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Tubbo stands on the platform waiting for his best friend to arrive to give him the final verdict on the punishment he's chosen for burning down George's house and constantly disobeying the rules, Dream stands on the other side of the platform opposite Tubbo admiring the wall he placed around l'manburg. Tubbo took a deep breath before turning around seeing Tommy followed by a small group he had managed to gather, Tommy made his way through the entrance and up the steps towards where Tubbo and Dream stood, telling the others to wait at the bottom.
"if you exile me you'll be just like him you know" Tommy spoke, making a statement he knew would cut deep and hopefully make Tubbo re-think his choices of even considering exile
"like who, Wilbur, Dream, who Tommy WHO?" Tubbo questioned, raising his voice on the last who
"me and you both know who Tubbo, you know the one who died from a pathetic heart attack, you know the man who when no one else cried for him, you did. The man who gave you those horns" he sneered staring at the horns placed upon Tubbo's head, the horns he had always disliked seeing his best friend have, ever since when Jschlatt ruled over l'manburg.
"NO, time and time again you define me by the horns that grow on my head, the only way I am like that man in the slightest is because of these horns on my head, other than that I am nothing like him, I wouldn't punish you for my own personal gain, or because I see you as a threat, I'm punishing you because you caused destruction to someones home for god sake and for constantly disobeying the rules of l'manburg set in place to protect the citizens, our citizens, the ones if I correctly remember you recruited to build up this nation, the ones who I strive to protect as the president."
"but Tubbo can't you see they're all on my side," he swings his hand out from his chest where his hands were crossed over, pointing at the small group who stand at the bottom of the platform "It's not like I've let anyone down and it's not like I harm anyone, it's all fun and games plus what I did was an accident, I never meant for George's house to go up in flames"
"I had asked you to stop and think about your actions for once in your life Tommy, like when you were placed in that holding cell, so why have you gathered a group to come and beg me not to send you away, if you really cared you wouldn't bring them into this, you would have listened to the rules and taken whatever punishment was set, I wouldn't have even considered exile, if you had just listened to me, I would have compromised with Dream and told him, no, but now..."
Tommy cuts in before Tubbo can end his sentence "wait what do you mean I-"
"NO Tommy, your time of speaking and coming up with excuses has ended, you say you haven't let anyone down," Tubbo says softly as he lowers his head unable to look Tommy in the eyes anymore "but you've let me down, I'm truly am sorry Tommy" He takes in a deep breath before continuing, "Dream please remove and escort Tommy off the premises"
The small Group below the platform shout up in disagreement
"TUBBO NO"
"Tubbo, you can't do this"
"Why are you abiding by dreams rules"
"ENOUGH, I am constantly having to make excuses for Tommy Innit's behaviour, even some of you have had to come to me before to report some of the things he's done, so what's with the double standards now, just because you don't like Dream, you know what I am sick of being treated like a child, like I am not capable of ruling a country just because I am what, oh a kind and fair leader, just because I don't bully or torment my citizens like the man who stood before me, I am tired of being walked all over so I suggest if you don't want me to end up like our past leaders, then you will all step down and listen to me for once."
"come on Tommy, I think Tubbo has said everything that he needs to," Dream says grabbing onto Tommy's shoulders, leading him down the steps that lead from the platform towards the entrance of l'manburg
"GET YOUR HANDS OF ME DREAM, TUBBO, TUBBO, I'M SORRY!" Tommy yells as he gets dragged away by Dream
"I'm sorry too," Tubbo sighs just in earshot for Tommy to hear before walking away heading towards his office "I'm sorry"