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Tommy pushes himself up, ready to blast himself backward and get the fuck out of there. He just wanted to go home at this point. He didn’t even care if he arrested them, he was tired . . .
and hungry.
Ichor had other plans though, reaching out to Tommy before he could summon his powers. He grabs his hair roughly, pulling it back. Tommy winces, grabbing his wrist trying to push Ichor’s hand away.
Ichor just tightens his hold, dragging Tommy back so he’s sitting on his knees. He bends down next to Tommy, taking both wrists in one of his hands.
They’re callused Tommy thinks, trying to pull away.
Jubilee joins them next, getting all up in Tommy’s personal bubble, “Hey! Back up a little, would ya?” Before Jubilee could answer, Tommy throws his head forward, he was lucky that Jubilee was that close, colliding with his nose.
Tommy lets himself laugh at the blood running out his nose. His joy is short-lived when Ichor drags his head back, forcing him to look at the red eyes he fears so much.
“You think this is funny?” He flashes Ichor one of his signature grins, “Course I do, funniest shit I’ve seen all night.” He rips his wrists free, bringing his hands up to shock Ichor.
It works obviously
Ichor falls, Tommy turning and prepping himself to bolt. Hands grab his arms, pulling him back. “Hold him. Get the cuffs off him too.” Tommy fights with everything in him, adrenaline pumping through his veins.
He feels the weight of the cuff hanging at his side diminish. He rips an arm free just to turn and punch whoever still held his arm. Once free, he doesn’t hesitate to take off again.
He does get a headstart thank Prime . He taps his earpiece, waiting for someone, anyone to pick up.
The continuing buzzing only adds to the anxiety mounting in his chest. He can hear the trio of villains behind him, the faint sound of power suppressing cuffs clicking together taunting him.
“Tommy where have you been? You were supposed to be home by now. Tubbo’s getting worried.”
Ranboo
Tommy honestly doesn’t know what he’d say if Tubbo answered first. “Hey Boo. I’m in a bit of a pickle, um, put Bo on quick”
He can hear the shuffling, in that time, he lets himself look back. He takes note that Kali, Jubilee and Ich- Where’s Ichor?
He turns back, Ichor popping in front of him. Tubbo chooses that moment to get on the comm.
“Tommy?”
“Surprise.”
Tommy reacts quickly, grabbing Ichor and swiping his feet out from under him. He falls and Tommy doesn’t give him any chances to get up, hopping on his back he uses him as a boost to get to the next building.
Once he’s running again, he takes in Tubbo’s voice, “Tommy! What’s going on? Where are you?” “Hey, I know I’ve been stingy with you patrolling again but how about you start tonight?”
“Consider it done. Ranboo gave me-” “Less talking, Bo. Please, they have my cuffs.”
There’s silence before Ranboo’s voice filters through the earpiece. “Where are you at Tommy?” He stops, staring down a building. He turns, watching the three approaching villains.
“I’m home.” “You’re what!” He hears the chair move then sees Ranboo at the window. “Get out of here! Tubbo is climbing to the roof!” “Tell him to stop, to stay hidden, I’ll drive them as far away as I can.”
“Too late Tom” Tommy sees Tubbo appear on the roof, the moment of distraction being his downfall.
Arms wrap around his middle and Tommy is thrown off his feet, brown eyes that only hold anger staring at him. Tommy throws a glance back in the direction of his home, Jubilee following.
Tommy grabs his head, pushing it away and obscuring his view. He puts his hand over his ears before yelling, “Ender, get away from the window!” Jubilee pulls his head away, grabbing Tommy’s wrists and pinning them above his head.
“Tommy, do you need me?” Tommy struggles against Jubilee for a minute before he straddles him Stop struggling
Relax
Tommy feels his body sag, gritting his teeth he spits at him, laughing at the disgusted look he gets. “Tommy, what’s happening? Do you need Bo?”
“No, stay back.” Jubilee tilts his head in interest, “Who’re talking too? An ally? Friend?” He gains an evil smirk sending shivers down Tommy’s spine, “Family?”
Tommy regains his composure, “Nobody you creep.” He scoffs, “Whatever, we’ll find out who they are soon enough. Ichor?” Tommy can see Ichor approach, metal suppressing cuffs in hand.
They clink together, the small sound echoing through Tommy’s ears. He wills himself to struggle, to fight back but Jubilee’s command still rings strong. Ichor approaches, “Get him up, we’ll tie him to the pipe here.”
Jubilee gets up, Tommy expecting him to just manhandle him. That doesn’t happen, Jubilee just drags him by the wrists to the pipe. “Jesus man!” he’s pulled up, hands put behind him and handcuffed to said pipe.
He feels his power suppress, he shudders,“Tommy, why are you sitting? Did they-” “Yea, stay away.” Kali kneels next to him, Tommy pulling at his cuffed hands, Kali chuckling at his attempt.
“Yea, you’re not going anywhere mate.” “Fine you got me, now what?” Kali takes his chin, turning his head to one side then to the other, spotting the earpiece.
He takes it out, Tommy trying to stop him by turning his head away, Kali just grabs his chin and moves his head to the side. Tommy tries to bite him, Ichor moves towards them but Kali sticks a hand up. He examines the earpiece then Tommy’s expression, “Who were you talking to?”
“Nobody, fuck off.” Jubilee kneels down, “We know that whoever is there is listening and is close. Just tell us who and we won’t kill them.” Tommy glances behind them, seeing Tubbo’s head poke out from the ledge of the building.
Jubilee follows his gaze, seeing part of a green hoodie before it disappears. Jubilee looks back at Tommy, a sadistic grin plastered all over his face. He gets up, Ichor joining him and they take off.
He screams, “Bo!” Tommy watches helplessly as the twins go across the street towards Tubbo. He watches as Ranboo appears at the window again, straining their head to look up.
Tommy wills them to move back, to hide. He watches a fight break out, Ichor attacking Tubbo while Jubilee tries to force him down, his voice faintly floating back to Tommy. Tubbo fights on, seemingly untouched by the commands.
Jubilee looks confused, then Tommy can’t see his face. Bo turns to him looking out of breath and face a bit bloody. He taps his earpiece, Kali putting it to his ear. Tommy can’t hear what Tubbo is saying but from the look on Kali's face, Tubbo just won.
Kali looks back at him, pocketing the earpiece, he scoffs, “Next time you won’t be so lucky.” A shout has them both looking up again, Jubilee has a hold on Tubbo, one arm pinned behind his back and the other holding onto the ledge.
He’s trying to push Tubbo off
Ranboo is still at the window, talking it seems like. Probably to Tubbo.
Tubbo seems to grit his teeth, say something then Jubilee is over his head. Jubilee falls past their window, Ranboo flipping him off as he passes. Tommy laughs then takes notice that Kali is diving off this building towards Jubilee.
Tubbo darts over to Tommy, picking at the lock of the cuffs. Tommy takes his appearance. Blood is falling from his nose, “Is that broken?” Tubbo shrugs, “Can’t feel it so I don’t know, does it?” Tommy shakes his head, “Can’t tell.”
Tubbo chuckles, “Done checking me over?” Tommy continues to look as the cuffs are off his wrists, his power flowing his body freely. He takes note of the torn sweatshirt but sees no blood anywhere else so Tommy leans back, satisfied. “We should probably hide until they leave seeing as they are now on top of our building.”
Tommy looks, Kali setting Jubilee down and checking on Ichor. Jubilee looks visibly shaken and Ichor looks disoriented as he sits up. The trio look over, seething. They are met with empty air, the duo seemingly disappearing into thin air.
Jubilee hits the ledge, yelling out. Kali helps Ichor up onto his back, “Let’s just go. We can find them tomorrow.” He takes off, Jubilee hesitant but follows upset and still a bit shaken.
Tommy peaks over the edge of the building, watching Jubilee’s back get farther and farther away. He sighs, sitting up and turning, “That was not fun.” “Tell me about it. I was the one handcuffed to a pipe.”
Tubbo chuckles, “Good thing they didn’t decide to come over. Our hiding spot wasn’t the best, we had time to do better.” He shrugs, “I saw this happen in a movie we watched a while ago and wanted to try it.”
“You- ooo I want to hit you so bad right now. You chose our hiding spot strategy, from three dangerous villains who actively wanted to kill us, from a movie!”
Tommy’s a bit confused, it worked didn’t it?
Tubbo leans his head back, “And please explain to me why you came here, why you came home!” “I was on auto-pilot ok!” Tommy places his chin on his knees, “I thought, well I don’t know what I thought. I was really thinking about where I was at the time.”
He looks up, Tubbo not looking at him, “Hey, I’m telling you my feelings and-” “Shut up, I hear something.” Tommy stops, standing with Tubbo he draws his powers. The faint sound of footsteps approaching makes him tense, but looking around he doesn’t see anyone or anything. “There! It’s coming from there!” Tubbo points to the roof access door as it swings open, Tommy firing at it.
The person coming through ducks, the bolt going over their head, “Woah! Woah! It’s just me.” Ranboo’s head pokes out, the top of their hair sizzling. “Shit Ranboo. Scared us half to death, why didn’t you comn-” Tommy feels his ear, Tubbo doing the same, “They’re gone. So that means . . .”
Ranboo takes out their earpiece and stomps on it, “I’ve been talking to the same three people that just tried to kill you, yea seems like it.” Tommy shakes his head, “Whatever, that’s a problem for another time come here.”
Ranboo meets him half-way letting Tommy hug them, Tommy feeling Tubbo join him on his right. They stay that way for a minute then Ranboo pulls back, “So can we go home and patch you two up?” “What about the earpieces? Can’t they track them back to us.”
“Nope, the tracking device is in them and once they access that it’ll only point them to where they’re at. Plus! If they try to find where the main ‘one’ is located, it’ll come unknown cause I,” they gesture to the broken earpiece behind them, “just broke it.”
Tubbo laughs, punching their arm repeatedly, “You smart bastard haha!” Tommy laughs with him, “That is amazing but what I want to know is how our Bo here left Ichor disoriented.
Tubbo takes Tommy's wrist, putting his other hand in a fist, “So I pulled his one arm up then acted like I was gonna punch him then,” Tubbo brings his fist close to Tommy’s face before poking him in the eyes.
Tommy clutches his face bent over, “What the fuck Tubbo! You prick.” Tubbo puts a finger up, “That wasn’t it, Ranboo?” Ranboo backs up, “Uh no thanks.”
Tubbo gives them a really look, “Dude, I can’t even reach your face, get over here.”
Ranboo reluctantly gets closer, glancing at Tommy who has opened his eyes and blinking, “So then after I did that, I brought my hand up and,” Tubbo places his hand flat with palm facing up, “BAM! Right in the chin.”
Ranboo nods, “That sounds awesome but can we go inside? It’s getting kinda chilly and they might come back.” Tommy nods, “Yep let's go. Normal way or my way.”
“Normal way,” Tubbo and Ranboo say at the same time. Tommy complains but they both laugh at the other’s answer.
It seems Tubbo wasn’t the only one who had a bad experience with Tommy’s way of moving around the city. So unfortunately for Tommy, he was outvoted. The trio walk back to their building and up to their apartment.
After they patch each other up, Tommy insists on cooking so with Ranboo nervously hovering, he does. “Well, at least it isn’t black this time,” Tubbo comments, looking at the only slightly burnt grilled cheese.
Tommy rolls his eyes, “It wasn’t that bad.” “Tommy, it was so burnt the birds didn’t even want it.” Tubbo spits out crumbs, Tommy’s jaw dropping in shock and mock hurt.
He lets Tubbo poke a little more fun at him before punching him in the arm. He dramatically falls out of the chair, Ranboo and Tommy bursting out in laughter.
The memory of tonight's events are still fresh for Tommy and he knows that. He is simply going to ignore it for now and relish in the small moments, like right now. The three of them just laughing and messing around is and it’ll always be the cheer up they need.
They’re family after all. Three brothers against the world. No villain was going to come in the way of that.
Ever