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"Ah, look at you- yeesh, you've seen better days huh?"
"I forgot how cheeky you we're back then-"
"To be fair, I am you, sooo…"
"Come on- the compass is pointing this way-"
The whole of the SMP members are currently on their way, to apparently where Dream is, Techno, who happens to be nearby chugged an invis potion to stealthily follow the mob. Looks like they're about to go into some final showdown against the teletubby- the anarchist quietly snorted to himself, look at this fools ganging up on one person, no chat, he's not following them cause he felt a bit sorry for leaving the teletubby out in the cold after the breakout- come on, it's just not cool to try 1 v 10 an injured dude, he's got some principles as a fighter-
"How's it going? I'm hoping I called you during a free time-"
"Of course the first thing you do while bleeding out is check if the other is okay- ehhh I'm just modding over some small server- it'll survive without me-"
The entrance is just a normal looking cave opening. Nothing much, Techno took note off- it looked like a normal cave, vines dangling, moss around it- but even from where he is lurking, through sharpened senses, he did notice some other small, easy-to-miss details, like the grass cut in a subtle way to mark the path, the unnatural chips and scratches on the stone, the vine itself looked like it had been puposefully placed to hide the entrance even more. The party stopped, most likely to prepare for the fight.
"... I didn't actually expect that you would call for me, atleast for this particular reason..."
"Neither have I, but it looks like I've bitten more than I can chew…"
Technoblade's ears perked up, while the group is doing whatever they need to do, he hears footsteps.
Fundy and Antfrost's ears perked up not long after Techno, they warned the others and everyone drew their weapons and readied themselves to attack-
All waited in bated breath, but Technoblade furrows his eyebrows; the footsteps does not sound like Dream- it's lighter- but the steps are too loud- like the runner is deliberately letting the people from the otherside know of their approach-
The footsteps grow louder- now accompanied by- yelling? And when the person finally emerges from the opening- everyone tenses and hurries to their stances-
Only for the person to trip on a rock-
Technoblade narrows his eyes- wow- was the teletubby that weak from the prison-
The person gets up- heah? That's not Dream-
It's a child-
A whisper, slowly losing volume "I'm sorry- I should have known from the beginning-"
A scoff, "Don't be an idiot- we both knew this was a probable instance, hence this plan."
"Still, we let our guards down- hoped that maybe we were wrong, and where did that left us-"
The child- a boy, who doesn't even look like older than 10 or so- looks in fear towards the group- frazzled blond, that looks lighter but somehow a shade darker than Dream- he's wearing a worn down white tunic, dirtied by the soil- and several scratches can be seen from his hands- and the eyes- Techno's eyes widened- the eyes looked more vibrant and bright- a stark contrast to the dull murky orbs of his rival-
"H-help- I'm lost, wh-who are you people?" the kid whimpers, his voice scratchy- what the pinkette guesses from crying or yelling for help inside those caverns.
"That is true- but you are forgetting something- if you did regret ever doing this, then you could've just went away and made a new server or something instead of calling for me-"
"Ah, you're right- I guess I can't really let go of attachments huh?"
The other members snaps back from their shock, their movement cause the boy to flinch and step back.
Quackity, who was apperently holding the compass, appraches the boy slowly. "Hey, we're not gonna hurt you, it's ok, what's your name kid?" "D-dream…"
Collective gasps can be heard from the group- Technoblade prepares to strike- he does not know what is going on, but the duck is approaching the ex prisoner- even as a child, is not a good sign ever.
His guess is correct- the ravenette hoisted up the child by his arm the moment he got near enough within reach.
The boy's yelp alarmed the rest of the group and exclaimed. "QUACKITY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" That sounded like Puffy.
"ENDING THIS VILLAIN ONCE AND FOR ALL!" The duck yells- everyone exclaims in some sort of protest or hesitance, "He's just a kid though!" That was Fundy-
"HAH! Do you really think he's actually a kid?! He's probably pretending for us to stop- we gotta end him while he's vulnerable-"
"Hey, you sound like that's a bad thing, I don't think so- in fact, I can feel several people you care for- and you to them-."
"Ah, must have been the nostalgia, maybe a tucked smidge of friendship- but I doubt it's imoortant enough."
"True, but still, would you have mind if I just killed them and let them to rot in Death's domain?"
"..."
"I thought so, don't worry- I won't do that, I'm not a fool- I can tell the person's worth to you."
"But that does not mean I'll let the stupid ones to get away for their crimes"
"I see that you're one of the unredeemable ones."
The voice shook the very earth, the very server itself, even Techoblade was taken by surprise, everyone shudders, including Quackity, he looks at the child he's holding, their eyes meet and he immediately lets go as if the boy's arm had burned him.
Instead of falling on his back, the kid lands coolly on the stone path straightening up calmly- He looks shorter than the casino owner, but it felt like he's looming over the duck hybrid.
Quackity shakes of whatever nervousness he had, and points the sword towards the kid- "I-I knew it- you- you're just pretending aren't you- you evil tyrant-"
"Enough with this child's play-" that voice really did come from the child-Dream, Techno confirms. "If there's anyone here that is actually an evil fool, it's you -"
"YOU F•••••!" The duck hybrid lunges- making Techno instinctively reach for a pearl to hurl towards the group-
SLASH
Before anyone can blink- Quackitie's head is suddenly rolling on the ground.
The body dissipates into a smoke-
[Quackity is slain by Dream]
"Now that's an item cossed of the list- let's get into the other ones-"
The kid- who is now standing a few blocks away from the server with his arm and hand coated in crimson blood- he didn't even used any weapon. Now faces the group now looking at him in fear and horror.
"You have 5 minutes to explain how you were able to break the other me to the point that he had to call out across time just to deal with your sorry a•••• before I tear you all one by one, limb by limb-"