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The war was over.
Lettuce was defeated and the server was once again quiet. After the war had been won Parrot had taken up all of Lettuces votes and had been elected the king of the server, honestly out of all the candidates that could’ve been the king Parrot was one of the few that actually deserved it.
After the war Wemmbu had thought that everyone would go their own ways like always, why wouldn’t they? What was the reason on staying together when they had only teamed up to fight against Lettuce and the Law, now that they had defeated them what reason did they have to stay together?
At least that was what Wemmbu was thinking while being surrounded by everyone that had fought in the war.
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They were all in the main throne room well calling it a throne room was kinda weird since there wasn’t really a throne to begin with, Parrot despite the protests from the others had chosen to not have a throne to begin with, saying that he wanted to sit on the same seats as everyone else so yeah if you had walked in right now and had asked where the all knowing King of Unstable was you wouldn’t be able to find him straight away with all the crazy players that were surrounding him currently.
Speaking of the players that were around the King.
At Parrot’s right side was Theo, the TNT carter and the King’s newly appointed right man was trying to explain what they should do with the remaining Law outposts scattered across the server.
To the left of Parrot was Spoke and Mapic who were talking in hushed whispers and laughing about something Wemmbu didn’t wanna know.
Behind them stood a brown haired bunny, Jumper. Wemmbu didn’t really know much about her.. All he really knew was that she was an ally of Spoke and had her own spy team which had come very handy when they were fighting the Law. Speaking of her spies.. It looked like she was talking to one of them about a mission or something, after a few seconds both Jumper and her spy quietly left the room, probably to discuss whatever they were doing in a more private area. Jumper was someone who was trustworthy according to both Parrot and Spoke, so he didn’t really care where she went off to.
Wemmbu’s eyes quickly move to a much more familiar figure standing near a wall, one of his only friends in this server.
MinuteTech.
The guardian of the End was leaning towards the wall quietly watching the group as if he was afraid that the second he looks away chaos will get unleashed and well he isn’t wrong to assume since 90% of the people in the room were criminals at some point (not anymore thanks to Parrot). Minute noticing his gaze turns his head towards him.
The End guardian and Wemmbu make small eye contact, Minute gives him a small smile before being interrupted by a loud scream coming from the other side of the room. A blond figure running across the room. Screaming at the top of her lungs.
Prince Zam.
Zam is someone Wemmbu had thought he would never meet ever again and yet here they are once again, together. Him and Zam had their sweet reunion in the Law prison where they had time to catch up on the events that had happened after their separation at the End. Zam had talked about Pangi and how she had gotten captured while Wemmbu had told her small details of all his adventures. The talks they had helped mend their relationship with eachother and they soon realized how much they had missed one another.
So seeing Zam getting chased by Spoke while screaming at the top of her lungs brought back memories that he had been trying to bury deep within himself, he remembered back when Zam and him were hunting down Spoke together. He remembers how she had screamed and whined at him for leaving her behind at the trial chamber. He also remembered the time he had been under her, her hands gripping his waist holding him still while she—
A very loud CRASH echoed.
The sound of glass breaking snapped Wemmbu out of his thoughts, he looked around to find Spoke on the ground groaning while a bunch of glass bottles (half broken) were surrounding him. A very deep sigh is echoed while you can hear faint muffled giggling coming from a certain red demon with a bandana, Mapic was covering his mouth trying to muffle his giggles while trying to get close to Spoke to try and help him get up but the poor voidling was basically caged within the glass bottles, thankfully it looked like he wasn’t hurt that badly just a small nosebleed with some small scratches that could be healed with a golden apple or a healing potion.
“I blame Zam for this btw” Spoke said dramatically while carefully getting up from the glass bottle pile.
Zam gasped.
“WHAT- bro how is this any of my fault! You were the one that ran into Horace!! And you dare blame me for it??”
Another sigh was heard from across the table, tired but also knowing that this would happen.
Wemmbu wasn’t really sure what exactly had happened but he had at least figured out that Spoke had been chasing Zam around, why? He doesn’t know it’s Spoke for gods sake the guy is literally a dice with at least 30 different sides and the sides get reset every time you throw it.
After looking around at the chaos and hearing the screams of Zam complaining about what happened, Wemmbu was able to piece a little of what had happened..
Apparently Spoke had gotten a little bit too excited while chasing Zam around and had launched himself fully towards Zam expecting to tackle her, unfortunately for Spoke he had missed by a ton and had instead thrown himself into Horace who had been making glass bottles for potions.
Speaking of the lovely Horace, he was now on the ground trying to pick up the undamaged glass bottles trying to save as many as he could. A pink haired girl came to help him a few seconds after the crash, if Wemmbu remembered correctly her name was Fymada and she was going to be the future mayor of capital city according to Parrot. She seemed like a kind and decent person, definitely better than that ugly green pig or whatever- Horace had manage to gather up the remaining bottles, poor Horace looked like he wanted to lay down for hours and not get up. Wemmbu could feel his pain.. something similar had happened to him when Egg had accidentally scared him while he was making strength potions, making him drop the container that had been carrying the goods and breaking them in the process. After that he and Egg had a very serious talk on why he should NEVER sneak up on Wemmbu ever again.
The memory made Wemmbu’s eyes track down his best friend who was sitting near Parrot and Theo looking as unbothered as always. Wemmbu will never understand how his best friend can act so nonchalantly while a literal screaming match is going on next to him.
Egg had always been the one that never seemed to care yet also cared so much. Wemmbu was not sure how he did honestly, Egg would sometimes say the most comforting thing ever and give him actual good advice while sometimes he was genuinely the most stupidest person Wemmbu had ever met. Despite the chungus that was his best friend Wemmbu still loved him more than his maces or orbitals. (Although he would never say that out loud)
Turning his eyes to his right side he was met with his one and only rival, FlameFrags. The immortal demon himself was also quietly watching the chaos unfold. Wemmbu was actually surprised (and confused) on why Flame was still even here, he had thought that the second the war with the Law had been won Flame would dip without hesitation and never come back however here he was standing next to Wemmbu watching Parrot argue with Spoke while Mapic was trying to clean his friends bloodied up nose. Wemmbu’s pretty sure Theo and Zam joined in on the chaos trying to calm everything down.
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Honestly Wemmbu wasn’t even listening at this point, he was pretty sure the argument was dissolved by Minute in a few minutes. One of the reason why Wemmbu had been so quietly lately is because he had been thinking of something that had been nagging him ever since it had been asked by a certain Pirate who he now was looking at.
Jaden_MAN
The King of the Pirates. The leader of the most powerful faction in the Great Sea. And his former arch nemesis turned into an ally not long ago. Jaden was at his left side also leaning towards the wall with that same quiet all knowing eyes scanning the area. Jaden had also been observing quietly however something in Wemmbu’s brain told him that it was not the same as what Flame and Wemmbu had been doing.
Jaden was weird, in a good way.. He surprised Wemmbu in the weirdest ways possible.
There were a few instances that came to his mind..
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Wemmbu had been surprised when he had found his enemy near spawn recruiting chungies for some great adventure to find some lost treasure in the Great Sea.
He had been even more surprised when he realized that Jaden was actually fun to be around, he was even more surprised with himself for enjoying his company too much.. Jaden was so kind and respectful towards him while he had been invisible. He hadn’t pushed Wemmbu or tried to find who he was under the invisibility. He had just accepted Wemmbu and that’s why it hurt more when his secret was revealed, he had lied to Jaden and he could see it in those eyes, those calm void like eyes turned into absolute shock and betrayal. Wemmbu knew than that whatever they had was gone, the second that death message had rung in the air like a curse he knew his time next to Jaden was over.
Wemmbu was so sure that Jaden would never want to stand next to him again, after all they were still enemies right? Even so a small part of his heart prayed that Jaden would forgive him and let him fight along side him again which is why he ran to the Great Sea while getting chased by the Law, not only for the shelter it provided but also for the Pirate that he had hurt so much.
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Wemmbu had knew he was done for the moment his elytra had broken, honestly he doesn’t remember a lot of what happened in that fight. He remembers the harsh sand slowing him down, sticking to his hair and how it so easily bruised him when he fell. He remembers Deputy_Ace cornering him and Egg near the ocean, he remembers the cold rain that soaked him gently that made him shiver through the jumpsuit he still wore. But his memory clears the moment the Deputy looks up at the sky in confusion as a mace smashes onto a lawman creating a gust of wind that slightly sways him.
“Jaden?!” Wemmbu’s voice was still slightly shaky from the exhaustion. However he could not keep his excitement hidden as he spoke.
Those calm void like eyes look at him as he hears that gentle voice he had heard hundreds of times.
“Hey” Jaden’s voice had cut through the rain and the roar of swords and tridents clashing together.
The battle had been won that day. That was the moment Wemmbu and The Pirate had been reunited.
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Jaden was always full of surprises and that excited Wemmbu to the core. Having Jaden as an ally again made him so happy, he had missed fighting along side the Pirate and this time he had been able to kill without worrying about his identity being found out.
Wemmbu recalls each memory he had with the Pirate after that. How he boarded the Pirates ship with Egg, how Jaden showed him to his own room and how Jaden had patched him up after that as gently as possible. They didn’t talk that night but Wemmbu knew that Jaden had long since forgiven him. It made him sleep easier.
Wemmbu recalls to the war they had against the Law to protect the Pirate Civilization, he remembers coming back from yet another failed attempt at destroying the cannon and seeing Egg with the last remaining Pirates, he remembers Egg telling him of Jaden’s capture and how he had sacrificed himself for Egg and his Pirates. Wemmbu doesn’t remember much after that he knows that they managed to destroy the cannon but what did it matter now? There was no one that it could’ve hit anyways because all of the Pirates had died during the multiple fights with the Law, still he was happy he had managed to protect Jaden’s civilization, even if it had no longer the residents or their King to occupy it.
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Wemmbu had thought he could finally destroy the Law once and for all now that he had his orbitals back, that is until Lettuce had threatened Jaden’s life. Wemmbu remembers the rage the second he saw that fishing rod in Lettuce’s hand, the way he mocked Wemmbu with that smug tone already fully aware that as long as he had The Pirate Wemmbu would not do anything.
Wemmbu knew that he was gonna kick Lettuce in the balls when he defeated him.
Wemmbu’s heart had dropped when Lettuce had broken the fishing rod that represented Jaden’s life.
But seconds had passed and no death message had appeared. Lettuce was grumbling to himself when the sound of footsteps and a mocking laugh reached the air making the cat hybrid turn around in disbelief.
Seeing Jaden next to Spoke and Zam was the best thing Wemmbu saw all day, Jaden had waved at him and Wemmbu knew that the Pirate was grinning like an idiot under his mask. He remembers the fight and Lettuce’s sigh of disappointment before running off. But he mostly remembers Jaden’s warmth while they fought together side by side once again.
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Before the huge Law fight the rebellion members had all gathered together in district 13, while everyone was gearing up and getting ready for the battle Wemmbu felt a pair of sharp eyes on him, before he could turn around and see who it was a gentle voice that he knew very well spoke up instantly revealing the person who had been staring at him.
“Hey, can we..uh talk?” Jaden had walked up to Wemmbu slowly scratching the back of his neck as if he was nervous for something.
“Sure?”
As they walked to a more quiet area inside the district Wemmbu made small eye contact with Egg, it was a way of communication that only the two friends could decipher, Wemmbu gave Egg a soft look, it was his way of telling him that he was fine and would be back, Egg smiled back and went back to adjusting his tipped arrows.
Both players soon stopped, Wemmbu turned himself to face the Pirate. “Sooo, what’s this about Jaden?” the dragon started.
“Wemmbu..”
Jaden seemed to hesitate before opening his mouth again to talk.
“What are your plans after this whole..Law thing?”
“Huh..?” Wait- that’s it really? Wemmbu hadn’t really thought about what this conversation would be about but he definitely didn’t expect a future plans check from Jaden.
Wemmbu opened his mouth and closed it again. He wanted to make some sort of joke or just brush it off like he always did, he wasn’t the type to talk about stuff like this.. but the way Jaden was looking at him made him reject that idea.
He started speaking before he could stop himself.
“Uhh well I never really thought about it yknow- I was kinda too busy being hunted, protecting Egg, trying to get my orbitals back, uhh saving your civilization, protecting Egg again-“ Jaden gave him look. “okay- you get the idea..and I..”
Jaden looked at him with those eyes black as the void, looking at him expectantly to continue. Wemmbu took a shaky breath he didn’t know he needed. He hated talking about the future, the inevitable that would come too soon for his liking. It didn’t matter if he made a plan for whatever future he had..it would get ruined one way or another, he had kinda given up on thinking about the future a long time ago but..Jaden asking him about it made him actually think.
What was he planning on doing after they defeated the Law and Lettuce?
After the war Wemmbu would probably have nothing to do and be bored again, just like after his fight with Flame.. even though Wemmbu hated being chased and hunted down those gave him something to do, something to be busy with, something that made him stop thinking and just keep moving because if he stopped moving than he would be dead..
Still, there were so many things he wanted to do on this server but couldn’t due to his reputation as one of the strongest players (behind Flame ofc), It was one of the main reasons on why he had decided on faking his death in the first place, not only because he was bored but a part of him had wished for that quiet normal life where he could go to taverns and laugh with friends instead of always running and fighting..
“Well..” a voice made Wemmbu come back to the present. Jaden still had been looking at him expectantly, how long had he been waiting for Wemmbu..?
“Uh sorry well I don’t actually really have a plan yknow..” Wemmbu began, slightly fidgeting with the side of his pants.
“The things I wanna do on this server are far from my reach, with my reputation I don’t think I’ll able to do any of them but..”
“I still wanna try..it’s not a plan but a goal perhaps. Egg has been wanting to settle down for a long time, so my goal is to at least give him that. Probably somewhere quiet where he can fish all day if he wants or just somewhere where he will be safe. Away from whoever might want to hurt him.”
Even though Wemmbu had said all of that he wasn’t sure if he could find a place where he and Egg would be left alone, many places that should’ve been safe and away from players were not safe anymore because of Wemmbu’s past actions, the Farlands being one of the examples. Even so Wemmbu wanted to find a place where him and Egg could just live peacefully but he didn’t have an idea on where they could find a safe and suitable place for them.
That is until the Pirate who had been quietly listening to his worries all this time spoke up.
“You know..”
“You could always settle down at the Great Sea..” there was a slight hesitation in Jaden’s eyes before he spoke the last words. Small and quiet, like he was scared to break something.
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.
.
“with me..”
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Wemmbu slowly came back to the present as the memory of the talk he had with Jaden slowly disappeared, after Jaden had given him the offer Parrot had called everyone over for a speech which had cut their conversation short but Wemmbu remembers the exact words he had said to the Pirate that day, he had turned back around to face his ally and given him a small smile.
“I’ll think about it..”
He remembers Jaden mumbling something similar to a small ‘ok’ and something he couldn’t quite catch. They had left it at that. Parrot and Spoke had given their speeches and off they had gone to fight the Law.
Now Jaden was standing near him again still observing the room with those calm collected eyes. Wemmbu had always known the Pirate was handsome but up close Jaden looked even more stunning.. He wondered if the Pirate had someone he liked, whoever it was or would be was going to be very lucky. Jaden was basically a jackpot of a lover if you asked him. He was kind, loyal, smart, strong and once again VERY good looking, even though half of his face was covered by a mask you could still see his beauty at the moments where he laughed or looked shocked.
As his eyes slowly trailed up towards Jaden’s face to prove his point to himself, he was met with two void like eyes that were looking at him back.
Oh.
He had been staring at Jaden and Jaden had made eye contact with him.. Shit- should he look away? Speak up?? Jaden was looking at him fully now, the Pirate seemed more amused than weirded out. Wemmbu was panicking when-
A very energetic laugh tore Wemmbu’s gaze from the Pirate.
His head snapped towards the noise as fast as possible. He had gotten the escape route needed and he took it like his life depended on it.
Spoke had gotten a pink bandage with small colorful stars on it around his nose, even though it wasn’t broken or had visible scarring the voidling still had insisted that he get a bandaid for the looks.
The chaos around them had slowly died down while Wemmbu had been deep in his thoughts.
It seemed like a small circle had been formed with almost all the rebellion members now sat around the table.
Parrot who had been looking very tired and annoyed now looked more relaxed and calm.
Theo had also sat down next to the king, it looked like he was now talking with Fymada, the pink haired girl from earlier.
Next to her sat Horace the builder, he also seemed more relaxed now. The builder was quietly listening to the conversation happening next to him.
A few seats apart sat the once fallen monarch, Zam. She had also sat down after her and Spoke’s little cat and mouse game. She seemed to be brushing her hair with a calm expression on her face, Wemmbu realized he had missed that look more than he thought. That gentle yet knowing look she would give only a few people. Now it sat neutral on her face, it was weird.
Another few seats apart sat his two close friends, Egg and Minute. Egg seemed to be explaining something to the Guardian but Wemmbu couldn’t really make out what his winged friend was saying.
Mapic and Spoke had also sat down, they were now also next to Parrot who was talking to them with a gentle smile. Spoke seemed very energetic while talking meanwhile Mapic had been slowly nodding his head, hands folded close to his chest, smirking.
Wemmbu didn’t even wanna know what they were talking about..
So he trailed his eyes over to his rival who hadn’t moved from his spot next to Wemmbu, they weren’t close in distance but Wemmbu still could feel the heat coming from the demon. He was still kinda confused on why Flame was still even here, He thought Flame would go hang around with Lomedy again but nope. Apparently Lomedy wanted some more time alone to think and had gone off to his farm. Leaving Flame alone once again and Flame isn’t the type of person to stay long after the fight had already been won so you can understand Wemmbu’s confusion on why the immortal demon is still hanging around with the others.
His thoughts are once again interrupted by a very loud and dramatic voice. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CANT BECOME PARROT’S LEFT HAND?? THERES A RIGHT HAND! WHY CANT THERE BE A LEFT HAND?!”.
“Spoke. For the last time.. Stop making things up, there’s no such thing as a left hand!” A very annoyed Theo spoke up. He looked like he was about to TNT cart Spoke. Reasonable so.
Wemmbu could tell from the way Spoke and Mapic were laughing that they were ragebaiting Theo. He didn’t really blame them, the avian was very fun to mess with.
A very soft sigh came from the King. “Alright since Spoke is clearly..ahem uh..unclear about his plans.. Why don’t we move to the next person…” Parrot spoke as Wemmbu watched his eyes go from person to person and land on… him..?
Wait what-
Parrot made eye contact with him and gave him a smile. “Wemmbu” Parrot began.
Wemmbu straightened up, trying to show that he had been paying attention when he had been having a staring contest with the floor for who knows how long.
Trying to sound casual as possible Wemmbu spoke up “Uhh- yes?”. His voice slightly cracked at the end of his question but it seemed like nobody noticed or had chosen to ignore it.
“What do you plan on doing now that the Law is defeated? Any plans?” Parrot spoke with gentleness yet Wemmbu still feared if those words were yet another test. It was Parrot for gods sake! Ofc he was gonna be cautious.
But..
What did he plan on doing now that Law was gone..
‘Wait..where had he heard that question again?’
Ah..Right.
This question again huh..
Wemmbu’s mind froze before remembering a certain Pirate that had asked the same question.
Ah.
He forgot to give Jaden an answer that day..
‘You know..’
‘You could always settle down at the Great Sea….with me..’
The memory of Jaden’s soft voice came back to him.
Going to the The Great Sea.. and living there with Egg..
And Jaden..
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Wemmbu slowly walked forward a little as the room stared, they were waiting for his answer and an answer he would give.
“Well I do have something in mind..” Wemmbu started while grabbing a strand of his hair to play with as he continued.
He slowly turned his head to the Pirate still standing on the wall, who had been looking at him the entire time it seemed.
“That is of course if that offer still stands Jaden?”
Wemmbu smiled softly as the gears in Jaden’s head turned and the Pirates face seemed to start glowing as he gasped.
“Wait-! Are you sure?!”
“You’ll actually come back to The Great Sea…with me?”
Even though Jaden was wearing a mask you could see the big smile on his face as Wemmbu nodded.
“Yeah, honestly I really like it there. Plus Egg has been wanting to go back, he really liked the fishing spots there last time. Right Egg?” Wemmbu turned to his best friend who was also glowing with happiness.
“Dude like actually?”
Wemmbu laughed softly at his best friend. “Yeah dude.”
Seeing Egg’s reaction, Wemmbu turned his head back to Jaden. “That’s okay with you right, Jaden? You don’t mind us tagging along do you?”
Before Wemmbu can even open his mouth to talk again Jaden beats him to it. “I DONT MIND AT ALL!!”.
The speed of the answer made Wemmbu raise an eyebrow with amusement as Jaden cleared his throat while trying to look casual.
“Ahem- uh don’t worry, I do not mind you and Egg tagging along at all.”
“Great, then let’s get going. Shall we?”
A soft chair scraping sound came from across the room. “Wait, you’re leaving? Like right now?”
Wemmbu turned around to see Parrot, who was now standing, looking at him with confusion.
“Yeah, I mean is there any reason for me and Egg to stay? Lettuce is defeated and there are no more armies to be dealt with. Right?” Wemmbu’s voice held no malice, just pure confusion on why Parrot was even asking that question.
Before Parrot could speak another voice cut in. “It’s just so sudden, I mean.. why not rest for a while? We only just recently got out of battle”
Spoke, who was now playing with an half empty potion bottle that seemed to have the speed effect.
“I mean cmon! We haven’t even celebrated our victory properly!! We should throw a party! Right Mapic??” Spoke lightly nudged the demon next to him with a smirk.
Before Mapic could start feeding into Spoke’s delusions Wemmbu opened his mouth. “As much as I would love to hang around more.. We have some cleaning up to do back at the Pirate Civ. So..”
Wemmbu turned to Jaden and smiled softly.
“Shall we get going..”
A smirk appeared on Wemmbu’s lips as he slowly walked closer to The Pirate. He could see Jaden’s ocean eyes widen as Wemmbu stepped closer. He laughed softly as he tilted his head a little.
“Captain?”