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Philza sat in his nice and warm house, it was a late evening with the moon high up in the sky. He sat next to the window, drinking his late-night tea before bed. The Northern Lights rippled through the night sky, giving the deep snow outside a colorful glow. As he drank his tea he noticed movement outside, quickly taking note of the dark figure, who wore a black, or was it a dark brown cloak? He couldn't tell. The figure walked out into the snow heading toward the forest. With it being late at night he debated going to attack, but seeing the person didn't seem to be holding anything dangerous. He was just going to watch and make sure the person left. It was only seconds before he saw a flash of red, running at the dark figure. He could tell it was Techno as he body-slammed the other into the snow. He quickly put down his tea before he headed towards the door to check on the situation.
"TECHNO EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?" He questioned the pigman as he debated whether he should put his shoes on and get a better look.
"YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD JUST A TRESPASSER. I'LL DEAL WITH THEM. GO TO BED PHIL"
"OH...OK, GOOD NIGHT"
"GOODNIGHT '' he heard techno yell as the door closed.
Going back to the window he finished his tea. Watching as techno picked the person up and headed back in the direction of his house. Most likely to take them back to the server or somewhere far from their houses. However, at the same time, he wanted to question how someone suddenly stumbled into their area. Worried but knowing techno could handle it he went to bed.
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Dream woke up, wrapped in warmth. He couldn't help but cuddle further into it as he felt a subtle chill behind him. As he snuggled closer to the source he felt the warm fluff of an animal as he petted it with his hand. The fur was soft and silky. Leaning in closer he took note of the smell of pine and coal, It was a familiar scent that he could breathe in for days. However, as he inhaled, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if he had broken his ribs… He had a broken rib. Suddenly it all came back to him, the prison, Sir’s visits, everything he had done wrong, him being wanted dead by the whole server. He shot up in bed feeling the warm blanket fall from his shoulders, pooling in his lap. He frantically looked around the room as he let out a cough. His breathing was heavy, as he gasped for more air. He sat in a dimly lit room, with a lit fireplace on the opposite side of the room, with a chest and bookcases lining the wall. Out the window he could see the moon heading down, meaning it was late at night. Then his eyes caught sight of the sleeping mass of a man next to him, Technoblade. If it were a different circumstance he would be thrilled to see his husband next to him… but now… now, after everything he has done to Tommy, his husband's brother, it was wrong. He quickly threw off the blanket rushing out of the warm bed. As he stood up he felt a sharp pain go through his body as he looked down at his very much broken leg that was neatly wrapped up. Quickly looking over himself, he could see that all his minor injuries had healed, leaving him with only small major ones.
That wasn't going to stop him though, he needed out of here. He grabbed onto the wall as he limped to the ladder, opening the hatch door, he carefully made his way down. Looking around he found his boots and a cloak, quickly throwing them on, he made his way to the door before standing outside. He thought of the best way to get away, if he went right he would head in the direction of the server. Deciding that left was the right direction, he limped his way through the four-foot-deep snow towards the woods. After a few steps, his vision started to go blurry, and he had a pounding feeling in his head. With the sudden dizziness, It started to get harder to breathe from his broken ribs puncturing his lungs. Fully determined to make his escape he pushed onwards. Making good ground, he could see the large trees in front of him getting closer, but before he could continue he got tackled to the ground. Letting out a cry as his body trembled in pain. The person who tackled him held his hands together as they hovered over him, preventing him from moving.
"Dream?" Techno asked, trying to get his attention.
"L...let me... let me go, please. I... I can't be here" He could tell he sounded pathetic even in his ears, but it was all he could do.
"Dream?"
"Let me go." He whispered wanting to say so much more, but the pain in his dry throat was killing him. "Please... I... I... it's not right for me to be with you" he yelled, still trying to escape.
"I'm not letting you go again," his husband whispered. Into his ears, making him cry harder as it got harder to breathe. As black spots took over his vision, he let sleep take over him.
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Techno was awoken from the sound of the front door closing. He wasn't a heavy sleeper, but boy, did he wish he was. All he wanted was to stay in hibernation this winter, but no he couldn't because of this damn server. He patted the spot next to him fully expecting Dream to still be there, but he wasn't. Sitting up in a hurry he was quickly alert as he frantically looked around seeing the trap door was open.
“Heeh” Quickly heading downstairs he saw Dream's belongings were no longer next to the door. Throwing on his boots and cape he headed into the snow seeing Dream swaying in the direction of the Forest, the dark forest where he could see the shadows of zombies and creepers. Hurrying through the snow he tackled Dream, stopping him from going any further.
“Dream?” he asked with concern to get the other man's attention.
"L...let me... let me go, please. I... I can't be here" the smaller man cried out as techno fought him to check for a fever, only to find his body temperature was high.
"Dream?" he questioned again as he tried to get the other to stop fighting him and to calm down.
"Let me go, please... I... I... it's not right for me to be here" he yelled, still trying to escape.
"I'm not letting you go again" he whispered as he hugged Dream closer before the man passed out again. Techno closed his eyes as he held him closer than ever, feeling the man's tears slide between his fingers. Hearing the others' breathing calm down to soft steady breaths.
"Shit... this is getting harder" he whispered between his teeth as he put their foreheads together for a second. It was killing him seeing his husband act this way. It was only the second time this had happened. The first time was when he was out getting supplies, Dream had tried to leave before falling down the ladder and passing out on the floor. He was just glad he was the one to find him.
L
Oh no Dream don't think like that
Can't we just leave him here
L
L
Poor Dream
Dont say that about our husband
He’ll be ok Techno…. I hope
"TECHNO EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?" His eyes went wide as he heard Philza’s voice. He questioned if Phil was awake this whole time, how much of this did he see?
"YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD JUST A TRESPASSER. I'LL DEAL WITH THEM. GO TO BED PHIL '' he was hoping his friend would listen and go back to bed and not come any closer.
"OH...OK, GOOD NIGHT" Phil said with a hint of concern.
"GOODNIGHT" he called, waiting a few minutes before picking up Dream and heading back into the house.
Once Dream was cleaned up techno laid him down in their bed. He was glad to see Dream was healing well, but there was still one small issue. There was nothing he could do to heal Dream more until the other was awake enough to drink, but after 3 long months, he was just glad the other was able to walk, let alone make it outside. He placed a wet cloth down on Dream's head as he sat on the edge of the bed. Steve got up from his spot, and walked over to him, nudging his head into Techno’s lap so he could get pets. He let out a heavy sigh, he's been taking care of Dream for months now since the day he got him out of Prison.
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When he first heard Dream got himself in jail he didn't care much, he did have a good laugh though, he knew his husband was bound to end up there eventually with how crazy he was becoming for power. It wasn't until he got trapped in jail himself. he expected a man who was losing his mind, but somehow Dream still had more brains than most of the others on the server. That was saying a lot. He couldn't help but notice how badly injured the other was as scars and blood covered his body and clothes. He let out a deep growl when Dream told him all about Quackity coming and beating him to death each day, before being splashed with weakness and healing potions to only do it all over again. Techno was full of anger, wanting nothing more than to make Quackity pay, but there was nothing he could do as he was also trapped within this torture chamber. He couldn't even try to help the man beside him, who was trembling with each move he made. He did manage to make Dream happy though, from his jokes, to his snappy comments. He hadn't seen Dream happy since he had found that rare artifact in the past universe that provided him with his very own server. But at the time Techno had shown up he saw the way Dream was going as he was trying so hard to keep his perfect server perfect. Leaving himself vulnerable, thriving to control those doing him wrong. He had warned Dream of the problems coming with this but it didn't go well. That's why they're in here because Dream couldn't let change happen to his sever. It wasn't just making Dream happy that made being roommates in the cell tolerable but being able to spend time with him, his husband, without the competition, arguments, work, and planning. Then the day came when Phil activated his stasis chamber, successfully freeing him from prison. With a new mission in mind, to get Dream out of there, alive.
Long nights went by, as he worked hard strategizing and planning. There were many nights when Philza would catch him sleeping in the meeting room. Surrounded by papers, looking for answers on how to get Dream out. Phil didn't understand what was with Techno's sudden care for Dream, but every once and a while he would put on his input only to say he was doing it for Techno, not Dream. He just cared for Techno and didn't want him working on something that might just backfire. Then one day when Techno was looking around the prison to find the best way to get in, he witnessed Ranboo being shoved by Sam into the prison. That’s what got the rest of the syndicate members to join in on the plan and what was going to take months was done in a week. Most were in it for Ranboo, while he was in it for both of them. Niki helped a lot in the plan, worrying about the other people and keeping this attack on the prison at a low, so not that many people would get involved.
When the day came, Phil and Niki watched from the outside, distracting the others so that if anything happened this could stay on the down low. He made sure he had everything ready, in case anything happened. Making his way into the river and under the Prison, he made his way into the lava room that surrounded Pandoras Volt's most protected chamber. Swimming through the lava he made his way into the cell. only to be welcomed with the smell of blood, and iron, along with the smell of rotten potatoes, and burnt flesh. He was met with a sight that made his chest feel heavy. On the ground lay a body, in a puddle of blood, hunched over itself as its back was raised up to the sky. Just by the look, he could see Dream had several broken bones at the way his leg was bent in the middle of his leg, and his arm seemed to have an extra joint.
“Heh?” he questioned with a slight noise. He didn't expect this to be how he saw Dream. The voices in his head cried out in rage, and sympathy as they all saw the sight along with him.
What happened
That's sick, but so cool
Welp this was useless
More blood for the blood god
I'm going to puke
I can’t look
Does this mean we get the server
He might be alive
Well do this again next week same time
Check his vitals
Dame
Cry
Welp… this was useless
He slowly pulled on Dream's shoulder, moving him so that he could look him over fully. On the floor lay the broken shards of Dreams mask. His wounds seemed to have stopped bleeding, probably from a health potion, but it didn't do much to him internally. As he stared at his husband he checked his pulse, finding a faint beat against his fingers, as well as the slight movement of the man's chest. He was still alive, but his time seemed very limited. He quickly got to work on making a path in the lava so they could get out of there. Once he was done, he dressed Dream in Armer before picking him up, holding him on his back before running further into the prison, to find Ranboo. It didn’t take long for Sam to find him and try to attack with Bad, but eventually, he managed to fight them both off, ensuring nothing happened to Dream. Not long after losing those two idiots, he found the wall leading to the cells. Blowing his way in with TNT he found Connor, with it only being a slight inconvenience. He soon got to Ranboo, setting him free as well. He quickly handed out supplies before splashing his last potion. They quickly swam through lava and made it under the prison safely. Sam soon found them, but they were practically out. If it wasn't for almost all the server members being outside, waiting to try and stop him.
With all the attacks there wasn't much he could do as he tried not to hurt many, as well as keep Dream from getting hurt. Then suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ranboo removing his armor as Sam threatened him. He tried to negotiate with the man to leave Ranboo out of this, but nothing was working as everyone wanted Dream back into that prison, he couldn't let them win. He looked over to Phil who was also staring at him. They held a silent conversation before Phil gave a nod. Handing Dream to Phil, he heard as the other used his wings to get out of there. He tried to save Ranboo, but he was still too late as the younger boy's body fell to the floor, blood dripping down his chest, turning his shirt a dark red. He was angry, so angry he let his body be taken over as he went god mode. Killing Sam before turning to the other who stepped back, not wanting to get involved as the cowards they were. While others stood their ground and quickly were taken care of. A lot of blood was shed that day, as the return of the Blood god got to work, giving no mercy.
Getting back to his house, Phil got to hurried to care for Dream. He noted that the man had many infected wounds, that looked bad and that it would take a very pacific potion to take care of them. He cleaned all the wounds, even having to take off some of the scabs to properly clean the tissue under. Once Dream was properly cleaned and disinfected he had to wrap up the areas where the bones were for sure broken. He had to soak the bandages in a potion before wrapping them on the wounds. He tried his best to take care of what was important. Once he was physically taken care of, and checked for any other injury, he could tell Dream was in a deep sleep but without the other being awake there wasn't much he could force down his throat to make him better. That meant he knew it was going to be a long time before Dream was healed properly. He did manage to force liquids down the man’s throat giving him nurturance and vitamins that he very much needed to live.
Techno walked through the snow as blood covered his clothes, blade pointed down and the steam of his hot breath hovered in the cold air as he breathed heavily. Mad at himself for what happened to Ranboo. He looked around making sure no one was following before deciding it was safe to go back home. After a long 30 minutes of a walk, he made it safely back to the house, he sat next to the bed that Dream laid on in Phil’s house, seeing the man was very much on the brink of death.
“His injuries are pretty bad, you should be glad you got to him when you did,” Phil said as he leaned on the doorway, before coming into the room and got to work caring for his wounds.
“You tell me, I found him in a puddle of blood. It's sick what they did to him” Techno replied as he grabbed Dream's hand, rubbing his thumb over Dream's knuckles.
“But with the right potions, he will get better before we know it, but he seems to be in a deep sleep or even a coma, witch that could last months”
“Where’s Niki?”
“She went into the server to make sure people don't go crazy and create future problems”
“Phil… thank you.”
“Yeah, yeah, remember I'm doing this for you, but as soon as he can walk, I want him gone”
“I know”
“How about you go to sleep? You've been awake for months on edge”
“Ha,” Techno laughed as he heard Philza walk away.
Months went by, Dream had yet to wake up, but was slowly getting better. He soon got more meat on his bones, as well as most of his minor injuries had yet to heal. There was one day when Dream had woken up for a few minutes before going right back into his coma. Phil was the one with him at that time, he was forcing Dream to eat so that he would quickly get better. Techno found out about it when he got back with more coal.
Another day when Phil got back from getting supplies he found Dream was no longer there. Techno wouldn't tell him that he had moved Dream to his house. After everything, it was his fault that a homeless man was hiding there. He could tell how unsettled Phil was with having this supposed ‘monster’, hiding in his house. After hearing Phil talk about how Dream was at a stable point where he was no longer going to die. He had made up his mind, once Phil was out with Conner and Ghost-boo, who suddenly showed up a month ago, Techno took it as a chance. Techno made his way into Phil’s House, picking Dream up before making his way back to his house, up the ladder, to his room before putting Dream back down on his bed. The room was nice and warm so it wouldn't mess up Dream’s recovery with the different temperature change. For extra precaution, he even got the strength to lift Steve up into the attic so he could sleep on the trap door, so no one but him could get up to see Dream.
-Present time-
Days went by since Techno found Dream trying to escape. Phil did ask him about what the other figure was that night and he played it safe that Phil didn't suspect anything. He suspected everything. As days went past, there were days when he had to go to the main part of the server for supplies. Ghostboo even moved into the area, staying in his house near to the other members. He remembered hearing Boo tell Phil that Tubbo kicked them out of their mansion, something about him not being the same. It seemed like they got divorced in the way Boo described it, but in the end, he did seem to have Michael with him. All of the residents were glad to have him, as they welcomed him and treated him with the most kindness. Techno was the one that gave him the most care which was surprising to him since it was known that Phil was the most caring. Techno and Phil even got a stronger bond with Michael as weeks went by. they often babysat the kid when boo was out at work. They both had to admit how Michael was a lot like his father even if not by blood. One day when Michael was climbing all over him, he remembered seeing the look in Phil’s eyes. He knew just as much as Phil that something about the situation they were in was very familiar as if it happened before, but neither wanted to bring it up. Somedays babysitting went on for weeks as Boo tends to forget the way to get back or get sidetracked entirely. That’s when they took turns watching the kid or going to get his dad to make sure he came back safely. Those nights tend to be his hardest as it kept him from checking on Dream as he didn't need a child to go telling everyone else about how Dream was in his bed.
Four months into Dreams coma, One morning Boo was getting ready to leave for his shift. Today Philza was going to tag along, as he was going to meet with Wilbur, who had yet to come visit him in a while. As they were about to leave Boo had Philza go put Michael with Techno for babysitting so he wasn't alone. Phil went in and saw no one, taking it as the pigman was sleeping. He went to the couch before laying Michael down and covering him in a blanket. He lit the fireplace in the living room, giving Michael a pat on the head and leaving.
Hours went by before Michael woke, with a cry. His little body shivered as he huddled into his blanket to find warmth, as a cold breeze swept by. When he opened his eyes, he was lying on a fluffy blanket that was draped over a small couch, set by a window. The fireplace had gone out a while ago. Working his way off of the couch he walked around the small house, finding no one, he was alone. He let out a small cry before a smell hit his nose. It wasn't a bad smell, he found it to be sweet and warm. Getting back on his feet he ran after the smell, which led to a ladder. Deciding to go up, he stopped right under the trap door and let out another small cry, fidgeting with the handle the trap door opened. On the other side, he saw Steve who held the trap door open for him with the handle in his mouth. Sliding in the room he let out a quiet giggle. He watched as Steve closed the door, before going back to his spot at the end of the bed, where the smell was emanating from. He made his way over to Steve before climbing the polar bear to get up on the bed. Once on the bed, he saw Uncle Techno lying in bed with someone else. They were blonde and he couldn't remember seeing this person before. He ignored that though as he headed for the warm spot between the two. Sliding in he felt the warmth that he hadn't felt for months now. He crawled under the blanket snuggling close to the two, finding comfort. He closed his eyes as he let out a Squeal of happiness, going back to sleep.
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Running through the green forest, coming to a cave he saw on the map, Dream made his way down into the cave. This was for sure his longest Manhunt ever, could it even be considered a manhunt anymore? It felt like he had been at this for hours and even then he had nothing to further help him out. He had yet to find a town or a cave with anything good. Checking his inventory he noticed he only had stone, and wood as well as everything you can make with just those two things. Running further into the cave he began his search for materials like coal, iron, maybe even diamonds, but no, he couldn't even find copper. He let out another sigh of anger as he went further in.
"DREEEAAAAMMM" he heard George taunt him from the entrance of the cave that was right behind him by a few feet.
"You gotta be kidding me" he whispered to himself before he ran further into the cave.
Getting to a four-way he decided to take the one on the farthest right before blocking it off as if it was never there. He crouched behind it, listening for George to run by. Once sure George was gone he stood up heading further down the cave he was in. As he walked, he noticed it led up back to the outside. He frilled his arms around as he rolled his eyes "What is this game" He yelled to himself. As he stepped into the light, he could hear Bad and Sapnap talking as they were walking in his direction. As he peaked around the stone that hovered over him (his in a cave) he saw them looking in the other direction.
He took that as his chance to run. Making distance as he hurried through the trees trying to get out of his current problem. As he ran, he heard a voice behind him, but it wasn't George, it was... Sir. He looked back for a second only to see Quackity running at him with his axe.
"What the fuck" he said before in a flash Quackilty was striking him. He couldn’t move that fast to doge, so he closed his eyes and blocked his head with his arms, waiting for the harsh blow, but when it didn't come he felt a cold sweat wash over him. Opening his eyes he saw he was alone in the forest again. He quickly looked around only to find no one.
"Dream"
He heard a voice call out behind him. Looking behind he saw them, his family, there was Techno and their son.
"What... what are you guys doing here?" He asked as his son threw himself at him for a hug that he quickly accepted. Buried his nose in the kid's hair, not long into the hug, his husband joined in. Dream hummed his favorite song in joy, hugging his family close.
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The sound of someone humming woke him up. Opening his eyes he was met with the sight of Dream, who was quietly humming a song. the song he used to sing long ago when they were both happily away from danger. He looked down seeing Michael curled between them, he let out a hum now noticing the kid was there before looking back at Dream. As he stared, Dream looked up at him, eyes locked, bathing in the shimmering Emerald orbs of his husbands. They stared at each other for what felt like forever, never wanting to look away.
"What's wrong Bacon?" Dream questioned softly as he brought his hand up, rubbing the side of his face, whipping away his tears.
"Nu-nothing's wrong, im-I'm not crying, shut up chat, I'm definitely not simping" he said as he grabbed Dream's hand moving it away as he sat up.
Ooh my god his awake
Lets gooooo
Dame
well we don't get the server
You're definitely simping
This is awkward
Simp
Dream simp
L
L
When looking back at Dream, he saw the other had a cloud of red dust over his cheeks. When he noticed techno stare, Dream buried his face in the blanket. That made Techno smile as he nudged his nose into Dream's face making the other flustered.
"No, I mean it... there's something you want isn't there, thats why your here" Dream said as he pushed techno away and they stared at each other again.
"Well it can't be coult,” Techno said as he referred back to their first interaction. Dream gave him a look saying ‘Really’ making him laugh.
“Just tell me,” Dream said.
“Ok, ok you know I like free stuff,” He said, still not understanding what Dream was talking about. Everything he wanted was right here, and if there was something he wanted he could just go get it. Thinking about it he couldn't figure out what Dream was mentioning and looked down at Michael, that's right Ranboo died in the escape. He forgot since he had been so busy and Boo was always around it wasn't like Ranboo was gone.
"Can you bring Ranboo back?'' he whispered as if he wasn't sure of himself. When he looked back at Dream he saw the other give a confused look before closing his eyes for a few moments, chanting something under his breath, before opening his eyes again.
"There you go...I...I...George is coming.. I... I got to go" Dream said as his eyes started to flutter shut, before opening them again as if he were fighting sleep. Techno leaned in closer to him before rubbing their noses together.
“It's ok. Will be here when you wake up” He said as Dream went back to sleep. Techno felt his heart drop knowing the man he was talking to wasn't Dream. He should have noticed the shine in the other man's eyes, as if what was around him wasn't there. Much like he was in a dream state. He smiled down at Dream before he laid back down feeling as Michael snuggled into the warmth between the two. He didn't know what made Dream suddenly wake up but he was glad he got to see Dream, let alone talk to him again after these long four months. He let out a sigh before closing his eyes, pulling them closer to him before going back into his own slumber.
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Boo walked out of the Burger Van with a tray of food. They walked over to a table that sat three people. There was Quackity who was arguing with Wilbur because he believed Philza was hiding Dream. Then there was Wilbur who was trying to get Quackity to leave because he was being arrogant. Phil was left sitting watching the two, debating if he should just leave as he was getting a headache from these two. Boo walked over handing out the food to the three.
"Thank you Boo. How's work going?" Phil asked as he unwrapped his burger before taking a bite.
"Slow as always. That tends to happen when parked outside Las Nevadas. how... how's it going for you?" the ghost asked as they fidgeted with their hands.
"Oh you know these two haven't stopped yet. Hey why don't you come sit with us"
"Oh I would, but I can't leave the counter alone"
"Fair enough," he said before turning back to the group.
Boo watched the two fight like no tomorrow for a moment before turning to leave. As they headed back they heard a voice coming out of nowhere. They were chanting something as they frantically looked around. He started to breathe heavily before covering their ears, trying to make themself smaller. Then suddenly the feeling of a hand grabbing their shoulder, and chin, lifted their head to look at the sky, but all they could see was a bright light.
Philza trying to finish his food so he could leave instead of hearing them argue like teenagers. The sound of metal hitting the sand got the attention of them all as they looked in the direction of the sound. There on the floor was Boo on his knees looking at the sky, hands over his ears.
"Boo?" He questioned along with Wilbur before they both hurried to their side.
"Boo. Hey, bud what’s up?" Wilbur questioned as he tried to get Boo to move.
"Boo. What's wrong?" Phil asked as he tried to distract boo from whatever they were looking at.
"The... they are back," Boo said.
They sat in confusion before a strike of lightning fell from the sky making Wilbur and Phil jump back. The sky became dark, as there was a sudden blow of strong wind. Phil could only see Quackity who was holding his drink as he fought the wind to stay standing. Wilbur tried to get to Boo but the wind was too strong. Just as random as it came, the storm quickly left.
"What the fuck?" He heard Quackity yell. He opened his eyes to see what Quackity was looking at, only to see Ranboo, alive and standing looking as if they never Died.
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Foolish was working on the roof of the new building in Las Nevada. XD stood watching him when they suddenly felt a breeze go by. They both looked over to the Las Nevadas sign only to see a large dark cloud that quickly left.
"What was that?" Foolish questioned as he looked at XD who was smiling.
"His still alive," XD said before vanishing.
"What?" Foolish questions before his communicator went off.
*Dream has Revived Ranboo*