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The SBI is up to more shenanigans. What’s new? Today, they are planning on getting some new pets! Secretly of course, they would like to keep this on the down-low for now. The four boys will be getting individual pets for each individual member, because the house isn’t already chaotic. They will be going to an animal shelter near their house, it’s one Techno had volunteered at when he was a trainee.
Techno was dead set on getting what he calls a ‘hound army’, Phil made him settle with two dogs and only two dogs. Though, it is highly likely that Techno will stuff small, unassuming puppies into his jacket to smuggle out.
Wilbur wants a cat, he needs a polar opposite that isn’t Techno and sometimes Tommy when he’s in his angsty-mean teenage mode. He doesn’t have a preferred breed or anything, he doesn’t know much about cats and their different breeds, only that Niki has a cat named Zuko that stood on his back once.
Phil wanted a bird. He wants a bird. But the younger boys complained that it would be loud and annoying. Doesn’t matter. He’s still getting a bird. Tommy’s loud and annoying and they still got and kept him! How's this any different?
Tommy wanted a cow, but soon found out that cows are not sold anywhere near them. Plus, their house is quite inadequate to house a cow. He’ll see when they get there, but he may not get any animals. Maybe a rock.
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Once they drove into the parking lot, they noticed how little people were there. Which was good. They were a famous and internationally loved idol group, the less people there the better. Wilbur slammed the doors open and practically skipped to the front doors. Techno followed behind closely, speed walking with a hidden look of excitement on his face.
Phil opened the door and held a mischievous smile on his face. His members have no clue he will be getting a bird. And he will train it to wake them up when HE wants. Tommy just slides out of the already opened backseat door sluggishly. He looks like he’s melting.
The four boys make their way inside and Techno immediately spots the dogs. He lets out a gasp and fucking runs towards them, his high-pitched humming being the closest thing to squealing. Wilbur follows closely after Techno, wanting to take a looksie at the dogs before going to the cats.
Tommy isn’t sure what to do or where to go. So, he clings to Phil’s sleeve as the older man softly chuckles and leads the teen towards the cats, hoping to get Tommy off of him so he can look at the birds.
Phil sees one cat. A blonde siamese with blue eyes and his mind immediately thinks of Tommy. It looks so much like him. So, Phil takes a gentle hold on Tommy’s chin and turns the boy’s face towards the cat. Tommy’s eye catches it immediately and he lets out a quiet coo.
“Go look at ‘em, mate,” Phil directs softly, and Tommy listens and runs over. Phil smiles softly at Tommy talking to the worker while looking at the cat. Or is it a kitten? It does look quite small.
Now, where are the birds?
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“Pom!” Techno mumbles, eyes blown wide looking at the small dog barking in his direction. A white pomeranian was sitting just looking at him. Wilbur was behind him giggling but he could care less. The pink-haired man quickly went over to the small pup and watched as the pomeranian quieted down and stared at him.
Techno slowly turned his head over to Wilbur, who was staring in awe and amusement. “I want him,” Techno whispered.
“Is it a he?” Wilbur asked, and Techno quickly turned his head and looked at the tag hanging near the puppy. It was a male. Techno nodded and looked at the name.
“Ace? I don’t like that name much, and you probably don’t either,” Techno softly whispered to the ball of fluff who tilted his head to the side. Techno thought for a second, before naming off the first name that came to mind.
“Orion, you will be my faithful companion for eternity,” Techno declared quietly and looked over at a worker and got their attention and shyly pointed at the newly dubbed ‘Orion’.
Wilbur smiled and made his way towards the cats, happy that Techno had found a companion.
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Phil was near the birds. This was his chance. The birds! He’s looking at them all in wonder, he did loads of research before coming here and he knew what to do and such with certain birds. And then, he saw a certain cat. Goddamnit, no he is getting a bird.
A black cat sitting quietly and looking at him. Phil will get a bird. He will have a pet bird and together, the two of them will reign with an iron fist-
He is walking towards the black cat. He just wants to take a look! Nothing more, nothing less. He crouches down in front of the cat, who just looks at him calmly. A calm little thing. Looking over at the tag, she’s a girl. Amara. What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl! Phil smiles and gives a soft greeting at Amara.
He’s fallen in love not even a minute later as Amara meows at him, as if expecting something. He immediately goes over to a nearby worker and asks for assistance with getting Amara the hell out of her cage so she can be in his arms.
Why would you want a bird when you have Amara?
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Tommy had taken one look at the blonde cat that Phil directed his attention to and he had immediately ran over and looked over the feline. Unlike his members, he immediately read the tag. A male cat. His name is Tom. It’s a fucking perfect match.
Tom meows at Tommy and he teen wiggles his fingers in between the bars and laughs as Tom tries to catch his fingers with his paws. “I think we might get mixed up, Tom. My name is just a nickname for Tom. Thomas? Tomato? Tommaye?” Tommy quickly realized his nicknames were bad.
“Maybe we should just stick with Tom, huh?” the cat meowed in response, as if agreeing. Tommy let out a cheer and gestured for a worker to help him out in getting the big man out.
They will be the best of friends and chaos so much chaos.
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Wilbur walks down the aisle of cats just chilling. Living their best lives, well as best as they could live without owners. The thought makes Wilbur sad. He can only adopt and take one home and he wishes he could get more, but it would be quite crowded in their home.
One certain cat catches his eye. Pointy ears, orange fur, just eating some food. He walks up to the cat and catches the tag, Abyssinian, huh. Female. Her name is Fiona. She’s very pretty.
She looks up to him and goes back to eating her food. Wilbur just has the stupid smile on his face as he watches her eat her little food in her little bowl. She’s so cute.
Once she’s done, she looks up at him. “Hello Fiona!” Wilbur coos out in a high-pitched voice. Fiona simply meows at him and looks at him with a tilted head. “I would like you to come home with me, you will have siblings that will love you very much!”
Fiona just yawns and licks her paws. Wilbur excitedly goes to a worker and she’s out of her cage and in his lap.
Hell yeah!
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Techno has a puppy in his lap. Orion is hyperactive and licking his face like a madman. He just simply smiles and is having an amazing time. Phil said he could get two, right?
There's an Australian Shepherd sitting in his cage a little ways away from him. Techno decides to say hello. He holds Orion in his arms and goes over to the big dog, smiling wider as the dog goes to sniff at Orion and him.
Looking at the tag, she’s a female and her name is Eva. He doesn’t like that either. In order to be in his two-dog hound army, you need to have a fierce, badass, cool-
“Melodia,” Techno says to the girl. She tilts her little dog's head and he smiles. He’s allowed to get one big dog and one little dog, right? Phil didn’t tell him any specifics. Melodia is let out of her cage and the two dogs hit it off. Techno quickly learns that, yes, the two are spayed and neutered, and yes, they do interact well with other animals, and yes, they are potty-trained.
Goddamn, their house is going to turn into a zoo.
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After the four boys sign papers, well three, Phil has to sign Tommy’s papers since the teen isn;t an adult. They buy carriers, toys, food and bowls and they are all off back home. The cat owners learn that their cats are all spayed/neutered and they will be fine interacting with each other.
Tom bothers Fiona like a motherfucker while they were all buying the animals things. Amara and Fiona like each other a lot and Techno’s two pups bother everyone. In a nice way though.
“Nice choice, Tech,” Phil says to the pink haired man as they get in the car. Techno nods, face damp from all the kisses he was given by the dogs today.
“Tommy how the hell did you find a fucking cat named Tom?” Wilbur asks out of exasperation, Tom is a fucking energy bomb and he is so happy that Tom is Tommy’s and not his own.
“Phil found him!”
“True.”
“Phil!”
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They decided to rename Tom to Twin since they kept mixing the two up and the confusion would not be fun. Tommy groans and complains but allows it.
The animals have taken to their new home well. They all are nice to each other and interact nicely with everything. Twin bothers Fiona and Amara a lot, and plays with Orion and Melodia a ton. Amara and Fiona are sophisticated little ladies that chill out together on the window seat. Orion and Melodia play around with the little Twin and the three of them are besties.
After Tubbo and Ranboo are introduced to the six animals, the two make a connection between Orion, Melodia, and Twin to them and Tommy. The three animals are nicknamed the Bench Trio 2.0.
But let’s rewind to the night they got back.
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Wilbur sighs softly as he closes the door to his room, having just gotten out of the shower. The excitement of getting new pets still makes his limbs twitchy and his face all smiley.
Fiona is sitting on his bed looking straight at him. Wilbur smiles softly at her. “Hey, love.” He walks over to the bed and lays down, huffing out a laugh as Fiona follows him and lays on his chest once he’s settled down.
“Goodnight, Fi,” he whispers out and leans over to turn off his bedside lamp. Fiona meows in response and he closes his eyes, very very happy and content.
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Techno laughs as Melodia rushes up to him as he enters his room. He just had dinner with the four boys. He crouches down and hugs Melodia and smiles as Orion comes trotting over and picks up the small fluff ball. Orion licks all over his face and Melodia decides to join in, because the two are menaces.
“Alright, alright, let’s get to bed, you two,” Techno mumbles and gets up and walks over to his bed, laying down and watching as Melodia jumps up. There’s whining at the foot of the bed and Techno sits up to see Orion sadly standing there.
“Sorry, pup, forgot you’re too small,” he chuckles out and gently lifts the pomeranian into his arms and on the bed. Laying down and sighing in contentment as Melodia lays her head on his stomach. Orion runs around for a second on his bed and settles on Techno’s pillow, curling his little body around Techno’s head.
He could get used to this.
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Tommy happily plays with Twin, he’s been playing with the big man since dinner ended. He feels his eyelids droop and get heavier so he looks over at the clock and gasps when he realizes what time it is.
“Twin, we have to sleep now! It’s quite late,” he whispers to Twin and picks him up and shuffles over to his bed. Closing the curtains of his canopy and changing the lights to a lilac color, he slides under the covers.
Twin has no clue what the fuck to do. He trots here and there and finally settles on Tommy’s legs, where he’s sure to be kicked off somewhat. Tommy tries warning the feline, but he doesn’t understand English, only cat.
“Goodnight, Twin, we will have so much fun tomorrow,” Tommy mumbles out. And they will, he’ll make sure of it.
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Phil lays on his bed with Amara by his feet, watching as a professional singing instructor reacts to their performances. He’s been making commentary of the video to Amara who just sits there silently.
The girl is lazily licking at her paws and rolling around on his bed. They’ve been like this for a while. The two of them have been laying down quietly for around an hour. Soon, the video ends and Phil smiles to himself, the compliments and critique was nice to hear.
Putting his phone on the bedside and plugging it in, he pulls the covers over him which alerts Amara who stands up and saunters over to him. She lays down near his side once more and he closes his eyes, the lights are dim and he is happy.
He’s had a good day, definitely. He falls asleep calmly.