulations.
It felt like a few minutes and forever at the same time as they got rid of the last of the Essempii soldiers, the survivors fleeing into the arctic, they would quickly be picked off by the scouts. Shops quickly opened up to seek the materials needed to remove blood from one's clothing, women and men opened their doors to offer to wash for those who participated, and the scent of homemade food filled the air as grannys and grandpa's hauled out pots of homemade food for those who needed it. The boys returned home, picking up some soup along the way, purpled and Ranboo trying (and failing) to wrangle in Tommy and Tubbos chaos. They entered the kingdom chatting away about the newest tech and such. Tommy happily talked to them about some of his new projects, and expressed his desire to use an expensive fabric that had been saving for a while.
Tommy still created, despite the blood on his hands and fur, and he promised Tubbo that his shirt modification would be done soon, he just needed to finish filling it in. He took after his mother after all, he kept his promises.