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Stormz stood there, his eyes carefully blank as he stared at his reflection. He was exhausted. Fight after fight, injury after injury, death after death. His hands found the injury on the side of his head, wincing at the pressure. The blood staining his hands made him let out a muttered snarl. This hurt more than he thought it would.
He would get over it though. That’s what he was expected to do. He was teamed with the two strongest people on the server and he was meant to be better. Not let a small head wound mess up his capabilities to be a reliant teammate.
Stormz kneeled down in front of the water, watching his reflection ripple slightly. It felt like his headache was getting worse. He had lost his ender chest in the 1v5 he had just taken, he didn’t have any items for a restock.
Worst of all, Mugm and Wyll hadn’t been able to respond back to his call for help because they were busy escaping their own fights. Stormz was. . . alone by himself again. It wasn’t a big deal he was used to being by himself. Being alone. That didn’t make it hurt any less though.
Stormz moved to stand, he needed to get out of the open, Mugm would kill him if he got killed by just being careless. He forced himself to stand, ignoring the spin in head and stumbled into a cave. He just needed to find a place to hide out until one of the two could come to him.
Stormz collapsed against the cold stone walls, and slid down the wall. His eyes fluttered. He knew how important it was that he stayed awake with the head injury. He hadn’t done a full assessment of his body either so he had no clue what other injuries he could possibly have.
Stormz let out a small groan as his eyes fluttered again. He needed help, something was really wrong with his head. Stormz lifted his arm slightly selecting a contact and sent a message directly.
Stormz → DumbisDumb: Hep me head hurt. 787, 87, 1345
DumbisDumb → Stormz: What.
DumbisDumb → Stormz: Stormz
DumbisDumb → Stormz: Answer me.
DumbisDumb → Stormz: Hey!
Stormz let his arm fall down. He had to hope Wyll made it to him in time. His eyes slipped shut and his world went dark.
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Dumb wasn’t worried. Dumb was terrified. He had been teamed with Stormz countless times on many different Smps. Stormz never just sent his cords to someone for help. Especially people he wasn’t teamed with. Dumb used another rocket, moving faster to the cords. It meant something was really wrong. It also meant Wyll and Mugm weren’t helping him.
Dumb landed on the ground, peering into the cave and letting out a small noise of worry. Stormz lay there, blood pulling at his head on the stone. Not even accounting for the blood on the side of his shirt and on his wings. Dumb inched forward, kneeling in front of Stormz and shaking him.
“Stormz. Come on wake up. You can’t sleep with that head injury.” Dumb hissed, shaking Stormz’s shoulders.
Dumb’s worry skyrocketed when he didn’t open his eyes. Eyes remaining firmly shut and they immediately got to work.
She pulled out health potions and regen potions, grabbing a rag as well before moving back to Stormz carefully moving the sleeping hybrid to an upright position.
“Where are your new teammates when you need them huh?” Dumb muttered
Dumb cleaned Stormz’s head slowly wincing at the small pained noises Stormz made as Dumb cleaned. Stormz still didn’t wake up.
It took over an hour to clean his head wound before Dumb even started on the side wound. She didn’t think Stormz knew it was there because it was left undisturbed. The shirt had stuck to the wound so Dumb had to cut the shirt.
“What the fuck Stormz.” Dumb muttered, because since when did Stormz have this many scars? His gaze settled on the side wound, it was almost like an axe slash cleanly through his side. Dumb realized a second later Stormz hadn’t taken off his chestplate himself. It was broken.
Dumb sighed moving to treat the side wound, the wings could wait because it simply looked like he had blood from others there. Plus if they were injured it was far less important then the head and side wound.
Dumb hesitated before slowly taking Stormz’s communicator off, their eyes moving to the others missed messages.
Mugm → Stormz: Where the hell are you
Mugm → Stormz: Stormz?
Mugm → Stormz: Stormz give me cords.
Mugm → Stormz: Stormz this is not funny
Wyll → Stormz: Mugm is worried, hes close to threatening the server to return you
Wyll → Stormz: He’s given them ten minutes.
Sure enough when Dumb looked down at her own communicator there was a spam of messages about Stormz being returned in the main chat. Dumb thought it through before messaging Wyll back because he seemed the most calm
Stormz → Wyll: Stormz is fine. I treated the two injuries he had.
Wyll → Stormz: Dumb?
Stormz → Wyll: Yeah. I can take him to yalls base.
Wyll → Stormz: 876,-13,963
Dumb carefully picked up Stormz, wincing at how light he felt and flew out of the cave. Dumb carefully led them to the base. His back aching by the end of it, he landed as softly as he could and walked up to the base. The door opened and Wyll stood there, concern flashing in his eyes but he just waved Dumb inside.
Dumb entered, his eyes looking around the base surprised at how homey and safe it looked. He knew that Wyll and Mugm were scene as villains and acted like it. Seeing their home though, something weighed heavy in her chest. Wyll led them to a room in the back, Stormz’s name on the door and opened it.
Mugm himself sat inside, already having healing materials on the bedside and eyes falling on the unconscious Stormz in Dumb’s arms.
“Give him here.” Mugm snapped, voice containing a hint of guilt.
Dumb thinks that was him handing Stormz over as easily as she did. Dumb watched as Mugm and Wyll re-checked the side and head wound Stormz had. The two worked in a long silence knowing exactly what each other needed at the right times. It was almost fascinating if Dumb wasn’t worried as much as they were for Stormz.
“Do you know what happened to him Dumb?” Wyll asked, the duo had finished and now Mugm had grabbed Stormz’s com scrolling through the chat history and location history.
“He messaged me his cords. He was delirious and it looked like he had gone to the cave to hide.” Dumb explained, rubbing his arm.
“It’s our fault we hadn’t tried to get to him after we escaped our own fight.” Wyll sighed, rubbing his face, taking a seat beside Stormz
Mugm said nothing, his eyes almost glaring at Stormz. “We don’t owe you anything Dumb.”
Dumb hummed. “I at least have a request. For you two.”
Wyll and Mugm made eye contact, having a silent conversation before Wyll nodded to Dumb.
“Let me visit him whenever. He was.. Really light when I carried him over. I want to make sure he’s okay.”
Mugm looked at Wyll and the two had another silent conversation before Mugm nodded.
“Yeah. Yeah we can work something out for you.”
It was a moment later when Stormz groaned and his eyes opened slowly. Dumb immediately took a step forward at the same time as Mugm.
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Stormz felt like he was dying. His head was pounding and he could barely see the blurry figures in front of him. It also felt really hot. His hands moved to his side before familiar hands grabbed them.
“Don’t do that, Stormz.”
The voice sounded like Dumb. But.. Dumb and him weren’t teamed here. Mugm wouldn’t have let Dumb in here.
“Mugm.. I think I’m seeing things…” Stormz slurred.
He heard someone chuckle, a hand rested on his cheek and he blinked his eyes open again.
“I’m real Stormz. Just relax.”
Stormz hummed, eyes scanning the relief on Wyll and the guilt on Mugm. “I’m fine.”
Wyll nodded, “Next time call us Stormz. Don’t just send a message.”
Stormz nodded slowly watching Wyll drag Mugm out of the room. Which left him and Dumb.
“How did..?”
Dumb smiled “You messaged me by accident. You were delirious."
Stormz blinked “Hm.. Okay. Can.. can you stay?”
Dumb tilted his head surprised, “Sure. Just rest Stormz.”
Stormz knew he wasn’t a good person. Knew deep down that even though Dumb was here, if he hadn’t messaged them in the first place… Dumb never would’ve shown.
Mugm and Wyll may care but when it comes down to it, they also want to live.
Stormz was alone. He would continue to be alone. But for now.. He can pretend he isn’t.