Fixing the Problem (DreamSMP)

Problems That Stem From Doppelgangers

"So I tried to go after people with three lives because I knew that it would make it easier for me. I went after Techno, and um... Phil." The group inhaled a little too sharply, "I didn't know that Phil only had one life, and I- I killed him and Techno. I also killed a few others..." Dream looked up to see everyone in shock, "Who...?" Tubbo wanted to know. "Well, Dreamon killed Tubbo twice already and a few others, Sapnap, George, Wilbur... and um... Ranboo. And I killed anyone I thought had more than one life, but I was wrong. I didn't realize what was happening until he started laughing. I started to ask him questions and we got cornered. He told me... he told me that I was his greatest weapon, and he disappeared. I was left fighting almost everyone. The only people that died fully that day were Phil, Ranboo, and um... Wilbur." Dream's body started to shake as he remembered what happened next. "You guys captured me at three lives. And I wanted to die from what happened after that."

Tommy was sitting back in his chair most of the time but then looked at Dream, who had paused, "Can I have another glass of water ple- please? My throat hurts..." Phil got him another glass of water and handed it to him. "You should sit down, it might be a while..." The standing people brought chairs in from other rooms and sat down. "Can I put my mask back on Tommy...? It... helps." Tommy handed him the mask and Dream put it on and leaned back a little.

"You guys didn't know about my wings either. It was one thing Tommy and I had in common, hiding our wings from, well, everyone. You threw me in Pandora's box for a year I think, no one really told me how long I was in there. But um... it... almost broke me. I didn't understand when I was being taken out that it would be worse outside the box than in. Techno was the main person who took me out, he was the first to find my wings. Him and Tubbo actually, it's hard to remember. Tommy did you bring my booklet?" Tommy pulled out a little pocketbook and nodded. He handed it to Dream who flipped through the pages a bit, everything was written in blood, "Why is the ink red?" Tubbo looked over his shoulder a bit. "Well there wasn't any ink... so I just... yeah." He kept flipping through and found the next page in the story while Tubbo stared at him.

"Yeah it was Tubbo and Techno who found my wings first, then the rest." He closed the book and set it in his lap. "Everyone was mad at me. I mean I did kill almost everyone once and I killed... it was deserved. They- You took me to the cabin, Techno's house I should say. I got chained to some random thing outside. They um... everyone that came by, no matter the time of day or weather, forced me to fly up and they would use me at target practice." A tear escaped the bottom of his mask. "If I didn't they would just beat me so I learned pretty fast. I was out there for months. Food was rare, I think I only had a handful of meals a month. Um... they left me out there through the winter, I don't know how I survived but there was a moose that came by... he sat by me through the night most of the time." His voice quivered, "He had Wilbur's eyes. And he breathed the same way as Wil. It felt like he was forgiving me somehow. And there was a bird that came by a lot too..." He looked at Philza as more tears fell from his chin, "He reminded me of you." He looked back down at his hands before continuing.

"That wasn't the worst part of the whole thing, it was when they took me back to L'Manburg every month. They would have a party while I was locked in a cage thing. It held my wings up and they bound my hands and feet. At the party I could see everyone for the first time, they were all happy and having fun. Then everyone started paying for steaks, not like the food but like metal nails. Then Techno would give a speech, the first time I thought they were going to forgive me, but..." He inhaled and exhaled deeply, "I was wrong. They lined up and started to... s- stab my...um- my wings." The way he said it sounded almost like a question. "Every single person... they just... every single month. Then they decided that wasn't enough after a while... After about, I think five years...? They went to this podium thing. I wasn't in the weird crucifix thing but they just had my hands and feet tied. I thought... There was a part of me that still hoped for forgiveness. They um..." Dream pulled up his shirt revealing stumps of his own, "They sawed off my wings." He dropped his shirt back down, "Everyone got to do it, and they laughed as they did it. You all laughed. It was one of the worst moments of my entire life. I looked up and saw Techno looking at me once." Dream looked towards Technoblade whose face was tinged with worry, "You called me the worst creature to have been born. And you said you were disappointed you were ever related to me." Techno's face went a little pale, "Wait... Dream..." Dream just looked down, "I mean it's not like you haven't told me in this reality as well, you just worded it different. I wished I could've made our relationship better as Dream in this timeline but... haha... anyway." Techno looked toward Tommy whose eyes were focused on Dream.