Why Me? {Magical Boys Benchtrio}

Have a carrot, please, calm yourself

Ranboo hushed him quickly. Tommy nodded, following the enderman hybrid down into the entrance of the tunnels. Everyone else was in a war meeting. Tommy and Ranboo weren't invited. Niki said she couldn't join as she had to keep Tubbo under close watch. The boy had apparently tried to sneak out the night before, and was unfortunately caught by Sally.

But right now, Ranboo and Tommy were under the war room.

The boys could see Phil, Schlatt, Puffy, Sapnap, and most surprisingly, Wilbur. Tommy's eyes widened when he saw his brother. He couldn't dwell on it for long before Phil started talking.

"So, Sapnap," Phil started, "what is happening with the Green God?"

The fiery man sighed, "mind control mostly. That how most of his wielders are, well, his."

Phil nodded, "we know that. Schlatt filled us in. Do you know any of his plans? Any inside information? You were one of the closest to him..."

"It's all kind of fuzzy." Sapnap told them, "I remember hunting down Schlatt and bringing him to the Green God, and I remember taking Technoblade to him as well. But it's like... The closer past me is to the Green God, the less I remember..."

"Yeah, I noticed that too." Schlatt said, "when I went to the mundane world, I could almost break free myself. But it took Ranboo closing the rift to completely break out of it."

"Speaking of Ranboo, how is he?" Puffy asked.

Phil gave her a soft smile, "he's okay. He was released from the infirmary a few days ago."

Puffy let out a sigh, "good. I didn't see him when I went to visit Tubbo, I got a little worried."

Phil turned back to Sapnap, "is there anything else you can remember?"

Sapnap closed his eyes, "I remember seeing Technoblade in a cell, and the Green God being angry. And... There was someone the Green God was protecting. Someone who can't wake up."

"Did you see Techno at all when you were mind controlled?" Phil asked Schlatt.

The ram shook his head, "nope. I remember being brought to this huge black castle, then nothing until I went to the mundane world."

"So there's been no sign of Techno." Phil sighed heavily.

"No sightings of him?" Sapnap looked up again.

Phil shook his head, "none."

Sapnap frowned, "is it possible that he's dea-"

"No!" Phil shouted, his wings flaring, "Technoblade never dies!"

Tommy's eyes went wide. The sheer certainty of Phil's words was enough to send a chill down his spine. He never wanted to meet this Technoblade more in his life.

"Perhaps we should send in a spy." Wilbur spoke for the first time.

Schlatt gave him a look, "how? Mind control and mind reading will just out them."

"Not Puffy." Wilbur smiled, "she apparently has connections to the Green God, and she's immune to the mind reading. She may be immune to the mind control. That is, only if she wants to."

Puffy held her arms, "I don't know... I never wanted to be a part of this war... That's why I left, that's why I took in Tubbo!"

Wilbur nodded, "alright. I'm not going to force you. We'll find another way."

Puffy nodded. Sapnap sighed and pushed away from the table.

"I'm not sure I want to fight either." Sapnap said.

"Why not?" Phil asked.

"Karl and Quackity..." Sapnap sighed, "they lost me once... I'm not leaving them again."

Phil just nodded, "Understood. No one is going to be forced to fight."

Tommy turned to Ranboo, whispering as quietly as he could, "who's Karl and Quackity?"

"His fiances." Ranboo whispered back.

"Oh." Tommy nodded, turning back to the conversation.

Schlatt suddenly slammed his hands on the table, "you want my son to do what!?"

"It's not only your child that's on the line Schlatt!" Phil shouted back, his wings raised.

Schlatt scoffed, "oh yeah!? You abandoned your kids, and used orphaned children to fill the void, and all of them ended up being your little murder weapons! I'm not going to let you do the same to me son!"

The room went dark. It was as if all light just vanished. A shadowed figure towered above the table. Void black wings enveloped the room. Blue eyes tinged with purple glared down at the ram.

"Do not presume you know our feelings." A voice, almost unrecognizable, boomed, "we gave up our immortal lives for our son's. I will not tolerate such slander of us. I suggest you beg for forgiveness before you have to beg for your life."

"I-I'm sorry..." Schlatt stammered out.

In an instant everything went back to normal. Everyone looked terrified. Phil leaned against the table, his head down.

"Meeting is dismissed." Phil said.

Everyone quickly left, except for Wilbur and Phil. The two stayed in silence for a minute.

"So that was her, hmm?" Wilbur asked, not looking at his father.

Phil nodded, "yes."

Wilbur chuckled lightly, "she seems scary, but I can definitely tell where Tommy gets his stubbornness."

Phil let out a small laugh, "I suppose he is more like his mother. Come on. Let's get out of here."

The two left, leaving Ranboo and Tommy in the small space watching an empty room.