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When his brothers left Tommy felt like his Dad did not love him as much as he did the twins he was only 9 what else could he think of as a reason. He forgot to make his lunch or pick him up from school multiple times. One day about 5 months after the twins left he was packing his lunch for school when Phil walked in the kitchen. This in itself was weird Phil left early now. 

“Hey Tommy i’m sorry for leaving you so often so I had an idea for something we can do together”

“Oh what did you have in mind?” Tommy was so confused Phil didn't hate him? And he wanted to hang out with him!

“Well there is this place called Rosales Ranch and they have a group riding class I thought we should take”

Oh that didn’t sound so bad and it sounded like a fun way to make friends.

“Ok sure lets do it” Little did he know he would find a world that he would love.

It has been 8 years since that first conversation with his Dad and Tommy is loving life. Yes he had some rough times but that doesn’t matter. He has a massive group of people he would die for and they would do the same for him. Well maybe not Tubbo he would kill Tommy for dying. He met Tubbo and his brothers when he first came to the ranch with his dad. They quickly became friends and later added Ranboo to their group a year later when he showed up as well. 

After he and his Dad started riding he found out he loved jumping so when he found out he could compete in Show Jumping he wanted to start as soon as he could. That's when he met his trainer Cara Puffy but he just called her Puffy. She showed Tommy the ins and outs of the sport and even helped him compete in his first ever competition at 10. He loved it even if he got eliminated because he fell off and went over the allotted time.

Now 7 years later he is much better at the sport as well as a better horse he named Clememtine.

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Tommy liked to ride but right now he wants to go get some food.

“Comon Tommy lets run it again” Tommy loved his trainer Puffy but he has been running this course for the past 3 days and Clem was getting tired.

“Hey Puffy can we stop I don’t think Clem should jump right now!” He shouthed from the outside of the arena.

“Sure Tommy lets head back to the barn” Tommy climbed off of Clem and him and puffy started their walk back. On their way back Tommy and Puffy were talking about Tommy’s upcoming competition.

“Yo Bossman!” Tommy turned to see Tubbo.

“Hey Big T!” Tommy waved at Tubbo who walking over. 

“So Tommy how was your lesson?” Tubbo asked as he sgtarted to walk with Tommy and Puffy. 

“It was good, we stoped early because Clem needs a break” Tubbo nodded.

Once they got back to the barn Tommy started taking of and putting away his tack, once he was done he brushed Clem down and let her out with the other horses in the pasture. 

“Hey Gogy I didn’t know you were here!” Tommy waved at George who was in the feed room. 

“Oh hey Tommy, yeah I was not going to come in but I wanted to see Nightcap” Nightcap was Georges horse, she is a beautiful grey thurobred retired race horse. George used to race but he stoped a few years ago after a really bad fall.

“How is the old girl doing George?” Kristin Rosales the owner of Rosales ranch asked as she walked over with Tommy’s dad Phil who she has been dating for a little over 3 years and they were getting married in 1.

“Oh she is doing well Kristin” George finished getting his feed and went to Nightcap’s stall. Tommy left with Tubbo who was about to go practice his barrel racing. 

“So Big man how are you doing?” Tommy asked.

“I’m doing good Tommy, we are working on shaving off a half a second” Tommy nodded he liked watching barrel racing but going that fast scares him slightly. 

“Well Big man you know I hate to leave you but I need to go get a burrger or else I’m going to eat my hand”

Tommy took a b line back to the barn to go get one of his friends so they could get some food. But before he could his Dad walked over. 

Tommy just wanted to go get a burger with a friend but his Dad just had to have news.

“Hey Tommy your bothers are coming back home! Their flying in tonight!”

What the fuck.

“WHAT THE FUCK!” ok don’t get Tommy wrong he loves his brothers but Techno was never really around and Wilbur is a bit controlling. He and Tommy spent almost all their time together so when he left Tommy had no friends.

“Oh Tommy its not so bad they are probably different now” Well maybe but you cant just leave for 8 years and don’t talk to your little brother and expect a warm reaction.

“I’m goignt o go get a burger” Tommy stormed back to the barn to find George locking his Tack room back up. 

“Gogy can we go get a burger I need to talk with you” Tommy was upset he felt mad and sad, he just needed a person.

“Oh yeah sure Toms lets go” George pulled out his keys and walked with Tommy over to his car. Now George came from a family with money but his car was nothing fancy. George has a pre-owned 2016 Toyota Prius that Tommy loved to ride in. He could play his music while Georege drived and it had a comforting smell to it. Once they were secured in their seatbelts started on the drive to Mac Donalds.

“So whats wrong Tommy?” George asked keeping his eyes on the rode.

“My brothers are coming home.” Tommy was looking out the window with his feet on the dash.

“Oh well you still have the Barn.” after that they stayed in comfortable scilence that Tommy was quite grateful for. When they got to Mac Donalds they got out to order.

“Can I get a Quarter Pounder with a medium Coke” Tommy asked.

“And I’ll get a chicken sandwich and a Dr Pepper” George ordered. They both got and paid for their food and they sat down to eat.

“So are you going to forgive them” George asked as he bit into his sandwich.

“I mean maybe if they changed I might but I don’t think they did.” He took a sip of his Coke.

“I mean it would be even worse if they comeback expecting me to be the same” he took a bite of burger. Tommy actually wondered what his brothers thought of him. He kept this line of thought and eventually came up with ‘they probably think i’m some immature child, I mean the called me a child a lot’ well what can he do. He just has to wait for tonight.

Once they were done eating he said buy to George and waited for his dad so they could go get his brothers.

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Wilbur was so nervous his leg bounced quickly his twin sighed.

“Will calm down he is fine.” Techno said looking at his book.

“But Techno he must have been so depressed without me he doesn’t have any school friends!” Techno sighed again he knows his twin means well but Wil has always been a bit intense. He remembers when he first started boxing and Wilbur did not talk to him for 2 weeks since he did not like the thought of his brother fighting. 

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Tommy was tapping his foot he didn’t want to be in the airport parkinglot at 6 in the evening. He wanted to be watching Tubbo and his horse Atomic Missle H49 almost crash into a barrel at 31 mph. But he had to be here waiting on his two dumb brothers. He was scrolling on instagram as he heard a knock on the car window he looked up to see a guy with curly brown hair and glasses smiling. It was Wilbur.